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What could have a positive impact on an animal's survival?
a: Blankets
b: Lack of food
c: Food
d: Habitat destruction
e: Heat
f: Hormones
g: Drought
h: Proteins
| a | [
"b",
"c",
"d",
"e",
"f",
"g",
"h"
]
| qasc |
|
Laptop computers are popular all over the world.People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels.These laptops connect people to their workplace.In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.
Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want.Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop.The laptops are part of a $10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college.The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet.In addition, they will be able to use e-mail to "speak" with their teachers, their classmates, and their families.However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs.They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the trees--anywhere at all!
Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable.As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers.In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources.State higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students.State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too.
At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers.The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons.As one Westlake teacher said, " Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we're giving students a window on the world.They can see everything and do everything." | What can we infer from the passage?
* We don't know the result yet.
* The program is successful.
* The program is too expensive.
* The program is not workable. | The program is not workable. | [
"We don't know the result yet.",
"The program is successful.",
"The program is too expensive."
]
| race |
Visit the Forest Zoo. Come and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers from Northeast of China. The beautiful birds from England are ready to sing songs for you, and the monkeys from Mount Emei will be happy to talk to you. The lovely dogs from Australia want to laugh at you. Sichuan pandas will play balls for you. The giraffes from Africa are waiting to look down on you.
Tickets Opening time
Grown-ups: Y=3 9:00a.m.--4:00p.m.
Children: Over 1.4m: Y=2 except Friday
Under 1.4m: Free 10:00a.m.--3:00p.m.
Keep the zoo clean!
Do not touch, give food or go near to the animals. | Why does the writer introduce so many animals from different places to us?
* Because the writer wants to make us lovely in the zoo.
* Because the writer wants to attract us to the zoo.
* Because the writer wants to show us that animals can do everything.
* Because the writer wants to frighten us in the zoo. | Because the writer wants to show us that animals can do everything. | [
"Because the writer wants to make us lovely in the zoo.",
"Because the writer wants to attract us to the zoo.",
"Because the writer wants to frighten us in the zoo."
]
| race |
Seemed to pay no attention to this at all and told us we could have the display model at a reduced price . The price he gave us was good compared to the displayed prices on everything but we were n't sure still , having seen cheaper beds in other stores . He got quite agreesive at this point , and pouted like a little boy when I told him that we still were n't going to commit . He called over the store manager and told him that he 'd offered us x on this product and that us having to think about it was ridiculous . | Why is the store manager pouting when the speaker wo n't accept his lucrative offer ?
* If he does n't make this sale , he will lose his job , which he needs to feed his kids
* He would n't give this offer to just any customer . He was going out on a limb here
* None of the above choices .
* It 's a manipulation tactic . He is trying to pressure them into buying the item | It 's a manipulation tactic . He is trying to pressure them into buying the item | [
"If he does n't make this sale , he will lose his job , which he needs to feed his kids",
"He would n't give this offer to just any customer . He was going out on a limb here",
"None of the above choices ."
]
| cosmos |
a dark-skinned , dark-haired boy in a grey and blue jumper is standing next to a desk in a classroom | Is the poster behind the desk?
- No
- Yes | Yes | [
"No"
]
| resq |
Two boxes, named DDD and EEE exist in the image. A midsize orange rectangle and a midsize white rectangle are within box DDD. Box DDD contains a midsize green rectangle which are north of the midsize orange rectangle and the midsize white rectangle.Another midsize white rectangle touches the midsize orange rectangle. Midsize white rectangle number two is inside and touching box DDD. The midsize orange rectangle is to the south of midsize white rectangle number one and is to the north of this object. South of midsize white rectangle number one is the thing which touches the midsize orange rectangle. Box EEE contains a midsize green rectangle. Another midsize green rectangle is in this box. Midsize green rectangle number one touches midsize green rectangle number two. | Where is the midsize orange rectangle regarding the midsize green rectangle in box DDD?
- above
- far
- right
- behind
- below
- tpp
- near | below | [
"above",
"far",
"right",
"behind",
"tpp",
"near"
]
| spartun |
Mandara seemed to know something big was about to happen. So she let out a yell, caught hold of her 2-year-old daughter Kibibi and climbed up into a tree. She lives at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.
And on Tuesday, August 23rd, witnesses say she seemed to sense the big earthquake that shook much of the East Coast before any humans knew what was going on. And she's not the only one. In the moments before the quake, an orangutan let out a loud call and then climbed to the top of her shelter.
"It's very different from their normal call," said Brandie Smith, the zookeeper. "The lemurs (monkey-like animals of Madagascar) will sound an alarm call if they see or hear something highly unusual."
But you can't see or hear an earthquake 15 minutes before it happens, can you? Maybe you can -- if you're an animal. "Animals can hear above and below our range of hearing," said Brandie Smith. "That's part of their special abilities. They're more sensitive to the environment, which is how they survive."
Primates weren't the only animals that seemed to sense the quake before it happened. One of the elephants made a warning sound. And a huge lizard ran quickly for _ . The flamingoes (a kind of bird) gathered before the quake and stayed together until the shaking stopped.
So what kind of vibrations were the animals picking up in the moments before the quake? Scientist Susan Hough says earthquakes produce two types of waves -- a weak "P" wave and then a much stronger "S" wave. The "P" stands for "primary". And the "S" stands for "secondary". She said she thinks the "P" wave might be what set the animals off.
Not all the animals behaved unusually before the quake. For example, Smith says the zoo's giant pandas didn't jump up until the shaking actually began. But many of the other animals seemed to know something was coming before it happened. "I'm not surprised at all," Smith said. | According to Brandie Smith, _ .
* many animals' hearing is sharp
* humans can also develop the ability to sense a quake
* primates usually gather together before a quake
* earthquakes produce two types of waves | many animals' hearing is sharp | [
"humans can also develop the ability to sense a quake",
"primates usually gather together before a quake",
"earthquakes produce two types of waves"
]
| race |
There are three blocks. Lets call them A, B and C. Block A contains one small yellow circle. This block also has a big black square. It is touching the bottom edge of this block. The small yellow circle is near to and touching the big black square. Above block A is block B which contains a medium black triangle. Finally, we have block C. It is below block B. It contains one small yellow triangle and a medium blue triangle. The small yellow triangle is above and to the right of a small yellow square. The medium blue triangle is below and to the right of the small yellow square. | Which object is below a medium black triangle? the small yellow square or the medium blue triangle? | Both of them | [
"The small yellow square ",
"The medium blue triangle ",
"None of them"
]
| spartqa |
Email systems at thousands of companies' offices around the world were attacked by a virus called "Mellissa" that _ itself as "an important message" from a friend.
"Even though there was a weekend warning, more than 50,000 companies at about 100 places around the world have been attacked by the virus," computer experts said on Monday.
The virus began to show up last Friday and spread rapidly the next first workday by making computers send off dozens of email containing the virus. Although the virus had no long-lasting damage to a computer, its effects were far-reaching.
Michael Vatis, a senior US official said military and government computers were damaged, along with thousands of the other instructions' systems.
The body of email message says "Here is what you ask for..." Once the user opens it, the virus digs into the user's address book and sends out messages to the first 50 addresses. The reason the virus spreads so rapidly is that you're getting it from people you know and trust. So anyone who gets an unexpected email with the "Important Message" subject line is advised not to open it and to delete it immediately. | From the passage we know that the virus attacked thousands of computers on .
- Monday
- the first day of the month
- Friday
- Saturday | Friday | [
"Monday",
"the first day of the month",
"Saturday"
]
| race |
Jenny wanted to encourage students to read more famous books, so she decided to put an introduction to some interesting children's story books in the school newspaper.
The Little Prince (<<>> is a famous work written by French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery. In the book, the little prince leaves his own planet to explore the universe . In his journey, he finds that the adult world is really strange and boring. Finally, he goes back to his planet which is full of love. The book is really popular throughout the world.
Charlotte's Web (<<>> is a famous children's novel written by American author E. B. White. The novel tells the story of a pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a spider named Charlotte on a farm. When Wilbur is in danger of being killed for his meat by the farmer, Charlotte writes messages to _ Wilbur in her web and saves him. Wilbur becomes famous in the village and he is safe in the end. When it came out in 1952, the book was welcomed by both adults and children. And it is still very popular today.
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (<<>> is a 2006 novel written by Kate DiCamillo. The book is about an unusual journey of a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. He travels from one place to another, meeting many people. During his journey, he learns to love and finally finds love again. This book is popular nowadays and was mentioned many times in the famous South Korean TV series My love from the Star (<<>> . The warm and sweet story will surely make you understand more about love. | Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A) The writers of the three books are all Americans.
B) When Charlotte's Web came out, it was only popular with adults.
C) My Love from the Star is a famous Chinese TV series.
D) The three books mentioned in the passage are popular today.
| A | [
"B",
"C",
"D"
]
| race |
To help prevent acid reflex after eating a large meal, | Which of the following best matches the statement above?
A. Lay down on your right side for a while.
B. Lay on your left side when relaxing.
| B | [
"A"
]
| piqa |
Sound will not travel in a
1: Solid
2: Liquid
3: Gas
4: Vacuum
| 4 | [
"1",
"2",
"3"
]
| arc |
|
According to Darwin's theory of evolution, the variations among finches that he observed in the Galapagos Islands resulted from
* Transmission of acquired characteristics.
* Use or disuse of their beaks.
* Natural mutagens.
* Natural selection. | Natural selection. | [
"Transmission of acquired characteristics.",
"Use or disuse of their beaks.",
"Natural mutagens."
]
| arc |
|
Erden Eruc has been rowing across the Pacific Ocean in a rowboat since he left California on July 10, 2007. He has been heading for Australia with only birds, fish, and sharks ever since.
Crossing the Pacific is only part of his journey. Eruc has decided to go all the way around the world using his own energy. He will row, bike, walk and climb the world without help from any motors at all. His plan includes climbing the tallest peak on six of the continents along the way.
For the first part of his trip, he bicycled 5,546 miles from Seattle, Washington to Mount McKinley in Alaska and back, walked 67 miles to base camp and climbed 20,320 feet to McKinley's peak. Now in the second part of his adventure , he is rowing to Australia.
Why would he try to go around the world this way? He explains that he wants to encourage kids to dream their dreams and get to their own goals. He wants to show kids that there might be hard parts along the way, and sometimes they might not even get to that final goal. But they can have adventures and learn a lot along the way.
When his trip around the world takes him across land, he enjoys meeting people---especially children. He has already visited many schools and shared his story. Eruc encourages all kids to set their eyes on a goal and not give up. He says, "with goals, we will make progress, and we will be farther along than when we started, even if we don't get to some goals. That's called life!" | Eruc seems to have a special love for _ .
A) animals
B) children
C) bicycling
D) rowing
| A | [
"B",
"C",
"D"
]
| race |
After that discussion we said a few thanks for the Light and she asked what I 'd learned about holy power . As a student of axe and spell , I told her of what I knew , which was n't much beyond simple spells and prayers , but I think she was pleased , and we ate well that night . Next morning , Pa was really thinking we needed to explore . There was some place he was trying to find , some memory from the wars that happened there . Unfortunately the Murlocs had taken over but we did n't know that then . It was a little shack in the middle of the swampy northern Wetlands , there was no one around when we came upon it . | Who were the Murlocs and what did they do ?
* The Murlocs are my teachers of axe and spell and who I have learned everything from .
* The Murlocs are the gods who control the Light and Holy power so we pray to them .
* The Murlocs are my Pa 's parents and they live in the middle of the swampy northern Wetlands .
* They were the enemy from my Pa 's war and they had taken over areas of our land . | They were the enemy from my Pa 's war and they had taken over areas of our land . | [
"The Murlocs are my teachers of axe and spell and who I have learned everything from .",
"The Murlocs are the gods who control the Light and Holy power so we pray to them .",
"The Murlocs are my Pa 's parents and they live in the middle of the swampy northern Wetlands ."
]
| cosmos |
Beijing, January 25 ( Xinhuanet)--Air Canada announced that effective June 2, 2005 it will introduce non--stop service between Toronto and Beijing, further building its main Toronto hub with more non-stop flights to Asia and creating the first--ever direct link between eastern Canada and the Chinese mainland.
Air Canada will operate four non-stop flights per week from Toronto to the Chinese capital of Beijing, complementing its daily non-stop flights to Beijing and Shanghai from Vancouver, and twice daily Hong Kong flights including a new non--stop service from Toronto.
In addition, in response to increased demand on its Vancouver--Shanghai route, Air Canada will replace its 189-seat Boeing 767-300ER service with larger 282-seat A340-300 aircraft during the demand season beginning June 1,2005. With these new services, Air Canada is boosting seating capacity between Canada and China by 16 percent and providing freight forwarders with 45 percent more cargo tonnage( ) from one year ago.
"China is the fastest growing aviation( )market in the world, and Air Canada's global network is well positioned to meet the needs of international travelers and freight senders," said Duncan Dee, senior vice president of Air Canada. "With the introduction of the first non-stop service to Beijing from our main Toronto hub, Air Canada is bringing the Americas that much closer to the Chinese mainland." | According to this passage, Air Canada will take measures except that _ .
a] It will increase the capacity of cargo tonnage.
b] it will introduce non-stop service between Toronto and Beijing.
c] It will increase the number of flights.
d] It will replace its 189--seat Boeing 767-300ER service with 282-seat A340-300 aircraft forever.
| b | [
"a",
"c",
"d"
]
| race |
We have a box called DDD. Another box named EEE with a white dimond covers box DDD. A box called JJJ exists in the image. Box JJJ covers a midsize green dimond and has a midsize orange oval. A large green oval is covered by this box. Below and to the right-hand side of the midsize green dimond there is the large green oval. Below the midsize orange oval is the midsize green dimond. | Do all boxes cover any large oval?
* No
* Yes | No | [
"Yes"
]
| spartun |
Mark Twain was a great writer. He was from the USA. He was born in 1835. He was also a famous speaker. He was famous for his sense of humour. Many people liked to listen to him talk because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time.
One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing. Before he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes in the town and told him that he'd better not go there. Mark Twain waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter. The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine. I don't think they will come to visit me."
After he arrived at the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew about him. The waiters felt very sorry about that. "I'm very sorry, Mr. Mark Twain. There are too many mosquitoes in our town." One of them said to him.
Mark Twain, however, made a joke, saying to the waiter, "The mosquitoes are very clever. They know my room number. They didn't come into the wrong room." What he said made all the people present laugh heartily.
But that night Mark Twain slept well. Do you know why? That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night. | The waiters felt sorry because _ .
- there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twain's room
- their hotel was too small
- they did something wrong to Mark Twain
- the room was not very clean | the room was not very clean | [
"there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twain's room",
"their hotel was too small",
"they did something wrong to Mark Twain"
]
| race |
There are three blocks. Lets call them A, B and C. Blocks A and C are below B. Block A contains one medium black square. Block B contains two medium yellow squares. Below medium yellow square number two there is medium yellow square number one. And block C contains two medium blue squares. Below medium blue square number two is medium blue square number one. | Which object is below a medium yellow square? medium blue square number one or medium blue square number two? | Both of them | [
"Medium blue square number one",
"Medium blue square number two",
"None of them"
]
| spartqa |
Bob Pearson is an old man. He has two big houses and a new car. He has no wife. But he is the father of four children. He has two sons and two daughters. One son is from England. His name is Bill. The other son is from America. His name is Mike. One of his daughters is from Japan. Her name is Mikou. The other one is from China. Her name is Lanlan. Bob Pearson is not the children's real father, but he loves them very much. The children love their "father" , too. | His children are from _ countries.
a. three
b. two
c. four
d. lot of
| d | [
"a",
"b",
"c"
]
| race |
We have heard about people who have special memories. Recently there has been a report about a woman from Australia who can remember almost every detail of all the events in her daily life.
Rebecca Sharrock, 25, is one of just 80 people worldwide who have been identified as having Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory ( HSAM,). It means she can remember every small event-which most people would forget with in (......) days-as if it had happened just minutes ago.
"I remember my mum putting me in the driver's seat of a car and taking a picture of me when I was 12 days old," she said. "That's my earliest memory. I remember every day since then. I can't tell all the dates exactly because I was too young to understand calendars, but I remember what I did that every day, what the weather was like and so on."
Rebecca can also re-experience taste. If she's eating something that she doesn't like, she thinks about Black Forest cake, her favorite food, and the memory will be so strong that she can nearly "taste" it.
However, sometimes her memories prove to be painful. Because they're not just events that she remembers. "When I relive memories, the feelings return, too," Rebecca said. "For example, I remember falling over when I was three at my grandparents' house and hurting my left knee. Talking about it now, I feel painful in my left knee. "
"At night, I have to sleep with the radio/recorder and a soft light on, she added. "1f it's too dark or quiet, my mind would be filled with all these memories and I can't sleep. " | What happened to Rebecca on the day when she was 3 years old?
A] She was identified as having HSAM.
B] She hurt her left knee at her grandparents'.
C] She started to understand calendars.
D] Her mother put her in a car and took a picture of her.
| D | [
"A",
"B",
"C"
]
| race |
Australia's Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to perform euthanasia --that's to say, doctors are permitted to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die. Word that the law was passed by the vote of 15 to 10 immediately flashed on the Internet and was picked up by John, the director of the Right to Die Society of Canada, who posted it on the group's homepage online, saying, "This isn't merely something that happened in Australia. It's world history."
The NT Rights of the Terminally Ill Law has left physicians and citizens trying to deal with its moral and practical influence. Some have breathed sighs of relief; but others, including churches, right to life groups and the Australian Medical Association, bitterly attacked the law. But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In Australia--where an aging population, life-extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their part--other states are going to consider making a similar law. In the U. S. and Canada, where the right to die movement is gathering strength, _ .
Under the new Northern Territory law, an adult patient can request death--probably by a deadly injection or pill--to end suffering. The patient must be diagnosed as incurably ill by two doctors. After a "cooling off" period of seven days, the patient can sign a certificate of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd, a 54-year-old Darwin resident suffering from lung cancer, the NT Rights of Terminally Ill Law means he can get on with living without the disturbing fear of his suffering: a terrifying death from his breathing condition. "I' m not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view, but what I was afraid of was how I'd go, because I've watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at their masks," he says. | What's the author's attitude to euthanasia?
a] Positive
b] Negative
c] Doubtful
d] Critical
| d | [
"a",
"b",
"c"
]
| race |
During an archeological excavation, archeologists found a number of pre-Qin period inscriptions (yin kui, a variant of dragon text) in a Tang dynasty tomb. Experts explained that due to reasons such as rain erosion These pottery pieces from the pre-Qin period were later washed into the tombs of the Tang Dynasty. | Which of the following, if true, would most question the opinions of the above experts? ?
- Many relics from the western han dynasty were also found in this tomb of the tang dynasty
- This tang dynasty tomb is well-preserved, no leaks, no signs of collapse
- The scriptures were not used only in the pre-qin period. tang literati used writing scriptures as their ability.
- The tomb custom in the tang dynasty is to bury the items that the tomb owner loved during his lifetime with the tomb owner | This tang dynasty tomb is well-preserved, no leaks, no signs of collapse | [
"Many relics from the western han dynasty were also found in this tomb of the tang dynasty",
"The scriptures were not used only in the pre-qin period. tang literati used writing scriptures as their ability.",
"The tomb custom in the tang dynasty is to bury the items that the tomb owner loved during his lifetime with the tomb owner"
]
| logiqa |
Date : 28 March 1999Characters : Millie Bulstrode , Roger DaviesLocation : Phoenix Bar . Status : Semi - PrivateSummary : Millie goes on a ' date ' . But I ' m not sure he knows that . Completion : IncompleteMillie had dressed in the simple black dress she 'd work to Belladonna when she 'd met Wayne . It was dressy enough , if a bit bland . Still , she was n't sure how hard she should try in the impressing category . | What may be the reason for Millie wearing a simple black dress on her date ?
1) Wayne remembers meeting Millie in the black dress .
2) Millies met Wayne wearing the simple black dress .
3) None of the above choices .
4) Millie was n't sure she wanted to dress to make an impression .
| 4 | [
"1",
"2",
"3"
]
| cosmos |
When I asked my daughter which item she would keep; the phone, the car, the cooker, the computer, the TV, or her boyfriend, she said"the phone". Personally, I could do without the phone entirely, which makes me unusual. Because the telephone is changing our lives more than any other piece of technology.
Point 1 The telephone creates the need to communicate, in the same way that more roads create more traffic. My daughter comes home from school at 4:00 pm and then spends an hour on the phone talking to the very people she has been at school with all day. If the phone did not exist, would she have anything to talk about?
Point 2 The mobile phone means that we are never alone. "The mobile saved my life,"says Crystal Johnstone. She had an accident in her Volvo on the A45 between Otley and Skipton. Trapped inside, she managed to make the call that brought the ambulance to her rescue.
Point 3 The mobile removes our secret. It allows marketing manager of Haba Deutsch, Carl Nicolaisen, to ring his sales staff all round the world at and time of day to ask where they are , where they are going, and how their last meeting went.
Point 4 The telephone separates us. Antonella Bramante in Rome says, "We worked in separate offices but I could see him through the window. It was easy to get his number. We were so near----but we didn't meet for the first two weeks!"
Point 5 The telephone allows us to reach out beyond our own lives. Today we can talk to several complete strangers simultaneously ( ) on chat lines (at least my daughter does. I wouldn't know what to talk about). We can talk across the world. We can even talk to astronauts (if you know any) while they're space-walking. And, with the phone line hooked up to the computer, we can access the Internet, the biggest library on Earth. | Which of the following best shows people's attitude towards mobile phones?
A. Mobile phones help people deal with the emergency.
B. Mobile phones bring convenience as well little secret to people.
C. Mobile phones are part of people's life.
D. Mobile phones are so important and should be encouraged.
| B | [
"A",
"C",
"D"
]
| race |
Beijing, July 25 (Xinhua) --- Two people found dead on a rain-flooded road in Beijing Sunday night are doubted to have been killed by lightning, as the heaviest rainstorm in 13 years hit the city from Sunday through Monday morning and is expected to last into Monday evening.
The victims, a man and a woman were found dead on a road outside a plant in Nancai Industrial Park in Shunyi District at 9 p.m. Sunday.
The northern district of Miyun recorded rainfall of 243 mm in 22 hours before 6 a.m. Monday, said Wei Jianmin, chief forecaster of the Beijing Observatory . He said the rain is important to fill up Beijing's important water source of the Miyun Reservoir , which has received 17 million cubic meters of water during the rain so far.
Although the rain had little effect on traffic Monday, it caused a disorder in the city's busy air traffic. According to Beijing Capital International Airport's website, 329 flights were called off due to the rainstorm. Meanwhile, traffic on a rail link between Beijing and Chengde City in neighboring Hebei province was put off after several sections of the track were flooded in rainwater Sunday night. Workers are still rushing to clear the railway.
The city acted Sunday evening to take measures against rainstorm-caused disasters.
More than 6,000 people living in the hilly regions of Miyun and Pinggu districts in Beijing's outskirts were brought to safe grounds Sunday evening before floods threatened more than 10 villages and caused four landslides there.
The China National Meteorological Center on Monday morning continued a rainstorm warning, forecasting rains to hit Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and Liaoning and Hebei provinces in the north, as well as eastern Shandong and Jiangsu provinces in the next 24 hours. | What is suggested in the passage?
- The rainstorm resulted in terrible floods.
- The Miyun Reservoir hadn't been filled up for the past 13 years.
- The capital would have rainstorm on Monday evening.
- The rainstorm had little effect on the capital's air traffic. | The Miyun Reservoir hadn't been filled up for the past 13 years. | [
"The rainstorm resulted in terrible floods.",
"The capital would have rainstorm on Monday evening.",
"The rainstorm had little effect on the capital's air traffic."
]
| race |
Our lives were supposed to be more flexible and family-friendly thanks to the technology at our fingertips. But in this age of BlackBerrys, recession pressures, working at home after hours and on weekends, family time may not be working out the way we thought.
Busy parents who expected more time with the kids are Finding that more work hours at home don't necessarily translate into quality time with them.
A new generation of parents needs to discover the meaning of "quality time," researchers say. "Personally, just given the life I lead, I think there is something to this idea of quality time- spending productive time with children vs. just being around," says Peter Brandon, a professor at Carleton College. He says engaging or interacting with a child in activities such as reading or playing counts as quality time rather than "passive monitoring," such as washing the dishes while the child is watching TV.
" _ ," Brandon says. He notes that good parent-child relationships result in children being happier and more successful, including at school.
As parents struggle to be more available to their kids, new research on work and family schedules to be presented Friday at the meeting in Dallas includes a study that shows parents' availability is on the decline because more parents are in the workforce. Although parents today may be spending more time on child care, they are less available overall.
Working parents who spend less time with their children should try to make sure the time they do spend is communicating with them, vs. doing the dishes or spending more time on themselves, Brandon says "The trade-off is not necessarily taking away time from your kid," he says "You're taking away time from other things" | What will the author most probably talk about in next part of the passage?
- How to spend more time on working at home.
- How to do the dishes in a proper way.
- How to take away time in a much proper way.
- How to spend more time at home | How to spend more time at home | [
"How to spend more time on working at home.",
"How to do the dishes in a proper way.",
"How to take away time in a much proper way."
]
| race |
M is on the lower left of U. The objects V and T are over there. The object V is lower and slightly to the left of the object T. M is placed at the lower left of K. P is sitting at the lower left position to A. I presents right to W. V is there and I is at the 2 position of a clock face. H is to the top-right of T. Z is on the right and P is on the left. Z is positioned right to H. A is at the bottom of U vertically. | What is the relation of the agent A to the agent V?
* lower-right
* below
* left
* overlap
* right
* upper-right
* above
* upper-left
* lower-left | upper-right | [
"lower-right",
"below",
"left",
"overlap",
"right",
"above",
"upper-left",
"lower-left"
]
| stepgame |
Кое твърдение се отнася за договора между хан/кан Омуртаг и император Лъв V Арменец?
- Сключен е за срок от 30 години.
- Византия връща тържището на българските стоки в Константинопол.
- Потвърдена е кесарската титла на българския владетел.
- България се задължава да приеме християнството. | Сключен е за срок от 30 години. | [
"Византия връща тържището на българските стоки в Константинопол.",
"Потвърдена е кесарската титла на българския владетел.",
"България се задължава да приеме християнството."
]
| reasoning_bg |
|
Comets do not give off their own light but reflect light from other sources, such as the Sun. Scientists estimate the mass of comets by their brightness: the greater a comet' s mass, the more light that comet will reflect. A satellite probe, however, has revealed that the material of which Halley' s comet is composed reflects 60 times less light per unit of mass than had been previously thought. | The statements above, if true, give the most support to which one of the following?
* The reflective properties of the material of which comets are composed vary considerably from comet to comet.
* Previous estimates of the mass of halley's comet which were based on its brightness were too low.
* The total amount of light reflected from halley's comet is less than scientists had previously thought.
* Scientists need more information before they can make a good estimate of the mass of halley's comet. | Previous estimates of the mass of halley's comet which were based on its brightness were too low. | [
"The reflective properties of the material of which comets are composed vary considerably from comet to comet.",
"The total amount of light reflected from halley's comet is less than scientists had previously thought.",
"Scientists need more information before they can make a good estimate of the mass of halley's comet."
]
| reclor |
A medium red hexagon and a medium grey hexagon are within a block named HHH. Block HHH covers another medium red hexagon. We have a block called LLL. North of, disconnected from and to the east of another block called KKK is this block. Far from this block is block KKK. A medium red hexagon is covered by this block. | Is the medium grey hexagon north of all blocks?
* No
* Yes | No | [
"Yes"
]
| spartun |
We have three blocks, A, B and C. One medium blue circle is in block A. Then, there is block B which contains two big black circles. This block also contains a big yellow triangle. Below and to the left of the big yellow triangle is big black circle number one. Big black circle number two is to the left of, near to and below the big yellow triangle. Finally, to the right of block A we have block C. It is to the left of block B. It contains one small black square, one small black triangle and a small yellow triangle. The small black triangle is above the small yellow triangle. The small black square is to the right of the small yellow triangle and the small black triangle. | Which object is to the right of a small black shape? the shape that is touching the right edge of a block or the medium blue circle? | The shape that is touching the right edge of a block | [
"The medium blue circle ",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
]
| spartqa |
You may never connect the words "good" and "eco-friendly"with plastic.It's time to do a rethink on that as we say hello to hemp plastic.Traditionally,plastics have been made from petrochemicals,which are mainly poisonous.Plants,on the other hand,are also a source of cellulose ,which can be used to make biodegradable plastic.As hemp happens to be one of the richest sources of cellulose,it is only natural that scientists will support its use,considering its ecological benefits.
Hemp plastic is biodegradable and recyclable.If you thought being eco-friendly reduced its solidity,you couldn't be more wrong.The hard level of hemp plastic can match that of regular plastic.Hemp plastic is resistant to heat;however,the most outstanding feature of a few varieties of hemp plastic is that they are flame resistant too.Finally,if Henry Ford could imagine creating a car with this material,we can perhaps believe that it indeed is"ten times stronger than steel".
It is a pity that with so many useful qualities,we don't see hemp plastic being used in our everyday life,the way it ought to be.Hemp plastic can easily take the place of the exiting plastic in products like cell phone chargers ,laptop covers,etc.Currently,hemp plastic is being used to produce audio ,video,toys,automobile parts and packaging materials.
Hemp fiber is one of the strongest natural fibers known to us.As scientists keep looking for ways to solve the ecological damage that traditional plastics have caused,here is a material that can be produced to be 100% biodegradable.Hemp plastic is known to be several times _ as compared to polypropylene plastic,and it comes without all the health and safety threats,It really has long useful life.
Plastics keep reminding us of the damage that we have done to our planet,all under the excuse of convenience.As hemp products have become a new choice into our daily life,Please take a green plan now and make your effort to protect the environment. | Which aspect of hemp plastic isn't mentioned in the passage?
1) Applications.
2) Advantages.
3) Features.
4) Production cost
| 2 | [
"1",
"3",
"4"
]
| race |
In learning English, one should first pay attention to listening and speaking.It is the groundwork of reading and writing.You'd better try your best to speak while you do much listening.Don't be afraid of making mistakes.But be careful not to let them stop you from improving your English.While you are doing this, a good way is to write---keep a diary, write notes or letters, and then if you can, ask someone else to go through what you have written and tell you what is wrong.Many mistakes in your speaking will be easily found when you write.Through correcting the mistakes, you can do better in learning English.
If you are slow in speaking, don't worry.One of the helpful ways is reading, either aloud or to yourself.The important thing is to choose something interesting to read.It mustn't be too difficult for you.When you are reading in this way, don't stop to look up the words if you can guess their meanings, or they have nothing important to do with the sentence.You can look them up later. | In reading, if you meet a new word which has something important to do with the sentence, you'd better _ .
a] stop reading at once
b] not look it up and just go on reading
c] stop to look it up
d] not stop to look it up
| a | [
"b",
"c",
"d"
]
| race |
I was reading a recent post on a bog I really like, and it got me thinking about my younger, more impressive high school self. So I decided to write a letter to my younger self.
Dear Kate-of-senior-year-in-high-school
I'm writing this letter from the future. Hey, stop laughing! A lot has happened. Some of it was sad, but most of it has been lovely. What I really want to talk about is where you're going. You've gotten a lot of advice from adults this past year. And I'd like to help you sort it all out.
Enjoy these last few months before graduation, because high school is the best time of your life.
Enjoy them, for sure. But that thing about high school being the best part? When I look back, I can't find a better memory than my high school days.
Stop being so idealistic; you can't change the world.
Okay...it's true that you're not going to change it all at once, so sweep away what you're imagining. But you can do your part, and you will do it best in a thousand little ways through the years. They add up, so keep believing, even when it doesn't work out right away.
Words are powerful.
This was from your English teacher Mr. Smythe, who said a lot of true things, as it turns out. All that stuff about the power of language and the potential for literature to bring people together, helping us understand ourselves and the world around us, so we can make a difference? All true.
You should keep writing. You're good at it.
You are. You won't always think so. As a matter of fact, there will be a lot of days when you decide you are perhaps the world's worst writer and deserve to have your laptop thrown down from a mountain. But that's part of being a writer, and you'll get over it. You'll go a long time only writing term papers and other things for school, and then only news stories for a few years. But one day, you'll come back home to poetry and fiction. You will keep writing, because you're good at it But more than that, because it makes you whole! Yes...keep writing. It will be a wonderful experience.
Yours,
Kate | Why does Kate advise her younger self to keep on writing?
* To make her life complete and without regrets.
* To kill time with different enjoyable experiences.
* To achieve a higher goal of being a famous writer.
* To help her interest continue to develop. | To kill time with different enjoyable experiences. | [
"To make her life complete and without regrets.",
"To achieve a higher goal of being a famous writer.",
"To help her interest continue to develop."
]
| race |
W: I thought I heard someone at the door.
M: Just the delivery boy with a parcel for our neighbor. Shd and her husband are visiting their daughter in Canada, so I'll keep it until they get back. | Who was at the door?
* The speakers' neighbor's daughter.
* The speakers' neighbor.
* A delivery boy. | A delivery boy. | [
"The speakers' neighbor's daughter.",
"The speakers' neighbor."
]
| dream |
AGHH SO DAMN EXHAUSTED ! Did nt sleep the whole night last night cause I was being such a sweet girlfriend person to teman the other . Then my parents started waking up and cooking for sahur so jangan harap la nak sleep since I was bunking on the couch . Showered around 6 plus and he finally decided to crash after his sahur ( see how complicating this is ! ) | What will happen today ?
a. She will be very tired today .
b. She will stay up all night tonight .
c. None of the above choices .
d. She will be full of energy .
| a | [
"b",
"c",
"d"
]
| cosmos |
British celebrity plastic surgery addict , Leslie Ash , has received what ever plastic surgery addict like herself dreams of - an endless stream of cash . Leslie caught an infection while being treated for a fall in a hospital , sued the health system ( called NHS in Great Britain ) , and received the largest malpractice settlement ever , $ 10 million dollars ( approximately $ 5 million British pounds ) . In 2003 , Leslie had lip implants which went terribly wrong . She was allergic to them and they swelled , making her lips look cartoonish . | Why would Leslie Ash be bequeathed so much money ?
- Leslie inherited the estate .
- Leslie experienced suffering .
- Leslie 's parents died .
- Leslie sold some stock . | Leslie experienced suffering . | [
"Leslie inherited the estate .",
"Leslie 's parents died .",
"Leslie sold some stock ."
]
| cosmos |
Now I would like to talk to you about your final exam. The exam will be held next Thursday, the last day of the exam week. Remember to bring two or three pens in case they run out of ink. Unlike the midterm exam, this test will not include multiple-choice questions, it will contain entirely of essays . You will have to answer three of the five essay questions. The exam will be comprehensive , which means you will have to go over all of the subject matters we learnt in class this term. I would suggest you review your midterm exam as well as textbooks and your class notes. The research project will count as 20% and the midterm exam 30%. I will be in my office almost all day next Tuesday. If you run into any problems, please drop in. Good luck to you and I will see you on Tuesday. | When was this talk most likely given?
1: During the midterm week.
2: On the last day of the exam week.
3: On the last day of class.
4: During the first week of class.
| 3 | [
"1",
"2",
"4"
]
| race |
Which best explains how the Appalachian Mountains formed?
1) An ancient river flooded
2) An earthquake folded land
3) Tectonic plates pulled apart
4) Tectonic plates collided
| 4 | [
"1",
"2",
"3"
]
| arc |
|
If a hill has a sharp decline on a side, water will first run down
a] A flat edge
b] Sharpest side
c] Everywhere
d] A softer side
| b | [
"a",
"c",
"d"
]
| openbookqa |
|
Long ago there lived a powerful king. Some of his ideas were good, but others caused people to suffer. One of the king's ideas was to set up a public arena . When a person was accused of a crime, his future would be decided in this arena. It had two doors, side by side, exactly alike. The accused person was taken into the arena and asked to open one. Behind one door was a hungry tiger, while behind the other was a lady chosen especially for him. To this lady he would be immediately married, in honor of his innocence.
The king had a beautiful daughter whom he loved very much , and she secretly loved a young commoner . When the king discovered their relationship, the man was immediately put in prison, and a day was set for him to enter the arena.
The princess knew behind which door stood the tiger, and behind which a lady. She also knew that the lady was one of the loveliest in the kingdom. The princess hated the woman behind that silent door.
As he entered the arena and his eyes met the princess's, the young man knew that she knew behind which door waited the tiger, and behind which stood the lady. The princess raised her hand, and made a short, quick movement toward the right. No one but her lover saw it. Every eye was fixed on him. He turned, and with a firm, quick step he walked across the empty space to the door on the right and opened it.
Now, the point of the story is this: Did the tiger come out of that door, or did the lady? The more we think about this question, the harder it is to answer. It involves a study of the human heart. The soul of the princess loved the young man but also burned under the fires of sadness and jealousy .
The question of her decision cannot be easily answered. And so I leave it with all of you: which came out of the open door? The lady or the tiger? | The young man was in the arena because he _ .
a) had fallen in love with the king's daughter
b) had opposed the king's decision
c) loved two ladies at the same time
d) had fallen in love with a lady the princess hated
| d | [
"a",
"b",
"c"
]
| race |
Rhinoceroses and horses are related. They have very similar digestive systems and an odd number of toes on their feet. Horses have one toe, and rhinoceroses have three. These facts best support which claim?
- Horses and rhinoceroses share a common ancestor.
- Horses and rhinoceroses are genetically identical.
- Horses are the ancestors of modern rhinoceroses.
- Horses have descended from modern rhinoceroses. | Horses and rhinoceroses share a common ancestor. | [
"Horses and rhinoceroses are genetically identical.",
"Horses are the ancestors of modern rhinoceroses.",
"Horses have descended from modern rhinoceroses."
]
| arc |
|
If you had the chance to leave the life you have now, what would you do?
Students from Fair-grounds Middle School, New Hampshire, US, chose to lead a special life for a week. They left the city and lived a different life by working on a farm. They handed over their cell phones and lived like any farmer's children. And they enjoyed it!
"I didn't know what would happen when we got there," said Tyler Swift, 14, "but there were so many fun things. So much hard work, too. It was a _ ."
"Getting up at 6 every morning, the students milked cows, spread hay , and washed hundreds of sticky buckets . The hardest part was cleaning up piles of poop in the animal houses. It smelled bad, but it was lots of fun!
None of the students said no to the work. "With the farmers' help, they did the work better and better. And they learned a lot more than just farming work." said Rick Brown, a science teacher at Fair-grounds.
"You get to know who can do what and learn to work with different people. The children all showed great team work." said Nick Quadros. | What is the best title of the article?
a. Life without happiness.
b. How to make your school life colorful?
c. All the children hated the farm.
d. Middle school students "sent down" to the farm.
| a | [
"b",
"c",
"d"
]
| race |
Ако в молекулата на информационна РНК има 70 кодона, то броят на аминокиселините в полипептидната верига ще бъде:
1: 140
2: 40
3: 70
4: 35
| 3 | [
"1",
"2",
"4"
]
| reasoning_bg |
|
W is above S and to the left of S. W is sitting at the top position to I. The object labeled Q is positioned to the left of the object labeled Y. I is sitting in the left direction of G. Y is at the 3 o'clock position relative to G. H and S are in a horizontal line with S on the right. | What is the relation of the agent W to the agent S?
- right
- overlap
- upper-left
- below
- lower-left
- lower-right
- left
- above
- upper-right | upper-left | [
"right",
"overlap",
"below",
"lower-left",
"lower-right",
"left",
"above",
"upper-right"
]
| stepgame |
A medium green apple is inside a box called one. Box one covers a medium orange apple and has another medium green apple. To the north of the medium orange apple is medium green apple number two. The medium orange apple touches medium green apple number one. We have a box called two. Box two covers a medium orange apple. Box one is inside another box called three. North of and west of box three is box two. Disconnected from and farther from this box there is box three. | Are all boxes disconnected from any medium orange apple?
* Yes
* No | No | [
"Yes"
]
| spartun |
Myfriend'sgrandfathercametoAmericafromafarminThailand.Afterarriving in New York, he went into a cafeteria inManhattan to get something to eat. He sat down at an empty table and waitedfor someone to take his order. Of course nobody did. Finally, a woman with abig plate full of food came up to him. She sat down opposite him and toldhim how a cafeteriaworked.
"Start out at that end," she said, "Just go along the line andchoose what you want. At the other end they'll tell you how much you have topay."
"I soon learned that's how everything works in America,"the grandfather told my friend later, "Life's a cafeteria here. You can getanything you want as long as you want to pay the price. You can even get success,but you'll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to you. You have toget up and get ityourself." | What can we learn from the grandfather's words about the life in theUS?
A] Nobody brings you anything unless you pay theprice.
B] Waiting is very important.
C] Get up early and you cansucceed.
D] Act and get what you want on yourown.
| B | [
"A",
"C",
"D"
]
| race |
When an animal moves, chemical energy is converted to do what?
* Put things in motion
* Adding heat
* Reduce friction
* Riding a bike
* Sperm and egg fuse
* Slow time
* The bending of a ray of light
* Slow motion | Put things in motion | [
"Adding heat",
"Reduce friction",
"Riding a bike",
"Sperm and egg fuse",
"Slow time",
"The bending of a ray of light",
"Slow motion"
]
| qasc |
|
There are two boxes, named DDD and EEE. Box DDD cover a large green rectangle, a midsize white rectangle and a midsize orange oval. A large orange oval is inside this box. The midsize white rectangle is east of the large green rectangle. The large orange oval is to the west of the midsize orange oval. This object is to the west of the shape which was to the east of the large green rectangle. Within box DDD is box EEE with a midsize green rectangle. A midsize orange dimond and a tiny white rectangle are inside this box. To the east of the midsize orange dimond there is the midsize green rectangle. North of the tiny white rectangle is the midsize orange dimond. | Is the tiny white rectangle to the south of all midsize orange dimonds?
* No
* Yes | Yes | [
"No"
]
| spartun |
Commercial advertising refers to the introduction of the goods or services provided by the business operator or service provider, directly or indirectly, through a certain medium and form. | Which of the following are not commercial ads?
A] The self-employed owner, mr. sun, yelled in front of his booth. as a result, many customers were attracted to it and they paid for his clothes
B] A hotel promoted on the radio, saying how low the room price and how good the service attitude is
C] In order to increase the sales volume of a product, a company printed a lot of publicity materials by itself, and delivered these publicity materials to consumers from house to house.
D] An enterprise ordered 4,000 newspapers with the newspaper, and the newspaper gave the company a full-page position for the company to advertise its products for free
| A | [
"B",
"C",
"D"
]
| logiqa |
A king in Africa had a close friend that helped him grow up. The friend had a habit of looking at everything positively that happened in his life and saying "This is good".
One day the king and his friend were out hunting. The friend would prepare the guns for the king. The friend did something wrong in preparing one of the guns, and after the gun from his friend, the king fired it and his thumb was blown off. On seeing the situation the friend said as usual, "This is good!" The king replied, "No, this is not good!" He was very angry and sent his friend to jail .
About a year later, the king was hunting in a forest. Cannibals caught him and took him to their village. As they were going to kill him, they noticed that the king was missing a thumb. They never ate anyone who was less than whole, so they sent the king back.
When he returned home, he felt sorry for his treatment of his friend. He went quickly to the jail to speak with his friend. "You were right", he said. "It was good that thumb was blown off." And he told the friend all that had just happened. "And so I am very sorry for sending you to jail for so long. It was bad for me to do this."
"No," his friend replied, "this is good!" "What do you mean? How could it be good that I sent my friend to jail for a year?"
"If I had not been in jail, I would have been with you, and I would have been eaten!" | The best title for the reading is _ .
- Everything Happens for the Good
- The Great Friend
- Nothing Stops Real Friendship
- The Lucky King | The Lucky King | [
"Everything Happens for the Good",
"The Great Friend",
"Nothing Stops Real Friendship"
]
| race |
In 1841, a book was published which astonished the world. It was called"Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan". The author John Loud Stephens had just returned from a long, difficult and dangerous journey through the thick rain forest of southern prefix = st1 /MexicoandGuatemala. He had once been there with Frederick Catherwood, an architect and artist, to search for the remains of a lost civilization known as the Mayas .Very little was known about the Mayas at that time, but Catherwood's drawing in the book showed incredible cities with temples, pyramids and other buildings as impressive as those of their northern neighbors, the Aztecs. These cities, however, were deserted. The inhabitants had disappeared almost a thousand years before.
Since that time, far more has been learned about this remarkable civilization. The Mayas had a highly developed system of government and of agriculture, as well as an incredibly accurate system of measuring time. They were also wonderful engineers capable of moving huge blocks stone long distances and cutting them to accurate shapes and sizes.
And yet although the Mayas knew about the wheel, they never used it. Neither did they use metals other than copper. What is ever more surprising is that they suddenly abandoned many of their cities and built new ones in the jungle. Some time around AD900, Mayan civilization collapsed. By the year 1200, their last great capital,Chichen Itza, was deserted.
Who were these strange people and the even stranger gods they worshipped ? What brought about their sudden and mysterious collapse? Some writers have tried to prove that the Mayas had contact with visitors from space and even that they themselves came from another planet. Some people believe that their civilization came to an end because the Mayas never developed a proper resistance to local germs and diseases. All we really know is that when the first Europeans appeared off their coast in 1517, this great and mysterious culture was only a memory. | What brought about Mayan sudden collapse?
- Mysterious force from outer space
- European conquest
- No one knows for sure
- Tropical germs and diseases | Tropical germs and diseases | [
"Mysterious force from outer space",
"European conquest",
"No one knows for sure"
]
| race |
Kids don't have to pay bills,cook dinners,or manage car polls .But--just like adults--they have their share of daily demands and things that don't go smoothly.If frustrations and disappointments pile up,kids can get worried.
It's natural for all kids to worry at times,and because of personality differences,some may worry more than others.Luckily,parents can help kids manage worry and deal with everyday problems with ease.Kids who can do that develop a sense of confidence and optimism that will help them master life's challenges,big and small.
What kids worry about is often related to the age and stage they're at.Kids and preteens typically worry about things like grades,tests,their changing bodies,fitting in with friends,a goal they missed at the soccer game,or whether they'll make the team.They may worry about social troubles like cliques (,),peer pressure,or whether they'll be bullied ,laughed at,or left out.Because they're beginning to feel more a part of the larger world around them,preteens also may worry about world events or issues they hear about on the news or at school.Things like terrorism,war,pollution,global warming,endangered animals,and natural disasters can all become a source of worry. | The passage is most likely intended for _ .
* scientists
* teachers
* doctors
* parents | doctors | [
"scientists",
"teachers",
"parents"
]
| race |
What would use a classical stringed instrument?
a: Concert
b: Music store
c: String quartet
d: Rock band
e: Barbershop
| c | [
"a",
"b",
"d",
"e"
]
| commonsenseqa |
|
There are three blocks. We call them A, B and C. A small black square is in block A. Above block A is block B. It contains one big yellow square and a medium black circle. To the right of the medium black circle is the big yellow square. Below block A there is block C. It has two big black circles. Big black circle number one is to the right of a small black circle and big black circle number two. A big yellow square is below and far from the small black circle. The small black circle is touching the top edge of this block. Big black circle number one is touching the right edge of this block. It is above the yellow object which is below the small black circle. | Which object is above a small black square? the medium black circle or the object that is touching the right edge of a block? | The medium black circle | [
"The object that is touching the right edge of a block ",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
]
| spartqa |
A block called AAA have a small blue triangle and a medium yellow circle. A small black shape is in this block. The small blue triangle is near to the medium yellow circle and is below this thing. The small black shape is over the medium yellow circle. Another block called BBB with a medium yellow circle is under and disconnected from block AAA. Behind this block there is block AAA. A big yellow triangle, a small blue circle and a small yellow circle are covered by block BBB. Another medium yellow circle is in block BBB. Behind the big yellow triangle there is medium yellow circle number one. Under the small blue circle there is the big yellow triangle. The small yellow circle is under medium yellow circle number two. | Where is the small black shape regarding the small blue triangle?
- behind
- above
- below
- right
- front
- far
- tpp | above | [
"behind",
"below",
"right",
"front",
"far",
"tpp"
]
| spartun |
Z is at the 3 o'clock position relative to H. The object D is positioned above and to the right of the object L. Z is above and to the left of L. D and M are vertical and D is below M. C is over there and H is on the top of it. | What is the relation of the agent M to the agent C?
A: left
B: below
C: upper-left
D: above
E: right
F: lower-left
G: upper-right
H: lower-right
I: overlap
| G | [
"A",
"B",
"C",
"D",
"E",
"F",
"H",
"I"
]
| stepgame |
Language students often think they have memory problems. They worry because they can't remember words. In fact, the problem usually isn't with their memory. The problem is with how they study.
To remember words better, you need to understand how memory works. There are two kinds of memory: short-term and long-term. When you see, hear, or read something, it goes first into short-term memory. But short-term memory lasts for only a few seconds. You will only remember something longer if it goes into long-term memory. Y _ .
How can you do this with vocabulary? The answer is to work with the word and think about the word in new ways. You can do this by writing new sentences that include it. Even better, you can invent a little story about the word, with people or places that you know. Another way is to make a picture in your mind with the word. For example, if the word is height, you can think of the tallest person you know and try to guess his or her height. All of these activities are good ways to think about words. They make the meaning of words stronger in your long-term memory. And they give a way to find a word when you need it. | This passage mainly tells us about _ .
a] short-term and long-term memory
b] how to improve ways to remember words
c] language students' problems in study
d] how to make the meaning of words stronger
| c | [
"a",
"b",
"d"
]
| race |
M: Did you see Mrs. Scott this morning?
W: Yes, she was sitting at her desk when I came into the office. | Where was Mrs. Scott when the woman came in?
1) Sitting on her desk.
2) Sitting at her desk.
3) Standing near her desk.
| 2 | [
"1",
"3"
]
| dream |
M: I heard you took a trip to Mexico last month. How did you like it?
W: Oh, I got sick and tired of hotels and hotel food. So now I understand the saying, "East, west, home's best". | What does the woman mean?
- She missed the comforts of home.
- She was impressed by Mexican food.
- She was exhausted from her trip. | She missed the comforts of home. | [
"She was impressed by Mexican food.",
"She was exhausted from her trip."
]
| dream |
A box named DDD has a midsize orange rectangle and covers a midsize white rectangle. The midsize orange rectangle touches the midsize white rectangle. Within box DDD there is another box named EEE. A midsize white rectangle touches a midsize orange rectangle. The midsize white rectangle is in box EEE. Box EEE covers the midsize orange rectangle. Below the midsize white rectangle there is the midsize orange rectangle. | Do all shapes touch any midsize orange rectangle?
a] Yes
b] No
| b | [
"a"
]
| spartun |
TV Shows and Long Bus Trips
Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end-- with ads thrown in every three or four minutes. The ads are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard appears outside the bus window."Buy Super Clean Toothpaste.""Drink Good'n Wet Root Beer.""Fill up with Pacific Gas." Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of "You Need It! Buy It Now!"
The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if you've traveled that way before. Usually some things have changed--new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and it's fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly daring, the ride can be as exciting as a suspense story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver move into the right or the left-hand lane?After a while, of course, the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But you've got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.
The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and there's a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat, of course, has become harder as the hours have passed. By now you've sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the arm rests--even with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at the right time. There are just no more ways to sit. | What is the purpose of this passage?
* To describe the billboards along the road.
* To persuade you to take a long bus trip.
* To display the differences between long bus trips and TV shows.
* To talk about the similarities between long bus trips and TV shows. | To describe the billboards along the road. | [
"To persuade you to take a long bus trip.",
"To display the differences between long bus trips and TV shows.",
"To talk about the similarities between long bus trips and TV shows."
]
| race |
A box named DDD contain a tiny white rectangle and an orange rectangle. Below the tiny white rectangle is a tiny white oval. The tiny white oval is inside box DDD. The tiny white rectangle are under a midsize white oval and the orange rectangle.In front of the tiny white oval is this object. The midsize white oval is within box DDD. The orange shape is under this shape. Under this thing there is the tiny white oval. Near to the orange thing there is the midsize object. | Are all tiny white ovals behind the tiny white rectangle?
- No
- Yes | Yes | [
"No"
]
| spartun |
A box named one has a small orange apple. A small yellow apple is inside and touching and a big yellow apple is in this box. Under the big yellow apple is the small yellow apple. We have a box named two. Box two has a small green watermelon and covers a big yellow melon. To the left-hand side of the big yellow melon is the small green watermelon. Another box named three is above and disconnected from box one. A big green apple and a small green melon are within this box. A big yellow apple is covered by box three. Under this thing there is the small green melon. | Where is the small orange apple relative to the big yellow apple covered by box three?
a. behind
b. tppi
c. near
d. below
e. front
f. dc
g. tpp
| d | [
"a",
"b",
"c",
"e",
"f",
"g"
]
| spartun |
Buy a flashlight ? Will there be some major blackout or something ? " Cynthia smiled . " I know this all sounds ludicrous to you . But I felt I had to tell you . | Why is Cynthia pushing for the narrator to buy a flashlight ?
A. Cynthia is looking to stock up as a precaution .
B. Cynthia is thinking there may be a power outage .
C. Cynthia is looking to go outdoors .
D. None of the above choices .
| B | [
"A",
"C",
"D"
]
| cosmos |
Object A is below object P and to the right of it, too. K is to the left of L horizontally. L is diagonally to the upper left of Y. Y and D are next to each other with D on the right and Y on the left. Q is on the left side and above H. The object labeled W is positioned to the right of the object labeled S. S is to the right of H with a small gap between them. A is upper left of Q. W is on the right side and below D. | What is the relation of the agent W to the agent K?
a: above
b: below
c: right
d: lower-left
e: upper-right
f: upper-left
g: lower-right
h: left
i: overlap
| g | [
"a",
"b",
"c",
"d",
"e",
"f",
"h",
"i"
]
| stepgame |
X is upper left of L. D and R are parallel, and D is on top of R. J and A are parallel, and J is on top of A. E is below J at 7 o'clock. L is at the 9 o'clock position relative to M. X is sitting at the lower right position to A. E is positioned above and to the left of D. T presents lower left to V. H is to the left of R. M is below T. | What is the relation of the agent L to the agent T?
- below
- lower-left
- lower-right
- right
- overlap
- upper-left
- upper-right
- left
- above | lower-left | [
"below",
"lower-right",
"right",
"overlap",
"upper-left",
"upper-right",
"left",
"above"
]
| stepgame |
There are two boxes, called DDD and EEE. Box DDD contains a tiny green object. A midsize orange oval is covered by this box. Box EEE with a midsize orange dimond is in front of box DDD. To the north of and disconnected from this box is box DDD. A large green rectangle is inside box EEE. Box EEE covers another midsize orange dimond. | Is the oval disconnected from any box?
1. Yes
2. No
| 1 | [
"2"
]
| spartun |
He is a sweet guy when you can catch him and soothe him enough to calm him down . Does anyone know of any type of rescue or is anyone in need of a pasture buddy ? If so , please let us knnow . | What happened before this event ?
* I searched for someone in need of a pasture buddy for him .
* I found a stray animal and decided to search for a home for him .
* None of the above choices .
* I found a stray and decided to keep the sweet guy . | I found a stray animal and decided to search for a home for him . | [
"I searched for someone in need of a pasture buddy for him .",
"None of the above choices .",
"I found a stray and decided to keep the sweet guy ."
]
| cosmos |
There exist two boxes, called one and two. Box one with a small orange melon, a medium orange apple and a medium green watermelon is in box two. A medium orange watermelon and a small orange apple are covered by box one. A small yellow watermelon is within box one. The small orange apple is north of the melon and is close to the green thing. Close to the small orange melon there is the medium orange watermelon. To the south of the small yellow watermelon there is the medium orange apple. | Does box two have the melon?
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.
Anaphora is the repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of several phrases or clauses.
We are united. We are powerful. We are winners.
Antithesis involves contrasting opposing ideas within a parallel grammatical structure.
I want to help, not to hurt.
Apostrophe is a direct address to an absent person or a nonhuman entity.
Oh, little bird, what makes you sing so beautifully?
Assonance is the repetition of a vowel sound in a series of nearby words.
Try to light the fire.
Chiasmus is an expression in which the second half parallels the first but reverses the order of words.
Never let a fool kiss you or a kiss fool you.
A euphemism is a polite or indirect expression that is used to de-emphasize an unpleasant topic.
The head of Human Resources would never refer to firing people, only to laying them off.
Hyperbole is an obvious exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally.
I ate so much that I think I might explode!
An oxymoron is a joining of two seemingly contradictory terms.
Some reviewers are calling this book a new classic.
A paradox is a statement that might at first appear to be contradictory, but that may in fact contain some truth.
Always expect the unexpected.
Understatement involves deliberately representing something as less serious or important than it really is.
As you know, it can get a little cold in the Antarctic. | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Houston, we've had a problem here.
—Astronaut Jack Swigert, after an oxygen tank exploded on board Apollo 13
* Chiasmus
* Understatement | Understatement | [
"Chiasmus"
]
| scienceqa |
Other car makers, including Volvo, Ford and Mercedes, are going to make vehicles that will be different from Google’s version because they will have driver controls. But Chris Urmson, director of the driverless car project at Google, said that the new prototypes do not have a steering wheel or brakes because a human passenger might not be able to take control in an emergency. He said that it was simpler just to have an emergency stop button. | Who is planning on implementing driver controls in self-driving cars? | Volvo, Ford and Mercedes | [
"Google",
"Chris Urmson",
"Honda, Toyota and Renault"
]
| onestop |
A TV grab shows anchorman Bai Yansong wearing a green tie on Oct 19, 2011.
"I just want the students to know that I'm also wearing a green one. And we are all great people and are as good as those wearing red scarves." Bai Yansong, a famous anchor of China Central Television, voiced his support to students wearing green scarves at a primary school in Xi'an by wearing a green tie on a TV program, Oct 19, 2011.
The program focused on a recent controversial issue, triggered by First Experimental Primary School in Northwestern China's Xi'an that made children whose schoolwork and general behavior were not yet good enough to wear green scarves instead of the red scarf of the Chinese Young Pioneers.
"The original idea for designing the green scarf was to strengthen education and to encourage the pupils to work harder," said Chen Hong, the school's principal.
The practice that divided students into "good" and "bad" has aroused a lot of discussions on Sina Weibo, a Chinese twitter-like microblogging website.
The color1 of green in Chinese culture carries an annoying implication particularly because "green hats" are the Chinese symbol of a cuckold. Many Weibo users thought it was inappropriate to make pupils wear green scarves.
"It is a violation of dignity to make bad students wear green scarves," said a blogger with the username Suosez.
"If bad students have to wear green scarves, then bad teachers should wear green hats," another blogger said.
"The Chinese version of Steve Jobs has died in primary school because his pride has been hurt by the green scarf," said another blogger.
"It is an discrimination against children," said yet another.
"Seeing the students in Xi'an wearing green scarves reminds me of some miserable memories. I cannot forget that I was the second group to wear a red scarf in my class. I cannot forget the scar on my hand left by my Chinese teacher. And I cannot forget that my math teacher threw my test paper on the ground and insisted that it was copied," a blogger with the username Kivalailai recalled.
"The green scarves will cast a shadow over the students and bring them inferiority or jealousy, which are quite bad for their mental health," said a blogger.
The school has halted the use of green scarves as on Wednesday, parent-teacher meetings were held to explain the situation, according to teachers at the school. | What is the purpose of using the green scarf according to the school's principal?
1. To cast a shadow over the students and bring them inferiority or jealousy.
2. To make bad pupils drop out of school.
3. To strengthen education and to encourage the pupils to work harder.
4. To divide students into good and bad.
| 3 | [
"1",
"2",
"4"
]
| race |
A block called HHH covers a medium grey pentagon. A little purple pentagon is covered by this block. South of, disconnected from, away from and to the east of another block called LLL there is block HHH. A medium grey star is inside and touching block LLL. Block LLL has a large grey hexagon. | What is the position of the medium grey pentagon relative to block HHH?
* near
* far
* right
* behind
* ntpp
* ec
* tpp | tpp | [
"near",
"far",
"right",
"behind",
"ntpp",
"ec"
]
| spartun |
On the whole, it's not something we parents shout about, but one in four of us does it. Hiring private tutors for our children is now widespread.
"It's expensive, but worth it," says Ashan Sabri, whose daughter Zarreen, is having tuition in biology and chemistry in preparation for A-levels this summer. "My husband and I tried to tutor her at home, but we found all our knowledge was out of date and we were only confusing Zarreen. We also tried a group revision course but all the children were sitting in a room for different kinds of exams. On the whole, we think one-to-one tuition works best."
The real reason is: does tutoring do any good?
"It's not the _ ," says Professor Judith Ireson, author of a 2005 Institute of Education report on the subject. "It's still up to the child to do the learning. If he or she isn't interested, sending them to a private tutor won't do any good. However, we did find that students who had private tuition in mathematics during the two years before GCSE achieved on average just under half a grade higher than students who did not have a tutor."
In which case, surely it's time to break open the champagne? Not necessarily, says Elaine Tyrrell, head of The Rowans School, Wimbledon, a preparation school which regularly gets children into the best private schools.
"While we recommend private tutoring for a few children whose first language isn't English, we don't encourage it for the others. With the level of education they get here, children really ought to be able to pass the entrance exams without any extra teaching. And our worry is that they might just get used to getting help from last-minute tutoring, but, once they actually get to that school, they won't be able to cope."
But Mylene Curtis, owner of Fleet Tutors, one of the biggest tutoring agencies in the country, holds a different view.
"In some respects, the hurdles children have to leap in order to get into these schools are set at a higher level than the reality," says Curtis. "We often find that, once a child has got into a school, the standard of work isn't as high as was feared. The trick is to do well enough in the exam to win a place." | What does Ashan Sabri think of the group revision course?
- It is effective because it doesn't focus on specific exams.
- It isn't effective because it doesn't focus on specific exams.
- It's expensive but worthwhile because it works the best.
- It confuses students because the knowledge taught in it is out of date. | It's expensive but worthwhile because it works the best. | [
"It is effective because it doesn't focus on specific exams.",
"It isn't effective because it doesn't focus on specific exams.",
"It confuses students because the knowledge taught in it is out of date."
]
| race |
There are three blocks, A, B and C. Block B is to the left of and C is above A. Block A contains one medium yellow triangle and a small black triangle. Below and to the left of the small black triangle there is the medium yellow triangle. Block B has a big black triangle, a medium blue square and one big blue square. The medium blue square is to the right of and above a medium yellow triangle. The big black triangle is touching the right edge of this block. It is below the big blue square and the medium yellow triangle. Block C has one small black square. | Which object is to the left of a medium yellow triangle? the big blue square or the small black square? | The big blue square | [
"The small black square ",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
]
| spartqa |
T is below and to the right of O. Y is upper left of T. | What is the relation of the agent O to the agent T?
a: upper-right
b: upper-left
c: lower-right
d: above
e: left
f: below
g: overlap
h: right
i: lower-left
| b | [
"a",
"c",
"d",
"e",
"f",
"g",
"h",
"i"
]
| stepgame |
Cities with high levels of homeownership--in the range of 75%, like Detroit and St. Lous -had on average considerably lower levels of economic activity and much lower wages and incomes. Far too many people in financial problems are trapped in homes they can't sell, unable to move on to new centers of opportunity.
The cities and regions with the lowest levels of homeownership--in the range of 55% to 60% like Los Angeles and New York--had healthier economies and higher incomes. They also had higher levels of happiness and well-being.
I was shocked to read these interesting points that Richard Florida made in his recent article. Let me try to understand. The people in Detroit and St. Louis are less happy than the people in New York, and Los Angeles. And, the reason is because of home ownership rates?
First, to compare them to New York City (the economic capital of the world), Los Angeles (the entertainment capital of the world) seems unfair. Most people in almost any other city in the world might be less happy!
Next, let's try a different way of determining whether renters are happier than homeowners. Why don't we ask them? Fannie Mae's National Housing Survey 2010 reported:
75% of current renters believe owning a home makes more sense.
67% plan to buy a home at some point in the future.
When they asked current renters for the major reason to buy a house, these were their answers (they could pick several answers):
78% said it was a good place to raise children.
75% said because they would feel safe.
70% said because you have control your own space.
If you believe renters are happier, you would also have to believe the majority enjoy living in a less safe environment, which wouldn't be a good place to raise children and would be a place where they have less control of their space. ks5u | From Fannie Mae's survey report, we can know that _ .
- parents need to buy a house for their children
- most renters prefer to become homeowners
- paying rent makes more sense
- most homeowners plan to sell their houses | paying rent makes more sense | [
"parents need to buy a house for their children",
"most renters prefer to become homeowners",
"most homeowners plan to sell their houses"
]
| race |
5:30AM - Put on some fresh clothes . Roll into Jamba Juice & order me a nice " white gummi bear " with added immunity boost . This is heaven ! I wo n't ever need to eat , if I could just live off of fruit candy flavored smoothies , such as " pink starburst " or " orange push pops ! " Things happened this past week . | What time of nutrients is the narrator consuming in bulk ?
1. They are getting plenty of Vitamin D.
2. They are getting plenty of Vitamin C.
3. None of the above choices .
4. They are getting lots of bulk building protein .
| 2 | [
"1",
"3",
"4"
]
| cosmos |
We have two blocks, A and B. Block A contains one medium blue square and one medium black square. The medium blue square is below the medium black square and a medium yellow square. The medium yellow square is below the medium black square. To the right of block A we have block B. It has a medium black square. The medium black square is touching the bottom edge of this block. This block also has a medium blue square. Below the medium blue square is the medium black square. | What is below the yellow shape? a black object that is touching the bottom edge of a block or a medium blue square? | Medium blue square | [
"Black object that is touching the bottom edge of a block ",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
]
| spartqa |
We have one block called HHH. This block contain a medium red hexagon and a medium grey hexagon. The grey thing is over a medium purple hexagon. The medium purple hexagon is inside and touching block HHH. The red shape is above and this thing touches the grey object. The shape which was over the medium purple hexagon touches the red object. | Is any object under all medium red hexagons?
A: No
B: Yes
| B | [
"A"
]
| spartun |
With a wildlife guide, I stepped on a journey to find one of the rarest creatures in the world ----the spirit bear, a walking contradiction--a white black bear. Neither albino nor polar bear, the spirit bear is a white variant of the North American black bear, and it's found almost exclusively here in the Great Bear Rainforest. At 25,000 square miles ---- one and a half times as big as Switzerland--the region is a spooky , wild, mysterious place: there are wolves here that fish. Deer that swim. Western red cedar trees that have stood a thousand years. And a black bear that is white.
Scientists know how black bears are born white. They're just not sure why. The phenomenon, known as Kermodism, is caused by a recessive mutation at the MC1R gene, the same gene associated with red hair and fair skin in humans. To be born white, a bear must inherit the mutation from both parents. The parents themselves don't have to be white. They just need to carry the recessive mutation. So it's not uncommon for white bears to be born to black parents.
White fur happens in only one of every 40 to 100 black bears on the British Columbia mainland coast, but the feature is especially distinct on certain islands in the Great Bear Rainforest. For example, on Princess Royal Island, one in ten black bears is white, and on Gribbell Island, directly north of Princess Royal, it's one in three.
It's unclear how the feature arose. One theory was the "glacial bear" hypothesis that the spirit bear represented a remaining adaptation from the last great ice age, which ended here 11,000 years ago. At that time most of modern-day British Columbia was still icebound, and a white coat may have offered camouflage . But the "glacial bear" theory raised a question: Why didn't the white fur feature die out when the glaciers _ ?
Researchers have recently proved that the spirit bear's white coat gives it an advantage when fishing. Although white and black bears tend to have the same success rate after dark, there is a difference during the daytime. White bears catch salmon in one-third of their attempts. Black individuals are successful only one-quarter of the time. "The salmon are less concerned about a white object as seen from below the surface," a scientist guesses. That may answer part of the question about why the white-fur feature continues to flourish today. If salmon are a coastal bear's primary fat and protein source, a successful female can feast on salmon to store more fat for winter, potentially increasing the number of cubs she can produce. | From the passage we know that _ .
- it's not natural for white bears to be born to black parents
- to be born white, a bear must inherit the mutation from both parents
- to be born white, a bear's parents have to be white
- we know for sure that the spirit bear represented a remaining adaptation from the last great ice age | to be born white, a bear's parents have to be white | [
"it's not natural for white bears to be born to black parents",
"to be born white, a bear must inherit the mutation from both parents",
"we know for sure that the spirit bear represented a remaining adaptation from the last great ice age"
]
| race |
A medium yellow square and a medium blue square are within a block named AAA. Another medium yellow square is inside and touching block AAA. The blue object is under medium yellow square number one and touches this shape. Medium yellow square number two is under and medium yellow square number one touches this object. | Where is block regarding medium yellow square number one?
* ntpp
* left
* tpp
* ntppi
* near
* po
* below | ntppi | [
"ntpp",
"left",
"tpp",
"near",
"po",
"below"
]
| spartun |
Write a winning story!
You could win PS1,000 in this year's Fiction Prize and have your story printed in Keep Writing magazine. Ten other lucky people will win a cheque for PS100.
Once again, we need people who can write good stories. The judges, who include Mary Littlejohn, the novelist, Michael Brown, the television reporter, and Susan Hitchins, the editor of Keep Writing, are looking for interesting and original stories. Detective fiction was extremely popular last year, although the competition winner produced a love story. You can write down about whatever you want but here's some advice to start your thinking:
Write about what you know
This is the advice which every writer should pay attention to and, last year, nearly everyone who wrote for us did exactly that. Love, family, problems with friends ---- these were the main subjects of the stories. However, you need to turn ordinary situations into something interesting that people will want to read about. Make the reader want to continue reading by writing about ordinary things in a new and surprising way.
Get your facts right
It's no good giving a description of a town or explaining how a jet engine works if you get it wrong. So avoid writing anything unless you're certain about it.
Hold the reader's attention
Make the beginning interesting and the ending a surprise. There is nothing worse than a poor ending. Develop the story carefully and try to think of something unusual happening at the end.
Think about the characters
Try to bring the people in your story alive for the reader by using well-chosen words to make them seem real.
Your story must be your own work, between 2,000 and 2,5000 words and typed, double-spaced, on one side only of each sheet of paper.
Even if you're in danger of missing the closing date, we are unable to accept stories by fax or email. You must include the application form with your story. Unfortunately your story cannot be returned, nor can we discuss our decisions.
You should not have had any fiction printed in any magazine or book in this country ---- a change in the rules by popular request ---- and the story must not have happened in print or in recorded form, for example on radio or TV, anywhere in the world.
Your fee of PS5 will go to the Writers' Association. Make your cheque payable to Keep Writing and send it with the application form and your story to:
Keep Writing
75 Broad Street Birmingham
B12 4TG
The closing date is 30 July and we will inform the winner within one month of this date. Please note that if you win, you must agree to have your story printed in our magazine. | Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
* All stories should be presented by mail.
* Winners can have their stories printed in other magazines.
* Late stories can be faxed if necessary.
* Entry needs no fee. | Entry needs no fee. | [
"All stories should be presented by mail.",
"Winners can have their stories printed in other magazines.",
"Late stories can be faxed if necessary."
]
| race |
"Why does the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side!"
That's an old joke in the west, but it came to my mind again when I saw people crossing the road at the _ of Shanxi Road and Huaihai Road in Shanghai.
When the traffic light was red, a group of people were waiting for the light to change. Suddenly one man began rushing to the other side of the road. Soon others followed him at the crossing and more people did the same. Just like chickens, they didn't mind the honking horns and kept crossing the road in a mess.
Every year several thousand people are either killed or hurt on the roads in Shanghai. And at least one third of them were jaywalking . Jaywalking is very common in Shanghai. It seems that jaywalkers are not afraid of the danger to themselves.
Traffic laws are to keep people safe. So we should obey them, and have good road-crossing habits. When someone starts to jaywalk, we should stop him, and never follow him. That way we can avoid the traffic accidents. | How does the writer like what he saw in Shanghai that day?
1) He thinks it's OK.
2) He thinks it's wrong.
3) He has no idea of it.
4) He doesn't mention it
| 2 | [
"1",
"3",
"4"
]
| race |
Object H is below object D and to the right of it, too. V is on the same horizontal plane directly right to K. K is below L at 4 o'clock. If U is the center of a clock face, G is located between 4 and 5. U is positioned in the front right corner of D. H is sitting at the lower left position to L. | What is the relation of the agent D to the agent V?
* right
* below
* left
* lower-right
* lower-left
* overlap
* above
* upper-right
* upper-left | upper-left | [
"right",
"below",
"left",
"lower-right",
"lower-left",
"overlap",
"above",
"upper-right"
]
| stepgame |
If you have a chance to go to school in prefix = st1 /America, you should keep the following in mind:
*If a teacher asks you a question, you are expected to give an answer. If you do not understand the question, you should raise your hand and ask the teacher to repeat the question. It is all right to tell the teacher that you do not know the answer. Then he or she knows what you need to learn.
*There is no excuse for not doing your homework. If you are absent ,you should call your teacher or your classmates and ask for the assignment. It is your responsibility to find out what homework you have missed.
*It is impolite to eat, drink or chew gum during class. This is allowed for the break. Removing one' s shoes in the classroom is also not polite.
*You must not be absent on a test day. If you are seriously ill, you must call and let the teacher know you will not be there for the test. If your teacher allows a make-up test, you should take the test within one or two days after returning to class.
*It is rude to be late. If you must come in late, be sure to do it quietly by having your books and papers out of your bag, then go to your seat and sit very quietly. In the U. S., it is not necessary to knock before you enter the classroom. Most teachers will give you a low grade if you are often late.
*Copying another student' s test or paper is never acceptable. It is called cheating. Students who cheat are kicked out in most schools. | Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A) It is considered rude to keep silent when asked a question.
B) Teachers in the U.S.don't like students' being often late.
C) If you miss a class, call the teacher to find out the homework.
D) Eating and drinking during the break is considered rude.
| C | [
"A",
"B",
"D"
]
| race |
I went into Harrods in London (a huge department store I am sure you have heard of) to buy some Minton china plates for a wedding anniversary which was to be a group gift from friends to other friends in Geneva.
Having only 30 minutes between meeting. I whizzed there in a taxi from the office and battled through the milling people on the 2nd day of the sales on the ground floor up to the 5th to the china department. There was a man standing there who was obviously a sales person who I rushed up to and asked if he had this particular china in stock and if it would take long to wrap, etc. He was amazing. He got the plates in seconds, wrapped them up and asked me if I wanted a store card, to which I replied no, because I lived in Switzerland, to which he replied asking if, as I lived abroad, would like a tax rebate form . After that he showed me what to do, produced a map of the store and told me where I should go for the formalities . That was fabulous! I thanked him and said what wonderful service he had given me. I even asked if he gave this to everyone, to which he answered: "I'm just doing what is required at Harrods". With that, a tall man in a gray suit approached me and offered his hand to shake mine saying, "Can I introduce myself? I am the Chief Executive of Harrods and what an interesting conversation I have just heard..." He had been wandering through the store (as you should do as a hands-on CEO) and had overheard me thanking this salesman, whose face, I can hardly describe, was frozen in a mixture of delight awe and astonishment!
Can you imagine the salesman going home to his family and friends recounting what the CEO spoke to him after overhearing him being praised by a customer? | As soon as she bought what she wanted, the writer _ .
a. attended a wedding ceremony
b. went to a meeting.
c. flew back to Geneva
d. visited one of her friends
| a | [
"b",
"c",
"d"
]
| race |
The Panama Canal opened almost 100 years ago.It connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and reduces travel by about 13,000 kilometers and avoids the need for ships to sail around Cape Horn at the bottom of South America.
Built from 1904 to 1914,the canal has seen annual traffic rise from about 1,000 ships early on to 14,702 ships in 2008.In total,over 815,000 ships have passed through the canal.It has been named one of the seven modern wonders of the world.More than forty ships pass through the canal each day.
Now,a major expansion project will permit more ships and bigger ships to pass through the canal.Jorge Quijano,the Panama Canal's executive vice president of engineering,says,"The present canal has a total capacity of about 340 million tons a year.With the expansion we expect to double that."
For years,shipbuilders limited the size of many ships so that they could pass through the Panama Canal.But now many shipping companies use bigger ships to transport more goods as a way to reduce costs.Mr.Quijano says the expansion project will allow many of these larger ships to use the canal.
Workers are building the new locks alongside the old ones,which will remain in use.The existing locks are 305 meters long and 33.5 meters wide.The new ones will be 427 meters long and 55 meters wide.They will be able to handle ships with drafts of more than 15 meters.At present,ships can ride only 12 meters deep in the canal.
Engineers could not make the new locks too big.Mr.Quijano says the plans have to balance the size of the locks with the cost for ships to use the canal.
The cost of the expansion is estimated at more than five billion dollars.The new locks are set to open in time to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal. | What is the author's main purpose in writing the text?
* To show the importance of the Panama Canal.
* To report the expansion project of the Panama Canal.
* To introduce the history of the Panama Canal.
* To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal. | To introduce the history of the Panama Canal. | [
"To show the importance of the Panama Canal.",
"To report the expansion project of the Panama Canal.",
"To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal."
]
| race |
N is to the bottom-left of X. G is at the lower side of X. | What is the relation of the agent X to the agent N?
* left
* below
* upper-right
* upper-left
* above
* right
* lower-right
* overlap
* lower-left | upper-right | [
"left",
"below",
"upper-left",
"above",
"right",
"lower-right",
"overlap",
"lower-left"
]
| stepgame |
The object K is upper and slightly to the left of the object I. J and K are parallel, and J is to the left of K. E is directly north west of Q. X is to the left of O horizontally. Object O is below object H and to the right of it, too. S and E are in a vertical line with S on top. J is sitting at the lower right position to U. The object S is positioned above and to the left of object I. U is at a 45 degree angle to X, in the lower lefthand corner. Q and G are in a vertical line with G below Q. | What is the relation of the agent U to the agent K?
1) right
2) upper-right
3) lower-left
4) overlap
5) left
6) lower-right
7) above
8) below
9) upper-left
| 9 | [
"1",
"2",
"3",
"4",
"5",
"6",
"7",
"8"
]
| stepgame |
S is diagonally below D to the left at a 45 degree angle. S is directly south west of R. L is placed on the top of J. M is on the top of I and is on the same vertical plane. B is directly above J. B presents over Q. R and L are both there with the object R is to the right of object L. D is to the bottom right of M. | What is the relation of the agent I to the agent Q?
- lower-left
- upper-left
- lower-right
- upper-right
- left
- right
- below
- above
- overlap | upper-left | [
"lower-left",
"lower-right",
"upper-right",
"left",
"right",
"below",
"above",
"overlap"
]
| stepgame |
A duckbill platypus is a mammal that reproduces how?
a] Asexually
b] During the day
c] By cloning
d] Spread flower seeds
e] They have thick fur
f] By laying eggs
g] With their fur
h] Swans
| f | [
"a",
"b",
"c",
"d",
"e",
"g",
"h"
]
| qasc |
|
Under the influence of today' s computer-oriented culture, publishing for children has taken on a flashy new look that emphasizes illustrations and graphic design; the resulting lack of substance leads to books that are short-lived items covering mainly trendy subjects. The changes also include more humorous content, simplification of difficult material, and a narrower focus on specific topics. | Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the information above?
a) The substance of a children's book is important to its longevity.
b) The lack of substance of a children's book is unlikely to be important to its popularity.
c) Children judge books primarily on the basis of graphic design.
d) The inclusion of humorous material and a narrower focus detract from the substance of a children's book.
| a | [
"b",
"c",
"d"
]
| reclor |
The people who did her last treatment for the pleural effusion at Scarborough Gen. Did it wrong . they apparently fixed one lung and just drained the other instead of fixing it too . Everything my mom has ever had to have repeated at Princess Margaret , Toronto Gen , Etc . | What caused the doctors at the last hospital to botch the treatment of the pleural effusion ?
- They are sadists and they frequently mistreat their patients because they are indifferent to their wellbeing
- None of the above choices .
- They wanted to prolong the woman 's hospital stay so they could make more money from her insurance
- They dislike the woman because of the way that she acts and were trying to harm her | None of the above choices . | [
"They are sadists and they frequently mistreat their patients because they are indifferent to their wellbeing",
"They wanted to prolong the woman 's hospital stay so they could make more money from her insurance",
"They dislike the woman because of the way that she acts and were trying to harm her"
]
| cosmos |
Have you ever heard that we humans use only ten percent of our brains? This opinion holds a certain appeal because if it were true, then we could instantly become ten times more intelligent just by firing up that sleepy majority of the brain!
The idea that we use only a small part of the brain dates back to animal experiments in the 19th century. When scientists stimulated a specific part of the brain, the animal moved its leg or tail. If a tiny part of the brain could do something so great, what was the use of the rest of the brain? Some scientists assumed that large parts of the brain were simply useless.
Then, in the early 20th century, scientists observed that stimulating certain parts of the brain had no physical effects. They named these seemingly useless parts of the brain the "silent cortex." Today we know that in humans, much of the "silent cortex" is actually devoted to complex activities like language, learning, and imagining.
Brain scans have shown that different parts of the brain become much more active as we shift our attention and focus, but even as we sleep, many areas of the brain are extremely active. Would you be smarter if your entire brain constantly worked to maximum capacity ? Interestingly enough, the opposite is probably true. The less brain activity you need to perform a given task, the more the brain as a whole is able to do. | What did scientists discover in their experiment in the 20th century?
- The majority of the brain is sleeping.
- Animals' legs and tails have some connection with their brain.
- Certain parts of the brain are devoted to language and learning activities.
- Stimulation on some parts of the brain causes no physical reaction. | Certain parts of the brain are devoted to language and learning activities. | [
"The majority of the brain is sleeping.",
"Animals' legs and tails have some connection with their brain.",
"Stimulation on some parts of the brain causes no physical reaction."
]
| race |
There are three blocks. Lets call them A, B and C. Block A is above B and block C is above A. Block A has one medium blue circle. Block B has a small black triangle, a big blue triangle and one small yellow circle. To the left of the small yellow circle and the big blue triangle there is the small black triangle. It is touching the bottom edge of this block. A big yellow circle is above and to the right of the small black triangle. The small yellow circle is touching the bottom edge of this block. Block C has one big yellow circle. | Which object is below a big yellow circle? the small yellow circle or the small black triangle that is touching the bottom edge of a block? | Both of them | [
"The small yellow circle ",
"The small black triangle that is touching the bottom edge of a block ",
"None of them"
]
| spartqa |
Keep clothes clean during move. | Which of the following best matches the statement above?
A: Place all on hangers and inside gym bags.
B: Place all on hangers and inside trash bags.
| B | [
"A"
]
| piqa |
Having learned much about the War of Resistance against Japan, Mao Jingxin didn't like the Japanese when she was a child. "I thought they were cruel and rude," said the 18-year-old girl from Hebei Province.
But she began to change her mind after she met some Japanese teenagers in a history museum six years ago. These fashionable high school students looked seriously at the history displays and talked to Mao in a friendly way. "I found that they are not bad as I thought," she said.
Like Mao, many Chinese teenagers' are caught up in this confusion. A survey by 21st Century Teens shows about 51 per cent of Chinese teenagers say they dislike Japan. But most of them still want to have a Japanese friend. Also, Japan lies third on their list of Asian countries that they want to visit, following Singapore and South Korea.
Teens did a survey just before the 60th anniversary of the victory day of the War of Resistance against Japan, which fell on September 3. The survey aimed to encourage understanding and communication between young Chinese and Japanese.
Teens also wanted to understand Chinese teenagers' attitudes towards Japan, and how much they actually know about the country.
As Teens found, more than 60 per cent of Chinese teenagers learn about Japan through the media or books. Only 16 per cent have ever met a Japanese person.
"Most of my friends hate Japan for what it did to China during World War II. But people should not live in hatred. I think the best way to figure it out is to have contact with the Japanese people myself," Zhang Yuyuan, a Senior 2 girl, told us in the survey.
"Japan has done wrong to Asian countries including China and it has caused pain to everyone," said Hikaru, a 17-year-old girl in Kawasaki . Having visited China four times and learned much, she understands the importance of communication between the two peoples. She plans to join in an exchange programme with Chinese youth. "Welcome to Japan, my Chinese friends!" She says it with a smile. | The passage is written to _ .
* encourage Chinese teenagers to meet the Japanese
* provide information about Japanese teenagers
* give a brief introduction to the history of the War of Resistance against Japan
* report what Chinese teenagers think about Japan | provide information about Japanese teenagers | [
"encourage Chinese teenagers to meet the Japanese",
"give a brief introduction to the history of the War of Resistance against Japan",
"report what Chinese teenagers think about Japan"
]
| race |
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