questions list | article stringlengths 9 6.44k | id stringlengths 9 14 |
|---|---|---|
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "working in an office can be more restricting than being in prison"
},
"options": [
"the former is more comfortable than the latter",
"compared with prisoners, office workers have been badly treated",
"it is unfair that a work... | In prison you spend the majority of your time in an 8*10 cell. At work you spend most of your time in a 6*8 cubicle . In prison you get three meals a day. At work you only get a break for one meal and you have to pay for it. In prison you get time off for good behavior. At work you get rewarded for good behavior with ... | high23532.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "keep to the train schedule strictly"
},
"options": [
"keep to the train schedule strictly",
"complete the journey gracefully",
"stop right on the platform mark",
"understand the special lighting"
],
"question": ... | Paris
Passengers carried per day: 4.4m
Cost of ticket: 80p flat fare
Length: 131 miles Lines: 14 Stations: 297
In Paris there are pleasures for those who use the Metro -- many of them artistic. The graceful Art Nouveau dragon-fly entrances are just the most noticeable on a Metro system which celebrated its 100tha... | high12937.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "People can practise their English via Ellie's website."
},
"options": [
"The Gloria Barron Prize honors people showing leadership and courage.",
"Each year ten winners share US $2,000 to support their higher education.",
"Ell... | The Gloria Barron Prize honors American young people from 8 to 18 who have shown leadership and courage in public service. Each year ten winners each receive $2,000 to support their higher education or their service work.
Ellie Wen, 18, was volunteering at a community center in prefix = st1 /Los Angeles. The center wa... | high17697.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "urge Cosmo Books Ltd. to take away the books he had not ordered"
},
"options": [
"show his anger to Cosmo Books Ltd.",
"argue about sending him books he had not ordered",
"advise readers not to order books from Cosmo Books Lt... | Dear Sir,
Just over six months ago, I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare.Your company, Cosmo books Ltd , offered this set ( eight books of plays and two books of poetry) at a "remarkable" price: fifteen pounds and fifty pence, including postage and packing. I... | high16589.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "an American living in Township 15"
},
"options": [
"an American living in Township 15",
"a Canadian living in a Quebec village",
"a Canadian working in a customs station",
"an American working in a Canadian church"
... | Montreal(Reuters)-Crossing the US-Canada border to go to church on a Sunday cost a US citizen $10,000for breaking Washington's strict new security rules.
The expensive trip to church was a surprise for Richard Albert, who lives right on the Canadian border. Like the other half-dozen people of Township 15, crossing the ... | high21325.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Because it was an example to show that he knew little about Australia."
},
"options": [
"Because the name of Australiacapital city is too difficult to remember .",
"Because the writer didn't know where the Australian capital city i... | Before I stood on the ground of the largest island in the world I knew only a little about prefix = st1 /Australia. I came here in 2000, I had just heard of Sydney and Melbourne, and I knew koalas and kangaroos were Australian animals. To be frank, _ .
When I was sitting on the plane traveling from Beijing to Melbourne... | high17683.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "tried his best to help his father"
},
"options": [
"managed to get in touch with some folks",
"realized how hard his father worked",
"tried his best to help his father",
"was curious about everything"
],
"questi... | Sometimes the best advice doesn't come from a book, a microphone, from behind a desk in Washington or even from the people who are the leaders in their fields. Sometimes the best life lessons are found deep in the roots of where we came from. My father passed away years ago, but I always remember the lessons he taught ... | high19876.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Great Ocean Road, Australia and Garden Route, South Africa"
},
"options": [
"Stelvio Pass, Italy and Garden Route, South Africa",
"Great Ocean Road, Australia and Stelvio Pass, Italy",
"Garden Route, South Africa and no other... | Garden Route, South Africa
Take in this fresh sea air in this beautiful coastal setting as you cruise the famous Garden Route in the Western Cape in South Africa. A wild life break is a must, as is enjoying great meal stops along the route. There are wild life reserves throughout the Garden Route National Park you c... | high21331.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "the development of advertisement"
},
"options": [
"the development of advertisement",
"the first advertisement in the world",
"the difficulty in advertising",
"the advantages of advertisements"
],
"question": "T... | Advertisement is the difficult business of bringing information to great numbers of people.The purpose of an advertisement is to make people respond to make them react to an idea,such as helping prevent forest fires,or to make them want to buy a certain product or service.At the beginning of the 20th century,advertisem... | high15094.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Find a house"
},
"options": [
"Go shopping",
"Find a house",
"Join his family",
"Take his family"
],
"question": "What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney?",
"question_type": null
},
{
... | Arriving in Sydney on his own from India, my husband ,Rashid, stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children.
During the first week of his stay, he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone. He was extremely worr... | high6815.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "begin to be unhappy"
},
"options": [
"live a comfortable life as usual",
"begin to be unhappy",
"are protected from the world outside",
"are about to die from the heat"
],
"question": "On the first night of the ... | Lie in bed, by an open window, and listen...
"No air conditioning? How can you sleep?" a friend asks, horrified. I tell her my family has decided to shut the air conditioner off and reduce our electric bill. On this first night of our cost-cutting plan, it's only 85 degrees. We're going to suffer, but the three kids co... | high436.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "What Makes a House Home"
},
"options": [
"Home Means Everything",
"What Makes a House Home",
"Home Is Not Where You Are",
"The Importance of a House"
],
"question": "What would be the best title for the text?",
... | What makes a house a home?
Not size, of course. I've been in some of the grandest houses in America, and it's readily apparent that no one lives there. Earlier this year, I had dinner in a mud hut in Ethiopia, where we sat on chairs next to the hostess's bed --- a home that had more warmth than any house I've been in s... | high24249.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "While washing the dishes"
},
"options": [
"Before having dinner.",
"When cleaning a baby.",
"After using the toilet.",
"While washing the dishes"
],
"question": "Which of the following situation doesn't belong t... | October 15th2008 is the first Global Handwashing Day, whose goal is to create a culture of hand washing with soap. Activities are planned in more than twenty countries to get millions of people in the developing world to wash their hands with soap.
150,000 bars of soap were given to schools in prefix = st1 /Ethiopia, w... | high23526.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Texting affects students' performance on test."
},
"options": [
"Cell phone use and texting are more common.",
"Teens should avoid cell phone use and texting.",
"Texting affects students' performance on test.",
"The eff... | Cell phone use and texting are increasingly common, especially among teens. And that could be a problem. Texting affects learning and performing on test, a new study finds. So a Montana teen, Colin decided to test that.
They asked 47 classmates to take part in a two-part experiment. The goal was to test how well these ... | high12923.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Obama's decision agrees with the fact that economic freedom grows with political freedom."
},
"options": [
"President Obama is making a wrong move opening to Cuba.",
"Marco Rubio is making a mistake criticizing Obama's normalizatio... | In opposing President Barack Obama's opening to Cuba, Florida's Republican senator, Marco Rubio, explained, "This entire policy shift announced today is based on an illusion, on a lie, the lie and the illusion that more commerce and access to money and goods will _ political freedom for the Cuban people." Rubio has cor... | high9298.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "She is a teacher."
},
"options": [
"She is a cook.",
"She is a teacher.",
"She is a housewife",
"She is a computer engineer."
],
"question": "What does the author do?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"an... | When I learned that my 71-year-old mother was playing Scrabble--a word game--against herself, I knew I had to do something. My husband suggested we give her a computer to play against. I wasn't sure my mother was ready for it. After all, it had taken 15 years to persuade her to buy an electric cooker. Even so, we packe... | high350.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "seaweeds"
},
"options": [
"seabirds",
"seals",
"fishes",
"seaweeds"
],
"question": "Killer Whales do not feed on _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
... | Orcas, or killer whales, are the largest of the dolphins and one of the world's most powerful animals feeding on meat. They feast on marine mammals such as seals, sea lions, and even whales, employing teeth that can be four inches (ten centimeters) long. They are known to grab seals right off the ice. They also eat fis... | high13383.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "It is seeking further development in China"
},
"options": [
"It will move its head office to Shenzhen",
"It is seeking further development in China",
"It has attracted an investment of US$15 billion",
"It caught up with... | When I was going home to India last year, I called up my mother to ask if she wanted anything from china,
When India had not opened up its markers to the world, I carried suitcase loads of dark glasses and jeans. Thankfully, we can get all these anywhere in India now,
Still ,her answer surprised me: "Green tea,"
As lon... | high8186.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "She was trying to do homework when it got dark."
},
"options": [
"She was having trouble with math problems.",
"She was trying to do homework when it got dark.",
"She was trying to earn money.",
"She was working on a sc... | In the United States, a person has to be sixteen to drive, seventeen to see certain movies, and eighteen to vote. People can get great discounts on all sorts of things provided they're over sixtyfive. Everywhere we look there are age limits that define what people can and can't do. But creativity has no boundaries, no ... | high21457.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "helps to know what is happening around us"
},
"options": [
"makes us feel excited",
"helps us hear more clearly",
"is something harmful to us",
"helps to know what is happening around us"
],
"question": "The sen... | Scientists believe that one of our most important means of knowing what is going on around us is the sense of sound. We are warned of danger by sounds. Sounds serve to please us in music. Sound has a waste product, too, in the form of noise. Noise has been called unwanted sound. Noise is growing and it may get much wor... | high11594.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "He doesn't want to know his chance of getting a disease."
},
"options": [
"He is strongly in favor of the present genetic tests.",
"He is more likely to suffer from Alzheimer's disease.",
"He believes genetic mapping can help... | How far would you be willing to go to satisfy your need to know?Far enough to find out your possibility of dying from a terrible disease?These days that's more than an academic question,as Tracy Smith reports in our Cover Story.
There are now more than a thousand genetic tests,for everything from baldness to breast ca... | high6183.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "tried to go after his hobbies"
},
"options": [
"liked working with a group of people",
"didn't like doing sports at all",
"worked in the garage to support himself",
"tried to go after his hobbies"
],
"question":... | Apple has lost a creative genius and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve Jobs have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Steve Jobs leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of ... | high23268.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "hope to have more money, time and experience"
},
"options": [
"don't want to spend more time on work",
"have so many household and social affairs",
"hope to have more money, time and experience",
"only expect to make mo... | There are four types of persons who go to work part-time. These include retirees who want a bit more income or socialization, parents who want to spend more time with their children, college and high school students and temporary agency workers who want more experience. Many people enjoy the advantages of working part-... | high378.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "an English teacher"
},
"options": [
"a project management assistant",
"an accountant",
"a marketing assistant",
"an English teacher"
],
"question": "If you have just graduated from a university, you should apply... | Wanted
Project Management Assistant
Responsibility:
Provide service for the project in Chongqing.
Provide assistance to the project manager for everyday work.
Responsible for file management, customer service for students & parents.
Requirements:
College degree and above.
Good English and computer skill.
Related workin... | high4794.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "176 years old"
},
"options": [
"176 years old",
"100 years old",
"250 years old",
"200 years old"
],
"question": "Now, the oldest animal in the world is about at _ according to the passage.",
"question_t... | CALCUTTA, India Mar 24, 2006 (AP) -- One of the world's oldest creatures, a giant tortoise believed to have been about 250 years old, has died in the Calcutta zoo where it spent more than half its long life.
Addwaita, which means "the one and only" in the local Bengali language, was one of four Aldabra tortoises broug... | high20761.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "the closing ceremony"
},
"options": [
"to award the last gold medal",
"to raise the flags of the winners for the last time",
"to hunt for souvenirs",
"the closing ceremony"
],
"question": "The last event of the ... | Two weeks after the opening ceremony, the Games are over. The last of the three hundred gold medals has been awarded and the flags of the winners have been raised for the last time.
The final event is the closing ceremony. This occasion is always sad and happy at the same time. It is a sad occasion because the tremendo... | high3945.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "prefix = st1 /TokyoShows Eco Cars"
},
"options": [
"New Car Trend",
"Tokyo Motor Show",
"Eye-catching Cars on Show",
"prefix = st1 /TokyoShows Eco Cars"
],
"question": "What would be the best title for the passa... | ECO-friendly technology was the hottest trend at the 39thTokyo Motor Show, which opened last Friday.
About 240 car manufacturers from 13 countries presented new models. Most were powered by hybrid ,fuel cell and electrical systems. Carmakers are championing more environmentally models amid increasing oil prices an... | high20007.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "an experience of doing research on pollution"
},
"options": [
"a research report about pollution.",
"an exciting experience of fishing.",
"an experience of doing research on pollution",
"an unforgettable talk with an ol... | I always avoid going on field investigations with the toxics team, unless it's ly necessary. It's not that I mind the hard work, or am afraid of coming into contact with toxic substances. What I fear is quickly losing hope about the work I do.
However, doing field research with the toxic team, all I see and feel ... | high18598.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "To find a job is much more difficult than before"
},
"options": [
"There is nothing we can do to find a good job nowadays",
"To find out what jobs are available is totally impossible",
"To find a job is much more difficult th... | Not so long ago almost student who successfully completed a university degree could find a good career quite easily. However. those days are gone, even in Hong Kong, and nowadays graduates often face strong competition in the search for jobs.
Job seekers first have to make a careful assessment of their own abilities. O... | high17873.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Anas visited the school Obama once studied in."
},
"options": [
"Obama has met Anas once in Indonesia.",
"Obama visited a school he attended as a boy.",
"Anas became rich after he knew Obama.",
"Anas visited the school ... | JAKARTA, INDONESIA ---Walking with long steps and his smile lighting up a rainy afternoon, Barack Obama seems to have arrived to visit a school he attended as a boy.But wait.He's not real Obama.The US president is back in Washington, D.C..
So who is this guy?He's IIham Anas,34,magazine photogr... | high21319.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "C-e-a-d-b"
},
"options": [
"E-c-a-b-d",
"C-a-e-b-d",
"C-e-a-d-b",
"E-c-d-a-b"
],
"question": "What should be the right order of the life's milestones according to the passage?",
"question_type": null
},
... | Researchers have revealed 25 major life milestones - and the ages by which we should have achieved them.
A new study has unveiled the ultimate guide to life, which involves passing a driving test at the age of 20, moving out at 22 and getting married at 27. The comprehensive study, which draws on the wisdom, life expe... | high19686.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "introduce a book"
},
"options": [
"introduce a book",
"give some advice",
"tell stories",
"please readers"
],
"question": "The text is written to _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answ... | Most of the stories are written by young,unpublished writers.And the audience undoubtedly will relate perfectly to the tales told in the book.The editors have organized this collection into nine categories :Relationships,Friendship,The Power of Love,Family,Lessons,Difficult Stuff,Overcoming Obstacles ,SelfDiscovery,a... | high24261.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "on a school day"
},
"options": [
"on the weekend",
"on a school day",
"during a school holiday",
"around Christmas"
],
"question": "For an adult,the best time to visit the Magic Kingdom is _ .",
"question... | When to go:The Magic Kingdom,which was opened in 1971,was the first theme park at Walt Disney World. All Disney World theme parks are open 365 days a year,although opening and closing time for each park changes from day to day.
If you plan to make a trip to the Magic Kingdom without kids,try to visit on a school day to... | high8810.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "receive and go through the information"
},
"options": [
"ask for the information",
"cut off all channels of information",
"receive and go through the information",
"become information \"hermits\""
],
"question":... | Every day from the time we wake up until the time we go to bed, we are bombarded with information from all sides, from TV, radio, newspapers and books; from family, friends, and colleagues. As a new cable television subscriber, I am ly amazed at the quantity and varying levels of information quality on cable televisio... | high22604.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Because there was too much trash at the park."
},
"options": [
"Because the weather was bad.",
"Because she couldn't find her mum.",
"Because her friends were not at the park.",
"Because there was too much trash at the ... | When Juliet was a child, she often went to the city park and played with her friends. On a sunny morning, when Juliet came to the park with her mum, she looked around and felt very unhappy.
"What's the matter, dear?" asked her mum.
Juliet replied, "Mum, there's so much trash on the ground."
Juliet's mum looked around. ... | high8804.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "he was shocked that the corn output in China was so low"
},
"options": [
"he just graduated from an ordinary high school",
"he was shocked that the corn output in China was so low",
"he was only in his thirties",
"he wa... | Li Denghai, with his muddy boots and tanned face, may not look like he is one of China's famous agricultural pioneers. But the 61-year-old man from Shandong Province has made scientific breakthroughs , which made great contributions to China's food security . His main work has been in achieving the higher output of co... | high3951.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "improved his grades greatly"
},
"options": [
"became the best student in his class",
"was interested in singing songs",
"quickly finished his 4\nthgrade lessons",
"improved his grades greatly"
],
"question": "Wi... | As the father of a student, I have experienced first hand what a great teacher is. My son was in the 4thgrade last year, and he had a teacher called Miss Green. I believe that when he is an adult he will surely look back on her as the best teacher he has ever had.
My son has attention deficit disorder that makes it a ... | high2497.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "She had been beaten terribly."
},
"options": [
"She had taken his place and become a gang leader.",
"She had come to this place to see her husband.",
"She wanted to pay for what she had done to Michael Zey.",
"She had b... | Where was I? The room was dark and quiet. My head hurt really badly. I shouted, "Help! Help! Can anybody help me?"
After a while somebody came in. The room was so dark that I couldn't see his face clearly. The man turned on the light and said with a sharp voice, "Ah! Sweetie, do you still remember who I am?" I was shoc... | high17867.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "is fond of collecting family life photographs"
},
"options": [
"is fond of collecting family life photographs",
"found a complaining not under his car wiper",
"is working for several self-published magazines",
"wondered... | Photos that you might have found down the back of your sofa are now big business!
In 2005, the American artist Richard Prince's photograph of a photograph, Untitled (Cowboy), was sold for $ 1, 248, 000.
Prince is certainly not the only contemporary artist to have worked with so-called "found photographs"--a loose term ... | high3789.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "they have difficulty finding qualified personnel at home"
},
"options": [
"they find foreign employees are usually more talented",
"they need original ideas from employees hired overseas",
"they want to expand their business ... | Interest in pursuing international careers has risen in recent years strengthened by permanent personnel shortages that are causing companies to search beyond their home borders for talent.
Professionals seek career experience outside of their home countries for a variety of reasons. They may feel the need to recharge ... | high4780.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "His seat was damp."
},
"options": [
"His seat was damp.",
"His pay was low",
"The weather was terrible",
"His coffee was spilled"
],
"question": "Why did the driver of the train refused to do his job?",
"que... | Poor weather. Technical difficulties. These are some of the typical causes of cancelled trains and planes. But sometimes, the excuse can be a lot more _ .
Just recently, passengers waiting for a train to Peterborough heard the following announcement, "For reasons beyond our control, we regret to inform passengers that ... | high4958.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "English courses."
},
"options": [
"English courses.",
"Ways to improve students' English.",
"The best way to improve your skills.",
"The importance of English."
],
"question": "What does this passage mainly talk... | Welcome to Language upon Thames. This brochure has been designed to give you an overview of our Language School and the courses we offer. If you have some additional questions please do not hesitate to contact us for more information.
At Language upon Thames, we feel it is important to be flexible, in order that s... | high20775.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Banks are making it harder for people to get credit cards."
},
"options": [
"Banks are making it harder for people to get credit cards.",
"Some people's credit limits have been reduced.",
"It is more difficult to borrow money... | Credit cards let people buy things now and pay for them over months or even years.But some people get deep into debt:Some banks have terms and charges that can make it harder for people to pay off that debt.In the United States,there are calls for stronger government supervision of the credit card industry. _ In 2004,A... | high6197.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "A foreigner who works in China for a long time."
},
"options": [
"A foreigner whose wife of husband is of Chinese nationality.",
"A foreign child whose parents are Chinese citizens.",
"A foreigner who invests large sum of mon... | The creation of a Chinese Green Card in 2004 was a milestone in the country's immigration law. Five years on, the card is an increasingly sought-after document.
On August 15, 2004, the Regulations on Examination and Approval of Permanent Residence
oAliens in China created a Green Card system granting qualified foreigne... | high15916.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Making a person ill."
},
"options": [
"Helping to digest food.",
"Helping to take nutrients from food.",
"Helping to regulate weight.",
"Making a person ill."
],
"question": "Which of the following is NOT the fu... | Health experts have long worried about the increasing rate of obesity in kids. It's an important concern: Being weight or obese during childhood can lead to serious problems normally seen in adults, such as diabetes and high blood pressure. Poor diets and a lack of exercise are usually the causes. But would you ever ha... | high7289.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "They cannot easily focus on learning during the day."
},
"options": [
"They can get bored easily about everything.",
"They might have no time to do the homework.",
"They might not pay much attention to learning.",
"They... | During the school year many parents take on the role of driver as they drive their children from one lesson to another .Understandably so. Many of us want our children to have a little taste of everything, from organized sports to music, dance and more. But we can overdo it, leaving our children feeling a little burnt ... | high1820.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "To call on people to join in the fight against the environmental pollution."
},
"options": [
"To praise Zhou Liqun and her friends.",
"To remind us that our world is heavily polluted.",
"To give us advice on how to make envir... | Many students are planning field trips as spring draws near. Fourteen-year-old Zhou Liqun is busy digging holes along rivers. The girl and her "One Piece of Paper Team" are planting trees to improve the environment.
They collect waste paper to sell for trees and have set up websites to spread the message of connection... | high22162.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Australia"
},
"options": [
"South Africa",
"Australia",
"All of Canada",
"Malaysia"
],
"question": "English is the native language of _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | English is the native or official language of one-fifth of the land area of the world. It is spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand. In South Africa and India it is one of the official languages.
More people study English than any other language. In many countries, the textbooks in universit... | high15725.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "To encourage his students to be positive."
},
"options": [
"To share his lucky experience.",
"To make his class more lively.",
"To draw all students' attention.",
"To encourage his students to be positive."
],
"... | I teach geography at UNLV three times per week. Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I cheerfully asked my students how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been so good. He had his wisdom teeth removed. The young man then asked me why I always seemed to be so cheerful. "I choose to be... | high7262.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Skagway"
},
"options": [
"Juneau",
"Skagway",
"Haines",
"Gustavus"
],
"question": "You can feel the history of the local place at _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answe... | Nothing evoke Alaska like a whale exploding out of the water or an eagle pulling a silver fish from the river. Combine these images with high mountains, brilliant icebergs and wonderful meals and you really do have the Best of Alaska!
Join us for an unforgettable 7-day excursion to the last frontier! Additional highl... | high23297.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Sentences to paragraphing."
},
"options": [
"Critical thinking.",
"5-paragraph essay.",
"Sentences to paragraphing.",
"Writing for TOEFL and CEE."
],
"question": "According to the letter, what will Edward teach ... | Dear Ms. Wang,
I am writing to inform you of some arrangements about my composition course and Latin course next year.
I've decided to re-establish the 5-paragraph essay as the goal for the composition course. I interviewed some of my former students and they all agreed that being able to write critically and continuou... | high13354.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Sharing the joy of gardening with children."
},
"options": [
"Teaching children how to garden.",
"Giving children the chance to show off",
"Helping children realize the importance of work.",
"Sharing the joy of gardenin... | Gardening can be a very relaxing hobby for many people and this wonderful experience is not just for adults. Children are interested in gardening as well, if given the chance to explore nature and science in this way. Gardening can bring joy to both children and their parents alike, especially when the experience is sh... | high5475.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "They are lovely but troublesome."
},
"options": [
"They are polite and helpful.",
"They are lovely but troublesome.",
"They are clever and full of imagination.",
"They are careless and make silly mistakes."
],
"... | I am a mother of three girls. Getting married and having children was my childhood goal in life. By the time I had my third daughter, my middle daughter was not quite two and my oldest was three and a half. I loved them so much, yet there were some days I referred to as "too much of a good thing".
As any ... | high18201.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Allowing children to learn about science through play."
},
"options": [
"Encouraging more people to do scientific work.",
"Allowing children to learn about science through play.",
"Helping people understand scientific develop... | Vacation spots in Ohio
The Boon shoft Museum of Discovery
The museum is based on the understanding that science is the process through which we come to
understand our world, and that play is the way children do science. Visitors of all ages can explore the wonders of the world. The museum includes many places for adv... | high17132.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "language"
},
"options": [
"places",
"time",
"money",
"language"
],
"question": "The writer thinks _ should be considered first before students study abroad.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | "USA? Britain? Which country is better to study in?" We often hear such discussions. As China opens its doors, studying abroad has become a dream for many Chinese students. They want to learn about the world.
It's true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves. Language skills will improve and it may be... | high10885.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "He decided to order some roses."
},
"options": [
"He planned to open a flower shop.",
"He decided to order some roses.",
"He wanted to take a good rest.",
"He had to see somebody there."
],
"question": "Why did ... | John had been on a business trip for three weeks. It was coming up on Mother's Day, and he usually tried to go back home, but this time he was too tired. He was in a small town outside of Little Rock when he drove by a flower shop. He decided to send his mother some roses.
He went into the shop and saw a young man talk... | high21480.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Watersports Club"
},
"options": [
"Diving Center",
"Watersports Club",
"Riding School",
"Sailing Club"
],
"question": "If you want to swim and enjoy activities which are fast and a bit dangerous, you should join... | Riding School:
You can start horse-riding at any age. Choose private or group lessons any weekday between 9 a. m.and 8:30 p.m.(3:30 p.m.on Saturdays). There are 10 kilometers of tracks and paths for leisurely rides across farmland and open country. You will need a riding hat.
Opening Hours: Monday through Friday:9:00 a... | high3004.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Her name."
},
"options": [
"Her address.",
"Her birthday.",
"Her name.",
"Her telephone number."
],
"question": "What did Nikki know about her sister before her searching?",
"question_type": null
},
{
... | Nikkli was brought up from a vey early age by her father while her sister was raised by her mother. Nikki spent a very small amount of time with her mum and sister when she was about 6 years old, but soon after contact stopped when communication broke down between her parents.
She never felt she wanted to find her fami... | high20946.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "To help solve the universal problem of stress."
},
"options": [
"To release his or her working tiredness.",
"To help solve the universal problem of stress.",
"To strengthen his or her anxiety.",
"To have more people cry... | While it is impossible to live completely free of stress, it is possible to prevent stress as well as reduce its effect when it can't be avoided. The US Department of Health and Human Services offers the following suggestions for ways to deal with stress.
Try physical activity
When you are nervous, angry or upset, try ... | high11225.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "every year when autumn comes"
},
"options": [
"every year when autumn comes",
"in the afternoon every day",
"every time he walks along his street",
"now that he is an old man"
],
"question": "The writer calls up... | About this time every year, I get very nostalgic . Walking through my neighborhood on a fall afternoon reminds me of a time not too long ago when sounds of children filled the air, children playing games on a hill, and throwing leaves around in the street below. I was one of those children, carefree and happy. I live o... | high3762.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "When she was eight years old."
},
"options": [
"When she was eight years old.",
"When she was in the fifth grade.",
"When she was thirteen years old.",
"When she was in the eighth grade."
],
"question": "When di... | Not being the best but touching the limits of your ability. This belief came from my third grade teacher, the most trusted and loved person in my life.
Mr. Myrus was always perfectly dressed and spoke with the conviction that talking to small kids didn't mean that he had to sacrifice proper pronunciation or grammar. ... | high19679.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "There are three doctors in Poe's family."
},
"options": [
"Poe is too busy to spare time for her family.",
"Poe decided to be a doctor when she was in Grade 5.",
"There are three doctors in Poe's family.",
"Poe's husban... | As the only physician in a small local clinic and hospital, Katrina Poe sees dozens of patients on any given day. She's on call at the hospital in Kilmichael every day, and she gets little time with her sons, aged 3 and 3 months. But the country doctor doesn't complain about her job. It's the one she chose for herself ... | high17654.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "They were repairing the building"
},
"options": [
"They were searching for gold",
"They were repairing the building",
"They were pulling down the building",
"They were cleaning the building"
],
"question": "What... | A French wine producer is spreading the wealth with his workers after they discovered nearly $ 1milion worth of gold coins stored in the building's ceiling, according to a French newspaper.
"One of the workers was attacking the building's ceiling when gold coins started to rain down on him, followed by sacks of gold,... | high22837.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "drink a few cups of water before each meal"
},
"options": [
"drink a few cups of water after each meal",
"drink a few cups of water before each meal",
"eat plenty of pears",
"eat plenty of apples"
],
"question":... | A new study suggests that the way to weight loss may be clear.A couple of glasses of water before meals help dieters lose about 5 pounds more than those who do not drink water.While drinking water before a meal may fill a person up,the contents of their meal are important as well.Should a person be eating a low-fat die... | high1175.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "To buy some books from a bookstore."
},
"options": [
"To prepare for a meal.",
"To arrange the furniture in a special way.",
"To buy some books from a bookstore.",
"To \"write\" a letter with the computer."
],
"... | According to the dictionary definition of "create ",ordinary people are creative every day. To create means " to bring into being, to cause to exist"-something each of us does daily.
We are creative whenever we look at or think about something in a new way. First, this includes an awareness of our surroundings. It mea... | high9529.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Pennies from Heaven"
},
"options": [
"Pennies from Heaven",
"My loving Dad",
"My happy childhood",
"Days in New York"
],
"question": "What is the best title for the text?",
"question_type": null
},
{
... | My dad loved pennies, especially those with wheat. Those were the pennies he grew up with in Iowa and he didn't have many.
When I was a kid, Dad and I would go for walks together. We'd spy coins along the way. Whenever I picked up a penny, he'd ask, "Is it a wheat?" It always thrilled him when we found one of those spe... | high15043.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "last only five days"
},
"options": [
"last only five days",
"offer a free parking",
"have the only one singer",
"take place in a private house"
],
"question": "We can learn from the text that the show will _ ... | Welcome here! The Southern Spring Home & Garden Show will be held at The Park Expo and Conference Center. This show will last from Wednesday (March 2) to Sunday (March 6,2012).
Admission : Adults $10.00. Teenagers under 15 free with a paying adult.
Join Lincolnton's own Tammie Davis as she performs her original country... | high8637.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "may not be the key to success"
},
"options": [
"is not important at all",
"has taken on a different meaning",
"may not be the key to success",
"does not help you do better at school"
],
"question": "The new rese... | Everyone has good days and bad days.
Sometimes, you feel as if you're on top of the world. But occasionally you feel horrible, and you lose things and you cannot focus on your schoolwork.
For more than 20 years, scientists have suggested that high self-esteem is the key to success. Now, new research shows that focusi... | high7504.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "People should have an objective view towards alternative energy."
},
"options": [
"Any kind of alternative energy is a good thing.",
"Alternative energy is bound to take the place of oil.",
"People should have an objective vi... | If I see one more article about how wonderful alternative energy is compared to oil, I will flip . Alternative energy sources can be good---- very good in fact. And it's pretty obvious that we're going to need them, and that our dependence on oil is a Bad Thing. But accepting that does not mean accepting that any kind ... | high1161.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "The cost of staying home is great."
},
"options": [
"They often ignore the illness if not serious.",
"They work in high spirits.",
"The cost of staying home is great.",
"The cost of medical treatment is high."
],
... | Have you ever gone to work to find that one of your coworkers is coughing and sneezing all day long? You do your best to keep a safe distance and wonder:Why did he or she come to work when they were ill? The reality for many Americans is that they do not have enough paid sick time each year to afford them the luxury of... | high22823.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "The laws are so general that they are hard to put into effect."
},
"options": [
"The laws are so complicated that people don't understand them.",
"The laws are so general that they are hard to put into effect.",
"The laws are... | Repeated cases of child abuse in China have shocked the country. They also have led to more protection of children's rights. But rights activists say the government and private groups need to do more to help children in need.
A small child protection service in Shanghai is trying to stop neglect and violence against ... | high13426.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "A deep mass of fine sand mixed with water."
},
"options": [
"A piece of solid ground mixed with water.",
"A pool near the beach filled with water.",
"A deep mass of fine sand mixed with water.",
"A piece of sinking land... | A man steps on what seems like solid ground but discovers with horror that the ground is _ beneath his feet. The man struggles desperately, but he is trapped. He cannot escape. Slowly he sinks deeper and deeper until at last he is gone, buried in the treacherous earth. The solid ground was solid only in appearance. It ... | high14349.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "She fell in love with him."
},
"options": [
"She didn't like him because he was rude.",
"She was annoyed by his strange appearance.",
"She didn't have any strong feelings about him.",
"She fell in love with him."
],... | Paul was dealing with _ . The new girl Linda in class really liked him a lot. Paul was not happy about it.
Paul's good friend, Sam, tried to comfort him. "What's the big deal? I think Linda is kind of cute and nice enough."
Paul glared at Sam. "Then why don't you ask her to be your girlfriend? There she is, sitting al... | high15057.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Human Capital."
},
"options": [
"OECD in Figures 2006-2007.",
"OECD Economic Outlook.",
"Human Capital.",
"Climate Change in the European Alps."
],
"question": "Which of the following books was published most la... | Human Capital - How what you know shapes your life
Version: Print (Paperback) Publication date: 20 Feb 2007
Language: English ISBN: 9789264029088 Price: C15 I $19 1$10
This book explores the influence of education and learning on our societies and lives and examines what countries are doing to provide education and tra... | high7510.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "College students are involved in partying."
},
"options": [
"Making assumptions is part of college life.",
"Everyone will do something wrong in college.",
"College students are involved in partying.",
"College professor... | Ever since I started my freshman year in another state, I've realized that people make many assumptions about college students, many of which are based on partying. Even my sociology professor jokingly told our class: "If your motto isn't 'I am partying therefore I am,' you're college-ing wrong."
Whenever I say partyin... | high12738.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "What is the market?"
},
"options": [
"Selling and Buying.",
"Everything you do is producing for the market.",
"What is the market?",
"What the market can do for you."
],
"question": "Which of the following would... | The market is a concept. If you are growing tomatoes in your backyard for sale you are producing for the market. You might sell some to your neighbor and some to the local manager of the supermarket. But in either case, you are producing for the market. Your efforts are being directed by the market. If people stop buyi... | high11231.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "a year off between high school and college for certain purposes"
},
"options": [
"a gap you come across after leaving high school",
"a time when you are caught in a dilemma between work and study",
"a period before you find a... | Young women are more adventurous than young men when traveling abroad in gap years. One in three female backpackers visits more than three countries during a year out and travels alone, according to new research.
By contrast, the majority of their male counterparts visit only one country and tend to travel in groups, s... | high17898.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "sympathy"
},
"options": [
"brave",
"honest",
"sympathy",
"pride"
],
"question": "Which is the most correct description of the author's too? He was/had _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son's soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score was two to one, my son's team in the lead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement.
With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son's teammate, Mickey O' Donnel. ... | high4019.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "good at judging one's character"
},
"options": [
"interested in observing things around",
"good at judging one's character",
"strict with her boyfriend",
"fond of challenges"
],
"question": "According to the tex... | My father had always been an alert observer of human character. Within seconds of meeting someone, he could sum up their strengths and weaknesses. It was always a challenge to see if any of my boyfriends could pass Dad's test. None did. Dad was always right -- they didn't pass my test either. After Dad died, I wonder... | high18573.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "To inspire all young people with disabilities"
},
"options": [
"To inspire all young people with disabilities",
"To tell the story of Cox's life and her desire",
"To show how important one's foot is",
"To show how Cox w... | Earning a black belt in martial arts and being issued a pilot's license are both impressive accomplishments that take year of effort to achieve, but 30-year-old Jessica Cox has done both despite being born without arms.
In spite of all difficulties , but with strong faith and the help of her family ,Cox put herself thr... | high5307.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Signs of improving."
},
"options": [
"Great efforts.",
"Signs of improving.",
"Learning ability.",
"Change in method."
],
"question": "What does the phrase \"green shoots\" mean in \"You will be bound to see tha... | Consult the page adapted from an English dictionary and do Questions 53-56.
Important words to learn: E Essential I Improver A Advanced
shoot [Su:t]
^verb (shot, shot) WEAPON-1 E to fire a bullet or an arrow, or to hit, injure or kill a person or animal by firing a bullet or arrow at them: If he's not armed, don't shoo... | high10649.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "be in hot water"
},
"options": [
"be in hot water",
"have to hold water",
"be in deep water",
"keep your head above water"
],
"question": "Don't cheat in this exam! Or you'll _ if you're caught cheating by th... | Expressions about water are mostly as common as water itself.
The expression "to be in hot water" is one of them. It is a very old expression. Hot water was used five hundred years ago to mean being in trouble. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies attacking... | high18215.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "When you need to concentrate."
},
"options": [
"While breathing.",
"While not reading.",
"When you need to concentrate.",
"When you waste your time."
],
"question": "When can you feel you are thinking?",
"qu... | Thoughts claim our attention continuously, and waste our time and energy on unimportant and useless matters. They actually rule our life. We have become so used to this slavery, that we take it for granted, and have become unconscious of this habit, except on certain occasions.
While breathing, we do not need to pay at... | high5461.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "a newspaper"
},
"options": [
"a scientific report",
"a newspaper",
"a school textbook",
"a science fiction"
],
"question": "Where is the passage probably taken?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer":... | WASHINGTON -- Patients with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, often develop vitamin deficiencies . A new study has found that giving these patients a multivitamin with a mineral supplement helps to fight the disease and slows the disease's progression.
Sub-Saharan Africa has always been the center of the AIDS. In ... | high17126.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "many young people think handshaking is too formal"
},
"options": [
"they prefer physical contact",
"many young people think handshaking is too formal",
"they prefer to touch fists or blow an air kiss",
"they are not acc... | Officials say an elephant has killed an American woman and her baby while the family was on a tour in Kenya.Kenya Wildlife Service official Michel Kipkeu said Sharon Brown,39, was holding her one-year-old daughter when they were trampled by the elephant Monday.Melia van Laar, owner of the castle Forest Hotel,where th... | high10891.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "jokes can be played on this day"
},
"options": [
"it is not official holiday",
"jokes can be played on this day",
"people are relaxed on this day",
"it is an important day"
],
"question": "April Fools' Day is di... | April Fools' Day, not officially considered a holiday, is most definitely a notable day that is celebrated in many countries on April 1. The thing that is so special about April 1 is that it is the day for playing tricks and practical jokes on others. The aim of these jokes is to bring embarrassment to others.
Supersti... | high16238.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "The Arctic Ocean."
},
"options": [
"The Pacific Ocean",
"The Atlantic Ocean",
"The Indian Ocean",
"The Arctic Ocean."
],
"question": "Which of the following oceans didn't Ms Watson cross through in her voyage?",... | The 16-year-old girl Jessica Watson is said to be the youngest person to sail non-stop alone around the world. But her record has been questioned because someone thought that she has not sailed far enough. She will also not be recognized by the World Speed Sailing Record Council, as it was too dangerous for someone und... | high11557.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "modern humans arrived in Europe about 44,000 years ago"
},
"options": [
"modern humans arrived in Europe before Neanderthals",
"modern humans arrived in Europe about 44,000 years ago",
"Neanderthals arrived in Europe about 44... | A previously unknown kind of human group disappeared from the world so completely that it has left behind the merest piece of evidence that it ever existed -- a single bone from the little finger of a child, buried in a cave in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia.
Researchers removed DNA from the bone and repo... | high20952.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "watermelons could be used to make fuel"
},
"options": [
"watermelon juice will be the largest source of renewable energy",
"the advantages of fuel made from watermelons",
"Western countries aim at producing biofuels",
"... | Forget chip fat, sugar cane or rapeseed oil -- the latest source of biofuel could be watermelons. Scientists have discovered that the fruit is a great source of sugar that can be readily distilled into alcohol to power cars and farm machinery.
And sellers reject 360,000 tons of "substandard" fruit every year in Ameri... | high15731.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Wilder's achievements in American movies"
},
"options": [
"the background of American movies",
"Wilder's achievements in American movies",
"Wilder's attitude to American movies",
"the development of American movies"
... | Many experts say that Billy Wilder changed the history of American movies. He is often called the best movie maker Hollywood has ever had.
He was known for making movies that offered sharp social comment.Wilder was one of the first directors to do this.Between the middle l930s and the l980s,Billy Wilder made almost fif... | high7276.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "they could see it on the map"
},
"options": [
"they had been told about it",
"they could see it on the map",
"they had seen it earlier in the day",
"they could see it from the top of the mountain"
],
"question":... | It had been a long,hard,wonderful day.The two of us had walked from the sea's edge through the length of a beautiful valley,climbed a superb mountain,travelled its narrow,rocky ridge ,and now stood on its final peak,tired,happy and looking for the perfect campsite.
The experienced backpacker has a natural feeling for s... | high6168.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "keep rewards better in their memory"
},
"options": [
"keep rewards better in their memory",
"recall consequences more effortlessly",
"make risky decisions more frequently",
"learn a subject more effectively"
],
... | Decision-making under Stress
A new review based on a research shows that acute stress affects the way the brain considers the advantages and disadvantages, causing it to focus on pleasure and ignore the possible negative consequences of a decision.
The research suggests that stress may change the way people make choi... | high393.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "he found that plants could express feelings of shock"
},
"options": [
"he destroyed an insect",
"he destroyed a plant by pulling off its leaves",
"he found that plants could express feelings of shock",
"he found that pl... | Because plants cannot move or talk, most people believe that they have no feelings and that they cannot receive signals from outside. However, this may not be completely true.
People who studied plants have found out that plants carry a small electrical charge . It is possible to measure this charge with a small piece... | high1607.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "be careful about everything"
},
"options": [
"find the right methods",
"be careful about everything",
"know your ability",
"have a clear goal"
],
"question": "According to the passage, if you want to be successf... | The quest for success always begins with a target. As Berra once said , "you get to be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there."
Too many people wander through life like sleepwalkers. Each day they follow familiar routines, never asking, "What am I doing with my life?"and they... | high2326.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "was pulled a long distance in the pram by the train"
},
"options": [
"almost fell onto the rails",
"needed to stay in hospital",
"was badly injured by the train",
"was pulled a long distance in the pram by the train"
... | The TV shows a baby's pram rolling off a train platform as the mother makes a mad rush to save her son, but she is too late and it falls onto the rails in front of an incoming train. This heart-stopping scene happened yesterday at Ashburton station in Melbourne, Australia. But the story has a happy ending: the six-mo... | high10661.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "In a Canadian restaurant, the plates will stay at the table until you leave."
},
"options": [
"\"I'm good\" can mean you do not need more food in Canada.",
"In Canada, you will meet strangers in the street saying \"Hi\" to you.",
... | Don't be surprised when strangers talk to you in Canada! You will find that many Canadians will smile at you as they pass in the street, or say something to you like "Hi!" or "How's it going?" Just reply with something similar. In the UK the reply would be "I'm fine", but in Canada they say "I'm good".
In company, when... | high16210.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "He could hardly make ends meet."
},
"options": [
"He was always very stingy.",
"He could hardly make ends meet.",
"He had already saved some money.",
"He was lucky and had a well-paid job."
],
"question": "What ... | Money management should be easy, right? You earn money. Then you use it to pay bills and taxes, donate some if you can and save some. I have paid out more than I earned in the past. I have been stingy occasionally and been sorry later. My biggest regret about money, however, is regarding savings.
When I was 30 years ... | high19123.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "53"
},
"options": [
"64",
"53",
"87",
"45"
],
"question": "How old was Lady Thatcher when she became prime minister?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
... | Baroness Thatcher, Britain's greatest post-war prime minister, died at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke (a disease related to blood vessels in the brain), her family announced on 8 April 2013. Her son, Sir Mark, and daughter Carol confirmed her death that morning. zxxk
Margaret Thatcher, daughter of a businessman... | high4757.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Scotland"
},
"options": [
"Wales",
"England",
"Scotland",
"Chester"
],
"question": "The highest mountain in the British Isles is in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Welcome to this Website on the British Isles. Over the coming months it will be expanded to allow you to find information on all aspects of life in the British Isles. The British Isles is visited by millions of people each year, many returning time and again.
Wales: Wales is full of fascinating places to visit and stay... | high3038.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "know whether we really love ourselves"
},
"options": [
"know whether we really love ourselves",
"appreciate what we give to the world",
"realize what type of relationship we long for",
"know whether we are loved and acc... | Most of us long for relationships in which we are loved and accepted. Our hearts' desire is to give and receive love in relationships that make us feel that even if others disagree with what we do or say, they still love us, accept us, and appreciate what we give to the world. While it would be wonderful to have these ... | high12076.txt |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.