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A box called DDD contains a midsize green rectangle and covers a midsize white rectangle. The midsize green rectangle touches the midsize white rectangle. There is a box called EEE. South of a midsize white rectangle is a midsize orange rectangle. The midsize orange rectangle is in box EEE. The midsize white rectangle is inside box EEE. To the south of and touches the object which was south of the midsize white rectangle is another midsize orange rectangle. Midsize orange rectangle number two is covered by box EEE. Inside and touching box EEE there is another box named JJJ. A midsize orange rectangle is in and a midsize white rectangle is covered by this box.
|
Does box EEE contain a white thing?
A) Yes
B) No
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A
|
[
"B"
] |
spartun
|
Machu Picchu is considered to be a truly extraordinary archaeological discovery and is one of South America's largest tourist sites. As many as one thousand visitors visit the ancient Incan ruins daily. What draws vacationers and adventurers to this remote location high in the Andes Mountains of Peru ? A large part of the attraction is the mysteries that surround Machu Picchu. For example, Machu Picchu is considered "the lost city" of the Incas because it was never found by Spanish invaders and was known to only a few local peasants for almost four hundred years.
The "city in the clouds", Machu Picchu's lasting beauty comes from the careful blending of its striking architecture with its mountaintop environment. Its greatest skill shows are in the stone structures, which equals that of the ancient Egyptians. The stone blocks were so appropriately cut that they fit together without the need for mud. The largest stones at Machu Picchu weigh as much as fifteen tons! It has been difficult to explain how the huge blocks were transported. The buildings, including many that have survived lots of earthquakes, contain stones which _ so perfectly that a knife cannot be forced between them. When compared to other ancient civilizations, it is difficult to understand how Machu Picchu could have been missed by the Spanish and lost from history for four hundred years.
For many of the mysteries of Machu Picchu being unsolved, it is clear why Machu Picchu remains "the most famous ruins in all of South America".
|
Which of the followings is NOT a mystery of Machu Picchu?
1] Machu Picchu is the largest stone city of the world.
2] Machu Picchu remains "the most famous ruins of South America".
3] Machu Picchu is "the lost city" of the Incas.
4] Machu Picchu is called the "city in the clouds".
|
4
|
[
"1",
"2",
"3"
] |
race
|
America is a mobile society.Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change.Neither side feels hurt by this.Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while --then no more.If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship.This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending sometimes deeply into both families.
Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life.They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality easily.
Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don't show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time.This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be _ .Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend.We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends.
The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine.They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus.And they expect that we will phone them from there.Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real, We will find ourselves treated hospitably.For the Americans, it is often considered friendlier to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters.So accept their hospitality at home!
|
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
* Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.
* Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.
* Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.
* Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.
|
Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.
|
[
"Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.",
"Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.",
"Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy."
] |
race
|
I don't think a day goes by when I don't think of my father. He died twenty-one years ago when I was twenty-six. He was a good man , but I hardly saw him around home, for he ran a big company. I secretly wished something could bring him closer to me.
It wasn't until he became seriously ill that we really got to know each other and had a place in each other's lives. After his near death and many operations, I was trained as his nurse to take care of him. Although the job seemed boring and tiring in certain people's eyes, I liked it. Taking care of him seemed to reduce the pain of his absence from my younger life. I enjoyed his company and attention and, though through a sad situation, I was finally getting my fill .
Now I am a dad myself, but certainly not a _ as my father. Although I work away from my home, I always have my meals with my family. Father's Day is coming I still have the pencil holder made from a decorated tin sitting on my desk. It's a gift from my only son. Each year, the gift is something different and each year, I couldn't care less about the gift itself. You see, the gift I enjoy is the pleasure of my son's company and knowing that we have a place in each other's lives.
At heart , all men know their fathers are important. Want a great Father's Day? Tell your dad you love him and give your kid a hug today-before Father's Day actually arrives.
|
When the writer was a kid, _ .
- he was quite satisfied with his family life
- his father didn't like him
- he had the dream to run a company in the future
- he hoped his father would spend some time with him
|
his father didn't like him
|
[
"he was quite satisfied with his family life",
"he had the dream to run a company in the future",
"he hoped his father would spend some time with him"
] |
race
|
A house of cards? Sounds unbelievable, doesn't it? Not if the architect is 31-year-old Bryan Berg. He's made a career out of building fantastic card houses, stadiums, capitols, castles -- and the world's tallest card tower. How does he do it?
Bryan's structures are amazing because they are made entirely of perfectly balanced, freestanding playing cards. He never uses glue, tape, or anything else to hold the cards together. Nor does he fold the cards. He's discovered another way to make a strong house of cards, using a trick from nature.
To make plants strong, nature builds them with cells that have tough walls. Rows and rows of these cells form a grid that helps leaves and stems keep their shape. Bees use the same kind of repeating pattern to create strong honeycombs, where they live and store honey. Bryan designs similar grids, using cards to create a repeating pattern of cells.
He begins with a single cell made by balancing four cards against one another to form a box. Then he repeats the cell over and over, expanding outward to form the grid, which makes a good foundation for a strong card structure. The larger the grid, the more weight it can carry. Sometimes Bryan uses several cards, instead of just one, to construct the cell walls, making the grid even stronger. The trick, he tells kids when he speaks in classrooms, is to place your cards as tightly together as possible when laying out your grid, making sure the cards are not leaning at all.
After building this solid base, Bryan lays cards across the top to make the floor for the next "story" of the building. He may add towers, columns, steeples, or domes. Using the principle of repeating cells, Bryan builds structures of amazing strength.
In the Cards
Not surprisingly, Bryan has always been interested in building things. Growing up on a "big, old farm" in rural Iowa, he had plenty of room to play. "We were in the middle of nowhere," Bryan remembers, "with lots of space to do whatever we wanted. I was always making something, using things like sticks or bales of hay."
Bryan's grandfather taught him how to stack cards. Bryan's two interests -- building and card stacking -- soon combined. But stacking in his family's farmhouse was challenging. "Our old house had wood floors that weren't all level," he reports. "And they weren't very firm. When people walked around, it was like 'earthquake action.' It was a challenge to build something that wouldn't fall down immediately."
Bryan constructed tower after tower; he went through a lot of trial and error before he built anything taller than himself. When he placed a few decks of cards on top of his grid, he discovered how strong it was. Bryan's towers began to grow taller.
How Tall Is Too Tall?
Bryan's first Guinness World Record for the world's tallest card tower came in the spring of 1992, when he was in high school. Learning that the world record was 12 feet 10 inches, Bryan built a slim tower that topped out at 14 feet 6 inches. Done as a project for his geometry class, it took him 40 hours and 208 decks of cards. Since then he's gone on to win world records for even taller buildings. His latest winner measured 25 feet 3.5 inches and used about 2,400 decks of cards. _
Why don't these towers fall down? The key is in a good solid base, a repeating pattern of stories, and a tapering top. Bryan likes to point out how card buildings resemble real ones. They are built cell by cell, story by story. The separate parts make one strong whole. The heavier the building, the stronger and more stable it is. But the weight can't all be at the top.
After spending so much time building something so cool, Bryan admits it's sometimes painful to see his structures destroyed. But he compares his work to the building of a sandcastle or an ice sculpture.
"They wouldn't be as special if they were permanent," he points out. "My buildings are like snowdrifts, or clouds in the sky. They can't last forever.
|
Bryan's hobby is the result of combining which two boyhood interests?
1. Plant cells and honeycombs.
2. Playing cards and designing houses.
3. World records and geometry.
4. Building things and stacking cards.
|
3
|
[
"1",
"2",
"4"
] |
race
|
My name is Tom. I like shopping, but I think shopping with young children is not an easy thing. I have to look after them while I am shopping. I don't think shopping with women is fun, either. I often go shopping with my friends. It is fun. If I think a kind of shirt is fit for me, I think it is also fit for my friends. So I'd like them to think about buying the same things.
My name is Sandy. I like shopping too. But I never go shopping on Saturdays or Sundays. There are a lot of people in the shops. I like shopping with my friends. I usually spend a lot of time choosing things because I never buy the first thing I see. I always look around other shops to find the best price. I can find the best very well. I dislike buying food in small shops and street markets. I think food in the supermarket is very fresh and very cheap, so I like shopping there.
|
Tom and Sandy both like shopping _ .
a. on the Internet
b. with their family
c. with friends
d. at weekends
|
a
|
[
"b",
"c",
"d"
] |
race
|
Where in your home would you store birth control pills near your toothpaste?
1: Medicine cabinet
2: Chemist's shop
3: Kitchen
4: Drug store
5: Bedroom
|
1
|
[
"2",
"3",
"4",
"5"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
|
A block called AAA covers a yellow triangle and has a small black square. Below and near to the black shape is the yellow shape. Inside another block named BBB there is block AAA. Block BBB contains a small blue square. Below, disconnected from and in front of block AAA there is another block called CCC. A big blue triangle is in front of a small blue square. The big blue triangle is inside block CCC. The small blue square is in block CCC.
|
Does any block have AAA?
1) Yes
2) No
|
1
|
[
"2"
] |
spartun
|
There exists one box named DDD. This box covers a midsize white rectangle and contains a midsize green rectangle. To the south of the midsize green rectangle there is the white shape.
|
Do all shapes cover box DDD?
- No
- Yes
|
No
|
[
"Yes"
] |
spartun
|
Qin Mugong asked Bole to recommend a successor. Bole said that Jiu Fang was worthy of the job. Jiu Fang was out of Mu Gong's order to find a horse, and after three months he revived and said that the horse had been found. Mu Gong asked: What is it? Jiufang replied: The yellow stallion. Mu Gong sent someone to fetch the horse, and the horseman reported that it was a black mare. Mu Gong was displeased, and he was responsible. How can you tell if it is good or bad? Bole replied: "If you look at it, there is also an opportunity. It is so fine and forgets its rough, inside and forgets what it sees. See what it sees, not what it doesn't see; see what it sees, and leave what it doesn't See. If the person who looks at you is a horse, there is something more expensive than a horse. "Ma Zhi, a horse of a thousand miles.
|
What is the main point supported by this passage?
A. Maxima cannot be distinguished by horse color and gender
B. Horse color and sex are key to discrimination
C. The nature of things is determined by their internal causes
D. Seeing what he sees and seeing what he doesn't see is the key to understanding things correctly
|
A
|
[
"B",
"C",
"D"
] |
logiqa
|
To stay focused while working on an arduous task,
|
Which of the following best matches the statement above?
a. Work in short spurts for ten minutes at a time and take two minute breaks in between, using a timer to track it.
b. Try to knock out all of the work in one burst, without any breaks so that you have something to motivate you.
|
a
|
[
"b"
] |
piqa
|
Afraid that her son would be too tired, Ms. Wendy would sometimes tell the boy to skip school, but each time, Fabian would insist on going to school.
"I don't like _ because when I return to school, I don't know what's going on," the 12-year-old boy explained. He suffers for SMA-a neuromuscular disease that leads to weakness in muscles-and gets around in a wheelchair.
Fabian's determination to excel in his studies was evident when he was disappointed that he got a total score of 236 yesterday in his Primary School Leaving Examination. He was hoping for a score of at least 240, but his mother was full of pride. "I am happy with his results. He's very motivated," said Ms. Wendy.
When Fabian was two months old, he was diagnosed with SMA. Ms. Wendy, who used to go to other homes to teach piano lessons, started teaching lessons at home so she could take care of her son. Fabian proved to be a fighter. Ms. Wendy said, " He would study every day on his own even though he was weak and his spine was already starting to curve quite badly."
Fabian is also active in the Singapore Disability Sports Council, where he plays boccia , a ball sport for those who require a wheelchair due to physical disability.
At just 133cm tall and weighing 14kg, he knows that he will have to rely on others all his life. "I'm afraid that when my parents grow older, they will not be able to carry me and that there will be nobody to carry me," said Fabian. "But for now, I feel lucky that I get to go out and do a lot of things that I thought I couldn't."
His dreams aren't lofty either-all he want to be able to do is work and provide for his parents. "I just want to study hard so that I can be a businessman, like my dad." He is planning to apply to study at Victoria School.
|
Which words can best describe Fabian?
1: Sensitive and weak.
2: Active and optimistic.
3: Stressed and concerned.
4: Clever and strong.
|
2
|
[
"1",
"3",
"4"
] |
race
|
Charlie studied in a famous college for four years. He studied hard and did well in all his subjects. He hoped to become a good teacher. This year he left the college and began to work in a middle school. He likes his students and is strict with them. He does his best to make his classes lively and interesting.
One day he carefully explained a chemical reaction to the students of Grade 2 in the chemistry lab.
"Be careful, everyone," he said loudly. "Before I make the experiment,there're twenty five atoms of carbon ,but after I finish it, there're twenty four atoms of carbon left!"
He stopped to watch the classroom and hoped his students would go on explaining it. But the young men looked at each other and nobody answered him. He had to ask, "What happens? What makes the atom lost?"
The classroom was very quiet and none of the students looked at their teacher.
"Who can tell us where it has gone?"
Suddenly a soft voice came from the back row, "We did not see anybody leave the lab!"
|
In fact, _ .
- the student in the back row hadn't learned chemistry before
- the student in the back row didn't watch her teacher carefully
- Charlie failed that day
- Charlie failed in making the experiment
|
the student in the back row hadn't learned chemistry before
|
[
"the student in the back row didn't watch her teacher carefully",
"Charlie failed that day",
"Charlie failed in making the experiment"
] |
race
|
A woman saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard, hungry. She did not know them but invited them in. "We do not go into a house together," they replied. And she asked why.
One of the old men explained: "His name is Wealth," pointing to one of his friends, "and he is Success, and I am Love." Then he added, "Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home."
The woman went in and told her husband what had happened. Her husband was overjoyed. "How nice!" he said. "Since that is the case, let Wealth come in and fill our home with wealth!" His wife disagreed, "My dear, why not invite Success?" Their daughter-in-law gave her own suggestion: "Wouldn't it be better to invite Love? Our home will be filled with love then." "Let's _ our daughter-in-law's advice," said the husband to his wife. "Go out and invite Love to be our guest."
Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other two also got up and followed him. Surprised, the woman asked Wealth and Success, "I only invited Love, why are you coming in?"
The old men replied together. "If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would have stayed out. But since you invited Love, wherever he goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!"
|
The story seems to be _ . .
1. a novel
2. a fable
3. a true story
4. a love story
|
2
|
[
"1",
"3",
"4"
] |
race
|
A job used to be the next step after a diploma. But now, young people aren't in any rush to start working. Less than 78 % of people aged 20 to 34 either have jobs or are looking for work, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (USA). That's down from the peak of 83 % in 2000, and the lowest since the 1970s. The biggest thing keeping young people out of work is the weak economy.
But there are other reasons as well -- what economists call "structural changes".
Staying in school: Economists generally agree that, aside from the economy, extended education is the biggest reason why today's youth are shunning the job market.
More people are going to college now -- 25 % more compared to 2000 -- and they're taking longer to finish. There are a few reasons why young people are spending more years at school.
First, they're getting more advanced degrees. "We used to say that a high school degree wasn't sufficient to provide a middle class income," said Bill Rodgers, a professor and chief economist at Rutgers University's Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. "Now what we're saying no longer is a bachelor's degree. "
Second, college is getting more expensive. Rodgers believes the increased financial burden of higher education is also causing people to take longer to finish, as they'll take fewer classes per semester or drop out for periods of time before scraping up enough money to enroll again.
Staying home: Since 2000, married women between the ages of 25 and 34 have been leaving the labor force at a slightly higher rate than young people at large, according to BLS.
There could be many reasons for that, but Rodgers thinks stagnant (not growing) wages and rising child care costs are two of them. "The recession has caused a lot of people to think what they want in their lives," said Rodgers. "They've decided they want to spend time with their kids. "
|
Young people in America are spending more years at school because _ .
a: they have to learn more subjects to get a diploma
b: they don't want to support their family members
c: they don't have to worry about the cost in education
d: they have to get more advanced degrees to earn more
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b
|
[
"a",
"c",
"d"
] |
race
|
A person fear failure, what does he thing will happen?
* Visit relatives
* Scared
* Doctor himself
* Thank god
* Amount to nothing
|
Amount to nothing
|
[
"Visit relatives",
"Scared",
"Doctor himself",
"Thank god"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
|
This is the paper I used , because I am a green girl . Do n't worry little blog , I ' m not breaking up with you . It 's just that there wo n't be internet at the new digs until Friday . I ' ve been spending all my time at the Springbrook Ranch sticking down contact paper in the many cupboards and shelves in my country kitchen .
|
Why would the narrator be spending so much time at the ranch ?
- The narrator is on vacation .
- The narrator is making it look nice .
- None of the above choices .
- The narrator is on the lam .
|
The narrator is making it look nice .
|
[
"The narrator is on vacation .",
"None of the above choices .",
"The narrator is on the lam ."
] |
cosmos
|
Engineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality ,but when it comes to my college education I am an idealist and a fool. In high school I wanted to be an electrical engineer and, of course, any reasonable student with my aims would have chosen a college with a large engineering department, many famous professors and lots of good labs and research equipment. But that's not what I did.
I chose to study engineering in a small liberal-arts university that doesn't even offer a major in electrical engineering. Obviously, this was not a practical choice; I came here for more noble reasons. I wanted a broad education that would provide me with flexibility and a value system to guide me in my job. I wanted to open my eyes and expand my vision by communicating with people who weren't studying science or engineering. My parents, teachers and other adults praised me for such a wise choice. They told me I was wise and grown-up beyond my 18 years, and I believed them.
I headed off to the college and sure I was going to have an advantage over those students who went to big engineering "factories" where they didn't care if you had values or were flexible. I was going to be a complete engineer: technical expert and excellent humanist all in one.
Now I'm not so sure. Somewhere along the way my noble ideas crashed into reality, as all noble ideas finally do. After three years of struggling to balance math, physics and engineering courses with liberal-arts courses, I have learned there are reasons why few engineering students try to reconcile engineering with liberal-arts courses in college.
The reality that has blocked my path to become the typical successful student is that engineering and the liberal arts simply don't mix as easily as I supposed in high school. Individually they shape a person in very different ways. The struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult.
|
What problem has the writer found in his study at college?
- He has made no progress in the literal arts.
- He can't get used to the engineer factory.
- Math, physics and engineering courses are too difficult to learn.
- It's hard to combine engineering with the literal arts.
|
Math, physics and engineering courses are too difficult to learn.
|
[
"He has made no progress in the literal arts.",
"He can't get used to the engineer factory.",
"It's hard to combine engineering with the literal arts."
] |
race
|
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away" is one of the most common sayings in the English languages. This is because apples were one of the first foods that medical professionals recognized as healthy---their benefits became obvious when, quite simply, doctors found that people who ate apples were sick less often than those who did not. Today we have a more specific understanding of why apples are so beneficial to overall health.
Apples can help keep your levels of bad cholesterol down. The pectin in apples helps you to maintain cardiovascular health and reduce LDL cholesterol(which is the "bad" kind). Apples themselves do not add cholesterol to your diet and are full of water and fiber to help weaken the cholesterol in other foods you might digest. According to Health Diaries, people who eat two apples per day may lower their cholesterol by as much as 16 percent.
Apples are naturally low in calories and high in water content. Eating an apple can satisfy your hunger and keep you from reaching for high-sugar, high-calories snacks. By eating apples, you will be more able to maintain a healthy weight because they fill you up, potentially stopping you from eating food that encourages a waistline increase.
Apples contain considerable levels of boron , which helps build healthy bones, and can also prevent diseases like arthritis. Apples are rich in vitamin C, which is known to help build immunity.
Studies have shown that apples can decrease the risk of breast cancer and liver cancer. One theory is that the apple skins are responsible for this, so be sure not to take apple skins off before you eat them, as you could remove some of the health benefits.
|
What's the main idea of the passage?
A: How to keep healthy in our daily life.
B: Apples are beneficial to our health.
C: How to make full use of apples.
D: An explanation of an English saying.
|
C
|
[
"A",
"B",
"D"
] |
race
|
Sherlock Holmes was the greatest detective in history. His astonishing power of observation and analysis meant that he was able to solve cases which left the real police completely
. As a problem solver in the law forced business, he was a knowledgeable person equal to Superman, the comic book hero.
Like Superman, of course, Holmes did not exist. He was the creation of a Scottish doctor and novelist Arthur Conan Doyle, and remains one of the most famous literary fiction characters of all time.
Holmes' general rule when trying to solve a case was as follows: completely get rid of the impossible. Then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
It's said that Holmes' powers of deduction were superhuman, particularly his ability to process information from what he observed. In a story called The Boscombe Valley Mystery, Holmes examines the area near a lake where a murder has been committed. The local police have already searched the area and found no clues. Holmes spends ten minutes in the area, and announces that the murderer "is a tall man, left-handed, limps with the right leg, wears thick-soled shooting boots and a gray coat, smokes Indian cigars, uses a cigar holder, and carries a penknife in his pocket. There are several other indications, but these may be enough to aid us in our search." Needless to say, he has found evidence to support all of these statements.
The fictional Holmes lived in an apartment at 221 Baker Street, a real street in Central London. When Conan Doyle wrote about Holmes, there was no 221 Baker Street, but after the street was extended northwards, there was. There is currently a bank at that address.
The fact that Holmes didn't actually exist doesn't stop thousands of people writing to him for help every year.The bank kindly responds to every letter they receive with the following message: "Mr. Holmes thanks you for your letter. At the moment he is retired in Sussex, keeping bees, and does not undertake detective work nowadays."
|
When letters are written to Holmes, _
A: his secretary answers them for him.
B: the bank at his address replies that Holmes is no longer working as a detective
C: the bank at 221 Baker Street where he used to live sends the letters back
D: he answers letters when he receives them
|
D
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C"
] |
race
|
There was once a boy in a village. Whenever he asked people to do things, no one would listen to him. He was sad. So he asked a wizard to solve the problem by using magic. The old wizard tried a lot of spells , but it didn't work.
A young man heard about the problem. He went to the boy and said that he knew the solution. He gave the boy two small pieces of paper.
"These are two spells, my boy. Use the first before you ask others to do something, and use the second when they have done it. A smile is also necessary, "the young man said.
The boy was happy and tried to use the spells. When he asked people to do something, he said "Please" before his words and "Thank you"after they had done it. People were very surprised that the boy could be polite. Soon, they became happy to do what the boy asked them to do.
The wizard was surprised, and asked the young man about the spells.
"It's not magic. When I was a child, my teacher told me that with good _ you could get anything you want. And he was right. The boy only needed good manners to get what he wanted."
|
Which of the statements are not true?
1. The young man taught the wizard the spells.
2. The boy changed a lot after the young man gave him the paper.
3. Later, People were happy to help the boy.
4. Good manner is important to our life.
|
3
|
[
"1",
"2",
"4"
] |
race
|
Education is not an end , but a means to an end . In other words , we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them . Our purpose is to fit them for life .
In some modern countries it has for some time been fashionable to think that by free education for all whether rich or poor , clever or stupid-one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation . But we can already see that free education for all is not enough ; we find in such countries a far larger number of people with university degrees , they refuse to do what they think "low" work , and , in fact , work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries . But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor , we can live without education, but we would die if we have no food . If no one cleaned our streets and tooled the rubbish away from our houses , we should get terrible diseases in our towns ...
In fact , when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life , it means that we must be educated in such a way that , firstly , each of us can do whatever work suited to his brains and ability and , secondly , that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society , and that is very bad to be ashamed of one's work . Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society .
|
The writer wants to prove that_.
a] people with university degrees refuse to do what they think "low" work
b] our society needs free education for all
c] a farmer is more important than a professor
d] our society needs all kinds of jobs
|
a
|
[
"b",
"c",
"d"
] |
race
|
The monitor "watches" deceleration (=slow down) and distance from a light - and "guesses" which cars are likely to break the Highway Code.
Most importantly, the software can provide two seconds' warning if someone else is about to shoot across a crossroads - enough time for other drivers to hit the brakes.
Jonathan How, the Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT, says "smart" cars of the future may use the system to help drivers foresee and avoid potential accidents.
The researchers tested the algorithm on data collected from an intersection in Virginia, finding that it accurately identified potential violators within a couple of seconds of reaching a red light -- enough time, according to the researchers, for other drivers at an intersection to be able to react to the threat if alerted .
Compared to other efforts to model driving behavior, the MIT algorithm brought fewer false alarms, an important advantage for systems providing guidance to human drivers.
The researchers report their findings in a paper that will appear in the journal IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems.
|
According to Jonathan How, we know that his attitude towards the future of this algorithm is _ .
* worried
* pessimistic
* optimistic
* puzzled
|
optimistic
|
[
"worried",
"pessimistic",
"puzzled"
] |
race
|
Houses fall down. Trees fall over. Large holes form in the ground. Could Alaska be sinking? That's what some villagers in Alaska have been asking themselves recently--and scientists think they know why. Warmer temperatures may be causing Alaska's frozen ground to thaw .
About 85 percent of Alaska's land surface has _ . Permafrost supports the ground above it--including trees, houses, and roads. But why is the permafrost thawing?
Some scientists say that human-caused pollution is leading to global warming. And most scientists agree that Alaska has been getting warmer. They say that the warmer temperature is causing permafrost to thaw in some areas. The thawing permafrost can cause problems for people, plants, and animals.
"The collapsing is a problem in the villages in Alaska which are built on permafrost, and some of them may have to move to safer ground, where there is no permafrost," Weller said.
The Alaskan town of Glennallen saw its old post office collapse. And, according to James Walters, a permafrost expert at the University of Northern Iowa, house-moving companies have been very busy.
"Melting permafrost can also destroy trees and forests," Weller said. "When holes in the ground form, trees fall into them and die. This could turn a forest into a swamp , and animals which need the forest will have to move elsewhere."
The melting could cause "severe problems." Weller says: "This could take hundreds of years, but in the end Alaska will look quite different from what it looks like now."
|
What does the word "permafrost" refers to in this passage?
1: It is a part of land on which people build houses.
2: It is a part of ground with solid rocks.
3: It is a part of the ground that is always frozen.
4: It is a part of land on which people live.
|
1
|
[
"2",
"3",
"4"
] |
race
|
Running into Ranger on the way to his memorial had been shocking , to say the least . Even after we parted , there was a part of me that thought this was a dream or I had halucinated the entire thing . By the time I 'd gotten back to the clinic , I had pinched myelf a few dozen times and still had n't woken up .
|
Where may I have went after seeing Ranger ?
* The clinic
* None of the above choices .
* The hospital
* The er
|
The clinic
|
[
"None of the above choices .",
"The hospital",
"The er"
] |
cosmos
|
Money Matters for Students
GETTING A GRANT
Who pays?
The Local Education Authority (LEA) for the area in which the student is living.
Who can get this money?
Anyone who gets a place on a first degree course, although a student who has already attended a course of advanced further education may not. Students must also have been resident in the UK for at least three years, which can exclude some students from overseas.
SPECIAL CASES
If a student has worked before going to college:
A student who is 26 or more before the course starts and who has worked for at least three of the previous six years will get extra money--PS155 a year if 26, increasing to a maximum of PS615 at 29 or more.
If a student is handicapped :
LEAs will give up to PS500 to help meet extra expenses--such as buying a tape recorder for a blind student, extra heating or special food.
Banking:
Most of the big banks offer special services to students who open accounts (in the hope that they will stay with the bank when they become rich officials). A student won't usually have to pay bank charges as long as the account stays in credit. Some banks allow students to overdraw by PS100 or so, and still don't make charges (though they do charge interest).
|
Which of the following is TRUE?
- A student usually must pay back charges when the account is in credit.
- Students are allowed to overdraw by PS100 or so in any bank.
- A student aged 30 can get extra money--PS615 a year.
- A student already attending a course of advanced education is sure to get a grant.
|
Students are allowed to overdraw by PS100 or so in any bank.
|
[
"A student usually must pay back charges when the account is in credit.",
"A student aged 30 can get extra money--PS615 a year.",
"A student already attending a course of advanced education is sure to get a grant."
] |
race
|
There are three blocks. We call them A, B and C. Block A contains two medium black squares. Medium black square number one is below a medium blue square which is below a medium yellow square. Below the medium yellow square is medium black square number two. Below medium black square number two and the medium yellow square is medium black square number one. Block B is to the left of block A. It contains a medium yellow square and one medium black square. Below the medium black square there is the medium yellow square. Above block B there is block C. It contains a medium yellow square and a medium black square. Below the medium black square there is the medium yellow square.
|
Which object is above a medium black square? the medium yellow square that is in block A or the medium yellow square that is in block B?
|
The medium yellow square that is in block a
|
[
"The medium yellow square that is in block b",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
Leslie lost her job as a cashier at Locally Sourced Food Market because the store went out of business. Two days later, Randy' s Ammunition Warehouse closed down for good in the same shopping center. Ttherefore, the Locally Sourced Food Market' s closing clearly caused Randy' s to close.
|
The flawed reasoning in which of the following arguments most mirrors the flawed reasoning presented in the argument above:
* Tammy overslept and missed her early class. that same day, she experienced car trouble and missed her night class. ttherefore, tammy did not go to school today.
* Theresa lost her job on monday, but she received an unsolicited offer to consult for a hedge fund that same day. ttherefore, losing one job led to another one.
* Angela recently ran into some rotten luck. last week she fell off her skateboard, and two days later, she crashed her car. ttherefore, angela needs to recover from her injuries.
* Tito's taco shop recently closed down due to lack of foot traffic. nearby bubba's burrito bowls also closed down later that month for the same reason. ttherefore, a lack of foot traffic caused both businesses to close.
|
Theresa lost her job on monday, but she received an unsolicited offer to consult for a hedge fund that same day. ttherefore, losing one job led to another one.
|
[
"Tammy overslept and missed her early class. that same day, she experienced car trouble and missed her night class. ttherefore, tammy did not go to school today.",
"Angela recently ran into some rotten luck. last week she fell off her skateboard, and two days later, she crashed her car. ttherefore, angela needs to recover from her injuries.",
"Tito's taco shop recently closed down due to lack of foot traffic. nearby bubba's burrito bowls also closed down later that month for the same reason. ttherefore, a lack of foot traffic caused both businesses to close."
] |
reclor
|
When we think of money, we think of coins and paper bills. That is what money is today. But in the past people used many things in place of money. Some countries used cows. Other countries used salt, tobacco, tea or stones. Today there are stills some places in the world that do not use paper money. One place is the island of Yap in the Pacific Ocean.
On the island of Yap, people use the heavist money in the world --Yap stones. These are round, white stones with a hole in the middle. The Yap stones do not originate from the island. The Yap men have to go to the islands four hundred miles away to fetch them. Big stones can be twelve feet high -- as big as two tall men. Small stones are as big as a dinner plate.
Rich people do not carry the Yap stones. Servants follow the rich. Each servant carries a stone on a pole over his shoulder. Today the people on the island use paper money for everyday shopping. But for other things they still prefer Yap stones.
,.
|
Now paper money is used _ on the island of Yap.
* for shopping of everyting
* in place of Yap stones
* only by rich people
* for everyday shopping
|
for everyday shopping
|
[
"for shopping of everyting",
"in place of Yap stones",
"only by rich people"
] |
race
|
Nowadays, more and more teenagers use smart phones, tablets and other mobile devices more than ever before. And the amount of time they spend on these devices is only likely to increase in the future. But are all these changes good?
We sometimes call children who are able to use mobile devices and technology easily digital natives. They can text, email, get Wi-Fi, and download. Some experts say that long periods of time spent chatting to friends online, playing video games and listening to mp3s, for example, may possibly change how their brains work.
Then there is the question of privacy. All this online activity creates a digital footprint. Every time we share a photo or a post on social media, and every time we search for something on the Internet, information about our activity is stored somewhere.
Our inability to control what happens to our children's digital footprint and their personal privacy has big possibilities. It might become normal for companies to ask their employees for their social media qualifications. We are also becoming more aware that companies and governments may be able to 'listen in' on our communications. So it is important to make our children aware of the possible results of over sharing.
Another area where the digital world may have a big effect is in education. One worry is that kids who spend a lot of time online at home are sometimes unable to socialize properly with other children when they are at school. Other experts point out that, when it comes to children and technology, the children are the experts, not the teachers. They say that we should stop seeing online as 'bad' and offline as 'good' and there is evidence of innovative work in some schools.
So, do we really need to rescue our children from the dangers of the digital world?
|
All the following may happen to our digital footprints EXCEPT _
- Digital pictures may be printed by our computer automatically.
- Government may look into our communication through the Internet.
- Some business societies may take advantage of the information.
- When surfing the Internet, our digital footprints are saved.
|
When surfing the Internet, our digital footprints are saved.
|
[
"Digital pictures may be printed by our computer automatically.",
"Government may look into our communication through the Internet.",
"Some business societies may take advantage of the information."
] |
race
|
G and K are parallel, and K is below G. Z is below O and to the left of O. M is directly south west of G. S is on the same vertical plane directly above F. F presents lower right to M. R is on top of Z. S is over there and O is on the right of it. K is diagonally left and below T.
|
What is the relation of the agent T to the agent R?
a. upper-left
b. above
c. lower-left
d. below
e. overlap
f. right
g. upper-right
h. lower-right
i. left
|
g
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c",
"d",
"e",
"f",
"h",
"i"
] |
stepgame
|
Car engines convert gasoline into what?
* Light
* Energy.
* Heat
* Fuel
* Color
* Electricity
* Friction
* Sound
|
Friction
|
[
"Light",
"Energy.",
"Heat",
"Fuel",
"Color",
"Electricity",
"Sound"
] |
qasc
|
|
R and L are both there with the object R above the object L. N is above O at 10 o'clock. S and P are next to each other with S on the left and P on the right. B is lower right of L. B is sitting at the 12:00 position to U. The object labeled R is positioned to the right of the object labeled S. U and C are side by side with U on the top and C at the bottom. P is directly above O. M is over there and C is at the bottom of it.
|
What is the relation of the agent O to the agent C?
* right
* overlap
* lower-left
* below
* lower-right
* left
* upper-right
* upper-left
* above
|
upper-left
|
[
"right",
"overlap",
"lower-left",
"below",
"lower-right",
"left",
"upper-right",
"above"
] |
stepgame
|
After this fall , I wo n't care anymore , but right now , they 're really getting to me . I do n't want to tell him how badly they 're hurting me , because he should know . I just want to cry every time he says something like that to me . He 's so immature and he always compares me to other people , most of whom he 's never met .
|
Who is it the narrator is likely talking about ?
* a teacher
* someone she 's dating
* an ex boyfriend
* None of the above choices .
|
someone she 's dating
|
[
"a teacher",
"an ex boyfriend",
"None of the above choices ."
] |
cosmos
|
shining your gun
|
Which of the following best matches the statement above?
* Use castor oil
* Use lint free rag
|
Use castor oil
|
[
"Use lint free rag"
] |
piqa
|
She was processing the wool, she kept her leg bouncing to operate the what?
A) Hospital bed
B) Legroom
C) Spinning wheel
D) Grand piano
E) Rhythm
|
C
|
[
"A",
"B",
"D",
"E"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
|
The battle lines are drawn once again. U.S. law enforcement agencies and Silicon Valley are getting ready to face off on the issue of privacy.
This latest battle is focused on a 30-year-old law on government access to electronic communications and associated data. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act was a forward-looking statute when enacted in 1986, but technology has dramatically outpaced the ECPA.
The U.S. Congress has been looking into ways to revise the law in order to preserve the privacy of internet users while also preserving the legal tools necessary for government agencies to enforce the law and protect the public.
The late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis called privacy "the most comprehensive of rights, and the right most valued by a free people."
The Senate Judiciary Committee this week is considering an amendment to the ECPA that would expand the government's ability to collect data using a National Security Letter, which doesn't require a court order. The amendment would authorize the FBI to demand a person's internet browser history and internet protocol address, enabling investigators to see what websites a person visits, how much time is spent on a particular site and the location of the internet user — all without judicial oversight.
The FBI contends that such data is covered implicitly under current statute, which was written years ago and only explicitly covers data normally associated with telephone records. FBI Director James Comey has said the amendment is needed to fix "a typo" in the ECPA that has hindered the bureau's ability to work in "a very, very big and practical way."
But a letter sent earlier this week warned Congress that such an amendment is opposed by tech giants and civil liberties organizations.
"This expansion of the NSL statute has been characterized by some government officials as merely fixing ‘a typo' in the law,” the letter said. "In reality, however, it would dramatically expand the ability of the FBI to get sensitive information about users' online activities without court oversight."
It was signed by Yahoo, Google, Facebook, Human Rights Watch, the American Civil Liberties Union and others.
|
After the end of the story, the Senate Judiciary Committee probably is:
|
Still trying to find an amendment to the ecpa
|
[
"Still trying to negotiate with tech giants",
"Not enough information",
"Still worried about the nsl statute"
] |
quail
|
Dear Zhang Qian,
Thanks for your letter. You want to know about my favorite sport and instrument . Now let me tell you. I like swimming very much, and I like volleyball, basketball, and ping-pang, too. Swimming is my favorite sport. I am good at playing the guitar and the violin, too. My favorite instrument is the violin. I often play the violin on weekends. What about you? What's your favorite sport? Do you like to play the violin or the guitar? Please write to me soon.
Yours,
Li Ping
|
_ is Li Ping's favorite instrument.
A) guitar and violin
B) the violin
C) piano and violin
D) guitar and Piano
|
D
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C"
] |
race
|
The election is over. The celebrations have ended. And the work for prefix = st1 /USpresident-elect Barack Obama has begun. The 47-year-old politician rose to the highest place because he was against the war inIraqand he planned to fix the difficult economy. But what will the first African-American president do for race relations?
Obama's victory appears to have given blacks and other minorities a true national role model. For years, many looked to athletes, musicians and pop stars for inspiration. As Darius Turner, an African-American high school student in Los Angeles, told the Los Angeles Times, "Kobe (the basketball player) doesn't have to be everyone's role model anymore." A USA Today survey found that two-thirds of Americans believe relations between blacks and whites "will eventually be worked out". This is the most hopeful answer since the question was first asked in 1963.
However, it's still too early to tell whether Obama's presidency will solve many of the social problems facing low-income black families.
It's unlikely that Obama will be able to _ such trends overnight.
However, Bil Banks, an expert of African-American Studies, says that young blacks need to find role models to follow. "That's not Martin Luther King, and not Barack Obama," he told the Los Angeles Times. "It's actually the people closest to them. Barack only has so much influence."
In the opinion of black British politician Trevor Phillips, Obama's rise will contribute more to multiculturalism than to race relations in the US.
|
For what reason did Obama win the election?
- He was against the war and tried to improve economy.
- He wanted to solve race relations.
- He could set an example for blacks.
- He was African-American.
|
He was African-American.
|
[
"He was against the war and tried to improve economy.",
"He wanted to solve race relations.",
"He could set an example for blacks."
] |
race
|
Oh man .. holding Madeline tonight was such a blessing . Carrying her and having her fall asleep in my arms man .. made me realize that I would definitely want to have a child of my own someday . A son would be nice .. but a daughter would be just as nice . So she was tired but wide awake .. specially with so many loud people over at time .
|
What might have I attended tonight ?
A. i might have attended a celebration for a newborn baby
B. I might have attended a quiet party .
C. None of the above choices .
D. i might have attended a quet concert .
|
A
|
[
"B",
"C",
"D"
] |
cosmos
|
I was walking down the street the other day when I suddenly saw a small wallet lying on the ground. I picked it up and opened to see if I could find the owner's name. There was nothing inside it except some money and an old photo of a woman and a young girl about twelve years old. The girl looked like the woman's daughter. I put the photo back and took the wallet to the police station. There I gave it to a policeman. Before I left, the policeman took down my name and address so that the owner could write and thank me if they found it.
That evening I went for dinner with my aunt and uncle. They also asked a young woman, so there were four people at table. Her face seemed familiar . I was quite sure that we had met before, but I could not remember where I had seen her. During the talking, the young woman said that she had lost her wallet that afternoon. At once I knew where I had seen her. She was just the young girl in the photo though she was now much older. She was very surprised, of course, when I was able to tell her what her wallet was like.
My uncle said that we should go to the police station at once to get the wallet. As that policeman handed it over, he said it was an interesting coincidence ----I not only found the wallet, but also made friends with the person who had lost it.
|
Which following is NOT true?
* The writer found the name of the girl on the back of the old photo.
* Four people were at table that evening.
* The writer found the wallet and its owner on the same day.
* The policeman took down the writer's name and address.
|
The writer found the wallet and its owner on the same day.
|
[
"The writer found the name of the girl on the back of the old photo.",
"Four people were at table that evening.",
"The policeman took down the writer's name and address."
] |
race
|
National parks have rules
a) That curtail the growth of fragile animal species
b) That open the parks to mining of natural resources
c) That allow for littering
d) That protect vulnerable animal inhabitants int he parks
|
d
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c"
] |
openbookqa
|
|
The world moves so quickly nowadays. With so many daily responsibilities, some of us can hardly keep our heads above water. Should we make time for studying or appreciating the arts? Many people would say the arts are nice, but not necessary .In school, students should focus on languages ,math and science. Painting, drama and music are _ After graduation, listening to Mozart won't lead you to a better-paying job.
In truth, spending time learning to appreciate the arts may be more worthwhile than you think. A recent British study examined the salaries and jobs of people who spent time enjoying the arts when growing up. The researchers found those who enjoyed the arts from an early age had better jobs and higher salaries than those who didn't. What's the link? How could visiting a museum, enjoying a symphony, or honing painting skills lead to career success? It turns out that the arts help us develop many useful skills.
Other students have found students studying the arts exercise their reasoning ability. The skill helps with problem-solving. Creative and critical-thinking abilities are also developed through art study. Moreover, those who enjoy the arts have more motivation to achieve .Students who practice an art experience the rewards that come from persistence and goal-setting. These benefits also extend to those who make time to appreciate the arts beyond their school years. The best kind of art stirs our imagination and makes us think. Paintings aren't just pretty pictures. They tell stories about the lives of the subjects or about the experience of the painter. See Michelangelo's art and you'll taste the power of his faith in God. Look at the world from Picasso's point of view, and you see everyday life in new ways. Those who appreciate the arts also gain a broader perspective on the world. The arts reveal and explain the world beyond our own personal knowledge which can help us better communicate and cooperate with other people.
If you want to better yourself, go and enjoy the arts. Check out an art gallery or a museum. Take in a play. You won't regret it and it will do you more good than you can imagine.
|
What is the author's attitude towards art appreciation?
A] Supportive
B] Doubtful
C] Critical
D] Opposed
|
D
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C"
] |
race
|
What harms the respiratory and circulatory systems?
- Oil
- Cars
- Coal
- Water
- Air
- Sulfur
- Bees
- Dust
|
Dust
|
[
"Oil",
"Cars",
"Coal",
"Water",
"Air",
"Sulfur",
"Bees"
] |
qasc
|
|
Shadow puppets at night , playing w the kids all day . They never loved spongebob more than we I broke out the portable dvd player . Bought me an awesome 30mins of silence . Matt got to stay home for 6 glorious days .
|
Why would the narrator opt for Sponge Bob ?
A) None of the above choices .
B) She wanted to watch it .
C) She wanted her parents to watch it .
D) She wanted the kids to watch it .
|
D
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C"
] |
cosmos
|
Three boxes, called DDD, EEE and JJJ exist. Box DDD has a tiny white dimond. In box EEE there is this box. Behind box JJJ there is box EEE. Disconnected from and far from this box is box JJJ. A tiny white rectangle, a large green oval and a tiny green rectangle are within this box. A large white oval is covered by box JJJ.
|
Are all rectangles in front of the tiny white dimond?
* Yes
* No
|
Yes
|
[
"No"
] |
spartun
|
Hi , could anyone give me recs on what makeup and accessories to wear with this ? I ' m clueless : dunno : I ' m wearing it to my brother 's wedding which will be in the late afternoon - the only colour I can think of for shoes / bag is silver . And I am thinking of having my hair put up something like this : ( I can dream , lol ) As for makeup I am stuck ! I ' ve attached a pic of me below - dark haired now not blonde like my avatar - and that is me with a tan !
|
What may happen before putting my makeup on ?
1. Some people tell me to do what I think is best .
2. Some people tell me to go all natural .
3. I will get a lot of suggestions .
4. No one will answer after i ask what i should do .
|
3
|
[
"1",
"2",
"4"
] |
cosmos
|
How do I seal off an area of my home to contain dust while remodeling?
A) Use heavy duty net to contain the area.
B) Use heavy duty plastic to contain the area.
|
B
|
[
"A"
] |
piqa
|
|
There exist two blocks, named AAA and BBB. Block AAA covers a medium blue square. Block BBB is disconnected from, far from and in front of this block. North of this block there is block AAA. A medium black square and a medium blue square are in block BBB. Block BBB covers another medium black square.
|
Is any block south of all medium blue squares?
A. Yes
B. No
|
B
|
[
"A"
] |
spartun
|
There are two blocks, named AAA and BBB. Block AAA is below, disconnected from and in front of block BBB. A medium black square is covered by block AAA. Two medium black squares and a medium yellow thing are in block BBB. Above medium black square number two is medium black square number one. Over and touches this object there is the yellow shape. A blue square is below medium black square number two. The blue shape is inside and touching block BBB.
|
Is a medium black square under all medium things?
- No
- Yes
|
No
|
[
"Yes"
] |
spartun
|
A large green thing is covered by and a midsize white dimond is inside a box called DDD. A midsize orange oval is in front of and the midsize white dimond is north of a midsize rectangle. The midsize orange oval is north of and behind the midsize white dimond. Box DDD has the rectangle. This box contains the midsize orange oval. Behind the large green thing is the object which was north of the rectangle. Behind this thing there is the rectangle. North of, disconnected from and in front of box DDD there is another box named EEE. Box DDD is far from this box. A large orange oval is inside and touching box EEE.
|
Is the rectangle behind any large green thing?
* No
* Yes
|
Yes
|
[
"No"
] |
spartun
|
Zhang Lili, a Chinese language teacher at No.19 Middle School of Jiamusi in Heilongjiang Province, has recently been considered to be "the Most Beautiful Teacher" in China.
At 8:38 pm on Tuesday, May 8th, 2012, Zhang Lili and her several students were waiting for a bus at the school gate when suddenly a school bus lost control and rushed towards them. When she realized the danger, she pushed two students to safety, but she was hit and run over. The 29-year-old teacher lost her legs.
"She is a backbone teacher in our school. She works very hard," said the headteacher.
The heroic teacher was the most popular teacher among the students. "Her students love her a lot. Her room is always full of students when she is free," said another teacher.
Zhang Lili was also very _ . "My son has lost his father. Every month, Zhang secretly put 100 yuan in his desk from her own salary to support his studies," said a boy's mother, who was waiting outside the emergency room for hours to express how grateful she felt towards Zhang.
Two weeks later, Zhang Lili came out of her coma . She wrote a letter to her students, wishing them good luck on their entrance exams for high school. Her letter, 200 words long took her three days to write.
|
From this report, we know _ .
- the boy's mother didn't know Zhang Lili was hurt
- Zhang Lili was pushed to the safe place by her students
- Zhang Lili didn't notice the out-of-control school bus
- Zhang Lili is a kind, brave and excellent teacher
|
Zhang Lili didn't notice the out-of-control school bus
|
[
"the boy's mother didn't know Zhang Lili was hurt",
"Zhang Lili was pushed to the safe place by her students",
"Zhang Lili is a kind, brave and excellent teacher"
] |
race
|
In China, parents often tell their kids not to waste food. However, it's reported that a lot of food is wasted in restaurants every day.
Many people say when they eat out, they usually order a lot of dishes and they can't eat them up. One person in Chengdu, Sichuan Province says he takes away the _ . "Usually we'll have some leftovers after meals, because when I invite friends to eat out, I don't know how much they can eat, so I order lots of dishes to make sure everybody has enough food."
While another person in Fuzhou, Fujian Province says she never packs what is left on the dining table. "What I usually experience during eating out is a big meal. I seldom take away the leftovers because we often have other activities after the meals, and it's not convenient to take the leftovers. And when no one suggests taking away leftovers, I won't do so."
Some people say they only take away leftovers when they eat out with family, but not if they eat with friends or colleagues .
Food waste means washing money as well as wasting precious resources . When food is thrown away, it becomes rubbish and can be harmful to the environment.
We should realize how important it is to save food. It's wise to order proper food for our meals. If there're leftovers, it's better to take home. To save food, we should start with ourselves and start from now.
|
Which of the following is not mentioned?
* Some people only take away leftovers when they eat out with family
* They wan to give the leftovers to the servers.
* The leftovers can be harm to the environment.
* The person never packs what is left on the dining table.
|
Some people only take away leftovers when they eat out with family
|
[
"They wan to give the leftovers to the servers.",
"The leftovers can be harm to the environment.",
"The person never packs what is left on the dining table."
] |
race
|
K is placed at the upper right of I. S is slightly off center to the top left and R is slightly off center to the bottom right. H is sitting at the upper left position to X. O is placed at the bottom of R. E is at H's 6 o'clock. C presents below O. P is under E. P is above K with a small gap between them. M is on the same vertical plane directly above C. The object M is positioned below and to the right of the object X.
|
What is the relation of the agent M to the agent X?
- lower-left
- left
- above
- right
- below
- overlap
- upper-left
- upper-right
- lower-right
|
lower-right
|
[
"lower-left",
"left",
"above",
"right",
"below",
"overlap",
"upper-left",
"upper-right"
] |
stepgame
|
N is sitting at the 6:00 position to J. A and R are side by side with R at the bottom and A on the top. U is to the upper left of N. A is positioned above P. P is on the right side to Z. B is to the upper left of U. J is sitting at the lower left position to Z.
|
What is the relation of the agent R to the agent J?
a: upper-left
b: left
c: lower-right
d: below
e: lower-left
f: overlap
g: upper-right
h: above
i: right
|
g
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c",
"d",
"e",
"f",
"h",
"i"
] |
stepgame
|
Two boxes, called one and two exist. A medium green apple is inside and another medium green apple is covered by box one. Inside box one is box two. Two medium yellow apples are inside this box. Another medium yellow apple touches medium yellow apple number two. Medium yellow apple number three is covered by box two. To the south of medium yellow apple number one is medium yellow apple number two. Medium yellow apple number one is north of medium yellow apple number three.
|
Do all boxes contain all medium yellow apples?
* No
* Yes
|
No
|
[
"Yes"
] |
spartun
|
Mandy was naturally entertaining. She enjoyed making people feel good and hoped that she could bring lasting what to them?
* Happiness
* Laughter
* Fulfillment
* Like
* Infection
|
Happiness
|
[
"Laughter",
"Fulfillment",
"Like",
"Infection"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
|
A medium red hexagon is inside a block named HHH. Block HHH has another medium red hexagon which touches this object. Block HHH covers another medium red hexagon. There exists a block called LLL. Another block named KKK with a medium grey hexagon and a medium red hexagon contains this block. Another medium red hexagon is covered by and another medium red hexagon is in this block. Medium red hexagon number two is to the south of the medium grey hexagon. The medium grey hexagon is south of and medium red hexagon number three touches medium red hexagon number one. The object which touches medium red hexagon number one is to the north of the thing which was south of medium red hexagon number one. Medium red hexagon number one is north of this shape.
|
What is the position of medium red hexagon number three covered by HHH relative to KKK?
1: front
2: below
3: above
4: ntppi
5: ec
6: near
7: ntpp
|
7
|
[
"1",
"2",
"3",
"4",
"5",
"6"
] |
spartun
|
What happens inside the skull of a soccer player who repeatedly heads a soccer ball? That question motivate a challenging new study of the brains of experienced players that has caused discussion and debate among soccer players, and some anxiety among those of us with soccer-playing children.
For the study, researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York selected 34 adults,men and women. All of the volunteers had played soccer since childhood and now competed year-round in adult soccer leagues. Each filled out a detailed questionnaire developed especially for this study to determine how many times they had headed a soccer ball in the previous year, as well as whether they had experienced any known concussions in the past.
Then the players completed computerized tests of their memory and other learning skills and had their brains scanned, using a complicated new MRI technique which can find structural changes in the brain that can't be seen during most scans.
According to the data they presented at a Radiological Society of North America meeting last month,the researchers found that the players who had headed the ball more than about 1,100 times in the previous 12 months showed significant loss of white matter in parts of their brains involved with memory,attention and the processing of visual information, compared with players who had headed the ball fewer times.
This pattern of white matter loss is "similar to those seen in traumatic brain injury" , like that after a serious concussion, the researchers reported,even though only one of these players was reported to have ever experienced a conc ussion.
The players who had headed the ball about 1,100 times or more in the past year were also generally worse at recalling lists of words read to them, forgetting or _ the words far more often than players who had headed the ball less.
|
What is likely to be the cause of memory loss?
* Playing soccer frequently.
* Tests of their memory.
* Information processing.
* White matter loss.
|
Information processing.
|
[
"Playing soccer frequently.",
"Tests of their memory.",
"White matter loss."
] |
race
|
there was a lot of traffic in the city and it took us more then two hours to get back . also , some idiot caused a car accident when he slammed into the side of my dad 's car . everyone was fine thank god , but there is 1200.00 worth of damage to the car , and my dad and sister ended up missing the whole funeral and the lunch at the restaurant , because it took the police two hours to get to the accident and then another 30 minutes to write up the report .
|
Why could n't his family go to the funeral ?
* They had to pay 1200.00 for damage to the car .
* They were in a car wreck .
* They slammed into the side of a car .
* None of the above choices .
|
They were in a car wreck .
|
[
"They had to pay 1200.00 for damage to the car .",
"They slammed into the side of a car .",
"None of the above choices ."
] |
cosmos
|
What does a person sometimes do after they finish secondary education?
1] Enter college
2] Feel lonely
3] Cross street
4] Pass exams
5] Graduate from high school
|
1
|
[
"2",
"3",
"4",
"5"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
|
For many years, the school students have to finish some homework during their winter and summer holidays. But with the fast development of the Internet, some students have found a new way to deal with their homework recently. Instead of finishing their homework by themselves, they ask the Internet for help.
Since most of the holiday homework is the same from school to school, this makes it possible for some people to sell the homework answers on the Internet. Usually one must pay about 50 to 100 yuan for the answers for one subject of the homework. A survey shows that 90% of the students complain their homework is too much and they don't want to do it by themselves.
To solve the problem, some schools have stopped using the standard homework and turned to other forms of homework. As for students, they must remember "No pains, no gains". If today they pay for their homework answers, perhaps one day they will pay more for their laziness .
|
Some students deal with their holiday homework by _ .
- doing their homework by themselves every day
- copying their classmates' homework
- buying homework answers through the Internet
- doing nothing at all
|
doing nothing at all
|
[
"doing their homework by themselves every day",
"copying their classmates' homework",
"buying homework answers through the Internet"
] |
race
|
All organisms have pieces of hereditary material called genes, which are passed from parents to offspring. Genes contain instructions for building the parts of an organism. An organism's genes affect its observable traits, including its appearance, its behavior, and which diseases it may have. Genes may have different alleles, or forms, that can cause different versions of a trait.
For example, flower color is a trait in pea plants. The gene for this trait has two possible alleles. Each allele is represented by an uppercase or lowercase letter. The allele F is for purple flowers, and the allele f is for white flowers. Each pea plant has two alleles for the flower color gene—one allele inherited from each parent.
An organism's genotype for a gene is its combination of alleles for that gene. So, a pea plant may have a genotype of FF, Ff, or ff for the flower color gene.
An organism's phenotype for a trait is its observable version of that trait, which depends on the organism's combination of alleles. A pea plant may have a phenotype of purple flowers or white flowers for the flower color trait.
|
In a group of cows, some individuals have solid coloring and others have white spots. In this group, the gene for the coat pattern trait has two alleles. The allele A is for solid coloring, and the allele a is for white spots.
Sage, a cow from this group, has white spots. Sage has two alleles for white spots.
Based on this information, what is Sage's phenotype for the coat pattern trait?
1: White spots
2: Aa
|
1
|
[
"2"
] |
scienceqa
|
Autism is a disorder that one in 100 people have. It affects people in different ways, but causes difficulties in social interaction and communication. So far, there is no effective treatment for the social problems that autism causes. Researchers at Yale have studied the brain chemical oxytocin. They say it is a possible treatment for the social problems caused by autism because it plays an important role in bonding and trust. But not all results are positive: one recent study found no significant benefit for young people who took the chemical for several days. But Pelphrey said oxytocin might help the brain learn from social interactions; it would work best when used together with therapies that encourage people with autism to interact more socially, he said.
|
What are the results of Oxytocin experiments so far?
|
Some experiments found oxytocin had an effect on autism and some did not
|
[
"Experiments worked well on all participants but one",
"They showed good results on more than 100 people",
"No experiments have been conducted so far"
] |
onestop
|
Reading is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons. First , reading is fun. You can always keep yourself happy if like reading. You will never feel bored or tired. Next, you can read a book anywhere----in a car, on a plane, or even in the bathroom. All you need is a book! Another good reason for reading is that it is useful. If you read as a hobby, you will get better and better at it. And you will read faster and find it easier to understand what you read. As your reading skills improve, you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much better.
Some people say that reading is out of date . This is not true. You can read on computers, and the better you read, the better your computer skills will be. Good readers may become writers, too. They always have more things to write about.
Reading is a wonderful hobby. Why not start reading ri ght now?
|
It is _ that reading is out of date.
- not true
- easy
- true
- sure
|
not true
|
[
"easy",
"true",
"sure"
] |
race
|
A medium yellow apple is covered by a box called one. Box one contains a medium orange apple. There is a box called two. A big orange melon touches a small green apple. The big orange melon is in box two. Box two has the small green apple. This box covers a medium orange watermelon. A big green apple is inside and touching this box. Another box called three has box one. To the south of and disconnected from box two is this box. Farther from and west of this box there is box two. A small orange melon is within box three.
|
Is a medium orange watermelon west of all small orange melons?
A: Yes
B: No
|
A
|
[
"B"
] |
spartun
|
We have three blocks, A, B and C. Block B is to the left of C. Block C is to the right of A. Block A contains one medium yellow square. Block B has two medium black squares. This block also contains a medium yellow square. Below medium black square number two which is below the medium yellow square is medium black square number one. This object is below the medium yellow square. Block C contains a medium blue square.
|
Which object is to the left of a medium square? medium black square number one or medium black square number two?
|
Both of them
|
[
"Medium black square number one",
"Medium black square number two",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
That which is healthy when informed can take in what by eating producers?
* Take out
* Take in
* Food statistics
* Nectar
* Fruits
* Food
* Bamboo
* Energy
|
Food
|
[
"Take out",
"Take in",
"Food statistics",
"Nectar",
"Fruits",
"Bamboo",
"Energy"
] |
qasc
|
|
A traveler hurried down to the hall of an American hotel and went to the cash-desk. He had just 15 minutes to pay his bill and get to the station. Suddenly he remembered that he had left something in his room.
"Look here, boy," he said to the bellboy, "run up to my room and see if I have left a parcel on the table there. Be quick about it."
The boy ran upstairs. Five minutes passed. The traveler was walking up and down the hall, looking very angry. At last the boy appeared.
"Yes, sir," he reported to the traveler," you have left the parcel there, it's right on the table in your room."
|
The traveler asked the boy _ .
1. only to see if the parcel was on the table in his room
2. to go upstairs
3. to fetch the parcel he had left in his room
4. to look for his parcel
|
3
|
[
"1",
"2",
"4"
] |
race
|
Two boxes, called DDD and EEE exist in the image. A midsize green rectangle is within box DDD. Box DDD contains a midsize white rectangle and covers another midsize green rectangle. Disconnected from, away from and in front of box EEE is this box. North of this box is box EEE. An orange rectangle is inside this box.
|
Are all midsize green rectangles disconnected from a thing?
a. Yes
b. No
|
a
|
[
"b"
] |
spartun
|
D is over there and O is at the bottom of it. V and Z are parallel, and V is to the right of Z. Object O is below object A and to the left of it, too. S is on the same vertical plane directly above N. J is south east of Y. J is to the right of N. Y is to the right and above V at an angle of about 45 degrees. Z is over there and A is at the bottom of it.
|
What is the relation of the agent V to the agent S?
* below
* above
* overlap
* right
* left
* lower-right
* lower-left
* upper-left
* upper-right
|
upper-left
|
[
"below",
"above",
"overlap",
"right",
"left",
"lower-right",
"lower-left",
"upper-right"
] |
stepgame
|
The vitamins are named by letters of the alphabet . Vitamin A is needed by the eyes. There is Vitamin A in milk, butter, and green vegetables. It can be kept by the body.
Vitamin B cannot be kept. It must be supplied all the time by some of the food we eat.
Vitamin C is very important to the body. Without it men's teeth become loose and their arms and legs get weak. Lemons , oranges and tomatoes have Vitamin C in them.
Vitamin D is the sun vitamin. We get it in milk and eggs and from sunlight on our skin . There are other Vitamins, but these A, B, C and D, are the most important.
|
We can get Vitamin D when _ .
A: we have bread and butter for our breakfast
B: we are working in the field in the sun
C: we are having eggs
D: we are eating fruits
|
C
|
[
"A",
"B",
"D"
] |
race
|
She was thinking about when her shift was over , when she could go home and into her nice tub filled with bubbles . Bakersfield was a boring town , with little problems whatsoever . " I am so bored , nothing good ever happens here . " Sammie glanced over at her .
|
What is in the future of the subject after their shift is over ?
1) A nice bubble bath .
2) A night out in Bakersfield .
3) A trip to Bakersfield .
4) A nice long shower .
|
1
|
[
"2",
"3",
"4"
] |
cosmos
|
Have you ever been offered an alcoholic drink? What about someone saying "Don't worry, just have one little sip"? Most people have their first drink by the time they're 13. That first drink can be the start of a troubled life.
Drinking can make teens feel good, but that lasts only a short time. Alcohol clouds your brain and limits your ability to make decisions. Excessive drinking gradually makes your brain shrink and can cause serious damage. Over-drinking can cause learning disabilities and damage your memory. It distorts your vision and leads to blackouts. Teenagers often think that drinking will give you more energy, but alcohol isn't an energy drink; it's a depressant.
Drinking and driving is one of the top causes of death for teen boys. An alcohol-related motor vehicle crash kills one person every 33 minutes and injures someone every two minutes. The rate of teenagers driving drunk is so high that the government is trying to pass new laws restricting teen driving.
When we get to high school, friends start pressuring us to drink. High school students see alcohol as glamorous and a way to become popular. I created a survey at my school. Twenty-four of the 63 respondents predicted they would drink in high school. Eleven said maybe, and 28 said they don't plan on drinking.
Regardless of what they say now, things can change. Teens starting high school want to fit in. Some people will do anything to be accepted, including potentially(,) hurting themselves. They think that one drink won't do anything. A little bit of alcohol probably won't kill you, but it can lead to poor decisions. High school is the time to experiment with what you want to do in life, but if you're experimenting with alcohol you could hurt someone, including yourself. (300 words)
|
Some students in high school start drinking mainly because _ .
a) they think drinking is quite interesting
b) they want to imitate adults around them.
c) they don't think high school an important period
d) they want to fit in with the surroundings
|
c
|
[
"a",
"b",
"d"
] |
race
|
B is above U at 10 o'clock. U is to the left of X. H is at the bottom and V is on the top. T is to the right of E horizontally. T is on the same horizontal plane directly left to P. E is positioned left to Y. W is to the left of X and below X at approximately a 45 degree angle. G is sitting at the 12:00 position to P. W is above H at 2 o'clock. G and V are parallel, and G is on top of V.
|
What is the relation of the agent H to the agent E?
* above
* upper-left
* overlap
* right
* lower-right
* upper-right
* lower-left
* left
* below
|
lower-right
|
[
"above",
"upper-left",
"overlap",
"right",
"upper-right",
"lower-left",
"left",
"below"
] |
stepgame
|
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?
Mom and Dad walk in the apple orchard.
1) Past tense
2) Present tense
3) Future tense
|
2
|
[
"1",
"3"
] |
scienceqa
|
There are three blocks. We call them A, B and C. Block A is to the right of block B and above block C. Block A has one small yellow circle and a small black triangle. To the left of the small black triangle there is the small yellow circle. Block B has one big yellow square. To the left of a medium yellow circle there is the big yellow square. The medium yellow circle is touching the right edge of this block. Block C contains two medium black circles. Medium black circle number one is touching the right edge of this block. It is to the right of medium black circle number two.
|
Which object is above a medium black circle? the small yellow circle or the medium yellow circle?
|
The small yellow circle
|
[
"The medium yellow circle ",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
Where do you use condoms?
* Supermarket
* Dick
* Bedroom
* Medicine chest
* Bed
|
Bedroom
|
[
"Supermarket",
"Dick",
"Medicine chest",
"Bed"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
|
We have two blocks, called HHH and LLL. Disconnected from and to the right-hand side of block LLL there is block HHH with two medium purple hexagons. Another medium purple hexagon is inside and a medium red hexagon is covered by block HHH. Medium purple hexagon number three is above the medium red hexagon and touches medium purple hexagon number one. The red shape and medium purple hexagon number two are under medium purple hexagon number one. Block LLL covers a medium purple hexagon and has a medium grey hexagon. The medium purple hexagon is under the medium grey hexagon.
|
Is any hexagon to the right of LLL?
1) No
2) Yes
|
2
|
[
"1"
] |
spartun
|
D is positioned in the front right corner of K. B is directly below D. E and B are parallel, and E on the right of B.
|
What is the relation of the agent K to the agent E?
- overlap
- left
- lower-left
- upper-right
- lower-right
- below
- above
- upper-left
- right
|
overlap
|
[
"left",
"lower-left",
"upper-right",
"lower-right",
"below",
"above",
"upper-left",
"right"
] |
stepgame
|
Norman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often traveled around the world on business. He enjoyed his work and traveling.
Then, after returning to the United States from a busy and tiring trip to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics( USSR),Mr. Cousins got sick. Because he had pushed his body to the limit of its strength on the trip, a chemical change began to take place inside him. The material between his bones became weak.
In less than one week after his return, he could not stand. Every move that he made was painful. He was not able to sleep at night.
The doctore told him that they did not know how to cure Mr. Cousins ' problem and he might never get over the illness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give up hope.
Mr. Cousins thought that unhappy thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body. He did not want to take medicine to cure himself. Instead,he felt that happy thoughts or laughter might cure his illness. .'
He began to experiment on himself while still in hospital by watching funny shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that 10 minutes of real laughter during the day gave him two hours of pain -free sleep at night.
Deciding that the doctors could not help him, Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could continue his experiments with laughter. For eight days,Mr. Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows on television,reading funny books,and sleeping whenever he felt tired. Within three weeks,he felt well enough to take a vacation to Puerto . Rico where he began running on the beach for exercise.
After a few months,Mr. Cousins returned to work. He has laughed himself back to health.
|
Why did Norman Cousins get sick?
1) He traveled too much.
2) His body chemistry changed.
3) All of the above.
4) He did not rest enough.
|
4
|
[
"1",
"2",
"3"
] |
race
|
So I made the choice of cutting this short and maybe have her pay for my education when I get out to see how much she likes that . Nah , I can not do that to her nor myself . I think I am done flying out fragments from my miniature explosion that woke me up . First post and more to come .
|
Why is the narrator so dependent and kind to the female subject ?
A] The narrator is looking for money for a house .
B] The narrator is looking for money for a car .
C] None of the above choices .
D] The narrator is looking for money for a book .
|
C
|
[
"A",
"B",
"D"
] |
cosmos
|
A little under one-third of U.S. families have no Internet access and do not plan to get it, with most of the holdouts seeing little use for it in their lives, according to a survey released on Friday.
Park Associates, a Dallas-based technology market research firm, said 29 percent of U.S. families, or 31 million homes, do not have Internet access and do not intend to subscribe to an Internet service over the next 12 months. The second annual National Technology Scan conducted by Park found that the main reason why potential customers say they do not subscribe to the Internet is because of the low value to their daily lives rather than concerns over cost.
Forty-four percent of these families say they are not interested in anything on the Internet, versus just 22 percent who say they cannot afford a computer or the cost of Internet service, the survey showed. The answer "I'm not sure how to use the Internet" came from 17 percent of participants who do not subscribe. The response "I do all my e-commerce shopping and YouTube-watching at work" was cited by 14 percent of Internet-access refuseniks. Three percent said the Internet doesn't reach their homes.
The study found U.S. broadband adoption grew to 52 percent over 2006, up from 42 percent in 2005. Roughly half of new subscribers converted from slower-speed, dial-up Internet access while the other half of families had no prior access.
"The industry continues to chip away at the core of non-subscribers, but has a long way to go," said John Barrett, director of research at Parks Associates. "Entertainment applications will be the key. If anything will pull in the holdouts, it's going to be applications that make the Internet more similar to pay-TV," he predicted.
|
Which is the best title for the passage?
- Many Americans see little point to web
- It is urgent to promote web service
- Web develops with technology
- The present situation of web
|
Web develops with technology
|
[
"Many Americans see little point to web",
"It is urgent to promote web service",
"The present situation of web"
] |
race
|
The more people I meet, the more I love my dog. Every day I am reminded why I love him so much.
Three weeks before Christmas in 2008 at about 2:00 in the morning, my dog woke us up out of a sound sleep because someone was knocking at our door. He barked in front of me as if to protect me from the stranger who was knocking. My husband answered, and it was a local police officer telling us that my father-in-law had called the police because he forgot our number. My mother-in-law was suffering from a brain disease and was in the hospital. We thanked the officer and raced to the hospital. We would have taken him, but the hospital would consider him to be a dirty pet.
After visiting the hospital we drove home and hugged our dog once more. At this point it was unlikely that little dog remembered waking us up. What he did remember was that we left him alone for several hours and he missed us. He thought we missed him, too, so he greeted us at the door with his tail wagging .
Someone tried to break in our house that summer, but, once again, our little dog saved the day. Our curtains were damaged, but no one got in. When I got home from work, I found parts of my curtains lying on the floor. We called the police and the officer said that he did a great job.
My dog is a loving sweet dog who just wants some attention. I worked with him for months and now he sits, dances, sings, shakes hands, and so much more. The best part is he looks out for me as much as I look out for him.
My husband says the dog is spoiled ; I say he finally has a loving home.
|
The purpose of the text is to tell readers _ .
1) what the proper attitude towards dogs is
2) how to raise dogs
3) what dogs can bring us
4) why the author's dog is her best friend
|
1
|
[
"2",
"3",
"4"
] |
race
|
The man had been drinking alcohol, when he caused a disturbance he was arrested for public what?
1) Vomiting
2) Toxicity
3) Nausea
4) Intoxication
5) Frequent urination
|
4
|
[
"1",
"2",
"3",
"5"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
|
Organisms, including people, have both inherited and acquired traits. Inherited and acquired traits are gained in different ways.
Inherited traits are passed down from biological parents to their offspring through genes. Genes are pieces of hereditary material that contain the instructions that affect inherited traits. Offspring receive their genes, and therefore gain their inherited traits, from their biological parents. Inherited traits do not need to be learned.
Acquired traits are gained during a person's life. Some acquired traits, such as riding a bicycle, are gained by learning. Other acquired traits, such as scars, are caused by the environment. Parents do not pass acquired traits down to their offspring.
|
Read the description of a trait.
Gabriel knows how to do tricks with a jump rope.
What information supports the conclusion that Gabriel acquired this trait?
* Gabriel has three jump ropes, each made of a different material.
* Gabriel's sister taught him how to do tricks with a jump rope.
* Gabriel won a competition at his school with his jump rope tricks.
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Gabriel's sister taught him how to do tricks with a jump rope.
|
[
"Gabriel has three jump ropes, each made of a different material.",
"Gabriel won a competition at his school with his jump rope tricks."
] |
scienceqa
|
There are three blocks. We call them A, B and C. Block B is below A. Block A is to the left of C. Block A has one medium blue square. Block B contains one small yellow square. And block C has one small blue square, one big yellow circle and one medium black triangle. It also has one small blue circle and a small black circle. The small blue square is to the right of the medium black triangle and the small black circle. The small blue circle is to the right of a big black circle. The big black circle is touching the bottom edge of this block. The small blue square is below the small blue circle which is below the big yellow circle.
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Which object is to the right of a medium blue square? the small yellow square or the small black circle?
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The small black circle
|
[
"The small yellow square ",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
how to make pesto pizzas
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Which of the following best matches the statement above?
- Split a loaf of french bread and brush with pesto and pineapple sage preserves. top with capicola, shredded mozzarella and grated parmesan. broil until the cheese melts
- Split a loaf of french bread and brush with pesto. top with capicola, shredded mozzarella and grated parmesan. broil until the cheese melts.
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Split a loaf of french bread and brush with pesto. top with capicola, shredded mozzarella and grated parmesan. broil until the cheese melts.
|
[
"Split a loaf of french bread and brush with pesto and pineapple sage preserves. top with capicola, shredded mozzarella and grated parmesan. broil until the cheese melts"
] |
piqa
|
Object D is below object S and to the left of it, too. D is above R and to the left of R. R is at the lower side of H. G and J are in a vertical line with J below G. Z is sitting at the 6:00 position to X. Y is on the left and J is on the right. S is there and G is at the 10 position of a clock face. Z is diagonally right and above Y.
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What is the relation of the agent Z to the agent D?
a) lower-left
b) overlap
c) left
d) below
e) lower-right
f) above
g) upper-left
h) upper-right
i) right
|
b
|
[
"a",
"c",
"d",
"e",
"f",
"g",
"h",
"i"
] |
stepgame
|
It was six or seyen years ago that I first witnessed a ginger cat break into my house.His name was Samson and, while"cat''was one description you might have applied to him, another more accurate one was"ginger beach ball that just happened to have a cat's head on top".He belonged to Ruby,a lady in her 80s living across the road.Soon the two of us became friends:me allowing him to steal my cat's biscuits,him allowing me to stroke him while staring up at me in a relaxed way.If he had been able to speak,the maj ority of his sentences would have ended in the word"dude" .
When Ruby died in 2009,a friend who lived several miles away adopted Samson.A strict diet foilowed,which,left Samson looking less like a beach ball and more like a smaller cat wearing a baggy ginger sweater.While he had been around,I had complained a little about mv extra cat food bills and feared for my armchairs and sofa which were often violently scratched. but in the year or two after he'd gone I missed him a lot.
In the past two and a half years,I've been visited by a succession of ginger cats,all of whom have been lovable,and all of whom have proved costly in either an emotional or financial sense.
I'm moving out soon and facing up to the fact that I might never see them again.I've told the buver of my house about the essential information of it,especially the visiting cats.The chances are that one day if a cat,whether it is from one of the neighbours or just a stray one,turns up by his doorway,he can at least feed it.
|
Why did the author occasionally complain about the ginger cat?
1) The price of cat food kept rising.
2) The strict diet made the cat too weak.
3) He had to spend more on cat food.
4) The cat stole bills from her house.
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3
|
[
"1",
"2",
"4"
] |
race
|
Relevant experts said that due to severe physical and mental overdrafts at work, a chronic occupational disease known as burnout is invading urban workers. Burnout is a phenomenon of heart exhaustion caused by work, which is the pressure of professional workers under the pressure of work. The feeling of physical and mental fatigue and exhausted energy experience. People who have burnout will experience physical and psychological discomfort and behavioral obstacles. If they are not treated in time or they will be treated by professionals, they will have unexpected effects. Consequences. The survey shows that teachers, police, medical staff, insurance agents, high-tech researchers, journalists, etc. are at high risk for this type of disease.
|
Which of the following is most likely to be inferred from the above conditions?
- Modern people are getting shorter and shorter in job burnout, and some even get tired of work even when they are working.
- It may be more than a matter of character and ethics for police officers to injure people without cause
- Practitioners such as teachers, police, journalists, etc. need plenty of energy and good physical fitness
- Burnout will become the most dangerous of chronic occupational diseases that threaten people's health in modern society
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It may be more than a matter of character and ethics for police officers to injure people without cause
|
[
"Modern people are getting shorter and shorter in job burnout, and some even get tired of work even when they are working.",
"Practitioners such as teachers, police, journalists, etc. need plenty of energy and good physical fitness",
"Burnout will become the most dangerous of chronic occupational diseases that threaten people's health in modern society"
] |
logiqa
|
It 's not that I like drama or anything , but I do like to feel peace about things . And , okay , happiness . This morning I pulled this little creature ... out of public school and brought her home . I know , I know , I just got through explaining how we were a homeschooling AND public school family .
|
How does the narrator get their kid educated ?
- They teach them themselves .
- None of the above choices .
- They have a university educate them .
- They have a private tutor educate them .
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They teach them themselves .
|
[
"None of the above choices .",
"They have a university educate them .",
"They have a private tutor educate them ."
] |
cosmos
|
It's not Christmas Day yet. But wherever I go on the streets, I see shops selling Christmas trees and all kinds of beautiful decorations, waiters wearing Christmas hats; I hear children singing Christmas songs on broadcast; I get messages of Christmas's best wishes from friends.
I just got quite confused again, since when have Chinese begun celebrating Christmas Day? What do these people celebrate it for, the birth of Chris? But we all know that most of Chinese are not Christians, they don't even know the origin of Christmas Day, and they celebrate it for no reason.
I don't celebrate Christmas Day or any other western holidays since I'm not a Christian and nor am I a westerner. I don't know what Christmas really means. Anyway I can't get reasonable answers from my friends. Some of them think they would like to just take this chance to enjoy themselves regardless of the meaning of the festival. Some of them think I'm an old-fashioned girl, a _ who doesn't appreciate the spirit of Chinese cultural tolerance and understanding of other cultures. Well, if it is about cultural tolerance, why don't we ever celebrate the month of Muharram, or festivals of colours in India, or Fiestas Patrias in Mexico?
I really appreciate cultural exchanges and communications with all nations, but I don't think this is what it's about. People are celebrating more and more western festivals while ignoring our traditional ones.
Is it part of globalization ? Do people in other non-western countries also celebrate Christmas?
|
We can learn from the passage that _ .
- more and more Chinese people celebrate western festivals now
- Chinese people pay enough attention to our own festivals
- no Christmas celebration means one lacks cultural tolerance
- the writer doesn't like cultural exchanges and communications with other countries
|
more and more Chinese people celebrate western festivals now
|
[
"Chinese people pay enough attention to our own festivals",
"no Christmas celebration means one lacks cultural tolerance",
"the writer doesn't like cultural exchanges and communications with other countries"
] |
race
|
Of the 7,000 languages spoken in the world today, linguists say, nearly half are likely to disappear this century. In fact, one falls out of use about every two weeks.
Some languages die out in an instant, at the death of the only surviving speaker. Others are lost gradually in bilingual cultures, as local tongues are edged out by the dominant language at school, in the marketplace and on television.
New research, supported by the National Geographic Society and the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages, has found the five regions where languages are disappearing most rapidly. They are northern Australia, central South America, North America's upper Pacific coastal zone, eastern Siberia, and Oklahoma and the southwestern United States.
K. David Harrison, an associate professor of linguistics at Swarthmore College, US, said that more than half the languages had no written form and were _ to loss and being forgotten." Their loss leaves no dictionary, no text, or no record of the accumulated knowledge and history of a disappeared culture.
Harrison and other researchers started their rescue project last year. They have been trying to identify and record endangered languages. They interviewed and made recordings of the few remaining speakers of a language and collected basic word lists. The individual projects, some lasting three to four years, involve hundreds of hours of recording speech, developing grammar and preparing children's readers in the obscure language. The research has concentrated on preserving entire language families.
"These are probably languages that cannot be brought back, but at least we made records of them," said Gregory Anderson, director of the Living Tongues Institute, in Oregon, US.
|
One of the things that Harrison and other researchers did was _ .
a] to make records of the disappearing language
b] to have more people speak the disappearing language
c] to publish a dictionary of the disappearing language
d] to limit dominant languages
|
b
|
[
"a",
"c",
"d"
] |
race
|
Q is positioned in the front right corner of V. The object R and F are there. The object F is above and slightly to the left of the object R. S is there and B is at the 5 position of a clock face. Q is placed in the left direction of B. V is there and G is at the 2 position of a clock face. The object H and R are there. The object R is above and slightly to the left of the object H. F is below G at 7 o'clock. H is positioned up and to the right of A.
|
What is the relation of the agent Q to the agent G?
* upper-left
* overlap
* lower-left
* right
* upper-right
* left
* below
* lower-right
* above
|
overlap
|
[
"upper-left",
"lower-left",
"right",
"upper-right",
"left",
"below",
"lower-right",
"above"
] |
stepgame
|
According to an old story, a farmer once found that a bag of corn had been stolen from his house. He went to the judge and told him about his loss. The judge ordered all the people of the farm to come before him. He took a number of sticks of equal length and gave one stick to each man.
He then said, "Come before me again tomorrow. I shall then know which of you is the thief because the stick given to the thief will be one inch longer than the others."
The thief was afraid of being found out, and so he cut an inch off his stick. The next day the thief's stick was found to be one inch shorter than any of the others. In this way the thief was found out, and was at once taken away to prison.
|
The wise way the judge found out the thief in the end was to make _ .
* the thief cut the stick off
* the thief cut an inch off the stick
* the other's sticks would become one inch shorter
* the stick grow an inch longer
|
the thief cut an inch off the stick
|
[
"the thief cut the stick off",
"the other's sticks would become one inch shorter",
"the stick grow an inch longer"
] |
race
|
There is one block named AAA. This block have a medium blue square and a medium yellow shape. This block covers another medium blue square. The yellow shape is to the south of medium blue square number one. Medium blue square number one touches this shape. South of and touches the thing which was to the south of medium blue square number one is medium blue square number two.
|
Is a blue shape to the north of all medium blue squares?
A. Yes
B. No
|
B
|
[
"A"
] |
spartun
|
For about three years now, I have been writing poetry. It was not until my junior year in high school that I developed an interest, love, and skill for writing poetry.
Back in elementary school, I love to write stories. I would write stories on post-it notes and anywhere I could. Yet when I had to write a limerick for an assignment, I could not wrap my head around poetry. I had a very hard time figuring out how to rhyme words and have the words make sense. I eventually tossed the paper with the attempted limerick in the trash. I did not try my hand at poetry again until several years later.
Many years later in my freshman year of high school, my English teacher gave my class a poetry project as an assignment. I still remember my limerick assignment and was afraid of doing the poetry. For the project, we had to analyze a poem and write a response to it. I choose to respond to Robert Frost's poem Fire and Ice. I also wrote my own poem first. I become really excited when writing the poem.
Two years later, I started writing poetry, as a hobby and for fun. To learn how good or bad my poems were, I handed them in to some magazines and contests. I won second place in the North Carolina Poetry Society's Sherry Pruitt Award Contest with a poem called The Ocean, and had my two poems published as high merit poems. I have continued to write poetry, and have even self-published three collections of poetry in both print and e-book formats, which can be found at my store on Lulu.
Now, I love writing poetry, but I don't hate writing short stories. I just find it more difficult and not my style of writing, even though I still write short stories occasionally.
|
How did the author increase his confidence in writing poetry?
* He published three collections of poetry by himself
* He gave up writing stories and only wrote poetry
* He submitted his poems to magazines contests
* He wrote a lot of poems and asked advice from his teacher
|
He submitted his poems to magazines contests
|
[
"He published three collections of poetry by himself",
"He gave up writing stories and only wrote poetry",
"He wrote a lot of poems and asked advice from his teacher"
] |
race
|
I ' ve never bothered to look at our roof but now that we are doing it I ca n't stop looking at it when I pull into the drive and I ' m checking out everyone elses roof colours . To me roofs were never really an important part of the house to maintain - well not maintain cause you want a roof to stay on in a storm - I should really say make look pretty . Yesterday we also took Macky to Lollipops Playland .
|
What has the narrator been inspecting lately ?
- They are looking at the tops of homes .
- None of the above choices .
- They are looking at garages .
- They are looking at the tops of counters .
|
They are looking at the tops of homes .
|
[
"None of the above choices .",
"They are looking at garages .",
"They are looking at the tops of counters ."
] |
cosmos
|
Two boxes, called DDD and EEE exist in the image. A tiny orange rectangle is covered by and a large green oval is inside box DDD. Box DDD covers a tiny white rectangle and contains a tiny white oval. Behind the tiny white rectangle is the large green oval. Behind this shape there is the tiny white oval. Above and disconnected from box EEE is box DDD. Behind this box there is box EEE with a midsize white oval. A tiny orange rectangle is in this box. Box EEE covers a large green rectangle. The tiny orange rectangle is under the large green rectangle. The large green rectangle is under the midsize object.
|
Where is the tiny orange rectangle in box EEE relative to the tiny orange rectangle covered by box DDD?
* dc
* po
* behind
* below
* left
* far
* above
|
below
|
[
"dc",
"po",
"behind",
"left",
"far",
"above"
] |
spartun
|
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