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"answer_text": "To draw public attention to the needs of the tall."
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"To provide better services.",
"To rebuild hotels and restaurants.",
"To draw public attention to the needs of the tall.",
"To attract more people to b... | While small may be beautiful, tall is just plain uncomfortable it seems, particularly when it comes to staying in hotels and eating in restaurants.
The Tall Persons Club Great Britain (TPCGB), which was formed six months ago to campaign for the needs of the tall, has turned its attention to hotels and restaurants. Beds... | high4357.txt |
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"answer_text": "Their habitats had been becoming smaller."
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"They had been driven away by humans.",
"Their habitats had been becoming smaller.",
"They had lived throughout the world.",
"Their young had been hunted by hum... | As a young man, Paul Beier hiked in the mountains of California. Since then, he has decided to choose his career as a wildlife protector. He went to school to learn more first of all. After he earned his doctor's degree, he eagerly signed up for a job studying cougars , which once lived throughout the United States, b... | high19523.txt |
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"answer_text": "the more friends you have in school, the more money you'll earn in your late life"
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"if you have more friends you will not live happily",
"the more friends you have in school, the more money you'll earn in your late ... | What can help you make a fortune in the future? Graduating from a top university might not be enough. A new study from the University of Essex in Britain has shown that the more friends you have in school, the more money you'll earn later.
The idea that popularity could have a serious impact on one's earning potential ... | high15319.txt |
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"answer_text": "To give a warning to other countries"
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"To seek help for Nauru's problems.",
"To tell a heartbreaking story of a war.",
"To show the importance of money",
"To give a warning to other countries"
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... | The Pacific island nation of Nauru used to be a beautiful place.Now it is an ecological disaster area.Nauru's heartbreaking story could have one good consequence -- other countries might learn from its mistakes.
For thousands of years, Polynesian people lived in the remote island of Nauru, far from western civilization... | high963.txt |
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"answer_text": "Problems brought about by cars."
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"Environmental problems.",
"Traffic jams in Beijing.",
"Problems brought about by cars.",
"Benefits of using cars."
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"question": "What is this passage mainly ab... | "Everybody in this city wants a car, and I'm no exception. A car brings with it the freedom to travel", said a friend of mine while reading a car magazine. I might not agree with him, but no doubt he was speaking for a rapidly growing number of middle-class Chinese. While it is true that all the waiting, walking, being... | high12476.txt |
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"answer_text": "likes the games sites"
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"likes to send e-mails",
"likes to buy goods online",
"likes to pay for entertainment",
"likes the games sites"
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"question": "A typical Chinese Internet user will be the ... | A typical Chinese Internet user is a young male who prefers instant messaging to e-mail,seldom makes online purchases but favors news,music and games sites.According to a study,about two-thirds of survey participants use the Internet for news--often entertainment-related--or for online games.About half download music a... | high23873.txt |
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"answer_text": "when the child is quiet and peaceful"
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"when the child is still active in the early evening",
"when the parents finish the day's housework",
"when the child has a chew toy to play with",
"when the child i... | We feel it important to start reading to your child right from the start -the younger the better! With little ones(children from birth to 4)it is very important to read and reread books.Starting early makes the job of _ (for you will be teaching your child how to listen) easier,as it helps to develop an early love of t... | high13768.txt |
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"answer_text": "taking photos at the lake"
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"skating on the ice",
"taking photos at the lake",
"having a picnic",
"walking along the lake"
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"question": "When the three students fell into water,the university st... | When many people are worried that there are no more heroes in the modern era two university students who lost their lives to rescue drowning children have shown that heroes still exist .
According to the Inner Mongolia Morning Post, the tragedy occurred on the afternoon of December 14, 2002 when three school student... | high7886.txt |
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"answer_text": "They'd like to share what they have seen with their friends and family"
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"They want to have their phones updated.",
"They are fond of using phone apps to create their travel routes.",
"They prefer to experience... | Chinese tourists prefer hotels and restaurants that offer free Wi-Fi when traveling abroad. Most Chinese tourists instantly update their social networks using their mobile phones. They send photos and short videos to friends and family when traveling abroad.
About 10 percent of outbound Chinese tourists get expensive m... | high14007.txt |
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"answer_text": "there are two parts in his brain dueling for the upper advantage"
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"he is unconscious when he gets his memories",
"he forgets what is on the pages of the photo album",
"there are two parts in his brain dueling ... | New research shows that the healthy brain may hold memories which we don't even remember. In The Journal of Neuroscience, experts report that the brain might hold more memories than people realize, but that restoring those memories can be tricky.
Memory Check
First, participants saw a list of 120 real words mixed with ... | high9673.txt |
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"answer_text": "A librarian."
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"A librarian.",
"A detective.",
"A student."
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"question": "What was the author when the story happened?",
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"a... | One day in 1965,when I worked at View Ridge School in Seattle,a fourthgrade teacher approached me.She had a student who finished his work before all the others and needed a challenge."Could he help in the library?" she asked.I said, "Send him along."
Soon a slight,sandyhaired boy in jeans and a Tshirt appeared."Do you ... | high6226.txt |
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"answer_text": "had often spent money without thinking much"
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"had had higher income",
"had had a good habit of saving money",
"had often spent money without thinking much",
"hadn't realized they would have met financial... | One afternoon, after finishing shopping in a supermarket, my family and I went to the checkout. I suddenly thought we didn't need any of the junk, and we abandoned all of those, saving $300.
That got me thinking about all our pointless expenses in life. With a promise that we'd stop if it was killing us, I convinced th... | high14761.txt |
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"answer_text": "he had to learn to keep the farm"
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"he often ran away from home",
"he couldn't get along well with others",
"he often performed badly in his school",
"he had to learn to keep the farm"
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"questio... | My father was born on a farm in Tipperary, Ireland. He was the fourth child out of eight children.
My father was the oldest boy so the majority of the responsibility fell upon his shoulders to complete the farm work. He attended school until the fourth grade; his father pulled him out of school to work on the farm perm... | high9115.txt |
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"answer_text": "19"
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"ans... | When most people turn 21, they spend too much time partying and having fun. But when Adele turned 21, she did something completely different.
After going through a tough breakup , the British singer turned her pain into glory and recorded one of the most moving albums of the year.
The album,21, which was _ in January, ... | high1549.txt |
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"answer_text": "like sending text messages but those today do it in a more secret and skillful way"
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"like to break rules and have the same means of sending messages",
"are always the big problem for the educators and their parents"... | A 17-year-old boy, caught sending text messages in class, was recently sent to the vice principal's office at Millwood High School in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The vice principal, Steve Gallagher, told the boy he needed to focus on the teacher, not his cellphone. The boy listened politely and nodded, and that's when Mr. Ga... | high12310.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "make lonely old people's life better"
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"understand human-animal relationship",
"find the causes of old people's loneliness",
"make lonely old people's life better",
"promote the animal-assisted research"
... | Researchers are placing robotic dogs in the homes of lonely old people to determine whether they can improve the quality of life for humans. Alan Beck, an expert in human-animal relationship, and Nancy Edwards, a professor of nursing, are leading the animal-assisted study concerning the influence of robotic dogs on old... | high7138.txt |
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"answer_text": "Possible Ways to Problem-solving"
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"Six Stages for Repairing Sam's Bicycle",
"Possible Ways to Problem-solving",
"Necessities of Problem Analysis",
"Suggestions for Analyzing a Problem"
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"questi... | People do not analyze every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a similar problem. They often accept the opinions or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without thinking. They try to find a solution by trial and error. However, when all these methods... | high16176.txt |
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"answer_text": "South Korea"
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"Saudi Arabia",
"South Korea",
"Canada",
"India"
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"question": "Which ranked the third place sharing US higher education?",
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"an... | China is now sending more college students to study in the United States than any other country. A new report shows a 23 percent increase in the number of Chinese students coming to the U.S.
The latest edition of the annual Institute of International Education(IIE)and another US institute found a 5 percent rise in the... | high4431.txt |
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"answer_text": "explore the natural beauty"
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"walk on the beach",
"visit the galleries",
"enjoy the wine",
"explore the natural beauty"
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"question": "If you rent Lake Arrowhead, you can_.",
"question_type":... | Best Vacation Home&Rental Deals
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Providing a ton of value versus Ojai's pricey hotels, this home with patios and a fire pit accommodates up to SIX
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Retreat to a cozy cabin in the mountains and disc... | high19245.txt |
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"answer_text": "his not obeying the orders by Roman Emperor Claudius II"
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"his not attending a ceremony on time.",
"his stealing something from the church",
"his rude words to Roman Emperor Claudius II",
"his not obeying... | Valentine's Day is on Feb. 14, and Chinese call it "lovers day". I don't think the translation is an accurate one, since it doesn't only belong to lovers. Valentine's Day is for expressing affection of all sorts. But it is uniquely for the romantically involved who shine the brightest, who spend the most money, whose h... | high11619.txt |
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"answer_text": "Many things"
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"The custom of giving presents",
"Many things",
"The religious significance",
"The great decorations"
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"question": "_ help(s) to set Christmas as an important holiday.",
"que... | In England, Christmas is the most important holiday in the year. Two important things, apart from its religious significance, help to set this holiday apart from all others: the custom of giving presents and the habit of spending it with the family. In the present highly commercialized age we are reminded of Christmas ... | high21902.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "everyone seemed to be free for others"
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"everyone was paying a visit to some relatives far away",
"everyone seemed to be free for others",
"Dad was not at work while Mom was busy cleaning the house",
"nea... | Last Sunday I made a visit to some new neighbors down the block.No specific in mind, just an opportunity to sit at the kitchen table, have some tea and chat.As I did so, it occurred to me how rare the Sunday visit has become.
When I was a kid in New Jersey of the 1960s, Sunday visits were routine.Most stores were close... | high10507.txt |
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"answer_text": "four weeks"
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"question": "The shortest summer English course will last for",
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"answer"... | We provide summer English courses which are the best you can find. You will enjoy coming to Los Angeles to learn about American culture and improve your English at the same time. The courses last for four, six or eight weeks. They start at the beginning of July and August. Our teachers are well-trained and very experie... | high17268.txt |
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"answer_text": "It is urgent to build tornado safe rooms."
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"Building codes make a difference in preventing property destruction.",
"If people take shelter in safe rooms, nobody will die.",
"It is urgent to build tornado safe ... | The ruins of Moore, Oklahoma, a town destructed for the fourth time in 14 years by a major tornado , are a reminder that current building codes can't do much to prevent property destruction and loss of life, especially when a powerful tornado cuts through town. But the total death number can be reduced when people tak... | high19251.txt |
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"answer_text": "They are very small,but valuable things."
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"They are nothing useful.",
"They are very small,but valuable things.",
"They are the main things factories produce.",
"They are odd moments students refuse to g... | Nowadays,much of the profit of a business--sometimes the whole of its success--depends upon the use of the odds and ends.The odds and ends are various small things,which are left over when the main things are produced.But they possess a real value of their own.
If a business,big or small,looked down upon these odds and... | high6232.txt |
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"question": "The reason why the tiger attacked the ... | One day last November, Tom Baker stopped out of his house into the morning light and headed across the rice fields toward the bank of the Rapti River. Tom, a 32-year-old school teacher in the farming village of Madanpur, was going for his morning bath.
As he approached the river, the head of a tiger suddenly appeared... | high9101.txt |
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"answer_text": "It aims to help protect amphibians."
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"It runs for seven months in 2016.",
"It aims to help protect amphibians.",
"It will publicize the artworks on TV.",
"It has been held as a national event."
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... | SAVE THE FROGS! Art Contest Time
The 2016 SAVE THE FROGS! Art Contest will run from April 1st through October 1st , 2016. Best of luck!
Introduction
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"answer_text": "Getting unsuitable pictures of a 10-year-old actress published."
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"Taking pictures of famous people in public places.",
"Getting unsuitable pictures of a 10-year-old actress published.",
"Following a famous wom... | Paparazzi, or "paps", are photographers who take pictures of famous people when they are not at the center of public attention. Paps are different from professional photographers or journalists because they never take ordinary photos.
The goal for paparazzi is to get pictures that no one else will get and then sell the... | high977.txt |
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"answer_text": "children would get a poisonous level of pesticides because of the remains on the apple"
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"children would get a poisonous level of pesticides because of the remains on the apple",
... | Apple a day may poison children
Children who eat an apple or pear a day may be exceeding the pesticide safety limit because of remains on the fruit,according to research.
Using data of the British Department of Environment on pesticides on fruit collected from supermarkets,scientists thought that each day some childr... | high8579.txt |
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"answer_text": "An official guide."
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"A monthly magazine.",
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"An official guide."
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"question": "Where is the passage likely to appear?",
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SPECIALTY RETAIL
Newslink: Two separate Newslink stores _ all your reading needs including newspapers, magazines and the latest bestsellers.
Downtown Duty Free: Make sure you shop at Downtown Duty Free for great savings on a range of items including perfume, alcohol, ... | high12462.txt |
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"answer_text": "11 March 2013"
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"11 March 2013",
"16 December 2013",
"19 September 2013"
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"question": "Sochi 2014 Volunteer Training Program was launched on _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_qu... | Below are pages adapted from, _
Sochi Volunteers
* 5 December 2013 Sochi 2014 Volunteer Team is Prepared for Games
On international Volunteer Day, 5 December, the Organizing Committee of the Winter Games in Sochi presented the national "Sochi 2014 Volunteer Team", The Sochi 2014 Volunteer Team is complete, consistin... | high6554.txt |
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"answer_text": "Glacier Bay National Park"
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"Glacier Bay National Park",
"the Klondike Gold Rush National Park",
"the White Pass Yukon",
"the fjords"
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"question": "You can watch a whale exploding out of the wat... | The Best of Alaska
Nothing evokes Alaska like a whale exploding out of the water or an eagle pulling a silver fish from the river. Combine these images with high mountains, brilliant icebergs and wonderful meals and you really do have the Best of Alaska! Join us for an unforgettable 7-day excursion to the last frontier... | high9667.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "He liked text messages better."
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"He didn't want to talk with his father.",
"He liked text messages better.",
"He didn't receive any voice mail messages.",
"He enjoyed checking his voice mails."
],
... | Some people are so rude!
Who sends an e-mail or a text message that just says "Thank you"? Who leaves a voice mail message rather than texts you? Who asks for a fact easily found on Google? Don't these people realize that they're wasting your time?
Maybe I'm the rude one for not appreciating life's little politeness. B... | high14013.txt |
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"answer_text": "it has stimulated a Chinese craze for travel writing"
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"it has stimulated a Chinese craze for travel writing",
"its author was born in the late 1970s and 1980s",
"a hostel in Lijiang Yunnan province is named af... | As he looks up at the Jade Dragon Mountain, Zhang Jinpeng basks in the sunshine on the roof-top of his youth hostel in Lijiang, a popular tourist destination in Yunnan province in Southwest China. He is content and excited at the same time, since the hostel, which he named after his best-seller A Decade of Backpacking... | high18629.txt |
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"answer_text": "It can send a lot more goods and passengers into space."
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"It's equipped with an advanced control system.",
"It's the first unmanned space shuttle in the world.",
"It's the only vehicle that can fly astronauts ... | Next Stop: Planet Mars
Fly me to the moon? That's not far enough. On September 14, 2011, NASA released designs for a superrocket, the Space Launch System (SLS). This time the final destination will be Mars.
The SLS is a huge, liquid-fuelled rocket. If it is fully developed, it will be the most powerful rocket ever buil... | high2732.txt |
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"answer_text": "find out how much they fear math of pain"
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"see whether math hurts",
"test their endurance",
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"find out how much they fear math of pain"
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"question": "In the f... | Does solving a math problem give you a headache? Do you feel nervous when you sit a math exam? For most students, math can be tough but scientists have proved that math problems can actually trigger physical pain.
Scientists came to his conclusion with an in-depth experiment, which was published in the Public Library o... | high16604.txt |
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"answer_text": "she thought her parents didn't act as they said"
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"her great-grandfather did something her parents forbad",
"someone preferred watermelons to cabbages",
"she thought her parents didn't act as they said",
... | "Please read this," my three-year-old Claire said one day, pointing to a page with an old children's song: "Do you know how to plant cabbages". In blue ink, someone had crossed out cabbages and written "Watermelons!"
"Daddy! Did you do that?" Claire asked, looking up with an expression of shock. We had only recently as... | high19537.txt |
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"answer_text": "polluted air"
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"question": "All of the following are possible factors causing asthma except _ .",
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... | Five Things You Should Know About Adult Asthma
About 44 million people in Asia Pacific suffer from asthma. The numbers are on the rise especially in China and India where there is rapid industrialization and urbanization. Dr Mariko Koh, Director of the Pulmonary Function Laboratory and Asthma Programme at Singapore G... | high11180.txt |
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"the English spoken by American people.",
"the English used in London.",
"the English spoken by British people in 15th Century."
... | Standard English is the formal English that you need to use when you write in coursework or in the exam. Standard English is the form of English you learn in school. All written English should be standard -- that means it should be clear enough for anyone in Britain to understand it. Standard English developed as the ... | high21043.txt |
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"answer_text": "they claimed the order would be easy since the watches were already in stock"
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"the watches would be easy to make and the designs were already prepared",
... | Dear sir,
Your shipment of twelve thousand 'Smart' watches was received by our company this morning.However we wish to make a number of complaints concerning the serious delay in delivery and your failure to carry out our specific instructions with regard to this order.
It was stressed from the beginning that t... | high16837.txt |
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"answer_text": "hasn't decided where to go"
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"has decided to go nowhere",
"hasn't decided where to go"
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"question": "The author _ to spend their vacation thi... | We're trying to decide where to go on our vacation this summer. We usually go to the Lake Arrowhead for a few weeks, but we'd like to go somewhere else this year. We're tired of doing the same thing summer after summer. Some friends of ours suggested that we go to Hawaii. That would be wonderful! I'm sure we'd enjoy a ... | high7879.txt |
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"answer_text": "Methane from ruminants."
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"Growth of cattle.",
"Methane from ruminants.",
"Processing of meat."
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"question": "What is directly related to global warming?",
"question_... | "People should have one meat-free day a week if they want to make a personal and effective sacrifice that would help deal with climate change," the world's leading authority on global warming has told The Observer.
Dr Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, said that pe... | high12489.txt |
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"answer_text": "She was worried about her school project."
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"She was tired of school life.",
"She was worried about her school project.",
"She made a mistake in her technology class."
... | It was a long week for Amanda at school. She stayed after school to work on a special project three days in a row. When she got home on Friday, she dropped into the chair with a sigh.
"What's going on, Amanda?" her dad asked as he was reading the newspaper.
"I have to create a webpage for my technology class, and it i... | high14946.txt |
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"Nervous",
"Hopeless"
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"question": "How did the author feel as the well-dressed man joined the line for food?",
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"answer... | It's easy to see how to help some people, but what about those whose needs are not so clear? This story may have happened not long ago--- but it was a lesson which has stayed with me and helped me ever since.
It was Thanksgiving and I was volunteering with my parents at a shelter for the needy. We served hot food to wh... | high15480.txt |
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"answer_text": "To advance Canada's honor and opportunities."
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"To advance Canada's honor and opportunities.",
"To consider his own benefits from the prize.",
"To make ... | A new Canada Prize for the Arts and Creativity could be in place by 2010, with large cash prizes for emerging artists in dance, music, theatre and visual arts.
The prize is the idea of Tony Gagliano and David Pecaut, founders of the Luminato festival,who were able to convince the federal government to back it. The f... | high23132.txt |
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"answer_text": "Nurses in UKtend to be older in age than before."
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"Nurses in UKtend to be older in age than before.",
"Half of the nurses in UKwant to leave their jobs.",
"There is le... | A recent survey by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) found that about a third of nurses inprefix = st1 /UKplanned to give up their jobs in the next two years because of the amount of worries and unhappiness with their pay.
Among those under 40, the percentage of nurses planning to leave their employers increased fr... | high17297.txt |
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"day trips or weekend breaks are enough for families to share experi... | Annual holidays have become a luxury and are no longer a staple of family life, according to government research.
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"At present, chicken feathers and... | Believe it or not, in the near future people won't just wear a chicken feather suit at Halloween or for fancy dress. Chickens, which have long provided food for dinner, will also be used to make our clothes as well. Last Monday, a report by the University of Nebraska in the US said in the future it should be possible t... | high21731.txt |
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"Less sweet and crunchy."
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"in a garage"
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"que... | Joker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world right in his own back yard. He sold the stone to a diamond dealer for over three hundred thousand dollars. In New York, the diamond was resold---this time for almost eight hundred thousand dollars. The true value of a diamond is never known until it has been cut. Onc... | high15494.txt |
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"includes eleven lines, covering 270 kilometres",
"ranks first in the world in terms of the total length",
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"A new theory about Stonehenge.",
"Why Stonehenge has started endless debates over the centuries.",
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"question": "Kindertransport aimed to _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_ques... | By 1938, Europe had been experiencing an increased number of attacks on Jews. With no end in sight, Jewish refugee agencies requested the British government to allow them to bring in only Jewish children under17 years of age. This was to be only temporary, until the situation in their home countries was improved.
Kind... | high9698.txt |
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"It's never too old to learn.",
"Nothing is impossible for a willing heart."
],
"question": "Which proverb can show the writer's... | How to prepare for exams? Well, it is a big question that you always ask yourself.
There is no short cut to success, which is the first thing you should remember. For this reason you have to study hard first of all. Besides, here are some tips for you.
Never fear or hate exams and be confident. Some students study well... | high8586.txt |
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His father's declining health made him stay at the hospital. Because of his illness, his fa... | high988.txt |
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"how to build houses in the earthquake - hit areas",
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Two weeks after ... | high23898.txt |
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Do you recall a time----let's say when you were about 5... | high9840.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Special consideration ought to be shown to them in some cases."
},
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"Young men should give up their seats to young women.",
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This question of giving up seats in public transport is much argued... | high11194.txt |
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"Cosplay is a kind of p... | Beijing (Xinhua): When she appeared on stage, singing a Japanese song, hundreds of excited teenagers crowded around shouting, "Curarpikt !Its Curarpikt!"
At the Beijing Comic and Animation Expo last week, that's exactly who Shi Jia was. The Senior 1 girl was cosplaying "Curarpikt", a character from the popular Jap... | high21057.txt |
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"answer": {
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"question": "This advertisement is designed especially for those who _",
... | Are you always busy? Is your schedule hectic?
Do you sometimes forget to take time to eat?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then you need
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"change European setters' swimming costume",
"made European setters hotter",
"made Europe... | Australia is famous for its beautiful beaches. And Australian people love swimming and going to the beach. But it wasn't always that way.
Different Climate, Different habits
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],
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "they prevent the listener from focusing on what the speaker is saying."
},
"options": [
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"they convey the speaker's superiority to the listener.",
"they... | In December 2008, Caroline Kennedy -- daughter of the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy--sat down, as a frontrunner for the Senate seat in New York, for a televised interview that helped decide the future of her campaign. The result was a disaster.
Her performance wasn't well received, in part because her speech was ... | high6583.txt |
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},
"options": [
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"To encourage teens to help with housework.",
"To tell teens ways to earn their own money.",
"To ask people to p... | Teens naturally ask parents for money for material things and entertainment.But as the need becomes more frequent, why not get a job so you can earn your own money? Working for your own money will give you a sense of accomplishment and the satisfaction of a job well done.
Babysitting is a suitable job for teens.They ar... | high23668.txt |
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"his wife was seriously ill in bed",
"his car and house were broken into"
],
"question": "When the ... | A man came home from work and found his three children outside, still in their pajamas playing in the mud,with empty food boxes and wrappers thrown all around the front yard.
The door of his wife's car was open,as was the front door to the house and there was no sign of the dog.
Walking into the entry,he found an even... | high13973.txt |
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"they don't want to spend more",
"they will earn less money",
"they view leisure a challenge to Japanese traditions"
],
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The figures support the western prejudice that the Japanese are all working without play. Trying to force workers away from t... | high18826.txt |
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"answer_text": "to sell her new album \"The Best of Vanessa-Mae\""
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"to sell her new album \"The Best of Vanessa-Mae\"",
"to attract her fans"
],
"qu... | She belongs to no one but the whole world that can understand her language. Her music is appreciated across the globe but it is Singapore, China, Thailand and Britain that have helped to shape her talent.
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"he behaves and thinks in the American way",
"he is good at making American apple ... | Another food which is closely associated with Americans is apple pie.Apple pie is often served hot with a spoon of ice cream or a slice of cheese at the end of the biggest meal of the day--dinner, and it is a favorite dessert throughout the nation.If a person is typical of Americans, we can say, "He is as American as a... | high20361.txt |
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"Because the government want their citizens to be useful to the country.",
"Be... | In most developed countries the government provides free education for children because it realizes that educated citizens are useful to the country in their later life. Most countries also have private education. This means that parents can pay to send their children to certain schools. People who agree with this sys... | high2083.txt |
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"It can contain a billion Earths.",
"Its diameter is about 22 million miles.",
"It can be seen from the Earth."
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"questi... | Astronomers recently found another ring around the planet Saturn -- and it's the biggest one yet. This newly discovered ring stretches about 15 million miles across, which makes a loop big enough to fit a billion Earths inside. It may be even bigger and reach 22 million miles across at its diameter . Saturn's new ri... | high18198.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "The WHO issues official advice to cut down pollution,"
},
"options": [
"The WHO provided selfless assistance for the poor.",
"People are forbidden to use coal-stoves inside.",
"The WHO issues official advice to cut down pollu... | The World Health Organization warns that millions of people are dying every year from indoor air pollution. The WHO finds that poor cooking, heating and lighting technologies are killing millions of people each year.
Indoor air pollution results from the use of dangerous fuels and cook-stoves in the home. To help fight... | high11802.txt |
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"Buy two more movies at the low price of $6.95 later.",
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"Hemingway produced most of his works in Africa",
"Hemingway led a very happy life in his last few years",
"most of Hemingway's works were based on ... | Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899--July 2, 1961) was an American writer and journalist. His writing style had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his life of adventure and his public image affected later generations. Hemingway produced most of his works between the mid-1920s and the mid-1950s, and w... | high5934.txt |
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Nickname: tatoosun
Email: tatoosun2003@yahoo.com
When to travel: Jun 2007 - Aug 2007
Who am I: Slender African girl in her late 20's. Quite charming, loving, pretty, fun to be with.
My travel plans: Nothing in mind for sure, just looking to come with you.
Who am I looking for: Looking for a white ma... | high22210.txt |
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"The writer lived in Japan for eight years alone",
"The writer doesn't have any problems in his... | My name's Randall Davis, and I'm originally from the state of Indiana in the United States. When I was 19 years old, I moved to Venezuela in South America, and later returned to the United States, where I attended Brigham Young University in the 1980s. I majored in Spanish education and TESOL. After graduating from col... | high22204.txt |
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"options": [
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"She blames herself for giving a boring lesson.",
"She asks them to stand outside.",
"She reports it to their parents."
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"answer": {
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},
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"a gift of money to the new husband",
"a written contract",
"the wife's right to receive one-ten... | It is not often realized that women held a high place in southern European societies in the 10 th and 11 th centuries. As wife, the woman was protected by the setting up of a dowry or decimum. Admittedly, the purpose of this was to protect her against the risk of desertion ,but in reality its function in the social ... | high11816.txt |
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"answer": {
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At school Tom, who has worked as a literary agent and now has a full-time job with a digital publishing company, would ofte... | high19292.txt |
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"The development of teaching methods.",
"The increase in the number of online classes.",
"The growth in the in... | As an effect of the high fuel prices spent on bus transportation, some American schools are changing to a four-day week. That means longer days instead of the traditional Monday through Friday schedule.
Having been approved for three years and beginning in the fall, students in the Maccray school district in Minnesota ... | high3389.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
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"American Red Cross."
],
"question": "David, 8, is fond of playing virtual games. Which charity should he attend?",
... | The holidays are a time to give. These charities---and many more--are looking for volunteers and donations.
World Wildlife Fund
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},
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"Because the food was not good.",
"The passage didn't mention."
],
"question": "Why didn't people co... | Very few people were coming to eat at the White Rose Restaurant, and its owner did not know what to do. The price was reasonable and the food was of good quality, but nobody seemed to want to eat there.
Then he did something that changed all that, and in a few weeks his restaurant is always full of men with their la... | high18832.txt |
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"answer_text": "to invite you to take part in the competition"
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"to help to improve your spoken English",
"to show you h... | The Fourth "21th Century Cup" National English Speaking Competition is to be held in prefix = st1 /Shanghai.
Organizers: ChinaDaily andShanghaiBroadcasting Network.
Co-ordinater: China University English Speaking Association (CUESA).
Co-sponsors : English Speaking Union (ESU), Lotus Software (China)Co. Ltd. , Ti... | high24113.txt |
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*Times and dates for the year 2008
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"He was popular with children."
],
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"The Influence of the Sea on Greece.",
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"The Ionian Sea"
],
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High mountains with rich, fertile land between them cover northern Greece. The hilly southern part is a peninsula called the Peloponnesus. Hundreds of islands surround the mainland. The largest ... | high7689.txt |
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"answer": {
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"husbands are paid by their wives.",
"husbands help their wives.",
"husbands look after their sick children."
],
"question": "The express... | "In the old days," as one wife said. " The husband was the husband and the wife was the wife." In the past husbands each had their own way of going on. The wives' jobs were to look after them.
"The wives wouldn't stand for it nowadays. Husbands help with the children now. They stay more, as well as have more interest, ... | high22562.txt |
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"the crew from the National Geographic Channel`s reality show called Diggers.",
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The tube that was filled with an eclectic collection... | high6408.txt |
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"less than two thousand"
],
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"answer_text": "If you are on a diet, you should always keep to your diet."
},
"options": [
"If you are on a diet, you should always keep to your diet.",
"Use smaller bowls can help you eat less food.",
"Skipping breakfast is not a wise way ... | Are there fastest ways to lose weight? Yes, there are! This is no magic trick or miracle. It just needs sensible actions.
*Drink water
No, you don't have to fill up like a tub, but ensure that you drink 8 to 10 glasses of water every day. Don't substitute for juice. With adequate water intake your body will be able to ... | high15251.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "research still ranks above teaching"
},
"options": [
"research is declining in importance",
"teaching now ranks above research",
"teaching is a sure way to gain position",
"research still ranks above teaching"
],
... | US universities are among the best in the world. Since World War II, American scientists --- mostly working in universties or colleges --- have won more than half of all Nobel Prizes in physics and medicine. Foreign students rush to the United States by the tens of thousands. Last year they earned more than one quarter... | high3570.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "American parties"
},
"options": [
"Reasons for parties",
"Birthdays without pressure",
"American parties",
"Different parties in the world"
],
"question": "What can be the best title for the passage?",
"ques... | Americans plan parties for many reasons. As in other cultures, many Americans attend parties for weddings and religious or national holidays. But some parties are especially American. For example, a group of neighbors may gather on their street to eat food, play music and visit with one another. This is called a block ... | high10329.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "visiting one of their good friends in other district"
},
"options": [
"preparing a dinner for a poor family",
"chatting with the elderly mother and her disabled son",
"making preparations for their own Christmas festival",
... | Heather Jack and her family, including her two children, usually spend the Christmas holidays preparing a feast--for others to eat. Last Christmas Eve, they went to a house in the neighborhood and prepared a dinner for an elderly woman and her son, who has muscular dystrophy . They stayed for an hour and chatted before... | high16980.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "symbols of barriers in one's life"
},
"options": [
"materials to test one's muscles",
"signs of goals in one's life",
"assessments to show one's progress",
"symbols of barriers in one's life"
],
"question": "The... | A motivational strategy that parents can employ with their kids, is to frame tasks and responsibilities in the context of what the end benefit is for them. I call this strategy WIIFM
("What's in it for me?").
When a teen can combine an understanding of WIIFM with a sense of passion about achieving a goal, barriers will... | high5101.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "might be responsible for boys' bad deeds"
},
"options": [
"will totally determine men's character and behavior",
"always leads to trouble-making",
"might be responsible for boys' bad deeds",
"plays no role in children's... | Scientists have discovered a gene that plays a role in violence in men ill-treated in childhood.The discovery could explain why some experience unhappy childhoods and go on to normal lives, while others turn to violence, crime of antisocial deeds. But it will also restart another argument.
Terrie Moffitt and Avshalom... | high18775.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Coney Island"
},
"options": [
"Coney Island",
"Columbus",
"Cleveland",
"Kelleys Island"
],
"question": "According to the passage a basketball lover is most likely to go to _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_qu... | In terms of tourism .Ohio is a place full of natural beauty and many vacation spots worth Visiting .
Coney island-Fun Unlimited !
Coney Island is an amusement park situated in the city of Cincinnati. It has the world's largest recirculating pool . several diving hoards .and an "in pool" slide. For basketball and vol- ... | high5667.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "The butterfly couldn't fly for ever normally."
},
"options": [
"The cocoon was broken and the butterfly died.",
"The man helped the butterfly out of the cocoon more easily",
"The butterfly couldn't fly for ever normally.",
... | Once upon a time in a land far away, there was a wonderful old man who loved everything:animals, spiders, insects...
One day while walking through the woods the nice old man found a cocoon of a butterfly. He took it home. A few days later, a small opening appeared; he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as ... | high11989.txt |
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