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"answer_text": "She was trying to help her husband in every possible way"
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"She knew her husband would lose his job one day",
"She knew their life would be in difficulty",
"She was very careful with money",
"She was tryi... | Nate suffered a devastating blow when he lost his job. His boss had spoken rudely, "Your services are no longer needed." Nate left the building filled with despair . By the time he reached home, he was in a deep depression. When he entered his house, he blurted out to his wife Sophia, "I lost my job. I am a complete, ... | high16865.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "by asking her to write in various ways."
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"by guiding her after class.",
"by asking her to write in various ways.",
"by helping her to see the world differently.",
"by allowing her to pick up as many skil... | Most of us remember our teachers well. Three successful Americans talk about the teachers who encouraged them.
Kevin Henkes is an excellent author and illustrator whose books include Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, The Year of Billy Miller, and Kitten's First Full Moon, which won the Caldecott medal. "I grew up in the sc... | high18848.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "To store his large quantity of books."
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"To help him get away from the sudden rain.",
"To store his large quantity of books.",
"To carry it back home with his books inside.",
"To make it easier for him to... | A few days ago, I went to school with lots of books,hoping to get a locker . Suddenly, it started raining heavily. I hurried to pay for my locker, but I was disappointed when they informed me they only accepted cash. I was $ 7.00 short, which meant I had to carry the books back home. It would be an exhausting two-ho... | high2953.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "To show the importance of books in the home."
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"options": [
"To display the close relations between jobs and books.",
"To reveal the good effect of focusing on diplomas.",
"To show the differences in education levels in dif... | Children who grow up in households where books are plentiful go further in school than those without books, a new study finds.
This book benefit was seen across countries, and held regardless of the parent's educational back-ground, father's occupation or the political system of the country, the researchers say.
The re... | high21011.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "A shoe with self-tying laces"
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"A fantastical prediction",
"A great invention in Germany",
"A shoe with self-tying laces",
"A popular lifestyle product"
],
"question": "Which of the following can ... | A team of scientists from University of Freiburg in Germany are developing a shoe with a sensor to automatically tie its laces that could be taken off when users click their heels together.
It's been 26 years since we saw them magically tightening Marty McFly's Nike boots in the film Back to The Future.
Now,self-tying ... | high9806.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "The virus can rarely change and cause polio."
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"Sudan had been polio-charged since two thousand five.",
"Nigeria has had already seventy new cases of polio since two thousand and five. last month.",
"There are ... | A nurse prepares a polio vaccination for a baby in the Otash refugee camp in South Darfur.
United Nations and Sudanese agencies will carry out the campaign this week and again in November. Sudan had been polio-free since two thousand and five. The new case of wild polio virus was _ last month in South Darfur.
Health o... | high1282.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Everything about Bond himself."
},
"options": [
"The violent fighting scenes.",
"The sexy women.",
"Everything about Bond himself.",
"The car racing."
],
"question": "What attracts the audience most in James Bon... | Fifty has never looked better.
It's been 50 years since the first James Bond film, Dr. No, premiered in cinemas. As first embodied by Scottish actor Sean Connery, Agent 007 was a fearless, cool-as-ice spy who excelled at sleuthing , fighting and saving the world.
Since then, more than 20 films featuring the iconic s... | high24169.txt |
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"answer_text": "after the visiting team has batted in the seventh inning"
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"a few moments after the beginning",
"after the visiting team has batted in the seventh inning",
"between the sixth and seventh innings",
"after ... | The seventh-inning stretch is one baseball tradition that helps make the game one of America's favorite pastimes. In the middle of the seventh inning fans ritualistically stand and stretch before the home team comes to bat.
No one really knows the origin of the custom, but there are theories on how it started. Basebal... | high23606.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "She was kind and devoted."
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"options": [
"She died at an early age.",
"She refused the national award.",
"She was kind and devoted.",
"She was not easy to get along with."
],
"question": "Which of the followin... | When Josephine Cooper was growing up,she learned the importance of _ from her parents.Although they made a modest living for their family of 10,they insisted on sharing with those less fortunate.
Half a century later,Mrs Cooper became a beloved volunteer at the San Diego Food Bank,where she devoted herself to helping o... | high9812.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "might be closed down"
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"has more supporters",
"has produced good films",
"might be closed down",
"has lost all its assets"
],
"question": "MGM is becoming the focus in Hollywood because it _ ."... | You need to be of a certain age to understand why so many people in Hollywood are caring about the possible closing down of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer .For the past 40 years, its output has been good, but now it is on the ropes, with debts of $ 3.7 billion and will have to sell off its most valuable assets.
In its golden tim... | high702.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Because a thief had used the same name as his."
},
"options": [
"Because his handwriting was like a thief's.",
"Because a thief had used the same name as his.",
"Because he didn't sign his name correctly.",
"Because his... | An old and very rich friend of mine told me he had an unpleasant experience. He went to a famous jewelry shop and asked to be shown some gold necklaces. After examining several minutes, he decided to buy a gold necklace with a precious diamond, and asked if he could pay by cheque . The assistant said that was quite in... | high18684.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Breaking the News"
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"options": [
"The Lottery",
"Breaking the News",
"Good News",
"Bad News"
],
"question": "The best title for this passage should be \" _ \"",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
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... | A very old lady won a million dollars in a lottery . Her son and his wife heard the news on the radio."How are we going to tell your mother?" the wife asked. "The shock might kill her!
"That's true." the son said. "Perhaps we'd better speak to her doctor about it. He'll know how to break the news to her gently."
They ... | high16871.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "a software"
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"options": [
"a software",
"a webcam",
"a microphone",
"a smart phone"
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"question": "What is the essential part of a 3D tape measure?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
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"ans... | Online clothes shoppers will be told exactly what size is best. for them using new software which combines with their web camera or smart phone to form a"3D tape measure".
Scientists from Surrey University and design experts from the London College of Fashion are developing a program which can take precise waist, hip... | high3481.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "God Will Help Me"
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"options": [
"A Man in Floods",
"God Will Help Me",
"A Town in Floods",
"Different Ways to Help People out of Water"
],
"question": "Which of the following do you think is the best title for... | A man stayed in his house as a flood engulfed his town. Two men in a boat came to his house and offered to take him to safety. "No, thank you," said the man, "God will help me."
As the waters rose, the man retreated to the second floor of his house. Now, two men in a motorboat came by and offered to rescue him. Aga... | high2947.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "have completed the first year of their IB Diploma"
},
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"have finished their first year of college",
"intend to apply for Oxford University",
"don't know how to spend their summer vacation",
"have completed t... | Mid-IB at a glance
The summer vacation is the time to consolidate your learning and prepare for the year ahead. In July and August Oxford Study Courses will once again hold its Mid-IB Summer School for students half way through their IB Diploma .
We'll be back giving another generation of IB students a unique opportuni... | high4488.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "they settle there now"
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"options": [
"they have their houses there",
"they settle there now",
"they want to make their home there",
"they like that land very much"
],
"question": "More than 250 million people ... | Who are these people rushing by you on the street? More than 250 million people now call America" home" , but most of them can trace their families back to other parts of the world. If you, look at the names on shop windows, you will see that Americans come from many different lands. The idea that these people, who onc... | high11878.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "He takes exercise to keep fit."
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"options": [
"He takes exercise to keep fit.",
"He goes there to count flowers.",
"He takes photos in the forest.",
"He goes to see photography subjects."
],
"question": "Why d... | I do a lot of hiking.And I can step out of my house and within minutes reach a beautiful forest where I walk for exercise every day.I see many photography subjects such as parrots,snakes,hares,big trees and flowers.There are so many different flowers around my place that once I decided to see how many types I could cou... | high5796.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "He runs a website named Federal Research Service to help people find government jobs."
},
"options": [
"He works for the Office of Personnel Management",
"He is a famous economist in U.S.",
"He runs a website named Federal Re... | As the economic crisis forces corporations and small businesses to shed jobs , one large employer still has the "help wanted " sign out :the U.S .government
Experts say the federal governments' civilian workforce of 2.8 million is likely to expand significantly over the next several years as it aims at stimulating the... | high23174.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "They may have a higher ability to adapt to the environment."
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"options": [
"They may lose their ability to produce lay eggs.",
"They may have a higher ability to adapt to the environment.",
"They move to other fields free f... | Experiments under way in several labs aim to create beneficial types of genetically modified foods, including starchier potatoes and caffeine-free coffee beans. Genetic engineers are even trying to transfer genes from a cold-winter fish to make a frost-resistant tomato.
A low-sugar GM strawberry now in the works might ... | high14900.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "he felt worried about his school life"
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"options": [
"he was afraid to be late for class.",
"he wanted to share his joy with his mother",
"he felt worried about his school life",
"he was frightened of his new teacher"... | When we talked about the upcoming start of school, Seth hadn`t expressed anything but excitement. So when the sunny and promising "big day" arrived, he was ready. He was armed with a cool haircut, wearing his prized shoes, and was ready for the action.
Ten minutes before the bus was to arrive, he asked me to take him... | high7181.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Hiring a car."
},
"options": [
"Having a pair of good shoes.",
"Preparing early and well.",
"Joining a tour group.",
"Hiring a car."
],
"question": "How can you save time during your trip in La Lucciola accordin... | Bali is home to most of Indonesia's Hindu minority. Here's how to get the most out of a 48hour visit:
FRIDAY
3pm--There's nothing like a good meal. La Lucciola is the place to go, with its good food, great service and a beautiful view of the sea.
You can hire a car for some 450,000 rupiah per day. This will help you h... | high5966.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "quiet and peaceful"
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"options": [
"active and allergic",
"quiet and peaceful",
"colorful and tasty",
"small and smelly"
],
"question": "All the dormitory pets mentioned in the text are _ .",
"question_t... | Dogs and cats are not for students who live in the dormitory. Just think about the noise, the smell and all that wild behavior--chewing on whatever they can get their teeth on, or knocking over the trash can. But don't feel sad. There are smaller and less destructive pets to make your dormitory life colorful.
Betta fis... | high10596.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "about one-tenth of a second."
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"the time to read a word on the web.",
"about one-twentieth of a second.",
"about one-tenth of a second.",
"the time to put the thumbs up or down."
],
"question": "H... | Internet users can give websites a thumbs up or thumbs down in less than the blink of an eye, according to a recent study by Canadian researchers.
Specifically, a positive or negative decision is made within one-twentieth of a second -- less than half the time it takes to blink.It is also about the time for user... | high20455.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "are watered"
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"options": [
"are lack of care",
"are watered",
"are weeded out",
"are beaten"
],
"question": "According to Dr. Gibbs' theories, trees will become weaker if they _ .",
"question_type": "cl... | When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn't look like any doctor I'd ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard. I remember him as someone who was a lot nicer than most of the adults in our community.
When Dr. Gibbs wasn't saving lives, he was planting trees. His house sat on ... | high11850.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "by asking about people after their dreams"
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"by recording higher level brain activity",
"by comparing people's memories of their dreams with an electronic visualization",
"by asking about people after their dre... | Scientists think it will be possible to record people's dreams and then interpret them, according to a new report.
They claim to have developed a system which allows them to record higher level brain activity.
Dr Moran Cerf told the journal Nature: "We would like to read people's dreams."
Previously the only way to acc... | high12381.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "A shop."
},
"options": [
"A town.",
"A website.",
"A shop.",
"An organization."
],
"question": "What is Ten Thousand Villages?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
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"answer": {
"answer_in... | Primary Source Holiday Shopping Night at Ten Thousand Villages
* Shop for your holiday gifts and give back to Primary Source at Ten Thousand Villages on Friday, December 4! 15% of all sales from 3:00 p. m.--7:00 p. m. that day will be donated to Primary Source. Join us for light refreshments and enjoy beautiful handmad... | high14928.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "failure and success"
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"failure and success",
"two sides of failure",
"the \"spider-story\"",
"the invention of light bulb"
],
"question": "This passage deals with _ .",
"question_type": "cl... | Another Way of Thinking "Failure"
In one way of thinking, failure is part of life. In another way, failure may be a way towards success. The "spider-story" is often told. Robert Bruce, the leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider spinning a web. The spider trie... | high22242.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "the cost of transporting goods will be relatively low"
},
"options": [
"there will be no limitation to the size of ships through it",
"it will have a total capacity of 500 million tons a year",
"the cost of transporting goods... | The Panama Canal opened almost 100 years ago.It connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and reduces travel by about 13,000 kilometers and avoids the need for ships to sail around Cape Horn at the bottom of South America.
Built from 1904 to 1914,the canal has seen annual traffic rise from about 1,000 ships early on to ... | high13921.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "most of their work is dealing with the students"
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"they have most of their work done by the students",
"most of their work is getting rid of their students",
"most of their work is dealing with the students",
... | The Guidance Department at Burrville High School has a staff of eleven. Most of their work is done with the students. But the staff sees a lot of parents, too.
"Parent meetings form a clear monthly pattern," says Mildred Foreman, Guidance Director. "This pattern stays much the same from year to year. The busy mont... | high22524.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "the gods"
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"the gods",
"the earth",
"the sky",
"nature"
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"question": "People once thought lightning came from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
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"answer": {
"answ... | In earliest times, men considered lightning to be one of the great mysteries of nature. Some ancient people believed that lightning and thunder were the weapons of the gods.
In reality, lightning is a flow of electricity formed high above the earth. A single flash of lightning 1.6 kilometers long has enough electricit... | high24155.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "more ghrelin and less leptin-feeling hungry-eating more"
},
"options": [
"more ghrelin and less leptin-feeling hungry-eating more",
"feeling hungry-eating more-more ghrelin and less leptin",
"burning more energy-feeling hungr... | There are new findings that not enough sleep may cause people to gain weight.Researchers say a lack of sleep can produce hormonal changes that increase feelings of hunger.
In one study,researchers in the United States examined information on more than 1000 people.The people had taken part in a long-term study of sleep ... | high7817.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "The child"
},
"options": [
"The Internet",
"The electronic transaction",
"The child",
"The father or mother"
],
"question": "_ is playing a more and more important role in the family management.",
"questio... | "The child has become part of the management of family life, "says Adele Schwartz, researchdirector for Stars for Kids, a children's market---research firm. "This is a big role change in family life. Housework is changing. It used to be to take out the garbage and walk the dog. This is a little bit bigger than that."... | high14096.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "How to Help"
},
"options": [
"Japan Earthquake and Tsunami",
"International Organizations",
"How to Help",
"How to Donate Money"
],
"question": "What's the best title for the passage above?",
"question_type"... | For readers interested in contributing to help victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan and the Pacific region on March 11, 2011, here is a list of contact information and links for some agencies that plan to provide relief.
Locating Loved Ones
If you are looking for information on people in the q... | high20333.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "La Nina."
},
"options": [
"La Nina.",
"El Nino.",
"Typhoon.",
"Frost."
],
"question": "What partially caused south China's freeze-up at the beginning of 2008?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
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... | GENEVA, Feb.11 (Xinhua) --The current La Nina weather phenomenon may just be a partial cause of south prefix = st1 /China's freeze-up at the start of 2008, said the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Monday.
The latest La Nina pattern, which began in the third quarter of 2007, has picked up strength... | high16859.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "have a short growth cycle"
},
"options": [
"have lower yield than normal plants",
"need little care from people",
"resist various kinds of diseases",
"have a short growth cycle"
],
"question": "According to the ... | Plant cloning has been an agricultural technique used by farmers and gardeners for centuries. Grafting is a common form of plant cloning. Many plants in nature actually clone themselves and reproduce asexually.
Cloned plants are much more predictable than normal plants, so their yield is more reliable. Cloned plan... | high16681.txt |
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"answer_text": "Chinese is becoming hot in the USA"
},
"options": [
"Americans enjoy learning foreign languages",
"Chinese is becoming hot in the USA",
"Language is a cultural bridge between the US and China",
"Economy decides language... | China is casting a huge shadow on the United States that many Americans are struggling to learn Chinese in order to maintain their competitive edge.
"Interest in learning Chinese among American youth and their parents has grown dramatically in the past five years," said Vivien Stewart at the Asia Society, a US grow tr... | high20327.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "They expected the trade to be successful."
},
"options": [
"Russian bears are famous for their cruelty.",
"They managed to find a bear for hunting.",
"They expected the trade to be successful.",
"There was a bear in Mos... | A German company was concerned about talks in Moscow trying to sell some 100 million dollars worth of equipment to a Russian State company. Talks went smoothly but differences remained. So Martin Bayer himself, the CEO of the German Company, decided to come to Moscow to head the talks. Besides caring about his business... | high18860.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "get there in another way"
},
"options": [
"give up their efforts at last",
"look for others' help",
"wait for a chance to come",
"get there in another way"
],
"question": "If ants have trouble reaching somewhere... | Over the years I've been teaching kids about a simple but powerful spirit--the ant philosophy. I think we should study ants.
Ants have an amazing four-part philosophy, and here is the first part:they never _ . That's a good philosophy. If they're heading somewhere and you try to stop them,they'll look for another way... | high21039.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Admission principles of amusement parks."
},
"options": [
"Attractions of amusement parks .",
"Admission fees of amusement parks.",
"Admission principles of amusement parks.",
"Sources of income of amusement parks."
... | Amusement parks make most of their money from admission fees paid by guests attending the park. Other sources include parking fees, food and drink sales and souvenirs. Practically all amusement parks operate using one of two admission principles:
Pay-as-you-go In this form, a guest enters the park at little or ... | high16695.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "proud"
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"options": [
"annoyed",
"proud",
"upset",
"concerned"
],
"question": "Sara'performance in the last few years makes his parents _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Dear Sara,
As we drove off from Columbia,I wanted to write a letter to you to tell you all that is on my mind.First,I want to tell you how proud we are.Getting into Columbia College shows what a great well-rounded student you are.Your academic,artistic,and social skills have truly blossomed in the last few years.Whethe... | high13935.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "getting examination system improved"
},
"options": [
"working hard at all lessons",
"taking examinations",
"testing a student' s knowledge",
"getting examination system improved"
],
"question": "The passage tell... | We may be very pleased with the rapid progress we have made in every field of study. But the way to test a student's knowledge and ability still remains as poor as it was. We have almost done nothing to improve our examination system.
It is well known that the examination system we are now using may be a good way of t... | high22530.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Chocolate may help keep people slim."
},
"options": [
"Chocolate may be healthy for us.",
"Eating too much chocolate might be harmful.",
"Allowing yourself a treat like chocolate.",
"Chocolate may help keep people slim.... | People who eat chocolate regularly tend to be thinner, new research suggests.
The findings come from a study of nearly 1,000 US people that looked at diet, calorie intake and body mass index(BMI)----a measure of obesity. It found those who ate chocolate a few times a week were, on average, slimmer than those who ate it... | high24141.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "objective"
},
"options": [
"critical",
"objective",
"hostile",
"unjust"
],
"question": "It can be inferred from the passage that the author's attitude towards only children is _ .",
"question_type": "summa... | To be sure, only children experienced some things differently from those with sisters and brothers. Many feel more pressure to succeed. In the absence of brothers and sisters, only children also tend to look more _
In India, 10-year-old Saviraj Sankpal founded a support group for the tiny minority of only children. ... | high14082.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Going online for yearbooks"
},
"options": [
"Going online for yearbooks",
"How to select yearbooks",
"Two clever students in America",
"A famous social-networking site"
],
"question": "What can be the best title... | "I don't want to buy a traditional yearbook. I can keep and share memories of my high school on the Internet."You may often hear this from many American high school students now. Instead of buying a book, more and more students choose to sign up at My Yearbook.com.
My Yearbook.com was created by two teenagers, Catherin... | high23148.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "To celebrate the New Year's Eve."
},
"options": [
"To meet their old friends and relatives.",
"To pick up bank notes.",
"To watch an annual 3D laser show.",
"To celebrate the New Year's Eve."
],
"question": "Acc... | (Reuters) --- A stampede killed at least 36 people during New Year's Eve celebrations in Shanghai, authorities said, but the police denied reports that it was caused by people rushing to pick up fake money thrown from a building overlooking the city's famous waterfront.
It was the worst disaster in the modern city sinc... | high9190.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "It releases dangerous gases to pollute the air."
},
"options": [
"It may be the most expensive car in the world.",
"It is one of the most environmentally friendly cars.",
"It releases dangerous gases to pollute the air.",
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"To advise protecting environment and saving ... | We can all contribute to a greener world.Just follow these ten golden rules:
*Stop getting junk mail.Billions of junk mail can be sent every year.Half of it is never opened.Get-your name off mailing lists.If 100,000 people stopped getting junk mail today, it would save 150,000 trees a year.
*Stop reading newspapers.All... | high20441.txt |
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My dad told me that a girl who was in school needed to concentrate on books and that hair was a distraction... | high10569.txt |
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Please read Professor Hume's email about his next lecture on Rosa Parks.
Susan Miller
Secretary
***************************************
Dear Susan,
Please forward this message to students of my history class.
Besides the life story of Rosa Parks in the textbook, the students are also required to read the pass... | high16118.txt |
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One month after I graduated from high school in 2009, I was coming home from swim practice and was involved in a car accident. I was so seriously injured that I was in a coma for over two months at Prince Georges Hospital.
I died eight times during my coma and I couldn't ta... | high8265.txt |
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ANA will introduce one female-only toilet per aircraft on international flights next month after a survey of women fliers identified it was ... | high15411.txt |
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"A new type of teacher- student relationship."
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Well before classes start, students and teachers order Lattes Cappuccinos and Hot Chocolates. Then, durning the first period teachers call in ord... | high7156.txt |
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Marcus Yallow, 17, from San Francisco is much more comfortable in front of a computer than obeying the rules of ... | high1527.txt |
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The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has developed guidelines for whale watching in Johnstone Strait,where killer whales are found on a daily basis each summer. It is strongly recommended that vessel operators follow these guidelines for all kinds of whales.
* Approach whales from t... | high1241.txt |
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"You see ," she began , speaking slowly and carefully , "each person who works must pay part of his or her salary to the government . If you make a high salary , your taxes a... | high8503.txt |
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Here is the challenge: Kids need to explore the world in new ways, and parents need to protect them from the dangers that are out in that world. These conflicts... | high15377.txt |
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The normal working week has five days. Factory workers usually start at 8 am an... | high12418.txt |
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The city is a market centre for what is produced by the land around the city. Most of the city's money is made from farming. It is also a busy business city, with s... | high2990.txt |
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"How to control the number of cars"
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Lauren Turner was able to ride her bike, but not as confidently and quick... | high19559.txt |
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Hours
Regular hours are 9:OOam - -5 :00 pm, daily. Last admission at 4:00 pm. Open every day except Christmas.
Admission We have several ticket choices for you to choose from. Advance tickets may be purchased at the will - call booth in person at the museum before 4 :00 pm.
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Some students will have planned their year out for months, but, for o... | high13712.txt |
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Answer: My name is Misbah, 27 years old. I was born in a war-torn area. Right now I'm a web designer.
Q: What are you... | high919.txt |
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Sleep experts have long known that getting a good night's sleep is important.
It helps kids perform their best during the day. A recent ... | high15363.txt |
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"anyone who wants to take up exercise"
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"It grows quickly after it's cut short.",
"It is short and green."
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"When Suzanne Clement first met Dolan, she doubted his talents.",
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"Because Mrs White learned many things during school time.",
"Because no businessman wanted to em... | White was the owner of a private school in a town. Last year, he married one of his classmates.The beautiful woman spent much time in learning nothing during middle school. But she wasn't worried about anything in the future, because her parents were very rich and could provide her with everything.So he could make po... | high1533.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "They love plants and flowers."
},
"options": [
"They are pet lovers.",
"They love plants and flowers.",
"They are fond of catching lizards.",
"They hate technology."
],
"question": "What do we know about the aut... | We are much happier in our new house because it has a large garden, and you know how enthusiastic we both are about gardening. When we moved in a month ago, Mary wanted to get a dog to keep out burglars. However, we finally decided that it would be cheaper to put an iron grille in front of the door and get a burglar al... | high13074.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Marion Jones"
},
"options": [
"the writer himself",
"Marion Jones",
"IAAF president",
"US federal agents"
],
"question": "The main character in this passage is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},... | US track star Marion Jones owned a trophy case filled with medals. She had worldwide fame. She held the high honor of being the first female track and field athlete to win five medals at an Olympics -- the 2000 Sydney Games.
But last Friday, the 31-year-old track star tearfully confessed that she had lied to fans, sp... | high21978.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Being focused while eating is a good way to have a good figure."
},
"options": [
"Being focused while eating is a good way to have a good figure.",
"Adults' weight is not affected by their eating habits.",
"There exist many i... | Imagine you are doing this reading in this text on the computer; what else are you doing? Maybe you're eating a sandwich or drinking a cup of Starbucks. Should you eat while reading?
There aren't many believable numbers, but we do know the number of people who eat while sitting in front of some type of screen is growin... | high5755.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Inspiring."
},
"options": [
"Diligent.",
"Faithful.",
"Inspiring.",
"Stubborn."
],
"question": "Which word best describe Clay Dyer's deed?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | The other day I was watching Sportscenter when one of those "human interest " stories came on and really caught my attention.
The hero was about a 27-year-old professional Bass Fisherman named Clay Dyer. At first, they played it off as another guy trying to make the cut on the Bassmaster tour until they showed a pictur... | high18121.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "The entrance fees of the two parties will not be charged."
},
"options": [
"The two parties will be held on the same day.",
"Both ads give the contact number.",
"The entrance fees of the two parties will not be charged.",
... | Ad 1
April Fool's party
On Friday, April 1, Inner Affair goes back to the days of funk! Classic Tunes from the 70's and 80's by DJs Den & Sion, 9pm till late.
Tickets: Free entrance for those in costume, otherwise 50 yuan (US$6)
Time/Date: 9 pm, April 1
Place: Inner Affair, 1/F Qiankun Dasha, 6 Sanlitun Xiliujie, Chaoy... | high11663.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "A team of the Girl Scouts."
},
"options": [
"A team of the Boy Scouts.",
"An army.",
"A team of the Girl Scouts.",
"A sports team."
],
"question": "What is Alaska's Troop 34?",
"question_type": "factiod_ques... | Last spring, members of Alaska's Troop 34, based in Fairbanks, trudged out into the snowy wilderness to take part in their state's Take a Kid Trapping program. In many parts of the state, beavers are pests and need to be controlled.
The 10-to-12-year-old girls found out where beavers lived, set traps, and skinned th... | high3324.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Nancy's office gathers used clothes from women"
},
"options": [
"Low-income women can get jobs at \"Dress for Success\"",
"Nancy's office gathers used clothes from women",
"Nancy's grandfather lent her the money to set up the... | When Nancy Lublin got $5,000 from her grandpa in 1996, she never once considered taking a vacation or paying off student loans .Instead, the 24-year-old New York University law student began thinking about helping low-income women get better jobs. "If a woman goes for a job interview poorly dressed, she won't get the j... | high8259.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "American Idol was started earlier than Super Girl."
},
"options": [
"Male applicants from Hong Kong won't be accepted to attend Happy Boy show.",
"American Idol was started earlier than Super Girl.",
"It was Hunan TV that mad... | Chinese mainland's star-making reality TV show "Happy Boy" will not be open to male applicants from Hong Kong, prefix = st1 /Taiwan, Macau or other foreign cities, said the country's top TV industry committee yesterday.
Happy Boy is the male version of Super Girl, which is regarded as the Chinese version of American I... | high22281.txt |
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