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"answer_text": "Playing football may lead to brain damage."
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"Repeated small damages to the brain.",
"Footballers should wear headgear when playing. .",
"Evidence to dementia... | A number of scientific studies have suggested that repeatedly heading a football could increase the risk of developing dementia in later life.
In 2002, former England international footballer Jeff Astle died aged 59. A coroner said that Astle died from a brain disease likely to have been caused by "repeated small d... | high12364.txt |
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"answer_text": "Applicants could sit for the college entrance English test more than once."
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"Applicants could take the IELTS or TOEFL instead of the college entrance English test.",
"Colleges will be given the right to choose all o... | The National Outline for Medium and Long Term Education Reform and Development (2010 - 20) was released over the weekend. Here are some of the highlights:
Four - percent effort
The government says spending on education will be 4 percent of GDP by 2012. globally, average spending on education is about 4.5% of GDP. China... | high16102.txt |
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"answer_text": "the showerhead carries many bacteria causing illness"
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"it's easy to get a cold when taking a bath",
"the showerhead carries many bacteria causing illness",
"we don't get cleaned while showering",
"we don... | It is generally believed that we are getting cleaned when we step under a shower. We are, but we're also giving a home to lots of tiny little creatures we didn't even know about. A showerhead carries thousands of bacteria called Mycobacterium.These can cause problems like coughs and tiredness, and a general feeling of ... | high5983.txt |
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"answer_text": "different cultural values"
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"something superficial",
"what is understood at the surface",
"different cultural values",
"the root of different thoughts"
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"question": "In the author's opinion, the... | What is politeness? This sounds like a simple question. In daily life, we often make judgments about what is polite and what is not polite. For example, to offer your seat to the elderly on a bus is considered polite behavior, and to interrupt when someone is talking is considered impolite; to greet someone the first t... | high21976.txt |
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"answer_text": "the feeling of being less than valued."
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"the tiredness after long hours in labs.",
"the fear of seeing something moving.",
"the feeling of being less than valued.",
"the loneliness of riding the bus home... | Raised in a motherless home, my father was extremely tightfisted towards us children. His attitude didn't soften as I grew into adulthood and went to college. I had to ride the bus whenever I came home. Though the bus stopped about two miles from home, Dad never met me, even in severe weather. If I _ he'd say in his lo... | high10573.txt |
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"answer_text": "wet and warm"
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"warm and dry",
"wet and cold"
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"question": "We can infer from the text that Florida must be a place where it is",
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}... | Burmese pythons are some of the biggest snakes in the world and also one of the biggest problems in Florida's wetlands. So state officials have asked hunters to lend a hand.
The pythons are originally from Asia. Brought to the US as pets or zoo animals, some were released or broke free into the wild and found Florid... | high18649.txt |
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"answer_text": "a report"
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"an essay"
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... | $? While the 2008 Olympics were the first to be broadcast entirely in HD, the 2012 Olympics are the first to broadcast in HD as well as 3D. Sean Taylor, a spokesperson for Panasonic - provider of some of the technologies - said it effectively, "Each Games, from a technology perspective, tries to have a first. London wi... | high2752.txt |
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"answer_text": "He was a salesman."
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"He was a salesman.",
"He was a businessman.",
"He was a traveler.",
"He was a reporter."
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"question": "What was Mr. White according to the passage?",
"question_type": n... | Mr. White sold kinds of machines to farmers, which he thought was not really a very exciting job, but he had always been interested in traveling on business.
He had a big car, and usually enjoyed driving it long distances, but he was also quite satisfied to go by train sometimes, especially when the weather was bad. He... | high18891.txt |
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"answer_text": "More than 6000 Americans have died since the 9/11 attacks."
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"The US government gives supports to Israel but not to Palestine or Iraq.",
"There are American troops stationed in Satidi Arabia.",
"The 9/11 event ... | The day began with clear sunlight and blue skies.It soon turned into years of war, economic breakdown and political division. Ten years after the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11,2001, America has come out of the smoke a very different country.Nearly 3,000 people died on September 11.
... | high16664.txt |
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"answer_text": "Only from those who have more knowledge than us can we learn."
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"Confucius thought we should learn from strengths of others.",
"Only from those who have more knowledge than us can we learn.",
"It is by reflecti... | Confucius said, "In a group of three people, there is always something I can learn. Choose to follow the strengths of others, and use their shortcomings to reflect upon ourselves."
As you can see from what Confucius said, everyone that we come across can teach us something useful. As long as we reflect on the lessons l... | high4323.txt |
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"answer_text": "Dogs can smell cancer"
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"options": [
"Dogs have a good sense of smell",
"Dogs can help cure cancer",
"Dogs can smell cancer",
"Dogs help perform experiments"
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"question": "What's the general idea of the text... | Dogs are known for their sense of smell.They can find missing people and things like bombs and illegal drugs.Now a study suggests that the animal known as man's best friend can even find
bladder cancer.
Cancer cells are thought to produce chemicals with unusual odors .Researchers think dogs have the ability to smell t... | high19557.txt |
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"answer_text": "to show girls possibilities for work and careers"
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"to encourage girls to get top paying jobs ,",
"to let girls spend more time with their mothers",
"to show girls possibilities for work and careers",
"to... | April 22,2010 will be the 18th celebration of the annual Take Our Daugluers to Work Day (TOD), a project the National Ms.Foundation for Women of America (NFW) developed to expose girls to expanding opportunities for women in the workplace.
The program offers, millions of girls a first - hand view of the many career opp... | high8519.txt |
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"answer_text": "an organization to collect goods for those who need them"
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"a welfare agency",
"a place to store goods donated",
"an organization to collect goods for those who need them",
"an organization run by the gov... | Crossroads International
How does Crossroads work?
Crossroads is a resource network. We take goods Hong Kong doesn't want and give them to people who badly need them. We collect those goods and give them out in the welfare arena in Hong Kong, Mainland China, elsewhere in Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa. So Crossroads ... | high12402.txt |
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"answer_text": "A pair of glasses."
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"options": [
"Tea.",
"Wooden combs.",
"Some bread.",
"A pair of glasses."
],
"question": "Which of the following don't you need to declare when returning to Australia?",
"question_type... | When you're returning to Australia, be careful that you don't bring in pests and diseases. Some items you might bring back from overseas can be pests and diseases that Australia doesn't have. When you return, declare all food, meat, fruits, plants, seeds, wooden souvenirs, animal or plant materials.
Australia has stric... | high6534.txt |
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"answer_text": "introduce the topic"
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"introduce the topic",
"raise a question",
"present the survey",
"make a comparison"
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"question": "The writer writes Para.1 to _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_question... | Ask anybody out there, what is the most important thing in his life - Fame, Fortune and Money, and there is a chance that he is going to say, money, because with that, fame and fortune comes quite easily. On the other hand, if you add "family" to these three choices given above, there is a chance that 99% of the people... | high9607.txt |
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"answer_text": "combine English learning with helping hungry people"
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"combine English learning with helping hungry people",
"make it popular in English-speaking countries",
"encourage people to produce more rice",
"prov... | FreeRice.comis a non-profit website run by the United Nations World Food Program (UNWFP). It aims to provide education to everyone for free and help end world hunger. Join us and have fun with our vocabulary game. For each vocabulary word you get right, we donate free rice through UNWFP to those hungry people.
How do y... | high903.txt |
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"answer_text": "Most people are afraid that their children can't get access to male teachers."
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"Male teachers are more fair than female teachers.",
"Now most primary schools are in need of teachers.",
"Most people are afraid ... | Pupils work harder in lessons if they are taught by a man, a study has claimed. Male teachers are more likely to improve pupils' self-esteem and are judged by pupils to be more fair, according to a study published by the Department for Education.
But there is a significant shortage of male teachers, especially in prima... | high12416.txt |
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"answer_text": "lists some examples"
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"lists some examples",
"compares some facts",
"analyzes some numbers",
"raises some questions"
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"question": "To explain human's favor for water, the author _ .",
"qu... | Maps of the world's population show that the majority of people today live near water. We live along coastlines, around bays, up the course of rivers and streams and on islands. We also vacation at the beach and find comfort fishing on a lake. Nothing makes small children happier than the chance of playing in water.
M... | high23813.txt |
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"answer_text": "Mrs. Black doubted her husband's memory"
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"options": [
"Mrs. Black believed her husband would certainly do as he was told to",
"Mrs. Black believed husband's memory",
"Mrs. Black doubted her husband's memory",
"Mrs. B... | Mr. Black was very forgetful. Each time when Mrs. Black wanted her husband to do something, she had to tell him again and again not to forget it.
Once Mr. Black was asked to post a letter, " Do remember to put it into the letter box on your way to work." The wife said. " This time I won't forget." Mr. Black said to his... | high13708.txt |
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"answer_text": "level and interest"
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"subjects and needs",
"level and interest",
"teachable moments",
"strong educational foundation"
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"question": "Marion Godwin tells us that we should teach the children accor... | Many parents take on the role of being their children's preschool teacher and the responsibility of readying them for kindergarten. To achieve this goal, it is important for parents to introduce a variety of subjects in a positive and playful manner.
"Learning should not be forced,"says Marion Godwin, who has taught fi... | high6520.txt |
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"answer_text": "The whistle frequency."
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"options": [
"The dolphin's identity.",
"The water temperature",
"The whistle frequency.",
"The dolphin's age."
],
"question": "Which of the following plays a part in whether dolphin w... | Dolphins call out the specific names of loved ones when they become separated, a study finds. Other than humans, they are the only animals known to do this, according to the study. The big difference with dolphins is that these communications consist of whistles , not words.
Earlier research found that dolphins have a ... | high9613.txt |
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"answer_text": "A Guide to Living the Good Life"
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"Hormones and Qualities Llives",
"How to Teach Yourself to Be Happy and Enjoy Every Day",
"The Science Behind Your Smile"
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"q... | Money and Happiness
A Guide to Living the Good Life
Author: Laura Rowley
Publisher: Wiley (March 1, 2016)
Laura Rowley helps us all understand the money-happiness connection in our own lives so that we spend our time and efforts wisely. She offers insights that every reader can use to make smarter decisions that will l... | high14067.txt |
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"answer_text": "Many people are too busy."
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"They have no time.",
"Many people are too busy.",
"Many people don't like cooking",
"They don't like family meals."
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"question": "Why do fewer people cook now?",
... | Most families love home cooking! The food tastes good and warm, and a family meal brings everyone together.In some families, meals are often the only times everyone sees one another the same time.
Another reason people enjoy home cooking is that it is often a way of showing love.A parent who makes some cookies is not j... | high5029.txt |
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"answer_text": "we don't have a good breakfast"
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"we need to have a cup of coffee",
"we don't have a good breakfast",
"our brains don't work any longer",
"we don't have enough sleep at night"
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"question": "Acco... | Studies show that children who eat breakfast do better in school. It doesn't take much further thought to know that adults will feel better and do better at work as well. Whether you work at home, on the farm, at the office, at school, or on the road, it is not a good idea to have no breakfast.
If we have no breakfast,... | high2746.txt |
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"answer_text": "Dallas."
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"Roswell.",
"Dallas.",
"New Mexico.",
"Los Angeles."
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"question": "What is the author's final destination?",
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"answer_index": 3,... | We were driving from Los Angeles to Dallas,running low on gas somewhere in New Mexico and figured we'd see a gas station soon enough to fill up.
But that didn't happen and we realized we wouldn't make it to the next town.So my daughter made up a sign that read"Low on gas.Can u help?" and held it outside her window in t... | high10201.txt |
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"answer_text": "they mistook \"pants\" in American for underpants"
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"they mistook \"pants\" in American for underpants",
"Katie's mother's underpants were dirty",
"Katie's mother got mud on her jeans",
"they didn't know ... | I came across quite a few language problems while on holiday with my family last summer. The most embarrassing was when my Mom apologized to the people we were staying with because her "pants were dirty". They looked at her in amazement, not knowing how to react. You see, Mom had fallen over and gotten mud on her jeans... | high3458.txt |
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"answer_text": "An artist's animal work aims to stop animal slaughter."
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"An artist's animal work aims to stop animal slaughter.",
"The risk of extinction for wild animals in Jay's works.",
"A new way to stop illegal trade des... | Creative conservationist Asher Jay is a designer, artist, writer, and activist who is trying to save the world's most threatened wildlife with an unusual weapon: Art.
"Today we need everyone's involvement, not just core conservationists," says Jay. " People with no previous interest in conservation tune in to my mes... | high18885.txt |
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"answer_text": "Patrick Wilson"
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"Sam Claflin",
"Jon M. Chu",
"Patrick Wilson",
"Travis Fimmel"
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"question": "Which actor will show in a movie that scares you ?",
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... | What's on ?
The Conjuring 2 (2016)
Certificate R 134 min--Horror
Viewer points: 8.2 / 10
Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house troubled by evil spirits .
Director : James Wan
Stars : Vera Farmiga , Patrick Wilson , Madison Wolfe , Frances O'Connor
W... | high19543.txt |
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"answer_text": "sensitive"
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"intelligent",
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"question": "According to the two girls, teenagers nowadays are _ .",
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... | One school night this month I walked quietly up to Alexander, my 15-year-old son, and touched his cheek gently in a manner I hoped would seem casual.A year ago he would have ignored this disturbance but now he reacted impatiently and leaned back to his computer screen.
I made a mistake: breaking into my teenager's pers... | high4337.txt |
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"answer_text": "until 1890"
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"question": "English people did not have lunch _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
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"answer": {
"answ... | It is surprising that eating three meals a day -- breakfast, lunch and dinner -- has been a custom only since 1890. Before this time, they only had two meals a day -- breakfast and dinner.
In the 16th century, breakfast was only to break one's fast . But 200 years later it had became a large meal, not just for family,... | high19225.txt |
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"answer_text": "Paper and Plastics Cause Pollution"
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"Paper Causes Less Pollution",
"Plastic Causes Less Pollution",
"Paper and Plastics Cause Pollution",
"Paper Bags Break Down More Quickly"
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"question": "The ... | Every time you go to the supermarket, you come away with your purchases in plastic bags. But wouldn't it be kinder to the environment if you asked for paper bags instead?
The answer is not the easy as it might seem. Environmentalists say there are _ to using both plastic bags and paper bags.
According to the American P... | high4451.txt |
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"answer_text": "education"
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"medicine",
"communication and transportation",
"education",
"space technology"
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"question": "Scientific discoveries have improved man's life in several fields. Which of the followin... | Scientific discoveries have changed man's life a great deal during the past century. First of all, they have greatly improved material well-being in several areas of life. In the field of medicine, cures for life threatening diseases have enabled people to live longer. In communication, the telephone and e-mail have ma... | high11679.txt |
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"answer_text": "Jayne"
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"Jaime",
"Jayne",
"Miko",
"Paola."
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"question": "Who would miss his or her family most?",
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... | Below is a discussion on http://www.TalkingPoints.com/.
Stuck on a desert island?
Started on 23rd April by Steve Posts 1 - 7 of 42
Post 1
Steve
USA Hi, everyone. What would you miss most and least if you were stuck on a desert island? For me, it would be the changing seasons in New England. I guess th... | high2020.txt |
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"answer_text": "its only food supply is far from enough on Little Mangere"
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"people have been very careless about its survival",
"the appeal for money has come at the wrong time",
"the other birds on the island have destroyed ... | The black robin is one of the world's rarest birds. It is a small, wild bird, and it lives only on the island of Little Mangere, off the coast of New Zealand. In 1967 there were about fifty black robins; in 1977 there were fewer than ten. These are the only black robins left in the world. The island has many other bird... | high21962.txt |
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"answer_text": "cause you to become fatter"
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"help you lose weight fast",
"help you lose weight slowly",
"cause you to become fatter",
"make you burning food more quickly"
],
"question": "According to Carol Ann R... | Myth: Skipping meals helps you lose weight fast.
Truth: There's no truth in this advice. Not only will you lose weight by starving yourself, but according to Carol Ann Rinzler, this may actually cause you to gain weight. Rinzler reasons that missing a meal causes your metabolism to slow down so that you burn food more... | high10567.txt |
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"answer_text": "practice plays a key role in the development of ability"
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"common people have more chances to become skilled",
"practice plays a key role in the development of ability",
"a man's ability has little to do with o... | What shapes a man's ability and skill was always a question to psychologists until a few decades ago when findings show that they for the most part come from practice ---- repetitive and endless practice.
The psychologist K. Anders Ericsson of the University of Florida and his team, based on a survey of a violin class... | high17208.txt |
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"answer_text": "help kids avoid being bitten by dogs"
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"help kids avoid being bitten by dogs",
"show methods of feeding dogs",
"warn dog owners of danger",
"warn kids to keep away from dogs"
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"question": "The p... | Maybe you love them and want to pet every one you see.Or maybe you're afraid of them and want to move to a dogfree neighborhood.Either way,dogs are a part of life.Millions of people have dogs as pets.You'll see them all over town,in the city,country,and even when you're on vacation.
Like many kinds of pets--no matter h... | high6246.txt |
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"answer_text": "the author's jeep broke downon the road"
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"the Mexican man couldn't speak English",
"the author's jeep broke downon the road",
"the Mexican family came to Oregon for a visit",
"$20 was a small amount for ... | I still clearly remember that day. I was on the side of the road for about four hours with my big jeep. I put signs in the windows that said, "Need a jack ."
As I was about to give up,a truck stopped and a man got off. He looked at the situation, made a judgment and went back to take a jack. After about two hours, we ... | high14701.txt |
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"answer_text": "students in grades 6 to 8"
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"students aged 16 to 18",
"students aged 8 to 16",
"students in senior high school",
"students in grades 6 to 8"
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"question": "The program of Big Brothers/Big Sisters... | Briana, a student at John Fenwick School in Salem County, US, has a lot of free time. The 13-year-old girl used to hang out on the streets after school. "I know it wasn't good, but I really had nothing else to do," Briana said.
Briana was not alone. Many kids in her city had too much free time and nothing to do. To sol... | high1529.txt |
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"answer_text": "his action"
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"his thought",
"his action",
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"question": "According to the writer's opinion, a brave person can be judged by _",
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... | Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know if you think you are a brave person or a coward . But you will never really know the answer to that question until you are tested in real life. Some people think they are brave, but when they come face to face with real danger, they act like cowa... | high12370.txt |
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"answer_text": "Like other famous artists, he was thoughtless."
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"As an extraordinary Dutch painter, he knew nothing about business.",
"He spent most of his time on art, leaving no time to care his business.",
"All his childre... | Rembrandt was an extraordinary Dutch painter. He was most well-known for his brushwork and the way in which he connected with the human soul. His life, however, was not happy.
He was born on July 15,1606 in Leiden, the Netherlands. His father wanted him to have a real, learned profession but Rembrandt left the Universi... | high7158.txt |
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"answer_text": "A photographer."
},
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"A lawyer.",
"An environmentalist.",
"A sailor.",
"A photographer."
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"question": "What was Rebecca Hosking?",
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"answer": {
... | A small town in southwest Britain is banning plastic bags in an attempt to help the environment and cut waste--a step that environmentalists believe is a first for Europe.
Shopkeepers in Modbury population 1500,agreed to stop handing out _ plastic bags to customers on Saturday.They said paper sacks and cloth carrier b... | high8280.txt |
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"answer_text": "The advertiser is ignorant of the reading habit of the Arabs."
},
"options": [
"The advertisement is offensive to the Arabic religious belief.",
"The advertiser is ignorant of the reading habit of the Arabs.",
"The advertisem... | The increase in global trade means that international companies cannot afford to make costly advertising mistakes if they want to be competitive.Understanding the language and culture of target markets in foreign countries is one of the keys to successful international marketing.Too many companies,however,have jumped i... | high22258.txt |
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"answer_text": "A low quality of life because of bad health and limited money."
},
"options": [
"A high quality of life because of the development of technology.",
"A low quality of life because of bad health and limited money.",
"A high qua... | More than one in four children alive in Britain today will celebrate their 100thbirthday, official figures showed. The special figure shows a huge social change, with today's children likely to survive far longer than their parents or grandparents. Of the 12.4 million children aged 16 and under, 3.3 million(27%)will be... | high23146.txt |
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"answer_text": "the 3rd Sunday of June"
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"the same day every year",
"the 3rd Sunday of June",
"the last day of June",
"June 16thof each year"
],
"question": "Father's Day always falls on _ .",
"question_ty... | It's time to do something for your father - the man who for many people has been an encouragement and support since birth.
The third Sunday of June is Father's Day. The holiday honors not only fathers, but also all men who act as father figures, such as stepfathers, uncles and grandfathers.
The idea of Father's Day ca... | high21989.txt |
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"answer_text": "everybody posses a sense of direction from birth"
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"people learn a sense of direction as they grow older",
"people never lose their sense of direction",
"... | You either have it , or you don't -a sense of direction ,that is .But why is it that some people could find their way across the Sahara without a map ,while others can lose themselves in the next street?
Scientists say we're all born with a sense of direction ,but it is not property understood how it works .One ... | high21751.txt |
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"couldn't keep the house clean",
"made her look dirty and bad",
"were too lazy to hug or kiss her"
],
"question": "The writer was... | A friend and I were standing in line at the grocery store the other day, and I was telling her how lazy my children were.I had come in from work that morning, and like most times, my house was wrecked.
"I believe children nowadays are just out for what they can get.They can never help keep our house clean." I said, fee... | high11692.txt |
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},
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"He enjoys moving around from place to place.",
"He likes to take his family on adventure trips.",
"He needs to coll... | As a newspaper reporter, Inez' s father traveled around the world. He wrote stories about the interesting people he met. On her fifteenth birthday, Inez could hardly believe it when her father announced that she was old enough to go with him on one of his trips! He said his next story would be about salt mining in Euro... | high21037.txt |
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"he wants to get more sleep",
"he wants to fool around on campus",
"the teaching style needs much improvement"
],
... | Skiping classes violates school rules and a poor attendance record will damage your final mark. But some college students still try every means to escape classes. The number of these rebels may be much bigger than you think. Three students from Anhui Normal University established Itaoke. Com in June. The website qui... | high2975.txt |
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"They have been widely used in &c world since 1977.",
"They are hard to be cleared out from nature.",
... | Some fish may contain harmful chemicals, which can be the result of both natural causes and water pollution. Mercury is a poisonous chemical, which occurs naturally in oceans and the Earth's crust , but also comes from man-made sources, such as farm chemicals, burning garbage, oil, coal, etc.
Polyclilorinated bipheu... | high17585.txt |
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},
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"The origins of some most.commonly used slang words or phrases.",
"The origins of English wor... | This is a list of the origins of some slang words or phrases that we all use regularly.These words are common in almost all English speaking nations.
Cool
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"answer_text": "Positive."
},
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"Indifferent .",
"Positive.",
"Neutral ."
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"question": "What is the author's attitude toward modern gold-planning?",
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},
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... | Many people have heard stories of the California gold rush during the 19thcentury, when lots of people went there in search for gold. Panning for gold has a rich and interesting history. Nowadays some people continue to pan for gold in California. Although it cannot be regarded as a method for earning income, taking ... | high730.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "her appearance looked much too mature"
},
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"her appearance looked much too mature",
"her way of dressing was against the tradition",
"physical beauty wasn't thought to be ... | The Barbie doll first appeared at the toy fair in New York in 1959. Its creator was Ruth Handler, an American businesswoman. She and her husband Elliott along with Harold Matt Matson started the toy company Mattel. She based the design of the new doll on a German doll named Bild Lilli and named her after their daughter... | high23620.txt |
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"answer_text": "he was one of the author's fans"
},
"options": [
"he was one of the author's fans",
"he wanted to get to the Olympics and win a medal",
"he was also good at weight lifting",
"he admired the author for his courage very m... | After giving a talk at a high school, I was asked to pay a visit to a special student. An illness had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me. I was told it would mean a great deal to him, so I agreed.
During the nine-mile drive to his home, I found out something about Matthew. He had muscular... | high15392.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Because customers were able to carry more items when shopping."
},
"options": [
"Because grocery stores without shopping carts made less money.",
"Because he lowered the prices of his goods.",
"Because customers liked the sho... | The modern world is full of useful objects that were invented by someone, from spoons and chopsticks in our kitchens to the Ipads in our handbags. Each invention is an example of the creative power of the human mind. Where do inventors get their inspirations ? The inspiration behind each of these inventions varies.
T... | high9820.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
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"planted less corn",
"planted morn crops",
"planted morn wheat",
"earned more money"
],
"question": "We know that compared to 2009,in 2010 American farmers----.",
"question... | 2010 was a good year for American farmers. They earned about eighty-two billion dollars. That is almost one-third more than that they earned last year. And it is twenty-six percent higher than the ten-year average. Values for grain and oilseed crops are up about three percent from last year. The value of animal product... | high724.txt |
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"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "his family belonged to the low-income group"
},
"options": [
"the retaurant was short for hands",
"his family belonged to the low-income group",
"he wanted to earn some money",
"he was stronger than his two brothers"
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I got my first real job,at JM's restaurant in town,when I was 12.My main responsibi... | high7819.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "mother"
},
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"child",
"mother",
"sex object"
],
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"question_type": "cloze_questions"
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},
"options": [
"Two.",
"Three.",
"Four.",
"Five."
],
"question": "How many swimmers are attacked by the white sharks?",
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},
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"answer": {
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The swimmers were surrounded by the dolphins for forty min... | high9834.txt |
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},
"options": [
"a strategy to avoid people",
"a device newly produced",
"a service provided everywhere",
"a skill of communication"
],
"question": "According to the passage Fake Foni... | Nowadays, a cellphone service is available to everyone, everywhere. Probably thousands of people have already been using it, but I just discovered it, so I'm going to claim it and also name it: Fake Foning.
The technology has been working well for me at the office, but there are infinite applications. Virtually in any... | high2961.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "their ancestors were Europeans"
},
"options": [
"they have strong stomachs",
"their ancestors were Europeans",
"that's where milk drinking started",
"farmers raise a lot of cows there"
],
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Scientists mow know of a milk-related mutation in our ge... | high21023.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
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},
"options": [
"To fill his pipe.",
"To examine his cart",
"To make way for a bus.",
"To watch Sir Henry water roses."
],
"question": "Why did the writer stop his cart outside Sir Henry'... | Observe a child; any one will do. You will see that not a day passes in which he does not find something or other to make him happy, though he may be in tears the next moment. Then look at a man; any one of us will do. You will notice that weeks and months can pass. Days are greeted with nothing more than resignation ... | high17591.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "are able to receive kids' letters earlier"
},
"options": [
"are eager to receive more wishes",
"keep traveling around 80 countries",
"are able to receive kids' letters earlier",
"answer most of the letters from kids"
... | This message is to inform all the children that Santa's post office in Himmelpfort, Germany, is open to receive your holiday wishes. That means you can mail your letters to Santa about 6 weeks sooner than that last year. Santa knows you've been good and wants to make sure he and his helpers receive your wish list earli... | high10598.txt |
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},
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"humor",
"true story",
"fairy tale"
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"question": "This story is a _ .",
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},
{
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So Hemi tried to catch Ratu the next time he fl... | high21745.txt |
[
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "attract the readers' attention"
},
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"introduce the topic of the paragraph",
"question the possibility of realizing the dream",
"attract the readers' attention",
"let the readers answer it"
],
"questi... | What would it be like to take a walk on the surface of Mars? If you could design the tallest building in the world, what would it look like? Do you dream of being the next J.K. Rowling? This summer, you can experience all of these things, and more. All you need is an Internet connection and your imagination.
A recent s... | high5968.txt |
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"answer_text": "They are angry and ready to attack."
},
"options": [
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"They are bored with the partner.",
"They are lacking in confidence",
"They are angry and ready to attack."
],
"question": ... | Researchers who study relationships have discovered that a big difference between those who make new friends easily, and those who don't, is that socially successful people tend to make eye contact with their conversation partners much more frequently than those who are less successful socially. In fact, you may be abl... | high11686.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "spend eight hours on the course"
},
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"take the course at your workplace",
"have a first aid qualification",
"spend eight hours on the course"
],
"question": "If you w... | Everybody should have some level of first aid ability, because accidents and medical emergencies can happen anywhere at any time. St John First Aid courses give you the knowledge and confidence to provide effective first aid whenever it's needed.
First Aid Level 1
Ideal for anyone who wants to learn basic first aid or... | high14926.txt |
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},
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"Its buildings are covered with ivy.",
"There will be no books in its library.",
"There is a clock tower with a big bell."
... | There are rolling hills and ivy-covered brick buildings. There are small classrooms, high-tech labs, and green fields. There's even a clock tower with a massive bell that rings for special events.
Cushing Academy has all the characteristics of a New England school, with one exception. This year, after having had a coll... | high8294.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "He was greatly puzzled."
},
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"He was strongly against it.",
"He was greatly puzzled.",
"He was very angry."
],
"question": "What was his father's response when Nathan Winograd l... | When Nathan Winograd announced that he was leaving his job as a lawyer in California to run an animal shelter in Tompkins County, New York, his father looked at him for a long minute and then asked, "What do dogs and cats need a lawyer for?"
The move meant giving up eight weeks' vacation, an office with a view of the S... | high23152.txt |
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},
"options": [
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"Ability.",
"Wealth.",
"Fame."
],
"question": "What does the writer's father think success should be measured in?",
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{
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"answer": {
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},
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"They are unique.",
"They are made by famous craftsmen.",
"They are designed for young artists."
],
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"answer": {
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},
"options": [
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"Werner Freund and his famous Wolvespark",
"Werner Freund treats his wolves like friends",
"Exparatrooper sha... | The phenomenon is becoming more and more popular that human beings have developed a closely relationship with the most dangerous of animals-Kevin Richardson treats lions like kitty cats,Andre Hartman has a special bond with Great White Sharks and now there is 79year old Werner Freund who has spent the last 40 years of ... | high5798.txt |
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"Shoes convey false information about the wearer.",
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Lead researcher Omri G... | high5940.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Self-image of American Teenagers"
},
"options": [
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"Faiths And Depression of American teenagers",
"Looks And Self-respect of American Teenagers",
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The results show that looks are key. Only 4 in 10 respondents consider themselves... | high22264.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
"options": [
"Mothers washing clothes.",
"Fathers taking their corn to market.",
"Fishing boats traveling on the sea.",
"Children playing on the sands."
],
"question": "W... | Shundagarh is a village on India's east-facing coast.It is a village of simple mud and grass houses built on the beach just above the waterline.The Khadra Hills rise immediately behind the village,to a height of one hundred and fifty meters.A simple,good-hearted old man,whose name was Jalpur,farmed two small fields on ... | high7831.txt |
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"5 ways of refusing apologies",
"the function of apology languages",
"the importance of apology languages"
],
"question": "The ... | How do apology languages work? Have you ever tried to apologize, only to be refused? It may be that you were offering a partial apology in a "language" , that was foreign to your listener. The five languages of apology include:
Apology Language 1: "I am sorry."
List the hurtful effects of your action. Not "I am sorry i... | high24173.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
"options": [
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"parents",
"teachers",
"net bar owners."
],
"question": "The passage is written for _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
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"answer": {
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"Uncertain.",
"Optimistic.",
"Worried."
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Univer... | high13907.txt |
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},
"options": [
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"He made a study of many farms before buying.",
"He made money by buying and selling farms.",
"He ha... | At a certain time in our lives we consider every place as the possible site for a house.I have thus searched the country within a dozen miles of where I live.In imagination I have bought all the farms, one after another, and I knew their prices.
The nearest thing that I came to actual ownership was when I bought the Ho... | high22502.txt |
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"answer_text": "peeler"
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"peeler",
"fuzz",
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],
"question": "The nickname that is not used now is _ .",
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... | The English policeman has several nicknames but the most frequently used are "copper" and "bobby". The first name comes from the verb to "cop", meaning to "take" or "capture", and the second comes from the first name of Sir Robert Peel, the nineteenth-century politician, who was the founder of the police force as we kn... | high18852.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "when the new blood fits his body"
},
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"before he feels uncomfortable",
"when the new blood fits his body",
"as soon as accident happens"
],
"question": "Usually p... | Do you know blood types?
Special care must be taken in selecting new blood for a badly injured person, who would be killed by the transfusion if the blood is too different from his own.
There are four basic types of blood A. B. A B. and O. Blood type, like hair and height, comes from parents. Basically, A and B can n... | high2949.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
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"Their energy mainly goes to heating and cooling.",
"Their sealing performance is poor.",
"They have no insulation around at all."... | We may not be aware of it, but ordinary family homes in the U.S. and the rest of the world are not energy-efficient.
Most of their energy goes to heating and cooling, and a lot of it is wasted, as warm air and cool air escape through fireplace chimneys and thin or poorly fitting windows and doors. A passive house loses... | high19594.txt |
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"answer": {
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"four",
"five",
"six"
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The word "supermoon" was introduced in a report by the British newspaper Daily Mail on March 9, which sa... | high20315.txt |
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"giving information about the importance and practice of census",
"showing the government's determination ... | Every ten years there is a national census to count the number of people. The Census Office asks every household to answer questions on a census form.
The census counts...
* the number of people in each area
* the numbers of men and women and whether they are single, married, widowed or divorced
* how many children th... | high2791.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
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"The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.",
"The Barnes Foundation.",
"The Uffizi Gallery."
],
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The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Bilbao, Spain
Built in 1997, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is one of the newest in the world. It has transformed the industrial city of Bilbao into a travelers' desired destination. The beautiful architecture of... | high19580.txt |
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"enjoy the interest of English idioms",
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"... | From birth to death, the word kick has been given an important part in expressing human experience. The proud and happy mother feels the first signs of life kicking inside her body. And that same life------many years later------ comes to its end in a widely-used expression, to kick the bucket( ) . The expression to ki... | high2785.txt |
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One major branch of physics deals with the ... | high7825.txt |
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"clothesline drying reduces home value",
"clothes dryers are energy-saving",
"clothesline drying is not allowed in most U.S.sta... | A simple piece of clothesline hangs between some environmentally friendly Americans and their neighbors.
On one side stand those who see clothes dryers as a waste of energy and a major polluter of the environment.As a result, they are turning to clotheslines as part of the "what-I-can-do environmentalism."
On the oth... | high718.txt |
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"Some different ways to give children allowance.",
"How to help children learn to handle their money.",
"... | Many children first learn the value of money by receiving an allowance, The purpose is to let children learn from experience at an age when financial mistakes are not very costly ,The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs ,from family to family.
At first, young children may s... | high23608.txt |
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"Because he had nowhere to put the butter but in the hat.",
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"He usually discovered something suspicious along that path.",
"He had an appointment with a man at Digby Hall Road.",
"He knew he would get home quicker that way."... | Police Officer Tidwell left the station after 8 a.m. on Sunday. He was looking forward to his day of rest. By habit he took a short cut down the path behind prefix = st1 /Digby Hall Road. Suddenly he saw a man climbing down a drain-pipe from an open bedroom window of number 29. Quietly Tidwell walked into the garden. T... | high22270.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Releasing Gaza hospitals' pressure of lack of professional doctors."
},
"options": [
"Helping poor Gaza people to regain health to make more money.",
"Releasing Gaza hospitals' pressure of lack of professional doctors.",
"Ass... | A team of British surgeons has carried out Gaza's first organ transplants for a long-term plan to train local medical staff to perform the operations.
Two patients underwent kidney transplants at the Shifa, Gaza's biggest public hospital. The operations were conducted a fortnight ago by a volunteer medical team from th... | high6285.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "sleeping and reading newspapers"
},
"options": [
"sleeping and reading newspapers",
"arguing and playing games",
"enjoying the view and playing cards",
"carrying umbrellas and whispering politely"
],
"question":... | It's interesting to see how people make use of the time they spend on public transport in Indian cities like Delhi and Mumbai.
In crowded buses and trains people manage to take a short nap and some even reach the snoring stage. Or they spread out a newspaper over multiple knees and arms to read about the latest sport r... | high20467.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "He was limited to handsome roles."
},
"options": [
"He was limited to handsome roles.",
"He was unknown to the audience.",
"He played in romantic comedies.",
"He was handsome and emotional."
],
"question": "Why ... | Today we are going to talk about important transition words in English.We will focus on how to usetransition words to link ideas together.Some common transition words are and,furthermore,in addition to,not to mention,and in the same way.
We don't always get a second chance to achieve our dreams.But some people are luck... | high11862.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "felt they were not treated equally"
},
"options": [
"found another dog was given nothing",
"felt they were not treated equally",
"were aware they received less food",
"were given too much reward"
],
"question": ... | The Vienna-based researchers showed that dogs will stop doing a simple task when not rewarded if another dog, which continues to be rewarded, is present.
The experiment consisted of taking pairs of dogs and getting them to present a paw for a reward.On giving this "handshake" the dogs received a piece of food.One of th... | high21779.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Men and women view money in different ways."
},
"options": [
"Money is often a symbol of a person's status.",
"Money means a great deal to both men and women.",
"Men and women spend money on different things.",
"Men and... | It's an annual argument. Do we or do we not go on holiday? My wife says no because we have no savings to save us. I say you only live once and we work hard and what's the point if you can't go on holiday. The joy of a recession means no argument next year - we just won't go.
Since money is known to be one of the thin... | high4492.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "To detect disease at the earliest point."
},
"options": [
"To detect disease at the earliest point.",
"To help improve the memory.",
"To help people build a body.",
"To replace many electronic gadgets."
],
"ques... | Every electronic gadget needs good memory. A music player stores songs, albums and playlists. A computer holds schoolwork and programs and remembers how far a player has advanced in his or her favorite game. Mobile phones store names, numbers and hundreds of texts.
Now, scientists in California say they have come up ... | high5613.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "has been a controversial question"
},
"options": [
"will make poor countries poorer",
"is well performed in the Maldives",
"has been a controversial question",
"means banning carbon dioxide emissions"
],
"questi... | Last month, the president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, held an underwater meeting. The purpose of the ocean floor conference? To highlight the effects of global warming on his island nation.
The Maldives, located in the Indian Ocean, is the lowest-lying country on Earth. Melting glaciers and polar ice are cau... | high18067.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "To spend his vacation."
},
"options": [
"To meet his girlfriend.",
"To visit his parents.",
"To work as an engineer.",
"To spend his vacation."
],
"question": "What is the probable reason why John was in Paris?"... | (PARIS) ----An English tourist who was highly praised for rescuing a three-year-old boy in Paris said he didn't think twice before diving into the freezing river.
Tuesday's news said 25-year-old John Smith from England was the man who left the spot quickly after the rescue last Saturday.
He lifted the little boy ou... | high17354.txt |
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