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Two blocks, called AAA and BBB exist. Block AAA with a medium yellow square covers block BBB. A black square and another medium yellow square are inside block AAA. The black thing touches medium yellow square number two and is to the south of medium yellow square number one. Another medium yellow square is inside and touching block AAA. South of and touches medium yellow square number one there is medium yellow square number two. South of the black square is medium yellow square number three. A medium blue square is inside block BBB. Block BBB covers a medium yellow square which is to the south of this shape.
|
Does a block contain all objects?
A: Yes
B: No
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B
|
[
"A"
] |
spartun
|
Gravitational potential energy is stored between any two objects. So, for every object on or near Earth, there is gravitational potential energy stored between the object and Earth.
The amount of gravitational potential energy stored between an object and Earth depends on the mass of the object. The amount of gravitational potential energy also depends on the distance between the object and the center of Earth. This distance increases when the object moves higher and decreases when the object moves lower.
If the distance between an object and the center of Earth changes, the gravitational potential energy stored between the object and Earth will change. The table below shows how this change can happen.
When an object's mass stays the same and its distance from the center of Earth... | Gravitational potential energy stored between the object and Earth...
increases | increases
decreases | decreases
stays the same | stays the same
|
Read the text about a person in motion.
An athlete competed in a 5,000-meter wheelchair race. As she began her last lap around the flat track, she pushed hard and sped past another racer.
Complete the statement. Assume that the athlete's mass did not change.
The gravitational potential energy stored between the athlete and Earth () as she sped up around the track.
- Increased
- Stayed the same
- Decreased
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Stayed the same
|
[
"Increased",
"Decreased"
] |
scienceqa
|
Many different materials are needed to make what dwelling for people?
A) Construction
B) House
C) Anything
D) Dwelling
E) Fabric store
|
B
|
[
"A",
"C",
"D",
"E"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
|
March 28 is China's National School Safety Day. Earthquakes happen all the time all around the world. It is necessary to know safety tips for earthquakes. Here is the Drop, Cover and Hold ways for personal safety during an earthquake.
DROP: Drop down to the floor.
COVER: Take cover under or beside a piece of furniture . Protect your head and neck with your arms. Stay away from windows, mirrors and tall furniture.
HOLD: If you take cover under or beside a piece of furniture, hold on to it until the ground stops shaking.
School tips
Stand beside a wall. This will protect you from falling things. Don't stand near windows or under lights.
Public area tips
When you are in a bookstore or shopping mall, get down beside the counters or in the corner. Protect your head with your arms or bag.
Stay away from big billboards .
Home tips
If you're in the kitchen, move away from the fridge and lights. When you leave, don't use the lift; take the stairs.
|
The writer mainly tells us that _ .
* the earthquake happens all the time in the world
* it's important to protect our heads with our arms or bags.
* the earthquake is so terrible that we can't avoid it
* it's necessary to know safety tips for earthquakes
|
it's important to protect our heads with our arms or bags.
|
[
"the earthquake happens all the time in the world",
"the earthquake is so terrible that we can't avoid it",
"it's necessary to know safety tips for earthquakes"
] |
race
|
Процесът на образуване на половите клетки наричаме:
- гаструлация
- овулация
- гаметогенеза
- филогенеза
|
гаметогенеза
|
[
"гаструлация",
"овулация",
"филогенеза"
] |
reasoning_bg
|
|
W: Come on, John! Relax! What can go wrong?
M: At my first job interview? Plenty.
|
How does the man feel?
a] Annoyed.
b] Relaxed.
c] Worried.
|
c
|
[
"a",
"b"
] |
dream
|
After having more than a few acquaintances online, _ might come a blow to keen social networkers like Barack Obama, or even Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg himself.[:Zxxk.Com]
According to a research, the average person has in fact twice as many online friends as physical ones. Users of social-networking sites have on average 121 online friends as compared with physical ones. The study also claims that people tend to be more open, confident and honest with their virtual friends than their "real" ones.
"For most people , the Internet is a way of keeping in touch with loved ones and friends, but for people who are isolated due to illness, it plays a more vital role, and can often act as a lifeline." says Helen Oxley, a psychologist at Wythenshawe hospital.
"People with illnesses often rely on the Internet to facilitate friendships, since they blog and use networking sites as a way of dealing with their illness. It can foster a sense of social connection for those who frequently feel isolated, which is important to psychological well-being."
In wider society, the ways in which friendships are formed are changing, with people recognizing that they can develop deep and meaningful connections with others that they've never met, and may never meet. About one in 10 people has either met their best friends online, or believes they can make lifelong friends on the Web.
The findings highlight how social introductions are also changing. Only five percent would ask for someone's phone number, while 23 percent are now likely to ask for an email address or a full name with the intention of adding the person to their social network.
At the same time, however, a questionnaire completed by 4,427 suggests that 20 percent of parents believe their children's education is affected by surfing the Net. They think their children are doing poorly at the school due to the amount of time they spend on non-educational websites.
|
We can infer from the text that _ .
* students get important information online
* sick people can recover more quickly by surfing the Net
* people tend to trust their virtual friends more than their real ones
* students who surf the net always perform not so well
|
students who surf the net always perform not so well
|
[
"students get important information online",
"sick people can recover more quickly by surfing the Net",
"people tend to trust their virtual friends more than their real ones"
] |
race
|
Kurt Vonnegut, writer and famous speech giver at US university graduation ceremonies, made this point to one group of soon-to-be-non-students: If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.
It is the end of a story about his grandpa who, on a summer's afternoon, would find the shade of a tree under which he could rest with a glass of homemade lemonade. The family didn't have a lot of cash, the grandpa worked hard every day of his life, but no matter how relentless the day-to-day was, he would always repeat this phrase as a reminder to those around him that, at the end of the day, this is all still amazing to be part of.
This kind of optimism, as you might call it, can often disappear in a flash in the busy-ness of business or school. Things become impossible, hardgoing, relentless(ly difficult). And the reasons we give for that busyness nearly always involve someone or something else - the system, the job, the weather...
For many years, people would ask the salutary "how are you?" and my answer was a stock one: "I'm tired."
It was my wife who pointed it out to me, presumably because everyone else was too polite to express their boredom with my reply. The fact is, most people feel tired most of the time, until they make a switch in their life. That switch is deciding that the only person who can turn that frown upside down, who can make crazy stuff happen (or attempt to, and enjoy the process), is you. And in Vonnegut's case, that switch came from saying out loud the one phrase that brings us back to the good elements in what we or our team or our family is doing at any given moment: If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.
|
What will the author likely say the next time someone asks how he is?
|
Great, thank you!
|
[
"I'm bored",
"I'm tired",
"Not enough information"
] |
quail
|
The following paragraphs each describe a set of seven objects arranged in a fixed order. The statements are logically consistent within each paragraph.
In a golf tournament, there were seven golfers: Eve, Rob, Dan, Mel, Ana, Eli, and Ada. Ada finished above Rob. Eve finished below Rob. Mel finished above Eli. Ada finished below Dan. Ana finished third. Eli finished second.
|
Which of the following is true?
A. Eve finished second.
B. Rob finished second.
C. Dan finished second.
D. Mel finished second.
E. Ana finished second.
F. Eli finished second.
G. Ada finished second.
|
F
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C",
"D",
"E",
"G"
] |
logiclm
|
The objects C and J are over there. The object C is lower and slightly to the left of the object J. The object L and O are there. The object L is below and slightly to the right of the object O. J is directly south east of N. O is south west of S. S is to the right and above E at an angle of about 45 degrees. D is to the left of L and below L at approximately a 45 degree angle. A is sitting at the lower position to V. C is positioned in the front right corner of D. N is over there and V is directly below it.
|
What is the relation of the agent C to the agent L?
A: right
B: lower-left
C: above
D: left
E: lower-right
F: upper-right
G: overlap
H: upper-left
I: below
|
G
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C",
"D",
"E",
"F",
"H",
"I"
] |
stepgame
|
O is below and to the right of M. E and V are in a vertical line with V below E. The object E is positioned directly below the object X. The object P is lower and slightly to the right of the object A. R and P are parallel, and R is to the right of P. A is over O. X is diagonally to the upper right of M.
|
What is the relation of the agent O to the agent P?
- above
- lower-right
- upper-left
- overlap
- left
- lower-left
- upper-right
- right
- below
|
left
|
[
"above",
"lower-right",
"upper-left",
"overlap",
"lower-left",
"upper-right",
"right",
"below"
] |
stepgame
|
Which of these items contains only a solution?
A. A jar of pickles
B. A bottle of juice
C. A bag of peanuts
D. A can of mixed fruit
|
B
|
[
"A",
"C",
"D"
] |
arc
|
|
How do you spend your spare time? There will be different answers to it .Most people in Poland have their own ways of spending free time. Sometimes they just want to have a rest, but they try to do something more pleasant most of the time. They have many different hobbies, which help them to get away from their everyday problems and spend their free time happily.
Many Polish people like traveling. They look for new places that they have never been to and add new and exciting experiences to their journey. Some of them like to climb mountains,. others like to go to the sea or a lake to swim, because theses can make them get exercise and are good for their health.
Many Polish people also like to do sports in their free time. They are usually crazy about football, and football is regarded as the Polish national sport. Many football fans may support a certain team ,so they go to watch every match of the team they support, and they buy many things that have any relation with the team. Watching sport and doing it are both good ways to relax
In addition, doctors say that doing sports is very good for the health. Many people in town, especially young men, often go to the gym to attend the exercise classes to keep fit.
Besides these ways, Polish people have many other ways to spend their free time . And they really enjoy their free time.
|
Which of the following sports is NOT mentioned in the passage?
- Skating.
- Climbing mountains.
- Playing sports.
- Swimming.
|
Playing sports.
|
[
"Skating.",
"Climbing mountains.",
"Swimming."
] |
race
|
Having a great collection of books at home doesn't really mean that you are a person who has a passion for literature and reading. It can be a family inheritance or it can be just to impress people around you about the fact that you are a person of culture. On the other hand, there are many persons who cannot afford to buy books, because some of them are quite expensive, but they usually go to libraries and spend hours reading something that interests them a lot, or just borrow books to read at home. From my point of view, literature is very important in our lives from several points of view. For e xample, reading is a means of gaining culture and enriching our knowledge in different areas of activities. It can help us have a great imagination and it makes things easier when it comes to making compositions on different themes. It gives you the possibility to speak about science, even if you don't work in this field, or you can express your opinion about a political aspect, just because you have read something conne cted to that.
Secondly, literature offers us the possibility to enter the world of imagination, and to leave apart the real one for a couple of hours. We come to meet kings and queens many years ago, dream in the world of the rich or imagine how life will be in the future. Sometimes, we identify ourselves with the characters in the stories we read and they can give us some clues to solve our problems and how to react in certain circumstances. To conclude, I would like to say that literature is the perfect means to enrich our culture, to express correctly and have a rich vocabulary, to be able to interfere in conversations in different fields of interest and to really be considered an erudite person.
|
What is the author's purpose in writing the passage?
A) To advise readers to like reading.
B) To tell readers who has the real passion for literature.
C) To explain the true meaning of reading.
D) To tell readers how to read a book.
|
A
|
[
"B",
"C",
"D"
] |
race
|
how do you wear a flannel?
* Put it on over a shirt
* Put it on under a shirt
|
Put it on over a shirt
|
[
"Put it on under a shirt"
] |
piqa
|
|
Rivers are one of our most important natural resources . Many of the world's great cities are located on rivers, and almost every country has at least one river running through it that plays an important part in the lives of its people.
Since the beginning of history, people have used rivers for transportation. The longest one in the United States is the Mississippi. The lifeline of Egypt is the Nile. To the people of India, the Ganges is great, but it is also important for transportation; ships can travel along it for a thousand miles. Other great rivers are the Congo in Africa and the Mekong in southeastern Asia. The greatest of all for navigation , however, is the Amazon in Brazil . It is so wide and so deep that large ships can go about two thousand miles up it.
Besides transportation, rivers give food to eat, water to drink, water for crops, and chances for fun. In order to increase the supply of water for crops, engineers sometimes build a dam across a river and let a lake form behind the dam. Then people can use the water not only to irrigate their fields but also to make electricity for their homes and industries.
However, large cities and industries that are located on rivers often cause problems. As the cities grow in size and industries increase in number, the water in the rivers becomes polluted with chemicals and other materials. People are learning the importance, however, of doing more to keep their rivers clean if they want to enjoy the benefits of these natural resources.
|
The greatest river for navigation is _ .
* the Amazon
* the Mekong
* the Nile
* the Mississippi
|
the Mississippi
|
[
"the Amazon",
"the Mekong",
"the Nile"
] |
race
|
Barack Obama proclaimed today that what our economy needs is an immediate injection of $ 50 billion greenbacks to get back on track . Really ? What 's the U.S , economy worth , $ 12 TRILLION ? Right , so Obama thinks that all we need is less than one percent more in our aggregate economy and we 're all gon na be just fine .
|
What does the writer think of Barack Obama ?
- None of the above choices .
- That he has fixed our aggregate economy .
- That his ideas about the economy are mock - able .
- That he is right about only needing one percent more .
|
That his ideas about the economy are mock - able .
|
[
"None of the above choices .",
"That he has fixed our aggregate economy .",
"That he is right about only needing one percent more ."
] |
cosmos
|
Having a hobby helps to make you a more interesting person and gives you something fascinating to talk about with others. It can also help you to avoid feeling bored and often provides the opportunity to meet new people with similar interests. Learning something new is always good for keeping the mind alert and active, as is maintaining a long-term interest in something that attracts you. This will also make your more of an interesting person than a person who is addicted to Facebook, watching TV, or doing other time wasting and unhealthy tasks.
Think of a hobby that might interest you. It might be an interest that you always wished you had time to explore, but never had the time or money required to pursue your interest.
Collect things for a fashion magazine. Look at the walls in your post office, and think about collecting stamps and what you might need to do to start and maintain a stamp collection. Think of other items you might like to collect, for example, coins, dolls or chocolate wrappers.
_ . Have you ever gone to a museum, looked at the paintings on the walls, and wondered if you could do the same thing? How about trying painting for yourself -- in oils or watercolors? Or maybe try drawing with charcoal or colored pencils.
Enjoy sport as a hobby. Watch soccer, basketball, golf, athletics or tennis tournaments on television or at your local sports ground. Do you feel that a sport is something that you would love to learn? Think about what it would cost, and the time it would take to learn and play. Do you have the funds available for this type of hobby? Would you have the patience it would take to really learn to play or train for any of these sports? Would you rather play a team sport or an individual sport? Maybe there are friends or family members who already have equipment and uniforms you can have, as well as tips for how to begin your chosen sport. Ask them about their experiences and listen to their suggestions.
|
The purpose of writing this passage is to _ .
A) provetheeffectofahobbyonaperson
B) introducetheimportanceofahobby
C) teachushowtofindahobby
D) explainhowahobbyisdeveloped
|
A
|
[
"B",
"C",
"D"
] |
race
|
While this may be true , smokers are also taking the same right away from non - smokers . Oregon compromised by allowing smoking out doors . While not everyone agrees with this compromise , all parties agreed . Smoking can cause serious health problems but smoking is not like alcohol where it only physically effects the consumer . Smoking can effect those all around it .
|
Why may a smoker in Oregon be lighting up outside ?
* It is legal to do so .
* It is healthier to smoke outside .
* It is more social to smoke outside .
* It is illegal to smoke outside .
|
It is legal to do so .
|
[
"It is healthier to smoke outside .",
"It is more social to smoke outside .",
"It is illegal to smoke outside ."
] |
cosmos
|
How can I hold my hammer onto my ladder?
- With a piece of old leather belt or canvas strap, and a 3/4-in. long screw, you can fix the problem for good by screwing the loop into the ladder.
- With a piece of old leather belt or canvas strap, and a 3/4-in. long screw, you can fix the problem for good by screwing the loop on the bottom of the ladder.
|
With a piece of old leather belt or canvas strap, and a 3/4-in. long screw, you can fix the problem for good by screwing the loop into the ladder.
|
[
"With a piece of old leather belt or canvas strap, and a 3/4-in. long screw, you can fix the problem for good by screwing the loop on the bottom of the ladder."
] |
piqa
|
|
Фенотипът на даден индивид е съвкупност от всички:
* гени
* хромозоми в телесните клетки
* проявени белези
* гени в половите клетки
|
проявени белези
|
[
"гени",
"хромозоми в телесните клетки",
"гени в половите клетки"
] |
reasoning_bg
|
|
The moon reflects rays of sun from our
A) Red giant
B) Jupiter
C) Yellow dwarf
D) Whit dwarf
|
C
|
[
"A",
"B",
"D"
] |
openbookqa
|
|
Mrs Jones was still cleaning the house when her husband came back from work. She was wearing dirty, old clothes and no stockings and her hair was not tidy. She looked dirty and tired. Her husband looked at her and said, "Is this what I come home to see after a hard day's work?"
Mr Jones' neighbour, Mrs Smith, was there. When she heard Mr Jones' words, she quickly said goodbye and ran back to her house. Then she washed and combed her hair carefully, put on her best dress and her most beautiful stockings, painted her face, and waited for her husband to come home.
When he arrived, he was tired. He walked slowly into the house, saw his wife and stopped. Then he shouted angrily, " And where are you going this evening ?"
|
Why did Mrs Smith run back quickly to her house when she heard Mr Jones' words?
a: She was afraid of Mr Jones.
b: She didn't like Mr Jones, so she didn't want to see him any more.
c: She wanted to watch TV.
d: She thought she should do something before her husband went back.
|
c
|
[
"a",
"b",
"d"
] |
race
|
We have three blocks, A, B and C. Block A contains a medium blue square, a big blue triangle and one small yellow circle. One medium black square is also touching the bottom edge of this block. It is below and near to the small yellow circle. To the right of the small yellow circle is the big blue triangle. The big blue triangle is touching the right edge of this block. To the left of the small yellow circle and the big blue triangle there is the medium blue square. Above block A there is block B. It has one medium black triangle. To the left of block B there is block C with one big black triangle in it.
|
What is above the big blue triangle? a medium black triangle or a medium black square which is touching the bottom edge of a block?
|
Medium black triangle
|
[
"Medium black square which is touching the bottom edge of a block ",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis promised Thursday the Pentagon will "notify" Congress before any possible military action in Syria, where the U.S. is considering responding to a suspected chemical weapons attack.
"There will be notification to leadership, of course, prior to the attack," Mattis said in his testimony at the House Armed Services Committee. "We will report to Congress. We will keep open lines of communication."
But notably, Mattis did not indicate the Trump administration would seek congressional approval before the strike, which presumably would target the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Trump says the U.S. will soon launch "nice and new and smart" missiles in response to last week's suspected poison gas attack, which left scores dead in a rebel-held area. Trump blames Assad for the attack.
A U.S. attack is likely to upset a small but growing number of U.S. lawmakers who demand President Donald Trump first ask Congress to authorize any hostilities, citing the War Powers Resolution of 1973, a federal law intended to check the president's ability to wage war.
U.S. presidents, both Republican and Democrat, have long argued they have legal authority to order airstrikes and other short-term military campaigns if those engagements fall short of the "hostilities" mentioned in the War Powers Resolution.
Additionally, U.S. presidents have cited a pair of authorizations by Congress following the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks as justification for the near-constant U.S. strikes on Islamic militants around the world.
The Trump administration has used those authorizations as justification for its current war in Syria. The U.S. has 2,000 troops in Syria, and helps lead an international coalition against Islamic State in Syria and neighboring Iraq.
The overwhelming majority of U.S. lawmakers have not publicly objected to the administration's legal rationale for those missions. But as Trump considers expanding the U.S. war to include attacks on Syrian government targets, some in Congress are speaking up.
|
Trump probably believes that:
|
Syria is a threat to the us
|
[
"Canada is a threat to the us",
"England is a threat to the us",
"Not enough information"
] |
quail
|
There are two blocks, A and B. Block A is above B. Block A has one small yellow square, one big black square and one big blue circle. A small blue triangle is to the right of and above the big blue circle. The small yellow square is touching the bottom edge of this block. This block also has a medium blue triangle. The small blue triangle is below the big black square. The big blue circle is touching the bottom edge of this block. Below the big black square there is the small yellow square. It is to the right of the big blue circle. Block B contains a big black circle.
|
Which object is above a big black circle? the small blue triangle or the big black square?
|
Both of them
|
[
"The small blue triangle ",
"The big black square ",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
Bali is a tiny island that is part of Indonesia today. It is a pretty island that has many mountains and a pleasant climate. For a long time, Bali was cut off from much of the world.
The people of Bali were happy and had a peaceful life. They were not allowed to fight. At one time there had been terrible wars on Bali. Then the people decided it was wrong to fight or have wars. They made rules to keep apart those people who wanted to fight.
Bali was divided into seven small kingdoms. The land around each kingdom was kept empty, and no one lived there. Since the kingdoms did not share the same borders , the people could not fight about them.
On Bali, even children were not allowed to fight. If two children started a fight over a toy, someone separated them. When two boys argued, they would agree not to speak to each other. Sometimes they did not talk together for months; this gave the boys a chance to forget their anger.
Families who were angry with each other also promised not to speak. Their promise was written down, and the whole village knew about it. If they broke their promise, they had to offer gifts to their gods.
|
The people of Bali _ .
* quarreled about their borders
* fought for a long time
* lived a happy and peaceful life
* is cut off from much of the world
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quarreled about their borders
|
[
"fought for a long time",
"lived a happy and peaceful life",
"is cut off from much of the world"
] |
race
|
There is little plausibility to the claim that it is absurd to criticize anyone for being critical. Obviously, people must assess one another and not all assessments will be positive. However, there is wisdom behind the injunction against being judgmental. To be judgmental is not merely to assess someone negatively, but to do so prior to a serious effort at understanding.
|
Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main conclusion drawn in the argument?
1. It is absurd to criticize anyone for being critical.
2. There is some plausibility to the claim that it is absurd to criticize anyone for being critical.
3. Not all assessments people make of one another will be positive.
4. There is wisdom behind the injunction against being judgmental.
|
4
|
[
"1",
"2",
"3"
] |
reclor
|
Kasey Kaczmarek: When I read "Would my dad love me?" by Martha, I related to how Martha felt about her father. I always wondered if my dad cared about me, or if he even loved me. All the kids would be with their dads and they would ask me where my dad was, and I would tell them that he was out of town. For all you kids who have a dad, tell him how much you love him because there are plenty of kids who would love to have a dad.
Armen Abidian: This article describes everything about me and my life. When I was about 3 years old, my mother and father had a big argument and got divorced. Now I'm 13 years old and I haven't seen my father for 10 years. Just like Martha, I don't know what he looks like now, whether or not he's got married to a different woman, or if he has another child.
Emma Ramirez: When Martha talked about how "most girls have dads who take them to their practices, buy them things and play with them", I thought I was one of those girls. I never stopped to think about how there are girls who have always dreamed of having those things but don't have a father. After reading what Martha wrote, I told myself I would always appreciate the days I spend with my dad because I am very lucky to have a dad who does so much for me.
Stephanie Felix: This article reminded me of how much I missed my dad when I was younger. I really relate to this article because I used to always wonder about my dad, but not any more. Life without my father has made me more independent and responsible. By reading this article I remember all of this and I was able to understand what the writer was talking about.
|
What does Kasey Kaczmarek suggest kids do?
* Be kind to those kids who don't have a dad
* Tell their fathers how much they love them
* Spend as much time with their fathers as possible
* Not ask other kids where their dads are
|
Spend as much time with their fathers as possible
|
[
"Be kind to those kids who don't have a dad",
"Tell their fathers how much they love them",
"Not ask other kids where their dads are"
] |
race
|
I've just got to talk about this problem I'm having with my postman. It all began a year ago, after the birth of his first child. Not wanting to appear rude, I asked him about the baby. The next week, not wanting him to think I had asked out of mere politeness the week before, I asked all about the baby again. Now I can't break the habit. I freeze whenever I see him coming. The words "How's the baby?" come out on their own. It holds me up. It holds him up. So why can't I stop it? The answer is that I want him to like me. Come to think of it, I want everyone to like me.
My sister had the same problem with the caretaker of her block of flats: "All he ever does is complain; he talks at me rather than to me, never listens to a word I say, and yet for some reason I'm always really nice to him. I'm worried in case I have a difficulty one day, and he won't lift a finger to help."
What about at work? Richard Lawton, a management trainer, warns: "Those managers who are actually liked by most of their staff are always those to whom being liked is not the primary goal. The qualities that make managers popular are being honest with staff, treating them as human beings and observing common politeness like saying hello in the morning." To explain the point, Richard mentions the story of the company chairman who desperately wanted to be liked and who, after making one of his managers fired, said with moist eyes that he was so, so sorry the man was leaving. The employee replied: "If you were that sorry, I wouldn't be leaving." The lesson being, therefore, that if you try too hard to be liked, people won't like you.
The experts say it all starts in childhood. "If children feel they can only get love from their parents by being good," says Zelda West-Meads, a marriage guidance consultant, "they develop low self-confidence and become _ ." But is there anything wrong in being a giver, the world not being exactly short of takers? Anne Cousins believes there is. "There is a point at which giving becomes unhealthy," she says. "It comes when you do things for others but feel bad about it."
I am now trying hard to say to people "I feel uncomfortable about saying this, but..." and tell myself "Refusal of a request does not mean rejection of a person" and I find I can say almost anything to almost anyone.
|
What is the author's intention of writing this passage?
- To show how to let others like you more.
- To prove how to create a harmonious atmosphere.
- To suggest ways of dealing with difficult people.
- To encourage people to have more self-confidence.
|
To suggest ways of dealing with difficult people.
|
[
"To show how to let others like you more.",
"To prove how to create a harmonious atmosphere.",
"To encourage people to have more self-confidence."
] |
race
|
There exist two blocks, named AAA and BBB. A small yellow triangle and a small black triangle are inside block AAA. South of a medium yellow triangle there is the small yellow triangle. Block AAA has the medium yellow triangle. The medium yellow triangle is to the south of the small black triangle. A big blue circle is inside and touching block AAA. South of and disconnected from this block is block BBB. In front of this block is block AAA. South of a small black triangle there is a medium blue square. The medium blue square is within block BBB. Block BBB covers the small black triangle. This block covers a medium yellow triangle which is south of the medium blue square. A big black square is to the south of this shape. The big black square is covered by block BBB.
|
Where is the small black triangle covered by block BBB relative to the big black square?
* ntppi
* right
* left
* far
* above
* ec
* tppi
|
above
|
[
"ntppi",
"right",
"left",
"far",
"ec",
"tppi"
] |
spartun
|
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson lived in a big city. They liked traveling. One summer they went to the countryside for their holiday. They enjoyed it very much, because it was a quiet and clean place.
One day they went out for a walk early in the morning and saw an old man. He lived on the farm, and he was sitting alone in the warm sun in front of the house. Mr. Wilson asked him, "Do you like living in the quiet place?"
The old man said, "Yes, I do."
Mr. Wilson asked, "What are the good things about it?"
The old man answered. "Well, everybody knows everybody. People often come and see me, and I often go and see them. And there're lots of children here."
Mr. Wilson said, "That's interesting. And what are the bad things?"
The old man thought for a minute and said, "Well, the same things."
|
Was the old man their uncle? _ .
A. Yes, he was.
B. No, he wasn't.
C. We don't know.
D. I think so.
|
B
|
[
"A",
"C",
"D"
] |
race
|
Both of Jessica's parents were lawyers and expected her to follow suit. So she went to law school, got a job at a great firm in Washington, DC, and worked as a lawyer for a decade. But her heart was never in it. "I had a big salary but no personal satisfaction," she says.
Jessica found pleasure in the same thing that had brought her joy since joining the church choir at the age of 12. "Singing always felt like communicating something real at a spiritual and emotional level," says Jessica. Yet she never considered it a career option. "That seemed like something people did in fairy tales, and I would never let my parents down," she says.
It was her mom's diagnosis of brain cancer in 2009 that made Jessica realize she had to write her own happy-ever-after. "Work was busy and my mother was _ . So I was flying back and forth from Washington, DC to Houston to see her," Jessica says. "I finally said, 'Enough!' and quit." While caring for her mom, Jessica made a plan. She would spend her savings and study music for a year, and then open a part-time law practice so she could pursue her passion. Before her mother passed away two years later, she encouraged Jessica to follow her dream. Her song Live This Life was inspired by her mom, and her dad came to watch her perform at clubs.
In 2012, Jessica moved to Nashville to try singing and songwriting. A decade of presenting cases in court gave her the confidence to sing for a crowd. "At 20, I would have been too shy to perform," says Jessica.
"Doing music is so free," Jessica says. "There's no pressure to be a star. Success, to me, isn't a dollar amount or a record deal; it's doing what I love."
|
What was Jessica's mother's attitude toward her singing?
a. Negative.
b. Doubtful.
c. Supportive.
d. Unknown.
|
c
|
[
"a",
"b",
"d"
] |
race
|
Remove dirty rosin from violin bow.
|
Which of the following best matches the statement above?
A: Scrub bow with borax and dry cloth.
B: Scrub bow with borax and damp cloth.
|
B
|
[
"A"
] |
piqa
|
A medium grey hexagon, a large grey star and a large red pentagon are inside and touching a block called HHH. Block HHH contains a little grey pentagon. The hexagon is west of the little grey pentagon and is south of the large grey star. The red shape is south of the little grey pentagon. The little grey pentagon is to the north of the large grey star. The large grey star are west of the hexagon and the red thing. Another block called LLL with a purple star has block HHH. A large grey pentagon is in this block. West of this thing is the purple star.
|
Where is the little grey pentagon regarding LLL?
* po
* right
* far
* dc
* tpp
* front
* ntpp
|
ntpp
|
[
"po",
"right",
"far",
"dc",
"tpp",
"front"
] |
spartun
|
Ever since he got into the Hong Kong film industry in 1994 with He's a Woman, She's a Man, Hong Kong director, Peter Chan has been one of the industry's most powerful voices. Later in 1996, another milestone Comrades: Almost a Love Story came into being. Chan's latest film, American Dreams in China is a carefully-calculated film with an eye toward opening the mainland cinema market.
American Dreams in China is a film purely for Chinese audiences, but how it plays there remains to be seen. It sends the right messages, but whether that's enough to make it a hit is everyone's guess. Mainland audiences aren't quite that easy to "speak" to.
The film began during the period of economic reforms in China in the 1980s. The bookish farm boy Cheng Dongqing (Huang Xiaoming), the ambitious and confident boy Meng Xiaojun (Deng Chao) and the poetic Wang Yang(Tong Dawei), were three friends at university in Beijing and preparing for American visa interviews. Wang was the first to be _ the visa but he gave it up for his western girlfriend, and Cheng was repeatedly denied. Only Meng actually got a study visa. As he was leaving, he told his friends that he wouldn't come back.
Several years later, Cheng and Wang built a successful school, New Dream, from the ashes of Cheng's misfortune(his girlfriend got a visa too, and Cheng lost his university teaching job) and Wang's ability to connect with students often through Hollywood movies. In America, Meng suffered a lot. Disappointed, he went home and joined his friends at New Dream. Later, the three friends' relationship became worsened, but finally was improved under the weight of their common goals.
|
When the three men made preparations for American visa interviews, how many was/were offered a visa?
A] None
B] Three.
C] One.
D] Two
|
D
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C"
] |
race
|
We have two boxes, named DDD and EEE. Under, disconnected from and in front of box DDD there is box EEE. A large green dimond and a large orange oval are within box DDD. Below the large orange oval is the large green dimond. Box DDD covers a midsize white dimond. A midsize white oval is inside box EEE. Box EEE contains a tiny white oval.
|
Are all large orange ovals to the left of any large green shape?
1. No
2. Yes
|
1
|
[
"2"
] |
spartun
|
The teacher stood before his class of 30 students and was going to hand out the final exam papers. "I know how hard you have all worked to get ready for this test. " he said. "And because I know you are all able to understand these questions. I am ready to offer a B to anyone who would prefer not to take the test. ''
A number of students jumped up to thank the teacher and left the classroom. The teacher looked at the rest students and said. "Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last chance. "Two more students decided to go. Seven students stayed. The teacher then handed out the papers. There were only three sentences on the paper: Congratulations! You have received an A in this class. Keep believing in yourself.
I never had a teacher who gave a test like that. but I think that it is a test that any teacher could and should give. Students who do not have confidence in what they have learned are B students at most.
The same is true for students in real life. The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have learned from both successes and failures. They have learned life's lessons. whether from school education or from events in their lives,and have become better people. Scientists say that by the age of eight,80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed. You are a big kid now and you realize that you have some limits . However,there is nothing you can't do or leant to be. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma said,"We do not _ the mountain, but ourselves. "
|
Some students left the classroom because _ .
a: they were happy with the grade the teacher would give them
b: they were allowed to take another easier exam later on
c: they knew the teacher didn't like them to take the test
d: they thought the exam was so easy that they don't need to have a try
|
a
|
[
"b",
"c",
"d"
] |
race
|
A strong argument uses valid reasoning and logic in support of a claim. When an argument or claim introduces irrelevant information or misrepresents the issues at hand, it may be committing a logical fallacy. Logical fallacies can hurt a writer's credibility and can lead readers to draw false conclusions.
A logical fallacy may present irrelevant information:
Fallacy | Description
ad hominem | a personal attack meant to discredit one's opponent
appeal to nature | an argument that assumes the natural choice is always the best choice
bandwagon fallacy | an argument that assumes the popular choice is always the best choice
circular reasoning | an argument that supports a claim with the claim itself
guilt by association | an unfair negative association with another person or group that is intended to discredit someone or something
red herring | the use of a completely unrelated topic in support of a claim
A logical fallacy may misrepresent the issues at hand:
Fallacy | Description
false causation | the assumption that because two things happened together, one caused the other
false dichotomy | an argument that presents only two choices when more options exist
hasty generalization | a very broad claim based on very little evidence
straw man | a misrepresentation of an opponent's position that makes it easier to argue against
|
Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
Quinoa is a delicious, plant-based source of protein because it tastes so darn good.
- Circular reasoning: an argument that supports a claim with the claim itself
- Ad hominem: a personal attack against one's opponent
|
Circular reasoning: an argument that supports a claim with the claim itself
|
[
"Ad hominem: a personal attack against one's opponent"
] |
scienceqa
|
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 the medium grey hexagon relative to the pentagon?
a. tpp
b. behind
c. near
d. far
e. ntpp
f. left
g. below
|
c
|
[
"a",
"b",
"d",
"e",
"f",
"g"
] |
spartun
|
A strong argument uses valid reasoning and logic in support of a claim. When an argument or claim introduces irrelevant information or misrepresents the issues at hand, it may be committing a logical fallacy. Logical fallacies can hurt a writer's credibility and can lead readers to draw false conclusions.
A logical fallacy may present irrelevant information:
Fallacy | Description
ad hominem | a personal attack meant to discredit one's opponent
appeal to nature | an argument that assumes the natural choice is always the best choice
bandwagon fallacy | an argument that assumes the popular choice is always the best choice
circular reasoning | an argument that supports a claim with the claim itself
guilt by association | an unfair negative association with another person or group that is intended to discredit someone or something
red herring | the use of a completely unrelated topic in support of a claim
A logical fallacy may misrepresent the issues at hand:
Fallacy | Description
false causation | the assumption that because two things happened together, one caused the other
false dichotomy | an argument that presents only two choices when more options exist
hasty generalization | a very broad claim based on very little evidence
straw man | a misrepresentation of an opponent's position that makes it easier to argue against
|
Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
No one in your family surfs? But I thought you said you lived in California before this.
A. False causation: the assumption that because two things happened together, one caused the other
B. Hasty generalization: a very broad claim based on very little evidence
|
B
|
[
"A"
] |
scienceqa
|
There are two blocks. We call them A and B. Block A is to the right of B. Block A has a medium blue square. Block B contains two medium black squares. One medium blue square is also in this block. It is below medium black square number two and medium black square number one. It also contains a medium yellow square. The medium yellow square is below medium black square number two and medium black square number one.. Below medium black square number two is medium black square number one.
|
Which object is below a medium black square? the medium blue square that is in block A or the medium blue square which is in block B?
|
The medium blue square which is in block b
|
[
"The medium blue square that is in block a",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
We have three boxes, called one, two and three. A small orange watermelon is within and a big green apple is inside and touching box one. Box two contains a medium orange melon. Box three with a small green melon is to the right of this box. Box one is to the right of this box. Over and disconnected from box three there is box two. Under and disconnected from box one is box three. A big green melon is covered by this box.
|
Are all boxes on the left side of the small orange watermelon?
A: Yes
B: No
|
B
|
[
"A"
] |
spartun
|
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|
The advertisement sayss learners of Rocket French Premium _ .'
* won't have to worry about the safety of their e-mail address.
* can take the entire course for free.
* will practice French in a restaurant or airport..
* will speak fluent French in six days.
|
will speak fluent French in six days.
|
[
"won't have to worry about the safety of their e-mail address.",
"can take the entire course for free.",
"will practice French in a restaurant or airport.."
] |
race
|
K presents upper left to P.
|
What is the relation of the agent P to the agent K?
- above
- upper-right
- lower-left
- overlap
- lower-right
- below
- upper-left
- left
- right
|
lower-right
|
[
"above",
"upper-right",
"lower-left",
"overlap",
"below",
"upper-left",
"left",
"right"
] |
stepgame
|
To allow dough to proof, you can
|
Which of the following best matches the statement above?
A) Place it in a bowl covered with plastic wrap, in the fridge, for 40 seconds
B) Place it in a bowl covered with plastic wrap, in the fridge, for 40 minutes
|
B
|
[
"A"
] |
piqa
|
How do you get across a river? A bridge is the best way. In some places, there are no bridges. People use the ferry . A ferry is a boat that takes people and cars across the river.
Both ends of a ferry look the same. The ferry never has to turn around. It docks at one side of the river. People and cars get on. At the other side, the ferry docks again. The people and cars get off. Other cars and people get on. And then the ferry goes back across the river.
In many places, bridges are now taking the place of ferries. In 1964, the longest bridge in the world was built in New York over Now York Bay . It is called the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. This bridge has two roads, one over the other. Each road is wide enough for six lanes of traffic.
|
The main idea of the passage is that _ .
A) there is no ferry in the world
B) the ferry is better than the long bridge
C) the bridge in New York has a very long name
D) the bridge is taking the place of the ferry
|
A
|
[
"B",
"C",
"D"
] |
race
|
Object S is below object V and to the left of it, too. A is to the left of I and is on the same horizontal plane. W is diagonally above V to the left at a 45 degree angle. R is to the left of I. G is on the left side to R. If P is the center of a clock face, W is located between 7 and 8. If S is the center of a clock face, G is located between 10 and 11.
|
What is the relation of the agent A to the agent W?
- right
- upper-right
- overlap
- above
- upper-left
- lower-right
- below
- lower-left
- left
|
below
|
[
"right",
"upper-right",
"overlap",
"above",
"upper-left",
"lower-right",
"lower-left",
"left"
] |
stepgame
|
Arthur Miller was born on October 17th, 1915 and died on February 10th, 2005.Over the course of seven decades of literature career , Arthur Miller created some of the most memorable stage plays in American Literature. He is the author ofDeathofaSalesmanandTheCrucible. Born and raised in Manhattan, Miller went through the best and the worst of American society.
Arthur Miller's childhood:His father was a productive shopkeeper and clothing manufacturer until the Great Depression dried up nearly all business opportunities.Yet, despite being faced with poverty, Miller made the best of his childhood. He was a very active young man, in love with such sports as football and baseball. When he wasn't playing outside, he enjoyed reading adventure stories. He was also kept busy by his many boyhood jobs. He often worked alongside his father. During other times in his life, he delivered bakery goods and worked as a clerk in a car parts warehouse.
College life: In 1934, Miller left the east coast to attend the University of Michigan. He was accepted into their school of journalism. His experiences during the Depression made him skeptical about religion. Politically, he began leaning towards the "Left".And since the theater was the cutting edge way for socioeconomic liberals to express their views, he decided to enter the Hopwood Drama competition. His first play,NoVillain, received an award from the university.It was an impressive beginning for the young playwright; he had never studied plays or playwriting, and he had written his play in just five days!
Miller's later years: In 1987, his autobiography was published. Many of his later plays dealt with personal experience. In particular, his final play,FinishingthePicturemirrors the last days of his marriage to Marilyn Monroe.In 2005, Arthur Miller passed away at the age of 89.
|
Which of the following plays tells the story of Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe?
a) No Villain.
b) The Crucible.
c) Finishing the Picture.
d) Death of a Salesman.
|
d
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c"
] |
race
|
A primary school teacher who left a class of 25 pupils in tears after she told them Santa Claus did not exist has been fired. When excited youngsters became _ as they talked about Santa,the supply teacher said out suddenly,"It's your parents who leave out presents on Christmas Day."
The class of sevenyearolds at Blackshaw Lane Primary School,Royton,Greater Manchester burst into tears and told their parents when they arrived home. Mothers and fathers then complained about the incident and were sent a letter by the school saying the teacher,who only worked at the school for one day last week,has been disciplined .
The school has now said it will not hire her again.
One father said,"My son came home and said that his teacher had told the class that Santa doesn't exist and it's their mum and dad that put out presents for them. Obviously,they were all talking about Christmas and being a bit rowdy. She just came straight out with it."
"My son was in tears and so was everyone else in the class--especially as it was so close to Christmas. I thought it was wrong. He was crazy about it. He's only seven years old and it's part of the magic of Christmas to him."
"We told him that she did not believe in Father Christmas because of her religion and he's fine now."
"The father described the incident as 'shocking' and believed it was done with malicious intent .A lot of parents were angry and complained to the school. The teacher,who was supplied by Rochdale and Oldham Supply Agency,is still listed and will work with other schools,"the agency said.
However,the head teacher in Angela McCormick refused to comment on the incident.
|
The sevenyearold children cried because of _ .
* the letters by the school
* something about Santa Claus
* their teacher's leaving
* the presents left out by the parents
|
their teacher's leaving
|
[
"the letters by the school",
"something about Santa Claus",
"the presents left out by the parents"
] |
race
|
If you want to cook something quickly, you heat it from both sides. That's what's happening to the West Antarctic ice sheet . A new study reveals that the area under the ice sheet is far hotter than previously thought, fed by an unexpected flow of geothermal energy . While the CO2we send out heats the atmosphere above the continent, earth is melting us ice from below.
If you were to drill deep at some place on the continents, you would find that the temperature increases about 25degC for every kilometer deep into the hole on average. Scientists call this the geothermal gradient . Until recently, no one had drilled deeply enough through the West Antarctic ice to determine the geothermal gradient underground. For the new study, researchers drilled all the way through the ice and into the mud. They found that the geothermal gradient was about 200degC, which is several times the global average on continents. Few predicted this result, although it had been showed that the earth below the West Antarctic ice is unusually hot.
Even with the new discovery, though, we still don't know exactly where the heat is coming from. One interesting possibility is volcanoes, which are under the ice. As recently as 2013, scientists were still discovering volcanoes under the ice in the area, and there may be many more.
Some people say that these volcanoes, rather than manmade climate change, are responsible for melting the area's ice. While it's true that heat coming from within the earth, including heat related to volcanoes, makes the melting faster, it is just one contributor to the loss of the West Antarctic ice sheet---not the main cause. Today's study could help us understand how the whole system, including global warming, is melting the ice.
|
What's happening to the West Antarctic ice sheet?
* It is heated from below rather than from above.
* The ice sheet is getting hotter and hotter.
* The ice sheet is producing a new kind of energy.
* It is melting from both sides.
|
It is melting from both sides.
|
[
"It is heated from below rather than from above.",
"The ice sheet is getting hotter and hotter.",
"The ice sheet is producing a new kind of energy."
] |
race
|
To get the red out of your eyes,
|
Which of the following best matches the statement above?
a: Squeeze a few drops of rubbing alcohol into your eyes, wipe off and wait a minute or two.
b: Squeeze a few drops of visine red into your eyes, wipe off and wait a minute or two.
|
b
|
[
"a"
] |
piqa
|
A block named HHH contains a large grey hexagon. This block overlaps another block called LLL. To the south of a large red pentagon is a little red pentagon. The little red pentagon is covered by block LLL. The large red pentagon is covered by block LLL. This object is to the west of the little object. South of and west of the shape which was south of the large red pentagon there is a medium purple thing. The medium object is within block LLL.
|
Does LLL cover the little red pentagon?
a: No
b: Yes
|
b
|
[
"a"
] |
spartun
|
I had my best time ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 31 seconds or so . I did n't feel as if I was running faster . In fact , I felt tired and dragging on the hills at the end .
|
Where was the narrator running when they got their best time ?
* It was when they came in second during the 400 meter dash in high school .
* It was around the indoor track at a gymnasium .
* They were running a marathon around their city or town .
* None of the above choices .
|
They were running a marathon around their city or town .
|
[
"It was when they came in second during the 400 meter dash in high school .",
"It was around the indoor track at a gymnasium .",
"None of the above choices ."
] |
cosmos
|
A few years ago, in one experiment in behavioural psychology, Stanley Milgram of Yale University tested 40 subjects for their willingness to obey instructions given by a "leader" in a situation in which the subjects might feel a personal dislike of the actions they were called upon to perform. Specifically, Milgram told each volunteer "teacher-subject" that the experiment was in the noble cause of education, and was designed to test whether or not punishing pupils for their mistakes would have a positive effect on the pupils' ability to learn.
The teacher-subjects were placed before a panel of thirty switches with labels ranging from "15 volts of electricity (slight shock)" to "450 volts (danger -- severe shock)" in steps of 15 volts each. The teacher-subject was told that whenever the pupil gave the wrong answer to a question, a shock was to be administered. The supposed "pupil" was in reality an actor hired by Milgram to pretend to receive the shocks by giving out cries and screams. Milgram told the teacher-subject to ignore the reactions of the pupil, and to administer whatever level of shock was called for.
As the experiment unfolded, the "pupil" would deliberately give the wrong answers to questions, thereby bringing on various electrical punishments, even up to the danger level of 300 volts and beyond. Many of the teacher-subjects _ administering the higher levels of punishment, and turned to Milgram. In these situations, Milgram calmly explained that the teacher-subject was to carry on with the experiment and that it was important for the sake of the experiment that the procedure be followed through to the end. What Milgram was trying to discover was the number of teacher-subjects who would be willing to administer the highest levels of shock, even in the face of strong personal and moral revulsion against the rules and conditions of the experiment.
Before carrying out the experiment, Milgram explained his idea to a group of 39 psychiatrists and asked them to predict the average percentage of people who would be willing to administer the highest shock level of 450 volts. The overwhelming consensus was that basically all the teacher-subjects would refuse to obey the experimenter. The psychiatrists felt that "most subjects would not go beyond 150 volts" and only a small percentage of about one in 1,000 would give the highest shock of 450 volts.
What were the actual results? Well, over 60 per cent of the teacher-subjects continued to obey Milgram up to the 450-volt limit! In repetitions of the experiment in other countries, the percentage was even higher, reaching 85 per cent in one country. How can we possibly account for this result?
One might firstly argue that there must be some sort of built-in animal aggression instinct that was activated by the experiment. A modem sociobiologist might even go so far as to claim that this aggressive instinct was of survival value to our ancestors in their struggle against the hardships of life on the plains and in the caves, finally finding its way into our genetic make-up.
Another explanation is to see the teacher-subjects' actions as a result of the social context in which the experiment was carried out. As Milgram himself pointed out, "Most subjects in the experiment see their behaviour in a larger context that is good and useful to society -- the pursuit of scientific troth. The psychological laboratory has a strong claim to legitimacy and gains trust and confidence in those who perform there. An action such as shocking a victim, which in isolation appears evil, acquires a completely different meaning when placed in this setting".
Here we have two different explanations. The problem for us is to sort out which of these two polar explanations is more reasonable. This is the problem of modern sociobiology -- to discover how hard-wired genetic programming decides the interaction of animals and humans with their environment, that is, their behaviour. Put another way, sociobiology is concerned with explaining the biological basis of all behaviour.
|
Which of the following is right about the experiment?
1) The electrical shock made the "pupil" give more wrong answers.
2) The actor's performance was vital to its success.
3) Its subjects were informed of its real purpose beforehand.
4) Its subjects were convinced of the effects of punishment on ability to learn.
|
1
|
[
"2",
"3",
"4"
] |
race
|
Getting into university is hard enough at the best of times--but when your chosen institution is a work of fiction you're really up against. And that's why this young joker's Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) application to Hogwarts University was unsuccessful.
But the admissions services' response to the young man is still funny.
The unnamed A-Level student wrote a handwritten note to UCAS asking for a place studying ' _ ' at the Harry Potter school.
In the application, he was proud of his skills in "wearing a pointy hat" and "Watching Paul Daniels TV Specials".
UCAS replied, "We regret to inform you that your application to the stated university cannot be processed at this time for the fact that it does not exist.
"After consultation with our mystic advisors we have also determined that even if it did exist, the course 'Wandology' would be highly in demand and thus require at least two As and a B in any of the following subjects:
Advanced Spellcrafting
Mystimatics
Defence Against the Dark Arts
History of the Mysticism
Shaft Design
"Your handwritten grade sheet claiming top marks in 'Waving a stick about', 'Wearing a pointy hat' and 'Watching Paul Daniels TV Specials' sadly is not suitable for admission, however, by applying through clearing you may be suitable for a selection of Liberal Arts courses."
"Or, you may wish to resubmit next year by tying your letter to an owl and hoping for the best.
"On behalf of UCAS I wish you every success."
|
What can be inferred in the UCAS's reply?
* In the end the young student succeeded in applying for Hogwarts University.
* Applying for a university is the hardest thing even in the best times.
* UCAS may approve the young student's application for Liberal Arts courses.
* The young student will probably start to raise an owl for the next year.
|
UCAS may approve the young student's application for Liberal Arts courses.
|
[
"In the end the young student succeeded in applying for Hogwarts University.",
"Applying for a university is the hardest thing even in the best times.",
"The young student will probably start to raise an owl for the next year."
] |
race
|
To clean your ears when they are dirty.
|
Which of the following best matches the statement above?
- Use a little piece of kleenex and your finger and stick it in your ear and twist.
- Use a little piece of dirty kleenex and your finger and stick it in your ear and twist.
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Use a little piece of kleenex and your finger and stick it in your ear and twist.
|
[
"Use a little piece of dirty kleenex and your finger and stick it in your ear and twist."
] |
piqa
|
Granted , the beaches on Phuket are great , but the town is the main attraction , unless you are looking for the sort of clubs , bars , and prostitutes you can find in many places around the globe . Phuket town is truly one of a kind . Its small , loads of its residents speak at least some english , the old architecture is preserved better than in many other places , and the local cusine truly shines here . For visitors , it is the best of both worlds : a quintessintial southern Thai town that s easy for a falang ( westerner ) to navigate .
|
Why is Phuket one of a kind ?
- None of the above choices .
- Due to the fact it is Thai .
- Because its the same as many places around the globe .
- Due to the architecture , beaches , and food .
|
Due to the architecture , beaches , and food .
|
[
"None of the above choices .",
"Due to the fact it is Thai .",
"Because its the same as many places around the globe ."
] |
cosmos
|
There are two blocks, A and B. There is one medium black square in block A. Block B is to the left of block A. It contains one big yellow triangle and a small yellow circle. Below a medium yellow square is the small yellow circle. It is to the left of a small black square. To the left of the small black square and the medium yellow square there is the big yellow triangle. This object is above the small yellow circle.
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What is to the left of the medium black square? a small circle or a medium yellow square?
|
Both of them
|
[
"Small circle ",
"Medium yellow square ",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
Insurance means that the insured pays the insurance premium to the insurer according to the contract, and the insurer is liable for compensation for the loss of property caused by the accident that may occur in the contract due to its occurrence, or when the insured dies, is disabled , A disease or a commercial insurance act that reaches the age stipulated in the contract and assumes the liability to pay insurance benefits during the term.
|
Which of the following are not covered by insurance:
A: A food factory has signed a corporate property insurance contract with an insurance company. the food factory pays insurance premiums on a daily basis. the insurance company is responsible for the plant's fire insurance.
B: Mr. li and his insurance company insure his own house
C: The village head assured the villagers that using the wheat seeds provided by the village committee will definitely yield a good harvest, otherwise everyone can dismiss him and ask him to compensate him for the damage.
D: Students purchase injury and illness insurance uniformly at school
|
C
|
[
"A",
"B",
"D"
] |
logiqa
|
We have three blocks. Lets call them A, B and C. There is one small yellow square in block A. Then, we have block B with a medium black triangle in it. A small yellow circle is to the left of the medium black triangle. The medium black triangle is touching the bottom edge of this block. Block C is below block A and block B is above it. It contains two medium blue triangles. Medium blue triangle number one is above and near to medium blue triangle number two.
|
What is to the left of the black object? a yellow square or a medium blue triangle?
|
None of them
|
[
"Yellow square ",
"Medium blue triangle ",
"Both of them"
] |
spartqa
|
Researchers have announced the result of two studies on the health effects of the drug aspirin.One study shows aspirin can sharply reduce the chance that a healthy, older man will suffer from a heart attack.
The study offered two new results from earlier findings, It said taking one aspirin pili every other day helped only healthy men over the age of fifty.It also said aspirin gave the greatest protection against heart attacks to men with low blood cholesterol levels.
Earlier in the United States began a major aspirin study in the early 1980s.It included 22,000 healthy men doctors.Ail were between the ages of forty and eighty-four.More than 11,000 of the doctors took a harmless pill that contained no drug.The men did not know which kind of pill they were taking.
The doctors who took aspirin suffered 44% fewer heart attacks than those taking the harmless pill.139 men who took aspirin suffered from heart attacks.Ten of them died.239 men who did not take aspirin suffered from heart attacks.Twenty-six of them died.
The researchers said the doctors' study provides clear proof that taking aspirin can prevent a first heart attack in healthy, older men.They said, however, the result does not mean every man over the mage of fifty should take aspirin.They said aspirin couldn't help men who do not eat healthy foods, who smoke cigarettes and who are fat.The researchers said men who think they wou3d be helped by taking aspirin should talk with their doctors first.
|
At last the researchers advised us to take aspirin _ .
* as we like
* every day
* with care
* if we are over fifty
|
every day
|
[
"as we like",
"with care",
"if we are over fifty"
] |
race
|
On Christmas Eve--the night before Christmas, children are very happy. They put their stockings at the end of their beds before they go to bed. They want Santa Claus to give them some presents.
Mr. Green tells his children that Santa Claus is a very kind man. He comes on Christmas Eve. He lands on the top of each house and comes down the chimney into the fireplace and brings them a lot of presents.
Christmas Day always begins before breakfast. The children wake up very early. They can't wait to open the presents in their stockings. Then they wake up their parents and shout "Merry Christmas!"
Do you know what Christmas means? Christmas Day is the birthday of Jesus Christ. When Christ was born, many people gave him presents. So today, people still do the same thing to each other.
|
On Christmas Day, people often give _ to each other.
1) presents
2) lucky money
3) Christmas trees
4) stockings
|
1
|
[
"2",
"3",
"4"
] |
race
|
Kenton and I went to a second hand store today to find him some pants for his costume . I CAN make them but I would rather not . As we passed the racks I saw something kind of weird . It was green , woolen , and had a dark strip .
|
Why are Kenton and the narrator in the the market for clothes ?
1) They are going to a ball .
2) None of the above choices .
3) They are getting a new gig .
4) They are getting a costume .
|
4
|
[
"1",
"2",
"3"
] |
cosmos
|
Its often interesting to take a look at some of the lists that arrive toward the end of the year such as top devices, best gadgets, most desirable high-tech gift and more. Apart from cell phones and tablets, and Apple and Samsung products, this year many other gadgets made it on the most wanted list from Yahoo Tech and the most searched list from Bing. com. Read on to find out what they are.
Wireless headphone
Portable Bluetooth headphones represent the next evolution in headphone technology. If you have a compatible smartphone with Bluetooth, the obvious benefit is that you can get rid of the wires snaking from your backpack or pocket. Many of the wireless headphones in the market also have a built-in microphone for taking calls hands-free.
Product to buy: Beats Studio Wireless
Features: Signature look, and powerful audio performance with intense bass and high-mid boosting, plus plenty of accessories.
Price: 1898 yuan
Smartwatch
The primary advantage of a smartwatch over traditional watches is that they reduce how often you have to pull your phone out of your pocket. With it, the information on your smartphone goes straight to your wrist, and you can decide first if they are worth dealing with.
Product to buy: Pebble smartwatch
Features: Understated design, with easy setup and instant information, and customizable watch faces, plus synes with Android or IOS.
Price: $99 (about 612 yuan)
Portable Bluetooth speaker
Bluetooth speakers are steadily growing in popularity because they let you take the party anywhere. They can be paired with your music device, and they are able to withstand incidental bumps. Though small in size, Bluetooth speakers provide a steady soundtrack for even the lengthiest bacchanalia .
Product to buy: Logitech UE Boom
Features: Water and stain resistant, 360-degree sound, 15 hour battery life, with a variety of color patterns.
Price: 1499 yuan
Fitness band
Basically, fitness bands are smartwatches without the watch. They keep track of your exercise progress and, at the same time, allow you to monitor vitals such as your heart rate, calories burned and amount of time spent exercising. Some even monitor your sleep patterns.
Product to buy: Fitbit Flex
Features: Long battery life (five days), with silent vibrating alarm, and wireless syncing to smartphones.
Price: 898 yuan
|
Which of the following statements is Not True according to the passage?
- Smartwatch and Fitness band are similar products to some extent.
- Tablets are on the most wanted list of high-tech products of this year
- Beats Studio Wireless features plenty of accessories.
- All the products can sync with Android or iOS
|
Beats Studio Wireless features plenty of accessories.
|
[
"Smartwatch and Fitness band are similar products to some extent.",
"Tablets are on the most wanted list of high-tech products of this year",
"All the products can sync with Android or iOS"
] |
race
|
There is a very special wolf that lives in Africa. They are actually called, the African wild dog, of painted dogs.
These animals live in open woodlands, or in the plains of Africa. Today, however, most of the animals can be found in eastern or southern Africa. These animals are beautiful. They have rounded ears instead of pointed like most dogs, and they have four toes on each of their four feet, also a unique characteristic because other dogs have five. Their fine fur is always different from each other. The fur is usually a combination of black, brown, red, and white, and sometimes even yellow. No wonder they're called the painted wolf.
The African wild dog is a very social animal. They live in groups and have numbers from five to about twenty. The members of a group are always very close to one another. They communicate in their own language or body language. When someone is very old or sick, the others will help, and they are willing to share the food with the elders and with those who are weak, which is what we should learn from.
The family does everything together, from raising young, to sleeping together, to hunting. When they hunt, they will work together suing team work to kill animals that are larger than them.
They sometimes hunt farm animals. This is unfortunate, because both poachers , and people who own farms shoot the painted dogs who are just trying to survive.
Before, there used to be many large groups throughout the land, but now the African wild god is very rare. They are also losing their population because of their own loss of habitat thanks to human's farming and forest cutting.
|
Which of the following is NOT the reason why African wild dogs are becoming very rare?
A. Poachers kill some of them.
B. Farmers shoot some of them.
C. They are losing their habitat.
D. They are short of food sometimes.
|
B
|
[
"A",
"C",
"D"
] |
race
|
There are three blocks. We call them A, B and C. Block A is above and C is to the right of B. Block A has two medium black squares. Medium black square number one is below a medium yellow square and medium black square number two. This object is touching the bottom edge of this block. The medium yellow square is below medium black square number two. Block B has one medium yellow square. Block C contains a medium black square.
|
Which object is above a medium yellow square? the medium black square that is in block C or medium black square number two?
|
Medium black square number two
|
[
"The medium black square that is in block c",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
make an easy fruit smoothie
|
Which of the following best matches the statement above?
* Puree 1 cup vanilla yogurt, 1 cup frozen strawberries, 1 frozen banana and 1/4 cup orange juice in a blender until smooth
* Puree 1 cup vanilla yogurt, 1 cup frozen strawberries, 1 frozen banana and 1/4 cup pickle juice in a blender until smooth
|
Puree 1 cup vanilla yogurt, 1 cup frozen strawberries, 1 frozen banana and 1/4 cup orange juice in a blender until smooth
|
[
"Puree 1 cup vanilla yogurt, 1 cup frozen strawberries, 1 frozen banana and 1/4 cup pickle juice in a blender until smooth"
] |
piqa
|
how to easily clean your stove burners
|
Which of the following best matches the statement above?
- Pop off those burner parts, put them in a large sandwich bag with a quarter-cup of ammonia—and simply close up the duffle bag. leave them to soak overnight, and by morning, you can simply wipe off that gunk with ease.
- Pop off those burner parts, put them in a large sandwich bag with a quarter-cup of ammonia—they shouldn’t be swimming in the stuff—and simply close up the bags. leave them to soak overnight, and by morning, you can simply wipe off that gunk with ease.
|
Pop off those burner parts, put them in a large sandwich bag with a quarter-cup of ammonia—they shouldn’t be swimming in the stuff—and simply close up the bags. leave them to soak overnight, and by morning, you can simply wipe off that gunk with ease.
|
[
"Pop off those burner parts, put them in a large sandwich bag with a quarter-cup of ammonia—and simply close up the duffle bag. leave them to soak overnight, and by morning, you can simply wipe off that gunk with ease."
] |
piqa
|
John did not abandon his son, but instead did what to him?
* Arrogate
* Surround
* Acquire
* Engage
* Embrace
|
Embrace
|
[
"Arrogate",
"Surround",
"Acquire",
"Engage"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
|
Jim is a basketball fan. He is very good at playing basketball. Jack is his favorite basketball player. Jim is in the school basketball team. Every Friday afternoon, he plays basketball with other members after class. In the team, Jim's best friend is Mike. He is also good at playing basketball.
Jim's sister Mary loves swimming. Every Saturday she has a swimming lesson with ten other girls and boys.
Their mothers and fathers come to watch them because the children are only one or two years old! When Mary began to have swimming classes, she was only six months old. Now she is two years old and she can swim well. Many people are afraid of water, but the children in Mary's class aren't! They always have a good time in water.
|
There are _ children in the swimming class.
- six
- ten
- eleven
- twelve
|
eleven
|
[
"six",
"ten",
"twelve"
] |
race
|
A medium red hexagon and a medium purple hexagon are inside a block named HHH. The medium purple hexagon is to the north of another medium purple hexagon. Block HHH covers medium purple hexagon number two. This block contains another medium red hexagon which is to the south of medium red hexagon number one. Inside and touching another block called LLL there is block HHH. A medium purple hexagon is to the north of and another medium purple hexagon touches a grey hexagon. Block LLL has the grey shape. This block has medium purple hexagon number one. Medium purple hexagon number two is covered by this block. North of medium purple hexagon number two there is the grey object.
|
Where is HHH regarding medium red hexagon number one?
a. above
b. ntpp
c. below
d. po
e. left
f. behind
g. ntppi
|
g
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c",
"d",
"e",
"f"
] |
spartun
|
F is placed at the upper right of Z. Z is to the left of L and is on the same horizontal plane. L and I are in a horizontal line with I on the right.
|
What is the relation of the agent Z to the agent L?
A] left
B] lower-right
C] below
D] upper-left
E] right
F] lower-left
G] overlap
H] upper-right
I] above
|
A
|
[
"B",
"C",
"D",
"E",
"F",
"G",
"H",
"I"
] |
stepgame
|
My Favorite Sweater
by Bonnie Highswith Taylor
My favorite sweater grew too small.
I love that sweater best of all.
My grandma made it when I was three.
She made that sweater just for me.
I picked the yarn , a special blue.
The color of bluebells, wet with dew .
When I was three I was very small.
But now I'm five and much too tall.
I have a new jacket now that's green.
So I gave my sweater to our cat Queen.
Queen just had kittens out in the shed .
My favorite sweater is now their bed.
|
The girl in this poem is _ years old now.
- 6
- 5
- 4
- 3
|
4
|
[
"6",
"5",
"3"
] |
race
|
Young undocumented immigrants seeking permanent status in the United States received an unexpected boost Thursday on Capitol Hill as a small group of House Republicans mounted a last-minute effort to bring up an immigration vote in Congress.
The group of eight Republicans — some freed from political considerations by upcoming retirements and others facing tough re-elections races — defied their own party leadership, quickly persuading 10 more Republicans to sign on to a petition that would force debate on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
With all 193 Democrats expected to sign on, Republicans will have to persuade just seven more members of their own party to join the petition to trigger a vote on several immigration bills on the House floor.
But Republican leadership said the effort would be wasted if the end result is a presidential veto.
"I think it's important for us to come up with a solution that the president can support," House Speaker Paul Ryan told reporters Thursday. These types of petitions are rare and seen as a threat to leadership's ability to direct legislative action.
"It's better to use the legislative process," Republican Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy told reporters Wednesday.
But that argument appears to be losing sway with House members who see an opportunity for legislative action in a mid-term election year. The growing group of House Republicans are joining Democratic colleagues who have long criticized Ryan for not bringing immigration bills up for a vote.
"This is about making sure we're not consolidating power in the White House," said Representative Mia Love, a Republican from Utah and one of the first lawmakers to sign petition.
The immigration issue had all but died after an effort to pass a DACA fix collapsed in the U.S. Senate earlier this year.
The program has been the focus of fierce negotiations on Capitol Hill since last September, when President Donald Trump announced he was ending the 2012 Obama-era program and called for a legislative fix.
|
What is probably true about the House of Representatives?
|
Democrats have won a majority control over republicans
|
[
"Republicans have house majority",
"Not enough information",
"Independents have house majority"
] |
quail
|
Daddy had less time for me , we no longer went on the family days out , Theresa and Pete has disappeared out of our lives and Anna turned from a loving fun step mum to a spiteful and very jealous cow and Dad let her do everything in her way . Olivia was Anna 's and Dads new child and she did n't like Dad spending time with us . I remember Olivia 's Christening was on my 8th birthday and the family came to celebrate but everyone forgot my birthday .
|
What may be true about me and Olivia ?
A: We share a birthday .
B: None of the above choices .
C: We are stepsiblings .
D: Anna is our mom .
|
C
|
[
"A",
"B",
"D"
] |
cosmos
|
U is above X and to the left of X. The object P and L are there. The object P is below and slightly to the right of the object L. The object G is upper and slightly to the right of the object J. G is over there with X above. The object U is positioned below and to the left of the object L.
|
What is the relation of the agent P to the agent J?
A. lower-left
B. upper-right
C. left
D. above
E. below
F. upper-left
G. right
H. lower-right
I. overlap
|
B
|
[
"A",
"C",
"D",
"E",
"F",
"G",
"H",
"I"
] |
stepgame
|
There exist three blocks, called AAA, BBB and CCC. Block AAA covers a medium blue square. The medium blue square is south of another medium blue square. Medium blue square number two is inside block AAA. Block AAA is inside block BBB. A medium blue square and a medium black square are in block BBB. Block BBB contains a medium yellow square and covers another medium blue square. Medium blue square number one is to the north of medium blue square number two and is to the south of the medium black square. To the north of this shape there is the medium yellow square. Block CCC has block BBB.
|
Is a block inside any block?
1. No
2. Yes
|
2
|
[
"1"
] |
spartun
|
Dear Earthmen ,
I enjoy my stay on your interesting planet .
I think I know the life on Earth now and I would like to tell you my ideas.
First of all you live in boxes. Every morning you leave your boxes and get into smaller boxes on wheels . All these small boxes run around and around, and finally stop to rest. You leave these boxes on wheels and go to very large tall boxes.
After resting all day, you get back in your little boxes. There you sit and look at very small _ boxes with moving pictures in them.
There is only one thing I don't know. Some angry boys fought for a little round ball. Everyone shouted but they kept fighting. They were angry, because they had to stay in boxes all day, I think.
Thank you for this chance to get to know you.
Yours,
The man from Mars
|
What do the boxes on wheels refer to ?
A) Houses
B) Buildings
C) Cars
D) TVs
|
C
|
[
"A",
"B",
"D"
] |
race
|
The sudden burst of spring produce in the market after a long, monotonous winter of cavolo nero and bright oranges is one of the things that constantly reminds me why I love living and eating in Italy. A wander through the market like any other becomes, in spring time, a new experience. I feel like a fresh arrival, like it’s my first time walking through my local market.
There are long, twisty fava bean pods, waiting to be podded and munched on with bitey pecorino cheese to tame the bitterness of the raw beans. Thin, long-stemmed asparagus. A lovely array of greens, including radishes with leaves so happy that they become the main ingredient, fluffy-fronded fresh herbs and fresh garlic. Artichokes of many different kinds, but especially the pointed purple ones that are either local, from Tuscany’s Maremma, or sometimes from Puglia or Sicily. Rarely the rounded globe artichokes you find spilling out of crates in Rome, or the tiny, delicate Venetian ones, the so-called castraure (though they often aren’t the real deal, how you can tell is by the price) that you can find in the shadow of the Rialto.
And then there are thick bunches of agretti (salsola soda), looking more like mermaid’s hair than a monk’s beard, their English namesake. A few years ago, this wasn’t such a common sight at the market in Florence. It still isn’t, in that you won’t get them by the crateful like you do fava beans and artichokes, though they’re not particularly difficult to find now. They’re just one of those special things that don’t last long. Blink and you’ll miss them, or come late to the market and they could easily be sold out. It’s worth getting up and out of the house a little earlier for these (a note to myself, of course).
If you’ve never tasted agretti before, it’s worth seeking out if you’re in the right place at the right time and find a bunch or see it on a menu. Frances Mayes likens it to spinach, but notes that it is so much more, “While agretti has the mineral sharpness of spinach, it tastes livelier, full of the energy of spring.”
|
Where did the narrator go?
|
To the local market
|
[
"Not enough information",
"To a market in rome",
"To a market in sicily"
] |
quail
|
My phone 's screen broke , so i was waiting to get my replacement and my mom got a new phone so i used her old phone while i was waiting for my replacement . When i went on a walk with my dog with my mom 's old phone it did n't fit in my front pocket so i had to put it in my back and when my dog pulled me i fell back and landed on my mom 's phone . Which made a big crack inside the screen and ink spilled .
|
What happened after I went for a walk with my dog ?
1. I broke my mom 's phone .
2. My mom bought a new phone .
3. None of the above choices .
4. I bought a phone for my mom .
|
1
|
[
"2",
"3",
"4"
] |
cosmos
|
It seemed like every team book had a guy with claws and a guy with large guns . This book hearkened back to the older days , where characters had code names like Crimson Crusader and they wore a cape . This was a refreshing look back at the classic feel of the old days . Sadly , Alan left the book with the 8th issue and returned for a 2 issue miniseries with the X - Men and it would take almost 15 years for them to return.1 ) Savage Dragon July 1992 .
|
Why do so many characters featured by the narrator have weapons ?
- The narrator is looking at old manuscripts .
- The narrator is reviewing violent comic books .
- The narrator is looking at The Bible .
- None of the above choices .
|
The narrator is reviewing violent comic books .
|
[
"The narrator is looking at old manuscripts .",
"The narrator is looking at The Bible .",
"None of the above choices ."
] |
cosmos
|
What can require replacing the forest home of martens?
* Biological diversity
* Light rains
* Light breezes
* Reusing materials
* Building housing developments
* Plant growth is reduced
* Tectonic plates being pushed together
* Morning dew
|
Building housing developments
|
[
"Biological diversity",
"Light rains",
"Light breezes",
"Reusing materials",
"Plant growth is reduced",
"Tectonic plates being pushed together",
"Morning dew"
] |
qasc
|
|
A block called AAA has a medium black square. A small yellow triangle is inside this block. Near to the medium black square is this thing. A block called BBB exists. A medium blue square is in block BBB. Block BBB covers a big blue square. A block called CCC exists in the image. Block CCC has a small black square which is north of a medium black circle. Block CCC has the medium black circle. A medium black square and a medium black triangle are covered by this block. The medium black circle is north of the medium black square. This shape is south of and west of the medium black triangle. The medium black triangle is to the south of the small black square and is north of the medium black square.
|
Where is the big blue square regarding BBB?
a. dc
b. far
c. tpp
d. ntpp
e. ec
f. po
g. behind
|
c
|
[
"a",
"b",
"d",
"e",
"f",
"g"
] |
spartun
|
After the physics final exam, the study committee asked the teacher about his grades and asked, "Teacher, this physics test was not difficult. I think all the students in our class will pass. " The teacher said, "Your previous sentence was right. The latter sentence is incorrect. "
|
Can it be inferred from this text?
- It was difficult to take the physics test
- The class passed
- Although physics is not difficult this time, there are still classmates who failed
- Although the physics test is difficult, the class has passed
|
Although physics is not difficult this time, there are still classmates who failed
|
[
"It was difficult to take the physics test",
"The class passed",
"Although the physics test is difficult, the class has passed"
] |
logiqa
|
The bright Sunday morning sun illuminated the stained glass windows, diffusing multi-colored hues across the congregation. Attendance is up today, thought Greg. As the organist was nearing the end of the Prelude, he stepped up to the podium.
"Please take your hymnals and turn to page 23, and let's stand and sing 'Holy, Holy, Holy.'"
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning, our song shall rise to Thee...
As Greg sang and conducted the 4/4 pattern, which he could do in his sleep, his mind began to wander. Shouldn't he feel guilty about what he was thinking last night while kissing Cynthia on the couch? His actions had been within the bounds of acceptable behavior. He had nothing to be ashamed of in that regard.
But what about his thoughts? It wasn't what he did with Cynthia--it was what he wanted to do. He didn't want to dishonor her or his commitment to God. But his feelings had been only natural. God created humans and gave them sexual desire. Wasn't it okay to want to have sex, as long as you didn't actually do it? Then he remembered the passage from Matthew 5:28.
But I say to you, that whosoever shall look on a woman to lust after her, hath already committed adultery with her in his heart.
At the end of the hymn, Greg stepped back and Dr. Huff went to the podium and said a prayer. Then there were announcements, two more hymns, and a chorus.
After the offering, it was time for the choir to sing their anthem. When Greg motioned to the choir to stand, Cynthia smiled at him from the Alto section. She was so incredibly beautiful. Standing there in her choir robe, she looked like a redheaded angel. If they could just get married, Greg could stop feeling guilty about his desire for her.
|
How old is Greg?
|
Not enough information
|
[
"25",
"35",
"15"
] |
quail
|
What does fanning a fire do?
- It keeps an organism warm
- Puts the fire out
- Makes the fire colder
- Heat is produced
- Allow it to continue to burn
- Lowered energy cost
- Makes it blue instead of red
- Converting electricity to heat
|
Allow it to continue to burn
|
[
"It keeps an organism warm",
"Puts the fire out",
"Makes the fire colder",
"Heat is produced",
"Lowered energy cost",
"Makes it blue instead of red",
"Converting electricity to heat"
] |
qasc
|
|
There exist three boxes, named DDD, EEE and JJJ. Over box DDD is box JJJ. Over box EEE there is box DDD with a large white oval. Box EEE contains a tiny white dimond. A midsize orange oval is in this box. A large green dimond, a midsize white oval, a large green rectangle and a large white dimond are covered by box JJJ. Over the midsize white oval is the large green rectangle. Box JJJ contains a tiny white rectangle. The large white dimond is over the shape which was over the midsize white oval. Over this shape is the tiny white rectangle.
|
What is the position of the large white oval regarding the midsize orange oval?
* dc
* ntpp
* behind
* above
* ntppi
* tpp
* ec
|
above
|
[
"dc",
"ntpp",
"behind",
"ntppi",
"tpp",
"ec"
] |
spartun
|
A box called DDD covers a midsize orange rectangle and contains another midsize orange rectangle. Midsize orange rectangle number two touches midsize orange rectangle number one. Another box called EEE has box DDD. Another box named JJJ with two midsize green rectangles covers this box. This box covers a midsize orange rectangle. Midsize green rectangle number one is north of and the midsize orange rectangle is to the south of midsize green rectangle number two. Midsize green rectangle number two touches the midsize orange rectangle.
|
Where is midsize orange rectangle number one regarding DDD?
- tpp
- far
- ntppi
- ntpp
- ec
- left
- right
|
tpp
|
[
"far",
"ntppi",
"ntpp",
"ec",
"left",
"right"
] |
spartun
|
When he stopped his car at a traffic light in Basra, Bassam Rady noticed the motorbike with two riders on it passed by him slowly. Suddenly the bike turned round and Mr. Rady, feeling dangerous, tried to drive off. Before he could, a man on the back of the bike took out a gun from his jacket and fired. The bullet went through the windscreen and just missed him. As he sped away another shot was fired, but missed the car.
Mr. Rady was an interpreter for British army in Iraq. As such, his life is in danger from the militia that once controlled the Iraqi city and is now returning.
More than a year ago Iraqi soldiers, backed by US, brought peace and stability to Basra by driving militants over the Iranian border in an operation called Charge of the Knights.
According to local estimates, however, about half have returned. Although they have not become as active as before, the militants are trying to shoot Iraqi citizens who worked with British. Most in danger are translators such as Mr. Rady.
The 31-year-old father worked with soldiers on dangerous missions but was refused resettlement in Britain at the end of his employment. He worked with nine translators. Seven of them have been killed.
"I'm like a cancer patient -- now that the militia is back, my family is just waiting for me to die," Mr. Rady said. "I see reports in the media that Basra is safe but it's not true. I know these militia people. I went to school with some of them. I didn't see them for a year but now they are around again. They have told me, 'Your day will come soon'." He takes security precautions and never follows a routine. This means that he cannot work because that would give the militants a better chance of success.
Militiamen belonging to the alMahdi Army took control of Basra between 2004 and 2007 with other Shia fighters. They enforced strict Islamic rules at the same time as running criminal rackets. British army was unable or unwilling to fight back and eventually went back to their base at the airport.
|
We can draw the conclusion that Mr.Rady's work in Iraq is very_.
* dangerous
* happy
* tiring
* busy
|
busy
|
[
"dangerous",
"happy",
"tiring"
] |
race
|
An overwhelming number of industry' s chief executive officers who earn over $250, 000 annually attended prestigious business schools. Ttherefore Greta Harris, who attended a prestigious business school, must be a chief executive officer who earns over $250, 000 annually.
|
Which one of the following exhibits flawed reasoning most nearly parallel to that exhibited in the argument above?
A) A great many successful opera singers studied more than one language. hence eileen must be a successful opera singer, since she studied more than one language.
B) Quite a few opera singers carry a bent nail on stage for good luck. ttherefore george, an opera singer, must owe his good luck to the bent nail that he always carries.
C) The most famous opera singers practiced constantly in order to improve their voices. ttherefore franz will be more famous than will his rival otto, who rarely practices.
D) Many opera singers are high-strung. consequently it must be true that fred, a high-strung opera singer, will develop the health problems associated with being high-strung.
|
A
|
[
"B",
"C",
"D"
] |
reclor
|
A midsize green oval is within and a large orange dimond is inside and touching a box named DDD. The large orange dimond is to the right-hand side of the midsize green oval. Another box called EEE is below box DDD. This box covers a midsize green oval. A midsize white oval is covered by this box. The midsize white oval is over the midsize green oval. Disconnected from another box called JJJ is box DDD. To the right-hand side of a large orange oval there is a large white oval. The large white oval is covered by box JJJ. Box JJJ has the large orange oval. A midsize orange oval is inside this box.
|
What is the position of the midsize green oval covered by box EEE regarding DDD?
A: front
B: tppi
C: near
D: behind
E: below
F: above
G: po
|
E
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C",
"D",
"F",
"G"
] |
spartun
|
The sum of all chemical reactions in the human body is known as
1: Feedback
2: Metabolism
3: Dynamic equilibrium
4: Biological adaptation
|
2
|
[
"1",
"3",
"4"
] |
arc
|
|
A large orange dimond and a tiny orange rectangle are in a box called DDD. Box DDD contains a midsize green rectangle. South of, disconnected from and in front of this box is another box named EEE. Farther from this box is box DDD. A midsize orange rectangle is inside and touching and a tiny white dimond is inside box EEE.
|
Is any tiny white object disconnected from a large orange dimond?
a: Yes
b: No
|
a
|
[
"b"
] |
spartun
|
Jack London was a famous American writer. He was born on January 12, 1876, in San Francisco, California. His family was very poor, and Jack had to leave school to make money.He worked hard in many different jobs.
Later, Jack returned to school, but he didn't stay. He wrote," Life and pocketbook were both too short. "
In 1897, he went to Alaska to find gold. Instead, he found ideas there for his books and stories. He returned home and started to write. His writings were successful, and he became rich and famous in his twenties.
Jack London was not a happy man, however. In poor health, he took his own life in 1916. He was only 40 years old.
|
Which of the following sentences is not true?
a] Jack didn't like to go to school.
b] Jack had a little education when he was young.
c] Jack died in 1916.
d] Jack didn't find gold in Alaska, instead he found ideas for writing.
|
b
|
[
"a",
"c",
"d"
] |
race
|
U.S. President Donald Trump filed his annual financial disclosure form this week with the Office of Government Ethics, the U.S. government's ethics watchdog.
Under U.S. law, all top government officials are required to file annual financial disclosure documents with the agency.
In Tuesday's 92-page filing, Trump acknowledged that he'd reimbursed his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, last year for more than $100,000 for unspecified expenses incurred in 2016.
Trump’s lawyers have previously said the president reimbursed Cohen for $130,000 that Cohen paid to an adult film star to keep her quiet about a sexual tryst she said she had with Trump 10 years earlier. Trump has denied having the tryst but recently confirmed reimbursing Cohen to stop “false and extortionist accusations” about it.
The financial disclosure did not say why Trump had not listed the payment in his previous financial filing, but the ethics agency said the reimbursement constituted a loan that should have been reported.
That has set off a firestorm of criticism and calls for an investigation into whether Trump violated federal law by omitting the payment from his 2017 disclosure.
The controversy has overshadowed other details in Trump's financial disclosure, which is the only publicly available snapshot into the president's finances — his debts, assets and income from dozens of companies and partnerships around the world.
Here are six noteworthy takeaways from the report:
Golf losses. Trump, an avid golfer who frequently visits his golf courses, sometimes in the company of world leaders, listed 17 golf companies in his disclosure form, with 13 reporting losses. Overall, golf-related revenue plunged to $210 million from nearly $300 million from the previous reporting period. However, the president's struggling golf courses in Turnberry, Scotland, and Doonbeg, Ireland, improved their earnings, with income at the Turnberry property growing to more than $20 million from $14 million. Trump plans to travel to Scotland during his visit to Britain this summer.
|
When did Trump file his annual financial disclosure?
|
This week
|
[
"Not enough information",
"In 2016",
"10 years earlier"
] |
quail
|
Someone asked me today : " Do you guys ever eat normal food ? " I could hear she was bothered by the tone in her voice and I had to help her out of her misery . " Of course we do ... but I refuse to eat an " ugly " plate of food . "
|
What could one say about the presentation of the narrator ?
1) They are laid back .
2) They are fussy .
3) They are chill .
4) They are unconcerned .
|
2
|
[
"1",
"3",
"4"
] |
cosmos
|
What prevents erosion on dunes?
* Streams
* Cacti
* Wind
* Leds
* Fibrous
* Grass
* Fibers
* Bamboo
|
Grass
|
[
"Streams",
"Cacti",
"Wind",
"Leds",
"Fibrous",
"Fibers",
"Bamboo"
] |
qasc
|
|
There are two blocks, A and B. Block A is above B. Block A has one medium blue square. A big blue triangle is touching the right edge of this block. The medium blue square is touching the bottom edge of this block. This block also contains a small blue square. The big blue triangle is near to the medium blue square.. To the left of and above the medium blue square is the small blue square. Block B contains a big black square. It also contains a small black circle and one small yellow triangle. The small black circle is to the right of and touching the small yellow triangle. The big black square is touching the bottom edge of this block. It is below the small yellow triangle.
|
What is above the big black square? a black circle or a small yellow triangle?
|
Small yellow triangle
|
[
"Black circle ",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
There are three blocks. We call them A, B and C. Block C is to the left of block B and below block A. Block A has one big blue circle. Block B contains two small blue circles. Near to and touching small blue circle number two there is small blue circle number one. Block C has a medium blue triangle and one medium yellow circle. The medium blue triangle is to the right of and above the medium yellow circle.
|
What is to the right of the medium blue object? a big shape or a small blue circle?
|
Small blue circle
|
[
"Big shape",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
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