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"answer_text": "what a devoted parent privately did for the child"
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"how a boy had new ears through an operation",
"what a devoted parent privately did for the child",
"how a disabled boy turned into a useful person",
"w... | "Can I see my baby?" asked the happy new mother. The bundle was placed in her arms and when she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she held her breath-the baby had been born without ears. Time, however, proved that the baby's hearing was perfect except his appearance.
One day when he rushed home from s... | high23962.txt |
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"answer_text": "happiness spreads faster and more widely than unhappiness"
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"happiness spreads as fast and widely as unhappiness",
"unhappiness spreads faster and more widely than happiness",
"happiness spreads faster and more... | Happiness is contagious , as researchers reported on Thursday.
People with the most social connections -- spouses, friends, neighbors and relatives -- were also the happiest, the data showed. "Each additional happy person makes you happier," Christakis said.
"Imagine that I am connected to you and you are connected to... | high3529.txt |
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"answer_text": "give some advice on how to associate between boys and girls"
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"tell students to keep away from early love",
"give some advice on how to associate between boys and girls",
"say contacts does good not only to boy... | There are no days when men and women couldn't associate with each other. When we are asked if boys and girls can associate with each other, most of us will say, "Yes, of course. Why not? "
If we want to deal with the association between boys and girls properly, here are some tips for you to follow.
1)Keep a normal and... | high16701.txt |
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"answer_text": "How You Spend Your 20s Will Define You."
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"How You Spend Your 20s Will Define You.",
"The 20-something Brain Remains To Be Developed.",
"Young People Need Employment And Experiences.",
"Becoming Mature Sh... | While many young people may resist getting a "real job" or becoming independent, these are the things that make you happy and give you purpose. Some people underestimate the satisfaction of working, thinking they'll be miserable. The 20-somethings that do work are happier than those who don' t or are underemployed.
If ... | high4246.txt |
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"answer_text": "The father of the writer."
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"The brother of the writer.",
"The son of the writer.",
"The father of the writer.",
"A bus driver."
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"question": "Who is \"he\" throughout the text?",
"question_... | I remembered that when I was a little child, I used to look for Sunday of the week. Yes, I was so looking forward to an adventure.
Now, I still have a strong _ for buses. I used to wonder where those gigantic buses finally stopped. On sunshine Sundays, that's my adventure times. He took me to the bus stop. Time passe... | high5158.txt |
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"answer_text": "He intended to make arrangements for his life in the future."
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"He was in search of a miracle in his life.",
"It was a holy place for a religious person to head for.",
"He intended to make arrangements for his ... | Sometimes just when we need the power of miracles to change our beliefs, they materialize in the places we'd least expect. They can come to us as a drastic alteration in our physical reality or as a simple synchronicity in our lives. Sometimes they're big and can't be missed Other times they're so subtle that if we are... | high10370.txt |
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"answer_text": "doing a survey"
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... | In the last few years, some researchers have decided to study why kids lie ,So they made up a special team of 12 students, all under the age of 21.
Each student was given 36 cards, and each card listed a topic that teens sometimes lie about to their parents, The researchers worked through the cards with the teens, lear... | high1316.txt |
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"answer_text": "\"The thing draws much attention.\""
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"\"The thing makes people hot.\"",
"\"The thing draws much attention.\"",
"\"The thing was against the law.\"",
"\"The thing changes the weather.\""
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"quest... | The thing was a hot one! A farmer had shot two wolves on purpose. He had seen the wolves on his farm and decided to get them before they caused trouble. He knew wolves were a kind of protected animals. However, he also knew most of his neighbors would shoot wolves, too. Shortly after the farmer skinned the wolves, prob... | high682.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "showed her talent for music early"
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"dreamed of being a horse rider",
"was expected to help on the farm",
"showed her talent for music early",
"learned singing from her grandmother"
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"question":... | Taylor Swift was born on December 13, 1989, in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. Swift's family ran a farm. "I had her sitting on a small horse when she was nine months old," said Swift's mother. "If my dream had gone well, she'd be in a horse show right now." The only obvious forerunner of Swift's musical talent was her gra... | high13651.txt |
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"answer_text": "a great but not perfect man"
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"a person who did not look the same as in many pictures",
"a person who lived a color1ful and meaningful life",
"a great but not perfect man",
"an old-time magician"
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... | Tales From Animal Hospital
David Grant
David Grant has become a familiar face to millions of fans of Animal Hospital. Here Dr Grant tells us the very best of his personal stories about the animals he has treated, including familiar patients such as the dogs Snowy and Duchess, the delightful cat Marigold Serendipity D... | high23792.txt |
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"answer_text": "volunteers"
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"question": ".The second ad is intended for _ .",
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"ans... | E-- The environmental Magazine
If you are concerned about your health , your family's health and the future of our planet , and want to know " What can I do ? " to make a difference , you'll love reading E --The Environmental Magazine . A 12-time Independent Press Awards winner and nominee ,E is full of everything en... | high15220.txt |
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"answer_text": "People steal vegetables on SNS for living."
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"Millions of people in China are spending lots of time on SNS.",
"People steal vegetables on SNS for living.",
"Lots of people play games on SNS to escape from reali... | Don't be afraid! We are not encouraging people to steal. It's one of the most popular topics currently talked about by people in cities, together with, "How many vegetables did you steal today?"or, "It's harvest time for your peaches," and, "I bought you a new car today."
Listening to a conversation like this, you do n... | high8454.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Harriet Tubman's fight for freedom for the slaves"
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"life of the slaves in the Old South",
"life of Harriet Tubman",
"Harriet Tubman's fight for freedom for the slaves",
"the Civil War"
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"questi... | Harriet Tubman lived a life filled with adventure.Tubman worked with the Underground Railroad. She helped many slaves reach freedom in the North. She was a scout in the Civil War. She also worked as a nurse during the war.
Life in the Old South was very hard for slaves. Most slaves lived in small houses.They had large ... | high7767.txt |
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"answer_text": "On the flight to St. Louis."
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"On the flight to Minnesota.",
"On the flight to Phoenix.",
"On the flight to St. Louis.",
"At the St. Louis Airport."
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"question": "Where did the writer notice the... | I was catching a later flight to St. Louis, then on to Minnesota. A couple of seats in front and the aisle over sat a very pretty lady. She smiled back at me, I smiled at her noticing her pretty dress.
The rest of the flight was uneventful, but as I was getting off the plane I noticed her again standing by the prompte... | high13889.txt |
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"answer_text": "it was designed to avoid the bad weather"
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"there was something wrong in the machine",
"the Chang'e-3 lander struck it by accident",
"it was designed to avoid the bad weather",
"it had completed the scien... | China's Jade Rabbit moon rover has " woken up" since it entered the lunar night two weeks ago. The moon rover, known as Yutu in Mandarin Chinese, and the Chang'e-3 lander were restarted by the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC), China's Xinhua news agency said.
It had been set to sleep for two weeks to ride out e... | high9992.txt |
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"answer_text": "A teenager driving after midnight with passengers in the car."
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"Adults giving a lift to teenagers on the highway after 10 p.m.",
"Adults driving with three or more teenage passengers late at night.",
"A teenag... | A recent study, which was published in last week's Journal of the American Medical Association, offers a picture of how dangerous it is to get a lift from a teenage driver. Indeed, a 16-year-old driver with three or more passengers has three times the possibility of a serious accident, compared with a teenager driving ... | high3501.txt |
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"answer_text": "Because the results are contrary to their expectation."
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"Because the results are contrary to their expectation.",
"Because so many children are playing with cats and dogs.",
"Because parents are so much worrie... | Most children, even the youngest of children, are delighted to be around cats and dogs. But these pets carry plenty of germs and allergens , prompting researchers to ask: Are cats and dogs really safe for children?
A study finds that, contrary to many parents' fears, owning cats or dogs does not increase a child's risk... | high5170.txt |
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"answer_text": "their family was so poor that it couldn't afford the academy"
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"they had no choice but to make a list",
"their family was so poor that it couldn't afford the academy",
"one of the brothers deserved to go down t... | Once upon a time, there was a family with eighteen children in a small village not far from Nuremberg. Eighteen! In spite of the hopeless condition, two of the children had a dream. They both wanted to pursue their talent for art. After many long discussions, the two boys finally worked out an agreement. They would tos... | high17437.txt |
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"answer_text": "The First Stamp."
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"The First Stamp.",
"How Stamp Was First Made",
"Why the First Stamp Was Made",
"When Was Stamp First Made"
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"question": "The best title for this passage should be _",
"q... | Have you ever posted letters to your friends or parents? If so, you must have put stamps on the letters before you sent them. But, how did people receive letters before stamps were invented, and who came up with the idea of using stamps?
In the past, stamps and envelopes were not used. When people wanted to send a lett... | high10358.txt |
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"answer_text": "advise us to treats our failures fairly"
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"advise us to treats our failures fairly",
"persuade us to make an aim for our lives",
"encourage us to learn from the two brothers",
"prove that failure helps ... | If you have ever been discouraged because of failure , please read on. Usually, achieving what you set out to do is not the important thing. Let me explain.
Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to watch.
"What are you doing?" asked one of ... | high2179.txt |
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"answer_text": "She turns any kind of food into a portrait"
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"She Uses wine as her medium.",
"She is famous for her food website.",
"She turns any kind of food into a portrait",
"She uses spices to recreate classic paint... | Vivi Mac, an amazing artist from France, can use nearly any kind of food to create detailed celebrity portraits .Although she has yet to _ her short-lived work of arts in a proper art gallery, Vivi Mac has already made a name for herself online.
We've seen some amazing food artists in the past, but none are quite like ... | high5616.txt |
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"answer_text": "have movable structure"
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"have movable structure",
"contain three discs",
"be built 500m beneath the surface",
"come into use soon"
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"question": "The new hotel will_.",
"question_type": "clo... | Here's a hotel worth writing home about:a company in Poland plans to build tourist accommodation under the sea.The structure can be dragged to a suitable location and placed on supports on the sea bed.
The 'Water Discus' will be made up of an underwater disc containing 22 bedrooms with sea views, connected by lift ... | high18062.txt |
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"answer_text": "we want to be healthy and strong"
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"we want to eat more",
"we want to enjoy our meals",
"we want to be healthy and strong",
"we want to save time"
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"question": "Why do we have to develop good ea... | What we eat, when we eat or how we eat is usually considered to be an everyday eating habit. Good eating habits are very important for our health. Most of us would rather eat sweets and ice-cream than meat and rice. Sweets and ice-cream are not bad for the stomach if we eat them at the end of a meal. But we should also... | high17351.txt |
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"answer_text": "texters"
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"question": "According to the two British researchers, the social and psychological effects are mostly likely to be see... | In the case of mobile phones, change is everything. Recent research indicates that the mobile phone is changing not only our culture, but our very bodies as well.
First, let's talk about culture. The difference between the mobile phone and its parent, the fixed-line phone, is that a mobile number corresponds to a perso... | high4508.txt |
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"answer_text": "c, a, d, b"
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"question": "The second half of the story has been in wrong order.(Parts a-d) Choose the rearranged order which you think is ... | A HOLIDAY jet pilot said that he would land and call the police after a woman refused to stop smoking.
He warned Maureen Harkavy, "Put that cigarette out, or I'll land the plane and have you arrested."
Maureen, 47, was so shocked she wrote to the airline's chairman.But his reply was even ruder.
"You seem to think you... | high11720.txt |
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"answer_text": "Online shoppers don't bargain as much as expected."
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"The result of the study gives customers more confidence.",
"Scholars aren't surprised at the findings of the study.",
"Online shoppers don't bargain as much... | Online shoppers would rather receive an offer for a product or service than make their own offer3according to a study led by a Michigan State University scholar that has implications for the fast-growing e-commerce industry. The findings may come as a surprise given that shopping online is an anonymous process that see... | high3267.txt |
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"answer_text": "To introduce the history of April Fools' Day."
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"To teach us how to avoid being tricked.",
"To point out the best way to trick others.",
"To introduce the history of April Fools' Day.",
"To stress the imp... | Consider yourself warned. Sunday is April Fools' Day, a day when you are encouraged to play tricks on loved ones and even the people you meet at the bus stop. It's a strange tradition, but how did it get started?
Nobody is completely sure about the origin of this, the silliest of holidays. However, the urban legend exp... | high14880.txt |
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"answer_text": "describe his working life"
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"encourage readers to work at home",
"explain why he decides to be an artist",
"describe his working life",
"show how he begins a picture"
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"question": "In the passag... | People think being an artist must be a wonderful way to earn one's living. And of course, there are lots of great things about working for oneself, at home alone, even in a cold studio like mine. What I really like is that nobody tells me what time to start in the morning. I like to paint as soon as I wake up, which is... | high12229.txt |
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"answer_text": "China's normal practice in the U.N. is to abstain rather than veto."
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"China often uses its veto power on international issues.",
"China never uses its veto power on international issues.",
"China's normal prac... | (CNN)-China will sometimes say "no" and the world should get used to it.
That message came through when China joined Russia in blocking action on Syria.
"Do not mistakenly think that because China takes a careful and responsible position on the Syria issue, China will not use its veto power or will always abstain ," ... | high15546.txt |
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"answer_text": "it is a source of reliable information"
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"it has the support of a famous TV actress",
"it is a source of reliable information",
"it provides a huge amount of cancer information",
"it attracts a great numb... | Cancer Research UK has launched an online chat forum for cancer patients to _ stories or share experiences on how to cope with such a disastrous disease.
But Cancer Chat is a forum with a difference:it has an information safety net.
This means that a Cancer Research UK team will keep a watching brief to ensure that pat... | high8332.txt |
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"answer_text": "The eggs grow on the father's back."
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"It is unable to fly.",
"The eggs grow on the father's back.",
"The male must keep still to hatch the eggs.",
"The female looks after her eggs together with the male.... | It's true that many dads in the wild aren't interested in parenting, but there are some that work pretty hard to give their little ones a good start. Maybe one of these dads will make you remember your own dad!
The male giant water bug doesn't seem to mind a heavy load on his back for his kids. The female puts about 10... | high14658.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "About 370 years."
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"options": [
"About 100 years.",
"Less than two centuries.",
"About 370 years.",
"Over five centuries."
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"question": "How long is the history of the people's celebrating modern Brazilian C... | The Carnival of Brazil is an annual festival held 46 days before Easter, especially famous for the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. Carnival celebrations are believed to have roots in the festival of Saturnalia, which, adapted to Christianity, became a farewell to bad things in a season of religious discipline to regret and... | high1470.txt |
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"answer_text": "Greater efforts need to be taken to reduce the number of lab animals."
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"The success of animal experiments should be ensured.",
"A ban on the use of animals in the lab should be enforced.",
"Greater efforts nee... | In an ideal world,people would not test medicines on animals. Such experiments are stressful and sometimes painful for animals,and expensive and timeconsuming for people. Yet animal experimentation is still needed to help bridge vast gaps in medical knowledge. That is why there are some 50 to 100 million animals used i... | high13137.txt |
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"answer_text": "let students create apps to solve problems"
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"call on students to put their ideas into practice",
"inspire students to focus on social problems",
"let students create apps to solve problems",
"encourage s... | The Verizon Innovative App Challenge gives kids a chance to create apps that can solve problems in their community.
Do you want to make a difference in your community? The Verizon Innovative App Challenge can get you started. The first step is to think of a problem in your community. The next step is to create an app t... | high14894.txt |
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"answer_text": "He stayed up all night on Christmas Eve and saw Santa come down the chimney."
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"He stayed up all night on Christmas Eve and saw Santa come down the chimney.",
"He found that Santa was all-knowing and could make the d... | Christmas is perhaps the most important holiday in American culture. On Christmas Eve, children sit out with parents in the living room hanging stockings, setting up a Christmas tree, eating candy canes, and setting up milk and cookies for Santa Claus. Perhaps the most beloved figure in American history, Santa Claus ha... | high8326.txt |
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"answer_text": "People will feel alarmed at cosmetic surgery."
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"options": [
"People will feel alarmed at cosmetic surgery.",
"Young people will have no interest in beauty.",
"Doctors will be afraid to perform operations.",
"No one w... | More Chinese are seeking out the surgeon's knife to improve their looks.Yet the tragic death of the former Super Girl Wang Bei has made people aware of the risks of cosmetic surgery, which is becoming increasingly popular. Wang Bei,24,is said to have gone under the knife in Wuhan,to jump-start her stage-show career. I... | high15552.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "call on people to use less energy as much as possible"
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"ask people to generate more energy for daily use",
"call on people to use less energy as much as possible",
"remind people to remember the days without l... | If you haven't already, you too should switch to the latest eco-friendly, energy-efficient, energy-saving LED (Light Emitting Diode) lighting. As the world becomes more focused on green issues, everyone should do their part in practicing energy efficiency, recycling, cutting down their CO2emissions and much, much more.... | high7015.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "after the court proved that he was taught well"
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"before he started his lessons",
"after he finished his lessons",
"after the court decided against him",
"after the court proved that he was taught well"
... | Protagoras was among the great teachers of ancient Athens. He taught many subjects, including the laws of argument and the right use of language. It is said that he was the first teacher to accept money for his services.
A student, Evalthus, heard of this famous teacher and asked him to give him lessons. However, Eva... | high9038.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Offering a passageway to explore the universe."
},
"options": [
"Displaying the models of the So lar System.",
"Selling ancient astronomical instruments. .",
"Offering a passageway to explore the universe.",
"Giving lO-... | The Adler Planetarium Chicago is home to more than 35,000 square feet of exhibits. From huge models of the Solar System, to ancient astronomical instruments, to interactive adventures, Adler's exhibit galleries provides a passageway for you to explore the universe. The Adler also offers mini science exploration activit... | high13123.txt |
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"answer_text": "Watching television may cause women to feel depressed."
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"options": [
"Watching television may cause women to feel depressed.",
"Finding interests and hobbies in common means taking a class.",
"Going to concerts is the best... | In today's fast paced, high stress world people are working longer hours than ever, and often exhaust themselves at day's end in front of the television to relax enough to begin again in the morning.However, television watching, for most people, does not really lower stress.Studies show that TV viewing more than an hou... | high5602.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "she a... | Shirley Temple(1928--2014),an American actress,was considered among the most successful child stars in the history of film.Born by an ambitious mother,Temple first appeared in a film at the age of three,and at six she starred in Stand Up and Cheer (1934).Known and recognized for her ability to sing and tapdance in seve... | high17345.txt |
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"answer_text": "Chessington Safari Hotel"
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"Chessington Safari Hotel",
"Novotel",
"The Ritz"
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"question": "If your kids love to see animals, you will choose_.",
"question_type": "cloze_question... | If you're travelling with kids in London, many London hotels have special services and features to help the family holiday, offering services for kids as well as games, bike hire and free ice cream!
Athenaeum
The five-star Athenaeum is a fantastic family hotel, particularly with the addition of its kids' services. Even... | high19368.txt |
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"answer_text": "There are more members in the DIY club than in the translation club ."
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"There are more members in the DIY club than in the translation... | Now I'm a senior high school student in Grade Two . I feel that school life is a little hard , just as my friends said . However , a hard life doesn't have to mean a boring one at all .
School life is not just about studying and getting high marks . Getting involved in student clubs can be a unique and unforgettable ex... | high11734.txt |
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"answer_text": "he was not familiar with the new surroundings"
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"his schoolmates were unfriendly to him",
"he was not familiar with the new surroundings",
"his schoolbag was too he... | On the first day of my new high school, I almost had a nervous breakdown. Everything about the school seemed so difficult. When I got home, my parents said, "You're nervous and that's okay. Everyone is afraid of high school." I denied it. I wanted to be strong, so I refused to let anyone know about my fear, even my clo... | high3273.txt |
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"answer_text": "The lead singer said negative comments about the president's political actions."
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"It's unusual that the members of this music group are all women.",
"The lead singer said negative comments about the president's poli... | The Dixie Chicks used to be known as the biggest-selling female group in music history. Now they are known as one of the most disputed .
In 2003, Natalie Maines, the lead singer of the Dixie Chicks, was in the news. During a concert in London, she criticized President Bush for his political actions. She spoke less than... | high18710.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "to make more honey"
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"to grow four times a year",
"to make more honey",
"to breed with Brazilian bees outside"
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"question": "A scientist in Brazil wanted bees _ ."... | Killer bees started in Brazil in 1957. A scientist in Sao Paulo wanted bees to make more honey. So he put forty-six African bees with some Brazilian bees. _ . But the new bees were a mistake. They did not want to make more honey. They wanted to attack. Then, by accident, twenty-six African bees escaped and bred with th... | high5164.txt |
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"answer_text": "About 30% of the total population."
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The Canadian flag shows a stylized red maple leaf with 11 points on a white background, with red
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"To draw a picture of a tree.",
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Two mothers believe they have devised a way for struggling students to save on accommodation costs when they leave home to study at university.
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},
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"Parents educate children to be good persons.",
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The Wax Museum is visited by many thousands of the people each ye... | high9986.txt |
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"He put an advertisement in a newspaper.",
"His family moved to Torrance",
"He lost his pet parrot"
],
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The reunion was brought about by Teresa Micco, a Southern California veterinarian who mistook Nigel, an African gray parrot, for her own missing bird, the... | high18923.txt |
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"they loved their country",
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"Howard Gardner thinks intelligence includes various factors",
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R... | high4291.txt |
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"It introduces the scenery in China.",
"It was intended for children.",
"It invites Macro Polo to read it."
],
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Author: Nick McCarty
Pages: 64
ISBN: 0792258932
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"answer": {
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},
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"Josh appreciated his parents ,company and care.",
"The father felt guilty all the time.",
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"answer": {
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},
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"The author can still visit her first physical home in Los Angeles.",
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},
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"Lopez has done many things in her career.",
"Lopez grew up in a poor family.",
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"Describe how to dive underwater.",
"Warn people against diving in the sea.",
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},
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"At 10:00 am on Wednesday.",
"At 1:00 pm on Friday.",
"At 11:00 am on Sunday."
],
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Members of the public can visit the White House now. Requests must be made through one's Member of Congress . These self-guided tours are available from 7:30 am to 11:00 am Tuesday through Thursday, 7:30 am to 12:00 pm Fridays, and 7:30 am to 1:00 pm Saturdays (except for holidays). Requests ca... | high22301.txt |
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That's the experience thousands of Londoners had when they crossed paths with "Snowballs in Summer", the brainchil... | high18089.txt |
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"Why Julia Rhodes works in RES.",
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"Howe wind can produce Dower."
],
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},
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"It is sometimes helpful to her",
"She is getting better and better now."
],
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When Ashlyn was born, no one knew that she couldn't feel pain. But soon there was hint... | high18937.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Gases in the body."
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"Gases in the body.",
"Radiation from the sun."
],
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"answer": {
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"answer": {
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During the check, your bag and its contents may have been searched for ite... | high7954.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
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"to reduce the chance of a heart attack in old men",
"to protect old men",
"to reduce the blood cholesterol levels"
],
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The study offered two new results from earlier findings, It said taking one aspirin pili every other day helped ... | high669.txt |
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],
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"answer": {
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... | Transcribe Sheng Qi
Born in Anhui province, Sheng Qi worked in Italy from 1989 to 1992. His work deals with the ever-popular subject of the cultural gap between East and West. The artist combines calligraphy with other more western media in an attempt to bridge this gap.
Where: Red Gate Gallery, Dongbianmen, Wa... | high23779.txt |
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"How to grade a student's paper.",
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"answer": {
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"Activities on Teacher's Day",
"How to celebrate Teacher's Day"
],
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China
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],
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},
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"Let the student stay at school for an hour.",
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Born in Kentucky, Hel... | high641.txt |
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"their fathers will better understand them",
"they will be willing to help their siblings",
"their family members will spend ... | Parents often think that time spent with their kids will gradually decrease in adolescence. But a new study suggests that while teens try to avoid spending a lot of time together with their parents, private parent-child meetings may actually increase in their early adolescent years. And that may raise a teenager's self... | high13692.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "More than 4"
},
"options": [
"4",
"5",
"More than 4",
"Less than five"
],
"question": "How many hot topics will be discussed at the \"two sessions\"? _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"... | Theplenary sessionsoftheNationalPeople's Congress(NPC)andtheNationalCommitteeofthe ChinesePeople'sPoliticalConsultativeConference(CPPCC) popularlyknownasthe"twosessions", arekickingoffthisweek.Whatwillbethebigtalking points?Wehavecompiledsomeofhottopics.
Jobs
The number of jobs forecast to be created this year will b... | high9789.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "a history of the Olympics"
},
"options": [
"the first Olympics",
"a history of the Olympics",
"the Greek Olympics",
"the Roman Olympics"
],
"question": "The passage is mainly about _ .",
"question_type": "... | The ancient Olympic Games were held in a sacred valley at Olympia at western Greece. The earliest records of the Games go back to 776 B.C.. These contests were held every four years. They were important to the Greeks. When they took place, all wars were stopped. No one dared to break the truce of Olympic.
Criers announ... | high23037.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Philip Island tour."
},
"options": [
"City sighteseeing tour.",
"Momington Peninsula tour.",
"Philip Island tour.",
"The Dandenongs Delux tour."
],
"question": "If you are interested in animals, which place woul... | This tour consists of touring the City, Bay and Surrounds Area of the CBD. Toorak(affluent), CliftonHill(reto), Carlton(little Italy), Fitzroy(bohemian), Kew(Studley Park Boat house), The Yarra River...etc
Picture yourself in a Classic Chevrolet Convertible travelling the streets of Melbourne with the wind blowing in y... | high127.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "The author doesn't give the explanation."
},
"options": [
"Because her father did not want her to feel too sad.",
"Because she did not love her grandmother.",
"Because she was too shy to cry at that time.",
"The author ... | When I was small and my grandmother died, I couldn't understand why I had no tears. But that night when my dad tried to cheer me up, my laugh turned into crying.
So it came as no surprise to learn that researchers believe crying and laughing come from the same part of the brain. Just as laughing has many health advanta... | high14843.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "long-term speaking practice, much reading and certain qualities"
},
"options": [
"long-term speaking practice and much reading",
"speaking practice for ten years only",
"long-term speaking practice, much reading and certain q... | According to US research, it can take up to ten years to become a near-native English speaker. Asian and Spanish students took between five and ten years to reach native speaker performance in English-only schools. Fluency obviously doesn't happen overnight. But time can definitely make you a better speaker.
After test... | high15585.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "She was Ceres' s daughter"
},
"options": [
"She loved Pluto very much",
"she was an April Fool",
"She was Ceres' s daughter",
"are easy to be tricked"
],
"question": "Which of the following is TRUE of Proserpina... | Though joke-lovers in many countries joyfully fool friends on April Fool's Day, no one knows exactly when or why, or even where, this tradition began.
Practical joking seems to have coincided with the coming of Spring since the time of Ancient Romans and Celts, Some trace April Fool's Day back to Roman mythology , p... | high22329.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "By working hard."
},
"options": [
"By answering the questions perfectly.",
"By competing with others.",
"By working hard.",
"Through television show."
],
"question": "How did she manage to make her television sh... | My friends, as you know, my television career began unexpectedly. I was 16 years old in Nashville, Tennessee and I was in the Miss Fire Prevention contest. They had the requirement of having to have red hair in the final part until the year I entered the final. And to my joy the swimsuit competition was also cancelled.... | high17392.txt |
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