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"answer_text": "Things related to unhealthy ways of life."
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"The size of fat population.",
"The number of fast food restaurants.",
"The economic growth rate of the state.",
"Things related to unhealthy ways of life."
... | HOUSTON (Reuters) -- Houston tops a U.S. magazine's annual fattest cities list for the fourth time in five years, with four other Texas cities in the top 25.
Fast food restaurants -- Houston has twice the national average number -- are partly to blame for the dishonor,Men's Fitnesseditor-in-chief Neal Boulton said.
"Am... | high10859.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "had traveled all over the world"
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"had crossed Antarctica and the Atlantic by balloon.",
"had traveled all over the world",
"had walked across Death Valley",
"had ever been a millionaire"
],
"ques... | Richard Gray was a famous explorer. He was also a millionaire. He had visited every country in the world. He had crossed Antarctica, flown across the Atlantic by balloon, and climbed Mount Everest. Last year he decided to walk across Death Valley, the hottest place on Earth. He walked for days over the hot desert sand.... | high20756.txt |
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"answer_text": "produces mattresses by hand"
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"options": [
"is the world's oldest mattress factory",
"make mattresses for sports",
"produces mattresses by hand",
"hires athletes as mattress testers"
],
"question": "We learn f... | The next time you get caught jumping on your bed you can tell your parents with a straight face that you are not playing, simply getting ready got a promising career in "Mattress Jumping". Believe it or not, there are some people who actually get paid to do that! According to Reuben Reynoso, a professional mattress tes... | high10695.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "happy"
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"hard",
"happy",
"common",
"boring"
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"question": "The author's life in the new school was very _ .",
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"answer_inde... | I had a lot of teachers that I loved. However, the teacher that I remember most was Mrs. Green from Marianna, Florida. She was my 5thgrade teacher. Since I was a new student, not only in her class, but at the school, she made my time there much more pleasant. I immediately began to like her. She was really funny and I ... | high8199.txt |
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"answer_text": "women wearing skirt suits seem to be more successful in society"
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"women wearing skirt suits seem to be more successful in society",
"trouser suits are not suitable for career businesswomen",
"mannish style sui... | Women wearing skirt suits are viewed as more successful than those wearing trouser suits, scientists have found. They are seen as the uniform of the high-flying career businesswoman, but it seems trouser suits are not the best way to make a good first impression .
Research has shown women who wear skirts and jackets a... | high22141.txt |
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"answer_text": "To arouse the awareness of enough sleeping."
},
"options": [
"To talk about people's sleeping problems.",
"To provide an investigation result of sleeping.",
"To arouse the awareness of enough sleeping.",
"To stress the ... | March 21 has been declared World Sleep Day, a time to recognize and celebrate the value of sleep. Many sleep experts hope it will be _
According to a poll by the National Sleep Foundation, nearly 4 in 5 Americans don't get as much sleep as they should during the workweek. On average, adults are thought to need at lea... | high12082.txt |
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"answer_text": "To enter a Starcode from specially marked Starbucks\n(r)products."
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"options": [
"To enter a Starcode from specially marked Starbucks\n(r)products.",
"To buy a Starbucks Card over the phone.",
"To update the Starbucks\n(r)A... | More than great drinks, great rewards
Enjoy all the benefits and more with your membership to our Loyalty Program!
Whenever you pay with your membership account, you'll earn a Star.
Collect more Stars, earn more rewards.
_
Buy a Starbucks Card handy to create an account
Track your Stars online or through the mobile a... | high9287.txt |
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"answer_text": "She feared N-Dia's grade would be affected"
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"There're too many students in the nearby schools.",
"N-Dia doesn't want to leave her present classmates",
"She feared N-Dia's grade would be affected",
"There... | Every night, N-Dia Layne would set the alarm clock on her mother's cellphone for 4:45a.m. If the two of them were not on the subway platform at 103rdStreet and Broadway by 6:20 a. m., there was no way N-Dia would be on time for school.
Even so, N-Dia was often late. By the end of October, she was just one lateness away... | high23539.txt |
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"answer_text": "He is Greece's finance minister."
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"options": [
"He is Greece's finance minister.",
"He is an expert in the eurozone.",
"An official of the International Monetary Fund.",
"He is Eurogroup chairman."
],
"questi... | Greece's finance minister says his country's financial situation is "terribly urgent" and the crisis could come to a head in a couple of weeks. Yanis Varoufakis gave the warning after eurozone finance ministers met in Brussels to discuss the final EUR7.2bn tranche of Greece's EUR240bn EU/IMF bailout .
Ministers said G... | high14395.txt |
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"answer_text": "Lily is a full-time teacher at college."
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"options": [
"They have been friends for two years.",
"They often had lunch in the boarding house.",
"The author is good at writing.",
"Lily is a full-time teacher at college.... | I consider Lily to be my best friend because she is always very good to me. She's always with me in times of difficulties and she is always there waiting for me. When I have problems and feel empty and upset, she's always by my side to comfort me.
We've been together for two years. I met her during our college days. S... | high24256.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "go to hospital and get checked out by a doctor"
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"talk to your friends",
"go to the store directly",
"go to bed and rest",
"go to hospital and get checked out by a doctor"
],
"question": "When you... | The best way to cure sadness is not shopping, according to a recent study. The so-called shopping method has become common practice these days, but that can put your wallet under a lot of pressure. So if you are sad and feel like shopping, don't!
According to the recent study, sadness leads to self-focus thinking. In... | high8827.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "use of less chemicals"
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"options": [
"practicing \"green\" farming",
"use of less chemicals",
"fair distribution of their crops",
"using more crops for fuel"
],
"question": "GM companies promise farmers that t... | Ever since they were first put on the market in the early 1990s, genetically modified (GM, ) foods have been increasingly developed and marketed in many countries in the world, mainly on the basis of their promise to end the worldwide food crisis. But can GM technology solve world hunger problems? Even if it would, is ... | high429.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "it leads people to new life experiences"
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"options": [
"it is simple and practical",
"it needs a lot of practice",
"it leads people to new life experiences",
"it takes much time to master the skills"
],
"quest... | Can you remember the first time you learned to ride a bike or drive a car? Learning these skills changed your life forever and opened up new horizons.Learning about computers can be like learning how to ride a bike or drive a car.Once you have invested the time to master the skills, you will never go back to the old da... | high22627.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "had heavy mental burden"
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"was ill",
"was mentally ill",
"had heavy mental burden",
"had attracted world-wide attention"
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"question": "The girl sneezed continuously because she _ .",
"que... | When a 13-year-old Virginal girl started sneezing, her parents thought it was merely a cold. But when the sneezes continued for hours, they called in a doctor. Nearly two months later the girl was still sneezing, thousands of times a day, and her case had attracted worldwide attention.
Hundreds of suggestions, ranging... | high16582.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "How cold is too cold for an ice runner"
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"options": [
"How cold is too cold for an ice runner",
"Sports in cold areas of the world",
"Where iS it too cold for humans",
"The Antarctic Ice Marathon"
],
"question... | For most people,below--freezing temperatures generally put a stop to outdoor exercise,but Siberian native Boris Fyodorov is not most people.
Minutes after the calendar ticked over to this past 2014 New Year's Eve,Fyodorov set off on a solo,out--and--back marathon run from his home in the Siberian village of Oymyakon,co... | high17844.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Deliver some goods."
},
"options": [
"Go on holiday.",
"Deliver some goods.",
"Visit his mum.",
"Report to his boss."
],
"question": "What did Daryl plan to do in Los Angeles?",
"question_type": "factiod_que... | The sun was rising when Daryl's delivery truck reached the highway. This was the best time of day to drive, when the roads were wide open and empty. He felt sure he was going to make it to Los Angeles before midnight. It looked like it was going to be a good day.
Then he saw it, a large lump in the middle of the road. ... | high19869.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "he/she has never thought about it"
},
"options": [
"this is something an American lives by",
"everyone will have his/her own system",
"he/she has never thought about it",
"values are something often in their thought"
... | Most Americans would have a difficult time telling you, specifically, what the values are which Americans live by. They have never given the matter any thought.
Over the years I have introduced thousands of international visitors to life in the United States. This has caused me to try to look at Americans through the e... | high3972.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "he hoped to arouse people's love of peace and objection to war"
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"he was deeply interested in such a topic",
"he wanted to give the audience the painful experience of war",
"he hoped to arouse people's love of ... | Though war is something people hate, Director Feng Xiaoning often exposes his audience to it.
"If we don't impress the audience, who are without the painful experience of war, with the cruel injury to life and human nature war causes, how can we bring them a love of peace and objection to war?" asked the director with ... | high20030.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "The advice on how to fight against the bully."
},
"options": [
"The bully's behaviors.",
"The questions the students meet.",
"The solutions to the students'questions.",
"The advice on how to fight against the bully."
... | "What If" questions can help you think about what to do in case something should happen. There are no fight answers because every case is different.Use the questions with your parents or with friends and decide what you think might work? Think of your own solutions and make up new"What If"questions to answer.
1 ) You a... | high23511.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "It will be held in different cities."
},
"options": [
"It will be held by the famous NLT.",
"It will be held in different cities.",
"It has never been organized before.",
"Children of all ages will join in it."
],
... | The Children's Book-Show Competition is a chance for young readers to be writers.
Reading, it seems, is coming back in fashion, if a survey by the famous National Literacy Trust (the NLT) is true. It shows that the percentage of children who admit enjoying reading has grown for the first time in the past 8 years.
So it... | high12914.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "His mother had high hopes for him."
},
"options": [
"He wanted to be famous in the future.",
"The job was quite easy for him.",
"His mother had high hopes for him.",
"The competition for the job was fierce."
],
... | I began working in journalism when I was eight. It was my mother's idea. She wanted me to "make something" of myself, and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.
With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue. The crowds were there. There were two ga... | high1195.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Those that feel anxious about learning."
},
"options": [
"Those that have more experience.",
"Those that can avoid potential risks.",
"Those that like to work independently.",
"Those that feel anxious about learning."
... | Working with a group of baboons in the Namibian desert, Dr. Alecia Carter of the Department of Zoology,Cambridge University set baboons learning tasks involving a novel food and a familiar food hidden in a box. Some baboons were given the chance to watch another baboon who already knew how to solve the task, while oth... | high6822.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "To ask for some advice."
},
"options": [
"To ask for some advice.",
"To tell his great difficulty.",
"To ask for a job.",
"To ask the coach to pay back his money."
],
"question": "Why did the unemployed write to... | Dear Coach,
I have been out of work for almost six months now and things are starting to get very tough for me. I am practically living out of my savings. I have been looking for a job,but things are really bad and 1 cannot find a single person who wants to hire me. I know that the main problem is that I do not have a ... | high19699.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "His foresight and ambitions."
},
"options": [
"His English learning experience.",
"His foresight and ambitions.",
"His simple and modest lifestyle.",
"His friends and 60,000funds."
],
"question": "What made him ... | Start Small and Grow Big
Jack Ma,Founder and Chairman of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.,is one of those self-made billionaires in the technology field.His rags-to-riches journey is just as spectacular as his Internet Empire.
Jack Ma,whose Chinese name is Ma Yun,was born in a normal family in 1964.Like mos... | high19841.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "3"
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"3",
"4",
"5",
"6"
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"question": "According to the passage, how many parts is a book report supposed to cover?",
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... | Book reports and book reviews are similar. Book reports tend to be a little more descriptive (What is this book about?) and book reviews are usually more persuasive (Why a reader should or shouldn't read this book?). They are both a way to think more deeply about a book you've read and to present your understanding.
... | high18587.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "myths about eyesight"
},
"options": [
"different types of eye problems",
"myths about eyesight",
"beliefs of eye doctors",
"eye transplants"
],
"question": "This passage is mostly about _ .",
"question_ty... | Eye Facts
There are many commonly held beliefs about eyesight that are not proven facts. For example, some people believe that wearing glasses too soon weakens the eyes. But there is no evidence to show that the structure of eyes is changed by wearing glasses at young age. Wearing the wrong glasses, however, can pr... | high20018.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "In the early morning."
},
"options": [
"At midnight.",
"In the early morning.",
"In the late morning.",
"In the evening."
],
"question": "When did the meteorite incident happen?",
"question_type": "factiod_q... | A meteorite flew fast across the sky and exploded over central Russia on Friday, raining fireballs over a vast area and causing a shock wave that smashed windows, damaged buildings and injured l,200 people.
People heading to work in Chelyabinsk heard what sounded like an explosion, saw a bright light and then felt th... | high5495.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Soybean sprouts"
},
"options": [
"Soybean sprouts",
"Sunflower sprouts",
"Alfalfa sprouts",
"Wheat sprouts"
],
"question": "Which of the following sprouts taste good whether they are long or short?",
"questi... | Bean and other seed shoots are also known as sprouts . The dry bean seeds contain a store of nutrients just waiting to be released when they sprout. Under the right conditions they will germinate . As they grow, the food value of the seeds is multiplied into vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. This happens alm... | high10865.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "To provide books for poor children."
},
"options": [
"To encourage students to read more books.",
"To inspire youths to help the poor.",
"To help children develop good reading habits.",
"To provide books for poor childr... | The joys of reading are the ones I've known since childhood, and they continue to this day. And the benefits of reading, for me, are immeasurable. Loving the written words was what led me to journalism.
But not every child has the chance to enjoy these pleasures and benefits. In Buffalo---one of the poorest cities in t... | high21460.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "CityRail services"
},
"options": [
"the Explorer Buses",
"the harbour cruises",
"regular Sydney Buses",
"CityRail services"
],
"question": "A SydneyPass doesn't offer unlimited rides on _ .",
"question_ty... | The value-packed, all-inclusive sight-seeing package that combines the best of Sydney's harbour, city, bay and beach highlights.
A SydneyPass gives you unlimited and flexible travel on the Explorer Buses: the 'red' Sydney Explorer shows you around our exciting city sights while the 'blue' Bondi Explorer visits Sydney H... | high22169.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "parents"
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"options": [
"children",
"parents",
"doctors",
"teachers"
],
"question": "The intended readers of the passage are _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
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"answer": {
"answer... | Earlier this year,my oldest daughter got braces on her teeth,and let's just say she did not go quietly into that dentist's chair. Fear and hate pretty much describe the days leading up to her first appointment.
So when she finally walked out with shiny teeth,a sore mouth and a broken spirit, I told her I was proud of... | high7282.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "the kids have learned much knowledge"
},
"options": [
"the kids like playing in trees",
"the kids are very familiar with trees",
"the kids have learned much knowledge",
"the kids find trees useful learning tools"
],... | On a hill 600 feet above the surrounding land, we watch the lines of rain move across the scene, the moon rise over the hills, and the stars appear in the sky. The views invite a long look from a comfortable chair in front of the wooden house.
Every window in our wooden house has a view, and the forest and lakes seldom... | high367.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "to experience the most serous environmental problems on the earth"
},
"options": [
"to experience the most serous environmental problems on the earth",
"to bring the kindness of America to the other parts of the world",
"to g... | Have you ever thought, "I wish I could take a year off and just travel around the world"? Well, three lucky American teenagers were able to do just that. The teens--two males and one female--got an all-expenses paid, yearlong hike to five continents.
This trip didn't include any five-star hotels or shopping funs. Eight... | high7296.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Machu Picchu is the largest stone city of the world."
},
"options": [
"Machu Picchu is called the \"city in the clouds\".",
"Machu Picchu remains \"the most famous ruins of South America\".",
"Machu Picchu is \"the lost city\... | Machu Picchu is considered to be a truly extraordinary archaeological discovery and is one of South America's largest tourist sites. As many as one thousand visitors visit the ancient Incan ruins daily. What draws vacationers and adventurers to this remote location high in the Andes Mountains of Peru ? A large part o... | high373.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "there were no movie music composers at the very beginning."
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"there were no movie music composers at the very beginning.",
"the Edison Company had its own orchestras.",
"movie music is a kind of music with a hi... | Accustomed though we are to speaking of the films made before 1927 as "silent",the film has never been,in the full sense of the word,silent.From the very beginning,music was regarded as a necessary accompaniment ;when the Lumiere films were shown at the first public film exhibition in the United States in February 1896... | high23263.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Disappointing, but still a successful device."
},
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"Nothing but an electrical device.",
"A disappointing engineering mistake.",
"An expensive and disappointing invention.",
"Disappointing, but still a succes... | The Segway Human Transporter was invented by Dean Kamen.It is a two-wheeled vehicle designed for a single rider standing upright over its single axle and navigate using a set of handlebars resembling those on a bicycle.Electrically powered, it could travel over 15 miles on a single charge and reach speeds up to twelve... | high5481.txt |
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"answer_text": "By asking questions."
},
"options": [
"By asking questions.",
"By giving examples.",
"By offering suggestions.",
"By doing experiments."
],
"question": "How does the author introduce the topic of this passage?",... | Have you ever been bitten? Of course you have. You are surrounded by living things which might, or do, bite. Even when you rest your head on your pillow, bedbugs are probably nibbling away at you. They live happily inside most pillows.
Take a walk outside and you are a target for "man's best friend. " Hundreds of dog-... | high4947.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "a director"
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"a writer",
"an actor",
"a director",
"a soldier"
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"question": "According to the passage, Altman was _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
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"answer": {
"... | Robert Altman's films were different from the usual methods of Hollywood movie storytelling. In the 1940s, he started his film career directing industrial movies in his hometown of Kansas City, Missouri. Later, he moved to Hollywood, California, to make television shows.
His first major film, MASH, was released in 1970... | high10871.txt |
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"answer_text": "one's body weight"
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"one's body weight",
"one's blood pressure",
"one's way of living",
"one's heart-beating rate"
],
"question": "Hormones were tested in the research because they could affect _... | Looking for a new weight loss plan? Try living on the top of a mountain.Mountain air contains less oxygen than air at lower altitudes,so breathing it causes the heart to beat faster and the body to burn more energy. Studies have found that athletes training at high altitudes tend to lose weight.Doctor Florian Lippl in ... | high21474.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "comfortably"
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"briefly",
"quickly",
"comfortably",
"eagerly"
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"question": "In Mrs.Toalson's Reading Workshop,every student can learn _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
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"... | In my last essay,I wrote briefly about a bathtub in the classroom.What really was the use of that bathtub?"Guys,i t is Reading Workshop time now.When I call your table,get your things,please!"said Mrs.Toalson.She was holding a cup that had many sticks in it;on every stick was written each student's name and table numbe... | high21312.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "encourage yourself"
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"options": [
"seek some support",
"encourage yourself",
"neglect difficulties",
"resist negative thinking"
],
"question": "To hold fast your dream, you should _ .",
"question_type":... | Do you have a dream, something you always see yourself doing? Perhaps you see yourself as a lawyer, businessman, or even a scientist. Whatever it is, don't let it die.
A dream is a wonderful thing. It can give your hope for your future and encourage you to try when all odds are against you.
However, there are dream... | high17878.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "give advice to travelers to the country"
},
"options": [
"inform people of the punishment for breaking laws",
"declare the laws of different kinds.",
"give advice to travelers to the country",
"prepare people for intern... | Good afternoon, and welcome to England. We hope that your visit here will be a pleasant one. Today, I would like to draw your attention to a few of our laws.
The first one is about drinking. Now, you may not buy alcohol in this country if you are under 18 years of age, nor may your friends buy it for you .
Secondly, no... | high2488.txt |
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"answer_text": "$292.00"
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"$73.00",
"$146.00",
"$136.00",
"$292.00"
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"question": "For a couple spending two nights in one of the accommodations, they have to pay at least _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_qu... | The Islands of Hawaii
Hawaii
The "Big Island" of Hawaii is a paradise playground where visitors can enjoy a popular lifestyle and at the same time, witness the attraction of nature: thousands of square miles form a wonderland, featuring breathtaking beaches, forests, snow-covered mountains and amazing active volcano... | high18593.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "A middle school math teacher."
},
"options": [
"A Big Brother / Big Sister Volunteer.",
"A middle school math teacher.",
"A special education advisor.",
"A summer camp advisor."
],
"question": "What kind of job ... | prefix = st1 /11 Windrift Circle
Methuen, MA
978 - 555 - 4539
JOB OBJECTIVE
Seek special education, primary school, or middle school math teaching position.
EDUCATION
Rivier College, Nashua,NH
Bachelor of Arts in Education - May, 2006
Major: Elementary Education
Have successfully completed PRAXIS I and PRAXIS II. Meet ... | high23505.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "relationship between sound and image of nature"
},
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"diversity of Chinese traditional festivals",
"relationship between sound and image of nature",
"endangered species and environment protection",
"cultural ... | New Yorkers and visitors to the Big Apple will get to ring in the Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year in the U.S., in style with a fireworks display on the Hudson River set to music written by Academy Award-winning composer Tan Dun.
The display is part of the second annual "Happy Chinese New Year: Fantastic ... | high12900.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Elizabeth was a brave girl who loved Victor and gave him much help."
},
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"the differences between physical hunger and emotional hunger",
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"Its environment is suitable for the growth of marine life.",
"It i... | New Zealand will create one of the largest marine protected areas in the world, spanning an area of 620,000 sq km.
The Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary will be one of the world's most significant fully protected ecosystems, the prime minister of New Zealand, John Key, told the UN General Assembly in New York.
The sanctuary i... | high14394.txt |
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"hotels in Beldon often catch fire",
"hotels in Beldon don't often catch fire",
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Last August there was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel in Beldon. The next day this news appeared on Page Two of the town's newspaper, The Beldon Post.
... | high24243.txt |
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"answer_text": "various animals and plants"
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Numerous islands line the coast.In the north are two large grou... | high14380.txt |
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"answer_text": "Reading widely helped her a lot in her career."
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"answer_text": "A vermeil ear ring."
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"question": "Which of the following is relatively good for only wearing a short tim... | Christmas is long gone. and Valentine's Day is a distant memory. That means it's a slow time for jewelers, and a good time for you to make a purchase. Whether you're out shopping for gold, or silver, here fife a few things you need to know:
What determines price?
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"answer": {
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"question": "What kind of people is the passage ... | Nanjing and Hangzhou summer camps offered
We are looking for hard-working and open-minded English teachers to join the Nanjing (Jiangsu Province) and Hangzhou (Zhejiang Province) summer camps!
Both of the summer camps will run from the beginning of July to the end of August. You will be expected to teach spok... | high20025.txt |
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"But I don't have enough money to pay both your ticket and mine," Mark Twain said. The friend didn't know what to do.
"We can do... | high17689.txt |
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