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If T is the center of a clock face, H is located between 10 and 11. The object J is lower and slightly to the right of the object H. T is directly below Q.
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What is the relation of the agent Q to the agent H?
a) above
b) below
c) left
d) upper-left
e) right
f) lower-left
g) lower-right
h) upper-right
i) overlap
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e
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[
"a",
"b",
"c",
"d",
"f",
"g",
"h",
"i"
] |
stepgame
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The following are the world-renewed attractions in London, so don't miss them while touring there.
Shakespeare's Globe
Shakespeare's Globe, which officially opened in 1997, is a reconstruction of the Globe Theatre, built in 1599, and brings Shakespeare's world to life. As a visitor to the exhibition,you'll discover how shows were produced in the theatres during Shakespeare's time. The guide-storytellers take you on a fascinating half-hour tour.
Price: Adult PS9.00;Child(5-15) PS6.50; Student PS7.50; Under 5 FREE.
The Tower of London
The tower, nearly 100 feet high, with walls 15 feet thick, was built in the early 1080s. King Henry III made this tower his home. King Edward V and his younger brother were murdered inside by their uncle. Queen Elizabeth I was shut up in the tower for two months by her half sister Mary who felt that her throne was being threatened . In 1603, part of the tower became a museum.
Price: Adult PS16.50; Child (5-15) PS9.50; Under 5 FREE; Student PS13.50; Family (two adults with three children) PS46.00.
Banqueting House
Banqueting House is the remains of Whitehall Palace which was built in 1529 and was home to the English kings. It was destroyed by fire. Famous for its architecture and painting, the building is also known for being the scene of Charles I's execution .
Price: Adult PS4.50; Child PS2.25; Student (with ID) and senior citizen (60+) PS3.00; Under 5 FREE.
Tower Bridge Exhibition
Tower Bridge has stood over the River Thames in London since 1894 and is one of the finest, most recognizable bridges in the world. At the Tower Bridge Exhibition you can enjoy breath-taking views from the high-level walkways and learn about the history of the bridge and how it was built. You can then visit the Victorian engine rooms, home to the original steam engines that used to power the bridge.
Price: AdultPS6.00; Child (5-15) PS3.00; Under 5 FREE; Senior citizen(60+) PS4.50; StudentPS4.50.
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Which of the following places has the longest history?
* Whitehall Palace.
* The Tower of London.
* The Globe Theatre.
* Tower Bridge.
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The Globe Theatre.
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[
"Whitehall Palace.",
"The Tower of London.",
"Tower Bridge."
] |
race
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chemical reactions cause
- Dancing
- Napping
- Fluctuative attributes
- Invisibilty
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Fluctuative attributes
|
[
"Dancing",
"Napping",
"Invisibilty"
] |
openbookqa
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There are three blocks, A, B and C. There are a medium blue square and one medium black square in block A. The medium blue square is touching the bottom edge of this block. It is below the medium black square. Block B is to the left of block A. It has two medium black squares. There is also one medium blue square in this block. Below medium black square number two and the medium blue square there is medium black square number one. Medium black square number two is below the medium blue square. Finally, we have block C. It is above block A. It has two medium blue squares. Medium blue square number one is below medium blue square number two and a medium black square. Medium blue square number two is below the medium black square.
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Which object is to the left of a medium black square? the medium blue square that is in block B or medium blue square number two?
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The medium blue square that is in block b
|
[
"Medium blue square number two",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
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Eat healthier. Exercise twice a week. Read more books. Lose weight. We make the same resolutions every year. But most of us fail, and quit after only a few days or weeks.Even the most successful among us, those who have climbed to the top of their fields, crash and burn when it comes to personal change. For example, President Barack Obama has struggled with his smoking habit.
So why is change so challenging? Are we wired in a way that keeps us from making changes? And do we need the support of others to reach our goals, or can we go it alone?
Professionals who help people make-changes in their lives suggest that the change is determined not by one's surroundings, but one's mind.Beginning with small goals or steps usually leads to a bigger pay-off later, they say.And trying to make a change is easier with support from a cheery group of friends, family, or co-workers with shared goals.But they caution that the experience is different for everyone.
"People are more likely to make positive changes in their lives not only when their friends do, but when their friends of friends do, and when their friends of friends of friends do," said Nicholas Christakis, a professor of medical sociology at Harvard University."Social networks have this interesting property of magnifying everything, and so taking advantage of your social network ties can result in a magnification of your own efforts.
Johnny Augustin understands that well.His goal was to reduce 30 pounds from his 237-pound frame.But the change didn't come easily.He said "I'm a huge procrastinator.There is a desire but I just kept putting it off.I didn't get to do it until the summer."However, Augustin got inspired when he saw his older brother working out.Today, Augustin weighs 190 pounds.
Having a positive attitude is one of the keys to making a successful change, according to Judy Zerafa, author of several books based on how people can improve their lives.She emphasized the importance of believing in yourself--and having positive habits, creative imagination, and persistence--to make change happen."Success in overcoming any self-defeating behavior particularly those related to health, finances, relationships and weight loss is almost guaranteed if you learn to reprogram the subconscious images in that part of the mind," Zerafa said in an article.
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The passage is mainly about_.
* the reason why change is so hard
* the difficulty we have in making a change
* the ways of making a change in your life
* the attitudes towards making a change
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the ways of making a change in your life
|
[
"the reason why change is so hard",
"the difficulty we have in making a change",
"the attitudes towards making a change"
] |
race
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Philip is a school boy. On his twelfth birthday, he decided to give up eating meat. "I don't think it's right to eat animals," he said. "They live on the Earth just like us and they are our friends." Philip's parents were not happy about that. "You are a growing boy," his mother said. "You need meat. Do you want to stay short and be weak?" His mother put some beef, rice and carrots in front of him. "I want you to eat all your food now," she said. "Don't leave anything." Philip didn't want to make his mother sad. But he ate only the rice and the carrots.
"You're a silly boy!" said his father. "I'm getting very angry at you." "I'm sorry, Mum and Dad," answered Philip. "I don't want you to be sad or angry. But I really don't want to eat any meat." "Then have some fish, dear," said his mother. "Oh no, I can't!" cried Philip. "Fish are living things too." "Well, you can't have anything to eat at all if you don't eat any meat or fish," said his father.
The next morning Philip got up hungry. His father walked to the school with him and asked to see the teacher. "Is this what you teach the students at school?" he asked the teacher. "Philip refuses to eat meat at home. He doesn't listen to what I say." "I don't agree with Philip," replied the teacher. "But I think he's brave to do what he thinks is right. We teach the students to do that."
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Philip's teacher teach students _ .
A) to do what they think is right
B) to listen to their parents
C) to give up eating animals
D) to go to school on foot
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B
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[
"A",
"C",
"D"
] |
race
|
There are three blocks, A, B and C. Block A has one medium blue triangle and one big black triangle. This block also contains one big yellow square. It is above the big black triangle. The medium blue triangle is below the big yellow square and the big black triangle. Block B is above block A. It contains a medium black square. To the left of block B there is block C which contains one small blue square. A big yellow circle is touching the bottom edge of this block. There is also a medium blue circle in this block. It is below and to the right of the small blue square. The big yellow circle is to the right of the small blue square.
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Which object is below a medium black square? the medium blue circle or the shape that is touching the right edge of a block?
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The shape that is touching the right edge of a block
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[
"The medium blue circle ",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
I figured 10 minutes would be PLENTY of time to get the dogs out , let them have a BM , and get them back inside . Technically , I was right . I say technically because the mayhem did n't start until Jazz was back in the house . After Jazz did her business , I put her back in the house and went back outside to call Sammy in .
|
What will likely happen next ?
* Sammy will be back inside the house .
* Jazz will go outside and do her buisness .
* The mayhem will technically end .
* None of the above choices .
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Sammy will be back inside the house .
|
[
"Jazz will go outside and do her buisness .",
"The mayhem will technically end .",
"None of the above choices ."
] |
cosmos
|
G is directly north west of K. Y and K are next to each other with K on the right and Y on the left. Object L is below object G and to the right of it, too. Q is at the bottom of E vertically. C is positioned down and to the left of I. F is placed in the left direction of C. S is on the right side to E. S is diagonally below W to the left at a 45 degree angle. I is directly below Q. F is over there and Y is on the top of it.
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What is the relation of the agent K to the agent S?
* left
* upper-right
* lower-right
* overlap
* lower-left
* above
* upper-left
* right
* below
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lower-left
|
[
"left",
"upper-right",
"lower-right",
"overlap",
"above",
"upper-left",
"right",
"below"
] |
stepgame
|
Father: Hi Michael. Happy Birthday! How old are you today?
Son: Seven.
Father: Alright. Well, let's sing Happy Birthday: Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Michael, Happy Birthday to you.
Father: Alright. So what should we do first?
Son: How about cake and ice cream?
Father: Okay. Well, uh let ... let's light the candles. Okay, and make a wish! Don't ... don't tell me.
Son: Don't tell you?
Father: Yeah, don't tell me. Okay, and go ahead and blow out the candles. Okay, let's cut the cake, and then we can have cake and ice cream. And what do you want to do after the cake and ice cream?
Son: Play freeze tag.
Father: Now, how do you play tag?
Son: Um ... one person is it, and the person who is it tries to tag everyone [Alright. And then ... ] before I tag someone and then, another person tags me.
Father: Oh, wow. And whose coming over later today for your birthday?
Son: Well, everyone. Uh, my cousins, all my aunts and grandmas, grandpas.
Father: Alright. Well, Happy Birthday, Michael.
|
Who is coming to the party?
A) friends, cousins, and grandparents
B) aunts, grandparents, and cousins
C) grandparents, cousins, and uncles
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B
|
[
"A",
"C"
] |
dream
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Industrial pollution is not only a problem for the countries of Europe and North America but also an extremely serious problem in some developing countries. For these countries, economic growth is a very important aim. They want to introduce industries, and so they put few controls on the industries which cause pollution.
Cubatao, an industrial town of 85 000 people in Brazil, is an example of the connection between industrial development and pollution. In 1954, Cubatao had no industry. Today it has more than twenty large factories, which produce many pollutants . The people of the town are suffering from the poisonous matter in their environment and the bad effects can be clearly seen. Birth shortcomings are extremely common. Among children and adults, lung problems are sometimes twelve times more common in Cubatao than in other places.
It is true that Brazil, like many other countries, has laws against pollution, but these laws are not enforced strictly enough. It is cheaper for companies to take no notice of the laws and pay the fines than to buy the expensive equipment that will reduce the pollution. It is clear, therefore, that economic growth is more important to the government than to the health of the workers. However, the responsibility does not completely lie with the Brazilian government. The example of Cubatao shows that international companies are not acting in a responsible way either. A number of the factories in the town are owned by large companies from France, Italy, and the U. S. They are doing things in Brazil that they would not be able to do at home. If they caused the same amount of pollution at home, they would be severely punished or even put out of business.
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Why do some foreign companies like to set up their plants in Brazil?
1. They can act in an irresponsible way in Brazil because there are no pollution laws there.
2. They will not be severely punished if they cause pollution in Brazil.
3. They can make much money because they do not have to pay Brazilian workers much.
4. The investment environment in Brazil is suitable for them.
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2
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[
"1",
"3",
"4"
] |
race
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What kind of activities do the five tours all provide?
1. Educational activities.
2. Free activities.
3. Adventurous activities.
4. Outdoor activities.
|
1
|
[
"2",
"3",
"4"
] |
race
|
A boy was going to study at the best school in town. In the morning, his grandfather took him to the school. When they went into the playground, the children came up.
"What a funny old man," the boy said, making a face.
"Hey, fatty ,"another one shouted.
The children _ the pair(,) and jumped up and down.
Without saying a word, the old man took his grandson out of the school gate.
"Wonderful! I don't have to go to school!" the boy said.
"You do, but not this one," his grandfather said. "I'll find you another school to go to." Grandfather took his grandson back to his house, asked Grandmother to look after him, and then went out to look for a school alone.
Every time he got to a school, the old man went into the playground, and waited for the children to come out at break time. In some schools the children completely ignored the old man, and in others, they made fun of him. When this happened, he would turn sadly and leave. Finally, he went into the very small playground of a very small school, and stood tiredly against the wall. The bell rang, and the children came out into the playground.
"Sir, are you all right? Shall I bring you something to drink?" said a voice.
"We've got a bench in the playground. Come and sit down," came another voice.
Soon a young teacher came out into the playground. The old man greeted him and said, "Finally, I've found my grandson the best school in town."
|
According to the old man,the best school should have the best _ .
A) playground
B) students
C) library
D) teachers
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A
|
[
"B",
"C",
"D"
] |
race
|
Is not necessarily worth two of anything, anywhere else. But it can certainly be a heck of a lot of fun. During my days as an inmate in Bridges House at the University of New Brunswick, I shared this space with about 99 other testosterone-addled 'young adults' whose charming tendency to get completely out of hand was barely held in check by the rod of authority of the Don and Resident Fellow. This is not to say that these two worthies weren't good at their jobs; more accurately, their task was more akin to herding cats -- fairly obtuse, barely socialized cats. Given the state of controlled chaos that existed, it wasn't unusual for little conflicts to arise from time to time. Being rather physically small and odd, I came in for a certain amount of abuse from someone called Scut, a large and obnoxious Newfie (hmmm, that's like saying that water is wet). I can't remember what it was he did to me, but it was serious enough that I decided to get my own back. It's been said that revenge is a dish best enjoyed cold. I think revenge is a dish best enjoyed in secret with no chance of counter-revenge to spoil the occasion. And so it was that I laid my plans against Scut. The occasion and place were set. My means of entry was secured. Now I needed material. For me, the only good fish is a live one. Even though I hale from NB, I really don't like free-swimming seafood. Considering the unimaginative cuisine of my youth, it's surprising that I eat anything at all. So with dead, smelly fish in mind, I persuaded my friend Shan to pick one up when he was down at the Saturday Farmer's Market. He returned with a four-pound shad, frozen solid. Shad has even more bones than other fish and you'll never see it featured on any cooking show (except maybe Iron Chef, where the disgusting and unusual seems to be standard). It took me all day to thaw out the fish in the lounge sink?#8364;?an activity which elicited howls of complaint from the guys trying to watch TV.
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What does the narrator probably plan to do with the fish?
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Use it in a revenge plot
|
[
"Give it as a gift",
"Enjoy it as a nice dinner",
"Not enough information"
] |
quail
|
When this story happened, they were working around a very large house. Their job was to do the cleaning. It was not a difficult job, but sometimes it was a little dangerous, because they had to walk below where workmen were working. Often these workmen dropped something from the top of the house many meters high to the ground.
One morning Joe was working near the house with a cigarette behind one of his ears. Suddenly somebody on the top shouted, "Look out!" But Joe did not "look out". He looked up. And as he did so, a long knife missed Joe's head, but it cut off one of his ears. At once he put his hand to one side of his head and cried out, "I've lost an ear. Help! Help!"
Jeff ran up to help his friend. "Look for my ear," Joe told him. "It must be on the ground somewhere." Jeff looked everywhere for the missing ear. At last he found an ear on the ground. He picked it up and carried it to Joe. "Here you are," he said, "I've found it." Joe looked at it. "No, that's not my ear." he said, "Mine had a cigarette behind it."
|
From the passage, we know Joe was not _ .
- kind
- strong
- clever
- foolish
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foolish
|
[
"kind",
"strong",
"clever"
] |
race
|
When you meet someone for the first time, you will get a general idea in your mind of that person in the first moment. Your feelings about other people, however, are really just show the way that you look at yourself. Your reactions to others say more about you than they do about others. You cannot really love or hate about yourself. We are usually drawn to those who are most like us and may dislike those who have the same characters as ourselves that we dislike.
Therefore, you can allow others to be the mirror to see more clearly your own feelings of self-worth. And, you can view the people you judge negatively as mirrors to show you what you are not accepting about yourself.
To live peacefully with others, you will need to learn patience. A big challenge is to let your judgment of others be a lifelong research of yourself. Your task is to consider all the decisions and judgments you make onto others carefully and to begin to see whether you can use them to help yourself and become whole.
Several days ago I had a business lunch with a man who showed _ table manners. My first feeling was to judge him as rude. When I noticed that I was judging him, I stopped and asked myself what I was feeling. I discovered that I was nervous to be seen with someone who was eating with his mouth open and loudly blowing his nose. I was very surprised to find how much I cared about how the other people in the restaurant judged me.
Remember that your judgment of someone will not serve as some kind of protective thing against you becoming like him. Just because I judge my lunch partner as rude, it does not prevent me from ever looking or acting like him. In the same way, my patience to him would not cause me to suddenly begin eating my food with my mouth open.
When you get close to life in this manner, those with whom you hate very much as well as those whom you admire and love can be seen as mirrors, guiding you to discover parts of yourself that you dislike and to embrace your greatest characters you are proud of.
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Why did the writer feel bad when he was with his lunch partner?
- Because he was afraid he himself might get the bad habits.
- Because he was afraid he might be thought badly of by others.
- Because he was too angry to go on with his lunch any more.
- Because he was too nervous to speak his opinions out right there.
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Because he was too angry to go on with his lunch any more.
|
[
"Because he was afraid he himself might get the bad habits.",
"Because he was afraid he might be thought badly of by others.",
"Because he was too nervous to speak his opinions out right there."
] |
race
|
In order to know a foreign language thoroughly , four things are necessary. First, we must understand the language when we hear it spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves, correctly with confidence and without hesitation . Thirdly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are correct in grammar.
There is no short way to succeed in language learning. A good memory is a great help, but it is not enough only to memorize the rules from a grammar book. It is no much use learning by heart long lists of words and their meanings, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. If we are pleased with a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. We must "Learn through use". Practice is important. We must practise speaking and writing the language whenever we can.
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"Learn through use" means _ .
1. both B and C
2. we learn a foreign language in order to use it
3. we can learn a language well while we are using it
4. we use a language in order to learn it
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4
|
[
"1",
"2",
"3"
] |
race
|
Which country grows the most tea? The answer is India. It grows three times as much as China. Which country drinks the most tea? It's neither China nor Japan. It's Great Britain.
In the wild, tea plants may be 30 feet tall. But a plant grown for market is pruned. Pruning keeps the plant only three or four feet tall. This is an easy height for tea picking. Only the two top leaves and bud of each new shoot are picked. So to make money, tea plantations must be huge.
In general, there are two kinds of tea. Black tea and green tea. Black tea is fermented. In the process, the tea loses nearly all of its healthy qualities. Green tea is steamed right after the leaves are picked. Green tea _ its healthy qualities. For example, it may prevent heart disease.
How did we get tea bag? The answer: by accident. Tea merchants used to send samples in tin boxes. This was costly. One merchant thought of a cheaper way. He sent samples in small silk bags. Customers would cut open the bag. They would brew the leaves as usual. One customer put the bag into a pot. Then he just poured hot water over it. And the tea bag was born.
Shen Nong was the first to drink tea. (Shen was a Chinese emperor.) This was about 2737 B.C. Shen had bad digestion. So he drank several cups of hot water daily. One day something happened. Leaves from a wild tea tree fell into the hot water pot. The next cup was poured. The water was now colored. Shen sipped it. He liked it. He drank it all. Shen was proud of his new drink. He served it to his guests. Word spread. People thought this way. Tea is good enough for the Emperor. So it must be good enough for the people. Tea became the drink of China.
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The best title for this passage should be _ .
a: Black Tea
b: Tea Plant
c: About Tea
d: Tea Bag
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c
|
[
"a",
"b",
"d"
] |
race
|
A student poured water into a plastic tray. The student then put the tray into the freezer. What property of the water changed as the water froze?
A] The water became a gas.
B] The mass of water increased.
C] The water took a definite shape.
D] The flavor of the water changed.
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C
|
[
"A",
"B",
"D"
] |
arc
|
|
There are two boxes, named one and two. In box two is box one with a small orange melon and a small green melon. This box covers a big yellow watermelon. A big apple is below and the big yellow watermelon is to the left of the small orange melon. The apple is covered by box one. Below this fruit is the big yellow watermelon. Box two has a big orange watermelon.
|
Where is the small orange melon relative to the apple?
A] tpp
B] below
C] dc
D] ntppi
E] above
F] far
G] ec
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E
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C",
"D",
"F",
"G"
] |
spartun
|
let me be . but whatever not like anyones gon na read , and i m ok with that . well i ve had a boyfrined for about 3 months already . and so far its been ok , he claims to love me but i mean i ca nt say its not true because even before we got together he had a crush on me , we were friends before but i never reaaly noticed him .
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How does the writer appear to feel about her relationship ?
A] She is in love with her boyfriend .
B] She feels loved by her boyfriend .
C] None of the above choices .
D] She is somewhat indifferent toward her boyfriend .
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D
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C"
] |
cosmos
|
The snack bar serves burgers and dogs but adds in nachos , rootbeer floats , large pretzels and such . It 's a great service for those that are traveling to the conference ( do n't need to pack a lot of perishables ) . It 's also the perfect place to camp out at since a lot of people come by there . That makes for a lot of opportunities to have fellowship .
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What may not happen at the snack bar during the day of a conference ?
A: I may not converse with strangers who want to talk to me .
B: None of the above choices .
C: I may not try to look for a friendly face .
D: I may not wait for a waiter to come to my table .
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D
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C"
] |
cosmos
|
A medium green watermelon and a small orange watermelon are within a box named one. A big yellow watermelon is covered by box one. We have a box called two. A big green watermelon is covered by and a medium green watermelon is inside box two. Box two contains a small green apple. Another box called three is to the north of box one and covers this box. Box one is east of this box.
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Does any box contain all small green apples?
1] Yes
2] No
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1
|
[
"2"
] |
spartun
|
Alona's persistent knocking at the door of room 412 went unanswered for three minutes as she nervously shuffled her feet. Her book bag was super-saturated with textbooks, notebooks, schedules, rough drafts, and various other forms of academic paraphernalia. It was getting heavier. She continued to knock, even though there had as yet been no answer, because the note card tacked to the right of the door indicated that these indeed were Prof. Turgy K. Sigger's office hours. She could see the light under the door and thought she had heard a groan. Just before she decided to give up, slow feet approached from the opposite side, then silence; with a dramatic turn of the knob, the door swung open.
"Was this trip really necessary?" asked Prof. Sigger, blinking and brushing his oily, graying hair back into place.
"These are your office hours," Alona replied. She nervously smiled, feeling the corners of her mouth twitch. Somewhere in the darkened hall, a janitor coughed.
"All right," conceded Prof. Sigger. "Come in."
The carpet was smothered by leaning towers of textbooks. Papers lined the left side of the desk, above which was a small note card which read "To Be Graded." On the right side, the oak finish gleamed of the mid-morning light piercing the Venetian blinds.
"You've come about your final project," Prof. Sigger stated.
"It's only mid-term," Alona reminded him.
"Oh yes, yes," continued Prof. Sigger, without conscious embarrassment. "Mid-term grade. I think I have it here. Somewhere." His hands disappeared into the left side of his desk.
"You told the class that we would get a C if we maintained that Coca-Cola isn't a crypto-fascist conspiracy."
"Oh yes," said Prof. Sigger. "We were discussing social issues, as I remember. I was quoting Marx and some little idiot brought up Rush Limbaugh."
"That was me," Alona muttered.
|
After the end of this story, how does Alona probably feel?
|
Belittled
|
[
"Nervous",
"Not enough information",
"Hopeful"
] |
quail
|
What may increase when a plant grows?
a: Photosynthesis
b: Kinetic energy
c: Genetic diversity
d: Activation energy
e: Stamina
f: Bloom time
g: Nutrients
h: Gene flow
|
a
|
[
"b",
"c",
"d",
"e",
"f",
"g",
"h"
] |
qasc
|
|
"Congratulations, jackass, you just got us sued."
My editor, Sharon, was standing in front of my desk. She was apparently not happy.
I shrugged, slouching further down in my chair, trying to hide from her gigantic crazy eyes behind my computer. It was a white laptop with a sticker that said "This Machine Kills Yuppies" slapped over the corporate logo on back.
She reached out with one of her freakish man-hands and slammed the screen shut. "Let me try this again. You just got us sued six times over."
Sharon Sinclair was a six-foot-tall beast of a woman with a huge mane of wiry black and gray hair pulled back in a pony tail. I had every confidence that she could tear me in two and use my bloody carcass in some kinky hedonistic lesbian cult ritual or something. So I usually tried to choose my words with the appropriate care around her.
"Jesus-fucking-Christ, I haven't even had my morning coffee yet, and my head's still reeling from the Louisville Slugger that pummeled it last night. So I really don't feel like dealing with whatever annoying hormonal episode you have going on here."
She glared at me silently, watching me squirm a little before asking, "Are you done?"
"Probably."
"Good," she said with a suppressed grin as she took a seat next to me. "Because I just let you publicly accuse the mayor and the valley's most powerful corporations of conspiring to defraud the taxpayers. So what's your plan for keeping my ass off the firing line?"
I tilted back in my chair and met Sharon's gaze. "Look, we knew we'd get a strong reaction. Let them sue. We have e-mails to back us up."
"These legal briefings say your e-mails were forged," she responded, waving a thick stack of papers in my face.
"Of course they're gonna say that. That's why I made sure to get corroboration. Abrasax confirmed that the e-mails between Dylan Maxwell and City Hall are legit. But you know all this, so I don't know why we're wasting time going over it again."
|
The narrator slouched further into his chair:
|
After sharon called him a jackass
|
[
"Before sharon called him a jackass",
"While sharon called him a jackass",
"Not enough information"
] |
quail
|
In what location would a blowfish be most happy?
1. Palm tree
2. Books
3. Fish market
4. Coral reef
5. Aquarium
|
4
|
[
"1",
"2",
"3",
"5"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
|
Just four days until we leave for Norway ! Because the Viking Queen is getting married next week , I had to spend a large chunk of my weekend in malls looking for something classy to wear . I enjoy shopping for clothes about as much as I enjoy menstrual cramps . Lucky for me , I got to experience both of these things at the same time over the weekend .
|
What may be the reason for their discomfort ?
* They had started their period before the wedding .
* None of the above choices .
* They did n't want to attend a wedding .
* They had to do a lot of travel for the wedding .
|
They had started their period before the wedding .
|
[
"None of the above choices .",
"They did n't want to attend a wedding .",
"They had to do a lot of travel for the wedding ."
] |
cosmos
|
Three blocks, called HHH, LLL and KKK exist in the image. A medium red hexagon and a medium grey hexagon are inside block HHH. The medium red hexagon is to the north of the medium grey hexagon. Another medium red hexagon is covered by block HHH. North of this object there is the medium grey hexagon. Block LLL covers a medium purple hexagon. This block is disconnected from and block HHH contains block KKK. Block KKK is south of and west of block LLL.
|
What is the position of the purple object regarding KKK?
A] po
B] ec
C] right
D] ntppi
E] behind
F] tpp
G] far
|
C
|
[
"A",
"B",
"D",
"E",
"F",
"G"
] |
spartun
|
There is a block called HHH. Within block HHH is another block named LLL with a medium grey hexagon, a little red pentagon, a little purple star and a large grey hexagon. Another medium grey hexagon is inside and touching this block. This shape is near to medium grey hexagon number one. Block LLL covers a large red pentagon. Medium grey hexagon number one is above and the large red pentagon is close to the little red pentagon. Medium grey hexagon number one is over the large red pentagon. This shape is below and close to the star. Above the large red pentagon is the large grey hexagon. To the left-hand side of medium grey hexagon number two there is this shape.
|
What is the position of the little red pentagon regarding the star?
a: near
b: far
c: ec
d: ntpp
e: above
f: below
g: left
|
f
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c",
"d",
"e",
"g"
] |
spartun
|
I saw one last night on an episode of Designated Survivor. To qualify this, I’m not normally bothered by product placements. Sometimes they can even add to the scene. But this one was bad, really bad.
Agent is busy hunting for baddies. Finishes questioning one naughty person who climbs in his Ford F150 and speeds off. So far, so good - it is the sort of vehicle a country-living billionaire bad-guy would drive.
The agent then pulls out her phone and…
Move to close up of phone screen showing Ford app already loaded (and screen unlocked!). Agent slowly moves finger to app. Does something. Pause as app does fancy graphics.
Cut to car interior. Shot of dash, showing Ford logo on steering wheel. It’s bright blue - are they not normally grey or more subtle? Pause for a second…
Zoom in on dash. Dash light up. Car starts. Show pretty dash lights for a second or so. Cut to agent
Agent walks to car, gets in drives off. Lingering shot of rear of car.
It was just so clumsy. Massive halt to the flow of the scene to show it. In most films you never see anyone starting cars, putting on seatbelts or similar unless this is part of the plot because it’s unnecessary and not interesting to watch. I sort of expected the remote start function to have some sort of relevance later… but no, it was totally ignored.
Added to that:
There was no password or security on her phone - and this is an agent investigating super secret stuff. If you don’t show her unlocking the phone, why show her lovingly prodding the app? They are as relevant.
She unlocked and started the car while she was 20–30 paces away, on the grounds of a suspect ranch. Someone could easily have jumped in the car. Not very security conscious.
|
Who was driving the Ford truck?
|
The agent
|
[
"Country-living billionaire bad guy",
"Not enough information",
"Naughty person"
] |
quail
|
X is to the right of R. D is on the right side and below E. X is on the upper right of M. The object D is positioned directly above the object R.
|
What is the relation of the agent D to the agent R?
1] above
2] upper-left
3] left
4] lower-right
5] right
6] below
7] lower-left
8] upper-right
9] overlap
|
1
|
[
"2",
"3",
"4",
"5",
"6",
"7",
"8",
"9"
] |
stepgame
|
To unseal an envelope
|
Which of the following best matches the statement above?
1) Place it in the microwave for an hour
2) Place it in the fridge for an hour
|
2
|
[
"1"
] |
piqa
|
I ' m not too sure what to write , really . There 's been a metric fuckton of things happening , but try as I might , I ca n't get it down in any sort of sense making state . Here goes nothing : Somehow , and I ' m not sure how , exactly but I reckon being in Sheffield has something to do with it , I ' ve actually had a social life of sorts this summer .
|
What may happen next in the story ?
* They talk about their interests .
* None of the above choices .
* They talk about music .
* They explain what 's been going on in their life .
|
They explain what 's been going on in their life .
|
[
"They talk about their interests .",
"None of the above choices .",
"They talk about music ."
] |
cosmos
|
what are arthropods the largest phylum of?
- Something to move
- Animals without a backbone
- Earth orbiting the sun
- Microorganisms
- Absorb light energy
- Converting mass to energy
- Generating heat
- Remains of prehistoric life
|
Animals without a backbone
|
[
"Something to move",
"Earth orbiting the sun",
"Microorganisms",
"Absorb light energy",
"Converting mass to energy",
"Generating heat",
"Remains of prehistoric life"
] |
qasc
|
|
Two boxes, called DDD and EEE exist in the image. Far from and in front of box DDD is box EEE. Box DDD contain a large white rectangle and a midsize green rectangle. This box covers a tiny white rectangle. Box EEE contains a tiny green rectangle. A midsize orange oval and a green dimond are inside and touching this box.
|
What is the position of the large white rectangle relative to the midsize orange oval?
- behind
- tpp
- dc
- far
- tppi
- left
- near
|
behind
|
[
"tpp",
"dc",
"far",
"tppi",
"left",
"near"
] |
spartun
|
What is the base unit of measurement for a balance?
- Daltons
- Barrel
- Atomic units
- Energy
- Kilograms
- Grams
- Forces
- Joules
|
Grams
|
[
"Daltons",
"Barrel",
"Atomic units",
"Energy",
"Kilograms",
"Forces",
"Joules"
] |
qasc
|
|
Three blocks, named AAA, BBB and CCC exist in the image. A big blue circle and a big blue square are inside and touching block AAA. Block AAA covers a medium black square which are to the south of a small black circle and the big blue circle.This shape is behind a big yellow triangle. The big yellow triangle is in block AAA. Block AAA contain a medium blue square and the small black circle. The medium blue square is close to another big blue circle. Block AAA covers big blue circle number two. Near to the medium blue square there is big blue circle number one. Behind the medium black square is the big blue square. Farther from block AAA there is block BBB with a small yellow circle. A medium yellow triangle is inside this block. Behind this object is the small yellow circle.
|
Where is BBB relative to the medium blue square?
* far
* right
* tppi
* near
* dc
* behind
* ec
|
far
|
[
"right",
"tppi",
"near",
"dc",
"behind",
"ec"
] |
spartun
|
In order for students to perform lab experiments safely and accurately, they should
- Copy what the other students are doing.
- Ask the teacher to first demonstrate the entire experiment.
- Perform the experiment after memorizing the instructions.
- Read and understand all directions before starting the experiment.
|
Read and understand all directions before starting the experiment.
|
[
"Copy what the other students are doing.",
"Ask the teacher to first demonstrate the entire experiment.",
"Perform the experiment after memorizing the instructions."
] |
arc
|
|
U is under G. Object A is above object U and to the right of it, too. Y is diagonally to the upper left of R. O is sitting in the right direction of X. N is on the lower right of M. I presents lower left to F. O presents upper right to H. R is positioned above F. X and I are both there with the object X above the object I. Y is over there and M is on the left of it.
|
What is the relation of the agent U to the agent N?
1) right
2) lower-right
3) above
4) upper-right
5) lower-left
6) below
7) left
8) overlap
9) upper-left
|
2
|
[
"1",
"3",
"4",
"5",
"6",
"7",
"8",
"9"
] |
stepgame
|
U is on the same horizontal plane directly right to R. L is sitting at the lower position to U. M is over there and R is on the left of it. P and J are both there with the object P is to the left of object J. P is positioned below L.
|
What is the relation of the agent P to the agent M?
- left
- lower-right
- right
- upper-right
- above
- lower-left
- below
- overlap
- upper-left
|
below
|
[
"left",
"lower-right",
"right",
"upper-right",
"above",
"lower-left",
"overlap",
"upper-left"
] |
stepgame
|
There are three blocks, called AAA, BBB and CCC. Block AAA covers a small yellow square. The small yellow square is to the south of and a big blue triangle is east of a medium black square which is inside this block. The big blue triangle is inside and touching block AAA. A big blue circle is inside and touching and another small yellow square is in block AAA. The big blue circle is to the south of small yellow square number two. Block BBB with a big blue square contains block AAA. This block covers a big black triangle. To the north of and near to the big black triangle is the big blue square.
|
What is the position of AAA relative to BBB?
* far
* front
* near
* po
* dc
* left
* ntpp
|
ntpp
|
[
"far",
"front",
"near",
"po",
"dc",
"left"
] |
spartun
|
To make use out of a torn pair of jeans that are torn below the knee,
|
Which of the following best matches the statement above?
1) Turn the pair of jeans into a t shirt by putting the pant sleeves over your arms.
2) Turn the pair of jeans into cut off shorts by cutting off the bottom half of the jeans.
|
2
|
[
"1"
] |
piqa
|
When she's in the mood to push my buttons, my significant other, the delightful and charming Ms. D, frequently alludes to the questionable timeline concerning my birth date. She derives much mirth from the fact that I was born something less than nine or ten months after my parents wed and hints that this indicates a certain amount of premarital hanky-panky. Standing on my dignity ('cause it's higher than the coffee table), my reply is that I have it on good authority that I owe my early entry into the world to Tabusintac Hill. Said hill was once considered to be an abomination of the first water. The Tabusintac, like all hills, had an up and a down. In this case, the up and down were distinguished from each other by a sharp curve at the bottom. The main North/South New Brunswick highway slavishly followed the hill's contours. If you were heading north, the road led you into a ravine and you were faced with a steep uphill incline that, in winter presented a challenge to at least half the vehicles trying to climb it. In true snow country fashion, steep, icy hills were conquered by getting a running start, building up a lot of speed and praying that Mr. Newton's rules concerning inertia would work in your favour. Headed south, the problem became keeping your car under control so that you didn't go shooting into the trees when the road curved to the left. My parents were taking a trip to the Miramachi in December of '56 and were driving a Pontiac borrowed from one of my father's friends. My mother was pregnant with a bundle of bad attitude and misery that would turn out to be me. I assume that my father was driving with that mix of panache and insouciance that my mother tended to describe as reckless behaviour. In any case, as he rounded the corner at the top of the hill, the road was apparently free of snow and ice and there was no reason to slowdown. Until the moose stepped out onto the road just ahead of them.
|
between my parents' wedding and my birth probably lasted
|
Nine months
|
[
"1 hour",
"25 minutes",
"Not enough information"
] |
quail
|
Biomass is the total mass of organisms at a step in the what?
- Energy
- Plants growth
- Food chain
- Agriculture
- Animal survival
- Energy.
- Energy usage
- Kinetic energy
|
Food chain
|
[
"Energy",
"Plants growth",
"Agriculture",
"Animal survival",
"Energy.",
"Energy usage",
"Kinetic energy"
] |
qasc
|
|
Blender
|
Which of the following best matches the statement above?
* Makes cake
* Makes pork chops.
|
Makes cake
|
[
"Makes pork chops. "
] |
piqa
|
Сред главните дейци на Тайния български централен комитет (ТБЦК) са:
A] Христо и Евлоги Георгиеви
B] Иван Касабов и Димитър Диамандиев
C] Любен Каравелов и Христо Ботев
D] Христо и Никола Тъпчилещови
|
B
|
[
"A",
"C",
"D"
] |
reasoning_bg
|
|
The print was extremely small, as he was reading letter after letter he began to suffer eye what?
- Strain
- Though
- Happiness
- Realization
- Understanding
|
Strain
|
[
"Though",
"Happiness",
"Realization",
"Understanding"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
|
A box called DDD covers a midsize white rectangle and contains a midsize green rectangle. The midsize green rectangle touches the midsize white rectangle. Covered by another box called EEE there is box DDD. An orange rectangle is north of and touches a midsize white rectangle. The orange shape is inside box EEE. Box EEE covers the midsize white rectangle.
|
Does any box have all rectangles?
1) Yes
2) No
|
2
|
[
"1"
] |
spartun
|
The price of gas has been going up. We do not know when it will end. Many people want to know how they can save fuel . The best way to save fuel is to change driving habits.
The accelerator , or gas pedal,has a lot to do with how much gas you use.The faster you drive, the more gas you use. Drivers should slow down a bit to save fuel. Driving at a steady speed helps to save much gas you use.Accelerating slowly to get to the speed you want helps save gas, too.
The more you drive your car.the more gas you use.Think about the places you need to go before leaving your home. _ ) that you need to do as you can in one trip.Always try to pick the shortest route when going somewhere.
Cars that are in good working condition use less fuel. Take care of your car. Make sure the engine is running well and is tuned-up often. Have a mechanic check if something seems wrong.
Tires are important, too. Keep the tires inflated properly on a car. It will help the car roll better. If a car's tires are worn, then they should be replaced.
Finally,think about using your car less.Walk or ride a bike if you do not have to go far.Carpool or take public transportation when you can.Leaving your car at home really saves gas.
|
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
- Always keep your car in good working condition.
- Replace your tires if they are worn out.
- Never use your car unless it is necessary.
- Never keep your gas pump too full.
|
Never keep your gas pump too full.
|
[
"Always keep your car in good working condition.",
"Replace your tires if they are worn out.",
"Never use your car unless it is necessary."
] |
race
|
How can I dry my broccoli before cooking it?
A] Take your wet broccoli and shake it gently over the sink to remove excess water, then to remove any remaining water, you can take a dry piece of paper towel and dab it over the broccoli.
B] Take your wet broccoli and shake it hard over the counter to remove excess water, then to remove any remaining water, you can take a wet piece of paper towel and rub it over the broccoli firmly.
|
A
|
[
"B"
] |
piqa
|
|
I know this is geeky but it made me laugh . Alex and I were driving in the car today and he asked me what 5 plus 5 was so I told him it was 10 . He said okay , my turn . I asked him what 1 plus 2 was .
|
What may happen if I answered 55 instead of 10 ?
* None of the above choices .
* Alex may think I am trying to be clever .
* Alex may try to do the addition in his head to confirm .
* I may think my math is quite accurate .
|
Alex may think I am trying to be clever .
|
[
"None of the above choices .",
"Alex may try to do the addition in his head to confirm .",
"I may think my math is quite accurate ."
] |
cosmos
|
There exist two boxes, named DDD and EEE. Within box EEE there is box DDD. A midsize white rectangle is inside and a midsize green rectangle is covered by box DDD. The midsize white rectangle is north of the midsize green rectangle. Box EEE has a midsize green rectangle. A midsize orange thing is within and a midsize white rectangle is covered by this box. The midsize white rectangle touches the midsize orange thing. The midsize green rectangle touches the orange shape.
|
Do all boxes contain a thing?
* Yes
* No
|
Yes
|
[
"No"
] |
spartun
|
A teenage boy couldn't stand his parents' family rules, so he left home. He wanted to be famous, but he had poor education and several years later, he had to ask for food on the street for a living. Now his mother has died. His father is an old man. But he is still looking for his son. He has been to every corner of the city. Everywhere he goes, he puts up a big photo of himself on the wall. At the lower part of the photo he writes, "I still love you... , come back home !"
One day, the son saw one of the photos. The face was familiar . "Is that my father?" He moved closer and read the words: "I still love you..." He cried. When he got home, it was early morning. He knocked at the door. The door opened itself. He rushed to his father's bedroom. His father was sleeping. He woke his father up, "It's me! Your son is back home!" The father and the son held each other, full of happy tears. The son asked, "Why is the door not locked? A thief could get in." The father answered softly, "The door has never been locked since you left."The door of parents' love for their children will never be closed.
|
What can we get to know according to the first passage?
- Both B and C
- The boy was a university student.
- The boy had a very hard life after leaving home.
- His father kept looking for him.
|
His father kept looking for him.
|
[
"Both B and C",
"The boy was a university student.",
"The boy had a very hard life after leaving home."
] |
race
|
I quit the game, WOW, a couple of years ago. My life has improved dramatically. I went from being single to being engaged, I received a second promotion in my career, and life couldn't be hatter. But even then, I still had an urge to play and I thought about it every day.
About a month ago, I decided to start playing again. My friends still played and claimed that it's better than before. So I figured I'd give it a shot, and so far I've managed my time well. But the funny thing is that I'm not enjoying it as much as I thought I would. That sense of accomplishment I used to have back then is gone. I figured out why...
My enjoyment in the game came from progression. 1 loved accomplishing quests and hitting 60, then beating the basses with 40 other people. Some nights sucked ,when nothing was done. But other nights, when we beat the hell out of a main boss, it felt incredible. I was actually progressing and improving in something. It may not have been real life, but it was there, on my screen, and it was visible for all to see.
But now I've actually pursued tangible goals, and realized the sense of accomplishment in WOW is worthless. I don't get excited when the list of epic drops from a boss is sent to me from my friends. I haven't even been interested in getting a flying mount, or PVP gear. I just don't really care about them. I actually don't care about anything that happens in the game, except for some quests. 1 out of every 10 quests you do has an enjoyable story that makes it more interesting. But even so, they are what you can get out of a book, or a good single player game.
Even though WOW is enjoyable in some aspects, it's extremely boring in others. Now to
me, above all, it's not worth my time to go through it, just to have temporary fun.
|
What's the only part of the game the writer is now interested in?
* Some quests,
* Epic drops.
* A main boss.
* A flying mount.
|
A main boss.
|
[
"Some quests,",
"Epic drops.",
"A flying mount."
] |
race
|
If you are looking for books , you can find them on the web site of Buy . Follow the link for more information . They have competitive prices on all the books that they sell . Shop online for all of your books needs , from best sellers to text books they have it all .
|
What item does the narrator buy from Ebay ?
1) None of the above choices .
2) They buy clothes .
3) They buy online equipment .
4) They buy best selling clothes .
|
1
|
[
"2",
"3",
"4"
] |
cosmos
|
Sports account for a growing amount of income made on the sales of commercial time by television companies. Many television companies have used sports to attract viewers from particular sections of the general public, and then they have sold audiences to advertisers.
An attraction of sport programs for the major U. S. media companies is that events are often held on Saturday and Sunday afternoons--the slowest time periods of the week for general television viewing. Sport events are the most popular weekend programs, especially among male viewers who may not watch much television at other times during the week. This means the television networks are able to sell advertising time at relatively high prices during what normally would be dead time for programming.
Media corporations also use sports to attract commercial sponsors that might take their advertising dollars elsewhere if television stations did not report certain sports. The people in the advertising departments of major corporations realize that sports attract made viewers. They also realize that most business travelers are men and that many men make family decisions on the purchases of computers, cars and life insurance.
Golf and tennis are special cases for television programming. These sports attract few viewers, and the ratings are unusually low. However, the audience for these sports is attractive to certain advertisers. It is made up of people from the highest income groups in the United States, to certain advertisers. It is made up of people from the highest income groups in the United States, including many lawyers and business managers. This is why television reporting of golf and tennis is sponsored by companies selling high-priced cars, business and personal computer, and holiday trips. This is also why the networks continue to carry these programs regardless of low ratings. Advertisers are willing to pay high fees to reach high-income consumers and those managers who make decisions to buy thousands of "company cars" and computer, with such viewers, these programs don't need high ratings to stay on the air.
|
In many families, men make decision on _
A: expensive purchases
B: sports viewing
C: holiday
D: television shopping
|
D
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C"
] |
race
|
"The British government will offer PS1,000,000 to anyone who can solve the world's biggest problem--whatever it might be," said Prime Minister David Cameron at a science conference. In an unusual competition, the Government will ask people to find out the greatest challenge today, such as finding a replacement for oil, producing low cost food or curing AIDS/HIV. When the toughest problem has been decided, the Prime Minister will give away PS1,000,000 to the person who successfully works out the answer. The competition follows the example of the Longitude Prize started by the government in 1714, which offered PS20,000 (worth PS6,000,000 today) to anyone who could discover how far east or west ships had sailed. Sailors could work out their location north and south, and were able to decide their local time from the sun. However, they needed to know the time at a reference point in order to find out how far they had travelled east or west. Many people thought the problem was impossible to solve, but the prize was finally won by John Harrison, an ordinary worker. He did this by designing a clock that kept accurate time at sea and made it possible for sailors to work out their location. Almost exactly 300 years on, Mr Cameron will have a group of scientists collect suggestions and draw up a short list of problems facing the world. He will then start a race to solve the most difficult problem. A government officer said, "We want people to think big: what does the world need and how can we achieve that? We are looking for the next penicillin , airplane or World Wide Web. Something that is going to really change what we do and how we live our lives--sending us ahead in the global race. "According to Mr Cameron, it is important to "encourage new ideas" and "attract back the best and the brightest" to Britain.
|
The Longitude Prize is mentioned mainly to .
a) show John Harrison was a great success as an inventor
b) explain why the government set up the prize in 1714
c) explain what gave Mr Cameron the idea of starting the competition
d) show that the government is very grateful to John Harrison
|
d
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c"
] |
race
|
We have two blocks. Lets call them A and B. Block A is above B. Block A contains two medium yellow squares. There is also one medium blue square touching the bottom edge of this block. The medium blue square is below medium yellow square number two and medium yellow square number one. Medium yellow square number one is below medium yellow square number two. Block B has one medium yellow square. This block also contains a medium blue square. The medium yellow square is touching the bottom edge of this block. It is below the medium blue square.
|
Which object is above a medium blue square? medium yellow square number one or the medium yellow square which is touching the bottom edge of a block?
|
Medium yellow square number one
|
[
"The medium yellow square which is touching the bottom edge of a block ",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
SEOUL — The Inter-Korean summit began Friday morning with a historic step as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un crossed the military demarcation line that has divided Korea for over 60 years. At the end, the leaders of the communist North and Democratic South embraced prior to announcing a joint declaration committing to denuclearization and peace.
"Today, Chairman Kim Jong Un and I confirmed that the realization of the nuclear-free Korean peninsula through complete denuclearization is our common goal," said President Moon Jae-in at a ceremony to announce what they are calling the Panmunjom declaration.
The North Korean leader also endorsed the joint declaration as well as past inter-Korean agreements without elaborating or specifically acknowledging the agreed upon outcome to dismantle his country's threatening nuclear program.
"We have decided to open this transitional phase of improvement in relations and development by thoroughly implementing the North-South Declarations and all the agreements that have already been adopted," said Kim.
Kim is now the first North Korean leader to cross into South Korea. He was greeted by Moon, who waited on the South Korean side of the borderline in the village of Panmunjom, the historic site, where the Korean War armistice was signed in 1953. The two leaders smiled as they shook hands across the border. Kim then stepped over the cement boundary marker.
Kim said he was, "excited to meet at this historic place" and later wondered "why it took so long" to get there.
"It really has a strong emotional impact on me," said Kim about the warm welcome he received from the people of South Korea.
President Moon welcomed Kim to the South and said he would like to one day visit North Korea. Laughing, the two together momentarily stepped over the border marker into the North's side of the demilitarized zone.
The two leaders posed for pictures with an unsmiling Kim dressed in a communist Mao-style suit and a smiling Moon in western business attire.
|
The embrace between Kim Jong Un and President Moon Jae-in probably lasted:
|
Under a minute
|
[
"Not enough information",
"About ten minutes",
"About an hour"
] |
quail
|
You know how wonderful you are, and you know that others know how wonderful you are, but what do you do when admiration crosses over the line into jealousy ? For most teens there will come a day when you realize that one of your friends is jealous and that this jealousy is hurting your friendship. When this happens it can seem like there is nothing that you can do, but the good news is that there is. Don't let jealousy spoil your relationships. Deal withitconfidently and you might be back to normal much sooner than you think.
It can be hard to walk up to a friend and ask them what the problem is, but if you want to save your friendship you'll have to do just that. Don't approach them and ask why they are jealous of you unless of course you want to appear totally conceited , just take some time alone with them and let them know that you've been feeling like there's been something coming between you. If they refuse to respond, then use the opportunity to explain how you have been feeling. Chances are that something you say will strike a nerve and your friend will open up as well.
When you figure out what is annoying your friend, ask him or her what (s)he thinks would make the situation better. If, for example, (s)he says that (s)he feels like (s)he doesn't get to spend any time with you because of your being off with your new friends from the swim team then maybe you could invite her along the next time or block off one day a week for just the two of you. Remember, though, that whatever solution you decide on should be a compromise. Don't limit your own talents or opportunities simply because your friend is unhappy. Try instead to include him or her in your new life and see how that works out.
Even the best of friendships can be ruined by jealousy. This destructive emotion is rarely productive and can turn best friends into worst enemies. Before taking extreme action, chat with your jealous friend to see if the two of you can work out a compromise. If you can't, be prepared to know exactly how far you will go to keep your friend and how far you won't.
|
According to the author, the jealousy emotion is _ .
* productive
* destructive
* extreme
* normal
|
extreme
|
[
"productive",
"destructive",
"normal"
] |
race
|
Two blocks, named HHH and LLL exist. A large red shape and a large grey star are within block HHH. Block HHH has a little grey pentagon and covers a medium purple star. The little grey pentagon is near to the large grey star. Block HHH is inside and touching block LLL. A little purple pentagon and a little grey hexagon are inside block LLL. Block LLL have a large grey pentagon and a medium grey hexagon. The little purple pentagon is to the right-hand side of the large grey pentagon. Block LLL covers a medium purple hexagon. A medium purple star is inside and touching this block. To the left of the little purple pentagon is the medium purple hexagon. Above the medium purple star there is this object. On the right side of the little grey hexagon is the medium grey hexagon. Near to the little grey hexagon there is the large grey pentagon.
|
Where is the little grey pentagon regarding HHH?
A) ntpp
B) po
C) tppi
D) ntppi
E) dc
F) behind
G) left
|
A
|
[
"B",
"C",
"D",
"E",
"F",
"G"
] |
spartun
|
We have three blocks. Lets call them A, B and C. Block B is above A. Block C is to the left of B. Block A has a medium black circle, a medium yellow triangle and one medium yellow circle. There is also one big yellow square in this block. The medium black circle is to the right of the medium yellow triangle which is to the left of the medium yellow circle. Below the big yellow square there is the medium yellow triangle. The medium black circle is touching the bottom edge of this block. To the right of the big yellow square there is the medium yellow circle. The medium black circle is below the medium yellow circle. Block B contains a medium yellow circle and a medium blue square. The medium yellow circle is touching the right edge of this block. This shape is above the medium blue square. And block C has one big yellow triangle.
|
What is to the right of the medium yellow triangle? a medium yellow circle or a blue square?
|
Medium yellow circle
|
[
"Blue square ",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
Disease has what kind of effect on a living being?
A: It has a negative effect
B: Abnormal cell growth
C: Direct damage to the lungs
D: It helps living beings eat
E: It makes living beings faster
F: It is good for living beings
G: Cause their death
H: Plant growth is reduced
|
A
|
[
"B",
"C",
"D",
"E",
"F",
"G",
"H"
] |
qasc
|
|
E-- The environmental Magazine
If you are concerned about your health , your family's health and the future of our planet , and want to know " What can I do ? " to make a difference , you'll love reading E --The Environmental Magazine . A 12-time Independent Press Awards winner and nominee ,E is full of everything environmental --from recycling to rainforests and from the global village to our own backyards .
1 year (6 issues ) -- $24.95
2 years (12 issues ) -- $ 34.95
Add $ 10.00 /year for Canadian postage
Add $ 40.00 / year for foreign postage
Edinburgh Young Caregivers Project
We work with young caregivers . We want to colour the lives of some of these young people by introducing them to someone who will try to understand them , listen , work towards agreed goals and have some FUN ! Is that person you ? Are you aged 18-25 ? Could you help and encourage a young person to recognize what they want and work towards getting it ? You can encourage and help someone and in return help yourself ! You will learn new skills and build on your own experience .
Contact : Sue Mackay
Email : sue.mackay @ yahoocarers .org.uk
Belvedere Castle Exhibit
Date (s ): February 16 ,2008--February 16 , 2018
Time(s) : 10:00a.m--5:00p.m
Event scheduling : Sunday , Tuesday , Wednesday , Thursday , Friday , Saturday
Event details : The exhibit covers two floors of the Castle , and currently features an informational panel on the importance of trees and display of common birds that can be found in surrounding areas . All Ages . Free . Reservations required for groups of 25 people or more . Call 212-772-0210 for information . ( click to show map )
Tennis Skills Camp
August 2-6 , 2010 registration deadline : July 15, 2010
This camp , held on the Alfred University Tennis Courts,is for boys and girls entering grades 7-12. Training at the beginners through advanced levels will be provided .
This camp is directed and coached by Dave Brady , tennis coach at Alfred-Almond Central School .
Camp sessions will be held Monday through Friday , from 4:00-6:30 p.m
Cost : $ 150 per person
|
.The second ad is intended for _ .
a) teachers
b) volunteers
c) job seekers
d) trainers
|
d
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c"
] |
race
|
We have three blocks, A, B and C. Blocks A and C are to the right of B. Block A has one medium blue square. Block B contains a medium yellow triangle. Block C contains a medium black circle. A big yellow circle is below a big black triangle. This object is touching the bottom edge of this block. Near to the circle which is below the big black triangle there is the medium black circle. This shape is far from the big black triangle.
|
What is to the right of the medium yellow triangle? a big yellow circle that is touching the bottom edge of a block or a medium blue square?
|
Both of them
|
[
"Big yellow circle that is touching the bottom edge of a block ",
"Medium blue square ",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
Mr. Hunt was living in a village and he wanted to go to an office one day. He got into his car and drove to the city. He went there without any trouble and stopped in front of the door. He locked his car and started to go into the office, but then he turned around and went back to his car. "I've left my keys in it!" he said to himself. Then he called his wife and said, "Excuse me, but I've locked my keys in my car, please bring your keys to me."
Mrs. Hunt got into their second car and drove thirty kilometers to her husband. But while Mr. Hunt was waiting, he walked around his car and tried the other door. It was not locked. He locked it quickly before his wife arrived.
,.
|
When Mrs. Hunt arrived, she would find Mr. Hunt _ .
A. needed her help very much
B. had already got his keys
C. had already sat in the car
D. had already gone into the office
|
A
|
[
"B",
"C",
"D"
] |
race
|
Britain has laws to make sure that women have the same chances as men in education, jobs and training. But it's still unusual to find women doing dirty or heavy jobs.
Nikki Henriques is a car _ engineer in London. She used to be a secretary. Barty Philips, a journalist with "The Observer", a Sunday newspaper, asked her why she wanted to work with cars.
"My first reason was independence ," she said. "I also wanted to use my hands, and I like learning about how things work. Many people prefer to have a woman repair their cars, too."
Nikki didn't find it easy to become a car maintenance engineer. She went to a Government Skill Centre--a special sort of college where people can learn a new job for twenty weeks. "For ten weeks I was the only woman among four hundred men, and some of them were rude to me. It was also very tiring--from 8 in the morning to 5 in the afternoon, with only 30 minutes for lunch."
Now Nikki works free-lance, that is, she's self-employed, working for herself and not for a garage or a company.
Barty Phillips also spoke to Rose, who works as a general builder in Sheffield, an industrial town in the north of England. Like Nikki, Rose used to be a secretary. "I didn't enjoy it at all." she said. "I wanted to do more practical work, and I wanted to be self-employed."
Rose joined a women's building co-operative, and she learnt her job from other people and from experience. However, many of the women in her group have been specially trained. Most of the jobs they do are improvements to buildings and general repairs.
"People often say, 'Oh, women aren't strong enough,' but I don't think strength is important." said Rose, "The important thing is to get used to doing a different sort of work."
Rose would like more women to come into the building industry. "Everything built at the moment is a product of man's world. If women become builders, they will be able to understand the production of their house and their towns."
|
There are laws in Britain to help women _ .
- have equal chances with men in education and work
- enjoy more freedom than men
- do whatever they like to do
- get higher pay than men
|
get higher pay than men
|
[
"have equal chances with men in education and work",
"enjoy more freedom than men",
"do whatever they like to do"
] |
race
|
T is sitting at the top position to W. Z is north west of L. W is placed at the lower right of G. B is at the bottom of X. J and M are side by side with J to the left and M to the right. L is below and to the left of B. X and G are side by side with X to the left and G to the right. The object J is upper and slightly to the right of the object T.
|
What is the relation of the agent Z to the agent M?
* overlap
* lower-left
* upper-right
* below
* right
* lower-right
* left
* above
* upper-left
|
lower-left
|
[
"overlap",
"upper-right",
"below",
"right",
"lower-right",
"left",
"above",
"upper-left"
] |
stepgame
|
7 ways a government shutdown will affect your daily life
(CNN) -- Democrats and Republicans were unable to resolve their differences over Obamacare and now the government is shut down. The two previous shutdowns -- 1995 and early 1996 -- cost the country $1.4 billion. But what will the shutdown mean for you? Here are 7 ways the government shutdown will affect you.
7. Vacation all I ever wanted: Need to get away? Well, you can't. At least not to national parks. Or to national zoos. Or to national museums. They'll be closed. Were you thinking more along the lines of a trip to France? If you don't already have a passport, you might not get your blue book in time. The last time the government shut down, 200,000 applications for passports went unprocessed.
6. If you drive a car, I'll tax the street: You may be thinking, "No functioning government, no need to pay taxes." Think again. The Man would continue to collect taxes. U.S. bonds would still be issued. And other essential banking functions will go on.
5. Wait a minute, Mr. Postman: You know that whole "Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night" thing? Apparently, the U.S. Postal Service works through shutdowns as well. Sorry, you won't catch a break from the junk mail.
4. I want a new drug: Oh, the irony . Republicans still want to _ delay or otherwise withdraw gradually at Obamacare in exchange for funding the government. But the health care act at the center of this storm would continue its process during a shutdown. That is because its funds aren't dependent on the congressional budget process.
3. Pass the ammunition : Not so fast. A shutdown would affect the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Translation: That gun permit you wanted processed won't happen anytime soon if this goes on for a while.
2. Money (that's what I want): Well, if you owned a small business and needed a loan from the government, you would have to wait, depending on how long this lasts. If you were planning to buy a house and needed a federal loan, you would have to wait.
1. I'm proud to be an American: Perhaps the biggest hit would be to the collective psyche . America is the largest economy in the world and a beacon for how democracy ought to work. A recent CNN Research Corporation found that 51% would blame Republicans for the shutdown. The United States has operated without a budget since 2009 and has avoided a government shutdown with last-minute deals. Not only did the government run out of money on Tuesday, but the nation is set to hit its borrowing limit and potentially default on its debt in mid-October. Together, they serve as a double whammy .
|
How many times has the American government ever shut down so far?
A] Not mentioned.
B] Twice.
C] Once.
D] Three times.
|
C
|
[
"A",
"B",
"D"
] |
race
|
Two boxes, called DDD and EEE exist. Below and disconnected from box DDD is box EEE. Behind this box there is box DDD. A midsize white shape, a large green oval and a midsize orange oval are within box DDD. A large green dimond is inside and touching and a tiny green rectangle is inside box EEE.
|
Are all large shapes over all large green dimonds?
1] No
2] Yes
|
1
|
[
"2"
] |
spartun
|
Dog walkers provide a 20-to-60-minute daily walk for a client's dog,making sure the dog answers the call of nature and gets proper exercise.They often walk more than one dog at a time.Some walkers work for dog-walking services,especially when starting out.Others have their own businesses,and build by word of mouth and advertising.Dog walkers often work part-time,and some provide other services like pet sitting or transporting.
In N.Y.City,dog walkers usually earn about $25 an hour.If you work for a dog-walking business,you may earn less-if you are on your own dealing with several dogs at the same time,it may be more.
What do you have to do to be a dog walker?
First,have a real love of dogs,and have a good knowledge of how to get on with dogs.Try calling dog-walking services to find out about openings.If you're on your own,you'll need to network and market yourself.You might advertise your services in pet offices,grooming businesses,or neighborhood papers.You will need business cards and a mobile phone,and have good references and a clean background.You'll also have to deal with taxes and insurance.You should be physically fit,friendly,neatly dressed and extremely dependable.Many dog walkers are bonded and insured,and this is a definite selling point to clients.
Of course,you will be cleaning up dog waste!You will also be outside in all kinds of weather.You may have to deal with dogs that don't like each other,and difficult owners.It's also an up and down kind of business-clients can come and go.
For pet lovers,spending the workday with dogs instead of navigating office politics is its own reward!You are your own boss-you can dress casually,your doggy clients will love you unconditionally,and you'll get some great exercise!
|
The passage offers no information about how to as a dog walker.
- train a dog
- make more money
- find a client
- get prepared
|
make more money
|
[
"train a dog",
"find a client",
"get prepared"
] |
race
|
Идейните възгледи на кой български въжрожденски деец разкрива откъсът? „Там, дето живее българинът – в България, Тракия, Македония. Па и от каквато и да е народност да живеят в тоя наш рай, ще бъдат равноправни с българинът във всичко. Ще имаме едно знаме, на което ще пише: свята и чиста република.“
a: Васил Левски
b: Любен Каравелов
c: Георги Раковски
d: Христо Ботев
|
a
|
[
"b",
"c",
"d"
] |
reasoning_bg
|
|
A safari park is a park in which wild animals are kept. They are mainly located in east or central Africa. They often occupy a very wild area, with mountains and rivers. To visit the park and look at the animals, people have to drive around in a car for a few of hours because the park is huge.
In south Africa there is a safari park, which contains all sorts of wild animals like lions, elephants, rhinoceroses, zebras, wild pigs, deer and giraffes.
There is a wild road leading through the park, but nobody is permitted to walk on the road. Anyone traveling in the park has to go in a car because wild animals may fiercely attack people. From the car he may see almost every types of African wildlife. Some of these are getting rare because people kill them for various reasons. For example, rhinoceroses are killed for their horns, which are used in traditional Chinese medicines for colds and headaches. Perhaps they will be seen only in museums and books one day.
Travels may purchase food for the animals. They can feed them when they tour the park. Of course, they should not feed them in a close distance because the wild animals may attack people. In addition, they should only give proper food to the animals.
A traveler may carry a gun with him in his journey. The gun is given to him by the government. However, it is not used for hunting. In fact, a seal is fixed to it. The traveler may fire at a wild beast to defend himself in case he is attacked. However, he has to prove to the government that he has been attacked and that he has not fired at a harmless animal.
|
What is the best title of this passage?
1: Wild Animals in South Africa
2: A Safari Park in South Africa
3: Protecting Wild Animals
4: Traveling in South Africa
|
3
|
[
"1",
"2",
"4"
] |
race
|
We have three blocks. We call them A, B and C. Block A is to the left of C. Block C is above B. Block A has one medium yellow square and one medium blue square. The medium yellow square is touching the bottom edge of this block. It is below the medium blue square. Block B has a medium yellow square. And block C contains a medium black square, one medium yellow square and one medium blue square. Below the medium blue square and the medium yellow square is the medium black square. Below the medium blue square is the medium yellow square.
|
Which object is to the right of a medium blue square? the medium yellow square that is in block C or the object that is touching the bottom edge of a block?
|
The medium yellow square that is in block c
|
[
"The object that is touching the bottom edge of a block ",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
The following paragraphs each describe a set of seven objects arranged in a fixed order. The statements are logically consistent within each paragraph.
On a shelf, there are seven books: a red book, a white book, a purple book, a black book, a gray book, an orange book, and a blue book. The red book is to the right of the white book. The gray book is to the left of the orange book. The gray book is to the right of the blue book. The red book is the second from the right. The black book is the fourth from the left. The orange book is to the left of the white book.
|
Which of the following is true?
* The red book is the second from the right.
* The white book is the second from the right.
* The purple book is the second from the right.
* The black book is the second from the right.
* The gray book is the second from the right.
* The orange book is the second from the right.
* The blue book is the second from the right.
|
The red book is the second from the right.
|
[
"The white book is the second from the right. ",
"The purple book is the second from the right. ",
"The black book is the second from the right. ",
"The gray book is the second from the right. ",
"The orange book is the second from the right. ",
"The blue book is the second from the right."
] |
logiclm
|
U is positioned in the top left corner of M. Q is at the 6 o'clock position relative to N. N is over there and U is directly above it. T is on top of Q. M is placed at the upper left of X. R is over there and V is on the right. X is on the right side and below V.
|
What is the relation of the agent N to the agent M?
* upper-left
* below
* above
* right
* left
* overlap
* lower-left
* upper-right
* lower-right
|
left
|
[
"upper-left",
"below",
"above",
"right",
"overlap",
"lower-left",
"upper-right",
"lower-right"
] |
stepgame
|
There are three blocks, A, B and C. Block A has one medium black square. Below block A we have block B. It has one medium black square and a medium yellow square. The medium black square is touching the bottom edge of this block. This object is below the medium yellow square. Finally, there is block C which is to the left of block A. It has a medium blue square. There is also one medium yellow square in this block. Below the medium yellow square is the medium blue square.
|
Which object is to the left of a medium black square? the medium yellow square that is in block B or the medium yellow square that is in block C?
|
The medium yellow square that is in block c
|
[
"The medium yellow square that is in block b",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
A block named AAA have a small blue object and a medium square. A big blue square is over the small object and is under the medium object. A big black triangle is behind the small shape. The thing which was below the medium square is behind a big yellow circle.Block AAA covers a big black square which is behind and below the small object. The big blue square is in block AAA. The big black triangle is in block AAA. The big yellow circle is within block AAA. Behind the big black triangle there is the medium object.
|
Where is the small thing relative to the medium square?
* po
* left
* front
* below
* tpp
* tppi
* right
|
below
|
[
"po",
"left",
"front",
"tpp",
"tppi",
"right"
] |
spartun
|
Hi there , Friday 22nd August - I went to the Panic At The Disco concert at Acer Arena . It was really good . I was n't too sure on Panic because I do n't know a lot of songs off their new album , but they played the ones that I knew , and quite a few old ones which I also knew . Apart from the crappy first band , Cobra Starship played first and they were really good .
|
What may happen if you go the Panic At The Disco concert ?
- I would think that it 's pleasant .
- I 'd want the first band to play more .
- I would think that it is n't pleasant .
- I would wish that I saw Cobra Starship instead of Panic At The Disco .
|
I would think that it 's pleasant .
|
[
"I 'd want the first band to play more .",
"I would think that it is n't pleasant .",
"I would wish that I saw Cobra Starship instead of Panic At The Disco ."
] |
cosmos
|
We have three blocks, A, B and C. Block A contains a medium blue square. This block also contains one big black circle. There is also one small blue triangle in this block. To the right of and above the medium blue square there is the small blue triangle. Below the medium blue square there is the big black circle. Block B is above block A. It has a medium black circle, one big blue circle and one small yellow square. The medium black circle is touching the right edge of this block. It is to the right of the small yellow square.. The big blue circle is above and to the right of the small yellow square. Finally, we have block C. It is to the left of block A. It has one small blue triangle, one big black circle and a small black square. There is also a medium black square touching the bottom edge of this block. The small blue triangle is touching the bottom edge of this block. It is below the small black square and the big black circle. To the right of the small black square is the big black circle.
|
What is to the right of the medium black square? a small black square or a medium black circle that is touching the right edge of a block?
|
None of them
|
[
"Small black square ",
"Medium black circle that is touching the right edge of a block ",
"Both of them"
] |
spartqa
|
A politician makes countless empty promises during a campaign, but the only real goal is to what?
- Power
- Influence
- Win elections
- Re elected
- Bribe
|
Win elections
|
[
"Power",
"Influence",
"Re elected",
"Bribe"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
|
G is on the same horizontal plane directly right to X. If T is the center of a clock face, W is located between 2 and 3. E is slightly off center to the top left and F is slightly off center to the bottom right. R is to the upper left of S. The objects M and N are over there. The object M is above and slightly to the right of the object N. S is positioned below N and to the left. The object F and W are there. The object W is above and slightly to the left of the object F. R and E are vertical and R is above E. X and T are parallel, and X is to the left of T.
|
What is the relation of the agent R to the agent E?
- above
- right
- upper-left
- lower-left
- upper-right
- below
- lower-right
- overlap
- left
|
above
|
[
"right",
"upper-left",
"lower-left",
"upper-right",
"below",
"lower-right",
"overlap",
"left"
] |
stepgame
|
Sometimes people give us nicknames in order to be mean or make fun of us, which can really hurt.
Four eyes. Metal Mouth. Dumbo, Slow Poke, Crater Face. We've all heard kids calling unpleasant nicknames like these. Maybe you've even used similar nicknames on other kids, or been stuck with one yourself.
A playground _ or cut usually disappears after a couple of days, but the pain and anger coming from being called a cruel nickname can last a lot longer than that. If you've ever picked on another kid by making up or using a tease nickname, or of you've ever been on the receiving end of one, you know that names like Fatso, Smelly, and Short Stuff can be very hurtful. Plus, they have a habit of sticking to us like glue!
People use negative nicknames as a way of keeping someone out of a group of gaining power over someone, or of making themselves feel more important. You may know a kid in your class who always comes up with nicknames for the other kids. This student likes to feel cool by acting like the official "nicknamer." This can give a student a feeling of power, but that power comes at the cost of making other kids feel bad. Kids who give others hurtful nicknames are often trying to cover up the fact that they really feel bad about themselves.
Like other kinds of insults , a cruel nickname can be used to make a kid feel being left out or angry. Sometimes they're even nastier than most ways of being mean, because they can be so hard to shake off.
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The author's attitude towards nicknames in this passage is best described as_.
a) neutral
b) negative
c) indifferent
d) positive
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b
|
[
"a",
"c",
"d"
] |
race
|
What do butterflies do to plants?
- Reproduction
- Feed
- They bend
- They lay eggs
- Kill
- Pollinate
- Inseminate
- Reproduce
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Pollinate
|
[
"Reproduction",
"Feed",
"They bend",
"They lay eggs",
"Kill",
"Inseminate",
"Reproduce"
] |
qasc
|
|
Conversations we 'd had before about what our erogenous zones were led me specifically to that area . The fingers of her hand closest to me began tapping in rhythm to the almost sacred waltz of " Your Hand in Mine " . My eyes drifted to hers , which darted away quickly to the top corner of the ceiling as she began to bite her bottom lip .
|
What will happen after this intimate moment between the narrator and their partner ?
- They will be indifferent to one another .
- None of the above choices .
- They will want to express their love .
- They will want to avoid one another .
|
They will want to express their love .
|
[
"They will be indifferent to one another .",
"None of the above choices .",
"They will want to avoid one another ."
] |
cosmos
|
Do you want to make friends with a special man? Here is some information about him.
He is quiet and shy. He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair. He doesn't smile very often. However, if you talk to him about music, he'll have a lot to say.
This is Jay Chou, the 34-year-old Taiwanese pop king . His fans are so excited because he will have a singing party next month. Many pop stars will come, too.
Chou grew up just with his mother. He did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects. His mother noticed the boy's special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old. He loved it and kept on practicing.
Chou is not very handsome. He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks. But the singer has a lot of fans. "He is really good at music. It makes him attractive to me, " said Liu Jiajun, a Junior 2 student in No. 101 Middle School in Beijing. "He is true to himself. _ , "said Zhang Yujie, a Junior 1 girl at No.23 Middle School in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province.
|
When he was a little child, he _ .
* talked a lot every day
* started to like music
* had a lot of fans
* did well in his study at school
|
had a lot of fans
|
[
"talked a lot every day",
"started to like music",
"did well in his study at school"
] |
race
|
M is on the same horizontal plane directly left to B. M and V are next to each other with M on the left and V on the right. O is north west of D. The object labeled W is positioned to the left of the object labeled O. B is at the bottom of D.
|
What is the relation of the agent D to the agent W?
* lower-right
* above
* lower-left
* right
* below
* upper-right
* upper-left
* overlap
* left
|
lower-right
|
[
"above",
"lower-left",
"right",
"below",
"upper-right",
"upper-left",
"overlap",
"left"
] |
stepgame
|
My name is Takashi. I am ten years old. I live in Tokyo, the capital of Japan. Now I'd like to tell you something about my school day.
In the morning I get up at seven, and I eat breakfast at half past seven at a table called a kotatsu. We usually sit on mats with our legs under the table.
After breakfast, I start going to school at ten to eight. I usually wear a yellow hat and a T-shirt. The clothes can tell other people my address and my school. I go to school from Monday to Friday and every other Saturday. When it's lunch time, we eat in our classroom. Our teacher eats with us, too. Sometimes we have sushi, a kind of popular Japanese food. Many people in Japan like it very much. We make it with rice, fish and eggs.
My school day is not easy, but most of us enjoy it because we want to have a good future.
|
When does Takashi get up?
1: At seven in the morning.
2: At ten to eight.
3: At half past seven.
4: At ten to seven.
|
1
|
[
"2",
"3",
"4"
] |
race
|
W: [A knock at the door.] Come in, please.
M: Hello, Kate. Where's Jane? I want her to type this letter for me.
W: I'm afraid she can't, Tom. She isn't working today.
M: Oh, why? Is she ill?
W: No. She's studying for an exam.
M: An exam. Is she going to school?
W: Yes, she is. She's learning Japanese in night school.
M: I see. Are you going to night school, too?
W: No, I'm not, not this year. But I'm thinking about taking a course next year.
M: That's a good idea. Is it expensive?
W: No, not very. Anyway, it's worth the money.
|
Why did Tom come into the room?
* He wanted to talk to Kate.
* He wanted to have a letter typed.
* He worked there.
|
He wanted to have a letter typed.
|
[
"He wanted to talk to Kate.",
"He worked there."
] |
dream
|
It's often difficult to remember how or why you became friends with someone, especially if you've been friends with a person forever. But because of the very specific set of circumstances, I remember exactly how Barend and I became friends. This, of course, was long before he became famous for inventing the easy-foldable map, and infamous for the series of bodies he'd decided to bury in his backyard. Barend and I became friends because he had one of the most attractive shadows I'd ever seen. I remember gazing out over the playground, watching a waning sun scatter its dying light over the monkey bars, the metal skeleton contrasting against the turquoise sky, when I noticed this kid coming toward me. He was one of those mostly invisible characters; faded jeans, dirty jacket, snot caked on his upper lip. I probably wouldn't have noticed him if not for his shadow. For some reason, his shadow immediately caught my eye. Now, I'm not one for noticing shadows in general, never really noticed a shadow before or since, but this kid had the most incredible shadow I'd ever seen. I cannot even put in words what that means. What specific set of properties make an ordinary shadow into an incredible one, I'm not sure anyone can, but his shadow was like a piece of art; I didn't necessarily understand it, but I liked it. And that's why this boring looking kid and I first became friends. Our kindergarten games were harmless and boring, but when puberty hit, Barend began to change. We were both expected to change, but I guess some kids just change more than others. Bared didn't want to kill at first. Like many overachievers in the death game, his first brush with the craft came about more or less accidentally. All the elements had been in place, with all the players and attributes coming together as if gathered by some evil force, but, even then, I really had to push the kid.
|
What color was the sky on the day they met?
|
Blue-ish green,
|
[
"Not enough information",
"Black- nighttime",
"Gray,"
] |
quail
|
Gunshots rang out once again on a campus in the United States on Wednesday.
Students and faculty raced out of harm's way, ducked under furniture, barricaded doors and hid in interior rooms, bathrooms and labs. The short-lived nightmare on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles came one day before Wear Orange: National Gun Violence Awareness Day.
Wear Orange was inspired by friends of Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old Chicago high school student killed by gunfire in 2013. The group decided to honor her life by wearing orange — the color worn by hunters in the woods to protect themselves and others.
While the idea has been embraced by civic organizations, politicians and celebrities, it has been rejected by gun rights advocates. The National Rifle Association has attacked the campaign as "pointless," and said "participating is an easy way of scoring points for being 'socially conscious.'"
Here is a look at the unique relationship between Americans and their guns.
Any law-abiding citizen in the United States is allowed to own or carry a gun.
That right comes from the U.S. Bill of Rights and the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. It says: "A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed."
The Second Amendment was based partially on English common law, which describes an auxiliary right, supporting the natural rights of self-defense, resistance to oppression, and the civic duty to act in concert in defense of the state.
To purchase a gun in the majority of states, a person needs to be of age, pass the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check and fill out a firearms transaction record.
However, background checks are not currently required for private sales, including those conducted at gun shows.
Certain people are banned from owning weapons, including convicted criminals, people with mental health illnesses or non-U.S. citizens. But the system has major holes in it.
|
The Wear Orange movement likely lasts:
|
At least one day.
|
[
"Not enough information",
"Only for 1 hour.",
"Only for 3 hours."
] |
quail
|
There are three boxes, called DDD, EEE and JJJ. Inside box EEE there is box JJJ. Box DDD contain two midsize orange rectangles. To the north of a midsize white rectangle is midsize orange rectangle number one. The midsize white rectangle is inside and touching box DDD. Midsize orange rectangle number two is to the north of and touches the object that was to the north of the midsize white rectangle. Box EEE contains a midsize white rectangle. A midsize orange rectangle is in and another midsize white rectangle is covered by this box. South of the midsize orange rectangle there is midsize white rectangle number one. Midsize white rectangle number two is south of this shape. A midsize green rectangle is covered by box JJJ.
|
Is a midsize orange rectangle north of all midsize rectangles?
- Yes
- No
|
No
|
[
"Yes"
] |
spartun
|
Present tense verbs tell you about something that is happening now.
Most present-tense verbs are regular. They have no ending, or they end in -s or -es.
Two verbs are irregular in the present tense, to be and to have. You must remember their forms.
Past tense verbs tell you about something that has already happened.
Most past-tense verbs are regular. They end in -ed.
Some verbs are irregular in the past tense. You must remember their past-tense forms.
Future tense verbs tell you about something that is going to happen.
All future-tense verbs use the word will.
Present | Past | Future
walk, walks | walked | will walk
go, goes | went | will go
|
Which tense does the sentence use?
Akiko teaches Lindsey about customs in Japan.
1: Present tense
2: Past tense
3: Future tense
|
1
|
[
"2",
"3"
] |
scienceqa
|
We've all heard the story of Three Little Pigs. The third pig foiled the hyperventilating wolf by building his house out of bricks, rather than with straw or sticks as his brothers had done. Less commonly known is that the pig later improved his home's safety profile by installing convex security mirrors at key points along the driveway.
Well, why not? In the current issue of Animal Behaviour, researchers present evidence that domestic pigs can quickly learn how mirrors work and will use their understanding of reflected images to scope out their surroundings and find their food. The researchers cannot yet say whether the animals realize that the eyes in the mirror are their own, or whether pigs might rank with apes, dolphins and other species that have passed the famed "mirror self-recognition test" thought to be a marker of self-awareness and advanced intelligence.
The finding is just one in a series of recent discoveries from the nascent study of pig cognition . Other researchers have found that pigs are brilliant at remembering where food stores are cached and how big each stash is to the rest. They've shown that Pig A can almost instantly learn to follow Pig B when the second pig shows signs of knowing where good food is stored, and that Pig B will try to deceive the pursuing pig and throw it off the trail so that Pig B can hog its food in peace.
They've found that pigs are among the quickest of animals to learn a new routine, and pigs can do circus worth of tricks: jump hoops, bow and stand, spin and make word like sounds on command, roll out rugs, herd sheep, close and open cages, play videogames with joysticks, and more. For better or worse, pigs are also slow to forget. "They can learn something on the first try, but then it's difficult for them to unlearn it," said Suzanne Held of the University of Bristol. "They may get scared once and then have trouble getting over it."
|
Pigs can play all the tricks, except _ .
- play video games with joysticks
- bow and stand
- sing and dance
- herd sheep
|
sing and dance
|
[
"play video games with joysticks",
"bow and stand",
"herd sheep"
] |
race
|
Chen Kai is a Chinese boy. He is a student. He is 13 years old. He lives in Guangzhou. Chen Kai likes _ . Now he receives a letter from Sam, his pen pal in America. The letter is in English. Sam is 14 and he is a student, too. He speaks English very well. In the letter, Sam says he wants to visit China and study some Chinese.
,.
|
The letter is _ .
- in English
- from Chen Kai
- in Chinese
- from Sam's pen pal
|
in Chinese
|
[
"in English",
"from Chen Kai",
"from Sam's pen pal"
] |
race
|
The hottest show this summer---"the Voice" just finished on Sunday at the Shanghai Stadium. But the show that had a good start didn't end to everyone's satisfaction. The two and a half hour show dragged on for more than four hours because of the huge amount of advertising, which the audience and residents living nearby could hardly bear.
This summer, something hotter than the weather came to Shanghai. That is the Voice of China. The show soon became a cash cow for the organizer as the advertisement prices reached 1.16 million yuan for 15 seconds. And the show has earned more than 100 million yuan up to now in ad income only,
But the organizers' bliss was audiences' melancholy.
In the final live show on Sunday, about 14 rounds of advertisements were aired, each of which came at a crucial result-announcing moment.
Frequently interrupted by advertisements, some live audience members complained that the show wasn't worth its ticket prices of 180 to 1680 yuan.
The planned two and a half hour show went two hours overtime because of the advertising. This annoyed audience members, and touched the nerves of residents living near the site.
Someone called the police, and the show is now facing punishment for going over-time and disturbing residents late at night.
|
Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?
- The Voice of China---the noises of China.
- The Voice of China---the most popular TV show of last summer.
- The Voice of China---I want you.
- The Voice of China---hard to say I love you.
|
The Voice of China---the most popular TV show of last summer.
|
[
"The Voice of China---the noises of China.",
"The Voice of China---I want you.",
"The Voice of China---hard to say I love you."
] |
race
|
In recent years, the Holdsville Transportation Authority (HTA) has noted consistent delays on its Holdsville-River Valley bus, which runs from downtown Holdsville to the suburb of River Valley. In order to decrease the commuting time from Holdsville to River Valley, the HTA recently eliminated the James Street stop on the Holdsville-River Valley line. However, data show that the average commuting time from Holdsville to River Valley has actually increased since the elimination of the stop.
|
Which of the following provides the best explanation for the increase in commuting time from Holdsville to River Valley?
- Almost all of the commuters who previously used the james street stop now use the adjacent green street stop, causing overcrowding and excessive boarding and de-boarding delays at the green street stop.
- The holdsville-river valley bus route runs along river street, which is always congested with heavy automobile traffic.
- 90% of holdsville-river valley commuters were in favor of eliminating the james street stop.
- The johnstown bus line, another line operated by the hta, has also experienced an increase in average commuting time since eliminating a stop on its route.
|
Almost all of the commuters who previously used the james street stop now use the adjacent green street stop, causing overcrowding and excessive boarding and de-boarding delays at the green street stop.
|
[
"The holdsville-river valley bus route runs along river street, which is always congested with heavy automobile traffic.",
"90% of holdsville-river valley commuters were in favor of eliminating the james street stop.",
"The johnstown bus line, another line operated by the hta, has also experienced an increase in average commuting time since eliminating a stop on its route."
] |
reclor
|
So yeah i ' ve been doing realy well . hopefully i 'll be in those jeans Kaitlyn gave me by the time school starts . It 'll mean alot of hard work , and i might have to start wearing layers around my mother so she does n't notice the intense weight loss . Josee called me chubby yesterday . She did n't mean it in a mean way .
|
What am I trying to do about my weight ?
* I am trying to maintain my weight .
* None of the above choices .
* I am trying to gain a little weight .
* I am trying to lose a little weight .
|
I am trying to lose a little weight .
|
[
"I am trying to maintain my weight .",
"None of the above choices .",
"I am trying to gain a little weight ."
] |
cosmos
|
I was actually searching for NEWS ' weeeek because I heard it on the international channel this morning . Ahh chanced upon this . I probably watched it before .
|
What kind of subjects is the narrator interested in ?
- The narrator is interested in TV .
- The narrator is interested in art .
- The narrator is interested in film .
- The narrator is interested in foreign affairs .
|
The narrator is interested in foreign affairs .
|
[
"The narrator is interested in TV .",
"The narrator is interested in art .",
"The narrator is interested in film ."
] |
cosmos
|
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