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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "the passage doesn't tell us"
},
"options": [
"speaking",
"using body language",
"writing letters",
"the passage doesn't tell us"
],
"question": "According to the passage, people communicate with each other mainl... | Many people think that the most popular way of communicating with other people is through the mouth. But what they don't know is that actual communication using mouth accounts for only around 10% (or even less) of all the means to communicate a message.
Moreover, you can never determine the honesty of people by what th... | high18917.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "To advertise some goods."
},
"options": [
"To show how fashionable the items are.",
"To compare some goods.",
"To teach how to operate the items.",
"To advertise some goods."
],
"question": "What's the purpose o... | Item 78431 The Video Camera Pen
$129. 95 ; Available for Immediate Shipment; Order by Phone :1-800-321-1484
This is the pen that has a built-in video camera, capturing(,)videos or still images with a click of its button. Ideal for use while secured in a pocket, it can capture up to five hours of video. Its battery pr... | high10393.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "give people some advice on taking part in Yoga classes"
},
"options": [
"tell people how to relax themselves",
"let people know more about Yoga",
"give people some advice on taking part in Yoga classes",
"tell peoples Y... | Feeling tired? Under too much stress? Well, you may want to try Yoga . It's what more and more people have been turning to to release the trouble of modern life. Practically unheard of in the West until 50 years ago, Yoga has become one of the most popular health trends around the world, including prefix = st1 /China. ... | high23759.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Because they want to feel happier and live longer."
},
"options": [
"Because they want to avoid health.",
"Because they want to add mental and physical fatigue.",
"Because they want to feel happier and live longer.",
"B... | The purpose of keeping fit is to avoid illness ,resist the mental and physical fatigue that make us more likely to contract infections ,and above all to feel more pleasure in being alive. Research has shown the value of a balanced diet ,fresh air, sunshine ,enough rest and some forms of regular exercise for everyone .I... | high9781.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "longhand note takers engage in more processing than laptop note takers"
},
"options": [
"longhand note takers engage in more processing than laptop note takers",
"students using laptops paid attention and took deep notes",
"h... | If you remember taking class notes in longhand , there's a good chance you also remember more about a variety of topics than today's students do. A study investigated whether taking notes by hand helps you learn better than taking notes on a laptop. It was no contest.
Study authors and psychologists Pam A. Mueller of P... | high7974.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "a funny Halloween story"
},
"options": [
"a funny Halloween story",
"mainly about two brave kids",
"mainly about a spooky house",
"mainly about the custom of Halloween"
],
"question": "This passage is _ .",
... | One Halloween a little boy and his friend went out for a fun night of trick-or-treating. At first everything was great. They were getting lots of candy as they went from house to house, but then they saw a house which they hadn't been to before. It was a very spooky house. Being young and brave, they decided to go up... | high9959.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Young people should learn first aid to help the injured."
},
"options": [
"Young people should learn first aid to help the injured.",
"Learning first aid can help young people win an award.",
"The injured are encouraged to ac... | Do you know a child who has used first aid to save a life or help an injured person?
St.John Ambulance is seeking young people who have acted quickly, calmly and effectively at a real emergency for its annual Young First Aider of the Year awards.
The awards are open to all those under 18, and the closing date for nomin... | high12584.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "a newspaper"
},
"options": [
"a story book",
"a novel",
"a newspaper",
"an advertisement"
],
"question": "This passage is probably taken from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
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{
"answer"... | Most American students have to say goodbye to fancy fruits these days. In school restaurants across the country, cheaper fruits like apples and oranges have taken their place.
"People are afraid to spend now." said Linda Morrow, who owns a shoe and handbag store. "They don't know what the future will bring". During t... | high891.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "it thought goose eggs were delicious"
},
"options": [
"it thought goose eggs were delicious",
"Su's nest was too close to the raccoon's",
"it wanted to hunt the goose for food",
"Su's appearance in the area annoyed it"
... | We bought a pair of geese one spring when they were both two weeks old. One was a female Chinese goose I named Su and her mate was a white goose I named Goose. They would follow us all around the yard talking to us whenever we came outside. At night, they stayed in a box in our kitchen until they were too big and then ... | high22447.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "its marvelous ancient buildings"
},
"options": [
"its beautiful churches, palaces and houses",
"its unique St. Mark's Square and the Grand Canal",
"its picturesque waterscape",
"its marvelous ancient buildings"
],
... | Today, one can trace Venice's rich past from its buildings. Most cities can claim at least a handful of outstanding churches, palaces or houses of historical interest, but in Venice very nearly everything is remarkable, from the magnificent Piazza San Marco (St. Mark's Square ) and the palaces that line the Grand Canal... | high13842.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "they had different education levels"
},
"options": [
"they had different life goals",
"one always wanted to beat the other",
"they had different education levels",
"they wanted to show their different success"
],
... | A planned visit to Trinidad and Tobago sometime ago by a former American president, suddenly took an amazing turn form the initial plan. The presidential aircraft could not land in Trinidad and Tobago. It was reported that the runway of the airport was too short. Therefore, the aircraft had to land in a nearby countr... | high9795.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "In Helmand."
},
"options": [
"In Rhosneigr.",
"In Birmingham.",
"In Helmand.",
"In Bastion."
],
"question": "Davie was wounded _ according to the passage?",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | A soldier who lost both his legs after being blown up in Afghanistan is racing a sports car in his hometown this weekend.
Remarkably David Birrell will not only drive the Mazda MX5 but he does without any specially adapted equipment.
Davie, 28, has battled back from terrible injuries after a bomb blew up directly below... | high7960.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "by making themselves taste unpleasant"
},
"options": [
"by fighting enemies together",
"by hiding themselves from enemies",
"by attacking enemies with chemicals",
"by making themselves taste unpleasant"
],
"ques... | For most of history scientists and mankind in general considered plants to be passive organisms just with no reason or means of communicating with one another. But new research has revealed that many plants actually 'chat' quite a bit over their own networks, which may also indicate that your auntisn't quite as crazy a... | high24022.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "kept for special use"
},
"options": [
"forbidden",
"kept for special use",
"hired",
"bought"
],
"question": "\"Reserved\" in the passage means _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answe... | The woman's college had a very small car-park, and as several of the teachers and students, and many of the students' boy-friends, had cars, it was often difficult to find a place to park. The head of the college, whose was Baker, therefore had a special place in the car-park for her own car. There were white lines rou... | high23995.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "had inadequate sleep"
},
"options": [
"ran out of money",
"had inadequate sleep",
"forgot to call his mother",
"failed to take good pictures"
],
"question": "During the trip, the author's son _ .",
"quest... | Traveler
My fifteen-year-old son has just returned from abroad with rolls of exposed film and a hundred dollars in uncashed traveler's checks, and is asleep at the moment.His blue duffel bag lies on the floor where he dropped it.Obviously, he postponed as much sleep as he could: when he walked in and we hugged, his el... | high12590.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "A study indicates Native Americans can trace their ancestry to just six women."
},
"options": [
"A study indicates that women arrived in America around 20,000 years ago.",
"A study indicates six women gave rise to migrants of Ameri... | Nearly all of today's Native Americans in North, Central and South America can trace their ancestry to just six women whose descendants immigrated around 20,000 years ago, a DNA study suggests.
The finding does not mean that only these six women gave rise to migrants who crossed into North America from Asia in... | high22453.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Because the human genome's completion can help to get rid of many diseases."
},
"options": [
"Because the human genome can destroy many illnesses.",
"Because the human genome's completion can help to get rid of many diseases.",
... | The Human Genome Project, a great $3 billion, 15-year task aimed at drawing the genetic map of humans, is now more than 90 percent completed. The scientific and medical communities are very excited about the chances genetic research provides for getting rid of diseases and prolonging human life. But those communities ... | high885.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "writing might influence her studies"
},
"options": [
"they didn't like vampire novels",
"writing might influence her studies",
"Gibbs spent too much time online",
"a possible failure might let Gibbs down"
],
"qu... | A teenager has gained a six-figure sum for a vampire novel she wrote after being inspired by the Twilight. Abigail Gibbs, 18, who started writing the book aged 14, released chapters of her novel online, where the book eventually received 17 million hits. Harper Collins in Britain has now signed this talented author f... | high13856.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "she should stop waiting and be free to live"
},
"options": [
"he hoped she would wait for him forever",
"his health was worsening step by step",
"she should stop waiting and be free to live",
"she would be more beautifu... | Dearest Clare,
As I write this, I am sitting at my desk in the back bedroom looking out at your studio across the backyard full of blue evening snow, everything is smooth and crusty with ice, and it is very still. It's one of those winter evenings when the coldness of every single thing seems to slow down time, like th... | high18903.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Opportunities to meet local people."
},
"options": [
"A safe and clean place to stay.",
"Welcoming atmosphere.",
"Membership benefits.",
"Opportunities to meet local people."
],
"question": "Which of the followi... | * Membership
Hostelling International (HI) is a membership organization, and HI membership gives you much more than a comfy bed! It puts you at the heart of a huge international family, where you can share experiences, travel and friendship with people of all nations.
* Membership Savings Program
Your National Associat... | high10387.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "the popularity of Facebook with students"
},
"options": [
"student's idea about Facebook",
"the development of Facebook",
"the popularity of Facebook with students",
"the rules of Facebook"
],
"question": "The p... | Ask just about any college student you know,and he is likely to tell you that he is a member of facebook.com.Many students say they check their e-mail.It's so popular "facelooking"has become a verb "Everywhere everyone is doing it,"college student Katie Silverman said,"It's like everyone's center of life."
Facebook is... | high20244.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "parents don't trust their child as they should"
},
"options": [
"parents don't trust their child as they should",
"defendants are usually proved not guilty in court",
"parents have too much trust in their child",
"some ... | Perhaps a parent's most important contribution toward raising a trustful child is to develop a relationship founded on trust. A child of any age will feel proud and grown-up if parents frequently show their trust. In court a defendant is innocent until proved guilty. But in the family, a teenager "defendant" is too of... | high11927.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Laksmi Mittal."
},
"options": [
"Laksmi Mittal.",
"Ingvar Kamprad.",
"JK Rowling.",
"Silvio Berlusconi."
],
"question": "Which of the following persons has the largest fortune according to this year's Forbes ma... | In the USA Forbes magazine has published its annual list of the richest people in the world. Bill Gates of Microsoft is the richest man again for the eleventh successive year with a fortune of forty four billion dollars.
There are a record 691 dollar billionaires according to Forbes magazine. Between them they have a... | high20522.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "at Central Park on Saturday"
},
"options": [
"at Central Park on Saturday",
"at the front entrance of City Hall",
"at the ballgame",
"at 5:00 p. m."
],
"question": "You can probably eat Chinese, Italian and Arab... | SPECIAL EVENTS THIS WEEKEND
Captain Goodfellow
Do you children enjoy interesting stories funny games, and exciting dance? Captain Goodfellow will be ready to teach a11 these things to children at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10:00, free.
morning at 10:00 Free.
Walking Tour of the Town
Forget your worries on ... | high16090.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "explain how nature and nurture impact our friendships."
},
"options": [
"offer advice to women on how to form intimate relationships .",
"explain how nature and nurture impact our friendships.",
"explain how moves during chil... | Many women write to me perplexed about why they can't form close friendships. They try new approaches, put themselves in all the right places, see therapists, and read relevant self-help books. They consider themselves interesting, loyal, kind and friend-worthy people. But for reasons unknown to them, they have a tough... | high15599.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "To analyze the reasons why China's general English level is on the decline."
},
"options": [
"To advise the Chinese government to reform its exam-based education.",
"To analyze the reasons why China's general English level is on th... | In today's China, exchanges between Chinese and English-speakers are increasingly frequent. English skills are important to Chinese if China wishes to play a stronger role on the world stage. However, the general English level of the Chinese people is on the decline.
China's ranking in the 2015 EF English Proficiency I... | high13103.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Because he promised his son that he would be with him whatever happened."
},
"options": [
"Because he promised his wife he would take care of their son.",
"Because others persuaded him to do so.",
"Because he promised his son... | In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. A father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, only to discover that the building was as flat as a pancake.
After the shock, he remembered the promise he had made to his son: "No matter what happen... | high1444.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Nine months"
},
"options": [
"A day",
"A week",
"A month",
"Nine months"
],
"question": "How long after moving to Chicago did Sarah Outland take a staycation?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
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... | Sarah Outland's weeklong "staycation" gave her a chance to explore her new surroundings after moving to Chicago. A day after moving to the Windy City last year, Outland started a new job and never got a chance to explore her new surroundings. After nine months as a resident, she finally took a week off work to visit fa... | high9018.txt |
[
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "to talk about their efforts to keep fit"
},
"options": [
"to talk about their efforts to keep fit",
"to learn to tell stories",
"to make new friends",
"to share weight-losing experiences"
],
"question": "The kid... | This is the place for you to come to share stories with other real kids who are trying hard to improve their bodies and minds! Did you score a goal in your soccer game? Have you got rid of a bad habit? Are you working to reduce your stress in life? Tell the world what makes your body and mind healthy!
Posted by DP, Ohi... | high8306.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Shakespeare's language excites positive brain activity."
},
"options": [
"Shakespeare uses functional change to mislead readers",
"Shakespeare's language excites positive brain activity.",
"Shakespeare's plays have a dramatic... | Research at the University of Liverpool, UK, has found that Shakespeare's language stimulates positive brain activity.
Shakespeare uses a linguistic technique known as functional change that involves, for example, using a noun to serve as a verb.Researchers found that this technique allows the brain to understand what ... | high3253.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Attention from heart."
},
"options": [
"Deep understanding.",
"Attention from heart.",
"Saying \"I'm sorry\"",
"Doing nothing."
],
"question": "What does the author value most in the communication with each othe... | In my eyes, the most basic and powerful way to communicate with another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention. And especially if it's given from the heart. When people are talking,there's no need to do anything but receive them. Listen to what they'r... | high11714.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "London starts a new bike hire scheme."
},
"options": [
"London starts a new bike hire scheme.",
"London needs better measures to cut traffic.",
"London encourages people to buy bikes.",
"London decides to protect the en... | London started its first major bike hire scheme on July 30th. Transport For London (TFL), the agency responsible for moving people around England's capital, put 5,000 bicycles in 400 different places around the city.
The idea is to cut traffic, reduce pollution and provide a greener way of getting around London's st... | high19348.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Finland has much bloodshed caused by firearms."
},
"options": [
"There was a school shooting in prefix = st1 /Finlandin 1989",
"Finland has much bloodshed caused by firearms.",
"The ancestors of Finnish people are mainly hunt... | On November 8,all flags in Finland were flown at half-mast .People were showing their respect to the victims of a high school tragedy.The day before,an 18-year-old boy opened fire at his high school, killing seven other students and the principal before ending his own life.
The first school shooting in Finland since... | high17365.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Traveling alone is a necessary experience for everyone."
},
"options": [
"Traveling alone is a necessary experience for everyone.",
"It is more meaningful to travel in foreign countries.",
"It is comfortable to travel around ... | Travel Unaccompanied
Now many young people are traveling around the world on their own, not because they have no one to travel with, but because they prefer to go alone.
Kristina Wegscheider from California first traveled alone when she was at college and believes that it is something everyone should do at least once i... | high5622.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Modern"
},
"options": [
"Modern",
"Crowded.",
"Hilly",
"Luxurious"
],
"question": "Which of the following words can best describe Athens?",
"question_type": null
},
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"answer": {
"answer_index"... | With thousands of years of history and mythology in its area, prefix = st1 /Athens--named for the olive-tree-loving Athena---is more than a concrete jungle. It's a lovely city decorated by outdoor cafes, pedestrian streets, parks, gardens and plenty of characters. _
The city is connected three sides by Mt Parnitha... | high17403.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "contains a large number of nerve cells"
},
"options": [
"looks like the cells of a honeycomb",
"is a simulation of a structure",
"is the famous \"grey matter\"",
"contains a large number of nerve cells"
],
"ques... | The most complex object known to humanity is the human brain -- and not only is it complex, but it is one of the few natural phenomena that science has no consciousness of. To try to replicate something that is so poorly understood may therefore seem like pride. But you have to start somewhere, and International Busi... | high18730.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "The wind did so."
},
"options": [
"The tree itself felt happy and was dancing.",
"The tree was too sad to sway as if to get rid of all trouble.",
"It was the warm spring.",
"The wind did so."
],
"question": "Wha... | Looking out of the window, my son saw a tree whose branches were strongly swaying back and forth. "How does the tree move its branches like that?" He asked.
Without rising from my chair, nor looking up from my book, I started to answer, "The tree is not moving the branches, son. The wind is..." But before the words wer... | high5144.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "inform us about the cowboy's spirit"
},
"options": [
"introduce cowboy movies and novels",
"introduce various productions associated with cowboys",
"show the cowboy's everlasting charm",
"inform us about the cowboy's sp... | The name "cowboy" conjures up many different images from movies, songs and TV. These imagined cowboys range from white-hat-wearing heroes to gun-shooting hooligans .But, cowboys are actually real people from US history.
When the US Civil War ended, many soldiers had no place to call home. So, they began to drift to the... | high3535.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Edison wanted to invent things that sold well."
},
"options": [
"A11 the things Edison invented sold well.",
"Edison wanted to invent things that sold well.",
"Edison' s inventions were not valuable for being unpopular.",
... | Although Thomas Edison created the technologies behind three major 21st century industries electrical power,recorded music and movies--his greatest invention may have been the modern method of inventing.He basically came up with the modern system of research and development.Edison was not the only scientist doing rese... | high11072.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "all above"
},
"options": [
"gestures",
"words",
"smiles",
"all above"
],
"question": "In our daily life, which of the following do we use to communicate with each other?",
"question_type": null
},
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... | We use both words and body language to express our thoughts and opinions and to communicate with other people. We can learn about what a person is thinking by watching his or her body language. Words are important, but the way a person stands, folds his or her arms, or moves his or her hands can also give us informatio... | high7753.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "too many Americans do not finish high school"
},
"options": [
"too many Americans do not finish high school",
"different methods to find graduation rates",
"services American children need to receive",
"the increase of ... | A new report says only about half of all students in the main school systems of America's largest cities finish high school. The report notes higher rates of graduation -- over 70% --in areas surrounding the cities. Researchers studied high school graduation rates from the 2003, 2004 school year. They also identified t... | high15214.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "shy people may have an advantage in discussion"
},
"options": [
"shy people are likely to be modest",
"hardworking students speak little in public",
"some students keep silent on purpose at school",
"shy people may have... | It's rare that you see the words "shyness" and "leader" in the same sentence. After all, the common viewpoint is that those outgoing and sociable guys make great public speakers and excellent networkers and that those shy people are not. A survey conducted by USA Today referred to 65 percent of executives who believed ... | high13665.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "It is difficult to tell what people's gestures really mean sometimes."
},
"options": [
"We can easily understand what people's gestures mean.",
"It is difficult to tell what people's gestures really mean sometimes.",
"Gesture... | People often use gestures to express our feelings, but the problem is that the gestures can be understood in different ways.
It is true that a smile means the same thing in any language. So does laughter or crying. Fear is another emotion that is shown in much the same way all over the world. In Chinese and in Engl... | high1322.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "tell us that it's difficult to make a significant change in our weight"
},
"options": [
"point out the relations between our body and mind",
"warn us it's extremely harmful to reduce or gain our weight",
"tell us that it's di... | You hear this,"No wonder you are fat.All you ever d0 is eat."You feel sad."I skip my breakfast and supper.I run every morning and evening.What else can I do?"
Basically you can do nothing.Your genes,not your life habits,determine your weight and your body constantly tries to maintain it.
Albert Stunkard of the Universi... | high7747.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "a tiny microchip"
},
"options": [
"the identity number",
"the security code",
"a tiny microchip",
"a radio reader"
],
"question": "The Verichip is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"an... | Anyone who has ever lost keys or money will have wished for a simple but effective way to make sure it never happens again. A US company is trying to help.
Using a tiny microchip which is implanted into the arm, they have come up with a replacement for cash or credit cards that cannot be left at home or dropped on the ... | high8474.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Apollo"
},
"options": [
"Apollo",
"The Week",
"New Internationalist",
"The Guardian Weekly"
],
"question": "Which of the following magazines will probably provide you with articles about music and paintings?",
... | Apollo For lovers of the arts, Apollo is a truly necessary magazine. Covering the ages and the great civilizations of the world, Apollo brings you well-illustrated yet academic articles by internationally famous scholars, as well as information on exhibitions and sales. Experience five monthly issues for as little as P... | high6459.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "$ 31"
},
"options": [
"$ 26",
"$ 31",
"$32",
"$36"
],
"question": "How much is the ferry fee for a family of two adults and two children aged 3 and 6?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"ans... | Statue of Liberty Basics:
Statue of Liberty Phone:212-363-3200
Statue cruise phone:877-LADY-TIX
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"Oh, stop it!" Jackie said when I started laughing during our dinner. "I was, too. And I knew how to 'Walk the Dog.' "
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Why can't my daughter manage her life better? She is 17 and an honor student, but she seems to be wasting her life away with a boyfriend who is holding her back.
He consumes every waking minute of her precious time and smooth-talks her as well.
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*We design and personalize your tour to fit your desires and needs.
*We are Spain insiders: we are located in Spain and we know the country.
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2.Feed your head.The brain runs badly if it doesn't get en... | high2171.txt |
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A service-learning opportunity for teens that deals with fatherhood, parenting, and so on.
Older teens, grades 10--12, teach younger teens, grades 6--9, about the importance of fathers in children's lives, the legal and financial responsibilities of parenting.
Teen teacher training goa... | high14650.txt |
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Oxford a... | high12547.txt |
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_
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Kramer vs. Krammer (1979)
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"Employer... | An Ofsted study reports that teachers are discouraging students who want to leave school and work as apprentices in beauty salons or hair dressers.
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Telling other people about your plan can help in many ways. First, it... | high19412.txt |
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"is as effective as an endorsement from common ... | Celebrity endorsements
Despite the fact that companies believe celebrities had a lot of pull with regard to the buying trends of consumers, researchers have discovered that this does not seem to be the case. British and Swiss researchers carried out a study showing that advertisements made by celebrities like David Bec... | high3509.txt |
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"question": "People in California _ compared to p... | Rainy days don't have to get you down, a happiness expert has claimed.
Paul Dolan, Professor of Behavioral Science at the London School of Economics, said that people only feel _ in bad weather because they think about it too much. Studies have shown that people who live in warm, sunny climates are no happier than thos... | high10344.txt |
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"answer_text": "Computer science."
},
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"Computer science."
],
"question": "According to the passage, which of the following is NOT emphasized by today's A... | For the most part, schools are designed to produce people who fit into society, not people who set out to change it. However, schools, particularly universities, may not only spread culture; they may add to the cultural heritage. Today American society places a good deal of emphasis on the development of new knowledge,... | high20287.txt |
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"answer_text": "The author's naughty behavior as a child."
},
"options": [
"Learning through adventures.",
"The author's naughty behavior as a child.",
"The author's great love for his mother.",
"The author's experience of being stung ... | Growing up in the 1950s, I was a 10-year-old risk-taker who caused his mom lots of stress.
Once I got into my aunt's car so I could pretend to be a race car driver and accidentally knocked the parking gear stick off. The car rolled down the driveway as fast as it could go, crossed the road and finally stopped up agai... | high19406.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "To ask people to give away their skis to the school"
},
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"To raise money to develop this area",
"To attract more tourists to the area",
"To appeal to more locals to attend the school",
"To ask people to give... | Do you have any skiing equipment you no longer need? A ski school in the far north of India could put it to good use.
In March we published a photo story about the extraordinary Zsnskar region in northern India,which is cut off from the outside world for more than seven months of the year,and only accessible via a fro... | high4272.txt |
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"answer_text": "something causing people to think and discuss"
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "they were afraid of being punished by Mr. Dawson"
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"Mr. Dawson didn't like kids",
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"their parents told them not ... | An invisible smile
Mr. Dawson was an old grouch , and everyone in town knew it. Kids knew not to go into his yard to pick a delicious apple, even off the ground, because old Dawson, they said, would come after you with his ball bullet gun.
One Friday, 12-year-old Janet was going to stay all night with her friend Amy. ... | high16735.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "the competition is challenging to you"
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