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"answer_text": "Unreasonable."
},
"options": [
"Unreasonable.",
"Necessary.",
"Difficult.",
"Urgent."
],
"question": "What does the author think of pulling down Big Ben to make way for a car park?",
"question_type": null
... | What would you think if someone suggested knocking down St Paul's cathedral to widen the road,or pulling down Big Ben to make way for a car park? It'd be ridiculous,right? But when it comes to devastation of the natural world,we aren't so easily shocked.But we should be...or we'll be in a lot of trouble!
_ Ancient for... | high13993.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "not only limited to the U.S"
},
"options": [
"learned from some European countries",
"not only limited to the U.S",
"no longer popular",
"somewhat similar to the European style"
],
"question": "Frank Lloyd Wrigh... | Frank Lloyd Wright probably is the greatest architect that the United States has ever produced. He was very gifted and had a natural ability to design buildings. His buildings were not only beautiful, but they were also practical and useful. They fit their purposes very well. Wright's churches, for example, make people... | high22596.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "personalities"
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"options": [
"different jobs",
"personalities",
"personal skills",
"job's pay"
],
"question": "This passage mainly talks about the importance of _ .",
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... | Have you ever picked a job based on the fact that you were good at it but later found it made you feel very uncomfortable over time? When you select your career, there's whole lot more to it than assessing your skills and matching them with a particular position. If you ignore your personality, it will hurt you long-te... | high940.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "by reading posts about their financial journey"
},
"options": [
"by making a web page",
"by reading posts about their financial journey",
"by going on a financial journey",
"by writing to him"
],
"question": "Yo... | Today, we are talking about money. I can share a bit about my history with money and my new view when it comes to using _
I made a web page with links to posts about our financial journey where you can look for more details of where we've been and how we got where we are now. It was a big part of my story in the past ... | high6577.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Spenser, Shakespeare and John Milton had the friendly relationship between them."
},
"options": [
"John Milton was a most learned poet.",
"John Milton was one of the giants of English literature.",
"Spenser and Shakespeare we... | John Milton, the most learned poet, is the greatest writer of the seventeenth century and one of the giants of English literature as a whole. He was greatly influenced by two historical movements of Renaissance and Reformation. Like Spenser and Shakespeare, he was also one of the Renaissance giants not only in England ... | high9644.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "The Easter Egg Roll."
},
"options": [
"Walk for the Woods.",
"Teddy Bears' Picnic.",
"The Easter Egg Roll.",
"The Oral History Training Day."
],
"question": "Which of the following will be on 9thApril?",
"qu... | Welcome to our third newsletter of the year!
Our major activity for March is our Walk for the Woods fundraising event on Saturday, 17thMarch, starting any time between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. We will be walking the distance between Warley Woods and Tipperary. It is indeed a long way--80 miles. The more people that you can g... | high14030.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "To discover what shapes us as individuals."
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"options": [
"To find out how many twins are born every year.",
"To discover what shapes us as individuals.",
"To compare differences between twins.",
"To study brother-and... | We each have a unique genetic (,) make-up. Every cell of your body has the same set of about 100,000 separate genes made of DNA. These are the instructions for producing a person. Genes decide everything from the colour of your skin to the way your brain works. You have one of several billion combinations of DNA which ... | high1218.txt |
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"answer_text": "She is concerned about children's attitudes towards failure."
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"options": [
"She is concerned about children's attitudes towards failure.",
"She is the president of the Education Center.",
"She strongly believes that bad th... | Remind children that bad things don't last. It may sound simple, but the message is extremely important. "Children often don't have the experience to know that when something bad happens---they lose an important game or their best friend lets them down---it's not the end of the world," explains Nancy Leffert, a senior ... | high12441.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "On Yongxing Island."
},
"options": [
"In Hainan Province.",
"On Yongxing Island.",
"In South China Sea.",
"In Fujian Province."
],
"question": "Where is the center of Sansha city located?",
"question_type": ... | CHINA established the city of Sansha yesterday on Yongxing Island in the southernmost province of Hainan.
A ceremony to mark the city's establishment began at 10:40 am on a square in front of the city government's main building.
The national flag was hoisted and the national anthem played after the unveiling of the s... | high23844.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "The sense of belonging to a group."
},
"options": [
"The act of calling each other.",
"The sense of achievement.",
"The act of hunting for something.",
"The sense of belonging to a group."
],
"question": "What i... | Howling is a behavior commonly observed among a wolf pack . As pack animals, wolves work together to hunt and rely on howling as an important means of communication among each other. There are different explanations of a wolf's howl and it appears that there may be more to discover.
One theory is that wolves howl to bo... | high7669.txt |
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"answer_text": "He described the struggles of the poor in London."
},
"options": [
"He described the struggles of the poor in London.",
"He showed an interest in rural matters in his writing.",
"He focused on changing social and economic sit... | It was in the Victorian Era that the novel became the leading form of literature in English. Most writers were more concerned to meet the tastes of the middle class. The best known works of the period included the works of Charles Dickens and the Bronte sisters and others.
Charles Dickens came on the literary scene in... | high13987.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "cause a shortage of apartments"
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"cause a shortage of apartments",
"worry those who rent apartments as homes.",
"increase the profits of landlords.",
"encourage landlords to invest in building apartments.... | In cities with rent control, the city government sets the maximum rent that a landlord can charge for an apartment. Supporters of rent control argue that it protects people who are living in apartment. Their rent cannot increase; therefore, they are not in danger of losing their homes. However, the critics say that a... | high954.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "the teacher made a special package for Maria so as to see her smile"
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"the beautiful chain was put inside a beautiful box",
"Maria made a golden chain of popcorn for her mother",
"the teacher made a special pac... | It was Christmas 1961. I was teaching in a small town in Ohio where my twenty seven third graders eagerly _ the great day of gift giving.
Each day the children made some new wonder - strings of popcorn, hand-made decorations, and German bells made from wallpaper samples, which we hung from the ceiling. Through it all ... | high22582.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Downhill skiing used to be more difficult to learn because of the old-fashioned skis."
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"Runners and cyclists cannot train because of the wet or slippery roads in winter.",
"Downhill skiing used to be more difficult ... | Winter is a great time to experiment with new sports. The key is to find one that matches your interests and natural abilities. If you like to walk, keep walking -- on snowshoes. If you want to try an endurance sport, go for cross-country skiing. Besides, snowboarding is just great fun.
Not satisfied with these? Try d... | high16627.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Office manager."
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"options": [
"Babysitter.",
"Office manager.",
"Waiter / waitress.",
"Office cleaner."
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"question": "Which of the following position is a full-time job?",
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{... | Babysitter Wanted
I am seeking a babysitter for my 6-month-old son. A few hours on Saturdays and Sundays to help me and then other times as needed. He or she should be over 18, responsible, loving, warm, and have some experience in caring for babies. This position also suits a college student with experience looking fo... | high4360.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "help cure him of his reading problem"
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"options": [
"encourage him to do more walking",
"let him spend a meaningful summer",
"help cure him of his reading problem",
"make him learn more about weapons"
],
"ques... | One day when I was 12, my mother gave me an order: I was to walk to the public library, and borrow at least one book for the summer. This was one more weapon for her to defeat my strange problem -- inability to read.
In the library, I found my way into the "Children's Room." I sat down on the floor and pulled a few boo... | high10256.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "the girl didn't drive with great care"
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"the girl drank a lot before driving",
"it was so dark that the girl couldn't see very clearly",
"another car appeared on the girl's lane suddenly",
"the girl didn... | I began to work as a salesgirl in a department store.I got there that morning and was introduced to all the salesmen and saleswomen.Throughout the day,one of the salesmen talked with me.I thought we might become friends.That evening after work we went out for dinner.We sat together and talked,but our numbers were never... | high20395.txt |
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"answer_text": "Can dogs smell cancer?"
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"Can dogs smell cancer?",
"Dogs and treatment",
"A new research on breast cancer",
"An interesting experiment on lung cancer"
],
"question": "What's the best title of the ... | In a society where lung and breast cancers are leading causes of cancer death worldwide, early detection of the disease is highly desirable. In a new scientific study, researchers present astonishing new evidence that man's best friend, the dog, may have the ability to contribute to early cancer detection.
Researchers ... | high17539.txt |
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"answer_text": "She cares a lot about the environment."
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"options": [
"She likes hugging trees.",
"She knows a lot about trees.",
"She grew up in the countryside.",
"She cares a lot about the environment."
],
"question": "Why... | Not too long ago, our teacher, being a "tree-hugger"(as the kids call her), had us write an essay on an environmental issue. I was eager to start, but something made me stop.
"What is an environmental issue?" one kid asked. "What if we don't care about the environment?" another complained. "It's not like it affects me.... | high5718.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Employer and employee"
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"options": [
"Teacher and student.",
"Friends.",
"Family.",
"Employer and employee"
],
"question": "What is the relationship between Ben and Alan?",
"question_type": "factiod_questi... | Ben lived in the same house as I did, on the same floor, his door facing mine; we often saw each other, and I knew how he lived when he was at home. And at home it was the same story: dressing-gown, nightcap, closed windows, locked doors, and -'Oh, I hope nothing bad will happen!' Vegetarian food is not good for him, y... | high10530.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "in 1939"
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"in 1939",
"in the 1950s",
"in the 1940s",
"in 1919"
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"question": "First TV set was made _ .",
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"answer_index"... | Television, which made its first serious appearance in 1939, did not become common until the early 1950s. Since then, millions of children have grown up in front of the set, and many people now worry about the effect that TV has on the young, and on society in general. Educators, psychologists, and crime experts wonder... | high16141.txt |
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"answer_text": "How can a Stamp Be Worth $16,800?"
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"options": [
"How can a Stamp Be Worth $16,800?",
"Printer Made a Mistake.",
"Stamp-collection Calls for Much Money.",
"A Dance Party Planned."
],
"question": "Which of the ... | Any mistake, which is made in the printing of a stamp, raises its value to stamp collectors. A mistake on a two-penny stamp has made it worth a million and a half times its face value.
Do you think it possible? However, it is true.
The mistake was made more than 100 years ago in Mauritius, a small island in the... | high19272.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "the claims made by products are often unclear and deceiving"
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"all the products surveyed claim to meet ISO standards",
"the claims made by products are often unclear and deceiving",
"consumers would believe man... | Consumers are being confused and misled by the hodge-podge of environmental claims made by household products, according to a "green labeling" study published by Consumers International Friday.
Among the report's more unacceptalbe findings - a German fertilizer described itself as "earthworm friendly"; a brand of flou... | high4406.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "keep wireless off"
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"options": [
"charge it frequently",
"keep wireless off",
"use it in bright sunlight",
"read in a quiet room"
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"question": "If you want to use the e-reader longer, you should _ .",
... | A quick look at an e-reader
New, High-Contrast E-Ink Screen
50% better contrast than any other e-reader. The clearest text and sharpest images.
Read in Bright Sunlight
Unlike LCD screens, its screen reads like real paper, with no glare. Read as easily in bright sunlight as in your living room.
Lighter Than a Paperback... | high15448.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "high calorie snacks"
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"options": [
"weight-related disorders",
"high calorie snacks",
"parents' bad habits",
"unhealthy lunches and breakfast"
],
"question": "According to this passage, _ are to blame for ... | The federal school lunch program for 30 million low-income children was created more than half a century ago to combat malnutrition . A breakfast program was added during the 1960s, and both attempted to improve the nutritional value of food served at school.
More must be done to fight the childhood obesity epidemic, ... | high13039.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "make an advertisement"
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"make an advertisement",
"share teaching experience",
"describe an online website",
"present a way of making money"
],
"question": "The purpose of the text is to _ .",
... | Tykoon is an online website that allows you to teach your child financial principles through allowances,assignment of tasks and daily chores.As the parent,you can assign a cash value to the things you want your child to do.Then,your child can go in,accept the task and add to their wish list of what they would like to p... | high6211.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "collect information about a coming storm"
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"head straight for the center of the storm",
"get into the car for safety",
"wait patiently for the storm to develop",
"collect information about a coming storm"... | When a storm is coming, most people leave the area as quickly as possible and head for safety. But there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight for the center of the storm. These people are willing to risk being killed by floods or 100-kilometer-an-hour winds for the excitement of watching the st... | high18144.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "the star is going to die"
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"options": [
"the star is going to die",
"special tools are used on it",
"other stars come close to it",
"it is seen from the space telescopes"
],
"question": "The gravity of a black... | A black hole is a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light cannot get out. The gravity is so strong because matter has been squeezed into a tiny space. This can happen when a star is dying.
Because no light can get out, people can't see black holes. Space telescopes with special tools can help find bl... | high5730.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": ".Employing staff for Kids Camp."
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"options": [
".Various activities of Kids Camp.",
".Benefits of working at Kids Camp.",
".How to sign up for Kids Camp.",
".Employing staff for Kids Camp."
],
"question": "Wha... | Working at camp is a great journey that not only creates lifelong memories for yourself ,but the chance to make an influence on the loves of children who attend Kids Camp. As a summer camp professional, you are a teacher , a friend and most importantly a role model. Staff-members ensure the Our youngest staff is 18, b... | high17277.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "going on a vacation"
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"going on a vacation",
"shopping for luggage",
"moving to a new home",
"hosting relatives for a visit"
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"question": "This text would be most helpful to a reader who is _ ... | Getting away for a short time always seems like a great idea--until you have to pack. The rule is: pack light. Here are some tips to help you pack.
Organize Yourself
Make a list. Think of what you need from your head to your toes. When you've done this once, it'll be easier next time.
Start Small
Consider buying small-... | high11606.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "the fall colors are always in leaves"
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"the fall colors are always in leaves",
"leaves make chlorophyll all the seasons",
"leaves' changing color have nothing to with the weather",
"leaves begin changing ... | It's a sure sign that summer is over and winter is on the way -- leaves that were once deep green turn red, yellow and bright orange. It happens every autumn. But did you ever wonder why?
The leaves start changing color when the nights start getting longer and the temperature starts getting cooler. Some scientists thin... | high3341.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "hundreds of bison travelling through the prairie"
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"the burning fire moving across the grassland",
"hundreds of bison travelling through the prairie",
"tens of millions of bison occupying the farmland",
"... | Watching bison up close is fascinating, like watching a grass fire about to leap out of control. With their huge, wedge-shaped heads and silver-dollar-size brown eyes, the 2,000-pound animals are symbols of another place and time. More than 100 bison now roam the 30,000-acre American Prairie Reserve in eastern Montana ... | high16169.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "He didn't think he could be easily found there"
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"options": [
"He thought it was a good place to sleep",
"He wanted to start a big rescue operation",
"He didn't think he could be easily found there",
"He is Australia'... | At just six years old, Joey Kilpatrick is Australia's unofficial hide-and-seek champion after he hid in a bedroom cupboard for eight hours while playing his favorite game,causing a big rescue operation.
The determined little boy's disappearing act led to a careful search, including nice police officers, five State Emer... | high8214.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Alice Walker's reflection on Langston Hughes."
},
"options": [
"Alice Walker's reflection on Langston Hughes.",
"The influence of Alice Walker on the writing of Langston Hughes.",
"Langston Hughes' book about Alice Walker.",
... | Alice Walker makes her living by writing, and her poems, short stories, and novels have won many awards and fellowships for her. She was born in Eatonton, Georgia. She went to public schools there, and then to Spelman college in Atlanta before coming to New York to attend Sarah Lawrence college, from which she graduate... | high15460.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "can get food as a reward that way"
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"options": [
"will be punished if it refuses it",
"wants to win the trainer's favor",
"wants to get audiences' applauses",
"can get food as a reward that way"
],
"question":... | I guess I always knew about the little fish treat, but this past summer it was all I could see. Pipin and Nemo were balancing on one front flipper , flying through hoops, dancing with the trainer, and we were all applauding -- the little kids screaming with delight. That's when the trainer, who wore a little treat bag ... | high7127.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "The bank clerk's unusual behavior."
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"options": [
"The small number of customers.",
"The total silence in the bank.",
"The bank clerk's unusual behavior.",
"The constant ringing of the phone."
],
"question": "... | D It was about midday.I'd left work early in the morning to cash a check.I walked along to the bank and found there were only about ten or eleven customers in there, a pretty unusual number for those central banks.
I waited until it was my turn, walked up to the desk and started talking to the bank clerk.He had a re... | high13011.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "access not only books but other study resources"
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"have a free drink or a meal",
"borrow as many books as they want",
"ask questions and get answers from their tutors",
"access not only books but other st... | The library is one of the most popular places at a western university.Students turn to it for research,conversations about class,and many other services.
Compared with Chinese libraries,college libraries in the US and UK tend to offer more resources.A postgraduate at Yale University can borrow as many as 225 books at a... | high6239.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "request to see if he might use his lighter"
},
"options": [
"invite him to watch a football match together",
"ask him to show the direction to railway station",
"inquire where there was a department store",
"request to ... | On a cold winter Sunday, the little man came up to me as I was about to enter the telephone box and asked me whether I had a match.
"I'm sorry,"I said."I don't smoke, so I haven't any. You'd better ask someone else."
He looked rather disappointed, hesitated, and then turned away. I watched him walk slowly down the stre... | high14018.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Because nothing serious happened then."
},
"options": [
"Because it worked perfectly.",
"Because the right booster was still OK.",
"Because nothing serious happened then.",
"Because fewer people died in the flight."
... | While success is surely sweeter than failure, it seems failure is a far better teacher, and organizations that fail spectacularly often flourish more in the long run, according to a new study by Vinit Desai, assistant professor of management at the University of Colorado Denver Business School. Researchers have found t... | high1230.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "It is not usual for radioactive materials to be conveyed across land."
},
"options": [
"It is likely that a leak or an explosion occurs at a power station.",
"It is not usual for radioactive materials to be conveyed across land.",
... | There are three separate sources of danger in supplying energy by nuclear power.
First, the radioactive material must travel from its place of production to the power station. Although the power stations themselves are strongly built, the containers used for the transport of the materials are not. Normally, only two ... | high13777.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "She can always offer help when the author is in need."
},
"options": [
"She can always offer help when the author is in need.",
"She author and Susie have lots of things to talk about.",
"Susie is good at solving problems.",
... | It'll soon be the birthday of one of my closest friends, Susie. I still cannot decide what to give her. She's a rare friend because she has been there for me all the time whenever I need a friend to talk to. I can always depend on her to be the first to arrive to give me advice when I have problems. I guess I am so luc... | high7899.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Old newspapers."
},
"options": [
"Old televisions.",
"Old computers.",
"Old cell phones",
"Old newspapers."
],
"question": "Which of the following does NOT belong to e-waste?",
"question_type": null
},
{... | There is a growing problem of what to do with electronic waste such as old televisions, computers, radios, cellular telephones and other electronic equipment.
Electronic trash, or e-waste, is piling up faster than ever in American homes and businesses. People do not know what to do with old televisions or computers, so... | high8572.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "usually buy healthier food than beer drinkers"
},
"options": [
"eat more vegetables than beer drinkers",
"usually buy healthier food than beer drinkers",
"are mostly healthier than beer drinkers",
"run a lower risk of d... | Wine drinkers tend to buy healthier food than beer drinkers, according to a Danish study published on Tuesday on the website of a weekly medical magazine.
People who bought wine at the store were also more likely to buy fruit, vegetables, fish, lean meat and milk than beer buyers did, said the study.
Beer buyers were... | high7641.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "easy to use"
},
"options": [
"easy to use",
"beautiful in appearance",
"cheap in price",
"powerful in battery volume"
],
"question": "According to the author, iPhones are popular with both adults and young kids ... | The bedroom door opened and a light went on, signaling an end to nap time.The toddle , sleepy-eyed, clambered to a swinging stand in his crib.He smiled, reached out to his father, and uttered what is fast becoming the cry of his generation: "iPhone!"
Just as adults have a hard time putting down their iPhones, so the de... | high4348.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "working mothers requiring flexible working hours."
},
"options": [
"working mothers requiring flexible working hours.",
"working mothers planning to set up their own businesses.",
"well-paid jobs.",
"unemployment at the... | Flexible working hours, homeworking opportunities and cover for emergencies or school holidays are the top concerns for working mothers, according to a British survey on Thursday.
The survey of 1,677 people by specialist employment advice website workingmums.co.uk showed that despite a tougher job climate, in which red... | high11160.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "suggest some solutions to the water issue in Yemen"
},
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"analyze the reasons why Yemen lacks water",
"suggest some solutions to the water issue in Yemen",
"present how serious the water problem is in Yemen",
... | In Yemen, you always see one type of vehicle on the road: the water truck.They travel mountain roads and cross deserts to bring Yemenis the goods more valuable than oil.It is one that only the rich can afford, with the supply regularly being cut off.Others must rely on scarce rain or charity to fight thirst.
Experts s... | high3427.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Swimming in a dangerous area"
},
"options": [
"Feeding a hungry shark",
"Jumping into a rough sea",
"Dragging a boy to the shore",
"Swimming in a dangerous area"
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"It will make energy too cheap.",
"It is too far away from us."
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"Because you may be burned if not.",
"Because walkways' surface is cool.",
"Because you may get a good view."
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Waiotapu, New Zealand
Steam and gases rising through the pool create bubbles of mud, at the site of what was once a volcano. While Waiotapu is a popular tourist spot, visitors are warned to stay on walkways built by the government for fear tha... | high19528.txt |
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"it is not certain that students will learn better from male teachers",
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Men Teach, a non-profit organization that encou... | high11174.txt |
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"After she pressed her toes into the Caribbean sand.",
"After her stormy transAtlantic flight in the early 1... | 56yearold becomes 1st woman to swim Atlantic
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"Whale Shark in Danger"
],
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It was the first time a shark had been caught in the beach area, a popular tourist site in Hainan.
Local fishermen said they caught the 3-meter-long, l-ton shark by chance when the... | high13763.txt |
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"most painters were attracted and inspired by the fog of London",
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"he would like his son to read it",
"it could remind himself of the past",
"he wanted to find what a crow was"
],
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The father asked his son, "What is that?"
The son replied, "That is a crow."
After a few minutes, the father asked his son for the second time, "What is this?"
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"the couple budgeted for their trip carefully",
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"Its feeling.",
"Its age."
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F... | high8566.txt |
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],
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First Language Influence (FLI) can have a great effect on an employee's accent. Briti... | high7655.txt |
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},
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"The earthquake led to many deaths and caused damage to roads.",
"The Japanese go... | The deadly earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11 damaged two nuclear power stations. Officials are now working to prevent dangerous radiation from poisoning the air in the area surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi plant. The Japanese government has ordered people living within 12 and a half miles of the p... | high15474.txt |
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"answer": {
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"he wasn't fond of beggars",
"he thought that the beggar was lying",
"he didn't like being bothered"
],
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"answer": {
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To get the latest news, radio and television reporters often reporter "live" ... | high1542.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "make sure your means of communication is available and reliable"
},
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"make sure your means of communication is available and reliable",
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Before you leave, you'd better:
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "wearing red T-shirts"
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"putting on attractive make-up",
"changing the color of T-shirts",
"behaving themselves"
],
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No matter what color they wear, female diners will give the same kind of amounts fo... | high5724.txt |
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"answer": {
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"To give her some advice.",
"To tell her what she should do.",
"To help solve her problems."
],
"question": "Why has the father written t... | Dear daughter,
You are a wonderful person and your mother and I think the world of you. It will not be long before you leave home to make your way in the world. Can I please give you some friendly advice? Here are some things that you should never do.
1. Never Look Down Upon Yourself.
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Abraham."
},
"options": [
"Corinne.",
"Louise.",
"Abraham.",
"Sam."
],
"question": "Who is interested inSpilling Ink: A Yong Writer's Handbook?",
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},
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"answer": {... | I'm trying to be a writer, but I can't even start. What should I do?
Abraham, Nebraska
There are many ways to come up with ideas, one of which is to write down a list of your experiences, as well as things from your imagination. When you want to write, look in the notebook for ideas.
Books for writers often have good s... | high3355.txt |
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"answer_text": "The Girl Who Believed In Fairys"
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"Faffenburger's Odyssey",
"The Wise Old Woman",
"The Girl Who Believed In Fairys"
],
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In this children's story, suited to younger children, we have an adventure with Trevor. He is a taxi. Trevor loves his life:
"Sometimes he takes patients to the nursing home, where they can get better after being ill, and sometimes he takes people home when they have... | high3802.txt |
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"Children Learn English Through Games",
"Welcome to MES Games",
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "he was able to find a job as a pilot"
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"he began flying even when he was very young",
"his physical condition e... | I was fortunate enough to discover my love for flying when I was very young. Lucky that some things went my way: my eyesight, for example, was good enough to allow me to become a fighter pilot. And lucky that when I left the army, I found work as an airline pilot, when such jobs weren't plentiful. I still feel lucky, a... | high19919.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "the negative effects of sugar on people's health"
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "it's understandable for kids to annoy their parents"
},
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"parents should be responsible for children's bad behavior",
"parents shouldn't tolerate their ch... | One day my 13-year-old daughter told me that she was going to spend the afternoon at her friend Jesse's house. I didn't doubt it until I called Jesse's number to remind Liz that it was her turn to walk the dog, and Jesse's mom picked up the phone and said, "I thought she and Jesse were planning to be at your house." It... | high9491.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Jobs."
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Head of Research
Salary:PS55.271
We are looking for a Head of Research to manage the CWU Research Department and Information Centre. You would be required to exercise control of all research work of the department and manage a team of three researchers and four support staff.
The person appointe... | high22757.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "People with physical disabilities."
},
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"People who lack suitable housing",
"People in need of computer skills"
],
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "explain why there won't be a new Einstein soon"
},
"options": [
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"explain the difficulty to find a talented physicist",
"praise his scientific contribution to the... | A new genius in physics like Einstein will emerge , scientists say. But it may take a long time .After, more than 200 yeas separated Einstein from his nearest rival , Isaac Newton. Many physicists say the next Einstein hasn't been yet, or is a baby now.
And researchers say there are many factors working against a... | high22031.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "drought"
},
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"hibernation",
"windier conditions",
"extreme events"
],
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"ques... | "It's this time of year when the weather starts warming up and frogs start breeding - but they haven't been breeding," says John Wilkinson, research and monitoring officer at the Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust (ARC).
Amphibians are just one of the groups of animals that nature observers fear may have proble... | high1973.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "he mixed black church music, blues and rock 'n' roll"
},
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"he worked hard to create his own sound",
"he recorded Jazz music",
"he could play blues"
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The song Let's Go Get Stoned is an example of Ray Charles' own kind of music--his own sound. He work... | high14583.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
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},
"options": [
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"Because in her own country women never drive.",
"Because her husband... | The story I am going to tell you happened about three years ago when I started to learn how to drive. At first, I was very frightened, and I thought I could never learn how to drive a car. Driving a car frightened me because in my home country women never drive, but in the United States every woman has to know how to d... | high15845.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "It uses special systems to save water."
},
"options": [
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"It produces reusable shopping bags by itself.",
"It uses special systems to save water.",
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "premature or preterm births throughout the world"
},
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"how to improve people's health throughout the world",
"premature or preterm births throughout the wo... | Each year millions of babies are born too soon and too small. Premature or preterm births are defined as births at less than thirty-seven weeks.
Prematurity is the leading cause of death in newborn babies. More than one-fourth of the four million newborns who die each year around the world were born too early.
... | high21538.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "The volcanos on earth are lower than those on Mars."
},
"options": [
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"The volcanos on earth are lower than those on Mars.",
"There is oxygen in the atmosphere of the earth.",
... | The earth is the only planet that scientists think has life. Why does the earth have life while the other planets don't? For one thing, the earth is just the right temperature. As
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"answer": {
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},
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"blacks could only find role models on the basketball court",
"minorities in America couldn't find role model... | The campaign is over. The celebrations have ended. And the work for US president-elect Barack Obama has begun.
The 47-year-old politician rose to the highest post because of his stand against the war in Iraq and his plans to fix a weak economy. But what will the first 47-year-old African-American president do for ra... | high20632.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
"options": [
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"She asked the children to play with Teddy.",
"She changed Teddy's seat to the front row.",
"She told the class somethin... | There was a story many years ago of a school teacher----Mrs.Thompson. She told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. He didn't play well with the other children and he always needed a bath. She did not like him.
... | high10929.txt |
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"answer": {
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"A bravehunter."
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The oldest among us lifted his head to listen. "There are ... | high16380.txt |
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"They couldn't hear what she was saying.",
"They got bored with her story.",
"They felt confused by her words."
],
"que... | A TV program was being videoed. Tonight it was to select the sweetest whisper of love ever said between husband and wife.
The final competition was held among 10 married couples. Seven of them were young ones, two middle-aged and one old. The last turn came to the old couple. The old lady took the microphone and said t... | high22025.txt |
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"answer": {
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"producing some chemicals",
"sending out electronic signals"
],
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Plants can also discover vola... | high15689.txt |
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"He can behave like the heroes in storybooks.",
"He can have the courage to be enthusiastic.",
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"They want to ask the boss for a raise.",
"They want to have their own company.",
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"The water processed by the machine is cleaner than local tap water .",
"The machine can help raise awareness of lacking water in the world .",
... | A machine that takes sweat-laden clothes and turns the moisture into drinking water is in use in Sweden. The device spins and heats the material to remove the sweat, and then passes the vapor through a special membrane designed to only let water molecules get through.
Since its Monday launch, its creators say more th... | high12858.txt |
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"answer_text": "Because it can help students get a better shape."
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"Because most of students don't like dancing.",
"Because it can help students get a better shape.",
"Because losing weight is necessary to students.",
"B... | prefix = st1 /West Virginia--Public schools are using a dance video game to help get students in shape. In these schools, students are often told to turn off their video games and get some exercise. The schools have found a new way for their students to work out while playing a new video game. West Virginiais one of th... | high22743.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "The figures cannot be simply judged as good or evil."
},
"options": [
"The complex time tends to turn good into evil.",
"He uses his films to show good finally defeats evil.",
"The figures cannot be simply judged as good or e... | Hayao Miyazaki, the 72-year-old Japanese master of fantasy animation , one of the most respected animation directors in the world, announced his retirement on September 6, after the recent release of his new film The Wind Rises.
Miyazaki's vision has remained unique throughout his many films over the past thirty year... | high12680.txt |
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"answer_text": "a sporting robot"
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"an experienced expert",
"a computer system",
"a flying spaceship",
"a sporting robot"
],
"question": "What we know about Hua Fei is that he is_.",
"question_type": "cloze_q... | My name is Hua Fei and I am a sporting robot of the 23rdcentury. I am an expert at high flying exercises. I jump from spaceships and as I fall I turn, dive circle and dance until I softly land as close as I can to the finishing line. Robot competitions in the 23rdcentury are truly a popular sport. Fans from all overpre... | high17920.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "more than half of teenager workers are in fast food business"
},
"options": [
"more than half of teenager workers are in fast food business",
"teenagers in America like to work in a fast food restaurant",
"teenagers like to t... | High school students need "cool" jobs in summer holidays. Working at popular retail chains and ice-cream shops are good choices. The U.S. Department of Labor says that about two-thirds of the teenager workers are in fast food business. 1/5 of cooks and food workers are between 16 and 19 years old and 2/5 of food work... | high3816.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "It keeps them from seeing unwanted contents."
},
"options": [
"It stops them from opening too many windows.",
"It makes them aware of conspicuous activity.",
"It keeps them from seeing unwanted contents.",
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "how to plan your travel"
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"how to travel with enough money",
"how to make your travel interesting",
"how to get life experiences"
],
"question": "This passage is about ... | Traveling can be a way to gain life experiences,especially during Spring Break--a week long school vacation in the United States. But what if you're a student and don't have enough money for a trip?Don't worry. Here are some useful suggestions.
Save:This probably is the most important preparation for traveling. Cut exp... | high565.txt |
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"answer_text": "the general public"
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"adventurers",
"geographers"
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There are four general approaches to dealing with volcanic dangers. We can try to keep the danger from occurring-often an impossible task. We can try to change its path or reduce its impact on existing development. We can take steps to protect future development. We can also do our best to ... | high12870.txt |
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