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"answer_text": "Despite being blind, her nephew described the eagle as if he could really see it."
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"An eagle remained in her nephew' s backyard for a long time.",
"The sight of an eagle made her nephew so excited.",
"Her neph... | I IMCKKD up the phone. Without so much as a hello ,a voice said: "What's new? We have an eagle in the backyard.
It look me three second* lo recognize my nephew's a voice. He was excited.
"He's sitting on top of a dead tree in the backyard .He's been there a long lime. We're tilling in the sunroom watching him."
But act... | high6603.txt |
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"answer_text": "avoid the absorption of light"
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"change the direction of light travel",
"gather materials to scatter light.",
"avoid the absorption of light",
"grow bigger to stop light."
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"question": "One way ... | Life in the Clear
Transparent animals let light pass through their bodies the same way light passes through a window. These animals typically live between the surface of the ocean and a depth of about 3,300 feet--as far as most light can reach. Most of them are extremely delicate and can be damaged by a simple touch. S... | high10122.txt |
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"answer_text": "By using the nickname of the reconstructed Chicago."
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"Through his observation of the country life.",
"Through the combination of different ideas.",
"By taking other people's advice.",
"By using the nickn... | The garden city was largely the invention of Ebenezer Howard (1850-1928). After immigrating from England to the USA, and an unsuccessful attempt to make a living as a farmer, he moved to Chicago, where he saw the reconstruction of the city after the disastrous fire of 1871. In those days, it was nicknamed "the Garden ... | high2465.txt |
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"answer_text": "A New Magazine"
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"A New Magazine",
"An Invention of Printing",
"Magazines in London"
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"question": "Which is the best title of the passage?",
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... | London has a new magazine.However,it is not printed on paper any more.Everyone who has a television can receive it because it is already on TV!
In order to read this magazine,you need to have a decoder.Each page of it is numbered,so you have to dial a number to choose which subject you want to read about.You have a... | high17895.txt |
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"answer_text": "The possibility of preserving human bodies by freezing."
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"Easy but practical ways to remove water from living cells.",
"The possibility of preserving human bodies by freezing.",
"The practice of preserving foo... | Since the beginning of history, man has been attracted by the idea of living forever, of winning the fight against death and disease. So far, this has only remained a dream. Many people have wondered whether it would be possible to find a way to preserve human bodies, and what would be the best way.
It has long been kn... | high4014.txt |
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"answer_text": "supports students in using social networking sites"
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"supports students in using social networking sites",
"used to think badly of students' using social networking sites",
"suggests schools set up their own so... | Your teenage daughter is supposed to be doing homework, but you catch her chatting online. She tells you that she's talking about the math test tomorrow. Before your eyes start rolling, listen up: teens are using social networking sites for more than just gossip, according to a new study by the National School Boards A... | high16553.txt |
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"answer_text": "To answer if life in the tropics is improving."
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"To answer if life in the tropics is improving.",
"To do research about environment, society and economy.",
"To warn people of the problems in coming decades.",
... | By 2050, half of the world's population will live in the tropics--the ly warm belt that circles the globe--according to State of the Tropics, a report released today. Rapid population growth, along with economic growth, means that the region's influence will grow in coming decades, the authors of the 500-page work pre... | high19106.txt |
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"answer_text": "four ways to save money"
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"four ways to save money",
"how to set goals to save money",
"where to keep money",
"how to live well with little money"
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"question": "The passage is mainly about _ .... | You have a nice salary, but you still feel short of money. At the end of each month, you often ask yourself, "Where has all my money gone"? To help you better run your salary, here come some money-saving tips.
First, you need to set goals to encourage yourself to save money. For example, you plan to have a good dress i... | high4772.txt |
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"answer_text": "driving in London is terrible"
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"cycling is good to her health",
"she doesn't like driving at all",
"driving in London is terrible",
"it is a fashion to cycle in London"
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"question": "Liz Parle ... | Liz Parle,24,a Birmingham--bom eare owner,cannot drive."I did try to learm,but I failed my test a few times," Parle told the Guardian.Then she moved to London,where running a car coil be a nightmare ,so now she cycles everywhere.
Parle is by no means an exception.According to the Guardian,in the UK,the percentage of 17... | high21499.txt |
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"answer_text": "Chips."
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"Chips.",
"Crisps.",
"Shoofly Pie.",
"Mississippi Mud Pie."
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"question": "What do British people call French fries?",
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... | Recently, I came across an interesting article on the differences between British English and American English. I had a lot of fun reading it and thinking of as many differences as I could as an American.
Their cars have "bonnets ",while ours have "hoods". They park their cars in a "car park" while we leave our in a "p... | high10644.txt |
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"answer_text": "Alaska"
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"Washington",
"Alaska",
"In the southwesternUnited States"
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"question": "Where did the 30 sparrows spend their summer?",
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... | Even bird brains can get to know an entire continent ----- but it takes them a year of migration to do so, suggests a Princeton research team.
The scientists have shown that migration adult sparrows can find their way to their winter nesting grounds even after being thrown off course by thousands of miles.
The te... | high18218.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "the boy's parents ordered him to"
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"the old man preferred to fish alone",
"the old man was unlucky",
"the boy's parents ordered him to",
"the old man's sail suggested a permanent defeat"
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"quest... | He was an old man who fished alone in a boat in the Gulf Stream and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish. In the first forty days a boy had been with him. But after forty days without a fish the boy's parents had told him that the old man was now definitely and finally salao, which is the worst form o... | high20787.txt |
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"answer_text": "Because that was part of an agreement between Israel and Palestinians."
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"Because they would take part in the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.",
"Because that was part of an agreement between Israel and Palestinians.... | (RAMALLAH, West Bank) -- Israel freed 26 Palestinian prisoners early Wednesday, the second of four groups to be released as part of an agreement that started the current Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, which had broken down since 2008. In all, 104 prisoners are to be released in four rounds over the coming months.
I... | high9256.txt |
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"answer_text": "It can seat 14 diners at most."
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"It was constructed in New Zealand.",
"It will exist for another 20 years.",
"It was finished in March 2004.",
"It can seat 14 diners at most."
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"question": "Wha... | Undersea restaurant Ithaa
Ithaa is the very first undersea restaurant in the world located 5 meters below sea level in the Republic of Maldives. The 5-by-9-metre restaurant can hold 14 people at a time and has a transparent roof offering a 270 panoramic underwater view. The restaurant was designed and constructed by... | high14422.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "working as pilots or astronauts"
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"taking jobs outside home",
"working as pilots or astronauts",
"educating their children at home",
"operating machines at home"
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"question": "It can be inferred... | Women nowadays do not just want to work to help meet the rising costs of living and education for their children. They also want a career that will enable them to bring out their skills and use their potentials so that they can experience a sense of fulfillment and pride that come from achievements and success. Some ca... | high6165.txt |
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"answer_text": "the population of the United States includes a large variety of ethnic groups"
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"the population of the United States includes a large variety of ethnic groups",
"the early immigrants brought about the unique American... | American culture is unique because it is formed and developed under certain conditions. The major factors contributing to the making of this new nation and the forming of a new culture are the hard environment, ethnic diversity (;) and plural religion, which is quite different from other nations in the world. What is m... | high12053.txt |
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"answer_text": "People may ask their convenience friends to pick up their children for them."
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"People may share their sorrow and pain with their convenience friends.",
"People may borrow a large sum of money from their convenience ... | Women were friends, I once would have said, when they totally love and support and trust each other, and bear to each other the secrets of their souls, and run--no questions asked--to help each other, and tell _ truths to each other(No, you can't wear that dress unless you lose ten pounds first.) when these truths must... | high8148.txt |
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"answer_text": "Moving My Car, Moving My Heart"
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"A Famous Moving Company",
"Moving My Car, Moving My Heart",
"SUV! My Favorite",
"A Successful Deal"
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"question": "Which of the following would be the best title... | I found a new job that meant a move from Florida to California. We got a date from the moving company to move our belongings, but we weren't sure what to do about the car. We had moved before, but never so far. We thought driving our car across the country wouldn't be good for us or the car, and we were pretty nervous ... | high22190.txt |
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"answer_text": "2nd June, 2008"
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"8th July, 2008",
"2nd June, 2008",
"17th July, 2008",
"13th July, 2008"
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"question": "To join in the school, you have to apply before _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_quest... | London Summer School in Classics
Dates
The London Summer School in Classics 2008 will be held at King's College London. It will run from 8th July until 17th July. Applications close on 2nd June, 2008.
For an application form, please download either the 2-page PDF or the word format document from the foot of the page.
I... | high7290.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "was of similar size"
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"looked like an animal",
"was good at sports"
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"question": "The writer thought Amery\" a fair game\" because the boy .",
"... | I first went to Harrow in the summer term. The school had the biggest swimming pool I had ever seen. It was a good joke to come up behind a naked boy, and push him into the pool. I made quite a habit of this with boys of my own size or less.
One day I saw a boy wrapped in a towel on the side of the pool. He was no bigg... | high1839.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "make sure that they have the area you want"
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"explain your requirements in a form in detail",
"make sure that they have the area you want",
"go to the school to get the application form",
"complete the Ad... | A2 and AS Level Revision at Easter 2012
Course Dates
Courses run from Monday to Friday each week.
* One Week Courses
Monday 6 April--Friday 10 April
Monday 13 April-- Friday 17 April
* Two Week Courses
Monday 6 April--Friday 17 April
Students may arrive a day earlier (Sunday) and/or depart a day later (Saturday) ... | high375.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "it grows quickly"
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"it grows quickly",
"it isn't as high as a tree",
"it doesn't grow in forests",
"it is hollow"
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"question": "Bamboo is a kind of grass because _ .",
"question_type": "c... | Bamboo flooring is a growing trend in home flooring and is also a great improvement to traditional hardwood floors.It is the most environmentally friendly kind of natural flooring that you can select for your home.It is also a renewable resource,is stronger than steel,and does not suffer from problems as a result of te... | high4941.txt |
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"answer_text": "The reason for the rising oil prices ."
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"options": [
"The dependence on imported oil.",
"Improving safety standards",
"The reason for the rising oil prices .",
"Expanding oil production."
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"question": "Whic... | The US will seek to expand its own oil production in an attempt to reduce dependence on imported oil and bring down fuel prices , President Obama says . New contracts for exploration will be signed in non-protected areas of Alaska and in the Gulf of Mexico.
In his weekly speech , the President insisted the US could red... | high5487.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "will have the opportunity to work with governors"
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"will work for the school as a part-time teacher",
"will have the opportunity to work with governors",
"doesn't have to work with parents",
"must be awar... | Deputy Head Teacher Wanted
Position:Deputy head teacher
Employer:Bracknell Forest Council
Published:10:00 AM,Mon.Dec.12.2011
Closing date:10:00 AM,Mon.Jan.16,2012
Working pattern:Full-time
Salary:PS20,000-PS34,999 per year
Location:Jennett's Park Primary School,Bracknell,Berkshire
The governors are seeking to employ an... | high21472.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "they're not convenient to share"
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"they cost more money",
"they're difficult to carry",
"they're not convenient to share",
"they can't be downloaded from the Internet"
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"question": "Etextbooks a... | Last year college students in America spent an estimated $700 on textbooks on average. The National Association of College Stores reported more than five billion dollars in sales of textbooks and course materials.
The association spokesman Charles Schmidt says electronic textbooks now just make up 2%~3% of sales. But h... | high4799.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "introduce Ann's happy study and life in America"
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"tell us Ann's decision to settle in America",
"tell us Ann is accustomed to life in America",
"introduce Ann's happy study and life in America",
"introdu... | Deciding which English-speaking country to study in wasn't difficult for Ann; She had always wanted to visit America. "I wanted to study in an English-language country and I always wanted to visit America because it always seemed to me a very beautiful and friendly country." Ann is more than happy with the quality of ... | high3948.txt |
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"answer_text": "More than half of the respondents have serious foot problems."
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"The number of men and women who have foot problems is similar.",
"Walking as little as possible can protect your feet from pain.",
"More than hal... | If you know the following fact, you'll understand why many people suffer from foot problems. The average person walks the equivalent of three times around the Earth in a lifetime. That is enormous wear and tear on the 26 bones, 33 joints and more than 100 muscles that make up the foot.
In a recent survey for the Americ... | high18595.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Regretful."
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"Satisfied.",
"Proud.",
"Regretful.",
"Anxious."
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"question": "How do people feel when they say\"I'm just a housewife\"?",
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"ans... | When people introduce themselves,I always hear them say"I'm just a housewife."I don't understand why their introduction is always filled with regret and self-pity.Is it,really a crime to be a housewife?Is it really embarrassing when you choose not to work outside and instead choose to work in your home?
How could you b... | high19853.txt |
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"answer_text": "Coffee."
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"Tea.",
"Chocolate.",
"Adenosine.",
"Coffee."
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"question": "What is considered to fight depression best?",
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"answ... | *What prevents depression:tea,coffee or hot chocolate?
Women who drink for or more cups of coffee a day are a fifth less likely to become depressed.Drinking two or three cups reduces the risk by 15 percent. This is the result of a study of 51,000 women over ten years, published in the Journal of the American Medicine A... | high413.txt |
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"answer_text": "Jame's"
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"Maria's",
"Ron's",
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"question": "Which of the four designs can remind you of the past of the country?",
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"answer"... | Australian Flag Designs by Readers of the Sun-Herald
We received dozens of responses after inviting readers to send in their designs for a new flag. The designs we received include:
James Anthony, Drummoyne
James reduces the Union Jack down in size and changes its shape to become a reminder of the British tradition rat... | high1187.txt |
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"answer_text": "A good name will bring you money."
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"options": [
"A good name will bring you money.",
"A person should rely on his friends for business.",
"Advertising can make customers believe its wonderful.",
"A company can rely o... | When you were looking for a reliable, honest auto mechanize, how did you find him? Before you went into that restaurant you recently tried, how did you know that it served great good? If you are like most people on the planet, you want to lower your risk of a big ugly surprise so you asked people you trust to refer to ... | high23503.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "His daughter would dive with him."
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"options": [
"His daughter had grown up.",
"He had become a famous diver.",
"His father would dive with him.",
"His daughter would dive with him."
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"question": "In what wa... | Larry was on another of his underwater expeditions but this time, it was different. He decided to take his daughter along with him. She was only ten years old. This would be her first trip with her father on what he had always been famous for.
Larry first began diving when he was his daughter's age. Similarly, his fath... | high6830.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Should University Heads Use Terms of Youth"
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"options": [
"Should University Heads Use Terms of Youth",
"Must University Presidents Learn to Please Students",
"Must University Presidents Meet Students' Needs",
"Should... | The prestigious Peking University and Tsinghua University held graduation ceremonies on the same day this year. The presidents of the two universities delivered excellent speeches at the ceremonies as they used words, phrases or ways of expression that are very popular on the Internet currently. At the same time, gra... | high1193.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Eat at home as many times as possible"
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"Eat out as many times as possible",
"Eat at home as many times as possible",
"Eat foods with a lot if iron, calcium and fat",
"Eat more highly processed foods"
... | People who eat at home most of the time have better nutrition than those who go out to eat , a recent study shows. Cornell University professors Lana Hall and Karen Bunch interviewed(,) 3900 people in the survey. "People who eat less than 30 percent of their food away from home eat the most nutritiously," they said.
"I... | high407.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "known for his body language and amusement in his comedies"
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"famous for directing films",
"famous for his spoken English",
"well known for making films",
"known for his body language and amusement in his ... | Mr.Bean is an internationally recognized comedy character on TV and in films.He constantly gets into awkward and absurd situations,which greatly amuses audiences regardless of their nationalities or culture.The humour is always made clear through a series of simple and funny acts that rely purely on body language,which... | high8809.txt |
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"answer_text": "To develop a green economy."
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"To bring people together.",
"To study the environment.",
"To improve people's health.",
"To develop a green economy."
],
"question": "What is the purpose of the Gree... | For the past four years, the Green Festival in Washington, D.C., has brought together people from around the country who are interested in the environmental movement. The groups call the festival "a party with a purpose". They say the purpose of the Green Festival is to create an economy in which natural resources are ... | high12912.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "left the college for his career ahead of two years"
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"got an important award from HarvardUniversity",
"left the college for his career ahead of two years",
"addressed at HarvardUniversityfor the high-profile sp... | The richest man in the world can now also claim a degree from the college he dropped out of three decades ago. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates delivered the commencement address at Harvard University on Thursday, and was awarded the L. L. D. honorary doctorate .
"Our speaker is known as the most influential entreprene... | high23517.txt |
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"answer_text": "Many species have been extinct because of the need for fur."
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"options": [
"People raise minks and foxes to get their fur.",
"Early humans used fur to keep warm.",
"There are blanks in legal system to regulate the fur indus... | Made from the hide of bushy-haired animals, fur is known as the first material used for clothing.It was used by early humans like the hominoids to keep warm during the winter season or when they traveled to cooler regions.Traditionally, animals were hunted down to produce fur coats.At present though, some animals l... | high22609.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "to emphasize the importance of elevators"
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"to emphasize the importance of elevators",
"to reveal their secret war against elevators",
"to explain people's p... | For most city people, the elevator is an unremarkable machine that inspires none of the enthusiasm or interest that Americans afford trains, jets,and even bicycles. Dr. Christopher Wilk is a member of a small group of elevator experts who consider _ a misunderstanding. Without the elevator, they point out, there could ... | high6824.txt |
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"answer_text": "Troublesome."
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"Dangerous.",
"Interesting.",
"Clever."
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"question": "What did the author think of the squirrel at first?",
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... | I was sitting in the room reading when I heard a loud noise. To defend my home from break-in, I picked up my defense weapon--- a broom and went out. There on the roof of my porch , I saw a grey fluffy squirrel. I drove her away with the broom, but the next day I heard her again.
I searched squirrels on the net and foun... | high3784.txt |
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"answer_text": "Watching too much TV can decrease your life time."
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"options": [
"Sitting in front of the TV is harmful.",
"Watching too much TV can decrease your life time.",
"Those who never watch TV can live longer than those watching."... | Sitting in front of the television may be relaxing, but spending too much time in front of the TV may take years off your life.
That's what Australian researchers found when they collected TV viewing information from more than 11,000 people older than 25 years. The study found that people who watches an average six ... | high21300.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "a dog"
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"a servant"
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"question": "Sultan was the name of_.",
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"answer": {
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"answer_... | Poor Sultan,who was lying close by them,heard all that the shepherd and his wife said to one another,and was very much frightened to think tomorrow would be his last day.So in the evening he went to his good friend,the wolf,who lived in the wood,and told him all his sorrows,and how his master meant to kill him in the m... | high18581.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "a waiter or a waitress"
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"a waiter or a waitress",
"an accountant",
"a salesclerk"
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"question": "If you don't know how to use a computer,you can just apply for the position as ."... | Want to find a job?Now read the following advertisements.
FAIRMONT HOTEL
Five waiters and Ten Waitresses
---Aged under 22
---At least high school graduate
---Good looking; men at least 1.72meters tall and women 1.65
---Those knowing foreign languages preferred
---Paid 1600-2200dollars per month
One Secretary
---Aged un... | high19847.txt |
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"answer": {
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"question": "Stress level is closely related to .",
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"an... | People with less education suffer fewer stressful days,according to a report in the current issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior.
However,the study also found that when lesseducated people did suffer stress it was more severe and had a larger impact on their health.
From this researchers have concluded th... | high20778.txt |
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"answer_text": "Children who sleep poorly are at risk of being overweight."
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"options": [
"Researchers find why children become overweight.",
"Kids who are overweight are in need of more sleep.",
"Children who sleep poorly are at risk of b... | Getting too little sleep or not spending enough time in rapid eye movement(REM) sleep is connected with being overweight among children, according to a new study.
For three nights, researchers studied the sleep patterns of 335 young people, aged 7 to 17. They looked at total sleep time, time spent in REM, time it t... | high21466.txt |
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"answer_text": "the corner of Greek Street and Queen Street"
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"the corner of Greek Street and Queen Street",
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"It lasts about half a day.",
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"Ray's relative in Africa",
"an African woodcarving artist"
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"He gave a big tip to the waitress.",
"He said thanks to the author's dad in person.",
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"parents and teachers",
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"questio... | While most high school students spend most of their time worrying about who
likes who, and different relationships between their classmates, I choose to focus on my school lessons and sports.
When I was young, my mother encouraged me to develop and keep friendship with boys in order to build strong relationships. But... | high16584.txt |
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"To let the outdoor lights on all the time.",
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"options": [
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"the film has been very popular among teenagers",
"So Yong is a film which is hard to understand",
"people ... | 350 million yuan in one week puts famous actress Zhao Wei at the top of the list of most profitable female directors. Before her the place belonged to Xue Xiaolu, the director of Finding Mr. Right, which hit Chinese screens early this year.
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"answer": {
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"intellectual ability",
"personal qualities",
"communicative skills"
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "use coins"
},
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"work together",
"use coins",
"operate a machine"
],
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... | Six chimps were introduced to a slot machine called the Chimp- O- Mat, which would give out one grape when a white coin was insert into the slot. When Dr Wolf showed a young chimp named Moos how he could win himself a grape by inserting a coin, Moos immediately picked up another coin, pushed it into the slot, then stu... | high20022.txt |
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"answer": {
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"buying goods",
"staying awake",
"falling asleep"
],
"question": "When the author saw the homeless man, he was _ .",
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... | I had made up my mind a long time ago that I would not give a homeless person money, because I could never be sure what that money would be used for. Instead, I decided, I would buy them a sandwich, a cold drink on a hot day, a cup of coffee, whatever I could manage.
I was out recently and saw a homeless man outside of... | high3960.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "An experiment with ants in space."
},
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"How to keep ants alive in space.",
"How to make equipment for insects in space.",
"An experiment with ants in space."
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"answer_text": "only strong beliefs can't ensure you a promising future"
},
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"copying other's behaviors is a good way to succeed",
"only strong beliefs can't ensure you a promising f... | Beliefs form a big part of our lives. Successful people have always believed that they can be and will be successful in their lives, such as Michael Phelps. Many of us have seen Michael Phelps win 8 gold medals in a single Olympic Games. That has created a history for himself. Many people have admired his success and t... | high14387.txt |
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"answer_text": "humans began to focus on the research scientifically"
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"Noc hated to be accompanied by dolphins and ... | Internet reports of whales sounding like people are not new. But in this case in San Diego, California, scientists for the first time recorded the utterances, did an acoustic analysis and were surprised to find a rhythm similar to that of human speech, Sam Ridgway of the National Marine Mammal Foundation reported on Mo... | high22635.txt |
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"answer_text": "Arable land covers 90 percent of the country' s total area"
},
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"It was the rule of foreigners that made the Mauritius people live in poverty",
"More t... | Mauritius, an island country, lies 1, 200 miles off the southeastern coast of Africa, and just east of Madagascar, another African island country, which is larger by far than Mauritius. It covers 788 square miles and has a population of 1, 100, 000, about 750, 000 Indians, 300, 000 Clioers, 30, 000 Chinese and 20, 000 ... | high12090.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "To watch sports and plays."
},
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"To shop and eat there.",
"To watch sports and plays.",
"To see how Pompeiians lived."
],
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Once Pompeii was a busy city of 22,000 people. It lay at the ... | high1811.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
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"South African English",
"the Hiberno-English of Ireland",
"Australian English"
],
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"answer": {
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"few people continue to improve themselves after 25.",
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The minute a man stops to grow -no matter what his years -that minute he begins to... | high15927.txt |
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"answer": {
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"It was unpleasant.",
"He is glad that it is over.",
"He misses it as a grown-up"
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"question": "How does the author feel about his childhood?",
... | Childhood was an illusion and the illusion was this: everything was bigger. No, I mean everything, not just houses and shops and grown-ups, but colors and flowers and journeys, especially journeys which seemed endless. "Are we there yet, Daddy?"
Funfairs were huge things that spread for miles around you with noise a... | high4969.txt |
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"answer_text": "usually saw the birth or death of a family member"
},
"options": [
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"were quite unfamiliar with birth and death",
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Nowadays when people grow old, we often send them to nursing homes. W... | high20744.txt |
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"answer": {
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Today for the most part, people ... | high11599.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
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"To save a baby from a car.",
"To study a new technology.",
"To watch a scientist secretly."
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"To save people' s lives and property.",
"To prevent natural disasters from happening,",
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"answer": {
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"he/she may be in a state of poor health",
"he/she must be in danger of heart disease",
"he/she might get on poo... | Getting enough sleep on a regular basis is one important way to protect the health of your heart. Poor sleep is associated with a range of cardiovascular problems, including high blood pressure, heart attack, and heart failure. Both men and women are at increased risk for these conditions. But we continue to learn tha... | high14386.txt |
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"answer": {
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"3%",
"5%"
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},
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Their capital city is Khartoum. At Khartoum the Blue Nile and th... | high20745.txt |
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},
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"College enrollment in 2013 is not as high as that in 2009.",
"Only a small numbe... | In a 2013 study, it was reported that almost 66 percent of recent high school graduates went to college, a 4 percent decline since 2009, when college enrollment reached an all-time high.
So, what are the other 35 percent of high school graduates doing after they walk out of their school for the last time? Here are wha... | high10686.txt |
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"answer": {
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"by 2010",
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"The current tap water quality meets national standards, but, compared with that of the European Union ... | high15926.txt |
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"answer": {
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"embarrassed",
"upset"
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"answer": {
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I c... | high1810.txt |
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"answer": {
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"To trick the lion."
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"answer": {
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},
"options": [
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"the French Spiderman climbed the world's tallest building",
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Robert, dressed in a red rain jacket, tights and climbing shoes, climbed up ropes hung down the side of the 101-storey, 1,667-foot office tower, reaching the top in a... | high15932.txt |
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"answer": {
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"Because the scientists are careful and calm.",
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The physicist, Dario Auterio, did not try to explain what the results might mean for the ... | high348.txt |
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"answer": {
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"Five,",
"Six.",
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"they believe the government is sure to approve the school",
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"answer": {
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for a few years.Since you've been for the worse?
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"The varnish was different from the others."
],
... | When I was a boy my father told me that he could do anything he wanted to.Dad said that he wanted to be the first to develop color prints in our city, and so he did.
When I was 16,dad looked closely at the violin I played and said that he wanted to make one.He read about violinmaking,and then became a violinmaker at th... | high12085.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Eight"
},
"options": [
"Four",
"Eight",
"Nine",
"Eleven"
],
"question": "_ years after their marriage, the couple decided to travel forever.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | For most families, a long car journey is the _ of any trip.But for the Zapps, their 83-year-old vehicle has been a home for the past 11 years, as the couple travel around the world on a never ending trip of a lifetime, covering 142,000 miles over four continents.
Herman and Candelaria Zapp, who got married to each ot... | high20989.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "cell phone manners"
},
"options": [
"cell phone manners",
"how to make phone calls",
"where to make phone calls",
"where you can use your cell phone and where not"
],
"question": "This passage is mainly about ... | Read our guide because ---trust us--- you don't want to be the one everyone's rolling their eyes at.
GO RIGHT AHEAD:
GOLDEN RULE: Home is pretty much the only place where you can safely blab about anything without having to consider the needs of the people around you.
HANDLE WITH CARE in these places:
Waiting rooms: ... | high20751.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Paul Weitz."
},
"options": [
"Paul Weitz.",
"Emma Stone.",
"Paul Rudd.",
"Nicolas Cage."
],
"question": "Who is a film director?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_... | Movies coming soon
The Croods
Length of time:1 hour 32 minutes
Style: Family, Action
Release date : November 22, 2014
Directors: Kirk De Micco, Chris Sanders
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds
Summary
A prehistoric family are forced to flee their cave after it's destroyed by a disaster that threatens to ... | high10692.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Hu' s visit opens a new chapter in China-US ties."
},
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"The relation between China and the US.",
"The relation between China and the other countries.",
... | BEIJING--Just as the Chinese people joyfully await the traditional Spring Festival, President Hu Jintao returned here Saturday after successfully concluding a four-day state visit to the United States,which opens a new chapter in cooperative partnership between China and the United States.
During his visit,President Hu... | high20037.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "joy"
},
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"joy",
"the coming of spring",
"shyness"
],
"question": "Both the bluebird and the canary can be a sign of _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": ... | Blackbird
A good sign
Paradise
Magic
Seeing a blackbird for most is a good sign. It can also mean shyness and insecurity, which directly means a lack of self-confidence. The color black, as we know, is connected with supernatural power.
Bluebird
The arrival of spring
Hard work
Joy
Bluebirds are connected with joy, ... | high3975.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Australian Eastern coastline"
},
"options": [
"Warrook Cattle farm",
"Koala Conservation Center",
"Australian Eastern coastline",
"Philiip Island Visitors Information Centre"
],
"question": "Which of the followi... | Travel Voucher :
Please download Travel Voucher from this website.For every confirmed booking
you will be required to print a voucher which is presented at the destination.You will receive a link to your voucher by email once your booking is confirmed. | high16585.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "To interest students in a new community program."
},
"options": [
"To explain a new requirement for graduation.",
"To interest students in a new community program.",
"To discuss the problems of elementary school students.",
... | Community service is an important component of education here at our university. We encourage all students to volunteer for at least one community activity before they graduate. A new community program called "One On One" helps elementary students who've fallen behind. Your education majors might be especially interest... | high22620.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "To increase people's dining experience."
},
"options": [
"To produce all kinds of chocolate.",
"To replace the traditional chocolate.",
"To change the coffee flavor.",
"To increase people's dining experience."
],
... | Le Whif, an inhaler that allows chocolate lovers to meet their needs whenever they please without putting on weight, is to be released in British stores. The invention, called the world's first breathable food by its creators, let consumers suck in the taste of chocolate and coffee while taking on less than one calori... | high24251.txt |
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