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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "For education."
},
"options": [
"For fun.",
"For education.",
"For money.",
"For fame."
],
"question": "Why does Helen travel to different places worldwide?",
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},
{
... | Helen Thayer, one of the greatest explorers of the 20th century, loves challenges. She says,"I like to see what's on the other side of the hill." She has gone almost everywhere to do that.
In 1988,at the age of 50,she became the first woman to travel alone to the North Pole. She pulled her own sled piled with 160 poun... | high17044.txt |
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"answer_text": "Have joy and spread joy to people around you"
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"Give your fortune to your coming generations",
"Treat your fortune as very valuable things",
"Pass your joy on to your coming generations",
"Have joy and sp... | I was driving down the road the other day, listening to sweet music coming out of my car radio. My heart felt peaceful, my mind was clear, and my soul was full of love. Even with all its problem: life seemed good. Then the music stopped and the news came on. There was talk of another famous millionaire in drug rehab ... | high19069.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "some Americans join a health club but never go there"
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"some Americans join a health club but never go there",
"the number of overweight people has doubled since 1993",
"more than 45 million Americans now go to... | One of the most widely accepted, commonly repeated assumptions in our culture is that if you exercise, you will lose weight. I exercise all the time, but I still have gut fat that hangs over my belt when I sit. Why isn't all the exercise getting rid of it?
It's a question many of us could ask. More than 45 million Am... | high11435.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "China's railway pricing scheme unchanged"
},
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"China's railway pricing scheme unchanged",
"A State-owned company takes over the commercial functions of MOR.",
"China's latest railway reform",
"The former MOR... | BEIJING - China's railway rates for freight and passenger transport will continue to be set by the government, announced a senior official with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China's top economic planner, on Friday.
Cao Changqing, head of the NDRC's department of price, said that the country wil... | high3172.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "clear labels"
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"options": [
"clean labels",
"clear labels",
"no label",
"secret labels"
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"question": "The law requires that furs should carry _ .",
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"ans... | When you buy a T-shirt, or a fur coat in a store, it often carries a label telling who made it or from what store it was bought. Instead, some labels show the dress is famous and it is very expensive, so buyers secretly wish they could be carried forever. On the other hand, buyers who deal with the cheapest products wo... | high20830.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "A person's character."
},
"options": [
"How a person tests his / her brainpower.",
"A person's character.",
"How smart a person is.",
"A person's IQ."
],
"question": "According to Professor Salovery, what factor... | While IQ (Intelligence Quotient) tells you how smart you are. EQ (Emotional Quotient) tells you how well you use your smartness. Professor Salovery, the psychologist who created the term, EQ, says that it is IQ that gets you hired but it is EQ that gets you promoted.
Supported by his research, he suggested that when pr... | high15653.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "She is now called Liz instead of Beth"
},
"options": [
"She had a quarrel with the author in the fifth grade",
"She moved to another school in the fifth grade",
"She is now called Liz instead of Beth",
"She hasn't seen ... | Elizabeth and I are 18 now, and about to graduate. I think about our elementary school friendship, but some memories have blurred . What happened that day in the fifth grade when Beth suddenly stopped speaking to me? Does she know that I've been thinking about her for seven years? If only we could go back, and discover... | high8027.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "to make a living"
},
"options": [
"to run their own businesses",
"to find their ancestors",
"to make a living",
"to dig gold"
],
"question": "According to Bill Yee, many Chinese went to America in the 1860's mai... | Next year marks the 150thanniversary of when large numbers of Chinese started working on a huge project in the United States. They help to build America's first transcontinental railroad between 1863 and 1869, connecting the East Coast with the West.
People know little about the Chinese railroad workers and what happen... | high9339.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "His performance impressed a duke."
},
"options": [
"His father was sure of his future success.",
"His performance impressed a duke.",
"He begged his father to send him to Italy.",
"He practiced hard and taught himself m... | 1685 was a very good year for German composers. Within the space of a month, two of the greatest were born: Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel.
Handel's father was a barber and surgeon, which sounds like a strange combination today, but back then those occupations went hand in hand. Even though Handel was... | high1765.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "his owners would go on a trip"
},
"options": [
"his owners would go on a trip",
"he was just saved from death",
"he would be Spotty's husband",
"he would be trained"
],
"question": "Brownie went to the writer's ... | "Is it possible for Brownie not to be glad to be back after a happy stay at my uncle's?"Miss Gauss asked Dad."It'll be all right. Give her a bit more to eat," he said in a low voice, without tearing his eyes from Brownie while his wife was busy packing Brownie's belongings, saying,"Brownie is not so cute as her young... | high13222.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Couples of young children eat more fatty foods and lead unhealthier lives."
},
"options": [
"Childless couples live a much happier life than those with children.",
"Mothers will be unhealthy because of the postpartum deprdession",
... | You'd be forgiven for thinking that running after children each day would leave parents in the best shape of their lives.But a study has found that the mothers and fathers of young children are more unhealthy than their childless peers .
Mothers with young children are heavier and eat more calories and fatty foods,and ... | high12128.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "easy-going and optimistic"
},
"options": [
"impolite and greedy",
"easy-going and optimistic",
"shy and unconfident",
"friendly and brave"
],
"question": "We can describe Greg as _ .",
"question_type": "cl... | The story of the day I lost my best friend to a car accident. The day a precious life was taken from us way too soon.
It was a bright and Sunny day in November. Thanksgiving had been celebrated only two days before. Since it was a holiday weekend I had been on the phone with Greg the night before many times. His dad di... | high8033.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "make an observation about a kind of bird"
},
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"go on a tour of the desert",
"carry out research into some animals in the desert",
"make an observation about a kind of bird",
"enjoy an adventure in southern A... | I bent down in the shade under a sixty-foot-tall cactus , waiting for them to appear. The time was eight thirty in the morning. For seven mornings I had come to the same distant spot in the Sonoran Desert, in southern Arizona. I was here to watch the roadrunner, a small fast-running bird.
I spotted two birds under a bu... | high15647.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "sell the baby chimp"
},
"options": [
"sell the baby chimp",
"ask him to take care of the baby chimp",
"wash the baby chimp's wound",
"ask him to return the baby chimp to its wild community"
],
"question": "The d... | The forest in Senegal, a country in western Africa, is full of the chimps' usual noises. Suddenly dogs bark. Larger male chimps drop from the trees to face the threat while the others climb to safety. Then the dogs' young human masters appear.
One mother chimp with a tiny baby tries to run. The dogs attack and separate... | high14559.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "To reduce CO\n2 emissions from airplanes."
},
"options": [
"To cut down the flight cost of the company.",
"To remove some hurdles for the biofuel to work.",
"To reduce CO\n2 emissions from airplanes.",
"To test plane en... | This morning, a Virgin Atantin 747 Jumbo Jet became the first commercial airplane to fly on biofuel. The short flight from London to Amsterdam used a blend of 20% babassu oil mixed with 80% conventional jet fuel.
What was really exciting about the flight was the fact that the engine did not have to be altered in any w... | high1771.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Ad 3"
},
"options": [
"Ad 1",
"Ad 2",
"Ad 3",
"Ad 4"
],
"question": "If you want to send your kids to the babysitter's home, you can find one in _ .",
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"ans... | Lost iPhone
Unexpectedly, I lost my white iPhone 5s in Midtown on Friday night. It had a blue green cover on it. There are many pictures of my son in it, and I'm heartbroken. Please return, no questions asked. Reward. Reply to: -2652255359@craigslist. org
Do you need a babysitter that you can trust? [:++]
My name is Ti... | high13236.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "It's people's determination, intelligence and personality that decide their success."
},
"options": [
"How a bitter childhood contributes to one's success.",
"It's important to choose a right career to achieve one's life goal.",
... | Ron Meyer is the president and COO of Universal Studios.As one of the most successful business leaders in Hollywood, he heads up Universal Pictures and Universal Parks & Resorts.He's the guy who oversees the production of Multimillion-dollar extravaganzas likeKing KongandCinderella Man.
Meyer's story sounds like the ... | high2278.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "To see the Statue of Liberty."
},
"options": [
"To enjoy roast Beijing duck.",
"To taste the finest French coq au vin.",
"To spend an evening with Beethoven.",
"To see the Statue of Liberty."
],
"question": "Whi... | If you're looking for the place that has everything, there's only one place to visit, and that is New York. It's a whole world in a city.
The World of Theatre: All of New York is a stage. And it begins with Broadway. Where else can you find so many hit shows in one place? Only in New York.
The World of Music: Spend an ... | high5517.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "He works in the bank as a clerk, too."
},
"options": [
"He works in the bank as a clerk, too.",
"He went to the bank to do some business.",
"He was touched by the untouched cup of tea.",
"He got annoyed after waiting a ... | It was January lst, the first day of the year and a holiday for me.I went to the bank to get the bank work out of the way. The bank clerk nodded and I sat in front of him. He was busy filling up entries in his register.
I put my form and booklet in front of him.After waiting for a few more minutes, in which I showed a... | high4609.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "To frighten it away ."
},
"options": [
"To get ready to fight .",
"To protect his son .",
"To calm himself down .",
"To frighten it away ."
],
"question": "Why did Jeb pull his jacket open when he saw the cougar... | Lying in the sun on a rock , the cougar saw Jeb and his son Tom before they saw it . Jeb put his bag down quickly and pulled his jacket open with both hands , making himself look big to the cougar . It worked . The cougar hesitated , ready to attack Jeb , but ready to forget the whole thing , too .
Jeb let go of his ja... | high11421.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "20"
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"9",
"8",
"20",
"4"
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"question": "_ parks and gardens are selected as National Parks in the first group.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
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"answer": {
"answer_in... | The Ministry of Construction has released the names of the first group of 20 national parks, including 9 Suzhou classical gardens: Zhuozheng Garden, Liu Garden, Wangshi Garden, Huanxiu Villa, Lion Grove, Yipu Garden, Ou Garden, Tuisi Garden and Canglang Pavilion.
National parks refer to the famous city parks and garden... | high20824.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "tell the poor to pass on the spirit to others"
},
"options": [
"help the poor go through the difficulties",
"let the poor know who gave away the things",
"tell the poor how to use the items correctly",
"tell the poor to... | The whole morning we just checked our own things. We were looking for items to give away. We thought of blankets, food and clothing. Our aim was not to find things we no longer wanted, but things we use every day and would be useful to others.
We made up boxes with the things and added some small toys. Inside the boxes... | high11347.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "a TV report"
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"options": [
"a magazine",
"a newspaper report",
"a TV report",
"a film"
],
"question": "This passage is probably from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
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"answer": {
... | This is the SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, I'm Barbara Klein.
Animal experts say one of the world's most beautiful and rare kinds of big cat is close to disappearing from the wild. A study earlier this year found that about thirty Amur leopards still live free. The cats are also called Far Eastern leopards.
Recently, their numbe... | high3600.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Thanks to rock, the blues became the mainstream of music."
},
"options": [
"W.",
"Lots of popular music is influenced by the blues.",
"The blues of today have absorbed many elements of other music.",
"Thanks to rock, th... | The origins of blues are not unlike the origins of life. For many years it was recorded only by memory, and relayed only live, and in person. The blues were born in the North Mississippi Delta following the Civil War. Influenced by African roots, field hollers , ballads, church music and rhythmic dance tunes called jum... | high21284.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "sensed that something terrible had happened."
},
"options": [
"sensed that something terrible had happened.",
"might be very concerned about who phoned so late.",
"wanted to scold the people who phoned so late.",
"was n... | It was a late Wednesday night when the dreading phone call reached our home. I sat up, so I could hear the phone call better. To my surprise. I heard my mom burst into tears. "Get the car . Dean! Andrea has been in a car accident. "
We ran every sign on the way to the hospital and our tires screeched around every corn... | high18405.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "There are lectures, but you don't need to meet the lecturers."
},
"options": [
"If you get sick, you'll miss the lecture.",
"There are lectures, but you don't need to meet the lecturers.",
"If you get a phone call during clas... | Online Degrees
Today, you can earn a degree from a major university without ever having sat in one of their classrooms. Many colleges and universities are offering online courses and degree programs now.
Online Learning Programs
With a computer and an Internet connection, you can earn a degree from home, work, or anywh... | high5271.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "show some written proof of the purchase to the store"
},
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"complain personally to the manager",
"threaten to take the matter to court",
"write a firm letter of complaint to the store of purchase",
"show some... | When a consumer finds that an item she or he bought is faulty or in some other way does not live up to the manufacturer's claims, the first step is to present the warranty, or any other records which might help at the store of purchase. In most cases, this action will produce results. However, if it does not, there are... | high17736.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "its financial problem"
},
"options": [
"the mother bear deserting him",
"Knut's aggressive behavior",
"lacking a skillful bear keeper",
"its financial problem"
],
"question": "The Berlin Zoo intends to find a ne... | Opposition is growing to the Berlin Zoo's plans to find a new home for Knut, the moneymaking celebrity polar bear whose popularity has been exploited by environmentalists and even Canadian tourism promoters.
No longer cute, and just days before his second birthday, Knut will be given a new home that is expected to incl... | high10059.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "wouldn't be sold for large amounts of money"
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"options": [
"were worth collecting for selling later",
"were surely valuable if not made out of steel",
"wouldn't be sold for large amounts of money",
"were only useful f... | Many people say pennies are not worth saving. After all, a penny is only worth a cent. But one unusual penny turned out to be worth a lot more when a coin collector paid $1.7 million for it earlier this month.
The coin is one of a kind. It is the only penny that the Denver mint made out of copper, instead of steel, in... | high1017.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "newspaper"
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"travel guide",
"medicine booklet",
"textbook",
"newspaper"
],
"question": "You can most probably read the passage in a _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
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"a... | Name:Off the Beaten Path
Cover price:$30.00
Our price:$19.80
The best-selling Reader's Digest travel book has 40% new content including over 200 new sites, over 200 new full-color photographs, and all-new, up-to-date maps. It focuses on more than 1, 000 of the United States' most overlooked must-see destinations.
Name:... | high583.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "prefers Chinese festivals to western festivals"
},
"options": [
"is an old-fashioned girl",
"doesn't like festivals at all",
"prefers western festivals to Chinese festivals",
"prefers Chinese festivals to western festiv... | It's not Christmas Day yet. But wherever I go on the streets, I see shops selling Christmas trees and all kinds of beautiful decorations, waiters wearing Christmas hats; I hear children singing Christmas songs on broadcast; I get messages of Christmas's best wishes from friends.
I just got quite confused again, since w... | high13550.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "there are some stayathome parents who have time and the ability to teach their children"
},
"options": [
"there are not enough public schools to meet with the children's education",
"the development of the Internet and other techni... | Homeschooling is a popular alternative to send your children to a public or private school. It seems to be especially popular with stayathome parents who would rather teach their children themselves in the privacy of their own homes. In order to homeschool your children,you will need to know the basics of how to do thi... | high23493.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Because he desired to get some food to eat."
},
"options": [
"Because he didn't want to be late for work there.",
"Because he desired to get some food to eat.",
"Because he went there to help the poor.",
"Because he hel... | Twelve years ago, I arrived in Central Florida from Puerto Rico. I had heard of a job opportunity and decided to pursue it. But it never became a reality. I quickly learned that being alone without resources in an unfamiliar city was not a comfortable situation to be in.
Once my limited funds ran out I became homeless ... | high12896.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "They both died of old age."
},
"options": [
"They died from accidents.",
"They both died of old age.",
"They died due to lack of care by family members.",
"They weren't accustomed to the change in life."
],
"que... | I had an experience once which taught me something about the ways people made a bad situation worse by blaming themselves. One January, I officiated at two funerals for two elderly women. Both died a natural death. At the first home, the son of the deceased woman said, "If only I had sent my mother to Florida and got... | high6778.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "in autumn"
},
"options": [
"in spring",
"in summer",
"in autumn",
"in winter"
],
"question": "Thanksgiving Day is celebrated _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
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"answer": {
"answer... | Thanksgiving Day is a special holiday in the United States and Canada. Families and friends gather to eat and give thanks for their blessing. Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival. This is why it is celebrated in late fall, after the crops are get in. But one of the first thanksgivings in America had nothing to... | high8755.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Both B and C"
},
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"tax that one pays direct to the government",
"tax that is not paid directly to the government",
"tax that is paid as an extra amount added to the price of certain goods",
"Both B and C"
... | Why must we pay taxes? The answer is that the government needs money for many things, for example to pay its soldiers, sailors and airmen, to build roads, bridges, offices, schools, etc and to buy goods from abroad; and only the people of the country can supply the money.One of the most important taxes is income-tax wh... | high15121.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "optimistic"
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"worried",
"proud",
"concerned",
"optimistic"
],
"question": "Ridley's attitude toweards the human future is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
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"answer": {
... | "The world has never been a better place to live in," says science writer Matt Ridley, "and it will keep on getting better." Ridley's critics have accused him of his views on climate change and the free market. Yet Ridley, 54, sticks to his guns. "It is not mad to believe in a happy future for people and the planet," h... | high22766.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Unexpected things will make you excited and surprised."
},
"options": [
"When you watch it, you will certainly feel cold.",
"Unexpected things will make you excited and surprised.",
"Something strange will puzzle everyone, in... | What's On Stage
An acrobatic show:To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the China Acrobatic Troupe will present "The Soul of China", where the seemingly impossible is made real. Chills will run down your spine as you watch breathlessly as performers take their art and their bodies to the edge.
Time: 7:30 p.m., Septembe... | high568.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "grownups who hold on to childlike emotion"
},
"options": [
"children who can't wait to grow up",
"grownups who hold on to childlike emotion",
"people who enjoy playing sports",
"young people who pretended to be grownups... | Every kid wishes to be an adult. Do you remember playing houses as a child pretending to be a grownup like your parents? Did you imagine you were a doctor, a soldier or a teacher? At that time, anything seemed more exciting than young.
But now as grownups, some adults find they cannot leave childhood behind. They becom... | high8966.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "the urban traffic has been seriously influenced"
},
"options": [
"students there can go to school as usual",
"residents in the city can see as far as 20 meters",
"traffic lights can be easily visible",
"the urban traffi... | Smoggy weather has become common in China. But these days, air pollution levels in the north eastern city of Harbin surpassed the previous record levels.
The city was essentially shut down after PM2. 5, fine Particulate pollution that is considered hazardous . reached levels of 1000 micrograms per cubic meter-40 time... | high6793.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Bamboo People"
},
"options": [
"Revolver",
"Last Night I Sang to the Monster",
"Revolution",
"Bamboo People"
],
"question": "Which of the following books may not be classified as a thriller one?",
"question_... | I'm flying high today after hearing the news that Bamboo People is a top ten book on the Best Fiction for Young Adults 2011 list from the American Library Association. Here are the top ten titles with annotations by YALSA librarians:
*Bacigalupi, Paolo. Ship Breaker. Little, Brown, and Co. Nailer is a light crew clean... | high19928.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Under the ground."
},
"options": [
"In the Street .",
"Under the ground.",
"From the trash cans.",
"In burger shops."
],
"question": "Where did the rodents use to search for food?",
"question_type": "factiod... | prefix = st1 /Britainis facing a sharp rise in its rat population as growing numbers of people leave fast food scraps in the street , an environment group warned . Keep Britain Tidy said the rodents were stopping their traditional hunts underground and were roaming the streets ,tempted by discarded burgers ,pizzas and... | high17905.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "has always tried to make soccer more popular worldwide"
},
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"has almost 200 member states",
"has always tried to make soccer more popular worldwide",
"has organized the World Cup since 1920",
"has almost the... | Celebrating soccer
THIS summer is exciting for many people on the planet--- the World Cup take place in Brazil from June 12 to July 13. Among the world's most widely watched sporting events, the World Cup makes the world turn around a moving ball. Many businesses, including banks and shops in some countries, change the... | high18388.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Try letting children accept the fact of moving."
},
"options": [
"Let doctors give children some advice.",
"Try letting children accept the fact of moving.",
"Let children keep in touch with their former friends.",
"Cop... | One in five American families will move every year. Moving is one of the most stress-producing events a family has to go through. Experts say it can be harder for children. How do you help your child adjust to the changes?
The Ricardos moved from their old house to a new home. Same family, same dog-but it was harder fo... | high15874.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "The woman and her daughters were unable to get out of the car by themselves."
},
"options": [
"The woman, her daughters and McHugh hid in the truck as the train smashed into the car.",
"The woman and her daughters were unable to ge... | Todd McHugh doesn't think he is a hero, but police say the California teenager probably saved a mother and her two young children from serious injury or death last month.
He pulled them out of their car, stuck on light-rail tracks in Folsom, California, about 90 seconds before a train smashed into it.
McHugh, 17, was n... | high22000.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "tell the merits and usefulness of the Internet"
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Some may use this freedom to share less time with certain friends or family members, but new technology will also let them stay in closer touch with those they care most about. I know this from personal experience.
E-mail makes i... | high1942.txt |
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What Will Be Done With All This Denim?
All the denim will be donated to Cotton. From Blue to Green. This denim drive recycled jeans into UltraTouch
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"To predict whether someone may attempt suicide.",
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Take the television for example. The ... | high20603.txt |
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"The ancient stadium in Olympic were used as training sites for the athletes in the 10th century.",
"The Olymp... | The history of the Games Olympia
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},
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"Cheese produces a chemical called serotonin.",
"We'd better take nothing before bedtime.",
"Bad dreams may have... | Last night I had a terrible nightmare. I imagined that I was falling between the walls of a deep valley. I was screaming as
the ground rushed towards me. I was sure that I was going to die. Suddenly, I was awake, sweaty but amazingly alive. I
was angry with myself.
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"less than five years old",
"a little more than five years old",
"more than six years old"
],
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The grandpa held a jar of honey so that all the family could see. He then dipped a spoon into it and put some honey on the cover of a small book.
The little girl had just turned five. Stand up... | high6787.txt |
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"a photographer who enjoys outdoor activities.",
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"The mystery of Stonehenge has been solved.",
"The stones might have some connections wi... | For centuries Stonehenge has mystified and enraptured archaeologists and visitors. So maybe it is not surprising that another monumental wonder from prehistory has been overlooked for so long - even though it is just a mile away.
Experts have discovered an 'extraordinary' line of giant stones that dates back more than ... | high19914.txt |
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"the passage didn't tell us clearly",
"he killed her by mistake",
"he loved her dearly"
],
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Bakary Camara, 41, who once dated the murdered woman, penned his admission of guilt in a three-page letter folded in his pocket as he tried to kill himself after police... | high17939.txt |
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"The old lady didn't know who broke the window.",
"The author felt guilty of breaking the old lady's wi... | Twenty years seems like a long time to remember the name of a mere acquaintance.I have forgotten the name of an old lady,who was a customer on the paper route in my hometown when I was a twelve-year-old boy.Yet it exists in my memory that she taught me a lesson in forgiveness which I shall never forget.
On a winte... | high21253.txt |
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},
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"drawing a dinosaur takes much longer than people thin... | Do we really know what dinosaurs looked like? Of course we do. We see them everywhere, not only in museums, but also in movies, magazines, and even in the toys we get from McDonald's.
Since the days of early cinema, dinosaurs have captured our imaginations. They are often shown as scaly beasts with sharp horns and ... | high8782.txt |
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"most people think olive oil is healthier than others",
"people use olive oil to help them lose weight",
... | Americans have developed an olive oil habit. Out to dinner recently, I saw a man dipping his white bread in olive oil and then pouring it all over his salad, saying, "Wow, this is so good for me!"
But is olive oil the healthiest fat? No, it's not. You might ask, doesn't it lower cholesterol ? Well, only when you substi... | high12699.txt |
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],
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... | Spending just a few hours a week online may make people feel more socially isolated , lonely and downhearted , according to a two-year study of nearly 100 families with the Internet.
"We were surprised to find that social technology has such bad effects on social communications," the lead author, Dr. Robert Kraut of Ca... | high22982.txt |
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},
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"Its bikes are light and colorful.",
"People must return the bike to the same place after using it.",
"It owns more stations than the... | Like all big cities, Paris has a traffic problem: lots of cars, lots of traffic jams and lots of pollution from exhaust fumes . So the city began a scheme to improve the situation.
Under the Velib scheme('Velib' comes from velo liberte, or 'bicycle freedom') , people can take a bicycle, use it for as long as they wan... | high13587.txt |
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"How much exercise one should take.",
"What time of the day is suitable for taking exercise.",
"W... | You can get a lot from being healthy. Everyone needs to take time to exercise. There are lots of ways to improve your health without having to join a gym. Here are some tips on how to better make use of your free time while staying healthy.
By keeping physically active, you're making sure that your joints and bo... | high23444.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "our own opinions matter most"
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"our positions are higher than others",
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"others will be less defensive"
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A friend of mine,recen... | high12841.txt |
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},
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"must make up for the lost sleep on the weekends",
"will become more interested in fancying",
"will become bad-tempered and upset"
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Myth 1: Sleeping late on the weekends will make up for lost sleep during the week.
Fact: Getting less than the amount of sleep that you need night... | high23322.txt |
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"Eleven.",
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Canada is one of the few nations in the world to have two official languages: English and French. There are 10 provinces in the country but only one of these--Quebec is known as "French Canada". This is because it was founded by French explorers while British adventurers discovered the rest.
C... | high232.txt |
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"are in a car race",
"are playing video games",
"stay alone with illness"
],
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"answer": {
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],
"question": "A nickname of a place can have the following func... | Nicknames for Los Angeles
A nickname is a shortened form of a person's name. A nickname can also be a descriptive name for a person, place or thing. Many American cities have nicknames. These can help establish an identity, spread pride among citizens and build unity. Nicknames can also be funny.
Los Angeles, Californi... | high15690.txt |
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"answer": {
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"he cannot move",
"he has a sound sleep",
"he is exhausted"
],
"question": "If someone says he is half dead, he means _ .",
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"answer": {
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"He is working at another advertisement.",
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],
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A research team from UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles) has designed a four-step plan to improve your memory in just 14 days.
"It sounds like another adv... | high21535.txt |
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"answer_text": "once offered women a. special approach to university education"
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"is often used to help fight against obesity and chronic diseases",
"once offered w... | Nobody likes home economics . But restoring the program could help us in the fight against obesity and chronic diseases today.
The home economics movement was founded on the belief that housework and food preparation were important subjects that should be studied scientifically. The first classes occurred in the agr... | high4806.txt |
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"answer": {
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],
"question": "Which of the following materials are not needed in this course?",
"question_... | Corned Beef & Cabbage.
From Quick Cooking
"I've been making this meal for more than 40 years," remarks Ruth Warner of Wheat Ridge, Colorado. "It is so easy and so delicious. It's especially good served with a salad of peaches and cottage cheese."
INGREDIENTS
4 cups water
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"answer": {
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"Greek",
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],
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},
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"answer": {
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"how to choose the perfect blanket",
"different materials used to make blankets",
"the history and usage of blankets"
],
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When it comes to sleep temperature, experts recommend following ... | high4812.txt |
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"answer": {
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"The shirt itself.",
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"The medicine."
],
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future life.
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],
"question": "Compared with Aptera 2e, Tesla Roadster _",
... | I am especially interested in eco-friendly cars. Would you please give me some help?
-John Lily
John Lily,
More and more automobile companies are taking measures to create cars that do less harm to the planet. Here are some of the top green cars this year.
Tesla Roadster
This is an electric sports car. You can travel... | high23336.txt |
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},
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"A sixteen-year-old student.",
"A nineteen-year-old student."
],
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Youth Work Party
If you are ten years or older, you can join the Youth Work Party Team with a parent to work on different projects arou... | high226.txt |
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"he had lent her some money",
"he often called on her"
],
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The child's mother was very much obliged to the doctor, and she called on him to thank him for what he had done for her child. "Doctor," she said, "yo... | high6963.txt |
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Driver Wanted
1. Clean driving license
2. Must be of smart appearance.
3. Aged over 25.
Apply to :Capes Taxis, 17 Palace Road, Boston
Air Hostesses for International Flight Wanted
1. Applicants must be between 20 and 33 years old.
2. Height 1.6m to 1.75m.
3. ... | high13593.txt |
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"answer": {
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],
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The boys' mother heard that a clergyman in the town had been successful in educating children so she asked if he wo... | high23450.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer": {
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"The traveling speed of whales.",
"The depth of the whale's dive."
],
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"He curls up next to the patients.",
"He calls family members to the hospital.",
"He senses when patients are to die."
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"answer_text": "plastic that repairs itself"
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Plastics are used today in everything. Scientists wanted to find a way to make objects made of plastic last longer. The researchers hope their new discover... | high10515.txt |
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"answer_text": "www. Gardnermuseum.org"
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Boston
Isabella StewartGardnerMuseum
Chairs
February 11-May 8, 2005
Italian furniture expert... | high21910.txt |
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"answer_text": "Mary, who enjoys exercising with her son.."
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"David, who exercises for future health.",
"Mary, who enjoys exercising with her son..",
"Mark, who is suffering from a se... | What would it take to persuade you to exercise? A desire to lose weight or improve your figure? To keep you away from diseases? To live to a healthy old age? You'd think any of those reasons would be enough to get Americans exercising. Yet a vast majority of Americans have thus far failed to swallow the "exercise pill"... | high14773.txt |
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"answer_text": "ask her son to come back to China for the festival"
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"... | A mother's ad calling for her son to come home for Chinese New Year ran on the front page of the Chinese Melbourne Daily newspaper on January 14.
It placed a full page ad, saying "Dear Peng, I've called you many times but you don't pick up, maybe you will see this. Dad and mom won't ever force you to get married anymor... | high8219.txt |
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"answer_text": "met JoJo at the beach by accident"
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Suddenly, our conversation was interrupted by a stranger, who politely asked permission ... | high12302.txt |
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"vitami... | A healthy amount of sunshine may be the secret to staying young. British scientists have discovered.
Vitamin D is produced naturally by the skin in response to(...) sunlight and may help to slow the ageing process and protect against heart disease, according to the study.
Researchers from King's College London studied ... | high12464.txt |
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"hitchhiking had been forbidden and they didn't want... | We all remember seeing hitchhikers , standing by the side of the road, thumb sticking out, waiting for a lift. But it is getting rare nowadays. What killed hitchhiking? Safety is often mentioned as a reason. Movies about murderous hitchhikers and real-life crime have put many drivers off picking up hitchhikers. That no... | high971.txt |
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