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"answer_text": "To offer advice on college life."
},
"options": [
"To describe the importance of college life.",
"To explain why college life is exciting.",
"To offer advice on college life.",
"To persuade you to go to college."
],... | Beginning college is exciting: new ideas to explore, new challenges to meet and many decisions to make.Your future begins here.
However, you will find college life is different from your previous school environment. Many of us can be easily overwhelmed by the details of running a well-balanced life.While some of us may... | high1955.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "she brought him love and comfort"
},
"options": [
"she made him smile joyfully",
"she brought him love and comfort",
"she knew she must play it well",
"she believed she could play it many times for him"
],
"ques... | I miss my father. My father died more than twenty years ago. I was fifteen. He was kind, strong, fair, and very funny. When I was a young musician, he was my biggest fan. I played my violin for him when he visited, and he loved everything, but each time he had one request. "Could you play 'Amazing Grace'?" he asked, fu... | high19081.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "go fishing in the lake"
},
"options": [
"enjoy the scene of the lake",
"seek adventure at the lake",
"go fishing in the lake",
"take a walk by the lake"
],
"question": "Dave got up early in the morning to _ .... | At a few minutes past five, Dave noted that the blanket of darkness was lifting. He was just able to make out the heavier masses that eventually appeared as the familiar trees that lined the road at the base of the hill. The upper reaches of the sky showed lighter shades of gray.
Dave got out of bed quietly and dressed... | high2284.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Wikipedia"
},
"options": [
"Wikipedia",
"SparkNotes",
"Amazon.com",
"Facebook"
],
"question": "While you are taking great pains to write a research report, _ can most probably be a help.",
"question_type... | When you're having a hard time with your homework or when you're preparing for your term paper, these student-focused websites can help you with just about anything you need. The key to getting the most out of these online resources is to know how they can best be used to your advantage.
Facebook
Although Facebook can ... | high19095.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "The use of the English language has not changed much in the previous century."
},
"options": [
"The use of the English language has not changed much in the previous century.",
"BBC announcers speak standard English.",
"Englis... | Just as the English language has changed quickly in the previous century, so has the use of it.
After the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was founded in 1927, the particular style of speech of the BBC announcers was recognized as standard English or Received Pronunciation (RP) English. Now, most people still con... | high2290.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "she was staying at the local store"
},
"options": [
"she was helping a slave run away",
"she was playing with a young boy",
"she was staying at the local store",
"she was running for the door of the store"
],
"q... | One day, a slave owner entered a local store and threatened a young boy who was his slave. At first, the slave refused to move and ran for the door. The slave owner reached for a heavy weight. He threw it at his slave. Instead, it hit Harriet on the head. Harriet almost died. For the rest of her life, she carried the m... | high20614.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "both parents and teenagers don't pay attention to each other's feeling much"
},
"options": [
"teenagers don't like to take family demands",
"parents want to keep their family under control",
"parents feel unhappy that their c... | It is Saturday afternoon.You and your friends are planning to go to the movies and then spend the night together. Just as you start to get ready, your dad reminds you it is your aunt's birthday and the whole family is going out to dinner to celebrate.How can this possibly end without a huge argument?
One of the greates... | high15877.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "after he went fishing with his boss, Ric Horst on the Shoshone"
},
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"when he was reading \"The pearl\" by John Steinbeck",
"when he went fishing with his grandfather at Lake Mitchell",
"after he had spent 16 years... | John Steinbeck once said, "All Americans believe they are born fishermen. For a man to admit to a distaste in fishing would be like denouncing mother - love or hating moonlight."
I can't say that I'm the biggest John Steinbeck fan. Actually, the only thing I can ever remember reading by him was "The pearl" when I was... | high1799.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Anger at the practice of demanding dowries."
},
"options": [
"Women's rights'being seriously abused.",
"Anger at the practice of demanding dowries.",
"The bride's giving a great many dowries.",
"The popularity of Angry ... | Anger at the practice of demanding dowries , which can lead to violence against brides , has prompted a takeoff of "Angry Birds" called "Angry Brides" that aims to highlight the illegal practice still common in many South Asian countries.
Dowries-such as jewelry, clothes, cars and money-are traditionally given by th... | high22765.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "(412)396--6752"
},
"options": [
"(412)396--6752",
"(412)396--6648",
"(412)396--6876",
"(412)396--6706"
],
"question": ".If you want to experience a new activity in the countryside in the mornings,you may fax _... | Riding School:
You can start horse--riding at any age.Choose private or group lessons any weekday between 9 a.m.and 8:30 P.m.(3:30 p.m.on Saturdays).There are 10 kilometers of tracks and paths for leisurely rides across farmland and open country.You will need a riding hat.
Opening Hours:Monday through Friday:9:00 a.m.... | high6948.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "they both depend on more than one factor"
},
"options": [
"they are both something beautiful",
"they both make people feel pleased",
"they both depend on more than one factor",
"they are both hard to achieve"
],
... | Happiness pays off, studies show.
Psychologists seeking the real secrets of happiness report that very happy people tend to be more _ and agreeable than less happy people.
"Our findings suggest that very happy people have rich and satisfying social relationships and spend little time alone compared to average people," ... | high8965.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "By giving some basic information."
},
"options": [
"By analyzing the data of fitness tests.",
"By giving some basic information.",
"By completing some questionnaires.",
"By offering a certain amount of Money."
],
... | FRIDAY, Aug. 3 (Health Day News) -- Middle school students who are physically fit are likely to score higher on standardized tests measuring reading and math abilities, a new study has found. And, the average scores went up in connection with levels of fitness, the findings showed.
"The more physically fit kids were, t... | high3830.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "a lot, such as a dream, and aspiration or a wish in our life"
},
"options": [
"something static and easy to get if we complete our short-term goals",
"something easy to reach if we complete a short-term goal in time",
"noth... | There are three kinds of goals: short-term, intermediate and long-term goals. Short-term goals are those that usually deal with present activities. Such goals can be achieved in a week or two, or possible months. It should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation , our long-term goals c... | high20172.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "increase attention spans"
},
"options": [
"clean the air",
"make the house beautiful",
"increase attention spans",
"have the joy of caring"
],
"question": "The study shows that growing houseplants can_.",
"q... | Houseplants clean the air and brighten a room. Occasionally, they drive us mad as we wonder how exactly we managed to kill yet another "unkillable" houseplant. (In that way, they provide great lessons in perseverance as well!) But it looks like there's one more great reason to grow houseplants: their presence in your w... | high17906.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Three"
},
"options": [
"Two",
"Three",
"Four",
"Five"
],
"question": "How many examples of being tricked by time are mentioned in the article?",
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"answer": {
... | We often find that weekends and holidays feel so short while classes and work feel so long. In reality, though, we know that this is not true. But we still wonder where that strange feeling comes from.
In fact, this is one of the ways that we're tricked by time, according to the website All That Is Interesting. The web... | high8795.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "unhappy"
},
"options": [
"confident",
"angry",
"excited",
"unhappy"
],
"question": "How did the author feel after he refused the job offer?",
"question_type": null
}
] | Many young people tell me that they want to be writers. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there is a big difference between being a writer and writing. In most cases these people are dreaming of wealth and being famous, not the long hours alone at the typewriter.
When I became a writer, I had no f... | high6960.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "face-to-face"
},
"options": [
"voice-to-voice",
"face-to-face",
"letter-to-letter",
"signal-to-signal"
],
"question": "According to the author, good relationship mainly relies on communicating _ .",
"ques... | Relationships in general have gone downhill because of two factors:technology and our demanding drive for excitement.
Body language, especially eye contact, is very important to a relationship. With one glance we can tell the mood of a close friend, if they are happy or sad. Thus, visual contact has a major impact on t... | high22995.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "a planet which has an orbit around the sun"
},
"options": [
"a planet which has a clear neighborhood around its orbit",
"a satellite of Neptune which was discovered in 1930",
"the smallest planet in the solar system",
"... | It is always hard for a small fish to live in a big pond. Pluto's recent departure from the classical planet family clearly proves that size really matters.
Astronomers voted on August 24 to create the first scientific definition of the word planet, and Pluto obviously didn't make the cut. It turned out to be only a "d... | high543.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "More should be done to make girls do sports."
},
"options": [
"Those taking part in the sport are always failures.",
"More should be done to make girls do sports.",
"Girls are less confident than boys.",
"Boys are born ... | Girls should take part in competitive sport to build confidence, the leader of a group of girls' schools will argue this week. Helen Fraser, director of the Girls Day School Trust (GDST), will tell the group that sport can help girls cope with failure.
"All girls and not just the sporty ones should take physical exerci... | high12856.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Beach Park."
},
"options": [
"Siam Park.",
"Aquaventure.",
"Aquatica.",
"Beach Park."
],
"question": "Which can satisfy you if you want to take a bath in hot spring?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
... | Siam Park -- Lagoa, Portugal
Slide and Splash is Portugal's largest water park and at 16,000 acres, it is widely considered to be one of the best in Europe. In this beautiful water park you can find attractions for everyone. Whether you love to relax and enjoy, or search for excitement, you can find everything for ever... | high19903.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "unpopular"
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"options": [
"warmly welcomed",
"unpopular",
"greatly praised",
"very polite"
],
"question": "In 1863, Abraham Lincoln was _ in Gettysburg.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
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... | On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln went to Gettysburg to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery . The Civil War was still going on. There was much criticism of President Lincoln at the time. He had been invited to speak at Gettysburg only out of politeness. The other speaker was to be Edward Everett, a famous sta... | high11387.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Internet."
},
"options": [
"Internet.",
"Information.",
"Computers.",
"E-mails."
],
"question": "What is the passage mainly about?",
"question_type": null
},
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"answer_index": 1,
... | Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it, do you know? The Internet is a network. It uses the telephone to join millions of computers together around the world.
Maybe that doesn't sound very interesting. But when you're joined to the Internet, there are lots and lots of things you can do. You can... | high21522.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "would be tested in dangerous situations"
},
"options": [
"could have any help from others",
"would be successful in saving both of them",
"might be killed",
"would be tested in dangerous situations"
],
"question... | Kristy,28,a cook in La Gross, often wondered what she'd do in a life threatening situation. On August 29, she got her answer. While she was driving on a road,a big truck hit its head on a pickup car. _ .Kristy rushed out and ran to the pickup.Two farmers,Dean Bernhard,51, and his brother,Donald,44,were inside.
When she... | high10927.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "go to the Box Office on Sundays"
},
"options": [
"go to the Box Office on Sundays",
"use the Internet",
"ring the booking number and pay the tickets by credit card",
"complete a booking form and post it to the Box Offic... | The booking notes of the play "The Age of Innocence".
Price: $10
BOOKING
There are four easy ways to book seats for performance:
-----in person
The Box Office is open from Money to Saturday, 10 a.m.----8 p.m.
-----by telephone
Ring 01324976 to reserve your tickets or to pay by credit card (Visa, Master Card and Amex ac... | high4811.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Joy."
},
"options": [
"Love.",
"Politeness.",
"Joy.",
"Thankfulness"
],
"question": "What does the smile usually mean in the U.S.?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answe... | Facial expressions carry meaning that is determined by situations and relationships. For example, in American culture the smile is in general an expression of pleasure. Yet it also has
other uses. A woman's smile at a police officer does not carry the same meaning as the smile she gives to a young child. A smile may s... | high14599.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "They gave her a memory book of friendship."
},
"options": [
"They took her on a trip across the country.",
"They gave her a memory book of friendship.",
"They invited all her friends to her birthday party.",
"They asked... | Two years ago my grandmother was going to turn 75. My family discussed what was the best way to celebrate. Should we throw her a party ? Should we take her on a trip ? We remembered that she had touched so many people's lives, and there were so many people for her to consider. Then someone got the idea that we should i... | high225.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Because he made up his mind to stick to his dream."
},
"options": [
"Because he made up his mind to stick to his dream.",
"Because his father stopped him from rewriting it.",
"Because he was angry about his teacher's words.",... | I have a friend named Monty Roberts. He has let me use his horse ranch to put on events to raise money for youth at risk programs.
Last time I was there he introduced me by saying, "I want to tell you why I let you use my house. It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of an itinerant horse trainer... | high1969.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Students."
},
"options": [
"Athletes.",
"Teachers.",
"Officials.",
"Students."
],
"question": "What may the readers be according to the passage?",
"question_type": null
},
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"answer": {
"answer... | One of the biggest accomplishments in sports in the last hundred years was the 4-minute mile. Running a mile in under 4 minutes was a huge barrier in sports. Once it was broken by one person, lots of athletes tried to break it too.
For years, people thought that running a mile in less than 4 minutes was just _ impossi... | high23321.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "we haven't got enough fresh water"
},
"options": [
"man hasn't got enough food to eat",
"we haven't got enough fresh water",
"only 70% of the earth's surface is water",
"little water is sent into sewer systems"
],
... | The world is not only hungry, but it is also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you , since nearly 70% of the earth's surface is covered with water . But about 97% of that is sea water, or salt water. Man can only drink and use the other 3% -- the fresh water from rivers , lakes , underground , and other sour... | high21536.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "tell how western high school students usually celebrate graduation"
},
"options": [
"tell an interesting experience of high school students",
"tell how the western students spend the last days of high school",
"introduce seve... | When you put down your pens at the end of the college entrance exam, 12 hard years of study will have come to an end. Forget your studies for a while. It's time to enjoy yourselves!
There are many ways to celebrate this special month of graduation. You can have photos taken with your classmates and teachers, or dine ou... | high10933.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Fifty-one Impressionists' paintings are now on display in Beijingas part of the Year of France."
},
"options": [
"Monet is the leading figure in the creation of Impressionism.",
"The show of fifty-one Impressionists' paintings will... | Having crossed mountains and plains, rivers and lakes, some of prefix = st1 /France's greatest works of art are now on display atChina's National Museum of fine Arts. Fifty-one Impressionist paintings are forming part of an exhibition inBeijingto kick off the Year of France.
The show is being held in the capital bet... | high17084.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "the cake stuck to the end of his nose according to his wife's wish."
},
"options": [
"he always enjoyed eating",
"his wife hoped that he asked for a house",
"he didn't want anything except cakes",
"the cake stuck to the... | Three wishes
A man and his wife were very poor. They kept hoping for new clothes and good food. The man enjoyed eating, and he especially liked cakes. One night an old woman came to their house and told them she would let them have three wishes. They could wish for anything they wanted.
The man had just finished eatin... | high20628.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "bright stars"
},
"options": [
"Michael Jackson",
"Mohammed Ali",
"pop music and boxing",
"bright stars"
],
"question": "What does this passage mainly talk about?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer"... | A star usually is someone who has become famous in sports, film, or pop music, someone like singer Michael Jackson. In the middle nineteen eighties, Michael Jackson successfully made a famous record, which quickly became the most popular recording in the history of music. This made Michael Jackson a bright star.
One of... | high11393.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "A special beggar and his unusual life"
},
"options": [
"The richest beggar in history",
"A special beggar and his unusual life",
"The most knowledgeable beggar in history",
"Strange beggar, poor life"
],
"questi... | Recently, a young man saw a beggar at a street in Chongqing. "I know you. Let me take a picture of you." With the words, the young man took a picture and then gave him ten yuan.
The beggar is named Xia Haibo, born in Hubei Province. Being 25 years old, he is quite a special beggar in some ways---he doesn't beg on his k... | high21250.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Passengers don't have to pay again when boarding other HOP-ON HOP-OFF buses\nduring the time of their tickets' validity."
},
"options": [
"The bus service is free of charge for foreign tourists.",
"The customer service officers can... | Visitor's Guide
KL HOP-ON HOP-OFF gives you an easy city tour that has 22 stops, which cover more than 40 attractions. All buses are equipped with 9 different languages to choose from and a friendly customer service officer will help you on the bus. KL HOP-ON HOP-OFF City Tour offers you a convenient way to discover Ku... | high8781.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "in the early morning"
},
"options": [
"in the early morning",
"at noon",
"in the afternoon",
"at night"
],
"question": "The earthquake took place _ .",
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"answ... | China Earthquake Leaves 5,000 Homeless
Beijing--An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale left 5,000 people homeless, killed at least one person and injured 39 others in southwest China on Thursday, with more accidents expected.
By late Thursday, 4,900 people were declared homeless after the quake destroyed thei... | high22759.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "You'll learn something about the history of bananas."
},
"options": [
"You'll see some examples of awful art.",
"This museum includes an exhibit from the 18th century.",
"You'll learn something about the history of bananas.",... | Here's the travel plan for some museums on our "Museums of the World" tour.
The Museum of Bad Art (Boston, USA) shows what it describes as "art too bad to be ignored". The museum hopes to bring the worst of art to the widest possible audience and has even published a book of its most "important" works. As part of the v... | high6974.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Mr. Rochester is sympathetic"
},
"options": [
"women have a low social status",
"Mr. Rochester is sympathetic",
"Mr. Rochester is irresponsible",
"girls are often abandoned by their parents"
],
"question": "The ... | Jane arrives at Thornfield, having been met at the George Inn. Mrs. Fairfax confuses her a little at first, because _ is so informal and welcoming. But in due course Jane discovers that Mrs. Fairfax is the housekeeper.
Jane's pupil, Adele Varens, is the eight-year-old French child under the legal protection of Mr. Edwa... | high13584.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Doyle's words brought him comfort"
},
"options": [
"Cruitt totally relied on his father",
"Doyle's words brought him comfort",
"Cruitt didn't go to school regularly",
"Doyle asked his classmates to help him"
],
... | ohn Cruitt, 62, spent decades tracking down his third- grade teacher.
He wanted to talk with Cecile Doyle about 1958--- the year his mother, who was seriously ill, passed away.
Her death came just days before Christmas. Cruitt had been expecting to go home from school and decorate the Christmas tree.
"When I found out ... | high8959.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "didn't do well at school"
},
"options": [
"often went to school late",
"failed in all the exams",
"did a good job at school",
"didn't do well at school"
],
"question": "According to the first report card, Karl ... | My teenage son Karl became _ after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six failing grades for the year. In this way he... | high22981.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "they both give a signal"
},
"options": [
"they work all the time",
"they both give a signal",
"they work in the same way",
"they both produce a sound"
],
"question": "Our body's stress response is compared to a ... | While I will explain a bit about the science of stress and relaxation a little later simple way to think about it is that our body 's stress response works like a car alarm. Keep us safe by warning us of the presence of danger in our immediate environment.
But instead of warning us with a loud and annoying sound,our bo... | high12842.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "different places have different ways to give directions"
},
"options": [
"people in Greece have no sense of direction",
"people don't have to carry a map when travelling",
"there are few landmarks in the American Midwest",
... | I have a rule of travel: never carry a map. I prefer to ask for directions. Foreign visitors are often puzzled in Japan because most streets there don't have names. In Japan, people tell landmarks in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, " Go straight down to the cor... | high23447.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "It sends heat away right into space."
},
"options": [
"It takes in the heat and cools it down.",
"It uses a mirror to reflect the sunlight.",
"It sends heat away right into space.",
"It has a window to let out the heat.... | Researchers at Stanford University have developed a new material that can move heat out of buildings and into space. The researchers say the material can cool buildings even on hot days. The cooling material is a very thin sheet with many layers that could be placed on a roof like solar panels . However, instead of tur... | high14764.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "date on which they occurred"
},
"options": [
"date on which they occurred",
"place where they began",
"amount of destruction they did",
"particular feature they have"
],
"question": "Hurricanes were first named ... | The first people who gave names to hurricanes were those who knew them best -- the people of Puerto Rico. The small island of Puerto Rico is in the West Indies, off the coast of Florida. This is where all the hurricanes begin that strike the east coast of the United States. Often they pass near Puerto Rico or cross it ... | high16173.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "he looked very strange"
},
"options": [
"he looked very strange",
"the police called her",
"he came to the hotel with little luggage",
"he came to the hotel the day before New Year's Eve"
],
"question": "Vicki b... | One of Britain's bravest women told yesterday how she helped to catch suspected police killer David Bieber --- and was thanked with flowers by the police. It was also said that she could be in line for a share of up to PS30,000 reward money .
Vicki Brown , 30 , played a very important role in ending the nationwide manh... | high4434.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Druridge Bay, Northumberland"
},
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"Bantham Beach, Devon",
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"Aberdour Silver Sands, Fife",
"Druridge Bay, Northumberland"
],
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The South Devon coast is knee deep in Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Bantham is a golden bank of sand. There are rock pools for younger children and for their elders. This is one of the county's favourite surfing beaches.
The 14th-century Sloop Inn (01548 560489, sloopatbantham.co.uk) has sum... | high19240.txt |
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},
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"Beth's father.",
"Beth's grandmother.",
"Beth's grandfather."
],
"question": "Who do you think is telling this story?",
"question_type": "factiod_quest... | How do you feel about watching other people work?
Nothing is more refreshing on a warm summer day than watching someone else work.
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"answer_text": "The result of one report about education system ."
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"The result of one report about education system .",
"The UK's education system is worst.",
"Finland and Sout... | The UK's education system is ranked sixth best in the developed world, according to a global league table published by education firm Pearson in October,2012.
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},
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"Those who travel in New York.",
"Those who live in New York.",
"Those who go there for further study."
],
"question": "Who can't app... | Apply for a Library Card
Any person who lives, works, attends school or pays property taxes in New York State is eligible to receive a New York Public Library card free of charge. Adult and teen users may either apply online or in person at any New York Public Library location. Applications for children ages 11 and und... | high10502.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "(718)735-4400"
},
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"(718)735-4400",
"(408)298-5437",
"(317)334-3322"
],
"question": "If you want to know more information about \"The Mystery of Things\", you'd better ring _ .",
... | Austin Children's Museum
This 7,000-square-foot museum aims to entertain and educate children up to age 9. In its Global City exhibit, they can go grocery shopping, order lunch at a diner, pretend that they are doctors, or construction workers, and more. In other fun exhibits, they learn about Austin's history, explore... | high18638.txt |
[
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "some jewellery"
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"some jewellery",
"some receipts",
"some cards"
],
"question": "The lost wallet contained all the following EXCEPT _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
... | Two classic car collectors from the US state of Idaho found the wallet after it fell out of the back of a vintage car they were planning to restore. After an Internet search they found and contacted the owner, Glenn Goodlove. Mr. Goodlove said he probably lost the wallet in the back seat of his 1946 prefix = st1 /Hud... | high16615.txt |
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"there are no bike-parking stations nearby",
"roads to the Carnival area are closed to bikes",
"they will... | Must-Read about Notting Hill Carnival
Route
The carnival procession itself begins at 9am on both Sunday and Monday. It starts on Great Western Road, winding its way along Chepstow Road, then on to Westbourne Grove, and then down Ladbroke Grove. See our Notting Hill Carnival map for the full route.
Bus
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"Shops with self-service machines.",
"Shops selling goods in airports.",
"Shops selling items on ships."
],
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[
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"answer": {
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},
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"They support it.",
"They welcome it.",
"They pay to attention to it."
],
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DL Severino Antinod,who is the head of a hospital in Rome,has been referred to in an Arab newspaper as claiming that one of his patients is eight wee... | high23876.txt |
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"answer": {
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"they want to taste all kinds of foods",
"natural foods are more delicious than processed foods",
"they want to return to nature"
],
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[
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"answer": {
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},
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"was pushed to make a choice",
"failed to find an ideal school",
"wanted to study law"
],
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The first lady told the 170 graduates that she spent too much of her time in college focusing on academe achi... | high8568.txt |
[
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Because she felt she had too many troubles to overcome."
},
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"Because she always had bad dreams at night.",
"Because the keeper of the cave told her to do s... | Once, there was a woman who had so many problems, so many worries, so many troubles... that at times she felt she had more troubles than anyone else in the world!
She was depressed. She thought she could never overcome her troubles, so she decided to end her life. That night she went to sleep early and she planned to c... | high6545.txt |
[
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"answer": {
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},
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"After 5 in the evening",
"during working hours.",
"After 11 at night"
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"question": "According go this passage, when is a dial telephone call cheape... | Are you thinking of writhing someone a letter? Call instead. It isn't that expensive, especially when you call during the evening, night, or weekend hours. In fact, you can made a ten-minute call anywhere in the continental United States for just $2.60.
For even greater saving, always dial direct ,that is ,without an o... | high9676.txt |
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"was covered by glaciers",
"is hot and deserted",
"is a getaway for people"
],
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Coldest Inhabited Place on Earth: Oymyakon, Russia
As the coldest inhabited place on earth, the small Russian town of Oymyakon was once only used as a location for political prisoners. Winter temperature average at about -58 degrees F, the ground is frozen all year lon... | high7883.txt |
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"answer": {
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"the early 1900s",
"the summer of 1853"
],
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"question_t... | It is not clear who first fried potatoes in hot oil. However, it is widely agreed that French fries were prepared as early as the 1700s in Europe. Most people believe that it was the Belgians , instead of the French, who invented "French"fries. They think that French fries got this name from the cooking word "to fren... | high12467.txt |
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},
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"local papers should have a circulation of four million",
"the usual number of copies of the ne... | Visitors to Britain are sometimes surprised to learn that newspapers there have such a large circulation . For example, national newspapers, the "Daily Mirror " and the "Daily express" both sell about four million copies everyday. Most of British families buy a newspaper every morning and two or three on Sundays.
Besid... | high23862.txt |
[
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "pets can never escape from death which makes people sad"
},
"options": [
"animals may change our belief structure",
"animals are so special for those who love them",
"pets can never escape from death which makes people sad",
... | Pets provide an unconditional love that requires very little on the part of the human.
Animals are so special to those of us who love them. We miss them when they are no longer with us. We grieve for them in ways which are just the same as grieving for a human loved one.
Whether the end comes through old age, illness... | high15308.txt |
[
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "The cold reacting of the public to Qixi Festival."
},
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"The failure to make traditional Chinese festivals... | Qixi Festival, the Chinese equivalent of Valentine's Day that fell yesterday, was not only a disappointment for forgotten lovers, but also for businessmen left with empty pockets.
The cold reception has prompted cultural experts to seriously worry that the lovers' festival, marked for generations since the Han Dynasty(... | high9662.txt |
[
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "To explain 3-D film-making technology."
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"To explain 3-D film-making technology.",
"To attract more readers to watch3-Dfilm.",
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[
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "came to the north Scotland from England to make war on Scotland"
},
"options": [
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"came to the north Scotland from England to make war on Scotland",
"came from the... | Hundreds of years ago, a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland. The Scots, a brave people, love their country. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland. But there were too many of the Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.
One night, the leader of the Scots marched his soldiers to... | high7897.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
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"a weak point of shy people",
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],
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... | Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and self-conscious; that is, they are over concerned with their own appearance and actions. Worrisome thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds: what kind of impression am I making? Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? Am I w... | high2737.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
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"were afraid to meet a stranger at night",
"thought the detective would search them",
"had just got involved in a traffi... | Ogilvie the detective arrived. Both the Duke and Duchess were extremely nervous.
The Duchess went to the door herself. The detective's piggy eyes surveyed her. His gaze moved on to sweep the spacious, well-decorated room, and the Duke.
"Pretty neat set-up you've got."Ogilvie said slowly.
The Duchess said sharply, "Imag... | high10270.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "many freshers are worried about how to fit university life"
},
"options": [
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"all the students are required to join certain clubs in UK",
"many freshers are worried about how ... | The UK has a well-respected higher education system and some of the top universities and research institutions in the world. But to those who are new to it all, sometimes it can be confusing.
October is usually the busiest month in the college calendar. Universities have something called Freshers' Week for their newcom... | high5058.txt |
[
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "his company was in financial trouble"
},
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"his company was in financial trouble",
"his manager was about to fire him",
"he lost his interest in his business"
],
... | My husband, Michael, a manager of an ordinary company, came home from work one day saying, "It's not looking good." At midnight,I woke up seeing him sitting in a chair,his hand on his forehead. I was worried.I had to cheer him up and help ourselves financially.
As an advisor for top companies and a teacher in creative ... | high16601.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Wear gym shoes."
},
"options": [
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"Prepare a big bag.",
"Wear gym shoes.",
"Rent a tractor."
],
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"question_type... | The end of summer doesn't necessarily mean the end of adventures. In the Midwest, it's easy to find fun every kid in the family will enjoy in autumn.
Celebrate everything by picking apples
At County Line Orchard in Hobart, Ind., hop a tractor to the orchards and fields to get apples right off the trees, and gather pump... | high19532.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
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},
"options": [
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"By gaining aid from a friend.",
"By taking forbidden drugs.",
"By selling fake products."
],
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[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
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},
"options": [
"tiredness",
"a disease",
"an attack",
"an accident"
],
"question": "Politkovskaya's father died of _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answ... | Saturday, October 7th, was a marathon of sad tasks for Anna Politkovskaya. Two weeks earlier, her father, a retired official in the department of foreign affairs, had died of a heart attack as he _ from the Moscow Metro while on his way to visit Politkovskaya's mother, Raisa Mazepa, in the hospital. She had just been d... | high11608.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Good communication is one of the qualities that women possess."
},
"options": [
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"More men than women take time off to raise children now.",
"Good communication... | You're probably aware of the basic trends. The financial rewards to education have increased over the past few decades, but men fail to benefit.
In elementary and high school, male academic performance is lagging. Boys earn three-quarters of the D's and F's. By college, men are clearly behind. Only 40 percent of bachel... | high19254.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "were exposed to drive-by hacking"
},
"options": [
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"depended on wireless computer networks",
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... | They may be just passing your office, computer bag slung over one shoulder. Or they may be sitting in a car outside it, causally tapping away at a laptop. They look like innocent passers-by. In fact, they are stealing your corporate secrets.
Drive-by hacking is the trendy term given to the practice of breaking into w... | high2051.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "they like to reply briefly"
},
"options": [
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"they choose words carefully",
"they like to reply briefly",
"they are impolite to others"
],
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[
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "To urge awareness on mental health of the young."
},
"options": [
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"To give the details of the problems the Chinese youth are facing today.",
"To recommend that schools shoul... | The Ministry of Health has called for more awareness from the public on the mental health of the young,as part of efforts to mark World Mental Health Day.
More than 15 percent of the Chinese youth have been found with mental problems,and about 30 million young people under 17 are suffering from depression,the Shanghai-... | high10516.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
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},
"options": [
"It is impossible for people to avoid dementia.",
"People who always have negative feelings may have a higher risk of getting dem... | Pessimistic,anxious and depressed people may have a higher risk of dementia ,US researchers reported on Thursday.
A study of a group of 3,500 people showed that those who scored high for pessimism on a standardized personality test had a 30 percent increased risk of developing dementia 30 to 40 years later.
Those scor... | high6237.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "It can sense how users brush their teeth."
},
"options": [
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"It can track users' school performance.",
"It can check users' fear of seeing a dentist.",
"It can help users find... | How fit are your teeth? Are you lazy about brushing them? Never fear: An inventor is on the case. An electric toothbrush senses how long and how well you brush, and it lets you track your performance on your phone.
The Kolibree toothbrush was exhibited at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this... | high9104.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
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},
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"Talents that people possessed.",
"People's occupations.",
"Places where people lived."
],
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Have you ever thought about people's names? Where do they come from?... | high14770.txt |
[
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"answer": {
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},
"options": [
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"The book was Adam Auerbach's first picture book.",
"The book was illustrated by Shane Prigmore.",... | Edda, a Little Valkyrie's First Day of School
Written and illustrated by Adam Auerbach.
32 pp. Christy Ottaviano/Holt. $15.50.
Edda's home is in Asgard, "a land full of magic and adventure." But Edda, the littlest Valkyrie, doesn't have quite enough to do, until her father flies her "all the way to Earth for the first... | high12301.txt |
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},
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"It's one of the largest exchanges in Pakistan.",
"It's developing Pakistan's capital city",
"It's located in Khayaban- e- Aiwan -e-... | Chief Executive Office
Lahore Stock Exchange
Lahore Stock Exchange (LSE) is the 2ndlargest exchange of the country with a workforce of almost 150 employees. The Exchanges of Pakistan are currently undergoing a major reform program involving shareholding in order to develop the capital markets further.
We seek a dynami... | high11620.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "when she was a child"
},
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"after she wrote the letter",
"when she was a child",
"when Mother gave it to her"
],
"question": "The writer began to love her mother's desk _ .",
... | I've loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to sit above the top of it. Mother sat writing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be a most wonderful thing in the world.
Years later, during her final illness, Mother kept diff... | high3367.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
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],
"question": "The grammar book mentioned in this passage is not sui... | Preface to the fourth edition
A practical English Grammar is intended for intermediate and post-intermediate students. We hope that more advanced learners and teachers will also find it useful.
The book is a comprehensive survey of structures and forms, written in clear modern English and illustrated with numerous exa... | high4408.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "make the center of the rope pass through a certain length nearer to their side"
},
"options": [
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"make the center near to their own side",
"succeed in pulling the center of the rope in th... | Tug-of-war is not only popular in China, but in many other countries. Their tug-of-war match is a little different from ours. They have eight players for each team, while we may have the match between two sides with equal men or women players. Of course, they are usually tall, strong and heavy.
For a tug-of-war match... | high18162.txt |
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},
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"bird flu does not happen ver... | We humans love to scare ourselves. Newspapers and TV news are full of shock-horror stories about the killer flu virus but are there things we can do to cut our risk of catching it?
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Monday"
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"13th",
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],
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"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
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After orbiting the earth for nearly two weeks, astronauts aboard space shuttle Discovery were told to circle the planet for another day as bad weather inprefix = st1 /Floridaforced NASA to delay Monday's scheduled landing.
The astronauts had powered up their space-craft and were ... | high17251.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
"options": [
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"a cultural and spiritual symbol of good luck",
"a reflection of China's national characteristics",
"an animal that can cre... | When many people in the west think of China, the animal that they think of is the dragon. For them, the dragon is an aggressive monster that breathes fire. Many popular legends tell how dragons have killed brave knights and eaten beautiful young girls.
For Chinese people, however, the dragon is not an evil monster. It'... | high2079.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
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"get some proof to show his sleeplessness was not really ... | It doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That's what all doctors thought, until they heard about Al Herpin. Al Herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.
Al Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors ... | high1570.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "make paper by ourselves"
},
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"renew the old envelopes",
"make various colored paper",
"create our own newspaper"
],
"question": "It is suggested that we \"should choose pap... | Today, paper-making is a big business. But it is still possible to make paper by hand, since the steps are the same as using big machines.
You should use paper with small amounts of printing. Old envelopes are good for this reason. Colored paper also can be used, as well as small amounts of newspaper. Small pieces of r... | high13037.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
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"a job people can work for many years",
"a flexible pay to the future assistant professor",
"work that require... | Assistant Professor, Musical Theatre Dance
Wichita State University seeks to hire a full-time, 9-month, assistant professor, beginning August, 2016. Applicants are required to have a degree in dance, teaching experience at the professional or college level, ability to direct and ability to teach stage movement. Salary ... | high14758.txt |
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},
"options": [
"it is believed to be boring and repetitive",
"it is too difficult for people to learn to jump",
"it benefits the cardiovascular system",
"it requires little e... | What was your favorite sport during your childhood? Maybe running around the playground or jumping rope for hours would bring you pleasure. At that time you weren't thinking of health, you were just thinking of entertainment . But in this age of high-tech home equipment, the simple joy of jumping rope has been forgotte... | high8232.txt |
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"answer": {
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"needs to ask for help from his brothers",
"does nothing when a member of his family is badly treated",
"does no... | The Bedouin people think most highly of people who show loyalty. To them loyalty does not mean that one is devoted to a country, a place, or a leader. Loyalty means being faithful to one's family and tribe .
The Bedouin people take pride in their ancestors . They do not admire a hero from an ordinary or poor family a... | high15446.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Chores should be given to children at an early age."
},
"options": [
"Children will not achieve academic and career success with few chores.",
"It makes little difference when children begin chores.",
"Chores should be given ... | Today's demands for measuring childhood success have chased household chores from the to-do lists of many young people. In a survey of 1,001 US adults released by Braun Research, 82% reported having regular chores growing up, but only 28% said that they require their own children to do them. "Parents today want their k... | high14980.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "his unusual ability and skeleton key"
},
"options": [
"his magic tricks and inhuman powers",
"his special tricks and a skeleton key",
"his unusual ability and skeleton key",
"his inhuman talents and magic tricks"
],... | The Man of Many Secrets
Harry Houdini was one of the greatest American entertainers in the theater this century.He was a man famous for his escapes--from prison cells,from wooden boxes floating in rivers,from locked tanks full of water.He appeared in theaters all over Europe and America.Crowds came to see the great Hou... | high12329.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Steve had ever doubted whether Katie could survive"
},
"options": [
"Steve hated being a lawyer",
"Katie's bruise caused leukemia",
"Katie suffered from leukemia at four",
"Steve had ever doubted whether Katie could sur... | Steve Sparks was a young successful lawyer when a bruise on one of the legs of his 3-year-old daughter changed his life. The bruise led to a doctor's visit. The doctor said his daughter was suffering from leukemia .
Steve said that in a moment his life changed from what restaurant he was going to take his clients ... | high9892.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "\" Don't be a dog in a manger."
},
"options": [
"\" You can't get blood out a stone.\"",
"\" Don't be a dog in a manger.",
"\" The early bird gets the worm.\"",
"\" To pour oil on troubled waters.\""
],
"questio... | Sayings are quite common in spoken English. We don't normally put them in a composition or a letter. Sometimes it is helpful if you know what common proverbs mean. Here are a few examples.
" Once bitten, twice shy." If a dog bites me, I shall be twice as careful in future when I see it. This proverb is also used to ap... | high8554.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "The power of nature"
},
"options": [
"Wind, water, fire and ice",
"Volcano's beauty and danger",
"The power of nature",
"Natural force shape beautiful land of America"
],
"question": "Choose the best title for t... | Wind , water, fire and ice-these powerful natural forces have shaped the land of America in the past. They are still changing it today.
The Colorado River slowly cut down through stone to make the Grand Canyon .
Long ago, ice sheets cut Yosemite Valley and the Great Lakes, and glaciers are still on the move in Alaska.... | high15320.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Around 1980."
},
"options": [
"In 1975.",
"Around 1980.",
"Four years ago.",
"In 1965."
],
"question": "When was the letter most probably written?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer"... | To Whom It May Concern,
My husband Jim and I got married in 1965. For the first ten years of our marriage, I was very happy to stay home and raise our three children. Then about four years ago, our youngest child went to school, and I thought I might go back to work.
Jim was very supportive and helped me to make my dec... | high13989.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "governments to make right policieshave made efforts"
},
"options": [
"governments to make right policieshave made efforts",
"students to meet their teachers' requirements",
"teachers to understand if their students",
"p... | No one wants to be tested. We would all like to get a driver's license without answering questionsabout rights of way or showing that we can parallel park a car. Many future lawyers and doctors probablywish they could join their profession without taking an exam.
But tests and standards are a necessary fact of life. Th... | high6579.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Considerate and enthusiastic."
},
"options": [
"Reliable and determined.",
"Considerate and enthusiastic.",
"Cautious and friendly.",
"Unusual and optimistic."
],
"question": "Which of the following best describ... | When I was about twelve, I headed to a restaurant for dinner with my family. It was winter, and on that particular night, the wind was really blowing. As my mom and I headed towards the restaurant from our car, a girl about my age and her mother came up to us. They asked if we had any spare change. My mom immediately a... | high13751.txt |
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