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"answer_text": "They have different decorations in their hair."
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"They wear different spots shoes.",
"They wear school uniforms.",
"They have different decorations in their hair.",
"They drink coffee from colorful drink ... | With the start of the new term, students around the country exchange their fun and fashionable clothes for boring school uniforms. But not all campuses are fashion deserts. Colorful sports shoes, school bags, T-shirts and even drink containers are breathing life into campuses.
_ especially when we are doing morning ex... | high5138.txt |
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"answer_text": "All the injured were not taken to a hospital"
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"All the injured were not taken to a hospital",
"13 of the injured were not taken to a hospital",
"The rubbish bin with a bomb was in a restaurant",
"The rub... | An explosion on Thursday killed one and injured 21 in a busy street in Tongren, Southwest China's Guizhou Province.
The bomb was hidden in a rubbish bin in the city's commercial hub ,where lots of shops and restaurants are concentrated.
The ear-splitting blast was heard around 12:50 p.m.,said a local newspaper, citing ... | high2657.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "By boat."
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"options": [
"By car.",
"By train.",
"By boat.",
"By plane."
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"question": "How can you get to Clinton according to the passage?",
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"answer_i... | A murder will occur this weekend in the peaceful seaside town of Langley, Washington. In fact, a murder has occurred there every February for the past 25 years. But don't panic! It's all part of the town's yearly Mystery Weekend.
What began as a local event in 1984 now attracts visitors from over the U.S. and even abro... | high10310.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Angry."
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"options": [
"Puzzled.",
"Angry.",
"Shocked.",
"Satisfied."
],
"question": "What's the author's attitude towards the former owner of the dog?",
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... | I stole your dog today. No, I didn't set a foot on your house, but from the condition of your dog, I can imagine what it looks like...the word "rubbish" comes to mind.
I found her along a road, with a heavy chain wrapped around her neck, still attached to rotten boards from her doghouse. Not only did I know that most o... | high13619.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "on the Internet"
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"options": [
"in a newspaper",
"in a magazine",
"on TV",
"on the Internet"
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"question": "The advertisement may be found _ .",
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"answer"... | Top 10 Best-Sellers for $10 ( regularly between $15.95-$19.95)
Based on October's sales, our customers have chosen our 10 bestselling books and today we are placing these top 10 bestsellers on sale for $10 each!
Heart of a Caregiver is a book in praise of all the unknown heroes who provide loving care for others each... | high9702.txt |
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"answer_text": "about 5 years ago"
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"options": [
"about 5 years ago",
"not long ago this year",
"only 10 months ago",
"when she was about 15"
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"question": "We can learn that Winter Vinecki's father died _ .",
"questi... | Most teenagers in the United States spend their time trying to make time for school,family and friends.But some choose bigger goals.
At age 15,Winter Vinecki has already had more successes than most people have in their lifetime."I recently completed a marathon on all seven continents and became the youngest person in ... | high14176.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "meet by chance"
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"knock off",
"meet by chance",
"strike",
"traffic accident"
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"question": "According to the passage, we can infer that \"bump into\" means _ .",
"question_type": "summariz... | It was a very foggy day in London. The fog was so thick that it was impossible to see more than a foot or so. Buses, cars and taxis were not able to run and were standing by the side of the road. People were trying to find their way about on foot but were losing their way in the fog. Mr. Smith had a very important meet... | high15268.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "people's ability to see accurately"
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"children's and adults' eye-sight",
"people's ability to see accurately",
"children's and adults' brains",
"the influence of people's age"
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"question": "Dohe... | Can you believe your eyes? A recent experiment suggests that the answer to that question may depend on your age.
Martin Doherty, a psychologist at the University of Stirling in Scotland, led the team of scientists. In this experiment, Doherty and his team tested the perception of some people, using pictures of some or... | high812.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "introduce Wambugu's contribution to genetic engineering"
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"tell us sweet potatoes are in danger of being attacked by a virus",
"introduce Wambugu's contribution to genetic engineering",
"introduce a new way of ... | Scientist Florence Wambugu works with farmers in Kenya, a country in East Africa. She helps them grow bigger and better crops. Wambugu is especially interested in finding simple ways to produce more food.
In the past ten years, Wambugu has spent much of her time studying sweet potatoes, which are an important food in h... | high12507.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Love based on ordinary words and daily affairs"
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"Love full of romantic and striking stories",
"Love based on ordinary words and daily affairs",
"what the hero in the story did to the other",
"What the he... | One day, a boy said to a girl, "If I have only one bowl of gruel, I shall give one half to my mother, and the other half to you." The little girl liked the little boy from then on. That year he was twelve and she was ten.
Ten years passed. When their village was flooded, he _ rescued others, including old people, ... | high23902.txt |
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"answer_text": "controlling the spread of AIDS"
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"winning the equal rights for the black people in South Africa",
"uniting South Africa",
"organizing a government in South Africa",
"controlling the spread of AIDS"
],... | His first fight was for the equal rights of black people in South Africa. Then, as the first black president he fought to unite the country and organize the government. Now Nelson Mandela has set his sights on a new enemy, AIDS.
On March 19 the 82-year-old, former president, hosted his second AIDS-awareness concert. He... | high46.txt |
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"answer_text": "A honeycomb."
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"options": [
"A sand dune.",
"A honeycomb.",
"A snowdrift.",
"A thundercloud."
],
"question": "According to the article, which natural structure is a model for Bryan's card structures?",
"qu... | A house of cards? Sounds unbelievable, doesn't it? Not if the architect is 31-year-old Bryan Berg. He's made a career out of building fantastic card houses, stadiums, capitols, castles -- and the world's tallest card tower. How does he do it?
Bryan's structures are amazing because they are made entirely of perfectly ba... | high6425.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "93 years old."
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"options": [
"86 years old.",
"93 years old.",
"98 years old.",
"88 years old."
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"question": "How old was Lena Horne when she died?",
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... | During her sixty-year career performing, Lena Horne entertained people with her beauty and rich, emotional voice. She used her fame to fight social injustices toward African-Americans.
Lena Horne was born in New York in 1917. At sixteen, Lena became a dancer at the famous Club in New York City. After taking voice lesso... | high14162.txt |
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"answer_text": "It attracts people to do more handwashing."
},
"options": [
"It gives people a longer handwashing time.",
"It helps to remove a lot of germs from hands.",
"It attracts people to do more handwashing.",
"It gets all peopl... | October 15th is Global Handwashing Day. Activities are planned in more than twenty countries to get millions of people in the developing world to wash their hands with soap.
Experts say people around the world wash their hands but very few use soap at so-called extremely moments. These include after using the toilet,af... | high9716.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "He seemed to have suffered a lot."
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"options": [
"He seemed to be poor and greedy.",
"He seemed to have suffered a lot.",
"He seemed younger than his age.",
"He seemed good at bargaining."
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"question": "What... | The young boy saw me, or rather, he saw the car and quickly ran up to me, eager to sell his bunches of bananas and bags of peanuts. Though he appeared to be about twelve, he seemed to have already known the bitterness of life. "Bananas 300 naira. Peanuts 200 naira." He said in a low voice. I bargained him down to 200 t... | high806.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "he worried too much"
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"he smoked too much",
"he worried too much",
"he stopped smoking",
"he ate too little"
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"question": "When Joe became thin the first time it was because _ .",
"questio... | Joe Bloggs always had a cigarette on his lips. He smoked while he read, while he watched TV, and while he drank a cup of coffee. He smoked forty cigarettes a day, but he was happy.
Joe's friend, Fred Brown, said to him, "It is very bad to smoke". When Joe heard this , he started to worry and became so thin that he went... | high8408.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "he had a great sense of humor"
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"he loved to debate",
"he was good at explaining things",
"he had a great sense of humor",
"lawyers don't have to depend on writing"
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"question": "The boy wanted ... | Dear God,
This is Charles. I'm twelve. I'm typing this letter. Sometimes it's hard for me to write. It's a disease called dysgraphia. I also have learning disabilities, but my IQ was tested at 140.
I could never hold a pencil in the right way. My brain doesn't sense what my hand is doing. I can feel the pencil, but the... | high12513.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Some art dealers were awaiting better chances to come."
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".Sales of contemporary art fell dramatically from 2003 to 2008.",
"The art market didn't match many other industries in momentum.",
"The market generall... | The longest bull run in a century of art-market history ended on a dramatic note with a sale of 56 works by Damien Hirst, Beautiful Inside My Head Forever, at Sotheby's in London on September 15th 2008. All but two pieces sold, fetching more than PS70m, a record for a sale by a single artist. It was a last victory. As ... | high23916.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "She had expected much of Aryan."
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"options": [
"She had expected much of Aryan.",
"She got her eyes injured in the accident.",
"She was hit by one bottle on the arm.",
"She had everything ready for Aryan's future."
... | A mother is _ , crying, yelling all she can in that dark corner. There was nobody tohear her yell and not a soul to calm her, because outside her house is a long winding lonely road.The wind was at rest and the leaves didn't rustle, silence filling the air. Loneliness was alreadykilling her, but no one knows what made ... | high4232.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "It only needs little water to grow."
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"options": [
"It tastes good.",
"It is easy to cook.",
"It only needs little water to grow.",
"It is welcomed by many American people."
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"question": "Why do scientists s... | As the population grows and temperatures rise, it will become more difficult to grow enough food for everyone. So, scientists are exploring the planet for plants that do not need as much water as today's crops. The Mojave Desert in the US state of California is home to some of these plants.
Scientist Heather Rose Kates... | high19446.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "what's going on inside him"
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"options": [
"what he wears",
"what he does or has",
"our first feelings and thoughts",
"what's going on inside him"
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"question": "When we judge a person, we should pay more atte... | Give people a chance before you judge them because you really never know what's going on beneath the surface. I am always reminded that judging a person by what others say or my first impression is usually wrong.
It's so easy to make assumptions and expectations about someone, just to find out they were completely fal... | high10304.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Why People Believe in Magic?"
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"options": [
"Magic And Hunting.",
"Magic And Farming.",
"Why Magic Works?",
"Why People Believe in Magic?"
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"question": "Which of the following can best serve as the title of ... | People turn to magic chiefly as a form of insurance--that is, they use it along with actions that actually bring results. For example, hunters may use a hunting charm . But they also use their hunting skills and knowledge of animals. The charm may give hunters the extra confidence they need to hunt even more successfu... | high21867.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "unreal drugs"
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"online medicines",
"unreal drugs",
"acetaminophen",
"unclean water"
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"question": "Last year twenty children in Bangladesh died because of _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_que... | Counterfeit ( ) medicines are a widespread problem in developing countries. Like other counterfeits, they look like real products. But counterfeit drugs may contain too little or none of the active ingredients of the real thing.
People do not get the medicine they need. And in some cases counterfeits cause death. Twent... | high2125.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "was still calm and cool-headed"
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"was flying a Jian-10 at 4,500 meters",
"saw a warning appeared on the plane's computer screen",
"was still calm and cool-headed",
"was asked to stay in, but he ejected"
... | If you were a pilot flying a plane, and suddenly the engine failed, would you eject , or stay in? For a pilot, the choice is very difficult. If he ejects, he is wise, but the plane crashes. If he stays in the plane, he risks his life.
Recently, Chinese Air Force pilot Li Feng, 38, faced this choice during a training e... | high10462.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "the windows were broken and the roof leaked"
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"there were no beds in it",
"the windows were broken and the roof leaked",
"it was too old for him to live in",
"it was very rainy in the area"
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"qu... | A Narrow Escape
Shortly after the war, my brother and I were invited to spend a few days' holiday with an uncle who had just returned from abroad. He had rented a cottage in the country, although he hardly spent much time there. We understood the reason for this after our arrival: the cottage had no comfortable furnitu... | high16013.txt |
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"answer_text": "A survey of nicknames for places."
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"Some stories about nicknames for places.",
"Activities launched by two British organizations.",
"A survey of nicknames for places.",
"The attractiveness of place nickn... | Does your local town have a nickname? If so, what does it say about the area and the people who live there? Many cities are recognized across the world by their unofficial names. New York is the Big Apple, London is the Big Smoke, and Los Angeles is famously called La La Land.
Now, as part of English Language Day on W... | high19320.txt |
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"answer_text": "If you always lose your temper, you will soon be finished."
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"If the gods want to kill you, they make you crazy first.",
"If you cannot control yourself, you will become crazy.",
"If you always lose your temper... | "The first and best of victories is for a man to conquer himself; to be conquered by himself is, of all things, the most shameful," says Plato. Selfcontrol is at the root of all the advantages. Let a man give in to his impulses and feelings, and from that moment he gives up his moral freedom.
A single angry word ha... | high5892.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "due to the terrible natural environment."
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"options": [
"because of their secret identities",
"because it is warmer underground",
"so that they can save some money",
"due to the terrible natural environment."
],
... | You may think that an underground town of 3,500 people is something out of a science-fiction film. You may not believe that such a town has shops car parks, hotels, restaurants, cafes and much more. Well, Coober Pedy in Australia is just such a place.
Miners and their families choose to live like this, hoping to get ri... | high12275.txt |
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"answer_text": "a traditional Chinese medical principle"
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"the latest development of smart phones",
"a traditional Chinese medical principle",
"the changes in one's flow and energy",
"symptoms related with the state of t... | Taking a picture of your tongue with a mobile phone could soon instantly tell you how healthy you are. Researchers believe the images can reveal important information about a patient's health and even give them early warning of serious illness.
A team at the University of Missouri is developing a system that can analyz... | high6343.txt |
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"answer_text": "November 3, 2014."
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"options": [
"September 11, 2001.",
"September 11, 2011.",
"November 3, 2006.",
"November 3, 2014."
],
"question": "When did the One World Trade Center open?",
"question_type": "factiod... | The tallest building in the United States, the One World Trade Center, opened on November 3, 2014 in New York. The building is 1,776 feet tall, making it the 3rd tallest building in the world. It has 104 floors. The building stands in the area where the twin towers of the World Trade Center once stood. On September 11,... | high14604.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Special offers at a shopping center."
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"options": [
"Food you can order for delivery.",
"Places to go on vacation.",
"Special offers at a shopping center.",
"Things on sale in a big store."
],
"question": "Wha... | Bayfield Shopping Coupons
1. Six Hours Free Parking
If you spend $ 100 or more in our stores you will receive six hours of free parking. When you have spent $ 100 or more, just take this coupon and your receipts to the customer service desk on level 4. They will stamp your parking ticket to allow 6 hours of free park... | high5662.txt |
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"answer_text": "Bicycling to work in Washington,DC grows in popularity"
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"options": [
"Traffic problems are an everyday concern in many cities",
"Bicycling to work in Washington,DC grows in popularity",
"Bikes result in new problems in Was... | Traffic problems are an everyday concern in many cities,including Washington,DC.A growing number of Washingtonians are turning to bicycles to get to and from work.In fact,the number of commuters who use bicycles has doubled in the city since 2007.
Ralph Buehler teaches urban planning at the Virginia Polytechnic Institu... | high18016.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "select a good time during the best sales"
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"options": [
"go shopping together with lots of friends",
"select a good time during the best sales",
"buy things with inferior quality",
"make a detailed plan"
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"q... | Are you a working professional with a continuing need for a stockpile of suits? Regardless of what specific wardrobe needs you have or where you like to shop,you really can avoid paying top dollars for clothing.These tips can help you experience the excitement of beating the system.
Figure out precisely when to hunt fo... | high17325.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "offer some ways to experience extreme sports"
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"options": [
"offer some ways to experience extreme sports",
"help readers have different excitement during their holidays",
"introduce the most exciting sports around the worl... | Ice climb in London
The huge ice skating area at Somerset House has been drawing crowds each winter for years, but last November an ice wall was added for the first time, bringing even more danger and excitement. Standing more than 26 feet high is a long line of pure ice, featuring three climbing faces of varying diffi... | high20589.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "whether people can make an instant impression by voice"
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"how to change some aspects of voice",
"whether people can make an instant impression by voice",
"what role \"hello\" plays in communication",
"the... | You had me at "Hello"! It turns out our opening words speak volumes--people take less than a second to form an impression of someone's personality based on their voice alone.
We know that our voices can convey information about our sex, age, even body strength and certain personality characteristics, but Phil McAleer... | high19308.txt |
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"answer_text": "communication with the trapped miners was cut off"
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"all the miners who were trapped underground were still alive",
"communication with the trapped miners was cut off",
"the two rescue teams entered the mine at... | BUKHANNON, West Virginia--Two rescue teams slowly moved along a two-mile path on Monday night to the site of a coal mine explosion that trapped 13 miners, who had not been heard from since the early morning accident.
Meanwhile, at a nearby church, more than 250 family members and friends gathered, waiting for updates o... | high11754.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "to celebrate both their wedding and birthdays"
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"to celebrate both their wedding and birthdays",
"to make their wedding different from others",
"to satisfy the curiosity of their fans",
"to please their p... | They only got engaged on Saturday, but it seems that Rochelle Wiseman and Marvin Humes are planning on marrying in March. The pop stars are eager to tie the knot in just ten weeks in order for their big day to coincide with their birthdays. are both keen to turn the events into one big celebration. According to the Dai... | high3213.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "In a small park."
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"In a restaurant.",
"In a small park.",
"In the centre of town.",
"In his office."
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"question": "Where did the writer last meet Rogers?",
"question_type": "factiod_questio... | Keving Rogers used to be my boss.At that time he always told us to sell more.As soon as I could,I left his shop and got a new job in another place.The last time I saw Rogers was more than ten years ago.At least that's what I thought.But now I am not so sure.
I was on my way to my office in the centre of town.There is a... | high15532.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "It's a broadcast-news company."
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"options": [
"It's a broadcast-news company.",
"It's a basketball team agency.",
"It's a charity organization.",
"It's a publishing house."
],
"question": "What is CNN accordin... | Ted Turner, achieved high goals and great success by the time he was 43. Best known for his CNN, Ted Turner launched a second nationwide all-news network, Headline News, purchased the Atlanta Braves baseball team, and became the world's best yachtsman at the America's Cup in 1977. In 1982 Ted Turner was named by Forbes... | high8346.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "their social roles are rigidly determined"
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"boys like to play with their fathers while girl with their mothers",
"they like challenging activities",
"most boys would like to follow their fathers' professions",... | There seems never to have been a civilization without toys, but when and how they developed is unknown. They probably came about just to give children something to do.
In the ancient world, as is today, most boys played with some kinds of toys and most girls with another. In societies where social roles are rigidly de... | high7075.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "have an experience of an astronaut"
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"learn more knowledge about history",
"have an experience of an astronaut",
"live a meaningful and interesting life",
"learn how to take care of themselves"
],
... | Attending the Space Camp organized by NASA at prefix = st1 /Huntsville,Alabamais every kid's dream. It gives them the real life experience of what it is like to be an astronaut. It enriches their life with the most meaningful and interesting experiences. Most of these one-week programs are combined with other community... | high23080.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "It will attract the present \"feature\" phone users."
},
"options": [
"It has all the functions of an iPhone.",
"It is specially designed for the developed world.",
"It will attract the present \"feature\" phone users.",
... | Mozilla has shown off a prototype for a $25 (PS15) smart phone that is aimed at the developing world.
The company, which is famed mostly for its Firefox browser , has partnered with the Chinese low-cost chip maker Spreadtrum.
While not as powerful as more expensive models, the phone will run apps and make use of mobil... | high9058.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "gave himself up\\"
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"went gambling",
"talked in class",
"didn't answer",
"gave himself up\\"
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"question": "Peter always failed in the exams at first because he _ .",
"question_type": "cloz... | Peter was a boy of 14. His parents went to gambling day and night. Nobody cared about him. He always failed in his exams. So his teachers didn't like him, and nor did his classmates play with him.
Peter often slept in class because his heart was not in school. He almost gave himself up.
One day, Miss Jerry, a new teach... | high190.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Buy a cat house and some cat furniture."
},
"options": [
"Find a proper place for the cat to sleep.",
"Buy a cat house and some cat furniture.",
"Learn how to take care of the cat.",
"Know how to buy cat furniture onlin... | Suppose you want to bring home a new cat and are looking for a way to really make it feel at home. Actually, all you need to do is buy some nice cat furniture and have it in place by the time you bring it into your home.
The first thing that you should prepare is a cat house. Two to three feet off the ground is the bes... | high1404.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Shakespeare was good at observing and learning from the daily life."
},
"options": [
"Shakespeare got inspiration to write from his hometown, London.",
"Shakespeare was eager to make friends with the noblemen in London.",
"Sh... | When Shakespeare was twenty-one, he went to London to try his fortune in that great city, and a very interesting place was the London of his day.
There was the famous London Bridge and St. Paul's Cathedral, and palaces and markets and long streets full of shops.
Then, too, there were the daily crowds where people from ... | high13625.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "They will pay for the meal separately."
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"They will pay for the meal separately.",
"Either part will pay for the meal.",
"They will go to Dutch for a meal.",
"They can enjoy a meal free of charge."
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"blame the government for the smog",
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About disastrous effects of coal-burning on the city of London .In it,he described an infernal scene of
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"The guy used to coach a dancing school before accident.",
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"More than 200 people died in the accident.",
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Remember, you're being struck by the sun's powerful rays when you are
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"unusual records in the Guinness Book",
"a history of the Guinness Book"
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Guinness Book did not exist until 1951. Here is what happened. The managing direc... | high6419.txt |
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"show his ability to adapt himself to bad conditions",
"prove broadcasting from distant islands c... | Nick Hancock hopes to set a new record by living alone for 60 days on a small island in the Atlantic.
Tom McClean, an SAS soldier who holds the solo record for occupying Rockall for 40 days in 1985, told Hancock that being alone for two months was the greatest challenge Hancock would have to face.
"I'm fully expecting... | high8434.txt |
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The housework they asked people about was: ... | high7707.txt |
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"In a textbook."
],
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"offers kids activities organized by parents",
"aims to protect the environment by the power of art",
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At Your Fingertips
Park information (212) 363-7620
Emergencies ... | high7061.txt |
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"France.",
"Germany.",
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1. Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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"wildlife conservation is a major concern",
"international cooperation... | In far northern prefix = st1 /Mongolia, the living of the smallest ethnic group in the country--the Tsaatan community depends on a kind of animal reindeer.
An American named Morgan Keay visited the Tsaatan community when she was studying in Mongoliain 2002. Local leaders told her that the animals were not healthy and t... | high23094.txt |
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"food rich in vitamin B"
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A dog's cold can get over after a few days without treatment but it totally dep... | high11998.txt |
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"in her late twenties",
"in her late teens"
],
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"He did not take any exercise in the past.",
"He got the idea from his son."
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FOCUS
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The furniture may often be " _ ", and it may well have changed hands many times. It may also ... | high4583.txt |
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"will be cancelled sooner or later by the government",
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The Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare as some call it, expands federal health care programs for the needy and encourages... | high5845.txt |
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Yet certain well-u... | high11973.txt |
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"The water supply was polluted."
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A few minutes into the call, an old lady sitting at the table beside mi... | high13802.txt |
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"4 hours 25 minutes"
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lv. (Leave) Boston Ar. (Arrive) Midway Ar. New York
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"It's much more expensive than coal, gas and oil.",
"It's harmful to people's health.",
"It can burn easily."
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"Chinese literature has spread with the development of China.",
"The Nobel Prize for Literature has a history of hundreds of years.",
"In the p... | Chinese writer Mo Yan's Nobel Prize for Literature might _ an explosion of global interest in Chinese literature and lead to more titles translated into English, European experts say.
"Hopefully, the award means more people will read Chinese literature and more works will get translated," says Michel Hockx, professor o... | high2694.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "stealing things and threatening others"
},
"options": [
"memorizing sayings",
"complaining routine work",
"communicating with others",
"stealing things and threatening others"
],
"question": "When Alan studied a... | "Why do we have to learn this useless thing?" Of all the questions I have heard from my students during my years in the classroom, this was the one most frequently asked. I would answer it by telling them about an experience I once had.
It was an experience I had with a students, who I shall call Alan, early in my tea... | high18957.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "has improved reading ability helped by computers"
},
"options": [
"advises us to use computers at work.",
"persuades us to do some reading in the books",
"has improved reading ability helped by computers",
"dislikes rea... | Programs may already be installed on the computers at your school or university. If not, you can consider looking at catalogues to see what is available on CD-ROM.
Some people question whether computers can really help you to read, any better than picking up a book. There is some justification for this, but listen to... | high19491.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Ways for Communication."
},
"options": [
"Ways for Communication.",
"The Best Way for Communication.",
"The Only Way for Communication.",
"Words Can Carry Messages."
],
"question": "Choose the best title for thi... | Everybody knows that words can carry messages. People communicate with words. Books, magazines, TV,radio and films all help us to know what is going on in the world and what people are thinking about.
Do you think you can communicate without words? A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly. Tears in your eye... | high20204.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "swimming the 325-mile length of the river"
},
"options": [
"swimming the 325-mile length of the river",
"answering the same question raised by people",
"running 3,300 miles cross-country",
"biking across the Mojave Dese... | When people hear that I'm the youngest person to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean, they all have the same question: How did a 22-year old woman row a 19-foot boat for 70 days through high winds and crashing waves? Well, the biggest difficulty for me wasn't physical. By the time I decided to do the ocean row, I had al... | high2680.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "in the late 1940s"
},
"options": [
"in the late 1940s",
"in the beginning of the 21st century",
"in 2014",
"long before the 1940s"
],
"question": "When was the cell phone probably invented?",
"question_type"... | Cell Phones Are the New Cigarettes
When you get on a bus, you reach for it. When you're at work, you take a break to have a moment alone with it. When you are waiting for dinner, you play with it.
Cigarette? No, it's another most addictive thing in the beginning of the 21st century, the cell phone (i.e. the mobile p... | high18943.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Alexis didn't believe in herself"
},
"options": [
"Alexis took a wrong path",
"Alexis was trapped in rocks",
"Alexis didn't believe in herself",
"Alexis' forearms were badly hurt"
],
"question": "Jason went down... | Alexis was _ and tired. With rage in her voice she shouted, "Pull me up!I give up, I hate this. This is stupid!" It was at that moment when Jason, the adviser on the trip, looked at me and said, "Ed, I'm going to go down and talk with her." I then shouted down to Alexis, "Hold on! You can do this. We know you can!"
Jas... | high2858.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "discouragement (losing heart)"
},
"options": [
"freedom",
"nervousness",
"discouragement (losing heart)",
"hard work"
],
"question": "People may find life very hard after they retire because of _ .",
"que... | Retirement should be time of joy and freedom. However, for some people retirement comes with feelings of depression , which makes life difficult for them.
Retirement is a major life change. Even good changes usually involve some kinds of loss. When you retire, you find yourself lacking whatever working used to provi... | high13816.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "A buried city in the desert with great historical value."
},
"options": [
"A city as world famous as the Middle Kingdom's \"Pompeii\".",
"A buried city in the desert with great historical value.",
"A buried city to be unearth... | Loulan, an ancient city in the Lop Nur, was first "discovered" by Swedish explorer Sven Hedin in 1900. The finding of Loulan brought about new and unexpected fame for the ancient history of the Central Asia and thus began the exploration of the Taklamakan Desert.
The City of Loulan is known both in China and throughout... | high7920.txt |
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