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When we were visiting my parents , my mom gave Himself two baths in the kitchen sink . They got pictures of at least one bath . I now have an adorable picture of my son playing with the bathwater , watching it intently . | What might happen after I visit my parents ?
A. I will take a picture of my mom bathing my son .
B. I will return home and then frame the picture .
C. I will return home after I frame the picture .
D. My mom will give my son a bath .
| B | [
"A",
"C",
"D"
] | cosmos |
N is diagonally right and below M. J is to the upper left of V. V is diagonally above M to the right at a 45 degree. B is to the left of Y with a small gap between them. Z is under Y. H and P are in a horizontal line with P on the right. N is directly south west of Z. H is placed in the left direction of Q. J is on the same horizontal plane directly right to Q. | What is the relation of the agent J to the agent Y?
- overlap
- below
- lower-left
- upper-left
- upper-right
- above
- lower-right
- left
- right | upper-left | [
"overlap",
"below",
"lower-left",
"upper-right",
"above",
"lower-right",
"left",
"right"
] | stepgame |
In 1865, a creative engineer, John Roebling, decided to build a bridge connecting New York with the Long Island. However, bridge experts throughout the world thought that this was impossible and told Roebling to forget the idea.
However, Roebling thought about it all the time and he knew deep in his heart that it could be done. He just had to share the dream with someone else. After much discussion and persuasion he managed to convince his son Washington that the bridge in fact could be built.
With great excitement and inspiration, and great hardships before them, they hired their crew and began to build their dream bridge in 1869.
The project started well, but when it was only a few months underway a tragic accident on the site took the life of John Roebling. prefix = st1 /Washingtonwas injured and left with a certain amount of brain damage, which resulted in him not being able to walk or talk or even move. In spite of his handicap,Washingtonwas never discouraged and still had a burning desire to complete the bridge and his mind was still as sharp as ever.
Now all he could do was move one finger and he decided to make the best use of it. By touching his wife's arm with that finger, he slowly developed a code of communication with his wife. For 13 years Washingtontapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife's arm, telling the engineers what to do, until the bridge was finally completed. | As a result of an accident, Washingtonlost the following abilities EXCEPT _
- speaking
- thinking
- walking
- writing | writing | [
"speaking",
"thinking",
"walking"
] | race |
If you are sitting down listening to what I'm going to say, stand up. Move your legs. Touch your toes, if you can. Do anything but sit.
If you cut down on the time you spend sitting, you might live longer. New research shows that sitting less than three hours a day might extend your life by two years.
Just the opposite, says Peter Katzmarzyk. He is a scientist at the University of Louisiana in the southern United States. He says that sitting is _ in our lives. "We sit while we're eating; we sit in the car; we sit while we watch TV. Many of us sit for many hours at work. " But, he adds, that does not make sitting good for us. The human body is designed to move. But modern lifestyles and office jobs rarely give us the chance to move around.
Exercise is important. So is not sitting.
"We can't throw away physical activity. It's extremely important. We have 60 years of research showing us that. Even if you exercise for 30 minutes a day, what goes on in the other 23-and-a-half hours a day is also very important."
Mr. Katzmarzyk and his co-workers are part of a new generation of researchers studying how sitting all day affects length of life. This is a relatively new area of study--studies that have assessed the relationship between sitting and mortality or television viewing and mortality.
Making uses of the few studies available to them, they found that cutting television time to less than two hours a day could add one-point four years to life.
New desk designs are helping
Change is already coming to some offices, especially in the design of desks. A "standing desk" lets people stand while they work. Another new design is called the "treadmill desk." A treadmill is an exercise machine that lets you walk in one place. That's one of the strategies that many companies are using now. Some companies may equip their employees with a "standing desk" or a "treadmill desk". Other companies may not buy one for everybody, but they'll have a bank of these desks where people can go for an hour a day and answer their emails or talk on the phone. Even some U.S. schools are beginning to experiment with such desks to keep children moving.
Mr. Katzmarzyk says studying this problem has inspired his team to make a few changes in their own lives. "As a university professor, you know, it is a very sedentary occupation. We're chained to a desk in terms of writing papers and doing research. We really try to limit the amount of time we spend doing that."
Suggestions for sitting less
If you work in office job or have a sedentary job, Mr. Katzmarzyk and his team suggest a few simple changes:
get up from your desk as often as you can take walks at lunch time walk to your colleagues' offices and talk directly instead of emailing them All these activities may help you live longer. | The passage is most likely to be _ .
- a medical research
- a health report
- a book review
- a sports feature | a book review | [
"a medical research",
"a health report",
"a sports feature"
] | race |
Seems I continue to lose weight even on maintenance points . My current weight is less than it was when I was in my early thirties . With some joy I received the advice to increase my points by one daily . | What will happen when i lose weight ?
A) None of the above choices .
B) Become tired
C) Become lazy
D) Become bored
| A | [
"B",
"C",
"D"
] | cosmos |
How to get more volume in your hair | Which of the following best matches the statement above?
* Blow dry your hair in the shower
* Blow dry your hair upside down | Blow dry your hair upside down | [
"Blow dry your hair in the shower"
] | piqa |
"Eat local." It's one way to reduce human effect on the planet.Eating local means to try to buy and consume foods that are grown in places close to home.However, most of the food sold at supermarkets is not locally grown or produced.Trucks and planes deliver these foods from hundreds or thousands of miles away.During the transportation, greenhouse gases are produced, causing global warming.So the shorter the distance your foods must travel, the less the harm is done to the environment.
But how do you get local food if you live in a large city, hundreds of miles away from farms?Environmental health scientist Dickson Despommier and his students came up with the idea of a "vertical farm".
A vertical farm is a glass-walled structure that could be built as tall as a skyscraper.Since the garden is built upwards, rather than outwards, it requires much less space than an ordinary farm.The world is quickly running out of room for ordinary farming.Vertical farms could be a key to this situation.Despommier imagines a 30-story building with a greenhouse on every floor.The walls of the building would be clear, to allow crops to get as much sunlight as possible.Depending on a city's water resources, Despommier thinks hydroponic farming is another method for the vertical farm which needs no soil to grow plants.
Despommier says the hydroponic greenhouses would use a system that would use a city's waste water and fill it with nutrition to make the crops grow.If this method works, it would provide food to a city and save millions of tons of water.
The idea of a vertical farm has attracted the attention of government officials around the world.Scott Stringer, a government official from New York City, thinks the city is suitable for the vertical farming."Obviously we don't have much land left for us," Stringer said, "But the sky is the limit in Manhattan."
Despommier admits that there is still a lot of work to do to make vertical farms a reality."But I think vertical farming is an idea that can work in a big way." he says. | By saying "the sky is the limit in Manhattan", Stringer means _ .
* people can make full use of vertical space of Manhattan
* there is a limit for using empty land in Manhattan
* Manhattan has a great potential for development
* the height of buildings in Manhattan is limited | people can make full use of vertical space of Manhattan | [
"there is a limit for using empty land in Manhattan",
"Manhattan has a great potential for development",
"the height of buildings in Manhattan is limited"
] | race |
Choose the best answer (,)
I put my carry-on in the luggage compartment , and sat down in my seat.Just before take-off,a line of soldiers came down the aisle and filled all the empty seats.
After flying for about an hour,an announcement was made that sack lunch were available for $5.As I reached for my wallet to buy one,I overheard the soldier ask his buddy if he planned to buy lunch."No ,that seems like a lot of money for just a sack lunch.I'll wait till we get to Chicago."His friend agreed.
I looked around at the other soldiers.None were buying lunch.I walked to the back of the plane,and handed the flight attendant a $50 bill."
Take a lunch to all those soldiers."
After we finished eating. I went again to the back of the plane,heading for the restroom.A man stopped me."I saw what you did.I want to be part of it.Here,take this."He handed me $25.
Soon after I returned to my seat,I saw the Flight Captain coming down the aisle.
When he got to my row,he stopped and said,"I want to shake your hand.I was a soldier and I was a military pilot.Once,someone bought me a lunch.
It was an act of kindness I never forgot."I was embarrassed when applause was heard from all of the passengers.
Later I walked to the front of the plane so I could stretch my legs.A man who was seated about six rows in front of me reached out his hand,wanting to shake mine.He left another $25 in my hand.
We landed in Chicago,I picked up my belongings.Waiting just inside the airplane door was a man who stopped me and put something in my shirt pocket.Another $25.
Upon entering the terminal ,I saw the soldiers gathering for their trip to their base.I walked over to them and handed them $75."It will take you some time to reach the base.It will be about time for a sandwich.God Bless You."I said.
These soldiers were giving their all for our country.I could only give them a couple of meals.It seemed so little. | The writer received from the other passengers in the end.
- $25
- $125
- $50
- $75 | $125 | [
"$25",
"$50",
"$75"
] | race |
A sentence is a group of words that forms a complete thought. It has both a subject and a verb.
My friends walk along the path.
A run-on sentence is made up of two sentences that are joined without end punctuation or with just a comma.
I knocked on the door it opened.
It started raining, we ran inside.
To fix a run-on sentence, separate it into two sentences. Add end punctuation after the first sentence, and capitalize the second sentence.
I knocked on the door. It opened.
It started raining. We ran inside.
You can also fix a run-on sentence by rewriting it as a compound sentence. A compound sentence is two sentences joined by a comma and a conjunction such as and, but, or, or so.
I knocked on the door, and it opened.
It started raining, so we ran inside. | Which is a complete sentence?
1) After the show, all of the actors bow.
2) Haru is from japan i am from china.
| 1 | [
"2"
] | scienceqa |
What would you think if someone suggested knocking down St Paul's cathedral to widen the road,or pulling down Big Ben to make way for a car park? It'd be ridiculous,right? But when it comes to devastation of the natural world,we aren't so easily shocked.But we should be...or we'll be in a lot of trouble!
_ Ancient forests are destroyed.Wetlands are becoming dry.Woodland is disappearing,all in the name of progress.This is bad in itself,but it's devastating for biodiversity.
Biodiversity refers to the variety of plants,animals and other living things which are all inter-connected.The ecological services provided by biodiversity are vital to everyday life.The air we breathe is a product of photosynthesis by green plants.In fact,all life on earth exists thanks to the benefit of biodiversity.More than 90 percent of the calories consumed by people worldwide are produced from 80 plant species.And 30 percent of medicines are developed from plants and animals.Maintaining a wide diversity of species in each ecosystem is necessary to preserve all living things.
The loss of biodiversity could be devastating."It is wrong to think that biodiversity can be reduced indefinitely without threatening humans," said Harvard University biologist Edward O Wilson,known as "the father of biodiversity".He warned,"We are about to reach a critical point beyond which biodiversity loss will be unavoidable."
But what can we do? The problem is that the concept of biodiversity is so vague.People might care about giant pandas,but it is much harder to excite them about the fate of tiny sea creatures which are being boiled to death in the cooling systems of power stations along coastlines.The Guardian newspaper is trying to help.It has started the Biodiversity 100 campaign to try to convince governments around the world to take action to deal with the widespread concerns about biodiversity.This includes persuading the UK government to create a series of marine reserves to change the decrease in the sea-life caused by industrial fishing,stopping fishing sharks by the Japanese fishermen and banning the killing of dingoes in Australia,among many other things.
There is a lot to do.And we'd better act quickly if we don't want to end up with a planet that can't support life! | What does the author think of pulling down Big Ben to make way for a car park?
a. Unreasonable.
b. Difficult.
c. Urgent.
d. Necessary.
| a | [
"b",
"c",
"d"
] | race |
One rainy evening I went to fill up at the gas station. A pre-teen boy approached my car and asked me for money to help him and his mother stay in their hotel for an additional week. He stated that if they did not come up with $25 they would be _ that same evening. Having worked in social services before and having doubt about this, I asked why his mother hadn't applied for social services for assistance. The boy said that they needed to remain in their hotel for one more week until his grandmother, who lived out of town, could take them in. I gave the boy what I had -- $5. He thanked me and continued to wander the parking lot asking for help. I got my gas and drove away.
Some weeks ago, a boy asked me for money and I told him I didn't have any though I did. Yet, I thought about it for a while and went looking for the boy to give him a dollar. But it seemed that he had disappeared into thin air. "This time," I thought, "I'll do it differently." I went to my bank and got an additional $20, then I returned to the gas station. The boy was still there. I observed him shyly approaching strangers who walked past him without notice. I pulled up and waved at the boy to come over. I handed him the $20 bill. He reached through my car window and gave me a huge hug. His hug told me all I needed to know -- that finally this kid could get out of the rain, the cold and the darkening skies and go inside where it was warm. | The whole story is about _ .
1) dirty tricks by poor teenage boys
2) loving gifts from a rich stranger
3) warm help in a cold rainy evening
4) a car accident in a gas station
| 3 | [
"1",
"2",
"4"
] | race |
J is placed on the top of M. M is to the right of L. | What is the relation of the agent L to the agent J?
- right
- below
- overlap
- upper-right
- lower-left
- left
- above
- lower-right
- upper-left | lower-left | [
"right",
"below",
"overlap",
"upper-right",
"left",
"above",
"lower-right",
"upper-left"
] | stepgame |
SAN FRANCISCO -- In the western U.S., Hawaii and elsewhere across the globe, moon watchers were treated on Saturday to a rare celestial phenomenon: a total lunar eclipse .
For about 50 minutes starting at 6:06 a.m. PST, the moon was completely blocked by the Earth's shadow.
With only some indirect sunlight able to reach it after passing through the Earth's atmosphere, the moon took on a reddish weak light. Since the atmosphere scatters blue light, only red light strikes the moon, giving it a dark red color1.
Dally Sam, who runs a public relations firm in Hawaii, said it had been cloudy and rainy, but the weather cleared just in time for the eclipse.
Around 3 a.m., he awoke, as he usually does, and remembered to step outside the house in time to catch the beginning of the eclipse about a half hour later. No one else in the neighborhood was up then.
"It was turning that dark red color1," Sayre, aged 47, said, "I'd better get a camera. To be able to see it just right outside our house was really cool."
At the local observatory in Los Angeles, some 300 people, many holding coffee cups in the cold morning air, sat with blankets and chairs on the observatory's great grass land.
"It's really a celestial festival out here," John Peter, aged 39, told the Los Angeles Times as he set up his camera.
Lying on a slope north of downtown near the Hollywood sign, the place offers clear views of the sky. Observatory officials reminded the crowd when the eclipse began and big applause burst when the celestial event ended.
A total lunar eclipse occurs when the moon goes through the long shadow cast by the Earth and is blocked from the sunlight that brightens it. ks5u | What do we know about the lunar eclipse from the passage?
* The lunar eclipse ended at about 6:56 in the evening.
* The total lunar eclipse ended at about 6:56 a.m..
* The total lunar eclipse began at about 3:30 a.m..
* The lunar eclipse began at about 6:06 in the evening. | The total lunar eclipse ended at about 6:56 a.m.. | [
"The lunar eclipse ended at about 6:56 in the evening.",
"The total lunar eclipse began at about 3:30 a.m..",
"The lunar eclipse began at about 6:06 in the evening."
] | race |
B is placed on the top of U. | What is the relation of the agent B to the agent U?
A] overlap
B] right
C] above
D] upper-left
E] left
F] lower-left
G] below
H] lower-right
I] upper-right
| C | [
"A",
"B",
"D",
"E",
"F",
"G",
"H",
"I"
] | stepgame |
There exists one box named DDD. This box contain a midsize green oval and a large oval. A tiny orange oval and the large thing are on the right side of the midsize shape.Close to the midsize thing there is a white dimond. The white object is inside box DDD. The orange shape is inside box DDD. The midsize green oval and the orange thing are to the right-hand side of the dimond.Near to the large oval there is the midsize shape. The large oval is under the orange object. | Where is the midsize thing relative to box?
* near
* tppi
* behind
* above
* far
* below
* ntpp | ntpp | [
"near",
"tppi",
"behind",
"above",
"far",
"below"
] | spartun |
Normal practice when handling ancient artifacts is to move carefully and minimize any sudden movements. Shaking the object is definitely not encouraged.
But that’s exactly what we—a group of museum curators and conservators—did when this exquisite Greek black-glazed kantharos (wine cup) was temporarily removed from display during the reinstallation of the Getty Museum’s antiquities collection at the Getty Villa. One of just a handful of “rattling cups” that survive from the fifth and fourth centuries B.C., we wanted to learn more about how it was made.(1) Although we were eager to find out what was below the surface of the cup, we started by examining its exterior.
The kantharos’s distinctive shape, with profiled lip, tall foot, and elegant, upward-sweeping handles, is characteristic of black-glazed pottery made in the second half of the fourth century B.C., and replicates the form of luxury vessels in metal. Although the cup is currently catalogued as South Italian, the shape—and its striking decoration—are also typical of Athenian manufacture, and it may in fact have been produced there.(2) During the fourth century B.C., Athenian pottery was both imported into southern Italy and imitated by local craftsmen. The best South Italian versions were meant to be difficult to distinguish from Athenian examples, and we are continuing to investigate where ours may have been made.
A Greek inscription applied in gilt around the rim reads: ΚΑΣΤΟΡΠΟΛΥΔΕΥΙΚΕΣ (“KASTORPOLYDEUIKES”). Kastor and Polydeukes were twin sons of Zeus—known together as the Dioskouroi—and were worshipped as protectors of sailors, horsemen, and chariot racing.(3) The inscription indicates that the kantharos was dedicated to them, perhaps as thanks for—or in hope of—safe passage at sea or a successful race. The gold decoration supports this idea: because each brother split his time between Mt. Olympus and Hades, they were often represented by stars, depicted here beneath the cup’s rim. Further, the wreath, garlands, and bucrania (skulls of sacrificial bulls) decorating the cup’s body all evoke religious ritual. Although a common decorative motif in ancient Greek art, the band of running waves must also have reminded viewers of the gods’ special role as saviors of seafarers. | When the Greek kanthos was removed from the display: | The museum curators shook it | [
"The museum curators cleaned it thoroughly",
"Not enough information",
"The museum curators drank wine from it"
] | quail |
I took Oliver to the Marin Headlands with my roommate a few days back . I ' m fairly certain that it 's the first time he 's ever seen the ocean . He went crazy - first he ran from the waves , then he dove into them , then he tried to bite the water , then he picked up a gigantic piece of seaweed bigger than his body and carried it around , then he chased some driftwood , then he barked at a seabird , then he romped in the sand , and then he collapsed in exhaustion because he was cold and wet . We went and warmed ourselves in the car where he proceeded to pass out . | Where is Marin Headlands likely to be ?
- None of the above choices .
- a mountain
- inland
- the desert | None of the above choices . | [
"a mountain",
"inland",
"the desert"
] | cosmos |
We have two blocks, called AAA and BBB. Disconnected from block AAA there is block BBB. To the north of and farther from this block is block AAA with a big blue circle, a small blue triangle and a medium yellow triangle. A medium yellow square is inside block AAA. Block AAA covers a small yellow square. To the south of the small blue triangle there is the medium yellow square. The medium yellow triangle is to the south of this thing. South of this thing there is the small yellow square. | Where is the small blue triangle regarding block BBB?
- far
- po
- near
- ec
- above
- front
- ntppi | above | [
"far",
"po",
"near",
"ec",
"front",
"ntppi"
] | spartun |
A medium grey hexagon and a medium red hexagon are within a block named HHH. Block HHH has another medium red hexagon which is to the north of another medium grey hexagon. Medium grey hexagon number two is inside and touching block HHH. Medium grey hexagon number one is to the north of medium red hexagon number two. Medium red hexagon number one is to the north of this shape. There exists a block called LLL. Another block called KKK is to the south of block LLL and contains block HHH. Disconnected from this block there is block LLL. Two medium purple hexagons are within block KKK. | What is the position of HHH relative to KKK?
1: behind
2: tpp
3: far
4: right
5: dc
6: ntppi
7: ntpp
| 7 | [
"1",
"2",
"3",
"4",
"5",
"6"
] | spartun |
Because I feel like I ' ve lost an inch or so , but there 's no real way I can prove it . My pants do n't even feel looser or anything , I just look at myself in the mirror and think I look slightly better . Nowhere near where I want to be , but I ' m getting there . | What can be said about the way I 'm viewing my weight loss ?
- None of the above choices .
- I need to work harder because my pants are no looser so the diet is n't working .
- I do n't want to look at myself in the mirror because I know I have n't lost anything .
- I have a healthy outlook knowing I am making gains even if the slacks do n't show it . | I have a healthy outlook knowing I am making gains even if the slacks do n't show it . | [
"None of the above choices .",
"I need to work harder because my pants are no looser so the diet is n't working .",
"I do n't want to look at myself in the mirror because I know I have n't lost anything ."
] | cosmos |
Convenient location 5 minutes from Washington , D. C. and one block to Crystal City METRO , Cryastal City Underground. Alexandria. Free Parking, free Deluxe Continental Breakfast and complimentary Hotel Shuttle Service to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
14000 Jefferson Davis Hwy ( endurance onS. Eads St)
Phone (703) 979 - 3722
DAYS INN ARLINGTON
Days Inn Arlingtonis located two miles from the Pentagon , Lincoln Memorial . There is a restaurant which serves American style food , plus two meeting rooms and an outdoor pool. Complimentary shuttle service runs to the Rosslyn Metro Station. Complimentary parking is avail-
able on the property . An experienced staff welcomes out guests.
Phone (703) 525 -0300
THE HIGHLANDER MOTORINN
Comfortable rooms at moderate rates . Convenient location only minutes away from Washingtonarea attraction. Near VA Square METRO Station and Ballston Commons Shopping Mall . Free continental breakfast, free parking.
Phone (703) 524 -4300
HYATT REGENCYCRYSTALCITY
Conveniently located next to Washington National Airport and two miles from Washington D.C.Complimentary Shuttle to and from NationalAirport, metro, local restaurants and shop-ping. Experience a view to remember at out rooftop restaurants "Chesapeake Grill. " Call for Reservations.
Phone (073) 418 -12341 (800) 233 -1234 | Steven loves the idea of having delicious meal while enjoying the night view of Washington D. C. He will probably reserve a room by calling _ .
- (703) 979 -3722
- (703) 525 -0300
- (703) 524 -4300
- (073) 418 -12341 | (703) 525 -0300 | [
"(703) 979 -3722",
"(703) 524 -4300",
"(073) 418 -12341"
] | race |
Rita liked the taste anemone, so she got one from what kind of place?
A: Flower pot
B: Neighbor's house
C: Tide pool
D: Seafood restaurant
E: Flower shop
| D | [
"A",
"B",
"C",
"E"
] | commonsenseqa |
|
More and more people like bicycling and it is no surprise. It's fun, healthy and good for the environment. Maybe that's why there are 1.4 billion bicycles and only 400 million cars on roads worldwide today. Bikes can take you almost anywhere, and there is no oil cost!
If you get on a bicycle and ride it, you may discover something new all around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out of your cars. You can bike to work and benefit from the enjoyable exercise without polluting the environment. You don't even have to ride all the way.
Folding bikes work well for people who ride the train. Just fold the bike and take it with you. You can do the same on an airplane. A folding bike can be packed in a suitcase. You can also take a common bike with you when you fly. But be sure to look for information by getting on airline websites. Not all airlines are bicycle-friendly to travelers.
Here are some of Health Benefits of Bicycling:
2 Bicycling helps to prevent heart diseases.
2 Bicycling helps to control your weight.
A 15-minute bike ride to and from work three times a week burns off five kilos of fat in a year.
2 Bicycling can improve your mood.
Exercise like bicycling has been shown to make people feel better, more relaxed and self-confident.
2 Bicycling is healthier than driving. | Which is TRUE according to the passage?
- Driving cars is healthier than riding bikes.
- There are fewer bicycles than cars on roads worldwide today.
- Bicycling is enjoyable exercise for people.
- Common bikes can be taken by all airlines. | There are fewer bicycles than cars on roads worldwide today. | [
"Driving cars is healthier than riding bikes.",
"Bicycling is enjoyable exercise for people.",
"Common bikes can be taken by all airlines."
] | race |
wood plank | Which of the following best matches the statement above?
- On a tree as a ladder for a tree swing
- On a tree as a building material for a tree swing | On a tree as a building material for a tree swing | [
"On a tree as a ladder for a tree swing"
] | piqa |
I volunteered at a high - volume , low - cost spay / neuter cat clinic this week . It was incredibly fast , I could n't believe it . Everyone knew their place , therefore I tried to stay out of the way as much as possible . I loosened the straps that kept the cats in place on the kitty boards , put drops in their eyes and wrapped them in towels before putting them in the recovery position back into their cat carrier . | In what areas does the narrator like to volunteer ?
1) They like to volunteer with animals .
2) They like to volunteer in recovery centers for veterans .
3) They like to volunteer with school boards .
4) None of the above choices .
| 1 | [
"2",
"3",
"4"
] | cosmos |
A businessman lost his wallet. There was plenty of money in it. So he made a promise, "If someone finds my wallet and returns it to me, I'll give half the money to him."
A dustman found the wallet in a dustbin. He sent it back to the loser. But the businessman changed his mind.
"There was still a diamond ring in my wallet," said the loser, "I won't give half the money in my wallet to you until you return it to me!"
"I've never seen a diamond ring in the wallet," said the dustman.
They began to quarrel. The businessman refused to do what he had said. The dustman became angry and took him before a judge.
After the judge heard what had happened to them, he said to the businessman, "I'm sure you are an honest man. It's true that you have lost a wallet in which there was a diamond ring. But it's also clear that there is only a lot of money in this wallet. I don't think it's yours. Wait for some time. Perhaps someone will be able to return your wallet to you!"
Then the judge turned to the dustman and said, "Take the wallet home. If the loser doesn't go to get it back in three days, it will belong to you!" | Where do you think was the diamond ring?
* The judge stole it.
* The story of the ring was nothing but a lie.
* The dustman kept it
* The businessman hid it. | The businessman hid it. | [
"The judge stole it.",
"The story of the ring was nothing but a lie.",
"The dustman kept it"
] | race |
Z is at a 45 degree angle to N, in the lower righthand corner. W is south west of R. B is positioned below I and to the right. D is at a 45 degree angle to R, in the upper righthand corner. Z is placed at the lower left of B. W and F are parallel, and W is over F. C is on top of N. I is over there and F is on the top of it. | What is the relation of the agent W to the agent C?
1) lower-left
2) upper-left
3) lower-right
4) upper-right
5) above
6) right
7) overlap
8) below
9) left
| 4 | [
"1",
"2",
"3",
"5",
"6",
"7",
"8",
"9"
] | stepgame |
There are two blocks, A and B. Block A is above B. Block A has a medium black square and a medium blue square. This block also contains one medium yellow square. The medium black square is below the medium yellow square and the medium blue square. The medium blue square is below the medium yellow square. Block B has three medium blue squares. Medium blue square number one is touching the bottom edge of this block. Below medium blue square number three is medium blue square number two. Medium blue square number one is below the medium shape which is below medium blue square number three. It is below medium blue square number three. | Which object is below a medium square? medium blue square number three or the object that is touching the bottom edge of a block? | Both of them | [
"Medium blue square number three",
"The object that is touching the bottom edge of a block ",
"None of them"
] | spartqa |
Christopher Warm had a sedentary job. On his keyboard he typed various letters and numbers, which would become computer programs. In his company he was known as Office Desk, because when he was working he always sat behind his well-used piece of conference table standing in a hard to notice corner in the software specialists' room. Christopher wasn't a wide person, and so his piece of conference table didn't have to be too big either, which also practically solved office space problems in the 0-1 Computer firm.
It was Warm's secret that the majority of his time outside of the company, he also spent behind a desk. On his keyboard he typed various letters and numbers, which would become computer programs for the 0-1 Computer Associates company.
While the Man Called Office Desk (MCOD, or simply Cod in an alternative version) was writing an intuitive program for the management of empty office desk space in software companies, a thing that nobody had ever expected to happen happened.
Warm became fused with the chair.
The staff at 0-1 Computer were disappointed, they had expected Cod to fuse with a desk. It would have been much more entertaining to watch, you could have laughed at him a little, and the nickname, given to him by the programmers' boss would have gotten a whole new meaning. And right now, there wasn't even much to talk about during cigarette breaks.
Warm did not hide the fact he would have preferred to fuse with a mouse, or a mouse pad. Right now, all he could do was to pretend he totally ignored the fact he was physically stuck to a chair. And he was doing just fine until it was time to go to his second shift at 1-0 Computer Associates, where he had been working on a program for the management of empty space in staff lockers in telecommunications companies. | Christopher believed that it would be better to fuse with | His mousepad | [
"Not enough information",
"His desk",
"His keyboard"
] | quail |
We have two blocks, A and B. Block A is to the right of B. Block A contains a medium blue square. A medium black square is below the medium blue square. Block B contains two medium black squares. Medium black square number one is touching the bottom edge of this block. Medium black square number two is below a medium yellow square. Below medium black square number two and the medium yellow square is medium black square number one. | Which object is below a yellow shape? the medium black square that is in block A or medium black square number two? | Medium black square number two | [
"The medium black square that is in block a",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] | spartqa |
a dark-skinned , dark-haired boy in a white shirt is standing in front of red brick walls | Is the red thing in front of the boy?
* No
* Yes | No | [
"Yes"
] | resq |
Кои пълководци оглавяват наказателния поход на Симеон срещу възникналата сръбска опасност през 917 г.?
A] Теодор Сигрица и Мармаис
B] Кракра и Алусиан
C] Ивац и Никулица
D] Книн, Имник и Ицвоклий
| A | [
"B",
"C",
"D"
] | reasoning_bg |
|
Beijing plans to build huge free or low-cost parking lots beyond the Fourth and Fifth Ring Roads to encourage more car owners to take buses or subways to the downtown area.
The plan is just one of the many measures the city plans to take to reduce its traffic jams. Low or no parking fees would be used as economic leverage to reduce growing parking demands from urban areas.
Car owners living in the suburbs will be encouraged to park their cars beyond the Fourth and Fifth Ring Roads and take buses or subways to the downtown area. Statistics show that nearly one quarter of the city's traffic flow is concentrated in the 62-square-kilometre downtown area within the Second Ring Road, which makes up only 12 percent of the city's total area.
The Beijing Traffic Management Bureau receives between 400 and 500 calls reporting traffic jams every day and more than 90 percent of the roads are filled to capacity during rush hour every morning and evening. Part of the problem is the lack of easy links between bus routes, subways and cars.
According to the communication commission, half of the city's investment in transportation will go towards public transit construction in the next few years, making a jump from the current only 20 percent. Moreover, Beijing plans to change its layout by building new city centers, such as at Yizhuang, Tongzhou, Shunyi and Changping, in a bid to reduce the traffic flow to the downtown.
The current layout of Beijing-expanded ring roads around the same center of the Forbidden City, is seen as the root cause of the endless traffic jams. The downtown area is crowded with three business centers and one financial centre, as well as nearly 400 government organs and institutions.
Traffic experts say building more urban centers around Beijing may reduce the number of residents living in the suburbs and traveling long distances to work downtown every day, thus reducing traffic flow. | The passage suggests the author _ .
- has benefited a lot by driving to the downtown every day
- is for the plan to reduce Beijing's traffic congestion
- finds it costs less to take subways than to drive
- is tired of driving to work | finds it costs less to take subways than to drive | [
"has benefited a lot by driving to the downtown every day",
"is for the plan to reduce Beijing's traffic congestion",
"is tired of driving to work"
] | race |
When I was seven, my parents gave me a doll, a doll's house and a book. The Arabian Nights, came wrapped in red paper. I was just ready to read when my mother walked into my room.
"Isn't your doll just beautiful?" my mother asked. I looked at the doll, with fair hair in a pink dress----I'll have to call her "she" because I never gave her a name. I folded my lips and raised my eyebrows, not really knowing how to let my mother down easily.
"This doll is different." My mother explained, trying to talk me into playing with it.
Thinking the doll needed love, I hugged her tightly for a long time. Useless, I said to myself. Finally, I decided to play with the doll's house. But since rearranging the tiny furniture seemed to be the only active possible, I lost interest. I caught sight again of the third of my gifts The Arabian Nights, and I began to read it. From that moment, the book was my constant companion.
Every day I climbed our garden tree, nestled among its branches, I read the stories in The Arabian Nights to my heart's content. My mother became concerned as she noticed I wasn't playing with either the doll or the little house. She insisted that I take the doll up the tree with me.
Trying to read on a branch 15 feet off the ground while holding on to the silly doll was not easy. After nearly falling off twice, I tied one end of a long vine around the doll's neck and the opposite one around the branch, letting the doll hang in mid air while I read. I always looked out for my mother, though. I sensed that my playing with the doll was of great importance to her. So every time I heard her coming, I lifted the doll up and hugged her. The smile in my mother's eyes told me my plan worked.
The inevitable happened one afternoon. Totally absorbed in the reading, I didn't hear my mother calling me. When I looked down, I saw my mother staring at the hanging doll. Fearing the worst of scolding, I climbed down in a flash, reaching the ground just as my mother was untying the doll. To my surprise, she didn't scold. She kept on staring at the doll.
The next day, my father came home early and suggested he and I play with the doll's house. Soon I was bored, but my father seemed to be having so much fun, I didn't have the heart to tell him. Quietly I slipped out, picking up my book on my way to the yard. So absorbed was he in arranging and rearranging the tiny furniture that he didn't notice my quick exit.
Almost 20 years passed before I found out why the hanging-doll incident had been so significant for my parents. By then I was a parent myself. After recalling the incident, my mother said all those years she had been afraid whether I would turn out to be a most loving and understanding mother to my son.
My mother often thanks God aloud for making me a good parent, pointing out that with education I might have been a rich dentist instead of a poor poet. I look back on that same childhood incident, recalling my third gift, the book in red-paper, and I take advantage of the experiences that have made me who and what I am. Sometimes I pause to wonder at life's wonderful ironies . | Why didn't the author give the doll a name?
* Because the girl didn't care much for the doll.
* Because the gift was given by her parents.
* Because her parents would give the doll a name.
* Because the doll had little in common with her. | Because the gift was given by her parents. | [
"Because the girl didn't care much for the doll.",
"Because her parents would give the doll a name.",
"Because the doll had little in common with her."
] | race |
In a certain year, the city's college entrance examinations for arts and sciences were all students of Zhiyuan Private High School, so many parents concluded that "the quality of Zhiyuan Middle School is higher than the city's key high school-the first high school". | Which of the following best refutes these parents' conclusions?
- The appearance of the number one liberal arts college entrance examination is not the only criterion for measuring the level of school teaching
- The average college entrance examination score of zhiyuan middle school students was much lower than that of a city middle school student that year.
- Because the teachers of zhiyuan middle school are well treated, many teachers leave the city no. 1 middle school to come to zhiyuan to teach
- The students of zhiyuan middle school all live in houses, so they spend more time studying at school than city no. 1 middle school. | The average college entrance examination score of zhiyuan middle school students was much lower than that of a city middle school student that year. | [
"The appearance of the number one liberal arts college entrance examination is not the only criterion for measuring the level of school teaching",
"Because the teachers of zhiyuan middle school are well treated, many teachers leave the city no. 1 middle school to come to zhiyuan to teach",
"The students of zhiyuan middle school all live in houses, so they spend more time studying at school than city no. 1 middle school."
] | logiqa |
A block called AAA has a medium circle. A big blue circle and the medium circle are to the south of a small yellow shape. The small shape is inside and touching block AAA. The medium thing are north of the big blue circle and a big yellow triangle. The triangle and the big blue circle are in block AAA. The triangle is to the east of the medium circle and is west of the big blue circle. The small thing is north of this thing. | Where is block AAA relative to the small shape?
- far
- left
- below
- tppi
- tpp
- above
- behind | tppi | [
"far",
"left",
"below",
"tpp",
"above",
"behind"
] | spartun |
Which substance should a student apply to the skin if he or she gets splashed with an acid?
1. Water
2. Vinegar
3. Salt
4. Formaldehyde
| 1 | [
"2",
"3",
"4"
] | arc |
|
Do You Want To Change the Future of Education?
Our goal is to give a world-class education to everyone, everywhere, regardless of gender, income or social status.
Today, edx.org, a not-for-profit website, provides hundreds of thousands of people from around the globe with access to free education .We offer amazing quality classes by the best professors from the best schools. We enable our members to find out a new passion that will transform their lives and their communities.
Around the world from coast to coast, in over 192 countries, people are making the decision to take one or several of our courses. As we continue to grow our operations, we are looking for talented passionate people with great ideas to join the edX team. We aim to create an environment that is supportive ,diverse, and as fun as our brand.If you're hardworking and ready to contribute to an unparalleled member experience for our community, we really want you to apply.
As part of the edX team, you'll receive:
*Competitive compensation
*Generous benefits package
*Free lunch every day
*A great workplace where everyone cares and wants to change the world
While we appreciate every applicant's interest, only those under consideration will be contacted .We regret that phone calls will not be accepted. We promise that every applicant will be treated fairly.
All positions are located in our Cambridge offices. | According to the text, edX _ ?
- teaches people how to choose their courses
- tries to build more schools
- has schools in nearly 200 countries
- aims to change the world | teaches people how to choose their courses | [
"tries to build more schools",
"has schools in nearly 200 countries",
"aims to change the world"
] | race |
A strong argument uses valid reasoning and logic in support of a claim. When an argument or claim introduces irrelevant information or misrepresents the issues at hand, it may be committing a logical fallacy. Logical fallacies can hurt a writer's credibility and can lead readers to draw false conclusions.
A logical fallacy may present irrelevant information:
Fallacy | Description
ad hominem | an attack against the person making the argument, rather than the argument itself
appeal to nature | an argument that assumes the natural choice is always the best choice
bandwagon fallacy | an argument that assumes the popular choice is always the best choice
circular reasoning | an argument that supports a claim with the claim itself
guilt by association | an unfair negative association with another person or group that is intended to discredit someone or something
A logical fallacy may misrepresent the issues at hand:
Fallacy | Description
false causation | the assumption that because two things happened together, one caused the other
false dichotomy | an argument that presents only two choices when more options exist
hasty generalization | a broad claim based on too few observations
slippery slope fallacy | the false assumption that a small first step will necessarily lead to extreme consequences
straw man | a misrepresentation of an opponent's position that makes it easier to argue against
| Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
The mayor argued that we need to reduce funding for the animal shelter in order to balance the budget. Don't vote for someone who doesn't think the government should care about animals.
- Guilt by association: a negative association intended to discredit someone or something
- Straw man: a misrepresentation of an opponent's position that makes it easier to argue against
- False causation: the assumption that because two things happened together, one caused the other | Straw man: a misrepresentation of an opponent's position that makes it easier to argue against | [
"Guilt by association: a negative association intended to discredit someone or something",
"False causation: the assumption that because two things happened together, one caused the other"
] | scienceqa |
Have you ever thought about developing your kids'interests in a positive manner? Have you thought about using music to help them focus their energies on a wonderful pursuit ? Do you realize that by doing so, you will better equip them in life? Your little child will love you all his or her life for the first music lessons that you may give.
Most kids have an interest in music. The only thing to do for you is to give direction to their interests so that they can focus on learning the fine art. Music teaches children to be persistent and disciplined. It also teaches them to try towards perfection and be a good team player. All this helps them not only in their studies but also in facing the challenges of life. Thus music at home and home recording are the first lessons you can present to your children.
How to maintain the interests of kids in various kinds of music and instruments? To solve this problem, it is important that at the beginning you bring home something that can hold the child's interest for quite some time. This would include instruments such as electric guitar or drums. Encourage them to download music which is free over the Internet.
Another thing to remember is that no one becomes an expert overnight. Have patience with your child. _ . A few words of appreciation will mean the world to them. Ask for their opinions and stick to the choice for quite some time. Be generous in praise.
Music is the perfect gift you can present to your kids. It is never too late and the sooner you start, the better. | This passage is mainly about _ .
- how to make children creative
- how to draw children's attention to music
- how to direct children to pursue their interests
- how music affects children's studies | how to direct children to pursue their interests | [
"how to make children creative",
"how to draw children's attention to music",
"how music affects children's studies"
] | race |
Elephants have impressed us for centuries. They are big, clever, and sociable. But what if someone told you that they may also hold the key to fighting cancer?
People have been wondering why elephants do not develop cancer, even though they have life spans that are similar to humans, living for around 50 to 70 years.
Now scientists believe they know why. A team at the University of Chicago, Us has found that elephants carry a large number of genes that stop tumors from developing. To be precise, they found 20 copies of an anti-tumor gene called TP 53 in elephants. Most other species, humans included, only carry one copy.
According to the research, which was recently published on the online science network BioRxiv, the extra copies of the gene improved the animal's sensitivity to DNA damage. This lets the cells quickly kill themselves when damaged before they can form deadly tumors.
"An increased risk of developing cancer has stood in the way of the evolution of large body sizes in many animals," study author Dr Vincent Lynch told The Guardian. If every living cell has the same chance of becoming cancerous, large creatures with long life spans like whales and elephants should have a greater risk of developing cancer than humans and mice do. But across species, the risk of cancer does not show a connection with body mass.
_ was found by Oxford University scientist Richard Peto in the 1970s and later named "Peto's paradox". Evolutionary biologists believe it results from larger animals using protection that many smaller do not, In the elephant's case, the making of TP53 is nature's way of keeping this species alive.
The study also found that when the same genes were brought to life in mice, they had the same cancer resistance as elephants. This means researchers could use the discovery to develop new treatments that can help stop cancers from spreading or even developing in the first place.
"Nature has already figured out how to prevent cancer," said Joshua Schiffman, an oncologist at the School of Medicine, University of Utah, US.
"It's up to us to learn how different animals tackle the problem so we can use those strategies to prevent cancer in people." | Why are elephants unlikely to develop cancer?
- They carry many genes that keep tumors from developing
- Their genes suffer no DNA damage
- Certain genes in their body kill existing tumors
- They have a large body size | Their genes suffer no DNA damage | [
"They carry many genes that keep tumors from developing",
"Certain genes in their body kill existing tumors",
"They have a large body size"
] | race |
New Year’s resolutions are great, unless you don’t really resolve to do anything. Then they become a list of wishes. Unless you are going to determine steps to make your wishes turn into goals AND you’re going to follow through with those steps, you probably should not make New Year’s resolutions.
Full disclaimer before we completely dive in: I’m not against setting goals. I have always been a goal setter and sometimes even a goal achiever. If you’re the same, you may enjoy this audible, or if you’re interested in developing and achieving SMART goals try this e-book or this book.
Why You Shouldn’t Make New Year’s Resolutions
You’ll probably write the same things on a sheet of paper that you did the year before. Some of the common resolutions we’ve all heard are: Lose weight, exercise, spend less, save more, travel, go to church, and so on and so forth. There’s a reason these are common. We hear them (or write them) time and time again and…nothing changes.
By mid-January, they’ll be long forgotten. Maybe even before January 15th, they aren’t a thought in our minds. They were good ideas two weeks prior (and the years before that), but that’s what they have remained…ideas.
You didn’t think of a route to your destination. Saving money sounds great, but do you know what you’re already spending? Do you know what you need to cut and where you’ll put that amount? Have you factored in your new gym membership? What will you do with it? Will the autodraft payment that comes out each month help you shed those pounds? What churches are in your area? Do they have programs your family will be interested in? Do you know when the services are?
You’re overwhelmed. You try to better yourself constantly. Maybe. Let’s say some of you try to better yourselves constantly. Which can be a good thing. But it can also be the reason you fail yourselves time and time again. You say yes when you should say no, sign up when you should wait a few more months, and have a list of ten New Year’s resolutions when you should focus on two. | Resolutions probably last | A few weeks | [
"A few seconds",
"A few days",
"Not enough information"
] | quail |
We have two blocks. Lets call them A and B. Block A is to the left of B. Block A has one medium black triangle, a big black triangle and a small blue triangle. The medium black triangle is below a big blue triangle and the big black triangle. The big black triangle is near to, to the left of and below the big blue triangle. Block B contains one medium blue circle. | What is to the left of the circle? a medium black triangle or a big blue triangle? | Both of them | [
"Medium black triangle ",
"Big blue triangle ",
"None of them"
] | spartqa |
През коя година в следствие на наводнение е формиран остров 'Свобода' в Пазарджик:
- 1710
- 1630
- 1858 | 1858 | [
"1710",
"1630"
] | reasoning_bg |
|
I did absolutely no damage to his truck and only a ( relatively ) minor dent with some black scuff marks on James . Thank you Lord for keeping it from being any worse . Fortunately , the neighbor was not concerned in the least . Even more fortunately , James found it somewhat funny . | What probably happened to the truck ?
* James and the neighbor fixed the dent .
* James saw it had some scuff marks .
* The neighbor was concerned about a dent .
* It was involved in a car accident . | It was involved in a car accident . | [
"James and the neighbor fixed the dent .",
"James saw it had some scuff marks .",
"The neighbor was concerned about a dent ."
] | cosmos |
A box called DDD exists in the image. To the south of, disconnected from and farther from another box named EEE is box DDD. Box EEE is east of this box. To the south of a large white oval there is a large white rectangle. The large white rectangle is within box EEE. The large white oval is in box EEE. A box named JJJ exists in the image. Box JJJ contains a midsize green rectangle which is to the south of a tiny green oval. The tiny green oval is inside box JJJ. | Is a green shape west of all midsize shapes?
1] No
2] Yes
| 1 | [
"2"
] | spartun |
The longest solar eclipse of the century cast a wide shadow for several minutes over Asia and the Pacific Ocean on 22th July, drawing people outside to watch the sight in the sky.
Day turned into night. Temperature turned cooler in cities and villages filled with fans of astronomy. The total eclipse could be seen starting in India on Wednesday morning and moving eastward across China and parts of the Pacific. Millions cast their eyes towards the heavens to catch an unusual view of the sun's colorful ring. Cloud in some areas prevented people from fully enjoying the sight. Still, many were frightened.
The total eclipse occurs about twice a year as the moon passes between the earth and the sun on the same plane as earth's circle.
The local astronomy society gave a flash on how an eclipse happens. Wednesday's event lasted up to more than six minutes in some places. In India, thousands bathed in the Ganges River in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi to clean their souls. It was sunny sky in Hong Kong for the eclipse, where students, parents and the elderly flooded in a primary school to watch.
In Shanghai, children climbed up ladders to look through two large telescopes on the school roof to catch sight of the moon moving across the sun. Others looked through a pair of glasses covered with solar filter paper, where they could take pictures of the moon moving over the sun.
In some cultures, many old stories are about eclipse. In India, a eclipse was considered unfavorable. In Chinese tradition, there is a story about a heavenly dog eating the sun. As the story goes, people would make noise to frighten off the dog and save the sun. | What can we learn about the longest solar eclipse of the century?
* Not everyone in the world could see the longest eclipse.
* All people saw the longest solar eclipse on Wednesday.
* Any of the Asians was excited to watch the eclipse.
* The Chinese all caught sight of the total eclipse at the same time. | Not everyone in the world could see the longest eclipse. | [
"All people saw the longest solar eclipse on Wednesday.",
"Any of the Asians was excited to watch the eclipse.",
"The Chinese all caught sight of the total eclipse at the same time."
] | race |
Buster Brown was a thief and a good one too,he thought. He'd never been caught by the police because he never took chances.He was always prepared for any unforeseen event or emergency.
Confidently,he stood outside the house of his intended victim and read the sign on the front gate of the house."Don't worry about the dog--be aware of the owner!" it said.Buster smiled and found his way in.
The house looked quite normal outside,but inside it was very exotic with fascinating objects on display.As he began putting them into his bag,a dog came into the room.It stopped when it saw Buster,then wagged its tail madly and went over to him,licking his outstretched hand. "Good boy," Buster whispered. "What a great guard dog you are--trying to lick me to death." Satisfied he'd made friends with the dog,Bluster began to wander round the house,choosing items to put in his bag.His skilled eye picked out only the best antiques :a pair of silver candleholders,a silver tea-and-coffee service,etc..His new friend,the dog,sat and watched,as if wondering what was happening.
"Well,boy," Buster whispered,finally."That might do.Any more and I won't be able to carry it!" He swung the heavy bag onto his shoulders, just as the lights came on, nearly blinding him. He shielded his eyes with his hand.
"You're a very silly person," the figure in the doorway said, his voice dry and dust. As the man came closer, Buster could see he was well dressed. His face seemed familiar, but Buster couldn't quite place where he had seen him before.
"You should have taken more notice of the sign outside," the man rasped. "I knew about this attempted robbery last week and I also know you will end up behind bars for 20 years. Fancy trying to rob the house of the world's greatest fortune-teller!" | What punishment waits for Buster Brown?
1: A heavy fine.
2: Community service for 20 years.
3: A prison sentence with hard labor.
4: A long prison sentence.
| 1 | [
"2",
"3",
"4"
] | race |
M: I thought that computer cost 1,000 dollars.
W: It used to, but the shop owner has lowered the price by 150 dollars. | How much does the computer cost now?
A) $ 850.
B) $ 1,150.
C) $ 1,000.
| A | [
"B",
"C"
] | dream |
The diamonds were difficult for the prospectors to find, but why is that?
a) More expensive than sand
b) Rare
c) Pretty
d) Clear
e) Dessert
| b | [
"a",
"c",
"d",
"e"
] | commonsenseqa |
|
What does caffeine do to blood vessels?
1] It expands
2] Looseness
3] Hydrate their cells
4] Constrict them
5] Sweating
6] Dehydration
7] They may not survive.
8] Damages them
| 4 | [
"1",
"2",
"3",
"5",
"6",
"7",
"8"
] | qasc |
|
The following are letters to the editor of a school newspaper
Dear editor,
I'd like to express my opinion about grades. Students should be allowed to study without worrying about grades. Fortunately, most educators are becoming aware of the fact that students have different interests and abilities. I understand that grades are useful, but grades often limit creativity. Competing for better grades causes many students to turn down opportunities to pursue music, dramatics and sports. Grades force an arbitrary standard of success on everyone. I do not demand as some extremists do, that grades be removed immediately. However, I do believe that less emphasis should be placed on grades. I hope that someday grades will become optional at Village High School.
Magdalena Smith
Drama Club
Dear editor,
I'd like to say something about grades. Let's face the facts about grades. Grades perform three basic functions. First, grades motivate students to work at their highest level of competence. Second, they act as a reward for hardworking students and as a punishment to students who do not work hard. Finally, grades are used as an effective standard by which to measure student achievement. Good grades help students to get jobs and to get into university. I've spoken with a number of students who have jobs, and most of them say that they were hired primarily on the basis of their grades. My grades helped me land a part-time job and will help me get into university next year. I think grades are extremely important at Village High School.
Simon Harper
Science Club | Which of the following is not Magdalena Smith's opinion?
a: Students' creativity may not be developed for grades.
b: Grades should be taken away at once.
c: Grades should not be used to measure a person's success.
d: Students may give up the chance to learn music and sports for grades.
| d | [
"a",
"b",
"c"
] | race |
In recent years, under the pressure of uncertain economic development prospects and tight funding chains, most multinational companies (lacking) have begun to implement strategic shrinkage based on practical considerations, with the impact of the financial crisis in returning funds to them, at the same time, other multinationals Based on the judgment of the future, the company has increased the proportion of emerging markets and emerging industries in the strategy and seized the opportunity of the next prosperity. For example, since the international financial crisis, a multinational company has laid off thousands of employees worldwide. It provided 740 million euros of funds to develop new businesses in the Asia-Pacific region through various channels. | This text mainly states:
1] Multinational companies have adopted different strategies when responding to the financial crisis
2] Asia pacific has become a focus in the global economic system
3] The financial crisis has forced many multinational companies to carry out a partial strategic contraction
4] Developing emerging markets and industries is a shortcut to economic recovery
| 1 | [
"2",
"3",
"4"
] | logiqa |
M: Good morning, madam. Is anybody taking care of you?
W: No, not yet. Could you show me that overcoat, the silver gray one in the middle.
M: Certainly. You've got excellent taste. It's very nice and it's 100 percent wool.
W: I like it. Could I try it on?
M: Certainly. It looks good on you, madam.
W: I think so. But a slightly larger size would be better.
M: Would you like to try this one on?
W: This one fits me well. How much does it cost?
M: Only $ 170.
W: OK, I'll take it. And I'd like that blue jacket on the right. How much is it?
M: It's just $ 250.
W: Oh, that's too expensive, I'm afraid.
M: Anything else?
W: No, thanks. | Why does the woman change the first overcoat?
- It's too expensive.
- It's too large.
- It's a bit small. | It's a bit small. | [
"It's too expensive.",
"It's too large."
] | dream |
One in every five young people has a sleep problem, so you're not alone; Getting enough sleep has become as important as eating vegetables and exercising regularly. It's very important for your body.
Most young people only get seven hours of sleep each night, when they actually need nine hours. And making up for lost sleep during the week by sleeping in on weekends doesn't really work. In fact, sleeping late on weekends may actually do you more harm than good, if you have sleep problems.
What happens if you don't get enough sleep? If your sleep problem continues for a few nights, you could suffer serious problems. Lack of sleep can affect learning and memory. Worse , if your sleep difficulties last a long time , that could lead to anxiety or depression . Therefore, you've got to have some healthy sleep habits. Below are some suggestions:
* GO TO BED AT THE SAME TIME--including weekends , if possible .
* WAKE UP AROUND THE SAME TIME EVERY MORNING . When you sleep late just one morning during the week, it may disturb your body clock. This will make it hard for you to sleep that night.
* DO SMOETHING REALXING before going to bed .
* EXERCISE DURING THE DAY . Don't exercise right before going to bed.
* AVOID DRINKING ALCOHOL. Alcohol makes you excited. This prevents you from falling asleep or wakes you up during the night.
* DON'T SMOKE . Smoking is always bad for the body. Smoking before bedtime keeps you awake.
If trying these tips over a couple of weeks does not help you, speak to your doctor. Do not take any sleeping pills without first asking your doctor. Many have strong side effects. | The passage suggests that people with sleep problems should_.
- follow a fixed timetable for sleep
- sleep seven hours every day
- take some sleeping pills
- make up for lost sleep on weekends | sleep seven hours every day | [
"follow a fixed timetable for sleep",
"take some sleeping pills",
"make up for lost sleep on weekends"
] | race |
She 's uncomfortable , bits keep falling off , and she does n't look good . I like the rose , and I like my claws , but that 's it . Still , Mike managed to get some nice photos . Hung around in the cosplay competition , as that 's were all the really good cosplayers were likely to be . And there were some really damn good ones this year . | What may have happened before they hung out with the cosplayers ?
* They compete in a competition
* They declawed their cat
* They created their own costume
* None of the above choices . | They created their own costume | [
"They compete in a competition",
"They declawed their cat",
"None of the above choices ."
] | cosmos |
M: Hi, Lisa. Shirley and I are going for a drink after work at the usual place. Would you like to come along?
W: My car is in the repair shop and I have to pick it up. You go ahead and I'll meet you there. | What will Lisa do after work?
1) Meet her friends at a repair shop..
2) Go for a drink with her friends.
3) Pick up her friends.
| 2 | [
"1",
"3"
] | dream |
Bars are very important in providing a place where people can meet and make friends. People who enjoy a drink in a local bar are happier and have more friends. They are more likely to be engaged in conversations in small community pubs, and social skills improve after a drink.
Professor Robin Dunbar of Oxford University said, "Friendship and communities are probably the two most important factors influencing our health and well-being. Making and maintaining friendships is something that has to be done in the real world. The digital world is simply no substitute(n.). Given the increasing tendency for our social life to be on the Internet rather than in real life, having relaxed, accessible places where people can meet old friends and make new ones becomes even more necessary."
Tim Page, chief executive of CAMRA, said, "Bars offer a social environment to enjoy a drink with friends in a responsible community setting. The role of community bars in ensuring well-being cannot be overstated. For that reason, we all need to do what we can to ensure that everyone has a 'local' near to where they live or work."
Bars have long been part of British society and have played a key role in British social life since the 16thcentury. Bars came to represent the heart and soul of a community, providing both a place of entertainment and an engine for community bonding. In a world before the arrival of the motor car, the bar provided a venue in which people could get friendships and a sense of community.
But the closing decades of the 20th century witnessed major changes in both the style of bars (for example, themed bars) and their numbers. As of 2015, the number of bars declines sharply, with bars continuing to close at an average rate of 29 a week. | Why does Tim Page value the role of local bars?
a) They are a place common people can afford.
b) They are a good place to spread cultural values.
c) They are accessible to people in the community.
d) They contribute to people's social happiness.
| a | [
"b",
"c",
"d"
] | race |
Sailors used to speak of a "Jack"when they meant a flag which was set near the bow of a sailing ship. The flag showed the country to which the ship belonged. The Union Jack became the flag of Great Britain. Australia's flag has the Union Jack in the top left hand corner together with the stars of the Southern Cross. They have kept this small part of Britain on their flag because their country was first settled by people from Britain.
Australia's flag is the same color as the Union Jack--red, white and blue. The act of joining together is called a "Union". The Union Jack was the name of the flag made when England, Scotland and Ireland joined together to make one country.
It all began in 1707 when England and Scotland joined together to become one nation. A flag was made using two crosses--one for the patron saint of each country. The word "patron" means protector. Many centuries before the English had taken St George as their patron saint, his emblem was a red cross on a white background. The Scottish patron saint was St Andrew. In memory of him, they used a white cross on a blue background. This cross was shaped like the letter "X". The new flag was a mixture of both flags with two sets of crosses. When Ireland joined England and Scotland in 1800, another cross was added. St Patrich's cross of Ireland was red and also shaped like an "X". All three flags now made up the Union Jack. | Which of the following is not true?
* Australia's flag is the same color as the Union Jack.
* The Scottish used a white cross on a blue background in memory of St Andrew.
* The emblem of the English was a red cross on a white background.
* The Irish used a red cross on a blue background in memory of St George. | The Irish used a red cross on a blue background in memory of St George. | [
"Australia's flag is the same color as the Union Jack.",
"The Scottish used a white cross on a blue background in memory of St Andrew.",
"The emblem of the English was a red cross on a white background."
] | race |
We have three blocks. We call them A, B and C. Block C is to the right of B and block B is above A. Block A contains one medium blue square. Block B has two medium yellow squares. Medium yellow square number one is touching the bottom edge of this block. One medium black square is also in this block. It is below medium yellow square number two. Below the black shape which is below medium yellow square number two there is medium yellow square number one. It is below medium yellow square number two. Block C has one medium blue square. | Which object is to the left of a medium blue square? the thing which is touching the bottom edge of a block or medium yellow square number two? | Both of them | [
"The thing which is touching the bottom edge of a block ",
"Medium yellow square number two",
"None of them"
] | spartqa |
A lot of people these days believe Valentine's Day is a made-up holiday designed to promote the sale of greeting cards and gifts. And while there may be some Arguments for that, there is a mysterious story as to why February 14th has become known today as "Valentine's Day."
Our story dates back centuries ago, to the Roman Empire, and the martyrdom of two or three Christians named Valentine. At least one of those Valentines is thought to have been killed on February 14th.
Legend has it that this particular Valentine wais killed by a Roman emperor because he secretly presided over the marriages of young men and women, against the wishes of the Emperor, who wanted only single men to fight in his army.
However, there is no historical evidence to back this up. But what is widely known is that the love-element to Valentine's Day can be first traced to the poetry of Geoffrey Chaucer. Chaucer wrote a poem in 1382 to mark the anniversary of his King's engagement, and scribed a line -- "For this was Saint Valentine's Day, when every bird cometh there to choose his male." From this point, on Valentine's Day became intertwined with love.
But for the pessimists out there who see Valentine's Day as a commercial idea, there is some historical evidence to back this up as well!
The true popularization of Valentine's Day can be traced to late 18th century England, when a British publishing company first started selling paper Valentine's Day cards with tender words on them. They became so popular that by the middle of the 19th century, some 1.3 billion British pounds a year were being spent on Valentine's Day gifts. | The origin of Valentine's Day was based on a _ .
- poem
- real story
- historical event
- legend | historical event | [
"poem",
"real story",
"legend"
] | race |
To make LEDS visible after placing them under a plastic cover, you can | Which of the following best matches the statement above?
1: Make sure to use dim leds so they be seen
2: Make sure to use bright leds so they be seen
| 2 | [
"1"
] | piqa |
A medium blue square is covered by and another medium blue square is in a block called AAA. Medium blue square number two is over medium blue square number one. | Are all blocks covered by a medium blue square?
1. Yes
2. No
| 2 | [
"1"
] | spartun |
* koff*So this morning , I got there at 8:30am , rolled up my sleeves and went in like I was a fucking bulldozer . I worked like a crack fiend and got everything that had n't been entered , entered . I got everything that had n't been filed , filed . I organized the motherfucking HELL out of that room . | How would one describe the narrator as a worker ?
* They are lazy .
* They are diligent .
* They are careless .
* None of the above choices . | They are diligent . | [
"They are lazy .",
"They are careless .",
"None of the above choices ."
] | cosmos |
One block named AAA exists in the image. A medium black square is inside and touching and another medium black square is inside block AAA. Medium black square number two touches medium black square number one. | Does block AAA cover any medium black square?
* Yes
* No | Yes | [
"No"
] | spartun |
Next weekend we had planned to go to la Antigua from Friday to Satudar , because Sunday was the school race of 7 kilometers , which I hope I would finish without problems , but I really doubt about it . Anyway , Friday my friends and I , after school , will go in a bus to La Antigua . It is our last year in school , so we are trying to plan everything together , because it could be our last time having fun in that way . | Why is the narrator going on a trip to Antigua with friends ?
1. None of the above choices .
2. The narrator and friends are having a scuba excursion .
3. The narrator and friends are having a farewell bash .
4. The narrator and friends are having a light jaunt .
| 3 | [
"1",
"2",
"4"
] | cosmos |
We have three blocks, A, B and C. There is a big blue triangle in block A. Then, we have block B with one big black triangle, one medium yellow circle and a small black circle in it. There is also a medium blue triangle in this block. Near to the medium yellow circle which is below the small black circle is the big black triangle. The medium yellow circle is touching the bottom edge of this block. The big black triangle is below the medium blue triangle. The small black circle is to the left of and below the medium blue triangle. Finally, above block B we have block C. It is to the left of block A. It has a small blue triangle, a small yellow triangle and a big yellow circle. To the left of the big yellow circle which is above a medium yellow triangle is the small blue triangle. A big black square is to the left of the small yellow triangle. The small yellow triangle is touching the right edge of this block. The big yellow circle is touching the right edge of this block. The small blue triangle is above the medium yellow triangle. To the left of the medium yellow triangle is the big black square. | Which object is to the left of a big blue triangle? the small blue triangle or the medium yellow triangle? | Both of them | [
"The small blue triangle ",
"The medium yellow triangle ",
"None of them"
] | spartqa |
Which of these most closely resembles how clouds come into being?
a] Making beer
b] Distilling liquor
c] Driving a car
d] Baking bread
| b | [
"a",
"c",
"d"
] | openbookqa |
|
Before you decide to do something, it is often helpful to list costs and benefits.
Costs are what you give up or spend when you decide to do something. Costs involve giving up things that you want or need.
Benefits are what you gain or save when you decide to do something. Benefits involve gaining something that you want or need. | Nina is deciding whether to see the tamarins or the vultures at the zoo. She wants to see lots of animals, but the zoo is closing soon.
Suppose Nina decides to see the tamarins. Which result would be a cost?
- Nina will spend more time walking to the tamarins. they are on the other side of the zoo, but the vultures are close by.
- Nina will enjoy seeing the tamarins more than she would have enjoyed seeing the vultures. | Nina will spend more time walking to the tamarins. they are on the other side of the zoo, but the vultures are close by. | [
"Nina will enjoy seeing the tamarins more than she would have enjoyed seeing the vultures."
] | scienceqa |
"We are good mothers," I said to my friend, as we sat on our comfortable beach chairs under our beach umbrella and watched our children playing in the waves.
Out of nowhere, the children took off running. About fifty yards from us, a man--maybe in his fifties--was fishing. The children stood next to him and watched with their little mouths hanging open as he cast the fishing lines. He smiled at them. They ran back to us--all except my three-year-old daughter, Drew.
My heart beat fast with horror. "Drew! Come here! Play with your friends!" I shouted, very aware that my speeches about not talking to strangers weren't working. It seemed that many parents heard of horrible stories about children being taken away by strangers. Responsible mothers should teach their children that the world is a dangerous place. So I felt relieved when Drew ran towards me and took hold of a shovel . Then she looked me in the eye: "I want to be with the person."
Again, she approached the middle-aged man, and started digging next to him.
Several seconds later, she returned, waving something shiny.
"Look, Mommy! A toy fish!"
It was, indeed, a toy fish--yellow and rubber. This must have been what he was using to attract the fish. And he'd given it to Drew. The three other children were deeply impressed, and they didn't try to hide how jealous they were--clearly, they all wanted the fish.
"My friend gave me that fish!" Drew shouted loudly. The sand in front of the umbrella turned into a preschool cage match with a yellow rubber fish flying through the air. I felt like I might cry myself.
Unexpectedly, there he was: the man, standing right next to us with three more rubber fish in hand. He handed them to each of the children. By their faces, you would have thought he was actually the really kind big brother.
"Thank you," I said, realizing that there is good and kindness in strangers. | The author thinks good mothers should _ .
- be around their kids
- teach their kids to behave well
- warn their kids of danger
- devote themselves to helping their kids | teach their kids to behave well | [
"be around their kids",
"warn their kids of danger",
"devote themselves to helping their kids"
] | race |
M: What do you want to do this weekend?
W: Oh, I don't know. Maybe go to the beach if it's nice weather.
M: But we did that last weekend. Let's do something different.
W: Hum... Hey, I know what! Why don't we climb Mt. Fuji?
M: Great idea! I've always wanted to do that!
W: Paul and Mary talked about a bicycle ride yesterday, but they haven't made the final decision. Maybe we could persuade them to join us.
M: Wonderful! I give them a call right now. | What are the speakers going to do this weekend?
* Go for a bicycle-ride.
* Climb a mountain.
* Go to the beach. | Climb a mountain. | [
"Go for a bicycle-ride.",
"Go to the beach."
] | dream |
There exist two boxes, named one and two. Box two covers box one. A medium yellow apple is inside and touching and a medium orange apple is inside box one. Box one contain two medium green apples. Medium green apple number one is over and the yellow thing is below the medium orange apple. Above the thing that was over the medium orange apple there is medium green apple number two. The medium orange apple touches the yellow fruit. The fruit which was under the medium orange apple is below medium green apple number two. Box two covers a medium orange apple. | Is medium green apple number one inside all boxes?
a. Yes
b. No
| a | [
"b"
] | spartun |
Figures of speech are words or phrases that use language in a nonliteral or unusual way. They can make writing more expressive.
Alliteration is the repetition of sounds at the beginning of nearby words.
What a lucky little lady you are!
An allusion is a brief reference to something or someone well known, often from history or literature.
"I'd better get home before I turn into a pumpkin!" Lila remarked.
An idiom is an expression that cannot be understood literally. Its meaning must be learned.
The assignment was a piece of cake.
A simile uses like or as to compare two things that are not actually alike.
The cat's fur was as dark as the night.
A metaphor compares two things that are not actually alike without using like or as.
The snow formed a blanket over the town.
Onomatopoeia involves using a word that expresses a sound.
The scrambled eggs hit the floor with a splat.
Personification is giving human characteristics to nonhuman things.
The trees danced in the wind.
A pun involves using a word or phrase in a humorous way that suggests more than one meaning.
A great new broom is sweeping the nation.
Verbal irony involves saying one thing but implying something very different. People often use verbal irony when they are being sarcastic.
Olivia seems thrilled that her car keeps breaking down.
Each breakdown is as enjoyable as a punch to the face. | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Ellie gazed at the ancient pug that seemed to sleep all day and noted, "You're an energetic puppy!"
A. Idiom
B. Verbal irony
| B | [
"A"
] | scienceqa |
Next up , LittleGirl inside whilst Cat3 was loose . ( While I was trying to eat my lunch , of course . Well , what do I think I ' m here for , if not to minister to cats ? ) | What happened before this person 's lunch was interrupted ?
- They took in several parrots .
- They adopted several cats .
- None of the above choices .
- Someone gave them a pot - bellied pig . | They adopted several cats . | [
"They took in several parrots .",
"None of the above choices .",
"Someone gave them a pot - bellied pig ."
] | cosmos |
We have three blocks. Lets call them A, B and C. There are two medium yellow squares in block A. Medium yellow square number one is touching the bottom edge of this block. Below a medium blue square there is medium yellow square number two. Medium yellow square number one is below medium yellow square number two and the medium blue square. To the left of block A we have block B. It has one medium yellow square. To the right of block A there is block C with three medium black squares in it. Medium black square number one is touching the bottom edge of this block. Below medium black square number three is medium black square number two. Medium black square number one is below medium black square number three. This object is below the medium black square number two. | Which object is to the right of a medium yellow square? the medium yellow square that is touching the bottom edge of a block or medium yellow square number two? | Both of them | [
"The medium yellow square that is touching the bottom edge of a block ",
"Medium yellow square number two",
"None of them"
] | spartqa |
All zebras have stripes, and the most widespread subspecies has the best-defined stripes. The stripes must ttherefore be of importance to the species. Since among these grassland grazers the stripes can hardly function as camouflage, they must serve as some sort of signal for other zebras. | Which one of the following, if true, most strongly supports the conclusion regarding a signaling function?
1. Zebras react much faster to moving shapes that have stripes than they do to moving shapes that are otherwise identical but lack stripes.
2. The subspecies of zebras with the best-defined stripes is also characterized by exceptional size and vigor.
3. In certain tall grasses zebras can be harder to spot than grazing animals with a coat of uniform color.
4. A visual signal transmitted among the members of a species can consist of a temporary change of color perceptible to other members of the species.
| 1 | [
"2",
"3",
"4"
] | reclor |
A small blue triangle is within a block called AAA. Another block called BBB with two small black triangles contains block AAA. This block covers a medium blue circle. Small black triangle number one is in front of small black triangle number two. Block BBB is south of another block named CCC. Disconnected from this block there is block CCC with a medium black square. A big black square and a medium blue circle are inside and touching this block. The big black square is to the south of a medium blue triangle. Block CCC covers the medium blue triangle. The medium blue triangle is to the south of the medium blue circle. | What is the position of block BBB regarding the small blue triangle?
a) near
b) ntppi
c) below
d) front
e) dc
f) po
g) tppi
| b | [
"a",
"c",
"d",
"e",
"f",
"g"
] | spartun |
A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school. He began his lesson by holding up a PS100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students, "Who would like to have this PS100 bill?" The students began to put up their hands at once.
Then he said, "I am going to give this bill to one of you, but first, let me do this." He then made this bill into a ball. Then he said, "Who wants it?" Hands went into the air.
"Well," he said, "What if I do this?" and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the dirty, crumpled bill and said, "Who still wants it?" _
"My friends," he said, "You've learned a valued lesson today. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it didn't go down in value. It was still worth PS100.
Many times in our lives, we're dropped, crumpled, and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value. You are always valuable to those who love you. Your value doesn't come from what you drop or whom you know,but WHO YOU ARE .
You are special and valuable. Don't ever forget it! | What lesson can you learn from the passage?
a: PS100 bill is worth the same no matter what you do with it.
b: Your value doesn't change no matter what happens to you.
c: All people love money most.
d: The value of money changes when it is made dirty.
| c | [
"a",
"b",
"d"
] | race |
When we think of paper, we think of newspapers and books. But there are many other uses. Only half of the world's paper is used for books and newspapers.
Paper is very good for keeping you warm. You have perhaps seen homeless men asleep on a large number of newspapers. In Finland, it is sometimes - 40degC in winter. The farmers wear paper boots in the snow. Nothing could be warmer.
Each year, more and more things are made of paper. We have had paper cups and plates for a long time. But now we hear that chairs, tables, and even beds can be made of paper. With paper boots and shoes, you can also wear paper hats, paper dresses, and paper raincoats. When you have used them once, you throw them away and buy new ones.
The latest use of paper seems to be paper houses. These are not small houses for children to play in, but real, big houses for people to live in. You can buy a house with three rooms for about 500 dollars. You can put it up by yourself in a few hours, and you can use it for about five years. | Before we began to use paper to make chairs, tables and beds, _ .
* we could wear paper hats and paper dresses
* we had already had paper cups and plates
* we had no paper cups and no paper plates
* we could buy paper boots and shoes in paper shops | we had no paper cups and no paper plates | [
"we could wear paper hats and paper dresses",
"we had already had paper cups and plates",
"we could buy paper boots and shoes in paper shops"
] | race |
Being prepared for the unknown is something most people know we should do, but the majority of us don’t take time to actually do it! We have lived in a state prone to hurricanes for eight years and didn’t really have anything ready in case of a natural disaster. Recently, we moved closer to the coast in this region which forced us to make a hurricane emergency kit.
If you don’t feel like putting together your own kit, you can order one from Amazon! Here’s an affiliate link to one that’s for four people. (Four Person Perfect Survival Kit Deluxe) They have several variations to choose from.
Preparing a Hurricane Emergency Kit
I will walk you through a few things to consider when preparing an emergency kit.
Saving Money
I would be lying if I didn’t say that I was financially driven to prepare a kit.
The state of Virginia has one three-day sales tax holiday weekend beginning the first Friday in August.
Yes, saving on tax pushed me to buy a bunch of stuff that I just may need one day.
In addition to saving taxes on emergency preparedness items, customers can save tax on clothing, footwear, school supplies, and Energy Star and WaterSense products. For complete details on qualifying items and more, please go to Virginia’s Government Tax Page.
Not in Virginia? Search “your state” + “emergency preparedness” or “emergency kit.” You can replace “hurricane” with “earthquake” or “tornado” or any other applicable term for your area.
Depending on how much you purchase, the saving on taxes can add up pretty quickly.
Be Prepared Before Preparing
Heading out on a tax-free shopping spree won’t save you much money if you’re buying items that don’t qualify for the tax-free holiday, or you buy a bunch of items you don’t actually need or won’t use.
The National Hurricane Center offers supply lists and emergency plans, along with a ton of resources to help you gain focus. | What event led to Amazon selling Four Person Survival kits? | Hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados | [
"Tax-free shopping",
"Energy star and watersense",
"Not enough information"
] | quail |
Playing basketball isn't a sport for women.That's what Jewell Chapman's high school headmaster told her in 1961 when he forbade the girls to play basketball."We were very sad,"said Chapman,a player for her high school team of Des Moines.
Nearly 50 years later,Chapman is back on the basketball playground.She is 62 years old and plays for the Hot Pink Grannies,joining about 10 other women on a team whose uniforms are black trousers and hot pink socks.They play in the Iowa Granny Basketball League.
It is one of the twelve of basketball leagues for women over 50 that have spread up across the country.For some, it's an opportunity to exercise and socialize;for others,it's a once-refused chance to compete."You see more and more senior women's teams taking part in state and national competitions,"said Michael Rogers,a professor in sports studies at Wichita State University."In the future it will be a common thing to have leagues like this."
Yearly researches by the National Sporting Goods Association show the number of women of 55 and older who play basketball at least 50 times a year has grown from 16,000 in 1995 to nearly 131,000 ten years later.
The women on the Hot Pink Grannies are good-natured but they are competitive when game time comes."I think I'm tough,"says Hot Pink Granny Colleen Pulliam, 69, showing her biceps in a game against the Strutters, known for their bright yellow socks.
Granny Basketball Leagues and similar groups are scattered through much of the country, including California,Connecticut, Louisiana,New Mexico,North Carolina,Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. | Why does Colleen Pulliam show her biceps? She wants to prove that she is_.
1. thin.
2. beautiful.
3. strong
4. hard
| 4 | [
"1",
"2",
"3"
] | race |
A block named AAA covers a big blue circle. Inside another block named BBB is this block. Block BBB cover a big blue square and a medium blue square. This block contains another big blue square which is west of big blue square number one. This object is to the north of and close to the medium blue square. We have a block called CCC. A big blue square is to the north of and a small blue square is to the east of a blue triangle which is within block CCC. Block CCC covers the big blue square. The small object is inside and touching this block. The small blue square is south of the shape which was to the north of the blue triangle. A medium yellow square is inside and a big blue circle is covered by block CCC. The medium yellow square is to the north of the big blue circle. East of the big blue circle there is the blue triangle. | Does BBB contain a big blue circle?
a] No
b] Yes
| b | [
"a"
] | spartun |
Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum can humans sense without using equipment or technology?
- Radio waves
- Visible light
- Microwaves
- X-rays | Visible light | [
"Radio waves",
"Microwaves",
"X-rays"
] | arc |
|
To prevent your child from falling down the stairs, | Which of the following best matches the statement above?
- Install a baby gate at the top of the stairs.
- Install a baby gate at the bottom of the stairs. | Install a baby gate at the top of the stairs. | [
"Install a baby gate at the bottom of the stairs."
] | piqa |
I was a waitress at the New England regional chain Newport Creamery for seven years in Jr. High, High School, and College. In college, I needed money for school supplies, so in addition to slinging ice cream cones and “Awful Awfuls” at the Creamery, I picked up a few more jobs: working the dinner shift at a family restaurant, heaving trays of cocktails at a bar until 3AM, and cleaning houses. Needless to say, I was a wreck, and a big time abuser of coffee and cigarettes.
One day just before my shift at the Creamery began, I slung back a huge coffee and hauled on a Newport cigarette in the kitchen (this was when you could do things like smoke in a restaurant kitchen.) I then went out to the dining floor and approached my first table, who had been given menus and was waiting for me to take their order.
“Hi, How are you today?”, I cheerfully asked the mother and her three daughters, all looking under 12. “What may I get you?…..” Then, fade to black as a huge swooshing sound took over my head.
Next thing I know, I’m on the floor, covered in blood, the girls are screaming blue murder, and my manager is shaking like a leaf as he coddles me. Apparently, I passed out right onto the table of the nice family I was waiting on, then fell back and whacked my head on the corner of a wall. I remember noticing that my kelly green polyester dress was an awful shade of bloodied brown. My main concern was that I had a hot date that night, and now I had to go to the emergency room!
The ER doctor was able to sew my head up, and sent me home with a diagnosis of “syncope, unknown origin”. After a few hours, I still felt spacey, but insisted on going on the date. I remember we went to a nice Italian place on Federal Hill!
Here’s the Garden City location, where I worked. | why did the girl pass out? | It was unknown | [
"She whacked her head on a wall",
"Her manager was shaking her",
"Not enough information"
] | quail |
Cerberus just stared at me. The dog didn't blink, he didn't pant, he didn't move. He just sat in the passenger seat as I drove, relaxed, mouth hanging slightly open, looking at me the way someone examines a menu but can't decide on the chicken or the veal.
The desert sky was on fire when the city came into view. Cerberus turned away from me and stuck his head out from the side of the jeep, his giant tongue flapping in the eighty mile an hour wind while I dialed Luna's number. The dog pulled his head back in, then rested his chin on top of the overhead roll-bar, his fur blowing back along his head like the spines of a porcupine.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Luna."
"Dingo! Are you there yet?"
"No, not yet. I'm just outside the city." Vegas flashed and blinked under the starless sky. "You get in touch with Mr. Waciejowski?"
"Sure did. He's at the Denny's near the Excalibur. He's trying to stay away from the blackjack tables."
"Yeah, good for him. He has the box?"
I could hear Luna stuffing something disgustingly healthy in her mouth. "Mmm hmm."
"He hasn't opened it, has he?"
She swallowed. "Nah. I told him it was filled with old photos."
Cerberus shifted in the seat and scratched behind his neck with such force that the whole Jeep shook; a rather unsettling motion at 80 miles an hour. "Hey Luna, I've got a question for you."
I looked over to see the dog's nostrils flared out in the wind while his lips blew back and revealed his frightening set of teeth.
"This, uh, this animal spirit guide you had me try to find. Do they ever show up, you know, in person?" | While Dingo is driving | Mr. waciejowski was at denny's restaurant | [
"Luna was in the car",
"Cerberus was home",
"Not enough information"
] | quail |
The only way to escape was to run through a room full of traps that were likely to kill them . Sometimes others would run in and try to lead people to safety , but some of those people would be working for the guy who kept everyone in the complex . They would lead people to their deaths instead . A group of people got together and did this every year , and they all knew what would happen but they thought it was more honorable to die outside where they belonged than to die inside the complex . | Why were people willing to risk going through the traps ?
A] None of the above choices .
B] It was the only way to save themselves .
C] It was a way to challenge oneself .
D] It was a way of bonding with a group of people .
| B | [
"A",
"C",
"D"
] | cosmos |
What creates fantastic rock formations?
A) Ligt
B) Frustrated journalists
C) Mines
D) Solar flares
E) Nektar
F) Painting flowers
G) Making
H) Wind
| H | [
"A",
"B",
"C",
"D",
"E",
"F",
"G"
] | qasc |
|
how to make an easy dressing for fruit salad | Which of the following best matches the statement above?
A) Try a grated orange rind and orange slushie added to sour cream.
B) Try a grated orange rind and orange juice added to sour cream.
| B | [
"A"
] | piqa |
Daniel Boone was born in the United States in 1734. He didn't go to school and couldn't read, although he learned all about the forests, streams and hunting. He could move silently like an Indian leaving no marks. He loved to live alone in the woods where nothing frightened him.
When he grew up, he married and tried to settle down on a farm. A year later, however, he wasn't satisfied and decided to go into the unknown western lands, crossing the Appalachian Mountains. When he returned after two years, he became famous for his long journey. He brought valuable animal skins and told stories about the Indians.
After this, he chose to keep travelling to unknown places. Once he lost to the Indians in battle and was taken away. The Indians liked him and became his friends.
Daniel Boone died at the age of 86. He is remembered as an explorer and a pioneer who lived an exciting life in the early years of American nation. | Daniel Boone's early life was mainly spent in _ .
* learning useful skills from the Indians
* hunting with his friends
* learning about nature
* studying at home because he couldn't go to school | learning useful skills from the Indians | [
"hunting with his friends",
"learning about nature",
"studying at home because he couldn't go to school"
] | race |
How can a person's anger be controlled? The amygdala of the brain is related to the generation of anger. The frontal part of the brain can send signals to help control anger. Serotonin is the "messenger" that transmits this signal. Serotonin is a tryptophan synthesis in the human body, and Tryptophan is one of eight essential amino acids that the body cannot synthesize and can only be obtained from food. | From this we can infer:
A] The level of human serotonin can indicate the individual's ability to manage emotions
B] Patients with anger and mania can be treated with intravenous serotonin instead of sedatives
C] Long-term lack of tryptophan in the diet may lead to poor mood control and easy anger
D] Blocking the nerve transmission between the amygdala and the frontal lobe, making anger uncontrollable
| C | [
"A",
"B",
"D"
] | logiqa |
How can I repel mosquitoes?
a. Pms, a compound found in lemon eucalyptus oil, is a highly-effective mosquito repellant, according to the centers for disease control.
b. Pmd, a compound found in lemon eucalyptus oil, is a highly-effective mosquito repellant, according to the centers for disease control.
| b | [
"a"
] | piqa |
|
How can you keep tidy when trimming nails?
A] When cutting nails, dip them in water, this will keep them from flying when cutting them.
B] When cutting nails, dip them in nail polish, this will keep them from flying when cutting them.
| A | [
"B"
] | piqa |
|
Sleeping for less than six hours a night greatly increases the risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke , a study has found. It is the stuff of nightmares for those whose busy work schedule or busy family life means getting up early and staying up late. Scientists claim that the modern tendency to delay going to bed in order to get through more of the items on the 'to do' list has serious health consequences. But take care. Those who have too much sleep are also more likely to suffer a heart attack. While the extra sleeping is unlikely to be the cause, long-term illnesses such as heart disease often make sufferers feel tired, so sleeping for longer than nine hours a night may be an early warning sign.
Researchers found that those who slept for less than six hours were almost 50 per cent more likely to suffer a heart attack and 15 per cent more at risk of strokes. They believe that not having enough sleep disrupts the balance of two key hormones , ghrelin and leptin , which control the appetite. Poor sleepers tend to eat more and are more likely to be fatter, so are at greater risk of high blood pressure and heart disease, which lead to heart attacks and strokes. Experts recommend adults get at least six or seven hours' shut-eye a night to stay healthy.
But as many as 60 per cent of us do not think we are sleeping enough, with a third suffering from sleeplessness. The researchers, from the University of Warwick, warned that trying to push too much into one day by going to bed late and getting up early could lead to serious illnesses later in life. They looked at the sleeping habits of almost 475,000 participants from 15 previous studies across eight countries, including the UK, the U.S., Japan, Sweden and Germany. Their findings, published in the European Heart Journal, show that those who slept for less than six hours were 48 per cent more likely to develop or die from heart disease and 15 per cent more likely to develop or die from a stroke. Not having enough sleep decreases the levels of leptin in our blood, which means we do not feel as satisfied after eating. At the same time, it raises the levels of ghrelin, responsible for triggering our appetite, thus making us feel hungrier.
The scientists believe that our 'work hard, play hard' society encourages us to sacrifice sleep and ignore our health. The trend for late nights and early mornings is actually a ticking time bomb for our health so you need to act now to reduce your risk of developing these life-threatening conditions. | According to the passage, why don't we feel as satisfied after eating?
- Because not having enough sleep disrupts the balance of two key hormones, ghrelin and leptin, which control the appetite.
- Because not having enough sleep decreases the levels of leptin in our blood.
- All above add up.
- Because not having enough sleep raises the levels of ghrelin, thus making us feel hungrier. | Because not having enough sleep raises the levels of ghrelin, thus making us feel hungrier. | [
"Because not having enough sleep disrupts the balance of two key hormones, ghrelin and leptin, which control the appetite.",
"Because not having enough sleep decreases the levels of leptin in our blood.",
"All above add up."
] | race |
To prep the oven to make cookies and creme cookies | Which of the following best matches the statement above?
a. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees c
b. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees f
| b | [
"a"
] | piqa |
Which is an example of a chemical change?
a) Sand separated from water by filtering
b) Water evaporating from a puddle
c) A rock being eroded by wind
d) A nail rusting in water
| d | [
"a",
"b",
"c"
] | arc |
|
Sharks have lived in the oceans for over 450 million years, long before dinosaurs appeared. There are now about 360 species of sharks, whose size, behavior, and other characteristics differ widely.
Every year, we catch and kill over 100 million sharks, mostly for food and for their fins. Dried shark fins are used to make shark fin soup, which sells for as much as $50 a bowl in fine Hong Kong restaurants. Other sharks are killed for sport and out of fear. Sharks are vulnerable to overfishing because it takes most species 10 to 15 years to begin reproducing and they produce only a few offspring .
Influenced by movies and popular novels, most people see sharks as people-eating monsters. This is far from the truth. Every year, a few types of shark injure about 100 people worldwide and kill about 25. Most attacks are by great white sharks, which often feed on sea lions and other marine mammals. They sometimes mistake human swimmers for their normal prey, especially if they are wearing black wet suits.
If you are a typical ocean-goer, your chances of being killed by an unprovoked attack by a shark are about 1 in 100 million. You are more likely to be killed by a pig than a shark and thousands of times more likely to get killed when you drive a car.
Sharks help save human lives. In addition to providing people with food, they are helping us learn how to fight cancer, bacteria, and viruses. Sharks are very healthy and have aging processes similar to ours. Their highly effective immune system allows wounds to heal quickly without becoming infected, and their blood is being studied in connection with AIDS research.
Sharks are among the few animals in the world that almost never get cancer and eye cataracts . Understanding why can help us improve human health. Chemicals taken from shark cartilage have killed cancerous tumors in laboratory animals, research that someday could help _ your life.
Sharks are needed in the world's ocean ecosystems. Although they don't need us, we need them. We are much more dangerous to sharks than they are to us. For every shark that bites a person, we kill one million sharks. | The best title for the passage would be _ .
* Sharks And Humans
* Are Sharks Dangerous?
* Sharks Help Save Human Lives
* Sharks: Humans' Friends | Sharks Help Save Human Lives | [
"Sharks And Humans",
"Are Sharks Dangerous?",
"Sharks: Humans' Friends"
] | race |
About influenza A(H7N9) virus
What is the influenza A(H7N9) virus?
Influenza A H7 viruses are a group of influenza viruses that normally spread among birds. The influenza A(H7N9) virus is one smaller group among the larger group of H7 viruses. Although some H7 viruses (H7N2, H7N3 and H7N7) have sometimes been found to infect humans, no human infections with H7N9 viruses have been reported until recent reports from China.
What are the main signs of human infection with influenza A(H7N9) virus?
So far, most patients with this infection have had severe pneumonia . Signs include fever, cough and shortness of breath. However, information is still limited about the full area of disease that infection with influenza A(H7N9) virus might cause.
How did people become infected with the influenza A(H7N9) virus?
Some of the confirmed cases had connections with animals or with an animal environment. The virus has been found in a pigeon in a market in Shanghai. It is not yet known how persons became infected. The possibility of animal-to-human spread is being looked into.
Is it safe to eat meat like chicken and pork products?
Influenza viruses are not spread through eating well-cooked food. Because influenza viruses are made inactive by normal temperatures used for cooking (so that food reaches 70degC in all parts), it is safe to eat properly prepared and cooked meat. Diseased animals and animals that have died of diseases should not be eaten. In areas experiencing outbreaks, meat products can be safely eaten only if they are properly cooked and properly handled during food preparation. The eating of raw meat and uncooked blood-based dishes is a high-risk practice and should be discouraged.
Is it safe to travel to China?
The number of confirmed cases in China is very low. WHO does not advise the application of any travel measures with respect to visitors to China, nor to persons leaving China.
Are Chinese products safe?
There is no evidence to link the present cases with any Chinese products. WHO advises that people should not fear to trade them at this time. | According to this passage the way of spreading the influenza A(H7N9) virus is _ .
- animal-to-human transmission
- not determined yet
- person-to-person transmission
- consuming badly-cooked food | consuming badly-cooked food | [
"animal-to-human transmission",
"not determined yet",
"person-to-person transmission"
] | race |
Two boxes, named DDD and EEE exist. A midsize white rectangle is inside and a tiny orange rectangle is covered by box DDD. Below box DDD is box EEE with a midsize green dimond and a midsize orange rectangle. Behind and disconnected from this box there is box DDD. Another midsize green dimond is within box EEE. | Is the tiny orange rectangle behind midsize green dimond number one?
1. Yes
2. No
| 1 | [
"2"
] | spartun |
F is over there and X is directly above it. S is diagonally to the upper right of F. K is over there with T above. K and X are in a vertical line with K on top. | What is the relation of the agent K to the agent F?
1] lower-left
2] left
3] upper-right
4] above
5] below
6] lower-right
7] right
8] overlap
9] upper-left
| 4 | [
"1",
"2",
"3",
"5",
"6",
"7",
"8",
"9"
] | stepgame |
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