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what will expand when heated?
- Gravity
- Density
- A prism
- Nitrogen
- Mass
- Water vapor
- Arteries
- Glass
|
Nitrogen
|
[
"Gravity",
"Density",
"A prism",
"Mass",
"Water vapor",
"Arteries",
"Glass"
] |
qasc
|
|
China is a great country with the largest population in the world.In order to solve the population problem,our governmentcarried outone-child policy before.When it is carried out for some time,many people not only see its advantages but also disadvantages.
From 2016,two-child policy is put into effect.In my opinion,two-child policy is good.First of all,two-child policy is the gift for some only child.For some families,maybe the parents are only child and they also can have only child.Besides the loneliness of their child,when their child grows up and they grow older,their child marry an only child girl,the burden on their child and his wife is too heavy.Their child and his wife have to take care of two couples.Usually,a young couple looking after an old couple is a little difficult.But if their parents have two children,they can share the burden of taking care of their parents.It would be much better.Secondly,two-child policy can guarantee the number of Chinese population.
All in all,one-child policy has been out of date.And two-child policy is needed and necessary.It can solve the problems of nowadays and the future.
|
Which country has the largest population in the world?
* China.
* America.
* Japan.
* Britain.
|
Japan.
|
[
"China.",
"America.",
"Britain."
] |
race
|
Z is above Q at 10 o'clock. Z is at the lower side of W.
|
What is the relation of the agent Z to the agent Q?
* lower-right
* upper-left
* right
* below
* lower-left
* above
* upper-right
* overlap
* left
|
upper-left
|
[
"lower-right",
"right",
"below",
"lower-left",
"above",
"upper-right",
"overlap",
"left"
] |
stepgame
|
When someone plays the flute, sound is produced because the air in the flute is
* Hot.
* Neutral.
* Vibrating.
* Vaporizing.
|
Vibrating.
|
[
"Hot.",
"Neutral.",
"Vaporizing."
] |
arc
|
|
a blue bus is parking in front of the entrance of the Hotel Galeria. There are stairs at the entrance .
|
Is the blue thing in front of the stairs?
a. Yes
b. No
|
a
|
[
"b"
] |
resq
|
WASHINGTON — In 2004, Desmond Meade, while serving a 15-year prison sentence for a drug offense in Florida, got a break. An appeals court returned his conviction to the original trial bench, allowing him to plead guilty to a lesser charge and get out of prison in three years, most of which he had already served.
But his freedom came with a price, something that didn’t quite register with him at the time: as part of his plea agreement with prosecutors, Meade agreed to give up his civil rights: the right to vote, to serve on a jury and to run for office.
“At the time, when I first accepted the plea deal, I didn’t understand the consequences,” Meade says.
Fourteen years and a pair of college and law degrees later, Meade, now 50, still can’t vote; his application to regain his civil rights was rejected in 2011. The reason: a new Florida law that requires felons like him to wait for seven years before they could apply for rights restoration.
Home to nearly a quarter of the nation's disenfranchised felons, Florida has become a battleground in a national debate over felony disenfranchisement laws. With lawmakers deeply divided over the issue, Meade says he wants the state’s voters to change the system when they head to the polls on Nov. 6.
He’s promoting a ballot initiative that would amend the state's constitution, restoring the voting rights of all felons in Florida (except those convicted of murder and sexual assault) after they’ve completed the terms of their sentence.
The measure enjoys broad voter support. A Quinnipiac University poll conducted in February showed that 67 percent of Floridians were in favor of restoring the voting rights of felons other than those convicted of murder and sexual assault. Another poll showed support at 71 percent.
“We’re going to change the system,” Meade says confidently. “What we’re doing is taking the power out of the hands of politicians and we’re allowing the citizens of the state of Florida to decide whether or not folks should have a second chance, to be able to vote.”
|
Why did Meade lose his civil rights?
|
He agreed to give them up to get out of prison earlier.
|
[
"Politicians stripped him of his civil rights.",
"Not enough information",
"He became a convicted felon."
] |
quail
|
To prevent getting your hand burned when driving an automatic car on a hot day,
|
Which of the following best matches the statement above?
a. Spray the top of the stick with oil to absorb some of the heat.
b. Place a coozie over the top of the stick when driving the car.
|
b
|
[
"a"
] |
piqa
|
It was a quiet village in which there was a military camp . It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers. But it was difficult for the young men to go outside. Mr. White, an officer of forty, was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.
Once Mr. White was ill in bed. He couldn't work and a young officer, Mr. Hunt began to train the new soldiers instead of him. He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate. It was five to twelve when Mr. Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening to the young men. He started the car quickly and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed they drank wine. Of course they found the officer was angry.
"I'm sorry, sir,"said the first soldier."I left the town on time. But something was wrong with my bus on my way here. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back."
And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldier's turn. He said, "I'm sorry, sir. I got on a bus on time, but..."
Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out, "If you say something was wrong with your bus, I'll punish you at once!"
"No, no, sir," said the young man. "My bus was all right, but the horse died!"
|
The young officer was worried because _ .
a) he was afraid something happened to the nine soldiers
b) a traffic accident had happened
c) the nine soldiers would come back
d) the nine soldiers drank too much in the town
|
b
|
[
"a",
"c",
"d"
] |
race
|
Words change in meaning when speakers begin using them in new ways. For example, the word peruse once only meant to examine in detail, but it's now also commonly used to mean to look through in a casual manner.
When a word changes in meaning, its correct usage is often debated. Although a newer sense of the word may be more commonly used, many people consider a word's traditional definition to be the correct usage. Being able to distinguish the different uses of a word can help you use it appropriately for different audiences.
Britney perused her notes, carefully preparing for her exam.
The traditional usage above is considered more standard.
David perused the magazine, absentmindedly flipping through the pages.
The nontraditional usage above is now commonly used, but traditional style guides generally advise against it.
|
Which text uses the word random in its traditional sense?
a] Judy made a random trip to the grocery store, though her kitchen was already stocked with a hodgepodge of food.
b] At the grocery store, judy hastily grabbed fruits and vegetables at random, filling her shopping cart with a hodgepodge of food.
|
b
|
[
"a"
] |
scienceqa
|
Feet that have been in boots all day will what?
a) Walk
b) Hands
c) Stay still
d) Stink
e) Sing
|
d
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c",
"e"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
|
Let's be honest:If you like to take lots of vacation,the United States is not the place to work.Besides a handful of national holidays,the typical American worker gets two or three precious weeks off out of a whole year to relax and see the world--much less than what people in many other countries receive.Only 57% of the US workers use up all of the days they're entitled to,compared with 89% of workers in France, a recent research found.
So what's going on here?A big reason for the difference is that paid time off is supported by law in many parts of the world.Germany is among more than two dozen industrialized countries--from Australia to Slovenia to Japan--that require employers to offer four weeks or more of paid vacation to their workers,according to a 2009 study by the human resources consulting company Mercer.Finland, Brazil and France are the champions, guaranteeing six weeks of time off.
But employers in the United States have no duty under federal law to offer any paid vacation, so about a quarter of all American workers don't have access to _ ,government figures show.That makes the US the only advanced nation in the world that doesn't guarantee its workers annual leave,according to a report titled "NoVacation Nation" by the Center for Economic and Policy Research, a liberal policy group.
But the fear of layoffs and the everfaster pace of work mean many Americans don't want to be absent from the office--anxious that they might look like they're not willing to work hard.Or they worry they won't be able to deal with the backlog of work waiting for them after a vacation.
Working more makes Americans happier than Europeans, according to a study published recently in the Journal of Happiness Studies.That may be because Americans believe more than Europeans do that hard work is associated with success, wrote Adam OkuliczKozaryn,the study's author and an assistant professor at the University of Texas at Dallas."Americans increase their happiness by working, and Europeans increase their happiness through vacation," he found.
|
What does the study in the Journal of Happiness Studies find?
* Americans believe happiness is the most important thing.
* Europeans believe more hard work leads to success.
* Americans get more happiness from work than Europeans.
* Europeans do not like taking long vacations.
|
Americans believe happiness is the most important thing.
|
[
"Europeans believe more hard work leads to success.",
"Americans get more happiness from work than Europeans.",
"Europeans do not like taking long vacations."
] |
race
|
My father is tall and has short gray hair. He wears glasses with heavy black frames . Today I find a picture of him in 1986. What a surprise! In the picture, he's 15 years old. He's short and he has glasses with small round frames. He has long black hair and it's really straight. He's wearing blue jeans and a T-shirt with the word "love". I'm 15 years old now. I'm of medium height and I have short hair. My hair isn't black, it's brown. My dad thinks it's _ , but my friends think it's great. I wear glasses, but my glasses have square , red frames. They are so cool. I never wear blue jeans. I like big, baggy pants and long T-shirts. Most of my T-shirts have pictures of my favorite actors or singers on them.
|
What kind of glasses did the father wear when he was 15 years old?
- Long and yellow glasses.
- Glasses with bright red frames.
- Glasses with heavy black frames.
- Glasses with small round frames.
|
Glasses with small round frames.
|
[
"Long and yellow glasses.",
"Glasses with bright red frames.",
"Glasses with heavy black frames."
] |
race
|
Many animals do strange things before an earthquake . This news may be important. Earthquakes can kill people and knock down homes. The animals may help to save lives.
Some animals make a lot of noise before an earthquake. Farmers have told about this. Dogs that are usually quiet have started to howl . Horses on farms have run around in circles. Mice have left their holes and run away. Cows have given less milk.
In a town in Italy, cats raced down the street in a group. That happened only a few hours before an earthquake. In San Francisco, a man kept tiny pet frogs. One Sunday, the frogs jumped around more than ever. They made loud noises, like bigger frogs. That night, an earthquake struck the city.
People want to know when an earthquake is coming. Then they could get away safely. Right now, there is no sure way to know ahead of time. Maybe the best way is to watch the animals.
|
Before an earthquake, the frogs _ .
a] left their homes
b] sang
c] become quiet
d] jumped around a lot
|
c
|
[
"a",
"b",
"d"
] |
race
|
Two blocks, called HHH and LLL exist. South of and east of block LLL there is block HHH with a medium red pentagon and a little purple pentagon. Block LLL is disconnected from this block. A little red hexagon and a large pentagon are inside block HHH. South of a little star there is the large shape. The star is inside and touching block HHH. This object is to the east of the little red hexagon. A medium purple hexagon is covered by block LLL.
|
What is the position of the medium red pentagon regarding LLL?
* right
* left
* ntpp
* ec
* below
* po
* far
|
right
|
[
"left",
"ntpp",
"ec",
"below",
"po",
"far"
] |
spartun
|
Studies of the political orientations of 1, 055 college students revealed that the plurality of students in an eastern, big-city, private university was liberal, whereas in a state-supported, southern college, the plurality was conservative. Orientations were independent of the student' s region of origin, and the trends were much more pronounced in seniors than in beginning students.
|
Which of the following hypotheses is best supported by the observations stated above?
* The political orientations of college seniors depend significantly on experiences they have had while in college.
* College students tend to become more conservative politically as they become older and are confronted with pressures for financial success.
* The political orientations of college students are more similar to the political orientations of their parents when the students start college than when the students are seniors.
* Whether their college is state-supported or private is the determining factor in college students' political orientations.
|
The political orientations of college seniors depend significantly on experiences they have had while in college.
|
[
"College students tend to become more conservative politically as they become older and are confronted with pressures for financial success.",
"The political orientations of college students are more similar to the political orientations of their parents when the students start college than when the students are seniors.",
"Whether their college is state-supported or private is the determining factor in college students' political orientations."
] |
reclor
|
A person is trying to sleep but cannot. He tosses and he turns without rest. What might he need to do in order to sleep?
* Have bad
* Go to bed
* Pills
* Get in bed
* Get comfortable
|
Get comfortable
|
[
"Have bad",
"Go to bed",
"Pills",
"Get in bed"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
|
There are three blocks, A, B and C. Block A has a small yellow square. Block B is below block A. It has one big black circle, one big yellow square and one small black triangle. The big black circle is below the small black triangle. The big yellow square is touching the bottom edge of this block. It is below the small black triangle. Far from and to the right of the big yellow square there is the big black circle. To the right of block B there is block C. It contains one small black circle, one medium yellow circle and one big yellow circle. To the left of and below the medium yellow circle which is to the right of the big yellow circle is the small black circle. The big yellow circle is touching the bottom edge of this block.
|
Which object is to the left of a small black circle? the small yellow square or the big yellow circle?
|
None of them
|
[
"The small yellow square ",
"The big yellow circle ",
"Both of them"
] |
spartqa
|
Peter loved to shop used articles. Almost a month ago, he bought popular word game that used little pieces of wood with different letters on them. As he was purchasing it, the salesgirl said, "Uh, look, the game box haven't even been opened yet. That might be worth some money. "
Peter examined the box, and, sure enough, it was completely covered in factory-sealed plastic. And he saw a date of 1973 on the back of the box.
"You should put that up for auction on the Internet, and see what happens."the salesgirl said.
"Yes, you're right. People like something rare." Peter agreed, "I can't imagine there being very many unopened boxes of this game still around 40 years later."
"Don't forget to tell me if you sell it." the salesgirl smiled.
"No problem." Peter said.
After he got home, Peter went online to several auction websites looking for his game. But he couldn't find it. Then he typed in the name of the word game and hit Search. The search result was 543 websites containing information about the changes of the game. Over the years, the game had been produced using letters in different sizes and game boards in different colors. He also found some lists of game fans looking for various versions of the game. Peter emailed some of them, telling them what he had.
Two weeks later, Peter went back to the shop.
"Hello. Do you still remember the unopened word game?"
The salesgirl looked at him for a second, then recognized him and said, "Oh, hi!"
"I've got something for you," Peter said. "I sold the game and made $1,000. Thank you for your suggestion." He handed her three $ 100 bills.
"Wow!" the salesgirl cried out. "Thank you, I never expected it."
|
What did the salesgirl probably think of Peter's word game?
a. Rare and valuable.
b. Colorful and interesting
c. Classic and attractive.
d. Old and handy.
|
b
|
[
"a",
"c",
"d"
] |
race
|
We have two blocks, A and B. Block A is below B. Block A has two medium yellow squares. Medium yellow square number one is touching the bottom edge of this block. This object is below medium yellow square number two. Block B contains two medium blue squares. Below medium blue square number two and a medium yellow square is medium blue square number one. It is touching the bottom edge of this block. The medium yellow square is below medium blue square number two.
|
Which object is below a medium blue square? the medium yellow square that is in block B or medium yellow square number two?
|
Both of them
|
[
"The medium yellow square that is in block b",
"Medium yellow square number two",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) is an international organization that brings together zoos and aquariums to cooperate in efforts to advance the respectful, humane treatment of animals in our care, and to support the conservation of animals across the globe.
WAZA was shocked and disappointed to learn of the inappropriate and damaging content in the new TV show Wonderful Friends, jointly produced by China's biggest zoo & circus company (Chimelong) and one of China's top TV companies (Hunan TV). The show dresses up chimpanzees in human clothes and markets them as "cute pets". The animals are placed in many stressful and harmful situations, in order to create "entertaining" story lines. It is disappointing to note that Chinese pop singer and actress Li Yuchun took part in this show, helping to popularize these misleading and inhumane practices. In one example, a young chimp bit an actress in the face right next to a zoo visitor, and then bit another actor leaving a wound on his hand.
WAZA is strongly against practices and shows of this nature. Animals presented in such cruel and unnatural surroundings cannot contribute to serious conservation efforts. Presenting chimpanzees in unnatural and anthropomorphic settings suggests to viewers that they are not endangered and make great pets. Such shows are not only disrespectful to animals, they also lack any sort of conservation purpose. According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, chimpanzees are now considered endangered, and wild populations are declining rapidly. WAZA recognizes that the growing popularity of television programmes such as Wonderful Friends can only increase the already-huge existing demand for chimpanzees as pets.
WAZA requests the following:
(1) The immediate cancel of this programme and similar shows wherever they may take place;
(2) That all animals held in captivity be provided with the highest level of care;
(3) That under no circumstances should chimpanzees be imported from the wild just for entertainment purposes.
|
Why WAZA is not pleased with Wonderful Friends?
a. The programme showed no respect for animals.
b. People got hurt in this programme.
c. Li Yuchun was invited in this programme.
d. The programme is making wild animals decline rapidly.
|
c
|
[
"a",
"b",
"d"
] |
race
|
5 . Think frozen , as well as fresh - Fresh is not always best . Studies have shown that frozen , canned and dried produce can be more nutrient dense than the ' fresh ' produce that might have been sitting on a truck or in cold storage for days , or even weeks .
|
What may be the reason for fresh vegetables not being fresh at all ?
1. Fresh vegetables are in cold storage for less than 24 hours .
2. Fresh vegetables are cooked or dried before display at grocery stores .
3. Fresh vegetables can be in shipping and storage for 14 days or more .
4. Fresh vegetables are frozen and thawed before reaching grocers .
|
3
|
[
"1",
"2",
"4"
] |
cosmos
|
Can you communicate with others when you live in a foreign country with no or little knowledge of its language? Of course, it is possible. You can communicate your moods and intentions to one another without words, because all human beings share a lot of common visual signals. These signals are as effective as words during communication.
The gestures of the head play a key role in body language. The movements of eyes and eyebrows are as important as head movements in body language.
Besides the gestures of the head or the movements of the eyes and eyebrows, the action of arms, hands and legs is also a large part of body language. Extending one's arm and shaking hands with others is a greeting in both formal and informal cases. This part of body language might date back to primary tribes .
Like handshaking, there are still many other forms of body language presented by hands. Raising one's hand and making a circle with his thumb and for finger signals, that something is OK. Clasped hands raised above the head, a traditional picture accepted by sportsmen after winning a fight, is a display of triumph that grows out of a kind of feeling following a victory. Waving one's hands, a speaker can make his words more powerful and vigorous .
Besides hand gestures, there are times when a person says something with his legs as well as with his head and eyes. The leg gestures often reflect one's attitude towards something or someone that person is with.
According to the above facts, body language has offered a more reliable way to understand one's mind by means of gestures. Though it is soundless and wordless, once you understand it, you will feel the world is bigger than you realized.
|
What's the characteristic of body language?
1] Soundless and wordless.
2] Powerful and vigorous.
3] Difficult to understand.
4] Effective and normal
|
1
|
[
"2",
"3",
"4"
] |
race
|
I walked out of my apartment door this evening to take Frankie on his last walk of the day . In the middle of the common driveway between my building and the identical one next door sat a little bunny rabbit . I stopped . Frankie bristled and grew still .
|
What did Frankie do after he saw the rabbit and bristled ?
* He leapt towards and tried to bite the rabbit .
* He turned around and marched back into the apartment building .
* He went way around the driveway to avoid the rabbit .
* None of the above choices .
|
He leapt towards and tried to bite the rabbit .
|
[
"He turned around and marched back into the apartment building .",
"He went way around the driveway to avoid the rabbit .",
"None of the above choices ."
] |
cosmos
|
All countries have little known interesting facts about them, including Canada. For example, did you know that although Canada is the second largest county with only 30 million people, making it the 28thlargest in population? Because a large part of Canada is covered with lakes and streams, it has the largest source of fresh water in the world.
The US has a lot of automobiles on the road. Canada has more automobiles per person than any other country, with at least one automobile for every 2 people. And in Canada, 100 different languages are spoken.
Did you know that the Canadian $1 coin is called the Loonie, named after a bird pictured on the coin? Are there any other animals featured on Canadian coins? Yes. The caribou is displayed on the Canadian quarter. Did you also know that Canada has six time zones?
Some of the things we love most in America were created by Canadians. Superman, the chocolate nut bar, basketball, and Ginger Ale were all created by Canadians. Famous inventions that are used by many Americans are credited to Canadians including the walker, used by the elderly or the injured, the common garbage bag, the electric cooking range, and the electric light bulb (even though most people think it was invented by Thomas Edison).
To make our lives easier, Canadians invented the instant mashed potatoes, paint rollers, snow blowers, the wireless radio and the zipper . For communication or fun, the Canadians invented the television, walkie-talkies, telephone, and the snowmobile.
There are many famous people who were born in Canada, including Pamela Anderson, Shania Twain, Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Tilley.
|
We know from the passage that Canada _ .
- is a country with a large area and population as well
- has the richest supply of fresh water in the world
- has fewer automobiles on the road than the US
- has more lakes and rivers than any other country
|
has more lakes and rivers than any other country
|
[
"is a country with a large area and population as well",
"has the richest supply of fresh water in the world",
"has fewer automobiles on the road than the US"
] |
race
|
There exists one block named AAA. This block cover a medium black circle and a big black circle. Another medium black circle is in this block. Two medium black circles are on the left side of the big thing. Block AAA contains a small blue triangle. Medium black circle number two is below the triangle. The triangle is to the left-hand side of medium black circle number one. Over and on the left side of medium black circle number one there is medium black circle number two. To the left-hand side of this thing is the small object. Above the thing which was over medium black circle number one there is the big black circle.
|
What is the position of medium black circle number one regarding the triangle?
* behind
* right
* left
* tpp
* dc
* front
* ec
|
right
|
[
"behind",
"left",
"tpp",
"dc",
"front",
"ec"
] |
spartun
|
But I know I have to and I ' m making progress . On Wednesday I worked with Mrs Sissi ... she 's the one who explained the whole lending - system to me and kinda helped me to do the ' first steps ' . She 's really nice :) The funny thing was the the colleagues kept calling her ' Dora ' and her nametag said ' T. Sissi ' . So I supposed her name was ' Theodora ' , which is a Greek name ... and I also noticed she had an accent ... so I was wondering if she was Greek the whole day ... until a guy came in and started talking Greek to her * giggles * And I was just like ' Yay !
|
Why might this person be learning about the company procedures ?
- They forgot how to perform their job
- They are interviewing for a job .
- This is likely their first day at work .
- None of the above choices .
|
This is likely their first day at work .
|
[
"They forgot how to perform their job",
"They are interviewing for a job .",
"None of the above choices ."
] |
cosmos
|
My mom and I have been taking about 3 mile walks on the Monon trail most days . I really hope that helps get me back where I was ! I think when I started drinking milk again ( after giving it up for a year ) I started porking up again :) Maybe I should give it back up and see what happens .... or maybe I should just make sure I eat as healthy as I feed my kid ! Actually I think my big problem is that I drink my extra calories - iced chais and vanilla frappuccinos .
|
What may be a fact about this person ?
* None of the above choices .
* They are gaining weight quickly .
* They eat too much unhealthy food .
* They are trying to shed off extra weight .
|
They are trying to shed off extra weight .
|
[
"None of the above choices .",
"They are gaining weight quickly .",
"They eat too much unhealthy food ."
] |
cosmos
|
What might happen to someone if they were found guilty of committing perjury?
A. Embarrassment
B. Mistrial
C. Going to jail
D. Laywer
E. Tension
|
C
|
[
"A",
"B",
"D",
"E"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
|
W: When did you start your work last night?
M: I began to work after the TV news finished.
|
When did the man begin his work?
A] Before TV news.
B] After TV news.
C] We don't know.
|
B
|
[
"A",
"C"
] |
dream
|
In England, people don't usually talk too much. You can go on a bus, or in a train, and everyone sits looking out of the windows. Often they read. They read books and newspapers. But they don't talk much.
When you meet English people, they often talk about one thing, the weather. So when you meet someone in England, you say: "Nice weather for the time of year!"
"But it was a little colder yesterday ," someone may say.
"But it will be a little warmer later!" You can say.
Talk like this and the English people will think, "How friendly you are!" But it' s not good to ask their age , or they will not be happy.
|
They like to talk about _ .
1] the food
2] the clothes
3] the weather
4] the age
|
3
|
[
"1",
"2",
"4"
] |
race
|
i got hit by a pick - up truck on my bike ride home from work today . i was riding in the bike lane and crossing an intersection ( ne 57th and fremont ) on a green light when the car turned left in front of - or i guess into - me . the driver admitted immediately to being at fault and is really remorseful and all that . her insurance will pay for everything .
|
Why did the driver immediately admit to being at fault ?
1: The driver immediately admitted to being at fault because she felt responsible .
2: None of the above choices .
3: The driver immediately admitted to being at fault because her insurance would cover her .
4: The driver immediately admitted to being at fault because I would sue her otherwise .
|
1
|
[
"2",
"3",
"4"
] |
cosmos
|
All the water lilies are opened at night, this lotus is opened during the day, so this lotus is not a water lily.
|
The formal structure of the above reasoning is very similar to:
- All professional sprinters wear spiked shoes. xiao li is not a professional athlete, so xiao li does not wear spiked shoes.
- All goats have beards, this sheep has no beard, so this sheep is not a goat
- All bailiffs are working, and xiao wang works in court, so xiao wang is a bailiff
- All taxpayers have deposits, this girl has deposits, so this girl is a taxpayer
|
All goats have beards, this sheep has no beard, so this sheep is not a goat
|
[
"All professional sprinters wear spiked shoes. xiao li is not a professional athlete, so xiao li does not wear spiked shoes.",
"All bailiffs are working, and xiao wang works in court, so xiao wang is a bailiff",
"All taxpayers have deposits, this girl has deposits, so this girl is a taxpayer"
] |
logiqa
|
Have you thanked your grandma today? You might want to consider it. A recent study found that kids live longer when a grandmother takes part in their daily lives.
Most animals die soon after their childbearing years are over. Women, however, often live for many years after they stop having kids.
To try to understand why, researchers from Finland looked at birth and death records of two communities from the 18th and 19th centuries, one in Finland and one in Canada. In these communities, 537 Finnish women and 3,290 Canadian women were grandmothers who had lived past the age of 50.
For every decade they lived beyond 50, the researchers found that the women ended up with an average of two extra grandkids. It didn't matter what the differences in health or living conditions were between the two communities or from family to family.
Grandchildren were also more likely to live into adulthood if their grandmothers were alive when they were born. If their grandmothers were younger than 60 at the time, that was even better. The study also found that women had children 2 to 3 years earlier if their own mothers were still alive at that time than those whose mothers had died.
The researchers suggested that grandmothers have provided important assistance in raising their grandchildren for at least the past 200,000 years. As a result, they helped extend everyone's lifespan.
So, don't take your grandma for granted!
|
According to the passage, we don't know that _ .
a: grandchildren are less likely to live into adulthood if their grandmothers are alive
b: kids live longer when grandmothers take part in their daily lives
c: most animals die soon after their childbearing years are over
d: women often live for many years after they stop having kids
|
d
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c"
] |
race
|
How can I prevent splinters when handling wood for wood crafting?
- Always use thick gloves, out of materials such as leather when handling untreated wood. sand or smooth the wood to ensure that it is safe for handling.
- Use thick gloves to handle the wood before it is treated. wet the wood, then use sandpaper to smooth the surface of the wood to make it safe for handle.
|
Always use thick gloves, out of materials such as leather when handling untreated wood. sand or smooth the wood to ensure that it is safe for handling.
|
[
"Use thick gloves to handle the wood before it is treated. wet the wood, then use sandpaper to smooth the surface of the wood to make it safe for handle."
] |
piqa
|
|
We have three blocks, A, B and C. Block A has one big blue square and one small black triangle. The big blue square is below the small black triangle. Then, we have block B with one small blue triangle and a medium yellow square in it. Above and to the left of the medium yellow square there is the small blue triangle. The medium yellow square is touching the right edge of this block. Block C is above block A and below block B. It contains one big blue circle.
|
Which object is above a big blue square? the small black triangle or the small blue triangle?
|
Both of them
|
[
"The small black triangle ",
"The small blue triangle ",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
Three boxes, named DDD, EEE and JJJ exist in the image. Box DDD has a midsize white rectangle. A midsize green rectangle touches the midsize white rectangle. The midsize green rectangle is inside and touching box DDD. Box EEE with a midsize green rectangle overlaps box DDD. The midsize green rectangle touches a midsize orange rectangle. The midsize orange rectangle is covered by box EEE. Within box EEE is box JJJ. To the south of a midsize orange rectangle there is a midsize green rectangle. The midsize green rectangle is in box JJJ. The midsize orange rectangle is in box JJJ. A midsize white rectangle is to the south of and this thing touches the midsize green rectangle. The midsize white rectangle is inside and touching box JJJ.
|
Where is the midsize white rectangle covered by JJJ relative to EEE?
- ec
- near
- above
- right
- front
- far
- ntpp
|
ntpp
|
[
"ec",
"near",
"above",
"right",
"front",
"far"
] |
spartun
|
Edgar felt quite excited at the thought of his first swim of the summer. With the sun shining down so strongly, the sea was certain to be warm enough. He walked quickly along the sea-front towards the steps that led on to the sands. He smiled cheerfully at the passersby. He had just smiled and raised his hat to an elderly lady when a man with a camera caught his arm and stopped him. Edgar heard a little buzzing noise from the camera.
"Your photograph, sir, in glorious colour in just one moment if you please," said the man in one breath. Then the buzzing stopped, and he held the photograph in his hand and was waving it to and fro. In a
moment he handed it over, and Edgar saw the bright blue splash of his shirt half filling the picture.
"Seventy pence, sir," the man said. "It's the bargain of your holiday."
"Seventy pence," Edgar repeated, mildly. "For this?" He stared at the photographer.
"They're normally eighty-five, sir, but for a single subject I make a cut-price offer. It's the best value you'll get in Chadwell."
"You'll have to make a better offer," Edgar said. It was a good photo though, he thought, so bright and clear. His hat was held high, and he was smiling broadly at the old lady, whose arm and handbag came into a lower corner. He had had no idea that he was being snapped. He thought he was really quite a good-looking chap.
"That's as good as any studio job that would cost you pounds," said the cameraman. "It's better in a way because it's so natural. Only seventy pence, sir."
"I've never paid so much for a snap in my life. It simply isn't worth that kind of money. It's not as if I need the thing. Look, I'll give you twenty-five."
"No, I can't do that. Each of these instant colour shots costs me 50p -- that's the price of the blank frame, so you see..."
"Criminal, criminal," Edgar broke in. "You want a profit of forty per cent. Well, not at my expense, I'm afraid. I'll give you your 50p and that's that."
"Let me see, then." The man suddenly took the photograph out of Edgar's hand. "I can't waste any more time with you. It's 70p or I keep it."
"Keep it," Edgar said. He turned, looked out to the sea, and then walked quickly away.
|
We can infer from the passage that _ .
1] Edgar smiled at the photographer because he was being photographed
2] Edgar didn't buy the snap at length.
3] the photographer was actually a criminal
4] Edgar was an indifferent but good-looking man
|
4
|
[
"1",
"2",
"3"
] |
race
|
sound can be heard when it reaches what?
a. Hearing organ
b. Brain
c. Eyes
d. Neck
|
a
|
[
"b",
"c",
"d"
] |
openbookqa
|
|
There are two blocks, A and B. Block A has two medium yellow squares and two other medium blue squares. Medium yellow square number one is touching the bottom edge of this block. Medium blue square number one is below medium blue square number two and medium yellow square number two. Below medium yellow square number two is medium blue square number two. Medium yellow square number one is below medium yellow square number two. It is below the square which is below medium blue square number two. To the left of block A there is block B which has a medium blue square.
|
Which object is to the right of a medium blue square? medium yellow square number two or the thing that is touching the bottom edge of a block?
|
Both of them
|
[
"Medium yellow square number two",
"The thing that is touching the bottom edge of a block ",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
We must do what we can to protect the plants because plants are very important for living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. Therefore animals and man need plants in order to live. This is why we find that there are so many plants around us.
If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering plants. Flowering plants can make seeds. The seeds are _ by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed, some have two, three or four, and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit. Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds. They grow from spores . Spores are very small. Some spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as seeds. When these spores are all on wet and shady places, they usually grow into new plants.
|
Plants can make food from _ .
A. flower, water and air
B. air, sun and light
C. air, water and soil
D. water, sunlight and air
|
B
|
[
"A",
"C",
"D"
] |
race
|
Welcome aboard the Luxury Cruise bus to Dallas, Rouge, and Atlanta. We plan to arrive in Dallas at 1:45 this afternoon. There will be a fifteen-minute rest stop at that time. We will give a thirty-minute dinner stop in Rouge at 6:15 for those of you who are continuing on to Atlanta. We should arrive in Atlanta at 1:15 tomorrow morning. Please remember the number of your bus for re-boarding. That number is 3224.
This bus is air-conditioned for your comfort. Please remember that smoking of cigarettes is permitted only in the last six rows, and the smoking of any other material is not allowed, as is the drinking of wine.
|
The bus must be comfortable because _ .
- the air-temperature in the bus can be controlled
- smoking of cigarettes is permitted
- there will be a rest stop between the cities
- the passages will have a free dinner
|
there will be a rest stop between the cities
|
[
"the air-temperature in the bus can be controlled",
"smoking of cigarettes is permitted",
"the passages will have a free dinner"
] |
race
|
A medium grey hexagon is inside and another medium grey hexagon is covered by a block called HHH. Block HHH contains a medium red hexagon. The medium red hexagon touches medium grey hexagon number one. There exists a block named LLL. Block LLL is in another block named KKK. Block KKK is under and to the left-hand side of block HHH. A medium purple hexagon touches and another medium purple hexagon is under a medium grey hexagon which is in this block. Medium purple hexagon number one is inside block KKK. Medium purple hexagon number two is covered by block KKK.
|
Where is the medium grey hexagon in block KKK relative to medium grey hexagon number one?
1) ntpp
2) ec
3) far
4) right
5) tpp
6) left
7) front
|
6
|
[
"1",
"2",
"3",
"4",
"5",
"7"
] |
spartun
|
A block called AAA exists. Another block called BBB is covered by block AAA. A medium yellow circle is covered by this block. Block BBB covers a medium blue circle. Disconnected from and farther from another block named CCC there is block AAA. In front of this block there is block CCC with a big blue circle, a small black square and a medium blue square. A small yellow circle is above the small black square. The small yellow circle is inside block CCC. The small black square is above the medium blue square.
|
Where is the medium yellow circle relative to the small black square?
- ntppi
- tppi
- dc
- behind
- tpp
- left
- far
|
behind
|
[
"ntppi",
"tppi",
"dc",
"tpp",
"left",
"far"
] |
spartun
|
He ca n't , though , so he does n't , and he leaves the cell as quietly as he entered . Nine months after , and Martin tries to joke with him again , teasing about the Knick 's complete loss the night previous and would n't he like to support a different team yet ? Like maybe one that consists of actual players instead of monkeys ?
|
What sport is the narrator discussing with friends ?
1. They are talking hoops .
2. They are talking about football .
3. None of the above choices .
4. They are talking about tennis .
|
1
|
[
"2",
"3",
"4"
] |
cosmos
|
We all know that every class has its own rules, like "No smoking!", "No eating!" and "No sleeping!". Our class used to be noisy, because some students were talking when a student was answering the teacher's questions. So our head teacher made some class rules.
In class, we should observe the rules. Now, I list some rules in our class:
1. No talking when Someone is speaking.
2. No sleeping in class.
3. No eating in class.
4. Students can't arrive late for school. Be always on time.
5. No playing in class.
6. No laughing when someone makes a mistake.
7. No smoking or drinking.
8. Students can't dye hair. Boys can't let their hair grow too long.
9. In the schoolyard , students can't ride bikes.
10. Students can't fight with each other.
Maybe some students don't obey some of the rules. They may smoke, fight and dye hair. But most students think the rules are fine and say they will obey the rules. I think because our class has such rules, we will study better and better.
|
Who made the class rules?
A) The students.
B) The parents.
C) The head teacher.
D) The monitor
|
C
|
[
"A",
"B",
"D"
] |
race
|
We have three blocks. We call them A, B and C. Blocks B and C are below A. Block A has one big yellow triangle and a big blue square. Above and to the right of the big blue square is the big yellow triangle. Block B has one big blue square. Block C contains one medium yellow square. This block also contains a medium yellow circle. To the left of and below the medium yellow circle is the medium yellow square.
|
What is above the circle? a medium yellow square or a big blue square?
|
Big blue square
|
[
"Medium yellow square ",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
A program in the United States invites young people to visit a prison. The goal is to teach them to avoid bad choices and bad influences that could put them behind bars for life.
Students can take a tour of the prison, in school groups or by themselves.At the end, the young people sit down for a discussion with some of the _ . The program is called Prisoners Against Teen Tragedy, or PATT. It takes place at the Maryland Correctional Institution-HagerstoWn, a medium-security prison for men. Sal Mauriello, a case specialist, said,"We have a group of eleven _ who are in the PATT program. They tell the youth what they went through as a child, what their crimes consist of. They try to teach them about peer pressure . They try to teach them about bad choices." The Prisoners Against Teen Tragedy program also includes an essay-writing contest, and most teens who visit come to understand what even one bad decision can mean.
Prisoners Against Teen Tragedy began in 1988. It is one of Maryland's oldest programs to keep young people from a life of crime. But there are also others. Prison spokesman Mark Vernarelli said, "We found that girls really need special sit-down sessions sometimes more than boys do, so we have a program for girls only. we also have a program that travels across the state,which talks about the dangers of gang affiliation ."
The prisoners in the PATT program also gain from the program. It offers them a chance to help repay society for their crimes, and keep others from following in their footsteps.
|
What would be the best title for the text?
- A Program to Scare Youth away from Prison
- PATT Helps Prisoners Live a New Life
- Peer Pressure--a Cause for Youth's Crime
- Teen Crime--a Great Concern for the Public
|
Peer Pressure--a Cause for Youth's Crime
|
[
"A Program to Scare Youth away from Prison",
"PATT Helps Prisoners Live a New Life",
"Teen Crime--a Great Concern for the Public"
] |
race
|
When you are riding a bicycle at night, your bicycle's reflectors help people in cars see your bicycle. How do bicycle reflectors work?
- They are made of a special material that gives off its own light.
- They are hooked up to batteries that allow them to produce light.
- They bounce light back from other sources.
- They are covered with paint that glows in the dark.
|
They bounce light back from other sources.
|
[
"They are made of a special material that gives off its own light.",
"They are hooked up to batteries that allow them to produce light.",
"They are covered with paint that glows in the dark."
] |
arc
|
|
How can I remove moisture from a phone?
* Place it in a bag of rice overnight.
* Place it in a bag of cooked rice overnight.
|
Place it in a bag of rice overnight.
|
[
"Place it in a bag of cooked rice overnight."
] |
piqa
|
|
What do lawn mowers use?
* Energy
* Two
* Motors
* Computers
* Engines
* Energy.
* Grass
* Dirt
|
Motors
|
[
"Energy",
"Two",
"Computers",
"Engines",
"Energy.",
"Grass",
"Dirt"
] |
qasc
|
|
Lemnos has dozens of wild beaches, where even at the height of summer you can swim and sunbathe virtually alone, a small nightlife scene, and numerous cultural sites. Lemnos is the eighth largest island in Greece so it is in line for the first round of tax increases in autumn 2015 but far less wealthy than many smaller ones. It has just over 3,000 beds for visitors, compared with tens of thousands on an island such as Rhodes. Its councilors say that they will fight the tax rise, although none can say how. “We have been suffering economically in recent years and, now, we will suffer more,” said Lemnos Mayor, Dimitris Marinakis. “When there is not enough money, you reduce your consumption and therefore the whole economy declines.”
|
Why does Lemnos have to pay the first round of tax increases?
|
It is one of the largest islands in Greece
|
[
"It is the eighth most visited island in Greece",
"It has a large number of cultural sites",
"It is one of the richest islands in Greece"
] |
onestop
|
There are three blocks, A, B and C. Block A contains one small black circle. Then, we have block B with a big blue circle and a small black triangle in it. To the left of the small black triangle is the big blue circle. Below block A and above block B there is block C. It has one small black square and one small black circle. This block also contains a medium black triangle and one medium black circle. Above the small black circle there is the medium black triangle. Above and to the left of the small black circle there is the medium black circle. To the left of the small black circle there is the small black square. The medium black circle is above the small shape which is to the left of the small black circle.
|
Which object is below a medium black circle? the small black triangle or the big blue thing?
|
Both of them
|
[
"The small black triangle ",
"The big blue thing",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
I do n't have high hopes of coming to agreement ... but perhaps moving toward civility would be a good step . The ArtWalk this evening was quiet - the weather was cold and damp and not at all enticing to bring people out onto the streets . I was a little shaken up after the board meeting , and did n't really get to see much . I hung out at the Woodford Gallery for a while and talked with Mary Christopher - I ' m going to start heading down to her studio every few weeks to learn from her .
|
What is the narrator seeking to improve ?
A: Their artistic abilities .
B: Their interpersonal skills .
C: Their meeting organization .
D: None of the above choices .
|
A
|
[
"B",
"C",
"D"
] |
cosmos
|
In view of the considerable length of the police chief' s tenure as head of the department, the chief should be held accountable for the widespread corruption in the department. That no evidence was discovered that the chief was involved in any way in the corruption does not allow us to escape this conclusion.
|
Which one of the following principles, if valid, most helps to justify the argument?
* If corruption is rampant among a certain group, then the person in charge cannot be expected to take corrective action if that person has not been in charge for very long.
* A supervisor should not be held accountable for widespread corruption among his or her subordinates unless the supervisor could reasonably be expected to know about that corruption.
* Any supervisor who knowingly tolerates widespread corruption among his or her subordinates should be held accountable .
* If a person has been in a position of authority for a long time, then there is no excuse that can absolve the person of responsibility for widespread corruption among subordinates.
|
If a person has been in a position of authority for a long time, then there is no excuse that can absolve the person of responsibility for widespread corruption among subordinates.
|
[
"If corruption is rampant among a certain group, then the person in charge cannot be expected to take corrective action if that person has not been in charge for very long.",
"A supervisor should not be held accountable for widespread corruption among his or her subordinates unless the supervisor could reasonably be expected to know about that corruption.",
"Any supervisor who knowingly tolerates widespread corruption among his or her subordinates should be held accountable ."
] |
reclor
|
We have three blocks. We call them A, B and C. Block A is to the left of block C and below block B. Block A has a medium yellow square, a medium blue square and a medium black square. The medium yellow square is touching the bottom edge of this block. It is below the medium black square and the medium blue square. The medium blue square is below the medium black square. Block B has two medium blue squares. Medium blue square number one is touching the bottom edge of this block. It is below medium blue square number two. Block C contains one medium black square.
|
Which object is to the left of a medium black square? the medium blue square that is in block A or the medium blue square which is touching the bottom edge of a block?
|
The medium blue square that is in block a
|
[
"The medium blue square which is touching the bottom edge of a block ",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
My name is Ben. I live with my brother, mother and father in a flat. There are 27 floors in the tall building. My apartment is on the top floor. My father has a car .He parks it in the basement of the building.
Our apartment is not in the centre of the city. It is 4 kilometers from the centre. My father works in the city, so he goes to work by train every day. He doesn't often drive his car. He uses his car only at weekends. He takes us into the country or to the beach on Saturdays or Sundays.
Our apartment has three bedrooms. There is a bedroom for my mother and father, one for me and one for my brother. There is also a living room, a kitchen, and a bathroom in the apartment. We do not have a garden, but there is a small balcony. There are some plants on the balcony.
|
Where does Ben's family grow flowers? _
1) On the balcony.
2) In the living room.
3) In the garden.
4) In the kitchen.
|
3
|
[
"1",
"2",
"4"
] |
race
|
If the gross national product has increased and the public's consumption psychology has changed, then the supply of vegetables will increase significantly; if the gross domestic product has not improved or the supply of vegetables will increase significantly, the minimum living of urban residents will not be guaranteed; If it increases significantly, then either farmers' incomes or social welfare will increase, and in fact, the minimum living of urban residents is guaranteed.
|
From this
A. Farmers have increased their income
B. Social benefits have increased
C. The consumer psychology has not changed
D. Consumer psychology has changed
|
C
|
[
"A",
"B",
"D"
] |
logiqa
|
If you live in America in the 21stcentury you'll probably have to listen to a lot of people tell you how busy they are. It's become the default response when you ask anyone how they are doing:"Busy!""Crazy busy!".It is,pretty obviously,a boast disguised as a complaint. And the common response is a kind of congratulation:"That's a good problem to have,"or"Better than the opposite."
Notice it isn't generally people pulling back-to-back shifts in the ICU or commuting by bus to three minimum-wage jobs who tell you how busy they are.What those people are is not busy but tired.Exhausted!Dead on their feet.It's almost always people whose busyness is purely self-imposed:work and obligations they've taken on voluntarily,classes and activities they've "encouraged" their kids to participate in.They're busy because of their own ambition or drive or anxiety,because they're addicted to busyness and dread that they might have to face in _ absence.
Almost everyone I know is busy. They feel anxious and guilty when they aren't either working or doing something to promote their work.It's something they have chosen.Busyness serves as a kind of existential reassurance ,a measure against emptiness,obviously your life cannot possibly be silly or tiny or meaningless if you are so busy,completely booked,in demand every hour of the day.
Idleness is not just a vacation.It is as necessary to the brain as vitamin D is to the body,and deprived of it we suffer a mental affliction as ugly as rickets.The space and quiet that idleness provides is a necessary condition for standing back from life and seeing it whole,for making unexpected connections and waiting for the wild summer lightning strikes of inspiration."Idle dreaming is often the essence of what we do,"wrote Thomas Pynchon.Archimedes' "Eureka"in the bath, Newton's apple :history is full of stories of inspirations that come in idle moments.
|
From the article,we can infer that _ .
a] generally people pulling back-to-back shifts in the ICU tell you they are busy
b] all the kids are self-imposed due to the drive and motivation
c] The author seems to agree that idleness is better than busyness
d] "Dead on their feet" means "being tired out"
|
b
|
[
"a",
"c",
"d"
] |
race
|
Qixi Festival, the Chinese equivalent of Valentine's Day that fell yesterday, was not only a disappointment for forgotten lovers, but also for businessmen left with empty pockets.
The cold reception has prompted cultural experts to seriously worry that the lovers' festival, marked for generations since the Han Dynasty(206 BC-AD 220),is dying out. Some have even called for legislation to make the festival a legal --Chinese Lovers' Day, which falls on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar year.
But the effectiveness of such a measure is in doubt, although efforts to preserve traditional festivals deserve highly praise.
A growing number of traditional Chinese festivals, such as the Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn
Festival, share the same fate of the Qixi Festival.
Young people are showing less interest in traditional culture as symbolized by these festivals.Even if all traditional festivals are finally made legal, the risk of them becoming purely formalized celebrations with little meaning is not removed.If the younger generation fails to identify with the cultural significance of these holidays, there is little that can be done.
While complaining about traditional festivals' fading appeal, decision-makers should reflect on cultural protection. Undeniably, our country has done a bad job of preserving culture and traditional festivals, compared to neighbouring Japan and the Republic of Korea(ROK).
The 2,500-year-old Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. The traditional customs and ceremonies of the occasion, which originated in China, have been better preserved in the ROK.
Only a few years ago did China begin to realize the significance of preserving intangible cultural heritage when the ROK planned to apply to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to list its version of the Dragon Boat Festival as an important example of intangible culture.
Concern about the traditional holidays also reminds people of the growing influence of foreign cultures as the country opens wider to the outside world. With traditional festivals becoming less important and imports such as Christmas and Valentine's Day gaining widespread popularity, the public including cultural professionals have tended to measure traditional Chinese festivals in economic terms.
Business rather than culture has begun to play a dominant role. More and more people are preoccupied with how much money can be made during the holidays.
In fact what makes traditional festivals unique and what keeps them alive is their cultural elements. After all, it is unique culture that contributes to the world's diversity with globalization.
|
It is implied by the writer that traditional Chinese festivals should be measured _ .
a) in economic ways
b) in cultural terms
c) by professional rules
d) by legal decision
|
d
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c"
] |
race
|
Three blocks, named AAA, BBB and CCC exist. Block CCC overlaps block AAA. Block AAA covers a medium blue square. Two medium black squares are inside this block. Medium black square number one touches medium black square number two and is over the medium blue square. A medium blue square is covered by and another medium blue square is in block CCC. Block CCC contains a medium black square which is over medium blue square number one. Block CCC has another medium black square. Medium blue square number two touches medium black square number two. Medium blue square number one touches medium black square number one. Over and touches medium black square number one there is medium blue square number two.
|
What is the position of medium blue square number one relative to medium blue square number two?
A: far
B: below
C: ntpp
D: behind
E: ec
F: po
G: ntppi
|
B
|
[
"A",
"C",
"D",
"E",
"F",
"G"
] |
spartun
|
Hellen Keller was born in 1880 in the USA. When she was about 19 months old, she got very ill. After many weeks, the doctor told her parents, "Your daughter is better, but now she can't see and she can't hear." Her mother and her father were very sad. After a few years , things got worse. There was no way for Helen to speak to other people. She heard nothing. She didn't understand anything.
Then one day a teacher came. Her name was Anne Sullivan. She lived with Helen and her family. The teacher helped Helen learn words. Helen was a very bright child and soon she learned to spell her first word. When she was older, she went to college .
Helen was a very old woman when she died. The world remembers her today as a brave and wonderful person. She was blind and deaf, but she found a way to see and hear. It helped many people in the world.
|
Anne Sullivan helped Helen Keller _ .
- see the world with her eyes
- hear something
- learn words
- do housework by herself
|
learn words
|
[
"see the world with her eyes",
"hear something",
"do housework by herself"
] |
race
|
Earlier this month, the Obama Administration called for increased protection of the world's most southern continent, Antarctica.Scientists say climate change and human activity have increasingly led to the melting of massive pieces of Antarctic ice.The disappearance of ice will not only affect wildlife in the area such as seals and penguins.The melting will also cause oceans and seas around the world to rise.
This represents a major threat, especially to coastal areas.For example, the ancient city of Venice, Italy has long been threatened by rising sea levels.The situation is made worse by the fact that its ancient buildings, built on a body of water called a lagoon , are slowly sinking.When the city was founded about 1,600 years ago, the level of the Adriatic Sea was almost two meters lower than it is today.
Rising sea levels are not the only threat.The salty water is also destroying Venice's famous buildings and artworks.The Italian government is trying to fix the problem with the construction of a seven-billion-dollar system of moving flood barriers.
Climate change is also leading to the melting of ice in other areas, such as Mount Kilimanjaro in northeastern Tanzania.It is the highest point in Africa, measuring almost 6,000 meters.The mountain supports five vegetation zones and many kinds of animals.
The ice glaciers on the mountain are disappearing very quickly.This will have a bad effect on the mountain's ecosystems and on Tanzania's travel industry.Also, a valuable record of thousands of years of weather history will also be lost if the ice melts.Scientists study pieces of glacier to understand weather patterns from thousands of years ago.
In the United States, the icy masses in Glacier National Park in Montana may soon completely disappear because of climate change.In 1850, there were an estimated 150 glaciers in the more than 400,000 hectare park.
There are 26 glaciers remaining today.Scientists estimate that the glaciers will be gone by 2030.Warming temperatures are also threatening the many kinds of plants and animals that live in this mountain ecosystem.
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The writer developed the passage mainly by _ .
- making comparisons
- listing reasons
- using quotations
- giving examples
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making comparisons
|
[
"listing reasons",
"using quotations",
"giving examples"
] |
race
|
A box called DDD covers a midsize green rectangle. A midsize white rectangle is in this box. Behind and disconnected from box DDD is another box called EEE. South of and far from this box there is box DDD. Box EEE covers a midsize green rectangle. Disconnected from and in front of this box is another box called JJJ. A midsize green rectangle is covered by this box.
|
Are all shapes in front of a box?
* No
* Yes
|
No
|
[
"Yes"
] |
spartun
|
L is above N with a small gap between them. L and S are both there with the object L is to the left of object S. The object U and G are there. The object G is above and slightly to the left of the object U. N is north east of G.
|
What is the relation of the agent U to the agent L?
- upper-right
- lower-right
- above
- overlap
- below
- right
- upper-left
- left
- lower-left
|
below
|
[
"upper-right",
"lower-right",
"above",
"overlap",
"right",
"upper-left",
"left",
"lower-left"
] |
stepgame
|
F is over there and N is on the top of it. A and P are parallel, and A is to the left of P. C and Z are in a vertical line with Z below C. L is on the right side and below P. F is diagonally above Z to the right at a 45 degree. H is diagonally left and above H. H is positioned above N. C is at the 12 o'clock position relative to A. R is at the 9 o'clock position relative to L.
|
What is the relation of the agent R to the agent N?
a. lower-left
b. below
c. lower-right
d. above
e. upper-left
f. right
g. left
h. overlap
i. upper-right
|
b
|
[
"a",
"c",
"d",
"e",
"f",
"g",
"h",
"i"
] |
stepgame
|
Amusement parks make most of their money from admission fees paid by guests attending the park. Other sources include parking fees, food and drink sales and souvenirs. Practically all amusement parks operate using one of two admission principles:
Pay-as-you-go In this form, a guest enters the park at little or no charge. The guest must then buy rides one by one, either at the attraction's entrance or by buying ride tickets. The cost of the attraction is often based on its complexity or popularity. The park may allow guests to buy unlimited admissions to all attractions within the park. A pass is then shown at the attraction entrance to gain admission.
Disneyland opened in 1955 using the pay-as-you-go form. Initially, guests paid the ride admission fees at the attractions. Soon, the problems of dealing with so many coins led to the development of a ticket system that, while now out of use, is still part of the amusement-park vocabulary. In this new form, guests bought ticket books that contained a number of tickets, with "A," "B" and "C." Rides and attractions using an "A-ticket" were generally simple, with "B-tickets" and "C-tickets" used for the larger, more popular rides. Later, the "D-ticket" was added, then finally the now-famous "E-ticket," which was used for the biggest rides, like Space Mountain. Smaller tickets could be traded up for use on larger rides. Disneyland, as well as the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, gave up this practice in 1982.
The advantages include:
guests pay for only what they choose to experience
attraction costs can be changed easily
The disadvantages include:
guests may get tired of spending money almost continuously
guests may not spend as much on food or souvenirs
|
According to the pay-as-you-go principle, guests _ .
A) needn't pay after entering the park
B) don't pay at the gate of the park
C) have to pay for all rides in the park
D) must pay for each ride they take
|
B
|
[
"A",
"C",
"D"
] |
race
|
A midsize green rectangle is covered by a box named DDD. Over and disconnected from another box called EEE there is box DDD. To the left-hand side of this box there is box EEE with a midsize white rectangle. Below midsize white rectangle number one is another midsize white rectangle. Midsize white rectangle number two is inside and touching box EEE. Another box called JJJ is within box DDD. A midsize green rectangle is inside this box.
|
Is a midsize green rectangle disconnected from midsize white rectangle number one?
a) Yes
b) No
|
a
|
[
"b"
] |
spartun
|
If you're a male and you're reading this, congratulations! You're a survivor. According to statistics,you're more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer than a woman,and nine times more likely to die of AIDS. Assuming you make it to the end of your natural term,about 78 years for men in Australia,you'll die on average five years before a woman.
There're many reasons for this--typically,men take more risks than women and are more likely to drink and smoke but perhaps more importantly, men don't go to the doctor.
"Men aren't seeing doctors as often as they should," says Dr. Gullotta."This is particularly so
for the over-40s, when diseases tend to strike. According to a recent survey, 95%of women aged between 15 and early 49s see a doctor once a year, compared to 70%of men in the same age group.
"A lot of men think they're unbeatable,"Gullotta says."They only come in when a friend drops dead on the golf course and they think, Geez, if it could happen to him ..."
Then there's the ostrich approach."Some men are scared of what might be there and would rather not know," says Dr. Ross Cartmill.
"Most men get their cars serviced more regularly than they service their bodies," Cartmill says. He believes most diseases that commonly affect men could be addressed by preventive check-ups.
"Prevention is cheaper in the long run than having to treat the diseases.Besides, the final cost is far greater,it's called premature death."
|
What does Dr.Ross Cartmill mean by"the ostrich approach"(in Para 5)?
* A new treatment for certain psychological problems.
* A casual attitude towards one's health conditions.
* Unwillingness to find out about one's disease because of fear.
* Refusal to get medical treatment for fear of the pain involved.
|
Refusal to get medical treatment for fear of the pain involved.
|
[
"A new treatment for certain psychological problems.",
"A casual attitude towards one's health conditions.",
"Unwillingness to find out about one's disease because of fear."
] |
race
|
The object J and O are there. The object O is above and slightly to the left of the object J. V is placed at the lower right of J.
|
What is the relation of the agent V to the agent J?
A. lower-left
B. upper-right
C. right
D. upper-left
E. lower-right
F. left
G. below
H. overlap
I. above
|
E
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C",
"D",
"F",
"G",
"H",
"I"
] |
stepgame
|
A block named HHH contains a medium red shape and covers a purple hexagon. A medium grey hexagon is in this block. The purple hexagon touches this object. The medium grey hexagon touches the red shape. Above and near to block HHH there is another block called LLL. Disconnected from and on the left side of this block is block HHH. A medium grey hexagon is covered by block LLL.
|
Where is the red shape relative to the medium grey hexagon in HHH?
- far
- tppi
- near
- left
- right
- ec
- front
|
ec
|
[
"far",
"tppi",
"near",
"left",
"right",
"front"
] |
spartun
|
A box called DDD covers a large white rectangle and contains a midsize green dimond. Another midsize green dimond and a tiny green oval are in this box. To the north of midsize green dimond number one is the tiny shape. Midsize green dimond number one is to the north of the rectangle. Disconnected from and in front of another box named EEE there is box DDD. To the north of this box there is box EEE with a large green oval.
|
Is a midsize green dimond within DDD?
1) No
2) Yes
|
2
|
[
"1"
] |
spartun
|
The following paragraphs each describe a set of five objects arranged in a fixed order. The statements are logically consistent within each paragraph.
On a shelf, there are five books: a gray book, a red book, a purple book, a blue book, and a black book. The red book is to the right of the gray book. The black book is to the left of the blue book. The blue book is to the left of the gray book. The purple book is the second from the right.
|
Which of the following is true?
- The gray book is the rightmost.
- The red book is the rightmost.
- The purple book is the rightmost.
- The blue book is the rightmost.
- The black book is the rightmost.
|
The red book is the rightmost.
|
[
"The gray book is the rightmost. ",
"The purple book is the rightmost. ",
"The blue book is the rightmost. ",
"The black book is the rightmost."
] |
logiclm
|
По своя обем понятията „литература” и „поезия” са:
- противоречиви
- противни
- кръстни
- подчинени
|
подчинени
|
[
"противоречиви",
"противни",
"кръстни"
] |
reasoning_bg
|
|
Went straight from a facility that deals with homeless children (492 1st Ave, Manhattan, New York) to the extreme outskirts of Queens near Kennedy Airport about 20 miles away.
It was winter and I had no coat. I had my book bag and my sole Trader Joe’s bag of clothing and was loaded into a van with three social workers. During the long drive in traffic, I fell asleep, so waking up at my new home, I couldn’t make out any street signs and the numbering on the houses did not indicate whether I was in a home in the Bronx or Eastern Queens (which share the same street numbering in certain instances).
My foster parents showed me my room and left a plate of food on the table. They barricaded themselves in their bedroom quite like how pilots barricade themselves behind the fortified cockpit door. However, my room didn’t have a lock, and neither did the bathroom. There were bars on my windows with a view of a church parking lot. I took great care to avoid waking a significantly older teen (I was 14, so he must have been 19–20) sleeping on the other bed. I heard two other kids (my foster siblings) in the other room playing music and giggling loudly at 3 in the morning. At 4 in the morning, my foster father started reading the Quran pretty loudly, and then he goes back to bed.
In the morning, my foster parents are gone. My foster siblings are all sleeping. I got up at 7, but I don’t know how far I am from my high school, what buses/train will take me there, and still don’t know anything about anything about my new home. I don’t even know the names of those I’m relegated to living with. The unnerving strangeness and disorientation hat comes with knowing that your life has changed and the culture shock that comes with that is so scary and desensitizes you on that first day.
|
After the foster parents left a plate of food on the table, what did the child do?
|
Eat the food
|
[
"Not enough information",
"Feed the food to a dog",
"Throw away the food"
] |
quail
|
British people have the worst quality of life in Europe, according to a report which highlights the long hours, bad weather, low life expectancy and high price of many goods.
In a study of ten of the largest European countries, Britain, which was considered a popular country to live in, now comes last followed by Ireland, with France and Spain topping the table.
Though British families enjoy the highest income in Europe, they still have to fight with a high cost of living, with fuel, food and alcohol all costing more than the European average.
With the high price of petrol, the UK is the second most expensive country in Europe. However, diesel is more expensive in the UK than anywhere else in Europe.
The report by the websiteuSwitch analyses 10 European countries against 17 different benchmarks , from the price of gas, electricity, fuel, food and drink to the money each country spends on education, health to working conditions and the weather.
The top three countries are France, Spain and Denmark, with Sweden, Ireland and Britain coming eighth, ninth and tenth respectively.
The study comes less than a week after the United Nations moved Britain out of the top 20 list of most _ countries to live in for the first time.
Although France and Germany were at the beginning hit hard by the global financial crisis, both have officially got out of the trouble, while Britain has yet to prove this has happened. Later this week, despite signs of recovery in the housing market and rising sales, unemployment is still expected to have climbed to above 2.5 million for the first time since 1994.
|
Which country has the best quality of life in Europe according to the report?
1) Ireland.
2) Sweden.
3) France.
4) Denmark
|
2
|
[
"1",
"3",
"4"
] |
race
|
People live all over world. They live on land that is low. They live on land that is high. Some live near the oceans. Others live far from the oceans.
Earth has many different kinds of lands. In some places, the land is flat . Flat lands are called plains .
Some parts of Earth have hills. Hills are higher than the land around them. But hills are lower than mountains. Did you ever try to ride your bicycle up a hill? Some parts of Earth touch oceans. These parts are called _ . Some lands have water all around them. These lands are called islands.
Earth has many different bodies of water, too. You know about the oceans. There are very large bodies of water. The water in the oceans is salty. There are also smaller bodies of water called lakes. Lakes have land all around them. Rivers carry water from the land. They are long bodies of running water. The water in rivers is not salty. Most lakes do not have salty water, either.
|
People live on _ lands.
A] high and salty
B] low and high
C] low and salty
D] salty and flat
|
B
|
[
"A",
"C",
"D"
] |
race
|
M: I'm Paul Adams, Branch Manager.
W: Katie Thomas. Pleased to meet you.
M: I take it you're looking for temporary office work.
W: That's right.
M: How old are you, Katie?
W: I'm eighteen.
M: That's rather young. What experience have you had?
W: Well, I've just left school, actually, and I'm looking for a job between now and when I go to college.
M: It doesn't sound as though we can help, Katie. You see, our clients are very demanding, especially when it comes to the new office technology.
W: Oh, that's no problem. I took extra classes in office skills at school.
M: Oh, perhaps you'd like to outline what you've been doing?
W: I started by learning keyboard skills. Then I went on to learn about word processing.
M: Good. You seem qualified from the technical point of view.
|
What can we learn about the woman?
1: She has been a branch manager.
2: She just left middle school.
3: She just left college.
|
2
|
[
"1",
"3"
] |
dream
|
Knowing the best way to study will help you to be a better student. By using your time properly, you can do your homework more quickly. Learning to study is not difficult.
The first thing to remember is that you must be willing to learn. It doesn't mean that you must always like the subject. It does mean, however, that you must be willing to do whatever is necessary to learn. Try to understand why it is important and how it will help you now and later to do and learn other things. Knowing mathematics facts will be useful in your whole life. Knowing how to spell makes any kind of writing easier. Sometimes the subject that you think is going to be uninteresting will be exciting when you begin to work at it and understand it more clearly. Learning things can be fun if you are willing to work with them.
Here's some advice for you: have a certain time each day and a quiet place with good lighting for study, so that you can concentrate on your study without interruptions; have everything ready before you sit down to study, a dictionary, paper, a pen and books; be sure you understand what you should learn before you start; read carefully and pay special attention to the most important things; when memorizing, first find out the main parts and then recite the whole thing; check your homework after you finish it; never forget the importance of review and preview.
Don't try to spend a lot of time researching learning methods. There are many students who know many good learning methods but don't study well. They forget that the most useful learning method is to study hard.
|
The following advice is given in the article EXCEPT _ .
* To put a pen, paper and books beside you before study.
* To study at any possible time and place.
* To pay attention to the most important things.
* To review and preview
|
To study at any possible time and place.
|
[
"To put a pen, paper and books beside you before study.",
"To pay attention to the most important things.",
"To review and preview"
] |
race
|
In the traditional marriage, the man worked at a job to earn money for the family. Most men worked in an office, a factory, or some other place away from the home. Since the man earned the money, they paid the bills. The money was used for food, -clothes, the house, and other family needs, the man made most of the decisions. He was the boss.
In the traditional marriage, the woman seldom worked away from the house. She stayed at home to care for the children and her husband. She cooked meals, cleaned the house, washed the clothes, and did other housework. Her job at home was very important.
In recent years, many couples continues to have a traditional relationship of the kind. The man has a job and earns the money for the family. The woman stays at home and cared for the children and the house. Many Americans are happy with the kind of marriage. But some other Americans have a different impression of marriage and family responsibilities.
There are two important differences in male and female roles now. One is that both men and women have many more choices. They may choose to marry or to stay single. They may choose to work or stay at home. Both men and women may choose roles that are comfortable for them.
A second difference in male and female roles is that within marriage many decisions and responsibilities are shared. The husband and wife may choose to have children, or they may not. If they have children, the man takes care of them some of the time, all of the time or not at all. The woman may want to stay at home and take care of the children, or she may vant to go to work. Men and women now decide these things together in a marriage. Many married people now share these decisions and responsibilities of their families.
|
Men and women may now choose all the following EXCEPT to _ .
a: marry or to stay single
b: leave their jobs just because they have children
c: work or stay at home
d: have their roles that are comfortable for them
|
c
|
[
"a",
"b",
"d"
] |
race
|
D is on the same vertical plane directly below C. R is positioned down and to the left of F. D is to the right of Z and is on the same horizontal plane. W is at M's 3 o'clock. M and F are side by side with M to the right and F to the left. K is at the lower side of W. P and Z are parallel, and P is under Z. The objects K and C are over there. The object K is lower and slightly to the left of the object C.
|
What is the relation of the agent F to the agent M?
a: lower-left
b: upper-left
c: above
d: right
e: below
f: left
g: upper-right
h: lower-right
i: overlap
|
f
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c",
"d",
"e",
"g",
"h",
"i"
] |
stepgame
|
We have two boxes, named DDD and EEE. Far from box EEE there is box DDD. Box EEE is to the north of, disconnected from and in front of this box. Box DDD covers a tiny white oval. A large white dimond and a tiny orange oval are inside and touching this box. A tiny green dimond and a midsize white oval are inside box DDD. The tiny orange oval is south of and the midsize white oval is north of the tiny green dimond. A midsize white dimond is inside and touching box EEE. Box EEE covers a large orange dimond.
|
Is any tiny white object to the west of a box?
- No
- Yes
|
No
|
[
"Yes"
] |
spartun
|
He has climbed a high mountain, raced the 24-hour motorcycle track in France and even, walked from Tokyo to Kyoto, a distance of 500 km. Now Evolta, Panasonic's 7-inch Humanoid Robot is getting ready for his biggest challenge -- the Ironman Triathlon Championship in Hawaii.
To compete in this exhausting contest, the green & white robot which is small enough to fit on a human palm, will have to swim 2.4 miles in the rough ocean, bike 112 miles across the hot Hawaiian desert and, run a full marathon distance of 26.2 miles in the painfully hot weather.
Given that he is so tiny and powered by rechargeable batteries of Panasonic, he will be allowed some freedom in the way he competes. For one, he will be starting the race on October 23rd, 2011, three weeks following the real event and, while human competitors have at most 17 hours to complete the triathlon, Evolta will be given 7 days, during which his only "breaks" will be to recharge his batteries.
The biggest difference however, will be that unlike a single human body doing all three races, there will be three different "Evolta" robot bodies competing -- each built for the specific race. Evolta the swimmer will be equipped with special arms to swim forward. Evolta the biker, will be on a little two-wheeler with training wheels, while Evolta the runner, will be fixed on what looks like a wheel.
In spite of all these advantages, the robot's creator Tomotaka Takahashi believes that the race will be a huge challenge -- not only will Evolta have to battle the wind and sun, but also, small road obstacles that humans just step over. The water will be even worse thanks to the strong waves, tides and ocean winds. But if he does complete it, Evolta will add another feather in his cap and just prove the already well-known fact that Panasonic's rechargeable Evolta batteries are indeed the "world's longest-lasting batteries"!
|
By saying "Evolta will add another feather in his cap", the author means _ .
* Evolta will be awarded with another feather cap
* Evolta will become very famous and attractive
* Evolta will celebrate the victory with a feather cap
* Evolta will have another thing to be proud of
|
Evolta will have another thing to be proud of
|
[
"Evolta will be awarded with another feather cap",
"Evolta will become very famous and attractive",
"Evolta will celebrate the victory with a feather cap"
] |
race
|
There is a surplus if there is too much for sale at a given price.
There is a shortage if there is not enough for sale at a given price.
Surpluses and shortages usually happen when people who are selling goods or services charge too much or too little.
When the price is too high, consumers will not want to buy much of the good or service. The quantity demanded will be less than the quantity supplied. So, there will be a surplus.
When the price is too low, too many consumers will want to buy the good or service. The quantity demanded will be more than the quantity supplied. So, there will be a shortage.
|
A store has 20 washing machines for sale. The machines cost $600 each. At that price, 30 people want to buy one.
Is there a surplus or a shortage of washing machines?
- Shortage
- Surplus
|
Shortage
|
[
"Surplus"
] |
scienceqa
|
How can you make a pedestal for a homemade rain gauge?
* You can tape a stick to your rain gauge and then put it wherever you would like, as long as it is raining in the location.
* You can use duct take to affix a long stick or pole to your rain gauge and then drive the stick into the ground in your garden or other location.
|
You can use duct take to affix a long stick or pole to your rain gauge and then drive the stick into the ground in your garden or other location.
|
[
"You can tape a stick to your rain gauge and then put it wherever you would like, as long as it is raining in the location."
] |
piqa
|
|
M: Hi, Susan. Haven't seen you for ages. How are you getting along with your work?
W: Hi, David. Not so well as I expected. I've left my position. I can't bear the rudeness of my boss any longer.
M: What are you going to do then?
W: No idea. Anyway, I have to think about it seriously. And you, David?
M: I've been very successful as a dancer. I like this kind of life. It is so exciting.
W: You can't do it forever.
M: No, but I've decided to open a dance school once I'm over the top. Our younger dancers need better training.
W: That's a wonderful idea!
|
What does the woman think about her boss?
* Rude.
* Foolish.
* Troublesome.
|
Rude.
|
[
"Foolish.",
"Troublesome."
] |
dream
|
They have the BEST and cheapest Japanese food around . XDD When you go to a Japanese restaurant , you mostly get sushi right ? Here , they have rice dishes and noodle dishes and they sell sushi in the marketplace . They have udon , soba , all kinds of curry rice , katsu rice , omurice , and all sorts of donburi .
|
What may be the reason this person is discussing Japanese food ?
1] This person was expressing anxiety about the Japanese food to their date .
2] This person and their date did not want to eat Japanese food .
3] This person 's date has never eaten Japanese food .
4] This person and their date had not tried Japanese food .
|
3
|
[
"1",
"2",
"4"
] |
cosmos
|
There are three blocks, A, B and C. Block A contains one medium blue square. Then, there is block B with one medium yellow square in it. Finally, we have block C which is to the right of block B. Block A is below it. It has a medium black square. This block also has one medium yellow square and one medium blue square. The medium black square is below the medium blue square and the medium yellow square. Below the medium blue square there is the medium yellow square.
|
Which object is to the right of a medium yellow square? the medium blue square that is in block C or the medium blue square that is in block A?
|
The medium blue square that is in block c
|
[
"The medium blue square that is in block a",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
To attach pieces of wood together to make a box, you can
|
Which of the following best matches the statement above?
A: Glue a small plank onto another so you have a clean place to put screws
B: Staple a small plank onto another so you have a clean place to put screws
|
A
|
[
"B"
] |
piqa
|
There are two blocks, called HHH and LLL. A large purple pentagon is covered by block HHH. A medium purple pentagon is east of and a medium red hexagon is to the south of a large red star. The medium purple pentagon is north of and near to the large purple pentagon. Block HHH contains the large red star. This block contains the medium purple pentagon. This block covers the medium red hexagon. Block LLL covers a little purple star which is south of another little purple star. Block LLL has little purple star number two. To the north of little purple star number two is a medium grey pentagon. The medium grey pentagon is inside block LLL. This block covers a little purple hexagon and has a little red hexagon. To the east of the little purple hexagon there is the little red hexagon.
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Where is HHH regarding the large purple pentagon?
A. ntppi
B. left
C. tpp
D. near
E. tppi
F. behind
G. above
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E
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[
"A",
"B",
"C",
"D",
"F",
"G"
] |
spartun
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Most of the time, the ground feels solid beneath our feet. That's comforting. But it's also misleading because there's actually a lot going on underground. Masses of land (called plates) slip, slide, and bump against each other, slowly changing the shape of continents and oceans over millions and billions of years.
Scientists know that Earth formed about 4. 5 billion years ago. They also know that our planet was hot at first. As it cooled, its outermost layer, called the crust , eventually formed moving plates. Exactly when this shift happened, however, is an open question.
Now, an international group of researchers has an answer. They've found new evidence suggesting that Earth's crust started shifting at least 3.8 billion years ago. The new estimate is l. 3 billion years earlier than previous ones.
Not long before 3. 8 billion years ago, lots of small planets were hitting Earth, keeping its crust in a hot, melting state. After the hard crust formed, much of it sank at various times into the planet's hot insides. There, it melted before returning to the surface.
In some places, however, the crust never sank. One of the oldest such places is in Greenland, in an area called the Isua supracrustal belt. The rocky crust there is between 3. 7 and 3. 8 billion years old. The belt was once part of the seafloor, but now it is exposed to air.
The researchers recently took a close look at the Isua supracrustal belt. They noticed long, parallel cracks in the rock that have been filled in with a type of volcanic rock.
To explain this structure, the scientists propose that tension in the crust caused the seafloor to crack open long ago. Hot, liquid rock oozed from deep inside Earth to fill the cracks. Finally, the whole area cooled, forming what we see today.
That explanation, plus chemical clues inside the rock, suggests that the Isua supracrustal belt was once part of plate under the ocean, beginning around 3.8 billion years ago.
"It's a fantastic case of solving a jigsaw puzzle ,"says one of the researchers. He notes that the puzzle was "a very difficult one because these rocks are all very old and have been badly ruined".
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What can we infer from the text?
A) The Earth's crust started shifting l.3 billion years ago.
B) The crust began to shift when the Earth was hot.
C) The shapes of continents and oceans changed slowly.
D) The hit from small planets made the Earth cool.
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A
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[
"B",
"C",
"D"
] |
race
|
A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher stressed the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.
One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be astonished. Gently shaking his head and shrugging his shoulders, he said, "You don't say!" "You don't say!" I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not a proper topic. "Well, I'd better change the topic." So I said to him, "Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? By the way, have you ever been there?" "Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was wonderful." He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide. "The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it". Soon I was interrupted again by his words:"You don't say!" I couldn't help asking, "Why do you ask me not to talk about it?" "Well, I didn't request you to do so," he answered, greatly surprised. I said, "Didn't you say 'you don't say'?" Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, "'You don't say' actually means 'really?' It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you don't pay attention to English idioms." Only then did I know I had made a fool of myself. Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions.
Always remember: what the English teachers say is always right to us students.
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At first, on hearing "You don't say," I thought the foreigner meant _ .
- he was only interested in the Great Wall
- I had talked too much
- he was not interested in the topic
- he had something to tell me
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I had talked too much
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[
"he was only interested in the Great Wall",
"he was not interested in the topic",
"he had something to tell me"
] |
race
|
China feeds 22% of the world's population with 7% of the world's arable land, with an average annual production of about 12 million tons of soybeans. At the same time, it also uses foreign arable land and foreign farmers to continue to open markets and reduce or eliminate tariffs. The average import of soybeans is about 58 million tons. More use of foreign resources makes our people's lives better.
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The above argument is based on the following assumptions, except for?
A. Importing large quantities of food will not cause food security problems
B. Relevant government departments strictly control the quality of imported grain
C. The price of imported food is acceptable to the domestic population
D. Imports of food in large quantities harm the interests of domestic producers
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D
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[
"A",
"B",
"C"
] |
logiqa
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When helping soldiers in the middle of fighting, where do medics practice practice their craft?
* Funeral
* Battlefield
* Hospital
* War
* Safety tent
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Battlefield
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[
"Funeral",
"Hospital",
"War",
"Safety tent"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
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She wanted to make a quilt of velvet, where should she look?
- Grandma
- Clothing
- Jewelry store
- Clothes
- Fabric store
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Fabric store
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[
"Grandma",
"Clothing",
"Jewelry store",
"Clothes"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
|
169 lbs ... . Now I want to be 150 lbs ... right in the middle of my healthy range . So I started getting serious again on Jan 1 , 2008 .
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What has happened since Jan 1 2008 ?
1) The narrator has conquered vice .
2) The narrator has stopped gambling .
3) The narrator has stopped drinking .
4) The narrator has gotten into better shape .
|
4
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[
"1",
"2",
"3"
] |
cosmos
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Dietary supplements are big business, with around half of the Australian population using at least one type per year; most commonly a multivitamin and mineral pill. Many people take supplements as a form of dietary insurance in case they are not meeting their nutrient needs from foods alone. Others take them as a form of health insurance – to protect against certain diseases. Some just take them out of habit.
Supplements do have a role to play in some situations. People with a diagnosed deficiency, those with malabsorption conditions, women planning pregnancy, and people with very poor diets all can benefit from specific nutrient supplementation.
But what about the benefit of supplements across the broad population? The mantra of most health professionals, which is even etched on the label of many supplements, is that supplements may only be of assistance if dietary sources are lacking.
To see if this is supported by solid evidence, a systematic review of 63 clinical trials involving some form of supplementation in non-pregnant adults was carried out by a team of medical researchers.
The clinical trials were broad in their nature with many nutrients studied including vitamins A, B6, B12, C, D and E; folic acid; calcium; selenium, omega-3 fatty acids; ginkgo biloba; glucosamine; saw palmetto; and milk thistle. All of the studies were randomised controlled trials and evaluated a range of health outcomes including risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, bone fractures, cognitive function and all-cause mortality.
From the 63 studies, no benefit was seen in 45 studies with 10 of these showing a trend towards harm and just two showing a trend towards a benefit. Of the remaining studies, four showed harm with a greater risk of cancer with beta-carotene and a higher risk of fractures with a once-yearly dose of vitamin D.
One study showed a lower risk of cancer with selenium supplementation, but this was not validated in much larger trials. Twelve studies showed a benefit and these mostly involved vitamin D supplementation in elderly people or omega-3 fatty acids in people with cardiovascular disease.
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The clinical trials probably lasted
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A year
|
[
"A week",
"A month",
"Not enough information"
] |
quail
|
A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He _ a sign which said, "I am blind, please help." There were only a few coins in the hat.
A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, "Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?"
The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way."
What he had written was, "Today is a beautiful day; I can not see it."
Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply sign the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective ?
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How did the man help the boy?
- He wrote some new words on the sign.
- He sent the boy to a special school.
- He gave the boy a lot of money.
- He brought the boy back to his home.
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He gave the boy a lot of money.
|
[
"He wrote some new words on the sign.",
"He sent the boy to a special school.",
"He brought the boy back to his home."
] |
race
|
We have two blocks. We call them A and B. Block A is above B. Block A has one big black circle and a small blue square. A small yellow triangle is also in this block. It is to the left of and below the small blue square. Above the small blue square is the big black circle. Block B has a small blue triangle, one big yellow triangle and one big blue circle. Below the big blue circle and the big yellow triangle there is the small blue triangle. The big yellow triangle is above, to the right of and near to the big blue circle.
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What is above the small yellow triangle? a big yellow triangle or a black thing?
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Black thing
|
[
"Big yellow triangle ",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
Make a finer scrambled egg
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Which of the following best matches the statement above?
* Use multiple spatulas to scramble the egg
* Use multiple chopsticks to scramble the egg.
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Use multiple chopsticks to scramble the egg.
|
[
"Use multiple spatulas to scramble the egg"
] |
piqa
|
The First Hello
The man from the telephone department got off the bus, and made his way to the tea stall, wiping the sweat off his head, face, then slipping his handkerchief under his shirt to wipe his neck and back. It was a year ago that the phone line had been installed, six months later men from the public works department had come to put up the phone booth -- a neat box-like structure, with a glass window, and wooden ledges, yellow in colour. And days after that, a painter had taken an entire day to colour in broad, black brushstrokes, the words: STD Booth, local and STD allowded.
No one could tell that the last word had been misspelled. Besides, he had taken the entire day. After he had a cup of tea, he had left, waving cheerfully. And now months later, someone else was here again.
Everyone watched the man as he sat on the bench. No one said a word, and soon the sound of him slurping his tea filled the hot afternoon. A few leaves fell, heavy in the heat, and sometimes a car passed, on its way to the main city farther away.
When the man had finished, he made to pay but the tea shop owner who sat behind his steaming kettle and the washed upturned cups, waved him away.
"You are our guest here."
So the man took his handkerchief out again and wiped his face.
They crowded around him as he shut himself up in the phone booth. When the children pressed their nose against the glass, he shooed them away, as he took out a shiny black instrument and placed it on the narrow shelf. A sigh of satisfaction passed through everyone that soon changed to an excited yell as they saw him dial a number, pressing a finger into the ringed dialer of the phone and letting it go all the way in a half-circle. A while later, they hear him say into the mouthpiece, "Hello."
"Hello, " the children around the booth took up the cry, the teashop owner broke into a smile and the men waiting for a bus smiled and said hello to each other. The sadhu who sat under the banyan tree nodded wisely. As the sound carried, more hellos were heard. The women winnowing grain giggled as they tried the word tentatively, the shepherds feeding their flocks called out to their sheep, laughing as they used the word.
"It's a big occasion," said the headman, in an awed voice.
"It is, " agreed those around him. The telephone man emerged and handed over a small chit of paper to the headman. "This is the telephone number."
The headman looked at it reverently as if it were a mantra . The others around him read out the numbers slowly, digit-by-digit.
The telephone man was now too tired to notice the cheering around him. He knew he had to wait long before the bus to take him back arrived. As he sipped his second cup of tea, he remembered something else.
"Oh, you can't start using the phone now. The minister will come next month and inaugurate it."
No one said a word. No one was surprised. They had waited so long; a month more did not really matter.
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When the man from the telephone department arrived, _ .
* he learned about the village while having a nice drink
* he was greeted like a regular customer
* there was a sudden rush of activity in the village
* the hot afternoon was filled with quiet expectation
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he learned about the village while having a nice drink
|
[
"he was greeted like a regular customer",
"there was a sudden rush of activity in the village",
"the hot afternoon was filled with quiet expectation"
] |
race
|
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