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Two blocks, named HHH and LLL exist in the image. A medium red hexagon and a medium purple hexagon are in block HHH. A grey hexagon is covered by block HHH. To the north of the medium purple hexagon there is the medium red hexagon. Two medium purple hexagons are within block LLL. Medium purple hexagon number two is north of medium purple hexagon number one.
|
What is the position of HHH regarding the medium red hexagon?
- ntppi
- far
- dc
- left
- tpp
- tppi
- ec
|
ntppi
|
[
"far",
"dc",
"left",
"tpp",
"tppi",
"ec"
] |
spartun
|
In the old days, children were familiar with birth and death as part of life. This is perhaps the first generation of American youngsters who have never been close by during the birth of a baby and have never experienced the death of a family member.
Nowadays when people grow old, we often send them to nursing homes. When they get sick, we send them to a hospital, where children are forbidden to visit terminally ill patients - even when those patients are their parents. This deprives the dying patient of significant family members during the last few days of his and it deprives the children of an experience of death, which is an important learning experience.
Some of my colleagues and I once interviewed and followed about 500 terminally ill patients in order to find out what they could teach us and how we could be of more benefit, not just to them but to the members of their families as well. We were most impressed by the fact that even those patients who were not told of their serious illness were aware of its possible result.
It is important for family members, and doctors and nurses to understand these patients' communications in order to truly understand their needs, fears and fantasies. Most of our patients welcomed another human being with whom they could talk openly, honestly, and frankly about their trouble. Many of them shared with us their great need to be informed, to be kept up-to-date on their medical condition and to be told when the end was near. We found out that patients who had been dealt with openly and frankly were better able to deal with the coming of death and finally to reach a true stage of acceptance prior to death.
|
Children in America today are deprived of the chance _ .
* to visit their family members
* to learn how to face death
* to look after patients
* to have access to a hospital
|
to visit their family members
|
[
"to learn how to face death",
"to look after patients",
"to have access to a hospital"
] |
race
|
O and G are in a horizontal line with O on the left. R presents below N. X is below N and to the right of N. If G is the center of a clock face, J is located between 7 and 8. X is on the same horizontal plane directly left to A. M is on the right side to Z. The object Y is positioned below and to the left of the object Z. A presents upper right to O. J is there and M is at the 2 position of a clock face. The object I is positioned directly below the object Y.
|
What is the relation of the agent R to the agent O?
a] lower-right
b] above
c] right
d] left
e] upper-left
f] lower-left
g] upper-right
h] below
i] overlap
|
e
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c",
"d",
"f",
"g",
"h",
"i"
] |
stepgame
|
What can cause sinkholes?
a] Solid bedrock
b] Rivers
c] Mines
d] Drought
e] Rain
f] Evaporation
g] Coal
h] Storms
|
e
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c",
"d",
"f",
"g",
"h"
] |
qasc
|
|
For many years, no one could communicate with people who had been born without hearing. These deaf people were not able to use a spoken language.
But, beginning in the 1700s, the deaf were taught a special language. Using the language, they could share thoughts and ideas with others. The language they used was a language without sound. It was a sign language.
How did this sign language work? The deaf were taught to make certain movements using their hands, faces, and bodies. These movements stood for things and ideas. People might move their forefingers across their lips. This meant, "You are not telling the truth." They might tap their chins with three fingers. This meant, "my uncle".
The deaf were also taught to use a finger alphabet . They used their fingers to make the letters of the alphabet. In this way, they spelled out words. Some deaf people could spell out words at a speed of 130 words per minute.
Sign language and finger spelling are not used as much as they once were. Today the deaf are taught to understand others by watching their lips. They are taught how to speak.
|
In the 1700s, the deaf were taught _ .
a: to speak
b: a spoken language
c: to watch others
d: a sign language
|
c
|
[
"a",
"b",
"d"
] |
race
|
A small yellow triangle is covered by a block named AAA. A big black square is west of and a small black circle is north of a big blue thing. Block AAA covers the blue shape. This block has the big black square. This block contains the circle. The small black circle is west of and another small yellow triangle is north of the big black square. Block AAA contains small yellow triangle number two. This block has a small black triangle. West of the circle is small yellow triangle number one. The small black triangle is to the south of the thing which was north of the big black square. To the east of this object there is the blue thing. Near to the circle there is the small black triangle.
|
Is a big black shape east of all small yellow triangles?
a. No
b. Yes
|
a
|
[
"b"
] |
spartun
|
So a couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to be invited to The Body Shop® blogger event at my local store in Coppergate, York. It had been organised by blogger Indigo Rosee, in collaboration with the store.
The evening had been set up to showcase the new limited edition Christmas make-up collection and also promote the huge sale that the store had on. There were some amazing deals!
We were welcomed with prosecco and nibbles and then had a few minutes to browse the store and take some photos. I received a great demonstration of the new make-up products which includes a funky black eyeliner pen with a star stamp on one end which EVERYONE tried out! I always really love The Body Shop® Christmas make-up collections, and I think it’s a shame that it’s a brand that is sometimes forgotten when it comes to make-up.
Then everyone was treated to a hand spa and massage using some of the Spa Of The World products. They’re truly luxurious, I recently reviewed the new Firming Ritual collection recently and absolutely loved it.
I then had a look round some of the offers that the store was promoting, a lot of the Shower Gels and Body Butters were on sale (I just LOVE The Body Shop® Body Butters) and there were lots of gift sets too. It was a great opportunity to chat with the staff too, to ask questions about new products and find out what their favourites are.
I also spent a lot of time looking at the 2017 beauty advent calendars. This year The Body Shop® are offering 3 different advent calendars starting from just £45. The larger calendars included some full size products too which I thought was great. There’s also going to be a Countdown to New Year calendar priced at just £50 which I thought was a great fun idea.
|
The author probably thinks that the staff is:
|
Willing to share their thoughts about new products.
|
[
"Good at styling hair.",
"Young and care-free.",
"Not enough information"
] |
quail
|
There exists one block called HHH. This block cover a large grey hexagon and a purple hexagon. A large red hexagon and the purple thing are under a medium pentagon which is inside this block. Under the large red hexagon there is the large grey hexagon. Block HHH has the large red hexagon. The large red hexagon is close to the grey object and is to the right-hand side of the purple shape. The purple hexagon is to the left-hand side of the large grey hexagon. To the right of this object there is the pentagon.
|
Are all shapes over all shapes?
A. No
B. Yes
|
A
|
[
"B"
] |
spartun
|
So the Magician turned him into a tiger . The following day , as he was roaming around the jungle , he saw a hunter and again he was very afraid . He returned to the Magician and asked , " Can you turn me into a hunter instead , please ? If I am a hunter , I wo n't be afraid of hunters anymore . " The Magician turned him into a mouse . The mouse was shocked , and he asked why . The Magician calmly replied , " No matter what I turned you into , you are still a mouse inside .
|
What is the point the Magician is making ?
A] That a person can be a coward no matter what they are on the outside
B] That mice are inherently cowardly animals
C] That a person can be very brave even if they 're a mouse
D] That it is better to be a hunter than to be the hunted
|
A
|
[
"B",
"C",
"D"
] |
cosmos
|
The famous American economist Arthur Okun discovered the empirical relationship between economic growth and unemployment in cyclical fluctuations, that is, when real GDP growth relative to potential GDP growth (usually defined as 3%) 2 The unemployment rate rises by about 1% at the rate of 1%; this rule of thumb is named after its discoverer, known as Okun ’s law. The concept of potential GDP was first proposed by Okun, and it refers to keeping prices relatively stable. The largest output value produced by the country's economy. Potential GDP is also called full-employment GDP.
|
Which of the following analysis methods are the same as above:
* The legs of the frog have a strong pedaling force on the water surface, and the reaction force of the water to the frog is also very large. people are inspired by it, imitating the frog invented the swimming method of the breaststroke
* The speed of the gear is inversely proportional to the number of teeth, that is, the more the number of teeth of the gear, the slower the speed of the gear
* The bat can fly fast at night and can avoid obstacles, because its ears can hear the echo generated by the ultrasound when it encounters the obstacle. if the bat's ear is blocked, it will hit the obstacle; if blind the bat's eyes without hitting the obstacle
* There is a broom cloud in the sky, no rain for three days
|
There is a broom cloud in the sky, no rain for three days
|
[
"The legs of the frog have a strong pedaling force on the water surface, and the reaction force of the water to the frog is also very large. people are inspired by it, imitating the frog invented the swimming method of the breaststroke",
"The speed of the gear is inversely proportional to the number of teeth, that is, the more the number of teeth of the gear, the slower the speed of the gear",
"The bat can fly fast at night and can avoid obstacles, because its ears can hear the echo generated by the ultrasound when it encounters the obstacle. if the bat's ear is blocked, it will hit the obstacle; if blind the bat's eyes without hitting the obstacle"
] |
logiqa
|
China was to reform school curriculum to ease the burden put on children by pushy teachers and parents eager to see them succeed in an increasingly competitive society.
Chinese pupils were suffering from poor eyesight in increasing numbers and at a younger age. Tiring homework and increasing exam pressure were to blame. The primary reason is the traditional East Asian culture in which all parents want their kids to become dragons or and phoenixes. Too much emphasis is placed on "diplomas" and exam scores.
That was _ by the fact thatprefix = st1 /Chinais a developing nation with 1.3 billion people and its one-child policy. Yuan, a government staff, said, "The competition in employment is fierce and that pressure has been cascaded back to schools. Every parent expects his child to outperform peers. "
The Education Ministry would cut the difficulty of the textbooks, reduce homework, make classes more interesting and limit the number of tests. Another problem the government had to deal with was the education of 13 million rural children who swarmed into the cities with their parents working as migrant workers. More than 100 million peasants across the country migrate to the booming cities every year for manual labor and small-time businesses.
But policy hurdles for them to settle in the cities abound, including those that prevent their children from receiving a good education. An estimated 23 million "left-behind children" of migrant workers stay in the countryside
"The government has ordered urban public schools to open up to the 7. 88 million migrant children of school age," Yuan said, adding private schools are also allowed to accommodate some of them.
|
What makes Chinese pupils become nearsighted at a younger age?
a] Exam scores are not regarded to be valuable
b] Parents expect their children to become dragons and phoenixes
c] Dragons and phoenixes are part of traditional Chinese culture.
d] Pupils are asked to do homework more and more.
|
b
|
[
"a",
"c",
"d"
] |
race
|
A little grey object is inside a block called HHH. Block HHH have a medium grey pentagon and a medium red star. This block covers a medium grey star. The medium grey pentagon is near to the medium grey star. West of the medium red star is the little object. Another block named LLL with a large grey pentagon touches block HHH. A large grey hexagon and a medium grey hexagon are covered by this block. Block LLL covers a medium red hexagon. The large grey hexagon are east of the medium grey hexagon and the large grey pentagon. The medium grey hexagon is south of and to the west of the large grey pentagon. The medium red hexagon is to the east of the thing which was to the east of the medium grey hexagon.
|
What is the position of the large grey pentagon regarding block LLL?
* right
* tpp
* ntpp
* front
* tppi
* near
* ec
|
ntpp
|
[
"right",
"tpp",
"front",
"tppi",
"near",
"ec"
] |
spartun
|
What in the Earth's crust causes earthquakes?
- Heat
- Stress
- Cracks
- Volcanoes
- Erosion
- Waves
- Wind
- Movement
|
Stress
|
[
"Heat",
"Cracks",
"Volcanoes",
"Erosion",
"Waves",
"Wind",
"Movement"
] |
qasc
|
|
This political machine had caused so much hurt and even the townspeople had suffered because of it . They took these deaths hard . It was a world of pain , silent but there . Truly heart - wrenching as I walked through it .
|
Why are the townpeople suffering ?
a: A lot of people close to them has died .
b: They are suffering from pains from their body .
c: They are feeling pains in their feet .
d: They are in physical pain .
|
a
|
[
"b",
"c",
"d"
] |
cosmos
|
We have a block. It has two big black triangles. Above a small blue triangle there is big black triangle number one. Big black triangle number two is touching the bottom edge of this block. The small blue triangle is touching the bottom edge of this block. To the left of big black triangle number two there is a big blue circle. A small yellow circle is near to big black triangle number two. The big blue circle is touching the left edge of this block. The small yellow circle is to the right of and above the small blue triangle.
|
Which object is to the right of a small blue triangle? big black triangle number one or the big black triangle that is touching the bottom edge of a block?
|
None of them
|
[
"Big black triangle number one",
"The big black triangle that is touching the bottom edge of a block ",
"Both of them"
] |
spartqa
|
There exist three blocks, called HHH, LLL and KKK. Block HHH covers a medium purple hexagon and contains a little purple hexagon. A large red star is inside and touching block LLL. Block HHH is in block KKK with a little purple star and a medium grey hexagon. West of block LLL is block KKK. South of and disconnected from this block is block LLL.
|
Is any large red star east of all little purple stars?
1: No
2: Yes
|
2
|
[
"1"
] |
spartun
|
After ruling the tennis world for almost five years, Roger Federer is adjusting to life at NO.2. But, like any king whose throne has been taken away, the Swiss star is already planning secretly his return to power, beginning at this week's US Open.
The problem is, many experts think he will never do it. They blame everything from age and tough competition to his racket and psychology.
For years Federer, 27, had enjoyed the view from the top. Competitors saw him as undefeated, and for the most part he was. However, before the 2008 season began, Federer had an illness that stole his strength and clearly affected his play on the court. Ever since, he has struggled to return to form, winning just two of his last 14 tournaments.
"Twenty-seven is an age when _ ." tennis great John McEnroe told the New York Times.
Pancho Sefura, another tennis great, noted that Federer is also facing a maturing crop of young talents. "There are too many great players now," he said, naming Britain's Andy Murray, 21, and Latvia's Ernests Gulbis, 20.
US magazine Sports Illustrated tennis columnist Jon Wertheim suggested that part of Federer's problem could be his insistence on using a small racket. He says that the smaller head demands ball control. But we see time and again that racket makers try to get players to use a certain stick -- one they would like to market to consumers and it has a negative effect the professional game.
Sports psychologist Jim Loehr told the Times that Federer is probably feeling "a sense of doubt" after being considered as undefeated for so long. If Federer is to recover his state of being undefeated, Loehr said he must overcome his doubt. "Federer doesn't need fame and money. But he has to get better. He has to go to a whole new level. That's the only way he stays in the game," he said.
As for beginning his first Grand Slam in ages as the NO.2 seed, Federer said it might be for the best. "Five years almost, I was expected to win every tournament I entered," he said, "so maybe Rafael Nadal now feels what I had to feel for a very long time. It will be interesting to see how he handles it."
|
What can be inferred from the passage?
- It is impossible for Federer to return to power.
- Now it is Nadal who has replaced Federer as the No.1tennis player.
- Federer has never won a Grand Slam before.
- the racket makers aim at the players' better performance in games.
|
It is impossible for Federer to return to power.
|
[
"Now it is Nadal who has replaced Federer as the No.1tennis player.",
"Federer has never won a Grand Slam before.",
"the racket makers aim at the players' better performance in games."
] |
race
|
A box named DDD contains a tiny white oval. A tiny white dimond is in this box. Box DDD contains another box called EEE. Box EEE contains a large green oval. A large green dimond is covered by this box. There is a box called JJJ. A tiny orange oval, a tiny orange dimond and a large green dimond are covered by box JJJ. In front of the large green dimond there is the tiny orange dimond. North of the tiny orange oval is the large green dimond.
|
Is any dimond behind the tiny orange dimond?
a] No
b] Yes
|
b
|
[
"a"
] |
spartun
|
Smart cities use information and communication technology to sense, analyze, and integrate key information of the core system of urban operation to realize smart management and operation of the city, thereby meeting various needs including people's livelihood, environmental protection, public safety, and industrial and commercial activities Make intelligent responses to create a better life for the people in the city and promote the sustainable growth of the city. According to statistics, as of now, more than 500 cities in China have made a total of about 500 Or is building a smart city, which accounts for about half of the total number of smart cities created in the world.
|
This text mainly introduces:
* Essential conditions for building a smart city
* Current status of smart city construction in china
* The development direction of future urban construction
* The relationship between smart cities and sustainable development
|
Current status of smart city construction in china
|
[
"Essential conditions for building a smart city",
"The development direction of future urban construction",
"The relationship between smart cities and sustainable development"
] |
logiqa
|
O is placed at the lower left of N. N is lower left to I. Q is placed at the lower right of O. The object K is positioned above and to the left of object B. I is diagonally to the bottom right of A. K is below and to the right of Q.
|
What is the relation of the agent O to the agent N?
1: right
2: lower-left
3: left
4: upper-left
5: overlap
6: upper-right
7: above
8: below
9: lower-right
|
2
|
[
"1",
"3",
"4",
"5",
"6",
"7",
"8",
"9"
] |
stepgame
|
He commented that he was sure it was still three , but there were still many hours in the day . I chuckled , amused at my mentor 's slight disorientation , assuming that he 'd just spent too long on a certain puzzle . I thought nothing of it - everyone is allowed to let time slip away . Considering the future , I rather wish that I had spent more time with him while he still understood the aspects of time . Stage two .
|
Why is the narrator being very patient with the subject ?
* They are trying to teach them .
* They are normally patient .
* None of the above choices .
* They realize it 's an older person .
|
They are trying to teach them .
|
[
"They are normally patient .",
"None of the above choices .",
"They realize it 's an older person ."
] |
cosmos
|
?Allen!
5/7 Monday
I'm busy this week. The following Sunday is Mother's Day and there are many activities at school. One of them is PTA Day. It's on Friday. Mum and Dad are both coming. I'm a little nervous . What will Mr. Chang tell them?
5/8 Tuesday
Mr. Wu is our new music teacher. He teaches us Mother, a beautiful song about our love for mothers.
5/9 Wednesday
We practice Mother today. This is the special present for our parents on Friday.
5/10 Thursday
It takes us two hours to decorate our classroom for PTA Day. I'm tired. Mum is nervous. It's the first time for her to meet our teachers. She is always nervous about talking to teachers from her childhood . That's funny.
|
What's the date of Mother's Day?
- May 13
th
- May 14th
- June 11th
- June 12th
|
May 14th
|
[
"May 13\nth",
"June 11th",
"June 12th"
] |
race
|
Stephen Hawking, one of the world's smartest physicists, once said: "I'm obsessed by time."Many of us are, and the popularity of time travel TV series has just proved that.
After Palace and Startling by Each Step <<>> achieved startling ratings last year, Palace 2 aired on January 20, attracting time travel fans back to TV."It's fun to watch characters travel back in time and deal with the conflicts between modernity and ancient times," Xia Xiaoyan, who works for a foreign-owned enterprise in Shanghai, told China Daily. "Time travel series connect both today and the past, thus offering room for imagination," said Cai Yinong, the producer of Startling by Each Step.
"I'm _ by the shows because they are characterized by dramatic and poetic love and have eye-pleasing actors," Xia explained her love for time travel TV series.Her comment echoes a 2011 survey by Great Marketing Research Co Ltd in China. When asked about what's so appealing about time travel TV series, 21 percent of respondents answered: "Those attractive characters."
A bigger reason behind the popularity of time travel stories, however, is the relaxation they offer, according to the survey.Cai Yinong agrees. "Many people are facing tremendous pressures in their fast-paced lives, so this genre is more relaxing than other shows as it provides people with a terrific outlet to escape reality," Cai told China Daily.
The love for time traveling is universal.Woody Allen's latest movie Midnight in Paris, which has been nominated for Best Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay and Art Direction for the 2012 Academy Awards, features modernity versus cultural nostalgia.
|
It can be inferred from the passage that _ .
1: Startling by Each Step has been nominated for Best Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay and Art Direction for the 2012 Academy Awards.
2: Not only Chinese audience but also foreigners like watching time travel stories.
3: Stephen Hawking likes time travel TV series.
4: A bigger reason behind the popularity of time travel stories, however, is the relaxation they offer.
|
3
|
[
"1",
"2",
"4"
] |
race
|
Three blocks, named HHH, LLL and KKK exist in the image. Block KKK is disconnected from block LLL and contains block HHH. Block LLL is away from and to the east of this block. A purple pentagon is covered by block HHH. Block HHH contains a little purple hexagon which is to the west of this thing. Block HHH covers a medium grey hexagon. A little purple star is within block LLL.
|
Where is the little purple star relative to the little purple hexagon?
a: below
b: tpp
c: ntpp
d: ntppi
e: right
f: left
g: ec
|
e
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c",
"d",
"f",
"g"
] |
spartun
|
A box called one has a medium yellow apple. There is a box named two. Box two have a medium orange apple and a medium yellow apple. Over and touches another medium orange apple there is the medium orange apple. Box two covers medium orange apple number two. Under the medium yellow apple there is medium orange apple number two. Box two covers another box named three. A medium orange apple is inside and a medium green apple is covered by box three. Box three contains another medium orange apple which touches medium orange apple number one and is over the medium green apple.
|
Where is medium orange apple number one in box three regarding medium orange apple number two in box three?
* ec
* left
* behind
* far
* ntpp
* right
* below
|
ec
|
[
"left",
"behind",
"far",
"ntpp",
"right",
"below"
] |
spartun
|
He had to get that fixed , but could n't be stuffed to install the speakers . She kept on talking . Apologies . Circles . The breeze blew three leaves across his windscreen as he bid her goodbye .
|
Where was he sitting as he bid her goodbye ?
* He was probably sitting in his bedroom .
* He was probably sitting in his car .
* He was probably sitting in the airport .
* He was probably sitting at the bus stop .
|
He was probably sitting in his car .
|
[
"He was probably sitting in his bedroom .",
"He was probably sitting in the airport .",
"He was probably sitting at the bus stop ."
] |
cosmos
|
Will you get a good job? What will you do? Many new graduates feel lost when they consider the endless list of career choices. They've invested a lot of money for their diploma and now an important question stares them in the fact.
I've seen so many new graduates who do not know how to use the degree they have just earned. An example was Dave, who loved sports and had played baseball throughout his college years. He had his heart set on working for Nike. But he had never made clear in his own mind what kind of job he could do for Nike, so nothing ever happened. Another example was Allison, who was a history major. She wanted to work as an event planner but, unfortunately, no one hired her. Why? No experience.
Failing to do some solid career exploration first or to get a clear idea of the types of jobs you can do is a big error that many college students make. After our suggestion, Dave and Allison both found their jobs. To ensure a brighter future, follow these effective strategies:
-- Make educated career choices. Identify the job you want. Conduct research. Ask parents to advise you on actual job duties. Consider what your matured talents are, and look for positions where you can use them.
-- Don't rely on the Internet. Networking is an effective tool -- be sure it's a job-hunting strategy you use. New studies from the Department of Labor state that only 4% of job-seekers found their job on the Internet. The fact is that 63% of all jobs are filled by contacts.
-- Employers are making quick decisions. Most people lose the job in the first minute of the interview. It's deadly to let the employers focus quickly on how well you can perform the job.
-- Practice your interviewing skills. Be ready for the tough questions by first writing out good answers to possible questions and having a role-playing interview with your friend.
|
According to the text it is suggested that Dave should _ .
* take part-time jobs first
* study further to get a higher degree
* let others know what he can do for them
* give up his interest in playing basketball
|
take part-time jobs first
|
[
"study further to get a higher degree",
"let others know what he can do for them",
"give up his interest in playing basketball"
] |
race
|
Two blocks, named HHH and LLL exist. East of block LLL there is block HHH. To the north of, disconnected from and far from this block is block LLL. A medium grey hexagon is covered by and a medium grey pentagon is in block HHH. Near to the medium grey hexagon is the pentagon. A large purple hexagon is covered by block LLL.
|
Where is block LLL relative to the medium grey hexagon?
- far
- ntppi
- left
- ntpp
- tpp
- below
- right
|
left
|
[
"far",
"ntppi",
"ntpp",
"tpp",
"below",
"right"
] |
spartun
|
G is over there and U is directly below it. P is to the top right of W. J is at a 45 degree angle to W, in the upper righthand corner. A is above F. J is directly south east of E. P is positioned in the lower left corner of G. E is to the left of A with a small gap between them. If Q is the center of a clock face, F is located between 4 and 5.
|
What is the relation of the agent U to the agent W?
1. upper-left
2. left
3. lower-left
4. below
5. overlap
6. above
7. lower-right
8. upper-right
9. right
|
8
|
[
"1",
"2",
"3",
"4",
"5",
"6",
"7",
"9"
] |
stepgame
|
We have three blocks, A, B and C. There are a small yellow circle and one big yellow circle in block A. The small yellow circle is near to and above the big yellow circle. Below block A is block B which contains one medium yellow triangle. Below block A there is block C with a big yellow square and a big blue circle in it. The big yellow square is touching the right edge of this block. This shape is above, to the right of and far from the big blue circle.
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What is above the blue shape? a square that is touching the right edge of a block or a big yellow circle?
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Both of them
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[
"Square that is touching the right edge of a block ",
"Big yellow circle ",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
T and U are parallel, and T is under U. S is at the bottom of H and is on the same vertical plane. The object R is lower and slightly to the left of the object N. Y and U are parallel, and Y is on top of U. Y is on the right and S is on the left. F and N are in a vertical line with N below F. F is at the 9 o'clock position relative to T.
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What is the relation of the agent S to the agent U?
a) upper-right
b) above
c) upper-left
d) lower-right
e) below
f) lower-left
g) right
h) left
i) overlap
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c
|
[
"a",
"b",
"d",
"e",
"f",
"g",
"h",
"i"
] |
stepgame
|
I really struggle to feel bad for people who actively choose to be miserable and manipulative.
I’m dorky and like to use little proverbs all the time. One of my favorites is this: “you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.”
At the end of the day, if someone has a problem, they can never resolve it if they don’t truly wish to. You can give someone all the resources in the world, but you can’t force them to utilize them.
When I was 16, I dated a horrible guy. He was abusive verbally, emotionally, and sexually. He was an incredibly troubled young man and refused to seek help for his severe mental health issues.
I eventually came to understand that he reveled in his misery. It was his identity. He acted like he wanted a cure and I’d set him up with resources, but he refused every single one. He may have struggled with serious mental illnesses, but being miserable perversely made him happy and he loved to use his struggles to justify his inexcusable behavior. He wanted to drag as many people into his fiery pit of anguish as possible.
I later suffered from severe depression myself, and I never once used it as an excuse to hurt other people. My ex wasn’t struggling with his mental health in terms of deliberating and carefully harming others. He was simply exhibiting a personality trait, one he chose to cultivate… and it wasn’t my problem.
I ended up cutting him off completely in spite of all the threats. I will never feel bad for the awful plight he refuses to help himself out of.
I have no patience for that type of person. Know what we call them? Toxic. Poison. A waste of time.
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What did the author learn from her abusive relationship?
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She could not help someone would did not really want help.
|
[
"Not enough information",
"She liked people being mean to her.",
"She could have made him happy by being miserable"
] |
quail
|
Here are some advice about trips.
1. Forget fashion! Always wear your most comfortable clothes when going on long trips.
2. Travelling on trains and buses can be boring, so take a good book to read.
3. If you're going somewhere cold, remember to put on warm clothes!
4. If you are going somewhere sunny, remember to bring your sun-block and sunglasses.
5. Always take a camera with you to _ those special moments.
6. Look after your things well whenever you go to a busy place, like a train station. There are many thieves there!
7. Most countries have lower prices for students, so if you are a student, take your student card with you.
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From the passage, which is a good way to keep away a boring trip when you're on a train or a bus?
1] Taking a camera
2] Listening to music
3] Sleeping for some time
4] Reading a good book
|
2
|
[
"1",
"3",
"4"
] |
race
|
In the USA, about 450,000 school buses take more than 25 million children to and from school. The yellow school bus is a US icon . Yellow became the color of school buses in the USA in 1939. Dr. Frank got the good idea. He said it was easy for people to see yellow buses and the black letters on them in early morning or late afternoon. That would make children safer.
There are not many school buses in Britain, and they are not yellow. They have trackers on them, so children are being tracked while they travel to and from school by bus. The trackers let parents know where the school bus is and whether their kids are on the bus.
Kindergarten is a difficult time for some kids. It's the first time for them to go away from their parents. To make kids love their school, Japanese kindergartens and schools have colorful buses. The buses can easily make children want to take them to go to school. Even some parents want to take them, too!
School buses are becoming more and more popular in China now. It saves a lot of time for students to go to school.
,.
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Chinese students will save a lot of time to _ to school.
- take a school bus
- take a taxi
- walk
- ride a bike
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ride a bike
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[
"take a school bus",
"take a taxi",
"walk"
] |
race
|
The name might sound like that of a superhero, but Pooperman's task is much more basic.
He, or she, is trying to shame the irresponsible dog owners of Lincoln into cleaning up behind their pets.
Pooperman sticks notes into dog waste that owners have failed to clean up, warning them not to do it again. The typed notes read, "Don't leave it. You might be the one who steps in it the next time you walk this way."
While welcoming the purpose of the message, local government officers have _ Pooperman for producing even more rubbish.
They say they would prefer it if people told them when there was a problem rather than adding to the rubbish problem. The city of Lincoln government's environmental officer, Tony Garner, said, "The public can help instead by observing dog owners to make sure they clean up after their pets, perhaps asking them to remove the waste if they try to leave it."
"If this doesn't work we can take action -- people can tell us who the owner is, give us a description of the owner and the dog, or simply tell us when and where they allow their dog to produce the waste."
"We can then focus our patrols and take action against irresponsible owners."
Sue Grace, a dog owner from Birchwood, Lincs, said, "I always clean up after my dog. It's very irresponsible if you don't."
"There's nothing worse than stepping in dog waste or dragging your long lead through it, but I don't know that putting notes on it is the answer."
"It's good that the local government is fighting against dog waste, though it might take one or two prosecutions to make any difference."
|
According to the environmental officer, the public can _ .
a: request irresponsible dog owners to clean up dog waste then and there
b: force irresponsible dog owners to clean up dog waste in some way
c: report irresponsible dog owners to the police if possible
d: punish irresponsible dog owners when necessary
|
d
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c"
] |
race
|
We have two blocks, named HHH and LLL. Block LLL overlaps block HHH. Block HHH cover a medium grey pentagon and a large red hexagon. On the left side of the hexagon there is the medium object. A large grey star is covered by block LLL. Block LLL contains a little purple pentagon which is on the left side of this thing.
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Where is the large grey star relative to the little purple pentagon?
* left
* ntpp
* ec
* right
* near
* dc
* tppi
|
right
|
[
"left",
"ntpp",
"ec",
"near",
"dc",
"tppi"
] |
spartun
|
I was 18 when Tim and I began to date. Shy and quiet, I'd met his parents once before but hadn't ventured to say more than " Hello". This particular evening, however, we were taking them out to dinner for their anniversary and I wanted to make a good impression.
Tim and his parents arrived and I was out the door in a flash. My good impression began with " punctual". I sat in the backseat beside Tim nervously watching his father's eyes glance into the rearview mirror to examine me.
Tim and his parents had already decided on their favorite Mexican restaurant and that was fine with me; the dim lighting would hide the rising flush of my cheeks, and if anyone noticed, I could blame it on the peppers. With proper table manners I managed to survive halfway through dinner without making any unforgivable mistakes. However, in the midst of conversation I reached for my iced tea, raised the glass to my lips and very quickly discovered I had picked up the wrong glass.
I quickly lowered the glass and set it back but it was too late; I had burnt my eyebrows, the hair in my nose, and curl over my forehead! I looked up slowly, praying no one had seen me, but all eyes at the table had seen and each face stared at me in shocked silence. Excusing myself, I ran to the restroom.
I would have hidden there forever but I'd barely gotten in the door when Tim's mother arrived. " Ah, honey," she said, holding out her arms to me. " Everything will be just fine."
Tim and I eventually married. We had a small ceremony and a family reception afterwards held at the very restaurant where this incident occurred. This time, however, I didn't drink any candles... only a Margarita ; they were served in different glasses.
|
According to the passage, the author _ .
a] had her eyebrows burnt because of her nervousness
b] felt very sorry for being late meeting Tim's parents
c] mistook wine for drinks and got drunk
d] left a bad impression on Tim's parents
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c
|
[
"a",
"b",
"d"
] |
race
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Contact us
Email:[email protected]
Beijing:
Tel:+86-10-82115893
Fax:+86-10-82115893
Add:Room 405,17 Building,Sun Garden,Haidian District,Beijing
Post Code:100086
Shanghai:
Tel:0086-21-34240860 34240925
Fax:0086-21-34240925
Add:10G of No.38 of Caoxi North Road,Shanghai
Post Code:200030
Guangzhou:
Tel:0086-20-38981061
Fax:0086-20-38981062
Add:North 6F,Junhui Tower,No.9 of Sports West Road,Tianhe District,Guangzhou.
Post Code:510620
Recruitment policy.
Please carefully read the following before applying.
You are a native speaker of the language you translate into [Target language].
You were awarded at least a Masters Degree or equivalent in your native language.
You have a perfect understanding of the language you translate from [Source language].
You have studied or spent a subsequent number of years in the country of the language you
translate from.
You have minimum five (5) years experience in the translation field.
You specialise in only a couple of subjects but have extensive experience in these fields.
You have a good command of computer software and are familiar with basic layout techniques.
Your spelling and grammar is impeccable.
You can show at least two professional references.
Your average turnaround for translation is 3000 words daily.
You can work easily under pressure and respond quickly to queries.
If you can answer "YES" comfortably to these questions,please fill in the application form only for sending details and we would be glad to hear from you.
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.If you live in Shanghai,you may get in touch with the company by _ .
* sending an email to [email protected]
* writing to Room 405,17 Building,Sun Garden,Haidian District,Beijing
* calling 0086-21-34240925
* sending a fax to 0086-20-38981062
|
writing to Room 405,17 Building,Sun Garden,Haidian District,Beijing
|
[
"sending an email to [email protected]",
"calling 0086-21-34240925",
"sending a fax to 0086-20-38981062"
] |
race
|
Agricultural resources: A general term for all materials and energy available for agricultural use.
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Which of the following are not agricultural resources:
A) There are more than 4,000 types of plant resources in chongqing, including more than 2,000 types of vascular plants. the natural vegetation includes five main types of vegetation, such as broad-leaved forest, coniferous forest, bamboo forest, thicket, and sparse bush. leaf forest is the main type of vegetation
B) Tobacco is the second largest cash crop in henan province after cotton, and its total output has always ranked first in the country. it is the largest tobacco leaf production base in the country.
C) The famous characteristic products of hangzhou xihu district are xihu longjing tea, jiuqu red plum, and xihu amaranth.
D) Liuzhou, guangxi uses local resources to develop a number of basic industries in daily chemical, paper, sugar, cigarette, textile, pharmaceutical and other industries, as well as building materials, chemicals, and electrical equipment manufacturing
|
D
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C"
] |
logiqa
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I had the unkindest mother in the whole world.While other kids ate candy for breakfast.I had to have cereal and eggs.When others had Cokes and candy for lunch,I had to eat a sandwich.But at least I wasn't alone.My sister and two brothers had the same unkind mother as I did.
My mother knew where we were at all times.She knew who our friends were.We had to clean clothes and take a bath every day.We had to be in bed by 9:00 p.m.and up at 8:00 a.m. We couldn't sleep till noon like our friends.So while they slept,our mother gave us work to do.We had to wash dishes,make our beds and learn to cook.I believe she lay awake at night thinking up unkind things for us to do.
Through the years,things didn't improve a bit.We could not lie in bed "sick" like our friends did in order to miss school.
My mother was the unkindest mother.Out of four children,a couple of us went on to higher education.None of us have ever done bad things.She forced us to grow up into educated and honest people.I am trying to raise my three children like this.I will feel proud when my children call me unkind.Because you see,I am thankful that I had the unkindest mother in the whole world.
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What does the sentence "But at least I wasn't alone" mean ?
- The writer,s mother liked her best.
- The writer's mother was only unkind to her.
- The writer's mother was also unkind to her sister and brothers.
- The writer's sister and brothers were unkind to her as well.
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The writer's sister and brothers were unkind to her as well.
|
[
"The writer,s mother liked her best.",
"The writer's mother was only unkind to her.",
"The writer's mother was also unkind to her sister and brothers."
] |
race
|
R is there and N is at the 2 position of a clock face. The object L is positioned below and to the right of the object A. A is over there and W is on the top of it. N is below Q with a small gap between them. F and W are side by side with W at the bottom and F on the top. U and Q are in a vertical line with U on top. L is positioned down and to the left of U. The object Z is upper and slightly to the left of the object K. K and S are in a horizontal line with S on the right. Z and F are parallel, and Z is to the right of F.
|
What is the relation of the agent S to the agent Z?
- upper-right
- above
- left
- upper-left
- overlap
- lower-left
- below
- lower-right
- right
|
lower-right
|
[
"upper-right",
"above",
"left",
"upper-left",
"overlap",
"lower-left",
"below",
"right"
] |
stepgame
|
soften brown sugar
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Which of the following best matches the statement above?
- Put in the oven at 350*, for two hours. let cool, and refrigerate promptly for a few hours.
- Put in the microwave with a glass of water beside it, and microwave for a few minutes.
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Put in the microwave with a glass of water beside it, and microwave for a few minutes.
|
[
"Put in the oven at 350*, for two hours. let cool, and refrigerate promptly for a few hours."
] |
piqa
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To measure flour correctly.
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Which of the following best matches the statement above?
* Spoon your flour into a dry measuring cup, then scrape the excess off with a knife. scooping from a bag causes the flour to become compressed, often giving you more flour than your recipe calls for.
* Spoon your flour into a wet measuring cup, then scrape the excess off with a knife. scooping from a bag causes the flour to become compressed, often giving you more flour than your recipe calls for.
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Spoon your flour into a dry measuring cup, then scrape the excess off with a knife. scooping from a bag causes the flour to become compressed, often giving you more flour than your recipe calls for.
|
[
"Spoon your flour into a wet measuring cup, then scrape the excess off with a knife. scooping from a bag causes the flour to become compressed, often giving you more flour than your recipe calls for."
] |
piqa
|
How to awaken Amazon Echo to ask it a question?
- Call out the name alex and proceed to ask your question
- Call out the name alexa and proceed to ask your question
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Call out the name alexa and proceed to ask your question
|
[
"Call out the name alex and proceed to ask your question"
] |
piqa
|
|
So a couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to be invited to The Body Shop® blogger event at my local store in Coppergate, York. It had been organised by blogger Indigo Rosee, in collaboration with the store.
The evening had been set up to showcase the new limited edition Christmas make-up collection and also promote the huge sale that the store had on. There were some amazing deals!
We were welcomed with prosecco and nibbles and then had a few minutes to browse the store and take some photos. I received a great demonstration of the new make-up products which includes a funky black eyeliner pen with a star stamp on one end which EVERYONE tried out! I always really love The Body Shop® Christmas make-up collections, and I think it’s a shame that it’s a brand that is sometimes forgotten when it comes to make-up.
Then everyone was treated to a hand spa and massage using some of the Spa Of The World products. They’re truly luxurious, I recently reviewed the new Firming Ritual collection recently and absolutely loved it.
I then had a look round some of the offers that the store was promoting, a lot of the Shower Gels and Body Butters were on sale (I just LOVE The Body Shop® Body Butters) and there were lots of gift sets too. It was a great opportunity to chat with the staff too, to ask questions about new products and find out what their favourites are.
I also spent a lot of time looking at the 2017 beauty advent calendars. This year The Body Shop® are offering 3 different advent calendars starting from just £45. The larger calendars included some full size products too which I thought was great. There’s also going to be a Countdown to New Year calendar priced at just £50 which I thought was a great fun idea.
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Why does the author think it's a shame that Body Shop make-up is sometimes forgotten?
|
Because she loves it.
|
[
"Because everyone tried it.",
"Because it's funky",
"Not enough information"
] |
quail
|
Town councillor: The only reason for the town to have ordinances restricting where skateboarding can be done would be to protect children from danger. Skateboarding in the town' s River Park is undoubtedly dangerous, but we should not pass an ordinance prohibiting it. If children cannot skateboard in the park, they will most certainly skateboard in the streets. And skateboarding in the streets is more dangerous than skateboarding in the park.
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The pattern of reasoning in which one of the following is most similar to that in the town councillor's argument?
A: The purpose of compulsory vaccination for schoolchildren was to protect both the children themselves and others in the community against smallpox. smallpox was indeed a dreadful disease, but it has now been eliminated from the world's population. so children should not be vaccinated against it.
B: Traffic patterns that involve one-way streets are meant to accelerate the flow of traffic in otherwise congested areas. however, it would be detrimental to the south main street area to have traffic move faster. so traffic patterns involving one-way streets should not be implemented there.
C: The reason for requiring environmental reviews is to ensure that projected developments do not harm the natural environment. currently, environmental concerns are less compelling than economic concerns, but in the long run, the environment must be protected. ttherefore, the requirement for environmental reviews should not be waived.
D: Insecticides are designed to protect crops against insect damage. aphids damage tomato crops, but using insecticides against aphids kills wasps that prey on insecticide-resistant pests. since aphids damage tomato crops less than the insecticide-resistant pests do, insecticides should not be used against aphids on tomato crops.
|
D
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C"
] |
reclor
|
For the first time in Singapore, it's snowing. Visitors to Singapore will be amazed by the technology that brings winter to you on this tropical island.
All visitors can have cool winter fun in Snow City, Singapore's first indoor snow center. Visitors can see and touch snow falling. Of course, it's more than just touching and feeling snow. You can enjoy exciting snow rides or skiing on snowboard. You can also build your own real snowman and have snowball fights filled with fun and learn about life in cold climates.
Snow City is about family-based fun and is suitable for all ages. Join us and step into Snow City today.
How to get there:
21Jurong Town Hall Road, Snow City Building, Singapore 609433
Tel: 63371511
Bus services: No. 66, No. 178, No.198
Price: Adults: $18; Children: $12
Opening Hours: Tuesday--Sunday: 10:30 am--6:30 pm
Notice:
No phone booking.
For updated information, please visit our website www.snowcity.com.sg.
|
You can do the following in Snow City EXCEPT _ .
* having snowball fights
* skiing on snowboard
* seeing and touching snow falling
* learning about how snow is made
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learning about how snow is made
|
[
"having snowball fights",
"skiing on snowboard",
"seeing and touching snow falling"
] |
race
|
Anyone driving the twists of Highway 1 between San Francisco and Los Angeles recently may have glimpsed a Toyota Prius car with a curious-looking thing on the roof. Harder to notice was that the person at the wheel was not actually driving. The car is a project of Google, which has been working in secret but in plain view( anyhow, no one can keep such a thing from the public) on vehicles that can drive themselves, using artificial-intelligence software that can sense anything near the car and imitate the decisions made by a human driver.
With someone behind the wheel to take control if something goes wrong and a technician in the passenger seat to monitor the navigation system , seven test cars have driven 1,000 miles without human intervention and more than 140,000 miles with only occasional human control. One even drove itself down Lombard Street in San Francisco, one of the steepest and curviest streets in the nation. The only accident, engineers said, was that one Google car was rear-ended when it stopped at a traffic light.
Autonomous cars are years from mass production, but technologists who have long dreamed of them believe that they can transform society as profoundly as the Internet has.
Robot drivers react faster than humans, have 360-degree perception and do not get distracted or sleepy, the engineers argue. They speak in terms of lives that could be saved and injuries that could be avoided--- more than 37,000 people died in car accidents in the United States in 2008. The engineers say the technology could double the capacity of roads by allowing cars to drive more safely while closer together. Because the robot cars would eventually be less likely to crash, they could be built lighter, reducing fuel consumption. But of course, to be truly safer, the cars must be far more reliable than, say, today's personal computers, which crash on occasion and are frequently infected.
The Google research program using artificial intelligence to revolutionize the automobile is proof that the company's ambitions reach beyond the search engine business. The program is also a departure from the mainstream of innovation in Silicon Valley, which has turned toward social networks and Hollywood-style digital media. However, the Google researchers said the company did not yet have a clear plan to create a business from the experiments.
|
The author's purpose of writing this passage is _ .
A] to describe the development of the Internet
B] to call on more people to buy the new car
C] to introduce the new invention of Google
D] to tell us something about the artificial intelligence
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C
|
[
"A",
"B",
"D"
] |
race
|
We have three blocks, called HHH, LLL and KKK. Block HHH have two medium grey hexagons. This block covers another medium grey hexagon. Medium grey hexagon number two is north of and touches medium grey hexagon number three. To the north of this object there is medium grey hexagon number one. To the north of a medium red hexagon is a medium purple hexagon. The purple object is within block LLL. Block LLL contains the medium red hexagon. This block has a medium grey hexagon. To the south of the medium grey hexagon is the medium red hexagon.
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Where is medium grey hexagon number three relative to medium grey hexagon number one?
1) ntppi
2) behind
3) above
4) left
5) tpp
6) near
7) below
|
7
|
[
"1",
"2",
"3",
"4",
"5",
"6"
] |
spartun
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It seems Tropical Storm Eduardo is headed for the Texas Coast . They are predicting that it become a Category 1 Hurricane by morning . When you live on the coast it seems inevitable , but who really likes the prediction of these storms . Last year , we went to sleep with Tropical Storm Humberto , which was a low - grade TS , and we woke up with a Hurricane .
|
What is inevitable when you live on the coast ?
* The waves will break
* Hurricane and bad weather on many coasts .
* There will be some rain
* You will get a sunburn
|
Hurricane and bad weather on many coasts .
|
[
"The waves will break",
"There will be some rain",
"You will get a sunburn"
] |
cosmos
|
Every so often I see a scenario play out that I find rather disappointing.
It works like this: someone posts a topic to their blog that is critical or controversial. This person can either be a community member, commentator, employee or otherwise; it doesn’t matter who the person is. Then what happens is a series of comments are posted to that blog entry from readers that are critical of the post, thus challenging the author on their views. The author then either deletes the blog entry or disables the comments based on the feedback. In other words, a viewpoint is shared, an invitation for comment is provided, but that invitation is then revoked when the author of the blog post is dissatisfied with the response from their readers.
I have seen this happen countless times over the years and I don’t like this.
I believe we should all be accountable for our words. Our words have the ability to inspire, to entertain, to challenge, but to also hurt. Actions have consequences, and so do words.
As such, when I see someone openly share their thoughts on their blog and invite their readers to provide comments, I see that as a wonderful demonstration of accountability and engagement; debate is a beautiful thing when executed with politeness and respect. To then close that door, seemingly because people disagree with you, is in my mind the equivalent of walking out of a room in the middle of a debate. The excuse when folks are criticized of this behavior is typically “it is my blog and I can run it how I like“.
This is true: it is your blog, and you can run it how you like, but the true measure of a person is not just in what they say, but also in the conversation and discourse that follows.
|
What is probably true about the author?
|
He likes blogs
|
[
"He doesn't read blogs",
"Not enough information",
"He hates blogs"
] |
quail
|
There are three blocks, A, B and C. Block B is below block C and to the right of block A. Block A has one medium yellow square. Block B has four medium yellow squares. Medium yellow square number one is touching the bottom edge of this block. Below medium yellow square number four and medium yellow square number three there is medium yellow square number two.. Below medium yellow square number four , medium yellow square number three and medium yellow square number two there is medium yellow square number one. Block C contains a medium blue square. Below a medium black square is the medium blue square.
|
What is below the black thing? a medium yellow square number three or a medium yellow square number four?
|
Both of them
|
[
"Medium yellow square number three",
"Medium yellow square number four",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
M is positioned right to B. V is below and to the right of X. E is to the top right of V. B is there and U is at the 10 position of a clock face. E is over there with M above. P is sitting at the upper left position to Y. The object Y and U are there. The object Y is below and slightly to the right of the object U.
|
What is the relation of the agent X to the agent U?
* above
* below
* overlap
* upper-right
* upper-left
* lower-left
* left
* lower-right
* right
|
below
|
[
"above",
"overlap",
"upper-right",
"upper-left",
"lower-left",
"left",
"lower-right",
"right"
] |
stepgame
|
We have two blocks, A and B. Two medium blue squares are in block A. Medium blue square number one is below a medium black square which is below medium blue square number two. There is also one medium yellow square in this block. It is below medium blue square number two. Medium blue square number one is below the medium yellow square. This object is below medium blue square number two. To the right of block A there is block B with a medium yellow square in it.
|
Which object is to the left of a medium yellow square? medium blue square number two or medium blue square number one?
|
Both of them
|
[
"Medium blue square number two",
"Medium blue square number one",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
What is it: Work & Travel USA
Who are qualified: Fulltime college students, above 18 years old
About the program: Application for the 2009 Work & Travel USA program has just started. It's an 8~16 weeks' summer program for college students to work and travel in the U.S.. Employers include Boeing, Hilton Hotel and 7Eleven. For next summer, about 3,500 positions are open to Chinese students. Applicants must pass a language test and sometimes an interview, and pay a registration fee to join the program.
(Source: www. Cultureexchange. org)
_
What is it: Shanghai Volkswagen jobs
Who are qualified: College students graduating in 2009
About it: Shanghai VW offers over 300 positions from engineering to marketing to college students graduating in 2009. Applicants should have an excellent academic record, CET6 or the same level language certificate in German, and good computer skills. Campus talks will take place in Shanghai, Changchun, Harbin, Wuhan, Changsha, Nanjing, Beijing and Xi'an from October.
(source: campus chinahr. com/2009/pages/csvw)
_
What is it: Oak Pacific Interactive (OPI) internships
Who are qualified: College juniors and firstyear postgraduate students
About it: OPI is now offering internship positions for test engineer, development engineer and assistant to the director of corporate culture. For engineering positions, candidates should major in computer science or a related field, have communication ability and be familiar with various development languages. For assistant to the director positions, candidates should be adept in document writing, activities organizing and office software.
(source: campus. xiaonei. com)
|
The opportunity of _ is offered only to college students graduating in 2009.
a] traveling in America
b] positions in VW
c] working in America
d] OPI internship
|
d
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c"
] |
race
|
Some problems are difficult to solve. But there are a lot of number expressions that can help. For example, if we put two and two together, we might come up with the right answer. We know that two heads are better than one. It is always better to work with another person to solve a problem. Some problems have only one solution. You cannot be of two minds over this. But with any luck,we can solve the problem in two shakes of a lamb's tail. In other words,we could have our answers quickly and easily.
Sometimes we can kill two birds with one stone. That is, we can complete two goals with only one effort or action. But we must remember that two wrongs don't make a right. If someone does something bad to you, you should not do the same to him.
If you are going out with your girlfriend,or boyfriend,but you don't want another friend to go along on your date,you can just say to your friend: two's company, three's a crowd.
When I was a young child in school, I had to learn the three R' s. These important skills are reading, writing and arithmetic. These three words do not all start with the letter "R". But they have the sound of "R". My teacher used to give three cheers when I did well in maths. They gave praise and approval for a job well done.
Some of my friends were confused and did not understand their school work. They were at sixes and sevens. In fact, they did not care if they finished high school. But they were happy when they completed their studies and graduated from high school. They were in seventh heaven. They were on cloud nine. Nine times out of ten students who do well in school find good jobs. Some work in an office doing the same things every day at nine-to-five jobs. You do not have to dress to the nines, or wear your best clothes, for this kind of work.
|
Which of the following has the similar meaning to "in all probability" ?
* Nine times out of ten.
* Two's company, three's a crowd.
* Two wrongs don't make a right.
* Two heads are better than one.
|
Two wrongs don't make a right.
|
[
"Nine times out of ten.",
"Two's company, three's a crowd.",
"Two heads are better than one."
] |
race
|
"Whoosh!" The ball flew into the net and the game was finally over. This game had gone into overtime twice. Until the last goal was scored, no one had any idea which team would win.
Dave felt so bad because his team had lost. He liked playing soccer, but he liked winning even more. Now the two teams should have a picnic together. Dave did not want to eat lunch with the other team. The other team would probably brag by talking about how they won the game.
Dave went to the locker room to change out of his soccer clothes. There the coach talked to the team about what they had done well. They also talked about how they could improve. Then everybody walked outside towards the picnic table.
One of the players from the other team was standing near the picnic table. He handed Dave a paper plate. "Hi, I'm Miguel," he said.
"Hi," Dave replied, looking down at the ground.
"You played great," Miguel said. "I didn't think we were going to win."
Dave was surprised. Miguel was not bragging at all.
"Thanks," Dave said to Miguel. "You played great, too."
Dave felt happy. Dave promised himself that the next time his team won a game, he would not brag to the other team. It was wonderful to win, but it was even more important to be a good winner.
|
What happened first in the story?
1) Dave went to the locker room.
2) The soccer game ended.
3) The boys ate lunch together.
4) Dave met Miguel.
|
4
|
[
"1",
"2",
"3"
] |
race
|
A block named AAA cover a big blue shape and a big yellow circle. The big blue shape is behind a medium yellow circle which is inside this block. Below and in front of the medium shape is the big yellow circle. Below a big yellow triangle is the medium thing. The big yellow triangle is in block AAA. Block AAA is behind and disconnected from another block called BBB. Block BBB covers a big black thing.
|
Is the big yellow triangle over all big yellow circles?
- No
- Yes
|
Yes
|
[
"No"
] |
spartun
|
Have you listened to music on an iPod? Used a computer at home? Those are just two of the ways your life was touched by the work of Steve Jobs.
Jobs, one founder of Apple Computers, died on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at the age of 56. He had been fighting with cancer since 2004.
Steven Jobs was born in Los Altos, California. He and his childhood friend, Steve Wozniak, designed and built the first Apple computer in his parents' garage in the 1970s. The Apple II, built when Jobs was just 21 years old, was the first personal computer to be widely sold to the public.
Steven Jobs didn't stop there. He went on to invent more devices that allowed people to bring their own creativity to computing: the Macintosh, the iPod, the iPhone, the iPad. People found his products beautiful and easy to use.
Jobs also changed the music and film industries. He started Pixar, a film production company in 1986. Toy Story was the world's first computer-animated feature film .
"Steve was among the greatest of American _ -- brave enough to think differently, confident enough to believe he could change the world, and clever enough to do it," said President Barack Obama. "By making computers personal and putting the Internet in our pockets, he made the information revolution not only easy to reach, but fun ... And there may be no greater praise to Steve's success than the fact that much of the world learned of his death on a device he invented."
All around the world, people are talking about the effects that Jobs' creations have had. By creating products that surprised people, he changed the way people worked and lived their everyday lives.
|
Which of the following about Steve Jobs is NOT true?
1: He was found to suffer from cancer at 49.
2: He was born in California in 1955.
3: He set up a film production company at 31.
4: He built the Apple II in 1970.
|
2
|
[
"1",
"3",
"4"
] |
race
|
QUEBEC CITY, CANADA — On the eve of the G-7 summit in Canada, the U.S. president lashed out at host Justin Trudeau and the White House announced Donald Trump would skip some of the sessions.
In two tweets Thursday evening, Trump accused the Canadian prime minister, as well as French President Emmanuel Macron, of “charging the U.S. massive tariffs” and creating “non-monetary barriers.”
Trump also said Trudeau was being “indignant” about the cross-border trade relationship. Later Thursday night, Trump took to Twitter again to urge the European Union and Canada to “Take down your tariffs & barriers or we will more than match you!”
Trump’s tweets came after Macron threatened to exclude the United States from the G-7 final statement to be issued in the mountainous tourism destination of Charlevoix.
In his own tweets in French and English, Macron stated that while Trump “may not mind being isolated” the other six leaders meeting in Canada would also not mind signing an agreement among themselves.
“American jobs are on the line because of his actions and because of his administration,” Trudeau said at a joint news conference with Macron earlier in the day in Ottawa. “When we can underscore this, and we see that there’s a lot of pressure within the U.S., perhaps he will revise his position.”
“A trade war doesn’t spare anyone,” Macron said. “It will start to hurt American workers. The cost of raw materials will rise and industry will become less competitive.”
After the contentious salvos on social media and the Trudeau-Macron news conference, the White House announced Trump would depart the summit at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, following the session on women’s empowerment.
"The president will travel directly to Singapore from Canada in anticipation of his upcoming meeting with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un Tuesday. G-7 sherpa and deputy assistant to the president for international economic affairs Everett Eissenstat will represent the United States for the remaining G-7 sessions," White House Press Secretary SarahSanders said in a statement.
Even before these developments, it had become clear that this would be one of the more contentious G-7 meetings in memory.
|
Where would the president travel directly from Canada?
|
Singapore
|
[
"Not enough information",
"The united states",
"North korea"
] |
quail
|
Especially the first part of the first episode they showed ( two half hour episodes ) . Acetylene torpedoes ! Something went wrong at an acetylene place , and sparked a fire , and all those tanks took off like missiles ! I do n't know why they did n't shut down traffic both ways instead of just one .
|
In what situation , did they shut down the traffic ?
* In the TV episode where the missile place caught on fire .
* In the real life where the acetylene place caught on fire .
* In the real life where the tank place caught on fire .
* None of the above choices .
|
None of the above choices .
|
[
"In the TV episode where the missile place caught on fire .",
"In the real life where the acetylene place caught on fire .",
"In the real life where the tank place caught on fire ."
] |
cosmos
|
A new study suggests that sad music might actually arouse positive emotions. The finding helps to explain why people enjoy listening to sad music, say Ai Kawakami and her colleagues from Tokyo University of the Arts and the RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan. Ai Kawakami and her colleagues asked 44 volunteers, including both musicians and nonspecialists, to listen to two pieces of sad music and one piece of happy music. Each participant was required to use a set of keywords to rate both their perception of the music and their own emotional state.
The sad pieces of music included Glinka's La Separation in F minor and Blumenfeld's Etude Sur Mer in G minor. The happy music piece was Granados's Allegro de Concierto in G major. To control the "happy" effect of major key, they also played the minor key pieces in major key, and vise versa.
The researchers explained that sad music aroused contradictory emotions because the participants of the study tended to feel sad to be more tragic and less romantic than they felt themselves while listening to it.
" In general, sad music causes sadness in listeners, and sadness is regarded as an unpleasant emotion. If sad music actually arouses only unpleasant emotion, we would not listen to it," the researchers wrote in the study.
"Music that is believed as sad actually causes romantic emotion as well as sad emotion.And people, regardless of their musical training, experience this ambivalent emotion to listen to the sad music," added the researchers.
Also, unlike sadness in daily life, sadness experienced through art actually feels pleasant, possibly because the latter does not cause an actual threat to our safety. This could help people to deal with their negative emotions in daily life, concluded the authors.
"Emotion experienced by music has no direct danger or harm unlike the emotion experienced in everyday life. Therefore, we can even enjoy unpleasant emotion such as sadness. If we suffer from unpleasant emotion aroused through daily life, sad music might be helpful to
negative emotion," they added.
|
We can learn from the passage that _ .
* Granados's Allegro de Concierto in G major can cause positive emotions
* The volunteers were asked to listen to three pieces of music in all
* Only musicians were invited to take part in the survey
* sad music only causes sadness in listeners
|
Only musicians were invited to take part in the survey
|
[
"Granados's Allegro de Concierto in G major can cause positive emotions",
"The volunteers were asked to listen to three pieces of music in all",
"sad music only causes sadness in listeners"
] |
race
|
There are two blocks, called HHH and LLL. Block HHH with a medium grey hexagon is to the south of, disconnected from, far from and to the west of block LLL. This block covers a medium red hexagon. A medium pentagon is inside and touching this block. Block LLL covers a medium red hexagon. A medium red star is in this block.
|
Where is the medium red star relative to the medium pentagon?
* tppi
* po
* ntpp
* right
* left
* front
* dc
|
right
|
[
"tppi",
"po",
"ntpp",
"left",
"front",
"dc"
] |
spartun
|
Got ahold of them with myt on hands and bitting into them to hold on to them . Tried to call 911 by the women on the other end would not conect me to the police . The arms were not from another human but from something on or in my back .
|
Who did the narrator decide to call for help ?
A: None of the above choices .
B: They reached out to 911 .
C: They reached out to the police hotline .
D: They reached out to the police .
|
B
|
[
"A",
"C",
"D"
] |
cosmos
|
There are three blocks, A, B and C. Blocks B and C are to the right of A. Block A contains one small yellow circle. Block B contains a medium black square. And block C contains a small yellow triangle, a small yellow circle and one small blue triangle. The small yellow triangle is above the small blue triangle. This shape is below the small yellow circle. Above the small blue triangle there is the small yellow circle. The small blue triangle is touching the bottom edge of this block.
|
Which object is below a small yellow circle? the small yellow triangle or the small blue triangle that is touching the bottom edge of a block?
|
Both of them
|
[
"The small yellow triangle ",
"The small blue triangle that is touching the bottom edge of a block ",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
Overall supply is the total amount of a good or service that producers make and sell. There are several things that can make overall supply go up or down. The table below shows how changes to these things might affect overall supply.
| Resources | Number of producers or suppliers | Expected change in demand
Supply goes up | when resources cost less or are easier to get | when there are more producers or suppliers | when demand is expected to go up
Supply goes down | when resources cost more or are harder to get | when there are fewer producers or suppliers | when demand is expected to go down
Producers are people or companies that make goods or provide services. Suppliers are people or companies that sell goods or services. New inventions or technologies can also help workers produce goods and services more quickly. As a result of these changes, the supply of a good or service will often go up.
|
A year ago, there were 12 companies that made motorized scooters. But over the past month, 5 of those companies went out of business. What probably happened to the overall supply of motorized scooters?
- The supply probably went down.
- The supply probably went up.
|
The supply probably went down.
|
[
"The supply probably went up."
] |
scienceqa
|
heat causes
1. Heating liquids
2. Energy of moving objects
3. Global warming
4. Insects to hatch
5. Sweating
6. Electricity
7. Greenhouse gases
8. Kinetic energy
|
4
|
[
"1",
"2",
"3",
"5",
"6",
"7",
"8"
] |
qasc
|
|
Electric stovetop burners would cause fewer fires if their highest temperature were limited to 350 degree C (662 degree F), which provides more than enough heat for efficient and effective cooking. The lowest temperature at which cooking oil and most common fibers ignite is 387 degree C, and electric burners on high go well above 700 degree C.
|
Which one of the following most accurately expresses the conclusion drawn in the argument?
A: A maximum temperature of 350 degree c provides more than enough heat for efficient and effective cooking.
B: Electric stovetop burners cause fires because they go well above 700 degree c when set on high.
C: Electric stovetop burners would cause fewer fires if their highest temperature were limited to 350 degree c.
D: The lowest ignition temperature for cooking oil and most common fibers is 387 degree c.
|
C
|
[
"A",
"B",
"D"
] |
reclor
|
Object F is below object C and to the right of it, too. B is diagonally to the upper left of F. S is there and G is at the 2 position of a clock face. X is above S and to the left of S. A is diagonally right and above C. A is on the top and X is at the bottom.
|
What is the relation of the agent X to the agent G?
- lower-right
- upper-left
- right
- overlap
- upper-right
- lower-left
- below
- left
- above
|
left
|
[
"lower-right",
"upper-left",
"right",
"overlap",
"upper-right",
"lower-left",
"below",
"above"
] |
stepgame
|
A box called DDD covers a midsize green rectangle. Two midsize white rectangles and another midsize green rectangle are within this box. Midsize green rectangle number one is below and midsize white rectangle number one touches midsize white rectangle number two. Midsize white rectangle number two is below midsize green rectangle number two. Midsize green rectangle number two touches midsize white rectangle number one. Below, disconnected from and in front of another box named EEE is box DDD. Box EEE contains a midsize white rectangle.
|
Is midsize white rectangle number two over midsize green rectangle number one?
* No
* Yes
|
Yes
|
[
"No"
] |
spartun
|
The factors that affect the nutrition and pharmacological quality of tea, in addition to the content of trace elements and the soil components in the tea-producing area, the amino acid content of its main components is closely related to meteorological conditions. Research analysis shows that the amino acid content of fresh leaves is related to the temperature during the tea harvest period, sunshine It is negatively correlated with precipitation and air relative humidity.
|
If the following are true, the conclusions that can weaken the above analysis are:
a: Most regions in northern china have low temperatures and little rain in spring, and tea grows slowly.
b: Alpine cloud mist tea increases with increasing latitude
c: Famous teas are mostly grown in clouds, humid air, and mild climates.
d: In the pingchuan area in summer, the sunshine time is long, the rainfall is abundant, and the amino acid content of fresh leaves increases.
|
d
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c"
] |
logiqa
|
It was the small hours of the morning when we reached London Airport. I had cabled London from Amsterdam, and there was a hired car to meet, but there was one more unfortunate happening before I reached my flat. In all my travels I have never, but for that once, been required by the British customs to open a single bag or to do more than state that I carried no goods liable to duty. It was, of course, my fault; the extreme tiredness and nervous tension of the journey had destroyed my diplomacy. I was, for whichever reason, so tired that I could hardly stand, and to the question, "have you read this?" I replied with extreme foolishness, "yes, hundreds of times."
"And you have nothing to declare?"
"Nothing."
"How long have you been out of this country?"
"About three months."
"And during that time you have acquired nothing?"
"Nothing but what is on the list I have given you."
He seemed momentarily at a loss, but then he attacked. The attack, when it came, was utterly unexpected.
"Where did you get that watch?"
I could have kicked myself. Two days before, when playing water games with a friend in the bath, I had forgotten to take off my ROLEX OYSTER, and it had, not unnaturally, stopped. I had gone into the market and bought, for twelve shillings and six pence, an ugly time piece that made a strange noise. It had stopped twice, without any reason, during the journey.
I explained, but I had already lost face. I produced my own watch from a pocket, and added that I should be grateful if he would confiscate the replacement.
"It is not a question of confiscation," he said, "there is a fine for failing to declare dutiable goods. And now may I please examine that Rolex?"
It took another quarter of an hour to persuade him that the Rolex was not contraband . Just when I let out a sigh of relief, he began to search my luggage!
|
What do you think is the tone of the story?
1: Indifferent.(uncaring)
2: Humorous.
3: Matter-of-fact.
4: Serious.
|
1
|
[
"2",
"3",
"4"
] |
race
|
Cut potatoes up to make french fries.
|
Which of the following best matches the statement above?
1. Wash and scrub the potatoes, let dry. use a mandolin set to 7 mm, slice the potatoes into strips. soak potato strips in cold water for 30 minutes, let dry.
2. Wash and scrub the potatoes, let dry. use a food processor and shred the potatoes. arrange the shredded potatoes on a cooking sheet and let dry.
|
1
|
[
"2"
] |
piqa
|
plants grow healthier if they are protected from what
- Cold
- Soil
- Forces
- Mold
- Sun
- Loss
- Mildew
- Rain
|
Cold
|
[
"Soil",
"Forces",
"Mold",
"Sun",
"Loss",
"Mildew",
"Rain"
] |
qasc
|
|
Exercise is one of the few factors with a positive role in long-term control of body weight. Unfortunately, that message has not gotten through to the average American, who would rather try switching to "light" beer and low-calorie bread than increase physical efforts. The Centers for Disease Control, for example, found that fewer than one-fourth of overweight adults who were trying to lose weight said they were combining exercise with their diet.
In rejecting exercise, some people may be discouraged too much by caloric-expenditure charts; for example, one would have to quickly walk hard three miles just to work off the 275 calories in one delicious Danish pastry . Even exercise professionals accept half a point here. "Exercise by itself is a very tough way to lose weight," says York Onnen, program director of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
Still, exercise's supporting role in weight reduction is vital. A study at the Boston University Medical Center of overweight police officers and other public employees confirmed that those who dieted without exercise regained almost all their old weight, while those who worked exercise into their daily routine maintained their new weight.
If you have been sedentary and decide to start walking one mile a day, the added exercise could burn an extra 100 calories daily. In a year's time, assuming no increase in food intake, you could lose ten pounds. By increasing the distance of your walks gradually and making other dietary adjustments, you may lose even more weight.
|
What is said about the average American in the passage?
A] They know the actors that play a positive role in keeping down body weight.
B] They usually ignore the effect of exercise on losing weight.
C] They tend to hate "light" beer and low-calorie bread.
D] Most of them were combining exercise with their diet.
|
B
|
[
"A",
"C",
"D"
] |
race
|
Hollywood
|
Which of the following best matches the statement above?
* Serving as a setting for a blockbuster movie with people.
* Serving as a setting for holy communion with people.
|
Serving as a setting for a blockbuster movie with people.
|
[
"Serving as a setting for holy communion with people."
] |
piqa
|
She felt like giving him an even harder kick , but her horse stayed stubbornly a few strides behind his no matter how she slapped its sides . " Do n't tell me to shut up ! You know what you said ! " He rolled his shoulders .
|
What may be the reason the horse was so stubborn ?
a) The horse had not yet been properly trained .
b) The horse would only behave when asked nicely .
c) The horse behaves badly when not kicked hard .
d) The horse only likes when babies ride his back .
|
a
|
[
"b",
"c",
"d"
] |
cosmos
|
What can DNA do?
- Plant growth is reduced
- Enormous damage to homes
- Switch its helix
- Reproduce
- Duplicate itself
- Implant on on other genes
- Keeps the organism warm
- Rearrange chromosomes
|
Duplicate itself
|
[
"Plant growth is reduced",
"Enormous damage to homes",
"Switch its helix",
"Reproduce",
"Implant on on other genes",
"Keeps the organism warm",
"Rearrange chromosomes"
] |
qasc
|
|
When writing research papers, you will often be asked to follow a particular style guide for your citations. One popular style guide is the Modern Language Association (MLA) Handbook.
Below are the basic formats for some common types of Works Cited entries. Consult the MLA Handbook for a complete list.
Books:
Format | Author(s). Book Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.
Example | Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. New York: Dover Publications, 1995. Print.
Essays, short stories, or poems in an anthology or book:
Format | Author(s). "Essay, Poem, or Short Story Title." Anthology or Book Title. Ed. Editor Name. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Page Number(s). Medium of Publication.
Example | James, Henry. "The Middle Years." The Oxford Book of American Short Stories. Ed. Joyce Carol Oates. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2013. 116-135. Print.
Magazine and newspaper articles:
Format | Author(s). "Article Title." Title of Magazine or Newspaper Date of Publication: Page(s). Medium of Publication.
Example | Hayes, David J., and James H. Stock. "The Real Cost of Coal." New York Times 24 Mar. 2015: n. pag. Web. 25 Mar. 2015.
Journal articles:
Format | Author(s). "Article Title." Title of Journal Volume.Issue (Year): Page(s). Medium of Publication.
Example | Gillette, Jane, et al. "Human Simulations of Vocabulary Learning." Cognition 73.2 (1999): 135-176. Print.
Web pages:
Format | Author(s). "Page Title." Name of Website. Publisher, Date of Publication. Medium of Publication. Date of Access.
Example | Gunn, Janelle P., and Lauren E. Owens. "How to Slash Sodium from Your Diet." Livestrong.com. Demand Media, 30 Mar. 2015. Web. 31 Mar. 2015.
Additional guidelines:
Author Names. The first author's name is written in last name, first name format (Smith, Jane). Additional author names are written in first name last name format (Smith, Jane, and John Doe). If there are more than three authors, the first author's name is followed by "et al.," which stands for and others (e.g., Smith, Jane, et al.).
Medium of Publication. Each entry must include information about what form the content was communicated in. The most common mediums are "Print" and "Web," but other possibilities include "Film," "E-mail," and "Lecture." Whenever the Medium of Publication is "Web," the date of access (the day, month, and year the webpage was viewed) must be listed directly after the Medium of Publication.
Editors and Translators. If a work has an editor or a translator, this information must be added to the Works Cited entry using the appropriate abbreviation. "Ed." stands for edited by. "Trans." stands for translated by.
Missing Information. If a work has no known author, the author section of the citation is simply left out. If a work has no available page numbers, the abbreviation "n. pag." is used instead. If a work has no available publication date, the abbreviation "n.d." is used instead. If a work has no available publisher or no available city of publication, the abbreviation "n.p." is used instead.
|
What does this Works Cited entry indicate about the cited work?
Blake, William. The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake. Ed. David V. Erdman. New York: Anchor, 1988. Print.
- It is a book.
- It is a short story.
- It is a poem.
|
It is a book.
|
[
"It is a short story.",
"It is a poem."
] |
scienceqa
|
Potatoes and peas are cooked with cumin , turmeric , coriander and green chiles , then baked in crescent roll dough chocolate chip cookies crock pot . The recipes don t want to cut the potatoes ? with your son or daughter crock pot is to use it as a topping for a large baked potato .
|
Why would some people with sensitive diets skip this meal ?
a. It is high in carbs .
b. There is too much cumin .
c. There is too much coriander .
d. There is too much turmeric .
|
a
|
[
"b",
"c",
"d"
] |
cosmos
|
On what would you serve an egg to someone?
- Chicken coop
- Henhouse
- Plate
- Glass cup
- Bird's nest
|
Plate
|
[
"Chicken coop",
"Henhouse",
"Glass cup",
"Bird's nest"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
|
Where is the mailbox between my house and the next block?
1: Front door
2: Post office
3: Apartment complex
4: Street corner
5: Fence
|
4
|
[
"1",
"2",
"3",
"5"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
|
I once studied at a major university in the Midwest United States. At the beginning of each term, I could see lots of undergraduates accompanied by their parents gather around the dormitory buildings. Fathers often helped children with huge luggage; mothers took much concern over children's necessities in university; while children were only absorbed in chatting with friends and getting to know each other, showing no sign of worrying about their future lives.
In fact, compared with Chinese parents, American parents care equally about their children's advanced education and make plans accordingly. It is true that some students begin to save money for their university education quite earlier---- for example, Amy, the daughter of my workmate Stevenson, planned to continue her education after secondary school. However Stevenson earned little and could not afford the tuition. Amy had to find a part-time job, working from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on holiday ----but for most American students, at least the majority of undergraduates, _
Some parents not only take the financial burden for their children's advanced education but also try every possible way to help them. I could still remember that our teacher once said that American parents seldom offered help to their children, by which she meant to say that Chinese parents might be too caring. However every coin has two sides. For example, my academic advisor successfully got money from a major scientific grant to continue his research project, and then he hired an undergraduate Sarah to work with us. The fact is that research assistantship is usually competitive, especially to undergraduate students, and it turned out that Sarah was the daughter of my advisor! "When I apply to the graduate school next year, the money I make and the research experience I build up will benefit me a lot," Sarah said. I used to think that American people behave like businessmen, but this small incident proves that they still might compromise the rules for the benefit of their children as loving parents.
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What's the writer's attitude toward the academic advisor?
A. Disappointed
B. Unfair
C. Understandable
D. Angry
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B
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[
"A",
"C",
"D"
] |
race
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The consumer plays a very important role in the global efforts to reduce C02emissions . Households use one third of the final energy and produce around two thirds of city waste in the European Union. Besides,housing, food,and private transport make up almost 80% of environmental pressures. Therefore there's no doubt that consumers can make a real difference in fighting climate change.
To direct consumers towards more environmentally-friendly decisions,we need clear and simple instructions to guide consumption behavior. Actually, two thirds of consumers find it hard to figure out which products are better for the environment, for 58% Europeans think that many businesses just pretend to be green so as to charge higher prices. Thus industry should work harder to give consumers more information about the carbon footprint of their product. For example, inform customers of products made from materials that are recycled,renewable, and/or less carbon-intensive.
People prefer high-quality products that will last long and won't go out of style, though they might sometimes cost more, especially in time of crisis. Firms that make durable or recyclable products cause people to behave more responsibly, which may help put an end to our "throw-way" culture.
However, it is not enough to remind people of green products. It's more important to direct people to follow a practical lifestyle model. Regulations alone cannot achieve this purpose. We call for good business communities to create a loyal group of "sustainable consumers".
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It's advised that companies had better _ especially in the time of crisis.
* reduce the cost of production
* make more durable products
* throw away old materials
* replace their products frequently
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throw away old materials
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[
"reduce the cost of production",
"make more durable products",
"replace their products frequently"
] |
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At London College, the boys can go to the city in the afternoon. But they must return to the school before six. And Bob doesn't often obey the rule. One afternoon, Bob walked to the city and went to the cinema. When he got to the school, it was eight o'clock. He was a little worried. He ran quickly to the gate. It was closed. He went round the school building to another door. That one was closed, too. Then he saw an open window on the ground floor. It was the head teacher's office. Bob looked into the room, and no one was there. He quickly climbed up and jumped into the room. Just then he heard a voice. He looked around and hid under the sofa. One minute later, Mr. Scott, the head teacher, came in. He turned on the light and sat down on the sofa. Then he began to read. Bob lay under the sofa and looked at the head teacher's feet for an hour. He could not move. At last the head teacher stood up and walked towards the door. "Thank goodness, he didn't find me under the sofa." thought Bob. Then the head teacher stopped. He turned his head and spoke to the sofa, "Would you mind turning off the light when you leave?" he said and left the office.
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Bob went into the head teacher's _ .
* living room
* dining room
* bedroom
* office
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living room
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[
"dining room",
"bedroom",
"office"
] |
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The food in White Rose Restaurant was cheap and good, but nobody seemed to want to eat there. There were very few people going to eat there. The owner was very worried about it.
Then he thought of a good idea. A few weeks later, his restaurant was always full of men and their girlfriends. Whenever a gentleman came with a lady, a kind waiter would give each of them a beautiful menu. The menus looked exactly the same on the outside, but there was an important difference inside. The menu that the waiter handed to the man gave the correct price for each dish and each bottle of wine, while the menu that he handed to the lady gave a much higher price! So when the man calmly ordered dish after dish and wine after wine, the lady thought he was much more generous than he really was! The man could make a good impression on the lady.
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When a gentleman and his girlfriend went into the restaurant, the waiter would give _ a beautiful menu.
1: the lady
2: the gentleman
3: neither of them
4: each of them
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3
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[
"1",
"2",
"4"
] |
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A block called HHH have a medium purple pentagon, a little purple hexagon, a large red pentagon and a little grey star. On the right side of the large red pentagon is the little grey star. To the right-hand side of this object is the medium purple pentagon. Below block HHH is another block called LLL. To the left-hand side of this block is block HHH. Below and to the right-hand side of block LLL there is another block named KKK. A medium purple star is within this block. Block KKK covers a medium red star.
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Where is the little purple hexagon regarding the medium purple star?
* po
* far
* below
* tppi
* behind
* tpp
* left
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left
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[
"po",
"far",
"below",
"tppi",
"behind",
"tpp"
] |
spartun
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Every few years, we buy an expensive new PC and love how fast it runs. Unavoidably though, it starts to slow down until eventually we are pulling our hair out waiting for it to do tasks.
Why is this? It turns out the answer is quite simple and you don't even need to be "technical" to understand the causes and solutions. In most cases, the hardware you have is capable of being restored to its original function and kept in fast running condition with little effort.
Spyware are software programs that are loaded on your computer without your permission. Most spyware and viruses get onto our computers through files that we download from the Internet or as attachments to emails. They tend to take up a lot of computing power and , as a result, will slow down your computer.
The simple rule to follow is to never download any free software programs from companies you do not know and trust, especially screensavers, emoticons, and the like. In addition, you should never open any attachment to an email unless you are 100 percent certain you know and trust the sender. In addition, make sure you have a good anti-virus spyware removal software running at all times.
Every time you load a program, your PC's software registry is updated with new instructions needed to operate that item. However, when the item is carried out, these instructions remain on your PC. Every time you run your computer it tries to execute these instructions but, because the related program can't be founded, it causes a registry error. Your PC is doing a lot more work than it should be and the result is a slower computer.
One of the best ways to manage this is with a neat little tool from Support.com. You can now get a free working version of the software which will quickly scan your entire PC and identify all of the registry errors. The free version also scans for junk and checks your PC. It will deal with the first 100 errors for free, and if you have more to clean up, you can easily upgrade to the full version for just $29.95.
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The PC starts working slower _ .
A) after the software are infected with problems
B) when the hardware is stored some information.
C) when the hardware gets wrong
D) until we pull out our hair in the PC
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D
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[
"A",
"B",
"C"
] |
race
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They soon created a scapegoat someone to blame for the loss of the war , the Jews . The party rose to power with a mix of terrorism and industrial backing . Its important to remember Germany had been embarrassed and devastated by the war . Hitler comes along and promises to return Germany to it 's former greatness .
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What may happen after they lost the war ?
- The leader took responsibility for losing the war .
- None of the above choices .
- Someone rose up to lead the defeated people .
- A Jew became the new voice of the populace .
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Someone rose up to lead the defeated people .
|
[
"The leader took responsibility for losing the war .",
"None of the above choices .",
"A Jew became the new voice of the populace ."
] |
cosmos
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Beijing's broadened ban on smoking in public places took effect Thursday, adding force to the effort to hold a smoke-free Olympics.
The new rules extend existing anti-smoking regulations to more places, including fitness centers, cultural relic sites, offices, meeting rooms, dining halls, toilets and lifts. Restaurants, Internet cafes, parks, and waiting halls at airports, railway stations and coach stations are required to set up smoking areas. Hotels will have to offer smoke-free rooms or floors, but the regulations do not specify a proportion.
However, some restaurant owners have complained that it would be difficult to have a separate smoking room as required by the new regulations. "We plan to issue specific rules to solve this problem as soon as possible," Rao Yingsheng, vice-director of the Beijing Committee for Patriotic Public Health Campaign, was quoted by the Beijing News as saying Thursday. He said small restaurants without a separate room should set aside at least 70 percent of their area for non-smokers. He also said customers and restaurant owners would be asked for their thoughts on the new rule.
Local authorities dispatched about 100,000 inspectors to make sure the ban was being enforced Thursday. Everyone has the right to dissuade people from smoking in public places, Liu Zejun, who works for the Beijing committee, said. "Citizens are encouraged to expose those who refuse to obey the rule by calling the free telephone line 12320," Liu said.
People caught smoking in forbidden areas will be fined 10 yuan ($1.40), while enterprises and institutions that violate the ban will face fines of between 1,000 yuan and 5,000 yuan. Smoking was forbidden in hospitals, kindergartens, schools, museums, sports venues and other places before the new regulations took effect. From Oct 1 last year, the city also banned smoking in its 66,000 cabs, and imposed fines of 100 yuan to 200 yuan on drivers caught smoking in taxis.
China has pledged a cigarette-free, green Olympics. This year's event will be the first non-smoking Olympic Games since the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), of which China is a signatory , went into effect in 2005.
|
The passage mainly tells us _ .
A. There will be more places where smoking is forbidden.
B. Those who smoke at public places will be fined.
C. Broadened ban on smoking in public places took effect in order to set up a non-smoking Olympic Games.
D. More people should give up smoking.
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C
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[
"A",
"B",
"D"
] |
race
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Summer Camp
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Comments
The earlier camp finished last week. Students are happy here, although they have to learn a lot upon parents' request . Teachers here are trying to help children to learn in a funny way.
Please sign in to add a comment. . .
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The new summer camp will last for _ .
- two months
- one month
- twenty-two days
- half a month
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one month
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[
"two months",
"twenty-two days",
"half a month"
] |
race
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Gao Xiaosong,the 42-year-old singer,music producer and director was three times over the legal alcohol limit when he crashed his Infiniti SUV into a car stopped at a red light in Beijing May 9. A blood test showed Gao had 243.04 milligrams of alcohol for 100 milliliters of blood,well over the 80 milligram limit within a 100 milliliters of blood.
On Tuesday afternoon the man known to million for his harsh comments to participants on China's Got Talent had to face the judge himself at Beijing Dongcheng District People's Court under China's newly amended Road Traffic Safety Law.
"I've nothing to defend myself only regret," he told the courtroom filled with people. "I always thought alcohol could bring me freedom,but it never occurred to me that drunk driving will rid others of their freedom. l' 11 be responsible for all the loss it has caused. This incident showed my irresponsibility for life. I'm willing to be a volunteer for my life promoting the non-drunk driving."
A day earlier at an administrative punishment hearing, wearing an orange detention suit,he was banned from driving for five years and fined 1,000 yuan for having an expired license.
On May 10 he was pictured at Beijing's traffic police headquarters where he turned down requests for interviews,but wrote on a piece of paper,"sorry,never drive when drunk."
Now he has become the first celebrity to be punished under the tough new rules that came into effect on May 1. Guo Shudong,the first driver sentenced since the new law was introduced,was jailed for four months for being twice over the legal limit on May 9.
Gao,famous for campus song "My Deskmate" in the 1990s,was replaced by music producer and composer Antonio Chen during the recording of China's Got Talent on May 10.
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According to the passage,anyone whose blood test indicates _ milligrams of alcohol for 100 milliliters of blood is not considered to have broken the newly amended Road Traffic Safety Law.
1: over 80
2: below 243.04
3: over 100
4: below 80
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4
|
[
"1",
"2",
"3"
] |
race
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A midsize orange rectangle and a midsize white rectangle are in a box called DDD. A large white rectangle is covered by box DDD. Box DDD has another large white rectangle. The midsize orange rectangle is behind large white rectangle number one. In front of the midsize white rectangle is large white rectangle number one. The midsize white rectangle is in front of the object which was behind large white rectangle number one. Disconnected from and in front of box DDD is another box called EEE with a tiny orange rectangle and two tiny white ovals. A green oval is inside and touching this box. Under tiny white oval number two is tiny white oval number one. Above the tiny orange rectangle there is this shape. Above the green oval is the tiny orange rectangle.
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Is any thing in front of all midsize things?
- No
- Yes
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Yes
|
[
"No"
] |
spartun
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If a chemical reaction such as photosynthesis begins with 6 atoms of carbon [C], how many atoms of carbon [C] should be in the products?
a: 12 atoms of carbon [c]
b: 6 atoms of carbon [c]
c: 3 atoms of carbon [c]
d: 2 atoms of carbon [c]
|
b
|
[
"a",
"c",
"d"
] |
arc
|
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There are two blocks, A and B. Block A has a small yellow circle. The small yellow circle is above a small blue square and a medium yellow square. Above and to the right of the small blue square is the medium yellow square. Above block A is block B which has a medium black square. The medium black square is to the right of and below a small black triangle.
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What is below the medium black square? a yellow circle or a small black triangle?
|
Yellow circle
|
[
"Small black triangle ",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
The season at Dance Place has opened to rave reviews . We had the season opener gala with Rennie Harris , and Eiko and Koma 's crazy premiere of their avant garde rolling in rice and painting themselves Hunger . And then we had the Dance DC Festival which showed off a lot of bad dancers and crazy women who wanted nothing more than to dress up like pharaoh princess .
|
What may happen during the Dance Palace 's grand season gala ?
* None of the above choices .
* It was cancelled due to bad weather .
* A lot of people made an overwhelming appearance .
* I was sad that not a lot of people showed up .
|
A lot of people made an overwhelming appearance .
|
[
"None of the above choices .",
"It was cancelled due to bad weather .",
"I was sad that not a lot of people showed up ."
] |
cosmos
|
what can be done to salt water to cause water to evaporate while salt remains?
- Freezing the salt
- Adding more water
- Dna damage and mutations
- Lowering the temperature
- Cools it down
- Exposure to cold
- Fissures of hot, acidic water
- Increasing the temperature
|
Increasing the temperature
|
[
"Freezing the salt",
"Adding more water",
"Dna damage and mutations",
"Lowering the temperature",
"Cools it down",
"Exposure to cold",
"Fissures of hot, acidic water"
] |
qasc
|
|
One block called AAA exists. A blue square is inside and touching and a medium yellow square is inside block AAA. The blue object touches the medium yellow square.
|
Do all blocks have all medium objects?
A] No
B] Yes
|
B
|
[
"A"
] |
spartun
|
I took two pairs into the dressing room , praying one or the other would fit . The jeans I ' ve been wearing are 22 and 24 , but they are old so I did n't know if they were just baggy because of being worn so much or what . I tried on the first pair and they fit . I could n't believe it because I took them in just to see how far I was from getting into them .
|
What will the narrator do next after leaving the room ?
* They will go for a run .
* They will purchase one of the items .
* None of the above choices .
* They will purchase both .
|
They will purchase one of the items .
|
[
"They will go for a run .",
"None of the above choices .",
"They will purchase both ."
] |
cosmos
|
Some schools are now forbidding or restricting bake sales in an effort to fight a rise in obesity among kids.
In February,the New York City Board of Education ordered that only fruits,vegetables,and approved packaged foods be sold at schools. Many students and parents objected to the restrictions on bake sales , which have long been a way to raise money for schools and community causes , including athletic events and Haitian earthquake relief.New York City finally compromised,allowing each school to hold one bake sale a month.But California and school districts in other states still limit bake sales.Should all schools forbid bake sales?
Childhood obesity has been a growing problem for decades.The number of obese school-age children in the U.S.has increased by three times in the past 20 years.According to Eric Goldstein,the head of food services for New York City schools.40 percent of the city's 1.1 million pupils are obese.
"We have a big problem in the city,state,and the country with obesity,"Goldstein said."During the school day, we have to focus on what is healthy for the mind and the body."
A. J. Juarez, a community organizer for the Massachusetts Public Health Association,agrees.Restricting the kinds of food sold in schools is ''about teaching kids good habits,"he said.
Nutrition experts believe schools are supposed to be a place where teachers and students set up a model environment, and the last thing kids need is an extra source of pointless calories.
But many parents and students _ ."It's not fair. Bake sales have always been a positive way to raise money for school programs,and to make that against the rules is not appropriate," said a parent.
"I don't think they should forbid bake sales,''Reese Butler,12,told The New York Times.A sixth-grader from Wrightstown,New Jersey,he reasoned that,"Money raised by selling cookies is sometimes used for field trips and for community causes,including Haitian earthquake relief."
For Alyssa Howell,11,a fifth-grader in Ann Arbor, Michigan,the issue of choosing what to eat is about freedom."It is the child's decision to make the right choice."she said.
|
What is the passage mainly about?
- Whether to eat food with higher calories.
- How to fight childhood obesity.
- How to raise money for school programs.
- Whether to forbid bake sales at schools.
|
Whether to forbid bake sales at schools.
|
[
"Whether to eat food with higher calories.",
"How to fight childhood obesity.",
"How to raise money for school programs."
] |
race
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