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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "at least 5" }, "options": [ "only 2", "no more than 3", "not more than 4", "at least 5" ], "question": "How many people are mentioned in this passage?", "question_type": null }, { "answer": { "...	prefix = st1 /China's economic growth 'hard to predict' The worsening global economic situation makes it difficult for Chinato predict its growth for next year, a senior official said on Friday. "How fast China's economy will grow next year is uncertain," Liu He, deputy director of the Office of the Central Leading Gro...	high22577.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "His working experience." }, "options": [ "A Swedish novel.", "His present partner.", "A bookstore clerk.", "His working experience." ], "question": "What inspired Morioka to open such a bookstore?", "questio...	Those accustomed to browsing through thousands of books in large bookstores may find Japan's Morioka Shoten a little strange. That's because this tiny bookstore that is located in Ginza, Tokyo sells only a single book at a time. Opened in May 2015, Morioka Shoten is the brainchild of Yoshiyuki Morioka. He began his car...	high13972.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "Cooperation learning." }, "options": [ "Passive listening.", "Doing maths on papers.", "Cooperation learning.", "Learning other subjects." ], "question": "What improves students' fluency and flexibility in the n...	Researchers designing the 'classroom of the future' have found that multi-touch, multi-user desks can improve skills in mathematics. New results from a 3-year project working with over 400 pupils, mostly 8-10 year olds, show that cooperation learning increases both fluency and flexibility in maths.It also shows that ...	high23669.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "are likely to sell well in the future." }, "options": [ "can easily be filled up with gas.", "are likely to sell well in the future.", "are mainly used in the United States", "won't be used in the London Olympics" ]...	There are two methods by whichhydrogen can be used to power cars. The first way is to use hydrogen to drive the engine, in much the same way as many cars use gas. The second method is to use the reaction of hydrogen with oxygen in a battery, making the car a kind of electric one. The dream of producing hydrogen in the...	high779.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "it was great to get all the information in one place" }, "options": [ "the careers seminars were very successful", "meeting managers face to face was tense", "it was an honor to be able to learn from experts", "it was g...	If you need any help in planning your future, call in at the Education and Careers Expo , which opened at the City Convention and Exhibition Centre yesterday. Expo gives you a unique opportunity to meet leading industrialists and educators. I spoke to several young people at Expo, and they all agreed how useful it was...	high24106.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "4" }, "options": [ "2", "4", "6", "8" ], "question": "It will probably take _ years to complete the ice highway.", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, ...	Six Americans are working on a new highway. But this highway won't have any traffic.It's an "ice highway" to the South Pole. The team has just finished a second year of work on the 1,020-mile highway. "The road is the greatest single footprint of activity we've seen in the Antarctic ," said Alan Hemmings, an Australia...	high7844.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "a fashionable cell phone" }, "options": [ "a diamond necklace", "a pair of fashionable shoes", "a fashionable cell phone", "a gold ring" ], "question": "The following items can be sorted into a group according t...	Diamonds are no longer a girl's best friend, according to a new U.S. study that found three of four women would prefer a new plasma TV to a diamond necklace. The survey, specially by U.S. cable television's Oxygen Net-work that is operated by women found the technology gender gap has almost closed with most women b...	high22211.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "Heat and cold damage corals in their own ways." }, "options": [ "Corals are unable to adjust to temperature changes.", "Cold temperature causes greater damage to corals.", "Hot temperature helps coral reefs to grow quickly.",...	Around the world coral reefs are facing threats brought by climate change and great changes in sea temperatures. While ocean warming has been the primary focus for scientists and ocean policy managers, cold events can also whiten corals. A new study by scientists compared damaged to corals exposed to heat as well as ...	high5935.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "where he was born" }, "options": [ "where he was born", "the way he speaks", "the clothes he wears", "the interests he has" ], "question": "According to the passage, you cannot judge an Englishman's social class...	British society is considered to be divided into three main groups of classes--the Upper Class, the Middle Class, and the Lower or Working Class. This is known as the Class system and it is important to know something about it if you want to understand British people and society. Most British people grow up with a deep...	high19287.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "in one operation without any mistakes" }, "options": [ "in one operation with few mistakes", "in more than one operation without any mistakes", "in more than one operation with slight mistakes", "in one operation withou...	When Babbage was working atprefix = st1 /Cambridge, a new idea occurred to him. He wanted to construct a calculating machine to work out the solutions to maths problems not only with correctness but also with a speed beyond the power of any human mind. His machine could solve problems involving long rows of figures in ...	high21718.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "it is easier to operate" }, "options": [ "it is moveable", "it is easier to operate", "it gives correct conclusion", "it can only be used in public places." ], "question": "Compared with a traditional polygraph,...	Offering a powerful new tool against terrorism, researchers have found a way to detect lies in the liar's blushing face. The technique, described in the journal Nature, uses a thermal camera to detect the sudden shift of blood flow in the face. The system performed as a traditional polygraph , the scientists repo...	high18199.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "rubbing salt in a wound" }, "options": [ "salt of the earth", "rubbing salt in a wound", "a diet low in salt", "worth his salt" ], "question": "A beggar's bread was stolen last night.,which means _ .", "qu...	You may think, salt is just a simple cooking element we shake on our food for a little extra taste. But salt is much more than that. Without salt our muscles would not move. Our nervous systems would not operate. Our hearts would not beat. But do not think rubbing salt in a wound will help. Doing that would be painful ...	high11803.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "checking your answers with other students" }, "options": [ "going over the notes you took in the last class", "finishing reading some materials your teacher gave you in last class", "taking some materials you will use in your...	In class, your teachers will talk about topics that you are studying. The information they provide will be important for you to know when you take tests. You must be able to take good written notes from what your teachers say. Taking good notes is a three-stage process in which there are certain things you should do...	high20406.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "Because she was not allowed to go to school." }, "options": [ "Because she didn't learn to read on the first day of school.", "Because there was too much work for her to do at school.", "Because she had no time to play at sch...	"How was school, Ben?" I asked my grandson after he began kindergarten this year. "The work is too long... and there's not enough time to play," he replied. I couldn't help but remember Ben's own mother, my daughter, Jane, and her reaction to the first day of school. Julie was also disappointed with the first day of ...	high2082.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "got a special invitation" }, "options": [ "would put out his new book", "got a special invitation", "wanted to meet his fans", "wanted show off that he was an outstanding writer" ], "question": "The writer wen...	There was an American writer who often told such a story to his friends and readers: It was an exhibition of the artists' works organized by the Red Cross. I was invited as a special guest to take part in the exhibition. During this period, two cute girls of 16 or 17 years old came to me and asked for my signature . "I...	high15495.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "unusual" }, "options": [ "Toothless", "hairless", "unusual", "small" ], "question": "Which of the following words makes the sentence untrue? The baby was _ .", "question_type": "summarization_questions" ...	There once lived in China a very foolish king and queen. One day the queen had a baby daughter. When they saw their baby, they both cried out, "My goodness! How small it is! It's hairless and toothless! It's a monster!" They sent for all the doctors in the country and ordered them to prepare some medicine for her. "Whe...	high22239.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "They are equipped with whiteboards." }, "options": [ "They are on Level 2.", "They are equipped with whiteboards.", "They have no Internet access.", "They provide USB disks." ], "question": "What do we know abou...	Bookable study rooms The Library provides a variety of bookable group study rooms, some with presentationareas, for groups of between 6 and 12 students to use for team work. Group study rooms There are 10 Group Study Rooms on Level 30f Northampton Square Library. *Rooms 3A, 3F, 3G, 3H, 3J and 3K are equipped with prese...	high14953.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "the flower with its nice petals represents a symbol of perfection" }, "options": [ "people like the flower just as they like the sun", "the flower with its nice petals represents a symbol of perfection", "people find the flow...	Chrysanthemums are to the fall what tulips are to the spring. In ancient China, chrysanthemums (or 'mums' for short) were first planted thousands of years ago. People chose the chrysanthemum as their Flower for October, a symbol of the rest and ease that followed the season's final harvest. Then they symbolized a scho...	high21730.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "a newspaper article" }, "options": [ "a letter", "an advertisement", "a personal diary", "a newspaper article" ], "question": "This article is most probably taken from _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questio...	Parents whose children show a special interest in a particular sport feel very difficult to make a decision about their children's careers. Should they allow their children to train to become top sports men or women? For many children it means starting school work very young, and going out with friends and other intere...	high17282.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "An Unusual Class" }, "options": [ "The First Female Astronaut", "Space Shuttle Endeavour", "An Unusual Class", "Barbara Morgan's Longlife Dream" ], "question": "Which of the following would be the best title for...	Barbara Morgan's lifelong dream has always been to travel into space. On August 8,2007,her wish came true. The former teacher was one of seven crew members on the Space Shuttle Endeavour, which flew into space from NASA's Kennedy Space Station in Florida. Morgan taught at a primary school in Boise from 19751998--with s...	high20348.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "The Hinckley Buzzard Festival" }, "options": [ "The Hinckley Buzzard Festival", "Buzzard, the Ugliest Bird", "Why the Buzzard Has a Pink Head", "The Return of\"The Garbage Can\"" ], "question": "A good title for...	Every spring scores of people flock to the Buzzard Festival at Hinckley, Ohio. They come to watch for buzzards. Most would be glad just to take a look at a buzzard. If they do see one of these" flying garbage cans", it will probably be circling high in the sky. From there it can watch the ground for signs of the waste ...	high2914.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "the long jump" }, "options": [ "the 50 yard dash", "the long jump", "the long-distance run", "the high jump" ], "question": "The author meant to compete in_.", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { ...	In high school I joined the girl athletic club. At our first track meet, I entered for the long jump, but was made an alternate for the 50 yard dash. I didn't like it, since I was better at long distance, but they assured me I would never have to run; they just ran out of alternate. As I walked up to the start line, I ...	high11195.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "Five." }, "options": [ "Four.", "Five.", "Six.", "Seven." ], "question": "How many countries are mentioned in this passage", "question_type": null }, { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "ans...	Several European countries rang in the New Year in new ways. The smoke -filled cafe became a thing of memory inprefix = st1 /France. Cigarettes were forbidden in all indoor locations such as dance clubs, restaurants, hotels, casinos and cafes from Jan. 1, 2008. President Nicolas Sarkozy gave the first traditional...	high23899.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "raise money to pay for the cloning" }, "options": [ "encourage more people to clone their pets", "draw people's attention to cloning", "raise money to pay for the cloning", "collect his dog's stem cells" ], "que...	Peter Onruang, a Hollywood businessman, has paid $310,000 to clone his best friend Wolfie, a lovely dog. He said, "Wolfie was more than just a pet to me." Wolfie died two years ago, at the age of 15. But long before she and her sister Bubble passed away, Onruang had plans to bring them back to life. Onruang said, "I bu...	high8587.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "onceeveryyear" }, "options": [ "fromtimetotime", "onceeveryyear", "everytwoyears", "twiceayear" ], "question": "TEENSGIVING is an event which is held _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { ...	TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2010 Frequently Asked Questions What is TEENSGIVING? TEENSGIVING is an exciting yearly event where hundreds of New York City teens gather together annually for a remarkable day of community service. This year, TEENSGIVING in SRING 2010 participants will once again better New York City and impact t...	high989.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "making phone calls often affects others during a play" }, "options": [ "people are often against the manager's advice during a play", "it is forbidden for people to make a call during a play", "making phone calls often affect...	Theater managers will often ask people to turn off their phones before a play or other live shows, but sometimes people forget. Broadway shows have come to a stop when a phone has rung in the audience. It is not uncommon to hear phones ring in movie theatres, libraries and even places of worship. Can you think of anyth...	high23641.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "Its population is growing very quickly." }, "options": [ "Its population is growing very quickly.", "All of them are almost the same size.", "They eat other big fish and even sharks", "Most of them have gathered in the ...	In 1985, a lionfish was caught off the coast of Florida. Now they can be found not only in the Atlantic Ocean but also in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. And they are continuing to move south. Lionfish are native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. So how did they end up in the Atlantic? Scientists beli...	high9699.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "the color red in British culture" }, "options": [ "the metaphor of red in the English language", "the preference for red animals in Britain", "the history of red items in Britain", "the color red in British culture" ...	IN China, red is known to be a lucky color. But you may be surprised to know that British culture is also full of the color red. It's true: Go to Britain and you will see red everywhere. There are red postboxes on street corners and on the sides of buildings. The British red phone box is famous all over the world. The ...	high13782.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "Model No. MSM-12LL1" }, "options": [ "Model No. 1530", "Model No. MSM-12LL1", "Hanging Decoration for Babies", "Baby Pulling Toys" ], "question": "If you want to buy toys to be put by children's bed, you may cho...	Soft Police Jumbo Set Model No.:1530 Product Specifications: This soft play set features soft toys that will not hurt your precious babies. It does not include any small parts or accessories that can be easily swallowed. It boosts your children's imagination and creativity. The colorful appearance of the items can sure...	high12488.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "friendship has the power to prevent sad events" }, "options": [ "bullying is the main cause of children's suicides", "we should not expect too much from friendship", "friendship has the power to prevent sad events", "on...	Recently, we were given the opportunity to review a book written by a young author. When we received it, I noted how beautifully done it was. While often the case---we see beautifully written and illustrated books all the time---but how often do they come from a 10-year-old? Sewing a Friendship, written by a creative a...	high9855.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "They will feel pleased." }, "options": [ "They will be moved to tears.", "They will be surprised.", "They will feel pleased.", "They will be upset." ], "question": "How will most people feel when you try hard to...	Remembering names is an important social skill . Here are some ways to improve it. Remember and repeat in conversation . When you hear a person's name , repeat it. Immediately say it to yourself several times without moving your lips . you could also repeat the name in a way that sounds natural. Ask the other person to...	high8593.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "translation" }, "options": [ "diversity in global cultures", "the theme song in the movie \"Red Sorghum\"", "130 people attending the reception, Per Westerberg included", "translation" ], "question": "What, in M...	STOCKHOLM - Mo Yan, the 2012 Nobel Prize winner for literature, said on Friday that diversity in global cultures makes human beings' cultural life interesting. Mo told a reception in the Chinese Embassy in Stockholm that it was a responsibility to protect the diversity in cultures while creating the diversity as well. ...	high23655.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "often imagined what college would be like" }, "options": [ "considered going to college scary", "didn't study hard to prepare for college", "often asked college students about college", "often imagined what college woul...	As a child, I always thought about what the college admissions process would look like for me. I dreamed of the day when I'd get my first acceptance letter, and go on to learn as much as I could about many things as possible. However, as I got older, my fears of going to college _ . I'm a senior now, and the college ad...	high13796.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "accepted" }, "options": [ "avoided", "criticized", "accepted", "encouraged" ], "question": "The author believes that the loss of innocence in adulthood should be _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" ...	The Loss of Innocence Innocence is such a precious gift. It's explained as freedom from guilt or wrong doing. Just imagine never having to worry about anything and having a guilt-free mind. Some people wish to save this kind of innocence from being lost from childhood to adulthood. What would the world be like if inno...	high745.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "All of the above." }, "options": [ "Because of psychological and physical sickness.", "Because they feel hopeless and confused about their future.", "Because of the emotional trouble.", "All of the above." ], "q...	In late March,Southwest University became the first school in China to open a 24-hour hotline providing suicide-prevention counseling. College suicide is a heart-breaking and argumentative topic.Chinese college students have long been the focus of public attention:their youth,education and,most importantly, bri...	high16836.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "slightly improved new products are worth buying" }, "options": [ "it is important to improve goods and services", "development of technology makes our life more comfortable", "it is reasonable that prices are going up all the...	As goods and services improved, people were persuaded to spend their money on changing from old to new, and found the change worth the expense. When an airline equipped itself with jets, for example, its costs (and therefore air fare) would go up, but the new planes meant such an improvement that the higher cost was j...	high21042.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "Pay taxes." }, "options": [ "Apply for a gun permit.", "Apply for a new passport.", "Apply for a loan.", "Pay taxes." ], "question": "When the government's shut down, what can the Americans do?", "question_t...	7 ways a government shutdown will affect your daily life (CNN) -- Democrats and Republicans were unable to resolve their differences over Obamacare and now the government is shut down. The two previous shutdowns -- 1995 and early 1996 -- cost the country $1.4 billion. But what will the shutdown mean for you? Here ar...	high5909.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "Express thanks orally." }, "options": [ "Focus on good things.", "Prefer to feel good.", "Express thanks orally.", "Take many things for granted." ], "question": "What do we usually do automatically according to...	Throughout our childhood our parents taught us to say "thank you" and it has become a habit -- something we say automatically , along with "please". And because of this we have forgotten just how important gratitude is and how essential it is in leading fulfilled lives. Just for a minute, think of all the things you...	high16188.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "physical temperature affects our behavior and judgement" }, "options": [ "physical temperature affects our behavior and judgement", "those holding the hot pads preferred to reward themselves", "the studies were based on the e...	An old English saying goes: Cold hands, warm heart, It is generally used to describe how a cool outlook often disguises a kind heart. However, Yale University researchers seem to disapprove of the old saying. They found how physically warm you are has a direct relation to ho how nice you are to people . To test the...	high21724.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "They often drink a lot and always get drunk at work." }, "options": [ "They often deal with their work in a disorganized way.", "They can't balance their work with family life well.", "They often drink a lot and always get dr...	There's a big distinction between working hard and being a workaholic. Working hard involves being organized, focused, getting a lot of work done, knowing when to stop, and having a life other than work. Workaholics, on the other hand, are often disorganized, always find reasons for working more, feel lost without wor...	high23133.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "a leader of the Britain Navy" }, "options": [ "headmaster of Harrow School", "a leader of the Britain Navy", "a leader of the Conservative Party", "Prime Minister of Britain" ], "question": "Before World War I, ...	Churchill's full name was Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill. He was born in 1874. He was educated at Harrow School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. In 1900 Churchill was elected a member of parliament .As First Lord of the Admiralty , in 1911, he was responsible for strengthening the British navy. During Worl...	high15481.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "explorer" }, "options": [ "explorer", "inventor", "doctor", "writer" ], "question": "We can infer that Humboldt was probably a (n) _ .", "question_type": "summarization_questions" }, { "answer": {...	Alexander von Humboldt was born in 1769 in Berlin, Germany. As a young boy, he wanted to learn about the world. Humboldt followed his dream. In 1799, he traveled with a friend to Central and South America. On their trip, Humboldt and his friend saw and did many things. They sailed down the Amazon River. They watched do...	high14947.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "she has been working to be a pop star for over ten years" }, "options": [ "she often performs on the shows all around the world", "she has released a lot of albums since she was ten", "she has been working to be a pop star fo...	Singer-songwriter Tori Kelly is close to a huge breakthrough. Her recent performances on the BET Awards shows have created a sensation in pop music. You couldn't call Kelly an overnight success. Sure she's only 22. The Southern Californian girl first appeared in public on the talent show "Star Search" when she was only...	high12305.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "an educational book" }, "options": [ "an educational book", "a sport magazine", "a traveling guide", "a film website" ], "question": "This passage is most probably taken from.", "question_type": null }, ...	New Zealand Education Compulsory Education Compulsory education starts at age 5 and ends at age 16. Class Size The number of students in a class is 30 students. Classrooms Students from Years 5-8 stay in the same classroom for most subjects and move to other classrooms only for specific subjects. In Year 9, students ta...	high14774.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "A, B, or C" }, "options": [ "air", "boat", "swimming", "A, B, or C" ], "question": "From the lines we can see that people crossed the Channel by _ in the past.", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, ...	To swim across the English Channel takes at least nine hours. It's hard work and it makes you short of breath. To fly over the channel takes only twenty minutes as long as you're not held up at the airport, but it's an expensive way to travel. You can travel by hovercraft if you don't mind the noise and that takes for...	high9100.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "Plants Recognize Their Siblings" }, "options": [ "A Great Biology Researcher", "Plants Recognize Their Siblings", "Plants' Roots and Secretions", "A Research on Plants" ], "question": "Which of the following wou...	Plants may not have eyes and ears,but they can recognize their siblings ,and researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered how.The ID system lies in the roots and the chemical signals they secrete . Canadian researchers published that sea rocket,a common seashore plant,can recognize its siblings.Susan Dud...	high6233.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "parents" }, "options": [ "parents", "libraries", "the Internet", "educational companies" ], "question": "Teaching materials for home schooling do NOT come from _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }...	More than one million children in the United States do not go to school. Instead, they learn at home. Most often, their parents are their teachers. Educational companies, libraries and the Internet provide many families with teaching materials. Parents choose home schooling for several reasons. Some choose it because o...	high10512.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "Ollie Gray" }, "options": [ "Jack Berry", "Ollie Gray", "Evan Tucker", "Harrison Paparatto" ], "question": "Who first had the idea to organize the Garbage-Men band?", "question_type": "factiod_questions" }...	Five teens from Sarasota, Florida, are making music from garbage. The Garbage-Men band's instruments are made from recycled objects. The guitars are boxes. A horn is made from pipes. The keyboard is formed from old bottles. The band started about two years ago. Jack Berry decided to make a playable, homemade guitar. ...	high21917.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "a laundry assistant" }, "options": [ "a tutor", "a music teacher", "a laundry assistant", "an artist" ], "question": "To support the family, Delia worked as_.", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { ...	Joe came to New York from the Middle West, dreaming about painting. Delia came to New York from the South, dreaming about music. Joe and Delia met in a studio. Before long they were good friends and got married. They had only a small flat to live in, but they were happy. They loved each other, and they were both intere...	high2055.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "parents" }, "options": [ "students", "general readers", "parents", "oversea travelers" ], "question": "The passage is mainly written for _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer": { ...	Bring the Family? Port Regis School is well situated for exploring the beautiful South and West of England Wales. Sibford School is located in Oxfordshire with easy access to London, Oxford and Stratfordupon-Avon. Each school has excellent hotels and guest houses nearby for parents who are dropping off or collecting ch...	high19250.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "making watches." }, "options": [ "making watches.", "selling watches.", "inventing watches.", "the carriage watch" ], "question": "Switzerland is famous for _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, ...	Switzerland is famous for its watches. However, this country didn't invent the watch. It was the British who did it. Here is a story of how the watch was brought to Switzerland. Many years ago, an Englishman was traveling to Italy, on his way he stopped in a small town in south Switzerland. This Englishman traveled in ...	high16163.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "to attract tourists to Paris" }, "options": [ "to tell tourists the route to Paris", "to show the price of traveling to Paris", "to introduce the city of Paris", "to attract tourists to Paris" ], "question": "Th...	Springtime in Paris Departures: May 5, 12, 19 and June 9 4 days for $129 per person Paris in the Springtime was, is and always will be, something rather special. Why not experience it for yourself with this excellent break for four days? This attractive city has something to offer everyone and with prices at just $129....	high4342.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "are not useful for making a living" }, "options": [ "are not useful for making a living", "are not challenging enough for students", "don't meet the expectation of parents", "don't fit in classroom teaching" ], ...	Our education system was invented. There were no public systems of education before the 19th century. They all came into being to meet the needs of industrialism. So the most useful subjects for work are at the top and you were probably driven away from what you did as a kid at school--things you liked--because you wou...	high19536.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "is reliable within one or two days" }, "options": [ "is reliable within one or two days", "is doubtful beyond 24 hours", "becomes useless beyond two or three days", "is still worthwhile in seven days" ], "questi...	Beyond two or three days, the world's best weather forecasts are doubtful, and beyond six or seven they are worthless. The Butterfly Effect is the reason. For small pieces of weather--to a global forecaster, small can mean thunderstorms and blizzards --any prediction becomes worse rapidly. Errors and uncertainties in...	high16605.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "she didn't put first thing first" }, "options": [ "she didn't put first thing first", "she was too busy", "she was easy to get angry", "she couldn't finish her work on time" ], "question": "The writer wasn't sat...	"Keep your eyes on the ball." That is good advice when you are on the playing field, and good advice for everyday life. "Keep your mind on what's important," is the way I'd put it. But people are funny. They think too much about the details. I had a secretary once. She was very hardworking. I ran a school and people us...	high10274.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "A farewell and retirement letter." }, "options": [ "The attraction of tennis sport.", "The first Grand Slam winner in China.", "WTA tournament in China.", "A farewell and retirement letter." ], "question": "What...	China's first and only Grand Slam winner Li Na formally announced her retirement on Friday, leaving the Chinese tennis yearning for the next superstar. Following is part of her farewell and retirement letter: For close to fifteen years, we've been a part of each other's lives. As a tennis player representing China on t...	high18628.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "He learned about the author's sufferings online." }, "options": [ "He was a writer of an online magazine.", "He was also a poet at the University of Florida.", "He offered the author a new house free of charge.", "He le...	"Do you like doing things for people?" I asked a friend. "Yes, most of the time," she replied. "Most of the time?" "Well, I love to do things that are unexpected. I like to do little things most people wouldn't think about doing," she said. "But why did you say most of the time?" "Well, sometimes after doing those litt...	high9666.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "speech draft" }, "options": [ "self-introduction", "short story", "news report", "speech draft" ], "question": "The passage can be sorted as a _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer"...	Schooling Matters March 25, 2014 Chengdu Michelle Obama You see, the truth is that I grew up like many of you. My mom, my dad, my brother and I, we lived in a tiny apartment in Chicago, which is one of the largest cities in America. My father worked at the local water plant... While we certainly weren't rich, my pare...	high6555.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "are a generous and warm-hearted couple" }, "options": [ "don't like spending time with others", "sometimes quarrel with each other", "live on the food they grow in their garden", "are a generous and warm-hearted couple"...	I have a neighbor we call "Happy". I have never seen her angry at anything and never heard her say a harsh word to anyone or about anyone. Happy and her husband Ben, 70, have a huge garden. They spent many happy hours together working on it. Most of the neighbors watched interestingly as Ben doubled the size of their...	high7893.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "He is expert at behavioral science." }, "options": [ "He is expert at behavioral science.", "He is gifted in cost-benefit analysis.", "He seldom takes his wife's advice.", "He often runs the red traffic light." ], ...	When someone gives you advice, listen without judgment, try to find value in what you're hearing, and say: "Thank you". This wise advice is easy to understand yet hard to practice. I'll give you an example from my life when I totally _ in terms of practicing what I teach. In my work I travel constantly. I always put...	high23866.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "Global warming." }, "options": [ "The melting of glaciers.", "Global warming.", "The world's weather.", "The earth's temperature." ], "question": "What is mainly talked about in this passage?", "question_typ...	Global warming is the process of earth's atmosphere heating up. Over the last 100 years, the average temperature of earth's atmosphere has gone up 1 Fahrenheit. The weather has not changed exactly the same way in every area of the planet. But scientists think that the rise in average temperature is already affecting th...	high12463.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "Happy 1st Birthday" }, "options": [ "We Love You", "Happy 1st Birthday", "One Year Old", "Our One-Year-Old Son" ], "question": "What would be the best title for the first advertisement?", "question_type": nu...	Here are some advertisements taken from a newspaper. (1) Dear Drew Carter, Your first year on this earth has been a pleasure ride for all of us. We love you! Love, Dad and Mom and many friends. (2)Lawlis-Clarke The Doctors Virgil and Marjorie Lawlis are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Diane Susan ...	high976.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "The application of 3-D printing in heart operations" }, "options": [ "The application of 3-D printing in heart operations", "The development of 3-D technology.", "The difficulties of heart operations.", "Heart operation...	Researchers are now using 3D printing to create models of the human heart to help heart specialists. The heart doctors can use the models to better help patients before an operation. Dr. Bramlet, a children's heart expert at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, says the 3-D models show information he cannot ...	high9672.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "10, 200 yuan" }, "options": [ "200 yuan", "10, 000 yuan", "$32", "10, 200 yuan" ], "question": "If a person smokes in a nightclub, the owner and the person will face fines of up to _", "question_type": "clo...	BEIJING -Starting today,all indoor public places and many outdoor public places in Beijing are required to be 100-percent smoke-free, including primary and middle schools,seating areas of sports stadiums and hospitals that treat women or children. Those who break the law will face fines of up to 200 yuan( $32),and owne...	high14006.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "He knew the tide was out on this particular morning." }, "options": [ "He needed the sun to help dry the sand.", "It gave plenty of time for the crowd to gather.", "He knew the tide was out on this particular morning.", ...	The young man arrived on the Massachusetts beach early carrying a radio, a shovel , and a strange set of tools: a brick layer's trowel, a palette knife, spatulas, spoons, and a spray bottle. He walked down near the water -- the tide was out -- and switched on the radio to listen to soft rock. Then he shoveled wet sand...	high6541.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "they wish to escape from the cold,dark and rainy days back at home." }, "options": [ "they want to see battlefields or religious shrines.", "they are interested in different cultures.", "they would like to take pictures in fr...	People travel for a lot of reasons.Some travelers go to see battlefields or religious shrines.Others are looking for culture,or simply want to have their photos taken in front of famous places.But most Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money and put up with a lot of inconveniences for the sun because they have so l...	high13769.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "in his own backyard" }, "options": [ "in a minute", "at the foot of a big mountain", "in his own backyard", "in a garage" ], "question": "Joker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world _ .", "questi...	Joker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world 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. Once cut s...	high7887.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "Nearly 8 years." }, "options": [ "Nearly 1 year.", "Nearly 6 years.", "Nearly 8 years.", "Nearly 15 years." ], "question": "How many years was the Kyoto Protocol negotiated before its coming into effect?", "...	The Kyoto Protocol is a plan created by the United Nations for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.The plan aims to reduce the amount of industrial gases released into the environment.Some scientists say carbon dioxide and other industrial gases are to blame for climate change around the world.The...	high23872.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "28" }, "options": [ "27", "28", "26", "25" ], "question": "How many elective courses had the school offered by last month?", "question_type": "factiod_questions" }, { "answer": { "answer_index"...	Liu Jiaoyang, 16, carefully winds a bobbin with thread, places it on her sewing machine and then presses her foot down to begin sewing.While she' s doing this, she pretends to guide fabric through the machine.Liu looks forward to the class when she can work on a piece of real cloth, and make a beautiful dress. Each...	high12477.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "warn young people of the risk of taking the drug Ecstasy" }, "options": [ "explain the bad effects of drugs on people's health", "warn young people of the risk of taking the drug Ecstasy", "persuade people out of such bad hab...	A single night of taking the drug Ecstasy can cause serious brain damage and speed up the start of Parkinson's disease , scientists say. Just two or three Ecstasy tablets can permanently destroy brain cells that affect movement and reasoning, according to American research that links the drug to Parkinson's for the f...	high15318.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "The effect of climate change on migrating animals." }, "options": [ "The effect of climate change on migrating animals.", "How animals are adapting to changes in temperature.", "The actions required to save migrating animals....	The UN Environment Programme says that rising temperatures could mean the end for some migrating animals. Migrating or mobile animals move through several environments as they travel away from the cold of winter to warmer areas. Birds may fly from one part of the world to another, perhaps stopping at feeding grounds on...	high962.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "Eight." }, "options": [ "Sixteen.", "Twelve.", "Ten.", "Eight." ], "question": "How many people have died from shark attacks according to the passage?", "question_type": null }, { "answer": { "...	The smart phones that can take self-portraits or selfies have set us free. We can now document every moment of our life and instantly share it with the world through the Internet. However, some believe that it's also causing people to take unnecessary risks that sometimes prove to be deadly! According to recent reports...	high19522.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "appeal to Wikipedia users to make donations" }, "options": [ "compare some top websites", "explain how Wikipedia works", "introduce a new website to the readers", "appeal to Wikipedia users to make donations" ], ...	Dear Reader, Today I'm going to ask you to support Wikipedia with a donation. Sounds unusual: Why does one of the world's five most popular websites ask for financial support from its users? Wikipedia is built differently from almost every other top 50.We have a small number of paid staff, just twentythree. Wikipedia c...	high4356.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "animals raised freely on local farms" }, "options": [ "animals raised freely on local farms", "animals kept in tightly enclosed conditions", "commercial farms providing fast food", "commercial farms providing unpopular ...	Walking in a farmers' market often brings one to explore new food options, and now more locally-farmed protein choices are available to help bridge the gap between our meals and the farms from which they originated. More and more local small farms are popping up in opposition to factory farms. Today's commercial farms ...	high16611.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "Producer Vacancies, Kiss 100." }, "options": [ "Producer Vacancies, Kiss 100.", "Mrs Oglivie, Palmlace Limited.", "The Enterprise Shopping Centre.", "Wealden District Council." ], "question": "Who should you get...	Wanted, Someone for a Kiss We' re looking for producers to join us on the sound of London Kiss 100 FM. You' ll work on the station's music programmes. Music production experience in radio is necessary, along with rich knowledge of modern dance music. Please apply in writing to Producer Vacancies, Kiss 100. Father Chris...	high3439.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "One of his masterworks." }, "options": [ "One of his masterworks.", "A successful screen adaptation.", "An artistic creation for the stage.", "One of the beat TV programmes." ], "question": "What is Dali's The P...	Salvador Dali (1904-1989) was one of the most popular of modern artists. The Pompidou Centre in Paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over 200 paintings, sculptures, drawings and more. Among the works and masterworks on exhibition th...	high10260.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "he found lots of toys" }, "options": [ "it needed to be cleaned", "he found lots of toys", "he brought lots of toys", "he put away his toys" ], "question": "when Jack moved into his bedroom, _ .", "questio...	Young Jack moved to a new house. When entering his new bedroom, he saw that it was full of toys but it was tidy. That day he played all he liked, but went to bed without tidying up. The next morning, when Jack got up, he found all the toys had been put back in their proper places. He was sure that no one had entered hi...	high2727.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "To attend a club meeting." }, "options": [ "To walk her dog.", "To see her doctor.", "To attend a club meeting.", "To play tennis with her friends." ], "question": "What was Joanne supposed to do at 6:30?", ...	Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5:30 and at 6:30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club. At last, the traffic was moving. She swung quickly racing to her house. As she opened the door , she nearly tripped over Sheba. "Hey, Sheba," she said, "I've got no time for you now...	high2041.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "it flows all the time" }, "options": [ "it has no plants in it", "it pulls the sun and the moon", "it flows all the time", "it feeds all the time" ], "question": "One of the values of seawater is that _ .", ...	Besides providing an ideal environment for sea plants and animals to live in, seawater has other values, one of which is that it constantly moves, and its movements produce energy. The most obvious movements are waves and the tides. Winds causes the waves, and the gravitational pull of the moon and the son causes tides...	high21903.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "The influence of childhood experience on future lives." }, "options": [ "New ways to make a TV program interesting.", "The importance of TV programs to children.", "Different ways to make childhood dreams come true.", "...	Have you ever thought about what determines the way we are when we grow up? Remember the TV programSeven Up? It started following the lives of a group of children in 1973. We first meet them as wide-eyed seven-year-olds and catch up with them at seven-year intervals: nervous 14-year-olds, serious 21-year-olds and then ...	high11618.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "meet their friends there" }, "options": [ "meet their friends there", "visit the Florida town", "appreciate a place of interest", "have supper together" ], "question": "Driving along the scenic route, the author...	For years, my family has vacationed in the same Florida town. In fact, we just returned home after spending a week of spring break there with our three sons. Many nights, we take the same scenic drive to dinner at a favorite restaurant. As we travel along Gulf Shore Boulevard, we admire a combination of small beach apa...	high4430.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "Floodline 0845 988 1188" }, "options": [ "automatic messaging system", "automated voice messaging system", "the Flood Warning team in Kent", "Floodline 0845 988 1188" ], "question": "People can easily get inform...	Despite the high technology and investment in flood defences by the Environment Agency, there is no way to stop all flooding -- sooner or later nature will produce something that will beat even the strongest defences. Warning people of this danger is very important if we are to prevent the great loss of life seen fifty...	high7139.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "There were more girl students suffering depression than boys." }, "options": [ "depression is the third-leading cause of suicide.", "There were over 2 million American teens suffering depression in the past two years.", "The ...	More than 2 million US teenagers have suffered a serious bout of depression in the past year, according to a federal government survey released on Tuesday. On average, 8.5 percent of adolescents aged 12 to 17 described having had a major depressive _ in the previous year, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services...	high12311.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "make a warning sound" }, "options": [ "make a warning sound", "fasten the bicycle tightly", "shake the bicycle quickly", "call the police automatically" ], "question": "When it senses movement, the RFID Bikealar...	If you want a little extra security against thieves stealing your bicycle, designer Dennis Siegel has designed a solution. The RFID Bikealarm is attached to the seat on a bicycle and gives off an alarm when it senses movement. "The RFID Bikealarm is meant to be a useful add-on to mechanical bicycle locks because it gre...	high14760.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "About seven years" }, "options": [ "At least nine months", "Nearly three years", "Less than five years", "About seven years" ], "question": "How long did the research last?", "question_type": "factiod_questi...	Everyone knows that regular bedtimes are important, especially for children. But a research by Yvonne Kelly of University College, London, shows that daughters, it seems, do benefit from regular bedtimes. Sons do not. Dr Kelly and a team of colleagues examined the bedtimes and cognitive abilities of 11,178 children bo...	high17241.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "Our Time to Choose." }, "options": [ "Our Time to Choose.", "How to Use a Sewing Machine.", "Three Students in the High School Attached to Yunnan Normal University.", "The Most Popular Course in School." ], "que...	Liu Jiaoyang,16,carefully winds a bobbin with thread, places it on her sewing machine and then presses her foot down to begin sewing. While she's doing this,she pretends to guide cloth through the machine. Each Tuesday afternoon,after the bell rings for the fourth period, Liu becomes a fashion designer. At the sa...	high18172.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "Toyota is in trouble" }, "options": [ "Toyota is in trouble", "Toyota is under hearing", "Toyota is finished", "Toyota is still running" ], "question": "The best title for this passage is _ .", "question_t...	Toyoda said those changes were being made nearly around the clock,but during three hours of often tense questions and answers he repeated that there was no link to the vehicle's electronic systems. Many drivers making complaints against Toyota and the government say their acceleration problems had nothing to do with fl...	high2069.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "Happy and surprised." }, "options": [ "Excited and proud.", "Happy and surprised.", "Worried and cautious", "Uncertain and shocked." ], "question": "How did Mo Yan feel when he was told about the news?", "qu...	Chinese writer Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature, announced the Swedish Academy in Stockholm on Thursday.The win makes Mo Yan the first Chinese citizen to win the Nobel in its III-year history.Informed of his win today, the author, who was having dinner at home, was "overjoyed and scared". Born in 1955 ...	high3377.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "Winter." }, "options": [ "Winter.", "Fall.", "Summer.", "Spring." ], "question": "What time of the year was it in this story?", "question_type": "factiod_questions" }, { "answer": { "answer_ind...	It was not yet eleven o'clock when a boat crossed the river with a single passenger who had obtained his transportation at that unusual hour by promising an extra fare. While the youth stood on the landing-place searching in his pockets for money, the ferryman lifted a lantern, by the aid of which, together with the ne...	high11630.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "Opposed." }, "options": [ "Supportive.", "Opposed.", "Indifferent.", "Objective." ], "question": "What attitude do people in developed countries have towards nuclear power program?", "question_type": "factio...	The State Council declared Wednesday it would restart China's nuclear power program, ending the hiatus in nuclear construction since Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster last year. China has been the most courageous country in building nuclear power, with the largest number of plants currently under construction. Nuclear...	high4418.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "Amy didn't stop at a crossroads and a truck hit their car." }, "options": [ "Amy didn't know what to do when she saw the stop sign.", "Amy didn't slow down so their car ran into a truck.", "Amy didn't stop at a crossroads and...	Blameless I was a freshman in college when I met the Whites. They were completely different from my own family, yet I felt at home with them immediately. Jane White and I became friends at school, and her family welcomed me like a long-lost cousin. In my family, it was always important to place blame when anything bad ...	high7111.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "2706630" }, "options": [ "2706630", "7364431", "3562367", "2785161" ], "question": "If you want to go out for lunch on Tuesday you can call up the number _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, ...	Address: 9020 Bridgeport Road Open: Mon. to Fri. 7:00a.m. --- 2:30p.m.and 5:00 p.m. --- 9:00p.m. Sat. 7:00a.m. --- 11:00a.m. and 5:00p.m.--- 9:30p.m. Sun. 11:00a.m. --- 2:00p.m. and 5:00p.m.---9:30p.m. NEW YORK MUSEUMTelephone: 364431 Address: Vanier Park, 1100 Chestnut St. New York America's largest museum specializin...	high15456.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "Make an unexpected thing happen in an expected situation" }, "options": [ "Make an unexpected thing happen in an expected situation", "Make different things happen at the same time.", "Make a sad situation into a pleasant one...	What is it that makes people laugh? More than two thousand years ago the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle defined jokes as the pleasure that results from a feeling of triumph by showing we're better than someone else in a certain way. According to Aristotle and many other philosophers,all jokes depend mainly on ...	high12339.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "He had difficulty in communicating." }, "options": [ "He didn't say a word at all.", "He learned how to ride a horse.", "He found his classmates unfriendly.", "He had difficulty in communicating." ], "question":...	I remember the first time I got on a horse. When I was a little boy aged two, my mom agreed to let me take a short ride and that was it! From then on, I drove my parents crazy Begging for a horse. When I was four, I had Mutism, in which children stop speaking in certain social situations. I went days, weeks months with...	high14990.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "His mother insisted on his cousin going with him." }, "options": [ "His mother insisted on his cousin going with him.", "His cousin made jokes on him in his grade school.", "He quarreled with his cousin and had a headache.", ...	B It was a hot, humid day, and my brother Walt and I had decided that the only way to survive it would be to go swimming in a deep swimming hole across Mr.Blickez's pasture and through some woods. The only problem with our plan was that this pasture was guarded by a huge, mean Hereford bull.Mr.Blickez had told us tha...	high13027.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "Watson' s son" }, "options": [ "Watson' s son", "Mr Smith' s son", "a teacher of Mr Smith's son", "the son of Mr Smith's friend" ], "question": "It can be inferred from the text that Champ is _ .", "questi...	Watson entered Mr. Smith's office. The Boss was a hard man. He fired people who didn't do well without giving them a second chance. "Watson," said Mr. Smith, "this past year your department hasn't earned money. We're going to _ that department. It's finished. I' m sorry, --but you'll have to go." "But, sir--if I just h...	high1560.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "give our friends' information to others" }, "options": [ "learn English", "give our friends' information to others", "chat with friends", "look for jobs" ], "question": "According to the passage, we shouldn't ...	The Internet has got into all the fields of our life. We can study and work on it. We can find a job on it. We can communicate on it. We can treat friends on it. We can buy and sell on it. We can do almost everything on the Internet, and almost anywhere at any time. However, although the Internet provides services for ...	high14748.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "(732)747-2266" }, "options": [ "(973)595-7953", "(877)978-3923", "(732)747-2266", "(973)566-6200" ], "question": "Which of the following number can offer you more information if you show interest in John Lennon ...	Events in New Jersey (From April 11th-23rd) Bloomfield Public Library, 90 Broad Street.(973)566-6200. "Catch Me if You Can", starring Leonardo DiCaprio.Monday, April 11th "The Invention of Lying", comedy.Thursday, April 14th, 8 p.m. "Sideways", starring Paul Giamatti.April 18 "Phone Call From a Stranger", with Bette Da...	high6569.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "To get together for the family dinner." }, "options": [ "To see her mother's quilts.", "To help prepare for a show.", "To get together for the family dinner.", "To discuss her grandmother's life." ], "question":...	I arrived at my mother's home for our Monday family dinner. The smells of food flew over from the kitchen. Mother was pulling out quilt after quilt from the boxes, proudly showing me their beauties. She was preparing for a quilt show at the Elmhurst Church. When we began to fold and put them back into the boxes, I noti...	high13741.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "Lonely." }, "options": [ "Lonely.", "Exciting.", "Wild.", "Busy" ], "question": "What was the author's high school life like before she met Ms. Leibfried?", "question_type": null }, { "answer": { ...	The other day, I received a most unexpected message in response to one of my essays:I am so proud of you and all you have accomplished. I shared your opinion ... It was signed Margaret Leibfried, who was my English teacher -- a teacher who appeared at a vital point in my life and helped me believe that I could become...	high792.txt

[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "at least 5" }, "options": [ "only 2", "no more than 3", "not more than 4", "at least 5" ], "question": "How many people are mentioned in this passage?", "question_type": null }, { "answer": { "...

prefix = st1 /China's economic growth 'hard to predict' The worsening global economic situation makes it difficult for Chinato predict its growth for next year, a senior official said on Friday. "How fast China's economy will grow next year is uncertain," Liu He, deputy director of the Office of the Central Leading Gro...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "His working experience." }, "options": [ "A Swedish novel.", "His present partner.", "A bookstore clerk.", "His working experience." ], "question": "What inspired Morioka to open such a bookstore?", "questio...

Those accustomed to browsing through thousands of books in large bookstores may find Japan's Morioka Shoten a little strange. That's because this tiny bookstore that is located in Ginza, Tokyo sells only a single book at a time. Opened in May 2015, Morioka Shoten is the brainchild of Yoshiyuki Morioka. He began his car...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "Cooperation learning." }, "options": [ "Passive listening.", "Doing maths on papers.", "Cooperation learning.", "Learning other subjects." ], "question": "What improves students' fluency and flexibility in the n...

Researchers designing the 'classroom of the future' have found that multi-touch, multi-user desks can improve skills in mathematics. New results from a 3-year project working with over 400 pupils, mostly 8-10 year olds, show that cooperation learning increases both fluency and flexibility in maths.It also shows that ...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "are likely to sell well in the future." }, "options": [ "can easily be filled up with gas.", "are likely to sell well in the future.", "are mainly used in the United States", "won't be used in the London Olympics" ]...

There are two methods by whichhydrogen can be used to power cars. The first way is to use hydrogen to drive the engine, in much the same way as many cars use gas. The second method is to use the reaction of hydrogen with oxygen in a battery, making the car a kind of electric one. The dream of producing hydrogen in the...

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If you need any help in planning your future, call in at the Education and Careers Expo , which opened at the City Convention and Exhibition Centre yesterday. Expo gives you a unique opportunity to meet leading industrialists and educators. I spoke to several young people at Expo, and they all agreed how useful it was...

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Six Americans are working on a new highway. But this highway won't have any traffic.It's an "ice highway" to the South Pole. The team has just finished a second year of work on the 1,020-mile highway. "The road is the greatest single footprint of activity we've seen in the Antarctic ," said Alan Hemmings, an Australia...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "a fashionable cell phone" }, "options": [ "a diamond necklace", "a pair of fashionable shoes", "a fashionable cell phone", "a gold ring" ], "question": "The following items can be sorted into a group according t...

Diamonds are no longer a girl's best friend, according to a new U.S. study that found three of four women would prefer a new plasma TV to a diamond necklace. The survey, specially by U.S. cable television's Oxygen Net-work that is operated by women found the technology gender gap has almost closed with most women b...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "Heat and cold damage corals in their own ways." }, "options": [ "Corals are unable to adjust to temperature changes.", "Cold temperature causes greater damage to corals.", "Hot temperature helps coral reefs to grow quickly.",...

Around the world coral reefs are facing threats brought by climate change and great changes in sea temperatures. While ocean warming has been the primary focus for scientists and ocean policy managers, cold events can also whiten corals. A new study by scientists compared damaged to corals exposed to heat as well as ...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "where he was born" }, "options": [ "where he was born", "the way he speaks", "the clothes he wears", "the interests he has" ], "question": "According to the passage, you cannot judge an Englishman's social class...

British society is considered to be divided into three main groups of classes--the Upper Class, the Middle Class, and the Lower or Working Class. This is known as the Class system and it is important to know something about it if you want to understand British people and society. Most British people grow up with a deep...

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When Babbage was working atprefix = st1 /Cambridge, a new idea occurred to him. He wanted to construct a calculating machine to work out the solutions to maths problems not only with correctness but also with a speed beyond the power of any human mind. His machine could solve problems involving long rows of figures in ...

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Offering a powerful new tool against terrorism, researchers have found a way to detect lies in the liar's blushing face. The technique, described in the journal Nature, uses a thermal camera to detect the sudden shift of blood flow in the face. The system performed as a traditional polygraph , the scientists repo...

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You may think, salt is just a simple cooking element we shake on our food for a little extra taste. But salt is much more than that. Without salt our muscles would not move. Our nervous systems would not operate. Our hearts would not beat. But do not think rubbing salt in a wound will help. Doing that would be painful ...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "checking your answers with other students" }, "options": [ "going over the notes you took in the last class", "finishing reading some materials your teacher gave you in last class", "taking some materials you will use in your...

In class, your teachers will talk about topics that you are studying. The information they provide will be important for you to know when you take tests. You must be able to take good written notes from what your teachers say. Taking good notes is a three-stage process in which there are certain things you should do...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "Because she was not allowed to go to school." }, "options": [ "Because she didn't learn to read on the first day of school.", "Because there was too much work for her to do at school.", "Because she had no time to play at sch...

"How was school, Ben?" I asked my grandson after he began kindergarten this year. "The work is too long... and there's not enough time to play," he replied. I couldn't help but remember Ben's own mother, my daughter, Jane, and her reaction to the first day of school. Julie was also disappointed with the first day of ...

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There was an American writer who often told such a story to his friends and readers: It was an exhibition of the artists' works organized by the Red Cross. I was invited as a special guest to take part in the exhibition. During this period, two cute girls of 16 or 17 years old came to me and asked for my signature . "I...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "unusual" }, "options": [ "Toothless", "hairless", "unusual", "small" ], "question": "Which of the following words makes the sentence untrue? The baby was _ .", "question_type": "summarization_questions" ...

There once lived in China a very foolish king and queen. One day the queen had a baby daughter. When they saw their baby, they both cried out, "My goodness! How small it is! It's hairless and toothless! It's a monster!" They sent for all the doctors in the country and ordered them to prepare some medicine for her. "Whe...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "They are equipped with whiteboards." }, "options": [ "They are on Level 2.", "They are equipped with whiteboards.", "They have no Internet access.", "They provide USB disks." ], "question": "What do we know abou...

Bookable study rooms The Library provides a variety of bookable group study rooms, some with presentationareas, for groups of between 6 and 12 students to use for team work. Group study rooms There are 10 Group Study Rooms on Level 30f Northampton Square Library. *Rooms 3A, 3F, 3G, 3H, 3J and 3K are equipped with prese...

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Chrysanthemums are to the fall what tulips are to the spring. In ancient China, chrysanthemums (or 'mums' for short) were first planted thousands of years ago. People chose the chrysanthemum as their Flower for October, a symbol of the rest and ease that followed the season's final harvest. Then they symbolized a scho...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "a newspaper article" }, "options": [ "a letter", "an advertisement", "a personal diary", "a newspaper article" ], "question": "This article is most probably taken from _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questio...

Parents whose children show a special interest in a particular sport feel very difficult to make a decision about their children's careers. Should they allow their children to train to become top sports men or women? For many children it means starting school work very young, and going out with friends and other intere...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "An Unusual Class" }, "options": [ "The First Female Astronaut", "Space Shuttle Endeavour", "An Unusual Class", "Barbara Morgan's Longlife Dream" ], "question": "Which of the following would be the best title for...

Barbara Morgan's lifelong dream has always been to travel into space. On August 8,2007,her wish came true. The former teacher was one of seven crew members on the Space Shuttle Endeavour, which flew into space from NASA's Kennedy Space Station in Florida. Morgan taught at a primary school in Boise from 19751998--with s...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "The Hinckley Buzzard Festival" }, "options": [ "The Hinckley Buzzard Festival", "Buzzard, the Ugliest Bird", "Why the Buzzard Has a Pink Head", "The Return of\"The Garbage Can\"" ], "question": "A good title for...

Every spring scores of people flock to the Buzzard Festival at Hinckley, Ohio. They come to watch for buzzards. Most would be glad just to take a look at a buzzard. If they do see one of these" flying garbage cans", it will probably be circling high in the sky. From there it can watch the ground for signs of the waste ...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "the long jump" }, "options": [ "the 50 yard dash", "the long jump", "the long-distance run", "the high jump" ], "question": "The author meant to compete in_.", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { ...

In high school I joined the girl athletic club. At our first track meet, I entered for the long jump, but was made an alternate for the 50 yard dash. I didn't like it, since I was better at long distance, but they assured me I would never have to run; they just ran out of alternate. As I walked up to the start line, I ...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "Five." }, "options": [ "Four.", "Five.", "Six.", "Seven." ], "question": "How many countries are mentioned in this passage", "question_type": null }, { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "ans...

Several European countries rang in the New Year in new ways. The smoke -filled cafe became a thing of memory inprefix = st1 /France. Cigarettes were forbidden in all indoor locations such as dance clubs, restaurants, hotels, casinos and cafes from Jan. 1, 2008. President Nicolas Sarkozy gave the first traditional...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "raise money to pay for the cloning" }, "options": [ "encourage more people to clone their pets", "draw people's attention to cloning", "raise money to pay for the cloning", "collect his dog's stem cells" ], "que...

Peter Onruang, a Hollywood businessman, has paid $310,000 to clone his best friend Wolfie, a lovely dog. He said, "Wolfie was more than just a pet to me." Wolfie died two years ago, at the age of 15. But long before she and her sister Bubble passed away, Onruang had plans to bring them back to life. Onruang said, "I bu...

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TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2010 Frequently Asked Questions What is TEENSGIVING? TEENSGIVING is an exciting yearly event where hundreds of New York City teens gather together annually for a remarkable day of community service. This year, TEENSGIVING in SRING 2010 participants will once again better New York City and impact t...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "making phone calls often affects others during a play" }, "options": [ "people are often against the manager's advice during a play", "it is forbidden for people to make a call during a play", "making phone calls often affect...

Theater managers will often ask people to turn off their phones before a play or other live shows, but sometimes people forget. Broadway shows have come to a stop when a phone has rung in the audience. It is not uncommon to hear phones ring in movie theatres, libraries and even places of worship. Can you think of anyth...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "Its population is growing very quickly." }, "options": [ "Its population is growing very quickly.", "All of them are almost the same size.", "They eat other big fish and even sharks", "Most of them have gathered in the ...

In 1985, a lionfish was caught off the coast of Florida. Now they can be found not only in the Atlantic Ocean but also in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. And they are continuing to move south. Lionfish are native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. So how did they end up in the Atlantic? Scientists beli...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "the color red in British culture" }, "options": [ "the metaphor of red in the English language", "the preference for red animals in Britain", "the history of red items in Britain", "the color red in British culture" ...

IN China, red is known to be a lucky color. But you may be surprised to know that British culture is also full of the color red. It's true: Go to Britain and you will see red everywhere. There are red postboxes on street corners and on the sides of buildings. The British red phone box is famous all over the world. The ...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "Model No. MSM-12LL1" }, "options": [ "Model No. 1530", "Model No. MSM-12LL1", "Hanging Decoration for Babies", "Baby Pulling Toys" ], "question": "If you want to buy toys to be put by children's bed, you may cho...

Soft Police Jumbo Set Model No.:1530 Product Specifications: This soft play set features soft toys that will not hurt your precious babies. It does not include any small parts or accessories that can be easily swallowed. It boosts your children's imagination and creativity. The colorful appearance of the items can sure...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "friendship has the power to prevent sad events" }, "options": [ "bullying is the main cause of children's suicides", "we should not expect too much from friendship", "friendship has the power to prevent sad events", "on...

Recently, we were given the opportunity to review a book written by a young author. When we received it, I noted how beautifully done it was. While often the case---we see beautifully written and illustrated books all the time---but how often do they come from a 10-year-old? Sewing a Friendship, written by a creative a...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "They will feel pleased." }, "options": [ "They will be moved to tears.", "They will be surprised.", "They will feel pleased.", "They will be upset." ], "question": "How will most people feel when you try hard to...

Remembering names is an important social skill . Here are some ways to improve it. Remember and repeat in conversation . When you hear a person's name , repeat it. Immediately say it to yourself several times without moving your lips . you could also repeat the name in a way that sounds natural. Ask the other person to...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "translation" }, "options": [ "diversity in global cultures", "the theme song in the movie \"Red Sorghum\"", "130 people attending the reception, Per Westerberg included", "translation" ], "question": "What, in M...

STOCKHOLM - Mo Yan, the 2012 Nobel Prize winner for literature, said on Friday that diversity in global cultures makes human beings' cultural life interesting. Mo told a reception in the Chinese Embassy in Stockholm that it was a responsibility to protect the diversity in cultures while creating the diversity as well. ...

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As a child, I always thought about what the college admissions process would look like for me. I dreamed of the day when I'd get my first acceptance letter, and go on to learn as much as I could about many things as possible. However, as I got older, my fears of going to college _ . I'm a senior now, and the college ad...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "accepted" }, "options": [ "avoided", "criticized", "accepted", "encouraged" ], "question": "The author believes that the loss of innocence in adulthood should be _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" ...

The Loss of Innocence Innocence is such a precious gift. It's explained as freedom from guilt or wrong doing. Just imagine never having to worry about anything and having a guilt-free mind. Some people wish to save this kind of innocence from being lost from childhood to adulthood. What would the world be like if inno...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "All of the above." }, "options": [ "Because of psychological and physical sickness.", "Because they feel hopeless and confused about their future.", "Because of the emotional trouble.", "All of the above." ], "q...

In late March,Southwest University became the first school in China to open a 24-hour hotline providing suicide-prevention counseling. College suicide is a heart-breaking and argumentative topic.Chinese college students have long been the focus of public attention:their youth,education and,most importantly, bri...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "slightly improved new products are worth buying" }, "options": [ "it is important to improve goods and services", "development of technology makes our life more comfortable", "it is reasonable that prices are going up all the...

As goods and services improved, people were persuaded to spend their money on changing from old to new, and found the change worth the expense. When an airline equipped itself with jets, for example, its costs (and therefore air fare) would go up, but the new planes meant such an improvement that the higher cost was j...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "Pay taxes." }, "options": [ "Apply for a gun permit.", "Apply for a new passport.", "Apply for a loan.", "Pay taxes." ], "question": "When the government's shut down, what can the Americans do?", "question_t...

7 ways a government shutdown will affect your daily life (CNN) -- Democrats and Republicans were unable to resolve their differences over Obamacare and now the government is shut down. The two previous shutdowns -- 1995 and early 1996 -- cost the country $1.4 billion. But what will the shutdown mean for you? Here ar...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "Express thanks orally." }, "options": [ "Focus on good things.", "Prefer to feel good.", "Express thanks orally.", "Take many things for granted." ], "question": "What do we usually do automatically according to...

Throughout our childhood our parents taught us to say "thank you" and it has become a habit -- something we say automatically , along with "please". And because of this we have forgotten just how important gratitude is and how essential it is in leading fulfilled lives. Just for a minute, think of all the things you...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "physical temperature affects our behavior and judgement" }, "options": [ "physical temperature affects our behavior and judgement", "those holding the hot pads preferred to reward themselves", "the studies were based on the e...

An old English saying goes: Cold hands, warm heart, It is generally used to describe how a cool outlook often disguises a kind heart. However, Yale University researchers seem to disapprove of the old saying. They found how physically warm you are has a direct relation to ho how nice you are to people . To test the...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "They often drink a lot and always get drunk at work." }, "options": [ "They often deal with their work in a disorganized way.", "They can't balance their work with family life well.", "They often drink a lot and always get dr...

There's a big distinction between working hard and being a workaholic. Working hard involves being organized, focused, getting a lot of work done, knowing when to stop, and having a life other than work. Workaholics, on the other hand, are often disorganized, always find reasons for working more, feel lost without wor...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "a leader of the Britain Navy" }, "options": [ "headmaster of Harrow School", "a leader of the Britain Navy", "a leader of the Conservative Party", "Prime Minister of Britain" ], "question": "Before World War I, ...

Churchill's full name was Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill. He was born in 1874. He was educated at Harrow School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. In 1900 Churchill was elected a member of parliament .As First Lord of the Admiralty , in 1911, he was responsible for strengthening the British navy. During Worl...

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Alexander von Humboldt was born in 1769 in Berlin, Germany. As a young boy, he wanted to learn about the world. Humboldt followed his dream. In 1799, he traveled with a friend to Central and South America. On their trip, Humboldt and his friend saw and did many things. They sailed down the Amazon River. They watched do...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "she has been working to be a pop star for over ten years" }, "options": [ "she often performs on the shows all around the world", "she has released a lot of albums since she was ten", "she has been working to be a pop star fo...

Singer-songwriter Tori Kelly is close to a huge breakthrough. Her recent performances on the BET Awards shows have created a sensation in pop music. You couldn't call Kelly an overnight success. Sure she's only 22. The Southern Californian girl first appeared in public on the talent show "Star Search" when she was only...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "an educational book" }, "options": [ "an educational book", "a sport magazine", "a traveling guide", "a film website" ], "question": "This passage is most probably taken from.", "question_type": null }, ...

New Zealand Education Compulsory Education Compulsory education starts at age 5 and ends at age 16. Class Size The number of students in a class is 30 students. Classrooms Students from Years 5-8 stay in the same classroom for most subjects and move to other classrooms only for specific subjects. In Year 9, students ta...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "A, B, or C" }, "options": [ "air", "boat", "swimming", "A, B, or C" ], "question": "From the lines we can see that people crossed the Channel by _ in the past.", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, ...

To swim across the English Channel takes at least nine hours. It's hard work and it makes you short of breath. To fly over the channel takes only twenty minutes as long as you're not held up at the airport, but it's an expensive way to travel. You can travel by hovercraft if you don't mind the noise and that takes for...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "Plants Recognize Their Siblings" }, "options": [ "A Great Biology Researcher", "Plants Recognize Their Siblings", "Plants' Roots and Secretions", "A Research on Plants" ], "question": "Which of the following wou...

Plants may not have eyes and ears,but they can recognize their siblings ,and researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered how.The ID system lies in the roots and the chemical signals they secrete . Canadian researchers published that sea rocket,a common seashore plant,can recognize its siblings.Susan Dud...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "parents" }, "options": [ "parents", "libraries", "the Internet", "educational companies" ], "question": "Teaching materials for home schooling do NOT come from _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }...

More than one million children in the United States do not go to school. Instead, they learn at home. Most often, their parents are their teachers. Educational companies, libraries and the Internet provide many families with teaching materials. Parents choose home schooling for several reasons. Some choose it because o...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "Ollie Gray" }, "options": [ "Jack Berry", "Ollie Gray", "Evan Tucker", "Harrison Paparatto" ], "question": "Who first had the idea to organize the Garbage-Men band?", "question_type": "factiod_questions" }...

Five teens from Sarasota, Florida, are making music from garbage. The Garbage-Men band's instruments are made from recycled objects. The guitars are boxes. A horn is made from pipes. The keyboard is formed from old bottles. The band started about two years ago. Jack Berry decided to make a playable, homemade guitar. ...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "a laundry assistant" }, "options": [ "a tutor", "a music teacher", "a laundry assistant", "an artist" ], "question": "To support the family, Delia worked as_.", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { ...

Joe came to New York from the Middle West, dreaming about painting. Delia came to New York from the South, dreaming about music. Joe and Delia met in a studio. Before long they were good friends and got married. They had only a small flat to live in, but they were happy. They loved each other, and they were both intere...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "parents" }, "options": [ "students", "general readers", "parents", "oversea travelers" ], "question": "The passage is mainly written for _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer": { ...

Bring the Family? Port Regis School is well situated for exploring the beautiful South and West of England Wales. Sibford School is located in Oxfordshire with easy access to London, Oxford and Stratfordupon-Avon. Each school has excellent hotels and guest houses nearby for parents who are dropping off or collecting ch...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "making watches." }, "options": [ "making watches.", "selling watches.", "inventing watches.", "the carriage watch" ], "question": "Switzerland is famous for _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, ...

Switzerland is famous for its watches. However, this country didn't invent the watch. It was the British who did it. Here is a story of how the watch was brought to Switzerland. Many years ago, an Englishman was traveling to Italy, on his way he stopped in a small town in south Switzerland. This Englishman traveled in ...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "to attract tourists to Paris" }, "options": [ "to tell tourists the route to Paris", "to show the price of traveling to Paris", "to introduce the city of Paris", "to attract tourists to Paris" ], "question": "Th...

Springtime in Paris Departures: May 5, 12, 19 and June 9 4 days for $129 per person Paris in the Springtime was, is and always will be, something rather special. Why not experience it for yourself with this excellent break for four days? This attractive city has something to offer everyone and with prices at just $129....

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Our education system was invented. There were no public systems of education before the 19th century. They all came into being to meet the needs of industrialism. So the most useful subjects for work are at the top and you were probably driven away from what you did as a kid at school--things you liked--because you wou...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "is reliable within one or two days" }, "options": [ "is reliable within one or two days", "is doubtful beyond 24 hours", "becomes useless beyond two or three days", "is still worthwhile in seven days" ], "questi...

Beyond two or three days, the world's best weather forecasts are doubtful, and beyond six or seven they are worthless. The Butterfly Effect is the reason. For small pieces of weather--to a global forecaster, small can mean thunderstorms and blizzards --any prediction becomes worse rapidly. Errors and uncertainties in...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "she didn't put first thing first" }, "options": [ "she didn't put first thing first", "she was too busy", "she was easy to get angry", "she couldn't finish her work on time" ], "question": "The writer wasn't sat...

"Keep your eyes on the ball." That is good advice when you are on the playing field, and good advice for everyday life. "Keep your mind on what's important," is the way I'd put it. But people are funny. They think too much about the details. I had a secretary once. She was very hardworking. I ran a school and people us...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "A farewell and retirement letter." }, "options": [ "The attraction of tennis sport.", "The first Grand Slam winner in China.", "WTA tournament in China.", "A farewell and retirement letter." ], "question": "What...

China's first and only Grand Slam winner Li Na formally announced her retirement on Friday, leaving the Chinese tennis yearning for the next superstar. Following is part of her farewell and retirement letter: For close to fifteen years, we've been a part of each other's lives. As a tennis player representing China on t...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "He learned about the author's sufferings online." }, "options": [ "He was a writer of an online magazine.", "He was also a poet at the University of Florida.", "He offered the author a new house free of charge.", "He le...

"Do you like doing things for people?" I asked a friend. "Yes, most of the time," she replied. "Most of the time?" "Well, I love to do things that are unexpected. I like to do little things most people wouldn't think about doing," she said. "But why did you say most of the time?" "Well, sometimes after doing those litt...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "speech draft" }, "options": [ "self-introduction", "short story", "news report", "speech draft" ], "question": "The passage can be sorted as a _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer"...

Schooling Matters March 25, 2014 Chengdu Michelle Obama You see, the truth is that I grew up like many of you. My mom, my dad, my brother and I, we lived in a tiny apartment in Chicago, which is one of the largest cities in America. My father worked at the local water plant... While we certainly weren't rich, my pare...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "are a generous and warm-hearted couple" }, "options": [ "don't like spending time with others", "sometimes quarrel with each other", "live on the food they grow in their garden", "are a generous and warm-hearted couple"...

I have a neighbor we call "Happy". I have never seen her angry at anything and never heard her say a harsh word to anyone or about anyone. Happy and her husband Ben, 70, have a huge garden. They spent many happy hours together working on it. Most of the neighbors watched interestingly as Ben doubled the size of their...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "He is expert at behavioral science." }, "options": [ "He is expert at behavioral science.", "He is gifted in cost-benefit analysis.", "He seldom takes his wife's advice.", "He often runs the red traffic light." ], ...

When someone gives you advice, listen without judgment, try to find value in what you're hearing, and say: "Thank you". This wise advice is easy to understand yet hard to practice. I'll give you an example from my life when I totally _ in terms of practicing what I teach. In my work I travel constantly. I always put...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "Global warming." }, "options": [ "The melting of glaciers.", "Global warming.", "The world's weather.", "The earth's temperature." ], "question": "What is mainly talked about in this passage?", "question_typ...

Global warming is the process of earth's atmosphere heating up. Over the last 100 years, the average temperature of earth's atmosphere has gone up 1 Fahrenheit. The weather has not changed exactly the same way in every area of the planet. But scientists think that the rise in average temperature is already affecting th...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "Happy 1st Birthday" }, "options": [ "We Love You", "Happy 1st Birthday", "One Year Old", "Our One-Year-Old Son" ], "question": "What would be the best title for the first advertisement?", "question_type": nu...

Here are some advertisements taken from a newspaper. (1) Dear Drew Carter, Your first year on this earth has been a pleasure ride for all of us. We love you! Love, Dad and Mom and many friends. (2)Lawlis-Clarke The Doctors Virgil and Marjorie Lawlis are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Diane Susan ...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "The application of 3-D printing in heart operations" }, "options": [ "The application of 3-D printing in heart operations", "The development of 3-D technology.", "The difficulties of heart operations.", "Heart operation...

Researchers are now using 3D printing to create models of the human heart to help heart specialists. The heart doctors can use the models to better help patients before an operation. Dr. Bramlet, a children's heart expert at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, says the 3-D models show information he cannot ...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "10, 200 yuan" }, "options": [ "200 yuan", "10, 000 yuan", "$32", "10, 200 yuan" ], "question": "If a person smokes in a nightclub, the owner and the person will face fines of up to _", "question_type": "clo...

BEIJING -Starting today,all indoor public places and many outdoor public places in Beijing are required to be 100-percent smoke-free, including primary and middle schools,seating areas of sports stadiums and hospitals that treat women or children. Those who break the law will face fines of up to 200 yuan( $32),and owne...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "He knew the tide was out on this particular morning." }, "options": [ "He needed the sun to help dry the sand.", "It gave plenty of time for the crowd to gather.", "He knew the tide was out on this particular morning.", ...

The young man arrived on the Massachusetts beach early carrying a radio, a shovel , and a strange set of tools: a brick layer's trowel, a palette knife, spatulas, spoons, and a spray bottle. He walked down near the water -- the tide was out -- and switched on the radio to listen to soft rock. Then he shoveled wet sand...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "they wish to escape from the cold,dark and rainy days back at home." }, "options": [ "they want to see battlefields or religious shrines.", "they are interested in different cultures.", "they would like to take pictures in fr...

People travel for a lot of reasons.Some travelers go to see battlefields or religious shrines.Others are looking for culture,or simply want to have their photos taken in front of famous places.But most Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money and put up with a lot of inconveniences for the sun because they have so l...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "in his own backyard" }, "options": [ "in a minute", "at the foot of a big mountain", "in his own backyard", "in a garage" ], "question": "Joker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world _ .", "questi...

Joker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world 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. Once cut s...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "Nearly 8 years." }, "options": [ "Nearly 1 year.", "Nearly 6 years.", "Nearly 8 years.", "Nearly 15 years." ], "question": "How many years was the Kyoto Protocol negotiated before its coming into effect?", "...

The Kyoto Protocol is a plan created by the United Nations for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.The plan aims to reduce the amount of industrial gases released into the environment.Some scientists say carbon dioxide and other industrial gases are to blame for climate change around the world.The...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "28" }, "options": [ "27", "28", "26", "25" ], "question": "How many elective courses had the school offered by last month?", "question_type": "factiod_questions" }, { "answer": { "answer_index"...

Liu Jiaoyang, 16, carefully winds a bobbin with thread, places it on her sewing machine and then presses her foot down to begin sewing.While she' s doing this, she pretends to guide fabric through the machine.Liu looks forward to the class when she can work on a piece of real cloth, and make a beautiful dress. Each...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "warn young people of the risk of taking the drug Ecstasy" }, "options": [ "explain the bad effects of drugs on people's health", "warn young people of the risk of taking the drug Ecstasy", "persuade people out of such bad hab...

A single night of taking the drug Ecstasy can cause serious brain damage and speed up the start of Parkinson's disease , scientists say. Just two or three Ecstasy tablets can permanently destroy brain cells that affect movement and reasoning, according to American research that links the drug to Parkinson's for the f...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "The effect of climate change on migrating animals." }, "options": [ "The effect of climate change on migrating animals.", "How animals are adapting to changes in temperature.", "The actions required to save migrating animals....

The UN Environment Programme says that rising temperatures could mean the end for some migrating animals. Migrating or mobile animals move through several environments as they travel away from the cold of winter to warmer areas. Birds may fly from one part of the world to another, perhaps stopping at feeding grounds on...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "Eight." }, "options": [ "Sixteen.", "Twelve.", "Ten.", "Eight." ], "question": "How many people have died from shark attacks according to the passage?", "question_type": null }, { "answer": { "...

The smart phones that can take self-portraits or selfies have set us free. We can now document every moment of our life and instantly share it with the world through the Internet. However, some believe that it's also causing people to take unnecessary risks that sometimes prove to be deadly! According to recent reports...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "appeal to Wikipedia users to make donations" }, "options": [ "compare some top websites", "explain how Wikipedia works", "introduce a new website to the readers", "appeal to Wikipedia users to make donations" ], ...

Dear Reader, Today I'm going to ask you to support Wikipedia with a donation. Sounds unusual: Why does one of the world's five most popular websites ask for financial support from its users? Wikipedia is built differently from almost every other top 50.We have a small number of paid staff, just twentythree. Wikipedia c...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "animals raised freely on local farms" }, "options": [ "animals raised freely on local farms", "animals kept in tightly enclosed conditions", "commercial farms providing fast food", "commercial farms providing unpopular ...

Walking in a farmers' market often brings one to explore new food options, and now more locally-farmed protein choices are available to help bridge the gap between our meals and the farms from which they originated. More and more local small farms are popping up in opposition to factory farms. Today's commercial farms ...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "Producer Vacancies, Kiss 100." }, "options": [ "Producer Vacancies, Kiss 100.", "Mrs Oglivie, Palmlace Limited.", "The Enterprise Shopping Centre.", "Wealden District Council." ], "question": "Who should you get...

Wanted, Someone for a Kiss We' re looking for producers to join us on the sound of London Kiss 100 FM. You' ll work on the station's music programmes. Music production experience in radio is necessary, along with rich knowledge of modern dance music. Please apply in writing to Producer Vacancies, Kiss 100. Father Chris...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "One of his masterworks." }, "options": [ "One of his masterworks.", "A successful screen adaptation.", "An artistic creation for the stage.", "One of the beat TV programmes." ], "question": "What is Dali's The P...

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) was one of the most popular of modern artists. The Pompidou Centre in Paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over 200 paintings, sculptures, drawings and more. Among the works and masterworks on exhibition th...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "he found lots of toys" }, "options": [ "it needed to be cleaned", "he found lots of toys", "he brought lots of toys", "he put away his toys" ], "question": "when Jack moved into his bedroom, _ .", "questio...

Young Jack moved to a new house. When entering his new bedroom, he saw that it was full of toys but it was tidy. That day he played all he liked, but went to bed without tidying up. The next morning, when Jack got up, he found all the toys had been put back in their proper places. He was sure that no one had entered hi...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "To attend a club meeting." }, "options": [ "To walk her dog.", "To see her doctor.", "To attend a club meeting.", "To play tennis with her friends." ], "question": "What was Joanne supposed to do at 6:30?", ...

Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5:30 and at 6:30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club. At last, the traffic was moving. She swung quickly racing to her house. As she opened the door , she nearly tripped over Sheba. "Hey, Sheba," she said, "I've got no time for you now...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "it flows all the time" }, "options": [ "it has no plants in it", "it pulls the sun and the moon", "it flows all the time", "it feeds all the time" ], "question": "One of the values of seawater is that _ .", ...

Besides providing an ideal environment for sea plants and animals to live in, seawater has other values, one of which is that it constantly moves, and its movements produce energy. The most obvious movements are waves and the tides. Winds causes the waves, and the gravitational pull of the moon and the son causes tides...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "The influence of childhood experience on future lives." }, "options": [ "New ways to make a TV program interesting.", "The importance of TV programs to children.", "Different ways to make childhood dreams come true.", "...

Have you ever thought about what determines the way we are when we grow up? Remember the TV programSeven Up? It started following the lives of a group of children in 1973. We first meet them as wide-eyed seven-year-olds and catch up with them at seven-year intervals: nervous 14-year-olds, serious 21-year-olds and then ...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "meet their friends there" }, "options": [ "meet their friends there", "visit the Florida town", "appreciate a place of interest", "have supper together" ], "question": "Driving along the scenic route, the author...

For years, my family has vacationed in the same Florida town. In fact, we just returned home after spending a week of spring break there with our three sons. Many nights, we take the same scenic drive to dinner at a favorite restaurant. As we travel along Gulf Shore Boulevard, we admire a combination of small beach apa...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "Floodline 0845 988 1188" }, "options": [ "automatic messaging system", "automated voice messaging system", "the Flood Warning team in Kent", "Floodline 0845 988 1188" ], "question": "People can easily get inform...

Despite the high technology and investment in flood defences by the Environment Agency, there is no way to stop all flooding -- sooner or later nature will produce something that will beat even the strongest defences. Warning people of this danger is very important if we are to prevent the great loss of life seen fifty...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "There were more girl students suffering depression than boys." }, "options": [ "depression is the third-leading cause of suicide.", "There were over 2 million American teens suffering depression in the past two years.", "The ...

More than 2 million US teenagers have suffered a serious bout of depression in the past year, according to a federal government survey released on Tuesday. On average, 8.5 percent of adolescents aged 12 to 17 described having had a major depressive _ in the previous year, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "make a warning sound" }, "options": [ "make a warning sound", "fasten the bicycle tightly", "shake the bicycle quickly", "call the police automatically" ], "question": "When it senses movement, the RFID Bikealar...

If you want a little extra security against thieves stealing your bicycle, designer Dennis Siegel has designed a solution. The RFID Bikealarm is attached to the seat on a bicycle and gives off an alarm when it senses movement. "The RFID Bikealarm is meant to be a useful add-on to mechanical bicycle locks because it gre...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "About seven years" }, "options": [ "At least nine months", "Nearly three years", "Less than five years", "About seven years" ], "question": "How long did the research last?", "question_type": "factiod_questi...

Everyone knows that regular bedtimes are important, especially for children. But a research by Yvonne Kelly of University College, London, shows that daughters, it seems, do benefit from regular bedtimes. Sons do not. Dr Kelly and a team of colleagues examined the bedtimes and cognitive abilities of 11,178 children bo...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "Our Time to Choose." }, "options": [ "Our Time to Choose.", "How to Use a Sewing Machine.", "Three Students in the High School Attached to Yunnan Normal University.", "The Most Popular Course in School." ], "que...

Liu Jiaoyang,16,carefully winds a bobbin with thread, places it on her sewing machine and then presses her foot down to begin sewing. While she's doing this,she pretends to guide cloth through the machine. Each Tuesday afternoon,after the bell rings for the fourth period, Liu becomes a fashion designer. At the sa...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "Toyota is in trouble" }, "options": [ "Toyota is in trouble", "Toyota is under hearing", "Toyota is finished", "Toyota is still running" ], "question": "The best title for this passage is _ .", "question_t...

Toyoda said those changes were being made nearly around the clock,but during three hours of often tense questions and answers he repeated that there was no link to the vehicle's electronic systems. Many drivers making complaints against Toyota and the government say their acceleration problems had nothing to do with fl...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "Happy and surprised." }, "options": [ "Excited and proud.", "Happy and surprised.", "Worried and cautious", "Uncertain and shocked." ], "question": "How did Mo Yan feel when he was told about the news?", "qu...

Chinese writer Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature, announced the Swedish Academy in Stockholm on Thursday.The win makes Mo Yan the first Chinese citizen to win the Nobel in its III-year history.Informed of his win today, the author, who was having dinner at home, was "overjoyed and scared". Born in 1955 ...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "Winter." }, "options": [ "Winter.", "Fall.", "Summer.", "Spring." ], "question": "What time of the year was it in this story?", "question_type": "factiod_questions" }, { "answer": { "answer_ind...

It was not yet eleven o'clock when a boat crossed the river with a single passenger who had obtained his transportation at that unusual hour by promising an extra fare. While the youth stood on the landing-place searching in his pockets for money, the ferryman lifted a lantern, by the aid of which, together with the ne...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "Opposed." }, "options": [ "Supportive.", "Opposed.", "Indifferent.", "Objective." ], "question": "What attitude do people in developed countries have towards nuclear power program?", "question_type": "factio...

The State Council declared Wednesday it would restart China's nuclear power program, ending the hiatus in nuclear construction since Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster last year. China has been the most courageous country in building nuclear power, with the largest number of plants currently under construction. Nuclear...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "Amy didn't stop at a crossroads and a truck hit their car." }, "options": [ "Amy didn't know what to do when she saw the stop sign.", "Amy didn't slow down so their car ran into a truck.", "Amy didn't stop at a crossroads and...

Blameless I was a freshman in college when I met the Whites. They were completely different from my own family, yet I felt at home with them immediately. Jane White and I became friends at school, and her family welcomed me like a long-lost cousin. In my family, it was always important to place blame when anything bad ...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "2706630" }, "options": [ "2706630", "7364431", "3562367", "2785161" ], "question": "If you want to go out for lunch on Tuesday you can call up the number _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, ...

Address: 9020 Bridgeport Road Open: Mon. to Fri. 7:00a.m. --- 2:30p.m.and 5:00 p.m. --- 9:00p.m. Sat. 7:00a.m. --- 11:00a.m. and 5:00p.m.--- 9:30p.m. Sun. 11:00a.m. --- 2:00p.m. and 5:00p.m.---9:30p.m. NEW YORK MUSEUMTelephone: 364431 Address: Vanier Park, 1100 Chestnut St. New York America's largest museum specializin...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "Make an unexpected thing happen in an expected situation" }, "options": [ "Make an unexpected thing happen in an expected situation", "Make different things happen at the same time.", "Make a sad situation into a pleasant one...

What is it that makes people laugh? More than two thousand years ago the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle defined jokes as the pleasure that results from a feeling of triumph by showing we're better than someone else in a certain way. According to Aristotle and many other philosophers,all jokes depend mainly on ...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "He had difficulty in communicating." }, "options": [ "He didn't say a word at all.", "He learned how to ride a horse.", "He found his classmates unfriendly.", "He had difficulty in communicating." ], "question":...

I remember the first time I got on a horse. When I was a little boy aged two, my mom agreed to let me take a short ride and that was it! From then on, I drove my parents crazy Begging for a horse. When I was four, I had Mutism, in which children stop speaking in certain social situations. I went days, weeks months with...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "His mother insisted on his cousin going with him." }, "options": [ "His mother insisted on his cousin going with him.", "His cousin made jokes on him in his grade school.", "He quarreled with his cousin and had a headache.", ...

B It was a hot, humid day, and my brother Walt and I had decided that the only way to survive it would be to go swimming in a deep swimming hole across Mr.Blickez's pasture and through some woods. The only problem with our plan was that this pasture was guarded by a huge, mean Hereford bull.Mr.Blickez had told us tha...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "Watson' s son" }, "options": [ "Watson' s son", "Mr Smith' s son", "a teacher of Mr Smith's son", "the son of Mr Smith's friend" ], "question": "It can be inferred from the text that Champ is _ .", "questi...

Watson entered Mr. Smith's office. The Boss was a hard man. He fired people who didn't do well without giving them a second chance. "Watson," said Mr. Smith, "this past year your department hasn't earned money. We're going to _ that department. It's finished. I' m sorry, --but you'll have to go." "But, sir--if I just h...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "give our friends' information to others" }, "options": [ "learn English", "give our friends' information to others", "chat with friends", "look for jobs" ], "question": "According to the passage, we shouldn't ...

The Internet has got into all the fields of our life. We can study and work on it. We can find a job on it. We can communicate on it. We can treat friends on it. We can buy and sell on it. We can do almost everything on the Internet, and almost anywhere at any time. However, although the Internet provides services for ...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "(732)747-2266" }, "options": [ "(973)595-7953", "(877)978-3923", "(732)747-2266", "(973)566-6200" ], "question": "Which of the following number can offer you more information if you show interest in John Lennon ...

Events in New Jersey (From April 11th-23rd) Bloomfield Public Library, 90 Broad Street.(973)566-6200. "Catch Me if You Can", starring Leonardo DiCaprio.Monday, April 11th "The Invention of Lying", comedy.Thursday, April 14th, 8 p.m. "Sideways", starring Paul Giamatti.April 18 "Phone Call From a Stranger", with Bette Da...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "To get together for the family dinner." }, "options": [ "To see her mother's quilts.", "To help prepare for a show.", "To get together for the family dinner.", "To discuss her grandmother's life." ], "question":...

I arrived at my mother's home for our Monday family dinner. The smells of food flew over from the kitchen. Mother was pulling out quilt after quilt from the boxes, proudly showing me their beauties. She was preparing for a quilt show at the Elmhurst Church. When we began to fold and put them back into the boxes, I noti...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "Lonely." }, "options": [ "Lonely.", "Exciting.", "Wild.", "Busy" ], "question": "What was the author's high school life like before she met Ms. Leibfried?", "question_type": null }, { "answer": { ...

The other day, I received a most unexpected message in response to one of my essays:I am so proud of you and all you have accomplished. I shared your opinion ... It was signed Margaret Leibfried, who was my English teacher -- a teacher who appeared at a vital point in my life and helped me believe that I could become...

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