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a grey brick wall and short grass in background .
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Are the red thing and black thing touching?
- No
- Yes
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No
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[
"Yes"
] |
resq
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A publisher believes that: processing costs have increased by 10% to 12% in the past 5 years; raw material costs have increased by 10% to 13%, and sales and advertising costs have increased by more than 10%. Adding all these together, the total cost has increased at least This is only for large publishers. If it is a small publisher, the total cost has increased by at least 40%. It can be seen that the increase in book prices is mainly caused by the increase in costs, so I oppose increasing the copyright income of writers.
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The most appropriate evaluation of the above argument is
1: Failure to provide specific evidence of increased processing costs
2: Ignoring other reasons for rising book prices
3: Miscalculated the proportion of total cost increase
4: Ignore statistics for medium-sized publishers
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2
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[
"1",
"3",
"4"
] |
logiqa
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Steve knew he'd been adopted as a baby, and when he turned 18, in 2003, he decided he'd try to track down his birth mother. The agency from which he'd been adopted gave him his mother's name: Tallady. But online searches didn't turn up any results about it, and Steve had to let it go.
In 2007, though, he searched for the name again online. This time, the search results included a home address near the Lowe's store where Steve, then 22, worked as a deliveryman. When he mentioned the coincidence to his boss, his boss said, "You mean Tallady, who works here?"
Steve and Tallady, a cashier, had said hello to each other a few times at the store, but they'd never really talked. He hadn't even known her name. Steve thought there was no possible way she was his mother though they shared the same name. For a few months, Steve avoided Tallady. "I wasn't sure how to approach her," he told a local reporter. Finally, the agency volunteered to arrange their reunion.
When Tallady realized that the nice guy she'd been waving at was his son, she sobbed. She'd always hoped to meet her birth son one day. Later that day, mother and son talked for almost three hours at a nearby bar. She'd given him up for adoption in 1985, when she was 23. "I wasn't ready to be a mother," she told him. Married with two other children, Tallady says, "I have a complete family now."
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.What did Steve find about his mother online in 2007?
- Her full name.
- Her boss's name.
- Her new job.
- Her home address.
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Her boss's name.
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[
"Her full name.",
"Her new job.",
"Her home address."
] |
race
|
Today about 70 countries use Daylight Saving Time (DST). Daylight Saving was first introduced during World War I in Australia. During the world wars, DST was used for the late summers beginning January 1917 and 1942, and the full summers beginning September 1942 and 1943.
In 1967, Tasmania experienced a drought . The State Government introduced one hour of daylight saving that summer as a way of saving power and water. Tasmanians liked the idea of daylight saving and the Tasmanian Government has declared daylight saving each summer since 1968. Persuaded by the Tasmanian Government, all states except two passed a law in 1971, for a test use of daylight saving. In 1972, New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria joined Tasmania for regular daylight saving, but Queensland did not do so until 1989.
Tasmania, Queensland and South Australia have had irregular plans, often changing their dates due to politics or festivals . For example, in 1992, Tasmania extended daylight saving by an extra month while South Australia began extending daylight saving by two weeks for the Adelaide Festival. Special daylight saving plans were made during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
The differences in daylight saving in Australia continue to cause serious problems in transport and many other social activities. It also reduces the number of hours in the working day that are common to all centers in the country. In particular, time differences along the east coast cause major differences, especially for the broadcasters of national radio and television.
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What can we learn about DST in some Australian states?
- It lasts for two weeks
- It is not used in festivals.
- It doesn't have fixed dates.
- Its plan was changed in 2000.
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It lasts for two weeks
|
[
"It is not used in festivals.",
"It doesn't have fixed dates.",
"Its plan was changed in 2000."
] |
race
|
Good health is the most precious thing in the world .When you have got it, you never think about it. When you haven't got it , you think about it all the time. Our biggest enemies are not terrible diseases. We are our own biggest enemies because we sometimes destroy our own good health. Some of us eat too much, drink too much and smoke too much. And though our reason tells us we should control ourselves, we find it difficult. The fact is that most human beings need stimulation. Who doesn't enjoy a drink after a busy day? Only a smoker knows the pleasure of a cigarette with a cup of coffee.
The danger is when these innocent pleasures run our lives and so destroy our health. When you find yourself eating between meals or eating too much rich food, when you can only keep yourself going by taking frequent drinks or by smoking one cigarette after another, then it's time to stop and think what you might be doing to yourself. The funny thing is that when we don't control ourselves, simple pleasures are no longer simple pleasures.
All right, I know what you're thinking. You're probably saying: "It's all very well for him to talk, but I can't help myself. I need that extra bit of food, that extra drink, that extra cigarette. Life has so many pressures that I can't manage without them." But I'm saying you can help yourself. Not only that you must help yourself. Because if you don't help yourself, no one else can. So be your own best friend .
|
Which of the following expresses the writer's advice?
* Be your own best friend and control yourself.
* Eat as much rich food as you can.
* Have a drink after a busy day.
* Have a cigarette with a cup of coffee.
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Have a cigarette with a cup of coffee.
|
[
"Be your own best friend and control yourself.",
"Eat as much rich food as you can.",
"Have a drink after a busy day."
] |
race
|
As a teacher, my daily life includes driving to a new school so I'm usually unable to anticipate the day's events, good or bad!
One day, I was teaching in a very difficult classroom. I was managing behavior all morning and by lunch time, I knew I needed coffee to even consider surviving the afternoon. So on my lunch break, I drove to a coffee shop nearby to get a cup of coffee. While returning to the car I realized I had locked my keys and my phone inside! I had about 15 minutes to get back to the school which was a good 4- or 5- minute drive away. I considered rushing back, but it being winter, I thought a fall on ice would only make the situation much worse.
So I ran into a McDonald's and asked the man at the counter who happened to be the manager to please call me a taxi. I explained my situation to him, and I could tell by the look in his eyes, that he took pity. He hurried to the back to use the phone while I walked in the restaurant. I had less than 10 minutes to get back to my school at this point.
The manager returned only to tell me that the taxi company had put him on hold and then the line got disconnected, and that he was now on hold again, but had not yet been able to ask for the taxi yet.
Without a thought, he caught his coat and offered to drive me to the school. Immediately I followed him into his car and made it back into my classroom with 2 minutes left before the bell!
While arriving at the school, I thanked this man endlessly. His calm behavior and kind nature made me think he was probably a wonderful manager to work for, and also a wonderful human being to have on his earth. This experience makes me realize that out of every hopeless situation, there is the chance for acts of kindness to happen, which can create an unimaginable impression to those who receive them.
|
The writer _ so he gave up the idea of going back to school on foot when he found his keys and phone were locked inside the car.
A: decided to take a school bus
B: asked the manager to call him a cab
C: was afraid of falling down on ice
D: was too tired to walk further
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B
|
[
"A",
"C",
"D"
] |
race
|
We have three blocks, called AAA, BBB and CCC. Block AAA has block BBB. Behind and disconnected from block BBB there is block CCC. Close to this block is block BBB. A medium black square is covered by block AAA. Block AAA contains a medium yellow square. South of the medium yellow square there is the medium black square. Two medium black squares are within block BBB. Medium black square number two is to the south of medium black square number one. A medium yellow square is inside and touching and another medium yellow square is in block CCC. South of medium yellow square number two there is medium yellow square number one. Block CCC contains a medium black square.
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Is a block disconnected from a black shape?
- No
- Yes
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Yes
|
[
"No"
] |
spartun
|
W: Hello, Mike. What are you doing in this part of London?
M: Well, in fact, I'm looking for a flat round here.
W: A flat? Do you want to move?
M: Yes, actually, believe it or not, Mandy and I are getting married.
W: It's great! Congratulations. When did you decide?
M: Only last week. It was when we were staying with her family in Scotland. Now we're trying to find a suitable flat.
W: It will be great to have you as neighbours. I hope you manage to buy one soon.
M: Oh, we aren't looking for one to buy. We don't have enough money yet. We want to find somewhere to rent.
W: Yes, of course. That's what we did at first. In fact, in the end my brother lent us some money. That's how we managed to buy ours.
M: Really? Perhaps I'll talk to my family about it. Now, what about a coffee? There's a good place just round the corner.
W: What a good idea!
|
How did the woman get the money to buy a flat?
A. From her brother.
B. From her friends.
C. From her parents.
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A
|
[
"B",
"C"
] |
dream
|
Plants are very important living things. Life could not go if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. So animals and man need plants in order to live. This is why we find that there are so many plants around us.
If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and _ plants.
Flowering plants can make seeds. The seeds are protected by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed, some have two, three or four, and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit.
Most non-flowering plants don't grow from seeds. They grow from spores. Spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as the seeds. When these spores fall on wet and _ , they usually grow into new plants.
|
The main idea of the passage is that _ .
A. we cannot live without water
B. plants cannot grow without air
C. plants are important for life
D. there are many plants around us
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A
|
[
"B",
"C",
"D"
] |
race
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A medium black square is inside and a medium blue square is inside and touching a block called AAA. The medium black square touches the medium blue square. Another block called BBB is above and in front of block AAA. This block covers a medium black square. Block AAA contains another block named CCC. Block CCC contains a medium black square. The medium black square touches a medium blue square. The medium blue square is covered by block CCC.
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Where is the medium black square covered by BBB regarding the medium black square in AAA?
a: front
b: above
c: po
d: far
e: below
f: ntppi
g: near
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b
|
[
"a",
"c",
"d",
"e",
"f",
"g"
] |
spartun
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There are three blocks, A, B and C. Block C is below and A is to the left of B. Block A has a big blue square. Block B has a big blue circle. Block C contains three small yellow circles. Small yellow circle number one is touching the right edge of this block. Touching small yellow circle number three is small yellow circle number two. A medium yellow square is also in this block. This shape is to the right of small yellow circle number three. To the right of the medium yellow square and small yellow circle number two is small yellow circle number one.
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What is below the big blue circle? a big blue square or a small yellow circle?
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Small yellow circle
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[
"Big blue square ",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
My Rhetoric of Belief professor is awesome . She 's one of those unforgettable old ladies who , with their age , leave a memorable mark in your memory . Her speaking skills are so engaging , she 's so into what she has to teach and she loves who she is ; a perfect candidate for an upper division religion course . However , I got a strange subtle message the first day of class .
|
Why does the narrator seem to enjoy the man ?
- None of the above choices .
- He helps her see value in herself .
- He helps her learn .
- He helps her work more efficiently .
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He helps her learn .
|
[
"None of the above choices .",
"He helps her see value in herself .",
"He helps her work more efficiently ."
] |
cosmos
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Tomoya seems not to mind too - until one day he meets a girl , Furukawa Nagisa , who is left alone without friends in the school because everybody she knew already graduated . " What a clumsy girl " , he thinks at first . But he ca n't leave her alone and so , while helping her , he meets a few other girls from his school . Although he does n't care much about them at first , he soon opens his heart to them as they get to know each other better .
|
What will Tomoya do with all these developments ?
* Tomoya will go to school .
* Tomoya will go on dates .
* Tomoya will graduate .
* Tomoya will go to the fair .
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Tomoya will go on dates .
|
[
"Tomoya will go to school .",
"Tomoya will graduate .",
"Tomoya will go to the fair ."
] |
cosmos
|
Those who spend more pre-bedtime hours using the Internet or watching television are more likely to report insufficient sleep, even though they sleep almost as long as people spending fewer pre-bedtime hours in front of a computer or television screen, survey findings show.
"While many people use electronic media, say, the Internet, it should be noted that the longer media use before sleep can trigger (self-perceived) insufficient sleep," lead researcher Dr Nakamori Suganuma, of Osaka University, Japan, told the reporter.
He and colleagues obtained data on self-perceived sleep problems and the use of electronic media prior to bedtime from 5,875 altogether Japanese respondents in two separate Internet-based surveys. Their findings are published in Sleep and Biological Rhythms.
Nearly half of the respondents associated their problem with electronic media use before bedtime. Longer electronic media users were also more likely to report insufficient sleep.
"Overall, 29% of light users (less than 1.5 hours) listed electronic media use as a possible cause of their insufficient sleep. By comparison, 40% of medium users (1.5 to 3 hours) and 54% of heavy users (more than 3 hours) said the same.
However, longer Internet and television use before bedtime did not _ less actual sleep.
While heavy users averaged about 3 more hours in front of computer or television screens than light users, the heavy users averaged only about 12 minutes less pre-workday sleep time than light users.
Notably, Suganuma said, "Internet use affected self-perceived insufficient sleep more than TV watching not only in younger Internet users but also in middle-aged or aged Internet users."
Up to 38% of the respondents listed accessing the Internet far into the night as a possible cause for their sleep disturbance, while about 25% said watching television far into the night caused it.
The findings suggest that while heavy computer and television use before bedtime has a small effect on sleep duration, it may have a more significant effect on "sleep demand and sleep quality," Suganuma notes.
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Heavy computer and television user before bed time are more likely to be _ than light ones.
a] sleepy
b] energetic
c] clever
d] happy
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c
|
[
"a",
"b",
"d"
] |
race
|
Two boxes, called one and two exist in the image. Box one covers a medium orange melon. A big orange apple and a small green watermelon are in this box. On the right side of the apple is the green fruit. The apple is above and to the left-hand side of the medium orange melon. Below the small green watermelon there is the medium orange melon. Box two contains box one. A medium yellow melon is covered by this box.
|
Where is the medium orange melon relative to box two?
- po
- tppi
- below
- behind
- ntpp
- tpp
- near
|
ntpp
|
[
"po",
"tppi",
"below",
"behind",
"tpp",
"near"
] |
spartun
|
Unlike other people, my Olympic heroes are not Olympic champions or the important people on the Olympic Committee . They are just the ordinary ones who do the everyday things. They work without the recognition the famous people get. They are the Olympic volunteers.
These people aren't the great stars of sport. They just want to do their part for the Olympics by smiling and helping the Games go smoothly.The stars of the Games are like brightly colored sailboats on the sea, racing through the waves. How lovely to watch them! But the volunteers are the wind, which nobody sees. Without the wind the sailboats would not be able to move and no one would want to watch them. The volunteers breathe the wind of life into the athletes.
The volunteers may never win medals, but they always do their best to encourage the _ , whether the athletes win or lose.Some might think what the volunteers do is boring, hardly worth mentioning . But in my eyes, they are as important as the champions and the stars. They are just as much heroes, despite not appearing in newspapers or on TV.
I truly admire them and I will always cheer for them. They are my Olympic heroes.
|
What does the writer think of the volunteers' work?
a] boring
b] interesting
c] important
d] excellent
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b
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[
"a",
"c",
"d"
] |
race
|
I guess that 's another reason why I wanted to make this blog ... I want to be honest for once . Whew so this was a long one . I think I ' m going to go ahead and end this one . I hope you enjoyed reading this . And I do hope you 'll come back for more .
|
Why do they do this ?
* They are a private person
* They read a lot of blogs
* None of the above choices .
* They like endings
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None of the above choices .
|
[
"They are a private person",
"They read a lot of blogs",
"They like endings"
] |
cosmos
|
Moderate exercise lowers the risk of blockage of the arteries due to blood clots, since anything that lowers blood cholesterol levels also lowers the risk of hardening of the arteries, which in turn lowers the risk of arterial blockage due to blood clots; and, if the data reported in a recent study are correct, moderate exercise lowers blood cholesterol levels.
|
The conclusion drawn above follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?
- The data reported in the recent study are correct.
- The recent study investigated the relationship between exercise and blood cholesterol levels.
- Hardening of the arteries increases the risk of blockage of the arteries due to blood clots.
- Lowering blood cholesterol levels lowers the risk of blockage of the arteries.
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The data reported in the recent study are correct.
|
[
"The recent study investigated the relationship between exercise and blood cholesterol levels.",
"Hardening of the arteries increases the risk of blockage of the arteries due to blood clots.",
"Lowering blood cholesterol levels lowers the risk of blockage of the arteries."
] |
reclor
|
Q is over there and M is on the top of it. M is on the top and T is at the bottom. The object B is positioned above and to the left of object T. The objects B and U are over there. The object B is lower and slightly to the left of the object U. R is over there with Q below. F is on the left side of and below U. Z is on the right and F is on the left. J is on the left side and above R.
|
What is the relation of the agent B to the agent R?
A) lower-left
B) right
C) lower-right
D) below
E) upper-right
F) above
G) upper-left
H) overlap
I) left
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I
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C",
"D",
"E",
"F",
"G",
"H"
] |
stepgame
|
Three boys, Tom, Sam and Jim bought seventeen apples. Tom wanted the half . Sam wanted one-third ,and Jim wanted one-ninth * But they didn't know how to do.
Just at that time,a little boy came with an apple in his hand. The boy said to them, "Don't worry. Let me help you" Then he put his apple into their apples, and made the number of the apples eighteen. Then he gave Tom nine apples, he gave Sam six apples,and he gave Jim two apples. He gave away seventeen apples and took his apple back.
The three boys were very happy. And they said: "How clever the boy is!"
,.
|
What was the three boys' problem?
* They wanted to borrow some apples,
* They couldn't eat the apples.
* They couldn't divide the apples.
* They couldn't go home.
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They couldn't divide the apples.
|
[
"They wanted to borrow some apples,",
"They couldn't eat the apples.",
"They couldn't go home."
] |
race
|
There are three blocks, A, B and C. There are two medium yellow squares in block A. Below medium yellow square number two is medium yellow square number one. There is also one medium blue square touching the bottom edge of this block. Below medium yellow square number one and medium yellow square number two there is the medium blue square. Then, there is block B which has one medium black square. Block C is above block B and to the left of block A. It contains a medium yellow square.
|
Which object is below a medium yellow square? medium yellow square number one or the medium yellow square that is in block C?
|
Medium yellow square number one
|
[
"The medium yellow square that is in block c",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
Where do kids play with a ball that is concrete?
* Street
* Soccer field
* Soccer game
* Central park
* Pool table
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Street
|
[
"Soccer field",
"Soccer game",
"Central park",
"Pool table"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
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When she was twelve, Maria made her first important decision about the course of her life. She decided that she wanted to continue her education. Most girls from middle-class families chose to stay home after primary school, though some attended private Catholic "'finishing" schools. There they learned a little about music, art, needlework, and how to make polite conversation. This was not the sort of education that interested Maria or her mother. By this time, she had begun to take her studies more seriously. She read constantly and brought her books everywhere. One time she even brought her math book to the theater and tried to study in the dark.
Maria knew that she wanted to go on learning in a serious way. That meant attending the public high school, something that very few girls did. In Italy at the time, there were two types of high schools: the "classical" schools and the "technical" schools. In the classical schools, the students followed a very traditional program of studies, with courses in Latin and Greek language and literature, and Italian literature and history. The few girls who continued studying after primary school usually chose these schools.
Maria, however, wanted to attend a technical school. The technical schools were more modern than the classical schools and they offered courses in modern languages, mathematics, science, and accounting. Most people including Maria's father believed that girls would never be able to understand these subjects. Furthermore, they did not think it was proper for girls to study them.
Maria did not care if it was proper or not. Math and science were the subjects that interested her most. But before she could sign up for the technical school, she had to win her father's approval. She finally did, with her mother's help, though for many years after, there was tension in the family. Maria's father continued to oppose her plans, while her mother helped her.
In 1883, at age thirteen, Maria entered the "Regia Scuola Tecnica Michelangelo Buonarroti" in Rome. Her experience at this school is difficult for us to imagine. Though the courses included modern subjects, the teaching methods were very traditional. Learning consisted of memorizing long lists of facts and repeating them back to the teacher. Students were not supposed to ask questions or think for themselves in any way. Teachers were very demanding, discipline in the classroom was strict, and punishment was severe for those who failed to achieve or were disobedient.
|
High school teachers in Italy in those days were _ .
a. quite scientific
b. quite strict
c. very modern
d. very intelligent
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d
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c"
] |
race
|
Going Zero Waste means more than just managing the rubbish we create.It means reducing it too.While it might seem like a difficult thing to do, it's well worth it.And what better time to start than Christmas?
We need to copy the way Nature wastes nothing.Many things are created by human society that we know will soon become useless and be thrown out.How many plastic bottles or even PCs end up in the rubbish bin? Instead,we should design products that can be more easily repaired,reused and recycled.
Kamikatsu, a Japanese village,has already gone Zero Waste.The 2,000 villagers compost their leftovers,and recycle everything else.There are 34 different boxes at the re-cycling centre! Residents grumble about the inconvenience,but they also see the benefits.
People who live Zero Waste lives are careful about what they do.They never take more than they need.Reusing plastic bags at supermarkets is a great way to reduce waste.And those who plan before they shop avoid having to throw food out later.Also,it's best not to go food shopping when you're hungry:You'll be sure to buy too much!
Let's think about how to enjoy a Zero Waste Christmas.By sending recyclable cards,we can help our friends and family reduce waste.And what better way to enjoy the spirit of Christmas than with a real tree that can be replanted in the spring?
Going Zero Waste requires us to think more about what happens before and after we act.It takes ambition,and it's not always easy.But just think how good it would be,both for ourselves and for the environment, if we never had to waste anything.
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What should we do to reduce waste according to the passage?
- To copy the way Nature wastes nothing.
- To create more things that can be repaired quickly.
- To stop using plastic bottles or even PCs.
- To avoid sending cards on Christmas.
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To avoid sending cards on Christmas.
|
[
"To copy the way Nature wastes nothing.",
"To create more things that can be repaired quickly.",
"To stop using plastic bottles or even PCs."
] |
race
|
University of Maryland student Ben Simon and his friends couldn't stand to see good food thrown out on their campus."We basically noticed that some of the extra food from the dining hall was going to waste at the end of the day.And we met with the dining services and asked them whether it would be okay if instead of throwing out the food we would donate it.And they were on board," he said.
So 18 months ago,the students began what they call the Food Recovery Network.Each night,volunteers would show up at a campus dining hall to pick up leftovers and deliver them to area shelters and food banks.So far,they have donated more than 23 000 kilos of food that would otherwise have been thrown out.
Nationwide,$165 billion worth of food is wasted each year,according to the National Resources Defense Council.Spokesman Bob Keefe says that is about 40% of the country's entire food production."If we can reduce our waste in this country by 15%,we can feed 25 million hungry Americans.That is a huge benefit.That is what programs like this Food Recovery Network are doing," he said.
Christian Life Center is one of the beneficiaries of the students' efforts.Ben Slye,the senior pastor ,said,"It has been just amazing to see these students take their own time,their own vehicles and own gas money and be able to make an effort like this.Each week we are able with this food probably to feed over hundred people."
The University of Maryland's Food Recovery Network now has 200 volunteers and the program has expanded to 18 schools across the country."I want to grow 18 chapters to a thousand chapters within five years.And once we get to the Food Recovery Nation being at every college campus in America,we want to expand to restaurants and farms." said Simon.
The volunteers are committed to making that happen.
|
Volunteers from the Food Recovery Network _ .
- helped to solve the hunger issues in America
- donated leftovers to avoid food waste
- delivered leftovers as well as money to shelters
- started the Food Recovery Network two years ago
|
started the Food Recovery Network two years ago
|
[
"helped to solve the hunger issues in America",
"donated leftovers to avoid food waste",
"delivered leftovers as well as money to shelters"
] |
race
|
There are two blocks. We call them A and B. Block A is above B. Block A has a small yellow square. Block B has a medium blue square, a big blue triangle and a big blue circle. To the left of a small yellow triangle and the big blue triangle there is the medium blue square. The big blue triangle is above the small yellow triangle. The big blue circle is touching the bottom edge of this block. It is to the left of the small yellow triangle.
|
What is below the small yellow square? a big blue circle that is touching the bottom edge of a block or a medium blue square?
|
Both of them
|
[
"Big blue circle that is touching the bottom edge of a block ",
"Medium blue square ",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
On July 16th 1995, a new bookstore opened in the American city of Seattle. No one steps inside to buy anything. Yet, the store, if you could call it that, had sales last year of 7000 million dollars. Ten years ago, few people bought things over the Internet. Few thought it was safe. Amazon.com changed many people's minds.
Ten years later, an estimated seven out of ten American adults have used a computer to buy something. Market researchers at ComScore Networks estimate online spending last year at 117,000 million dollars. That was for goods and travel services. The person who started Amazon, Jeff Bezos remains its leader. In the 1990s, he urged employees to help Amazon get big fast. Yet, Amazon invested in many similar businesses that failed. Amazon lost plenty of money. It did not make a profit until 2003. Its most recent profit and earnings report released last week was better than many market watchers had expected.
Today people can buy not just books and music but also many other products through Amazon. It competes with eBay, which celebrates its 10th birthday in September. eBay calls itself "the world's online marketplace". It does not sell anything. Instead, it provides a way for others to sell goods and services. People who want to buy something make competing offers through online auctions. eBay has grown to include several other businesses. These include Paypal, a company that processes online payments.
As online sellers grew, traditional stores saw the future. Today, stores from the smallest to the biggest sell on the Internet. These include the biggest of all, Wal-Mart.
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The passage is most likely to be _ .
* an economics report
* a cultural report
* a political report
* an entertainment report
|
an economics report
|
[
"a cultural report",
"a political report",
"an entertainment report"
] |
race
|
A couple weeks ago I posted a sneak peak of the session Laura and I did with my sister , Kyra . We had so many photos from this shoot and we loved almost every single one , so it 's taken a while to edit them . Kiki did an unbelievable job and we had the most ridiculously beautiful sunlight EVER . No joke !
|
Why did the narrator put so much care into the photo ?
* None of the above choices .
* It was for their sibling .
* It was for their friend Laura .
* It was for their friend .
|
It was for their sibling .
|
[
"None of the above choices .",
"It was for their friend Laura .",
"It was for their friend ."
] |
cosmos
|
A box called DDD have a midsize white rectangle and a midsize orange rectangle. Another midsize white rectangle is to the south of and another midsize orange rectangle is to the north of the midsize orange rectangle. Midsize white rectangle number two is inside and touching box DDD. Midsize orange rectangle number two is inside box DDD. Midsize orange rectangle number one touches midsize white rectangle number one. Farther from another box named EEE there is box DDD. In front of this box is box EEE. A midsize white rectangle is covered by this box.
|
What is the position of midsize white rectangle number one relative to the midsize white rectangle covered by EEE?
1. right
2. tpp
3. ec
4. behind
5. far
6. ntpp
7. left
|
4
|
[
"1",
"2",
"3",
"5",
"6",
"7"
] |
spartun
|
Denny couldn't find his hairbrush. He looked everywhere for it. Under and over, up and down, it was not where he thought it would be. So he closed the door behind him and continued his systematic search. Where might Denny have looked first?
* House
* Kitchen
* Car
* Drugstore
* Bedroom
|
Bedroom
|
[
"House",
"Kitchen",
"Car",
"Drugstore"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
|
This is No. 2 Middle School. My friend, Wei Hua is in the school. She is fifteen. She is in Class Three, Grade Two. Wei Hua has two good friends. They are Kate and Lily. Kate is from England. She is fifteen, too. But She is in No. 3 Middle School. She is in Class One, Grade Two. Lily is an American girl. She is fifteen, too. She is in No. 2 Middle School, too. She is in Class Two, Grade Two. Lily's Chinese teacher is Miss Yang. Lily likes Chinese very much. She can speak Chinese very well.
|
Lily comes from _ .
- China
- the USA
- Japan
- England
|
China
|
[
"the USA",
"Japan",
"England"
] |
race
|
I'm Tom. My best friends are John and Ann. We do many things together. John lives near my house and we are in the same class. He's fifteen years old and he's tall and slim. He has blond hair and blue eyes. He's polite and very clever. He's very good at math and he sometimes helps me with my homework. He usually wears jeans and a T-shirt. We also play basketball at a nearby park together and sometimes we play video games at my house after school.
Our friend Ann isn't in our school. She's short and slim with straight brown hair and brown eyes. She's a little bit shy. We all have kung fu lesson every Tuesday and Friday afternoon. Ann is really good at kung fu. We call her the "kung fu kid". She sometimes plays basketball with us, too. She often wears a dress, a T-shirt and a baseball cap. The three of us have great fun together.
|
What clothes do John and Ann like to wear?
A) Jackets
B) dress
C) T-shirt
D) Jeans
|
A
|
[
"B",
"C",
"D"
] |
race
|
Apologizing is both an Art and a Science. The Art lies in the manner in which the apology is delivered while the Science is the recipe that forms the apology itself. A proper apology should always include several ingredients. Now let's take a closer look at these ingredients.
Give a detailed account of the offense, and make sure both you and the other person are talking about the same thing. Whether you make it in secret or public doesn't matter, but your apology should be focused on the particular event.
Next, by acknowledging the hurt or damage done, you are making the recipient begin to sense that you understand the situation. It is important to rebuild your relationship because it makes them feel their anger is understandable.
Don't try to defend yourself by offering any excuses, which is important to let them know that you understand the event and you actions do cause them harm. The apology is all about THEM and how they feel. It doesn't matter if the actions were intentional or not, the end result is the same and that is what needs to be focused on when learning how to say, "I'm sorry".
Give a sincere statement of regret such as "I apologize" or "I'm sorry". Above all, tell them it won't happen again. After all, there is no value in apologizing for something that you will do again and again.
Finally, asking for forgiveness at the end of the apology gives the power back to the recipient. It tells them, that you have done all that you can do by apologizing and providing whatever form of restitution you can. The next move is up to them.
By including all these ingredients and applying them to your situation, you will know exactly how to say "I'm sorry" next time you need to.
|
How will the recipient react when you admit hurting them?
* They will understand the situation better.
* They will think their former reaction normal.
* They will treat you differently right away.
* They will be sorry for being angry with you.
|
They will be sorry for being angry with you.
|
[
"They will understand the situation better.",
"They will think their former reaction normal.",
"They will treat you differently right away."
] |
race
|
( Written last year during a trip to CA . I 'd never posted it here , but was inspired to do so now because of a journal by a friend on OKCupid . ) I ate dinner alone tonight , in a very nice Italian restaurant in Berkeley . The friends hosting me had a prior engagement for dinner , and left me to my own devices .
|
What were my " own devices " ?
- Finding a place to eat on my own .
- None of the above choices .
- Constructing devices .
- Using a toolkit to do woodworking .
|
Finding a place to eat on my own .
|
[
"None of the above choices .",
"Constructing devices .",
"Using a toolkit to do woodworking ."
] |
cosmos
|
We have two boxes, called one and two. A big green apple, a small green apple, a big orange melon and an orange watermelon are within box one. East of the big green apple there is the big orange melon. Box one contains a small green melon. East of the watermelon is the small green melon. A medium green melon is covered by box one. The medium green melon touches the thing which was to the east of the big green apple. Box two has box one. A small yellow apple is inside and a medium green apple is inside and touching this box.
|
Where is box one regarding box two?
- ntppi
- front
- ntpp
- dc
- near
- far
- below
|
ntpp
|
[
"ntppi",
"front",
"dc",
"near",
"far",
"below"
] |
spartun
|
Thirst is used to make a cow realize that it needs to replenish its bodily what by the body?
1] Solutes
2] Nacl
3] Juice
4] Grass
5] Liquid
6] Seawater
7] Blood
8] Water
|
8
|
[
"1",
"2",
"3",
"4",
"5",
"6",
"7"
] |
qasc
|
|
Barcodes aren't given much thought by the majority of consumers, but these codes were fairly recently applied in a working fashion in 1970.
A small food store owner decided one day that keeping records of the inventory of his stock and the associated prices were an extremely laborious process, and so, in 1948, he contacted The Drexel Institute of Technology in a bid to work towards a solution. Bernard Sliver rose to the challenge and set out to study the problem and began working on a solution involving an automatic way of keeping track of items that had been sold. Sliver and a group of students from the institute realized their answer in the form of ultraviolet light , ink and a scanner.
The system worked initially, but possessed some negatives. It was incredibly costly to carry out on a large scale and the system was also unstable. If the invention was to become commonplace in grocery stores, these two problems had to be solved.
The patent for the bar code system was filed by Sliver and one of his students, Woodland. The patent was not granted immediately; in fact, it took three years for the patent agency to grant their invention patent for the barcode, occurring on 7thOctober, 1952.
Despite the patent being issued, the system was still not welcomed by the majority of store owners. It was not until 1966 that the system began moving its way into more and more grocery stores. This system was soon criticized, as there was no central mechanism for controlling uniformly coded items. In 1970, Logicom developed the Universal Grocery Products Identification code( UGOIC), soon shortened to Universal Identification Number (UPC). It was Marsh's superstore, in Troy, which was the very first store to install this complex barcode reading system, and its popularity has soared ever since, and is obviously now commonplace in all types of stores worldwide.
|
What is the purpose of the text?
* To provide information about the development of barcodes.
* To tell people that failure is the mother of success.
* To describe shop owners' opinions of barcodes.
* To praise scientists' efforts in making people's lives easier.
|
To praise scientists' efforts in making people's lives easier.
|
[
"To provide information about the development of barcodes.",
"To tell people that failure is the mother of success.",
"To describe shop owners' opinions of barcodes."
] |
race
|
Ashley: Ryan. I just want you to know that I'm going to go to school to become an auto mechanic.
Ryan: Uh what? Does Dad know about this?
Ashley: Who cares? It's my life. I really enjoy working on cars.
Ryan: Oh, I get it. You want to study auto mechanics because of your new boyfriend. What's his name? Jimmy or something? Listen, auto mechanics is a man's job.
Ashley: No, you got it all wrong. [What?] First of all, his name is James, and second, he doesn't work at an auto shop anymore. He had a job there for five years, and he really liked his job because he learned how to identify problems and fix things. You, on the other hand, can't even change the toilet paper roll in the bathroom.
Ryan: Hey, that's not fair.
Ashley: And James is now back in college. He's majoring in nursing.
Ryan: Nursing? Nursing? That's a woman's job?
Ashley: I cannot believe I'm hearing this. A man can be a nurse, and they can do the job just as well as anybody else. Nurses, whether they are men or women, care for the sick, the elderly. Things like that.
Ryan: Uh.
Ashley: And are you saying that women can't be farmers, carpenters, or truck drivers?
Ryan: Well, most men do those jobs, so ... Anyway, women can do them if they want. I just think that women are better suited to be secretaries, waitresses, piano teachers. You know.
Ashley: Man, you're stuck in the 18th century. No one will marry you.
Ryan: Oh, well, just forget this. But not to change the subject, but I'm having a problem with my car, and I was wondering if Jimmy, I mean James, could take a look at it.
Ashely: Forget it. Start pushing!
Ryan: Ah!
|
Ryan suggests that women are more suited for jobs in _____________.
1) nursing and child care
2) education and office work
3) farming and house cleaning
|
2
|
[
"1",
"3"
] |
dream
|
Goldie's Secret
She turned up at the doorstep of my house in Cornwall. No way could I have sent her away. No way, not me anyway. Maybe someone had kicked her out of their car the night before. "We're moving house."; "No space for her any more with the baby coming." "We never really wanted her, but what could we have done? She was a present." People find all sorts of excuses for abandoning an animal. And she was one of the most beautiful dogs I had ever seen.
I called her Goldie. If I had known what was going to happen I would have given her a more creative name. She was so unsettled during those first few days. She hardly ate anything and had such an air of sadness about her. There was nothing I could do to make her happy, it seemed. Heaven knows what had happened to her at her previous owner's. But eventually at the end of the first week she calmed down. Always by my side, whether we were out on one of our long walks or sitting by the fire.
That's why it was such a shock when she pulled away from me one day when we were out for a walk. We were a long way from home, when she started barking and getting very restless. Eventually I couldn't hold her any longer and she raced off down the road towards a farmhouse in the distance as fast as she could.
By the time I reached the farm I was very tired and upset with Goldie. But when I saw her licking the four puppies I started to feel sympathy towards them. "We didn't know what had happened to her," said the woman at the door. "I took her for a walk one day, soon after the puppies were born, and she just disappeared." "She must have tried to come back to them and got lost," added a boy from behind her.
I must admit I do miss Goldie, but I've got Nugget now, and she looks just like her mother. And I've learnt a good lesson: not to judge people.
|
In her first few days at the author's house, Goldie _ .
a] felt worried
b] ate a little
c] was angry
d] sat by the fire
|
a
|
[
"b",
"c",
"d"
] |
race
|
Older people who have low expectations for a satisfying future may be more likely to live longer, healthier lives than those who see brighter days ahead, according to new research
"Our findings showed that being overly optimistic in predicting a better future was associated with a greater risk of disability and death within the following decade," said Frieder R. Lang, the leading researcher of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany." Pessimism about the future may encourage people to live more carefully, taking health and safety measures."
Lang and colleagues examined data collected from 1993 to 2003 for the national German Socio-Economic Panel, an annual survey on approximately 40,000 people from 18 to 96 years old. The researchers divided the data according to age groups: 18 to 39 years old, 40 to 64 years old and 65 years old and above. Through mostly in-person interviews, the participants were asked to rate how satisfied they were with their lives and how satisfied they thought they would be in five years.
Five years after the first interview, 43 percent of the oldest group had underestimated their future life satisfaction, 25 percent had predicted accurately and 32 percent had overestimated , according to the study. The researchers calculated that each increase in overestimating future life satisfaction was related to a 9.5 -percent increase in reporting disabilities and a 10- percent increase in risk of death.
Because a darker outlook on the future is often more realistic, older adults' predictions of their future satisfaction may be more accurate, according to the study. In contrast, the youngest group had the sunniest outlook.
"We argue, though, that the analysis may depend on age and available resources. These findings shed new light on how our perspectives can either help us take action or prevent us from taking action that can help improve our chances of a long, healthy life," Lang said.
|
Based on the passage, the researchers _ .
a: collected 13 years of nationwide data
b: calculated people's life satisfaction within five years
c: divided the data into four age groups
d: interviewed 40,000 people from 18 to 65 years old
|
b
|
[
"a",
"c",
"d"
] |
race
|
There are three blocks, A, B and C. Block A contains a big black triangle. Above block A is block B. It has a small blue circle, one medium black triangle and a big blue square. This block also has a medium yellow circle. A medium blue circle is also in this block. The small blue circle is to the right of the big blue square and the medium yellow circle. To the left of the medium yellow circle there is the big blue square. Finally, there is block C which is to the left of block A. It contains one big black triangle. This block also has one big yellow triangle. A medium blue triangle is touching the right edge of this block. Below and to the right of the big black triangle is the big yellow triangle. The medium blue triangle is to the right of the big black triangle.
|
Which object is above a big black triangle? the medium yellow circle or the medium blue triangle that is touching the right edge of a block?
|
The medium yellow circle
|
[
"The medium blue triangle that is touching the right edge of a block ",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
W: What kind of course are you looking for, language or computer?
M: I need to improve my English.
W: Have you ever considered taking one of our online courses?
|
What does the woman do?
A) An office clerk.
B) An English teacher.
C) An adult student.
|
A
|
[
"B",
"C"
] |
dream
|
Everybody needs water. Everything needs water. We use water to wash the bowls , clothes and ourselves. We use water to plant trees, flowers and crops . Where does all water come from? It comes from clouds.
Some of rain goes into the ground. Many people get it under the ground. Some rain water goes into the hills. It runs into lakes and rivers. Many people get it there.
,.
|
_ water.
- Everything needs
- Nothing needs
- Everything and everybody need
- Everybody needs
|
Everybody needs
|
[
"Everything needs",
"Nothing needs",
"Everything and everybody need"
] |
race
|
My fraternal twins were born 2 months early. The staff had already stopped premature labor at six months gestation but it proceeded too quickly this time. Total labor 2.5 hours. Needless to say, they were tiny - female 2 lbs. 3 oz, male 3 lbs. 10 oz. Female was born dark blue - luckily, I was at the finest maternity hospital in this half of the State (McGee Women’s). They brought the female around to breathing, while I cried, thinking that she was dead. The twins were rushed to the NICU, too tiny to breast feed except with pumped milk through a feeding tube. Both were watched closely by doctors and nurses as they were not passing waste properly. The day it was decided that the male needed surgery, the female was discharged to home. The male was transferred to another very good hospital for surgery for a temporary colostomy. He was discharged to home after a week. What broke my heart was that I was allowed to visit him in the hospital but his older brother and twin sister were not allowed. Prior to his discharge, the staff instructed me in changing and maintaining his colostomy bag on a daily basis. He kept the colostomy bag until he was about 5 months old; back into the hospital for the colostomy reversal. The sign that I hung above their shared playpen said “Whatever doesn’t kill me, makes me stronger”.
How did I cope with it? Mostly alone. The hospital offered group sessions for parents of severely premature infants. During the very first session, I had a zen realization that, once I realized that the circumstances were out of my control, I GAINED control of myself and my life. A bit like the Serenity Prayer. I shared that epiphany with the group and they looked at me like I had two heads. I had never heard of the Serenity Prayer and I’d been an atheist since age 13, so religion was not my go-to then, nor is it now. That realization helped. The twins are 37 now.
|
After the twins were released they:
|
Continued to get stronger
|
[
"Not enough information",
"Led mom to a realization",
"Had fun with there older brother."
] |
quail
|
There is a library in our school. It is near our classroom. It is on the first floor. Our school library is not very big, but it is very nice. There are many books in the library. Some are in Chinese, some are in English. I like reading very much. I often go there to borrow books. The _ is a woman. She is very good. We all like her very much.
|
The library is in _ .
- our classroom
- our house
- our school
- our city centre
|
our school
|
[
"our classroom",
"our house",
"our city centre"
] |
race
|
I checked the plug to make sure it was plugged in correctly ( it was ) , and even gave it a jumpstart of my finger , and it would n't spin . I have an arctic cooler 7 on there . When it starts giving everything power , the cpu fan " jerks " like it wants to move , but does n't .
|
What is being configured in this story ?
A: Computer
B: None of the above choices .
C: Server
D: Car engine
|
A
|
[
"B",
"C",
"D"
] |
cosmos
|
M: How are you paying for your college, education?
W: My expense for every semester is almost $15,000. At the start of each semester my parents pay the $10,000 in tuition. I also get $2,000 in financial aid. I have to earn the rest myself.
M: How do you do that?
W: I have a part-time job at a hotel. I work about twenty hours a week, and earn $400. Mter taxes, I make about $320.
M: How do you spend the money?
W: It helps to pay for my room and board on campus. It also pays for things like my cell phone, book, transportation, and clothes.
M: You don't have much money for fun, do you?
W: That's time! I stick to my budget carefully so I don't have to borrow. I don't like to owe people money. I hardly ever go to movies. My roommates and I usually rent videos, and split the cost, so it's cheaper.
M: How else do you save money?
W: I don't go to restaurants. I make meals with my roommates so it's cheaper to eat. I try to walk or ride my bicycle to college. Oh, and I buy a lot of my clothes at second-hand stores. You can find some very cheap, decent clothes in those stores.
|
What does the woman do to save money?
- She buys a lot of clothes.
- She sticks to her budget.
- She uses a cell phone.
|
She sticks to her budget.
|
[
"She buys a lot of clothes.",
"She uses a cell phone."
] |
dream
|
Is it true that left-handed people are smarter than right-handed people? Chris McManus, professor of psychology and medical education at University College London, responds;
"If by intelligent you mean someone who performs better on IQ tests, the simply answer is no. Studies in the U.K., U. S. and Australia have revealed that left-handed people differ from right-handers by only one IQ point, which is not _ ."
Left-handedness is, however, much more common among individuals with severe learning difficulties. A slightly higher proportion of left-handers have a stutter . Other problems, such as a higher rate of accidents reported in left-handers, mostly result from a world designed for the convenience of right-handers, with many tools not made for the left-handed.
However, if by smarter you mean more talented in certain areas, left-handers may have an advantage. Left-handers' brains are structured differently from right-handers' in ways that can allow them to process language, relations and emotions in more diverse and creative ways. Also, a slightly larger number of left-handers than right-handers are especially gifted in music and maths. A study of musicians in professional orchestras found a greater proportion of talented left-handers, even among those who played instruments that seem designed for right-handers, such as violins. Similarly, studies of adolescents who took tests to assess mathematical ability found many more left-handers in the population. The fact that mathematicians are often musical may not be a coincidence.
For other talents and skills, the benefits of being left-handed are less clear. In one-on-one competitive sports, being in the minority can be an advantage. For example, most right-handed tennis players have little experience of playing left-handers, but left-handers have plenty of experience of playing right-handers.
Whatever the advantages are, handedness seems to be genetic. With 10 percent of people preferring their left hand, there must be some selective advantages, or else the genes would probably not survive.
|
What is one of the characteristics of left-handed people?
- They have a much higher IQ than right-handed people.
- They usually don't have learning difficulties.
- They have an obvious advantage in tennis.
- They are more likely to be talented in certain fields.
|
They have an obvious advantage in tennis.
|
[
"They have a much higher IQ than right-handed people.",
"They usually don't have learning difficulties.",
"They are more likely to be talented in certain fields."
] |
race
|
Gunshots rang out once again on a campus in the United States on Wednesday.
Students and faculty raced out of harm's way, ducked under furniture, barricaded doors and hid in interior rooms, bathrooms and labs. The short-lived nightmare on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles came one day before Wear Orange: National Gun Violence Awareness Day.
Wear Orange was inspired by friends of Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old Chicago high school student killed by gunfire in 2013. The group decided to honor her life by wearing orange — the color worn by hunters in the woods to protect themselves and others.
While the idea has been embraced by civic organizations, politicians and celebrities, it has been rejected by gun rights advocates. The National Rifle Association has attacked the campaign as "pointless," and said "participating is an easy way of scoring points for being 'socially conscious.'"
Here is a look at the unique relationship between Americans and their guns.
Any law-abiding citizen in the United States is allowed to own or carry a gun.
That right comes from the U.S. Bill of Rights and the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. It says: "A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed."
The Second Amendment was based partially on English common law, which describes an auxiliary right, supporting the natural rights of self-defense, resistance to oppression, and the civic duty to act in concert in defense of the state.
To purchase a gun in the majority of states, a person needs to be of age, pass the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check and fill out a firearms transaction record.
However, background checks are not currently required for private sales, including those conducted at gun shows.
Certain people are banned from owning weapons, including convicted criminals, people with mental health illnesses or non-U.S. citizens. But the system has major holes in it.
|
Who is the group that honors the life of Hadiya Pendleton?
|
Wear orange
|
[
"Fbi",
"Nra",
"Not enough information"
] |
quail
|
V is slightly off center to the top left and A is slightly off center to the bottom right. If P is the center of a clock face, V is located between 2 and 3.
|
What is the relation of the agent P to the agent V?
a: above
b: left
c: below
d: overlap
e: lower-left
f: lower-right
g: upper-left
h: right
i: upper-right
|
e
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c",
"d",
"f",
"g",
"h",
"i"
] |
stepgame
|
A block named HHH covers a medium red hexagon. The medium red hexagon touches a grey hexagon. The grey hexagon is within block HHH.
|
Where is the grey shape relative to the red thing?
- tppi
- far
- ntppi
- behind
- left
- ec
- below
|
ec
|
[
"tppi",
"far",
"ntppi",
"behind",
"left",
"below"
] |
spartun
|
Two boxes, named DDD and EEE exist. Disconnected from and far from box EEE is box DDD with a large orange oval. Behind this box is box EEE. A midsize white oval and a large green rectangle are covered by box DDD. A tiny green dimond is in box DDD. This object is south of the large orange oval. The rectangle is in front of this shape. A midsize orange oval is in box EEE.
|
What is the position of the white object regarding EEE?
- front
- right
- near
- behind
- po
- above
- dc
|
front
|
[
"right",
"near",
"behind",
"po",
"above",
"dc"
] |
spartun
|
A block named AAA cover a big black square, a medium black triangle and a medium blue triangle. A small blue square is within this block. Block AAA has a big yellow square. The small blue square and the medium black triangle are on the left side of the big black square.Above the big black square there is the big yellow square. To the left-hand side of this thing is the medium black triangle. The small blue square is near to the yellow shape and is over this shape. To the right-hand side of the big yellow square is the medium blue triangle.
|
Is the big black square to the right of the small blue square?
* Yes
* No
|
Yes
|
[
"No"
] |
spartun
|
In the Caucasus region , nearly 50 out of every 100,000 people live to celebrate their 100thbirthday, and many don't stop at 100! By comparison, in America only 3 people in 100,000 reach 100. But these Caucasus people aren't alone. The Pakistani Hunzas, who live high in the Himalaya Mountains, and the Vilcabambans of the Andes Mountains in Ecuador seem to share the secret of long life too.
These peoples remain healthy in body and spirit despite the passage of time. While many older persons in industrial societies become weak and ill in their 60s and 70s, some Caucasus people aged 110-140, work in the fields beside their great-great-grandchildren. Even the idea of aging is foreign to them. When asked, "At what age does youth end?" most of these old people had no answer. Several replied, "Well, perhaps at age 80." The very youngest estimate was age 60.
What accounts for this ability to survive (live) to such old age, and to survive so well? First of all, hard physical work is a way of life for all of these long-lived peoples. They began their long days of physical labor as children and never seem to stop. For example, Mr. Rustam is 142 years of age. He remembers his life experience: the Crimean War of 1854; the Turkish War of 1878; the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917. His wife is 116 years old. They have been married for 90 years. Mr. Rustam has no plan of retiring from his life as a farmer. "Why? What else would I do?" he asks. Oh, he's slowed down a bit. Now he might quit (stop working) for the day after 6 hours in the field instead of 10.
All these people get healthful rewards from the environment in which they work. They all come from mountainous regions. They live and work at elevations of 5,000 to 12, 000 feet(1,660 to 4,000meters) above sea level. The air has less oxygen and is pollution-free. This reduced oxygen environment makes the heart and blood vessel system stronger.
Another factor that may lead to the good health of these people is their isolation. To a great extent, they are separated from the pressure and worries of industrial society.
Inherited factors also play some role. Most of the longest-lived peoples had parents and grandparents who also reached very old age. Good family genes may, therefore, be one factor in living longer.
Finally, although these three groups don't eat exactly the same foods, their diets are similar. All of them eat little animal meat. Their diets are full of fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains, cheese and milk. They never eat more food than their bodies need.
It is clear that isolation from urban pressure and pollution, clean mountain air, daily hard work, moderate diets, good genes, and a youthful approach to life all lead to the health and remarkable long life of all these people.
|
How do you think the writer feels about these long-lived people?
* He doesn't care a bit about them.
* He doesn't think their life is full of pressure and worries.
* He hopes that they will live a still longer life.
* He is much impressed with them.
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He doesn't care a bit about them.
|
[
"He doesn't think their life is full of pressure and worries.",
"He hopes that they will live a still longer life.",
"He is much impressed with them."
] |
race
|
W: Excuse me, is that seat taken?
M: No, it's free, I think.
W: Right, I'll take it. Here I am. I thought I'd never make it.
M: What, catching the plane?
W: Yes, my brother insisted on driving out to the airport. The traffic was terrible, there being an accident or something.
M: I always travel on the airport bus. I know you waste a certain amount of time waiting around doing nothing. But at least you're certain that you'll be on time for the plane.
W: You're right. Better late than never. But of course, better never late. I try to make it at exactly 11 o'clock. That's when our flight is supposed to take off.
M: See they are starting to check on the seat belts. I suppose it won't be long now.
W: The take-off is the only interesting thing about flight, in my opinion.
M: Well, I don't know. Landing can have its moment especially when the weather is bad.
W: Oh, that reminds me. The weather report this morning said sunny and warm. I don't see any clouds. So we'll be fine.
|
Where are the speakers?
1. On an airport bus
2. On a plane
3. In the waiting room
|
2
|
[
"1",
"3"
] |
dream
|
WHITE HOUSE — A debate over patriotism and the right of free expression is continuing in the United States with President Donald Trump extending his criticism of professional athletes who decline to stand for the national anthem.
The controversy was on display Tuesday afternoon on the White House South Lawn, where Trump briefly presided over a quickly reformatted celebration after his administration accused America's champion professional football team of attempting to turn the event into a "political stunt."
Trump the previous day had disinvited the Philadelphia Eagles from what was to be a celebration of their Super Bowl victory. Many of the Eagles' players had indicated they would not attend in response to Trump's harsh criticism of athletes who have refused to stand during pregame performances of the national anthem — even though all the Eagles stood for the anthem last season.
Trump relabeled Tuesday's gathering as a "celebration of the American flag." Speaking for 3½ minutes, he told flag-waving invited fans of the team that he wanted to explain why "young Americans stand for a national anthem. Maybe it's about time we understood."
One attendee shouted at the president to "stop hiding behind the armed services and the national anthem." That prompted booing and the man was escorted from the event.
Trump concluded by saying that the celebration turned out to be "even bigger than we anticipated" had the football players attended.
Media reports said as few as five to 10 players had planned to attend Tuesday's event. "The vast majority of the Eagles team decided to abandon their fans," the White House said in a statement Tuesday.
"The Eagles are the ones who tried to change their commitment at the 11th hour," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters just prior to the event. "If this wasn't a political stunt by the Eagles franchise, then they wouldn't have planned to attend the event and then backed out at the last minute."
A White House statement said Trump withdrew the invitation "after extensive discussions" with the team.
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what is probaby true about the Eagles?
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They stick for other football players rights
|
[
"They go with trump's opinions",
"They don't want to offend trump anymore",
"Not enough information"
] |
quail
|
How can I create my own potting soil mix?
A. To make your own potting soil, mix 3 parts old soil, 1 part vermiculite, 1 part ring worm compost and a few scoops of fertilizer.
B. To make your own potting soil, mix 3 parts old soil, 1 part vermiculite, 1 part worm compost and a few scoops of fertilizer.
|
B
|
[
"A"
] |
piqa
|
|
Americans have used colors to create many expressions they use every day.
We say you're 'in the pink' when we are in good health. It is easy to understand how this expression was born. When my face has a nice fresh, pink color, it is a sign my health is good.
The color green is natural for trees, it is an unnatural color for humans. When someone doesn't feel well, someone who is sick, for example, we say he 'looks green'. When someone is angry because he doesn't have what someone else has, we say he is 'green with envy'.
Some people are 'green with envy' because someone else has more dollars, or 'green backs'. Dollars are called 'greenbacks' because that's the color of the backside of the money.
Blue is a cool color. The traditional blue music of American blacks is the opposite of red hot music. It is slow, sad and soulful ( ). To be blue, of course, is to be sad.
The color black is often used in expressions. People describe a day in which everything grows wrong as a 'black day'. A 'black sheep' is the member of a family or group who always seems to be in trouble. If someone meets a 'black cat', something unlucky might happen to him. Not all the 'black' expressions have bad meaning. A company 'in the red' is losing money. If someone tells you to put someone 'in black and white', they want you to write it down.
|
Which of the following is true?
- A company surely likes to be 'in the red'.
- Not all the 'black' expressions have bad meanings.
- Dollars are called 'greenbacks' because they have trees on the backside.
- All the color expressions in the passage come from Britain English.
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Dollars are called 'greenbacks' because they have trees on the backside.
|
[
"A company surely likes to be 'in the red'.",
"Not all the 'black' expressions have bad meanings.",
"All the color expressions in the passage come from Britain English."
] |
race
|
I should have known something else would happen ... So after almost 3 weeks of rarely seeing my husband and him not being around to help a lot , October was supposed to be the month where things could settle down to " normal . " Mike was supposed to be home almost every night and be able to help out and be able to do things on weekends . So what happens - Tuesday night he calls as I ' m just about to pull in to the driveway after picking up Snuffy .
|
Why is the narrator starting to get a bit sad ?
* They are not seeing their pet .
* They are not seeing their loved one .
* They are not seeing their dog .
* None of the above choices .
|
They are not seeing their loved one .
|
[
"They are not seeing their pet .",
"They are not seeing their dog .",
"None of the above choices ."
] |
cosmos
|
how do you pick up loose glitter?
* Go over it with a wet wipe until it is all stuck on the wipe.
* Go over it with a piece of tape until it is all stuck on the tape.
|
Go over it with a piece of tape until it is all stuck on the tape.
|
[
"Go over it with a wet wipe until it is all stuck on the wipe."
] |
piqa
|
|
The Golden Compass is the first movie based on the Philip Pullman's bestselling novel, His Dark Materials. It is a work of imagination that tells us about a young girl who travels to the far north to save her best friend. Along the way she meets strange creatures, like witches and so on. Finally , she saves not only her world, but also ours as well.
Lyra is a young girl among scholars in Oxford's Jordan College. She spends most of her time with her friend Roger, a kitchen boy. Together, they share a life with no worries. However, when Lyra hears a conversation about a very tiny particle , she is thrown into a dangerous adventure. This particle is said to unite different worlds, and is feared by many people who want to destroy it. At the same time , children began to disappear without a trace, including Lyra's good friend, Roger. As Lyra starts this horrible struggle, and begins to search for Roger, she meets strange creatures both big and small, and bad people who are not what they seem to be. Gobblers that kidnap children appear in the most unexpected places. And a magical compass made of gold will answer any question if one is skilled enough to read it. In unbelievable danger, Lyra doesn't know that she is doomed to win, or to lose, this battle...
With the movie The Lord of the Ringsmaking New Line cinema over a billion dollars, it's easy to see why they got the rights to Pullman'sHis Dark Materials quickly. The books, sold more than nine million copies in the world, have a different idea from the Harry Potter series. Pullman's imagination may look suitable for children, but it works far better for adults.
|
The film is named The Golden Compassprobably because _ .
a] the compass is useful enough to help Lyra
b] only skilled people can read the compass
c] the compass throughout the whole story is a clue
d] the compass which is made of gold can answer any question
|
d
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c"
] |
race
|
Come for Dinner by Leslie Revsin
Make every meal a feast and every moment with loved ones an occasion with Come for Dinner. Revsin, the former owner and chef of Manhattan's Restaurant Leslie, offers a collection of over 150 recipes designed for small get-togethers of friends and family. There are various ethnic dishes that draw from Asia,the Mediterranean, Latin cultures and more. Revsin believes cooking at home provides the opportunity to connect with friends and family on a good level.
Retro Beach Bash by Linda Everett
Grab your beach blanket and your surfboard -- it's time for a beach party! With more than 100 recipes for beach picnics and barbecues, Retro Beach Bash, is the beach lover's companion for fun in the sun.
Half information and half cookbook, you can browse the pages that are filled with beach fun tips and advice. The second half of this book is a cookbook, complete with delicious picnic and grilled foods to satisfy every taste on the beach.
Entertaining Edibles by Sidney Escowitz
You've seen them decorating plates at restaurants, admired them at weddings, and expressed great surprise at the chefs who designed them -- and now you can produce them at home.
Sidney shares lots of practical tips that will give your finished food sculptures a professional look and send you on your way towards creating your own original works of food art.
Recipes from a Tapas Bar by Olivier Said
If you're a fan of Spanish Tapas bars, this book is a must-have for your library. Even if you don't cook, you'll still want this book if you're a fan of Tapas bars, only for the lively discussions of the cheeses of Spain along with other Spanish wines and spirits.
|
The books mentioned in the text are mainly about _ .
- traveling
- sports
- cooking
- people
|
cooking
|
[
"traveling",
"sports",
"people"
] |
race
|
I found out a bit of trivia - my former HIgh School tennis coach , Mark Davis , came up with the name for the ride I rode some with Carrolton Cycling Club - I love those guys ... Bob , Brenda , Kerry - you guys rock ! Scott and I rode most of the ride together - 85 miles or so ... Ryan hung with us for 25 miles then * poof * he was gone ! I really planned on going slow ... lol The group of Ryans friends did the first 25 miles in under an hour - I decided to dial it back but at 70 miles I still had an avg .
|
What may be the reason for their friend disappearing ?
A] They rode ahead of them .
B] They had to use the restroom .
C] They are so fast , they could n't be seen .
D] None of the above choices .
|
A
|
[
"B",
"C",
"D"
] |
cosmos
|
My father had returned from his business visit to prefix = st1 /Londonwhen I came in, rather late for supper. I could tell at once that he and my mother had been discussing something. In that half-playful, half-serious way I knew so well, he said,"How would you like to go to Eton?"
"You bet. " I cried quickly catching the joke. Everyone knew it was the most expensive, the most famous of schools. You should be entered at birth, if not before. I understood my father. He disliked any form of showing off. He always knew his proper station in life, which was in the middle of the middle class; our house was medium-sized; he had avoided joining Royal Liverpool Golf Club and went to a smaller one instead; though once he had got a second-hand Rolls-Royce at a remarkably low price, he felt embarrassed driving it, and quickly changed it for an Austin 1100.
This could only be his delightful way of telling me that the whole boarding school idea was to be dropped. Alas! I should also have remembered that he had a liking for being different from everyone else, if it did not conflict with his fear of drawing attention to himself.
It seemed that he had happened to be talking to Graham Brown of the London office, a very nice fellow, and Graham had a friend who had just entered his boy at the school, and while he was in that part of the world , my father thought he might just as well phone them. I remember my eyes stinging and my hands shaking with the puzzlement of my feelings. There was excitement, at the heart of great sadness.
"Oh, he doesn't want to go away. " said my mother. "You shouldn't go on like this. " "It's up to him. " said my father. "He can make up his own mind."
|
We can know from the passage that _ .
a] Every family can not afford to send children to study at Eton
b] children who can go to Eton are the best
c] children can go to Eton if they want
d] Children to attend Eton should be sent there at birth
|
c
|
[
"a",
"b",
"d"
] |
race
|
Peter: Let's play computer games!
Barry: That sounds interesting, but I don't have a computer.
Peter: Well, do you have a volleyball?
Barry: Yes.
Peter: Then let's play volleyball.
Barry: Oh, volleyball is so difficult.
Peter: OK, let's watch TV.
Barry: That sounds boring. Hmmm, let's play soccer! Do you have a soccer ball?
Peter: No, I don't.
Barry: Oh, well, do you have a basketball?
Peter: Yes, I do. Let's play basketball!
Barry: That sounds fun!
|
Does Peter have a soccer ball?
a. Yes, he doesn't
b. Yes, he does
c. No, he does.
d. No, he doesn't
|
c
|
[
"a",
"b",
"d"
] |
race
|
prefix = st1 /San Francisco is going to do what many other cities have already done --- provide free bicycles to the public. The mayor of San Franciscosupports the bicycle program. He wants to improve the terrible traffic problems in the city.
At first, 40 to 60 bikes will be available only to city workers. People will give their old bikes to the city to use in the program. If this program is successful, one day more than 1000 bicycles will be available. Everyone, not just city workers, will be able to use these bicycles.
People in Fresno,Californiaalready have a free bicycle program. In fact, this idea began inAmsterdamover 40 years ago. These programs encourage citizens to get out of their cars and onto pollution-free bikes.
Fresno's Yellow Bike Program puts about fast bicycles around the city. The bikes are painted bright yellow so people know they can take them. When people take a yellow bike, they can ride to work or to shopping areas, and then leave the bike for the next rider.
Some people worry that the free bikes will be stolen. However, theft hasn't been a problem in other free-bike cities.
While most people think the bike program is a good idea, only a few say they will use it. "I will still drive my car," says Joanna Greene. "San Franciscohas a lot of hills. My office is at the top of Potrero Hill. I don't think _ . And, wouldn't I have to carry a helmet with me all the time?"
Phil Chung agrees, "There is too much traffic. Riding a bicycle can be dangerous. There are not very many bike lanes ." He continues, "Plus, it's too cold in the winter. And what if you ride a bike to work, and then there isn't one to ride home?"
Program leaders know there will be problems. But they think it's worth trying. "It's not the solution for everyone," states Sylvia Pass. "But if just one hundred people use it every day, that's one hundred cars that aren't on the streets, one hundred parking spaces that aren't used. I think it's a great beginning."
|
San Franciscoprovides bicycles to the public because _ .
a: there are many bikes available
b: many people get tired of driving cars
c: the traffic problems are terrible
d: many other cities have already done so
|
d
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c"
] |
race
|
Tanzania is a country which has a lot of animals, such as gnus , lions, cheetahs(, elephants, giraffes, crocodiles and so on. Every year, many people in the world travel to this African country to watch the animals closely. But do you know how they travel?
By bus--This is the most common way. When people get on a bus, they'll find that the bus is a little strange. It is different from the buses we often see. There are no big windows at all, but some small windows. And it looks like a cage. What are they used for? Oh, people can use it to watch animals, especially those dangerous animals, and take photos. We know that people are most interested in the lions. So when two buses meet , the drivers will stop and ask each other whether they have found lions.
By boat--We can often see many people are in a boat, enjoying the beautiful scene along a river of a lake, and they can also enjoy hippos and crocodiles from a nearer distance.
By hot balloon --In the early morning, when the sun is beginning to rise, a large hot balloon is also starting its journey. Taking a hot balloon makes most of the travelers excited. After some time, the balloon will land in a certain place, and the waiters will serve people a delicious and special breakfast. But the cost of taking a hot balloon is also very high. A person should pay 400 dollars for an hour's trip.
|
If you want to watch hippos carefully, you'd better _ .
* take a bus
* be on a boat
* take a hot balloon
* swim in the river
|
take a hot balloon
|
[
"take a bus",
"be on a boat",
"swim in the river"
] |
race
|
One summer night Ludwig Beethoven took a walk in the suburb of Bonn. Suddenly a gentle wind came. He heard some music. He listened carefully and found it was his F sonata. He followed the music and came to a small house. There through the window, he saw a girl playing a very old piano and a young man was making shoes beside her, he pushed the door open and went in. The host received him very warmly and told him that the girl was his sister, who was blind but very fond of music. They couldn't afford to send her to a master. So she was only trying to play some music she heard the neighbors play. She knew it was the work of a great composer. Beethoven was very much moved. Suddenly the candle was blown out. Moonlight struck on the girl's slender figure. Then Beethoven played music for them. He played so wonderful that the brother and sister were amazed. That was his famous Clair de lune.
|
The young man and the girl were _ .
a) good friends
b) brother and sister
c) lovers
d) husband and wife
|
a
|
[
"b",
"c",
"d"
] |
race
|
A school board in the eastern state of Virginia has filed an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to halt a ruling that allows a transgender student to use the boys’ restroom next school year.
The Gloucester County School Board is trying to prevent Gavin Grimm from using the bathroom that matches his gender identity when school resumes later this year, saying it will "put parents' constitutional rights in jeopardy.''
Grimm sued the school district last year for the right to use the boys’ restroom after the school board enacted a policy limiting bathroom use to the one corresponding with a person’s biological sex rather than the gender with which the student identifies.
Grimm was born female but identifies as male.
"Depriving parents of any say over whether their children should be exposed to members of the opposite biological sex, possibly in a state of full or complete undress, in intimate settings deprives parents of their right to direct the education and upbringing of their children,'' attorneys for the school board wrote.
The ACLU, which is defending Grimm, has argued that forcing him to use the girls' bathroom is a violation of Title IX and the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
The issue is one that has been hotly debated in schools, courts and state legislatures across the U.S.
The Obama administration in May directed the nation’s public schools to allow transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity or risk losing their federal funding. Twenty-one states have sued to overturn the directive.
The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with Grimm in April. The court reinstated Grimm's Title IX claim and sent it back to the district court for further consideration.
The school board wants the Supreme Court to put Grimm's district court case on hold until the justices decide whether to review the appeals court decision. The board says it plans to file its petition for Supreme Court review by late August.
|
After the end of the text, the Supreme Court has probably
|
Decided the issue
|
[
"Ruminated on the issue",
"Discussed the issue",
"Not enough information"
] |
quail
|
Dried parsley should never be used in cooking, for it is far less tasty and healthful than fresh parsley is.
|
Which one of the following principles, if valid, most clearly helps to justify the argument above?
* Ingredients that should never be used in cooking are generally neither tasty nor healthful.
* Parsley that is not both tasty and healthful should never be used in cooking.
* Fresh ingredients should be used in cooking whenever possible.
* Only the tastiest ingredients should ever be used in cooking.
|
Only the tastiest ingredients should ever be used in cooking.
|
[
"Ingredients that should never be used in cooking are generally neither tasty nor healthful.",
"Parsley that is not both tasty and healthful should never be used in cooking.",
"Fresh ingredients should be used in cooking whenever possible."
] |
reclor
|
The orbit of Earth is almost circular and has a period of about 365 days. Compared to the orbit of Earth, which of these objects usually have highly elliptical orbits and can have periods of over 1000 years?
A: Asteroids
B: Meteorites
C: Comets
D: Moons
|
C
|
[
"A",
"B",
"D"
] |
arc
|
|
Two boxes, called DDD and EEE exist. A midsize white rectangle is inside and touching box DDD. Away from box DDD there is box EEE with a midsize white rectangle. North of and behind this box there is box DDD. A midsize orange rectangle touches the midsize white rectangle. The midsize orange rectangle is inside box EEE. The midsize white rectangle is north of and this thing touches another midsize orange rectangle. Midsize orange rectangle number two is inside and touching box EEE.
|
Where is box EEE relative to DDD?
* near
* front
* behind
* dc
* ntpp
* below
* ntppi
|
below
|
[
"near",
"front",
"behind",
"dc",
"ntpp",
"ntppi"
] |
spartun
|
I really went through a hard time with this because I do n't get to spend time with my friends when they invite me to go to the mall to shop or to watch a movie . I have to cook food before I go to school because I do n't want to buy them at school , I need to save money . My parents were so proud of me when I did mall of that and eventually got my new canon sd 1000 .
|
Why were my parents so proud of me ?
a) I learned how to cook my own food before going to school .
b) I was able to change my spending habits to save for something I wanted
c) None of the above choices .
d) I really went through a hard time and never complained .
|
b
|
[
"a",
"c",
"d"
] |
cosmos
|
A mathematical theorem proved by one mathematician should not be accepted until each step in its proof has been independently verified. Computer-assisted proofs generally proceed by conducting a vast number of calculations -- surveying all the possible types of instances in which the theorem could apply and proving that the theorem holds for each type. In most computer-assisted proofs there are astronomically many types of instances to survey, and no human being could review every step in the proof. Hence, computer-assisted proofs involving astronomically many types of instances should not be accepted.
|
Which one of the following is an assumption on which the argument relies?
1: Most attempts to construct proofs of mathematical theorems do not result in demonstrations that the theorems are true.
2: Computers cannot be used to assist in generating proofs of mathematical theorems that involve only a very limited number of steps.
3: The use of the computer to assist in the proof of mathematical theorems has greatly simplified the mathematician's task.
4: The use of an independent computer program does not satisfy the requirement for independent verification of each step in a proof that is extended enough to be otherwise unverifiable.
|
4
|
[
"1",
"2",
"3"
] |
reclor
|
We often see wind-horse flags in Tibetan areas. They are long cloths on which pictures of horses and scriptures are printed. People often put these flags on top of houses, or leave them where a vehicle accident happened. They prevent evil spirits from injuring people again.
A wind-horse flag can be white, yellow, red, green or blue. These five colors symbolize the five elements that form the world; earth, water, fire, wind and sky. Another explanations that red is the sun, green is the grassland, yellow is the earth, blue is the sky, and white is the cloud.
The wind-horse flag originated with a monk who obtained a scripture from India. When he crossed a river, he carelessly dropped the scripture into the water. He quickly saved the scripture and spread it out on a big rock to dry as he sat in meditation . Suddenly violent thunder sounded like drums. The monk felt liberated from all of his sadness, and when he opened his eyes he saw that the scripture had been blown into the sky by a strong wind. Finally, he went straight to heaven.
In order to honor the spirit of the monk and the Buddhist scripture, people printed the scripture on a piece of cloth and hung it up between the sky and the earth as though the scripture was flying in the sky.
We also know why people put the wind-horse flag on the top of mountains and houses. The Tibetan ancestors had a very great idea about chanting scripture. They thought people not only could chant scripture, but also the five elements. The wind-home flag is a good example of how they use the wind to blow the flag, which means that the wind also chants scripture.
|
What happened when the monk meditated?
- The scripture was blown into the sky.
- Many wind-house flags were flying.
- He was punished by the gods.
- He felt very sad about his mistake.
|
Many wind-house flags were flying.
|
[
"The scripture was blown into the sky.",
"He was punished by the gods.",
"He felt very sad about his mistake."
] |
race
|
A shoe seems gold and green at first, then at second glance looks blue and silver. This could be due to
A. Interrogation
B. Comas
C. Refractions
D. Cellulite
|
C
|
[
"A",
"B",
"D"
] |
openbookqa
|
|
Create hamster tunnels.
|
Which of the following best matches the statement above?
- Put toilet paper tubes in hamster cage.
- Put toilet paper in hamster cage.
|
Put toilet paper tubes in hamster cage.
|
[
"Put toilet paper in hamster cage."
] |
piqa
|
how to save time ironing
|
Which of the following best matches the statement above?
a] Place parchment paper under your ironing board cover
b] Place aluminum foil under your ironing board cover
|
b
|
[
"a"
] |
piqa
|
how do you show an officer you're valid to drive?
- Give them your drivers license.
- Give them your registration.
|
Give them your drivers license.
|
[
"Give them your registration."
] |
piqa
|
|
Do successful businessmen need an office? Increasingly the answer seems to be no.
Chris Ward, author of the book Out of Office explains how President Barack Obama's first inauguration speech was written by 27-year-old Jon Favreau sitting in Starbucks ; how Richard Tait, creator of Cranium, started the board game in a coffee shop; how Michael Acton Smith invented the children's virtual world Moshi Monsters in his local cafe Nero; and how JK Rowling, the novelist behind Harry Potter, believes a cafe is the best place to write.
It is a convincing view, and for basic start-ups it makes much more sense to work from home and public spaces such as cafes than renting an expensive office. Offices are hard to find, costly to decorate and involve much tiring administration. Moreover, by staying independent you avoid the misery of a daily commute , which for many is the worst part of a job.
Thanks to mobile communications, WiFi and cloud storage, together with the increasing heavy-duty equipment such as photocopiers, fax machines and desktop PCs, the traditional office is becoming redundant for many sorts of organizations and workers. Of course, factory managers, surgeons, chefs and industrial chemists are still tied to specialist locations. But many of us---from software engineers and copywriters to architects and fashion designers---can operate almost anywhere. That freedom, and a willingness to adapt, can make one's career more enjoyable and, sometimes, more efficient.
|
What can we infer from the text?
1) Working in public places will reduce efficiency.
2) Many people hate commuting daily.
3) The tradition office will no longer exist.
4) Chefs can work anywhere.
|
1
|
[
"2",
"3",
"4"
] |
race
|
Fourteen is not an age at which you try to earn millions of dollars. But for Bangalore boy, Suhas Gopinath, it was.
One day in August, 1999, Suhas, studying at the Air Force School in Hebbal, was surfing the Net at a cyber cafe. He happened to hit an MSN source code . That made him decide to learn more about HTML and to design and set up his own website under the address of a US-based company, Network Solutions.
He kept updating his website, posting interesting things on it. This impressed Network Solutions and they invited him to attend a class on Web design and development. His mom and uncle criticised him for not taking his education seriously. But gradually, his dad started encouraging him and even bought him a computer and Net connection. In fact, that was his first investment in the company.
On May 14, 2000, along with friends Clifford Leslie and Binay M. N, he floated his own website -- www.coolhindustani.com. He did not have the money to start, for his parents refused to give him a penny. So he wrote to Network Solutions Inc. in the US and they readily agreed.
In August, the same year, he set up Globals Inc., a Web solutions and networking company, with a team of four. Now, he has 400 employees, more than 200 customers across the globe and offices in 11 countries, and he is worth over $100 million.
After finishing his high school education, he studied at Stanford University for two years. But Suhas says: "Education alone will not make a good professional ."
|
Suhas Gopinath's website "coolhindustani" was supported by _ .
* an American company
* his parents
* his uncle
* Stanford University
|
his parents
|
[
"an American company",
"his uncle",
"Stanford University"
] |
race
|
Seasons are caused by
- Weather patterns
- Earth's movement pattern
- Weather changes
- Weather cycles
|
Earth's movement pattern
|
[
"Weather patterns",
"Weather changes",
"Weather cycles"
] |
openbookqa
|
|
Where is water sometimes stored in a tree or plant?
* Stomach
* Evaporation
* Support structures
* At or near the margins
* Reservoir
* Watershed
* Near the shoreline
* Lake
|
Support structures
|
[
"Stomach",
"Evaporation",
"At or near the margins",
"Reservoir",
"Watershed",
"Near the shoreline",
"Lake"
] |
qasc
|
|
A medium green apple is inside and touching a box called one. In box one there is another box called two with a medium orange apple. A medium green apple is in this box. Box two covers another medium orange apple. Medium orange apple number one touches the medium green apple. Medium orange apple number two and the medium green apple are under this thing. The medium green apple is over and touches medium orange apple number two.
|
Where is box one relative to box two?
* ec
* behind
* po
* ntppi
* ntpp
* left
* right
|
ntppi
|
[
"ec",
"behind",
"po",
"ntpp",
"left",
"right"
] |
spartun
|
Cheat during an exam.
|
Which of the following best matches the statement above?
A] Use old calculator to cover a budget smartphone.
B] Use old ruler to cover a budget smartphone.
|
A
|
[
"B"
] |
piqa
|
How might compassionate thoughful be described as being?
A) Disengenious
B) Human
C) Weird
D) Kind
E) Stupid
|
D
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C",
"E"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
|
After ten years, the world' s largest music festival, Rock in Rio, returned to its hometown Rio de Janeiro for seven days of concerts from Friday, September 23rd, attracting 700,000 people over the whole week.
It is the 10th edition of the Rock in Rio festival, but only the 4th to be held in Rio as the organizers exported the festival to Lisbon and Madrid ten years ago.The first edition of the festival was in 1985 and the most recent edition in Rio was held in January, 2001.A total of 700,000 tickets were sold out for this year' s festival.
The festival consists of four stages with the participation of International stars including Elton John, Katy Perry, and bands Metallica, Evanescence and System of a Down.Several stars which performed in previous editions are also on the list this year..In addition, a number of local singers and bands will also join this year.
The performance site, named as Rock City, is a 150,000-square-meter area.Besides the concert area, the site also has a giant Ferns wheel, a roller coaster, and a small shopping mall.After the festival, the Rock City area will be converted into a leisure area to athletes in the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro
According to Rio' s tourism company Riotur, out of the 700,000 people expected in the festival, some 315,000 will be tourists, who raised the hotels' occupation rate to 98 percent.Riotur estimated that the Rock in Rio festival will bring 419 million U.S.dollars for the city and create 10,000 jobs.
The creator of the festival, Brazilian businessmen Roberto Medina, insisted on opening the Rock City gates himself, in the early afternoon, and greeted the first fans to enter the site."We come to the gate because the Brazilian audience is even more important than the bands.We applaud them.They make the greatest show," he said.
|
From the passage, we can know _ .
- The gate of Rock City was opened by the Brazilian audience
- Only rock bands are invited to the festival?
- the festival will improve the employment of Rio
- Rock City is a great theatre
|
the festival will improve the employment of Rio
|
[
"The gate of Rock City was opened by the Brazilian audience",
"Only rock bands are invited to the festival?",
"Rock City is a great theatre"
] |
race
|
Here is a dog with a lantern in his mouth, he is looking for his master .
Carlo, a lovely dog, had been taught to be useful. The roads, in the place where his master lived, were often so bad that it was not safe for any person to go out without a light on dark nights.
So Carlo's master taught him to carry a lantern for him at night; and he did it as steadily as any boy could have done.
Carlo never trotted too far before his master so that the bright light of the lantern might guide his master's steps.
When he came to a deep rut or hole in the road, he would turn round to his master, seemed to say, /Take care, there is a hole here. "
The dog's master lived about a mile from the town; and when he could not get home before dark, Carlo used to be sent to him with the lantern. Carlo knew where to go. He also knew the road which his master would take.
But Carlo didn't always find his master right away. When he reached the town, he would run off to a house where his master often was. Still holding his lantern, he would scratch at the street-door with his feet and bark ; as much as to say, 6/Here am I,
Master, with the lantern, are you ready for home? "
Someone would perhaps come to the door and sa 6/Your master is not here. " Carlo
would growl , seemed to say, "Then he is somewhere else, and I must find him. "
He would then run off to one house after another, until he found his master, then the two went home together.
|
The roads in the place where Carlo's master lived were _ .
a) dangerous for people to go out
b) dark
c) bad
d) full of deep ruts and holes
|
a
|
[
"b",
"c",
"d"
] |
race
|
What the positive consequences of drinking alcohol?
A: Have fun
B: Death
C: Frequent urination
D: Slurring words
E: Sickness
|
A
|
[
"B",
"C",
"D",
"E"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
|
B is above U at 2 o'clock. The object D is positioned below and to the right of the object J. B is diagonally to the bottom right of R. V and Q are parallel, and V is on top of Q. T is on the same vertical plane directly above V. T is sitting in the left direction of D. I is there and R is at the 10 position of a clock face. The object I is upper and slightly to the left of the object J.
|
What is the relation of the agent J to the agent V?
* left
* overlap
* above
* right
* below
* upper-right
* lower-right
* lower-left
* upper-left
|
above
|
[
"left",
"overlap",
"right",
"below",
"upper-right",
"lower-right",
"lower-left",
"upper-left"
] |
stepgame
|
A medium yellow circle is inside a block named AAA. A big blue circle is over and this thing is to the left of a big black square. Block AAA covers the black object. This block covers the big blue circle. To the right-hand side of a small triangle is the big black square. Block AAA has the triangle. Under the big blue circle there is the triangle.
|
Where is AAA relative to the yellow object?
- above
- po
- near
- ntppi
- left
- ntpp
- tppi
|
ntppi
|
[
"above",
"po",
"near",
"left",
"ntpp",
"tppi"
] |
spartun
|
A medium grey hexagon is in a block called HHH. Block HHH covers a medium purple hexagon which is south of this shape. Another block named LLL with a medium grey hexagon is inside block HHH. This block covers a medium purple hexagon which is south of and touches the medium grey hexagon.
|
Are all purple hexagons covered by any block?
1: No
2: Yes
|
1
|
[
"2"
] |
spartun
|
A box called one contains a medium orange apple. A medium yellow apple, a medium green melon and a small orange melon are in this box. The medium orange apple is to the left of the medium green melon and is below the small thing. Above and to the left of the medium yellow apple is this fruit. Above this thing is the medium green melon. A big yellow watermelon is inside and touching box one. The small orange melon is near to this fruit. The big fruit is to the left-hand side of the green thing. The small thing is over and on the left side of the thing which was over the medium orange apple. The big fruit is close to the medium orange apple.
|
Where is the watermelon relative to the small orange melon?
* po
* far
* near
* left
* tpp
* front
* right
|
near
|
[
"po",
"far",
"left",
"tpp",
"front",
"right"
] |
spartun
|
Hooray ! And so I start fiddling with another chapter , and it goes well , I ' m on my bed typing away listening to music in my pj pants , and then I think , hey would n't it be great if I could track my word count so that I can feel better about the world ? Like weighing yourself on a long - term diet except I want a higher number every week ? And I remember this writing contest thing , and it just so happens , that it runs ONLY in November , and it IS November .
|
What may be the reason they are writing in their pj 's ?
- They are using a friend 's suggestion .
- They are sick in bed .
- They want to be comfortable .
- They want to be in character when they write .
|
They want to be comfortable .
|
[
"They are using a friend 's suggestion .",
"They are sick in bed .",
"They want to be in character when they write ."
] |
cosmos
|
A student has taken twelve courses and received a B in a majority of them. The student is now taking another course and will probably, given her record, receive a B in it.
|
Each of the following, if true, strengthens the argument EXCEPT:
A. The student previously studied alone but is receiving help from several outstanding students during the present course.
B. The current course is a continuation of one of the twelve courses in which the student received a b.
C. The student previously studied in the library and continues to do so.
D. The student received a b in all but one of the twelve courses.
|
A
|
[
"B",
"C",
"D"
] |
reclor
|
There are three blocks. Lets call them A, B and C. There are two medium blue squares and two other medium black squares in block A. Medium blue square number one is touching the bottom edge of this block. Below medium blue square number two and medium black square number two is medium black square number one. Below medium blue square number two there is medium black square number two. Medium blue square number one is below medium black square number one and medium blue square number two. Then, there is block B which contains a medium yellow square. Finally, we have block C. It is to the right of blocks B and A. It contains two medium yellow squares. Medium yellow square number one is touching the bottom edge of this block. This object is below a medium black square and medium yellow square number two. Below medium yellow square number two is the medium black square.
|
Which object is to the right of a medium yellow square? the medium blue square that is touching the bottom edge of a block or medium blue square number two?
|
None of them
|
[
"The medium blue square that is touching the bottom edge of a block ",
"Medium blue square number two",
"Both of them"
] |
spartqa
|
Two boxes, called DDD and EEE exist in the image. Disconnected from box DDD is box EEE. Above, in front of and near to this box there is box DDD with a midsize orange rectangle. A midsize green thing is covered by box DDD. Below the midsize orange rectangle there is this thing. The midsize orange rectangle touches this thing. Box EEE covers a midsize orange rectangle.
|
Is a midsize orange rectangle disconnected from any thing?
a: Yes
b: No
|
a
|
[
"b"
] |
spartun
|
At present, the average fuel consumption per 100 kilometers of automobiles in China is more than 20% higher than in developed countries. Studies have shown that diesel vehicles consume 20% to 30% less fuel than gasoline vehicles. In the case of serious emissions from automobiles, advanced development Diesel vehicles can not increase or reduce emissions of automobile pollutants. The proportion of diesel vehicles in China's car ownership is 23. 7%, and the proportion of car ownership is only 0. 2%. Assume that China's diesel vehicles are in passenger use in 2020. The proportion of car insurance usage is 30%, and the corresponding proportion of total car ownership is 39. 7%, so 28. 37 million tons of crude oil can be saved in 2020.
|
Which of the following options best support the above diagnosis: ()
A. Different tax rates may be adopted for gasoline and diesel to make diesel prices lower than gasoline.
B. Encourage more people to use energy-saving products such as diesel cars
C. Diesel fuel quality standards should be improved, and price supervision methods should be used to encourage the production of high-quality diesel
D. Enhance the independent innovation capability of advanced diesel technology and develop advanced diesel vehicles
|
A
|
[
"B",
"C",
"D"
] |
logiqa
|
We are not born doubting ourselves. We learn to do it. In fact, we are usually taught to doubt ourselves. We can learn some ways that allow us to become more accepting of ourselves. Following are two behaviors that might explain the reasons why you can't move towards greater self-acceptance.
One thing that might cause you not to accept yourself is over-generalizing about something you've done that you don't like.For example, if you fail a test you might generalize and say, "I'm really a stupid person." When you do this you are making a statement about all of you all of the time and not just about this one situation at this time. Instead, you might decide that your grade on this test in this subject at this time was indeed poor, and then go on to decide what you want to do about your poor grade, if anything. Getting stuck in over-generalizing discourages you from taking steps that might allow you to do better on the next exam and to build an expectation of future failure.
Having standards that are impossibly high is a second way you can not accept yourself. It may not come as a surprise to you that most of us are more demanding of ourselves than we are of others. Somehow we can tolerate the fact that other people fail, that they aren't always kind, that they've done things they aren't proud of, but we have difficulty accepting those very human aspects of ourselves. The need to be perfect is another way to set yourself up for failure and enhance the feeling that you are not acceptable. We all make mistakes. Accepting less than perfection simply means recognizing the limitations natural in being born a human being. Learn to value who you are rather than who you could become. Wouldn't it be overpowering if we always had to do what we imagine we could do? Nobody has the time and energy to do all of that. We must make choices about what we will pursue and do them the best we can under the circumstances, which aren't always ideal, by the way.
|
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
1: Over-generalizing might encourage you to expect the future.
2: Over-generalizing might cause you not to accept yourself.
3: We can tolerate the fact that we've done things we aren't proud of.
4: We can feel that we are perfect when we set ourselves up for success.
|
4
|
[
"1",
"2",
"3"
] |
race
|
U and G are next to each other with G on the right and U on the left. The object B is lower and slightly to the right of the object G. N and L are side by side with N to the right and L to the left. U is to the left of V with a small gap between them. B is on the right and N is on the left.
|
What is the relation of the agent N to the agent U?
* upper-left
* right
* lower-right
* below
* left
* lower-left
* upper-right
* above
* overlap
|
lower-right
|
[
"upper-left",
"right",
"below",
"left",
"lower-left",
"upper-right",
"above",
"overlap"
] |
stepgame
|
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