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"answer_text": "To make online banking attractive ."
},
"options": [
"To make online banking attractive .",
"To open new services all over the world .",
"To offer online banking for free .",
"To take care of business 24 hours a day ."
... | Banks view online banking as a powerful "value-added" tool to attract and keep new customers while helping to _ costly paper handling or teller interactions in an increasingly competitive banking environment .
Today , most large national banks , many local banks and credit unions offer some form of online banking , var... | high9536.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "flag; three crosses"
},
"options": [
"flag; three crosses",
"ship; four crosses",
"flag; two crosses",
"ship; three crosses"
],
"question": "The Union Jack is a kind of _ and contains _ .",
"question_... | Sailors used to speak of a "Jack"when they meant a flag which was set near the bow of a sailing ship. The flag showed the country to which the ship belonged. The Union Jack became the flag of Great Britain. Australia's flag has the Union Jack in the top left hand corner together with the stars of the Southern Cross. Th... | high14342.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "being a tracker required more than brute strength"
},
"options": [
"66-year-old Dai is a boat tracker along the Yangtze River",
"being a tracker required more than brute strength",
"Dai lives at the entrance to Xialong villag... | 66-year-old Dai once worked as a boat tracker along the Yangtze River.
"It was something that required brute strength,but not that alone, "Dai said at his home in Xialong village, which sits at the entrance to Wuxia Gorge, one of the famous Three Gorges in Southwest China. "You needed a lot of skills to do what we did.... | high22828.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "roll a wooden cheese in their own lane"
},
"options": [
"wear various formal clothes",
"roll a wooden cheese in their own lane",
"kick or throw their cheese",
"use a real cheese weighing about four kilos"
],
"qu... | Food festivals around the world
Stilton Cheese Rolling
May Day is a traditional day for celebrations, but the 2,000 English villagers of Stilton must be the only people in the world who include these rolling in their annual plans. Teams of four,dressed in a variety of strange and funny clothes , roll a complete cheese ... | high10124.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "prevent pains in your joints"
},
"options": [
"strengthen your heart and lungs",
"strengthen leg muscles",
"control body weight",
"prevent pains in your joints"
],
"question": "Running can help you a lot, but it... | Exercise. Get fit. Watch your weight. We see these messages all around us in magazines and newspapers, but how do you choose the right activity?
There are three main goals for fitness. First, strengthening the heart and lungs. Second, strengthening the muscles. Third, controlling body weight. Not all activities will ... | high18578.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "PS36.94."
},
"options": [
"PS33.94.",
"PS36.94.",
"PS39.94.",
"PS44.94."
],
"question": "How much should you pay for a mop delivered to Isle of Man?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
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"answe... | Easy Steam Mop
PS29.99
WASPS79.99
SavePS50
Buy 2 or more and get an extra 5% off
Product Description
Use the power of steam to clean and disinfect your home in minutes without using expensive and harmful detergents .
Perfect for use throughout the home, this steam mop heats up almost instantly and takes just eight sec... | high19666.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Los Angeles"
},
"options": [
"San Francisco",
"New York",
"Chinatown",
"Los Angeles"
],
"question": "If you like to enjoy the most sunshine of the year, you'll probably book the ticket to _ .",
"question_t... | Our travel experts are eager to assist you with your cheap flight tickets and package deal bookings.
Call us for cheap air ticket deals on flights from all UK airports.
Cheap Flights to Los Angeles
Those who are indeed booking tickets on flights to this city of USA will surely be impressed by the sheer vastness and pop... | high4012.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "painted things she saw in everyday life"
},
"options": [
"didn't like painting in her childhood",
"painted things she saw in everyday life",
"learned from a lot of famous artists in the US",
"led a poor life throughout ... | Mary Cassette is one of the first great female American painters. She followed her dreams and became an artist. She was born on May 22, 1844, and lived in Europe for several years as a child .
Her family returned to the United States and at the age of 16,Mary attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.Four year... | high17893.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Chengdu"
},
"options": [
"Xinjiang",
"Qinghai-Tibet",
"Heilongjiang",
"Chengdu"
],
"question": "According to the weather report, we know it doesn't rain in many areas except _ .",
"question_type": "cloz... | Weather Report
(8:00 a.m. December 17--8:00 a.m. December 18)
Influenced by a cold front northern Xinjiang, the eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and the northern and eastern parts of Heilongjiang are expected to experience light snow today. Drizzle is forecast for most areas of Sichuan and western coastal areas of Sout... | high16233.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "O. Henry once stayed in Galveston."
},
"options": [
"O. Henry once worked in Houston.",
"O. Henry once stayed in Galveston.",
"O. Henry once moved to Des Moines.",
"O. Henry once taught at SMU."
],
"question": "... | When I told my father that I was moving to Des Moines , Iowa , he told me about the only time he had been there . It was in the 1930s, when he was an editor of the literary magazine of Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas , Texas . He also worked as a professor at SMU , and there was a girl student in his clas... | high19100.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "A system to estimate flu activity levels."
},
"options": [
"A tool to identify flu symptoms.",
"An organization for disease control.",
"A network of 1,500 doctors.",
"A system to estimate flu activity levels."
],
... | If you have a fever, headache and runny nose, you might go to Google and type in the words "flu symptoms" to see whether you've come down with the disease.
Google knows that you might do something like that, and it also knows which state you're in if you are in the United States. Now, it's putting that information... | high20781.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "the technique of separating plasma from the whole blood"
},
"options": [
"the combination of blood cells",
"the rapid breakdown of red blood cells",
"the development of refrigerating technique",
"the technique of separa... | It's impossible to determine how many people would have lost their lives without the contribution of African-American inventor Dr Charles Drew.
Charles Drew was born on June 3, 1904, in Washington, DC. His early interest was in education, but he was also an outstanding athlete. While in college, he was awarded as the m... | high2305.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "the US's top army official in Iraq"
},
"options": [
"the US top administrator",
"the leader of Iraq",
"the US's top army official in Iraq",
"the US president"
],
"question": "Richardo Sanchez is _ .",
"que... | "Ladies and gentlemen,we got him!"
With those words,Paul Bremer,the US's top administrator in Iraq,told the world that Saddam Hussein had been caught.
Saddam was found last Saturday night hiding in a hole on the land of his former cook.He had a gun with him when he was found by US soldiers,but did not use it.He also ha... | high10642.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Old Thinker with a Big Future"
},
"options": [
"Forgotten Wisdom in America",
"Huge Fans of the Chinese Language",
"Chinese Culture for Westerners",
"Old Thinker with a Big Future"
],
"question": "What is the be... | If Confucius were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles. He'd need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out.
While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day, few people in the United States will give him a passing th... | high398.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Not everyone in the world could see the longest eclipse."
},
"options": [
"Not everyone in the world could see the longest eclipse.",
"Any of the Asians was excited to watch the eclipse.",
"All people saw the longest solar ec... | The longest solar eclipse of the century cast a wide shadow for several minutes over Asia and the Pacific Ocean on 22th July, drawing people outside to watch the sight in the sky.
Day turned into night. Temperature turned cooler in cities and villages filled with fans of astronomy. The total eclipse could be seen sta... | high6163.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "named after their birthplaces"
},
"options": [
"considered best in England",
"named after their birthplaces",
"brought to the islands by the Germans",
"raised on well-known farms by the French"
],
"question": "J... | The Channel Islands are a group of British-owned islands lying in the English Channel 10 to 30 miles off the French coast, and 70 to 90 miles from the English coast. There are ten islands with a total land area of 75 square miles and a total population of 123,000. The three largest islands, Jersey, Guernsey, and Aldern... | high23288.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Headmaster and Mrs. White."
},
"options": [
"Headmaster and Mrs. White.",
"Editor and Mr. White.",
"Mr. and Mrs. White.",
"Businessman and Headmaster."
],
"question": "Who have the same opinion?",
"question_... | Editor: Today our topic is part-time job. Are they good for school children or not?
Headmaster: Certainly not. Children have got two full-time jobs already: growing up and going to school. Part-time jobs make them so tired that they fall asleep in class.
Mrs. White: I agree. I know school hours are short, but there's h... | high14424.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Chinese Drama"
},
"options": [
"The Classical Chinese Drama",
"Chinese Drama and Western Plays",
"The Forms of Chinese Drama",
"Chinese Drama"
],
"question": "What is the best title for the passage?",
"quest... | The classical Chinese theatre developed during the Yuan Dynasty (1206-1368). Plots of Yuan plays came from story cycles made familiar by storytellers. During the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the drama used the plots of popular novels. Until the 19th century, Chinese drama was not spoken; it was a mixture of music and decl... | high22196.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "more people would prefer to remain single for the time being"
},
"options": [
"men would choose working women as their marriage partners",
"more women would get married to seek financial security",
"even working women would w... | Some futurologists have assumed that the vast upsurge of women in the workforce may mean a rejection of marriage. Many women, according to this hypothesis, would rather work than marry. The converse of this concern is that becoming a multi-paycheck household could encourage marriage. In the past, only the earnings an... | high12055.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "He told her to write down all that her \"enemy\" had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true."
},
"options": [
"He told her not to pay any attention to what her \"enemy\" had said.",
"He criticized her ... | When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn't a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He... | high1618.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "develop a sense of marine protection"
},
"options": [
"have a good time at the seaside",
"develop a sense of marine protection",
"make a further study about sea life",
"complete a course about marine wildlife"
],
... | Founded in 1966,Seacamp,the first program dedicated to the education of youth in marine sciences,is the result of a cooperative effort of parents,scientists,businessmen and camp leaders.Preservation practices and a respect for the marine environment are the philosophy of the Seacamp.
Seacamp's tropical marine location... | high6177.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "help others as much as possible"
},
"options": [
"not help others",
"help those who may be helpful to us",
"get as much help as we can",
"help others as much as possible"
],
"question": "According to the French ... | A great French writer says that we should help everyone as much as possible because we often need help ourselves. The small even can help the great. Then he tells a simple story. An ant is drinking at a small stream and falls in. She tries to reach the side but makes no progress at all. The poor ant, almost exhausted, ... | high14430.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "started troubling people in recent years"
},
"options": [
"are mainly caused by neurons firing",
"affect people mostly working on farms",
"help our brains better process information",
"started troubling people in recent... | Phantom vibrations-the phenomenon where you think your phone is vibrating but it's not-have been around since the mobile age. Today, they're so common that researchers have devoted studies to them.
For Valerie Kusler, who works on a cattle farm, the feeling is complicated by the cows"The cows'moo is very muffled, it ki... | high7269.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "encourage people to grow their own food"
},
"options": [
"improve health",
"get food",
"encourage people to grow their own food",
"tell what a successful farmer is"
],
"question": "The author writes this passage... | Growing your own fruit and vegetables is one of the best things in the world. It is very good for your health and also brings happiness to you. To be a successful fruit-and-vegetable grower, check out these tips:
*A family affair
Get all family members to take part in growing. Children will learn where food co... | high22182.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Shakespeare's portrait."
},
"options": [
"The remains of the first theatre.",
"Shakespeare's portrait.",
"Early life of Shakespeare.",
"Great works of Shakespeare."
],
"question": ".What is the story mainly abou... | It's not every week that England's greatest playwright William Shakespeare hits the headlines, but the Bard of Avon has been the subject of two news stories in recent days as new information has come to light about the writer and his working environment.
In the first development, a portrait of Shakespeare, which is b... | high12041.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "the elderly"
},
"options": [
"the elderly",
"the homeless",
"the disabled",
"the abandoned"
],
"question": "The nursing home in the passage is mainly for _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
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... | I may not be the wisest person on this planet.but I will tell you a little secret to happiness:Help other,,and live life.It is that simple.Just help a friend study for a test,or volunteer at a nursing home .I learned this after a long,hard search.
I was feeling really down because my long4ime friend had died.Then I sta... | high11548.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "drift the boat downstream"
},
"options": [
"go to the beach",
"explore caves",
"do some outdoor activities",
"drift the boat downstream"
],
"question": "If you love river rafting trips, you can _ .",
"q... | In summer, some people avoid outdoor activities because they don't want to get hot and sticky or sun burnt.Luckily, there are some outdoor activities which don't involve breaking sweat.
River rafting
Hot summer weather and cool water-what a perfect match! River rafting can be both scenic and exciting.When the raft foll... | high16227.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "show the direction"
},
"options": [
"store the list of phone numbers",
"remind you of your daily affairs",
"be used as a calculator",
"show the direction"
],
"question": "According to the passage, a multi-functi... | In today's world of cell phones, mini laptops and MP5 players, most people have at least one time-telling tool with them. Since these devices are so common, is time running out for the 500-year-old watch? According to some consumers, yes. New Jersey teenager Charlie Wollman says a watch is "an extra piece of equipment ... | high4760.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "inform people of baggage inspection"
},
"options": [
"introduce one of the security acts",
"persuade people to contact TSA",
"inform people of baggage inspection",
"warn against the damage of locking the baggage"
],... | To protect you and your fellow passengers,the Transportation Security Administration(TSA)is required by law to inspect all checked baggage. As part of this process. some bags are opened and inspected. Your bag was among those selected for inspection
During the inspection,your bag and its contents may have been searched... | high19114.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Sandstorms happened on the first day of the new year."
},
"options": [
"Sandstorms took place in Gansu.",
"Sandstorms happened on the first day of the new year.",
"Sandstorms are very serious,compared to last year.",
"E... | Sandstorms hit northwestern China's Gansu Province and North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on the first day this year. According to Sun Landong,a meteorologist with the Lanzhou Meteorology Observatory,visibility was less than 100 meters in Minqin, a Gansu county near Inner Mongolia,because of sand. When visi... | high20795.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "all the people were kind and equal in different activities"
},
"options": [
"all the people were kind and equal in different activities",
"all the people quarreled with each other in every fightings",
"people often took part ... | Going back as far as I can remember as a child in an Indian area, I had no senses of knowing about the other people around me except that we were all somehow equal...There was only one class. Nobody was interested in getting on top of anybody else.
You could see it in our games. Nobody organized them. There weren't an... | high17139.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "when somebody was leaving"
},
"options": [
"at a welcome meeting",
"at the opening of a new school term",
"when somebody was leaving",
"when they had a new manager"
],
"question": "The speech was made _ .",
... | It gives me great pleasure today to say a few words in praise of a man we will all miss very much. To be honest, I can't imagine we will do without him when he's gone.
Bill Masters almost single-handed built up our sales force in the Houston area and developed the market position that we enjoy today. In only six years,... | high2311.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "He never throws anything away."
},
"options": [
"He always forgets to clean it.",
"He shares the room with his brother.",
"He has no time to clean it.",
"He never throws anything away."
],
"question": "Why is Ju... | Justin's bedroom was so full of flat bicycle tires, bent tennis rackets, deflated basketballs, and games with missing pieces that you could barely get in the door. His parents _ him to clean out his room.
"What use is a fish tank with a hole in the bottom?" his father asked. But Justin simply smiled and repeated his mo... | high10656.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Ossi Arvela suggested there were great risks in the sauna contest and it never be held in the future."
},
"options": [
"There was no prize other than \"some small things\", which the world champion would refuse to accept.",
"Ossi A... | The Sauna World Championships ended in tragedy at the weekend when one of the two finalists collapsed and died. Vladimir Ladyzhenskiy, a Russian amateur wrestler in his 60s, suffered severe burns in the bizarre annual event in the southern Finnish town of Heinola. He was pronounced dead late on Saturday after he col... | high2477.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "On September 24, 2005."
},
"options": [
"On January 23, 2005.",
"On September 24, 2005.",
"On February 5, 2007.",
"On March 11, 2007."
],
"question": "When was the environmental symbol of Beijing Olympics made p... | Below is a web page from Google.
The completer results archive of summer and winter Olympic games, with winners lists, statistics, national anthems and flags of all contries since 1896.
www. olympic. it/english/home-16k
Beijing steel plants to run at the lowest level of cost during 2008 Olympics [2007-03-11] Beijing ab... | high16541.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "everyone can pay a visit to without buying tickets"
},
"options": [
"where only adults can take part in some educational activities",
"everyone can pay a visit to without buying tickets",
"where one can touch anything he like... | The National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC has thousands of objects on display, including the 1903 Wright Flyer, Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis, the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia, and a lunar rock you can touch. In addition to our exhibition galleries, you may want to visit the Albert Einstein Pla... | high19672.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "to make sound-smell connections"
},
"options": [
"to become active during sleep",
"to tell the difference between smell",
"to learn new words and scientific facts",
"to make sound-smell connections"
],
"question... | Scientists have proved that sleeping and learning go hand in hand. Even a short nap can boost our memory and sharpen our thinking. But the relationship goes deeper than that.
"The brain is not passive while you sleep," scientist Anat Arzi said. "It's quite active. You can do many things while you are asleep."
Arzi and ... | high3769.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "there will be some difficulty in promoting the technology"
},
"options": [
"no car manufacturers show interest in the technology",
"the technology is now widely used in the US",
"there will be some difficulty in promoting the... | You're on the third lap around the car park, there are no open spaces, and you're already 15 minutes late for your appointment. Right now you're wishing you could jump out of the car and let it go to find its own spot.
Now there's an app for that. Virtual Valet lets your smartphone tell your car to park without you... | high17887.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "It saw its bike sales on the rise."
},
"options": [
"It found its bike sales unaffected.",
"It shifted its business to rentals.",
"It saw its bike sales on the rise.",
"It rented more bikes to tourists."
],
"que... | New Yorkers are gradually getting used to more bicyclers on those hot blue City Bikes.But what about local bike shops? Is City Bike rolling up riders at their expense? At Gotham Bikes in Tribeca,manager W.Ben said the shop has seen an increase in its overall sales due to the bike-share program."It's getting more people... | high12727.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "The Count belittled the natural wonders in America."
},
"options": [
"The Count said something silly about the Atlantic.",
"The Count wasn't a true scientist in natural history.",
"The Count was a poet from a different countr... | Many years ago,a French naturalist,the Count de Buffon,wrote some books about natural history.The books were a great success even though some critics did not like them.Some critics said,"Count Buffon is more of a poet than a scientist."
Thomas Jefferson did not like what the Count had said about the natural wonders of ... | high6611.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "To deal with the hurt from losing a job."
},
"options": [
"To ask the family for help.",
"To stay in touch with recruiters in your field.",
"To deal with the hurt from losing a job.",
"To keep your resume up-to-date."
... | Losing a job is considered one of the five most stressful life changes you can experience. Those who have been there say it feels like being robbed of your identity and is as painful as the loss of a loved one.
It may be hard to believe at first, but finally you can use this experience as your advantage--to find anothe... | high14356.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Oil spills pollution."
},
"options": [
"Oil spills pollution.",
"What oil pollution is.",
"Oil tanker accidents.",
"How to reduce oil pollution."
],
"question": "What is the passage mainly talking about?",
"... | On April 24th, another natural disaster-the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, happened. Millions of dollars have been used to help stop the spill and to clean up the animals, beaches, and land spoiled by the oil. Unfortunately, when many of these chemicals are used, more damage is caused to the environment, especially t... | high9522.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "analyze some important economic factors in health-care"
},
"options": [
"urge hospitals to reclaim their decision-making authority",
"inform potential patients of their health-care rights",
"criticize doctors for exercising t... | The health-care economy is filled with unusual and even unique economic relationships. One of the least understood involves the peculiar roles of producer or "provider" and purchaser or "consumer" in the typical doctor-patient relationship. In most sectors of the economy, it is the seller who attempts to attract a pote... | high13439.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "It warned its neighbors of the danger."
},
"options": [
"It warned its neighbors of the danger.",
"It argued with its neighbors loudly.",
"It had a warm talk with its friends.",
"It tried hard to cheer its friends."
... | A mouse happened to look through a hole in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package. "What food might this contain?" The mouse wondered. But he was sad to discover it was a mousetrap .
Back to the farmyard, the mouse announced this warning: "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the ... | high10118.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Students had no one to communicate with in a crowd."
},
"options": [
"Students didn't speak to friends at a table.",
"Students didn't manage to get a seat in the cafeteria.",
"Students had no one to communicate with in a crow... | The bell rings and in a few moments. the most disordered part of the day begins-lunch. Food begins to be dished out. and some students are eager to see their friends. while others cannot bear the thought of what is about to happen. Anxie0, builds for many as they think today will be just like any other day. Press repe... | high18544.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "a scientific invention of a new kind of bacteria battery"
},
"options": [
"how to change sugar into electricity",
"a scientific invention of a new kind of bacteria battery",
"a new way to reduce pollution caused by mobile pho... | Picture the scene: the battery on your mobile phone has run out. You can't make any calls for help and no one can contact you. You are all alone - well, not quite. Just reach into your pocket and take out a piece of sugar.Put it into the battery, wait a minute, and you're back on the phone.
Thanks to a... | high17677.txt |
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"the Thai's belief"
],
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"question_ty... | Thailand is a country with a long and rich history. It is also one of those countries which have many traditions which modern times fortunately have not affected. Thailand is famous for its unique culture. It is well worth noting that Thai culture handed down from one generation to the next.
Thai Classical Dance
The in... | high3999.txt |
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},
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"Most people eat less than they used to.",
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"you should never stop learning",
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Sometimes you remember things that did not happen. ... | high3741.txt |
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"the research is carried out by Oxford University",
"the people of the northern countries are much h... | BC Social Report, August 14, 2010
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"Natural disasters struck.",
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"Foreign languages were spoken."
],
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"A slim shape."
],
"question": "What does Plum Kettle want before she joins the women in the adventures?",
"... | If you are a book-lover, you may be interested in the following.
Dietland, by Sarai Walker
If you're sick of the stick-thin and perfectly slim models of society today, Dietland is for you. The funny novel follows Plum Kettle, an over-weight advice journalist who answers fan mail for a teen girls' website. She's convinc... | high13411.txt |
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How are they different? ... | high13377.txt |
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"My Hearty Thanks to Warmer Dam"
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"qu... | Top lists are lecturing people on everything from "100 places to visit" to "100 books to read ".
Aren't you just tired of being told what to do with your time?
Now you have a list to end all lists!
Take a look at the following two examples from the list of "101 things not to do":
Swim with Dolphins ?
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Jerry Springer could easily be considered the... | high11560.txt |
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"lift a suitcase"
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The skeletal muscles are attached to the bones; they actually hold the skeleton together. Strong cords, called tendons , help connect these muscles to... | high3027.txt |
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"write many compositions"
],
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When you speak in your native language, you don't have to think about the gra... | high4748.txt |
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],
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},
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"answer": {
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Researchers found women infected with the Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) parasite , which is spread through contact with cat waste... | high5456.txt |
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},
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"In April,2013"
],
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},
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... | Last March, the H7N9 virus hit Shanghai, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and so on. It seemed that most people who were infected with H7N9 had the common flu . Some people suffered from a fever or a cough.
Don't be afraid--it's not easy to be infected with the virus. Here is some advice to help you protect yourself when... | high18222.txt |
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"Worried.",
"Funny."
],
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},
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"answer": {
"answer_in... | Dear Daisy,
Phew! I'm so glad that day is over. I was so worried all summer that my first day at my new school would be terrible.
I'm really tired, but my first day at school went well and I feel much better now.
First of all, we had to meet outside the school building. I was very nervous because my primary school onl... | high17111.txt |
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Centerville High School Essay Contest
Rules
1. Students are asked to submit essays of 500 to 700 words of their own work. Any essay containing material plagiarized from another source will be disqualified.
2. Manuscripts should be typed double-spaced, with the student's name, address, and grade le... | high2339.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
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"Her blindness was caused by a traffic accident.",
"She became blind in one eye because of a fall.",
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Yet Mama would hold me in her arms and stroke my hair and say,"If you hol... | high11574.txt |
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],
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"question_... | The earth is not the only body that travels around the sun. With it are eight other planets, fellow members of the sun's family.
Two of them, Mercury and Venus, are nearer while the other six, namely Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, also in their given order from the sun, are farther from the sun tha... | high3033.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
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"answer": {
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"Having a good diet.",
"Taking exercise.",
"Taking some medicine."
],
"question": "Which of the following is a good way to lose weight according to the text?"... | Do you know that you can lose weight just by eating? If someone tells you that the only way to burn fat and lose weight is by eating like a mouse, you know it is not right. Now you can lose weight by eating the right kinds of foods in the right way!
Diet pills or fiber ? Diet pills, while helping you control your appe... | high17105.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
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"The handbag itself.",
"The papers and notes in the bag.",
"The check book in the bag."
],
"question": "Which of the following is the mos... | This is an open letter to the three people who stole my handbag from the department store where I am employed as a shop assistant.
When you took my bag, I don't know what you thought you were going to get. With my wages, there's not much left on a Tuesday. I hope the PS5 was useful to you. If you really need a couple o... | high4984.txt |
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"answer": {
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"His pay.",
"His means of transport.",
"His health."
],
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Then, about eight ... | high1624.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
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"To suggest what would happen if uniforms became compulsory.",
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"answer": {
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},
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"Sticky sweets are damaging to our teeth",
"Swimming after a meal is dangerous.",
"Carrots prevent people from catching cold... | "Old wives tales" are beliefs passed down from one generation to another, For example, most of us remember our patents' telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things. Is there any truth in these teachings? Some of them agree with present medical thinking, but others have not passed the test of tim... | high8166.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "On a local government website."
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"In a radio report of a tourism program.",
"In a book review about volunteering.",
"On a local government website."
],
"qu... | Thank you for your interest in volunteering with the City of Melbourne's tourism program.
If you would like to receive an email advising you of the next recruitment intake, please email
.
Information about volunteering with Tourism Melbourne
Volunteers play a vital role in the City of Melbourne's tourism services. The... | high15712.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
"options": [
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"All is so quiet and calm around you.",
"The book you read is so fascinating.",
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "all the people"
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"grown-ups",
"boys only",
"boys and girls"
],
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"answer": {
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Making new money is a very unique job and no easy task.It has up to 65 steps When the money in circulation gets dirty and... | high15074.txt |
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"played an important part in developing New York City",
"was the first wat... | The Erie Canal was the first important national waterway built in the US. It crossed New York from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River. It joined the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. The canal served as a route over which industrial goods could flow into the west, and materials could pour into t... | high7533.txt |
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"he went home too late",
"he drank too much wine",
"the road was too crowded"
],
"question": "Mr. Gao ran his car into three othe... | On the night of May 9, 2011, musician Gao Xiaosong ran his car into three other cars in Beijing.
But it wasn't just a car accident--he was drunk .
Now, Gao has to go to prison for six months and pay a 4,000 yuan fine.
Gao is the first star to be punished under China's new drunk driving law.
From May 1 on, drunk drive... | high1142.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "It has royal tombs."
},
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"It is being well protected.",
"It is not far from the Victoria Falls.",
"It'll be listed as a World Heritage Site soon."
],
"question": "What do we kn... | The Regional Director of the National Heritage Conservation Commission Kagosi Mwamulowe said the Barotse Plains is unique and it deserves to be on the list of the World Heritage Sites.
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"answer": {
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"She is bored with the teamwork and group projects.",
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"Their leaves need no water"
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"He once and again wanted to call his son.",
"He was knocked ... | This story took place a long time ago. But it has been repeated time and time again. Everyone is moved by the true story.
An old man was knocked down by a car and was taken to hospital. He was badly hurt, and during his few returns to consciousness, he repeatedly called for his son.
None knew where his son was. A d... | high17663.txt |
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On the third Sunday of June ,Julio's parents took him to his grandmother's ... | high11212.txt |
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"They were built to provide transport for the city.",
"They are the m... | You are walking along a lane and never know what you will find. It might be a shop selling oil paintings, or a place where you can buy Dutch cheese. One thing is for sure, you will end up by a canal.
Welcome to Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands.
The year 2013 will be a good time to explore Amsterdam as the city... | high3755.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
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"make it easier for people to send messages",
"improve the influence of social networking sites",
"he... | There are a lot of social networking sites these days. In order to make relationships between people strong, sites like Facebook, Twitter and QQ have become a daily "must visit" site. In fact, many people spend all day in front of the computer or are busy with their phones only to spend time on these sites.
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"It's too early to say eating too much chocolate makes you gain weight",
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The researchers say, however, it's too early to conclude that it was the chocolate that led to better health. T... | high20024.txt |
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"Humans can learn from cats in some way.",
"Cats are smart and have fl long memory",
"Green tea and Yoga can benefit cats."
],... | It's a common belief that over time, pet owners start to look like their animals, and vice versa. Now conies the terrifying news that cats look up to their owners as role models and copy their behavior.
Next time you reach for your fridge, think twice. If Kitty is watching, she is likely to overeat as well.
What is you... | high3966.txt |
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"answer": {
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"never stop driving in the city",
"only work between 2 and 3 o'clock in the... | Driving a car at high speed along a highway seems to be fun. You need only to follow the bright traffic signs beside the highways and it will take you to where you wish.
But to a London taxi driver, driving is not an easy job. A taxi driver has to have not only good driving skills but also a good knowledge of the ... | high17688.txt |
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},
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MONDAY 19 OCTOBER
The President of The People's Republic of China will arrive privately in the UK on Monday evening, 19th October, at Heathrow Airport. They w... | high12928.txt |
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},
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"She dreamed of becoming a famous scientist.",
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"play with my children"
],
"question": "At the weekends I usually _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"... | I lived in a big city. It's noisy and dirty and I got very tried. At the weekends I like to leave the city and get some fresh air and a good rest. A few weekends ago I decided to see my parents. I was really looking forward to it.
My parents live a long way away. I went to see them with James, a friend, and we drove do... | high24242.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "blame your friend for not being as friendly to you as before"
},
"options": [
"develop the same interest as our friend does",
"blame your friend for not being as friendly to you as before",
"give in to the friend who has hu... | Your best friend is possibly the most important person in your life. But sometimes friendship's road is not always smooth, or it's a total dead end. What do you do when this happens?
Scenario 1: Drifting Apart
You've found that your friend no longer wants to jog with you. She'd rather hit the chat rooms, or she's be... | high8833.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "illness"
},
"options": [
"illness",
"experience",
"genetics",
"environment"
],
"question": "Which of the following reasons for anxiety is not mentioned in the passage?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"a... | Are you stressed out, scared or worried all the time? Do you avoid going to certain places, seeing friends or doing certain things because of your worries? Do your worries keep you awake at night? If you've answered yes, you may be suffering from anxiety.
Anxiety is a normal and necessary part of life. Anxiety... | high22633.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "At the end of the nineteenth century."
},
"options": [
"From ancient times.",
"At the end of the nineteenth century.",
"Not until this century.",
"Only very recently."
],
"question": "According to the passage, w... | Northern Europeans spend a lot of time in their cold and cloudy winters planning their summer holidays. They are proud of their healthy color when they return home after the holiday. But they also know that a certain amount of sunshine is good for their bodies and general health.
In ancient Greece people knew about the... | high1817.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "the Aging problem of China"
},
"options": [
"the Aging problem of China",
"Who is to look after the elders",
"Chinese are afraid of getting old",
"Old Home Is Popular in China"
],
"question": "Which of the follo... | People in China are among the most fearful of getting old, a new global survey suggests.
According to Bupa, a British healthcare organization, which asked 12262 people in 12 countries about their attitudes toward aging, 28 percent of the Chinese polled said they feel depressed when they think about getting old.
And alt... | high22155.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "which has already been developed for building"
},
"options": [
"which has thick forests around",
"which has already been developed for building",
"where people of high income live",
"where traveling around by car is mos... | These days a green building means more than just the color of the paint. Green building can also refer to environmentally friendly houses, factories, and offices.
Green building means "reducing the impact of _ on the land"Taryn Holowka of the U.S Green Building Council in Washington, D. C. said.
According to Holowka,... | high12096.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "high positions"
},
"options": [
"communicating skills",
"high positions",
"problem-solving abilities",
"creation and imagination"
],
"question": "The benefits of enjoying arts are all of the following EXCEPT _ ... | The world moves so quickly nowadays. With so many daily responsibilities, some of us can hardly keep our heads above water. Should we make time for studying or appreciating the arts? Many people would say the arts are nice, but not necessary .In school, students should focus on languages ,math and science. Painting, d... | high13388.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "It will be published by Barnes & Noble"
},
"options": [
"It will come out in June.",
"It has 957 pages in all.",
"It is priced at $ 35.",
"It will be published by Barnes & Noble"
],
"question": "Which of the fol... | CHICAGO --Bill Clinton's eagerly awaited memoir , My Life, will be published this June, and is sure to ignite a firestorm of interest in an already politically charged election year. Bill Clinton said that most presidential memoirs are thought to be "dull and self-serving, but I hope mine is interesting and self-servin... | high20742.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "She can't get anyone to look after her children in summer."
},
"options": [
"She doesn't get any summer holidays in her jobs.",
"She is worried that her children will forget what they've learnt.",
"She can't afford to pay som... | In many countries, schools have long summer holidays, with shorter holidays in between.However, a new report suggests shortening school holidays to stop children forgetting what they have learnt during the long summer break.Instead of three school terms, it says, there should be five eight-week terms.And there should b... | high10681.txt |
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