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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "they believed disease could be spread in public baths" }, "options": [ "they lived healthily in a dirty environment.", "they thought bath houses were too dirty to stay in", "they believed disease could be spread in public bat...	Getting rid of dirt, in the opinion of most people, is a good thing. However, there is nothing fixed about attitudes to dirt. In the early 16th century, people thought that dirt on the skin was a means to block out disease, as medical opinion had it that washing off dirt with hot water could open up the skin and let il...	high1389.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "some of his wheat had fallen onto the ground." }, "options": [ "some of his wheat had been damaged", "his grain was growing up in circles.", "his grain was moved into several circles", "some of his wheat had fallen onto...	In the summer of 1978 an English farmer was driving his tractor through a field of wheat when he discovered that some of his wheat was lying flat on the ground. The fattened wheat formed a circle about six meters across. Around this circle were four smaller circles of flattened wheat. The five circles were in a forma...	high85.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "a lack of herring" }, "options": [ "a lack of herring", "environmental pollution", "the increase of birds", "the huge size of butterfish" ], "question": "In the scientists' opinion, _ is contributing to the ...	Thousands of puffins live in Maine and on islands in the Gulf of Maine. But the puffins may be in danger. Last summer, the percentage of laid eggs that successfully produced baby puffins took a dive. Scientists also found a decline in the average body weight of the adult and baby puffins on Machias Seal Island, home t...	high6380.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "their importance to man's health has not been completely known" }, "options": [ "their importance to man's health has not been completely known", "they may cause groundwater pollution", "they can find their way into water sup...	Water Pollution and Man Water pollution affects man's health, recreational use of water and sense of beauty. The spread of water-carried disease is of great concern. In highly developed countries in particular, emphasis has changed from concern over bacterial disease to concern over water-carried viral disease. Viral ...	high22375.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "They usually ignore the effect of exercise on losing weight." }, "options": [ "They tend to hate \"light\" beer and low-calorie bread.", "They usually ignore the effect of exercise on losing weight.", "Most of them were combi...	Exercise is one of the few factors with a positive role in long-term control of body weight. Unfortunately, that message has not gotten through to the average American, who would rather try switching to "light" beer and low-calorie bread than increase physical efforts. The Centers for Disease Control, for example, foun...	high4597.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "To tell the neighbor how bad his behavior is" }, "options": [ "To buy a good pair of earplugs", "To offer suggestions to the neighbor", "To ask the neighborhood committee for help", "To tell the neighbor how bad his beh...	Living in a modern society has its advantages and disadvantages. One disadvantage is that you often have to live closer to other people than you would like to. Sometimes, your neighbors make a noise that you are not comfortable with. The best way to solve this problem is to talk with your neighbor first. You should be...	high5851.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "Do we need to rescue our kids from the digital world?" }, "options": [ "Do we need to rescue our kids from the digital world?", "Should children learn to use digital technology?", "Are there changes in children's school life?...	Nowadays, more and more teenagers use smart phones, tablets and other mobile devices more than ever before. And the amount of time they spend on these devices is only likely to increase in the future. But are all these changes good? We sometimes call children who are able to use mobile devices and technology easily dig...	high11967.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "people do need a break to restore their willpower" }, "options": [ "people must eat snacks when they feel tired", "people do need a break to restore their willpower", "there's no way to strengthen people's willpower", "...	There is some unwelcome news for students preparing for exams and officers putting in long hours-----you don't need the break as much as you may think that makes you feel less tired. Scientists have long assumed that willpower is a limited resource, which is why you feel the need to have a rest, have a snack and come...	high5689.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "Take Action to Prevent Global Warming" }, "options": [ "How to Reduce Emissions", "What Global Warming Brings", "Take Action to Prevent Global Warming", "No Emissions, No Warming" ], "question": "What is the bes...	Researchers and many scientists are concerned that the earth's climate and atmosphere are becoming warmer than they should be. What scientists do agree on is that the temperature will continue to increase if measures are not taken to reduce pollution and emission from cars and factories. It is widely agreed that oil ...	high23043.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "it was early yet and he could find a place to sit" }, "options": [ "John asked him to have a cup of tea", "he wanted a drink there", "he would meet a friend of his", "it was early yet and he could find a place to sit" ...	Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for the London bus. The bus for London would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in lines, others were walking about. There was a group of school-girls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in order. Tom looked aro...	high153.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "By analyzing fossilized pollen in lake mud." }, "options": [ "By predicting the climate change in the future.", "By drilling down deep into land sediments.", "By analyzing fossilized pollen in lake mud.", "By taking sam...	Walk through the Amazon rainforest today and you will find it steamy, warm, damp and thick. But if you had been there around 15,000 years ago, during the last ice age, would it have been the same? For more than 30 years, scientists have been arguing about how rainforests might have reacted to the cold, dry climate of t...	high13180.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "how exercise contributes to reducing someone's risk for depression" }, "options": [ "if exercise cushions against depression", "what can lead to depression in animals and people", "if stress can contribute to the development ...	Exercise may help to safeguard the mind against depression through previously unknown effects on working muscles, according to a new study involving mice. Mental health experts have long been aware that even mild, repeated stress can contribute to the development of depression and other mood disorders in animals and p...	high14837.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "He went to visit a few foreign countries last year." }, "options": [ "He went to visit a few foreign countries last year.", "He is not afraid of death in face of his enemy.", "His office used to be in Tunis.", "He remai...	He has lived through various dangers but time may be running out for the Palestinian leader , Yasser Arafat . On September 11, Israel announced its decision to remove him , following several Palestinian suicide bomb attacks on Israel . "He should be punished for the killings ," an Israeli official said , "He has done n...	high21654.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "found a shaft leading to the top" }, "options": [ "noticed a man on the elevator", "opened the chained sliding door", "saw many dead mice in the dark", "found a shaft leading to the top" ], "question": "When the...	The Great Barn Adventure One morning when I was 11, I explored the town's abandoned round grain barn . I found a chained sliding door that was wide enough for me to pass through. Inside, there was a heavy smell of dead mice in the dark. After my eyes adjusted, I noticed a shaft that rose all the way to the top of the...	high5879.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "use available low-cost technology" }, "options": [ "use available low-cost technology", "depend on GPS to understand the location", "can choose the places for their owners to visit", "can develop a good relationship wit...	A team of researchers from Oxford University has demonstrated a self-driving car that is different from such cars being tested by Audi, Ford, etc. It' s much cheaper because it's based on off-the-shelf technology and controlled by an ordinary iPad. Instead of using GPS to understand the location, the car learns routes...	high10489.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "The Dead Sea is slowly becoming smaller." }, "options": [ "The Dead Sea is a miracle of the world.", "How to save the environment of the Dead Sea.", "The Dead Sea is slowly becoming smaller.", "Why the Dead Sea is so sa...	As a little boy I read a book with a picture showing a man reading while floating in the Dead Sea. What a miracle! How would it feel to lie back in water so thick with salt that it was impossible to sink? Fed by the Jordan River and smaller streams, the Dead Sea is the lowest point on the earth's surface,...	high17480.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "Study Says Students Shouldn't Watch TV on a School Night" }, "options": [ "Study Says Students Shouldn't Watch TV on a School Night", "Watching TV Has an Effect on Children", "Students Shouldn't Watch TV", "There Is a C...	Do you sometimes put off doing your homework on a school night to watch TV?A new study says that middle school students who watch TV or play video games during the week do worse in school. The study also says that watching TV and playing video games on weekends don't affect school performance that much. "They could wa...	high16946.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "The history of Mother's Day." }, "options": [ "The reason why people celebrate Mother's Day.", "How people honor mothers.", "The history of Mother's Day.", "Mother's Day in different countries." ], "question": "...	You may know your mother, but how well do you really know Mother's Day? Cards, flowers, sales, TV specials, and a day off for someone who really deserves it --those are what probably come to mind for many people when they think of Mother's Day. But there's more about the story. The earliest Mother's Day celebrations we...	high2870.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "text messaging is bad for children's spelling" }, "options": [ "voice calls produce less radiation than texting", "text messaging is bad for children's spelling", "mobile phone use encourages children's language skills", ...	Researchers believe the mobile phone system makes young people less thoughtful and more likely to make mistakes elsewhere in life. Hitting a few keys and then seeing the desired word appear in full trains children to be fast but inaccurate when doing other things, according to Australian scientists. They warn that this...	high21132.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "Nilda" }, "options": [ "Chatita", "Mama", "Nilda", "Papa" ], "question": "This story is told from the point of view of _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer": { "answer_index"...	A gust of wind blew a canvas chair across the yard. My eyes followed the circling dirt out to the road and down toward the school bus stop. I was going to miss walking down the road to catch the big school bus that took us into town to school. I enjoyed being with the teachers and the other students. Now that I w...	high9925.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "smart in operation" }, "options": [ "easy to find", "easy to test", "relatively cheap", "smart in operation" ], "question": "We can learn that the adjustable- height desk is _ .", "question_type": "cloze_q...	It took courage to stand up at work. Now more and more people like to have a change and stand up when they are on something important. Standing up is popular. Medical researchers have found that people who stand at work tend to be much healthier than those who sit. In the last few years, many office supply companies ha...	high635.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "telephone or letter" }, "options": [ "telephone or letter", "email", "letter or email", "telephone or email" ], "question": "If you are interested in teaching preschool children,you may contact by _", "ques...	Early childhood Teacher Children's Preschool is a non-profit,parcot cooperative child care center located in the East Rock neighborhood of new Haven.We are looking to hire an experienced teacher fo 25-30 hours per week.As a teacher,you will have the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children by providing...	high7908.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "A special Soup." }, "options": [ "A Good Son.", "A special Soup.", "How to Make Brains.", "How to Live a Long Life." ], "question": "The best title for this newspaper article is _ .", "question_type": "cl...	In Shanxi Province you may be offered brains to eat. Frightened? You shouldn't be because these brains are only a food, which is famous for its unusual name and rich nutrition . Brains as a food were invented more than 300 years ago by Fu Shan, an artist whose mother had been ill for a long time. To help her become we...	high23725.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "Antonio" }, "options": [ "Kinzey", "Ashleigh", "Antonio", "Usman" ], "question": "Food is very important for _ when he has a bad day.", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer": { "...	Jason What I like best is seeing Arsenal win and playing football. If I am feeling sad I will play a football game on my Play Station 2. The best day I have ever had was when I finished first in the 800-metre race at my secondary school. It was a school record, although I didn't know that at the time. My family makes m...	high15283.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "listing numbers" }, "options": [ "giving examples", "listing numbers", "making comparisons", "offering quotations" ], "question": "How does the writer try to prove that Duang has already spread like wildfire onl...	The character "duang" is so new that it does not even exist in the Chinese dictionary. But it has already spread like wildfire online in China, appearing more than 8 million times on China's micro-blogging site Weibo, where it spawned a top-trending hashtag that drew 312,000 discussions among 15,000 users. On China's ...	high9931.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "The author doesn't think online shopping is satisfactory in every way." }, "options": [ "The author thinks online shopping saves time and is a convenient way to buy products.", "The author worries about sending personal information...	My daughter recently asked me what a Travel Agency does. There is one located on our street and it has just been completely rebuilt. I told her that they helped people book their trips and vacations. "Why haven't we ever been in there?" she wanted to know. "Because we do everything ourselves online these days" I explai...	high621.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "the locations of distant sounds" }, "options": [ "the sources of loud sounds", "the locations of distant sounds", "the direction of sharp sounds", "the distance of a sound in front of them" ], "question": "The r...	Where is that noise coming from? Not sure? Try living with your eyes closed for a few years. Blind people are better at locating sounds than people who can see, a new study says, Without the benefits of vision the ears seem to work much better. Previous studies have shown that blind people are better than others at rea...	high23731.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "Physical chemistry." }, "options": [ "The \"behavior\" of molecules.", "Physical chemistry.", "Biological chemistry.", "The human body." ], "question": "Which of the following things did Pauling pay much attenti...	Linus Pauling, the only person who has won two undivided Nobel Prizes, was born in Portland, Oregon. He attended Washington High School but because of an unimportant detail he did not receive his diploma until 1962, long after he had received his Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Oregon State College in 19...	high17494.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "How to use an online-auction system." }, "options": [ "How to make payment online.", "Ways of making delivery online", "Advantages of an online-auction system.", "How to use an online-auction system." ], "questi...	Everyone's at it,even my neighbors. I thought I might be the only person left in the world who hadn't done an eBay deal. So,I decided to try my hand at online auction . Buying for beginners:Sign up on _ . Most items(e.g. tables, computers, and books) ready for auction will come with a picture and a short descrip...	high20238.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "must go through Passport Control and Customs" }, "options": [ "must go through either Passport Control or Custom", "must go through Customs, but not Passport Control", "must go through Passport Control and Customs", "do...	Passport Control If you are arriving at London Heathrow Airport and are not _ to another flight outsideprefix = st1 /BritainorNorthern Ireland, you must pass through Passport Control and Customs immediately after leaving your plane. If you are not Britain or a citizen of the European Community ,you must fill out a sp...	high16952.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "people didn't know radio or crossword puzzle" }, "options": [ "her parents died", "her family lived in New York for a long time", "people didn't know radio or crossword puzzle", "the First World War broke out" ], ...	109-year-old Anna Ferris of Washingtonville kicks a soccer ball Saturday with the help of her grandson Joe Begendorf at the Orange County Senior Games. Ferris has been _ at the event. She was born on Feb. 11, 1900, in New York City, before the radio or crossword puzzle was invented. Anna carries the seasons lightly fo...	high21126.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "What happens after the age of 16?" }, "options": [ "What education is waiting for you after the age of 16?", "What should you choose for your future after the age of16?", "Who can you turn to when in difficulty after the age ...	Is education compulsory after age 16? Under the present law, the school leaving age is 16. After 2013 the education leaving age will rise to 17. And from 2015 it will rise again, to 18. The government is raising the leaving age because research shows that young people who carry on learning or training until the age of ...	high21640.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "angry" }, "options": [ "angry", "pleasant", "polite", "ambitious" ], "question": "The tone of the letter as a whole is best described as _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer": { ...	On June 17, 1774, the officials from Maryland and Virginia held a talk with the Indians of the Six Nations. The Indians were invited to send boys to William and Mary College. In a letter the next day they refused the offer as follows: We know that you have a high opinion of the kind of learning taught in your colleges,...	high11783.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "a figure in a film" }, "options": [ "a figure in a film", "a dancer in a show", "a country singer", "a prize winner" ], "question": "We can learn from the text that Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is _", "questi...	Cannes will rock to the sound of a cancan dance this year when Moulin Rougeby the Australian director Baz Luhrmann opens the French film festival in May. The musical stars Nicole Kidman as a singer, and John Leguizamo as the artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. It will be competing for the Palme d'Or, the festival's top...	high21898.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "American Museum of Natural History" }, "options": [ "American Museum of Natural History", "Empire State Building", "Metropolitan Museum of Art", "Statue of liberty" ], "question": "Varieties of ocean life are ex...	The following are some important sights in New York. American Museum of Natural History Four floors of exhibition halls here include the world-famous fossil halls with their skeletons of enormous dinosaurs and other creatures; the culture halls, representing a variety of indigenous peoples; and mammal, bird and rep...	high23057.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "did well in his naval training class" }, "options": [ "was born in a poor family", "did well in his naval training class", "stayed in the Navy for nearly 8 years", "joined the army immediately after graduating from univ...	Henry Loomis served as director of the Voice of America for seven years starting in 1958.Mr Loomis played an important role in creating the Special English service . Henry Loomis was born in 1919 Tuxedo Park , New York. His father was Alfred Lee Loomis , a rich New York City businessman .In 1940, Henry Loomis dropped o...	high147.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "Eye contact is very important in communications." }, "options": [ "The stronger you shake hands with others the better.", "Leaning your head when listening expresses interest.", "Leaning back and forward shows you are thought...	Body language is the quietest, most secret and most powerful language of all. It is said that our body movements communicate about 50% of what we really mean while words themselves only do 7%. So while your mouth is closed, just it is your body language that is saying. When it comes to body language at the office, you ...	high13194.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "he was quite an old man" }, "options": [ "he needed the money.", "he decided to take things easy", "he was quite an old man", "he gave up clock-repairing" ], "question": "Bill Javis became a news-agent when _ ...	Bill Javis took over our village news-agency at a time of life when most of us only want to relax. He just thought he would like something but not too much to do, and the news-agency was ready-made. The business produced little enough for him, but Bill was a man who only wanted the simplicity and order and regularity o...	high14823.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "looked down upon them" }, "options": [ "looked down upon them", "couldn't win", "didn't like the city boy", "were afraid of them" ], "question": "The team from the country were in old clothes so the writer's tea...	We were going to play against a team from a country school. They didn't come until the last minute. They looked worse than we had thought. They were wearing dirty blue trousers and looked like farm boys. We sat down for a rest. We felt that we didn't need any practice against a team like that. The game began. One of us...	high8391.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "They rushed back and shut the door." }, "options": [ "They called their families.", "They waited where they were.", "They rushed back and shut the door.", "They tried to run down the stairs." ], "question": "Wha...	Trapped on the 37thFloor Melinda Skaar wasn't expecting any phone calls.Skaar was working late in her office at the First Interstate bank of California.By 10:45 that night she was almost ready to go home when the phone rang. Picking it up,she heard a guard shouting."There is a fire! Get out of there!" Skaar didn't p...	high12705.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "Only young people accept the new \" Future Mail \" service ." }, "options": [ "People can express their thoughts and feelings to themselves or others through a \" Future Mail \" .", "The \" Future Mail \" business is not perfect ."...	Have you ever dreamed about sending a letter to yourself or your friends in the future ? While express mail representing efficiency and speed is prevalent in China , there is another type of mail appearing as a new business : " Future Mail " . " Future Mail " service can make people slow down and let them understand th...	high9500.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "they believe that eating there will show their wealth and social status" }, "options": [ "the restaurants give customers a taste of foreign culture", "the restaurants offer different food and drinks from other restaurants", "...	In China, chain restaurants -- especially the big multinational ones -- are cool. Going to Starbucks, for example, is a status symbol. It not only says, "I'm rich enough to buy this overpriced coffee," but also, "I'm cosmopolitan enough to be part of globalization." Where I come from in the UK, however, chains are ne...	high14374.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "since there were mail-order catalogues" }, "options": [ "before long", "after the Internet", "since there were mail-order catalogues", "since he worked as a businessman" ], "question": "Larry Pollock has been fa...	Local businessmen are increasingly facing competition from online retailers. Larry Pollock, owner of Camera Co/Op on South Congress, said he has been dealing with this kind of problem for years, even before the Internet. The struggle began with mail-order catalogues , which are similar to online retailers in that they ...	high6633.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "His recalling the talk with the businessman earlier that day." }, "options": [ "The request from the homeless-looking man.", "His sympathy for the homeless-looking man.", "His recalling the talk with the businessman earlier t...	At a talk to some businessmen earlier today, one fellow asked me, "Would you give money to a homeless person, even when you know he's going to use it to buy alcohol?" I replied, "If all I was giving was money, it'll be one thing.But for me, whenever I do give money, that's just the wrapping .The real gift is hidden i...	high19650.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "websites can provide people with different kinds of information" }, "options": [ "students who visit the website \"revise. it\" are all lazy", "students in Oxford University are all lazy", "websites in Oxford University are a...	London-Lazy students can now give up on work altogether as two Oxford University students have made scores of A-grade essays on the website for students to copy. The essays are on the new website, "revise.it" The website includes an "EssayLab" designed to make cheating as effective and effortless as possible. Its hom...	high16563.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "are not satisfied with their body image" }, "options": [ "lack opportunity to prove themselves", "are not satisfied with their body image", "want to have a muscle-enforcing shirt", "make complaints about the working con...	Are you concerned about your body image? These days, both women and men are surrounded by magazines and websites full of tips about dieting, exercise and fashion. Not to mention hairstyles! Gone are the days when all men had to think about was wearing a nice suit to be smart and handsome. Things have changed. Now, a su...	high19136.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "want to relax themselves" }, "options": [ "live a happy life", "always feel happy", "just can't help it", "want to relax themselves" ], "question": "The people in Laughing Club laugh because they _ .", "q...	Nearly a thousand people laugh heartily together for half an hour every morning in a park in Shenzhen. Guangzhou Daily took a closer look at those happy people. They are members of a group named Laughing Club, and when they get together, all they do is laugh. Zhang Lixin, the founder of the club and regarded as the 'la...	high4742.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "soldiers did not all go home for Christmas during the war" }, "options": [ "the writer spent his Christmas during the war", "soldiers did not all go home for Christmas during the war", "all the soldiers had three-day passes",...	When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I could make it home for the holidays. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of men who would have three-day passes posted. I was one of the lucky soldiers. It was Christmas Eve when I arrived, and a light snow had...	high16205.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "life coach" }, "options": [ "clothes maker", "money maker", "shopkeeper", "life coach" ], "question": "The passage may be written by an experienced _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "a...	There comes a time in a person's life when they may realize that their laundry is just not coming out the way that they had hoped for. The whites may not be getting white enough or the color1s might be fading. This can cause you more money if you don't know how to properly do your laundry. These tips are lifesaving tip...	high18228.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "Off ramp to on ramp:it can be a hard Journey" }, "options": [ "Off ramp:it is common", "On ramp:it is easy", "Off ramp or on ramp:it depends on confidence", "Off ramp to on ramp:it can be a hard Journey" ], "que...	Hoffman,40,a former senior vice president of a financial company,had what she describes as "one of those extreme jobs." "I loved working," she says. But her career path reached a crossroad when her second child was born,and she left her job in February 2007. Hoffman is one of many people who have left the work force to...	high2333.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "show why the products have sold well" }, "options": [ "show more technologically advanced products", "help increase the sales of products", "show why the products have sold well", "attract more people than store windows...	Art museums are places where people can learn about various cultures. The increasingly popular "design museums" that are opening today, however, perform quite a different role. Unlike most art museums, the design museum shows objects that are easily found by the general public These museums sometimes even place things ...	high6155.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "It is quite easy to get to local attractions." }, "options": [ "It's designed specially for businessmen.", "It has well-developed traffic to other cities.", "It is quite easy to get to local attractions.", "It is the ch...	Residence Inn Milford Within 15 minutes from historic Yale University and New Haven, the Residence Inn Milford offers great facilities and first-class service for business or leisure travel. Our all-suites hotel near New Haven is 1 hour from Bradley International Airport and 10 minutes from a Metro North train stati...	high12063.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "Eco City Farms are gaining popularity." }, "options": [ "Eco City Farms save a lot of energy.", "Eco City Farms helps the working-class live better.", "Eco City Farms are influencing community life.", "Eco City Farms ar...	Eco City Farms are becoming more popular in cities and towns around the United states. Eco City Farms in Edmonton, Maryland, is located near shopping centers, car repair shops and homes. The neighborhood is a working-class community . People do not have very much money. And they have limited access to fresh food in m...	high13369.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "children" }, "options": [ "children", "passengers", "advertisers", "drivers" ], "question": "Jolly Joe was liked mostly by _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer": { "answer_i...	Jolly Joe always arrived at my neighborhood at exactly half past noon. The clang of the bell on his red and black truck was then the sweetest sound in the world. Brightly colored stickers advertising his amazing kinds of treats could be found on all sides of his truck. The whole neighborhood would magically come to l...	high14406.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "To purchase what they like." }, "options": [ "To keep a DIY way.", "To put them away themselves.", "To purchase what they like.", "To donate them to charities." ], "question": "When there is something wrong with...	These days it's cheaper to throw that broken DVD player, cell-phone or TV out and buy a new one. This " replace-rather-than-repair" mentality is polluting the planet with electronic waste. According to the UN Environment Program, we are throwing away an estimated 50 million metric tonnes of electronics waste (e-wast...	high6141.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "by calling" }, "options": [ "in about one week", "at reduced prices", "through the Internet", "by calling" ], "question": "You can get the tickets for the two concerts _ .", "question_type": "cloze_ques...	The Weekly Radio Concert Date / Time: Sept. 5th, 2010 10:30 (Sun.) Venue : Shanghai Concert Hall Ticket Price (RMB): 50, 40, 30 Ticket State: On Sale Now Booking Office: No. 272 Fengxian Road Booking Hotline: 62172426, 62173055 Conductor: Chen Shouchang Programme 1. Jasmine (Jiangsu folk song) Arranged by Chen Dan 2....	high15718.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "To comment on the significance of the royal wedding." }, "options": [ "To introduce Prince William's wedding arrangements in detail.", "To comment on the significance of the royal wedding.", "To question the relevance of the ...	The wedding between Prince Wiliam and Kate Middleton on April 29 has focused the world's camera lenses on the UK. In Britain, there is a constant debate about the relevance of the royal family to modern British society. However, Windsor (the family name of the British Royal Family) and Middleton have been seen to re...	high12077.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "Success of illiterate newsboy" }, "options": [ "Success of illiterate newsboy", "Local blacksmith becomes famous", "The thriving trade of the blacksmith", "Reading and writing-the road to success" ], "question":...	Edward Sims was born in 1892. He was the fifth child and only son of Herbert and Dora Sims. Herbert was a blacksmith , and had a thriving trade making horseshoes. He was determined that his first-born son would follow him into the blacksmith. For this reason, Edward had to leave school at the age of 12,and worked with ...	high3039.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "sign documents" }, "options": [ "sign documents", "capture criminals", "show respect", "prove identity" ], "question": "Fingerprints were first used in China to _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" ...	Years ago, I was watching a detective show on TV where the fingerprints of a criminal are required. The hero invites the bad guy to his home and offers him a glass of water. The man takes the glass and drinks the water. After he leaves the hero dramatically brings out a handkerchief and picks up the glass. His expressi...	high19122.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "It can threaten a person's life." }, "options": [ "It means the body temperature falls rapidly.", "Most heart attacks are caused by it.", "It is not as scary as people think.", "It can threaten a person's life." ], ...	People who are outdoors in cold weather should avoid actions like suddenly lifting a heavy basket full of snow. Even walking through heavy, wet snow can a person's heart. Many people aren't conditioned to the physical stress of outdoor activities and don't know the dangers of being outdoors in cold weather. Those who l...	high16211.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "are not yet certain" }, "options": [ "are not yet certain", "have proved to be wrong", "have caused a serious trouble", "are not important" ], "question": "The results of the South American experiment _ .", ...	Scientific experiments can sometimes go wrong and when they do the results may range from the disastrous to the troubling. One such experiment took place in South America about fifty years ago. Whether its final consequences will cause serious damage or nothing more than a small trouble still remains to be seen. The st...	high5448.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "the Chinese soccer team is not capable to go as far as the final part of the World Cup." }, "options": [ "China is ranked 84th in soccer 's world standing.", "they are angry about why China cannot produce a winning soccer team.", ...	China may be the world's most populous country ,and it won the most gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. But its prowess at soccer is lamentable. China is ranked 84th in the sport's world standing. Chinese are huge soccer fans, and hundreds of millions are expected to tune in to the World Cup, with all t...	high10660.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "he tried to teach his son a moral lesson but the son had totally different opinion" }, "options": [ "he liked tortoises while his son liked hares", "they disagreed about whether the tortoise was foolish", "he tried to teach...	I was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare and the tortoise . At the end I said, " Son, remember: Be slow and steady , and that will win the race. Don't you think there's something to learn from the tortoise?" Sonny opened his eyes wide, "Do you mean next time when I'm entering for the 60-metre race I should ...	high2327.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "It is fuelled by woodchip and wood waste ." }, "options": [ "It is surrounded by pine trees.", "It produces lots of hot water.", "It is fuelled by woodchip and wood waste .", "It sends out the smoke from the chimneys." ...	It doesn't look like the heart of a green revolution. The huge chimneys stick up above the line of pine trees and don't make for the most scenic view as you wander around the clear blue waters of the nearby lake. But it is this power plant that has helped the small Swedish city of Vaxjo become arguably the greenest pla...	high10106.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "The benefits from playing sports." }, "options": [ "The benefits from playing sports.", "News about some poor children.", "His reflection to school life.", "The medical treatment he received." ], "question": "Wh...	Greg Woodburn, a student at the University of Southern California, spends a lot of time cleaning sneakers he collected.But soon the shoes will be sent to poor children in the United States and 20 other countries, thanks to Woodburn's Share Our Soles (S.O.S.) charity. A high school track star in the town of Ventura, Cal...	high2441.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "a tourism destination located in AltayPrefecture" }, "options": [ "a lake", "a town in Europe", "a Kazakhstancity next to Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region", "a tourism destination located in AltayPrefecture" ], ...	Environmental protection was stressed at Kanas, a growing tourism destination in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, famous for its attractive scenery and its "lake monster". "All of the hotels and restaurants will _ from the scenic site to 30 kilometers away," said Jim Liquan, an official with the Kan...	high17669.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "let her enjoy Christmas early before her death" }, "options": [ "let her enjoy the great time with visitors", "let her understand her parents' love", "let her enjoy Christmas early before her death", "let her receive mo...	For Rachael and Leigh Badman, there is only one wish on their Christmas list this year _ that their sick daughter survives until December 25. Fifteen -year-old Paige suffers from a rare brain condition. The disease affects as few as 12 people in the world, and can kill her any day without warning. And her condition ha...	high3987.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "to discuss Scola's in-class performance" }, "options": [ "to work out a study plan for Scola", "to get Scola enrolled in kindergarten", "to discuss Scola's in-class performance", "to find a language partner for Scola" ...	About 30 years ago, I left Cuba for the United States with my son. After getting settled finally in Brunswick, New Jersey, I enrolled my son in kindergarten. Several weeks later, my son's teacher asked me to meet him at his office. In the teacher's office, and exchange of greetings was followed by his questions: " Is ...	high4030.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "British people are more used to rainy weather than Chinese people" }, "options": [ "many foreigners have embarrassing moments living in Beijing", "British people are more used to rainy weather than Chinese people", "the rain ...	In rainy London, always carry your "brolly" BIG Ben, the Queen, a plate of ham and eggs-no, no, no. If you're looking for a symbol of Britain, only one thing passes the test-the umbrella. Now, I know what you're thinking--we have rain in China and we have umbrellas too. Certainly, I will never forget the way it rained...	high19644.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "How To Get Along With Your Teacher" }, "options": [ "Advice Before You Go To School", "What You Should Do At School", "How To Get Along With Your Teacher", "How To Plan Your Time At School" ], "question": "Which...	Respect your teachers. First of all,students should respect the teachers.They should pay attention in the classes.That means to salute him,to stand from his chair when the teacher enters the classroom etc.Attend any lesson attentively.In class of a certain subject or teacher you don't like very much,if it's total anarc...	high11218.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "ugly" }, "options": [ "Comfortable", "interesting", "useless", "ugly" ], "question": "In general, US teens consider braces _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer": { "answer_i...	Most American teenagers can't wait to get rid of their "mental mouth" nickname . They count down the days they can finally take their braces off. However, trendy teenagers in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand can't wait to get them on, even if they don't need them. Braces are the latest teenage fashion trend in Southea...	high12711.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "We find it impossible to count whales in the sea." }, "options": [ "We know the exact number of whales in the sea.", "It's easy for us to count whales in the sea.", "We find it impossible to count whales in the sea.", "...	We do not know exactly how many whales there are in the sea because we can't count them. But we believe at the beginning of the eighteenth century there were 105,000 humpback whales and 120,000 right whales. At the beginning of the twentieth century there were 75,000 humpbacks and 80,000 rights. Since 1900 their number...	high7539.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "he will experience complex feelings brought on by different regions of his brain" }, "options": [ "he feels as if he were addicted to cocaine", "he will be committed to the beloved as long as necessary", "he will experience a...	Biologists believe that love is fundamentally a biological rather than a cultural construct, because the capacity for love is found in all human cultures and similar behavior is found in some other animals. In humans the purpose of all the desire is to focus attention on the raising of offspring. Children demand an unu...	high14360.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "Isabella Stewart Gardner and her museum" }, "options": [ "how Isabella Gardner realized her dream of being an artist", "how Mr. and Mrs. Gardner added to their collection of art", "how Isabella's museum was opened", "Is...	Isabella Stewart was born in New York City in 1840. Her father made a great deal of money in trade. During school,her parents took her to Italy to explore the country's many cultural treasures. One of the private art collections Isabella visited in Milan had a deep influence on her. She wrote to her friends about her d...	high9514.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "a kind of emotional disability" }, "options": [ "a not very normal mental condition", "a disease that can be easily cured", "something we pick up after birth", "a kind of emotional disability" ], "question": "In...	People often talk as if shyness is a disease or mental condition that can be cured. I prefer to think of it as an emotional disability. It's something we are born with and something we carry with us in our entire lives. There are too many people, however, who seem to be determined to find some way of doing away with th...	high6627.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "illustrate a boa constrictor's act of digesting an animal" }, "options": [ "show the grown-ups what the book was about", "frighten the grown-ups trying to enter the forest", "remind himself of the adventures of the jungle", ...	Once when I was six years old I saw an amazing picture in a book called True Stories from Nature about the primeval forest. It was a picture of a boa constrictor in the act of swallowing an animal. In the book it said:"Boa constrictors swallow their prey whole without chewing it. After that they are not able to move a...	high1148.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "a Scottish woman" }, "options": [ "a judge", "a reporter", "a beautiful", "a Scottish woman" ], "question": "Susan Boyle is _", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer": { "answer_ind...	When we talk about stars ,especially women stars ,it seems that they are always young, pretty and own charming body shapes. But recently a Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely. Simon Cowell ,one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyle's voice. "This lady camp ...	high2469.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "what true friendship is" }, "options": [ "what true friendship is", "how to make friends with children", "his love of children's friendship", "the habits of little children" ], "question": "The author talks abou...	True friends are always with you when the rest of the world refuses you.A true friend is like a mirror that shows the real you.True friendship is like a 100% safe journey in this risky and unpredictable world.True friendship is always fresh. Children can share their feelings, things and thoughts among themselves freel...	high18572.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "can't control themselves in life" }, "options": [ "are ready to change their minds", "are easily affected by windy weather", "don't have the power to face their fate", "can't control themselves in life" ], "ques...	From now on, never spend your precious time thinking of reasons for your failures and shortcomings. Instead, realize that the seeds of success were planted within you when you were born. Only you have the power to make those seeds grow. The seeds, and the power to grow them, are contained in the most awesome machine ev...	high4018.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "Wildcats and their stories." }, "options": [ "Wildcats and their stories.", "Wildcats and their characters", "Varieties of animal species.", "Relationship between animal and humans." ], "question": "What is the ...	From the beginning of human history, wild animals provided food, clothing and sometimes medicine. We may not depend as much on wild animals now. But we hear about them every day. Americans use the names of animals in many ways. Automobile manufacturers and gasoline companies especially like to use big cats to sell the...	high3777.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "Comic Books in the Classroom." }, "options": [ "Japanese Comic Books.", "Comic Books in the Classroom.", "Reading Efficiently.", "A Current Craze." ], "question": "Which of the following is probably the best tit...	Generations of children grew up reading comic books secretly, hiding out from parents and teachers who saw them as a waste of time and a risk to young minds. Comics are now gaining a new respectability at school. That is thanks to an increasingly popular and creative program, often aimed at struggling readers, that en...	high17899.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "Drinking green tea properly can help you keep healthy" }, "options": [ "Ten percent of women suffer from breast cancer", "Berries are the richest source of the oleic acid", "The lycopene found in olive oil has a good effect o...	One woman in nine will develop breast cancer over her lifetime. However, a healthy diet can reduce your risk of developing the disease by 40 to 60 percent. Generally speaking, eating more vegetables can reduce your risk of developing breast cancer by 60 percent. Vegetables like cabbage are rich in fiber , can lower ...	high11230.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "Uncontrolled greenhouse effect may happen in some situation." }, "options": [ "People still have decades to solve this problem.", "Uncontrolled greenhouse effect may happen in some situation.", "The Earth's natural systems fo...	Climate change, global warming, the greenhouse effect ... these days nobody denies that there is something strange and worrying happening to the atmosphere. Scientists are puzzled by the rise in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. They are afraid that the world may be a short way from what they refer to as uncontrolled g...	high12739.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "cloned adult animals are safe to eat except sheep." }, "options": [ "foods from cloned animals are popular in America", "cloned adult animals are safe to eat except sheep.", "cloned animals will be easy to produce", "mo...	The United States government wants to know what the public thinks about its findings on the safety of cloned animals. The Food and Drug Administration says meat and milk from clones of adult cattle, pigs and goats are safe to eat. An F.D.A. official called them "as safe to eat as the food we eat every day." And when th...	high7511.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "Ways of narrowing generation gap." }, "options": [ "The causes of generation gap.", "The effects of generation gap.", "One example of generation gap.", "Ways of narrowing generation gap." ], "question": "Which o...	Parents, our first teachers, play a highly significant role in our lives.However, doesn't it seem that many of us come to have conflicts with them when we start high school? We're less likely to listen to them and take their suggestions--we even rebel against them. Why? It may be the so-called "generation gap".A genera...	high15056.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "was a very successful politician like his father" }, "options": [ "got on very well at the universities", "was very good at basketball, baseball and football", "was a very successful politician like his father", "did ev...	When he took office, George W. Bush, son of former president George Herbert Walker Bush, became the first son to follow his father into the White House since John Quiney Adams followed John Adams in the early 19th century. Bush was born on July 6, 1946, in New Haven, Connecticut, the first child of George Herbert Walke...	high8622.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "you are advised to take a bottle of water along on hot days" }, "options": [ "you should buy tickets with cash", "you can save more money with a single ticket", "you can go to any place in London quickly", "you are advi...	The London Underground (The Tube) The main source of public transport in London revolves around the Underground (or the Tube as it is known to Londoners). This network of 12 lines can get you to most places in the center of the city quickly. It's most necessary to get an Oyster Card or a Travelcard. Single tickets are ...	high14348.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "got punished by God" }, "options": [ "sees the cat his friend.", "received the fur coat.", "disliked the fur", "got punished by God" ], "question": "From the Russian legend we know the dog _ .", "question_...	A Russian legend has a story about the origins of cats. The cat's coat, it was said, was originally designed for the dog, but the dog became so impatient when coats were being handed out that he was told to wait at the back of the queue. The cat was given the fur instead of the dog. This, according to Russian folk stor...	high13427.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "might remind him \"not to speak his mind\" in public places" }, "options": [ "made him and his works famous nationwide", "might remind him \"not to speak his mind\" in public places", "was first used when he began writing as ...	Mo Yan was born in 1955, in GaomiCounty inShandongprovince to a family of farmers. Mo was 11 years old when theCultural Revolutionwas launched, at which time he left school to work as a farmer. At the age of 18, he began to work at a cotton factory. During Mo's teenage years, with a series of political campaigns from t...	high22822.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "reinforces the feminine qualities required" }, "options": [ "reinforces the feminine qualities required", "makes women look more honest and capable", "is of primary importance to women", "often enables women to succeed ...	Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier,have better marriages and have more respectable occupations. Personal consultants give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants .But in the executive ...	high1160.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "Social skills play a key role in children's development." }, "options": [ "Most kindergartners can solve problems alone.", "Helpful children understand other's feeling better.", "Outgoing children cooperate with their peers e...	Career success could be predicted as early as kindergarten, according to a 20-year study recently published in the American Journal of Public Health. Researchers from Pennsylvania State University and Duke University tracked more than 700 children from across the US between kindergarten and age 25 and found a significa...	high13341.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "to increase product sales" }, "options": [ "to increase product sales", "to make a product much better", "to spend more money", "to reduce the production" ], "question": "The purpose of advertising is _ .", ...	Advertising is a highly developed twentieth-century industry. The development of radio, television, cinema, magazines and newspapers has gone _ with the development of advertising. Why is advertising so popular? Is it a waste of money? It has been proved again and again that repeated advertising increases product sales...	high1606.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "Arithmetic." }, "options": [ "Algebra.", "College Mathematics.", "Arithmetic.", "Mathematics Education." ], "question": "What does the course Basic Math mainly cover?", "question_type": null }, { "an...	The Basics of Math--Made Clear Basic Math introduces students to the basic concepts of mathematics, as well as the fundamentals of more tricky areas. These 30 fantastic lectures are designed to provide students with an understanding of arithmetic and to prepare them for Algebra and beyond. The lessons in Basic Math co...	high392.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "People thought she was too old to take on a new job." }, "options": [ "Nursing clinics were hard to find.", "People thought that old people couldn't be trusted.", "People thought she was too old to take on a new job.", ...	A job is more than just a job,especially to the older generation."It's not the money that matters,but the sense of selfworth," 56yearold Cheng Wonlan said.So,every day Ms Cheng carries a bag of parcels,letters and documents of all shapes and sizes and does her rounds in North Point.She's a courier . Five years ago,Ms C...	high6169.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "It falls on the same day in November every year." }, "options": [ "It falls on the same day in November every year.", "It is the most traditional American holiday after 1863.", "It is a regular national holiday after 1863.", ...	Thanksgiving Day is always celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November.It is the most traditional American holiday.The first Thanksgiving was held in Massachusetts in 1621.After a year off great hardship,the colonist wanted to give thanks to God for their first harvest.They invited their Indian friends to join,them ...	high23282.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "10%" }, "options": [ "7%", "6.7%", "6%", "10%" ], "question": "The highest unemployment rate in the depression in the U.S.was _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer": { "answe...	Unemployment in the United States is still high at 6.7 percent. But for job seekers,especially those with college educations,researchers say finding a job can be as easy as logging on to a computer.It used to be that looking for a job meant hurrying around,knocking on doors and turning to ads.But that's changing,thanks...	high7277.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "give their children freedom to do what they think proper" }, "options": [ "set limits to what their children do", "keep a close watch over their children", "give the whole directions to what their children do", "give th...	Slow parenting means parenting children in the contact of nature without any interference of materialistic influence. We can also term it as "self-raising". In slow parenting children are allowed to do what they think proper and parents just keep a watch over the child. Curiosity of the child leads to exploring and d...	high15730.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "scientists have learned a little about sheep's intelligence" }, "options": [ "scientists have learned everything about sheep's intelligence", "scientists have learned a little about sheep's intelligence", "scientists can't do...	Sheep Smarter than Thought London--Sheep, like turkeys and ostriches, are not considered the most clever animals. British scientists said last Wednesday humans may have underestimated the woolly creature. They could be much smarter than we think. Researchers at the Babraham Institute in Cambridge, southern England, hav...	high8144.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "tell how an animal reunited a husband and wife" }, "options": [ "show that elephants are very clever", "tell how a woman trained a wild animal", "show that women care more for animals than men do", "tell how an animal...	A young man from a village called Nawalapitiya married a young woman from Maliyuwa, a nearby village. They lived with the man's big family--his parents, his brothers, their wives and children. The family kept an elephant, in which the young woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar. Th...	high3011.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "Because he desired to join in public affairs." }, "options": [ "Because he wanted to be an official.", "Because he desired to join in public affairs.", "Because he wanted to make more money.", "Because he wanted to writ...	Nobody knows for certainty all the details of the life of Aesop. However, scholars have been working to established some facts and this is the brief story of Aesop as it is accepted today. Aesop was born a slave around the year 620 B.C. InAncient Greece, it was a privilege and tradition of freedmen to be interested i...	high20953.txt

[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "they believed disease could be spread in public baths" }, "options": [ "they lived healthily in a dirty environment.", "they thought bath houses were too dirty to stay in", "they believed disease could be spread in public bat...

Getting rid of dirt, in the opinion of most people, is a good thing. However, there is nothing fixed about attitudes to dirt. In the early 16th century, people thought that dirt on the skin was a means to block out disease, as medical opinion had it that washing off dirt with hot water could open up the skin and let il...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "some of his wheat had fallen onto the ground." }, "options": [ "some of his wheat had been damaged", "his grain was growing up in circles.", "his grain was moved into several circles", "some of his wheat had fallen onto...

In the summer of 1978 an English farmer was driving his tractor through a field of wheat when he discovered that some of his wheat was lying flat on the ground. The fattened wheat formed a circle about six meters across. Around this circle were four smaller circles of flattened wheat. The five circles were in a forma...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "a lack of herring" }, "options": [ "a lack of herring", "environmental pollution", "the increase of birds", "the huge size of butterfish" ], "question": "In the scientists' opinion, _ is contributing to the ...

Thousands of puffins live in Maine and on islands in the Gulf of Maine. But the puffins may be in danger. Last summer, the percentage of laid eggs that successfully produced baby puffins took a dive. Scientists also found a decline in the average body weight of the adult and baby puffins on Machias Seal Island, home t...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "their importance to man's health has not been completely known" }, "options": [ "their importance to man's health has not been completely known", "they may cause groundwater pollution", "they can find their way into water sup...

Water Pollution and Man Water pollution affects man's health, recreational use of water and sense of beauty. The spread of water-carried disease is of great concern. In highly developed countries in particular, emphasis has changed from concern over bacterial disease to concern over water-carried viral disease. Viral ...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "They usually ignore the effect of exercise on losing weight." }, "options": [ "They tend to hate \"light\" beer and low-calorie bread.", "They usually ignore the effect of exercise on losing weight.", "Most of them were combi...

Exercise is one of the few factors with a positive role in long-term control of body weight. Unfortunately, that message has not gotten through to the average American, who would rather try switching to "light" beer and low-calorie bread than increase physical efforts. The Centers for Disease Control, for example, foun...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "To tell the neighbor how bad his behavior is" }, "options": [ "To buy a good pair of earplugs", "To offer suggestions to the neighbor", "To ask the neighborhood committee for help", "To tell the neighbor how bad his beh...

Living in a modern society has its advantages and disadvantages. One disadvantage is that you often have to live closer to other people than you would like to. Sometimes, your neighbors make a noise that you are not comfortable with. The best way to solve this problem is to talk with your neighbor first. You should be...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "Do we need to rescue our kids from the digital world?" }, "options": [ "Do we need to rescue our kids from the digital world?", "Should children learn to use digital technology?", "Are there changes in children's school life?...

Nowadays, more and more teenagers use smart phones, tablets and other mobile devices more than ever before. And the amount of time they spend on these devices is only likely to increase in the future. But are all these changes good? We sometimes call children who are able to use mobile devices and technology easily dig...

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There is some unwelcome news for students preparing for exams and officers putting in long hours-----you don't need the break as much as you may think that makes you feel less tired. Scientists have long assumed that willpower is a limited resource, which is why you feel the need to have a rest, have a snack and come...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "Take Action to Prevent Global Warming" }, "options": [ "How to Reduce Emissions", "What Global Warming Brings", "Take Action to Prevent Global Warming", "No Emissions, No Warming" ], "question": "What is the bes...

Researchers and many scientists are concerned that the earth's climate and atmosphere are becoming warmer than they should be. What scientists do agree on is that the temperature will continue to increase if measures are not taken to reduce pollution and emission from cars and factories. It is widely agreed that oil ...

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Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for the London bus. The bus for London would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in lines, others were walking about. There was a group of school-girls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in order. Tom looked aro...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "By analyzing fossilized pollen in lake mud." }, "options": [ "By predicting the climate change in the future.", "By drilling down deep into land sediments.", "By analyzing fossilized pollen in lake mud.", "By taking sam...

Walk through the Amazon rainforest today and you will find it steamy, warm, damp and thick. But if you had been there around 15,000 years ago, during the last ice age, would it have been the same? For more than 30 years, scientists have been arguing about how rainforests might have reacted to the cold, dry climate of t...

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Exercise may help to safeguard the mind against depression through previously unknown effects on working muscles, according to a new study involving mice. Mental health experts have long been aware that even mild, repeated stress can contribute to the development of depression and other mood disorders in animals and p...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "He went to visit a few foreign countries last year." }, "options": [ "He went to visit a few foreign countries last year.", "He is not afraid of death in face of his enemy.", "His office used to be in Tunis.", "He remai...

He has lived through various dangers but time may be running out for the Palestinian leader , Yasser Arafat . On September 11, Israel announced its decision to remove him , following several Palestinian suicide bomb attacks on Israel . "He should be punished for the killings ," an Israeli official said , "He has done n...

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The Great Barn Adventure One morning when I was 11, I explored the town's abandoned round grain barn . I found a chained sliding door that was wide enough for me to pass through. Inside, there was a heavy smell of dead mice in the dark. After my eyes adjusted, I noticed a shaft that rose all the way to the top of the...

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A team of researchers from Oxford University has demonstrated a self-driving car that is different from such cars being tested by Audi, Ford, etc. It' s much cheaper because it's based on off-the-shelf technology and controlled by an ordinary iPad. Instead of using GPS to understand the location, the car learns routes...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "The Dead Sea is slowly becoming smaller." }, "options": [ "The Dead Sea is a miracle of the world.", "How to save the environment of the Dead Sea.", "The Dead Sea is slowly becoming smaller.", "Why the Dead Sea is so sa...

As a little boy I read a book with a picture showing a man reading while floating in the Dead Sea. What a miracle! How would it feel to lie back in water so thick with salt that it was impossible to sink? Fed by the Jordan River and smaller streams, the Dead Sea is the lowest point on the earth's surface,...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "Study Says Students Shouldn't Watch TV on a School Night" }, "options": [ "Study Says Students Shouldn't Watch TV on a School Night", "Watching TV Has an Effect on Children", "Students Shouldn't Watch TV", "There Is a C...

Do you sometimes put off doing your homework on a school night to watch TV?A new study says that middle school students who watch TV or play video games during the week do worse in school. The study also says that watching TV and playing video games on weekends don't affect school performance that much. "They could wa...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "The history of Mother's Day." }, "options": [ "The reason why people celebrate Mother's Day.", "How people honor mothers.", "The history of Mother's Day.", "Mother's Day in different countries." ], "question": "...

You may know your mother, but how well do you really know Mother's Day? Cards, flowers, sales, TV specials, and a day off for someone who really deserves it --those are what probably come to mind for many people when they think of Mother's Day. But there's more about the story. The earliest Mother's Day celebrations we...

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Researchers believe the mobile phone system makes young people less thoughtful and more likely to make mistakes elsewhere in life. Hitting a few keys and then seeing the desired word appear in full trains children to be fast but inaccurate when doing other things, according to Australian scientists. They warn that this...

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A gust of wind blew a canvas chair across the yard. My eyes followed the circling dirt out to the road and down toward the school bus stop. I was going to miss walking down the road to catch the big school bus that took us into town to school. I enjoyed being with the teachers and the other students. Now that I w...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "smart in operation" }, "options": [ "easy to find", "easy to test", "relatively cheap", "smart in operation" ], "question": "We can learn that the adjustable- height desk is _ .", "question_type": "cloze_q...

It took courage to stand up at work. Now more and more people like to have a change and stand up when they are on something important. Standing up is popular. Medical researchers have found that people who stand at work tend to be much healthier than those who sit. In the last few years, many office supply companies ha...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "telephone or letter" }, "options": [ "telephone or letter", "email", "letter or email", "telephone or email" ], "question": "If you are interested in teaching preschool children,you may contact by _", "ques...

Early childhood Teacher Children's Preschool is a non-profit,parcot cooperative child care center located in the East Rock neighborhood of new Haven.We are looking to hire an experienced teacher fo 25-30 hours per week.As a teacher,you will have the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children by providing...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "A special Soup." }, "options": [ "A Good Son.", "A special Soup.", "How to Make Brains.", "How to Live a Long Life." ], "question": "The best title for this newspaper article is _ .", "question_type": "cl...

In Shanxi Province you may be offered brains to eat. Frightened? You shouldn't be because these brains are only a food, which is famous for its unusual name and rich nutrition . Brains as a food were invented more than 300 years ago by Fu Shan, an artist whose mother had been ill for a long time. To help her become we...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "Antonio" }, "options": [ "Kinzey", "Ashleigh", "Antonio", "Usman" ], "question": "Food is very important for _ when he has a bad day.", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer": { "...

Jason What I like best is seeing Arsenal win and playing football. If I am feeling sad I will play a football game on my Play Station 2. The best day I have ever had was when I finished first in the 800-metre race at my secondary school. It was a school record, although I didn't know that at the time. My family makes m...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "listing numbers" }, "options": [ "giving examples", "listing numbers", "making comparisons", "offering quotations" ], "question": "How does the writer try to prove that Duang has already spread like wildfire onl...

The character "duang" is so new that it does not even exist in the Chinese dictionary. But it has already spread like wildfire online in China, appearing more than 8 million times on China's micro-blogging site Weibo, where it spawned a top-trending hashtag that drew 312,000 discussions among 15,000 users. On China's ...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "The author doesn't think online shopping is satisfactory in every way." }, "options": [ "The author thinks online shopping saves time and is a convenient way to buy products.", "The author worries about sending personal information...

My daughter recently asked me what a Travel Agency does. There is one located on our street and it has just been completely rebuilt. I told her that they helped people book their trips and vacations. "Why haven't we ever been in there?" she wanted to know. "Because we do everything ourselves online these days" I explai...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "the locations of distant sounds" }, "options": [ "the sources of loud sounds", "the locations of distant sounds", "the direction of sharp sounds", "the distance of a sound in front of them" ], "question": "The r...

Where is that noise coming from? Not sure? Try living with your eyes closed for a few years. Blind people are better at locating sounds than people who can see, a new study says, Without the benefits of vision the ears seem to work much better. Previous studies have shown that blind people are better than others at rea...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "Physical chemistry." }, "options": [ "The \"behavior\" of molecules.", "Physical chemistry.", "Biological chemistry.", "The human body." ], "question": "Which of the following things did Pauling pay much attenti...

Linus Pauling, the only person who has won two undivided Nobel Prizes, was born in Portland, Oregon. He attended Washington High School but because of an unimportant detail he did not receive his diploma until 1962, long after he had received his Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Oregon State College in 19...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "How to use an online-auction system." }, "options": [ "How to make payment online.", "Ways of making delivery online", "Advantages of an online-auction system.", "How to use an online-auction system." ], "questi...

Everyone's at it,even my neighbors. I thought I might be the only person left in the world who hadn't done an eBay deal. So,I decided to try my hand at online auction . Buying for beginners:Sign up on _ . Most items(e.g. tables, computers, and books) ready for auction will come with a picture and a short descrip...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "must go through Passport Control and Customs" }, "options": [ "must go through either Passport Control or Custom", "must go through Customs, but not Passport Control", "must go through Passport Control and Customs", "do...

Passport Control If you are arriving at London Heathrow Airport and are not _ to another flight outsideprefix = st1 /BritainorNorthern Ireland, you must pass through Passport Control and Customs immediately after leaving your plane. If you are not Britain or a citizen of the European Community ,you must fill out a sp...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "people didn't know radio or crossword puzzle" }, "options": [ "her parents died", "her family lived in New York for a long time", "people didn't know radio or crossword puzzle", "the First World War broke out" ], ...

109-year-old Anna Ferris of Washingtonville kicks a soccer ball Saturday with the help of her grandson Joe Begendorf at the Orange County Senior Games. Ferris has been _ at the event. She was born on Feb. 11, 1900, in New York City, before the radio or crossword puzzle was invented. Anna carries the seasons lightly fo...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "What happens after the age of 16?" }, "options": [ "What education is waiting for you after the age of 16?", "What should you choose for your future after the age of16?", "Who can you turn to when in difficulty after the age ...

Is education compulsory after age 16? Under the present law, the school leaving age is 16. After 2013 the education leaving age will rise to 17. And from 2015 it will rise again, to 18. The government is raising the leaving age because research shows that young people who carry on learning or training until the age of ...

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On June 17, 1774, the officials from Maryland and Virginia held a talk with the Indians of the Six Nations. The Indians were invited to send boys to William and Mary College. In a letter the next day they refused the offer as follows: We know that you have a high opinion of the kind of learning taught in your colleges,...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "a figure in a film" }, "options": [ "a figure in a film", "a dancer in a show", "a country singer", "a prize winner" ], "question": "We can learn from the text that Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is _", "questi...

Cannes will rock to the sound of a cancan dance this year when Moulin Rougeby the Australian director Baz Luhrmann opens the French film festival in May. The musical stars Nicole Kidman as a singer, and John Leguizamo as the artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. It will be competing for the Palme d'Or, the festival's top...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "American Museum of Natural History" }, "options": [ "American Museum of Natural History", "Empire State Building", "Metropolitan Museum of Art", "Statue of liberty" ], "question": "Varieties of ocean life are ex...

The following are some important sights in New York. American Museum of Natural History Four floors of exhibition halls here include the world-famous fossil halls with their skeletons of enormous dinosaurs and other creatures; the culture halls, representing a variety of indigenous peoples; and mammal, bird and rep...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "did well in his naval training class" }, "options": [ "was born in a poor family", "did well in his naval training class", "stayed in the Navy for nearly 8 years", "joined the army immediately after graduating from univ...

Henry Loomis served as director of the Voice of America for seven years starting in 1958.Mr Loomis played an important role in creating the Special English service . Henry Loomis was born in 1919 Tuxedo Park , New York. His father was Alfred Lee Loomis , a rich New York City businessman .In 1940, Henry Loomis dropped o...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "Eye contact is very important in communications." }, "options": [ "The stronger you shake hands with others the better.", "Leaning your head when listening expresses interest.", "Leaning back and forward shows you are thought...

Body language is the quietest, most secret and most powerful language of all. It is said that our body movements communicate about 50% of what we really mean while words themselves only do 7%. So while your mouth is closed, just it is your body language that is saying. When it comes to body language at the office, you ...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "he was quite an old man" }, "options": [ "he needed the money.", "he decided to take things easy", "he was quite an old man", "he gave up clock-repairing" ], "question": "Bill Javis became a news-agent when _ ...

Bill Javis took over our village news-agency at a time of life when most of us only want to relax. He just thought he would like something but not too much to do, and the news-agency was ready-made. The business produced little enough for him, but Bill was a man who only wanted the simplicity and order and regularity o...

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We were going to play against a team from a country school. They didn't come until the last minute. They looked worse than we had thought. They were wearing dirty blue trousers and looked like farm boys. We sat down for a rest. We felt that we didn't need any practice against a team like that. The game began. One of us...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "They rushed back and shut the door." }, "options": [ "They called their families.", "They waited where they were.", "They rushed back and shut the door.", "They tried to run down the stairs." ], "question": "Wha...

Trapped on the 37thFloor Melinda Skaar wasn't expecting any phone calls.Skaar was working late in her office at the First Interstate bank of California.By 10:45 that night she was almost ready to go home when the phone rang. Picking it up,she heard a guard shouting."There is a fire! Get out of there!" Skaar didn't p...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "Only young people accept the new \" Future Mail \" service ." }, "options": [ "People can express their thoughts and feelings to themselves or others through a \" Future Mail \" .", "The \" Future Mail \" business is not perfect ."...

Have you ever dreamed about sending a letter to yourself or your friends in the future ? While express mail representing efficiency and speed is prevalent in China , there is another type of mail appearing as a new business : " Future Mail " . " Future Mail " service can make people slow down and let them understand th...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "they believe that eating there will show their wealth and social status" }, "options": [ "the restaurants give customers a taste of foreign culture", "the restaurants offer different food and drinks from other restaurants", "...

In China, chain restaurants -- especially the big multinational ones -- are cool. Going to Starbucks, for example, is a status symbol. It not only says, "I'm rich enough to buy this overpriced coffee," but also, "I'm cosmopolitan enough to be part of globalization." Where I come from in the UK, however, chains are ne...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "since there were mail-order catalogues" }, "options": [ "before long", "after the Internet", "since there were mail-order catalogues", "since he worked as a businessman" ], "question": "Larry Pollock has been fa...

Local businessmen are increasingly facing competition from online retailers. Larry Pollock, owner of Camera Co/Op on South Congress, said he has been dealing with this kind of problem for years, even before the Internet. The struggle began with mail-order catalogues , which are similar to online retailers in that they ...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "His recalling the talk with the businessman earlier that day." }, "options": [ "The request from the homeless-looking man.", "His sympathy for the homeless-looking man.", "His recalling the talk with the businessman earlier t...

At a talk to some businessmen earlier today, one fellow asked me, "Would you give money to a homeless person, even when you know he's going to use it to buy alcohol?" I replied, "If all I was giving was money, it'll be one thing.But for me, whenever I do give money, that's just the wrapping .The real gift is hidden i...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "websites can provide people with different kinds of information" }, "options": [ "students who visit the website \"revise. it\" are all lazy", "students in Oxford University are all lazy", "websites in Oxford University are a...

London-Lazy students can now give up on work altogether as two Oxford University students have made scores of A-grade essays on the website for students to copy. The essays are on the new website, "revise.it" The website includes an "EssayLab" designed to make cheating as effective and effortless as possible. Its hom...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "are not satisfied with their body image" }, "options": [ "lack opportunity to prove themselves", "are not satisfied with their body image", "want to have a muscle-enforcing shirt", "make complaints about the working con...

Are you concerned about your body image? These days, both women and men are surrounded by magazines and websites full of tips about dieting, exercise and fashion. Not to mention hairstyles! Gone are the days when all men had to think about was wearing a nice suit to be smart and handsome. Things have changed. Now, a su...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "want to relax themselves" }, "options": [ "live a happy life", "always feel happy", "just can't help it", "want to relax themselves" ], "question": "The people in Laughing Club laugh because they _ .", "q...

Nearly a thousand people laugh heartily together for half an hour every morning in a park in Shenzhen. Guangzhou Daily took a closer look at those happy people. They are members of a group named Laughing Club, and when they get together, all they do is laugh. Zhang Lixin, the founder of the club and regarded as the 'la...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "soldiers did not all go home for Christmas during the war" }, "options": [ "the writer spent his Christmas during the war", "soldiers did not all go home for Christmas during the war", "all the soldiers had three-day passes",...

When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I could make it home for the holidays. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of men who would have three-day passes posted. I was one of the lucky soldiers. It was Christmas Eve when I arrived, and a light snow had...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "life coach" }, "options": [ "clothes maker", "money maker", "shopkeeper", "life coach" ], "question": "The passage may be written by an experienced _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "a...

There comes a time in a person's life when they may realize that their laundry is just not coming out the way that they had hoped for. The whites may not be getting white enough or the color1s might be fading. This can cause you more money if you don't know how to properly do your laundry. These tips are lifesaving tip...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "Off ramp to on ramp:it can be a hard Journey" }, "options": [ "Off ramp:it is common", "On ramp:it is easy", "Off ramp or on ramp:it depends on confidence", "Off ramp to on ramp:it can be a hard Journey" ], "que...

Hoffman,40,a former senior vice president of a financial company,had what she describes as "one of those extreme jobs." "I loved working," she says. But her career path reached a crossroad when her second child was born,and she left her job in February 2007. Hoffman is one of many people who have left the work force to...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "show why the products have sold well" }, "options": [ "show more technologically advanced products", "help increase the sales of products", "show why the products have sold well", "attract more people than store windows...

Art museums are places where people can learn about various cultures. The increasingly popular "design museums" that are opening today, however, perform quite a different role. Unlike most art museums, the design museum shows objects that are easily found by the general public These museums sometimes even place things ...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "It is quite easy to get to local attractions." }, "options": [ "It's designed specially for businessmen.", "It has well-developed traffic to other cities.", "It is quite easy to get to local attractions.", "It is the ch...

Residence Inn Milford Within 15 minutes from historic Yale University and New Haven, the Residence Inn Milford offers great facilities and first-class service for business or leisure travel. Our all-suites hotel near New Haven is 1 hour from Bradley International Airport and 10 minutes from a Metro North train stati...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "Eco City Farms are gaining popularity." }, "options": [ "Eco City Farms save a lot of energy.", "Eco City Farms helps the working-class live better.", "Eco City Farms are influencing community life.", "Eco City Farms ar...

Eco City Farms are becoming more popular in cities and towns around the United states. Eco City Farms in Edmonton, Maryland, is located near shopping centers, car repair shops and homes. The neighborhood is a working-class community . People do not have very much money. And they have limited access to fresh food in m...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "children" }, "options": [ "children", "passengers", "advertisers", "drivers" ], "question": "Jolly Joe was liked mostly by _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer": { "answer_i...

Jolly Joe always arrived at my neighborhood at exactly half past noon. The clang of the bell on his red and black truck was then the sweetest sound in the world. Brightly colored stickers advertising his amazing kinds of treats could be found on all sides of his truck. The whole neighborhood would magically come to l...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "To purchase what they like." }, "options": [ "To keep a DIY way.", "To put them away themselves.", "To purchase what they like.", "To donate them to charities." ], "question": "When there is something wrong with...

These days it's cheaper to throw that broken DVD player, cell-phone or TV out and buy a new one. This " replace-rather-than-repair" mentality is polluting the planet with electronic waste. According to the UN Environment Program, we are throwing away an estimated 50 million metric tonnes of electronics waste (e-wast...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "by calling" }, "options": [ "in about one week", "at reduced prices", "through the Internet", "by calling" ], "question": "You can get the tickets for the two concerts _ .", "question_type": "cloze_ques...

The Weekly Radio Concert Date / Time: Sept. 5th, 2010 10:30 (Sun.) Venue : Shanghai Concert Hall Ticket Price (RMB): 50, 40, 30 Ticket State: On Sale Now Booking Office: No. 272 Fengxian Road Booking Hotline: 62172426, 62173055 Conductor: Chen Shouchang Programme 1. Jasmine (Jiangsu folk song) Arranged by Chen Dan 2....

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "To comment on the significance of the royal wedding." }, "options": [ "To introduce Prince William's wedding arrangements in detail.", "To comment on the significance of the royal wedding.", "To question the relevance of the ...

The wedding between Prince Wiliam and Kate Middleton on April 29 has focused the world's camera lenses on the UK. In Britain, there is a constant debate about the relevance of the royal family to modern British society. However, Windsor (the family name of the British Royal Family) and Middleton have been seen to re...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "Success of illiterate newsboy" }, "options": [ "Success of illiterate newsboy", "Local blacksmith becomes famous", "The thriving trade of the blacksmith", "Reading and writing-the road to success" ], "question":...

Edward Sims was born in 1892. He was the fifth child and only son of Herbert and Dora Sims. Herbert was a blacksmith , and had a thriving trade making horseshoes. He was determined that his first-born son would follow him into the blacksmith. For this reason, Edward had to leave school at the age of 12,and worked with ...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "sign documents" }, "options": [ "sign documents", "capture criminals", "show respect", "prove identity" ], "question": "Fingerprints were first used in China to _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" ...

Years ago, I was watching a detective show on TV where the fingerprints of a criminal are required. The hero invites the bad guy to his home and offers him a glass of water. The man takes the glass and drinks the water. After he leaves the hero dramatically brings out a handkerchief and picks up the glass. His expressi...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "It can threaten a person's life." }, "options": [ "It means the body temperature falls rapidly.", "Most heart attacks are caused by it.", "It is not as scary as people think.", "It can threaten a person's life." ], ...

People who are outdoors in cold weather should avoid actions like suddenly lifting a heavy basket full of snow. Even walking through heavy, wet snow can a person's heart. Many people aren't conditioned to the physical stress of outdoor activities and don't know the dangers of being outdoors in cold weather. Those who l...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "are not yet certain" }, "options": [ "are not yet certain", "have proved to be wrong", "have caused a serious trouble", "are not important" ], "question": "The results of the South American experiment _ .", ...

Scientific experiments can sometimes go wrong and when they do the results may range from the disastrous to the troubling. One such experiment took place in South America about fifty years ago. Whether its final consequences will cause serious damage or nothing more than a small trouble still remains to be seen. The st...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "the Chinese soccer team is not capable to go as far as the final part of the World Cup." }, "options": [ "China is ranked 84th in soccer 's world standing.", "they are angry about why China cannot produce a winning soccer team.", ...

China may be the world's most populous country ,and it won the most gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. But its prowess at soccer is lamentable. China is ranked 84th in the sport's world standing. Chinese are huge soccer fans, and hundreds of millions are expected to tune in to the World Cup, with all t...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "he tried to teach his son a moral lesson but the son had totally different opinion" }, "options": [ "he liked tortoises while his son liked hares", "they disagreed about whether the tortoise was foolish", "he tried to teach...

I was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare and the tortoise . At the end I said, " Son, remember: Be slow and steady , and that will win the race. Don't you think there's something to learn from the tortoise?" Sonny opened his eyes wide, "Do you mean next time when I'm entering for the 60-metre race I should ...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "It is fuelled by woodchip and wood waste ." }, "options": [ "It is surrounded by pine trees.", "It produces lots of hot water.", "It is fuelled by woodchip and wood waste .", "It sends out the smoke from the chimneys." ...

It doesn't look like the heart of a green revolution. The huge chimneys stick up above the line of pine trees and don't make for the most scenic view as you wander around the clear blue waters of the nearby lake. But it is this power plant that has helped the small Swedish city of Vaxjo become arguably the greenest pla...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "The benefits from playing sports." }, "options": [ "The benefits from playing sports.", "News about some poor children.", "His reflection to school life.", "The medical treatment he received." ], "question": "Wh...

Greg Woodburn, a student at the University of Southern California, spends a lot of time cleaning sneakers he collected.But soon the shoes will be sent to poor children in the United States and 20 other countries, thanks to Woodburn's Share Our Soles (S.O.S.) charity. A high school track star in the town of Ventura, Cal...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "a tourism destination located in AltayPrefecture" }, "options": [ "a lake", "a town in Europe", "a Kazakhstancity next to Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region", "a tourism destination located in AltayPrefecture" ], ...

Environmental protection was stressed at Kanas, a growing tourism destination in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, famous for its attractive scenery and its "lake monster". "All of the hotels and restaurants will _ from the scenic site to 30 kilometers away," said Jim Liquan, an official with the Kan...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "let her enjoy Christmas early before her death" }, "options": [ "let her enjoy the great time with visitors", "let her understand her parents' love", "let her enjoy Christmas early before her death", "let her receive mo...

For Rachael and Leigh Badman, there is only one wish on their Christmas list this year _ that their sick daughter survives until December 25. Fifteen -year-old Paige suffers from a rare brain condition. The disease affects as few as 12 people in the world, and can kill her any day without warning. And her condition ha...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "to discuss Scola's in-class performance" }, "options": [ "to work out a study plan for Scola", "to get Scola enrolled in kindergarten", "to discuss Scola's in-class performance", "to find a language partner for Scola" ...

About 30 years ago, I left Cuba for the United States with my son. After getting settled finally in Brunswick, New Jersey, I enrolled my son in kindergarten. Several weeks later, my son's teacher asked me to meet him at his office. In the teacher's office, and exchange of greetings was followed by his questions: " Is ...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "British people are more used to rainy weather than Chinese people" }, "options": [ "many foreigners have embarrassing moments living in Beijing", "British people are more used to rainy weather than Chinese people", "the rain ...

In rainy London, always carry your "brolly" BIG Ben, the Queen, a plate of ham and eggs-no, no, no. If you're looking for a symbol of Britain, only one thing passes the test-the umbrella. Now, I know what you're thinking--we have rain in China and we have umbrellas too. Certainly, I will never forget the way it rained...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "How To Get Along With Your Teacher" }, "options": [ "Advice Before You Go To School", "What You Should Do At School", "How To Get Along With Your Teacher", "How To Plan Your Time At School" ], "question": "Which...

Respect your teachers. First of all,students should respect the teachers.They should pay attention in the classes.That means to salute him,to stand from his chair when the teacher enters the classroom etc.Attend any lesson attentively.In class of a certain subject or teacher you don't like very much,if it's total anarc...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "ugly" }, "options": [ "Comfortable", "interesting", "useless", "ugly" ], "question": "In general, US teens consider braces _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer": { "answer_i...

Most American teenagers can't wait to get rid of their "mental mouth" nickname . They count down the days they can finally take their braces off. However, trendy teenagers in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand can't wait to get them on, even if they don't need them. Braces are the latest teenage fashion trend in Southea...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "We find it impossible to count whales in the sea." }, "options": [ "We know the exact number of whales in the sea.", "It's easy for us to count whales in the sea.", "We find it impossible to count whales in the sea.", "...

We do not know exactly how many whales there are in the sea because we can't count them. But we believe at the beginning of the eighteenth century there were 105,000 humpback whales and 120,000 right whales. At the beginning of the twentieth century there were 75,000 humpbacks and 80,000 rights. Since 1900 their number...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "he will experience complex feelings brought on by different regions of his brain" }, "options": [ "he feels as if he were addicted to cocaine", "he will be committed to the beloved as long as necessary", "he will experience a...

Biologists believe that love is fundamentally a biological rather than a cultural construct, because the capacity for love is found in all human cultures and similar behavior is found in some other animals. In humans the purpose of all the desire is to focus attention on the raising of offspring. Children demand an unu...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "Isabella Stewart Gardner and her museum" }, "options": [ "how Isabella Gardner realized her dream of being an artist", "how Mr. and Mrs. Gardner added to their collection of art", "how Isabella's museum was opened", "Is...

Isabella Stewart was born in New York City in 1840. Her father made a great deal of money in trade. During school,her parents took her to Italy to explore the country's many cultural treasures. One of the private art collections Isabella visited in Milan had a deep influence on her. She wrote to her friends about her d...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "a kind of emotional disability" }, "options": [ "a not very normal mental condition", "a disease that can be easily cured", "something we pick up after birth", "a kind of emotional disability" ], "question": "In...

People often talk as if shyness is a disease or mental condition that can be cured. I prefer to think of it as an emotional disability. It's something we are born with and something we carry with us in our entire lives. There are too many people, however, who seem to be determined to find some way of doing away with th...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "illustrate a boa constrictor's act of digesting an animal" }, "options": [ "show the grown-ups what the book was about", "frighten the grown-ups trying to enter the forest", "remind himself of the adventures of the jungle", ...

Once when I was six years old I saw an amazing picture in a book called True Stories from Nature about the primeval forest. It was a picture of a boa constrictor in the act of swallowing an animal. In the book it said:"Boa constrictors swallow their prey whole without chewing it. After that they are not able to move a...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "a Scottish woman" }, "options": [ "a judge", "a reporter", "a beautiful", "a Scottish woman" ], "question": "Susan Boyle is _", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer": { "answer_ind...

When we talk about stars ,especially women stars ,it seems that they are always young, pretty and own charming body shapes. But recently a Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely. Simon Cowell ,one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyle's voice. "This lady camp ...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "what true friendship is" }, "options": [ "what true friendship is", "how to make friends with children", "his love of children's friendship", "the habits of little children" ], "question": "The author talks abou...

True friends are always with you when the rest of the world refuses you.A true friend is like a mirror that shows the real you.True friendship is like a 100% safe journey in this risky and unpredictable world.True friendship is always fresh. Children can share their feelings, things and thoughts among themselves freel...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "can't control themselves in life" }, "options": [ "are ready to change their minds", "are easily affected by windy weather", "don't have the power to face their fate", "can't control themselves in life" ], "ques...

From now on, never spend your precious time thinking of reasons for your failures and shortcomings. Instead, realize that the seeds of success were planted within you when you were born. Only you have the power to make those seeds grow. The seeds, and the power to grow them, are contained in the most awesome machine ev...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "Wildcats and their stories." }, "options": [ "Wildcats and their stories.", "Wildcats and their characters", "Varieties of animal species.", "Relationship between animal and humans." ], "question": "What is the ...

From the beginning of human history, wild animals provided food, clothing and sometimes medicine. We may not depend as much on wild animals now. But we hear about them every day. Americans use the names of animals in many ways. Automobile manufacturers and gasoline companies especially like to use big cats to sell the...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "Comic Books in the Classroom." }, "options": [ "Japanese Comic Books.", "Comic Books in the Classroom.", "Reading Efficiently.", "A Current Craze." ], "question": "Which of the following is probably the best tit...

Generations of children grew up reading comic books secretly, hiding out from parents and teachers who saw them as a waste of time and a risk to young minds. Comics are now gaining a new respectability at school. That is thanks to an increasingly popular and creative program, often aimed at struggling readers, that en...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "Drinking green tea properly can help you keep healthy" }, "options": [ "Ten percent of women suffer from breast cancer", "Berries are the richest source of the oleic acid", "The lycopene found in olive oil has a good effect o...

One woman in nine will develop breast cancer over her lifetime. However, a healthy diet can reduce your risk of developing the disease by 40 to 60 percent. Generally speaking, eating more vegetables can reduce your risk of developing breast cancer by 60 percent. Vegetables like cabbage are rich in fiber , can lower ...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "Uncontrolled greenhouse effect may happen in some situation." }, "options": [ "People still have decades to solve this problem.", "Uncontrolled greenhouse effect may happen in some situation.", "The Earth's natural systems fo...

Climate change, global warming, the greenhouse effect ... these days nobody denies that there is something strange and worrying happening to the atmosphere. Scientists are puzzled by the rise in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. They are afraid that the world may be a short way from what they refer to as uncontrolled g...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "cloned adult animals are safe to eat except sheep." }, "options": [ "foods from cloned animals are popular in America", "cloned adult animals are safe to eat except sheep.", "cloned animals will be easy to produce", "mo...

The United States government wants to know what the public thinks about its findings on the safety of cloned animals. The Food and Drug Administration says meat and milk from clones of adult cattle, pigs and goats are safe to eat. An F.D.A. official called them "as safe to eat as the food we eat every day." And when th...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "Ways of narrowing generation gap." }, "options": [ "The causes of generation gap.", "The effects of generation gap.", "One example of generation gap.", "Ways of narrowing generation gap." ], "question": "Which o...

Parents, our first teachers, play a highly significant role in our lives.However, doesn't it seem that many of us come to have conflicts with them when we start high school? We're less likely to listen to them and take their suggestions--we even rebel against them. Why? It may be the so-called "generation gap".A genera...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "was a very successful politician like his father" }, "options": [ "got on very well at the universities", "was very good at basketball, baseball and football", "was a very successful politician like his father", "did ev...

When he took office, George W. Bush, son of former president George Herbert Walker Bush, became the first son to follow his father into the White House since John Quiney Adams followed John Adams in the early 19th century. Bush was born on July 6, 1946, in New Haven, Connecticut, the first child of George Herbert Walke...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "you are advised to take a bottle of water along on hot days" }, "options": [ "you should buy tickets with cash", "you can save more money with a single ticket", "you can go to any place in London quickly", "you are advi...

The London Underground (The Tube) The main source of public transport in London revolves around the Underground (or the Tube as it is known to Londoners). This network of 12 lines can get you to most places in the center of the city quickly. It's most necessary to get an Oyster Card or a Travelcard. Single tickets are ...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "got punished by God" }, "options": [ "sees the cat his friend.", "received the fur coat.", "disliked the fur", "got punished by God" ], "question": "From the Russian legend we know the dog _ .", "question_...

A Russian legend has a story about the origins of cats. The cat's coat, it was said, was originally designed for the dog, but the dog became so impatient when coats were being handed out that he was told to wait at the back of the queue. The cat was given the fur instead of the dog. This, according to Russian folk stor...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "might remind him \"not to speak his mind\" in public places" }, "options": [ "made him and his works famous nationwide", "might remind him \"not to speak his mind\" in public places", "was first used when he began writing as ...

Mo Yan was born in 1955, in GaomiCounty inShandongprovince to a family of farmers. Mo was 11 years old when theCultural Revolutionwas launched, at which time he left school to work as a farmer. At the age of 18, he began to work at a cotton factory. During Mo's teenage years, with a series of political campaigns from t...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "reinforces the feminine qualities required" }, "options": [ "reinforces the feminine qualities required", "makes women look more honest and capable", "is of primary importance to women", "often enables women to succeed ...

Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier,have better marriages and have more respectable occupations. Personal consultants give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants .But in the executive ...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "Social skills play a key role in children's development." }, "options": [ "Most kindergartners can solve problems alone.", "Helpful children understand other's feeling better.", "Outgoing children cooperate with their peers e...

Career success could be predicted as early as kindergarten, according to a 20-year study recently published in the American Journal of Public Health. Researchers from Pennsylvania State University and Duke University tracked more than 700 children from across the US between kindergarten and age 25 and found a significa...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "to increase product sales" }, "options": [ "to increase product sales", "to make a product much better", "to spend more money", "to reduce the production" ], "question": "The purpose of advertising is _ .", ...

Advertising is a highly developed twentieth-century industry. The development of radio, television, cinema, magazines and newspapers has gone _ with the development of advertising. Why is advertising so popular? Is it a waste of money? It has been proved again and again that repeated advertising increases product sales...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "Arithmetic." }, "options": [ "Algebra.", "College Mathematics.", "Arithmetic.", "Mathematics Education." ], "question": "What does the course Basic Math mainly cover?", "question_type": null }, { "an...

The Basics of Math--Made Clear Basic Math introduces students to the basic concepts of mathematics, as well as the fundamentals of more tricky areas. These 30 fantastic lectures are designed to provide students with an understanding of arithmetic and to prepare them for Algebra and beyond. The lessons in Basic Math co...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "People thought she was too old to take on a new job." }, "options": [ "Nursing clinics were hard to find.", "People thought that old people couldn't be trusted.", "People thought she was too old to take on a new job.", ...

A job is more than just a job,especially to the older generation."It's not the money that matters,but the sense of selfworth," 56yearold Cheng Wonlan said.So,every day Ms Cheng carries a bag of parcels,letters and documents of all shapes and sizes and does her rounds in North Point.She's a courier . Five years ago,Ms C...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "It falls on the same day in November every year." }, "options": [ "It falls on the same day in November every year.", "It is the most traditional American holiday after 1863.", "It is a regular national holiday after 1863.", ...

Thanksgiving Day is always celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November.It is the most traditional American holiday.The first Thanksgiving was held in Massachusetts in 1621.After a year off great hardship,the colonist wanted to give thanks to God for their first harvest.They invited their Indian friends to join,them ...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "10%" }, "options": [ "7%", "6.7%", "6%", "10%" ], "question": "The highest unemployment rate in the depression in the U.S.was _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer": { "answe...

Unemployment in the United States is still high at 6.7 percent. But for job seekers,especially those with college educations,researchers say finding a job can be as easy as logging on to a computer.It used to be that looking for a job meant hurrying around,knocking on doors and turning to ads.But that's changing,thanks...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "give their children freedom to do what they think proper" }, "options": [ "set limits to what their children do", "keep a close watch over their children", "give the whole directions to what their children do", "give th...

Slow parenting means parenting children in the contact of nature without any interference of materialistic influence. We can also term it as "self-raising". In slow parenting children are allowed to do what they think proper and parents just keep a watch over the child. Curiosity of the child leads to exploring and d...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "scientists have learned a little about sheep's intelligence" }, "options": [ "scientists have learned everything about sheep's intelligence", "scientists have learned a little about sheep's intelligence", "scientists can't do...

Sheep Smarter than Thought London--Sheep, like turkeys and ostriches, are not considered the most clever animals. British scientists said last Wednesday humans may have underestimated the woolly creature. They could be much smarter than we think. Researchers at the Babraham Institute in Cambridge, southern England, hav...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "tell how an animal reunited a husband and wife" }, "options": [ "show that elephants are very clever", "tell how a woman trained a wild animal", "show that women care more for animals than men do", "tell how an animal...

A young man from a village called Nawalapitiya married a young woman from Maliyuwa, a nearby village. They lived with the man's big family--his parents, his brothers, their wives and children. The family kept an elephant, in which the young woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar. Th...

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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "Because he desired to join in public affairs." }, "options": [ "Because he wanted to be an official.", "Because he desired to join in public affairs.", "Because he wanted to make more money.", "Because he wanted to writ...

Nobody knows for certainty all the details of the life of Aesop. However, scholars have been working to established some facts and this is the brief story of Aesop as it is accepted today. Aesop was born a slave around the year 620 B.C. InAncient Greece, it was a privilege and tradition of freedmen to be interested i...

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