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We have two blocks. We call them A and B. Block A has two medium black squares. Medium black square number one is below a medium blue square. It also contains one medium yellow square. Below the medium blue square , medium black square number two and medium black square number one is the medium yellow square... The medium blue square is below medium black square number two. Above block A there is block B with a medium blue square and a medium yellow square in it. The medium blue square is touching the bottom edge of this block. It is below the medium yellow square. | Which object is below a medium yellow square? medium black square number one or medium black square number two? | Both of them | [
"Medium black square number one",
"Medium black square number two",
"None of them"
]
| spartqa |
We have two blocks, named HHH and LLL. Block HHH covers a medium grey hexagon. This block covers block LLL. Block LLL has a medium red hexagon which is above and touches a medium grey hexagon.Block LLL covers a purple hexagon which is under and touches the medium grey hexagon. The medium grey hexagon is within block LLL. | Where is the purple shape regarding LLL?
* ntppi
* below
* ntpp
* ec
* above
* po
* tpp | tpp | [
"ntppi",
"below",
"ntpp",
"ec",
"above",
"po"
]
| spartun |
World Wrestling Entertainment is the largest professional wrestling organization in North America. It was called World Wrestling Federation until it changed its name because of a legal dispute. Its more than one hundred wrestlers fight each other in competitive matches that are written and practiced before they are performed.
Professional wrestlers are athletes but act as entertainers. They are not seeking athletic records, but instead want to excite an audience. To do this, they use unusual names and wear special clothing during wrestling matches. These wrestlers include the Stone Cold Stunner and the Undertaker.
Most professional wrestling matches are between two men or two women. They fight inside an area called a ring that is separated from the audience by ropes. Each match continues until one wrestler forces the other's shoulders to the floor and holds them there for a count of three. Most World Wrestling Entertainment matches continue for only about four to seven minutes.
An organization official called a promoter decides before the match who will win. But who wins and who loses is not the important thing in professional wrestling. The important thing is that the audience enjoys the pretend fight. Some wrestlers rarely win, but continue to be popular.
Not all wrestling matches are between two people. Some are called tag team matches and involve teams of two, three or four wrestlers. Another kind of match is called a battle royal. It involves thirty to sixty wrestlers competing against each other. A wrestler loses when he or she is thrown out of the ring. The winner is the last wrestler still standing. | Why did World Wrestling Federation change its name?
1) Because the name was out of date.
2) Because audience didn't like it.
3) Because maybe there was another name similar to it.
4) Because they wanted their name more unusual.
| 2 | [
"1",
"3",
"4"
]
| race |
By the time we finished, herring covered the bottom of the boat as deep as my calves . For the first time in days, my father seemed happy as a herring choker . Then he looked at the western sky, and his smile faded. The storms were sweeping out of Canada hard and fast. No one could predict their arrival. All fishermen feared them.
"We're going back," my father said. He pulled the cord and started the motor.
We were only two miles out, but the shoreline looked to me as far away as the moon. Over the distant hills, black clouds ran toward us like wild horses. We made it only halfway home before we met the storm.
The wind came first. It lifted the lake in whitecaps. The weight of the herring made us ride low in the water, and the waves broke over our bow. My father struggled to hold us on course. I'd put on my raincoat, but I had no life jacket.
Then the rain fell so hard we couldn't see the land. The boat was filling with water. I was scared, but I saw my father sitting straight, holding the boat steady into the wind, and I felt hopeful. He didn't look hurt at all.
I was starting to think we were going to make it. That's when the motor died. My father pulled the cord hard, but the motor wouldn't catch. We would go down in no time.
"Grab an oar ," he cried above the wind. He always carried two oars for just such a moment. We began to pull hard. My father grunted, from pain or effort I couldn't tell. He dug his oar into the violent lake and bowed into the wind again. With all my strength, I pulled on my own oar.
_ I was tired. My arms felt heavy and on fire. I didn't know how much longer I could push that oar through the water.
As if he heard my thinking, my father called to me, "I need you, Karl. Only a little longer."
So I kept rowing.
Just when I thought I had no more strength, I heard it. The sound of waves breaking against the shore. We moved into the shelter of our small cove and rode the swells toward the landing.
My mother rushed through the rain to greet us. "I've been so worried," she said. She hugged me and then my father.
"Nothing to worry about," he assured her. He put his hand on my shoulder. "You did well, son. How do you feel?"
Tired as I was, I managed a smile. "I feel like a herring choker." | The author's father decided to go back because _ .
A) it was too cold for them to stay any longer
B) they couldn't catch more herrings
C) the motor didn't work well
D) the storm would arrive at any time
| C | [
"A",
"B",
"D"
]
| race |
My name is Valentine. I lived in Rome during the third century. That was long, long ago! At that time, Rome was ruled by an emperor named Claudius. I didn't like Emperor Claudius, and I wasn't the only one! A lot of people shared my feelings.
Claudius wanted to have a big army. He expected men to volunteer to join. Many men just did not want to fight in wars. They did not want to leave their wives and families. As you might have guessed, not many men signed up. This made Claudius furious. So what happened? He had a crazy idea. He thought that if men were not married, they would not mind joining the army. So Claudius decided not to allow any more marriages. Young people thought his new law was cruel. I thought it was preposterous! I certainly wasn't going to support that law!
Did I mention that I was a priest ? One of my favourite activities was to marry couples. Even after Emperor Claudius passed his law, I kept on performing marriage ceremonies -- secretly, of course. It was really quite exciting. Imagine a small candlelit room with only the bride and groom and myself. We would whisper the words of the ceremony, listening all the while for the steps of soldiers. One night, we did hear footsteps. It was scary! Thank goodness the couple I was marrying escaped in time. I was caught. I was thrown in jail and told that my punishment was death.
I tried to stay cheerful. And do you know what? Wonderful things happened. Many young people came to the jail to visit me. They threw flowers and notes up to my window. They wanted me to know that they, too, believed in love.
On the day I was to die, February 14, 269 A.D. I left my friend a little note thanking a girl, who helped me keep my spirits up, for her friendship and loyalty. I signed it, "Love from your Valentine." | Valentine was put in prison because _ .
a: he secretly got married
b: he didn't serve in the army
c: he helped young people get married secretly
d: he attracted the emperor
| d | [
"a",
"b",
"c"
]
| race |
JOLIN Tsai , a famous singer, has become an English teacher! But she is not staying in a classroom to give you talks in English.Instead, she has published a new book, "Jolin's English Diary Book".It came out in Taiwan in March.Jolin is helping you learn English in a _ way and give you useful words for life outside your textbooks.
"I hope it's a happy English book," she said, "When you learn English in a fun way, you will keep on doing it." This certainly doesn't mean just reciting words.Jolin has a lot of clever ways of learning.She likes to listen to English songs or find friends to talk to in English.She has been good at English since Grade 3 in primary school .Because of this, she hosted news programme on the radio herself.
Jolin knows it's important to put English to good use.So, in her English diaries, she wrote something about her everyday life, like study, fashion , travel and family.After each diary, she gives you lots of notes.You can use them often, too! Jolin also asks you to keep diaries like hers. | . Jolin thinks that _ is important for us to learn English.
1. putting English to good use
2. hosting a programme on the radio
3. studying in the classroom
4. just reciting words
| 4 | [
"1",
"2",
"3"
]
| race |
J is placed at the bottom of W. Y is above L and to the left of L. W is diagonally to the upper right of Z. Y and Z are next to each other with Y on the left and Z on the right. | What is the relation of the agent L to the agent Z?
* below
* above
* right
* upper-left
* left
* upper-right
* overlap
* lower-left
* lower-right | below | [
"above",
"right",
"upper-left",
"left",
"upper-right",
"overlap",
"lower-left",
"lower-right"
]
| stepgame |
Six Chinese Characters
Dear students, our country has a long history. Chinese characters usually have more than one meaning and some of them are particularly loved by Chinese people. Here are the top six lucky ones. Please note we use "pinyin" here because "pinyin" is the Chinese spelling system for the characters. For example, "fu" is the "pinyin" for good luck in Chinese. "pinyin" "fu" is only the phonic ( ) part of the character and if you want to know the meaning of good luck "fu", you must read the Chinese character because "fu" also represents other Chinese characters that sound the same.
1. "fu" means blessing, good fortune, good luck. Chinese character "fu" is one of the most popular ones used during Chinese New Year. It is often displayed upside down on the front door of a house or an apartment. The upside down"fu" means good luck comes since the character for upside down in Chinese sounds the same as the character for "come".
2. "Iu" means prosperity.
It is used to mean official's salary( ) in feudal ( ) China.
3. "shou" means longevity.
Chinese character "shou" also means life, age or birthday.
4. "xi" is happiness.
The doubled character "xi" means double happiness. It is usually displayed everywhere at Chinese weddings.
5. "cai" is wealth or money.
Chinese often say "money can make a ghost turn a millstone". It is to say money really can do a lot of things. But, still-money can't buy everything.
6. "he" means harmomous.
People's harmony is an important part of Chinese culture. When you have harmomous
relations with others, things will be a lot easier for you. | After reading the passage, can we say that sound "he" only means harmony?
A. I know several words read as "he".
B. Yes, we can.
C. No, we can't.
D. Yes, you can.
| A | [
"B",
"C",
"D"
]
| race |
The ability of organisms to do what changes over time?
A. Sleep
B. Reusing materials
C. Adapt to sound
D. Change habitats
E. Move to different locations
F. Competing for resources
G. Adapt to environment
H. Allow growth
| G | [
"A",
"B",
"C",
"D",
"E",
"F",
"H"
]
| qasc |
|
To properly instruct children attending school you would need a great deal of what?
- Boredom
- Patience
- Time
- Teachers
- Inspiration | Patience | [
"Boredom",
"Time",
"Teachers",
"Inspiration"
]
| commonsenseqa |
|
I first experienced a loss of sexual desire several years ago, just after I turned 40. For a long time, I thought it was me. I thought maybe it was my age.
After reading every book and article I could find on sex, relationships, and marriage, I started to wonder if maybe it wasn’t me. Maybe it was my marriage, maybe it was my husband.
I never wanted to be “that woman“. The one that screwed around on her husband. But, I had an affair about six or seven years ago. It didn’t last long. But, that’s when I knew my marriage was over. It wasn’t a lack of sexual desire, it was a lack of desire for my husband. I didn’t want him or the marriage. There was nothing wrong with my sex drive.
I told my husband that I’d had an affair. He changed for about a month or so. He was very loving and attentive. But it didn’t last. He loves differently than I need to be loved and it’s just not in him to love me that way.
A few months after I ended the affair, I got involved with someone else. I know. I shouldn’t have. I’ve experienced things with this other man that I never thought possible. Felt things I thought were only possible in movies.
He’s a romantic. Not flowers or candy or jewellery, but he talks and listens. He hears me. He tries to understand me and give me what I need. Deep, intimate conversations. Looking into one another’s eyes. Soft caresses. Words of adoration. These things he gives me almost daily.
I never knew I needed romance because I’d never had it. This is how I need to be loved.
After having felt this way, I can’t stay in my marriage. It’s not fair to either of us.
I’m not sure what happened.
Did we grow apart?
Did one or both of us change?
Do people’s needs change as they get older? | After the story is over, how much did the woman believe in divorce? | The author was totally okay with it | [
"The author was disgusted and never thought it was okay",
"Not enough information",
"The author felt guilty"
]
| quail |
The White House said Monday that President Donald Trump "doesn't believe any of these accusations" made by adult film actress Stormy Daniels that she had a one-night affair with the future U.S. leader in 2006 and five years later was threatened to keep quiet about their alleged liaison.
Trump spokesman Raj Shah rejected any suggestion that Trump had engaged in wrongdoing because his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, paid the porn star $130,000 from his own funds in hush money shortly before the 2016 presidential election.
"False charges are settled out of court all the time," said Shah, who faced a barrage of questions from reporters after a lengthy Daniels interview aired Sunday night on 60 Minutes, a CBS News show that drew its biggest ratings in a decade for the spectacle.
"He's consistently denied these accusations," Shah said of Trump. The spokesman said the 39-year-old Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, was "inconsistent" because she has at various times denied she had a sexual encounter with Trump, but now claims she is telling the truth that she met up with him at a celebrity golf tournament in Nevada.
Shah also dismissed Daniels' claim that in 2011, when she was on her way to a fitness class in Las Vegas with her infant daughter, she was approached by a stranger who threatened her.
"A guy walked up on me and said to me, 'Leave Trump alone. Forget the story,' " Daniels told journalist Anderson Cooper. "And then he leaned around and looked at my daughter and said, 'That's a beautiful little girl. It'd be a shame if something happened to her mom.' And then he was gone."
Trump has yet to comment directly on Daniels' story. However, he posted a Twitter comment Monday that seemed to allude to the controversy.
Daniels says the Las Vegas incident occurred shortly after she first tried to sell her story about her encounter with Trump to a tabloid magazine. She said the incident made her fearful for years and that she thought she was doing the right thing when she accepted $130,000 from Trump attorney Cohen to stay quiet. | What kind of car does Michael Cohen probably drive? | Not enough information | [
"Ford",
"Chevy",
"Honda"
]
| quail |
What is the hottest topic at your school? In Hangzhou Yongjin Middle School, it's money.
The school had an activity called "making a living" recently. About 800 Junior 1 and Junior 2 students were divided into 112 teams. They went out to make money by selling things.
What did they choose to sell? Some sold newspapers; some chose bottled water; some sold environmentally friendly shopping bags and bamboo baskets.
Huqi's team decided to sell educational books in front of the Children Activity Centre. They thought parents would like to buy books for their children. But unfortunately , they came across urban management officers . The officers asked them to leave. "We played hide-and-seek with the officers for the whole morning," said Hu. "Finally we gave up and moved to other place.
Wang Yongyi and her team sold ice cream in a square. They didn't meet any officers. But few people were interested in what they were selling. The team then put up a board saying the money was to help the "Project Hope" for country kids. It worked. More people came to their stall. A foreigner even gave them 100 yuan.
Meng Zhaoxiang and his team were luckier. They sold all their cakes in four hours, spending 39.5 yuan and getting back 80 yuan. "It was not easy to make the money," said Meng. "Some people just looked. Others just tasted but didn't buy. Now I know how hard it is for our parents to earn the money we need to lead happy lives." | Who took part in the activity?
* About 800 students of the three grades
* Part of Junior 1 and Junior 2 students.
* All the students.
* Some teachers. | Some teachers. | [
"About 800 students of the three grades",
"Part of Junior 1 and Junior 2 students.",
"All the students."
]
| race |
Windows 8, apart from Windows 95, is the biggest surprise and the only version of Microsoft' s operating system that has been changed from the core when compared to its former one. However, a recent study has shown that under 20% of business owners would be willing to upgrade to the new version of Windows. The reason for this remains to be discussed and debated, and we will try to throw light on this research by providing you with some of the most common advantages and disadvantages of Windows 8.
Generally speaking, there are a great number of plus sides related to upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 8.
Speed -- This is the biggest advantage to mention. Boot time has been reported to be up to nine times shorter than that with Windows 7.
New passwords -- Instead of typing your passwords, Windows 8 will let you use gestures on your favorite photos to enter your password. This is not only practical but also extremely cool!
Windows 8 experience -- Apart from computers, Windows 8 will be used on all devices, including smart phones, tablet PC's and so on. Also, owing to the fact that it has been specifically designed with touch screen users in mind, Windows 8, besides using keyboard and mouse, will offer a whole new user experience.
However, there are still some disadvantages.
The first one that has to be mentioned is that there is no Start Menu from Windows. Yes, there is no Start button in the lower left corner, and this might be a real puzzle of many Windows users. Also, many users have had a problem to get used to the new interface introduced by Windows 8. The biggest problem that is worth noticing is that Windows 8 was originally designed for touch screen users, and this may have a bad effect on desktop users who have gotten used to doing everything with the help of their keyboard and mouse. | Many Windows 8 users will face the problem that _ .
a] they don't get accustomed to the new interface
b] keyboard and mouse can't be used any longer
c] they have to use fingerprints instead of buttons
d] Start Menu is hidden in the lower left corner
| a | [
"b",
"c",
"d"
]
| race |
Here are four of my friends. Get to know them and their interesting experiences.
I'm Mark. I'm 12. I have learned a lot about cycling and cycled about two hundred miles with my friends. We all felt very excited.
My name is Sam. I'm one year older than Mark. I have entered a competition. At last, I won it and the prize was a seven---day holiday to my favourite country --America.
You can call me Linda. I'm the same age as Mark. I have been to Hong Kong Disneyland with my parents. I was excited to see so many cartoon characters because I often dreamed about them.
John is my name. I'm one year younger than Sam. I have learned to ride a horse because I thought it was exciting. Before I learned it, I fell off the horse many times. But that was very interesting for me. | What did Sam win in the competition?
* A visit to London.
* A holiday to America.
* A trip to Hong Kong Disneyland.
* A travel to Hainan. | A visit to London. | [
"A holiday to America.",
"A trip to Hong Kong Disneyland.",
"A travel to Hainan."
]
| race |
I have n't seen the other one , but Blue is really cute . They named him that because when they first got him , he had blue eyes ; now they 're more green however . He 's a normal sized cat , grey with black stripes and sleeps a lot . He does this really weird flipping thing when you pet him , and he 's already mussed up my jeans . | Why is the family so excited ?
A] None of the above choices .
B] They have a new kid .
C] They have a new animal .
D] They have a new dog .
| C | [
"A",
"B",
"D"
]
| cosmos |
What will increase the amount of heat that is transferred from the body?
* Shivering
* Evaporation
* Exercise
* Warm environments
* Wearing a hat
* Movement
* Dehydration
* Sweating | Sweating | [
"Shivering",
"Evaporation",
"Exercise",
"Warm environments",
"Wearing a hat",
"Movement",
"Dehydration"
]
| qasc |
|
How to protect a framed paper drawing from dust?
* Use a glass covering on the front of the drawing, and occasionally clean the glass sheet using a glass cleaner or a wet cloth.
* Use a wet tissue paper to periodically wipe the dust off the drawing and the frame. | Use a glass covering on the front of the drawing, and occasionally clean the glass sheet using a glass cleaner or a wet cloth. | [
"Use a wet tissue paper to periodically wipe the dust off the drawing and the frame."
]
| piqa |
|
A geologist finds a layer of shale near the surface from a certain time period. Nearby, the geologist finds the same layer of shale, but it is deeper underground than the first layer. What might have caused the difference in the depth of the shale layer?
A. A meteorite
B. A fault
C. Ancient fossils
D. Animal life
| B | [
"A",
"C",
"D"
]
| arc |
|
Strict directives refer to the following properties of a language expression: the object it indicates does not change with the specific context in which the expression is used. These contexts usually include the subject of the expression, and the expression is used Time, place, state of the world and more. | According to the above definitions, Which of the following are strictly demonstratives:
1] Current secretary-general of the united nations
2] The tallest person in the world
3] The smallest prime
4] Often sitting in the middle of the first row of the classroom
| 3 | [
"1",
"2",
"4"
]
| logiqa |
To make wasps go away when having an outdoor event, | Which of the following best matches the statement above?
a. Grow flowers in your back yard to frighten away any wasps.
b. Leave cups of vinegar, sugar and salt scattered as wasp traps.
| b | [
"a"
]
| piqa |
How can I remove red wine stains?
1. Gently blot stain with a cloth soaked in white wine to remove the stains.
2. Gently blot stain with a cloth soaked in blood to remove the stains.
| 1 | [
"2"
]
| piqa |
|
Anyways , but this one kid who we were smoking with as we left the smoke spot was like " I think this is the highest I ' ve EVER BEEN ! " and he was being soooo funnnnnny . Everything he said was stuff I used to say when I first started smoking . | Why do I no longer talk like that kid ?
- I no longer tell everyone how high I am .
- I have been smoking for awhile .
- None of the above choices .
- I have a tolerance for strong smoke now . | I have been smoking for awhile . | [
"I no longer tell everyone how high I am .",
"None of the above choices .",
"I have a tolerance for strong smoke now ."
]
| cosmos |
The right of indigenous communities in South America’s Andean region to chew coca leaf was removed in 1964 when Bolivia was under a dictatorship and it signed up to the convention. But Bolivia was given 25 years to implement the ban. This expired in 1989 and since then the issue has been under dispute. In 2011, Bolivia formally notified the UN of its withdrawal from the convention. On Friday it reacceded to the convention, but with an exemption from the prohibition on the chewing of coca leaves. The move is the first of its kind in the history of UN drug-control treaties and has sparked concerns that other countries may apply for amendments. Russia has argued that the move will lead to “an increase in illegal circulation of cocaine” and warned that “it also sets a dangerous precedent that could be used by other states in creating a more liberal drug-control regime.” | What does Russia believe the exemption will result in? | A greater amount of cocaine being distributed | [
"Lower risk of more liberal drug control regimes",
"Less popular support for Bolivia’s dictatorship",
"An increased risk of conflict in the region"
]
| onestop |
There are three blocks. Lets call them A, B and C. There are one big blue circle and one small yellow circle in block A. The big blue circle is touching the bottom edge of this block. The small yellow circle is above and to the right of a small yellow square. The big blue circle is to the right of the small yellow square. It is below the small yellow circle. To the right of block A there is block B with one small yellow square in it. To the left of block B there is block C. It has one medium yellow circle. | Which object is to the left of a small yellow square? the big thing that is touching the bottom edge of a block or the small yellow circle? | Both of them | [
"The big thing that is touching the bottom edge of a block ",
"The small yellow circle ",
"None of them"
]
| spartqa |
Once upon a time, two men were walking in the forest. One was thin and tall, and very bad too. The other was fat and short, and very honest. The tall man said to the short man, "We are good friends. If any beast comes, I'll help you." The short man said, " Of course, we are good friends. We will help each other."
At that time, a bear came to them. The tall man climbed up the tree quickly to hide himself in the branches and forgot his promise to the short man. But the fat man couldn't climb the tree. He said to his friend, "Help me! Help me! I can't climb up. Look! The bear is coming!" The tall man said, "No! No! No! You can't stay with me. The tree is not strong."
The bear was coming. The short man lay down under the tree, pretending to be dead and holding his breath. The bear smelled around his body. It doesn't touch the dead.
After the bear went away without harming the short man, the tall man came down and asked the short man, "What did the bear whisper in your ear when it was close to you?" The short man answered, "the bear told me not to believe such a selfish friend like you. And it also said that a friend in need is a friend indeed." | When the bear came, the tall man _ .
* lay down under the tree
* lost his life
* helped the short man
* climbed up the tree | lay down under the tree | [
"lost his life",
"helped the short man",
"climbed up the tree"
]
| race |
When it comes to feeling better about yourself,nothing will help you like healthy eating.Controlling what you eat is a big factor in how you look and feel.If you think about it,so much of how we behave,how we feel,and how our bodies perform is based on what we put into them.
The old saying "You Are What You Eat" is actually true.The problem is that a lot of mainstream diet books you might find in your local bookstore or online are trying to sell you diet plans that don't work and that might even make you sick.
Healthy eating is great for your body.It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out.Many people don't realize just how good healthy food is for them.By eating great foods that are natural and healthy,you can lose weight.You can also have a lot more energy.So you shouldn't just think of healthy eating as a way to burn fat,but you should also think of it as a way to get your life back in order.
You can spend more time with your family and get more work done because you will have more energy.You will be impressed by how much better you'll feel by putting nutritious,natural foods into your body.Your look will be better.You'll have more energy,and you'll be happier.
The important thing to remember when it comes to eating healthy is to not fall for any tricks.There are a lot of people out there looking to make quick money.They will tell you just something so they can sell a book or a video.What you need is to trust a diet plan that is right for your body.Educate yourself about your own body type.Find out what kinds of foods are best for you.If the diet book you trust doesn't teach you these important factors,then you might be reading bad information. | According the passage, a good diet book should be one _ .
A] that is popular among people
B] that supplies much information
C] that helps you choose suitable foods
D] that help you enjoy food
| C | [
"A",
"B",
"D"
]
| race |
An old man lived with his family. The family would eat together nightly at the dinner table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and failing sight made eating rather difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon, dropping to the floor. When he grasped his glass of milk, it often spilled clumsily at the tablecloth.
With this happening almost every night, the son and daughter-in-law became annoyed with the mess.
"We must do something about grandfather," said the son.
"I've had enough of his milk spilling, noisy eating and food on the floor," the daughter-in-law agreed.
So the couple set a small table at the corner.
There, grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed their dinner at the dinner table. Since grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in wooden bowls. Sometimes when the family looked in grandfather's direction, he had tears in his eyes as he ate alone. Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp warnings when he dropped a fork or spilled food. The four-year-old watched it all in silence.
One evening, before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood pieces on the floor. He asked the child sweetly, "What are you making?" Just as sweetly, the boy replied, "Oh, I'm making a little bowl for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up." The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.
These words so struck the parents that they were speechless. Then tears streamed down their cheeks. Though no words were spoken, both knew what must be done. | Eating was difficult for the grandfather because _ .
1. life was hard for the poor family
2. he was old and weak
3. his son and daughter-in-law didn't like him
4. there wasn't enough food for him
| 4 | [
"1",
"2",
"3"
]
| race |
People in isolated rain-forest communities tend to live on a largely vegetarian diet, and they eat little salt. Few of them suffer from high blood pressure, and their blood pressure does not tend to increase with age, as is common in industrialized countries. Such people often do develop high blood pressure when they move to cities and adopt high-salt diets. Though suggestive, these facts do not establish salt as the culprit in high blood pressure, however, because__. | Which of the following most logically completes the argument given below?
- It is possible to have a low-salt diet while living in a city in an industrialized country
- Genetic factors could account for the lack of increase of blood pressure with age among such people
- There are changes in other aspects of diet when such people move to the city
- Salt is a necessity for human life, and death can occur when the body loses too much salt | There are changes in other aspects of diet when such people move to the city | [
"It is possible to have a low-salt diet while living in a city in an industrialized country",
"Genetic factors could account for the lack of increase of blood pressure with age among such people",
"Salt is a necessity for human life, and death can occur when the body loses too much salt"
]
| reclor |
We have three blocks. Lets call them A, B and C. There is one small black circle in block A. Then, there is block B. It has a big black triangle. Finally, we have block C which is below block B and block A is to the right of it. It contains one small black square. The small black square is near to and below a big black circle which is to the left of a small black circle. | Which object is below a triangle? the small black circle that is in block C or the small black circle that is in block A? | The small black circle that is in block c | [
"The small black circle that is in block a",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
]
| spartqa |
Two boxes, named DDD and EEE exist. In box DDD is box EEE. This box have a midsize orange oval and a large green oval. This box covers a midsize white rectangle which are above a midsize white oval and the green shape. The midsize white oval is covered by box EEE. To the left of the orange thing there is this shape. The midsize orange oval is over this thing. The green thing is close to the rectangle. To the left-hand side of and near to the midsize white rectangle there is the orange shape. | Is the midsize white oval under the orange thing?
- No
- Yes | Yes | [
"No"
]
| spartun |
W: How come Jime lost his job?
M: I didn't say he had lost it. All I said was if he didn't get out and start selling a few cars instead of idling around all day, he might find himself looking for a new job. | What does the man say about Jim?
* He might get fired.
* He has managed to sell a number of cars.
* He is contented with his current position. | He might get fired. | [
"He has managed to sell a number of cars.",
"He is contented with his current position."
]
| dream |
There are three blocks. Lets call them A, B and C. Block B is to the left of and C is to the right of A. Block A has one medium black square and one medium blue square. The medium black square is below the medium blue square. Block B contains one medium blue square and a medium yellow square. The medium blue square is below the medium yellow square. Block C has a medium blue square. | What is to the right of the yellow object? a medium blue square that is in block A or a medium blue square that is in block B? | Medium blue square that is in block a | [
"Medium blue square that is in block b",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
]
| spartqa |
What animals have a backbone?
* Snails
* Mammals
* Birds
* Humans
* Camels
* Invertebrates
* Bats
* Snakes | Birds | [
"Snails",
"Mammals",
"Humans",
"Camels",
"Invertebrates",
"Bats",
"Snakes"
]
| qasc |
|
X is diagonally to the bottom right of N. X is over there and H is at the bottom of it. N is on the same horizontal plane directly right to L. | What is the relation of the agent L to the agent H?
A) left
B) upper-right
C) right
D) lower-left
E) above
F) lower-right
G) upper-left
H) overlap
I) below
| G | [
"A",
"B",
"C",
"D",
"E",
"F",
"H",
"I"
]
| stepgame |
Q and G are parallel, and Q is on top of G. D is below and to the left of N. The object G and B are there. The object G is below and slightly to the right of the object B. The objects H and N are over there. The object H is above and slightly to the right of the object N. H is positioned below and to the right of Q. | What is the relation of the agent D to the agent G?
1. lower-right
2. upper-right
3. left
4. lower-left
5. upper-left
6. below
7. above
8. right
9. overlap
| 4 | [
"1",
"2",
"3",
"5",
"6",
"7",
"8",
"9"
]
| stepgame |
All organisms have pieces of hereditary material called genes, which are passed from parents to offspring. Genes contain instructions for building the parts of an organism. An organism's genes affect its observable traits, including its appearance, its behavior, and which diseases it may have. Genes may have different alleles, or forms, that can cause different versions of a trait.
For example, flower color is a trait in pea plants. The gene for this trait has two possible alleles. Each allele is represented by an uppercase or lowercase letter. The allele F is for purple flowers, and the allele f is for white flowers. Each pea plant has two alleles for the flower color gene—one allele inherited from each parent.
An organism's genotype for a gene is its combination of alleles for that gene. So, a pea plant may have a genotype of FF, Ff, or ff for the flower color gene.
An organism's phenotype for a trait is its observable version of that trait, which depends on the organism's combination of alleles. A pea plant may have a phenotype of purple flowers or white flowers for the flower color trait.
Some traits, like flower color in pea plants, are controlled by a single gene. Most plants and animals have a genotype made up of two alleles for these traits. These two alleles determine whether an organism is homozygous or heterozygous for the gene.
An organism with two identical alleles for a gene is homozygous for that gene. A pea plant with the genotype FF or ff is homozygous for the flower color gene.
An organism with two different alleles for a gene is heterozygous for that gene. A pea plant with the genotype Ff is heterozygous for the flower color gene.
The types of alleles in an organism's genotype determine the organism's phenotype. Some alleles have types called dominant and recessive. These two types can cause different versions of a trait to appear as the organism's phenotype.
A dominant allele causes its version of the trait to appear even when the organism also has a recessive allele for the gene. In pea plants, the F allele, which causes purple flowers, is dominant over the f allele. A pea plant with at least one F allele will have the F allele's version of the flower color trait. So, a plant with the genotype FF or Ff will have purple flowers.
A recessive allele causes its version of the trait to appear only when the organism does not have any dominant alleles for the gene. In pea plants, the f allele, which causes white flowers, is recessive to the F allele. A pea plant with only f alleles will have the f allele's version of the flower color trait. So, a plant with the genotype ff will have white flowers. | In a group of rainbow trout, some individuals have a greenish-brown body and others have a blue body. In this group, the gene for the body color trait has two alleles. The allele for a blue body (b) is recessive to the allele for a greenish-brown body (B).
A certain rainbow trout from this group has the heterozygous genotype Bb for the body color gene.
Based on this information, what is this trout's phenotype for the body color trait?
- A greenish-brown body
- A blue body | A greenish-brown body | [
"A blue body"
]
| scienceqa |
I was on the phone today talking to someone when I realized that I had not had any real human contact outside of say meeting with my advisor and running into someone from sociology since Monday . Its kinda scary how the days on the calendar just fall off that fast . I have n't really spoken to anyone in person that did n't have to do with my withdrawal or ordering food since Sunday . | Why have n't you talked to anyone since Sunday ?
A: None of the above choices .
B: I had ran into people , but just no one outside of my advisor , or someone from sociology .
C: I was so buried in my work , I have n't had a chance to talk to anyone .
D: I was on the phone today .
| C | [
"A",
"B",
"D"
]
| cosmos |
In all one's lifetime it is oneself that one spends the most time being with or dealing with. But it is exactly oneself that one has the least understanding of.
When you are going upwards in life you tend to overestimate yourself. It seems that everything you seek for is within your reach. When you are going downhill you tend to underestimate yourself, mistaking difficulties for your own incompetence.
To get a thorough understanding of oneself is to gain a correct view of oneself-aware of both one's strengths and shortages. You may look forward hopefully to the future but be sure not to expect too much, for ideals can never be fully realized. You may be courageous to meet challenges but it should be clear to you where to direct your efforts. That's to say so long as you have a perfect knowledge of yourself there won't be difficulties you can't overcome.
To get a thorough understanding of oneself needs self-appreciation. Whether you think you are a towering tree or a blade of grass, a high mountain or a small stone, you represent a state of nature that has its own value. If you earnestly admire yourself you'll have a real sense of self-appreciation, which will give you confidence. As soon as you gain full confidence in yourself, you'll be enabled to fight and overcome any adversity.
To get a thorough understanding of oneself also requires doing oneself a favor when it's needed. In time of sadness, do yourself a favor by sharing it with your friends so as to change a gloomy mood into a cheerful one; in time of tiredness, do yourself a favor by getting a good sleep. As you are aware, what a person physically has is but a human body that's vulnerable when exposed to the elements. So if you fall ill, it's up to you to take a good care of yourself.
In a word, to get a thorough understanding of oneself is to get a full control of one's life. Then one will find one's life full of color and flavor. | If this passage is divided into three parts, the second part should consist of _ .
1] Paragraph 3 to Paragraph 5
2] Paragraph 2 and Paragraph 3
3] Paragraph 2 to Paragraph 5
4] Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5
| 3 | [
"1",
"2",
"4"
]
| race |
We have three blocks. We call them A, B and C. A medium blue square is in block A. Below the medium blue square there is a medium black square. Then, we have block B. It has two medium blue squares. Below medium blue square number two there is medium blue square number one. Finally, to the left of block B we have block C which is above block A. It contains a medium black square. | Which object is below a medium black square? the medium blue square which is in block A or medium blue square number two? | The medium blue square which is in block a | [
"Medium blue square number two",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
]
| spartqa |
Цел на Организацията на Северноатлантическия пакт, създадена на 4 април 1949 г., е:
- колективна отбрана на страните от Западна Европа, Северна Америка и Северноатлантическияокеан
- изграждането на единна Европа, основана на френско-германското помирение
- икономическо сътрудничество на страните от Западна Европа, Северна Америка и Северноатлантическияокеан
- преодоляване на противопоставянето между проамериканския и просъветския блок | колективна отбрана на страните от Западна Европа, Северна Америка и Северноатлантическияокеан | [
"изграждането на единна Европа, основана на френско-германското помирение",
"икономическо сътрудничество на страните от Западна Европа, Северна Америка и Северноатлантическияокеан",
"преодоляване на противопоставянето между проамериканския и просъветския блок"
]
| reasoning_bg |
|
Wei Hua had a busy day yesterday. She got up before 7 o'clock in the morning, and quickly washed her hands and face. She got to school early. She had a little rest after lunch, but worked hard in class all day. She played basketball after school, and then she walked home.
Wei Hua's pen was broken, so she needed a new one. On her way home she bought a new pen at a shop. When she reached home, she had a short rest and a glass of water. After that she helped her parents. She quickly cooked the supper, and cleaned the house.
She watched TV for half an hour after supper. Then she started her homework. She finished it at half past nine. She went to bed before a quarter to ten. | What did she buy on her way home?
- Some food.
- A book.
- A pen
- Some drinks. | Some drinks. | [
"Some food.",
"A book.",
"A pen"
]
| race |
Agnes Miller was one of the earliest leaders of the Women's Liberation Movement in the United States. She was born on a farm in Missouri in 1892. Strangely enough she had a very happy life as a child. She was the only daughter and the youngest child of five. Her parents and her brothers always treated her as their favorite.
In 1896 the family moved to Chicago. Three years later they moved back to St. Louis where Agnes spent the rest of her childhood. She enjoyed her years in school and was an excellent student of mathematics. She also was quite skillful as a painter.
It was when Agnes went off to college that she first learned that women were not treated as equals. She didn't like being treated unequally but she tried not to notice it. After graduating from college she tried to get a job in her major field--physics. She soon found it was almost impossible for a woman.
Agnes spent a full year looking for a job. Finally she gave up in anger. She began writing letters of anger to various newspapers. An editor in New York liked her ideas very much. He specially liked her style. He asked her to do a series of stories on the difficulties that women had in finding a job. And there she began her great fight for equal rights for women. | At school, Agnes was good at _ .
* physics and writing
* writing and maths
* physics and painting
* maths and painting | writing and maths | [
"physics and writing",
"physics and painting",
"maths and painting"
]
| race |
If your body is hot, it will cool down if you put what on it
a: Hot water
b: An ice pack
c: Fire
d: The sun
| b | [
"a",
"c",
"d"
]
| openbookqa |
|
Lots of people get money from ATMs before going shopping. If you don't know how to use an ATM, read the following instructions carefully.
*Put your card into the machine .
*Look at the screen. Input your _ into the machine.
*Input how much money you want on the screen of the machine. Then press OK.
*Get the money from the machine. If you want, you can also get a receipt .
*Take back your card.
Remember these rules:
*Don't write your password on your card.
*Don't let other people know your password.
*If you lose your card, tell the bank at once. | If you want, you can get _ from the ATM.
* a card
* a password
* a present
* a receipt | a password | [
"a card",
"a present",
"a receipt"
]
| race |
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." | Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
- More people will fly to Canada from China directly.
- Air Canada is increasing the capacity of goods transportation for the first time.
- People in our country can fly to Canada from Beijing directly now.
- There was no non-stop service between Canada and China mainland. | People in our country can fly to Canada from Beijing directly now. | [
"More people will fly to Canada from China directly.",
"Air Canada is increasing the capacity of goods transportation for the first time.",
"There was no non-stop service between Canada and China mainland."
]
| race |
It seems that there's a good reason why dogs are always seen as man's best friend. Scientists have found that dogs are the only animals that can read emotion in faces much like humans. The finding suggests that like an understanding friend, dogs can see if we are happy, sad, pleased or angry.
When humans look at a new face, their eyes usually look across the left, falling on the right hand side of the person's face first. A possible reason for this is that the right side of the human face is better at expressing emotions.
Scientists have now shown that pet dogs also have "left gaze bias ", but only when looking at human faces. No other animal has been known to do like this before. Dr. Kun Guo showed 17 dogs pictures of human, dog and monkey faces as well as something else with his team. The dogs' eyes and heads show a strong left gaze bias when the animals see human faces. But this did not happen when they were shown other pictures, including those of dogs.
Guo suggests that over thousands of years living with humans, dogs may have developed the left gaze bias as a way to guess our emotions.
"Recent studies show that the right side of our faces can express emotions better than the left. If true, then it makes sense for dogs and humans to see the right hand side of a face first." | The dogs' left gaze bias helps them _ .
- express emotions quickly
- remember more new faces
- have more understanding friends
- get along well with humans | express emotions quickly | [
"remember more new faces",
"have more understanding friends",
"get along well with humans"
]
| race |
Why would you be unable to use a basketball?
- Full of air
- Punctured
- Popular in america
- Round
- Not tall | Punctured | [
"Full of air",
"Popular in america",
"Round",
"Not tall"
]
| commonsenseqa |
|
Recently the news broke that Microsoft are acquiring GitHub. Effusive opinions flowed from all directions: some saw the acquisition as a sensible fit for Microsoft to better support developers, and some saw it as a tyrant getting their grubby fingers on open source’s ecosystem.
I am thrilled for Microsoft and GitHub for many reasons, and there will be a bright future ahead because of it, but I have been thinking more about the reaction some of the critics have had to this, and why.
I find it fascinating that there still seems to be a deep-seated discomfort in some about Microsoft and their involvement in open source. I understand that this is for historical reasons, and many moons ago Microsoft were definitely on the offensive against open source. I too was critical of Microsoft and their approach back in those days. I may have even said ‘M$’ instead of ‘MS’ (ugh.)
Things have changed though. Satya Nadella, their CEO, has had a profound impact on the company: they are a significant investor and participant in open source across a multitude of open source projects, they hire many open source developers, run their own open source projects (e.g. VSCode), and actively sponsor and support many open source conferences, events, and initiatives. I know many people who work at Microsoft and they love the company and their work there. These are not microserfs: they are people like you and me.
Things have changed, and I have literally never drunk Kool-aid; this or any other type. Are they perfect? No, but they don’t claim to be. But is the Microsoft of today a radically different company to the Microsoft of the late nineties. No doubt.
Still though, this cynicism exists in some. Some see them as a trojan horse and ask if we can really trust them?
A little while ago I had a discussion with someone who was grumbling about Microsoft. After poking around his opinion, what shook out was that his real issue was not with Microsoft’s open source work (he was supportive of this), but it was with the fact that they still produce proprietary software and use software patents in departments such as Windows and Office. | The narrator believes that: | Microsoft is a better company now | [
"Microsoft is too greedy",
"Not enough information",
"Microsoft is worse than it was before"
]
| quail |
The law has a great many rules, showing when and how far a man is to be punished, or if he should be made to hand over money or property to his neighbors, and so on. These rules are contained in books. A lawyer learns them mainly by reading books.
He begins by doing little else than reading, and after he has prepared himself by three years' study, still, he has to, almost every day, read more about some new questions which he has to answer.
The power to use books, then, is a special skill which a would-be lawyer ought to possess. He ought to have enough flexibility to make it easy for him to collect ideas from printed words. He ought to have some readiness to find what a book contains, and something of an instinct for where to look for what he wants.
But although this is the power which he will first feel in need of, it is not the most important. A lawyer does not study law to recite it; he studies it to use it and act upon the rules which he has learned in real life. His business is to try cases in court and to advise people what to do in order to keep out or get out of trouble. | The major business of a lawyer is _ .
- to learn about real life
- to discuss the material he has read
- to advise people who have law problems
- to study the law | to discuss the material he has read | [
"to learn about real life",
"to advise people who have law problems",
"to study the law"
]
| race |
L is there and V is at the 5 position of a clock face. | What is the relation of the agent V to the agent L?
A: upper-right
B: right
C: above
D: upper-left
E: lower-right
F: lower-left
G: overlap
H: below
I: left
| E | [
"A",
"B",
"C",
"D",
"F",
"G",
"H",
"I"
]
| stepgame |
R is diagonally right and above I. L is positioned above H. R and U are parallel, and R on the right of U. Q is on the same horizontal plane directly right to H. L is positioned below and to the right of U. I is to the left of V and is on the same horizontal plane. B and A are both there with the object B is to the right of object A. Q is north east of B. | What is the relation of the agent B to the agent R?
A] right
B] lower-right
C] left
D] overlap
E] lower-left
F] upper-right
G] upper-left
H] below
I] above
| B | [
"A",
"C",
"D",
"E",
"F",
"G",
"H",
"I"
]
| stepgame |
We have three boxes, called one, two and three. A medium orange apple is inside and a medium yellow apple is inside and touching box one. Box one contains a medium green apple. The medium green apple is above the medium orange apple. Box two contains a medium orange apple. Box three with a medium green apple is to the left of box one and is to the right of this box. Disconnected from this box is box one. Box three covers a medium yellow apple which is below another medium green apple. Medium green apple number two is in box three. A medium orange apple is within box three. | What is the position of the medium yellow apple covered by box one regarding the medium orange apple in box three?
1] below
2] right
3] dc
4] tpp
5] ntppi
6] behind
7] far
| 2 | [
"1",
"3",
"4",
"5",
"6",
"7"
]
| spartun |
"The world has never been a better place to live in" says science writer Matt Ridley, "and it will keep on getting better." Read on to see how Ridley makes his case. Right or wrong? You decide.
Compared with 50 years ago, when I was just four years old, people now make nearly three times as much money, eat one third more food and expect to live one third longer. In fact, it's hard to find any areas of the world that's worse off now than it was then, even though the world population has more than doubled over that period.
One reason we are richer, healthier, taller, cleverer, longer-lived and freer than ever before is that the four most basic human needs--food, clothing, fuel and shelter--have grown much cheaper. Take one example: In 1800, a candle providing one hour's light cost six hours' work. In the 1880s, the same light from a lamp took 15 minutes' work to pay for. In 1950, it was eight seconds. Today, it's half a second. In these terms, we are 43,200 times better off than in1800.
In the United States, rivers, lakes, seas and air are getting cleaner all the time. A car today produces less pollution traveling at full speed than a parked car did from leaks in 1970.
Although the world population is growing, the rate of increase has been falling for 50 years. Across the world, national birth rates are lower now than in 1960, and in the less developed world, the birth rate has almost halved. According to a research report from the United Nations, population will start falling once it reaches 9.2 billion in 2075. After all, there are already seven billion people on earth, and they are eating better and better.
In 1970s, there were 550 billion barrels of oil reserves in the world, and in the 20 years that followed the world used up 600 billion. So by 1990, reserves should have been overused by 50 billion barrels. Instead, it is reported there are 900 billion today. They will last for many years and people will find something in place of oil long before they run out.
The more we develop, the more we can develop. The more we invent, the more inventions become possible. For 200 years, pessimists (people who believe that terrible things will happen in future) have had all the headlines--even though _ have far more often been right. There are some reasons for pessimists. No charity ever raised money by saying things are getting better. No journalist ever got the front page writing a story about how terrible things won't happen. Don't be a pessimist--dare to be an optimist! | Which of the following is true, according to the passage?
- Things we used to need were much cheaper than they are today.
- The pollution today is much more serious than it was long ago.
- Population problem has nearly made the world stop developing.
- It's not necessary to be worried about oil reserves in the world. | It's not necessary to be worried about oil reserves in the world. | [
"Things we used to need were much cheaper than they are today.",
"The pollution today is much more serious than it was long ago.",
"Population problem has nearly made the world stop developing."
]
| race |
There are two blocks. We call them A and B. Block A is to the left of B. Block A has a medium black square, a medium black circle and a small black circle. Near to the small black circle there is the medium black square. The medium black circle is touching the right edge of this block. Below and to the left of the medium black circle is the medium black square. Block B contains one small black square and a medium black triangle. The small black square is above and to the right of the medium black triangle. | What is to the right of the small black circle? a medium black square or a medium black circle which is touching the right edge of a block? | None of them | [
"Medium black square ",
"Medium black circle which is touching the right edge of a block ",
"Both of them"
]
| spartqa |
We have two boxes, named DDD and EEE. A tiny white dimond is covered by box DDD. Box EEE with a midsize orange oval and a midsize white oval is inside and touching box DDD. A large orange oval and a tiny orange oval are inside this box. Behind the midsize orange oval is the large orange oval. A large white rectangle is covered by box EEE. Behind the tiny orange oval is the midsize orange oval. The tiny orange oval is behind the midsize white oval and is in front of the large orange oval. In front of the shape which was behind the tiny orange oval there is the midsize white oval. | Are all large rectangles inside any box?
* Yes
* No | Yes | [
"No"
]
| spartun |
There are more than 100 different chemical elements, or types of atoms. Chemical elements make up all of the substances around you.
A substance may be composed of one chemical element or multiple chemical elements. Substances that are composed of only one chemical element are elementary substances. Substances that are composed of multiple chemical elements bonded together are compounds.
Every chemical element is represented by its own atomic symbol. An atomic symbol may consist of one capital letter, or it may consist of a capital letter followed by a lowercase letter. For example, the atomic symbol for the chemical element fluorine is F, and the atomic symbol for the chemical element beryllium is Be.
The atomic symbol for each chemical element in a substance is shown in the substance's chemical formula.
An elementary substance is represented by a chemical formula that contains only one atomic symbol.
The atomic symbol in a chemical formula may be followed by a small number written lower than the symbol. This number is called a subscript. A subscript is included when the atoms in the elementary substance are bonded to form molecules. The subscript shows how many atoms are in each molecule.
For example, the chemical formula for the elementary substance oxygen, O2, has a subscript of 2. This subscript shows that the atomic symbol O represents two atoms. The elementary substance O2 and the chemical element represented by the atomic symbol O are both named oxygen. So, the formula tells you that each molecule of O2 contains two oxygen atoms.
A compound is represented by a chemical formula that contains multiple atomic symbols.
The chemical elements in a compound are bonded together in a fixed ratio. This ratio is shown in a compound's chemical formula.
For example, in the compound beryllium fluoride, there is one beryllium atom for every two fluorine atoms. So, the ratio of beryllium atoms to fluorine atoms is 1 to 2. This ratio is shown in the chemical formula for beryllium fluoride, BeF2. There is no subscript following the atomic symbol Be because that symbol represents one atom. The subscript 2 follows the atomic symbol F to show that the symbol represents two atoms. | Calcium oxide is used to make cement and steel. The chemical formula for calcium oxide is CaO.
Complete the statement.
Calcium oxide is ().
1) A compound
2) An elementary substance
| 1 | [
"2"
]
| scienceqa |
fire | Which of the following best matches the statement above?
- Heats hands
- Heats flowers | Heats hands | [
"Heats flowers "
]
| piqa |
Jean is a bright young woman from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has almost everything that money can buy. But the people in Jean's family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite lonely.
So Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ. She likes being anonymous talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and made a lot of friends.
Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and he lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had the same interests in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them many hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot the time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself: he was a tall, good-looking young man with big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.
When Jean's father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him, so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of the rock singer they liked most. But when Jean knocked in David's door in San Francisco, she found that the special friend she had written to was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim! | Jean spends time talking on QQ in order to _ .
A. find a good boy friend
B. learn more from the QQ talking
C. tell others that she is from a good family
D. find someone to talk to
| B | [
"A",
"C",
"D"
]
| race |
There are three boxes, named DDD, EEE and JJJ. Box DDD covers a midsize orange rectangle and has a midsize white object. Disconnected from box EEE there is this box. Box EEE with a midsize orange rectangle is to the south of, far from and in front of this box. The midsize orange rectangle is north of another midsize orange rectangle. Midsize orange rectangle number two is inside box EEE. To the north of another midsize orange rectangle there is this object. Box EEE covers midsize orange rectangle number three. | Is midsize orange rectangle number one far from the white object?
- No
- Yes | Yes | [
"No"
]
| spartun |
A box named DDD contain a midsize white rectangle and a midsize green rectangle. Above and touches the midsize white rectangle is the midsize green rectangle. There exists a box called EEE. A midsize orange rectangle is inside and a midsize white rectangle is inside and touching box EEE. The midsize white rectangle is under the orange object. Box EEE contains another midsize white rectangle. Inside another box named JJJ is box DDD. Another midsize white rectangle and a midsize green rectangle are above a midsize white rectangle. Box JJJ covers midsize white rectangle number one. Below midsize white rectangle number two there is the midsize green rectangle. Midsize white rectangle number two and the midsize green rectangle are within box JJJ. | Is a midsize white rectangle inside all boxes?
- Yes
- No | No | [
"Yes"
]
| spartun |
A bird can be saved in a harsh winter if it is driven to locate a
a. Long metal rod
b. Small tiger sanctuary
c. Stocked provisions
d. Easy dial phone
| c | [
"a",
"b",
"d"
]
| openbookqa |
|
On Saturday , I had dinner and drinks at Kumiko 's house with her two friends visiting . We had these things called turban snails , otherwise known as sea snails . They 're the kind with the spiral - shaped , thick , generally rough shells . It was my first time having them , although not my first time seeing them . | What type of food did the narrator eat ?
a: They ate Kumiko - a Japanese delicacy .
b: None of the above choices .
c: They ate mussels from the shells .
d: They ate food high in protein .
| d | [
"a",
"b",
"c"
]
| cosmos |
A group of people decided to climb a mountain together. They thought it was going to be an easy climb, so they laughed and talked among themselves and didn't notice the sky growing darker. They soon got lost for they couldn't see very far in front of them. They _ together that night over a fire.
No one walked too far away from the group by themselves because it would surely lead to death. They sat close to each other throughout the dark hours not just for warmth, but for the fact that staying with the group was their only hope for survival. After what felt like a century, the sun started its slow climb up the sky. They were now able to see as far ahead of them as they liked, so they began to go down the mountain.
They still remained as a group at this time even though there was no real need. A bond had formed throughout the group that could not be broken or ignored. They knew each other just as well as they knew themselves. As they reached the place where they had started their journey, they knew it was time to say goodbye. Feeling at peace, they bowed deeply to each other. All of them kept the love they created as a group close to their hearts as they made their way out into the world alone. | What was the difficulty the group of people met in the mountain?
A] Losing their way.
B] Damaged roads.
C] Running out of food.
D] Animals' attack.
| C | [
"A",
"B",
"D"
]
| race |
Latent demand refers to a demand situation in which a considerable number of consumers have a strong demand for a certain product or service, but cannot be met by existing products or services. | According to the above definitions, Which of the following can best embody the "latent demand":
A: Most of the real estate sold in a city are three-bedroom large units, which makes workers who want to settle down here discouraged.
B: A traditional chinese medicine hypoglycemic health product launched by a pharmaceutical company can replace medicines to some extent, often in short supply
C: It is unclear how effective radiation protection maternity wear on the market is against electronic products
D: The new type of video game machine with eye protection function, presumably can convince some parents of students to come to buy [weibo]
| A | [
"B",
"C",
"D"
]
| logiqa |
We have three blocks, named AAA, BBB and CCC. Block CCC contains and block BBB is covered by block AAA with a medium blue circle and a big triangle. A small yellow circle is in block AAA. The big triangle is to the north of this thing. South of and west of the small object is the medium blue circle. East of this thing is the triangle. A big blue square is in and a medium yellow square is covered by block BBB. Block BBB contains a big black shape. East of the black object is the medium yellow square. To the west of the big blue square is the black shape. | Does CCC have all big blue squares?
* Yes
* No | Yes | [
"No"
]
| spartun |
There is a library in John's school. It's new and big. It's behind the classroom building. It has three floors.
On the first floor, there are two reading rooms. There are five big desks and thirty chairs in each reading room. John comes here and does his homework after class every day. On the second floor, there are a lot of books for students and teachers. They can't take the books away. They can only read books in the library. John thinks that _ is bad. On the third floor, there is a computer room with sixty computers. Students have IT lessons here. It's John's favourite lesson. | What can we learn from the passage?
* The library is behind the office building.
* The books on the second floor are for teachers.
* John's favourite lesson isn't IT.
* There are 60 computers in the computer room. | There are 60 computers in the computer room. | [
"The library is behind the office building.",
"The books on the second floor are for teachers.",
"John's favourite lesson isn't IT."
]
| race |
As researchers learn more about how children's intelligence develops, they are increasingly surprised by the power of parents.The power of the school has been replaced by the home.To begin with, all the factors which are part of intelligence--the child's understanding of language,learning patterns, curiosity--are established well before the child enters school at the age of six.Study after study has shown that even after school begins, children's achievements have been far more influenced by parents than by teachers.This is particularly true about learning that is languagerelated.The school rather than the home is given credit for variations in achievement in subjects such as science.
In view of their power, it's sad to see so many parents not making the most of their child's intelligence.Until recently parents had been warned by educators who asked them not to educate their children.Many teachers now realize that children cannot be educated only at school and parents are being asked to contribute both before and after the child enters school.
Parents have been particularly afraid to teach reading at home.Of course,children shouldn't be pushed to read by their parents, but educators have discovered that reading is best taught individually--and the easiest place to do this is at home.Many fourand fiveyearolds who have been shown a few letters and taught their sounds will compose single words of their own with them even before they have been taught to read. | Researchers conclude that _ .
1: it is with the help of the teachers that children have an understanding of
language
2: curiosity is formed after the children enter school
3: only the school can give children the opportunity to make achievements
4: children's learning patterns are developed at the early age
| 1 | [
"2",
"3",
"4"
]
| race |
Concentrations of what in the air have increased over the last 10 years dramatically
- Chlorofluorocarbons
- Fossil fuels
- Ozone
- Greenhouse gases
- Greenhouse gasses
- Oxygen
- Carbon dioxide
- Air molecules | Carbon dioxide | [
"Chlorofluorocarbons",
"Fossil fuels",
"Ozone",
"Greenhouse gases",
"Greenhouse gasses",
"Oxygen",
"Air molecules"
]
| qasc |
|
Carnival does not take place only in Louisiana. There are many celebrations around the world.
In Brazil, the celebration is supposed to go on from the Saturday before Mardi Gras to Mardi Gras Day, but in some Brazilian cities the celebration can last seven or eight days. Just like New Orleans, not many important things are decided in Brazil from New Year's Day to Mardi Gras Day because everyone is preparing for or celebrating carnival. Most Brazilian parades have a subject, which could be political and historical. The parades had to have a subject related to Brazil until 1996. Some cities in Brazil do not have a street carnival but they might have an indoor ball.
Bolivia has carnival parades for children and then more parades for adults. The children dress up in costumes and march in the streets. The adults make traditional dance groups and dance in the streets. But the main part of Bolivia's carnival is getting wet. Almost everyone gets wet from water balloons and water buckets. In Oruru, Bolivia, their carnival is held in the last ten days of the carnival season. People there participate in crafts and dancing, but their main carnival event is a ceremonial parade that lasts for twenty hours and parades for four kilometers. Over 20,000 dancers are involved as well as 10,000 musicians. This parade attracts at least 400,000 people.
The carnival in Venice, Italy is often regarded as the most carefully prepared carnival and lasts the ten days before Lent . Many events are held in the canals including shows, concerts, dances, and water processions . The official ending to the celebration is the ball held in St. Mark's Square. | What's the best title of the passage?
* Carnivals around the world.
* History of carnival.
* Customs of carnival.
* Carnival parades. | Carnivals around the world. | [
"History of carnival.",
"Customs of carnival.",
"Carnival parades."
]
| race |
What will happen if I accidentally eat the sticker on my fruit?
1) Nothing, the sticker and glue on the fruit is food grade and are safe to eat if you want.
2) Call 911 immediately and then contact poison control, you have only 5 min. left to live.
| 1 | [
"2"
]
| piqa |
|
A block called HHH covers a medium purple hexagon. Disconnected from this block there is another block called LLL with a medium grey hexagon. Under and to the right-hand side of this block there is block HHH. A medium purple hexagon is inside and touching block LLL. Block LLL overlaps another block called KKK. A medium red hexagon is within and a medium grey hexagon is covered by block KKK. The red shape touches the medium grey hexagon. | What is the position of KKK relative to LLL?
1: ec
2: above
3: front
4: po
5: dc
6: ntppi
7: tppi
| 4 | [
"1",
"2",
"3",
"5",
"6",
"7"
]
| spartun |
How do you properly fluff a pillow?
* Hold it vertically from each side and release your hands towards each other several times, then repeat horizontally.
* Hold it vertically from each side and clap your hands towards each other several times, then repeat horizontally. | Hold it vertically from each side and clap your hands towards each other several times, then repeat horizontally. | [
"Hold it vertically from each side and release your hands towards each other several times, then repeat horizontally."
]
| piqa |
|
One block named AAA exists in the image. This block has a medium yellow object. Two medium black squares are within this block. A medium blue square is covered by block AAA. Under the medium yellow object there is this thing. The yellow thing touches this shape and is below medium black square number one. Below and touches medium black square number two there is this shape. Medium black square number two and the blue shape are below medium black square number one. | Where is AAA relative to the blue object?
* right
* ntppi
* dc
* tppi
* ntpp
* behind
* near | tppi | [
"right",
"ntppi",
"dc",
"ntpp",
"behind",
"near"
]
| spartun |
A study involving 8,500 teenagers from all social backgrounds found thai most of them are ignorani when it comes to money. The findings, the first in a scries of reports from NatWesl that has started a five-year research project into teenagers and money, arc particularly worrying as this generation of young people is likely to be burdened with greater debts man any before.
University tuition fees are currently capped at PS3,000 annually, but this will be reviewed next year and the Government is under enormous pressure to raise the ceiling.
In the research, the teenagers were presented with die terms of four different loans but 76 per cent failed to identify the cheapest. The young people also predicted that they would be earning on average PS 31.000 by the age of 25, although the average salary for those aged 22 to 29 is just PS 17,815. The teenagers expected to be in debt when they finished university or training, although half said that they assumed the debts would be less than PS 10.000. Average debts for graduates are PS 12,363.
Stephen Moir, head of community investment at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group which owns NatWest, said. "The more exposed young people are to financial issues, and the younger they become aware of them, the more likely they arc to become responsible, forward-planning adults who manage their finances confidently and effectively."
Ministers are deeply concerned about the financial pressures on teenagers and young people because of student loans and rising housing costs. They have just introduced new lessons in how to manage debts. Nikki Fairweathcr. aged 15. from St Helens, said that she had benefited from lessons on personal finance, but admitted thai she still had a lot to learn about money. | What can we learn from the passage?
a: Financial planning is a required course at college.
b: Teenagers in Britainare heavily burdened with debts.
c: Many British teenagers do not know money matters well
d: Young people should become responsible adults.
| a | [
"b",
"c",
"d"
]
| race |
A friend of mine was fond of drawing horse. He drew the horses very well, but he always began the tail. Now it is the Western rule to begin at the head of the horse, that is why I was surprised. It struck me that it could not really make any difference whether the artist begins at the head or the tail or the belly or the foot of the horse, if he really knows his business. And most great artists who really know their business do not follow other people's rule. They make their own rules. Every one of them does his work in a way peculiar( ) to himself; and the peculiarity means only that he finds it more easy to work in that way.
Now the very same thing is true to literature. And the question, "How shall I begin?" only means that you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail or somewhere else. That is, you are not yet experienced enough to trust to your own powers. When you become more experienced you will never ask the question, and I think that you will often begin at the tail -- that is to say, you will write the end of the story before you have even thought of the beginning. | You are not yet experienced because _ .
- you do not trust to your own powers
- you always asked question
- you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail
- you don't know where to begin | you don't know where to begin | [
"you do not trust to your own powers",
"you always asked question",
"you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail"
]
| race |
R is over there and E is on the right. | What is the relation of the agent E to the agent R?
* lower-right
* upper-right
* lower-left
* right
* upper-left
* above
* below
* overlap
* left | right | [
"lower-right",
"upper-right",
"lower-left",
"upper-left",
"above",
"below",
"overlap",
"left"
]
| stepgame |
80% of China's health resources are concentrated in cities, and 80% of urban health resources are concentrated in large hospitals, showing an "inverted triangle", while most of the demand for health services is at the grassroots level, which is "positive and positive", resulting in idle resources in large hospitals. Small hospitals have insufficient resources. Taking patients as the center, providing corresponding services according to their different requirements, and pursuing customer satisfaction have become the basis for the survival of suppliers under the current market action. Only 10% of human diseases need to be treated in modern hospitals. The disease can be treated in community medical service institutions, and some chronic diseases can also be treated through home care. Therefore, "small disease into the community and large disease into the hospital" is a feasible and new type of medical treatment model. | The point supported by the above text is?
- China's health resource supply and demand allocation is not harmonious
- "small illness enters the community, serious illness enters the hospital" is a new type of medical treatment model
- "small illness enters the community, serious illness enters the hospital" is a feasible medical treatment model
- "small illness enters the community, serious illness enters the hospital" is a new and feasible mode of medical treatment | China's health resource supply and demand allocation is not harmonious | [
"\"small illness enters the community, serious illness enters the hospital\" is a new type of medical treatment model",
"\"small illness enters the community, serious illness enters the hospital\" is a feasible medical treatment model",
"\"small illness enters the community, serious illness enters the hospital\" is a new and feasible mode of medical treatment"
]
| logiqa |
There are three blocks, A, B and C. There is one medium blue square in block A. Below block A is block B which has two medium black squares. Below medium black square number two is medium black square number one. Below block A there is block C which has two medium blue squares. Medium blue square number one is below medium blue square number two and a medium black square. Medium blue square number two is below the medium black square. | Which object is below a medium blue square? medium black square number one or medium black square number two? | Both of them | [
"Medium black square number one",
"Medium black square number two",
"None of them"
]
| spartqa |
Коя двойка природни зони е разположена в умерения климатичен пояс?
a) тундра и смесени гори
b) тайга и степи
c) лесостепи и лесотундра
d) смесени гори и лесотундра
| b | [
"a",
"c",
"d"
]
| reasoning_bg |
|
What organelles that are found in the cells of mosses.
- Chloroplasts
- Epidermal
- Sensory neurons
- An organism's body
- More abundant
- Epidermis
- Produce light
- It needs them | Chloroplasts | [
"Epidermal",
"Sensory neurons",
"An organism's body",
"More abundant",
"Epidermis",
"Produce light",
"It needs them"
]
| qasc |
|
I will never own a Chanel suit. It is unlikely that I will ever own a (genuine) Chanel handbag. However, a Chanel nail polish was definitely attainable. Whilst they are ridiculously expensive compared with most other nail polishes ($AU39), they are still much more affordable than the $AU1,000,000,000 a handbag costs (or so I estimate as I have never actually priced one).
After seeing swatches of Peridot online, I knew that baby would one day be mine. The other two polishes in the collection - Quartz and Graphite - did not excite me the way Peridot did. That was until I read this review of Graphite on the Polish Police. Suddenly, Graphite was on my radar. It was stuck in my head like an ear worm; another baby, soon to be adopted.
I argued with myself for about a month on whether to get these polishes or not. Could I really spend nearly $80 on nail polish. It did seem rather excessive to me. Then, Myers sent me a $10 voucher for my birthday and I got a $30 voucher for doing a survey so the decision was made. For $38 of my own money (less than the cost of two OPI's!) I became the proud owner of Peridot and Graphite. Here is my review of Graphite.
Graphite is the most stunningly intriguing nail polish I have ever owned. In the bottle it looks a little bit dull and boring - grey and bland. But on the nail it is completely different. In some lights it is silvery, others a more gun metal grey, and in others it has almost a goldish tone to it. It is super sparkly, yet is not a glitter polish - though in saying that it appears more glitter than shimmer. It is quite opaque. Two coats and you can't see the nail line. In the photos below I have actually applied three coats (plus an addition two top coats of clear) because I was going to a wedding and I wanted it to be perfect. But ordinarily two would be sufficient. | Who argued with them self for about a month on whether to get these polishes or not? | The writer | [
"Myers",
"Not enough information",
"Chanel"
]
| quail |
The man needed a toothbrush and some food, where did he go?
- Drug store
- Mouth
- Dentist office
- He went to the attic
- Grocery store | Grocery store | [
"Drug store",
"Mouth",
"Dentist office",
"He went to the attic"
]
| commonsenseqa |
|
Of all nature's disasters, forest fires are often considered the most frightening. Moving at lightning speed, huge walls of flames can burn acres of land in just a few minutes. And although technology, including the use of tire-retardant chemicals, has greatly helped the fight against forest fires, they still take great damage.
According to the National Interagency Fire Center, the fire season last year was the worst on record in terms of the number of fires and acres burned. There were 96.385 fires and9,873429 acres affected by fire in a year that was 125% more destructive than the 10-year average . These fires cost the federal govemment $1.5 billion to fight, and this figure does not include the money spent by local and state govemments as part of the effort.
Fires in the southern states represented half of the national total last year. with Texas. Oklahoma and Arkansas being home to an usually high amount of activity. Wildfire have also taken place in Western states such as California, Colorado. and Alaska throughout the past 10 years.
It is said that two-thirds of forest fires are started accidentally by people. almost one quarter are purposely set, while lighting causes 10%.
Forest fires can have advantageous effects. Charcoal enriches soil, and some plant species grow well after. The cones of the jack pine tree, for example, will not spread their seeds unless there is heat. Douglas fir trees grow best in open sunlight areas after fire. | Forest fires are considered to be the most frightening because _ .
- fire-retardant chemicals can't be made use of
- they spread too fast and make great damage.
- huge walls of flames can burn acres of land
- they make the greatest loss of all disasters | they make the greatest loss of all disasters | [
"fire-retardant chemicals can't be made use of",
"they spread too fast and make great damage.",
"huge walls of flames can burn acres of land"
]
| race |
First lady Michelle Obama urged students to visit China at the "100,000 Strong" China Study Abroad Forum at Howard University.
President Barack Obama announced the "100,000 Strong" Initiative during his 2009 visit to China. The program aims to increase the number of American students studying in China by making study abroad more affordable.
During the event at Howard, Mrs. Obama spoke about the importance of studying abroad. "Studying in a country like China is about so much more than just improving your own prospects in the global market. The fact is that with every friendship you make and every bond of trust you establish you are shaping an image of America projected to the rest of the world and making America known better." she said.
Mrs. Obama encouraged students to set aside the opinion that studying abroad is for "rich kids only" or for those attending "certain schools". The first lady also announced that the Chinese government is giving 10,000 "Bridge Scholarships" to cover costs for American students studying in China.
Some students who had studied in China shared their experiences. David Marzban from Pepperdine University recalled a time when he formed a cross-cultural bond with a complete stranger at a restaurant near Fudan University in Shanghai. He noticed a young chef signaling him to come over. "He pressed the play button on his media player and started singing California Dreaming and wanted me to sing along with him," Marzban said. "At that time I knew a great friendship had started during my first two weeks in China."
Nicole Baden from Howard University recalled how her time in China really helped her master the language. "You have to experience the culture while learning the language to really master it to understand why things are how they are compared to your own culture," Baden said.
12-year-old Sarah Davis, who studied in China last summer, said she was very excited to hear Michelle Obama talk about the country. "I love Chinese. Out of all the languages I've learned, Chinese is the most difficult and interesting." She said. | What is the best title for the passage?
* More American students will go to China to study
* Michelle Obama encourages students to study in China
* China is attracting more and more American students
* A great program for American students to study in China | Michelle Obama encourages students to study in China | [
"More American students will go to China to study",
"China is attracting more and more American students",
"A great program for American students to study in China"
]
| race |
Young frogs do not resemble adult frogs. Which term is given to this pattern of development in frogs?
1) Asexual reproduction
2) Cloning
3) Metamorphosis
4) Biological adaptation
| 3 | [
"1",
"2",
"4"
]
| arc |
|
Organisms, including people, have both inherited and acquired traits. Inherited and acquired traits are gained in different ways.
Inherited traits are passed down through families. Children gain these traits from their parents. Inherited traits do not need to be learned.
Acquired traits are gained during a person's life. Some acquired traits, such as riding a bicycle, are gained by learning. Other acquired traits, such as scars, are caused by the environment. | Read the description of a trait.
Joy has a scar on her left leg.
What information supports the conclusion that Joy acquired this trait?
* Joy's scar was caused by an accident. she cut her leg when she was climbing a tree.
* Some scars fade more quickly than others. | Joy's scar was caused by an accident. she cut her leg when she was climbing a tree. | [
"Some scars fade more quickly than others."
]
| scienceqa |
When does music in public places become noise pollution?
You may like at least some kind of music. But the problem is that, in lots of places, you're made to hear somebody else's choice in music. Say you've just landed at an airport. At the airport, the "background" music may be played loudly.
When you are on the way to your hotel, there may be another kind of music played by the taxi driver. Then you finally reach your hotel. But when you are taking the elevator ,there is elevator music.
You go out to dinner and end up in a place where the owner of the restaurant thinks music will help make you eat more and spend more. Then a person playing the violin comes around. This is called the "music wallpaper". It is to make you buy more and eat a lot. Even the government thinks this is "noise pollution," especially when the music is too loud.
Noise pollution may be bad for our hearing. It's also bad for some of our daily activities, such as sleeping, conversations and so on.
The fact that you can't see, taste or smell it may help explain why it has not received as much attention as other kinds of pollution, such as air pollution or water pollution. The air around us is always filled with sounds, but most of us would not think we are surrounded by noise. This can be bad for our health. So many people like soft and quiet music in their house. | From the passage we know that _ .
1. people like loud music in their house
2. most people think that there's lots of noise around us
3. music that is too loud is bad for our health
4. people pay as much attention to noise pollution as they do to air pollution
| 1 | [
"2",
"3",
"4"
]
| race |
For many of us, cartoon strips are simply one of our pastimes. The popular Japanese manga provides us with an escape from reality into a world of fantasy, adventure and romance.With much less text and pictures running for pages, it fits perfectly into today's fast, throwing away city lifestyle.
But Tsai Chih-chung,a famous Taiwanese illustrator , doesn't agree.He believes cartoons can be a bridge connecting traditional Chinese culture and wisdom with the modern world in a much wittier and more acceptable way.
He has interpreted Lao Zi, Confucius, Mencius,Zhuang Zi and Sun Zi and made their works accessible to a global audience. He has also produced two books about Zen , introducing oriental philosophy. His cartoons are humorous yet full of wisdom and are admired as an easy way to learn Chinese classics.
After avoiding the public for ten years, Tsai made a comeback in late April with seven new works. But does his age, 61, work as a gap between him and his young readers? Tsai doesn't think so. The topics he has covered range from philosophy in a time of individuality to the learning and memorizing techniques used at school. "Every child is a genius and has the potential beyond his own imagination, " he said.
If popular Japanese manga is purely for entertainment, Tsai's work, to a large extent, is to light the power of thinking in a light-hearted way. Tsai uses differenr forms of water to refer to people. In his eyes some people are like an ocean, some are like vapor, while others may be ice or
rain. But in essence they share a similarity-human being's forever chasing for the true and the good. "The person who thinks over life issues is not necessarily a scholar or a philosopher," he said. "I've dedicated my whole life to thinking and individual freedom, not making a living." | In Tsai Chih-chung's opinion, cartoon _ .
1: uses a wiser and acceptable way to draw cartoons
2: connects traditional Chinese culture and wisdom
3: builds up a bridge between cartoons and illustration
4: helps connect Chinese classics with modern world
| 2 | [
"1",
"3",
"4"
]
| race |
M is to the left of G with a small gap between them. L is above and to the left of F. A is diagonally left and below Q. F is sitting in the right direction of G. O presents lower left to J. J is at the 3 o'clock position relative to M. O is directly below Q. | What is the relation of the agent F to the agent O?
a) above
b) lower-left
c) left
d) upper-right
e) right
f) below
g) lower-right
h) overlap
i) upper-left
| d | [
"a",
"b",
"c",
"e",
"f",
"g",
"h",
"i"
]
| stepgame |
What social group is on Richard's shield?
1) Humans
2) Insects
3) People
4) A pride.
5) Fur seals
6) Animals
7) Bears
8) Mammals
| 4 | [
"1",
"2",
"3",
"5",
"6",
"7",
"8"
]
| qasc |
|
There are two blocks. Lets call them A and B. Block A is above B. Block A has two medium yellow squares. Medium yellow square number one is touching the bottom edge of this block. It is below a medium blue square, a medium black square and medium yellow square number two. The medium blue square is below medium yellow square number two. The medium black square is below medium yellow square number two. Block B contains a medium yellow square. | Which object is above a medium yellow square? the medium black square or the yellow shape which is touching the bottom edge of a block? | Both of them | [
"The medium black square ",
"The yellow shape which is touching the bottom edge of a block ",
"None of them"
]
| spartqa |
We have three blocks, A, B and C. There are a small yellow circle and one medium black triangle in block A. To the left of the medium black triangle there is the small yellow circle. Block B is to the right of block A. It contains one small blue square and a big black triangle. The small blue square is to the left of the big black triangle. The big black triangle is touching the right edge of this block. Finally, we have block C which is below block B. It contains a big blue triangle. One big yellow circle is also touching the bottom edge of this block. The big blue triangle is to the right of the big yellow circle. | Which object is to the left of a medium object? the small yellow circle or the big yellow circle which is touching the bottom edge of a block? | The small yellow circle | [
"The big yellow circle which is touching the bottom edge of a block ",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
]
| spartqa |
No satisfactory way exists to explain how to form a good idea. You think about a problem until you're tired, forget it, maybe sleep on it, and then flash! When you aren't thinking about it, suddenly the answer arrives as a gift from the gods.
Of course, all ideas don't occur like that but so many do, particularly the most important ones. They burst into the mind, glowing with the heat of creation. How they do it is a mystery but they must come from somewhere. Let's assume they come from the "unconscious." This is reasonable, for psychologists use this term to describe mental processes which are unknown to the individual. Creative thought depends on what was unknown becoming known.
All of us have experienced this sudden arrival of a new idea, but it is easiest to examine it in the great creative personalities, many of whom experienced it in an intensified form and have written it down in their life stories and letters. One can draw examples from genius in any field, from religion, philosophy, and literature to art and music, even in mathematics, science, and technical invention, although these are often thought to depend only on logic and experiment. All truly creative activities depend in some degree on these signals from the unconscious, and the more highly insightful the person is, the sharper and more dramatic the signals become.
A type of creative experience is illustrated by the dreams which came to Descartes at the age of twenty-three and determined his life path. Descartes had unsuccessfully searched for certainty, first in the world of books, and then in the world of men. Then in a dream on November 10, 1619, he made the significant discovery that he could only find certainty in his own thoughts, cogito ergo sum ("I think; therefore, I exist"). This dream filled him with intense religious enthusiasm.
Descartes' experience is representative of countless others in every field of culture. The unconscious is certainly the source of instinctive activity. But in creative thought the unconscious is responsible for the production of new organized forms from ly disorganized elements. | What point can we see in the example of Descartes ?
a: Dreams sometimes contribute to important discoveries.
b: Geniuses have creative thoughts in their dreams.
c: Important discoveries are always made in dreams.
d: Dreams are the sources of instinctive activities.
| d | [
"a",
"b",
"c"
]
| race |
Books which give instructions on how to do things are very popular in the United States today. Thousands of these "How to" books are available; in fact, there are about four thousand books with titles that begin with the words "How to". One book may tell you how to earn more money, another may tell you how to save or spend it, and another may explain how to give your money away. Many "How to" books give advice on careers . They tell you how to choose a career and how to succeed at it. If you fail, however, you can buy a book called "How to Turn Failure into Success". If you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book "How to Make a Million". If you never make any money at all, you may need a book called "How to Live on Nothing?"
One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems. If you want to have a better love of life, you can read "How to Succeed at Love Every Minute of Your Life?". If you are tired of books on happiness, you may prefer a book called "How to Make Yourself miserable?".
Many of these books help people use their time better. Some people want books which will give them useful information about sports, hobbies, and travel. Other people use their free time to make repairs and improvements on their homes. They prefer books which give step by step instruction on how to repair things like plumbing and electrical wiring, or on how to redecorate or enlarge a house.
Why have "How to" books become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex. Today people have far more free time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to solve. "How to" books help people deal with modem life. | Which headline of the following is the best for this passage?
a] "How to" Books Are Ordinary in America.
b] Books with Title That Begin with the Words "How to".
c] Thousands of "How to" Books.
d] " How to"Books in America.
| a | [
"b",
"c",
"d"
]
| race |
Americans love dogs, all types of dogs: small dogs, big dogs, lapdogs . Each year, people spend billions of dollars on their four-legged pals, making sure the lovable dogs have enough food to eat and lots of toys to play with.
Dogs love people, too. They lick their faces, protect their homes. Where did these four-legged companions come from? Some scientists believe that they have found the answer.
Scientists have long known that dogs evolved from wolves. Exactly when the transformation from wolf to dog actually took place, however, remains a mystery.
Some said dogs evolved as a separate species 135,000 years ago in two parts of the world. One group of dogs developed in Europe and Asia from Asian wolves. The other group evolved in North, Central, and South America from American wolves.
Now researchers say those theories are wrong. New studies suggest that _ dogs first appeared 15,000 years ago in eastern Asia. Scientists also say that every modern dog descended from approximately five female Asian wolves, the mother of all modern dogs.
Scientists suspect dogs first set paws in North America by following settlers across a land bridge that once linked northern Asia and North America. | The best title for this story might be _ .
1. Barking up the Wrong Tree
2. Love Me, Love My Dog
3. Going from Wolf to Dog
4. Why Cats Don't Like Dogs
| 1 | [
"2",
"3",
"4"
]
| race |
X is over there with U below. B is to the left of J horizontally. B is over there and Z is at the bottom of it. Object J is below object M and to the left of it, too. V is sitting at the 12:00 position to I. X and Z are parallel, and X is under Z. V is placed in the right direction of G. I is over there with M above. | What is the relation of the agent G to the agent M?
1] left
2] upper-left
3] above
4] overlap
5] below
6] lower-right
7] lower-left
8] right
9] upper-right
| 1 | [
"2",
"3",
"4",
"5",
"6",
"7",
"8",
"9"
]
| stepgame |
My Town the Best Place to Be!
My town is a great place to live in . It's the best place to enjoy your free time. There are three movie theaters in the town. They are all good, but the one nearest my house is the best. Shopping is also easy, There are many shops and most of them are trendy. They sell very fashionable clothes. The prices are also cheaper than in other cities, so students love to shop here. There are also a lot of video and music stores. These are very popular with students. I go to the music store every week to buy a new CD. The most crowded place for students to hang out is the park . Everyone goes there ,so it's really interesting.
Sometimes there are even street performers. Some students think they are boring ,but I think they are the most creative people. I want to be a street performer, too . | The writer's town is the best place of _ .
A] food
B] swimming
C] playing games
D] having fun
| B | [
"A",
"C",
"D"
]
| race |
What does frozen water break?
A: Lake
B: Ice
C: Crust
D: Sky
E: Rivers
F: Nektar
G: Weight
H: Rock
| H | [
"A",
"B",
"C",
"D",
"E",
"F",
"G"
]
| qasc |
|
A species in which mutations frequently occur will develop new evolutionary adaptations in each generation. Since species survive dramatic environmental changes only if they develop new evolutionary adaptations in each generation, a species in which mutations frequently occur will survive dramatic environmental changes. | The flawed pattern of reasoning in which one of the following is most closely parallel to that in the argument above?
* In a stone wall that is properly built, every stone supports another stone. since a wall's being sturdy depends upon its being properly built, only walls that are composed entirely of stones supporting other stones are sturdy.
* A person who is perfectly honest will tell the truth in every situation. since in order to be a morally upright person one must tell the truth at all times, a perfectly honest person will also be a morally upright person.
* A play that is performed before a different audience every time will never get the same reaction from any two audiences. since no plays are performed before the same audience every time, no play ever gets the same reaction from any two audiences.
* An herb garden is productive only if the soil that it is planted in is well drained. since soil that is well drained is good soil, an herb garden is not productive unless it is planted in good soil. | A person who is perfectly honest will tell the truth in every situation. since in order to be a morally upright person one must tell the truth at all times, a perfectly honest person will also be a morally upright person. | [
"In a stone wall that is properly built, every stone supports another stone. since a wall's being sturdy depends upon its being properly built, only walls that are composed entirely of stones supporting other stones are sturdy.",
"A play that is performed before a different audience every time will never get the same reaction from any two audiences. since no plays are performed before the same audience every time, no play ever gets the same reaction from any two audiences.",
"An herb garden is productive only if the soil that it is planted in is well drained. since soil that is well drained is good soil, an herb garden is not productive unless it is planted in good soil."
]
| reclor |
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