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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "improving your mood"
},
"options": [
"improving your mood",
"making you strong",
"helping you study",
"practising your eyes"
],
"question": "Sleep has many advantages except _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_... | Going to sleep may seem pretty boring compared with all the fun things you do while you are awake. But there's a lot going on in your mind and body while you are sleeping.
Sleep, in fact, is as important to your survival as eating and drinking. Sleep improves your mood, makes you a better athlete, and helps you remembe... | high20716.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Everyone needs friends' help and friendship."
},
"options": [
"To form an island, we need more than one man.",
"Without friendship , people can not live on an island.",
"Friends can make you feel comfortable and encouraged.",... | Everyone needs friends. As the old saying goes, " No man is an island" . In other words, no one can survive without the help and friendship of others. One can hardly live without a friend. Society is made up of people , and making friends is a very important part in our life. Friends can give you a lot. Firstly, if you... | high20070.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "is able to track directions"
},
"options": [
"is able to track directions",
"has no stopwatch function",
"includes a blue backlight",
"is equipped with one digital display"
],
"question": "From the passage,we le... | How to Tell Time Like a Man
Our digital watch has two sides...tough and tougher.Get it now foran unbelievable 59!
Your watch shouldn't cost more than your car.It should look and feel like a power tool and not a piece of flashy jewellery.Wearing it shouldn't make you think twice about swinging a hammer or changing a tir... | high19829.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "More than the teaching of knowledge."
},
"options": [
"Filling a boy' mind with facts.",
"Teaching how to work with others for the team.",
"Training character by means of games.",
"More than the teaching of knowledge."
... | Football is,I believe,the most important game in England:one has only to go to one of the important matches to see _ . Rich and poor,young and old,one can see them all there,shouting for one side or the other.
To a stranger,one of the most surprising things about football in England is the great knowledge of the game ... | high17804.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "a computer software used for chatting"
},
"options": [
"an Internet document called \"I want to find you\"",
"a computer hardware called \"I want to find you",
"a computer software used for chatting",
"an Internet progr... | IWFU is short for "I want to find you", and is an-easy-use Internet program which makes communication online easy. With IWFU, you can chat, send messages, play games and surf the Internet with your friends, and much more. With just a click of your mouse, you and your friends are connected at once.
Using IWFU is simple.... | high22667.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "destructive"
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"options": [
"normal",
"productive",
"destructive",
"extreme"
],
"question": "According to the author, the jealousy emotion is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
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"answer"... | You know how wonderful you are, and you know that others know how wonderful you are, but what do you do when admiration crosses over the line into jealousy ? For most teens there will come a day when you realize that one of your friends is jealous and that this jealousy is hurting your friendship. When this happens it ... | high8867.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "he keeps on struggling for success"
},
"options": [
"he plays best in Hong Kong",
"he keeps on struggling for success",
"his experiences are very special",
"he is well thought of"
],
"question": "Chow Yun fat ha... | For the first time in Hong Kong's history,an entertainer has been written into middle school textbooks. He is considered one of the best actors in Hong Kong. Yes,he is Chow Yun fat.
The example of his long hard struggle for success has been used in a chapter in a Hong Kong middle school textbook.Using his experience,st... | high23579.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Octopuses"
},
"options": [
"Octopuses",
"Crocodiles",
"Bats",
"Koalas"
],
"question": "Which animal moms die when their babies are born?",
"question_type": null
},
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"answer": {
"answer_index":... | Animal moms are great moms. You might be surprised at some of these moms.
Octopuses
The octopus mother lays about 50,000 eggs. For about 300 days, she stays with the eggs, cleans them and protects them. She does not leave to feed. However, this animal mom dies as soon as the eggs are hatched .
Crocodiles
A crocodil... | high6692.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "They are healthier"
},
"options": [
"They have a new fashion",
"They have better quality.",
"They are healthier",
"They are cheaper."
],
"question": "Why are people advised to wear plimsolls?",
"question_typ... | Parents whose children think the latest Nike or Adidas shoes may be better than buying old-fashioned plimsolls because they encourage a healthier style of running, researchers said.
Big companies, like Nike and Adidas, make millions of dollars from selling highly-cushioned shoes both as fashion and sports shoes. The... | high13451.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "she was the subject of a study"
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"options": [
"she was asked to do research on mice",
"she wanted to experience loneliness",
"she was the subject of a study",
"she needed to record her life"
],
"question": "St... | On May 23,1989, Stefania Follini came out from a cave at Carlsbad , New Mexico.She hadn't seen the sun for eighteen and a half weeks .Stefania was in a research program, and the scientists in the program were studying body rhythms . In this experiment Stefania had spent 130 days in a cave ,30 feet in depth.
During her... | high1116.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "develop a passion for wildlife and nature"
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"options": [
"take action to protect wildlife in isolated areas",
"develop a passion for wildlife and nature",
"raise money for wildlife in the zoo",
"learn more about plant... | Recently we've observed an increasing request from disadvantaged and regional schools for attending one of our zoo areas at no cost or partly paid some organizations. Zoos Victoria believes that all children should have the opportunity to have an early memory of visiting the zoo, and gain an understanding of the wild a... | high22854.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "how to deal with school conflicts"
},
"options": [
"the lives of school children",
"the cause of arguments in schools",
"how to analyze youth violence",
"how to deal with school conflicts"
],
"question": "This a... | Two friends have an argument that bleaks up their friendship forever, even though neither one can remember how the whole thing got started. Such sad events happen over and over in high schools across the country. In fact, according to an official report on youth violence, "In our country today, the greatest threat to t... | high482.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "To make trips to space cheaper."
},
"options": [
"To make trips to space cheaper.",
"To help astronauts do research in space.",
"To find a more convenient way to the moon.",
"To prove an assumption which seems crazy."
... | Think about the longest elevator ride that you've ever taken. Whether you rose five or 100 floors, it probably took less than a few minutes. Now imagine riding in an elevator higher and higher as it climbs for nearly a day. When you reach the top floor, prepare for views that are really out of this world. You'll be in ... | high12997.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "People couldn't travel freely."
},
"options": [
"People had more money at that time.",
"People couldn't travel freely.",
"The government spent a lot of money on films.",
"People were made to see movies by the government... | Chaplin was one of the famous clown-style actors of the silent time. It was through Charlie Chaplin that the Hollywood comedy movies became famous.
Then in the 1920s came another trend of animated cartoons. They were the most popular Hollywood comedy movies of the time. The several popular characters of that era were F... | high6679.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "How Santa Claus got his names and image."
},
"options": [
"What Santa Claus usually do on Christmas.",
"How Santa Claus got his names and image.",
"Different countries have different \"Santa Clauses\".",
"Everyone, espe... | Santa Claus is someone who will remain in the hearts of children forever.
Santa C1aus also has some other names: Saint Nicholas, St. Nick, Kris Kringle, Pelznickel. Two of his names-Santa Claus and Saint Nicholas-both come from the Dutch who settled in New York long ago. The Dutch honored this kindly saint with a yearl... | high23592.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Because they will not have burden with the gadgets."
},
"options": [
"Because they are cleverer.",
"Because they will not have burden with the gadgets.",
"Because they have no feelings.",
"Because they are easier to ope... | High-tech gadget shows draw throngs of excited consumers each year in the United States, Japan, Europe and the Arabian peninsula. Though many people are already surrounded with all kinds of smart electronic devices, some always need one more -- better and smarter than the previous one.
At electronic shows, visitors flo... | high8654.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "12 Picket Post Close in Bracknell for sale"
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"options": [
"12 Picket Post Close in Bracknell for sale",
"Harry Potter's s childhood home",
"Visits to Harry Potter's home",
"Films of Harry Potter at 4 Privet Drive"
... | LONDON(AP)---A suburban house that starred onscreen as Harry Potter's childhood home is on the market---complete with a cupboard under the stairs.
Fans of the boy wizard will recognize 12 Picket Post Close as 4 Privet Drive, home of Harry's cruel aunt and uncle, the Dursleys.
The couple unwillingly took Harry in after ... | high15020.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "32%"
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"options": [
"55%",
"32%",
"23%",
"78%"
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"question": "China will raise the ratio of adopting international standards in the food industry by _ .",
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... | Food safety will become the food industry's key target as the nation tries to adopt international food standards. The National Development and Reform Commission, the Standardization Administration of China, the Ministry of Agriculture and six other departments announced their 2004-05 development programme for national ... | high3701.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "American"
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"options": [
"French",
"British",
"Russian",
"American"
],
"question": "Barack Obama is _ President now.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
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"answer": {
"answer_index":... | Barack Obama became US President in January, 2009. Since then, the world has been watching him closely to see whether he keeps his promises about the economy , foreign policy and health care.
But at home, he has also been under pressure from his two daughters to keep his promise: to give them a new dog as a gift for he... | high16529.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "the richness and variety of the language"
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"options": [
"the richness of the content",
"the great length of each chapter",
"the richness and variety of the language",
"the great varieties on writing style"
],
... | Shakespeare, perhaps more than any other writer, made full use of the great resources of the English language. Most of us use about five thousand words in our normal employment of English; Shakespeare in his works used about twenty-five thousand! There is probably no better way for a foreigner (or an Englishman!) to ... | high21385.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "They can get boys in more healthy activities."
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"options": [
"They are good at playing computer games.",
"They can get boys in more healthy activities.",
"They are better trained than women for their jobs.",
"They can... | It's 8:00 a.m.James Butters gives,18-month-old Thomas his milk,then breakfast.After getting Thomas into his outdoor clothes, they head for the park to watch birds and play on the grass.With lunchtime drawing near,they're back home for an afternoon of drawing, playing with cars,or maybe watching some children's progr... | high17637.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "quite difficult"
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"options": [
"very easy",
"quite difficult",
"quite tired",
"more interesting"
],
"question": "It is _ to read a book about computer.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
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... | The computer is a perfect tool for all those categories , but...
You just never really had the time to take a basic computer class,and the books
about how to actually use a computer are heavy reading and it seems like computers and computer manufactures have a language all of their own, so the books really don't ... | high18504.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "His works are all about farmers."
},
"options": [
"He has won about 8 million yuan.",
"His works are all about farmers.",
"He has a big influence on Chinese contemporary literature.",
"Reporters have interviewed him abo... | Mo Yan, the winner of this year's Nobel Prize for Literature, said he is not sure about whether he is happy after winning the prize.
In an interview with China Central Television broadcast on Sunday night, Mo said "I don't know," when a reporter asked if he was happy."Happiness means a healthy body and a total absence ... | high2379.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "alive with their genes damaged"
},
"options": [
"alive with their genes damaged",
"as active as the one-hungred-thousand-year-old ones",
"totally the same as what they used to be",
"harder to revive than the one-hundred... | Imagine putting some bacteria in the freezer and taking them out millions of years later to find that they are still alive.
That would be similar to what happened recently, when scientists brought eight-million-year-old bacteria back to life -- simply by thawing them out.
The ancient bacteria were found frozen in the w... | high17151.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "we should not sit for a long time"
},
"options": [
"we should not sit for a long time",
"most people like to sit most of the time",
"office jobs encourage us to walk a lot",
"modern lifestyles are good for our health"
... | New research suggests that cutting daily sitting time to less than three hours might extend your life by two years.
"Humans were designed to move. But modern lifestyles and office jobs rarely encourage us to walk around," says Peter Katzmarzyk, an expert at the University of Louisiana.
"Sitting is common in our lives t... | high5416.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "easy to communicate with"
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"options": [
"like traveling better",
"easy to communicate with",
"difficult 1o make rcal friends",
"have a long-term relationship with their neighbors"
],
"question": "Often moving ... | Ideas about polite behavior are different from one culture to another. Some societies, such as America and Australia for example, are mobile and very open. People here change jobs and move house quite often. As a result, they have a lot of relationships that often last only a short time, and they need to get to know pe... | high4708.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "you have a high amounts of IFITM3"
},
"options": [
"a variant of EFIM3 is produced",
"the immune system is weakened",
"protein doesn't function in your cells",
"you have a high amounts of IFITM3"
],
"question": ... | During the outbreak of 2009-2010 H1N1 or "swine flu", the same virus that caused mild coughing and sneezing in some patients proved deadly for others. It highlighted a medical mystery: why are some people more fit to handle the flu than others?
British and American researchers think they have a clue. Reporting on Sunda... | high20925.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "you should get lost"
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"options": [
"you should go everywhere on foot",
"you should have a map",
"you should ask people the way",
"you should get lost"
],
"question": "The writer believed that if you wanted to ... | I was in a strange city and I didn't know the city at all and what is more,I could not speak a word of the language. After having spent my first day in the town-centre,I decided to lose my way on my second day, since I believed that this was the simplest way of getting to know the strange city.
I got on the first bus t... | high3067.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "what inspired Yanez to create the generator"
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"options": [
"what the initial philosophy or spirit was",
"what inspired Yanez to create the generator",
"how the bridge was destroyed in strong wind",
"how wind creates p... | Wind turbines are efficient sources of cheap energy but also a source of concern as their huge spinning blades frequently kill birds and bats. A new type of wind generator developed in Spain offers a creative solution to that problem.
In 2002, Spanish inventor David Yanez saw a short film about the Tacoma Narrows Bri... | high11520.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "The Good Earth was well-received by American readers"
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"options": [
"Pearl Buck attended a college in China",
"The Good Earth was well-received by American readers",
"Pearl Buck stayed in China in 1926",
"Pearl Buck s... | Pearl Buck(1892--1973)was born in Hillsboro, West Virginia. She grew up in China, but was educated at Randolph-Macon Woman's College. After her graduation she returned to China and lived there until 1934 with the exception of a year spent at Cornell University, where she took an MA in 1926.Pearl Buck began to write in... | high12029.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "talking in front of people"
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"attending an English class",
"standing in a classroom",
"watching a performance",
"talking in front of people"
],
"question": "Someone may be most likely to suffer fr... | Stage fright or performance anxiety is the anxiety, or fear which may occur in an individual by the requirement to perform in front of an audience. It is most commonly seen in school situations, like stand-up projects and class speeches. It has numerous forms: heart beating fast, trembling hands and legs, sweaty hands,... | high7201.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "In a popular magazine"
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"options": [
"In a popular magazine",
"On the top-line position of a newspaper",
"In a science textbook",
"In an encyclopedia"
],
"question": "Where would this article probably appear?"... | Nearly everyone is shy in some ways. If shyness is making you uncomfortable, it may be time for a few lessons in self-confidence. You can build your confidence by
following some suggestions from doctors and psychologists.
Make a decision not to hold back in conversations. What you have to say is just as important as wh... | high1670.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "To introduce a surprising way to earn money."
},
"options": [
"To tell an interesting story.",
"To introduce a surprising way to earn money.",
"To solve a puzzling problem.",
"To present an exciting research."
],
... | Online Money Earning
Yes, you can earn money online without any investment or without anytime limit. There is no need to stop any other work. Here I tell you the complete method for online earning.
The Method
You can earn money through "Bux.to" by clicking on ads on "Bux. to" site. First you need to open an account at ... | high7215.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "lacked confidence"
},
"options": [
"was not clever",
"could not focus on his study",
"lacked confidence",
"got along well with other kids"
],
"question": "It can be inferred that when entering Blue Creek Element... | When I was three years old, my parents discovered I was totally deaf. But instead of sending me to a school for the deaf, they decided to "
" me. All of my peers and teachers world have normal hearing.
I was the only deaf child at Blue Creel Elementary School. From almost the first day there, the other kids made fun of... | high15752.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "It used to be home to parrots of their kind."
},
"options": [
"Its landscape is new to parrots of their kind.",
"It used to be home to parrots of their kind.",
"It is close to where they had been kept.",
"Pine trees wer... | Three years ago, five parrots were set free in a wild place of Arizona, thousands of miles from the Channel Islands in Jersey where they had been looked after by zookeepers. No evolutionary strategies informed them how to behave in this new landscape of mountainous pine forest unoccupied by their kind for 50 years. To ... | high8126.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "They are expected to work better."
},
"options": [
"They are expected to work better.",
"They can't focus their attention on the work.",
"They are running the Nap Now campaign.",
"They have difficulty in falling sleep a... | I love sleeping. It's something I'm good at. There's nothing better than nodding off on the sofa in front of the TV and when my head hits the pillow at night, I have no problem falling into a deep sleep within minutes. There is one place where I never nap and that's at work--but new research suggests I should!
The id... | high9238.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "How to make ends meet."
},
"options": [
"How to become a banker.",
"Where to open a savings account.",
"Where to choose a money box.",
"How to make ends meet."
],
"question": "What did the author learn from her ... | At primary school in New Zealand, I was introduced to a school savings account run by one of the local banks. When our money box was full, we took it to the bank and watched with pride as our coins flowed across the counter. As a reward,we could choose our next money box from a small variety, and start the whole saving... | high13323.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Because she feels a sense of achievement"
},
"options": [
"Because she sees her family sleeping peacefully.",
"Because she finishes her favorite exercise",
"Because she enjoys the interesting DVD",
"Because she feels a ... | It's 5:00 in the morning when the alarm rings in my ears. I roll out of bed and walk blindly through the dark into the bathroom. I turn on the light and put on my glasses. The house is still as I walk downstairs while my husband and three kids sleep peacefully. Usually I go for a long run, but today I choose my favor... | high1664.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Less rainfall"
},
"options": [
"Globe warming",
"Less rainfall",
"Pollution",
"Poor planning"
],
"question": "According to the passage, which of the following is not the cause of severe water shortage?",
"qu... | prefix = st1 /Gland, Switzerland - Rivers on every continent are drying out, threatening severe water shortages, according to a new WWF report.
The report, World's Top Rivers at Risk, released ahead of World Water Day (22 March), lists the top ten rivers that are fast dying as a result of climate change, pollution and ... | high17145.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "round up cows on dairy farms"
},
"options": [
"milk the cows on the field",
"feed the cows with food",
"round up cows on dairy farms",
"take farmers around the farm"
],
"question": "The robot Rover was mainly us... | A four-wheeled robot,known as Rover,has been tested by a team at Sydney University.It was used to move a herd of cows from a field to a dairy .
Researchers were amazed at how easily cows accepted the presence of the robot.They were not disturbed by it and the gathering process was calm and effective.Because the robot m... | high18276.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "live a life in a rural area as a cowboy"
},
"options": [
"live a life in a rural area as a cowboy",
"buy farm products at a discount",
"get money for housing from the government",
"have a higher salary than other profes... | What's the coolest job ever? It may be one that allows you to express your personality while doing something you love and getting paid for it. Here are some really cool jobs.
*Cowboy
If you dream of living the rural life as a cowboy, consider a position as a rancher or a farm manager. You can expect to earn between... | high19168.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "\"Functional disability\" is related to problems with daily activities or basic needs."
},
"options": [
"Antioxidant chemicals can lead to disease.",
"Those who often drank green tea can't develop \"functional disability\".",
... | Elderly adults who regularly drink green tea may stay more agile and independent than their peers over time, according to a Japanese study that covered thousands of people.
Green tea contains antioxidant chemicals that may help stop the cell damage that can lead to disease. Researchers have been studying green tea'... | high3073.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "they killed a lot of giant animals"
},
"options": [
"they killed a lot of giant animals",
"giant animals began to disappear",
"they built a bridge to the mainland",
"climate began to change dramatically"
],
"que... | Research led by UK and Australian scientists sheds new light on the role that our ancestors
played in the extinction of Australia's prehistoric animals. The new study provides the first evidence
that Tasmania's giant prehistoric animals were still living on the island when humans first arrived.
The findings suggest... | high20931.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "what role the business plays in the program"
},
"options": [
"what role the business plays in the program",
"why the students get paid for their jobs",
"where the students have their math class",
"what the school decide... | Determined to make school more related to the workplace, Roosevelt High School in Portland, Oregon, developed a school-to-work program. In their first year, students are offered some job pathways in natural resources, human services, health care, business, arts and communication. The following year, each student choose... | high11534.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "To frighten it away"
},
"options": [
"To get ready to fight",
"To frighten it away",
"To protect the boy",
"To cool down"
],
"question": "Why did Jeb pull his jacket open when he saw the cougar?",
"question_... | Lying in the sun on a rock, the cougar saw Jeb and his son, Tom, before they saw it. Jeb put his bag down quickly and pulled his jacket open with both hands, making himself look big to the cougar. It worked. The cougar hesitated, ready to attack Jeb, but ready to forget the whole thing, too.
Jeb let go of his jacket, g... | high3715.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Strengthening one's body."
},
"options": [
"Strengthening one's body.",
"Easing one's anxiety.",
"Increasing one's memory.",
"Improving children's brain development."
],
"question": "Which of the following is NO... | Music is really powerful. Without music, movies would lose some of their attraction. No one disagree with the powerful effect music has on individuals. Whether this effect is positive or negative, however, often depends on the type of music listened to. And researches have shown that certain types of music own the abil... | high21391.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Prevention or Treatment?"
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"a young man ran by and wanted to brush my bag",
"a young man said sorry to me for touching my bag",
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One time as I was walking on the street , a young man ran by hurriedly , brushing against my handbag . Even as he continued on his way , he turned back and said "sorry" to me . Even in a rush , he didn't forget to apologize .
One day , after ... | high1102.txt |
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Many of Gershwin's songs were first written for musical plays performed in theatres in New York City. These plays were a... | high4052.txt |
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Professor Anne Bamford,of the University of the Arts,London,studied the effectiveness of 3D content in 15 schools across seven countries... | high6645.txt |
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"Are you a popular guy?",
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Vitamin B cannot be kept. It must be supplied all the time by some of the food we eat.
Vitamin C is very important to the body. Without it men's t... | high1894.txt |
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During the school year, you're very familiar with children i... | high9210.txt |
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Gerner manages school fac... | high6123.txt |
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Grandpa's shop was full of well-o... | high10602.txt |
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"entertain the students after regular lessons",
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Social purpose
One of the most important things is that Indian leaders lead with a sense of social purpose.E... | high11508.txt |
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While others rushed home on high-speed trains or airplanes for the annual Spring Festival, Jia Yanmei spent 16-plus day... | high6137.txt |
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"He was greedy for money in his life."
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But one thing was for sure. I would never win an award for my piano playing. And that's just because the more I pract... | high14316.txt |
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"To visit her husband's cousin."
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So I boarded the plane in mid-... | high15008.txt |
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"Endings are powerful," said Ed O'Bri... | high3729.txt |
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"it's environmentally friendly",
"it makes up for the lack of electricity",
"it's a new idea and attracts people's attention",
"it brings convenience to electric vehicle us... | With the Tesla Roadster and other plugin electric vehicles hitting the road,demand is growing for accessible refueling points to recharge them. Carbon Day Automotive, a Chicagobased company,has now demonstrated a solarpowered recharging point, known as the Solar PlugIn Station,which lets motorists easily charge thei... | high5358.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "he is always ready to help his friend"
},
"options": [
"he is always ready to help his friend",
"he hardly spares time to help his friend",
"he has no good excuse for refusing his friend",
"he is not good at communicati... | "I'd be better off dead." he said, without any hesitation . Hearing those words come out of my best friend's mouth tore my heart apart. He has repeated that phrase more than once, and my mind continually plays it over like a voice recording.
I met him about three years ago. After knowing me for six months, he told me a... | high10170.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "send a spoken message"
},
"options": [
"record the stealing process",
"help recognize the lost laptop",
"lock down the computer remotely",
"send a spoken message"
],
"question": "Different from other security so... | "Get your hands off me, I have been stolen," the laptop, a portable computer, shouted. That is a new solution to laptop computer theft (the crime of stealing): a program that lets owners give their property a voice when it has been taken.
The program allows users to displayalerts (warning)on the missing computer's scre... | high2437.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Coldly."
},
"options": [
"Gratefully.",
"Coldly.",
"Respectfully.",
"Amazedly."
],
"question": "How did the boy react towards Ms. Marie's greeting on the first day?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
... | I became a teacher at 55 years of age. Things were going on so well during my first two periods. Then came my 3rdperiod class - the 8thgraders with only one girl in the class. I thought the class was bad until the intercom came on and the office was asking if I was in my classroom. "Of course," I responded. A student ... | high11939.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "find their work provide them more satisfaction and self-confidence than how much they are paid"
},
"options": [
"just know work but nothing else",
"are willing to work hard for long hours without pay",
"find their work provid... | In some urban centers, workholism is so common that people do not consider it unusual: they accept the lifestyle as normal. Government workers in Washington D. C., for example, frequently work sixty to seventy hours a week. They don't do this because they have to; they do it because they want to.
Workholism can be a se... | high15587.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Because they might be fired."
},
"options": [
"Because they are tested for signs of psychological problems every year.",
"Because they are likely to be treated by physicians.",
"Because they are supported by the airlines.",
... | When JetBlue captain Clayton Osbon became unpredictable, his co-pilot invented a reason for him to go back into the cabin.Once the captain was out of the cockpit , the co-pilot locked the door to keep the captain from returning.Passengers, some with law enforcement experience, calmed the captain.The flight changed co... | high125.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "quickly got used to his new tail"
},
"options": [
"injured his back",
"lost his tail and back legs",
"quickly got used to his new tail",
"was found by Ed Stubbings"
],
"question": "It can be learned that Mr. Stu... | Seal seizes raft
This seal really rocked the boat when he found himself an unusual place to hang out. After the seal came across a boat in the harbor where he lives, he fell inside and wouldn't _ for four days.
"One morning the seal just pulled himself aboard," says Ed Stubbings, who owns the boat-turned-bed. Probably... | high14699.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "drinking in the country costs too much"
},
"options": [
"people drink too much without paying taxes",
"drinking in the country costs too much",
"drinking competitions are very crazy",
"drinking games are infamous"
]... | Tough new rules for pubs and clubs - including a ban on drinking games like the infamous "dentist's chair" - will be introduced in Britain this year in a bid to prevent the heavy drinking culture that costs the country billions of pounds a year.
Other promotions like "all you can drink for 10 pounds", speed drinking co... | high23035.txt |
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