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"answer_text": "existed merely in urban and industries areas"
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"affected the entire eastern half of the United States",
"had damaged effect on health",
"existed merely in urb... | There was one thought that air pollution affected only the area immediately around large cities with factories and heavy automobile traffic. At present, we realize that although these are the areas with the worst air pollution, the problem is literally worldwide. On several occasions over the past decade, a heavy cloud... | high7812.txt |
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"answer_text": "cutting sunlight"
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"cutting sunlight",
"sending cold air into space",
"cooling water in the air",
"cooling air with water"
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"question": "\"Marine cloud whitening\" has an effect on global warmin... | Special ships that create clouds by sending seawater into the air could be the cheapest way of dealing with climate change, new research has found.
The technique, known as "marine cloud whitening", would create clouds above the Pacific Ocean that would have a cooling effect by reflecting sunlight away from Earth. Nearl... | high20336.txt |
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"answer_text": "optimistic"
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"question": "Jeffrey Miller's attitude towards selfdriving cars is _ .",
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... | What's going to happen in the future? Will robots take over our planet? Will computers become smarter than us? Not likely. But here are some things that scientists say are most likely to happen 10 to 30 years later from now, according to the BBC.
1.Digital money
We used to pay with cash for everything we bought. Now wh... | high5963.txt |
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"answer_text": "stress the importance of protecting environment"
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"stress the importance of protecting environment",
"enjoy beautiful environment happily",
"try to develop our industrialization fast",
"take severe measur... | Environmental protection is frequently talked about nowadays. The authorities are doing their best to arise the public awareness of the vital importance of the environmental protection. This issue is, indeed, worth following up.
Environmental protection is closely related not only to our personal life, but also to ... | high20450.txt |
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"answer_text": "Rendezvous Singapore"
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"options": [
"Landmark Village Hotel",
"Royal Plaza On Scotts",
"Rendezvous Singapore",
"Swissotel Merchant Court"
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"question": "If you have a child who loves swimming, you should stay... | Shangri-La Hotel Singapore
22 Orange Grove Road, Singapore, 258350 Singapore General
* Air-condition public areas; * Ballroom(s);
* Ballroom(s); * Bar;
* Elevator/lift; * Gift shops or newsstand(,);
* Restaurant(s) i... | high11855.txt |
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"answer_text": "Because he could learn how to handle marketing effectively."
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"Because he could enjoy the beautiful song from the young girls.",
"Because he could learn how to deal with life cheerfully",
"Because he could lear... | Last year, I worked as a young marketing person in a company. It was one of those busy days...management meetings, sale calls, planning my travels, booking hotels, and the list was endless. By the end of the day, I was not only tired but was getting angry with myself and everyone around me. It was at this time that Pau... | high21996.txt |
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"answer_text": "discover the possible origin of words"
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"discover the possible origin of words",
"help detectives to solve mysterious murders",
"write interesting stories for some newspapers",
"explore the English langua... | Etymology, the study of words and word roots, may sound like the kind of thing done by boring librarians in small, dusty rooms.Yet etymologists actually have a uniquely interesting job.They are in many ways just like archaeologists digging up the physical history of people and events.The special aspect of etymology i... | high10593.txt |
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"answer_text": "They can share similar opinions and thoughts."
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"They can share similar opinions and thoughts.",
"They can make a perfect couple.",
"There can be some competition between them.",
"They are even in a match... | Once I mentioned the story of a friend getting something made for me to give my daughter as a present, and then not letting me pay her back. Writing about that made me think about the problem of communicating feelings, particularly in cross - cultural situations. Let me explain.
If I say to a fellow English - speaker, ... | high23159.txt |
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"answer_text": "A passer-by."
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"The authorities.",
"A passer-by.",
"Emergency responders.",
"Her families."
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"question": "Who found the severely damaged car?",
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... | Camilla Broomstick, a missing Camden -area woman, was reported found inside her damaged Chevrolet Malibu Sunday afternoon in a County near Camden New Jersey, at the bottom of an embankment off a highway, according to authorities. Her car, turned upside down, was spotted by a passer-by who had stopped to view scenery a... | high9181.txt |
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"answer_text": "They could not resist animals' attack"
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"They were likely to fall ill.",
"They would probably go hungry.",
"They might fight with the natives.",
"They could not resist animals' attack"
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"questio... | It was not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that exploration of the _ world began on a large scale. European middle classes took great interest in collecting new plants. This attraction to exotic plants grew as European nations moved into other parts of the world such as Asia andprefix = st1 /Australia. B... | high22247.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "tourism industry"
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"restoring the monuments",
"restoring the Pagoda",
"tourism industry",
"exploring the history"
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"question": "From the passage we can learn that a large sum of money of the loc... | As the capital of China's Shaanxi Province, Xi'an's long history was properly summed up by our English-speaking guide: "If Xi'an is the grandmother of cities, Beijing is a youth and Shanghai is just a baby in the womb. "
However, it was not until 1974, following the chance discovery of the Army of Terracotta Warriors b... | high12384.txt |
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"answer_text": "The Byrds"
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"The Beatles.",
"The Byrds",
"Eagles.",
"Guns N' Roses."
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"question": "Which of the artists playing traditional folk music and Bob Dylan-penned material with rock instruments first?"... | Although Zhang Bichen, a 25-year-old songstress with a powerful yet delicate voice, took the crown of this year's The Voice of China, runner-up Parhat Halik, 32, seems to have impressed more of the audience with his husky , natural and, most of all, distinguished sound.
Despite his unmistakable voice, Parhat Halik's mu... | high9195.txt |
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"answer_text": "Surfers Rescue Man Caught in Tide"
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"Three Men to Be Praised",
"Notorious Place for Surfers",
"Surfers Rescue Man Caught in Tide",
"Greg Popple-a Lucky Dog"
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"question": "What would be the best ... | Three surfers rushed to save a man's life after he was left drifting on a notorious stretch of water.
The men stayed with Greg Popple for 30 minutes and had to be rescued themselves by helicopter as the drama unfolded.
The 45-year-old had floated out on a body board near Hutchwns Point at 8:30 am. He found himself in ... | high22253.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "treated not as the weaker sex"
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"treated not as the weaker sex",
"treated as the weaker sex",
"cared for on buses and trains",
"better treated than before"
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"question": "The new generation of wo... | There was a time when, if a lady got onto a crowded bus or train, a gentleman would immediately stand up and offer her his seat. No more, though. Today, a gentleman will probably look out of the window, or, if he feels a bit guilty , hides behind his newspaper. Either way, the lady will have to stand until someone else... | high12390.txt |
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"answer_text": "transport workers to protect their safety"
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"transport companies to reduce their costs",
"banks so they could increase their profits",
"transport workers to protect their safety",
"the government to impro... | Stockholm's street magazine sellers no longer only take cash -- they now take cards too.
"More and more sellers were telling us that people wanted our magazine but weren't carrying cash," says Pia Stolt, the magazine's publisher. "So with the help of a local computer company, we came up with a way to accept payment ele... | high14939.txt |
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"answer_text": "end poverty and solve the problems about environment"
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"end poverty and make school beautiful",
"find environmental answers and keep the words that they always told themselves",
"end poverty and solve the probl... | When you are little, it's not hard to believe you can change the world. I remember my enthusiasm when, at the age of 12, I addressed delegates at the Rio Earth Summit. "I am only a child," I told them ."Yet I know that if all the money spent on war was spent on ending poverty and finding environment answers, what a won... | high5977.txt |
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"answer_text": "the stories are long and the language is out of date"
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"his stories are very boring",
"the stories are long and the language is out of date",
"they are hard to understand",
"his television dramas are more... | The famous English writer, Charles Dickens, is on every British child's school reading list. Though Dickens is one of England's greatest writers, he is not often read. Most people do not read his books because they think they are too long and the language he uses is old-fashioned . Television, however, has rescued thi... | high20444.txt |
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"answer_text": "In a Los Angeles hospital."
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"At home in Los Angeles.",
"In a Los Angeles hospital.",
"On the stage in London.",
"In an ambulance to hospital."
],
"question": "Where did Michael Jackson die?",
... | Michael Jackson, the American pop legend, died of a cardiac arrest in a Los Angeles hospital, just weeks before he hoped to resurrect his four-decade long career with a series of sold-out shows in London. The pop superstar was taken to the University of California at Los Angeles medical centre last night, and docto... | high21982.txt |
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"answer_text": "To keep the earth safe and clean by adults and kids"
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"To keep the earth peaceful and beautiful by adults and kids",
"To keep the earth balanced by adults only",
"To keep the earth safe and clean by adults and ... | Earth Day is on April 22nd.People say thanks to the Earth and learn ways to keep the Earth safe and clean.But saving the Earth is not just for grow-ups.Kids are also taking an active part in it.
The American writer and filmmaker Lynne made a film called Young Voices for the Planet.It lists a lot of stories about differ... | high10587.txt |
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"answer_text": "He had a great time there."
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"He had a great time there.",
"Italy has a lot of attractions.",
"His friend invited him there.",
"He didn't stay in Italy long enough."
],
"question": "Why does the a... | One summer my friend and I decided to go to Italy for a holiday and we decided to travel there without going through a travel agency. You know, you would be submerged in crowds of tourists and lose lots of opportunities to get familiar with the country more closely. We started to think over our trip and managed to co... | high16848.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Traveling long distances."
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"Infection.",
"High blood pressure.",
"Traveling long distances.",
"Bleeding."
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"question": "Which is not included in the five leading causes of women's deaths during... | Pregnancy and childbirth kill more than 536,000 women a year. More than half of the cases happened in Africa, according to the World Health Organization. In fact, most of the deaths are preventable with basic medical care.
The five leading causes are bleeding, infection, high blood pressure, longtime labor and bad abo... | high20322.txt |
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"answer_text": "They care just as much as girls do about their body image."
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"Use this as an opportunity to discover what you're good at.",
"Be yourself.",
"They care just as much as girls do about their body image.",
"J... | Many people think of guys as being carefree when it comes to their appearance. But in fact, a lot of guys spend plenty of time in front of the mirror. 86 .
Body image is a person's opinions and feelings about his or her own body and physical appearance. 87 . You appreciate your body for its capabilities... | high16690.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "To know when to bring them inside."
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"To know when to bring them inside.",
"To keep them from eating bad food.",
"To help them find shelters.",
"To keep them company."
],
"question": "Why are pet ... | Cold weather can be hard on pets,just like it can be hard on people.Sometimes owners forget that their pets are just as used to the warm shelter as they are.Some owners will leave their animals outside for a long period of time,thinking that all animals are used to living outdoors.This can put their pets in danger of s... | high13930.txt |
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"answer_text": "How desert animals survive in deserts."
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"Why animals live in deserts.",
"What animals live in deserts.",
"How desert animals survive in deserts.",
"Desert --- the home of many animals"
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"questi... | Living in the desert is really hard! With less than 10 inches of rainfall a year, deserts are dry all year round. Lots of heat from the sun and a shortage of water are just a few of the challenges facing desert animals.
Deserts are homes to many animals and plants. Few large animals have got used to life in the desert ... | high22535.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "took photos of Moscow subway stations"
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"is a world-famous architect",
"is studying Russian history",
"took the subway to and from work",
"took photos of Moscow subway stations"
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"question": "We... | For many people around the world, a subway journey means speeding from one dull station to the next,surrounded by too many uncomfortable, impatient people. But on the Moscow Metro, taking the subway is like walking through a national heritage site. Depending on where you get off,you'll receive a brief course in archite... | high14087.txt |
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"answer_text": "The U.S. - led NATO must answer for all the loss caused by the bombing incident."
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"China's view point on the entry to WTO has changed little.",
"The atmosphere surrounding the WTO accession talks was not at all infl... | China's position on the World Trade Organization(WTO) issue has not changed, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said yesterday at a routine press briefing.
However, the atmosphere surrounding the WTO accession talks has been spoiled by NATO'S bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade , he added.
Zhang stressed ... | high7806.txt |
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"answer_text": "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
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"Harriet Beecher Stowe",
"Plot Summary of a Novel",
"Abraham Lincoln and a Novel"
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"question": "The best title for the text would be_.",
"question_t... | Uncle Tom's Cabin, or Life among the Lowly is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in 1852, the novel had a significant effect on worldwide attitudes toward African-Americans and slavery. In the United States, it is widely thought to have helped deepen the sectional conflict that l... | high24144.txt |
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"answer_text": "Young people deserve more understanding"
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"A debate between the young and the old",
"Who should be blamed, the young or the old?",
"Young people deserve more ... | Nowadays, the younger generations are often complained about the selfishness and lack of respect by the older generations. It is undeniable that some young people do need to be educated on mutual respect and concern for others, especially senior members of society. But we older people should have some understanding a... | high16860.txt |
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"answer_text": "the problem has attracted public attention"
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"judges are no longer serious",
"new laws are introduced in some states",
"the problem has attracted public attention",
"drivers do not appreciate their manly ... | Drunken driving--sometimes called America's socially accepted form of murder--has become a national epidemic . Every hour of every day about three Americans on average are killed by drunken drivers, adding up to an incredible 250,000 over the past ten years.
A drunken driver is usually defined as one with a 0.10 blood ... | high2956.txt |
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"answer_text": "8,700,000 French-Canadians"
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"30% of the British-Canadians",
"45% of the Canadians",
"29,000,000 Canadians",
"8,700,000 French-Canadians"
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"question": "About _ live in Quebec.",
"questio... | Canada is a the second largest country in the world. But it has a very small population.
There are only about 29 million people there. Most Canadians are of British or French
origin, and French is an official language of Canada as well as English. About 45% of the
people are of British origin, that is, they or their p... | high21014.txt |
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"answer_text": "More than 18."
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"Under 18.",
"More than 18.",
"16.",
"More than 16."
],
"question": "According to the law what age of person can the store be allowed to sell cigarettes to?",
"question_type": ... | Connie Lau hates smoking. "It smells awful, and it's so bad for you. It breaks my heart to see my friends smoking. I try to get them to give up smoking." She says.
So why does Connie walk into convenience stores and try to buy cigarettes? She is testing to see if stores will sell cigarettes to a kid who is younger than... | high3490.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "On the website."
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"On the website.",
"In a newspaper.",
"In a magazine.",
"On a poster."
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"question": "Where can the passage be found?",
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... | The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
For the first time ever, two little fairy tale characters meet in one fun-filled, action-packed musical adventure. Trying to find their way in a great big world, Tom Thumb and Thumbelina join forces and face difficulties in a great journey to find their true home.
Starring: ... | high9803.txt |
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"answer_text": "tell the parents the locations of their children after school"
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"prove that the partner has told a lie about working late",
"tell the parents the locations of their children after school",
"provide the friends ... | Millions of people will be able to track each and every move by friends and family through their mobile phones,thanks to a new feature launched by Google yesterday.
The new system named "Latitude" uses a map to show exactly where a loved one is at any time, sometimes discovering their location to a few meters.Worried... | high23603.txt |
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"answer_text": "it is natural,nutritious and prepared from real oranges"
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"it contains only a small percentage of real juice",
"it is natural,nutritious and prepared from real oranges",
"it is largely orange-colored sugar wate... | How to eat healthfully can be especially complex for working women who often have neither the desire nor the time to cook for themselves (or for anyone else ).Registered dietitian Barbara Morrissey suggests that a few simple rules can help.
"Go for nutrient-dense foods,"she suggests,"foods that contain a multiple of nu... | high713.txt |
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"answer_text": "Music helps us to learn"
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"We cannot live without music",
"Different music, different lives",
"Music in the classroom"
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"question": "Which of the following can be the ... | A new study, conducted by British company Mindlab International, has found that listening to music at work increases accuracy and speed,The Telegraphreported. Perhaps, some parents disagree with this idea, saying, "Switch off the music and concentrate!" Well, if that's the case with your parents, you might now be able ... | high14911.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "At school."
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"On the beach.",
"At the hospital.",
"At school.",
"At home."
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"question": "Where was the writer when she learned her mother was sick?",
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}... | I will never forget the day--- September 10th2009, when my class went on a field trip to the beach and I had so much fun.When we returned to school, my teacher told me to go to the headmaster's office.When I got into the office, I saw a police officer.Suddenly, I realized something was wrong.The police officer told me ... | high11869.txt |
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"answer_text": "stop the dolphinkilling"
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"stop the dolphinkilling",
"win an international award",
"support Greenpeace's efforts",
"make Taiji wellknown in the world"
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"question": "Ric O Barry made The Cove bec... | All Ric O Barry wants is to stop the dolphinkilling, so he is headed to this seaside Japanese town, Taiji.The American activist, who is the star of a new awardwinning documentary that portrays the dolphinkilling here, got an unwelcome reception when he showed up here this week for the start of the annual hunt.
His movi... | high5787.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "didn't show any talent for sport"
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"was too weak to take part in any sport",
"didn't receive any education at school",
"didn't show any talent for sport",
"was encouraged to teach herself at home"
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... | As a child,hopelessly unsporty,Rosie Pope nerve made the hockey team. But at the age of 57,in 2003, she ran around the world.
Setting off from home in Tenby,she returned four years, 10 months later,having run 20,000 miles through Europe, Siberia,Alaska,Canada,America,Greenland and Iceland. Moreover,she did it alone w... | high21766.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "using the brain"
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"using the brain",
"connecting things in your brain",
"lifting weights",
"doing research about the brain"
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"question": "Training muscles is compared to _ .",
"question_t... | Many people think of the brain as a mystery.They don't know much about intelligence and how it works.When they do think about what intelligence is,many people believe that a person is born smart,average,or dumb--and stays that way in the whole life.But new research shows that the brain is more like a muscle--it changes... | high5793.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "keep himself occupied and happy"
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"ease his heart condition",
"keep himself occupied and happy",
"earn money to pay for treatment",
"realize his childhood dream"
],
"question": "The author's fathe... | Many years ago, my dad was diagnosed with a serious heart condition. He was unable to work a steady job. He would be fine for a while, but would then fall suddenly ill and have 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. ... | high20478.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "get away from the farm"
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"earn more money for his family",
"learn something from a salesman",
"get away from the farm",
"get enough to eat"
],
"question": "Frank took a short business course in or... | Frank W. Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York, in 1852. His family was very poor farmers, and there was never enough to eat. Frank decided he did not want to be a farmer. He took a short business course, and went to work as a salesman in a large city.
Woolworth realized he had a natural skill for displaying goods to ... | high23171.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "4 oC"
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"-2 oC",
"4 oC",
"-18 oC"
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"question": "Which is the best temperature for storing your food in the fridge?",
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... | You may think your bathroom is often full of bacteria and so you give it a complete cleaning once a week. But how often do you clean out and disinfect your fridge? Well, probably not often enough, according to a recent study, which found out that the fridge is the second dirtiest place in your house, just behind the ... | high7184.txt |
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"answer_text": "The turtle population has decreased in spite of human protection."
},
"options": [
"Nature is quite fair regarding the survival of turtles.",
"Turtles are by nature indifferent to human activities.",
"The course of nature wil... | For hundreds of millions of years, turtles have struggled out of the sea to lay their eggs on sandy beaches, long before there were nature documentaries to celebrate them, or GPS satellites and marine biologists to track them, or volunteers to hand-carry the hatchlings down to the water's edge lest (for fear that) ... | high14905.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "When he was in his childhood."
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"options": [
"When he was in his childhood.",
"After his films The Abyss and Titanic.",
"After he achieved great Success in movies.",
"When he began to explore the deep sea alone."
... | Film director James Cameron first became interested in sea exploration when he was a little boy.His love for the ocean grew after he made the 1989 undersea adventure film The Abyss and the 1997 blockbuster Titanic,one of the most successful movies of all time.Following that big success,James Cameron decided to put his ... | high9817.txt |
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"answer_text": "Unexpected things will make you excited and surprised."
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"options": [
"When you watch it, you will certainly feel cold.",
"Something strange will puzzle everyone, including scientists.",
"Unexpected things will make you exc... | What's on stage
An acrobatic show: To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the China Acrobatic Troupe will present "The Soul of China", where the seemingly impossible is made real. Chills will run down your spine as you watch breathlessly as performers take their art and their bodies to the edge.
Time: 7: 30 p. m., S... | high22509.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "show its great achievements to the whole world"
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"options": [
"attract more athletes to take part in the Beijing Olympics",
"show its great achievements to the whole world",
"prove China has become a great developed country... | China has mapped out plans for its new launches in the Shenzhou program on the next flight. But one conclusion seems to have escaped most reports in the aerospace media.The flight of Shenzhou 7 could be timed to coincide with the Beijing Olympics. Plans for 2008 Summer Olympics call for the events to be held between th... | high23617.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "To spend his holiday."
},
"options": [
"To meet his girlfriend.",
"To spend his holiday.",
"To work as an engineer.",
"To visit the Andersons."
],
"question": "Why was Duret in New York?",
"question_type": "... | (NEW YORK) A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two-year-old girl in Manhattan said he didn't think twice before diving into the freezing East River.
Tuesday'sDaily Newssaid 29-year-old Julien Duret from France was the man who left the spot quickly after the rescue last Saturday.
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},
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"You can choose any of the towers.",
"It is designed for big families.",
"Every room has a walkway."
],
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Artau Aragon Towers
The Ariau Amazon Towers hotel lets you sleep in a tree house. Eight towers make up this hotel that offers over 300 rooms. If you really want to get into the spirit, book the Tarzan Suite which is large enough for a big family. You'll be thirty feet up in the air and can t... | high1293.txt |
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"Family.",
"The place we live and the lifestyles we choose.",
"All of the above."
],
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"Just enough to buy a sandwich.",
"Just enough to buy his lunch in a restaurant.",
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2Isaac Stern was born in 1920 in what is now Ukraine. His parents m... | high2942.txt |
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"Good News for Women with Osteoporosis",
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In a letter to readers, Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., the publisher of the paper, laid out the details of the paywall, which he said will go into effect immediately in Canada and on March 28th for the rest of the ... | high4300.txt |
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"About 24 hours."
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The dramatic improvement will benefit many families planning reunions for Spring Festival.
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About 70 percent of employers complain that employees who hold PhDs show little creation in their work performance, according a re... | high17559.txt |
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"Your body clock still works on weekends.",
"You can never get enough slee... | Sleeping in is one of the best parts of the weekend. After a long, exhausting work week, sometimes all you want to do is sleep. _ Now you can finally catch up on your sleep.
Except you can't. When you open your eyes Saturday morning, it's still early. If this were a weekday, you'd be up before your alarm. So what's the... | high14050.txt |
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I think that American movies are a good way to spread American culture because people are often influenced by wh... | high9624.txt |
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"the ghost had hit Mr Bunter and he had fallen backwards",
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"Are they?" replied Captain Johns, "It takes more than a brass pla... | high24193.txt |
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"covered about half a million netizens"
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This is the result of China's first White Paper on Netizens' Health Conditions issued on Wednesday by 39.net, ... | high12421.txt |
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Sunday was expected to the heaviest travel day since Jan. l. Yet spot checks on Sunday at several of the nation's airports showed no major delay... | high23824.txt |
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A new campaign offering 20. 12% discounted bills at participating venues will be announced publicly for the first time by Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt on Wednesday to encourage "stayc... | high934.txt |
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"To illustrate the possible situation when pet meets the new baby.",
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"Oprah hosted her show for about 25 years.",
"American talk show was pioneered by Oprah.",
"Opra... | Oprah Winfrey, the queen of American daytime talk TV, is considered one of the most powerful women in the world.Now, after 25 years' hosting The Oprah Winfrey Show, the star has announced she is calling it quits.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the move "signals the beginning of the decline for the daytime talk sho... | high12347.txt |
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"The waiter's attaching coffee orders on the wall.",
"Custo... | I sat with my friend in a well-known coffee shop in a neighboring town of Venice. As we enjoyed our coffee, a man called the waiter and placed his order, "Two cups of coffee, one on the wall." We got interested and observed that he was served with one cup of coffee but he paid for two. As soon as he left, the waiter at... | high13059.txt |
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"can still walk straight"
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"Tourists cannot continue to use their electronic devices in the hut.",
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Great Langdale, Cumbria
Winner of the Great Outdoors accommodation of the year award 2014, this campsite at the head of a valley is a beautiful spot for win... | high9142.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
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"Because they don't want to make fun of others.",
"Because they are curious about their new friends.",
... | During adolescence , peers play a large part in a young person's life and typically replace family as the center of a teen's social activities. Some kids give in to peer pressure because they want to be liked or because they worry that other kids may make fun of them if they don't go along with the group. Others may g... | high5778.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
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"Birth rates in Germany are the lowest in history.",
"She is kind and shows sympathy for homeless peopl... | I love seeing Europeans line up in airports to applaud arriving refugees. But humanitarianism will not guide policy for long. We liberals need to argue from Europe's self-interest: our continent has the need, the space and the ability to accept people.
Many European countries are gradually turning into old people's h... | high11896.txt |
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"answer": {
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"Tips on How to Manage Stress",
"Ways to Keep Healthy"
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Write it out
Write down everything that seems stressful, and ways to deal with each proble... | high2017.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Fish are dangerous to eat because the water is polluted"
},
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"He knows fish very well",
"Fish are dangerous to eat because the water is polluted",
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"answer": {
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},
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"answer": {
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"Designing.",
"Painting.",
"Building."
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},
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"answer": {
... | Ashley and Chris work in the same department designing postcards. Chris had a college degree in art and deeply felt that the degree of his designs was excellent. His last postcard showed the depth of a desert's beauty and delights.
"It's just a picture of the desert," Ashley said. "Not deep at all."
"Some people desire... | high4466.txt |
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"answer": {
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"French",
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Living with a family also helped my Spani... | high19212.txt |
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Britons stranded at sea or in flooded homes could find a real-life pri... | high20487.txt |
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"answer": {
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There are four basic typ... | high18118.txt |
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"answer": {
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"options": [
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"small countries",
"developing countries",
"developed countries"
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"question": "Most people who will die from smoking are from _ .",
"question_type"... | The World Health Organization estimates that more than 4 million people die each year from the effects of smoking tobacco . That number is increasing.
WHO officials expect 150 million people to die from tobacco use in the next twenty years. Seven in ten of those deaths will be in developing countries. These numbers ar... | high21941.txt |
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"French people celebrated it because of not knowing that King Charles ch... | Every year on April 1, April Fools' Day is celebrated in many countries around the world. In France, it's called Poisson d'Avril or "Fish of April." In Scotland, the holiday is often called "Gowkie Day." In Iraq, the holiday is called Kithbet Neesan or "April Lie."
History experts say people have celebrated April Fools... | high10544.txt |
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"answer": {
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"identifying new leaders"
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become recognized as the leader of a social group in the United States. In the fanfily
traditional cultural patterns confer (~z~,) leadership on one or both of the parents. In other
cases, such as friendship groups, one or more persons ma... | high21799.txt |
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"answer": {
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"In a park in the mountains.",
"In a special kind of zoo.",
"In three different countries."
],
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"question... | Trip 1 Black Bear Count
There have been fires in this area in the last few years and the Office of the National Park is not sure how many black bears are still living. Some bears have been seen since the fires, and the Office has asked for young people to help count them. The entire trip will last three hours. Bookings... | high16135.txt |
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},
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"Ask them to use folders to keep their assi... | We all know that good study habits are essential to success. We probably can reduce the academic dishonesty by promoting good study habits among students. Letting the students know how important good study habits are when they come to school. Still, even procrastination can be overcome by proper study habits, and impr... | high19206.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "about a new animated film --Surf`s Up"
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"how a penguin can be a good surfer",
"about a new animated film --Surf`s Up",
"about the life of a teenage peng... | Isn't it cool to surf in summer? You catch a wave and enjoy the ride. Surfing is not only our favorite sport, though. A group of penguins enjoy the sport as much as we do. And they show their excitement and skills in the new animated film --Surf`s Up, which came out on June 6, in the US.
Cody loves the sport. Cody'... | high4472.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Sleeping position reflects personality."
},
"options": [
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"Sleeping position reflects personality.",
"What the six different sleeping positions are like.",
"Different people have... | Did you know that the position you choose to sleep in says something about what kind of person you are?
A study of 1,000British people has been done by Chris,a British professor and director of the Sleep Assessment and Advisory Service in the UK.It looked at the six most common sleeping positions and which personalitie... | high8248.txt |
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"answer_text": "He will refer to some famous persons' failure stories."
},
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"He will think of some famous failures in his life.",
"He will start to tell himself some succe... | To succeed in business or life we must continually take actions. Putting yourself on the line day after day can be extremely boring, especially when things do not work out as desired. Each time a disappointing event happens, I like to get reminded of these famous failures:
Gates has literally changed the work culture o... | high22290.txt |
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"answer_text": "English is a language that has changed a lot as time passes by."
},
"options": [
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"English is a language that has changed a lot as time passes by.",
"The old English language has... | _ .The old English language, or old English, is quite different from Modern English.If we do not study old English, we can't understand it.Some of the words are the same, but many are not used now.The story of the English language begins some time after the year 400 AD.At this time, some people came to England from Nor... | high12353.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "they destroy the wilderness plant life"
},
"options": [
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"they kill large numbers deer",
"they attack cows and chickens for food",
"they destroy the wilderness plant life"
],
"questio... | It is reported that conservation groups in North America have been arguing about the benefits and dangers of wolves. Some groups believe wolves should be killed. Other people believe wolves must be protected so that they will not disappear from the wilderness
For Killing Wolves
In Alaska,the wolf almost disappeared a... | high6265.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "To encourage reading."
},
"options": [
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"To encourage reading.",
"To win authors fame.",
"To perfect education."
],
"question": "What is the main aim of the World Book Day?",
"ques... | World Book Day is a celebration of all things wonderful about books for all ages, with author events, school fancy-dress parades and a PS1 book token given to all school children under 18. It is a yearly event on 23rd April, organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ) to... | high14722.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "To raise the teaching standards in maths in Britain."
},
"options": [
"To see how children from rich families have become the best at maths.",
"To investigate why the performance of almost all children in China is high.",
"To... | LONDON, Feb. 18,2014 (Xinhua News agency) --Britain will send experts to East China's Shanghai to learn from the city's experience in maths teaching in an attempt to raise the teaching standards.
British Education Minister Elizabeth Truss is to lead a delegation of experts on a fact-finding mission to Shanghai's school... | high6503.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "why music lessons are good for the memory"
},
"options": [
"why music lessons are good for the memory",
"the benefit from extra-curricular training for younger children",
"a study on twelve young children's brains",
"ne... | Music lessons may improve memory and learning ability in your children by promoting different patterns of brain development, a study shows.
After a year of musical training, children aged between 4 and 6 performed better at a standard memory test than did children who were not taught music.The findings suggest that mus... | high9630.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "can help solve Andy's problem"
},
"options": [
"has the same problem as Andy",
"often stays up late on weekend",
"can help solve Andy's problem",
"always likes playing with small boys"
],
"question": "By saying ... | Andy never wanted to go to bed on time. His parents had explained to him how important it was to go to bed early and get a good rest. But Andy paid no attention to them, and they didn't know what to do until one weekend when they were visiting Andy's grandparents.
Grandpa Peter heard all about it and said, "This sounds... | high14044.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "A kind of film that is meant for both children and adults"
},
"options": [
"A kind of film that is about history.",
"A kind of film in which the characters are animals.",
"A kind of film that is meant for both children and ad... | TWENTY-FIVE years ago director Stephen Spielberg captured the hearts of Western audiences with his family classic.E.T.Now his Hong Kong director Stephen Chow is trying to do the same trick in China.
Chow's latest movie CJ7(<<>> ),in cinemas now,is a heart-warming story about a poor migrant worker and his son.When a st... | high24187.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "not very easy"
},
"options": [
"very simple",
"quite funny",
"quite interesting",
"not very easy"
],
"question": "Making a film is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Making a film takes a long time and is very hard work. Writing the story for the film may take many weeks. Shooting the film often takes at least six months. Actors and camera men work from very early in the morning until late at night. Each scene has to be acted and re-acted, filmed and re-filmed, until it is just f... | high12435.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "strange"
},
"options": [
"strange",
"special",
"creative",
"misleading"
],
"question": "The author thinks the claims of who are true Londoners are_.",
"question_type": "summarization_questions"
},
{
... | Speaking of Londoners, a stereotype comes to mind -a man in a dark suit with an umbrella in hand and Big Ben barely visible against the foggy sky. Londoners often give the impression of being reserved.
But The News York Times recently issued a report headlined True Londoners Are Extinct. What defines a Londoner exactly... | high23830.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "He studied different creatures on the islands."
},
"options": [
"He was attracted by well-known animals of the islands.",
"He completed his famous book on the islands.",
"He was touched by the geography of the islands.",
... | Sitting on the peaceful coast of Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, watching the sun move quietly into the sea, you shouldn't forget that Charles Darwin (1809-1882) arrived here in 1835. He stayed on the islands for five weeks, observing various animals. This finally inspired his famous work,On the Origin of Species. You ca... | high920.txt |
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