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"answer_text": "our brain focuses on one thing at a time"
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"our brain focuses on one thing at a time",
"our two nostrils act differently towards the same smell",
"our nose prefers to smell stronger smells",
"our sense of... | Can you smell two things at once? This experiment comes from the research of two scientists from Rice University. Denise Chen and Wen Zhou have been experimenting with the science of smell, and have made some very interesting discoveries.
To explore that, you will need two things with strong, characteris... | high18071.txt |
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"answer_text": "know only a little about China"
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"know only a little about China",
"know much about China",
"know nothing about China",
"like China very much"
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"question": "From the passage we know that most US... | About 400 high school students from Western Pennsylvania and the neighboring state of Ohio joined a heated discussion recently on "China: What Does the Future Hold?"
"It's either going to turn out really good or really bad - who knows?" said Braveen Ragunathan, a senior from an Ohio high school. In his mind all Ame... | high17342.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "the teacher caught them smiling"
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"the teacher seemed to know everything",
"the teacher caught them smiling",
"the teacher caught them talking",
"the teacher was not foolish"
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"question": "The s... | On the first day of the new term, I met my new headmaster at the school gate. "Follow me, please!" he said. He had a quiet, kind voice. He took me into my new classroom and left. In front of me, thirty pairs of eyes looked at me. I knew he had told the students that I was blind. I could almost feel the question behind ... | high1463.txt |
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"answer_text": "a full-length skirt"
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"skinny jeans",
"designer clothing",
"a woolen hat",
"a full-length skirt"
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"question": "According to the passage, if a girl wants to look cool, she will wear _ .",
... | Looking good can matter a lot when you are a teenager. Of course the budget matters a lot, too. Luckily, fashion trends in the UK mean that getting the right image doesn't have to _ . Here's a quick guide to which looks are hot this year.
For girls, the 70s are back. Wide-legged jeans, platform shoes and skirts that... | high14893.txt |
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"answer_text": "4,000."
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"1,000.",
"2,000.",
"3,000.",
"4,000."
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"question": "How many people were included in the survey last month?",
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"a... | National Family Week-an event that encourages families to spend more time together-carried out a study among 8-15 yearolds.The study found 40% of girls thought Facebook was one of the most important things in their lives-compared with 6% of boys.Parents were found to underestimate the importance of Internet technolog... | high15555.txt |
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"answer_text": "Institution worldwide are hiring administrators from the US."
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"Institution worldwide are hiring administrators from the US.",
"A lot of activists are being hired as administrators",
"American universities are ... | When next year's crop of high-school graduates arrive at Oxford University in the fall of 2009, they'll be joined by a new face: Andrew Hamilton, the 55-year-old provost of Yale, who'll become Oxford's vice-chancellor----a position equal to university president in America.
Hamilton isn't the only educator crossing the... | high8321.txt |
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"answer_text": "Boxing is a violent sport with high injury rate."
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"Boxing is a violent sport with high injury rate.",
"People enjoy boxing because of its brutal nature.",
"Only professional players are allowed to attend boxin... | Boxing is a fist fighting sport between two matched combatants wearing padded gloves. A boxer's primary aim is to land as many blows as possible to the head and torso of the opponent, using strength and speed to dominate the contest. One of the oldest sports still practiced, boxing dates back to thousands of years ... | high15233.txt |
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"answer_text": "was first a national event held every four years"
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"was held by Zeus, king of the Olympian Gods",
"was a religious event",
"was first a national event held every four years",
"was an international event h... | In ancient Greece athletic festivals were very important and had strong religious associations. The Olympian athletic festival held every four years in honor of Zeus, king of the Olympian Gods, eventually lost its local character, became first a national event and then,after the rules against foreign competitors had be... | high7774.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "he wanted to get help from the driver"
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"the businessman drove at a high speed",
"he envied the brand-new car very much",
"he wanted to get help from the driver",
"he wanted to ask for some money"
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... | About ten years ago, a young and very successful businessman named Josh was traveling down a prefix = st1 /Chicagoneighborhood street. He was going a bit too fast in his shiny, black, 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE, which was only two months old.
He was watching for kids rushing out from between parked cars and slowed down whe... | high23959.txt |
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"answer_text": "It makes the player concentrate on the result instead of the role in it"
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"It encourages our brains to think clearly",
"It makes people feel lonely",
"It makes the player concentrate on the result instead of th... | Reading is good for you. There is increasing evidence to show that reading isn't merely a way of improving literacy and knowledge, but that it might actually be good for one's mental and physical health, too.
In the age of Twitter and short attention spans, reading novels, which requires intense concentration over a lo... | high9981.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Checking all the facts to be written in the guides."
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"Working in different places to collect information.",
"Checking all the facts to be written in the guides.",
"Finishing her work as soon as possible.",
... | When you're lying on the white sands of the Mexican Rivera, thestresses of the world seem a million miles away. Hey, stop! This is no vacation--you have to finish something.
Here lies the problem for travel writer and foodcritic Edie Jarolim. "I always loved traveling and always liked to eat, but it never occurred to... | high691.txt |
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"answer_text": "To tell candidates how to introduce themselves when finding a job."
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"To tell candidates how to go to a reception desk.",
"To tell candidates how to introduce themselves when finding a job.",
"To give some sugg... | When you want to find a job, you have to face the employer and you must know how to introduce yourself well. Then you will be lucky enough.
The first impressions can play a major role in how an employer like you as a candidate . What you say during the first step of the interview may make a big difference. In fact, som... | high13642.txt |
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"answer_text": "Working in the British embassy."
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"Being a translator for a leader.",
"Graduating from the university.",
"Working in the British embassy.",
"Continuing her study in the university."
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"question":... | A girl who graduated from a world-famous university wanted to do translation work for authority leaders. She was so happy when she entered the British embassy . She thought it was the greatest happiness in her life as many graduates wanted to get that job while she was one of the few people who got it!
Bu... | high23781.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "the Antarctic ice sheet is shrinking"
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"the Antarctic ice sheet is shrinking",
"the coldest place on earth",
"the major Antarctica's ice shelves",
"the Atlantic Ocean are changing"
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"question": ... | Scientists are learning new things about Antarctica, the coldest place on Earth. For example, the Antarctic ice sheet is shrinking. A new study found that summer ice loss in parts of Antarctica was at its highest level in 1,000 years. The study showed that Antarctic ice was melting mostly from below ice shelves, where ... | high9759.txt |
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"answer_text": "must have a safe driving record"
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"must be able to use word processing software",
"must have a safe driving record",
"must look very young"
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"question": "If one wants... | Toddler Teacher
About the Job
November 16, 2011
TITLE: Toddler Teacher
LOCATION: Sinton & Falfurrias, TX .
REQUIREMENTS: Must have an Associate's or Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Development. Must have a valid driver's license and a safe driving record. Bilingual (English/Spanish) ability is preferred. Three yea... | high5163.txt |
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"answer_text": "The situation and elimination of pollution."
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"The type and form of pollution.",
"The cause and effect of pollution.",
"The situation and elimination of pollution.",
"The concept and examples of pollution... | Even before there were people, there were cases of air pollution. There were dust storms. Volcanoes erupted, sending ash and poisonous gases into the atmosphere. When people appeared on the scene and began their conquest of nature, they also began to pollute the air. They cleared land, which made possible even larger d... | high18717.txt |
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"answer_text": "who have a drinking habit"
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"who produce wine",
"who have a drinking habit",
"who go on a diet",
"who are eager to lose weight"
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"question": "The passage is mainly for those _ .",
"questio... | A glass a day keeps obesity at bay.Alcohol has always been thought to cause weight gain because of its high sugar content,but new research suggests a glass a day could form part of a diet.Looking at past studies they found that,while heavy drinkers do put on weight;those who drink _ can actually lose weight.
A spokesma... | high11055.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "created huge waves when it hit the shore"
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"caused many injuries but no deaths",
"created huge waves when it hit the shore",
"was caused by an earthquake deep in the sea",
"traveled at a speed of 800 kilo... | THERE are natural disasters that humans can predict. There are others whose timing is difficult to know. What happened in Indonesia last month fell into the latter group.
On October 25, a tsunami caused by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in the Mentawai islands of West Sumatra, Indonesia hit shores and damaged whole vil... | high19409.txt |
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"answer_text": "the rabbit didn't have a true friend"
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"the animals were the hounds' friends",
"the animals didn't believe the rabbit",
"there were no hounds coming at all",
"the rabbit didn't have a true friend"
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... | There was once a rabbit who thought the more friends she had, the better. So she made many friends. She even thought she was the most popular animal in the world.
One day the rabbit heard hounds baying not far from her. Usually, she hurried away at the first sound of a baying dog. But this time she didn't w... | high21196.txt |
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"answer_text": "Plakuntos-picea-pizza"
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"Plakuntos-pizza-picea",
"Pizza-plakuntos-picea",
"Picea-plakuntos-pizza",
"Plakuntos-picea-pizza"
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"question": "Which is the correct order of the changes of pizza?",
... | So you thought the hamburger was the world's most popular fast food? After all, McDonald's Golden Arches span the globe . But no, there is another truly universal fast food, the ultimate fast food. It's easy to make, easy to serve, much more varied than the hamburger, can be eaten with the hands and it's delivered to y... | high2793.txt |
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"answer_text": "3-D film Draws Eyes"
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"3-D film Draws Eyes",
"3-D film at Disneyland",
"Avatar in Real-D Cinema",
"Revolution and entertainment"
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"question": "could be the best title of this passage.",
"que... | Originally,making 3-D film was a way for filmmakers to draw viewers away from television.Over time,3-D film dipped in and out of the entertainment industry depending on the ups and downs of the market.
By the end of the twentieth century,3-D entertainment was most popular at amusement park attractions,including Disneyl... | high20317.txt |
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"answer_text": "scientists should improve the design of the experiments"
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"plants' flowering is 8.5 times faster than leafing",
"there are 1,634 plant species on the four continents",
"scientists should improve the design of t... | Plants are flowering faster than scientists predicted in reaction to climate change,which could have long damaging effects on food chains and ecosystems.
Global warming is having a great effect on hundreds of plant and animal species around the world,changing some living patterns,scientists say.
Increased carbon dioxi... | high18688.txt |
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"answer_text": "Wandering mind is sharper"
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"Why wandering mind is necessary",
"A new measure to test IQ",
"The importance of working memory",
"Wandering mind is sharper"
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"question": "What can be a suitable ti... | Children at school need this type of memory on a daily basis for a variety of tasks, such as following teachers' instructions or remembering oral sentences.
During the study, volunteers were asked to perform one of two simple tasks during which researchers checked to ask if the participants' minds were wandering.
At th... | high21009.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Attend an extra class of outdoor activities."
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"Attend an extra class of outdoor activities.",
"Continue to do their usual activities.",
"Spend one hour in doing eye exercises.",
"Participate in outdoor a... | Children who spend more time outdoors may have a lower risk of becoming nearsighted, new research suggests.
In the study, researchers looked at about 1,900 schoolchildren. The scientists found that the kids who had been instructed to spend more time outdoors over three years were 23 percent less likely to develop nears... | high19596.txt |
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"answer_text": "Its cost of living is higher."
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"It offers a lower salary.",
"Its cost of living is higher.",
"It offers fewer English classes.",
"You have to pay a lot of tax."
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"question": "Why does saving mo... | In Asia,there are many places for people to go to teach English. Most of the teachers are young and sociable,and there are a lot of parties there. Korea is usually the place most people go,because they have the most benefits and highest salaries by working only twenty hours a week. Japan is also a good choice,but only ... | high18850.txt |
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"answer_text": "You need to light the paper with a match."
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"The bottle could break.",
"You need to light the paper with a match.",
"The egg needs to be shelled .",
"The egg has to be perfectly placed on the neck of the... | The surprising experiment I am about to describe proves that air is all around you and that it presses down upon you. Air pressure is a powerful force. When you swim underwater, you can feel water pushing on your body. The air all around you does the same. However, your body is so used to it that you do not notice this... | high13905.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "all people should pay for their healthcare at the NHS."
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"some people are against the reform of the healthcare.",
"the writer is likely to come from Bri... | It seems that politicians around the world are thinking about the health of their countries. While in China, Chen Zhu has announced his plans for a universal health service and reform across health services. Gordon Brown, the UK Prime Minister, has also announced he is planning to make some changes in our health servic... | high22500.txt |
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"answer_text": "Hardships make a country stronger."
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"Premier Wen jiabao went on his first trip around the quake disaster zone.",
"Life is difficult.",
"The Chinese are deeply moved ... | Premier Win Jiabao continued his second trip around the quake disaster zone on May 23, 2008, visiting surviving students in Mianyang, one of the worst-hit cities.
In a tent school, where more than 500 students from the destroyed prefix = st1 /BeichuanMiddle Schoolwere studying, Premier Wen encouraged them to study hard... | high24171.txt |
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The number of survivors in ne... | high7833.txt |
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"question": "How many students in primary school are interviewed in Lawrence.",
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... | Does eating a good breakfast improve school study? A study of more than 1,000 pupils in the city of Lawrence suggests it does.
Youngsters who took part in the breakfast program improved their scores in the tests much more than those who didn't. Among those who attended the program, fewer were found late for school than... | high6293.txt |
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"answer_text": "the economy of China is developing rapidly"
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"Chinese workers are easier to cooperate",
"they can't find proper jobs in America",
"the economy of China is dev... | As more Americans go to mainland China to take jobs, more Chinese and Americans are working side by side. These cross cultural partnerships, while beneficial in many ways, are also highlighting tensions that expose differences in work experience, pay levels and communication.
In the last few years, a growing number of... | high23178.txt |
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"answer_text": "spend PS1,263.60 more than the lowest price"
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"spend PS1,263.60 more than the lowest price",
"used PS1,263.60 for the survey of 25 questions",
"been che... | Rail passengers are being forced to pay thousands of pounds more in fares as a result of poor advice from the national telephone helpline and individual stations, a consumer organisation reveals today. Research by Which? found that in some cases passengers are being charged almost double the cheapest price because of e... | high22266.txt |
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"answer_text": "It involves more than 12,000 participants."
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"It was only conducted in 1948.",
"It involves more than 12,000 participants.",
"It was led by John Cacioppo.",
"It showed that any behavior could spread."
... | A newly-published study has shown that loneliness can spread from one person to another, like a disease. Researchers used information from the Framingham Study, which began in 1948. The Framingham Study gathers information about physical and mental health, personal behavior and diet. At first, the study involved about ... | high4484.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "find their work provide them more satisfaction and self confidence than how much they \nare paid"
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"are willing to work hard for long hours without pay",
"find their work prov... | In some urban centers, workaholism is so common that people do not consider it unusual. They accept the lifestyle as normal. Government workers in Washington D. C, for example, frequently work sixty to seventy hours a week. They don't do this because they have to; they do it because they want to.
Workaholicm can be a s... | high20471.txt |
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"answer_text": "he was quite ill before his death."
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"he could speak English fluently.",
"he was quite ill before his death.",
"he and Mabel survived a bombing attack."
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"answer_text": "To tell the public the coffee outlet doesn't lie inside the temple."
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"To tell the public the coffee outlet doesn't lie inside the temple.",
"To obey the government.",
"To do s... | STARBUCKS China yesterday renamed a newlyopened outlet near one of Buddhism's most famous temples after a wave of controversy over what critics called a "cultural invasion".
The coffee shop in Hangzhou had opened as the Lingyin Temple Starbucks, leading some people to believe it was located inside the renowned temple.
... | high5956.txt |
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"answer_text": "She found it difficult to see things clearly."
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"She failed to get high scores.",
"She couldn't understand hand signals from conductors.",
"She found it difficult to se... | Renata Di Pietro was studying to be an opera singer. But at 23, while on a music scholarship at the University of Iowa in 1976, her sight began to fail. Soon, it became increasingly difficult to read scores and pick up hand signals from conductors, and the gifted singer was forced to drop out.
After moving to Cleveland... | high4490.txt |
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"answer_text": "most people in America or England read newspapers every day"
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"all people in America or England read newspapers every day",
"every person in Americ... | Almost every family in America or England buys at least one copy of a newspaper each day. Some people buy as many as two or three different papers.
Why do people read newspapers?
Newspapers supply us with news about events in our hometowns, in our country, and in other parts of the world. Today we can read about import... | high20465.txt |
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"question": "How many reasons did Fu Zhenguo list to show his support for the change?",
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My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated fro... | high6287.txt |
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"people ... | The predictability of our death rates is something that has long puzzled social scientists. After all, there is no natural reason why 2,500 people should accidentally shoot themselves each year or why 7,000 should drown or 55,000 die in their cars. No one establishes a quota for each type of death. It just happens th... | high7199.txt |
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"answer_text": "how to read a poem out loud"
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"question": "Which best describes Americans' attitude towards racial troubles before the 1960s?",
"question_type":... | Harper Lee, whose 1961 novelTo Kill a Mockingbirdon the racial troubles of the American deep south, has died at the age of 89.
Until last year, Lee had been _ .To kill a Mockingbirdsold more than 40 million copies around the world and earned her a Pulitzer prize, remaining a towering presence in American literature. An... | high14918.txt |
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"answer_text": "the driver and GPS"
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"question": "In most cases, driving to wrong places or being lost is caused by _ .",
"question_type": "clo... | Global Positioning Systems (GPS) are now a part of everyday driving in many counties.These satellite-based systems provide turn-by-turn directions to help people get to where they want to go. But, they can also cause a lot of problems, send you to the wrong place or leave you completely lost. Many times, the driver is ... | high22514.txt |
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"answer_text": "A tool to assist in making complex decisions."
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"A comparison of actual decisions and ideal decisions.",
"Research on how people make decisions.",
"Differe... | Researchers in the field of psychology have found that one of the best ways to make an important decision, such as choosing a university to attend or a business to invest in, involves the use of a decision worksheet. Psychologists who study optimization compare the actual decision made by people to theoretical ideal ... | high24165.txt |
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"question": "When ... | Guan Moye, better known as Mo Yan, is a Chinese novelist and short story writer. He has been referred to by Donald Morrison of U.S. news magazine, TIME, as "one of the most famous and widely pirated of all Chinese writers". He is best known to Western readers for Red Sorghum Clan , which was later adapted for the film,... | high16869.txt |
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"They were both well-known to film directors.",
"They were bo... | Last year, Jin Yucheng'sFanHuawas taken to Salon du livre, France's largest book fair, along with other contemporary Chinese literary works such as Bi Feiyu'sSubeiYouth"DonQuixote".
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The blue ringed octopus
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"All four quarters showed similar earnings.",
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Greetings shareholders ,
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"aim... | Researchers found that walking around with a forced smile and fake happiness simply leads to people feeling unhappier. So, putting a brave face on your sadness could be harmful. The research also found that women suffered more than men when pretending to be happy.
Dr. Brent Scott, who led the study, said employers sh... | high732.txt |
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"Victor is making money on the Internet.",
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Victor has been gaming since age two, when his dad used to hand him a game-controller to soothe crying mood . He then gradually turned himself into Lil poison, kin... | high16841.txt |
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"To earn more money for his further study.",
"To gain some experience of being a vet.",
"To help Dr Reid out of financial troubl... | Many students attend Miami University for its zoology program, hoping to become a doctor someday, but Joseph Frame has come for a different reason -- to become a vet.
"Ever since I was a little boy, I've been interested in animals," Frame said, "but when I grow up, I realized that I didn't want to just take care of dog... | high17587.txt |
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Water from deep below the ground at Japan's tens of thousands of hot springs could be used to produce electricity.
Although Japanese high-tech companies are leaders in geothermal technolog... | high2977.txt |
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"Spring Festival Gala",
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It became an accepted name for fake goods after "Shanzhai Cellphones" produced by small workshops in southern China became popular in the mainland market over the past t... | high21035.txt |
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"help mothers how to find the products they prefer",
"provide best online services for children's growth",
... | Companies trying to market products to mothers need to head onto the Internet with a survey showing the mothers today are online daily, using Facebook to connect to friends and Google to diagnose illnesses.
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"What kind of volunteering one can do.",
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"the difficulty of controlling ourselves",
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Check for delivery... | high23144.txt |
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In addition, it has been programmed to give ... | high12399.txt |
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security advises that every American home have an emergency radio.
Every home needs an emergency radio in the event of hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, electric power outages and even terrorist attacks.
Be Prepared in Any Situation
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Coco was sent to the zoo eight years ago. A recent DNA test showed that he is male. Zoo worker Celia said To avoid mixing species, the zoo has had to keep him apart from the ot... | high9188.txt |
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"buy a yellow bag"
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"It is closed on Sundays",
"It has specialty pizza",
"It offers a large variety of bottled wines"
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Skull Creek Boathouse (843-681-3663)
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"It produces eye-controlled technology for disabled users only.",
"It is founded in Denmark by St... | In the near future, we may be using our eyes to operate our smartphones and tablets, even when it comes to playing popular games like Fruit Ninja.
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"answer": {
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"options": [
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"Her good fortune.",
"Her superb acting.",
"Her experience as a waitress."
],
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"exercising to music makes people healthy and bright",
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"Both the Great Wall and Palace Museum had been affected by the smog.",
"The con... | BEIJING, Feb. 26 (China Daily) -- As the smog orange warning continues, tourist attractions in Beijing are experiencing a significant decline in visitor number.
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"Because experts also make mistakes.",
"Because you can mature by facing and learning from mistakes.",
... | If You Make a Mistake, Don't Worry!
Yeah, you'll want to forget about them, but mistakes can be useful. Making a mistake doesn't mean it's the end of the world. In real life you have to grow and mature, and with that comes some growing pains.
You know you should have studied hard but you went out with some frien... | high22528.txt |
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},
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"Animals can predict extreme weather or terrible events.",
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The first step in protecting or improving your online reputation is to find out what information is ... | high24159.txt |
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"To encourage us to have a travel partner.",
"To explain how to be a perfect travel partner.",
"To tell an interesting experie... | To see the world is one thing;to have someone to share it with is another.Indeed,travel becomes more interesting when you have a travel partner.A travel partner can be a close friend,a family member,a pal you've met online,or a business friend.
You can have someone to talk to
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "you are likely to find information about a species with a little air, water, or soil"
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"answer": {
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"education",
"entertainment",
"social life"
],
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},
{
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Although you might be embarrassed to admit how many times you do this, don't worry. Psychological findings have shown it's completely normal.
In fact, the pleasure we derive from g... | high14071.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
"options": [
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"Andy was a boy who loved school very much",
"many students would be late for school on that foggy day",
"Jennie d... | Andy loved the first grade. He loved his teacher,Mrs.Parks. He loved playing games on the playground. He loved learning about dinosaurs and the solar system .
Every morning Andy's mother dropped him off in front of his school on South Street. One foggy morning,the traffic was so bad on South Street that she decided to... | high1259.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
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"They treated him as a normal boy",
"They made excuse for his failure",
"They protected him from failure."
],
"question": "How di... | Nick Santonastasso has one arm equipped with one finger. He has no legs. He also has no limitations .
" I know anything's possible ," the 12-year-old told TODAY 's Ann Curry.
He can play baseball and football, play the keyboard and drums, and play video games with his brothers.
When Nick was born, he suffered a disease... | high12400.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
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The official Xinhua News Agency said the two deaths were reported in Shanghai and that three new cases were also confirmed in the financial hub. A total of 11 new cases were report... | high23805.txt |
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"To urge states to introduce high standards.",
"To enable every child to succeed in a global economy.",
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The years before a child reaches kindergarten are among the most _ in his or her life to influe... | high7628.txt |
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"was too young",
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"answer": {
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"The building materials for their houses."
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "of both Eastern and Western varieties"
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"from all over the country, in air-conditioned comfort",
"that is air-conditioned, friendly and efficient",
"from which you... | The Garden Hotel
When you are next in Nanoko, be sure to stay at the Garden Hotel.Whether you come on business or on holiday, you will find everything as comfortable and convenient as you would expect in a first-class international hotel.
Every bedroom has its own private bathroom, telephone, wall-to-wall carpeting a... | high16666.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "tracking the early spring blooms of some local plants"
},
"options": [
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"studying the biological timing of earth",
"collecting data of the local weather",
"tracking ... | Monitoring global warming usually requires a Ph. D. and enough maths to glaze your eyes. But that Francisco Lopez and Ruby Nostrant track what climate change is doing to five different plants in Tucson, Arizona and they are only in the second grade.
"We are collecting data because the weather is changing and the plants... | high4321.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer": {
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],
"question": "At first the writer thought that skating _ .",
"q... | When I was eight years old, I had a big accident. I get scared even now when I think about that time. There were many people skating near my house, and seeing them skate so wonderfully, I couldn't wait to have a try, just a piece of cake, I thought .
I went with a friend who was very skillful. He spent a long time teac... | high2750.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "May, July and November"
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"July, October, and November",
"April, May and October"
],
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You are charming and intelligent.You are actually quite ambitious.You like to go to parties and chat with your friends.On the other hand, you are friendly, but you are also a very private person.
February 1 -- February 28
You are determined and hard working.You are born under the sign of loyalty... | high10217.txt |
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"answer": {
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"tasty vegetable"
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "try to eat foods that their girlfriends like"
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"don't like foods high in fat and sugar at all",
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Dieticians at Newcastle University said both partners try to please one another, and so change their dietary habits to suit their ... | high2036.txt |
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"answer_text": "corrected his actions when he turned"
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"started the moves that would push him into the air",
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],
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "dangerous"
},
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"safe",
"dead",
"dangerous",
"good"
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"question": "It would be _ if they couldn't slide down the ridge.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"an... | Sir Emest Shackleton was not only a great explorer, but also an intelligent man. He once found himself and two of his men at the top of an icy mountain ridge . They had no way to get down to its side. Their destination had been the tiny Whaling Station of strummers, near the South Pole. Shackleton knew if they didn't... | high10571.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "To wash hands with soap."
},
"options": [
"To keep healthy by washing hands.",
"To wash hands with soap.",
"To take action to wash hands.",
"To wash hands often."
],
"question": "What does the author intend to t... | October 15th is Global Handwashing Day.Activities are planned in more than twenty countries to get millions of people in the developing world to wash their hands with soap.
Experts say people around the world wash their hands but very few use soap at so-called critical moments.These include after using the toilet, afte... | high5981.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "To attract tourists to Paris."
},
"options": [
"To show the price of traveling to Paris .",
"To tell tourists the routes to Paris.",
"To introduce the city of Paris.",
"To attract tourists to Paris."
],
"questio... | Paris in the springtime was, is and always will be, something rather special. Why not experience it for yourself with this excellent break for four days? This attractive city has something to offer to everyone and with prices at just PS129.
Your break begins with comfortable bus transfer from local pick-up points and... | high16100.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "a job that you choose is your decision and is suitable for you while one that you find often isn't"
},
"options": [
"finding a job is a decision while choosing a job is a chance",
"finding a job is more important than choosing a jo... | Experts believe that there are about 40,000 different types of jobs in the world. Choosing the right one is a difficult task.
"Finding a job" is not the same as "choosing a job". Many young people end up in a job that they are not suited to do. "Chance" may play a more important part than "decision". So here are a few ... | high19233.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "politely turn down the request"
},
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"kindly host the guest",
"discuss with her husband",
"politely turn down the request",
"try to meet all the demands"
],
"question": "AUNTY suggested that Reluctant... | DEARAUNTYf
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "The benefit of musical training."
},
"options": [
"The effect of physical exercise.",
"The researcher named Kraus.",
"The benefit of musical training.",
"Musicians' improved skills."
],
"question": "What is the ... | Learning to play a musical instrument can change your brain, with a US review finding musical training can lead to improved speech and foreign language skills.
Although it was suggested in the past that listening to Mozart's music or other classical music could make you smarter, there has been little evidence to show t... | high12366.txt |
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