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"answer_text": "Those who are overweight."
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"options": [
"Those who are heavy smokers.",
"Those who are overweight.",
"Those who are too thin.",
"Those who are suffering from heart attacks."
],
"question": "Among middle-aged ... | Preventing obesity and smoking can save lives, but it doesn't save money, reported researchers. "It was a small surprise, for it is against the common belief," said Pieter Van Baal, who led the study. "But it makes sense. If you live longer, then you cost the health system more."
The researchers found that from age 2... | high12101.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "bad habits are really difficult to give up"
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"we should stop something bad for us",
"most smokers would like to stop smoking",
"bad habits are really difficult to give up",
"eating right and exercise more... | If you know something is bad for you, why can't you just stop? About 70% of smokers say they would like to stop. Drug and alcohol abusers struggle to give up the bad habits that hurt their bodies and destroy families and friendships. And many of us have unhealthy weight that we could lose if only we would eat right a... | high14200.txt |
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"answer_text": "being provided for harvest mice as homes"
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"seriously polluting harvest mice's homes",
"being used to kill harmful animals in the fields",
"being provided for harvest mice as homes",
"being collected to r... | Old tennis balls are being used in an unusual way to help us learn more about one of the rarest mammals in the country.
Harvest mice are only about 2 inches ( 5 cm) long. This spring and summer, wildlife experts are encouraging people to report sightings of harvest mice so that records can be built up about numbers an... | high9474.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "an all-out war between good and evil forces"
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"a journey of Harry, Ron, and Hermione",
"high risks of the final adventure by Harry and his nemesis",
"an all-out war between good and evil forces",
"a fear ... | Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Theatrical Release Date: July 1, 2011
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Director: Michael Bay
Genre : Action--Adventure--Sequel-- Sci-Fi-- 3D
The Autobots, led by Optimus Prime, are back in action, taking on the evil Deceptions. The Autobots and Deceptions become involved in a dangerous space ra... | high6747.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Supportive"
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"options": [
"Supportive",
"Worried",
"Concerned",
"Uninterested"
],
"question": "What is David Chadwell's attitude toward separating elementary-age boys and girls while learning?",
"question_... | At a primary school in a small town in the east of South Carolina, second-grade teachers Garneau and Lynne are convinced that separating elementary-age boys and girls produces immediate academic improvement in both genders .
David Chadwell, South Carolina's expert of single gender education says, "Boys and girls learn,... | high7459.txt |
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"answer_text": "Climbers were asked to clean up after themselves."
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"options": [
"Mount Everest is suffering white pollution.",
"A new rule was made to punish climbers.",
"Climbers were asked to clean up after themselves.",
"Mountain... | Climbing Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain, just became more challenging. The government of Nepal is telling climbers they cannot leave rubbish on the trails . Each climber will have to come down the mountain with at least 18 pounds of garbage. That's the average amount of rubbish a climber leaves behind on ... | high12671.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "both in the off-season and the busy season"
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"options": [
"both in the off-season and the busy season",
"only in the off-season",
"only in the busy season",
"only between April and October"
],
"question": "If ... | Rafting the GRAND CANYON Welcomes You!
If you are looking for an exciting, fun and challenging white water tour, Rafting the GRAND CANYON is here to help you plan the right tour for you. Whether you want to travel for two days or ten, hike in or not, go on an oar boat or motorboat, through Class 3 or 6 water, we will... | high11378.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "the film, Casino Royale"
},
"options": [
"its founder, David Belle",
"the film, Casino Royale",
"its risks and tricks",
"the varieties of participants"
],
"question": "Park-our has become popular throughout the ... | It started off as part of French military training and has since evolved as a sport, founded by Sebastian Foucan and David Belle, to encompass a wide variety of techniques, philosophies and exercises. Park-our now enjoys the devotion of many die-hard fans across the world and has been the source for much inspiration.
B... | high4150.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Because their wisdom deserves to be passed on."
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"options": [
"Because their wisdom deserves to be passed on.",
"Because they are physically impressive.",
"Because their accomplishments inspired him.",
"Because they h... | One of the greatest gifts one generation can give to other generations is the wisdom it has gained from experience. This idea has inspired the award-winning photographer Andrew Zuckerman. He interviewed and took photos of fifty over-sixty-five-year-olds all over the world. His project explores various aspects of their ... | high19724.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "warn people that the building is dangerous"
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"tell different materials used in the building",
"warn people that the building is dangerous",
"make the building more beautiful",
"tell people the building is... | The color red often means danger --- and by paying attention, accidents can be prevented. At railroad crossings, flashing red fights warn cars to stay back. A red light at a traffic crossing tells cars to stop, so they don't run into other cars.
In the future, the color red also may help prevent danger at construction ... | high16417.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "She was the only person who helped the old man."
},
"options": [
"She works as a young airline employee.",
"She was waiting for a plane with her grandfather.",
"She was the only person who helped the old man.",
"She kno... | The crowd at the airport flowed forward. The passengers had been waiting for a couple of hours for an airline employee to open the door leading to the plane outside. No one was in a good mood. An old man got trapped in the middle of the rush. He fell down without being able to break his fall. His head hit the concrete ... | high17709.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "You are free from worry or fear when your mind stays quiet."
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"options": [
"A friend gives you a glass of cold lemonade when you feel thirsty.",
"You eat chocolate and sweets when you feel as if everything is against you.",
... | It is a hot summer day,and you feel thirsty. A friend gives you a glass of cold lemonade.How do you feel when you see the glass? Will you describe your feeling as happiness or as pleasure? I believe you will say it is a feeling of pleasure.There is a connection between these two kinds of feelings,and sometimes one caus... | high10066.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "reading the Bhagavat Geeta was meaningless"
},
"options": [
"he enjoyed reading the Bhagavat Geeta",
"learning the Bhagavat Geeta was easy",
"he was not good at remembering anything",
"reading the Bhagavat Geeta was mea... | An old farmer lived on a farm with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa was up early to read his Bhagavat Geeta. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he could.
One day the grandson asked, "Grandpa! I try to read the Bhagavat Geeta just like you but I don't understand it, Wha... | high2521.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "people waste a lot of resource"
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"options": [
"people waste a lot of resource",
"marine environment covers 3/4 of the surface of Mars",
"marine environment is beautiful for its sufficient resources",
"the Earth is sim... | The marine environment is fascinating to study and work in due to its beauty, richness, and complexity. It covers three quarters of the surface of the Earth, yet we know more detail about the surface of Mars.
In the past, it was seen as both an inexhaustible resource and a bottomless sink for our wastes. Yet the increa... | high10700.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Funny."
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"options": [
"Complex.",
"Funny.",
"Boring.",
"Puzzling."
],
"question": "What did the author's classmates think about his report?",
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"answer": {
"answer_in... | Proudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates with big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced toward my stone-faced teacher. Having no choice, I slowly raised the report I had worked on, hoping to hide myself. "What could be causing everyone to act this way?... | high5528.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "are always finding sources of feeling good"
},
"options": [
"don't need to have fun",
"don't have to be occupied with work",
"can have 20 times more fun than others",
"are always finding sources of feeling good"
],
... | Writer Jean Stafford scoffed, "Happy people don't need to have fun," but studies show that the absence of feeling bad isn't enough to make you feel good;you must try hard to find sources of feeling good. Research shows that regularly having fun is a key factor in having a happy life;people who have fun are 20 times mo... | high4636.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "for science reading"
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"options": [
"a short story",
"for science reading",
"a piece of news",
"a report"
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"question": "This passage is _ .",
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... | From a plane we can see the fields, cities, mountains or seas below. If we go into space, we see more and more of the earth. People and man-made satellites have been sent out into space to look at the earth carefully and people have learnt more about the earth in the last few years.
The sea looks very beautiful when th... | high3159.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Hope Watermelon Festival"
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"options": [
"Oyster Festival",
"Hope Watermelon Festival",
"Brat Days",
"Tomato Festival"
],
"question": "Which of the following festivals has the longest history?",
"question_t... | Tomato Festival
Started in 2005, the Tomato Festival has grown into a local tradition in Malta. In recent years, the festival has added amusement park-style rides and a yearly Creature Feature, which screens old horrible movies.There are also dance competitions, parades and pancake breakfast.Third weekend in August.
Ad... | high12117.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Sir Winston Churchill's."
},
"options": [
"Lord Randolph Churchill's.",
"Sir Winston Churchill's.",
"Sir Alexander Fleming's",
"Penicillin's."
],
"question": "Whose life did the Scottish farmer save?",
"ques... | His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to eke out a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog . He dropped his tools and ran to the bog. There, mired to his waist in black muck was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer ... | high15678.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "sleeping"
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"options": [
"at home",
"sleeping",
"sitting in bed",
"both A and B"
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"question": "When the fire arose in the middle of the night, the author was _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
... | "Fire! Fire!" What terrible words to hear when one wakes up in a strange house in the middle of the night! It was a large, old, wooden house and my room was on the top floor. I jumped out of bed, opened the door and stepped outside the house. There was full of thick smoke.
I began to run, but as I was still only half-a... | high1996.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "grain prices decrease and production costs grow"
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"grain prices decrease and production costs grow",
"\"new socialist countryside\" is a new concept",
"prices of production materials rose 9.1 percent",
"m... | Decreasing grain prices along with growing costs of production means Chinese farmers are unlikely to see a significant rise in income next year. [:ZXXK]
China's economic planning chief Ma Kai expressed the concern as the government undertakes an ambitious program to improve rural people's lives.
Grain prices have been ... | high14566.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "A visitor center."
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"options": [
"A museum.",
"A visitor center.",
"An active volcano",
"A reconstructed temple."
],
"question": "What do the first two attractions have in common?",
"question_type": "facti... | You might think Hawaii is only for honeymoons, but there are various family-based activities and attractions.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
What makes this park unique is the opportunity to see an active volcano, Kilauca. Within the park, there is a visitor center, the Jagger Museum, the Volcano House containing a gif... | high13209.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "she didn't want to let her father down"
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"she thought her father would believe her story",
"she didn't want to let her father down",
"her father wouldn't get her grade report",
"her father got angry whene... | When I looked at the grade on my math paper my jaw almost dropped to the ground: a big "65" in bright red ink. I had never received such a terrible grade before.
I was so ashamed that when I got home that afternoon I lied to my dad. I told him I got 85 and that the report wouldn't come until the end of the month. Dad s... | high12103.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "At the Derby Arms on Sunday."
},
"options": [
"At the Derby Arms on Sunday.",
"At the Bull's Head on Sunday.",
"At the Bull on Saturday.",
"At the Black Horse on Saturday."
],
"question": "Where and when can you... | Today, Friday, December 14
JAZZ with the Mike Thomas Jazz Band at The Derby Arms. Upper Richmond Road West, Sheen.
DISCO Satin Sounds Disco. Free at The Lord Napier, Mort lake High St., from 8 am. to 8 pm. Tel: 682-158.
Saturday, December 15
JAZZ Lysis at The Bull's Head, Barnes. Admission 60p.
MUSICAL HALL at The Star... | high1982.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Males are much larger than females."
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"They weigh at least 113 kilograms.",
"They swim faster than any other sea animal.",
"Males are much larger than females.",
"They usually move very slowly after leavi... | California sea lions are the fastest of all the sea lions, reaching speeds of up to 40 kilometers an hour when swimming. Males are much larger than females, measuring 2 to 2.5 meters and weighing 200 to 453 kilograms. Females only measure 1.5 to 2 meters and weigh 50 to 113 kilograms. They can also move fairly well whi... | high8018.txt |
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"answer_text": "it is covered with grass, flowers or other plants"
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"It is painted green for a specific purpose",
"It uses solar energy to produce electricity",
"it is designed for kids to enjoy themselves",
"it is cover... | A green roof is a roof of a building that is covered with vegetation over a waterproof membrane . It is a proper method of growing plants on the roof and does not refer to the mere green color of the roof. People benefit a lot from these green roofing systems, and they are gaining popularity day by day.
Human beings h... | high9306.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "He got a baby brother."
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"options": [
"He got a baby brother.",
"He got a Christmas gift.",
"He became four years old.",
"He received a doll."
],
"question": "What happened to the author on September 11th, 195... | One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift. Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap .
On September 11th, 1958, mum gave birth to Richard. After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my arms, saying, "I promised you a gift, and here it is." What an honor! I became four years old a month earlier... | high14572.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Poor air quality contributing to lung cancer."
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"options": [
"Medical researches on environment.",
"The disadvantages in big cities.",
"The only reason for the lung cancer.",
"Poor air quality contributing to lung can... | Air pollution is one of the hottest topics at present because poor air quality is an important factor in both the incidence and cause of respiratory diseases.
Zhong Nanshan, a deputy to the NPC and a member of the CAE, said recently when the concentration of PM2.5 rises by 10 micrograms per cubic meter, hospitalizatio... | high6035.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "encouraging students to perform well at school"
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"increasing the income of the school",
"encouraging students to perform well at school",
"inviting more students to attend the school nearby",
"encouraging... | Hundreds of secondary schools are using a _ reward scheme which "bribes" pupils with iPods and DVD players to turn up in classes and do homework.
Almost one million schoolchildren have been issued with supermarket-style reward cards which allow them to collect good-behavior "points" and cash them in for prizes.
School... | high2253.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "students' parents"
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"high school teachers",
"high school students",
"students' parents",
"sports lovers"
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"question": "The passage is mainly written for _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_ques... | Most high schools have at least four sports they offer to their students. In many districts, there must be an equal amount of sports for boys and girls. Some schools even have sporting clubs. High school sports have been an important part of the high school curriculum for many years. However, not all parents fully rea... | high18348.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "People used it to protect themselves."
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"options": [
"It is a special American building.",
"It is made from stone and paper.",
"Only king used to live in it.",
"People used it to protect themselves."
],
"quest... | Do you know what a castle is? A castle is a building special to Europe. Castles were built in the Middle Ages by king and other powerful people who live in. Castles were used by people to protect themselves from their enemies. They are big buildings made form stone and wood.
Today there are still castles all over Europ... | high19056.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Children should be taught to read at an early age."
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"options": [
"Children should be taught to read at an early age.",
"Children can read better than most adult students.",
"Children have more synapses than most adults.",
... | Teaching a child to read at a young age gives him a valuable start in life. Reading is the basic part of education and a child's reading ability will influence his school success greatly. Learning difficulties, many of which begin from poor reading skills, can damage a school child's confidence and affect his future ac... | high4622.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "A great number of people visit it every year."
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"options": [
"Businesses in Chinatown are going well.",
"Local people like going shopping there.",
"A great number of people visit it every year.",
"No period has seen a... | San Francisco's Chinatown is the biggest and oldest in the country. It's the third most visited tourist destination in the city. It's also the city's most densely populated neighbor- hood. So why are. businesses in Chinatown struggling?
In this week's paper, I outline some of the reasons for why Chinatown's crowded str... | high16365.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Lake Sevan"
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"options": [
"Lake Cildir",
"Lake Parvani",
"Lake Sevan",
"Lake Van"
],
"question": "If you want to visit some historic sites during your travel by a lake,you can go to _ .",
"question_type... | While beach vacations may be a great way to take your mind off work,lakes surrounded by mountains make for an even grander experience.If you are looking for some peace on your vacation,we have some recommendations for you in the Caucasus .
Lake Sevan
Lake Sevan is situated in the central part of Armenia,in the Geghar... | high19730.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "The Maldives is considering ways to fight against the global warming."
},
"options": [
"The Maldives plans to build floating homes for the rising sea level.",
"The Maldives's president signed a deal with a Dutch company.",
"T... | The Maldives faces the threat of extinction from rising sea levels, but the government said on Thursday it was looking to the future with plans to build homes and a golf course that float.
An increase in sea levels of just 18 to 59 centimeters would make the Maldives -- a nation of tiny coral islands in the Indian Ocea... | high4144.txt |
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"answer_text": "There will probably be no satellites to help the scientists."
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"options": [
"It's too difficult to measure what's happening.",
"Types of models for prediction are difficult to set up.",
"There will probably be no satellites... | With a large part of the world's population living close to the oceans, rising sea levels bring the potential for destructive results. But scientists are still unable to make predictions exact enough for people to plan to handle the loss of land and the threat to coastal communities expected over this century.
"We kno... | high10072.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "She was afraid that Jack might die in the war"
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"options": [
"She wasn't sure if Jack still loved her.",
"Jack became handicapped and couldn't walk",
"Jack asked her to forget about him",
"She was afraid that Jack mig... | We were talking about engagement when my boyfriend, Jack, had to go to war. I was so afraid of losing him; the only way I could stay sane was to dance. I became very good and critics praised me, but I could feel was the ache in my heart, no knowing whether the love of my life would ever return. And then one day a lett... | high2535.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "I disobeyed his rules in class"
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"options": [
"I disobeyed his rules in class",
"I didn't go to his class",
"I didn't answer his questions",
"I was naughty in my homework"
],
"question": "Mr. Oven criticized m... | When I was in junior high school, I was really a bad boy. My history teacher--Mr. Oven criticized me a lot because I was naughty in his class. By the end of the first semester, I'd had enough of his words and had decided that I would get my revenge on him.
The opportunity arose one morning when Mr. Oven was called to t... | high9460.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "math"
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"science",
"history",
"math"
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"question": "According to the text, Tom was weak in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
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"answer": {
"answer_index":... | My cell phone rang while I was working on my computer. I looked at the phone and saw it was my 17-year-old son, Tom. I quickly picked it up."Mom,I got a 71 on the test.I did it."With those few words,I could feel my heart start to _ .
Living in New York State. Students cannot graduate from high school unless they pass a... | high14214.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "He didn't care much about his lessons."
},
"options": [
"He was the youngest boy.",
"He was too short for his age.",
"He liked to fight with other boys.",
"He didn't care much about his lessons."
],
"question": ... | Steven Spielberg was not a scholar, and his classmates teased him. Rather than read, the kid really preferred running around with an 8mm camera, shooting homemade movies, which he showed to friends for a small fee.
In his first year of high school, he dropped out. But when his parents persuaded him to return, he was... | high6753.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "You don't eat the way people usually do."
},
"options": [
"What you have had is the cause of these problems.",
"You are not having the right food.",
"You don't eat the way people usually do.",
"You eat with the wrong cu... | A man walks into a doctor's office. He has a cucumber up his nose, a carrot in his left ear and a banana in his right ear. "What's the matter with me?" he asks the doctor. The doctor replies, "You're not eating properly."
This is a popular joke among British schoolchildren. It reflects Britain's famous _ and satirical ... | high12665.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "How to adapt to a new environment"
},
"options": [
"How to adapt to a new environment",
"how to live in Australia happily",
"how to study in a new environment",
"how to avoid being nervous"
],
"question": "Thi... | When you leave home to go and live somewhere else, you naturally take your own personality and cultural ways with you. When you arrive in a new country with a different culture you can experience different kinds of feelings and reactions. For example, you may feel confused and nervous, and like to depend on others.
If ... | high3603.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "people's honesty levels across a range of communications media"
},
"options": [
"the consequences of lying in various communications media",
"the success of communications technologies in conveying ideas",
"people are less li... | Communications technologies are far from equal when it comes to conveying the truth.The first study to compare honesty across a range of communication media has found that people are twice as likely to tell lies in phone conversations as they are in emails.The fact that emails are automatically recorded--and can come b... | high11344.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "The Kindness of Strangers"
},
"options": [
"The Kindness of Strangers",
"An Unpleasant Companion",
"Two Special Experiences",
"Hitting the Wall"
],
"question": "Which of the following is the best title for the p... | When was the last time someone did something unexpectedly nice for you? Not someone you
knew, but a total stranger? It's happened to me a few times, but two instances really stand out.
A few years ago, I was dining out with a person who kept going on and on about himself,
completely oblivious to the fact that I was s... | high21287.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "people living in Chester City with an illness or disability"
},
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"those who are fond of reading",
"people living in Chester City with an illness or disability",
"only those who have walking disabilities",
"t... | Chester City Library offers a range of Library Special Needs Services to people who don't have access to our library service in the usual way. As long as you live in Chester City, we'll provide a wide range of library services and resources including:
* Large printed and ordinary printed books
* Talking books on tape a... | high19718.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "It inspires regular readers to think out of the box."
},
"options": [
"It would help increase the sale of Shakespeare plays.",
"It helps readers learn more difficult grammar.",
"It inspires regular readers to think out of the... | The works of Shakespeare and Wordsworth are boosters to the brain and better therapy than some guide books, researchers say this week.
Scientists, psychologists and English academics at Liverpool University have found that reading the works of the Bard and other classical writers has a beneficial effect on the mind, ca... | high17735.txt |
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The iPhone 4 has been the most successful product in Apple's history. It is the best smartphone ever, and most users have told that they love it. So we were surprised when reading reports of reception problems, and we immediately began researching them.
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"Chinese people spent about 120 billion yuan during the first three days of the May Golden Week last year. This year it has increased t0 140 billion yuan."
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A new study says that actors who received the award earn more than larger paychecks.
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"Nut cake is a popular pastry across East Asia and the Middle East.",
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Since Monday, qiegao (cut cake) has been a trending topic on Sina Weibo, China's main Twitter-like microblogging service.
The cake was a reference to Xinjiang's famed nut cake, sometimes known by its old T... | high3171.txt |
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All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy, happy and help them to live longer.
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Yang's story has caught media attention perh... | high13547.txt |
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The king said, "I don't think a man would spend an entire night in the cold water of this lake for money."
Birbal replied, " I'm sure I can find such a person."
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But a survey of some of the lowest earners in Britain shows the nutritional value of what they eat is little different to everyone else.
In fact, the same deficiencies in diet were shared by all the po... | high11350.txt |
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"show that asteroids fall from space frequently",
"alert people about the possible danger of objects falling from space",
"inform readers a... | Sixty-five million years ago, an asteroid that crashed on Earth led to the disappearance of the largest animals that have ever walked our planet - the dinosaurs. At least, this is what some scientists believe. But that accident happened so long ago. People have come to believe that we are free of threats from asteroi... | high4193.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "to find out if there are any ocean currents or signs of life"
},
"options": [
"to experience the journey down into the deep ocean",
"to find out if there are any ocean currents or signs of life",
"to find out the exact temper... | The journey two naval officers made some time ago to the very deepest point on the earth makes us realize how much of the world still remains to be explored.The two men went down 7 miles to the bottoms of the Pacific Ocean inside a small steel ball called a "bathyscaphe" to find out if there are any ocean currents or s... | high21278.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "language expert"
},
"options": [
"language expert",
"computer expert",
"college student",
"club chairman"
],
"question": "David is probably a _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer"... | My topic today is the internet. It was prompted by the first letter, which I am unable
to answer fully for the reasons given!
Dear David,
I am a middle school student. Now I am preparing for a writing competition. Could you
please check the mistakes in my article about using the Internet and give me some advice?
Tha... | high22771.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "she had a problem with her health."
},
"options": [
"she had had a heart attack.",
"she had a problem with her health.",
"she was unhappy about her weight.",
"she could not sleep well."
],
"question": "The reaso... | Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was
difficult for her to climb stairs. She was soon out of breath.
"I suppose I had better go to the doctor," she thought.
She went to the doctor and told him her problem.
"I'm not at all surprised, "he said. "It's clear what your problem... | high8971.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "based on questionnaires"
},
"options": [
"based on questionnaires",
"based on conversations",
"through instant messages",
"through social media"
],
"question": "Dr. Roberts's finding that there was no connection... | Facebook friends cannot replace the real thing, say psychologists .
People are happier and laugh 50% more when they talk face to face with friends or via webcam (web camera) than when they use social networking sites, a study has found.
Dr. Roberts, a famous lecture at the University of Chester, said such websites do... | high6784.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "At the College Reception Desk after about 3:30 p.m.."
},
"options": [
"At the Adult Education Office at 9:30 p.m..",
"At the Adult Education Office after about 3:30 p.m..",
"At the College Reception Desk after about 3:30 p.m.... | Students must apply for a place before attending any class.Applications,either by post or in person,are dealt with strictly in the order _ are received at the Adult Education Office.
You can apply:
BY POST-use the card provided with the exact fee.You will be accepted for the course unless it is full.in which cas... | high23309.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "The Right to Live or Die"
},
"options": [
"The Right to Live",
"The Right to Die",
"The Doctor's Duty",
"The Right to Live or Die"
],
"question": "The best title for this passage is _ .",
"question_type":... | In the past few years development in medical technology has made it possible for people to live longer than in the past. New medicines and machines are being developed every day to extend life. However, some people, including some doctors, are not in favor of these life extending measures, and they argue that people ... | high219.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "The context."
},
"options": [
"Their cooperation.",
"Their conflict.",
"The context.",
"Their instinct."
],
"question": "What is the key factor of antbirds' duet?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
... | It takes two to duet , and one question for scientists is how these coordinated performances arise -- in birds. Are they the result of cooperation, a way in which one pair signals to others that they've got it together? Or are they the result of conflict, evolving to avoid one partner's song interfering with the oth... | high15863.txt |
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