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The character "duang" is so new that it does not even exist in the Chinese dictionary. But it has already spread like wildfire online in China, appearing more than 8 million times on China's micro-blogging site Weibo, where it spawned a top-trending hashtag that drew 312,000 discussions among 15,000 users. On China's biggest online search engine Baidu, it has been looked up almost 600,000 times. It's been noticed in the West too, with Foreign Policy seeing it as a "break the internet" viral meme - like a certain Kirn Kardashian image, or a certain multicoloured dress.
But what does it mean? "Everyone's duang-ing and I still don't know what it means! As if it's back to school for me," said Weibo user Weileiweito. Another user asked: "Have you duang-ed today? My mind is full of duang duang duang." "To duang or not to duang, that is the question," wrote user BaiKut automan.
"Duang" seems to be an example of onomatopoeia , a word that phonetically imitates a sound. It all seems to have started with Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan, who in 2004 was featured in a shampoo commercial where he said famously defended his sleek, black hair using the rhythmical-sounding "duang". The word resurfaced again recently after Chan posted it on his Weibo page. Thousands of users then began to flood Chan's Weibo page with comments, coining the word in reference to his infamous shampoo appearance.
The word appears to have many different meanings, and there's no perfect translation, but you could use it as an adjective to give emphasis to the word that follows it. A kitten might be "duang cute", for example. Or you might be "very duang confused" by this blog.
For readers of Chinese characters, the Jackie Chan theme is also apparent from the quirky way in which the word is written: a combination of Chan's Mandarin names. | What kind of people may not know the word "duang"?
* a boy who has dropped out of school
* the old who are over sixties
* the young who are in fashion
* a woman who never surfs the internet | a woman who never surfs the internet | [
"a boy who has dropped out of school",
"the old who are over sixties",
"the young who are in fashion"
] | race |
When Shakespeare was twenty-one, he went to London to try his fortune in that great city, and a very interesting place was the London of his day.
There was the famous London Bridge and St. Paul's Cathedral, and palaces and markets and long streets full of shops.
Then, too, there were the daily crowds where people from all over the world could be seen. Knights,scholars and the highwayman or thief,who had been infamous for his clever robberies, passed by each other. Here, also, were noblemen dressed in gold, from Italy and Spain and France; slaves from Spanish America, sea captains and ministers, soldiers and servants--all held by chance or interest within the gray walls which circled London, and whose gates gave welcome to as strange a crowd as could be found in the world.
Into this curious crowd came Shakespeare, quick to see and eager to learn. And before long all these strange sights were as familiar to him as the faces of his own town's residents. Each _ told its story to him so plainly that, as before he had learned the secrets of the fields and woods, so now he learned men and men's interests that make up the great world.
And he learned these lessons so well that when he came to write his plays, he made such use of them as no writer ever made before or since; for it is the use of this knowledge of the world, combined with his own genius, that makes Shakespeare the greatest dramatist that has ever lived. | Which of the following best describes Shakespeare?
* Shakespeare was good at observing and learning from the daily life.
* Shakespeare became the greatest dramatist owing to his own genius.
* Shakespeare got inspiration to write from his hometown, London.
* Shakespeare was eager to make friends with the noblemen in London. | Shakespeare was eager to make friends with the noblemen in London. | [
"Shakespeare was good at observing and learning from the daily life.",
"Shakespeare became the greatest dramatist owing to his own genius.",
"Shakespeare got inspiration to write from his hometown, London."
] | race |
A little boy went to a telephone booth at the cash counter of a store and made a phone call. The store owner looked at him and listened to the conversation.
Boy: "Lady, can you give me the job of cutting your lawn ?"
Woman (at the other end of the phone line): "No, thank you. I already have someone to cut my lawn."
Boy: "Lady, I will cut your lawn for half the price the person who cuts your lawn now."
Woman: "I'm very satisfied with the person who cuts my lawn."
Boy (with more perseverance ) : "Lady, I'll even sweep the floor and the stairs of your house for free."[:Zxxk.Com]
Woman: "No, thank you."
With a smile on his face, the little boy hung up the phone. The store owner, who was listening to all this, walked over to the boy.
Store owner: "Son... I like your attitude . I like that positive spirit and would like to offer you a job."
Boy: "No, thanks."
Store owner: "But you were really asking for one."
Boy: "No, Sir. I was just checking my performance at the job I already have. I am the one who is working for that lady I was talking to." | The boy said to the lady that he would even sweep her floor and stairs for free because _ .
- the lady thought the money she paid the boy was too much
- he thought that the lady was too poor
- he wanted her to let him continue his job
- he wanted to know if he did his job well enough and couldn't be replaced by others. | he wanted to know if he did his job well enough and couldn't be replaced by others. | [
"the lady thought the money she paid the boy was too much",
"he thought that the lady was too poor",
"he wanted her to let him continue his job"
] | race |
What can I do with my spare change to save it?
- Put the change into an old, rinsed milk jug.
- Put the change into an old, rinsed tuna tin. | Put the change into an old, rinsed milk jug. | [
"Put the change into an old, rinsed tuna tin."
] | piqa |
|
A firm handshake is key to interview success. As any serious job-hunter knows, it helps to dress smartly and smile at that all-important interview. But research has showed that a firm handshake is what really matters when it comes to impressing potential employers.
The US research looked at 98 undergraduates taking part in mock interviews with businesses. As each undergraduate was graded on their overall performance, five "handshake raters" also marked them on their grasp, strength, duration, vigor and eye contact.
Professor Greg Stewart, from the University of Iowa, who led the study, said those who scored highly with the handshake raters were also considered to be the most hirable by the interviewers. Students with " wimpy" shakes were judged to be more timid and less impressive.
The study also found women with a firm handshake were likely to be evaluated more favorably than their male counterparts.
Professor Stewart said: "We've always heard that interviewers make up their mind about a person in the first two or three minutes of an interview. But we found that the first impression begins with a handshake that sets the tone for the rest of the interview. We don't consciously remember a person's handshake but it is one of the first non-verbal clues we get about the person's overall personality, and that impression is what we remember."
Women were less likely to have a highly rated handshake, partly because traditionally they shake hands less than men. But when women did possess a firm handshake, they were likely to be evaluated more favorably than their male counterparts.
Body language experts warn, however, that the firmness needs to be just right, - as an over enthusiastic "bone crusher" handshake can indicate self-importance, a controlling personality and a lack of trustworthiness.
The handshake is thought to have originated in medieval Europe as a way for kings and knights to show that they did not intend to harm each other and possessed no hidden weapons. | Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
- The undergraduates without a firm handshake are thought to be less impressive.
- Generally speaking, women shake hands less with others.
- It's said that the handshake dates back to medieval Europe.
- The firmer your handshake is the better impression you leave. | The undergraduates without a firm handshake are thought to be less impressive. | [
"Generally speaking, women shake hands less with others.",
"It's said that the handshake dates back to medieval Europe.",
"The firmer your handshake is the better impression you leave."
] | race |
What being found in a place shows that place used to be covered by water?
* Volcanoes
* Wind
* Plankton and nonliving organic
* Dead organisms
* Marshes and swamps
* Sedimentary rocks
* Dirt
* Remains of prehistoric life | Remains of prehistoric life | [
"Volcanoes",
"Wind",
"Plankton and nonliving organic",
"Dead organisms",
"Marshes and swamps",
"Sedimentary rocks",
"Dirt"
] | qasc |
|
A medium red hexagon is inside a block named HHH. To the north of a medium grey hexagon there is this shape. Block HHH has the medium grey hexagon. This block contains another medium grey hexagon and covers a medium purple hexagon. Medium grey hexagon number one is north of medium grey hexagon number two and touches the red thing. The medium purple hexagon touches medium grey hexagon number two. A block called LLL exists. Another medium purple hexagon and a medium grey hexagon are north of a medium purple hexagon. Block LLL covers medium purple hexagon number one. This block contain medium purple hexagon number two, the medium grey hexagon and another medium grey hexagon. Medium grey hexagon number two touches and medium purple hexagon number two is to the south of medium grey hexagon number one. | Do all things touch any medium grey hexagon?
- Yes
- No | No | [
"Yes"
] | spartun |
Bob is six years old.He is old enough to go to school. On the first day,his teacher taught him three words,"I,you,he".Then the teacher said,"I am your teacher.You are my student.He is your student. He is your classmate."When school was over,Bob went home. His mother asked him,"What has your teacher taught you today?"Bob said with a smile,"Listen,Mum and Dad,I am your teacher.You are my student.He is your classmate."His mother said,"No,dear.You're wrong."Then she said,"I am your mother.You're my son.He's your father."The next day,Bob's teacher asked Bob to make sentences with "I,you and he".
Bob stood up and said,"I'm your mother.You're my son.He is your father."All the students in Bob's class laughed. | Did Bob understand what his teacher taught him?
- No,but he understood what his mother said.
- Yes,he did.
- No,he didn't.
- The writer doesn't tell. | Yes,he did. | [
"No,but he understood what his mother said.",
"No,he didn't.",
"The writer doesn't tell."
] | race |
Loss of inheritance right means that the heir has been disqualified from inheriting the inheritance in accordance with the law because he or she has committed a certain crime or other illegal act against the heir. | According to the above definition, what does the following behavior not cause the loss of inheritance right?
- In the usual chat, xiao zhang mentioned that he did not want to inherit the legacy left by his father.
- In order to monopolize the inheritance, xie qiang threatened and insulted his siblings, forcing them to give up their inheritance rights
- At the time of his uncle's death, xu secretly modified his will that his uncle had just made
- In order to be able to take sole ownership of the family business at an early date, xiao li assassinates his stepfather | In the usual chat, xiao zhang mentioned that he did not want to inherit the legacy left by his father. | [
"In order to monopolize the inheritance, xie qiang threatened and insulted his siblings, forcing them to give up their inheritance rights",
"At the time of his uncle's death, xu secretly modified his will that his uncle had just made",
"In order to be able to take sole ownership of the family business at an early date, xiao li assassinates his stepfather"
] | logiqa |
Willy, a merchant, returned home to his own country from a faraway continent, where he had succeeded making a small fortune by hard work. He found on arriving at the port that all his s were having a large party.
He was in such a happy mood and in the joy of the moment, he did not even bother changing his grey flannel suit which had become a little worn during the trip home.
When he entered the brilliantly lit room, his s and friends gave him a rather cold welcome because they had noticed his modest suit and immediately imagined that he had come back a poor man.
A young man who happened to be accompanying him was quite _ at this and said to Willy, "What a wonderful reception you have received from these people. They have not even the intention of shaking your hand after all these years that you have been away from home."
"Just wait and see!" whispered Willy, "They will soon change their looks!" Saying this he slipped a precious ring on his finger. All of a sudden the faces of all those present lit up and immediately Willy was surrounded by so many people that he didn't know what to do. A man shook his hand, a cousin threw his arms around him, and he had so many invitations from the people present that he thought he would be unable to make any other appointments for several years.
"Has this beautiful, precious ring of yours the power of magic people?" asked the young man.
"Oh, no!" replied Willy, "They see in this glittering diamond ring something that makes them think I am rich, and, unfortunately, they place wealth above everything else."
"What blind people!" exclaimed the young man. "It is not the ring that has drawn them to you but their desire for riches. Is it possible to appreciate more a piece of yellow metal surrounded by little stones than the goodness of my Lord? And indeed how foolish are people who place their trust in riches rather than in virtues !" | According to the young man, people should _ .
- give up all the physical wealth
- observe carefully when judging a person
- avoid being blinded by the desire for wealth
- appreciate more jewelry than goodness | appreciate more jewelry than goodness | [
"give up all the physical wealth",
"observe carefully when judging a person",
"avoid being blinded by the desire for wealth"
] | race |
There are three blocks, A, B and C. Block A contains one small yellow circle and a big yellow square. The small yellow circle is above the big yellow square. Then, there is block B with a medium blue circle in it. Block C is to the right of blocks B and A. It has two medium black squares. A big blue triangle is also in this block. The big blue triangle is to the left of medium black square number two and medium black square number one. Medium black square number two is touching the right edge of this block. | What is to the right of the medium blue circle? a small yellow circle or a shape which is touching the right edge of a block? | Shape which is touching the right edge of a block | [
"Small yellow circle ",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] | spartqa |
Two boxes, called DDD and EEE exist. Box DDD covers a midsize white rectangle and has a midsize orange rectangle. To the north of the midsize white rectangle there is the midsize orange rectangle. Box EEE covers box DDD. A midsize green rectangle and a midsize white rectangle are to the north of a midsize orange rectangle. Box EEE covers the midsize orange rectangle. The green thing and the midsize white rectangle are within this box. The midsize white rectangle is north of and the midsize orange rectangle touches the green shape. | Are all boxes covered by EEE?
1: Yes
2: No
| 2 | [
"1"
] | spartun |
India has a population of 1.27 billion. Its population is the second largest in the world. China has the largest population of over 1.36 billion. One out of six people on this planet live in India. Although, the crown of the world's most populous country is on China's head for ten years. India will take the _ by 2030. With the population growth rate at 1.58%, India will have more than 1.53 billion people by the end of 2030.
Now more than 50% of India's population is below the age of 25 and over 65% below the age of 35. About 72.2% of the population lives in some 638,000 villages.
Some of the reasons for India's quickly growing population are poverty, illiteracy , decrease in death rates and immigration from Bangladesh and Nepal. India started taking measures to stop the growth rate quite early. India had the "National Family Planning Program" in 1952. It became the first country in the world to have a population policy. However, it failed to reach the final goal . | Which of the following is TRUE?
- India's population growth rate is 1.58%.
- One out of seven people on the earth live in India.
- About 72.2% of India's population lives in the city.
- In 1953, Indian started the "National Family Planning Program". | One out of seven people on the earth live in India. | [
"India's population growth rate is 1.58%.",
"About 72.2% of India's population lives in the city.",
"In 1953, Indian started the \"National Family Planning Program\"."
] | race |
We have three blocks, A, B and C. Block B is to the right of and C is above A. Block A contains one small blue circle and a small yellow square. A small blue square is above and to the left of the small yellow square. Near to and to the left of the small yellow square there is the small blue circle. Block B contains a small black triangle. And block C has two medium black triangles. Medium black triangle number one is touching the right edge of this block. One big blue square is also in this block. A medium blue square is touching the bottom edge of this block. Above medium black triangle number two and the medium blue square is the big blue square. | What is to the left of the small black triangle? a object that is touching the bottom edge of a block or a yellow thing? | Yellow thing | [
"Object that is touching the bottom edge of a block ",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] | spartqa |
We have three blocks, A, B and C. Block C is below and A is above B. Block A contains a small yellow square. Block B has one big black circle. Block C has two big yellow triangles. There are also a medium yellow circle and a big black square in this block. Near to and to the left of the big black square there is the medium yellow circle. A small blue triangle is touching the right edge of this block. Big yellow triangle number two is below the big black square. To the right of big yellow triangle number two is the medium yellow circle. The small blue triangle is below the big black square. | Which object is below a big black circle? the small yellow square or the blue triangle that is touching the right edge of a block? | The blue triangle that is touching the right edge of a block | [
"The small yellow square ",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] | spartqa |
J is to the top-left of P. K is to the left of I horizontally. J is over there and Q is at the bottom of it. If G is the center of a clock face, P is located between 2 and 3. K presents lower right to S. Z is at a 45 degree angle to Q, in the upper lefthand corner. G is at E’s 9 o'clock. I and Z are side by side with I on the top and Z at the bottom. | What is the relation of the agent K to the agent S?
a. upper-right
b. below
c. lower-left
d. upper-left
e. above
f. right
g. lower-right
h. left
i. overlap
| g | [
"a",
"b",
"c",
"d",
"e",
"f",
"h",
"i"
] | stepgame |
To stamp your patter on the butter cookie dough | Which of the following best matches the statement above?
a: Stamp the pattern over the dough then cut out each one using the 6 inch cookie cutter.
b: Stamp the pattern over the dough then cut out each one using the 6cm cookie cutter.
| b | [
"a"
] | piqa |
The Nobel Prizes in physiology or medicine, physics and chemistry are the most respected prizes in science. But talk to scientists in private, and many will complain why (besides jealousy, perhaps) are some scientists unhappy with the Nobels?
One reason is that the committees can often be slow to recognize achievement. Alfred Nobel specified in his will that the prizes should reward work done in the previous year. But experience soon showed that this was risky, as medals were given out for discoveries that later proved questionable. So a degree of caution is probably advisable. Sometimes, though, it can lead to strange results. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, for instance, had to wait until 1983 to win a prize for work he had done in the 1930s on the structure of stars. However, Albert Einstein never won a prize for his theory of relativity. Even though some pretty suggestive evidence had been produced by Arthur Eddington in 1919, relativity, which has later passed every experimental test ever thrown at it, was still considered somewhat risky and obscure.
Another criticism concerns the tradition that no more than three people can share a prize. Science is rarely this clear-cut. Take this year's physics prize, which recognised Peter Higgs for predicting the existence of the mass-bestowing particle that now bears his name. Dr Higgs was only one of several people with a claim. Two other teams---- Rober Brout and Francois Englert, as well as Gerald Guralnik, Carl Hageh and Tom Kibble----- submitted papers on the same idea to the same journal that published Dr Higgs's work, all within a few months of each other. Science often works like this, with different people coming up with similar ideas at similar times. In the event, the committee decided to honour Dr Engler (Brout is dead, therefore unqualified), whose paper was earlier than Dr Higgs's but did not explicitly predict a particle, over Dr Guralnik and his collaborators, who were more comprehensive but published a few weeks later. | The passage is most probably coming from_?
1) a book review
2) a science fiction
3) a literature work
4) a magazine
| 1 | [
"2",
"3",
"4"
] | race |
This is news on the Hour. Ed Wilson is reporting. The President and First Lady will visit Africa on a goodwill tour in May. They plan to visit eight African countries.
Reports from China say the Chinese want closer ties between China and the U.S. and Western Europe. A group of top China scientists starts its ten-nation tour next month.
Here in Milmi, the mayor is still meeting with the leaders of the teachers' union to try to find a way to end the strike. City schools are still closed after two weeks.
In news about health, scientists in California report findings of relationship between the drinking of coffee and the increase of heart disease among woman. According to the report in the American Medical Journal, the five-year study shows this: women who drink more than two cups of coffee a day have a greater chance of having heart disease than women who do not.
In sports, the Chargers lost again last night. The BBS beat them one to nothing. The Wingers had better results. They beat the Rifles 7 to 3.It was their first win in their five matches.
That the news of the Hour. And now back to more easy listening with Jan Singer. | From the last news we do not know _
1] the results of the matches
2] how many wins the BBS has had altogether
3] the number of the team which played last night
4] the Wingers had one win and four defeats
| 3 | [
"1",
"2",
"4"
] | race |
The Mayan Indians lived in Mexico for thousands of years before the Spanish arrived in the 1500s. The Mayan achievements were many. They had farms, beautiful palaces, and cities with many buildings. The Mayan people knew a lot about nature and the world around them. This knowledge helped them to live a better life than most people of that time, because they could use it to make their lives more comfortable and rewarding . Knowledge about tools and farming, for example, made their work easier and more productive.
The Maya believed in many gods, including rain gods, sun gods, and corn gods. The people built large temples to honor the Mayan gods. Skillful workers built cities around these temples. It was difficult for them to build these cities, because they had no horses to carry the heavy stone they used to build with. Workers had to carry all of the building materials themselves. Today, many of these ancient Mayan cities and temples are still standing.
Although the cities that the Maya built were beautiful, and the people worked hard to build them, very few of the people lived in them. Usually, only the priests lived in the cities.
The other people lived in small villages in the forests. Their houses were much simpler than the _ buildings in the cities. They lived in small huts with no windows. The walls were made of poles covered with dried mud, and the roof was made of grass or leaves. Most Maya lived a simple life close to nature.
The Mayan priests studied the Sun, the Moon, stars, and planets. They made a calendar from what they learned. The year was divided into 18 months of 20 days each with five days left over. The Mayan calendar was far more exact than the European calendars of the time.
Around the year 800, the Maya left their villages and beautiful cities, never to return. No one knows why this happened. They may have died from some disease. They may have left because the soil could no longer grow crops. Archaeologists are still trying to find the lost secrets of the Maya. | From the passage we can infer that _ .
1: the Maya were intelligent and culturally rich people
2: the Mayan calendar was the same as European calendars
3: many Mayan cities and temples are still standing
4: most Maya lived in beautiful cities
| 3 | [
"1",
"2",
"4"
] | race |
It is widely acknowledged that it is by no means an easy task to bring up a child well.And our ancestors already understood it well."It takes an entire village to raise a child."That's an old proverb that is being quoted more and more often these days.And I'm pleased about that.
Today,more and more schools are reaching out to involve parents, community members and businesses to help shape a child's future.
Parents need to be involved in their children's education in many ways.Helping children with homework and studying,going on a field trip,teaching a craft or coaching a child's sports team are all great ways to be involved with your child's education.And don't forget to communicate with teachers -- they need and respect your input.Studies show that children learn more and schools function better when parents and schools work together.It's important to stay in touch with your child's education all through his or her school career.
Communities can help children create and achieve new goals.Help with homework, read to a child,coach a children's team,or provide emotional support.Help solve problems and build self-esteem .Kids need role models and advisers can be role models by sharing their experiences and wisdom.
Businesses can also help shape our children's future.invite a class from your local school to visit your workplace.You may be providing a glimpse that opens a new world of possibilities.Show students what goes on during a typical day.Give a mini course for students:how to use a computer;how products are made;how machinery works.You may have a developing electrician,teacher,nurse,or even a newspaper reporter on your hands.
It really does take an entire village to raise a child.So share the responsibility-- and the joy-- of bringing a child to his or her full potential. | The implied advice in the proverb"It takes an entire village to raise a child." is that _ .
* Children should be brought up in the village where they were born
* More than one party is responsible for a child's future
* All the people in a village should give food to a child
* Schools should be set up in the village where a child was raised | More than one party is responsible for a child's future | [
"Children should be brought up in the village where they were born",
"All the people in a village should give food to a child",
"Schools should be set up in the village where a child was raised"
] | race |
Three women are sitting on a wooden bench in front of an about one metre high , red brick wall . | Is the wooden thing in front of the wall?
A) Yes
B) No
| A | [
"B"
] | resq |
Mount wall shelves. | Which of the following best matches the statement above?
A: Nail foldable cardboard boxes to wall.
B: Nail foldable wooden chairs to wall.
| B | [
"A"
] | piqa |
What does not grow through cell division?
* Bacteria
* Gorillas
* Ducks
* Fungi
* Bushes
* Humans
* Leptospirosis
* Influenza | Influenza | [
"Bacteria",
"Gorillas",
"Ducks",
"Fungi",
"Bushes",
"Humans",
"Leptospirosis"
] | qasc |
|
Irate Customers . Do you spit in their eye or swallow your pride ? Do you listen to the problem patiently , not interrupting , and then offer a solution ? or Do you butt in , argue the toss , and stand your ground ? | What might happen if the writer decides to spit in the customer 's eye ?
a. The customer will have to clean off their face .
b. None of the above choices .
c. They will learn a lesson on humility .
d. They will receive complaints for bad customer service .
| d | [
"a",
"b",
"c"
] | cosmos |
They have a wall that lights up and changes color . It runs down the length of the restaurant and can really change the atmosphere . Before passing out in bed last night I took some Mucinex D for my cold / allergy symptoms . It helped a lot ! | What most likely " helped a lot " ?
- None of the above choices .
- The writer is referring to the Mucinex D helping their cold and allergy symptoms .
- Mucinex helps them to sleep or " pass out on the bed " as it states .
- The lights in the restaurant change the atmosphere . | The writer is referring to the Mucinex D helping their cold and allergy symptoms . | [
"None of the above choices .",
"Mucinex helps them to sleep or \" pass out on the bed \" as it states .",
"The lights in the restaurant change the atmosphere ."
] | cosmos |
Personally I enjoy doing things outside. You know, the good ol’ nature.
One time, me and my buddy Alex and some friends decided we were going to go camping. (I know, basic camping story. Well not exactly.) We planned on going for the weekend. Got to the spot and put up our tents like normal campers. But knowing myself and my friends we wanted to drink a couple beers and do some fishing. We did just that. Later that night we had started out camp fire and cooked up some links before bed time. My drunk self wanted to keep the fire going all night to prevent wild animals from coming t our sight. Well at least I thought that’d help. So I needed a bunch of wood to do so. Everyone was asleep by this point but me. So I took myself out into the woods a little deeper to grab a full broken down tree. I thought to myself, “Well if I want to utilize all of this wood I’m going to need to break it into smaller prices right?” Wrong. Well at least it was wrongful of how I planned on doing it. I attempted to break the tree in half by throwing it against another tree, as if I were as strong as the hulk or something. Once I chunked the tree at this tree I messed the entire vacation up. The tree came down on my knee and crushed it. I was in so much pain. I realized that I messed it up pretty bad so I laid there for a second trying to get back to my feet. The next day I couldn’t apply any pressure and couldn’t walk at all. I was dirty and smelly and needed some serious help on my leg but I was too far from any civilization. Worst nature experience ever! | How many beers did the narrator drink at the camping trip? | Not enough information | [
"Nine.",
"Seven.",
"Five."
] | quail |
Amanda: Hey, I know you. You're James, right? James Roberts.
James: Amanda Brown. Wow! It's been a long time.
Amanda: Yeah. Oh, are you going to the class reunion in two weeks?
James: Uh, I heard about it, but I'm not sure. Where is it?
Amanda: The reunion is going to be held at the Mountain Country Club across from City Park.
James: And what time does it start?
Amanda: I think it starts at 6:00.
James: And how much does it cost?
Amanda: It's twenty dollars a ticket, and that includes dinner and entertainment.
James: What kind of entertainment are they going to have?
Amanda: They're going to have a live jazz band and dancing.
James: And who is organizing the event?
Amanda: Do you remember Chad Phillips?
James: Uh, wasn't he the quarterback on the football team?
Amanda: Right. Well, he married Sarah Rogers, and they are in charge of the event. So, what do you think? Are you going?
James: I don't know. I never really fit in in high school. I was kind of a loner. I also remember asking Sarah out on a date, and she turned me down. She said she was sick, and it turned out she went out with someone that same night. It could be a little awkward.
Amanda: Hey, why don't we go together?
James: Are you sure?
Amanda: Yeah.
James: Well, sure. Why not. To be honest, I always thought you were very nice. I just never had the guts to ask you out.
Amanda: Well, here's your chance.
James: Sounds great. So, what's your number so I can call you?
Amanda: It's 435-923-6017.
James: 6017, Okay. Where do you live?
Amanda: I only live two blocks south of the old high school.
James: Okay. I remember where you live. Let me call you a few days before to confirm things.
Amanda: Sounds good. It should be fun. | How much do two tickets cost for the reunion?
* They cost $20.
* The price is $30.
* The total comes to $40. | The total comes to $40. | [
"They cost $20.",
"The price is $30."
] | dream |
Every year in late April, students at Renmin University of China become the subjects of admiration and jealousy of their peers on other campuses in Beijing. Why? Because they get a week off in the middle of term, the so-called spring break.
" _ 's been a unique tradition of our school for a decade," said Wang Yueran, 20, a journalism major at Renmin University, who organized a weeklong trip to Sichuan with 12 classmates last year.
But having fun is just one dimension of the spring break. Field trips, voluntary work, and social projects are all on students' to-do lists. Experts say the spring break is not just for students to enjoy a few days off, but for them to gain new experiences beyond the campus walls.
Push them out
The traditional Chinese belief of the exploration of knowledge and truth emphasizes "reading 10,000 books and traveling 10,000 miles", which indicates the importance of experience as much as theory. But while Chinese universities have the tradition of spring outings, what's the benefit of making spring break an institution?
Qin Jianguo, of the student affairs office at Shenzhen University, thinks the idea of the spring break in some universities in China comes from the intention of pushing students out of the ivory tower to experience more diversity in their lives.
"Take traveling for example. A week traveling is a very different experience to a one- or two-day outing," said Qin. "Students are expected to acquire the spirit of teamwork and compromise, and learn survival and communication skills when put out there in an unfamiliar context."
Diverse approaches
Many countries have similar vacations in the middle of the semester for students to do things out of their own interest. Taking Japan as an example, instead of partying like their US counterparts, many Japanese students choose to work as interns or engage in study-related projects.
"The spring break is an opportunity for many of our students to put their learning to use," said Hiroshi Kanno, dean of the Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy at Hitotsubashi University, in the school's description of a recent spring break project.
As for Chinese students who take a week off around the Labor Day holiday, many tend to do volunteer work. Duan Zhipeng, a 22-year-old economics major at Renmin University, applied for a project to go back to his hometown in Jiangxi province to introduce his university's enrollment policies and campus culture to local high school students.
Not a trend yet
Apart from Renmin University, only a few other universities, such as Yantai University, have a spring break for their students. The concept in China is still far from the culture and norms built around it in the US.
Wei Xiang, a professor specializing in holiday economics at Beijing International Studies University, said that the spring break is a good experiment for universities to make study schedules smoother in order to give students more options to arrange their own leisure and study activities. | According to the text, up to now, Apart from Renmin University, which University has a spring break for their students.
a: Nankai University
b: Peking University
c: Yantai University
d: Suzhou University
| a | [
"b",
"c",
"d"
] | race |
D is placed in the right direction of T. L is to the right and above R at an angle of about 45 degrees. T presents upper right to L. A is below D with a small gap between them. | What is the relation of the agent T to the agent A?
- upper-right
- above
- upper-left
- overlap
- below
- lower-left
- right
- lower-right
- left | upper-left | [
"upper-right",
"above",
"overlap",
"below",
"lower-left",
"right",
"lower-right",
"left"
] | stepgame |
clean slice a hard boiled egg | Which of the following best matches the statement above?
a: Wet a knife before cutting, and again with each cut.
b: Firmly grasp the egg in your hand, and apply firm pressure with a serrated knife
| a | [
"b"
] | piqa |
Recently a Beijing father sent in a question at an Interact forum asking what "PK" meant.
"My family has been watching the 'Super Girl' singing competition TV program.My little daughter asked me what 'PK' meant,but I had no idea,"explained the puzzled father.
To a lot of Chinese young people who have been playing games online,it is impossible not to know this term.In such Internet games,"PK" is short for "Player Kill",in which two players fight until one ends the life of the other.
In the case of the "Super Girl" singing competition."PK" was used to refer to the stage where two singers have to compete with each other for only one chance to go up in competition ranking.
Like this father,Chinese teachers at high schools have also been finding their students' compositions using Internet
which are difficult to understand.A high school teacher from Tianjin asked her students to write compositions with simple language,but they came up with a lot of Internet jargons that she didn't understand.
"My 'GG' came back this summer from college.He told me I've grown up to be a 'PLMM'.I loved to 'FB' with him together;he always took me to the 'KPM',"went one composition.
"GG" means Ge Ge(Chinese pinyin for brother)."PLMM" refers to Piao Liang Mei Mei (beautiful girl)."FB" means Fu Bai (corruption)."KPM" is short for KFC.Pizza Hut and McDonald's.
Some specialists welcome Internet jargons as a new development in language.
If you do not even know what a Kong Long(dinosaur,referring to an ugly looking female) ora Qing wa (frog,referring to an ugly looking male)is,you will possibly be regarded as a CaiNiao! | What does the writer think about the term "PK"?
* Fathers can't possibly know it.
* Online game players may know it.
* The daughter should understand it.
* "Super Girl" shouldn't h | The daughter should understand it. | [
"Fathers can't possibly know it.",
"Online game players may know it.",
"\"Super Girl\" shouldn't h"
] | race |
A block named HHH exists. There exists a block named LLL. Block LLL contains a medium grey hexagon which touches a medium red hexagon. The medium red hexagon is within block LLL. A medium purple hexagon is inside block LLL. Away from and east of block LLL there is another block named KKK. North of this block is block LLL. A medium grey hexagon is in block KKK. Block KKK covers a medium red hexagon. | Does a medium red hexagon touch all grey objects?
* No
* Yes | No | [
"Yes"
] | spartun |
"We don't necessarily believe that new advertising, which might make consumers feel better about the Coke brand or better about the ads themselves , will actually result in consumers consuming more of the product," Morgan Stanley's Bill Pecoriello wrote in a research note the days after the investor meeting . But Coke is optimistic it can regain its old magic, and is banking on a new slogan: "Welcome to the Coke side of life."
BREAK THROUGH HIT?
With PepsiCo about to surpass Coke as the beverage king on Wall Street--Pepsi's market capitalization has _ in recent years to $97.9 billion, putting it less than a billion dollars behind its rival--the heat is on Coke . It's set to launch a new marketing campaign in March, 2006. And having taken a quick look at Coke's investor presentation on Dec. 7 in New York, my sense is that Coke may be moving in the right direction .
Given the continued shift by consumers away from soda--Coke's stronghold --and into alternative beverages like juice, tea, and water, Coke badly needs a breakthrough hit. And given that shift away from soda, some analyists wonder whether even the catchiest new ads will be enough to put the fizz back into Coke.
SAME OLD, UPDATED?
The new flavors of PowerAde sports drink will probably enable Coke to continue stealing market share from PepsiCo's Gatorade brand. And Coke is getting a little more creative with packaging, including new, aluminum bottles of Coke that will be sold in nightclubs, and an 8.4-ounce "100 calorie" version of its flagship Coke that will appeal to women who want fewer calories and will like the fact that the small can will fit in their purse. I doubt whether other new products will be successful, including a new coffee-flavored soda called Coke-Cola Black that I tried. Think carbonated coffee. But I'm not sure if the product, which Coke is pitching as an afternoon pick-me-up for the 35-and-over set, is going to pull people away from their afternoon Frappucino fix. And my opinion is that Vault, an orange-flavored energy drink, will have just as much trouble unseating Mountain Dew among teens as did Coke's last attempt, a product called Surge.
If there is one concern I have about the fresh offerings Coke plans to launch this year, it appears that many of them are simply new brands, not new products. | According to the passage, we can know that _ .
- Coke has few new brands
- Nowadays Coke is comparatively less popular
- PepsiCo has taken the place of Coke
- Coke mainly depends on new products recently | Nowadays Coke is comparatively less popular | [
"Coke has few new brands",
"PepsiCo has taken the place of Coke",
"Coke mainly depends on new products recently"
] | race |
No computer will ever be able to do everything that some human minds can do, for there are some problems that cannot be solved by following any set of mechanically applicable rules. Yet computers can only solve problems by following some set of mechanically applicable rules. | Which one of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
a: Every problem that is solvable by following more than one set of mechanically applicable rules is solvable by almost every human mind.
b: At least one problem not solvable by following any set of mechanically applicable rules is solvable]e by at least one human mind.
c: At least one problem solvable by following some set of mechanically applicable rules is not solvable by any human mind.
d: Every problem that is solvable by following at least one set of mechanically applicable rules is solvable by at least one human mind.
| b | [
"a",
"c",
"d"
] | reclor |
Ron: Uh, could I borrow a few bucks until payday? I'm a little strapped for cash.
Nancy: Uh, yeah, I guess, but I'm pinching pennies myself, and you still owe me $20 from last week. And mom and your friend Ron said you borrowed money from them this past week. [Oh, yeah.] How ARE things going anyway?
Ron: Well, not very well. To be honest, I'm really in the hole, and I can't seem to make ends meet these days.
Nancy: What do you mean? I thought you landed a great job recently, so you must be loaded.
Ron: Well, I do have a job, but I've used my credit cards to pay off a lot of things recently, but now, I can't seem to pay the money off.
Nancy: Uh, do you have a budget? I mean, how do you keep track of your income and expenses?
Ron: Well, when my money runs out, I come to you. Of course. [Great!] No, but I guess I should have some financial plan.
Nancy: Well, let me see if I can help you. How much money do you spend on your apartment?
Ron: Uh, I pay $890 on rent for the studio apartment downtown ... not including utilities and cable TV. But the place has an awesome view of the city.
Nancy: Uh, $890! Why are you paying through the nose for such a small place when you could find a cheaper one somewhere outside of the downtown area?
Ron: Yeah, I guess.
Nancy: Okay. How much money do you spend on food a month?
Ron: Hmmm. I'm not really sure. I think I spend around $600. [$600?!] Well, I go out to eat at least four times a week, so those expenses add up. I just don't enjoy eating alone, and I don't have a knack for cooking like you do.
Nancy: Well, I can understand that, but perhaps you ought to buy some microwaveable meals you could prepare at home.
Ron: Well, I guess I could.
Nancy: And entertainment?
Ron: Well, I spend a few dollars here and there on basketball and movie tickets, a concert or two, and ballroom dance lessons.
Nancy: Uh, exactly how much do you spend on all of these? Just a "few" dollars?
Ron: Well, oh ... about $400 or so.
Nancy: Or so? No wonder you're having money problems. You can't just blow your money on things like that! And what about transportation?
Ron: Oh, I commute to work everyday in my new sports car, but I got a great deal, and my monthly payments are only $450. Come outside and take a look. We can go for a spin!
Nancy: No, I've heard enough. You've got to curb your spending, or you'll end up broke. I suggest you get rid of your credit cards, cut back on your entertainment expenses, and sell your car. Take public transportation from now on.
Ron: Sell my car?! I can't date without a car. What am I going to say? "Uh, could you meet me downtown at the bus stop at 7:00?" Come on!
Nancy: And you need to create a budget for yourself and stick to it, and start with paying off your bills, starting with me. You owe me $50 dollars.
Ron: Fifty dollars! Wait, I only borrowed $20 from you last week. How did you come up with $50?
Nancy: Financial consulting fees. My advice is at least worth $30! | How would you describe the man's apartment?
* an apartment downtown with free parking
* a spacious apartment that includes cable TV
* a small place with a nice view of the city | a small place with a nice view of the city | [
"an apartment downtown with free parking",
"a spacious apartment that includes cable TV"
] | dream |
how to be a vegetarian?
A: Only consume organic meat products
B: Do not consume any meat products
| B | [
"A"
] | piqa |
|
There is one block named HHH. This block covers a purple hexagon. A medium grey object is in this block. Over the purple shape there is this shape. | What is the position of the purple shape regarding the grey shape?
a. ntppi
b. tppi
c. far
d. dc
e. left
f. near
g. below
| g | [
"a",
"b",
"c",
"d",
"e",
"f"
] | spartun |
A new age is coming.Call it what you will: the service economy, the information age, the knowledge society.It all translates to a fundamental change in the way we work.Already we're partly there, the percentage of people who earn their living by making things has fallen dramatically in the Western World.Today the majority of jobs in America, Europe and Japan are in the service industry, and the number is on the rise.More women are in the work force than ever before.There are more part-time jobs.More people are self-employed.But the range of the economic transformation can't be measured by numbers alone, because it also is giving rise to important new way of thinking about the nature of work itself.Long-held ideas about jobs and careers, the skills needed to succeed, even the relation between individuals and employers - all these are being challenged.
We have only to look behind us to get some sense of what may lie ahead.No one looking ahead 20 years possibly could have foreseen the ways in which a single invention, the chip , would transform our world thanks to its applications in personal computers, digital communications and factory robots.Tomorrow's achievements in biotechnology, artificial intelligence or even some still unimagined technology could produce a similar wave of dramatic changes.But one thing is certain: information and knowledge will become even more valid, and the people who possess it, whether they work in manufacturing or services, will have the advantage and produce the wealth.Computer knowledge will become as basic a requirement as the ability to read and write.The ability to solve problems by applying information instead of performing routine tasks will be valued above all else.If you cast your mind ahead 10 years, information service will be superior.It will be the way you do your job. | Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
a] Service Industry in Modern Society
b] Fast Development of Information Technology.
c] Characteristics of the New Age
d] Communication and Knowledge Industry
| c | [
"a",
"b",
"d"
] | race |
ScienceDaily (July 5, 2009) -- Researchers from the University of Haifa-Oranim have managed to make out the "self-irrigating" mechanism of the desert rhubarb , which enables it to harvest 16 times the amount of water collected by other plants in the Negev Desert. This is the first example of a self-irrigating plant worldwide.
The desert rhubarb grows in the mountains of Israel's Negev desert, where average rainfall is particularly low (75 mm per year). Unlike most of the other desert plant species, which have small leaves so as to reduce water loss, this plant is unique in that its leaves are particularly large; each plant's rosette of one to four leaves reaches a total diameter of up to one meter.
Prof. Simcha Lev-Yadun, Prof. Gidi Ne'eman and Prof. Gadi Katzir came across this unique plant while studying the field area with students of the Department of Science Education-Biology of the University of Haifa-Oranim, and noticed that its waxy leaves are unusually large. They observed an exceptionally ridged structure on each leaf.
The scientists explained that these deep and wide depressions in the leaves create a "channeling" mountain-like system by which the rain water is channeled toward the ground surrounding the plant's deep root. Other desert plants simply absorb the rain water that goes through the ground in its immediate surroundings.
The desert rhubarb is able to harvest quantities of water that are 16 times the amount of water harvested by the small-leafed plants of the Negev desert region. When the research team watered the plant artificially, they observed how the water flows along the course of the leave's depressions to the ground surrounding the plant's single root and then goes through the ground to a depth of 10 cm or more. Under the experimental conditions, water goes through the ground only as deep as 1 cm.
"We know of no other plant in the deserts of the world that functions in this manner," the researchers concluded. | Which of the following helps other desert plants adapt to the dry climate?
* Deep depressions.
* Small leaves.
* The ridged structure.
* Thin roots. | Small leaves. | [
"Deep depressions.",
"The ridged structure.",
"Thin roots."
] | race |
Two weeks go by , and we have n't heard from him , so we call - he 's gone for the day , but if we call back earlier on any other day , we should be able to catch him - we leave a simple message that we called . Another week or so goes by , and we call earlier , and after checking , we 're told that he 's unavailable . We leave him yet another message to call us back at his earliest convenience . No word . | What might he be trying to tell us with his actions ?
A: None of the above choices .
B: He is just busy but is very sorry he 's missing our calls .
C: He has tried to get back to us but he calls at the wrong times .
D: He is not interesting in having any personal contact with us .
| D | [
"A",
"B",
"C"
] | cosmos |
Where are you if you've paid to be in a dinning room?
* Own home
* Table to eat on
* Mansion
* Restaurant
* Table to eat on | Restaurant | [
"Own home",
"Table to eat on",
"Mansion",
"Table to eat on"
] | commonsenseqa |
|
We have three blocks, called HHH, LLL and KKK. Block HHH has a medium red hexagon and covers another medium red hexagon. Under medium red hexagon number one there is medium red hexagon number two. Block LLL has a medium purple hexagon which touches a medium red hexagon. Block LLL contains the medium red hexagon. Another medium red hexagon is covered by and another medium red hexagon is inside this block. Below the medium purple hexagon there is medium red hexagon number three. A medium purple hexagon is within block KKK. | Is a medium red hexagon inside any block?
- No
- Yes | Yes | [
"No"
] | spartun |
Which of these resources will most likely be depleted first?
a. Wind
b. Solar energy
c. Fossil fuels
d. Water
| c | [
"a",
"b",
"d"
] | arc |
|
placemat | Which of the following best matches the statement above?
- Can fit inside of ice crusher
- Can fit inside of spatula | Can fit inside of ice crusher | [
"Can fit inside of spatula "
] | piqa |
My friend Kathy and I were going to Colorado Springs for holiday. The only problem was, I didn't have any luggage to pack my belongings in.
My friend Debbie offered to lend me a suitcase that belonged to her father, who had passed away long ago. "I don't know if you'll want to use it," she said so gently, "it's very old, worn out, and such an ugly yellow color1." I was so touched by her offer to lend something that belonged to her father, but I was also concerned about the possibility of it being damaged or lost. She insisted that I take it. So with the suitcase safely in hand, I boarded the train with Kathy.
We spent two days and one night on the train, sleeping in our seats. As we slept, we were awakened at times, by the noises of the train pulling in and out of the stations.
The next morning we eagerly awaited the announcement: Next stop, Colorado Springs. But suddenly, there came another announcement over the loud speaker. "During one of the overnight stops, many pieces of luggage were mistakenly removed from the train and left at the wrong location."
Kathy and I just looked at each other, as I felt the disappointment swell. Could my worst fear be coming true, was Debbie's suitcase lost?
Just then two train conductors passed our seats. One of them jokingly said to the other, "Did you ever see such an old, ugly, brighter yellow, piece of luggage in all of your life?"
Before the other conductor could answer, I screamed, "YES, MY SUITCASE MADE IT!"
The two conductors stopped in their tracks! and, very red in the face, couldn't seem to apologize enough for having insulted my suitcase.
When I returned it, I couldn't wait to get the suitcase back into Debbie's safe hands. She asked, "Did everything go well on the trip?" Somehow, I just couldn't resist telling her what had happened. She laughed heartily.
When I recall the golden suitcase, I'm reminded, that like the suitcase, we can see ourselves as too old, useless, worn out, and of little value. Or, we can take a closer look and realize that we are one of God's most valued creations -- unique, and holding inside our most valuable possessions -- that of love, faith, hope, and wisdom. | How did the two conductors feel when the author claimed her suitcase?
* Embarrassed.
* Astonished.
* Puzzled.
* Amused. | Astonished. | [
"Embarrassed.",
"Puzzled.",
"Amused."
] | race |
I held him , gazing into his glazed eyes , telling him I loved him , as the vet administered the shot . We were nervous when the German Shepherd puppy wandered up to our property the next year , not sure how Charly would react to him . But Charly adopted him and now , even though Max is twice Charly 's size , Charly still treats him like his baby . And Max lets him . | What may be the reason why the vet administered the shot ?
1] They did nt know what was in the shot and wanted to .
2] They wanted to try their hand at killing wounded animals .
3] None of the above choices .
4] They wanted to test their brand new needle at work .
| 3 | [
"1",
"2",
"4"
] | cosmos |
Does swatting mosquitoes help me get rid of them?
- Research published in cell actually found that it’s a great method of averse conditioning, meaning you’re actually getting the mosquitos to associate your smell with an unpleasant experience. have at it!
- Research published in cell actually found that it’s a great method of positive conditioning, meaning you’re actually getting the mosquitos to associate your smell with a pleasant experience. have at it! | Research published in cell actually found that it’s a great method of averse conditioning, meaning you’re actually getting the mosquitos to associate your smell with an unpleasant experience. have at it! | [
"Research published in cell actually found that it’s a great method of positive conditioning, meaning you’re actually getting the mosquitos to associate your smell with a pleasant experience. have at it!"
] | piqa |
|
If interested in a Myspace Happy House of Hentai group , just let us know . It seems like extra fat with the unused forums but then there 's some extra stuff that can be done with a Myspace group like posting pictures that might not be allowed on the forums . Then again , there 's already hentai groups that do this so again , it 's not really needed . | What type of culture is the group interested in ?
- They like Chinese culture .
- They like Australian culture .
- They like culture from Japan .
- None of the above choices . | They like culture from Japan . | [
"They like Chinese culture .",
"They like Australian culture .",
"None of the above choices ."
] | cosmos |
The weakening of the family and the fragility of nepotism are some of the signs of modern civilization. | The correct understanding of this sentence is:
* Modern civilization, a family is no longer important
* With the development of civilization, people become increasingly indifferent
* Modern civilization makes "human feelings" gradually thin
* The development of civilization has cast aside narrow family ideas | The development of civilization has cast aside narrow family ideas | [
"Modern civilization, a family is no longer important",
"With the development of civilization, people become increasingly indifferent",
"Modern civilization makes \"human feelings\" gradually thin"
] | logiqa |
I got a pleasant surprise at dinner tonight . My friend passed me my CD sleeve ... and I thought it was weird . When I turned it over , my heart melted and I saw a message written by Jason Mraz on it . | What did my friend do to surprize me .
1) He had an artist autograph my tablecloth .
2) He had an artist autograph my plate .
3) He had an artist autograph my shirt .
4) He had an artist autograph my cd .
| 4 | [
"1",
"2",
"3"
] | cosmos |
Two blocks, called HHH and LLL exist. Within block HHH there is block LLL. Block HHH contains a large red star. A little red star is within block LLL. This shape is over and a little grey pentagon is below a medium grey pentagon. Block LLL has the medium grey pentagon. This block covers the little grey pentagon. This block covers a medium grey hexagon which is to the right of a medium red hexagon. Block LLL covers the medium red hexagon. This block has a large red pentagon. Above the medium grey hexagon there is the large red pentagon. | Where is HHH relative to the large red pentagon?
a) near
b) ntppi
c) below
d) tpp
e) above
f) tppi
g) ec
| b | [
"a",
"c",
"d",
"e",
"f",
"g"
] | spartun |
Two boxes, named DDD and EEE exist in the image. Box DDD has a large white rectangle. Two large green dimonds are covered by this box. A midsize orange rectangle is within box DDD. To the south of and disconnected from box DDD there is box EEE. Box DDD is far from this box. A tiny green oval is inside box EEE. | Is large green dimond number two far from EEE?
- Yes
- No | Yes | [
"No"
] | spartun |
How do you wash a dirty plate?
a] Wet a shoe and add dish soap, bring to a lather and rub the plate with in, then rinse off with water.
b] Wet a sock and add dish soap, bring to a lather and rub the plate with in, then rinse off with water.
| b | [
"a"
] | piqa |
|
We have two blocks, named AAA and BBB. A medium black square is within block AAA. Behind, below and disconnected from block BBB is block AAA. Block BBB contain two medium yellow squares and a medium black square. This block covers another medium black square. | Is AAA behind a medium yellow square?
* No
* Yes | Yes | [
"No"
] | spartun |
There are three blocks, A, B and C. Block A contains a medium black square. Block B is below block A. It contains two medium blue squares. Below medium blue square number two is medium blue square number one. To the right of block B there is block C which 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. | Which object is to the left of a medium yellow square? medium blue square number two or medium blue square number one? | Both of them | [
"Medium blue square number two",
"Medium blue square number one",
"None of them"
] | spartqa |
I recall just one case of its kind.
In my first year out of high school in college, I didn’t quite get along with one vocal pipsqueak of a guy. Mid-year one afternoon post-dismissal, a small white car drove past dangerously close to me and honked as I made my way to the bus stand home. If there had actually been any malice intended, I would have been caught out totally by surprise.
The next day, he wondered aloud why I did not respond or react to him flippantly wanting to ram me with his car as he drove by. To think of it, I had already taken a swipe at another guy whom I suspected of being behind the wheel less than an hour earlier. Professing some half-hearted disinterest, I thought and felt to myself that this episode wasn’t over - yet.
Fast forward some 45–60 days later, this guy is suddenly absent from college for almost a week. Successive class lecturers note that it is not like him to skip classes without a valid reason. Late on the second day of absence, another lecturer asks our class about him. “His car crashed.”, I state almost flippantly, with a weak spirit of retribution shining inside my gut.
But as you would realize from answering this question it later turned out to be true. While driving at quite a clip near his home, he had barreled through a residential cross-junction and broadsided a delivery van that had charged through the open junction with no regulating traffic lights.
The van ended up upside down on the road shoulder and his parents-issued car was out of commission for like, three weeks. He suffered a concussion and a shattered nasal septum from the impact and police issued the van driver a ticket for dangerous driving.
Basically, he had joked about striking me with his car hit-and-run and I had later joked to that lecturer and the class that he had crashed his car - and it turned out I was right. | What class does the narrator share with the pipsqueak? | Not enough information | [
"Chemistry.",
"Math.",
"History."
] | quail |
We have two blocks, A and B. Block A is below B. Block A has a medium yellow triangle, one small yellow triangle and one small blue triangle. Near to the small yellow triangle which is to the right of the small blue triangle there is the medium yellow triangle. This object is to the right of the small blue triangle. Block B contains one medium yellow circle. This block also contains one medium blue square. To the right of, near to and above the medium yellow circle is the medium blue square. | Which object is to the right of a small blue triangle? the medium yellow circle or the small yellow triangle? | The small yellow triangle | [
"The medium yellow circle ",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] | spartqa |
How many needles are to be had while knitting?
A) Having two needles would maximize efficiency while knitting.
B) The more needles one has, it would be better as in that case the knitting gets done much quicker.
| A | [
"B"
] | piqa |
|
All living things are made up of cells. Plants, animals, and some fungi have many cells. Other living things are made up of just one cell.
All living things need food and water. Water helps living things break down food and remove waste. Food gives living things energy. They use energy from food to grow and change.
All living things sense changes in their environment. Living things might sense changes by seeing, smelling, hearing, or feeling. Living things can respond to the changes they sense. | Select the living thing.
a: Pushpin
b: Stop sign
c: Boulder
d: Barnacle
| d | [
"a",
"b",
"c"
] | scienceqa |
We have three blocks, named AAA, BBB and CCC. Block BBB covers block CCC. Inside and touching this block there is block AAA. Block CCC contain a big blue triangle, a medium yellow square and a small yellow square. The big blue triangle is behind and a small black triangle is in front of the medium yellow square. The small black triangle is within block CCC. Block CCC covers a big black triangle. The medium yellow square is behind the big black triangle and is in front of the small yellow square. In front of the small black triangle there is the big black triangle. In front of the object which was behind the medium yellow square there is the small black triangle. | What is the position of BBB regarding the big blue triangle?
a. left
b. behind
c. near
d. front
e. ntppi
f. po
g. tpp
| e | [
"a",
"b",
"c",
"d",
"f",
"g"
] | spartun |
A teacher let her class play a game. The teacher told each child to bring a bag with some potatoes. Each potato would be given a name of a person that the child hated, so the number of potatoes in his/her bag would depend on the number of people the child hated. Some children had two potatoes, some had three and others had up to five potatoes. The teacher then told the children to carry the bag wherever they went for a week. After a week, the teacher asked, "How did you feel?" The children started complaining about the unpleasant smell coming from the _ potatoes when they had to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes everywhere they went.
Then the teacher said," This is the same when you carry your hate for somebody inside your heart. The smell of hate will pollute your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot bear the smell of rotten potatoes for just one week, can you imagine what it is like to have the smell of hate in your heart for your lifetime?" | In the game, the students should _ .
- carry the bag of potatoes everywhere they go
- leave the bag of potatoes at home
- keep the bag of potatoes in the classroom
- count the bag of potatoes every day | leave the bag of potatoes at home | [
"carry the bag of potatoes everywhere they go",
"keep the bag of potatoes in the classroom",
"count the bag of potatoes every day"
] | race |
Remove hair frizz. | Which of the following best matches the statement above?
a) Apply small amount of lotion on palms, then briefly run through hair.
b) Apply small amount of lotion on alcohol, then briefly run through hair.
| a | [
"b"
] | piqa |
M: I thought it would be fun if we all went to the movie downtown.
W: Count me out.
M: Why?
W: I've heard that it's not worth the money. | What does the woman mean?
* The man should not expect her to go along.
* She will go even though the movie is bad.
* She doesn't think she has enough money. | The man should not expect her to go along. | [
"She will go even though the movie is bad.",
"She doesn't think she has enough money."
] | dream |
Hello, everyone!
My name is Winnie. I'm a 15-year-old girl. I live in the beautiful city of Rizhao.
I'm an active , lovely and clever girl. In the school my favourite subject is Math. Maybe someone thinks it's difficult to study well. But I like it. I believe that if you try your best, everything can be done well.
I also like sports very much, such as running, volleyball and so on.
I'm kind. If you need help, please come to me.
I hope we can be good friends!
OK. This is me, a sunny girl! | Why does Winnie like the difficult subject?
* Because someone thinks it's difficult to study well.
* Because her favourite subject is Math.
* Because she is an active, lovely and clever girl.
* Because she believes that if one tries his best, everything can be done well. | Because someone thinks it's difficult to study well. | [
"Because her favourite subject is Math.",
"Because she is an active, lovely and clever girl.",
"Because she believes that if one tries his best, everything can be done well."
] | race |
Some teachers claim that students would not learn curricular content without the incentive of grades. But students with intense interest in the material would learn it without this incentive, while the behavior of students lacking all interest in the material is unaffected by such an incentive. The incentive of grades, ttherefore, serves no essential academic purpose. | The reasoning in the argument is flawed because the argument
a) Takes for granted that the only purpose of school is to convey a fixed body of information to students
b) Fails to consider that the incentive of grades may serve some useful nonacademic purpose
c) Fails to consider that some students may be neither fascinated by nor completely indifferent to the subject being taught
d) Takes for granted that students who are indifferent to the grades they receive are genuinely interested in the curricular material
| c | [
"a",
"b",
"d"
] | reclor |
There are three boxes, called one, two and three. Box one have a big yellow apple and a big orange melon. The big yellow apple is to the north of the big orange melon. Box two covers a small yellow watermelon which is to the east of a big orange watermelon. The big orange watermelon is within box two. Box three contains a small yellow watermelon which is north of a medium yellow thing. The medium fruit is inside box three. A big yellow melon and a big orange apple are in box three. | Does box three contain the medium fruit?
- No
- Yes | Yes | [
"No"
] | spartun |
We have two blocks, A and B. Block A is to the left of B. Block A has one medium black square, a big blue triangle and a small yellow circle. The small yellow circle is to the right of a small yellow square. To the right of the small yellow square is the big blue triangle. It is touching the bottom edge of this block. Above the blue object which is to the right of the small yellow square is the medium black square. It is above and to the left of the small object which is to the right of the small yellow square. Block B has a medium blue triangle. | Which object is to the right of a small yellow square? the big shape that is touching the bottom edge of a block or the small circle? | Both of them | [
"The big shape that is touching the bottom edge of a block ",
"The small circle ",
"None of them"
] | spartqa |
He was a liberal Pope , supportive of birth control , of the Church 's responsibility to fight temporal evil as well as spiritual . ( One of the best lines of the play , I think , was his response to one of the Conservative Cardinal 's protestation that the Church 's business was God - ' it 's men seeking to find God . ' ) One of our friends , Paul , has a walk on part and is an understudy - for the Nun . | What religion are the subjects in the narrative ?
- They are Atheist .
- They are Catholic .
- None of the above choices .
- They are Baptist . | They are Catholic . | [
"They are Atheist .",
"None of the above choices .",
"They are Baptist ."
] | cosmos |
A young man once went to town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went to his room and put them on. He found that they were about two inches too long. He went into the kitchen, and his mother and two sisters were doing some washing there. He said to them, "The new trousers are too long. They need cutting by two inches. Would one of you mind doing this for me?" His mother and sisters were busy and none of them said anything.
But as soon as his mother had finished washing up, she went to her son's room silently and cut the trousers by two inches. She came back without saying anything to her daughters. After supper, the elder sister remembered her brother's trousers. She went to his room and cut the trousers by two inches without saying anything to anyone. The younger sister went to the cinema. But when she came back, she also remembered her brother's trousers. So she went to his room and cut them by two inches, too. | Which one is true from the story?
a) The young man's mother and sisters want others to know what they did.
b) They young man would be very happy to see his trousers were short.
c) The young man would be very thankful to his mother and sisters.
d) The young man had to throw the trousers away at last.
| c | [
"a",
"b",
"d"
] | race |
Can technology improve your trip? Meet Judy Williams. When she and her husband recently checked into Blu Hotel in Zurich, a clerk asked them to sign the dotted line on a room rate hundreds of dollars higher than their online offer.
"It was not a cheap stay," says Williams, a lawyer from Billings, Mont. But it became more of one after her husband fired up the Booking.com app he'd used to book their room on his smart phone. "As soon as we showed him the cost, he honored it," Williams says.
Technology may create challenges for travelers but it can also solve them. It's more than making sure of a hotel cost. The latest Booking.com can help users select hotels by location, make a secure booking and view the confirmed cost so they never need to re-discuss their hotel price.
Another pain point for travelers is traffic that eats away precious vacation time. There's a new app called Commute which is aimed at users who have to make the same trip every day. But if you're headed to Los Angeles or Honolulu, where visitors can easily get stuck in hours of heavy traffic, Commute can help.
Just input basic information about your destination and expected leaving time, and the app will start sending you traffic information 15 minutes before you leave. Testing Commute proved to be a challenge for me, because my home address is about 900 miles from my place of work. But if you have only a short distance to travel through a heavily populated area, you can use Commute to avoid traffic jams.
Another source of travel-related problems is money. That's particularly true when you're dealing with a foreign currency. The latest Travel Money Tracker helps travelers prevent currency mix-ups. It immediately changes a country's native currency to yours, so you know exactly how much that Espresso in Milan costs in dollars. It can also warn you when you're overspending, which can sometimes be a problem when you're on vacation. The only catch, of course, is that you have to remember to record all your purchases.
Taken together, these apps solve some of the most common travel problems. But not all of them. Some things, no smart phone can fix, which means I get to keep my job - for now at least. | What is the function of Travel Money Tracker?
- It tells people how much Espresso costs.
- It warns people when they are shopping.
- It records all people's purchases.
- It changes the native currency to yours. | It records all people's purchases. | [
"It tells people how much Espresso costs.",
"It warns people when they are shopping.",
"It changes the native currency to yours."
] | race |
A medium black square is inside and touching a block named AAA. Above and disconnected from another block called BBB is block AAA. In front of and near to this block is block BBB with a medium blue shape and a medium black square. A medium yellow square is covered by this block. Above this thing there is the medium blue shape. Over this object there is the medium black square. | Is a black thing to the left of a block?
* Yes
* No | No | [
"Yes"
] | spartun |
One block called HHH exists in the image. A grey hexagon and a purple hexagon are inside block HHH. Block HHH covers a medium red hexagon. Over the red object is the purple shape. The grey shape touches this thing. Under this shape there is the red object. | Are all hexagons above a medium hexagon?
a) No
b) Yes
| a | [
"b"
] | spartun |
Where would a person go for a wound that wasn't urgent?
* Emergency room
* Library
* Injured person
* Patient
* Hospital | Hospital | [
"Emergency room",
"Library",
"Injured person",
"Patient"
] | commonsenseqa |
|
Logical reasoning refers to the thought process of deriving a new proposition from one or more known propositions. | According to the above definitions, Which of the following are not logical inferences:
1) The sun shines on the stone; this stone is smaller than that stone; this stone is hotter than that stone
2) Everyone will die; zhang san is human; zhang san will also die
3) Chinese are hardworking and brave; zhang san is chinese; zhang san is hardworking and brave
4) Black horse is a horse; a white horse is not a black horse; a white horse is not a horse
| 1 | [
"2",
"3",
"4"
] | logiqa |
plastic sheets | Which of the following best matches the statement above?
1: Can be used as windows to make a toy house
2: Can be used as logs to make a toy house
| 1 | [
"2"
] | piqa |
Meeting people from another culture can be difficult. From the beginning, people may send the wrong signal. Or they may pay no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a relationship.
Different cultures emphasize the importance of relationship building to a greater or lesser degree. For example, business in some countries is not possible until there is a relationship of trust. Even with people at work, it is necessary to spend a lot of time in "small talk", usually over a glass of tea, before they do any job.In many European countries -- like the UK or France -- people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or cafes rather than at the office.
Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures. I once made a speech in Thailand.I had expected my speech to be a success and start a lively discussion; instead there was an uncomfortable silence. The people present just stared at me and smiled.After getting to know their ways better, I realized that they thought I was talking too much. In my own culture, we express meaning mainly through words, but people there sometimes feel too many words are unnecessary.
Even within Northern Europe, cultural differences can cause serious problems. Certainly, English and German cultures share similar values; however, Germans prefer to get down to business more quickly. We think that they are rude. In fact, this is just because one culture starts discussions and makes decisions more quickly.
People from different parts of the world have different values, and sometimes these values are quite against each other. However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural environment will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other. | What would be the best title for the text?
1: Multicultural Environment.
2: Cross-Cultural Differences.
3: How to Build Up a Relationship.
4: How to Understand Each Other.
| 2 | [
"1",
"3",
"4"
] | race |
We all know how important human life is--it's priceless. It doesn't matter where you are from or what the color of your skins is--all people are human beings. Firstly, we can tell you that the lives of your relatives could depend on your ability to give first aid. If you think highly of human's life, this website is for you! Here you can find information about first aid.
The very first thing that you should do when you see an accident is to _ the situation and prevent further dangerous incidents. First of all, you have to recognize what has happened and what the dangers to rescuers and victims are. Think about how to take care of the victims.
Helping usually takes place in very difficult conditions and injuries can be very bad. Therefore, you cannot be too afraid of making mistakes to help. Sometimes you have to face the fact that regardless of your actions and your efforts the victim's condition might not improve--he or she could even die. In some cases even professional medical aid may not succeed. If you have done everything you think you should do, you shouldn't feel guilty.
Do not expose yourself to danger. Giving first aid can be dangerous. While trying to help a victim, do not forget about your own safety. If something happens to you, you won't be able to help anyone.
Call for help after you find out the condition of a victim. But remember if a victim faints due to breathing failure caused by drowning, choking or poisoning, you should first take actions that help to bring back the heart beat and breathing. While calling, talk shortly but clearly. Always provide the following information: the location of the accident, the kind of accident, the number of the injured and your full name and phone number and so on.[:] | The author thinks that helping a victim can be _ .
- shocking
- boring
- exciting
- risky | shocking | [
"boring",
"exciting",
"risky"
] | race |
I broke up with my girlfriend about 2 months ago because i found out she was seeing someone else . We had been dating for about 4 years , and i was kind of attached to her . Well , i ' ve got a pretty decent amount of friends who i hang out with on a regular basis and a few hobbies along with school . | How might I move on being single after 4 years dating ?
1) I might not move on just fine though I have a lot of things to do .
2) I might move on just fine since I have a lot of things to do .
3) None of the above choices .
4) I might move on just fine though I do n't have a lot of things to do .
| 2 | [
"1",
"3",
"4"
] | cosmos |
stapler | Which of the following best matches the statement above?
A. Hold crossing out in a bundle
B. Hold newspaper in a bundle
| B | [
"A"
] | piqa |
US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is likely to visit China at an "appropriate" time this year, a senior Chinese military official said on Monday. Colonel Tu Qiming, director of the American and Oceania Affairs Bureau of the Foreign Affairs Office at the National Defense Ministry, made the remark during Sino-US defense talks this week. This is the first ever "special defense policy dialogue" between the two defense ministries, according to the Chinese military.
***
FRANCES Agriculture Ministry has confirmed the first case of mad cow disease detected in a goat last Friday. The goat killed in 2002 tested positive for mad cow disease. It is the first case in the world of the fatal disease being found in an animal other than a bovine. The human form of mad cow disease causes brain-wasting, personality change, loss of body function, and ends in death. The European Commission has not advised any change in farming and consuming goats, said the French Ministry in a statement published last Friday.
***
MOBILE phone sales hit a new record in 2010, with some 684 million units sold around the world, the US research institute Strategy Analytics said on Thursday. The number represents an increase of 32 per cent over 2003, when 571 million units were sold. Strategy Analytics predicts a more modest rise of 8 per cent for this year, to 735 million. Finnish cell phone provider Nokia stayed out in front in 2010, with sales of 207.6 million units, giving it a market share of 30.4 per cent. Motorola moved to No 2, just ahead of the South Korean company Samsung.
***
SIX male penguins at a German zoo are proving stubbornly resistant to females brought in from Sweden to make them into breeding .Of the ten male penguins at the zoo, six have formed into "homosexual" couples and have shown no interest in the females, making breeding an impossibility. So the zoo imported the four female penguins from Sweden last month, full of hope that the new arrivals could "turn" the males. But so far, the boys are remaining strictly with the boys. | Which will probably reach the sales of 735 million units in 2010?
* Cell phones.
* Motorola.
* Nokia.
* Samsung. | Samsung. | [
"Cell phones.",
"Motorola.",
"Nokia."
] | race |
It is now commonly known that AIDS is a deadly disease. It does great damage to human beings' immune system, weakening resistance to disease and leading to death due to utter weakness. To this day, there are no existing drugs that can kill AIDS virus. It is a deadly battle between science and AIDS.
This is only one side of the story. Although it can not be cured, AIDS is preventable. For those who have not caught the disease, the knowledge of preventive measures seems to be the most powerful weapon at hand.
Since the discovery of the first AIDS patient in 1985, the number of HIV carriers is on an alarming rise in China and statistics show that young people are the more likely victims of AIDS. Nationwide there are 214 million people between the ages of 13 and 22, most of whom are students. If no measures are taken to protect these young people, it is almost certain that the threat of AIDS will be very real to them. There has been a great deal of misinformation concerning the transmission of AIDS.
One of the most misleading myths is that AIDS can be transmitted by casual physical contact such as kissing, shaking hands or sharing food container. Surveys and investigations conducted in some universities and colleges show that half of those people questioned are not clear about how AIDS is transmitted, not to mention how it is prevented.
This is the driving force behind the State Education Department's decision to spread AIDS awareness information among college students and later to high school students and primary school students. | What can be concluded from the surveys and investigations mentioned in the passage?
A) No college students know how people become AIDS victims.
B) Many college students did not mention AIDS prevention in the surveys and investigations.
C) Many college students are not aware how people become AIDS victims.
D) 50 percent of college students do not know how to prevent AIDS.
| C | [
"A",
"B",
"D"
] | race |
Where would a dance club be the furthest in the same direction as the side that won the Civil War?
* Ohio
* Downtown area
* Michigan
* South
* United states | Michigan | [
"Ohio",
"Downtown area",
"South",
"United states"
] | commonsenseqa |
|
We have a block which contains two big blue triangles. One medium blue square is also touching the bottom edge of this block. This block also contains one big yellow triangle. Big blue triangle number one is to the left of a small black triangle. It is touching the bottom edge of this block. It is to the right of the medium blue square. Above the big yellow triangle is big blue triangle number two. The small black triangle is touching the right edge of this block. It is above the big yellow triangle. Big blue triangle number two is to the left of the small black triangle. | What is to the left of the black triangle? a big blue triangle or a medium square that is touching the bottom edge of a block? | Both of them | [
"Big blue triangle ",
"Medium square that is touching the bottom edge of a block ",
"None of them"
] | spartqa |
Where do you typically find a lizard generally?
a) Backyard
b) Rock wall
c) Great outdoors
d) Garden
e) Stream bed
| c | [
"a",
"b",
"d",
"e"
] | commonsenseqa |
|
Where can you take home a hermit crab?
a] Pet shop
b] Fishmongers
c] Intertidal zone
d] Tidepools
e] Ocean
| a | [
"b",
"c",
"d",
"e"
] | commonsenseqa |
|
Honestly she makes me feel so much better just in the fact that I know that my mistakes wo n't ever drive her away . She has always been such a constant friend in my life , even when I am not the most pleasant person to be around . wow , I did not mean to ramble on like that ... oh well . | why wo nt my mistakes drive her away ?
* because she is desperate
* because she cares more about herself
* because she cares more about her family
* None of the above choices . | None of the above choices . | [
"because she is desperate",
"because she cares more about herself",
"because she cares more about her family"
] | cosmos |
Scientists who discovered a new way of generating electricity from water say they may have come across an alternative source of clean energy to rival wind and solar power.
The breakthrough, which scientists say is the first new way to generate electricity in 160 years, could lead to batteries that use water instead of poisonous substances.
The scientists made the discovery when they were investigating what happens when tap water is forced through extremely narrow glass tubes. Water squeezed down the tubes, each of which was narrower than a tenth the thickness of a human hair, generating a small electric current that ran the length of the tube. To produce a larger electric current, the team tried forcing water through a glass water filter that contained thousands of narrow channels lined up side by side. "When we took a syringe of water and squeezed it through the filter, we got enough power to light a light bulb," said Larry Kostiuk of the University of Alberta in Canada. "The harder you push the syringe, the more electric current you get."
The current is produced because of an effect in the glass tubes. When they are filled with water, positively charged ions fixed in the tubes are washed away, leaving a slight negative charge on the glass surface. When water is then forced along the tube, the surface _ negatively charged ions in the water while positively charged ions are attracted down the tube. The result is a net flow of positively charged ions that sets up an electric current.
According to Dr Kostiuk, no one has ever thought to use water to produce electricity in this way. "The last time someone came up with a way of generating electricity was Michael Faraday in 1839," he said. "So this is the first new way of generating electricity in 160 years, which is why we are so excited about it."
Dr Kostiuk says water batteries might one day be used to power mobile phones and calculators, but admitted that the engineering challenges might make other applications more realistic. "You'd need to be sure it wouldn't leak, and you'd need to make sure it wouldn't freeze," he said.
More likely would be to install the electricity-generating devices where water is already being pumped, such as at city water filtration sites, he said. "It could compete with wind and solar power," he added. | What can we infer about potential water batteries?
- They have some possible disadvantages like water leaking.
- They would be needed greatly at city water filtration sites.
- They must be used to power mobile phones and calculators.
- They would be better than wind and solar power. | They would be needed greatly at city water filtration sites. | [
"They have some possible disadvantages like water leaking.",
"They must be used to power mobile phones and calculators.",
"They would be better than wind and solar power."
] | race |
City College Union Inc
Secretary/Typist
The Union is a student-run organization with a permanent staff of 20.Typing speed:at least 60 wpm.
The ability to take shorthand dictation and a working knowledge of filling procedures are essential requirements.
The basic salary for the position is $ 18,500 per year.
Enquires to R.Barbar 387-5075.
Emu Airline
Secretary
Emu Airline is now offering a part-time position for a secretary.
The position offers at least 20 hours' work a week, with a view to full-time work in the future. Monthly salary is about $ 1,400.
Phone 899-3264 for an appointment.
Word Processor
Operator (full-time)
We need an operator to work in an office associated with the building industry.Only experienced operators are expected to apply.
Starting salary:$ 17,950 yearly.
Apply in writing to:
The Personnel Officer Hill Morgan Pty Ltd 38 Green Hill Rd.Kensington 2033.
Sewing Machinist Wanted
Jeans Industry
We are an expanding clothing company located south of the city.Our products include jeans,skirts,shorts and so on.We are looking for sewing machine operators.
The factory works a 38-hour week over 4-5 days.Wages for this are $ 18,050 per year.Wages and conditions are in line with the current industrial award.
If you are interested, come over and pick up an application form from Ripper Jeans,23 North Ave,Beaudesert. | The applicants for the post of a secretary in City College Union Inc should have the following qualities except _ .
1] writing rapidly
2] typing skill
3] ability of organization
4] knowledge about filling the form
| 1 | [
"2",
"3",
"4"
] | race |
Using the Internet for a research paper can help a student find many resources. One problem with using information on the Internet is that it might be
- Free.
- Current.
- Detailed.
- Incorrect. | Incorrect. | [
"Free.",
"Current.",
"Detailed."
] | arc |
|
ca nt wait for this few more months before i head right home . just had a little fight with my parents over me wanting to change my flight to an earlier one . okay , not fight , probably i was the only one feeling so frustrated and wanting to go home so badly all of a sudden , making it seems that one week earlier makes a WHOLE LOT DIFFERENT to me . which it still is . | What is causing the dysfunction between the narrator and their parents ?
A) The narrator is being rude to her parents .
B) The narrator is being all over the place with travel plans .
C) None of the above choices .
D) The narrator is being confrontational with per parents .
| B | [
"A",
"C",
"D"
] | cosmos |
Jack is the name of a game. It is quite popular with children. To play jacks, you will need a small ball and ten small metal objects called jacks.
The rules for this game are quite easy. To begin with, put the ten jacks on the floor or ground in front of you. Toss the ball high, pick up one jack and then catch the ball. Keep the jack in your hand and go on to pick up the other jack one at a time. You lose your turn if you do not catch the ball, or if you do not pick up a jack, or if you drop any of the jacks from your hand.
When you finish all the ten jacks, you now try to do the same thing again but with two jacks at one time. This is more difficult, of course. You lose your turn if you make any of the above three mistakes or if you do not pick up two jacks each time. | After you pick up the first ten jacks, the game becomes more difficult because you must pick up _ at a time.
a: two jacks
b: three jacks
c: four jacks
d: only one
| a | [
"b",
"c",
"d"
] | race |
Corn can sometimes
a] Be grown in arctic environments
b] Be used as kindling
c] Fuel a steam locomotive
d] Fuel an economy car
| d | [
"a",
"b",
"c"
] | openbookqa |
|
Here are some news from China Daily in February, 2016.
1. Air quality in 271 out of 338 prefecture-level or above cities failed to meet national standards on the Chinese New Year Eve to 6 am the next morning on Feb 8, primarily because of pollution caused by firecrackers .
2. According to data released by CCTV, the Spring Festival Gala was watched on TV domestically by 690 million views while 138 million people watched it online.
3. Kung Fu Panda 3 and The Mermaid<<>> were very popular movies during the Spring Festival. But The Mermaid has earned more than 2 billion yuan after nine days in Chinese mainland theaters. It is expected to break the box office records Fast & Furious 7<<7>> and Monster Hunt<<>> set on the Chinese mainland to become the highest earning film in China's film history.
4. After the universal two-child policy, China will have a baby boom. Especially Chinese people have traditionally believed babies born in the Year of the Monkey to be smart and confident, due to their love of the animal because it is cute and resembles humans in many ways. | Why do Chinese people like to have a baby in the Year of the Monkey?
A: Because they believe these babies will be smart and confident.
B: Because they love monkeys.
C: Because monkeys are cute and resembleshumans in many ways.
D: Because of the universal two-child policy.
| B | [
"A",
"C",
"D"
] | race |
A prosperous moneylender bought a house located right next door to the house of a tanner .From morning till evening the tanner change hide into leather by treating it with tannin .From day one the moneylender was put off by the unpleasant smells of the tannery.
So,he visited the tanner's house and offered to buy his house."I would love to sell the house if you buy it," said the tanner.He didn't want to do any such thing but he liked to play tricks."Give me a week or so to deal with some things,will you?"The moneylender agreed and went away.
A week later,the overpowering smell coming from the tannery brought the moneylender to the tanner's doorstep again."I understand sir," said the tanner with wideeyed sympathy."But my mother is visiting me this week.I can't sell the house until she goes away.Please wait for a month."
The moneylender agreed with great reluctance.He began to wait eagerly for the guest's departure.In the beginning he counted each day,impatiently waiting for one to finish and the other to begin.After a while,he found he was no longer so interested in the month coming to an end.He had simply forgotten about it.
He did not ask the tanner to leave when they met next,either.You see,by then the moneylender had become accustomed to the tanyard's smell."What have you done to drive away that terrible smell?" he asked the tanner."Have you reduced the solution?"
The tanner smiled and nodded.He had been waiting for the day the moneylender would get used to the smells from the tannery and stop bothering him.That was why he had asked the moneylender to wait in the first place. | At last the moneylender _ .
a. moved to another place
b. managed to buy the house
c. went to quarrel with the tanner
d. was adapted the smell
| b | [
"a",
"c",
"d"
] | race |
What does winter do?
- It becomes dormant
- Decreases its bodily water
- Decreases the freezing point
- Plant growth is reduced
- It remains dormant
- Prevent heat loss
- Body temperature reduces
- Cause change to the enviroment | Cause change to the enviroment | [
"It becomes dormant",
"Decreases its bodily water",
"Decreases the freezing point",
"Plant growth is reduced",
"It remains dormant",
"Prevent heat loss",
"Body temperature reduces"
] | qasc |
|
Jerry was a manager in a restaurant.He was always in a good mood and always had something positive to say.This really made me _ so one day I asked him,"It's hard to be a positive person all of the time.How do you do it?'' Jerry replied ,"Each morning I wake up and sayto myself,"Jerry, you can choose to be in a good mood or a bad mood," and I choose to be in a good mood. Life is all about what you choose.And what you choose leads your life."Several years later,I heard that Jerry left the back door open one morning and was robbed .While trying to stop the thief ,he was shot. I went to see him in the hospital.When I asked him how he was,he replied,"If I were any better,I'd be twins." "Weren't you scared when you were in danger?"I asked."Yes. The doctors kept telling me that I was going to be fine, but in their eyes,I read."He's dead."I knew I needed to take action." "What did you do?" "Well.there was a big nurse asking me if I was allergic to anything."Yes,'I replied ."Bullets !Everyone laughed and I told them: I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive." Jerry lived thanks to the great doctors ,and also because of his amazing attitude .Attitude ,after all ,is everything. | When Jerry met difficulties in life,how did he deal with them?
* He asked others to help him.
* He faced them positively.
* He talked to the writer about them.
* He tried to stop thinking about them | He asked others to help him. | [
"He faced them positively.",
"He talked to the writer about them.",
"He tried to stop thinking about them"
] | race |
There are three blocks. We call them A, B and C. There is one medium black square in block A. Block B is to the right of block A. It contains one medium blue square. To the left of block B there is block C. It 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 and a medium yellow square. The medium yellow square is below medium blue square number two. | Which object is to the left of a medium blue square? the medium yellow square or the shape that is touching the bottom edge of a block? | Both of them | [
"The medium yellow square ",
"The shape that is touching the bottom edge of a block ",
"None of them"
] | spartqa |
Two blocks, named HHH and LLL exist. Block HHH covers a medium purple hexagon. Inside this block is block LLL with a grey hexagon and a medium purple hexagon. Another medium purple hexagon is inside and touching this block. This object is south of and touches medium purple hexagon number one. South of the grey shape there is medium purple hexagon number one. | What is the position of the grey shape relative to medium purple hexagon number one?
- dc
- right
- far
- left
- above
- ntppi
- tpp | above | [
"dc",
"right",
"far",
"left",
"ntppi",
"tpp"
] | spartun |
In fine department stores everywhere, you'll see the light-blue boxes of Estee Lauder. These popular cosmetics are sold in more than 130 countries. Who's the woman behind this worldwide cosmetics empire ? Estee Lauder herself, of course. This businesswoman became, for a time, the world's richest self-made woman. Her secret? "I didn't get there by dreaming about it," she would say. "I got there by doing it." Estee was born in the early 1900s in Queens, New York. Her father ran a hardware store, and from him Estee learned how to be a successful salesperson. Estee learned from her uncle John Schotz, too. He made creams in a small laboratory behind the family's house. Estee watched him. Soon, she was experimenting with her own cosmetics. She put lipstick and creams on any female relative who'd let her, until her annoyed father told her to stop.
She married Joseph H. Lauder in 1930, and continued her experiments. She would cook dinner for the family, and at the same time, make her face creams. Then she began to sell her products in a Manhattan beauty shop.
In 1960, Estee began to sell her products in Europe. After many tries she succeeded and began selling her products in some stores in London. But France proved even more difficult. The store Galleries Lafayette refused to sell her products. So Estee "by accident" dropped a bottle of youth dew on the floor in the cosmetics department. As the _ spread around the store, customers came over and asked to buy it. The store soon began selling Estee's products.
Estee led her company until 1982, when her son Leonard took over the business. Until her health worsened in the mid-1990s, she continued to attend the opening of a new store wherever in the world. She died on April 24, 2004. Estee Lauder's talent as a saleswoman was extraordinary. Her son Leonard said, "There was never anyone who could sell like she could." All who worked for Estee appreciated her special talent. | Estee managed to get her products known to the French customers by dropping a bottle of youth dew on the floor in the cosmetics department of a store _ .
A: on purpose
B: by accident
C: with the store's permission
D: carelessly
| A | [
"B",
"C",
"D"
] | race |
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