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"answer_text": "a year off between high school and college for certain purposes"
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"a gap you come across after leaving high school",
"a time when you are caught in a dilemma between work and study",
"a period after you find a ... | Young women are more adventurous than young men when travelling abroad in gap years.One in three female backpackers visits more than three countries during a year out and travels alone, according to new research.
By contrast, the majority of their male counterparts visit only one country and tend to travel in groups, ... | high2698.txt |
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"answer_text": "hold the hot air"
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"supply the hot air",
"hold the hot air",
"change the height",
"control the direction"
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"question": "The envelope of a hot-air balloon is used to _ .",
"question_type":... | Imagine sailing through the sky, high above buildings and trees, in perfect peace and quiet. No noisy engines. No window with dirty marks in your way. No strong wind blowing in your face. You can't feel or hear the wind because you're traveling in the exact same direction and at the exact same speed it is.
A hot-air ba... | high18783.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "feel light-hearted while playing"
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"options": [
"have as many shots as possible",
"improve your volleyball skills",
"be responsible for more ground",
"feel light-hearted while playing"
],
"question": "When you... | Beach volleyball is one of those sports that can be an exciting game to play and watch, or, can just be about some friends getting together to have a great time. It's really easy, and all you need is sand, a net and a group of people, of any age or fitness level, who want to have fun.
Beach volleyball can be played wit... | high2840.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Students who study hardest."
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"options": [
"The king and the queen acted by students.",
"The laziest student in study.",
"The teacher who offers advice.",
"Students who study hardest."
],
"question": "Whose pr... | School is a place that is familiar to everyone. Let's find out what American students do in school.
An official dance party is held about twice a year in high schools in the United States. When the final football game is over for the season there is a homecoming party. Sometimes, students select a king from among t... | high23715.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "To prevent the students' road accidents."
},
"options": [
"To prevent the students' road accidents.",
"To relieve the traffic pressure.",
"To save time for the parents and students.",
"To help the parents save money."
... | A new plan for getting children to and from school is being started by a local government in Eastern England. This could end the worries of many parents fearful for their children's safety on the roads.
Until now the local government have only been prepared to provide bus services for children living more than three mi... | high605.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "By aching the subjects' hands while they are watching paintings."
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"options": [
"By asking the subjects to listen to music.",
"By requiring the subjects to draw paintings.",
"By ordering the subjects to choose which picture... | The research carried out by the University of Bari in Italy could help clarify hospitals who are charged with wasting money on art and decoration as it suggests a pleasant environment helps patients overcome discomfort and pain.
A team headed by Professor Marina de Tommaso at the Neurophysiopathology Pain Unit asked a ... | high7938.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "attitudes toward life"
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"body size",
"different beauty standards",
"culture difference",
"attitudes toward life"
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"question": "The passage tries to highlight the importance of_.",
"question_... | For many years, I was convinced that my suffering was due to my size . I believed that when the weight disappeared, it would take old wounds , hurts and rejections with it .
Many weight-conscious people also mistakenly believe that changing our bodies will fix everything. Perhaps our worst mistake is believing that bei... | high17498.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "can improve students' learning results"
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"helps school develop faster",
"is a key to a successful school",
"helps students go to a key school",
"can improve students' learning results"
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"questio... | Reading is the key to school success and, like any skill, it takes practice. A child learns to walk by practicing until he no longer has to think about how to put one foot in front of the other. An excellent sportsman practices until he can play quickly, correctly and without thinking. Educators call it "automaticity ... | high16786.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "skin dryness"
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"options": [
"skin dryness",
"broken bones",
"complete blindness",
"liver cancer"
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"question": "Lack of vitamin A can lead to _ .",
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"answ... | Carrot juice, because of its many healthy benefits, is commonly called the "magic juice". It has been found that adding carrot juice to people's diets greatly improves their health. And its delicious taste makes it popular with all members of the family as a beverage.
Carrot juice is one of the richest sources of vitam... | high2868.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "18:00."
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"options": [
"8:00.",
"12:00.",
"18:00.",
"22:00."
],
"question": "Which of the following is the best time to visit Plaka?",
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,... | Spoiled for choice? That's likely how you'll feel after a mere day in Athens. The secret is in not trying to do everything. Instead, take in a couple of the tourist highlights and then get a feel for this attractive capital.
An ancient sight
The Acropolis always comes out at the top of the list of things to see in At... | high13826.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "talk to make her better understand your situation"
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"options": [
"stick to your own opinion until she accepts it",
"talk to make her better understand your situation",
"have someone else involved to change her mind",
... | A funny thing about mums is that they always want what is best for their children. Many parents still find themselves worrying when they can't be there to watch over their children, which in turn leads them to be overprotective. Of course, the funny thing about teenagers is that they often feel _ by overprotective par... | high22423.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "1 a.m."
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"options": [
"1 p.m.",
"2 p.m.",
"6 a.m.",
"1 a.m."
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"question": "The accident perhaps happened at _ .",
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... | A military train carrying soldiers has derailed south of Egypt's capital Cairo, killing at least 19 people and injuring more than 100, officials say.
The train was travelling to an army camp in Cairo when it came off the tracks in the Badrashin area of Giza.
It is not yet known what caused the accident.
Egypt's roads a... | high24052.txt |
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"answer_text": "How taking selfies influences people's daily lives."
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"options": [
"The definition and fun of taking selfies.",
"A study of why people love taking selfies.",
"How taking selfies influences people's daily lives.",
"How... | "A photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically with a smart phone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website" is the definition of "selfie" in the Oxford English Dictionary. In fact, it wasn't even in the dictionary until August of last year. It earned its place there because people are now so obsessed wi... | high13198.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "less suicides by gun"
},
"options": [
"a good gun control",
"less suicides by gun",
"less shop robbery",
"a sharp fall of gun sales"
],
"question": "A long waiting time to buy in California has led to _ .",
... | Anyone who wants to buy a gun in California will have to wait for 2 weeks. Four people waited for 15 days to buy guns. Then they robbed a store and shot 3 people .
Congress is now trying to pass a law that will make everyone wait to buy a gun. Many people do not want this law. Others are glad it might happen. Californ... | high9083.txt |
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"answer_text": "positive"
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"question": "The author's attitude towards women having a career is_.",
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"answer": {... | In our culture, the sources of what we call a sense of "mastery" - feeling important and worthwhile - and the sources of what we call a sense of "pleasure" - finding life enjoyable - are not always the same. Women often are told "You can't have it all." Sometimes what the speaker really is saying is: "You chose a caree... | high22345.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Red Lion was the name of a bar."
},
"options": [
"Willington was the name of a relative.",
"Red Lion was the name of a bar.",
"News of the World was a TV program.",
"Store-house is a place to feed the cows."
],
... | June came and the hay was almost ready for cutting.On Midsummer's Eve, which was aSaturday, Mr.Jones went to Willington and got so drunk at the Red Lion that he did not comeback till midday on Sunday.The men had milked the cows in the early morning and then hadgone out rabbiting, without bothering to feed the animals.W... | high12286.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Twenty"
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"More than forty",
"Over twenty",
"None",
"Twenty"
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"question": "_ of Pei's structures have won awards.",
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"answer... | On this vivid planet, it appears color1ful with many world famous buildings. Among these largest artificial articles in the world, many were designed by the same architect--Ieoh Ming Pei.
Pei, the 1983 Laureate of the Pritzker, Architecture Prize, is a founding partner of I. M. Pei & Partners based in New York City. He... | high20552.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "ad"
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"ab",
"ac",
"bc",
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"question": "According to the passage, the new trend to name a child includes all below EXCEPT _ .",
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] | According to a handful of studies, a name not only reveals clues about a person's class, education and ethnic origin, it can also influence the bearer of the name and the choices they make in life.
Scientists have even drawn conclusions to suggest that people are often drawn to things and people that sound like their ... | high21894.txt |
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"answer_text": "There is sharp difference between England and America despite their common language."
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"There is sharp difference between England and America despite their common language.",
"Both England and America speak the commo... | The playwright George Bernard Shaw once said humorously, "England and America are two nations divided by a common language. If he were writing today, he might add 'divided by a common technology--- e-mail'".
Two completely different styles of e-mail have formed on either side of the Atlantic-Euromail and Amerimail. Ame... | high10491.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "a heavy blow"
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"options": [
"a heavy blow",
"a white lie",
"an unforgettable lesson",
"a ridiculous experience"
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"question": "From the first part of the story we can get to know that the son's problem was ... | Relax. He is the same little boy you loved yesterday. I smiled trying to hold back the tears. "No, he isn't. Yesterday I dreamed he would be an astronaut. Today I am hoping he will learn to talk."
It was like some sort of cosmic joke. I could still recall the day that determined my fate. It was October in Ottawa and th... | high5875.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "whose parents can't afford extras"
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"options": [
"who are from middle-class families",
"whose parents can't afford extras",
"who perform poorly at school",
"whose weekends are mostly free"
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"question": "The ... | Poorer children would be offered the chance to attend lessons on Saturday to help catch up with their middle-class peers , the shadow schools secretary, Michael Gove, said today.
The Conservatives would give English state schools the freedom to choose to have longer teaching hours and extra classes at the weekend; he ... | high21658.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "mentally healthy people are not as popular as physically healthy people"
},
"options": [
"some people don't have the skill to make good decisions",
"the world of the physically healthy people is controlled by mysterious forces",
... | Everyone knows we must exercise regularly to maintain good health. Indeed, staying physically fit is a big part of our culture. We consider (and rightly so) that healthy people are attractive people. Since most of us want to be attractive,there is no shortage of exercise clubs , training videos, magazines , and books o... | high20546.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "making a comparison"
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"options": [
"asking a surprising question",
"giving proper examples",
"imagining a situation",
"making a comparison"
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"question": "The professor tells a lesson by _ .",
"questio... | A mental professor walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they'd be asked the "half empty or half full" question. Instead, with a smile on her face, she inquired : "How heavy is this glass of water?"
Different answers called out from the a... | high11943.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Not all aged Bees and humans have difficulty finding their way to new home."
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"options": [
"The Aged Bees and humans always lose their ways",
"Not all aged Bees and humans have difficulty finding their way to new home.",
"M... | It is not just humans that get stuck in their ways. Scientists have discovered that old bees have trouble finding their way to new hives as their learning behavior becomes increasingly inflexible.
Bees are typically impressive navigators, able to wind their way home through complex landscapes after visits to flowers... | high21880.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Her husband has passed away."
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"options": [
"She is totally blind.",
"She can not dress herself any more.",
"She is 92 years old.",
"Her husband has passed away."
],
"question": "Which is the direct reason for... | This story is about a 92-year-old, short, well-behaved and proud lady. She is fully dressed each morning by eight, with her hair fashionably done and makeup perfectly applied, even though she is totally blind. She is moving to a nursing home today. Her husband of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary... | high10485.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "the disease is spreading fast in Africa"
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"about 60000 people died of the disease each year",
"about 60000 people were cured of the disease each year",
"600 million people are likely to get infected",
"th... | Scientists say they have discovered a promising treatment for sleeping sickness, a killer disease that infects about 60,000 people in Africa a year.
British and Canadian experts say drugs could attack the parasite causing the illness needs to survive. They say the drug could be ready for human medical test in about 1... | high9097.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "It is a way to express one's ideas without words."
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"options": [
"It is a special language used in a few countries in the world.",
"It is a way to express one's ideas without words.",
"It is only used by the deaf.",
"... | There is one language that is used in every country in the world. The people who use it are young and old, short and tall, thin and fat. It is everybody's second language. It is easy to understand, although you can't hear it. It is sign language.
When you wave to a friend who is across the street, you are using sign l... | high8389.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "how he was inspired to get the idea of creating a video before death"
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"options": [
"the app is out of date now",
"smartphones are better tools to make videos",
"it is not convenient to make a video with the app",
"ho... | If you could leave a farewell video for your loved ones that they'd see only if you died, would you do it? I think I would.
I read about an app that helps people create a video to be published on a social-networking site only after death. Of course you don't need an app since it's easy to make your own video with s... | high12292.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "he didn't want others to know he had a disabled father"
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"options": [
"he was pitiful for his father's disability",
"it was easy for them to walk together",
"he didn't want others to know he had a disabled father",
"h... | When I was growing up, I was unhappy to be seen with my father. He was disabled and quite short. He used to walk together with me and his hand was on my arm for balance. At this time, people would look at us strangely. I was afraid to look at others but he never cares.
It was difficult to _ our steps -- his slow, mine ... | high9929.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "They constantly worry about losing their job."
},
"options": [
"They have to do more work since then.",
"They have no chance to find better jobs.",
"They have to work with inexperienced workers.",
"They constantly worry... | It is a familiar scene these days: employees taking newly laidoff coworkers out for a drink for comfort. But which side deserves sympathy more, the jobless or the still employed? On March 6, researchers at a conference at the University of Cambridge heard data suggesting it's the latter.
Brendan Burchell, a Cambridge... | high13832.txt |
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"answer_text": "age"
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"age",
"personalities",
"ways to set life goals",
"voices"
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"question": "Esther Lau and Joanne Tseng have the same _ .",
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"answer": {
... | Does being one of the younger students mean you have more of an excuse to make mistakes?
The Taiwanese pop duo Sweety, both 18 years old, will never do _ .
Starting to sing at age 14,Esther Lau and Joanne Tseng were among the youngest performers in their company.Over the years, they have learnt to be strict with... | high22437.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "They cause physical pain."
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"options": [
"They cause physical pain.",
"They bring comfort to them.",
"They make their vision clearer.",
"They float around and cause trouble."
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"question": "What effect do tea... | Being an astronaut sounds cool, doesn't it?In space, they get to do some pretty amazing things, like floating in zero gravity.
However,there are also plenty of things that astronauts can't do because of their weightless environment, and that's very sad. What's worse, they can't even let their sadness show--because it's... | high14185.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Napoleon"
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"Ancient Romans",
"Hitler",
"Napoleon",
"Austrians"
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"question": "Who had a major effect on \"keep-right\" traffic law?",
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] | It remains a curiosity and a bit of a historical mystery why we don't all drive on the same side of the road. The fact is that most people are right-handed; that's why, for much of history, drivers have stuck to the left. Ancient Romans using two-wheeled carriages are believed to have held the reins with their right h... | high7904.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Changing patterns in spending."
},
"options": [
"Changing patterns in spending.",
"Changes in family planning.",
"Decrease in food demand.",
"Increase in family income."
],
"question": "What is the subject discu... | In the United States ,the biggest change in spending has been in the amount spent on food ,which has decreased from 46% of the total family budget in 1901 to 19% of present day totals .This is due to the fact that people are now able to buy more and better foods at lower prices. As a result of the growth in fast-food r... | high24046.txt |
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"answer_text": "$414"
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"$207",
"$414"
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"question": "The return tickets from his hometown to Quito cost the author _ .",
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"... | There are two ways to save money traveling. The first way is to get _ on the specific things you want. There is a limitation to this type of approach (,) though. If you find the lowest price on the best hotel in Honolulu at the height of the season, you will save money, but still have a very expensive vacation. Trying ... | high639.txt |
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"answer_text": "Older people should try to understand the thoughts and feelings of youth."
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"It is unfortunate that so much attention is being paid to young people in the United States.",
"Older people should try to understand the t... | American Youth
Millions of words have been written about young people in the United States. There are reasons for this great interest in the ideas, feelings, and actions of youth.
Today there are about seven million Americans in colleges and universities. Young persons under twenty-five _ nearly half of the Am... | high20220.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "The passage doesn't mention it"
},
"options": [
"Most bosses feel it unnecessary",
"Most workers didn't work hard enough.",
"This was not what the staff want",
"The passage doesn't mention it"
],
"question": "Wh... | It is often said that politeness costs nothing.In fact,it seems that a little more courtesy could save businessesPS5 billion every year.
Frequently hearing the phrase "thank you" or "well done" means the same to staff as a modest pay rise,researchers say.
Praise and encouragement also makes employees more likely to wor... | high16792.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "She felt happy to meet the author."
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"She was trying to be polite.",
"She felt happy to meet the author.",
"She had no much time to go to the cinema.",
"She had the habit to do so when going out."
],
... | It was a long time since I visited my mother last time. The demands of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally. That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie. She thought about it for a moment, and then agreed.
That Friday after work, I drove over to pick h... | high18967.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "can't be used to pay taxes"
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"will be mailed to buyers",
"can't be used to pay taxes",
"needs to be cashed at banks"
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"question": "The voucher mentioned in the passage ... | Money off your rented textbooks from TextbookRental. ca
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Berlin, Amsterdam, London."
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"Delhi, Berlin, Paris.",
"Berlin, Amsterdam, London.",
"Athens, London, Berlin.",
"Amsterdam, Bangkok, Delhi."
],
"question": "Where are rickshaws becoming more popula... | They once seemed more at home on the busy streets of Asia like Delhi, Calcutta and Bangkok but cycle powered rickshaws can now be seen taking people across town in many European cities. Many people believe that rickshaws are a good way of experiencing a city close-up, while also cutting down on traffic jams and pollu... | high4982.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Unintended"
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"Practical",
"Unintended",
"Planned"
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"question": "What does the author think of John Kerry's statement at a press conference in London last Monday?",
"question_t... | What seemed like an unplanned comment about Syria's chemical weapons had a major effect on world events this week. American Secretary of State John Kerry spoke last Monday at a press conference in London. He was reacting to questions about possible American action to answer a chemical weapons attack believed to be li... | high17103.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "is a color1ful one"
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"is a color1ful one",
"has accompanied her for more than 40 years",
"always reminds her of Ray Smith"
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"question": "The author's favourite quilt _ ."... | My favourite quilt is always on my bed. Even in warm weather.
It is not a large quilt but very beautiful: made up of many brightly color1ed woolen squares of every imaginable color1--red, yellow, green, blue, purple, brown, cream.
From the start, I loved this quilt. Just to look at it is to feel comforted. How many yea... | high18230.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "has to practice for two months"
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"M.",
"begins training at 6",
"has to practice for two months",
"needs to practice for 7 days a week"
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"question": "If Joe joins the Summer Swim Team, he _",
... | Joe is interested in getting exercise and competing on a team. He reads about the events at the local pool and finds the perfect activity.
Swimming Programs
Summer Swim Team
Join a Summer Swim Team and compete with other swimmers! The program is offered at eight different local pools for youths to 17 years old. The sea... | high5444.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "It is based on Pradhan's idea."
},
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"It will be fitted on the trains.",
"It is based on Pradhan's idea.",
"It can turn electricity into light.",
"It was invented by an Indian scientist."
],
"question... | Researchers around the world have been trying their hand at making better use of the huge amount of wind energy available in nature to produce clean energy. Apart from this, studies are being carried out to harness usable wind energy produced by man-made technologies.
One useful source identified by Indian inventor Sa... | high13365.txt |
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"answer_text": "People hold mixed opinions about science."
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"People think highly of science.",
"People hold mixed opinions about science.",
"Science is getting dangerously out of control.",
"Science is used for both good... | A recent study, while showing a generally positive attitude toward science, also suggests a widespread worry that it may be "running out of control". This idea is dangerous.
Science can be a force for evil as well as for good. Its applications can be channeled either way, depending on our decisions. The decisions we ma... | high8160.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "\"Since 1968\""
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"\"24 Hours 7 Days Service\"",
"\"56568822\"",
"\"268 Pine Street 5"
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Since 1968
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"show the railroad company's consideration",
"follow the ancient tradition of New York Ci... | For a commuter rushing to catch a train, a minute can mean the difference between dinner with the family and leftovers in the microwave. What most passengers don't realize is that their minute is already there.
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"the driving conditions have improved greatly.",
"the measure for protecting wildlife fails to work.",... | Do you still remember the funny question: why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side.
Most people know this joke. But recently, some people have been much more concerned with how the grizzly bear and mountain lion can cross the road.
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},
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"Fortunately, he was the hundredth customer and won the Poknemon toys.",
"The cashier felt sympathy for the little... | I was doing some Christmas shopping in a toy store and decided to look at Barbie dolls for my nieces. A nicely dressed little girl was excitedly looking through the Barbie dolls as well. As she was looking, a little boy came to the Pokemon toys. He was dressed neat-ly, but his clothes were obviously old. He was with hi... | high9518.txt |
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],
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"Ask the government for more dole.",
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"girls are considered to be more foolish than boys",
"girls aren't confident in some areas as they bec... | On April twenty-second, some American children stayed out of school but they were not punished. They were with their parents. As Faith Lapidus tells us, it was Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.
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"she missed the only train back home",
"the town was far away from Sydney",
"she was going home for her holidays"
],
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"She entered a competition",
"She went on a hot air balloon ride",
"She moved into a retirement community"
],
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"the public intend to express sympathy for victims",
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"worked as a cook in a company offering diet meals",
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"Payment for House Work",
"Greedy Mother"
],
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"question_type": nul... | One night when my wife was preparing dinner, our little son took a piece of paper to her which read:
For washing the car .........................................................$5.00
For making my own bed this week ....................................... $1.00
Going to the provision shop ................................. | high22812.txt |
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"He had a strong interest in journalism.",
"He had a strong sense of responsibility."
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Philo Farnsworth was born in America in 1906. He was interested in science and technology at an early age. When he w... | high14378.txt |
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"God sent the children to the Albinas.",
"The children are all twins or triplets.",
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"They like to talk to strangers.",
"They talk too much.",
"They are not English."
],
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"a senior high student",
"a college student"
],
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"Shanghai Mart",
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SHANGHAI---The 12thInternational Processing, Packaging & End-Line Printing Exhibition opens at Shanghai New International Expo Centre ( to July 13)
Tel: 021 6209 5209
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"Because we are eager to go to another place",
"Because we are looking forward to the future life",
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"to finish his high school there",
"to study as an exchange student",
"to do research on school system in Japan"
],
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"answer": {
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"the way rock stars live",
"rich rock stars",
"the admirers of rock stars"
],
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Around the world young people are spending unbelievable sums of money listening to rock music. Forbes reports that at least fifty rock stars have incomes between two million and six million dollars per year.
"It doesn't make sense," says Johnny Mathis, one of the older music millionaires, who... | high5450.txt |
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"are losing yourself",
"are learning from them",
"are getting on well with them"
],
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},
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"Research papers.",
"Private e-mails.",
"Daily conversations."
],
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"answer": {
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"how technology influences human relationships",
"the dangers of accepting emotional connections",
"the advantages of... | How many times a day do you check your email? When you wake up? Before bed? A dozen times in between? The technology that was supposed to simplify our lives has become the vital time-suck: the average teen spends more than seven hours a day using technological devices, plus an additional hour just text-messaging friend... | high9242.txt |
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},
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"Their lives were in danger in the wild.",
"Their mother was killed by humans.",
"They were not afraid of lions."
],
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"answer": {
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},
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"She had a problem with her health.",
"She was unhappy about her weight.",
"She could not sleep well."
],
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"I think I had better go to the doctor, " she thought.
She went to the doctor and told him her problem.
"I'm not at all surprised, "he said. "It's obvious what your pro... | high12047.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
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"To attract more tourists to the area",
"To appeal to more locals to attend the school",
"To ra... | Do you have any skiing equipment you are no longer need? A ski school in the far north of India could put it to good use.
In March we published a photo story about the extraordinary Zsnskar region in northern India,which is cut off from the outside world for more than seven months of the year,and only accessible via a... | high22184.txt |
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"answer": {
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"worked hard on art studies",
"was not recognized by people",
"expressed himself in paintings"
],
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "a very important and beautiful place of the Adriatic Sea."
},
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"the most important woman in Italy.",
"a very important and beautiful place of the Adriatic Sea.",
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Venice is a very beautiful city. It is quite different from other cities in the world. There aren't any roads and streets in the city.... | high10888.txt |
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"emotional intelligence won't show up until adolescence",
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By the time the ... | high4766.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Animal Farm"
},
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"Animal Farm",
"Treasure Island",
"Charlotte's Web"
],
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By Lewis Carroll Walker (first published in 1865).
Reading level: ages 6-15
In stock.
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "the pigeons make the city center crowded"
},
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"the pigeons might get killed",
"the pigeons make the city center crowded",
"the pigeons sit on the roofs of buildings"
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The council want people to know that ... | high3009.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "In the mid-1700s."
},
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"In the 13\nthcentury.",
"In the mid-1700s.",
"In the mid-20\nthcentury.",
"November 14, 2008."
],
"question": "When did piracy reach its peak?",
"question_type": "factiod_... | Many boys love reading about the legends of old pirates and dreaming of their own wild adventures. But modern pirates are not a thing of the past. Last month Somali pirates did their boldest hijacking to date. They seized the Saudi supertanker Sirius Star carrying crude oil worth about $100 million. They demanded... | high10650.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "it can lower cancer risk"
},
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"it can't harm people's health",
"it is not taken enough every day",
"it can lower cancer risk"
],
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Garland's research team reviewed 63 studies, i... | high5478.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "quite different from"
},
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"more difficult than",
"easier than"
],
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"quest... | You want to know about my staying in America, right? Well, to tell you the truth,it is really an eye-opening experience to study here.
In China, I had English classes five times a week since fifth grade. However, I didn't know how different textbook English could be from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss Schoo... | high20793.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "our love on speed seems never-ending"
},
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"time is limited",
"the prices are increasingly high",
"the manufacturers boast a lot"
],
"question": "The new produc... | Modern inventions have speeded up people's lives amazingly. Motor-cars cover a hundred miles in little more than an hour, aircraft cross the world a day, while computers operate at lightning speed. Indeed, this love of speed seems never-ending. Every year motor-cars are produced which go even faster each new computer b... | high10136.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Value This Very Day"
},
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"Take Up Horse-riding",
"Value This Very Day",
"Stay Alive"
],
"question": "What is probably the best title for the passage?",
"question_t... | How many people have I met who have told me about the book that they have been planning to write but have never yet found the time? Far too many .This is Life, all right, but we do treat it like a rehearsal and, unhappily, we do miss so many of its best moments .
We take jobs to stay alive and provide homes for our fam... | high2471.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "remember more words"
},
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"live more happily",
"remember more words",
"make one become a musician"
],
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"Grown-ups with music training in their childhood can have better memory for words," said Dr Agnes C... | high11228.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
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"the method of calculating the pay",
"the requirements of each job",
"the labor supply and the cost of living"
],
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If a firm wants to adopt a new wage and salary structu... | high17881.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "People wouldn't talk about their mental disabilities with a stranger in the past."
},
"options": [
"He hadn't expected those swimmers had so many questions.",
"He didn't know there would be so many people suffering mental disabilit... | A few months ago, Dr. Ken Duckworth, a psychiatrist in Massachusetts, was swimming in his community's pool, chatting with other swimmers. When he mentioned his career, one man wanted Duckworth's opinion on his struggles with depression; another asked for advice on a family member's mental illness.
"I was sort of amaze... | high4000.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "help you locate your important things"
},
"options": [
"help you locate your important things",
"track your wallet through GPS system",
"work better after you pay monthly fee",
"take good care of your pets at home"
... | Have you ever lost your car on a parking lot? You don't have a clue where your car is after shopping. Then you start walking around clicking on your car keys so the alarm goes off. It can be annoying, especially on a hot sunny day.
No, you needn't install an expensive GPS system to keep track of your car. That's too e... | high19674.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "a non-profit organization"
},
"options": [
"your best friend",
"a non-profit organization",
"a historic hero",
"a famous carbon cowboy"
],
"question": "The Friends of the Amazon is the name of _ .",
"qu... | The Friends of the Amazon is a nonprofit association helping to preserve the forest, its wildlife and its native cultures in the Peruvian Amazon. We are located 3 degrees south of the equator in the Region of Loreto, which is roughly the size of Montana and is one of the richest areas in the world in terms of flora a... | high16547.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Sough Sa's photo of reaching his belly button was popular online."
},
"options": [
"Boys show no interest in this new trend.",
"GayleRabbit reached her belly button on her first try.",
"Sough Sa's photo of reaching his belly ... | Can you touch your belly button by reaching behind your back and around your waist?
A new social trend has started in China, with thousands of netizens facing the challenge and uploading photographs of themselves to show off their bodies. Popular among many young female users on Weibo, the top, which translate as "re... | high12721.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Americans are more socially isolated today."
},
"options": [
"Americans are more socially connected today.",
"Americans are more socially isolated today.",
"Technology plays a bigger role in American society.",
"America... | Technology has totally transformed our ability to communicate with each other. Linking to each other both literally and figuratively, many of us connect through cell phones, email, instant messaging, blogs, and networking web sites, yet we may be less connected to each other than we think.
According to a study, America... | high9524.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "They couldn't stand each other."
},
"options": [
"They looked down upon each other.",
"They didn't leave water to each other.",
"They couldn't stand each other.",
"They didn't know how to protect themselves."
],
... | Once upon a time, there was a lovely vegetable field, on which grew a very thick tree. Both the vegetables and the tree gave the place a wonderful appearance, which was the joy of the garden's owner. What no one knew was that the vegetables in the field and the tree couldn't stand each other. The vegetables hated the t... | high6617.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "The study area should be bright enough for the students to read the textbook."
},
"options": [
"Doing well in high school prepares students for life in college only.",
"Completing most of the homework on time will help a student to... | Doing well in high school prepare students for life in college and beyond, so achieving student success is important. High school students learn valuable information form class lectures and homework, and by asking for help when it is needed. Being prepared for tests and engaging in school activities can help a student ... | high12735.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "was satisfied with her love for him"
},
"options": [
"was satisfied with her love for him",
"disliked her brothers and sisters",
"was proud of her",
"would recover from the disease"
],
"question": "Before Martha... | Martha was busy with her job. She believed she had to work harder because she loved her father who was sick with cancer. She had to provide for his expensive medicines. Her brothers and sisters meanwhile stayed with their father most of the time. They bathed him, sang for him, spoon-fed him or simply kept him company.... | high9530.txt |
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