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"answer_text": "There are a lot of Baobab trees in it."
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"It covers an area of about 2,580 square kilometers",
"It is the largest park of its kind in the country",
"Their population in the park was around 2,000",
"There ... | Tanzania Tarangire is a national Park which lies in Tanzania. The park itself covers an area of around 2,850 square kilometers, making it the sixth largest park of its kind in the country. I recently visited Tarangire to see what it was like....
One of the first sightings upon entering the park which I found was a huge... | high20281.txt |
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"answer_text": "you can draw your money from cash machines conveniently"
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"you can use it to guarantee things as you wish",
"you can draw your money from cash machines conveniently",
"you can spend as much money as you like wi... | We have designed all our bank cards to make your life easier.
How to use your NatWest Servicecard .
As a Switch card, it lets you pay for all sorts of goods and services, wherever you see the Switch logo. The money comes straight out of your account, so you can spend as much as you like as long as you have enough money... | high2605.txt |
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"answer_text": "The reason isn't given in the passage."
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"The goals are too high to achieve.",
"We have a large amount of work to do.",
"We are naturally lazy and never do exercise.",
"The reason isn't given in the passa... | At the beginning of every year we promise ourselves we will live a healthier life, and exercise more. The year tarts with the best of intentions, but many times we are unable to keep up with very high goals. Good news is that a healthy lifestyle is achievable and it's all about making small changes that make a differen... | high10342.txt |
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"answer_text": "what makes Latin music develop fast in American market"
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"options": [
"that more and more Americans like Latin music",
"what makes Latin music develop fast in American market",
"why Latin music becomes Americans' favorite m... | Forget Miami, Los Angeles and prefix = st1 /New York. The next big Latin music explosion is on its way in secondary markets across theUnited States, and the numbers are there to back it up. Among all genres ,Latin music was the only one registering growth in 2005. From tiny Vero Beach in northern Florida to Des Moines,... | high16733.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "a cold condition"
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"options": [
"dry weather",
"a cold condition",
"proper protection",
"a high cave"
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"question": "La BranaI remains as it was due to_.",
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... | Blue-eyed people have been living in Europe for at least 7,000 years, scientists have discovered.
A man who lived on the Iberian Peninsula before Europeans became farmers probably had blue eyes but dark hair and skin, according to scientists who have sequenced his DNA. This surprising combination of eye, hair and sk... | high19400.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "How clever is a fish?"
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"options": [
"Fish can hear and see",
"How clever is a fish?",
"Fish can play tricks",
"How scientists help fishermen."
],
"question": "What's the best title of the passage?",
"ques... | Can a fish hear fishermen moving along the stream? What are the facts about the ability of a fish to see? Can they tell the difference between colors?
The sharp hearing of a fish has been proved by two scientists, who trained a fish to expect its food when it heard the sound of a whistle. And a slight sound two hundred... | high4274.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "their appearance"
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"options": [
"their appearance",
"their singing",
"their behavior",
"their living environment"
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"question": "People get interested in parakeets mainly because of _ .",
"question_typ... | For 40 years, people in London have been happy to see parakeets in their parks. The shocking green body and long tail have brought a bright color to the parks, which have attracted a lot of people.
However, the parakeets are no longer welcome. They will push out local birds from trees to build their own nests, and wi... | high13893.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "it was a reminder of care and love"
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"it was specially made of pure gold",
"it was a reminder of care and love",
"it was passed down from her parents",
"it was a magic coin which can protect her ."
],... | When my father married my mother in 1943,he gave my mother a 1937 crown coin and told her to keep it in the back of her purse and not spend it.This would mean that she always felt that she was protected and would always have money if she really needed it.
When I was married in 1970, my husband who had heard this stor... | high22496.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "is not used to the life there now"
},
"options": [
"is not used to the life there now",
"has lived there for seventeen years",
"prefers to live in an old-fashioned house",
"has to be polite to everyone she meets there"
... | I fell in love with England because it was quaint --all those little houses, looking terribly old-fashioned but nice, like dolls' houses. I loved the countryside and the pubs, and I loved London. I've slightly changed my mind after seventeen years because I think it's an ugly town now.
Things have changed. For everybo... | high840.txt |
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"answer_text": "a parade of 70,000 people dancing and singing"
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"options": [
"a type of Brazilian music",
"a parade of 70,000 people dancing and singing",
"a parade of millions of people on television",
"the name of a samba school"
... | On the coast of Brazil lies its most famous city Rio de Janeiro. Rio is a beautiful place to visit. It is full of exciting parades, historical architecture and natural beauty.
The most famous time of year in Rio is the spring when the samba schools organize a giant parade of dance, music and costumes. Samba is a type o... | high12555.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "have made a great breakthrough in networking technology"
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"options": [
"can help people gain a lot of knowledge easily",
"can help people use networks to make many friends",
"have made a great breakthrough in networking tec... | Since the development of the Internet, men and women have frequented the information superhighway for the purposes of research and social networking. Recently, developments in fourth-generation networks and associated communication devices such as smart phones and smart tablets such as the BlackBerry PlayBook have allo... | high23950.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "keep himself occupied and happy"
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"options": [
"realize his childhood dream",
"ease his serious heart condition",
"earn money to pay for treatment",
"keep himself occupied and happy"
],
"question": "The author... | Many years ago,my dad was facing a serious heart condition.He was unable to do a steady job.He fell suddenly ill and had to be admitted to the hospital
He wanted to do something to keep himself busy, so he decided to volunteer at the local children's hospital.My dad loved kids.It was the perfect job for him.He ended up... | high9988.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "he wanted to please his father"
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"options": [
"he wanted to be expected",
"he had written some storied",
"he wanted to please his father",
"he had dreamed of being a teacher"
],
"question": "The author took th... | A year after graduation, I was offered a position teaching a writing class. Teaching was a profession I had never seriously considered, though several of my stories had been published. I accepted the job without hesitation, as it would allow me to wear a tie and go by the name of Mr. Davis. My father went by the same n... | high698.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "benefit from physical work"
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"options": [
"become weak and hopeless",
"are too old to work in the fields",
"benefit from physical work",
"are still working in the fields"
],
"question": "The example of Mr. and... | In the Caucasus region of Russia, nearly 50 out of every 100,000 people live to celebrate their 100th birthday, and many don't stop at 100! By comparison, in America only 3 people in 100,000 reach 100. But these Russian old people aren't alone. The Pakistanis, who live high in the Himalaya Mountains, and the Ecuadorans... | high6463.txt |
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"answer_text": "Milk helps build students' strong bones."
},
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"They have been told many times.",
"They have taken the PCRM' s advice.",
"Fat - free or low - fat milk is less expensive.",
"Milk helps build students' strong b... | " Drink your milk.It is good for you! " You've probably heard that many times, and it is true.Milk contains calcium, which is a necessary nutrient for keeping bones and teeth healthy and strong.The US government even requires milk as part of the National School: Lunch Program, saying that students should drink one cup ... | high23788.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "he is forced to do thing"
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"options": [
"he is forced to do thing",
"he cannot work at his best",
"he feels his brain shut down",
"he thinks of his work as too heavy"
],
"question": "An employee may have a fee... | When we think of leadership, we often think of strength and power. But what are these really, and how do they operate?
Leadership today is not about forcing others to do things. If this is even possible, it is short-term, and tends to backfire. If you order someone to do something against their will, they may do it bec... | high14124.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "nearly all of Kano Jiguro's students were dead."
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"options": [
"Fukuda achieved the tenth-degree black belt at 97.",
"four people earned the tenth-degree black belt in history.",
"nearly all of Kano Jiguro's students were d... | Just two years before her 100thbirthday, Sensei Keiko Fukuda has become the first woman to achieve a tenth-degree black belt --- the highest rank in the martial art and combat sport judo . Fukuda is now one of only four living people who've earned the tenth-degree (or dan) black belt. Throughout history, only sixteen p... | high6305.txt |
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"answer_text": "He thinks highly of the devotion and spirit of the Chinese researchers."
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"options": [
"He is a graduate from Dalian Marinetime University.",
"He is the president of Dalian Marinetime University.",
"He thinks highly of the ... | Norway -- Ten Chinese college students arrived at the country's Arctic research base, the Yellow River Station, on Friday.
On Saturday, the students are expected to witness the end of four months of darkness in the area, as the sun makes a rare appearance.
During their four-day stay at the station, the students will m... | high14642.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "He realized the loss in waiting for beers."
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"options": [
"His friends advised him to do so.",
"He realized the loss in waiting for beers.",
"He set up Pour My Beer in Chicago.",
"His company started to make profits."... | How much do you hate waiting for another beer in a crowded bar? Josh Goodman invented a pretty obvious solution --self-service beer taps. Goodman, 36, recalled the exact moment in late 2008 when his frustration _ "I was hanging out with my friends at a Baltimore sports bar before an Orioles game," he said. "We just co... | high12233.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Better City, Better Life."
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"options": [
"Better City, Better Future.",
"Better City, Better World.",
"Better City, Better Life.",
"Better City, Better Future."
],
"question": "What is the theme of the EXPO 20... | (Xinhua)The Expo 2010 Shanghai China formally opened its door to the highly
public this morning.
Top Chinese political advisor Jia Qinglin and International Exhibitions Bureau President Jean-Pierre Lafon activated the opening device together at a commencement ceremony.
The Expo, carrying a theme of "Better City, Better... | high16055.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "admiring the beauty of plants"
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"options": [
"meddling with the flowers",
"pulling some fruit",
"admiring the beauty of plants",
"shaking the door hard"
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"question": "Tom did everything EXCEPT _ .",
... | One day Frank was walking with his mother when they came to a pretty garden. Frank looked in, and saw that it had clean gravel walks and beautiful flowers.
He called to his mother and said, "Mum, come and look at this pretty garden. I wish I might open the gate, and walk in."
The gardener heard what Frank said, and kin... | high19366.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "using the video room, you have to pay extra 200 yuan per hour"
},
"options": [
"the video room service has been open for a long time",
"the video room service has been open in many provinces in China",
"using the video room, ... | The video rooms have been open since Jan. 2. If successful, the chain hopes to expand the service to other provinces, or even other countries. In addition to the food, customers pay 200 yuan per hour for using the room.
''The video rooms have been fully booked in February,'' said Chen Yu, manager of the Wangfujing bran... | high4512.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "They have different habits and practices than fans in other sports."
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"options": [
"They are more violent than other fans.",
"They all enjoy American culture.",
"They have different habits and practices than fans in other s... | Football is America's most popular sport, and by football I don't mean soccer. American football is a unique sport with its own rules, regulations, and fans. Being a football fan means something different than being a fan in other sports; football fans have their own culture and customs. Since football is a violent, c... | high21821.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "to encourage her students to help those in need"
},
"options": [
"to set up a nonprofit organization about water",
"to help discover where clean drinking water is",
"to find access to using the public donations",
"to en... | Fort Scott High School English teacher Emily Rountree has been working this semester to raise money for Charity Water, a nonprofit organization , which uses 100 percent of public donations to help fund water projects in places without access to clean drinking water. Her goal was to motivate her students to use their wr... | high10424.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "four"
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"two",
"three",
"four",
"five"
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"question": "According to the passage, plants need_things to grow well.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
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"answer": {
"answer_ind... | Why do plants grow in some places and not in others? Why does some land have so much growing on it, while other land has almost no plants growing on it at all?
To grow, plants need several things. One is warmth. In very cold places almost nothing grows. Plants also need water. In very dry parts of the Earth only a few ... | high18078.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Ambitious."
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"options": [
"Optimistic.",
"Imaginative.",
"Ambitious.",
"Proud."
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"question": "What does the writer think of the reporter?",
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"answer_in... | Open Letter to an Editor
I had an interesting conversation with a reporter recently -- one who works for you. In fact, he's one of your best reporters. He wants to leave.
Your reporter gave me a copy of his resume and photocopies of six stories that he wrote for you. The headlines showed you played them proudly. With... | high16041.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "to produce lightweight bottles with recycled materials"
},
"options": [
"to fill tap water into the plastic bottles directly",
"to replace the plastic bottles with metal containers",
"to produce lightweight bottles with recyc... | In a recent study, researchers have estimated the energy required to produce bottled water, including the energy required to manufacture plastic, make the plastic into bottles, process the water, fill and seal the bottles, transport the bottles, and chill the bottles for use. Combining all the energy input totals for t... | high4506.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "he walked in a strange way"
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"options": [
"he didn't do well in his lessons",
"he walked in a strange way",
"he was from a poor family",
"he often burst into tears"
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"question": "The author's son was laughed... | My son has poliomyelitis and he suffered from it a lot. When he was young, my wife and I took him to see so many doctors and got different kinds of treatments. But still, he couldn't walk like a normal kid.
So he was laughed at by his peers for his walking style. His tears burnt our eyes like sulphuric acid . Then, he... | high19372.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Feeling anxious and excited."
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"options": [
"Extremely frightened.",
"Feeling anxious and excited.",
"Very worried.",
"Trembling with fear."
],
"question": "Which of the following can best describe the author'... | The life of an actor appears attractive and many young people dream about becoming one. But the truth is, it is very hard work. If you're successful, there are deadlines to be met, appointments to keep and the press to deal with. If you're not successful, then life is extremely tough.
I remember when I started out, I h... | high3269.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "He saw it in the woman's bag."
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"options": [
"He found it in his food.",
"He dug it out in a valley.",
"He saw it in the woman's bag.",
"He noticed it shining in the stream."
],
"question": "How did the young ... | One day an old woman was traveling alone in the mountains. Suddenly she saw something shining in the stream. When she came close, she found it was a precious stone. She put the stone into her bag and went on with her trip.
The next day the old woman met a young man, who was also a traveler in the mountains. The young... | high2177.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "virtual offices in the future"
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"options": [
"the importance of working in the future",
"how to escape your office",
"how to work with a computer",
"virtual offices in the future"
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"question": "The passage i... | Working from home is more and more popular as a means of escaping the ninetofive office life. Why do you work under the eye of your boss when you can work in front of the TV in your slippers?Armed with all the necessary things--telephone, computer, email and fax,many workers believe they can work as effectively as thei... | high21835.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Because he wanted to play a part in a play in order to make a living."
},
"options": [
"Because he had no money to buy a ticket.",
"Because he wanted to get a returned ticket.",
"Because he wanted to play a part in a play in ... | About the year 1900,a small,darkhaired hot boy named Charlie Chaplin was often seen waiting outside the back entrance of London Theatre.He looked thin and hungry.He was hoping to get work in show business.He could sing and dance;above all,he knew how to make people laugh.But he couldn't get work and so he wandered abou... | high10430.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "In 1937."
},
"options": [
"In 1937.",
"In 1940.",
"In 1954.",
"In 2003."
],
"question": "When was Marie Claire Magazine created?",
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"answer": {
"answer_... | Marie Claire Magazine is one of the top women's health, beauty and fashion magazines in the world It has over 14 million readers all over the world.Maire Magazine is published in 32 countries including France, the Untied States ,Australia, China, the United Kingdom, Russia ,Spain Italy and many other nations.
Marie Cl... | high5618.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Corona, Prius, Lexus, Corolla"
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"options": [
"Toyopet, Volkswagen, Lexus, Prius",
"Camry, Prius, Lexus, Georgetown",
"Corona, Prius, Lexus, Corolla",
"General Motors, Lexus, Camry, Corolla"
],
"question": "Whi... | Toyota is the world's largest automaker, but its road to success has been long and filled with speed bumps .
1958:The company's first foray into the American market was the Toyopet in 1958. It was a flop.
1964:Toyota introduced their Corona line of automobiles and sales hit 6,400 in 1965, marking an increase in popular... | high6311.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Because she wanted to leave a note for the boy."
},
"options": [
"Because it was required by the boy.",
"Because the shop owner told her to do so.",
"Because she felt sympathy for the dying boy.",
"Because she wanted to... | There was once a guy who suffered from cancer, a cancer that can't be cured. One day he was sick of staying home and wanted to go out. He passed a CD store and looked through the front door for a second. He saw a beautiful girl about his age and he knew it was love at first sight. He opened the door and walked in, not ... | high14656.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "He got it from his father."
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"options": [
"He got it from his father.",
"He bought it from a toy shop.",
"He made it by himself.",
"He cut it down in a forest."
],
"question": "Where did Douglas Hewitt get the... | A great-grandfather has put up his Christmas tree for the 85thtime after his father first bought it from a toy shop.
Douglas Hewitt, 85, has celebrated every Christmas with the artificial tree since he was born. His father bought the tree from a toy shop in Sheffield just months after Douglas was born. The four-foot tr... | high9022.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "An accompanying app."
},
"options": [
"An accompanying app.",
"A necklace",
"Computer keyboard.",
"A remote control"
],
"question": "What helps the Fineck device to deal with neck pain?",
"question_type": "f... | The vast majority of fitness trackers count your steps and are worn around the wrist, but now there's a device that's designed to be worn like a necklace and monitors tiny movements to improve your posture.
The Fineck device aims to address neck pain by tracking tiny movement, spotting bad habits and suggesting exercis... | high12227.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Indoor air pollution may cause diseases including cancer."
},
"options": [
"Outside air pollution is more harmful than the air inside.",
"Scientists have discovered how plants control air pollution",
"Indoor air pollution may... | The effects of air pollution on natural conditions have been a disturbing problem for many years. Some scientists hold the view that the air inside houses may be more dangerous than the air outside. It may even be one hundred times worse.
Most scientists agree that every modern house has some kind of indoor pollution, ... | high15548.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "land a satellite with Venus astronauts on Earth"
},
"options": [
"land a satellite with Venus astronauts on Earth",
"make a firstrate flying saucer",
"get a Earth Being to Venus",
"direct a flying saucer into Manhattan"... | There was great excitement on the planet of Venus this week. For the first time Venusian scientists managed to land a satellite on the planet Earth, and it has been sending back signals as well as photographs ever since.
The satellite was directed into an area known as Manhattan (named after the great Venusian astrono... | high7769.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "It may injure the heart and arteries."
},
"options": [
"It may injure the heart and arteries.",
"It can make the body tired out.",
"It will bring much pressure.",
"It consumes too much energy."
],
"question": "A... | If you think that running marathons will help you live a long and healthy life,new research may come as a shock.According to a recent scientific study,people who do a very _ workout are as likely to die as people who do no exercise at all.
Scientists in Denmark have been studying over 1,000 joggers and non-joggers for... | high13887.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "his jack-knife had been taken away by some boys"
},
"options": [
"he was not satisfied with his present",
"his back was badly injured in a fight",
"he had waited for his father for too long",
"his jack-knife had been ta... | Grandfather was an elder Cherokee Native American who had a wrinkled, nut brown face and kind dark eyes.His grandson often came in the evening to sit on his knee and asked the many questions that children asked.
One day the grandson came to his grandfather with a look of anger on his face and the following story."Fathe... | high854.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "They can't enjoy physical activities."
},
"options": [
"They can't really enjoy their lives.",
"They can't enjoy physical activities.",
"They have to stay indoors to protect themselves.",
"They are more likely to become... | Living with physical disabilities can be challenging in all kinds of ways.But different from what most parents think, physical disabilities are no barrier to a child enjoying all the benefits that healthy exercise and outdoor play can bring.The importance of exercise has been stressed in recent years as the problems co... | high23944.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Denmark"
},
"options": [
"America",
"Australia",
"England",
"Denmark"
],
"question": "The designer of the Sydney Opera House was from _ .",
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"answer": {
... | The Sydney Opera House is a very famous building in the world. It has become Sydney's best-known landmark and international symbol. The Opera House with a " sailing roof" was designed by a famous Danish architect ,Utzon. The base for the building was started in 1959, years before the designs were finished. Utzon spent... | high1318.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "to explain when people will act in emergencies"
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"options": [
"to explain why people fail to act in emergencies",
"to explain when people will act in emergencies",
"to explain what people will do in emergencies",
"to ... | Thirty-two people watched kitty Genovese being killed right beneath their windows. She was their neighbor. Yet none of the 32 helped her. Not one even called the police. Was this in gunman cruelty? Was it lack of feeling about one's fellow man?
Not so, say scientists John Barley and Bib Fatane. These men went beyond th... | high14.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "there are more trees on farmlands than expected"
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"options": [
"there are more trees on farmlands than expected",
"fewer trees are being cut in developing countries",
"most farmers still don't realize the value of trees",
... | Farmers, especially in developing countries, are often criticized for cutting down forests. But a new study suggests that many farmers recognize the value of keeping trees.
Researchers using satellite images found at least ten percent tree cover on more than one billion hectares of farmland. That is almost half the far... | high6477.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Chinese and Japanese have different music preferences"
},
"options": [
"people's music preference is a universal phenomenon",
"Chinese and Japanese have different music preferences",
"the way people respond to music is biolog... | Some people like to listen to the Beatles.while others prefer Gregorian chants.When it comes to music , scientists find that nurture can overpower nature.
A study shows musical preferences seem to be mainly shaped by a person's cultural upbringing and experiences rather than biological factors."Our results show that th... | high14130.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Different attitudes towards children's education."
},
"options": [
"Financial trouble in the family.",
"Women's liberation movement.",
"Different attitudes towards children's education.",
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... | HARBIN - A wild Siberian tiger was spotted on a forestry farm in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on Sunday, forestry officials said Tuesday.
The tiger, believed to have been hunting for a wild boar at the time, came face to face with several workers late in the afternoon on a forestry farm administered by the D... | high17439.txt |
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"small animals have no places to live in",
"people's living conditions are improving",
"more and more people are out of wo... | Raising pets is not a new thing in China , but recently it has taken on a new meaning .
As a famous Chinese saying goes, pursuit of petty (,) pleasures weakens one's will to make progress . The saying has been so popular that even today many people still consider raising pets as a hobby of the idle .
Things have change... | high10356.txt |
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"he noticed the postcard inside immediately",
"he decided to uncover the secret of the bottle",
"he wanted to ... | In April 2014,the world's oldest known message in a bottle was discovered floating in the Baltic Sea. It had spent 101 years lost in the ocean!The message was finally sent to the author's granddaughter.
A German fisherman named Konrad Fischer found the brown bottle near Kiel,Germany. He said he nearly threw the bottle ... | high11048.txt |
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"parents should spend more time with their children",
"a simple encouragement can sometimes change one's li... | A teacher honored her students by telling them how they each had made a difference to her and the class. She also presented each of them with a blue ribbon , which read, "Who I Am Makes a Difference."
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"It spread on social media.",
"It didn't catch people's attention."
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"Spanish.",
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],
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"Putting up a good front"
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"Stop drinking bottled water from now on... | If your family is like many in the United States, keeping a lot of bottled water at home, it's easy to get a cold one right out of the fridge on your way to a soccer game or activity, right?
But all those plastic bottles use a lot of fossil fuels and pollute the environment. In fact, Americans buy more bottled water th... | high7999.txt |
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"To introduce the happiness course.",
"To develop the readers' interest in happiness.",
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The aim of the game i... | high14118.txt |
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"the government... | A 1. 6-meter tall robot may soon become the best friend for lonely elderly people,as Chinese scientists are making the final sprint toward its market launch ,said a senior researcher on the robot project on Saturday.
"We are working on testing the exact functions and ways to reduce the cost in preparations for an ... | high18722.txt |
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"Omar's story.",
"Baba Budan's story."
],
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},
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"Bernice is the last person to purchase the rare-baseball card",
"Bernice unexpectedly became the owner of the rare... | Bernice Gallego sat down one day this summer, as she does pretty much every day,and began listing items on eBay. She dug into a box and pulled out a baseball card. She stopped for a moment and admired the picture. "Red Stocking B. B. Club of Cincinnatti," the card read, under the reddish brown color photo of ten men wi... | high16069.txt |
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"introducing a practical method",
"describing many different activities"
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"Miraculous Messages from Heaven",
"Strange Things in the Party.",
"Unforgettable memories"
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Two months after he passed away, my sister called to ask if I would like to go see Lisa Williams, a well-known witch . I was familiar with Lisa from her show on Lifetime, and... | high5630.txt |
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"answer": {
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"have to put it under your pillow at once",
"will gain a permanent tooth in future",
"can exchange it for some money... | Losing a baby tooth can be fun for a kid. You can put it under your pillow and look forward to finding some money there in the morning. And then you can watch your new permanent tooth grow in its place.
But if a permanent tooth falls out, that's a problem. There isn't another one under the gum that can replace it. Unf... | high18044.txt |
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"answer_text": "mainly got income from the ticket prices and donations"
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"sold its tickets at a high price",
"was a great success once it was opened",
"mainly got income fr... | Ocean Park Hong Kong is a theme park in the Southern District of Hong Kong Island. The park was built with donations from the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club (now Hong Kong Jockey Club) and opened on 10 January 1977. Today it offers affordable marine animal education and entertainment and is a private organization for comm... | high6339.txt |
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"answer_text": "In the evening."
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"In the afternoon.",
"At lunch time.",
"In the evening."
],
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How do teenagers in England spend their free time and holidays? Let's follow Sally, a British teenager, an... | high1456.txt |
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},
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"One of his books enjoyed a lot of success.",
"He began to love music recently.",
"He is good at Chinese."... | When I was a kid, I was just like every other kid. As usual, I liked being with friends and having fun. But I didn't like school much. I didn't like the rule of learning, studying, memorizing, etc. Too much work. As I got into high school, things changed for me. I started reading a lot of books. Books taught me about l... | high13111.txt |
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"both are necessary to life",
"both take a long time to prepare"
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"answer": {
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},
"options": [
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"a store to sell farm produce",
"a bank for people to save and draw money",
"an organization to help the poor by off... | Junelle Lynch knocked on more than 200 doors in the Gayln Manor neighborhood of Brunswick in recent weeks. Her aim is to collect hundreds of pounds of food for the Brunswick Food Bank.
"I like helping people a lot,"said Junelle,who celebrated her 11th birthday in June.
With the support of her parents Isabella and Rober... | high8314.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "He was about to speak but she put a figure on his lips to stop him."
},
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"I couldn't figure out what the teacher was talking about.",
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* noun
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2. a symbol rather than a word representing one of the numbers betwee... | high7027.txt |
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"with his friend",
"with an Italian"
],
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Because the two roads are more or less similar in the poet's view."
},
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"Because Americans believe they can decide their future themselves.",
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "parental education"
},
"options": [
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"children's habits",
"parental education",
"parentchildren relationship"
],
"question": "The passage is centered around the topic of _ .",
"question... | Teens are more likely to behave badly if their parents expect them to,a new US study has found.
"Parents who believe they are simply being realistic might actually be having a bad effect on their children," Christy Buchanan,a teacher at Wake Forest University and one of the authors of the study,said. "Bad expectations ... | high15574.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Lawyers."
},
"options": [
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"Farmers.",
"Clerks.",
"Shop assistants."
],
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Professor Taiju Matsuzawa wanted to find out why otherwise healthy farmers in northern... | high7033.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "They are not really as rare as they are named."
},
"options": [
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"They can be mined easily as other metals.",
"They can only be found in a few countries.",
"They are not really... | You may have never heard of Lanthanum, Cerium or Neodymium, but these elements and others known as "rare earth" play a major role in modern technology. They can actually be found in many places on the earth, but not in quantities that can be mined. Only a few countries -- China, America, India, Australia, Brazil and ... | high11712.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "By adding different amounts of milk to each cup of black coffee."
},
"options": [
"By adding different amounts of black coffee to each cup of milk.",
"By adding different amounts of milk to each cup of black coffee.",
"By usi... | The Mona Lisa, one of the world's most famous paintings, has been recreated with 3,604 cups of coffee--and 564 pints of milk. The different colors were created by adding no, little or lots of milk to each cup of black coffee.
The recreated Mona Lisa measured 20 feet long and 13 feet wide. It took a team of eight people... | high3255.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Because he considers that public speaking is just to say something in plain speech."
},
"options": [
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"Because he considers that when someone spe... | Speaking in public is most people's least favorite thing. The reason is that we're all afraid of making fools of ourselves. The more important the speech is the more frightened we become.
But stop biting your finger-nails. Public speaking is easy. It's just plain talking, and you talk all the time. Public speaking... | high21809.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "activities for Halloween"
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"activities during Christmas",
"Halloween costumes",
"Halloween pumpkins"
],
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"question_... | Tricks and Treats Pre-school Program
Place: Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Community Center
Time: For registration by Oct. 9, 9:30-10:30 am or 1:30-2:30 pm
Cost: $5
Children aged 3-6 can show off their Halloween costumes, play games, sing silly songs, and make Halloween crafts . An adult companion must attend.
Halloween Haun... | high18050.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Buying used books."
},
"options": [
"Driving your own car.",
"Buying used books.",
"Renting an apartment.",
"Attending activities."
],
"question": "Which of the following ideas can be financially wise?",
"qu... | You put a great deal of effort into reaching the college of your choice. It's time to get started. But what's next? Beginning college can be an exciting but awkward time. Follow these tips to adjust to your new life rapidly and make the most of your college experience.
* To save time and money, use the college's bus sy... | high5624.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "finely preserved"
},
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"cut after they flowered",
"used to keep the dead body fresh",
"finely preserved"
],
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience"
},
"options": [
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"advise young people to give up their idea of becoming ... | Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people,but I also explain that there's a big difference between "being a writer" and writing.In most cases these people are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. "You've got to want to write, "I say to them, "... | high5142.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "the poor boat and the bad weather"
},
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"the poor boat and the bad weather",
"few people taking part in the journey",
"the seriously polluted river in some parts"
],
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "A new heating system."
},
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"A new microwave oven.",
"A popular technique.",
"The magnetron."
],
"question": "Which of the following can tell the main idea of the passage?",
... | Microwaves may be great at warming up food, but what about warming people?
Using microwaves to directly heat owners of a room would save much of the energy wasted by heating walls and furniture. And despite popular ideas about microwaves, this technique would be safe, according to Charles R. Burlier of the Microwave Re... | high3533.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "15"
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"16",
"15",
"14"
],
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},
{
"answer": {
"a... | On the old-time farm in America, there were chickens, cows, pigs and horses. But there were very few machines. Most of the work was done by the farm family. Sometimes more workmen were needed in busy seasons. Work done by horses took up 79 percent; by men, 15 percent; and machine work only took up 6 percent.
Today all ... | high19428.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "some old persons with heart attack"
},
"options": [
"some old persons with heart attack",
"some old persons with a fever",
"children over twelve years old",
"neither adults nor heart attack"
],
"question": "Obvi... | There are four forms about medicine. Every must know how to use the medicine. Because it is very important. Never take any by mistake.
1)Take the medicine with water, followed by one tablet every eight hours as required. For further night-time and early morning, take two tablets at bedtime. Do not take more than six ta... | high868.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Because the girl was wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper."
},
"options": [
"Because the girl had torn his favourite paper.",
"Because the girl was wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper.",
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "causes of the public disappointment about newspapers"
},
"options": [
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"causes of the public disappointment about newspapers",
"origins of the declining newspaper industry",
"ai... | Why do so many Americans distrust what they read in their newspapers? The American Society of Newspaper Editors is trying to answer this painful question. The organization is deep into a long self-analysis known as the journalism credibility project.
Sad to say, this project has turned out to be mostly low-level findin... | high15212.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "it can be effective in treating skin cancer"
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"it is used to cure skin cancer",
"it is a special kind of rose planted in Australia",
"it can be effective in treating skin ... | Australian scientists say an organic compound used by Indian women to paint dots or bindi on their foreheads could hold the key to a breakthrough in cancer treatment. Rose Bengal was first used in the early 1900s as a dye for food, textiles and cosmetics. But now it is proving to be a useful weapon in the fight agains... | high7755.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "In autumn or winter."
},
"options": [
"In spring or summer.",
"In autumn or winter.",
"In spring or autumn.",
"In summer or winter."
],
"question": "If enjoy pleasant weather, when can you visit Hong Kong?",
... | FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) about visiting Hong Kong:
Q: When is the best time to visit Hong Kong?
A: Hong Kong is an all-year round destination. It enjoys a mild climate from the middle of September to the end of February, while the weather from May to mid-September can be hot. About 80% of Hong Kong's rainfal... | high23978.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Price increase has not helped farmers."
},
"options": [
"Farmers benefit a lot from the price increase.",
"Price increase has not helped farmers.",
"We should be sorry for farmers.",
"Price increase has a bad effect on ... | Nowadays, the increase in the prices of agricultural products is one of the greatest concerns of the people and the government. The government has announced a series of policies to prevent the prices from rising further. Rising housing prices is still a big concern for the people, but since farm products are needed ev... | high1324.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "the author's hands were his only tool for the cleaning up"
},
"options": [
"the author's hands were severely injured in the cleaning up",
"the author seldom did such hard work as the cleaning up",
"the author was bullied by t... | I still remember--my hands and my fingers still remember--what used to lie in store for us on our return to school from the holidays. The trees in the school yard would be in full leaf again and the old leaves would be lying around like a muddy sea of leaves.
"Get that all swept up!" the headmaster would tell us. "I wa... | high13663.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Because the writer was short of money."
},
"options": [
"Because gas was hardly available.",
"Because the writer was short of money.",
"Because the writer didn't like driving.",
"Because the road was difficult to drive ... | Yesterday was my stepmom's birthday. I hadn't been home for a long time so I wanted to stop by the house to see her on this special day.
I have been struggling financially so I was afraid of the long trip. Gas is so expensive nowadays! Anyway, I filled my tank with gas and set off.
I stopped at the shopping mall and fo... | high28.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "They usually provide tour information."
},
"options": [
"They are often built in popular cities.",
"They are mainly open to young people.",
"They usually provide tour information.",
"They always ask the same price for t... | Backpacking in Europe is a wonderful experience for young people around the world.After high school or university,you can plan a European backpacking trip.
Packing
As you plan the things you will carry,bring warm clothes and a raincoat or umbrella to deal with changing weather in different European countries.Europeans ... | high13924.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "discuss whether some horses are badly treated"
},
"options": [
"ask how to keep horses in changeable weathers.",
"discuss whether some horses are badly treated",
"express his strong interest in keeping horses",
"describ... | Dear Editors,
On my way to work every morning I drive by a farm where I can see some horses off in the distance in the woods. They are there every single morning no matter how cold or rainy or windy it is. There is a shed on the farm, but it doesn't look to me that the horses are ever taken into the shed. Is this right... | high14093.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "relaxing herself"
},
"options": [
"practicing writing",
"expressing her fear",
"annoying the Nazis",
"relaxing herself"
],
"question": "Anne wrote her diary mainly for the purpose of_.",
"question_type": "cl... | Anne Frank's life was short and tragic. Yet her brave spirit has survived in her diary. She wrote this diary while hiding from the Nazis during World WarII.
Anne's father prepared a hiding place for his family. He sealed off several rooms at the back of his office building, and he covered the entrance with a movable bo... | high24150.txt |
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