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] | Have you ever been to a wedding and simply loved the bride's bouquet ? More than likely some part of it was the Hawaiian Wedding Plant. This foreign houseplant can be enjoyed by anyone,not just brides. With a little proper attention and careful planning on location,this foreign houseplant, native to Madagascar, can be ... | high23475.txt |
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"answer_text": "In 1997, Kournikova worked hard to make it to the semi - finals in Wimbledon."
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"Kournikova beat Steffi Graf at the US Open when she was 15.",
"Kournikova won the Rookie of the Year award in 1999.",
"Koumikova ... | Anna Koumikova was born on June 7th, 1981 in Moscow. Her parents' names are Allah and Sergel. When she was 5 years old, her parents sold their TV to buy her the first tennis bat for Christmas. She played in a club near her place until aged 11. Then she moved to Bradenton, Florida(USA) to train with Nick Bollitierri. At... | high7480.txt |
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"answer_text": "selecting pupils by public secondary schools"
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"telling in advance the degree of academic success",
"admitting intelligent children to school at the age younger than ordinary",
"finding out children with lower ... | The most common use of intelligence test scores is to predict degree of academic success. Such scores are used in some communities as bases for admitting able children to schools at ages younger than normal, and they are very generally used to determine admissions to schools beyond public secondary school. Another use ... | high6946.txt |
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"answer_text": "a medical journal"
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"a science textbook",
"a travel brochure"
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"question": "This text is most likely to appear in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_q... | Apart from psychological illness, we are all largely responsible for our own emotional health.What we say to ourselves over and over for days, weeks, months, and sometimes years, has a great effect on how we see ourselves.This also contributes to many mental health disorders.
Many of us have problems with negative t... | high17908.txt |
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"answer_text": "Kind and helpful."
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"Kind and helpful.",
"Firm but firendly.",
"Hardworking and practical."
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"question": "Which of the following might be the most proper description ab... | Though my career as a banker was financially rewarding, I was never content with the work. I was annoyed by my workmates' coldness and endless counting. Gradually, I began to envy my wife Julie's teaching career, which was full of passion and challenges. However, I admitted that leaving a secure(, ) position and going ... | high21262.txt |
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"answer_text": "its amusement services and shopping advantages"
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"its amusement services and shopping advantages",
"there being many museums about art and literature",
... | If you are planning a visit to Chicago, make sure you see the city best before you head back home.
Architecture
Chicago is home to some of the most fascinating architecture in the country. One of the oldest buildings in the city is the Water Tower, which was built in 1869. It is one of the structures to survive the Chi... | high4189.txt |
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"answer_text": "shows a way to happiness"
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"is full of joy and laughter",
"shows a way to happiness",
"is a perfect way to kill time",
"describes a beautiful garden"
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"question": "Lauren Groff likes Elizabeth a... | The host: Now it's time for our You Must Read This program. Today we'll hear from Lauren Groff. She came across a book when she was going to have her first child and was worried about the future.
Lauren Groff: Staring into darkness, I wanted to read about happiness.1n fact, books full of joy are hard to find because ... | high5297.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "how food companies cheated us"
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"how to keep fit.",
"how junk foods are made",
"How to buy healthy food",
"how food companies cheated us"
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"question": "In the book \"Salt, Sugar and Fat. How the... | Half a year ago I came across a book called"Salt,Sugar and Fat. How the Food Giants Hooked US",but finished it only recently. I am far from being a fan of junk food,over-salty,or over-sweet stuff,and honestly this food doesn't appeal to me at all. Maybe it is related to the fact that I grew up in Russia and at that tim... | high19925.txt |
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"answer_text": "be charged with the damage"
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"have themselves a little celebration",
"hurt themselves and be in danger too",
"be charged with the damage",
"be punished by their parents"
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"question": "If teenage... | Setting off fireworks is usually a pleasure for many teenagers. Even though this is not legal in many areas, some will still find a way to get fireworks and have themselves a little celebration.
You may know some teenagers that use fireworks in other manners, such as a try to set fire to buildings. This can result ... | high18385.txt |
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"answer_text": "that musical training is important for communication skills"
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"learning how to speak",
"that brain stem is important for speech",
"that musical training is important for communication skills",
"that music... | American scientists say musical training seems to improve communication skills. They found that developing musical skills involves the same process in the brain as learning how to speak. The scientists say that could help children with learning disabilities.
Nina Kraus is a neurobiologist at Northwestern University in ... | high21504.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "thanks to science developing."
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"because the earth is being polluted day and night.",
"thanks to science developing.",
"because of the rise in pollution",
"because the earth is blown away by the wind ever... | The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago; but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. To pollute mean to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink ... | high10901.txt |
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"answer_text": "Violence Can Do Nothing to Reduce Race Prejudice."
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"Advocating Violence.",
"Violence Can Do Nothing to Reduce Race Prejudice.",
"Important People on Both Sides See Violence As a Legitimate Solution.",
"T... | In a few states where racial prejudice is serious, violence has so come to be taken for granted as a means of solving differences, that it is not even questioned. There are states where the white man imposes his rule by force; there are states where the black man protests by setting fire to cities and by looting and pi... | high3180.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "is misunderstood by people in fact"
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"causes some serious diseases",
"is misunderstood by people in fact",
"has enough scientific evidence to support it",
"was published by the British Medical Journal"
... | It has become a certain belief among the public-drink at least eight glasses of water a day to improve health and well--being.Bottled water companies often repeat it to increase their sales but it is actually a silly idea. There is no evidence to prove the advantages of drinking eight glasses of water a day,scientists ... | high23313.txt |
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"answer_text": "find out the range of the articles in the post"
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"get a better understanding of American issues",
"find out the range of the articles in the post",
"increase his knowledge in many fields",
"broaden his re... | Submission Guidelines
Before sending us a manuscript , look through recent issues of the Post to get an idea of the range and style of articles we publish. You will discover that our focus has broadened to include well-researched, timely and informative articles on finance, home improvement, travel, humor, and many oth... | high15879.txt |
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"answer_text": "People had no enthusiasm about the scheme."
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"People were unable to lock properly.",
"People could not dock the bikes properly.",
"People had no enthusiasm about the scheme.",
"It's too expensive for some... | London has become a cycle friendly zone after the launch of a new bike hire scheme.It has been designed to encourage more people to cycle in and around central London.
So how does it work?First you have to sign up to the scheme to be sent a key.The key will unlock one of the bikes,which are kept at docking stations in ... | high1797.txt |
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"answer_text": "We become stronger by facing and solving problems of life."
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"Problems and difficulties represent a special kind of suffering.",
"We become stronger by facing and solving problems of life.",
"Life is difficult ... | Life is difficult.
It is a great truth because once we truly understand and accept it, then life is no longer difficult.
Most do not fully see this truth. Instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy. It seems to them that difficulties stand for a special kind of suffering espe... | high203.txt |
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"answer_text": "many Americans in the recession like sweets which are comforting"
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"many Americans were jobless in the recession",
"lots of Americans like candies",
"many Americans in the recession like sweets which are comfor... | Raymond Schneider politely made his way through crowds of customers as he made for the candy bins at Dylan's Candy Bar in Manhattan. Since he was out of employment, Mr. Schneider, a 33-year-old designer, says he has become a person who always buys a lot of sweets every time he shops for groceries.
"Sugar is comforting,... | high22019.txt |
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"answer_text": "911"
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"question": "According to the passage, in case of an emergence, people should dial _ .",
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... | The accident at Lake Sherwood was in our backyard. An SUV had gone off the road,down a hill, and collided with a tree. When we heard the wreck, I remembered to say "call 911". My family was the first on the scene. Nick, my son, was on the cell phone with 911. He saw a friend who was a victim in the crash who was a 15 y... | high23307.txt |
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"answer_text": "Lightning won't do harm to people's health."
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"Lightning can happen even if there is no cloud.",
"Lightning won't do harm to people's health.",
"Lightning can travel sideways.",
"Lightning can strike very... | People who are hit by lightning and survive often have long-term effects. These may include memory loss, sleep disorders, muscle pain and depression .
Experts tell people to seek the safety of a building or a hard-top vehicle any time they hear thunder, even if it is not raining. They say lightning can strike as far a... | high217.txt |
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"answer_text": "Endangered."
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"Endangered.",
"Powerful.",
"Expensive."
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"question": ". Which of the following words best describes the situation sharks are in?",
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... | Sharks are among the oldest animals on Earth. There are hundreds of kinds of sharks. Most are about two meters long. The dogfish shark, however, is less than twenty centimeters in length. A shark has an extremely good sense of smell. It can find small amounts of matters in water, such as blood, body liquids and chemica... | high1783.txt |
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"answer_text": "Nitrogen and oxygen are put together in great heat."
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"Nitrogen and oxygen are put together in great heat.",
"Carbon monoxide and oxygen are mixed together.",
"Hydrocarbons pass through the engine.",
"Nit... | Pollutants coming from automobile operation have begun to cause many environmental problems. It has been calculated, for example, that 70% of the carbon monoxide , 45% of the nitrogen oxides , and 34% of the hydrocarbon pollution in the United States can be traced directly to automobile exhausts . In addition, rubbe... | high4823.txt |
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"question": "The game between France and Scotland is an_game.",
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"a... | "This is really a very fast game, the fastest I've seen so far this year. Both sides are fighting for the ball all the time. The crowd is loving every minute of it. They are shouting at the top of their voices."
"Wills has the ball now. This is only his third game for Scotland, but he's playing so well that it won't be... | high18391.txt |
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"answer_text": "why slow food is so important"
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"why slow food is so important",
"the food and wine culture is rich in Italy",
"what you're eating always travels a long way",
"slow food makes the current food system sick... | In 1986,when Carlo Petrini first coined the term "Slow Food," he organized locally in his native Italy to preserve the food and wine culture and protest fast food.
Today, slow food has spread to 132 countries with over 85, 000 members, addressing worldwide issues like farmer equity and _ --the actions people take to r... | high21510.txt |
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"answer_text": "Because his father brought him there."
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"Because he wanted to live in a larger and more prosperous city.",
"Because his father brought him there.",
"Because he wanted to wrote his novels there.",
"Because... | When he wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain turned to Hannibal. The relationship between Hannibal and Twain began in November 1839, when Twain's father decided to leave the village in Florida and move east about 35 miles to the somewhat larger and more prosperous Hannib... | high3194.txt |
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... | Wild animals are our friends, but many of them are getting fewer and fewer. We should try to protect them. The four animals below are now in danger.
Tibetan Antelopes
Tibetan antelopes are medium-sized animals. They mainly feed on grass. They are usually found in groups of about 20. They are killed for their wool, wh... | high21276.txt |
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"question": "Jee Hock and Meng Kim were good _ .",
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... | Jee Hock and Meng Kim were very good friends. Jee Hock could not see. He was blind. Meng Kim could not walk. He was lame. They lived in a village near a forest. Everyone in the village was going to a rich man's dinner on the other side of the forest. Jee Hock and Meng Kim were anxious to attend the dinner too.
Blin... | high20168.txt |
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"answer": {
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"thought her a creative girl",
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"found it easy to lie"
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"question": "When the girl asked her mother if they could w... | Each time I see a balloon, my mind flies back to a memory of when I was a six - year - old girl. It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died. I asked my mom if Dad had gone to heaven. "Yes, honey. Of course." she said."Can we write him a letter?"
She paused, the longest pause of my short life, and answered, "... | high5283.txt |
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"answer_text": "They make change for no more than $5."
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"They start selling tickets at 9:30 a.m.",
"They are connected to change machines.",
"They offer special service to the elderly.",
"They make change for no more tha... | Metro Pocket Guide
Metrorail
Each passenger needs a farecard to enter and go out. Up to two children under age five may travel free with a paying customer.
Farecard machines are in every station. Bring small bills because there are no change machines in the stations and farecard machines only provide up to $50 in cha... | high19931.txt |
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"answer_text": "She treats them as dolls."
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"She gives them to her child to play with.",
"She treats them as dolls.",
"She makes useful tools from them.",
"She treats them as weapons."
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"question": "What does a... | Scientists at Harvard University and Bates College find female chimpanzees appear to treat sticks as dolls, carrying them around until they have children of their own. Young males engage in such behavior much less frequently.
The new work by Sonya M. Kahlenberg and Richard W. Wrangham, described this week in the jour... | high571.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "he didn't want her to overwork."
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"he disliked them at all",
"they were really very fatty.",
"they weren't his favorite taste",
"he didn't want her to overwork."
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"question": "Randy refuse to ea... | We should feel grateful in our heart when we accept anything others sacrifice for us. However, we often unconsciously do the opposite, which may not be regarded as returning kindness with ingratitude, but have the equal power to harm each other. In particular, the closer the relationship is, the more determined we are.... | high12864.txt |
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"answer_text": "Jane from Australia"
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"Liling from Beijing",
"Wangbing from Tianjin .",
"Jane from Australia",
"Dongdong from Yunnan."
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"question": "Who has the most time to apply for volunteering in Olympics 2... | Want to be a volunteer for Beijing Olympics in 2008? Recently, the recruiting started.
The recruiting of Beijing Olympics Volunteer starts from Aug 28, 2006 to end of March 2008.
Stage 1: Beijing Volunteers
From August 28, 2006, the program opens to applicants in Beijing (and Beijing only).
Stage 2: China Volunteers
Fr... | high7494.txt |
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"answer_text": "Who shot Bin Laden?"
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"What do the SEALS do?",
"How can boys be SEALS?",
"What SEALS are like?"
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"question": "Which of the following is most likely to be the title of the ... | He's out there somewhere, an instant icon in the records of American conflict, the final big-game hunter. But a puzzle, too, his identity would be kept a secret for now, and maybe forever.
He is the unknown shooter. The nameless, faceless triggerman who put a bullet in the head of the world's most notorious terrorist, ... | high15138.txt |
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"answer_text": "The achievements of Duke."
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"The development of Hawaii.",
"The achievements of Duke.",
"The personal life of Duke.",
"The history of surfing."
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"question": "What is the text mainly about?",
... | In the history of Hawaii, surfing is a serious thing. Ancient leaders used the sport as a training exercise to keep themselves strong. They also used surfing competitions instead of wars to solve conflicts between people. For a long time ,this tradition of surfing was known mainly to the people of Hawaii. Then Duke Kah... | high12657.txt |
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"answer_text": "you'd better bring a certain present with you"
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"you must leave home for it at 7 p.m.",
"you should ask your host when you should leave",
"you must arrive ... | Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. But you should not be upset if your English friends don't invite you home. It doesn't mean they don't like you!
Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p.m., and end at about 11. Ask your hosts what time you should arrive. It's polite to... | high8994.txt |
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"answer_text": "she was robbed but she fooled the robber"
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"she was robbed of her earrings",
"she was robbed but she fooled the robber",
"she had such a nice time at the party",
"it is dangerous for a girl to walk alone ... | Agatha Christie used to go out at night. She will never forget the night when she met a robber many years ago.
That evening, she was invited to a birthday party which lasted till 2 o'clock in the morning. Without company, Agatha walked home along the quiet street. Suddenly from the shadow of a dark building, a tall man... | high13549.txt |
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"answer_text": "To show how terrible lead poisoning is."
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"To tell us a strange story.",
"To warn us to keep away from lead.",
"To explain why the Roman Empire fell.",
"To show how terrible lead poisoning is."
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Lead is such a well-known health - perhaps even contributing to the fall of the Roman Empire- that it came as a shock to discover that toys played by children could contain lead. Doctors are now dea... | high14226.txt |
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"To tell it the Beijing International Marathon was also named Smogathon.",
"To appeal to it to set air quality standards in the future.",
"To tell i... | The Beijing International Marathon has acquired a new name among some disappointed participants: Smogathon.
About 30,000 runners, many from other parts of China or abroad, awoke in the Chinese capital on Sunday to an orange sun glowing weakly through a dirty haze . _ . But no one cancelled on the advice of the organize... | high9452.txt |
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"make use of living human cell system",
"discover how human brain really works",
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... | Scientists in UK have grown a living human "brain". The team at Aston University created tiny bunch of cells which act like a mini nervous system.
They believe it could help find a cure for worse mental conditions like Parkinson's disease. Professor Michael Coleman is leading the research program. He explained, "We are... | high6761.txt |
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"ans... | Joseph Rudyard Kipling, who enjoyed early success with his poems, was born on 30 December 1865 in Bombay, India. Some of Kipling's earliest and fondest memories are of his and sister Alice's trips to the fruit market with their woman servant, or walking with his parents alongside the sea at night.
The beautiful days we... | high5268.txt |
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"Repairing the cooker.",
"Washing dirty dishes.",
"Laying the table for dinner."
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"question": "What might the mother be doing when the bo... | Our little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was preparing supper, and handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on. After his mom dried her hands on her apron , she read it, and this is what was said:
For going to the store for you $2.
For cutting the grass in the garden $3.
F... | high20183.txt |
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... | I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school. Some of you are probably wishing it were still summer and you could have stayed in bed just a little bit longer this morning. But I'm here because I want to talk with you about your education and what's expected of all of you in this new school year.
Every ... | high10040.txt |
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... | I went into Harrods in London (a huge department store I am sure you have heard of) to buy some Minton china plates for a wedding anniversary which was to be a group gift from friends to other friends in Geneva.
Having only 30 minutes between meeting. I whizzed there in a taxi from the office and battled through the mi... | high3619.txt |
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"the writer was very happy about her new job",
"it was rather difficult to get a job in the USA",
"it was easy t... | (2013*,D)In 1974,after filling out fifty applications,going through four interviews,and winning one offer,I took what I could get--a teaching job at what I considered a distant wild area:western New Jersey.My characteristic optimism was alive only when I reminded myself that I would be doing what I had wanted to do sin... | high16431.txt |
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"She changed her major to journalism.",
"She now works as a science teacher",
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],... | Mu Yumin had no idea that when he stopped by the computer club as a freshman looking for something fun, it would decide his career four years later.The 22 -year -old biology major at Huazhong University of Science and Technology found a job as an IT technician in Shanghai." My experience in the club gave me another 'd... | high4610.txt |
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"a... | Driving on up to Yosemite with my family was exciting but nerve-racking . I had never been to such an amazing national park before, yet I wasn't the most athletic person so I knew that I couldn't stick through all the hiking up and down. It actually ended up being a fun and adventurous experience.
The ride there was d... | high19064.txt |
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"To exchange money.",
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"To visit the station itself."
],
"question": "Why did people line up at the railway station?",
"q... | Hundreds of people lined up at Grand Central Terminal yesterday, but they
weren't there to catch a train. They came to New York City's famous railroad station to trade in old dollar bills for the new George Washington Presidential1 coin.
The gold-colored coin is the first in a new series by the U.S. Mint that honors fo... | high11438.txt |
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"refused to pay for his son's game",
"realized that he had not been invited to the golf game",
"realized that he had... | "Can you take me golfing sometimes?" my 13-year-old son asked.
I had a bathroom to remodel . I wanted to say no. "Sure," I said."What did you have in mind ?"
"Well, maybe you could, like, pick up Jared and me after school on Friday and take us out to Oakway."
"Sounds good."
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},
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"if a company does well, its shares of stock have no value",
"a person may own a part of the com... | Who owns the large American companies that produce cars, washing machines, and television sets? They are owned by a large group of people called stockholders.
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},
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"A professor's encouragement.",
"Losing a friend.",
"Doubts about the present test."
],
"question": "What made Jack Andraka research pancreatic cancer?",
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},
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"Because he felt nervous.",
"Because he met a black bear.",
"To take photos of the beautiful scenery."
],
"question": "Why did the author s... | Standing in front of the "Chilkoot Trailhead" sign for 15 minutes, I didn't take one step. I was afraid of bears. That's what was keeping me from walking the trail alone. I had hiked through black-bear country back home in Colorado, but now I was in Alaska, home to the fierce brown grizzly bear.
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},
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"We meant to improve the relationship between China and Belgium.",
"We expected to amuse the Bel... | A pair of giant pandas from southwest China's Sichuan Province arrived at their new home in Belgium's Pairi Daiza zoo, some 60km southwest of downtown Brussels, at around 15:00 local time (1400GMT) on February 23, 2014.
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],
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"Vancouver is a film production centre and called \"Hollywood No... | Vancouver
Natural Resources
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"because babies born in summer have lengthened eyeballs",
"if they are exposed t... | Babies born in summer are more likely to become short-sighted in late life, a study has shown.
As many as a quarter of all cases of short-sightedness are caused by too great an exposure to sunlight in the first weeks of life, say eye experts.
They are advising all parents to put sunglasses on their babies during the fi... | high9320.txt |
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"They knew each other.",
"He is Alex Ruiz's father."
],
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A disabled man with no hands who ordered a meal at Cinco cle Mayo Mexican Grill in Douglasville on Sunday afternoon hoped someone might be able to help him eat his lunch.
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"are suited more to domestic jobs than men",
"are sensitive enough to be a good caretaker",
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"The recorder was impatient and rude.",
"The author was upset about the situation that mot... | A woman renewing her driver's license at the County Clerk's office was asked to state her occupation.She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself.
"What I mean is," explained the recorder, "do you have a job, or are you just a ..."
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"They both can cause pets to vomit.",
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"she was seriously hurt",
"she was angry with him",
"she had her phone broken"
],
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"everyone will look the same",
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"clothes will be able to change their pattern"
],
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You get up in the morning and look into the mirror. Your face is firm and young-looking. In 2035, medical technology is better than ever. Many people your age could live to be 150,so at 40, you're not old at all. And your parents just had an anti-aging treatment. Now, all three of you loo... | high10732.txt |
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},
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"They use fireworks to scare away evil spirits.",
"Men and women make New Year's plants together.",
"Many... | Different countries and cultures celebrate New Year in different ways. Many countries still follow the lunar calendar, meaning that their new year often starts in late January or in February. New Year celebrations for some countries (like China, Vietnam and Korea) last not one day, but up to two weeks!
In the U.S., man... | high10054.txt |
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],
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},
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"The number of them is increasing.",
"They are busy reserving energy.",
"They are largely hunted by humans."
],
"quest... | December usually marks the start of humpback whale season in Hawaii. But experts say the animals have been slow to return.
The giant whales are an iconic part of winter on the islands and a source of income for tour operators. But officials at the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary said they've b... | high19716.txt |
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},
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"It is more likely to be damaged by a virus picked up from the Internet.",
"It will have to be rebooted when used ... | How you end a computer session depends on how you use the computer, your views on energy conservation , and what you have been told about how your decision will affect your investment's longevity: will frequent starting and stopping cause its circuits to burn out sooner?
Rest easy, your computer is more likely to be d... | high21289.txt |
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"40%",
"30%",
"10%"
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... | Lose yourself in the sights and sounds of Madrid -- a three-night break from PS175 per person.
* Have a three-night break in Madrid, with a four-star hotel.
* Prices range from PS175 to PS245 per person, depending on when you travel (PS350 as usual).
* Stay in the Hotel Santo Domingo in the heart of the city.
* Return ... | high8758.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
"options": [
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"Jill can negotiate fair division with Jack",
"Jack has the final say in the division of money",
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "she was ill and no local doctors could help her"
},
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"she was ill and no local doctors could help her",
"she was invited by a group of specialists to a study",
"she wanted to visit the poor boy whom she had helped... | A poor boy was selling goods from one door to another to pay for his studies. One day he found that he had almost no money, and he was hungry. So he decided to ask for a meal.
But when a woman opened the door, he only dared to ask for a glass of water. To his surprise, she gave him a large glass of milk. He drank it an... | high8980.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
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"give some new information about it",
"cut off the details and use as few words as possible",
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"answer": {
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},
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"a teacher with the ability to get along with people",
"a technician who can provide a technical support service",
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"answer": {
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"taught to be less kind",
"not well educated at school",
"not so kind as kids in the past"
],
"question": "62% of the participants believe that... | Kindness and kids just seem to go hand in hand. But 62% of more than 2,600 participants in the NBC News State of Kindness Poll believe that today's kids are less kind than those in the past. Women(66%) feel about this kindness fall more strongly than men(58%). Most of the participants who feel that way(77%) thank paren... | high14232.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
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"pay you nothing for it is old",
"replace it with a new one",
"replace it with a used one"
],
"question": "If you lose an old video pl... | Students' Insurance
What Is Covered under Contents?
Under the "Contents" section your possessions---which you do not have to be listed--will be protected on a "new-for-old " basis where items will be replaced as new--regardless of their age or condition.
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"answer_text": "at or after five or six months old"
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"at or after five or six months old"
],
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Yet doctors in the United States say babies begin learning on their first day of life. The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institu... | high5254.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
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"People have to surf the Internet to read detailed findings.",
"It has been pro... | A breathtaking trick potentially left over from our ancestors might be found in us -- the ability to sense oxygen through our skin.
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"answer": {
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"the music for a film",
"the language used in a film"
],
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"improve our reading skills",
"help learn more about history"
],
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Only after a week's leave---- during which he read novels, listened to music and walked with his wife on a beach---- w... | high8770.txt |
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"The Grand Canyon Skywalk."
],
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"answer": {
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],
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"By surfing waves."
],
"question": "How does Kenji Croman make a living?",
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "eat ice cream as slowly as possible"
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"stop the competition between them",
"learn something from their way of eating"
],
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"Because he was angry and sad without people's praising him.",
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Huttopia."
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],
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Created in Europe, but tailored to perfection in Quebec, Huttopia tents provide convenient, comfortable accommodation in 16 of Quebec's 23 national parks. Built atop a 4 by 7 meters wooden platform, the walls and roof enclose a roomy space that can sleep up to 5 people. Beds, lighting, heating, a small fridge,... | high8016.txt |
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"He made connect with many people.",
"He satisfied his curiosity about others.",
"He had learned how to make wine."
],
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During my entire college life I worked as a
. I have to say that I really enjoyed that job, and was fond of the idea of making money without d... | high15662.txt |
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"He was so much attracted by it.",
"He was eager to do an experiment."
],
"question": "Why did ... | Mark and his brother Jason both were looking at the shining new computer enviously. Jason was determined not to go against their father's wishes but Mark was more adventurous than his brother. He loved experimenting and his aim was to become a scientist like his father.
"Dad will be really mad if he finds out you've b... | high19058.txt |
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"He was not satisfied with his paper.",
"He couldn't support his family.",
"His boss stopped him attending a conference."
],
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"answer": {
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"less than 4 feet",
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"more than 12 feet"
],
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Born in Claremo... | high17075.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Cooking with Cathy."
},
"options": [
"Let's Talk!",
"Wall Street Today.",
"Cooking with Cathy.",
"Farm Report."
],
"question": "If you were a housewife, which program would probably interest you most?",
"que... | What's on TV?
6: 00 3 Let's Talk! Guest: Animal expert Jim Porter
5 Cartoons
9News
7:00 3 Cooking with Cathy
Tonight: Chicken with mushrooms
5 Movie "A Laugh a Minute"(1955)
James Rayburn
8 Spin for Dollars!
9 Farm Report
7:30 3 Double Trouble(comedy)
The twins disrupt the high school dance.
9 Wall S... | high18346.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "a heart attack"
},
"options": [
"a hip replacement",
"internal bleeding",
"a heart attack",
"intense pain caused by a hemorrhage"
],
"question": "The first time Mrs. Smart and the children said goodbye to Mr. Sm... | In the past two years, his wife, Merlie, and their seven children have said "goodbye" to him four times, most recently last month. Each time it has been unnecessary.
Mr. Smart had a hip replacement in February at the Burnie hospital but was rushed back two months later with internal bleeding.
"The doctors couldn't st... | high5532.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "A woman offered a stamp to the man."
},
"options": [
"The man went back to his office immediately.",
"The man turned to a lady for help.",
"A woman offered a stamp to the man.",
"The man waited in line patiently."
]... | One day when I was driving on the freeway, I noticed all the way there were large dividing walls, which had been built between it and the road running parallel to it, for noise reduction and a sense of separation. The purpose was to create a sense of privacy for people on the other side.
This got me thinking: How o... | high4638.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "was the name of a hurricane"
},
"options": [
"is the way people respond to risk",
"is the order to evacuate or shut down mass transit systems",
"was the name of a hurricane",
"was the author of the passage"
],
"... | Many of the 85 million people in Irene's path -- from the Carolinas to Maine -- had not experienced hurricanes, or had only been through storms that were weaker, smaller and less damaging. For those unfamiliar with severe hurricanes, Irene was either abstract or not particularly frightening, something to get excited ab... | high20815.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "mild"
},
"options": [
"hot",
"mild",
"cold",
"dry"
],
"question": "Usually the weather in the wetlands is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"... | There are many wetlands in China and some of them have become the world's important wetlands. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are among them. They are in Yancheng,Jiangsu Province. They are home of many different kinds of birds and animals. The world's largest Milu Deer Nature Reserve is in them. More than 700 milu d... | high3157.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Sunday"
},
"options": [
"Wednesday",
"Friday",
"Sunday",
"Monday"
],
"question": "On _ you can stay at Museum until half past four.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"ans... | The Museum of Childhood is Australia's most comprehensive collection of childhood items including toys, dolls, infant and school material.
Housed in a modern facility , the displays reflect Australian childhood experience over time including play, child rearing(=raising),orphanage childhood and home, school and war tim... | high11410.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "To tell us how to be a good leader at work."
},
"options": [
"To tell us how to be a good leader at work.",
"To describe the proper relationship between leaders and employees.",
"To inform us of how leaders and employees shou... | Leadership is the art of getting someone to do something you want done because he wants to do it. People naturally want to follow a good leader. After meeting with an effective leader it is not unusual to feel uplifted , inspired, and motivated to work towards a common goal.
An effective leader makes others feel good a... | high2249.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "have a knowledge of MP4"
},
"options": [
"first be a music fan",
"have a knowledge of MP4",
"get familiar with MP3",
"buy a CD-like disc"
],
"question": "It is suggested here that you should _ before buying ... | The first MP4 player was born years ago. Soon many music fans were wondering how fantastic it is! If you have been into technology enough, perhaps you may have a knowledge of the MP4. If not, you do need to know something before buying one, even if you are familiar with MP3. MP3 is the CD-like disc with greater capacit... | high17061.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "people are busy with their work"
},
"options": [
"most children live in a school",
"people are busy with their work",
"table manners change a lot",
"food in the restaurant is better"
],
"question": "Some familie... | When was the last time your family sat down together to have a dinner?
The speed at which we live today no longer allows for slow eating habits. Most people work long hours. There is lots of fast food and eating out is now on the increase. Often, food is eaten in front of the television in silence, or a child eats alon... | high5526.txt |
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