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"answer_text": "How green plants make food."
},
"options": [
"How green plants make food.",
"How green plants make sugar.",
"How green plants get their energy.",
"How green plants change sugar into starch."
],
"question": "Whic... | Plants need green leaves to make food. A plant needs sunlight and carbon dioxide from the air for making food and it also needs water and salts from the soil to make food too. There are certain cells in the leaves which change carbon dioxide and water into sugar. To do this the cells needs energy, which they get fro... | high21034.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "prevent illegal business"
},
"options": [
"develop a fingerprinting system",
"prevent illegal business",
"put them on pieces of clay",
"collect and study fingerprints"
],
"question": "Herschel had people record ... | There are records of fingerprints taken many centuries ago. The ancient Babylonians pressed the tips of their fingerprints into clay to record business trade. The Chinese used ink-on-paper finger impressions for business. However, fingerprinting wasn't used as a method for identifying criminals until the 19th century.
... | high2976.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Good universities can charge students more tuition fees."
},
"options": [
"Tuition fees for British students should reach #20,000.",
"Good universities can charge students more tuition fees.",
"Northampton University will cha... | Tuition fees for British students could reach as much as #20,000, a university vicc-president has warned.
Prof. Nick Pctfon warned that universities will face additional economic pressures as student numbers increase, which could force them to increase home students' fees.
Student tuition is presently upped at #9,000 f... | high17586.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "How to rebuild friendship."
},
"options": [
"How to make new friends.",
"How to rebuild friendship.",
"How to develop healthy friendship.",
"How to keep in touch with friends."
],
"question": "What is the subjec... | Several years ago, I had a huge falling out with one of my best friends. So huge, in fact, that now I can't even remember what happened.
In the past nine years, I've seen her twice, and each time we've been polite but distant. And that troubles me because we were once inseparable. I'd like nothing more than to go back ... | high733.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "the same chances in society"
},
"options": [
"a more enjoyable time at school",
"the same chances in society",
"the right to a better school",
"higher scores in intelligence tests"
],
"question": "It is hoped th... | One of the strongest arguments for the raising of the school leaving age(ROSLA)has been that it will bring us some way nearer to "equality of opportunity".
Many people like to think of our present system of schooling as providing plenty of steps up the ladder of success for clever children. It would be good to think th... | high23623.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "suggest that we should not disrupt the natural food chain"
},
"options": [
"explain what the food chain is",
"tell us something interesting about nature",
"suggest that we stop eating meat to save animals",
"suggest tha... | Energy goes from one plant or animal to another.A food chain shows how this energy moves.Each time an animal gets eaten,its energy is passed onto the animal that eats it.The food chain is very important because it keeps the balance of nature.If one part of the food chain disappears,it can affect all the other plants an... | high13938.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Because they couldn't avoid accepting the Eiffel Tower."
},
"options": [
"Because they didn't like the design of the Eiffel Tower.",
"Because they couldn't avoid accepting the Eiffel Tower.",
"Because it was no use building t... | Most people hate change, which is sad since we often go through intense changes in life. And for some of us, even the smallest changes can upset our day. So the question is: Why do most of us find making adjustments to our lives so hard?
Fear of change is nothing new. Over a century ago, the Parisians were unhappy over... | high15391.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "He led his army to defeat them."
},
"options": [
"He asked the minister for advice.",
"He led his army to defeat them.",
"He found some monkeys to feed.",
"He looked for shelters in the forest."
],
"question": "... | The King received news one day that a group outlaws were committing some wrong and cruel acts on a distant border of the kingdom.
The news angered the King. He quickly gathered his army and started off for the distant border, leaving his kingdom unguarded and without a ruler.
On their long march, the King and his army ... | high9823.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "To make a living."
},
"options": [
"To realize her childhood dream.",
"To free herself from trouble.",
"To spend her holiday.",
"To make a living."
],
"question": "Why did the writer go to Hawaii?",
"questio... | When I was eight, I saw a movie about an island that had an erupting volcano and jungles filled with wild animals. The island was ruled by a beautiful woman called Tondalaya, the Fire Goddess of the Volcano. It was a low-budget movie, but to me, it represented the perfect life. But through the years, Tondalaya was for... | high14931.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "rarely ruin trees"
},
"options": [
"rarely ruin trees",
"drink only every 3-4 days",
"search for food in large groups",
"protect food sources for their young"
],
"question": "Desert elephants are called careful ... | How can a creature weighing over 5 tons and normally taking 150 kilograms of food and 120 liters of water per day survive in a desert environment?
In the southwest African country of Namibia,and the Sahara lands of Mall further north,the desert elephant _ .
Although not regarded as a separate species from the African e... | high8283.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "He decided to rescue stray dogs when young."
},
"options": [
"He is afraid of speaking out for dogs.",
"He decided to rescue stray dogs when young.",
"He is the director of a nursing home.",
"He is dissatisfied with St.... | Randy Grim brought home his first stray dog when he was only 5 years old. The fear that he saw in the eyes of that first dog-eventually replaced by gratitude and love-moved Grim so deeply that even at that young age he knew he had found his life's work. In 1998, Grim formed a nonprofit group called Stray Rescue. The gr... | high23145.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "He intends to talk about a contest."
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"options": [
"He likes telling lies.",
"He intends to talk about a contest.",
"Lies can be detected by someone.",
"Nearly everyone has told lies."
],
"question": "Why does... | A terrible competition is going on in England, with billions of dollars and hundreds of lives at risk. OK, that's not true. But competitors from around the world gathered on Thursday for the annual competition to compete for the world's biggest person who tells lies.
Each participant is given up to five minutes to make... | high13086.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "a global mobile communication system"
},
"options": [
"a global-used mobile phone",
"a global mobile phone industry",
"a global mobile phone association",
"a global mobile communication system"
],
"question": "A... | "Any time! Any where! Decades ago there was no such thing" - "Communication".
Then, September 7th 1987, the global system for mobile communication or GSM was born. And international agreements that laid out the standards, regulations and practices gave rise to a global mobile phone industry.
To be honest, the world's f... | high11849.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Royal Mail Stamp Calendar and Collectors Corner supplement."
},
"options": [
"One hundred used stamps and hinges and album pages.",
"The Collectors Club Guide to Collecting and badge and stickers.",
"The latest Collectors Clu... | Have fun with Stamp collecting...Join the Collectors Club today!If you enjoy learning all about stamps, then the Royal Mail's Collectors Club is for you.Join the club and discover the fascinating world of stamps.There are over 70,000 members and it is one of the biggest clubs of its kind in the country.
Become a member... | high11691.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "food stuck between your teeth may hurt your teeth"
},
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"food stuck between your teeth may hurt your teeth",
"all of the doctors agree that flossing is good for your heart",
"doctors' judgment about flossing is bas... | It is bad to have food stuck between your teeth for long periods of time. This is because food attracts germs; germs produce acid, and acid hurts your teeth and gums. Flossing helps to remove the food that gets stuck between your teeth. This explains why flossing helps to keep your mouth healthy, but some doctors say... | high14919.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "smoking-related disease"
},
"options": [
"traffic accidents",
"smoking-related disease",
"murder",
"all of these"
],
"question": "According to the author, the deaths among youth are mainly caused by _ .",
... | Today, as in every other day of the year, more than 3,000 U.S. adolescents will smoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults. During their lifetime, it can be expected that of these 3,000 about 23 will be murdered, 30 will die in traffic accidents, and nearly 750 will be killed by a sm... | high7198.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "they are unwilling to be watched by parents"
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"options": [
"they hide something from their parents",
"they are unwilling to be watched by parents",
"their parents tend to fall behind in technology",
"their parents mak... | To Friend or Not To Friend
We all love our parents and turn to them when we're in need, but would you like them to hear the conversations you have with your friends on the school playground or lunch queue? Social networking sites have become extensions of the school hallways, so would you add your parents as "friends" ... | high6286.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Cooking with Cathy Tonight"
},
"options": [
"Let's Talk!",
"Wall Street Today",
"Cooking with Cathy Tonight",
"Farm Report"
],
"question": "Which of the following programs is most likely intended for housewives?... | What's on TV?
6:00 Channel 3Let's Talk! Guest: Animal expert Jim Porter
Channel 5 Cartoons
Channel 8 News
Channel 9 News
7:00 Channel 3Cooking with Cathy Tonight: Chicken with mushrooms
Channel 5 MovieA laugh a Minute(1955) James Rayburn
Channel 8 Spin for Dollars!
... | high20464.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "he might come to a bad end"
},
"options": [
"he might come to a bad end",
"he would be considered clever",
"his life would become satisfying",
"he would gain power and knowledge"
],
"question": "If a person make... | Do you know the following expressions?
Faustian bargain
According to most stories, Faust was a German scholar who was rather unhappy with his life.The devil , Mephistopheles, promises him that in return for his soul.he will give Faust unlimited power and knowledge.Faust agrees and experiences all kinds of pleasures, bu... | high4491.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "lack of communication"
},
"options": [
"different languages",
"technical misunderstanding",
"misunderstanding of the rules",
"lack of communication"
],
"question": "FAA found that some of the delay problems are ... | Have you ever had travel problems because your airplane was late? It is a common problem and it is getting worse. Airport delays make people angry and cost the country billions in lost work time.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the government agency that oversees air travel. They studied the problem of air... | high5957.txt |
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"answer_text": "The first ever Labor Day parade was held in 1882."
},
"options": [
"There were about 100,000 workers in New York City in 1872.",
"Labor Day became a national holiday in 1884.",
"The idea for Labor Day was first put forward by... | To many Americans,Labor Day marks the end of the summer,a day off from work and school,and one last chance to relax.But Labor Day is much more than just a day off . It represents a very important victory for laborers everywhere.The holiday is a celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers.
M... | high3498.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "It is held for a whole day without a break."
},
"options": [
"It helps arouse patients' awareness of fighting cancer.",
"It is usually held in the high school playground.",
"It is held for a whole day without a break.",
... | The American Relay for Life is a life-changing event that gives everyone in communities across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease. At Relay, teams of people camp out at a local high school, park, or an open place and ... | high19583.txt |
[
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "luck"
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"options": [
"the princess",
"luck",
"the judges",
"the viewers"
],
"question": "When a person was accused of a crime, his future would mainly depend on _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
... | Long ago there lived a powerful king. Some of his ideas were good, but others caused people to suffer. One of the king's ideas was to set up a public arena . When a person was accused of a crime, his future would be decided in this arena. It had two doors, side by side, exactly alike. The accused person was taken into ... | high16868.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "To analyze why Jane Austen's novels have such a lasting appeal."
},
"options": [
"To describe the status of women in Jane Austen's time.",
"To promote Jane Austen's novels among teenagers.",
"To explore the characteristics of... | The fame of Jane
IN the 19th century the novel came into its own. Thousands upon thousands of novels were published. Of those novels, very few are remembered today. However, there are exceptions ; the works of Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility - for example. They achieved only modest success at ... | high24164.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Asian tsunami kills many people,and many more become homeless."
},
"options": [
"Asian tsunami kills many people,and many more become homeless.",
"An earthquake happens.",
"The tsunami was so powerful that it smashed boats an... | More than 12 300 people were killed and tens of thousands left homeless after a powerful undersea earthquake unleashed giant _ waves that crashed into the coasts of south and southeast Asia.
The 8.9 magnitude earthquake that struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra early on Sunday was the biggest in 40 years.It trig... | high7826.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "their not doing physical exercisgs"
},
"options": [
"their not joining in the competition",
"their losing the Olympres medal",
"their not doing physical exercisgs",
"their not practicing as athletes"
],
"questio... | Watching the Olympics probably made some people feel a little guilty about not exercising.The truth is that, if physical inactivity were a sport, a lot of us could give a gold-medal performance.Or should we say non performance?
Public health experts say physical inactivity is the world's fourth leading cause... | high22515.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Unbalanced patterns are found in prefrontal areas."
},
"options": [
"Balanced electrical activity can be spotted.",
"Unbalanced patterns are found in prefrontal areas.",
"Electrical activity corresponds to one's behaviour.",
... | Most damagingly, anger weakens a person's ability to think clearly and keep control over his behaviour. The angry person loses objectivity in evaluating the emotional significance of the person or situation that arouses his anger.
Not everyone experiences anger in the same way; what angers one person may amuse another.... | high13910.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Emotions Affect Our Bodies"
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"options": [
"Emotions Affect Our Bodies",
"What Happens to a Frightened Cat",
"What Happens to An Excited Person",
"Feelings that People Have"
],
"question": "The best title for t... | Some time people call each other "scared-cat",but have you ever thought about this expression? When a cat is frightened,its heart starts beating faster,its muscles get tense,and there are changes in the chemicals in its bloodstream.Although the cat doesn't realize this,its body is getting ready for action.If the danger... | high7832.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "the farmer's family was poor."
},
"options": [
"the farmer just wanted more help from other villages",
"the farmer was well educated and knowledgeable",
"the farmer's family was poor.",
"the farmer cared about anybody e... | Once upon a time, there was a farmer in central China. He didn't have money, so instead of a tractor , he used an old horse to plow his field .
One afternoon, while working in the field, the horse fell down, dead. Everyone in the village said, "Oh, what a horrible thing!" The farmer said simply, "We'll see." He wa... | high22501.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Information in short-term memory is different from that in long-term memory."
},
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"Information in short-term memory is different from that in long-term memory.",
"Long-term memory can be achieved only by training.",
... | There are two kinds of memory: short-term and long-term. Information in long-term memory can be remembered at a later time when it is needed. The information may be kept for days or weeks. However, information in short-term memory is kept for only a few seconds, usually by repeating the information over and over. The f... | high13904.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Tidesreach Cottage"
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"Sandpiper",
"Driftwood",
"Tidesreach Cottage",
"Smugglers Cove Cottage"
],
"question": "If a family of four travel with their cat, the best place for them to stay at might be... | Sandpiper
Lounge area with colour TV/DVD and log fire --one welcome basket of logs on arrival. Fully fitted kitchen/dining area with cooker, microwave, dishwasher etc. Newly fitted shower unit with electric shower and WC. Four bedrooms with one twin bedded room and one bunk bedded room. There is a beautiful wooden ... | high21008.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Delivering a quicker service."
},
"options": [
"Calling customers regularly.",
"Giving a \"thank you\" note.",
"Delivering a quicker service.",
"Promising more gifts."
],
"question": "What does the writer recomm... | In the more and more competitive service industry,it is no longer enough to promise customer satisfaction.Today,customer "delight" is what companies are trying to achieve in order to keep and increase market share.
It is accepted in the marketing industry,and confirmed by a number of researches,that customers receiving... | high18689.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Consumers' demands and top engineers' expectations"
},
"options": [
"Lack of private cars and crowded streets",
"Slow public vehicles and inexperienced drivers",
"High gas price and uncomfortable parking experience",
"C... | Not everyone can afford their own vehicle,and with the high demands of consumers and incredible expectations of today g leading engineers,public transportation needs all the improvement it can get.
Nowadays,there aren't many comfortable alternatives to owning your own car,unless you're happy with inaccessible and e... | high20316.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "his bittersweet memories"
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"options": [
"his high school life",
"his university life",
"his bittersweet memories",
"his graduation ceremony"
],
"question": "The author writes the passage mainly to tell us _ ... | High school graduation -- the bittersweet feelings are as much a part of me now as they were twenty-one years ago.
As graduation day came near, excitement increased. Being out of high school meant I finally grew up. Soon I would be on my own, making my own decisions, doing what I was interested in without someone l... | high20470.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "is celebrated in a special way with its own activities."
},
"options": [
"is celebrated at the beginning of each year.",
"comes three months before that of each countries.",
"is celebrated in a special way with its own activi... | Songkran is the traditional Thai New Year that starts on April 13 annually. It's also callled the "Water Festival" because people believe that water will wash away bad luck and make people fresh.
On the day, we spinklesmall drops of water to bless monks and elders. Their hands are spinkled with perfumed water. In addi... | high4485.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "A farmer"
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"A driver",
"A doctor",
"A keeper",
"A farmer"
],
"question": "What was Mr. Baker?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"an... | Mr. Baker lived in an old and low house. His wife was blind in both eyes and the two children were very young. All his family often went hungry(.) He had nothing but a small piece of field. One autumn he grew some wheat in his field. He hoped it would do well because all family would depend on it. The whole winter it o... | high5943.txt |
[
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "on the Internet"
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"options": [
"in a newspaper",
"in a magazine",
"on the Internet",
"on television"
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"question": "We can probably read this advertisement_.",
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... | Ordering from BookFirst is easy and safe.
SELECTING YOUR BOOKS
When you have found a book you would like to order, just click on Add to Basket and it will be added to your shopping basket. To make it easy to keep track of the books you've selected, My Shopping Basket will display your choices wherever you are on the si... | high22267.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "The Highlander Motor Inn"
},
"options": [
"Americana Hotel Crystal City",
"Days Inn Arlington",
"The Highlander Motor Inn",
"Hyatt Regency Crystal City"
],
"question": "Which hotel does not provide service to dr... | Convenient location 5 minutes from Washington ,D.C. and one block to Crystal City METRO ,Crystal City Underground. Alexandria. Free Parking, free Deluxe Continental Breakfast and complimentary Hotel Shuttle Service to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
14000 Jefferson Davis Hwy(endurance on S. Eads St... | high23179.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "China's first moon rover,Yutu,touched the lunar surface."
},
"options": [
"China's first moon rover,Yutu,touched the lunar surface.",
"The rover and the lander took photos of each other successfully.",
"Chang'e-3 landed on th... | China's first moon rover,Yutu,or Jade Rabbit,separated from the lander early on Sunday,December l5,2013,several hours after the Chang'e-3 probe soft-landed on the lunar surface.The l 40 kg six-wheeled rover touched the lunar surface at 4:35 a.m.,leaving deep trace on the loose lunar soil. The process was recorded by ... | high6292.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "A love for reading."
},
"options": [
"A love for reading.",
"Picture books.",
"Good health.",
"A lovable pastime."
],
"question": ". Among the gifts my parents have given me, which is the most valuable one?",
... | I'm a real book lover. Every time my friends visit me, my nose is buried in a book. Wherever I go, I always have a book with me. Novels, history books, stories about people, journals and news--I read them all and I've learnt a lot, too. For example, many things in life happen for the best even if we don't like or under... | high7013.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "An unlikely place for a park."
},
"options": [
"Protection of cultural relics.",
"An unlikely place for a park.",
"Improving city transport.",
"Closing a train line."
],
"question": "What is the text mainly abou... | Most city parks are places where you can escape from big, ugly structures of metal and stone. The Manhattan High Line is different. Raised 25 feet above the ground, this large metal structure once supported a rail line. The line opened in 1934 to bring trains directly into factories. It was hardly used after the 1960s,... | high8320.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "One string of the violin got broken."
},
"options": [
"There were too many audience.",
"He was late for the stage.",
"He had a quarrel with the audience.",
"One string of the violin got broken."
],
"question": "... | On Nov.18,1995,Itzhak Perlman,the violinist,came on stage to give a concert.If you have ever been to a Perlman concert,you know that getting on stage is no small achievement for him.He was stricken with polio as a child,and so he walks with the aid of two crutches.
The audience sat quietly while he makes his way acros... | high15554.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "curious"
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"proud",
"worried",
"curious",
"guilty"
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"question": "Seeing John feeding the seagulls, the author might feel _ .",
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},
{
"answer": {
... | John was part of my childhood growing up in the 1970s and a link to sunny, fun-filled days spent on the beach at Bangor in Northern Ireland where we went for our summer holidays. To many, he was a mystery. Every afternoon John would wander to the end of the pier where he fed the seagulls and delighted in the sound of... | high14892.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "To help raising money."
},
"options": [
"To earn a living.",
"To support the band.",
"To help raising money.",
"To entertain the audience."
],
"question": "Why did Cameron appear in One Direction's music video?"... | If you watch British television on March 15, you might be surprised to see celebrities wearing funny red noses and joking; around. But don't worry. They're not mad. It's all part of a money raising event called Red Nose Day.
Founded in 1985 by two British comedians, the aim of the event is to raise money to fight pove... | high13125.txt |
[
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "introduce an interactive multimedia software for English learners, teachers and managers"
},
"options": [
"encourage more people to attend the Planet English course in time",
"promise everyone can learn English well without teacher... | Planet English is the world's leading interactive multimedia software package for English language teaching and learning.
For Students
Planet English uses the latest in multimedia and information technology to support students who wish to learn English for international communication.
Planet English is an exciting, hig... | high1462.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "people may get close to nature in a national park"
},
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"spas are offered in the tourist attractions all over the country",
"intensive courses of some organizations help people get away from home",
"helping others ... | A long weekend is a great opportunity to do something a little different. Many people use a long weekend for a getaway, a short trip to leave the stress of their everyday lives behind and explore, learn, or relax.
Hotel Romance
Many hotels and resorts feature something special to start the getaway, such as champagnes ... | high17343.txt |
[
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "It benefits one's abilities to socialize and create."
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"options": [
"It's a game about losing and winning.",
"It creates everything in life.",
"It benefits one's abilities to socialize and create.",
"It's simply a pop... | Second Life is a 3D online world in which computer users can create a new life and live a different life. Second Life is one of the most popular new online games.
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... | Zoology is the part of science that deals with the study of the animals' growth, home and behavior. It has nothing to do with people, so many students are left wondering why they have to learn it.
Our nature includes not just humans but plants and animals as well. Everything in our environment is connected in a complex... | high5604.txt |
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"Dr. Eyck knew the boy was wounded by a shot",
"Dr. Eyck was the boy's father",
"Dr. Eyck was Haydon's friend"
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"qu... | One night about nine o'clock, Dr. Eyck, a surgeon, had a phone call from Dr. Haydon at the hospital in Clens Falls. The surgeon was asked to go there at once to operate on a very sick boy who shot himself while playing with a gun.
The doctor was soon on his way to Clens Falls. It was 60 miles away. And it was snowin... | high21829.txt |
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"oils' power or influence over watercolour",
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"the start and development of ... | Watercolour is the oldest paints known. It dates back to the early cave men who discovered they could add lifelike qualities to drawings of animals and other figures on the walls of caves by mixing the natural colours found in the earth with water.
Fresco , one of the greatest of all art forms, is done with watercolou... | high11732.txt |
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"answer_text": "The Mid-Autumn Festival has existed for a certain length of time."
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"The Mid-Autumn Festival existed on the rebellion day.",
"The Mid-Autumn ... | The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival in China. It's an occasion for family reunion. Chinese families like to get together to eat the moon cakes and watch the moon at the Mid-Autumn Festival night. There are some legends of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The Lady -- Chang E
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"answer": {
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"keep everything that you find there",
"bring some food for the wildlife there",
"prepare for bad weather and emergencies",
"avoid crowded periods and book a hote... | Guide to Hiking on the Appalachian Trail
How do I "Leave No Trace on the Appalachian Trail?"
At about 2,189 miles, the Appalachian Trail is the longest single unit of the National Park System. With the number of people visiting this place increasing each year, the chances are great that any of us may damage the natur... | high19408.txt |
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For example, if you want to know more about th... | high11054.txt |
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"He helps you feel less lonely.",
"He helps you get over the difficulties.",
"He helps you cheat in the exam."
],
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"answer": {
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},
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"His mother killed him.",
"He killed himself.",
"He drank some medicine by mistake."
],
"question": "Why was the two-year-old boy dead?",... | A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and the boy was the apple of their eyes. When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for work so he asked the wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. The mother, pr... | high20289.txt |
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},
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"Traditionally it is believed \" Sheep babies \" lead a difficu... | Many more babies will be born before the Year of the Horse ends, because many couples in China try to avoid having babies in the Year of the Sheep, which starts on Feb 19, 2015. The reason: traditionally it is believed that "sheep babies" lead a difficult and suppressive life.
The truth is, there is no evidence to prov... | high18716.txt |
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"answer_text": "Making the thread run smoothly around the needle."
},
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"Deciding the kind of thread to use for the machine.",
"Making the thread run smoothly around the needle.",
"Designing a needle which would not easily break."... | Early one morning, more than a hundred years ago, an American inventor called Elias Howe finally fell asleep. He had been working all night on the design of a sewing machine but he had run into a very difficult problem. It seemed impossible to get the thread to run smoothly around the needle.
Despite his exhaustion, Ho... | high5162.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "To kill pests feeding on crops."
},
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"To help some natural insects survive.",
"To prevent the use of chemical sprays.",
"To prove that GM technology is helpful."
],
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Because weeds have strong ability to live."
},
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"Because the seeds and roots are bad in quality.",
"Because weeds have strong ability to live.",
"Because weeds take up too much space.",
"Because the seeds an... | When will a plant be considered a weed? Experts have a simple answer: when the undesirable qualities outweigh (,) the good qualities. Crops generally produce several hundred seeds from each plant. By comparison, each weed plant can produce tens or even hundreds of thousands of seeds. And some buried seeds can survive u... | high9758.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "their actions conflict with their ideas"
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"their stress level is high",
"they know what they dislike doing",
"their actions conflict with their ideas"
],
"q... | How to avoid common life mistakes?
1. Don't do things you don't like
Whenever you do things you don't like, you will start to hate yourself a bit more. You will hate yourself for not being consistent. For doing things you know that you don't want to do, another stress is right there.
2. Do less
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "cares how well she does in lesson"
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"often tells lies to her teacher",
"cares how well she does in lesson",
"has trouble getting along with her classmates"
],
"quest... | It all started at the beginning of this term. At first, Carmen wasn't really sure what was happening. In class, she had tosquint to see the blackboard clearly. As it got worse, she became more and more worried. It was important for her to see the notes and homework the teacher wrote on the board.
In class, she asked f... | high690.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Pearlcorder S 702"
},
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"Sony M9",
"Sony M400",
"Imperial OEM MC7"
],
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"ques... | The following are the results of the tests done by "Family and Home Magazine" on some Pocket Tape-Recorders on the market now.
Pearlcorder S702 $64
This simple model at the bottom of the Olympus range scored the most points for its excellent quality of recording. Background noise hardly affects the sound and record... | high23958.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "the changes of the homeless in the late 20th century"
},
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"the history of the homeless",
"the changes of the homeless in the late 20th century",
"a way to provide homes for the... | People without homes have always been present in America. In the past,they were called hobos,bums,or drifters. It was not until the early 1980s that these people received a new name,when activists named them the homeless.
The types of people who were homeless also changed in the 1980s. No longer were they primarily old... | high9980.txt |
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"answer": {
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"hunt animals",
"do drawings",
"kill enemies"
],
"question": "Good archers, were needed by countries in order to _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_question... | Archery may be the oldest sport in the world. There are prehistoric drawings which show that bows and arrows were used 20 000 years ago. In early times, animals were always hunted and killed with bows and arrows. Good archers were very important when country fought against country. One of the most famous legends(,) in... | high7775.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "a dog"
},
"options": [
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"a doctor",
"a dog owner",
"a disabled boy"
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"question": "According to the passage, Ricochet is _ .",
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},
{
"answer": {
"an... | An incredible dog has mastered more than just the doggy paddle -- the golden brown pet helps disabled children learn how to surf. Ricochet's owner Judy Fridono said, "I was working with her at balance and coordination . Her balance is so good that she can help to stabilize the board for the kids. And it makes them f... | high8446.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "persuade Stephen not to go into RAF"
},
"options": [
"take a walk with Stephen as usual",
"wait till his son graduated from Cambridge",
"persuade Stephen not to go into RAF",
"send Stephen to the Army instead of RAF"
... | ,A, B, CD,,. Roy wasn't the only one to receive his call-up papers.Stephen Napier's call-up came at the beginning of February and he was pleased to find that he would be going into the Royal Air Force (RAF).
His father was not so pleased and made his feelings known as he and Stephen were on their daily walk. It was the... | high15232.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "a dead fish"
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"its tail",
"a dead fish",
"its mouth"
],
"question": "To get a shy eel to come out of its hole , a dolphin would poke it with _ .",
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Stimulation on some parts of the brain causes no physical reaction."
},
"options": [
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"Animals' legs and tails have some connection with their brain.",
"Stimulation on some parts of th... | Have you ever heard that we humans use only ten percent of our brains? This opinion holds a certain appeal because if it were true, then we could instantly become ten times more intelligent just by firing up that sleepy majority of the brain!
The idea that we use only a small part of the brain dates back to animal expe... | high13657.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "6416-0759"
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"6146-1077",
"6416-0759",
"133-2119-1731"
],
"question": "If you want to book tickets for Great Wall I in advance, you can phone _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_quest... | It seems that the Great Wall is the place to rock . There will be two parties held on the Great Wall this month.
Great Wall I
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "He mixed his style with the elegance of the essay."
},
"options": [
"He adapted the story in the novel as he wished.",
"He made the film more powerful than the book.",
"He mixed his style with the elegance of the essay.",
... | If you never read the classic F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby, now is your chance to catch up -- by watching the latest film adaptation. Because if there's one sentence to sum up the film, it would be, as Fox News says in its review, "It's just like the book"
Director Baz Luhrmann's main challenge was "eit... | high12549.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "On her own, but not alone"
},
"options": [
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"A friend in need is a friend indeed",
"A new practice of American government",
"A phenomenal advantage of the Internet"
],
"question": "Th... | Marjorie Baer used to joke about her retirement plans.She wasn't married and had no kids, but she didn't intend to be alone--she and all her single friends would move into a fictional home she called Casa de Biddies.Instead, Baer developed terminal brain cancer when she was 52.But just as she'd hoped, her friends and f... | high9994.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "After attending the Olympic Games opening ceremony."
},
"options": [
"As soon as he ran the torch.",
"As soon as he was diagnosed with cancer.",
"As soon as he felt uncomfortable.",
"After attending the Olympic Games op... | CCTV anchorman Luo Jing died of cancer on June 5 ,2009 at the age of 48.
In 1983 ,graduating from Beijing Broadcasting Institute, he began his career as a prime time newscaster for CCTV .Over the past decades , as an icon of China's broadcasting industry,Luo Jing's modest image and clear voice left unforgettable memori... | high7761.txt |
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"answer_text": "show how Pip recalls Mr Jaggers"
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"indicate that Mr. Jaggers remains indoors a lot and doesn't get much sun",
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One evening, Joe and I were sitting in the village inn. A stranger came in, a big, tall man, with heavy eyebrows. The man had large, very clean white hands. To my surprise, I recognized the man. I had seen him at Miss Havisham's many years before. He had ... | high15226.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Retired workers."
},
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"Talented teenagers.",
"Curious kids.",
"Learned experts."
],
"question": "For whom are these clubs probably designed for?",
"question_type": "factiod_qu... | Welcome to Our Clubs in Masonic Village
Art Club
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Sydney"
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"Greece",
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"answer": {
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The ancient Olympic Games began around the year 776 BC in Greece. Many of the sports were the ... | high21183.txt |
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"answer": {
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"Beauty schools are not popular with young people.",
"Graduates can easily be offered jobs by universit... | There are plenty of beauty schools throughout the country that can help you to start a career in cosmetology . Nowadays, young people may not be able to afford a four-year college. Students can look forward to attending a beauty school program which will only take a few months to complete and start their career right a... | high4268.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "aliens would bring disasters to the human race."
},
"options": [
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"the plans will be in vain and nothing will happen.",
"none of the civilizations would reply.",
"ali... | Wikipedia is a free-access, free content Internet encyclopedia , supported and hosted by the non-profit Wikipedia Foundation. Wikipedia is ranked among the ten most popular websites and is considered the Internet's largest and most popular general reference book. Now, Wikipedia is becoming Wookiepedia as scientists hop... | high11040.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "They were very popular with Americans."
},
"options": [
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"Their appearance remained unchangeable.",
"They showed blackandwhite pictures.",
"Their pictures were of poor quality."
... | Television will turn 86 years old on September 7, 2013, and it has never looked better. In its youth, television was a piece of furniture with a tiny, round screen showing unclear pictures of lowbudget programs. In spite of its shortcomings, it became well-received. Between 1950 and 1963, the number of American famili... | high2619.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "there'll be less space on the ground"
},
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"they'll be afraid of the war",
"there'll be less space on the ground",
"they'll make their life comfortable"
],
"question... | Many people in the world live in big cities, which are often dirty and difficult places to live. So, some cities will get bigger. They will also get higher, and lower, because people will begin to live under the ground as well as in tall buildings. Scientists also say that men can begin to live in cities under the sea,... | high5176.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Because he drew inspiration from Steve Jobs."
},
"options": [
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"Because it was easy to establish web companies.",
"Because his parents wanted him to have a try.",
"Because he d... | He has vowed that he will not stop building his business until it is worth PS100 million.But hard-working Owens can stop for at least a moment's celebration after making his first PS1 million at the age of 16.Owens,who has used a computer since the age of seven,began teaching himself basic web design at the age of ten ... | high18702.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "13.05 seconds."
},
"options": [
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"13.36 seconds.",
"13.21 seconds.",
"13.05 seconds."
],
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},
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... | (1) Liu Xiang got another gold medal in the 110m hurdles at the East Asian Games (EAG) in Macao last Wednesday.
The 22-year-old Liu defended his EAG title in 13.21 seconds, beating Shi Dongpeng (13.36) and Japan's Kota Kumamoto (13.89).
His winning time was 0.16 seconds behind his top time this year and a further 0.08... | high17357.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
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},
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"When people don't have to take it away.",
"When it has snowed heavily.",
"When people sing in the snow."
],
"question": "When... | It is winter in many parts of the world. For some areas, that means snow. Maybe even lots of snow. If you don't have to drive in it or remove it, snow can be very beautiful. When snow covers everything around you, the world looks like a "winter wonderland". That is the name of a very popular song about winter. Richard ... | high5610.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "compete for limited school resources for their children"
},
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"usually attend a language center with their children",
"compete for limited school resources for their chi... | Ryo Desmidt is in his first year at a kindergarten in Hong Kong and seems like an especially gifted child.He is three years old.Since he was ten months old,his mother,Momoe,has been taking him to a language center five times a week where he is taught to listen, speak and interact in English, Mandarin and Japanese.He at... | high18064.txt |
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"Rickey has been involved with acting most of his life",
"Rickey's mother helped him a lot ... | Would you like to be an actor, but aren't the right age or physical type for the part? Don't give up: there may be a place for you in the world of voice-acting.
_ . In addition to many appearances on television and in movies, Rickey is a voice-over actor, someone we hear but don't see. Rickey has acted since he was 6,... | high10438.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "was thankful to Mr. Potts"
},
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"was unsuccessful as a businesswoman",
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"qu... | Growing up on a tobacco farm, Emma Avery was used to hard times. When she was seven, her family's farmhouse burned to the ground. Her father made a temporary shelter, where eight people had to sleep in two beds. As soon as Emma and her four brothers and two sisters were big enough, they were out in the fields.
Emma w... | high3261.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
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"The world population is increasing faster and faster.",
"Half of the world's water resources have been ... | Humanity uses a little less than half the water available worldwide. Yet occurrences of shortages and droughts are causing famine and distress in some areas, and industrial and agricultural by-products are polluting water supplies. Since the world's population is expected to double in the next 50 years, many experts ... | high11726.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
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"Put forward an idea.",
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"Explain some famous sayings."
],
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "the quality of South Korea's products is high"
},
"options": [
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"the culture is the most fashionable in the world",
"South Korea's products are the cheapest in Asia",
"the q... | From Japan to Indonesia, a certain kind of pop culture is very hot. But it doesn't come from Hollywood--it's Hallyu , the wave of Korean pop culture that has washed over Asia. It has influenced everything from music to television. And thanks to the Internet and social media, it's now spreading worldwide.
South Korea pr... | high7007.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "most children spend more time on TV or tile Internet than on playing outside"
},
"options": [
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"most schools and kindergartens have no playgrounds",
"most parents en... | Dr. Julie Coulton, a British psychologist, focuses her research on the extraordinary function of the play in the physical and spiritual development of children and Martti Bergson from the University of Helsinki shows that playing outside, in the open air, contributes to a better development of the brain.
Thus parents m... | high15540.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "the bigger brain the birds have, the abler they are to deal with environment"
},
"options": [
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"the smaller brain the birds have, the cleverer they are",
"the bigger br... | Bigger-brained birds survive better than their feathered friends with smaller brains, according to a study published on Tuesday.
Scientists have suspected that birds with large brains in relation to their body size lived longer because they were able to adapt their behavior to environmental challenges.
Now they have pr... | high8334.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "The type of tea and coffee."
},
"options": [
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"Height and weight.",
"Waist circumference.",
"The type of tea and coffee."
],
"question": "Which of the following variables haven't been conside... | If drinking coffee or tea has become part of your daily routine, you might wonder what it's doing to your long-term heart health. New research from Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, a journal of the American Heart Association, found that high tea consumption and proper coffee consumption may be assoc... | high13131.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
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"a letter",
"an announcement",
"an advertisement"
],
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},
{
"answer": {
... | Suppose a key man in your firm had just met with a terrible accident. The doctor tell you that this man upon whom you depend for directing sales, checking your books or for performing some other important roles, will be laid up for months, You'd have to replace him, wouldn't you? And probably at a pay about equal to hi... | high1476.txt |
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},
"options": [
"buildings and trees",
"density and efficiency",
"sunlight and nature",
"transport and population"
],
"question": "Manhattan is considered as the greenest place in America... | What's the greenest place in America? If you answered something like the warm sunlight of Santa Barbara, you'd be wrong. The greenest place in America has almost no sign of nature-- the buildings outnumber the trees-- and the air isn't all that great. What it has is density and efficiency-- the twin qualities that fina... | high6319.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Ways for future shopping"
},
"options": [
"Ways for future shopping",
"Influence of new technology",
"Inventions to change habits",
"A new time-traveling machine"
],
"question": "What's the best title for this t... | You don't need to get in a time-traveling machine to see how technology will reshape our lives, such as the way we shop.Several new technologies that are to change your buying habits already exist.Let's see what's in store for your future shopping.
Try it on, virtually .Want to shop online for a new pair of eyeglasses... | high5638.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "The risk to a popular banana shows need to grow other kinds."
},
"options": [
"Bananas are the world's most important food crops.",
"There are five hundred different kinds of bananas.",
"The risk to a popular banana shows nee... | Recently, some concerns have been raised about the health of the world's banana plants. Many media reports have said that bananas may completely disappear in the coming ten years.
Bananas are one of the world's most important food crops. They are also the fourth most valuable export. Bananas do not grow from seeds. Ins... | high2157.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Later classes,fewer sleepy teens"
},
"options": [
"Later classes,fewer sleepy teens",
"Early birds have good food",
"Early to bed and early to rise",
"Fewer classes,more happiness"
],
"question": "What's the bes... | About half American teenagers do not get enough sleep on school nights.They get an average of sixty to ninety minutes less than experts say they need.
One reason for _ is biology.Experts say teens are biologically programmed to go to sleep later and wake up later than other age groups.Yet many schools start classes as ... | high3249.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "She lost her direction."
},
"options": [
"She lost her direction.",
"The altimeter went out of order.",
"Her engine went wrong.",
"She was caught in a storm."
],
"question": "Which of the following statements is... | The year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small single-engined aeroplane. At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather. To make things worse, her altimeter failed and she didn't know how high she was flying. At night, and in a storm, a... | high4526.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "the author was the youngest child in his family"
},
"options": [
"Jackie worked in the hospice as a volunteer.",
"the author's mother left him when he was two",
"the author was the youngest child in his family",
"the au... | I asked Jackie a lot of questions. I asked if she became close to her patients. She said, "Some I do, especially if I have become their close friends and they tell me things they wouldn't tell anyone else. I've found it harder for the patient's family to accept what's happening. In most cases, the dying person has acce... | high19352.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "How you live."
},
"options": [
"How you die.",
"When you die.",
"How you live.",
"When you succeed."
],
"question": "57.According to the author, what can you decide?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"ans... | One day my teacher said, "
." From that moment, I knew I had to enjoy my life.Do not waste time, because, you know, time will not come back.You cannot buy it.It is one of those things in life that you must really, really value.
When you see an opportunity, take it.You might not get it back.Never let an opportunity pass... | high16061.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "be realized in the years"
},
"options": [
"be carried out in the major areas of illiteracy like Africa.",
"be realized in the years",
"be drawn up by Parisian experts",
"be discussed at an international conference"
... | It is estimated that some seven hundred million people, about half the world's adult population, are unable to read or write, and there are probably two hundred and fifty million more whose level is so slight that it is hardly called literacy .
Recently the attack on illiteracy had been stepped up. A world plan has be... | high15568.txt |
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