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Object Q is below object I and to the right of it, too. J is above C at 10 o'clock. I is over there and C is on the right.
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What is the relation of the agent J to the agent Q?
- upper-right
- left
- overlap
- above
- lower-right
- lower-left
- upper-left
- below
- right
|
upper-left
|
[
"upper-right",
"left",
"overlap",
"above",
"lower-right",
"lower-left",
"below",
"right"
] |
stepgame
|
Which is a reason for Arkansas having multiple seasons?
a. The tilt of earth's axis
b. The speed of earth's orbit
c. Earth's distance from the sun
d. Earth gravitational pull toward the moon
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a
|
[
"b",
"c",
"d"
] |
arc
|
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R and Y are in a horizontal line with Y on the right. C is over there and U is at the bottom of it. F is positioned below and to the right of Y. X is on the same horizontal plane directly right to R. I is at a 45 degree angle to U, in the upper righthand corner. C is positioned in the top left corner of X. D is on the upper right of I. If F is the center of a clock face, O is located between 10 and 11.
|
What is the relation of the agent Y to the agent D?
A. lower-left
B. left
C. upper-right
D. above
E. lower-right
F. right
G. overlap
H. upper-left
I. below
|
A
|
[
"B",
"C",
"D",
"E",
"F",
"G",
"H",
"I"
] |
stepgame
|
The rapid growth of cities worldwide over the next two decades will cause significant risks to people and the global environment, according to analysis.
Researches from Yale and Stanford predict that by 2030 urban areas will expand by 590,000 square miles--nearly the size of Mongolia--to meet the needs of 1.47 billion more people living in urban areas.
"It is likely that these cities are going to be developed in places that are the most biologically diverse," said Karen Seto, a famous scientist at Yale University. "They are going to be growing and expanding into forests, biological hotspots, savannas , coastlines--sensitive and _ places."
Urban areas, they found, have been expanding more rapidly along coasts. "Of all the places for cities to grow, coasts are the most sensitive. People and buildings along the coast are at risk of flooding and other environmental disasters," said Seto.
The study provides the first estimate of how fast urban areas globally are growing and how fast they may grow in the future. "We know a lot about global patterns of urban population growth, but we know significantly less about how urban areas are changing," she said. "Changes in land cover associated with urbanization lead to many environmental changes, from habitats loss and agricultural land conversion to changes in local and regional climate."
The researchers examined studies that used satellite data to map urban growth and found that from 1970 to 2000 the world's urban footprint had grown by at least 22,400 square miles--half the size of Ohio.
"This number is numerous, but, in actuality, urban land expansion has been far greater than what our analysis shows because we only looked at the published studies that used satellite data," said Seto. "We found that 48 of the most populated urban areas have been studied using satellite data, with findings in journals. This means that we're not tracking the physical expansion of more than half of the world's largest cities."
Half of urban land expansion in China is driven by a rising middle class, whereas the size of cities in India and Africa is driven primarily by population growth. "Rising incomes translate into rising demand for bigger homes and more land for urban development, which has a great effect on biodiversity conservations, loss of carbon sinks and energy use."
|
From Para. 5, we can infer that _ .
* in the past, researchers focused their attention on the expanding urban areas
* cities develop very fast and more and more people come to live in cities
* urbanization is a good way to improve people's standards of living
* more and more agricultural farmlands are used to make room for local animals
|
cities develop very fast and more and more people come to live in cities
|
[
"in the past, researchers focused their attention on the expanding urban areas",
"urbanization is a good way to improve people's standards of living",
"more and more agricultural farmlands are used to make room for local animals"
] |
race
|
Pure Brightness Festival, also known as Tomb-sweeping Day in China, falls on the 4thor 5thof April each year. It was started in the Han Dynasty. On this day, whole families, young and old, with flowers visit the graves of their ancestors to pay their respects. Following the custom, tomb sweepers clean and tidy the graves, decorate them with flowers. They burn paper money made for the dead, set off firecrackers and bow before their ancestors' tombstones. On this day, they don't cook. Only cold food is served.
However, tomb sweeping is not the only activity during Pure Brightness Festival. This day is also a time for people to enjoy themselves. Other activities include spring outing, flying kites, planting trees, tasting tea and so on. In April, everything in nature takes on a new look. Trees turn green, flowers come out and the sun shines brightly. So it is a good time to be out to appreciate the beauty of nature. People fly kites not only in the daytime but at night. In the dark, some people fly kites with lanterns, which are called "God's lanterns". They plant trees because young trees which are planted during this period are easy to grow up. And they enjoy tea because the tea produced around the festival is said to have good quality.
|
According to the passage, Pure Brightness Festival is _ .
- a combination of sadness and happiness
- a day full of sadness
- a time for people to have fun
- Tree Planting Day
|
a time for people to have fun
|
[
"a combination of sadness and happiness",
"a day full of sadness",
"Tree Planting Day"
] |
race
|
I'll be the first to admit that I am a technophobe .Who would have guessed that a website would help repay a 20-year-old loan?
I'1l always remember my last day at school. My best friend, Jenny, had organized a party in the Sixth
Form Common Room;
Jenny asked me to go to the supermarket with her to buy all the snacks. "I'm really looking forward to this party, Stingy," she said. Everyone called me Stingy instead of Debbie because they thought I didn't like to spend money. Actually, it was true.
"There's lots of money in the kitty . Let's go crazy!" Going crazy meant buying enough snacks to feed an army. It came to PS 19.90,which was a lot of money in 1982.
Jenny gave me a guilty( ) look. "I've left-the kitty money in the common room. Can you pay and I'll give you back the money?"
"Sure," I replied, trying to look relaxed. ' Neither a lender or a borrower be' was my motto but I didn't want to look stingy . I gave PS20 to the impatient shop assistant.
Well, the Party was a great success. So great that I completely forgot about my loan until I was flying to America the next day. I was going to live with my uncle's family until I started university.
I tried to get in touch with Jenny but her family had moved. My PS20 was lost. Until...
I'd heard about a website called Friends Reunited which helped people contact old school friends. My husband helped me log on and find my school. There she was,Jenny Frost.
I'm now married with a beautiful daughter called Debbie. Does anyone know how to get in touch with Debbie 'Stingy' Jones? I still owe her PS20!
We met two months later and the PS20 was returned, plus interest of course. After all, I'm a bank manager now, so loans are my business.
|
We know from the passage that Jenny_.
- forgot her best friend at school until she saw the Friends Reunited website
- was forgetful about the money
- had fun at school but soon forgot about her school friends
- liked parties at school and felt guilty about borrowing money
|
forgot her best friend at school until she saw the Friends Reunited website
|
[
"was forgetful about the money",
"had fun at school but soon forgot about her school friends",
"liked parties at school and felt guilty about borrowing money"
] |
race
|
Everyone woke early on the day that Dogland's restaurant opened. Everything that needed to be done in advance had been done: white wire tables and chairs stood on the restaurant's green concrete patio, and a sign painter had lettered each of the restaurant's windows: Doggy gifts and Snack bar and Guided tours and Bring your camera! and Entrance with a stylized hand with a finger pointing toward the restaurant's front door. Ma, Mayella, and Francine had scrubbed the front room and the kitchen "from top to bottom," as Ma proudly announced several times. She wished her mother could come to visit, because she knew the place would never be so clean again.
James had mowed the open land, and Ethorne had walked the grounds with a clippers and a knife, saying he had every intention of improving on perfection. Seth had lettered several sheets of poster board with the information that the kennels would not formally open until more dogs had arrived, people were welcome to stroll along the viewing path for free, and please don't feed the dogs.
We woke at sunrise. Because this was a special day, Pa left to pick up the workers. Ma dressed us, telling us to stay clean and not to talk to customers unless they talked to us first and to stay by the house and not to get in the way and to always be polite and not to yell or make noise unless someone wanted us to get in their car or go anywhere with them without Ma or Pa saying it was okay first, and then we were to scream for all we were worth.
Little Bit didn't want to wear a dress. When Ma asked if she wanted to be a little lady, she gave a decided "No," so Ma let her wear shorts, T-shirt, and cowboy boots like Digger and me.
|
How long was the opening?
|
It lasted all day
|
[
"The whole weekend",
"Not enough information",
"4 hours"
] |
quail
|
We have three blocks. Lets call them A, B and C. A medium black triangle, one small yellow triangle and one medium blue square are in block A. The medium black triangle is below and near to the small yellow triangle. The small yellow triangle is above the medium blue square. To the right of block A there is block B which has a big black circle. Finally, there is block C which is above block A. It has two medium blue circles. It also has a big yellow square. Below a big black circle is the big yellow square. Medium blue circle number one is to the right of a big yellow triangle and medium blue circle number two. Medium blue circle number two is touching the bottom edge of this block. To the right of the big yellow triangle there is the big yellow square. Touching the big black circle there is medium blue circle number one.
|
What is near to the small object? a medium black triangle or a medium blue circle which is touching the bottom edge of a block?
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Medium black triangle
|
[
"Medium blue circle which is touching the bottom edge of a block ",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
Flower spores eventually develop into an entity that is:
A) Sperm
B) Fertile
C) Mammalian
D) Ferns
E) Fungi
F) Development
G) Haploid
H) Plants
|
G
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C",
"D",
"E",
"F",
"H"
] |
qasc
|
|
Officials say the islands of Tokelau in the South Pacific Ocean have become the world's first territory totally powered by the sun.The move is expected to save money and ease the environmental burden of depending on imported fossil fuels.
Tokelau's three main atolls ,or islands,now have enough solar capacity to meet all of their electricity needs.Until now.Tokelau has been 100%dependent on diesel for producing electricity.That has burdened the country with heavy economic and environmental costs.
The three atolls of Tokelau are about halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii and are administered by New Zealand.
Each atoll received its own solar power grid system.New Zealand officials estimated the cost of the project to build the three solar grids at around seven million dollars.The last of the grids has been completed.
It is estimated that oil imports make up to 30%of national income in some parts of the Pacific.The move to solar power could save Tokelau about one million dollars a year.Tokelau will now be able to spend more on social programs to help its citizens.
Other South Pacific islands are attempting similar projects.The island nations of Samoa and Tuvalu are aiming to get all of their electricity from renewable sources by 2020.The Cook Islands plans to start moving to solar panels and wind turbines.And most houses in the South Pacific groups of islands will begin to use solar water heaters.
East Timor's government has promised that no households in the capital,Dili,would be using firewood for cooking by 2015.It also says 50%of the country's electricity will come from renewable sources by the end of the decade.
New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully says the country will hold a Pacific energy summit in March this year.He said the meeting would build on the success of clean and affordable energy solutions for Tokelau,Tonga,and the Cook Islands.
|
The text is mainly about _ .
A] the development of solar water heaters
B] Tokelau's social programme to help its citizens
C] South Pacific islands'renewable energy project
D] Tokelau's solar power project
|
B
|
[
"A",
"C",
"D"
] |
race
|
Mr. Lee was in bed and was trying to go to sleep when he heard the bell ring. He turned on the light and looked at his clock. It was twelve o'clock. "Who can it be at this time of night?" He thought. He decided to go and find out. So he got of bed, put on his dressing gown and went to the door. When he opened the door, there was nobody there. "That is very strange." Then he went back to his bedroom, took off his dressing gown, got back into bed, turned off the light and tried to go to sleep.
A few minutes later he heard the bell again. Mr. Lee jumped out of bed very quickly and rushed to the door. He opened it, but again he found no one there. He closed the door and tried not to feel angry. Then he saw a piece of paper on the floor. He picked it up. There were some words on it: "It is now after midnight, so it is April Fool's Day. April Fool to you!"
"Oh, it was the English boy next door!" Mr. Lee exclaimed and almost smiled. He went back to bed and felt asleep at once. The bell did not ring again.
|
Mr. Lee went to bed _ .
1) before twelve o'clock
2) after twelve o'clock
3) when he saw the boy
4) as soon as the bell rang
|
1
|
[
"2",
"3",
"4"
] |
race
|
There is a box called one. A box named two exists in the image. Box two contain a big yellow watermelon and a big green melon. East of the big green melon there is an orange watermelon. The orange fruit is covered by box two. The melon is to the south of the big yellow watermelon. Inside another box named three is box one. Box three covers a medium yellow apple which is to the north of a small green watermelon. The small green watermelon is inside box three. This thing is west of the medium yellow apple.
|
Do all boxes contain all boxes?
A. No
B. Yes
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A
|
[
"B"
] |
spartun
|
To "sacrifice" means to give up something for the sake of something else. We decided to sacrifice our luxurious city life to move to a seaside village with our children aged 9 and 3. In the city, we had a beautiful home and plenty of money but little real security because crime was on the increase every day. We never knew if we would all make it home safely each night.
We were very happy in the new town but life was very difficult economically. Our income was very much dependent on tourism and the jobs at other times are few. Although many of the long-standing residents live well, it is a very competitive environment for newcomers.
Reading the newspapers from the big cities assured us that we had made the right choice. There is so much violence and crime there! However, it was not always easy to explain .to the children why they could no longer have what they used to have, especially when our "rich" friends came from the city to visit.
One day, one of our "rich" friends came to visit us. His son preferred riding in the back of our _ truck to his father's modern car. Our little daughter called me and said, "Mom, please help me explain to James why he is wrong. He said, 'today, if you don't have money you are nothing.' I know that is not true. If you do have money you share it with your friends and if they don't have money, you share it with them. That is what makes us all rich."
This made me realize that the sacrifice was well worth it. Our kids have a solid set of values and they know that our most precious gifts are our good friends and a wonderful environment.
|
Why did the family move away from the city?
- Life in the city was too expensive.
- They were tired of city life.
- The people in the city were not friendly.
- The city was not safe enough.
|
They were tired of city life.
|
[
"Life in the city was too expensive.",
"The people in the city were not friendly.",
"The city was not safe enough."
] |
race
|
Best friends are often good at?
A) Go shopping
B) Borrow money
C) Keep secrets
D) Meet for lunch
E) Hang out
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C
|
[
"A",
"B",
"D",
"E"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
|
F is on the top and J is at the bottom. U is to the upper left of V. U is over there and F is on the left of it.
|
What is the relation of the agent F to the agent J?
A: lower-right
B: above
C: left
D: below
E: overlap
F: upper-right
G: right
H: lower-left
I: upper-left
|
B
|
[
"A",
"C",
"D",
"E",
"F",
"G",
"H",
"I"
] |
stepgame
|
Cherie Blair has attacked "yummy mummies" who focus on raising their children at the expense of their careers, suggesting their children lack a sense of independence. The wife of the then British Prime Minister also accused some young women of seeking to "marry a rich husband and retire" instead of working.
Mrs Blair, a QC and mother of four, criticized women who "put all their effort into their children" instead of working. Mothers who go out to work are setting a better example for their children, she said.
Some women regard motherhood as an acceptable alternative to a career. Instead, women should strive for both. "Every woman needs to be self-sufficient and in that way you really don't have a choice-for your own satisfaction; you hear these yummy mummies talk about being the best possible mother and they put all their effort into their children. I also want to be the best possible mother, but I know that my job as a mother includes bringing my children up so actually they can live without me."
The term "yummy mummy" is generally used to refer to a woman whose husband's wealth allows her to devote herself full-time to her children and her appearance.
In fact, despite Mrs Blair's worries about non-working mothers, official statistics show that the proportion of mothers who work has actually risen steadily in recent years. According to the Office for National Statistics, 66 percent of mothers are now in some form of paid work. In 1996, the figure was 61 percent. The number of working mothers is now around 5.3 million, up from 4.5 million in 1996.
Speaking to Fortune magazine's Most Powerful Women event in Claridge's, Mrs Blair appeared to accuse some young women of lacking professional ambition, focusing on their prospective partner's career instead of their own. Mrs Blair said her view was informed by her own experience of her father abandoning her mother when she was a child. But she insisted that all women should make sure they can provide for themselves: "Even good men could have an accident or die and you're left holding the baby."
Often in the headlines during her husband's premiership, Mrs Blair has taken a more active public role since he left office in 2007, setting up a charitable foundation to support women setting up their own firms in developing countries.
|
Mrs Blair might support the women who _ .
a) try to find rich husbands and make life easier
b) sacrifice their own careers to look after their children
c) try to balance their work and their family life
d) devote most of their time to their careers
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a
|
[
"b",
"c",
"d"
] |
race
|
What did the arrival of the Internet and 24 hours news mean for British newspapers?
At first, this looked like the end of printed newspapers. The national newspapers were worried that they would lose all the readers, so most of them decided to create an online version . But they still had a problem. How to make money?
There was simply too much news and too much information freely available "out there". But was it accurate ( )? Whose opinions should we trust? A survey for a "good newspaper", and most of those said.they believe more of what they read in paid-for newspapers.
Here was something newspapers understood--here was what they could offer: news plus comment and opinion.
And the Internet now offered new opportunities. A newspaper was just that: news printed on paper. But the Internet now offered newspapers different places to print, and in different media. Many newspapers now have podcasts and video too.
This may explain why the readership of newspaper online in the UK is very different from people who read printed newspapers.
The most popular newspaper in the UK is The Sun, The "mid-market" audience mainly reads The Daily Mail. Online, it's a different story. The most popular is The Mail. And the next popular site is TheGuardian. In fact many of these browsers are not from the UK. The Mail and Guardian are among the most read newspapers in the USA. The Guardian, may become the largest English language paper on the web; a website with a newspaper attached!
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According to the text, British newspapers _ .
- are still very popular
- have lost all their readers
- don't need printing
- have too much in formation
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don't need printing
|
[
"are still very popular",
"have lost all their readers",
"have too much in formation"
] |
race
|
It was not entirely true that Patch knew there was food in the mountains. He had never been to the mountains. No squirrel in all the Center Kingdom, as far as he knew, had ever been to the mountains. For between the kingdom and the mountains, surrounding it on all sides like a moat around a castle, there lay a blasted concrete wasteland, as wide as fifty squirrels laid nose to tail, and horrific death machines roared up and down this wasteland at terrifying speeds, all day and night. What's more, humans and dogs often crossed between the mountains and the kingdoms. And sometimes the dogs were not leashed. A squirrel would have to be very desperate indeed to dare the wastelands.
It was Toro who had told Patch about the food in the mountains. Toro was Patch's friend. And that itself was extraordinary.
Patch had always talked to birds. The drey he had grown up in -- Silver's old drey, before she became leader of the Seeker clan -- had been only a few branches away from a nest of robins. Once, in early spring when he was still a baby, Patch had crawled out of Silver's drey and into the robin's nest, and had spent a whole day among the chicks before Silver returned home and retrieved him. The robin mother had been unamused by Silver's profound apologies, and even less amused when Patch had returned to her nest the very next day.
Eventually Silver taught Patch to leave the robins alone, but not before he had learned how to speak Bird. Most squirrels of the Center Kingdom could say and understand a few simple things in Bird, but Patch could actually hold conversations. And so, one autumn day when a bluejay swooped past and stole an acorn out of Patch's paws, Patch shouted angrily at the thief in Bird to bring it back; and the thief, intrigued, wheeled around in midair, perched on a branch above Patch, and looked curiously down at the irate squirrel.
"Thieving feather-brained no-nose hawkbait!" Patch shouted up.
"Stupid blind furry groundworm!" the bluejay retorted, and began to peck at the acorn.
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After the end of the story, Patch probably:
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Tried to take back his acorn.
|
[
"Flew back to the center kingdom.",
"Forgot how to speak bird.",
"Not enough information"
] |
quail
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C died of poisoning. To this end, A and B were tried by the judge. A: If it was murder, it must be B. B: If this was not suicide, it was murder. The judge made the following assumption: 1) If neither A nor B lied, this is an accident. (2) If one of A and B lied, then this is not an accident. The final facts show that the judge's assumption is correct .
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Then C?
- It was an accident
- It was suicide
- Was murdered
- May be murdered or suicide
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May be murdered or suicide
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[
"It was an accident",
"It was suicide",
"Was murdered"
] |
logiqa
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Lines can be parallel in a Euclidean system of geometry. But the non-Euclidean system of geometry that has the most empirical verification is regarded by several prominent physicists as correctly describing the universe we inhabit. If these physicists are right, in our universe there are no parallel lines.
|
Which one of the following is an assumption that is required by the argument?
A: Only physicists who are not prominent doubt the view that the universe is correctly described by the non-euclidean system of geometry that has the most empirical verification.
B: Most physicists have not doubted the view that the universe is correctly described by the non-euclidean system of geometry that has the most empirical verification.
C: There are no parallel lines in the non- euclidean system of geometry that has the most empirical verification.
D: The universe is correctly described by the non- euclidean system of geometry that has the most empirical verification if prominent physicists maintain that it is.
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C
|
[
"A",
"B",
"D"
] |
reclor
|
You're on the school bus. But as soon as you turn the corner, you find yourself at the end of a very long queue. It's another _ ! It is stop-start for the rest of your journey. Meanwhile, at the same time in Antarctica , snow covers the land. A group of emperor penguins crowd together to keep warm, using stop-and-go movements to protect themselves from the winds. Can you see the connection?
Emperor penguins move like cars in traffic jams to keep warm, that's according to new research by the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marina Research in Germany. A penguin only needs to move 2cm in any direction for its neighbor to do the same thing. These movements then flow through the whole group of penguins like a "traveling wave".
These waves also help smaller crowds join bigger groups, keeping more and more of their friends warm. A single Antarctic "traffic jam" has thousands of penguins. Interestingly, the technology used for studying road traffic jams was used to study the penguins. This included studying time-lapse videos. Scientists also discovered that unlike on the road, these waves can be made by any penguin and in any direction.
With temperatures usually dropping below -50degC, and winds reaching speeds of up to 200km/h, these traveling waves are very important for penguins to keep warm.
These penguins can also teach us a lesson. In big groups, they learn to be orderly and patient, and to never crash into each other. These are skills we should all learn from them when we are on the road!
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From the passage, we learn that a "traveling wave" _ .
1] is caused by the strong wind in Antarctica
2] is caused by a traffic jam on the road
3] is formed by the movement of the penguins
4] is made by just one or two penguins
|
3
|
[
"1",
"2",
"4"
] |
race
|
If I did n't want that , we would stop the courtship immediately . I of course was fine with it ... a far cry away from the venom I had spewed at him only a year and a half before . We got engaged in six weeks and married as soon as I finished school in December . We just moved to DC and I am excited to be a wife and mother .
|
What might I be planning soon ?
A. I might be planning to stop the courtship .
B. I might be planning to get married .
C. I might be planning to start school .
D. I might be planning to give birth soon .
|
D
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C"
] |
cosmos
|
When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother's Chinese English. Because of her Chinese English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.
My mother realized that she was poor at English. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on phone to pretend I was she. I was made to ask for information or even to shout at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker . I said in an adolescent voice that was not very certain, "This is Mrs. Tan." My mother was standing beside me saying, "Why he doesn't send me check, already two weeks late." And then, in perfect English I said: "I'm getting rather worried. You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn't arrived." My mother then talked more loudly. "What he want? I come to New York to tell him in front of his boss." And so I turned to the stockbroker again, "I can't accept any more excuse. If I don't receive the check immediately, I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week."
The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs. Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English.
When I was a teenager, my mother's broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mother's English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, and full of observation and wisdom. It was the language that helped me see things, express ideas, and _ the world.
|
Why was the writer's mother poorly served?
* She was not clearly heard.
* She was often treated unfairly.
* She was not very polite.
* She was unable to speak good English.
|
She was not clearly heard.
|
[
"She was often treated unfairly.",
"She was not very polite.",
"She was unable to speak good English."
] |
race
|
To wash your car thoroughly
|
Which of the following best matches the statement above?
a] Use a pressure washer with a car wash solution attatchment.
b] Use a dish washer with a car wash solution attatchment.
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a
|
[
"b"
] |
piqa
|
Spending beyond one's means is becoming a national problem for Americans.Borrowing has become so easy that it takes great willpower for people to refuse it."I received a number of gold MasterCard and gold Visa card offers in the mail during the past two months,"said one computer engineer at AT &T Bell Laboratories in Chicago."I got three of them in one day last week."
Lenders are providing easy credit for borrowers.Many banks now offer every borrower a great variety of credit,a service once offered almost only to big companies.Norwest Bank Minneapolis offers lending programs for cars and boats that can cut monthly payments nearly m half .Carmakers,too,are lengthening easier terms.Ford Motor Credit states that 45 % of its recent lendings has been for sixty months,rather than the sixty-six-month period that was usual before.
The total consumer debt in the United States rose 73 percent between 1974 and 1984,as the debt for each man,woman,and child increased from $10,264 to $26,566.Huge debt now is present in our economy at all levels.As a nation,we are more than $7 trillion in debt,and the total keeps increasing astonishingly.
As we have over borrowed,so have we overspent.In late 986,the share of after-tax income that Americans saved sank below 2 percent for a short time,less than half the figure at which we saved only 10 years ago.Americans now are buying from foreigners between about $50 and $100 billion more Mercedes and Toyotas, Paris fashions,and tours to Europe than the Boeing 747s, agriculture machinery , or Kansas wheat that the foreigners bought from America. The country could not produce and pay for all the things it wanted.
To make a long story short, we Americans have serious problems in keeping down spending and keeping up personal savings.It is high time for us American people to learn the basics of long-term money management.
|
Which of the following points does the author wish to make?
a) People's income determines their money management.
b) Government should prevent people from over borrowing.
c) America should sell more of its products abroad.
d) A healthy society has to learn to 1ive within its means.
|
b
|
[
"a",
"c",
"d"
] |
race
|
A few years ago a group of salesmen went to a meeting in Chicago. They had assured their wives that they would be home in plenty of time for Friday night's dinner. In their rush, with tickets, one of these salesmen happened to kick over a table which held a display of baskets of apples. Apples flew everywhere. Without stopping or looking back, they all managed to reach the plane in time for their boarding.
All but one stopped, took a deep breath and experienced a twinge of sorrow for the girl whose apple stand had been overturned. He told his friends to go on without him, waved goodbye, and told one of them to call his wife when they arrived and explain his taking a later flight. Then he returned to where the apple stand had been overturned. He was glad he did.
The 16-year-old girl was totally blind! She was softly crying, tears running down her face. The salesman knelt on the floor with her, gathered up the apples, put them into the baskets, and helped set the display up once more. As he did this, he noticed that many of them had become damaged; then he set them aside in another basket. When he had finished, he pulled out his wallet and said to the girl, "Here, please take the $20 for the damage we did." He continued, "I'm sorry for what we did and hope we didn't spoil your day too badly."
She nodded with her tears. As the salesman started to walk away, the blind girl called out to him, "Mr. ...". He stopped, and turned back. She continued, "Thank you very much".
|
These salesmen were hurrying because they _ .
A) almost missed reaching the airplane
B) hoped to have Friday night's party
C) wanted to have plenty of time at home
D) had to attend an important meeting
|
C
|
[
"A",
"B",
"D"
] |
race
|
Forests have always been useful and important to man who makes use of them in many ways. Every day trees are serving man everywhere. Trees supply man with fruits and building materials in the form of wood. Without trees it would be impossible to build houses, boats, bridges and so on. Furniture such as desks, chairs and beds is made of wood. Trees can stop man from terrible heat. They're also useful in preventing good and rich top soil from being washed away during heavy rains.
If there were no trees, heavy rains would wash away the rich top soil that is so important to plants. The result is that the land will become a desert. There are plenty of desert areas in the world. A long time ago these desert areas used to be very rich areas, but man in the past had no enough knowledge about science of nature, they cut down too many trees in the area where they lived and never planted new ones. By and by the rich top soil was blown and washed away by strong winds and heavy rains. In the end the rich land changed into useless deserts where nothing could grow.
|
From the passage, we know that man must _ .
1. do his best to stop the balance of nature
2. try his best to keep the balance of nature
3. take his best to keep the balance of nature
4. do nothing to keep the balance of nature
|
3
|
[
"1",
"2",
"4"
] |
race
|
W: Hello, emergency line. What can I do for you?
M: I am calling to report an accident.
W: Could you give me some details, sir?
M: A truck hit a car on Highway 204.
W: Has anyone been badly hurt?
M: I'm not quite sure. The driver of the truck says he is OK. But the lady in the car might have broken her leg.
W: May I have your name, sir?
M: Daniel Smith.
W: OK, Mr. Smith. We'll send an ambulance and a police car immediately. It's 11:55 now, and they should be there by 12:05. Thanks.
|
What happened according to the conversation?
A: A car was hit on Highway 204.
B: The driver of a truck was badly hurt.
C: A truck was burned on Highway 204.
|
A
|
[
"B",
"C"
] |
dream
|
Bryan C. Keene and Alexandra Kaczenski of the Getty Museum’s Manuscripts Department have spent the last few years preparing for an exhibition and publication titled Sacred Landscapes: Nature in Renaissance Manuscripts that aims to examine representations of “green spaces” such as gardens, vistas, and their relation to the divine.
In particular, Bryan and Alexandra focus on the ways in which artists during the European Middle Ages and Renaissance embedded the pages of illuminated manuscripts with depictions of the natural world so that nature could guide prayer, chant, and meditation.
For Bryan, this project represents a continuation of his interest in sacred gardens that began with his graduate work on the garden imagery that influenced Botticelli’s Agony in the Garden painting. In 2013 he curated the exhibition and authored the accompanying book Gardens of the Renaissance.
For Alexandra, interest in this subject stems from her scholarly focus on Flemish manuscripts and their relation to Flemish landscape paintings. She brought to the project a complementary interest in issues of environmental and landscape destruction, which also were themes of the exhibition and publication.
Though floral and nature studies of the Renaissance and Early Modern periods have been extensively investigated—the scientific notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, for example, are well documented—this exhibition turns its focus on landscape and the divine. Curatorial research has shed new light on subjects such as the seemingly “scattered” floral arrangements represented within the pages of these books and their relationship to humoral theory and religion. Bryan adds, “The tension that we find in these borders is, on the one hand, intricately rendered leaf and petal structures of plants or flowers, and on the other, hidden whimsical elements, all of which combine to create a rich tapestry of meaning, both symbolic and scientific. Alex and I will continue to explore the potential meaning within this botanical and arboreal chaos.”
Sacred Landscapes opens on October 10, 2017, at the Getty Museum, where it complements the exhibition Giovanni Bellini: Landscapes of Faith in Renaissance Venice. The exhibition catalog is available online now.
|
Why did Bryan pursue the project Sacred Landscapes?
|
It is a continuation of his interest in sacred gardens that began during his graduate work
|
[
"It is a continuation of his interest in sacred gardens that began during his high school years",
"It was his mother's favorite",
"Not enough information"
] |
quail
|
"The same vote and the same power" reflects respect for the right of farmers to participate in politics, and is conducive to allowing more grassroots representatives to reflect the true aspirations and aspirations of the vast number of farmers, and it is also conducive to building a harmonious urban-rural pattern in the process of building a new socialist countryside.
|
It can be inferred from this:
a) "same vote and same power" is the only way to build a harmonious society
b) "same vote and same power" will increase farmers' enthusiasm for political participation
c) The government has paid more attention to farmers' right to participate in politics
d) Farmers' right to participate in politics needs to be guaranteed by effective policies
|
b
|
[
"a",
"c",
"d"
] |
logiqa
|
As it turned out, Greg would have had a hard time canceling the check, even if he'd changed his mind. Chloe's crew had already sprung into action as soon as they left the building. The company used a computer controlled switchboard to route phone calls and this immediately went down, same for their Internet access. Meanwhile, a crude but effective denial of service attack was launched against their company Web site. If Greg decided to use his cell phone there wasn't much they could do, but the hope was that he'd be so tied up with all this other crap that he wouldn't have time to think of that.
Paul didn't think any of that was necessary. Greg had given in and he wasn't going to call and cancel the check now. He'd agreed for a reason, and once Greg had a reason for making a decision it was usually impossible to change his mind. And it didn't make sense anyway. All he would have done is buy himself a little more time. Chloe and Paul would just march right back in and start all over again - probably after sending out pics of Evan in drag to all the employees. From his point of view, there was no reason for Greg to do that.
Of course, it was still a huge risk for Chloe and Paul. If Greg just wanted a delay to get the lawyers involved, then they were in trouble. Chloe and he had broken a fist full of laws in the past twelve hours. They needed to cash that check and disappear as soon as they could.
The bank put up a bit of a fuss about the check, which was one more reason Paul hated Bank of Fucking America. They always had some rule to screw a customer. But Chloe made a bunch of noise and actually jumped up and down at one point and eventually they walked out of the bank with a cashier's check.
|
What company did Paul and Chloe hack?
|
Not enough information
|
[
"Apple.",
"Google.",
"Microsoft."
] |
quail
|
Precipitation usually occurs when a high-pressure peak encounters a low-pressure peak. Meteorologists measure the speed of two peaks moving towards each other to determine when and where they meet to predict precipitation.
|
From this we know:
- Meteorologists are responsible for predicting precipitation
- Low pressure peaks always move towards high pressure peaks
- Precipitation does not necessarily require the appearance of low pressure peaks
- Some precipitation predictions are based on the general response of high and low pressure peaks
|
Some precipitation predictions are based on the general response of high and low pressure peaks
|
[
"Meteorologists are responsible for predicting precipitation",
"Low pressure peaks always move towards high pressure peaks",
"Precipitation does not necessarily require the appearance of low pressure peaks"
] |
logiqa
|
What will you do when you have something difficult to do? I used to ask my mother for help. But she always said, "Do it yourself, dear." or "God helps those who help themselves , girl." I was not glad at all. I thought she was the laziest mother in the world.
For example, one day, I decided to invite some friends to my home. My bedroom was not in order. Books were everywhere. And I didn't make the bed. I asked my mother to help me to clean it, but she still said, "Do it yourself, girl."
Because of my"lazy mother", I have to wash my clothes and clean my room. I have to help my parents do some housework. I even have to go to the dentist by myself. It is really hard for me to do everything well, but I have learned a lot.
As time goes by, I come to understand my mother. She makes me clever and active! What a great mother!
|
What does the writer think of her mother?
1. She is an active mother.
2. She is a lazy mother.
3. She is a clever and great mother.
4. She is always doing things for her.
|
3
|
[
"1",
"2",
"4"
] |
race
|
How to fold pants.
|
Which of the following best matches the statement above?
- Smooth out pockets, hold pants upright and shake once or twice, then fold one leg over the other then fold in half or thirds.
- Smooth out pockets, hold pants upright and shake once or twice, then fold one leg over the other then fold in half or thirds and hang.
|
Smooth out pockets, hold pants upright and shake once or twice, then fold one leg over the other then fold in half or thirds.
|
[
"Smooth out pockets, hold pants upright and shake once or twice, then fold one leg over the other then fold in half or thirds and hang."
] |
piqa
|
Maybe you could probe him and get some information out of him regarding the situation . " I replied readily , " I 'll do that . " Giving a curt nod , she responded casually , " Very well .
|
What is the narrator likely to do based off this suggestion ?
- The narrator will ask for incriminating information .
- The narrator will ask for a job .
- The narrator will ask for jokes to tell .
- None of the above choices .
|
The narrator will ask for incriminating information .
|
[
"The narrator will ask for a job .",
"The narrator will ask for jokes to tell .",
"None of the above choices ."
] |
cosmos
|
nope , guess that plan did n't work out cos , they began blasting the fireworks while we were still furiously cycling our way there . Dang it . Dined at carls ' junior , and i had my beef chilli cheeese fries ! Yummy!when i turned round to get another refill , i noticed someone rather familiar,'mike , is that avinash ? '
|
Why was the speaker biking ?
- None of the above choices .
- To go see Avinash .
- To go to Carl 's Jr.
- To go see fireworks .
|
To go see fireworks .
|
[
"None of the above choices .",
"To go see Avinash .",
"To go to Carl 's Jr."
] |
cosmos
|
Do you know why you sleep? You may think it's because you're tired. Or perhaps you've been told sleep is good for you. Yet no one knows exactly why or how people sleep.
Until the early 1950s, most scientists thought the body and brain rested during sleep. Then a scientist watched people sleep. He noticed that during periods of between 5 and 30 minutes each, sleepers' eyes made rapid movements, as if they were watching something. He called these periods REM sleep, for Rapid Eye Movement. Periods when sleepers' eyes did not move he called non-REM sleep.
Whenever the scientist woke people during REM sleep, they were having vivid dreams. Measurements showed that sleepers' pulses went up quickly during REM sleep. Their breathing, heartbeat, and the blood going to the brain also increased. Far from being a time of rest, REM sleep is a time when the body is hard at work. Scientists still don't know the reason for this. Some believe REM sleep makes learning easier. Babies spend a lot of time in REM sleep. Because of this, some scientists believe that REM sleep helps the brain grow. Others think REM sleep is a time for the brain to empty the day's garbage.
One thing all the scientists agree on is that sleep is necessary. Without enough sleep, people make mistakes. Most major car accidents happen during the early morning hours, when people are sleepiest.
|
You can decide from the article that REM sleep _ .
A: is something that all people experience
B: is something that all scientists agree on
C: has a restful effect on people
D: can be avoided with lots of sleep
|
A
|
[
"B",
"C",
"D"
] |
race
|
L is to the right and above V at an angle of about 45 degrees. R and Z are both there with the object R is to the right of object Z. H and X are side by side with X at the bottom and H on the top. The object L is positioned below and to the left of the object U. Z is there and V is at the 5 position of a clock face. B is sitting at the top position to X. K is on top of U. B is placed at the lower left of D. K is south west of A. The object A is positioned below and to the left of the object D.
|
What is the relation of the agent V to the agent B?
a. overlap
b. upper-right
c. lower-right
d. right
e. above
f. left
g. lower-left
h. upper-left
i. below
|
g
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c",
"d",
"e",
"f",
"h",
"i"
] |
stepgame
|
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear agreement is not expected to derail diplomatic momentum to reach a deal to end North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, but it could complicate the negotiation process, analysts say.
Trump on Tuesday announced that the United States is ending its participation in the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) that lifted sanctions on Iran in exchange for Tehran limiting its nuclear program, and would re-impose U.S. economic sanctions on Iran. The agreement was negotiated by the administration of Trump’s predecessor, President Barack Obama, and involved five other world powers; Great Britain, France, Germany, China and Russia.
Trump’s National Security Adviser John Bolton said the U.S. decision to re-impose sanctions on Iran will set a higher standard for North Korea nuclear talks by sending, “a very clear signal that the United States will not accept inadequate deals.”
The U.S. policy reversal on Iran should not seriously impede diplomatic progress underway with North Korea, said Victor Cha, a noted Korea scholar with the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.
“In terms of how the North Koreans would take it, I don’t think they’d take it one way or the other. I don’t think they’d see it as negative or positive because they think they’re different from anybody else anyway. They think they’re a very special case,” Cha said at a CSIS conference this week.
While the Iran deal limited that country’s efforts to develop a nuclear bomb, North Korea already possesses 20 to 60 nuclear warheads, according assessments by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and the Defense Intelligence Agency, and between 40 to 100 nuclear development facilities, according a report from the RAND Corporation security research organization.
But apprehension over whether future U.S. presidents would uphold a nuclear deal reached by Trump could reinforce the North Korean demand for early concessions.
John Delury, a North Korea analyst with Yonsei University in Seoul, said on Twitter, “I don’t think this is insurmountable but it adds yet another layer of difficulty.”
In some ways Pyongyang may be reassured that a deal reached with the Trump administration would likely be supported by the next administration to follow.
|
Who does not think the North Koreas would not take the US leaving the Iran deal one what or the other
|
Victor cha
|
[
"Not enough information",
"Barack obama",
"Donald trump"
] |
quail
|
One box named DDD exists. This box contains a midsize white rectangle and covers a midsize green rectangle. Another midsize white rectangle and a midsize orange object are inside this box. The orange thing is under midsize white rectangle number two and touches the midsize green rectangle. Midsize white rectangle number one is above this thing. Below and touches midsize white rectangle number two there is this object. Below the orange object is the green shape.
|
Where is midsize white rectangle number two regarding the midsize green rectangle?
1] ntppi
2] tpp
3] ntpp
4] left
5] above
6] near
7] tppi
|
5
|
[
"1",
"2",
"3",
"4",
"6",
"7"
] |
spartun
|
Victoria is the capital of what canadian province?
a: British columbia
b: Seychelles
c: Texas
d: Zimbabwe
e: Zambia
|
a
|
[
"b",
"c",
"d",
"e"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
|
B and E are both there with the object B is to the right of object E. L is at the bottom of K. D is to the right of H horizontally. T is sitting at the upper left position to R. L presents right to R. H is below T at 7 o'clock. K is sitting at the 9:00 position of B.
|
What is the relation of the agent D to the agent R?
- below
- left
- upper-left
- overlap
- above
- lower-right
- upper-right
- lower-left
- right
|
left
|
[
"below",
"upper-left",
"overlap",
"above",
"lower-right",
"upper-right",
"lower-left",
"right"
] |
stepgame
|
There exist three blocks, named HHH, LLL and KKK. A little red hexagon is inside and touching and a medium red star is within block HHH. South of the medium red star is the little red hexagon. Block LLL has a medium red hexagon and covers a little red pentagon. The medium red hexagon is to the north of the little red pentagon. A large purple hexagon is within block KKK. Block KKK contain a little purple star, a little red hexagon and a large grey pentagon. West of the large grey pentagon there is the little red hexagon. Close to the large purple hexagon there is the large grey pentagon.
|
Where is the little purple star regarding block KKK?
a: below
b: ec
c: far
d: tppi
e: ntpp
f: ntppi
g: po
|
e
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c",
"d",
"f",
"g"
] |
spartun
|
When students and parents are asked to rate subjects according to their importance, the arts are unavoidably at the bottom of the list. Music is nice, people seem to say, but not important. Too often it is viewed as mere entertainment, but certainly not an education priority .This view is shortsighted. In fact, music education is beneficial and important for all students.
Music tells us who we are. Because music is an expression of the beings who create it, it reflects their thinking and values, as well as the social environment it came from. Rock music represents a lifestyle just as surely as a Schubert song. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical traditions. Music expresses our character and values. It gives us identity as a society.
Music provides a kind of perception that cannot be acquired any other way. Science can explain how the sun rises and sets. The arts explore the emotional meaning of the same phenomenon. We need every possible way to discover and respond to our world for one simple but powerful reason: No one way can get it all.
The arts are forms of thought as powerful in what they communicate as mathematical and scientific symbols. They are ways we human beings "talk" to each other. They are the language of civilization through which we express our fears, our curiosities, our hungers, our discoveries, and our hopes. The arts are ways we give form to our ideas and imagination so that they can be shared with others. When we do not give children access to an important way of expressing themselves such as music, we take away from them the meanings that music expresses.
Science and technology do not tell us what it means to be human. The arts do. Music is an important way we express human suffering, celebration, the meaning and value of peace and love.
So music education is far more necessary than people seem to realize.
|
What is the main idea of the passage?
- Music education deserves more attention.
- Music education makes students more imaginative. '
- Music is an effective communication tool.
- Music should be of top education priority.
|
Music education deserves more attention.
|
[
"Music education makes students more imaginative. '",
"Music is an effective communication tool.",
"Music should be of top education priority."
] |
race
|
One day Mrs Wilson took Trudy and Ben to go shopping. They went to the supermarket in the new shopping mall . "Why do you buy things here, Mum?" Trudy asked. "Because they are cheaper than those at the corner store," Mrs Wilson said. "Help me check the prices." The Wilsons were not wealthy and Mrs Wilson was always careful with her money. She looked carefully at the prices of things. She bought some groceries in the supermarket. When they got home, the children said, "We don't think you saved money by going to the supermarket there." "Of course I did," said Mrs Wilson, "everything was cheap there." "We know," said the children, "but we came home by taxi because we had too much to carry. The cost of the taxi was more than the money you saved!" Mrs Wilson added everything up and found her children were right. "Well done,"she said, "next time we will do shopping near our home."
|
Mrs Wilson took Trudy and Ben _ .
1] to the museum
2] to the supermarket
3] to the park
4] to the zoo
|
1
|
[
"2",
"3",
"4"
] |
race
|
Two little purple stars, a large grey star and a little red hexagon are within a block named HHH. To the left-hand side of the hexagon is the large grey star. Block HHH has a medium grey shape. Little purple star number one is near to the large grey star. The shape that was on the left side of the little red hexagon is to the left-hand side of little purple star number two. Over the medium thing is this object. Below little purple star number one there is the medium shape. The little red hexagon is on the right side of this thing. Inside another block named LLL there is block HHH. Block LLL covers a large pentagon.
|
Is the little red hexagon on the right side of any grey object?
- No
- Yes
|
Yes
|
[
"No"
] |
spartun
|
Two blocks, named AAA and BBB exist. Block AAA contain a big black circle, a small yellow circle, a medium yellow triangle and two small black squares. This block covers a medium blue square. North of small black square number one there is the medium yellow triangle. In front of the big black circle there is the medium blue square. Small black square number two is close to the small yellow circle. Behind, disconnected from and away from block BBB there is block AAA. To the south of this block there is block BBB. A medium black circle is inside and touching this block.
|
Where is the small yellow circle regarding the medium black circle?
* dc
* near
* right
* above
* tpp
* ntpp
* far
|
above
|
[
"dc",
"near",
"right",
"tpp",
"ntpp",
"far"
] |
spartun
|
Sherwood Forest Farm Park
Lamb Pens Farm
Edwinstowe, Mansfield
Tel: 01623 823558
_
Lovely traditional breeds of farm animals, horses, wallabies, fallow deer, water buffalo and Kune pigs are waiting to greet everyone. Play areas, pets' corner, bird garden, a tearoom and a gift shop make this the ideal venue for the whole family.
Open daily 3rdApril ---17thOctober 10. 30 am---5. 15 pm.
Just off A6075 between Edwinstowe and Mansfield Woodhouse
Admission: Adult: PS5.00, Child: PS 3.50
Under 3 FREE
(All children under 16 must be accompanied by a responsible adult)
Family Ticket 2 Adult +2 Children PS 15.00
Season Tickets Adult PS18.00 Child PS12.00
Visit as many as you like during the season
Excellent reductions for pre-booked groups/school
|
If you want to go there with your classmates and book the tickets ahead of time, _ .
A] you will get free tickets
B] you will be charged much less
C] two tickets will be free
D] the ticket price is as usual
|
B
|
[
"A",
"C",
"D"
] |
race
|
Apparently I ' m very allergic to cats . Did n't know that exactly until just these past two weeks . I fell asleep on the couch in the living room two weekends ago and had terrible sinus reactions . But here 's the rub .
|
Why did falling asleep on the couch and becoming ill lead the speaker to realize they must be allergic to cats ?
A) None of the above choices .
B) The cat was confused at the fact of them sleeping on the couch and proceeded to scratch them
C) The cat had peed on the couch to try to mark it 's territory and this is what the speaker was allergic to
D) The couch is where the cats frequently reside and as a result it is covered in their fur
|
D
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C"
] |
cosmos
|
M: Come in, please. What can I do for you?
W: Professor Donner, are you giving your Advanced Geology course next semester?
M: Yes, I'm planning on it.
W: Could I be enrolled in it? I know it's a graduate course and I'm only a junior, but...
M: Aren't you a bit young? I've allowed qualified seniors to take the course and they usually have a hard time keeping up.
W: I know. But the geology of the American West is my favorite interest and I've done a lot of reading in the field. Last semester I took Professor Burman's course and I didn't find it really challenging enough.
M: I see. You certainly aren't one of those students who are out for easy grades.
W: I should say not. I really want to learn something.
M: Well, I'll speak to Professor Burman. If he thinks you're ready, I'll let you enroll.
W: Oh, thanks. That's really very kind of you.
|
At what stage is the woman in her studies?
a) She is a graduate student.
b) She is a junior.
c) She is a senior.
|
b
|
[
"a",
"c"
] |
dream
|
The object R is positioned above and to the left of object M. If S is the center of a clock face, I is located between 4 and 5. O and X are parallel, and X is below O. B is positioned right to S. Q is to the top-right of O. L presents left to X. V and I are horizontal and V is to the left of I. V is to the left of L and is on the same horizontal plane. M is above Q with a small gap between them. B is to the left of G.
|
What is the relation of the agent I to the agent O?
a) lower-left
b) upper-right
c) upper-left
d) left
e) lower-right
f) overlap
g) right
h) above
i) below
|
a
|
[
"b",
"c",
"d",
"e",
"f",
"g",
"h",
"i"
] |
stepgame
|
These days, more and more Chinese people enjoy sending and receiving messages on the phone. It can help them to get the latest news and communicate with friends. But I think I should read more books besides the textbooks, the more, the better. It can open my eyes and improve my language skills. Of course, it can also help me to get good grades at school. Do you know how to read more and learn more? Here are some tips for you.
Clear your purpose for reading
Before you start reading, ask yourself why you are reading this book. Most people read for two main reasons, pleasure or knowledge. Clearing about your reading purpose can not only help you choose the books you really need to read, but also remind you why reading the book is important to you, so you will keep reading and complete the book faster.
Read only what you are interested in
No matter what you are reading, it is important to enjoy what you read. Whenever you realize that you aren't enjoying the book you are reading, give it up. Remember reading shouldn't be a chore.
Set a reading goal
It is interesting that I read the books borrowed from libraries faster than those I bought. The reason is the books I bought don't have a _ ! I don't need to return those books. Having a reading goal helps you work out how much reading you need to do in a week or even a day. Before you read each book, ask yourself what time you need to complete this book by.
,.
|
This passage mainly tells us _ .
a] how to choose a good book
b] how to read more and learn more
c] why we should read more books
d] how to read faster
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a
|
[
"b",
"c",
"d"
] |
race
|
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — The U.S. election calendar could be a key factor in determining the scope and timing of a potential deal to end the North Korean nuclear program.
Planning is progressing for both the upcoming summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the end of April and the expected meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Kim in late May or early June.
President Trump said Tuesday that there had been talks at “extremely high levels” between his administration and the North Korean government. Later it was reported that Mike Pompeo, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency and a secretary of state nominee, met recently with Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang.
Trump also noted the talks have been marked by “a lot of goodwill” and that “there has been a major change in terms of North Korea’s behavior,” since Kim’s Olympic outreach this year, in which he sent a large delegation to the Pyeongchang Winter games in South Korea, suspended nuclear and missile tests, and expressed a willingness to engage in denuclearization talks.
The turn toward diplomacy has reduced, for now, the potential for conflict over the North’s accelerated efforts last year to develop an operational nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missile that can reach the U.S. mainland.
The North Korean leader’s decision to engage in denuclearization talks was likely motivated by both Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign, which increased sanctions and the threat of military action against the North, and by South Korean President Moon’s reassuring outreach efforts to improve inter-Korean relations.
Trump’s motivation in pursuing a nuclear deal with North Korea, in addition to resolving a growing national security threat, could also have a political component.
According to North Korea analysts at the Sejong Institute in South Korea, the Trump administration is likely calculating how achieving such an agreement could help boost the president’s chances for re-election in 2020.
“If I were Trump, I would try to make a tangible accomplishment on the North Korea nuclear issue within the first term by 2020, and in my personal opinion, that would be a really huge achievement for Trump,” said Lee Sang-hyun, with the Sejong Institute.
|
When was there a major change in North Korea's behavior?
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After kim sent a large delegation to the olympics
|
[
"Not enough information",
"After kim met with trump",
"After kim denuclearized"
] |
quail
|
US military is attempting to develop a new style "insect robot" to replace the human soldier to go wherever he can't. The greatest trouble this project has fallen across is how to enable the robot to fly freely like an insect, said an official of the Pentagon .
The Pentagon is seeking for the cooperation with scientists in hope of developing a new technique by which people can control the insect's flight direction and pass on the information its eyes or other organs catch through the equipment set in its body, the official said.
It is thus designed that a tiny controlling chip will be equipped in an insect's body when it is in chrysalis . As the insect grows, the cut made when fixing in the chip will be recovered. The chip will exist in forever. Scientists believe this won't influence the insect, sound growth or the functions of internal organs.
The _ target of the project is to set up a global system, in which the insect robots will be stationed in all parts of the world and stick to their posts till a new instruction is received. At that time the military can receive from all over the world clear image information within about 5 meters of the insects and that of a special target within 100 meters.
Years ago, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency of US DOD spent $3,000,000 carrying out a plan for training bees to detect landmines. But, no new progress has so far been made.
"According to the scientists, there is still enormous difficulty in technology in turning it into reality, such as the insects reproduction , their adaptation to the surroundings and temperature and so on. However, this project is really challenging. If successful, it is equal to making countless small drone ,"said the official of DOD.
|
According to the description of the passage, what is an insect robot like?
a) An insect with a chip in its body.
b) A robot looking like an insect.
c) A tiny flying robot.
d) An insect made of a certain metal.
|
c
|
[
"a",
"b",
"d"
] |
race
|
Some words are alike. They go together in a group.
Red, blue, and green go together. They are colors.
Mom, dad, grandma, and grandpa go together. They are people in a family.
|
Which word is not like the others?
A] Cent
B] Dollar
C] Penny
D] Sell
|
D
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C"
] |
scienceqa
|
Make a tea fountain leak proof so it functions properly
|
Which of the following best matches the statement above?
- Once you have drilled holes for your pump and water line. insert water line, apply silicone and allow to dry 24 hours to prevent leaks around the lines and drilled holes
- Once you have drilled holes for your pump and water line. insert water line, silicone holes shut and allow to dry 24 hours to prevent leaks around the lines and drilled holes
|
Once you have drilled holes for your pump and water line. insert water line, apply silicone and allow to dry 24 hours to prevent leaks around the lines and drilled holes
|
[
"Once you have drilled holes for your pump and water line. insert water line, silicone holes shut and allow to dry 24 hours to prevent leaks around the lines and drilled holes"
] |
piqa
|
We have two boxes, named one and two. A medium green apple is covered by box one. Box one is within box two. Box two contains a medium orange apple which is to the north of a medium green apple. Box two contains the medium green apple. Another medium orange apple is inside and another medium green apple is inside and touching this box. Medium green apple number one touches and medium orange apple number one is to the north of medium green apple number two. Medium orange apple number two is to the north of the thing that was north of medium green apple number one.
|
Where is medium green apple number one relative to medium orange apple number one?
1] below
2] dc
3] near
4] left
5] ntpp
6] far
7] po
|
1
|
[
"2",
"3",
"4",
"5",
"6",
"7"
] |
spartun
|
Do you like doing sports every day? A lot of people like doing sports because they can help them to keep fit. Today Yoga is women's favorite kind of sports. But many people like to watch others to play ball games. They like Yao Ming and David Beckham very much. Yao Ming plays basketball very well. David Beckham is good at playing football. People often watch their favorite players or teams on TV. When they watch them on TV, they feel excited.
Sports change with the seasons. People play different games in different seasons. They will swim in summer and skate in winter. In autumn, they enjoy playing volleyball and tennis. They love going on a trip in spring. Doing sports is good for people's health. Swimming is suitable for the hot weather but skating is great for the cold weather. Swimming in some places is popular. People living near the sea or lakes or rivers often swim in summer. Many American families do some sports at the weekend. They are happy and healthy.
|
What is the best title for this passage?
* Sports and seasons.
* Favorite sports stars.
* People and sports.
* American sports.
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Favorite sports stars.
|
[
"Sports and seasons.",
"People and sports.",
"American sports."
] |
race
|
Every object is made of one or more materials. A material is a type of matter. Wood, glass, metal, and plastic are common materials.
A material has different properties. A material's properties tell you how it looks, feels, tastes, or smells. Some examples of properties are shiny, hard, fragile, and stretchy.
For example, a shiny material reflects a lot of light. A fragile material breaks when you drop it.
|
Which is more flexible?
A] Ice rink
B] Leather belt
|
B
|
[
"A"
] |
scienceqa
|
To Mr. Alcohol
You've been with us for a long time. I won't forget all the pain you've caused for us.
Do you remember the night you almost took my father's life? I do. He loves you. Sometimes I think he loves you more than he loves me. He's addicted to you, to the way you promise to rid him of his problems only to cause more of them. You just sat back and laughed as his car went spinning through the street, crashing into two other cars. He wasn't the only one hurt by you that night.
Do you remember the night of my first high school party? You were there. My friends were _ by you. They treated you as if they were never going to see you again, drinking all of you that they could. I spent two hours that night helping my friends who had fallen completely. "I'm so embarrassed," they said as I held their hair back so that they could vomit . "I'm sorry," they said when I called taxies for them, walking them out and paying the driver in advance. "This won't happen again," they said as they were sent to the hospital to have their stomachs pumped . Two 15-year-old girls slept in hospital beds that night thanks to you.
Do you remember the night when you took advantage of my 17-year-old neighbor who had to drive to pick up his sister from her dance lessons? Do you know how we all felt when he hit another car and killed the two people in the other car? He died the next morning too. His sister walked home from her dance lesson, and passed police cars and a crowd of people gathering on the sidewalk just two blocks away from the dance studio. She didn't realize her brother was in the midst of it all. She never saw him again. And it's all your fault.
I wish you'd walk out of my life forever. I don't want anything to do with you. Look at all the pain you've caused. Sure, you've made people happy too from time to time. But the damage you've caused in the lives of millions is inexcusable. Stop luring in the people I love. Stop hurting me, please.
|
What did alcohol do to the author's father?
A: It made him kill two other people when driving.
B: It made him get into a car accident and badly injure himself.
C: It made him drink too much and he had to get his stomach pumped.
D: It made him crash into two other cars and took his life.
|
D
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C"
] |
race
|
The olinguito is new to science. Although lt has been living in the cloud forests of South Amcrica for some time.
Scientists say the olinguito is the first new carnivore discovered In the Americas in more than 30 years. It is a hairy orange-brown creature with a sweet face and big eyes The animal has small. rounded ears and lives in the trees An adult weighs one kilogram and measures about 75 centimeters. with half of those centimeters taken up by its ringed tail Most of the time. it likes to eat fruit, although it also eats meat. Active at night, the animal has lived in Colombia and Ecuador for a long time. But the olinguito did not exist in science books before now.
Kristofer Helgen, director at the National Museum in Washington, led the research team that confirmed the existence of the olinguito. It had been mistaken more than a century ago for a look-alike animal -- a similar but larger olingo . Mr. Helgen had been studying olingos in a museum for ten years. At that time. he observed a difference in the size and shape of the heads and teeth. That led him on an effort to prove he was looking at an animal never before described by science. He got lucky when he communicated with a zoologist in Ecuador. The animal expert there made a short video that shows an olinguito in the trees. The video confirms that the oiinguito is different from the olingo Mr. Helgen says tens of thousands of olinguitos live in the wild and are not in danger of disappearing forever. Human beings, however, are moving closer to the olinguito habitat in the Andean cloud forests. The research team estimates that 42 percent of historic olinguiio habitat has been removed
|
The onlinguito was unknown to people in the past because _
* it was mistaken for another species
* it was active in the eveing
* it covered itself by its long tail
* it was too small to be seen clearly
|
it was mistaken for another species
|
[
"it was active in the eveing",
"it covered itself by its long tail",
"it was too small to be seen clearly"
] |
race
|
In addition to the official basketball world, various other types of basketball are practiced around the world.
Wheelchair Basketball
Wheelchair basketball was invented in 1946 by former American basketball players, who, after wartime injury, wanted once again to experience the excitement of a highly athletic sport within a team environment. It is now played in more than 80 countries by over 25,000 men, women and children with a physical disability which prevents them playing competitive basketball on their feet.
http://www.iwbf.org
Beach Basketball
Beach basketball is an exciting, non-stop action game played in the sand. The game was born more than forty years ago on the physical education fields of Gulf Shores School. This kind of basketball, invented by Philip Bryant, has grown from an extremely effective skill improvement game to a very popular, widespread competitive sport.
http://www.beachbasketball.com
Street Basketball
Street Basketball or streetball is mainly played as a leisure game, but streetball players can also compete against each other. There are no specific streetball rules and the game is played outdoors; the players make up their own rules to play. Streetball is very popular among younger players and allows players to publicly show their own individual skills.
http://www.streetball.com
Deaf Basketball
Basketball for the deaf (unable to hear in one or both ears) men and women has been played since the early 1920s. The game today has exactly the same rules as FIBA.
http://wwwdibf.org
Bankshot Basketball
Bankshot is a new game of skill and challenge that is often described as "mini golf, but with a basketball." Bankshot is the only sports system that allows the able-bodied and athletes with a disability to play together at the same time. This game is about no running, jumping, or body contact and relies on the shooting skill.
http://www.bankshot.com
|
If those having poor hearing want to play basketball, they're advised to visit _ .
a] http://wwwdibf.org
b] http://www.streetball.com
c] http://www.beachbasketball.com
d] http://www.iwbf.org
|
c
|
[
"a",
"b",
"d"
] |
race
|
There is one box called DDD. An orange dimond is inside and touching and a large green rectangle is inside box DDD. The large green rectangle is in front of and a midsize green dimond is above a midsize white thing. Box DDD covers the white thing. This box has the midsize green dimond. The white shape is in front of the midsize green dimond and is below the large green rectangle. The large green rectangle and the midsize green dimond are over the orange shape.
|
What is the position of box regarding the orange shape?
a. ntppi
b. right
c. above
d. left
e. tppi
f. tpp
g. ec
|
e
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c",
"d",
"f",
"g"
] |
spartun
|
Apparently Cynthia has been battling the flu and a fever and today it just kind of got the better of her . I ' m sorry she scared you . I do n't think she even knew what she was saying at the time . " " Oh Mr. Lockhaven , is she OK ? I mean , that was really awful .
|
What is the reason she did n't know what she was saying at the time ?
1: She was mad and forgot to be polite .
2: She wanted to punish you .
3: She had a fever and was affected mentally .
4: She had to have the last word
|
3
|
[
"1",
"2",
"4"
] |
cosmos
|
There are three blocks, A, B and C. Block A contains a medium yellow square. Then, we have block B. It has two medium yellow squares. A medium black square is below medium yellow square number one and medium yellow square number two. Below medium yellow square number two there is medium yellow square number one. Below block A and above block B there is block C which has a medium yellow square. A medium blue square is touching the bottom edge of this block. This shape is below the medium yellow square.
|
What is below the blue shape? a medium yellow square that is in block A or a medium yellow square number one?
|
Medium yellow square number one
|
[
"Medium yellow square that is in block a",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
"It's this time of year when the weather starts warming up and frogs start breeding - but they haven't been breeding," says John Wilkinson, research and monitoring officer at the Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust (ARC).
Amphibians are just one of the groups of animals that nature observers fear may have problems reproducing this year, as groundwater levels are even lower now than in the infamously dry summer of 1976, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). According to the UK's Centre for Hydrology and Ecology the average rainfall so far this winter has been the lowest since 1972.
"If ponds dry up totally," says Mr. Wilkinson, "you could have lots of dead tadpoles." Drier and windier conditions could also make it more difficult for juvenile amphibians to survive their journeys between wet habitats.
But Peter Brotherton, the biodiversity manager for Natural England, says that "drought is part of nature's cycle", and, at present, a lot of animals, plants and insects are still in hibernation. This means that the population picture is unclear. "However, when we get extreme events, we get animals dying," he says. "And what is worrying is that normally at this time of year we expect soil to be near saturation after winter."
Charlie Kitchin, the RSPB's site manager of the Nene Washes in Cambridgeshire, says the 2,000-acre wetland and grassland area is now struggling following two winters with relatively little winter rain and no flooding. One species that could suffer, he says, is the black-tailed godwit . "There are only 50 breeding pairs in the country, and we have 40 of them, and everything is bone-dry," Mr Kitchin says.
But one bad nesting season, he says, is "not the end of the world". "One of the features of flood plains is that they're _ anyway," he adds. "But if they fail to breed another year, the population is likely to dip again."
|
According to the passage animals may have problems reproducing this year mainly due to _ .
a) extreme events
b) windier conditions
c) hibernation
d) drought
|
a
|
[
"b",
"c",
"d"
] |
race
|
There exist two blocks, called HHH and LLL. Block HHH contain a medium red hexagon and a medium purple hexagon. The medium purple hexagon is to the south of another medium red hexagon. Medium red hexagon number two is inside block HHH. Block HHH covers another medium purple hexagon. Medium red hexagon number one is to the south of medium purple hexagon number one and touches medium purple hexagon number two. To the south of and disconnected from block HHH is block LLL. Block HHH is east of this block. A medium grey hexagon is covered by block LLL.
|
Is medium red hexagon number one to the north of LLL?
- Yes
- No
|
Yes
|
[
"No"
] |
spartun
|
There are two blocks, A and B. Block A has a medium blue triangle, a big black triangle and one medium yellow square. To the right of the medium yellow square and the big black triangle is the medium blue triangle. The medium yellow square is touching the bottom edge of this block. Above the medium yellow square is the big black triangle. Block B is to the left of block A. It contains one big blue circle. There is also one big black square touching the bottom edge of this block. One medium yellow triangle is also in this block. The big blue circle is below, to the right of and touching the medium yellow triangle. Below and to the right of the medium yellow triangle is the big black square.
|
What is above the medium yellow square? a big black triangle or a medium blue triangle?
|
Big black triangle
|
[
"Medium blue triangle ",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
What causes an animal population to decrease?
- Sound pollution
- Greenhouse gases
- Pesticides
- Water
- Fossil fuels
- Air pollution
- Animal diversity
- Steroids
|
Air pollution
|
[
"Sound pollution",
"Greenhouse gases",
"Pesticides",
"Water",
"Fossil fuels",
"Animal diversity",
"Steroids"
] |
qasc
|
|
L is to the bottom right of O. S is positioned in the lower left corner of P. O is over there and S is at the bottom of it. R and W are side by side with R on the top and W at the bottom. W and M are horizontal and W is to the left of M. P is to the upper left of M.
|
What is the relation of the agent R to the agent P?
* above
* lower-right
* below
* overlap
* right
* left
* upper-right
* upper-left
* lower-left
|
overlap
|
[
"above",
"lower-right",
"below",
"right",
"left",
"upper-right",
"upper-left",
"lower-left"
] |
stepgame
|
A laser is used for producing what?
a: An electron microscope
b: Electromagnetic energy
c: Heat is produced
d: Chemical changes
e: Electrical energy
f: Hydrogen and oxygen
g: Activation energy
h: Objects that have mass
|
b
|
[
"a",
"c",
"d",
"e",
"f",
"g",
"h"
] |
qasc
|
|
In our life, we have rarely expressed our gratitude to the one who lived those years with us. In fact, we don't have to wait for anniversaries to thank the ones closest to us and the ones so easily overlooked. If I have learned anything about giving thanks, it is this: give it now! While your feeling of appreciation is alive and sincere, act on it. Saying thanks is such an easy way to add to the world's happiness.
Saying thanks not only brightens someone else's world, it brightens yours. If you're feeling left out, unloved or unappreciated, try reaching out to others. It may be just the medicine you need. Of course, there are times when you can't express gratitude immediately. In that case, don't let embarrassment sink you into silence and speak up the first time you have the chance.
Once a young minister, Mark Brian, was sent to a remote parish of Kwakiutl Indians in British Columbia. The Indians, he had been told, did not have a word for thank you. But Brian soon found that these people had unusual generosity. Instead of saying thanks, it is their custom to return every favor with a favor of their own, and every kindness with an equal or superior kindness. They do their thanks. I wonder if we had no words in our vocabulary for thank you, would we do a better job of communicating our gratitude? Would we be more responsive, more sensitive, more caring?
Thankfulness sets in motion a chain reaction that transforms people all around us-including ourselves. For no one ever misunderstands the melody of a grateful heart. Its message is universal; its poems transcend all earthly barriers; its music touches the heaven.
|
The way to make us feel happy is _ when we think we ourselves are forgotten in the world.
* to remind others of our helping them
* to ask others to help us
* to ask someone to help others
* to help and appreciate others
|
to remind others of our helping them
|
[
"to ask others to help us",
"to ask someone to help others",
"to help and appreciate others"
] |
race
|
DH got a Mickey shirt , DD15 got a Pirates shirt , DD12 got 3 California shirts for $ 15.00 what a deal . I still had n't gotten one because they had limited selection of Disneyland stuff in M ( 2 designs ? ) and I did NOT want to be pressured into buying something I did n't like " just because " by the woman who hovered over us .
|
What was the reason for buying souvenirs ?
a: We were at Disneyland .
b: We needed a gift for grandma .
c: We needed clothes to donate .
d: None of the above choices .
|
a
|
[
"b",
"c",
"d"
] |
cosmos
|
The direction water flows in a river depends on
A) The length of the river
B) The slope of the land
C) The type of rock over which the water flows
D) The location of the north pole
|
B
|
[
"A",
"C",
"D"
] |
arc
|
|
Three blocks, named HHH, LLL and KKK exist in the image. A medium purple hexagon is in block HHH. Block HHH covers a medium grey hexagon which touches this thing. A medium purple hexagon is to the north of a medium grey hexagon. The medium purple hexagon is in block LLL. Block LLL has the medium grey hexagon. This block has another medium purple hexagon which are to the north of medium purple hexagon number one and a medium red hexagon. Block LLL covers the medium red hexagon. Block KKK with a medium red hexagon has block HHH and this block. This block covers a medium purple hexagon. Another medium purple hexagon touches the medium red hexagon. Medium purple hexagon number two is in block KKK.
|
Are all medium red hexagons inside and touching all blocks?
* No
* Yes
|
No
|
[
"Yes"
] |
spartun
|
When someone is pretending to cry they are?
a: Acting
b: Yelling
c: Got injured
d: Hurt
e: Miserable
|
a
|
[
"b",
"c",
"d",
"e"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
|
A box named DDD contain two midsize orange rectangles. This box covers another midsize orange rectangle. Another box called EEE with a midsize green rectangle is behind, disconnected from and away from this box. North of this box is box DDD. A white rectangle is covered by and another midsize green rectangle is in box EEE.
|
Is EEE behind a midsize orange rectangle?
- No
- Yes
|
Yes
|
[
"No"
] |
spartun
|
M is there and D is at the 2 position of a clock face. J is placed at the lower right of F. M is at J's 12 o'clock. F is positioned below P.
|
What is the relation of the agent P to the agent J?
- right
- overlap
- lower-right
- lower-left
- upper-right
- left
- below
- above
- upper-left
|
upper-left
|
[
"right",
"overlap",
"lower-right",
"lower-left",
"upper-right",
"left",
"below",
"above"
] |
stepgame
|
China is very famous for its food in the world. There are many kinds of food in China. They're Cantonese food, Sichuan food, Shanghai food, Hunan food and so on. And I like Sichuan food best.
Now, Sichuan food is very popular. There are many Sichuan food restaurants all over the country. Sichuan food is very hot , but people love it. In some famous Sichuan food restaurants, you can see many people waiting there. Now in Beijing, there are more and more Sichuan food restaurants.
|
Now, _ is very popular.
- Cantonese food
- sweet food
- Shanghai food
- Sichuan food
|
Cantonese food
|
[
"sweet food",
"Shanghai food",
"Sichuan food"
] |
race
|
The casual Friday concept was one of the first signs that strict dress rules for offices were starting to relax. The principle of casual Fridays seems to have appeared around the 1950s. It was probably in response to the changing attitudes towards workplaces. Over time, some offices have relaxed their dress rules even more by using a "business casual" dress rule.
On casual Fridays, employees may wear clothes which are considered to be "business casual", meaning they still obey certain standards . Clothes must be clean and in good condition, with no spots. Men are generally allowed to wear casual trousers and bright-colored clothes, and in some offices they may be allowed to wear button-down shirts or polo shirts, with or without a tie. Women often wear neat skirts or dresses; casual trousers are common and generally allowed to wear, except in very formal workplaces.
As a general rule, extremely casual clothes, like jeans, shorts, T-shirts, tank tops, and so on, are not encouraged on casual Fridays. Employees are still expected to make an effort to look professional, out of respect for their offices and their customers.
Many people feel that casual Fridays are good for employees'mood because they encourage employees to express their individuality and feel more comfortable in the offices. Others feel that business casual clothing and the concept of casual Fridays don't show respect for the workplaces. Casual Fridays are dealt with differently, depending on the industry and the nation. The technology industry, for example, is well known for casual clothes in general, while major financial companies still dislike casual clothes.
|
In general, on casual Fridays, as an employee in a company you can wear _ .
1: polo shirts
2: tank tops
3: jeans
4: shorts
|
4
|
[
"1",
"2",
"3"
] |
race
|
The earth is not the only body that travels around the sun. With it are eight other planets, fellow members of the sun's family.
Two of them, Mercury and Venus, are nearer while the other six, namely Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, also in their given order from the sun, are farther from the sun than the earth is. The farther they are, the longer trips they make around the sun. People noticed long ago that these traveling bodies moved around in the sky in definite paths. It is a force called gravity that holds them in their paths.
We know that every little bit of matter in the universe pulls upon every other bit of matter. The pull between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses. Because the sun is so large the pull between the sun and the planets are thus great. If it were not for this pull, the planets would fly off into space. In the same way there exists a pull between the earth and the moon, which keeps the moon traveling in its orbit around our planet, the earth. Gravity holds you to its surface, and pulls back to it the ball which you throw into the air. Of course the ball also pulls on the larger earth but the earth is so much larger that the pull is not noticed.
Now remember that large bodies exert a greater pull than smaller ones which contain less material. But each object in the universe, no matter how small, pulls on all other objects to some degree.
|
Which two planets make the longest trips around the sun among all the planets in the solar system?
A. Mercury and Venus.
B. Saturn and Uranus.
C. Neptune and Pluto.
D. Mars and Jupiter.
|
B
|
[
"A",
"C",
"D"
] |
race
|
One block called AAA exists. A medium black square, a medium yellow object and a medium blue thing are within block AAA. Another medium black square is covered by block AAA. The yellow object and medium black square number one are over this object.The yellow thing is under the blue object. Over and touches this object is medium black square number one. Over this object is the medium blue thing.
|
Does a block have medium black square number one?
A) Yes
B) No
|
A
|
[
"B"
] |
spartun
|
The object N is lower and slightly to the right of the object P. M is placed on the top of J. R is positioned up and to the right of N. U and M are parallel, and U is over M. P and U are parallel, and P is to the right of U. I is under H. H is at the bottom of J.
|
What is the relation of the agent R to the agent J?
* overlap
* left
* above
* right
* lower-left
* upper-right
* below
* lower-right
* upper-left
|
upper-right
|
[
"overlap",
"left",
"above",
"right",
"lower-left",
"below",
"lower-right",
"upper-left"
] |
stepgame
|
It was a Sunday game at 2 pm , so what we lost in sweat , we made up for with a nice tan . We did catch a t - shirt they were throwing into the crowd ! Josh was excited , and not that upset that it was too big and touched his ankles when he tried it on . Instead of " giving it to mama " he said he would rather wait until he gets bigger and wear it then .
|
What may have caused Josh to keep the t - shirt he caught even though it was too big ?
* None of the above choices .
* He knew that he could grow into it .
* The Sunday game excited him and he wanted to keep the t - shirt as a memory .
* He knew that he would fit into it .
|
He knew that he could grow into it .
|
[
"None of the above choices .",
"The Sunday game excited him and he wanted to keep the t - shirt as a memory .",
"He knew that he would fit into it ."
] |
cosmos
|
If you saw another kid ride her bike too fast around a corner and fall down, you might ride your bike more slowly on that turn. Yes, we humans are very sensitive to others' mistakes. And the same is true for other animals. Animals mess up all the time. They might eat poisonous leaves, fall off a tree or let their prey slip away. By watching others fail, an animal can avoid making the same mistakes, thus improving its chance of survival.
Scientists suspected that one part of the brain helps animals process information about others' errors. Cells in that part appear to become more active when a person sees someone else making a mistake. But researchers didn't know whether individual cells in this part of the brain play different roles in _ errors.
To investigate the brain's response to errors in more detail, the researchers taught a game to two macaques, a type of monkey. One monkey could press a yellow or green button while the other watched. If the first monkey pressed the right button, the team gave both animals a treat. Every couple of rounds, the two monkeys switched roles. Meanwhile, the scientists monitored individual cells in the animal's brains.
When the first monkey messed up the game by pressing the wrong button, a group of cells in the second monkey's brain fired. But if the second monkey also made the wrong choice during its turn, some of the cells in that group didn't respond. Those unresponsive cells reacted specifically to mistakes made by others, not to the monkey's own mistakes.
Scientists believe other parts of the brain also might help people process information about another's errors. "You start to think about this other person and see things from his angle. " Ellen de Bruijn, told Science News. She studies the brain at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands.
|
In the experiment mentioned, those unresponsive cells are only sensitive to _ .
- one's own mistakes
- the monkey's brain
- the same buttons
- others' mistakes
|
the monkey's brain
|
[
"one's own mistakes",
"the same buttons",
"others' mistakes"
] |
race
|
W presents lower left to I. X is on the same horizontal plane directly right to W. Q is above and to the left of O. D is on the left side to L. The object Q is upper and slightly to the right of the object X. L is placed at the lower left of O.
|
What is the relation of the agent Q to the agent O?
1: above
2: overlap
3: right
4: upper-left
5: upper-right
6: below
7: lower-right
8: left
9: lower-left
|
4
|
[
"1",
"2",
"3",
"5",
"6",
"7",
"8",
"9"
] |
stepgame
|
In the old days, children were familiar with birth and death as part of life. This is perhaps the first generation of American youngsters who have never been close by during the birth of a baby and have never experienced the death of a family member.
Nowadays when people grow old, we often send them to nursing homes. When they get sick, we send them to a hospital, where children are forbidden to visit terminally ill patients - even when those patients are their parents. This deprives the dying patient of significant family members during the last few days of his and it deprives the children of an experience of death, which is an important learning experience.
Some of my colleagues and I once interviewed and followed about 500 terminally ill patients in order to find out what they could teach us and how we could be of more benefit, not just to them but to the members of their families as well. We were most impressed by the fact that even those patients who were not told of their serious illness were aware of its possible result.
It is important for family members, and doctors and nurses to understand these patients' communications in order to truly understand their needs, fears and fantasies. Most of our patients welcomed another human being with whom they could talk openly, honestly, and frankly about their trouble. Many of them shared with us their great need to be informed, to be kept up-to-date on their medical condition and to be told when the end was near. We found out that patients who had been dealt with openly and frankly were better able to deal with the coming of death and finally to reach a true stage of acceptance prior to death.
|
The elders in America today _ .
A) were often absent when a family member was born or dying
B) were quite unfamiliar with birth and death
C) had often experienced the fear of death as part of life
D) usually saw the birth or death of a family member
|
C
|
[
"A",
"B",
"D"
] |
race
|
This is Tom's bedroom. It is very nice. A pair of shoes is behind the door. They are black and blue. He likes them very much. His desk is near the bookcase. It is not too big. A red sofa is behind the desk. You can see a clock and some books on the desk. His English books are in his schoolbag. The bag is on the red sofa.
|
You can see _ on the desk.
- some books and clocks
- a book and some clocks
- a book and a clock
- some books and a clock
|
a book and a clock
|
[
"some books and clocks",
"a book and some clocks",
"some books and a clock"
] |
race
|
W: Good morning, Hillton Hotel. Can I help you?
M: Good morning. My name is William Woods. I'd like to book a single room with bath.
W: I'm afraid the single room has booked out, what about the double room with bath?
M: That's OK. By the way, how much is the fee per night?
W: $ 65. When will you be arriving and leaving, Sir?
M: From Monday, August 23rd to Saturday, August 28th.
W: Quite all right, Sir. Mr. William Woods, double room with bath, six nights. Is it right?
M: Yes, that's it. Thank you very much.
W: You're welcome.
|
How much will William Woods pay for the room?
* $490.
* $460.
* $390.
|
$390.
|
[
"$490.",
"$460."
] |
dream
|
To dry nail polish fast.
|
Which of the following best matches the statement above?
- Immediately after painting your nails, submerge them in hot water for 3 minutes. this will dry the nail polish and help get rid of any that got on your skin.
- Immediately after painting your nails, submerge them in cold water for 3 minutes. this will dry the nail polish and help get rid of any that got on your skin.
|
Immediately after painting your nails, submerge them in cold water for 3 minutes. this will dry the nail polish and help get rid of any that got on your skin.
|
[
"Immediately after painting your nails, submerge them in hot water for 3 minutes. this will dry the nail polish and help get rid of any that got on your skin."
] |
piqa
|
If A is the center of a clock face, X is located between 10 and 11. X is to the right and above F at an angle of about 45 degrees.
|
What is the relation of the agent A to the agent F?
a: above
b: right
c: lower-right
d: overlap
e: left
f: lower-left
g: below
h: upper-right
i: upper-left
|
c
|
[
"a",
"b",
"d",
"e",
"f",
"g",
"h",
"i"
] |
stepgame
|
There are many kinds of cars in this world. My grandfather thinks this is because cars are like their drivers. He says, "Rich people have expensive cars, big people have large cars, and old people drive old cars." But I don't agree with him.
My neighbor, Mrs. Hill, is 82 years old. She drives only on Tuesday, and then she drives only to the bank. She never drives more than 30 kilometers an hour. Do you think Mrs. Hill has a very old and small car? No! Her car is new. It's very large, and it can go 200 kilometers an hour!
My friend Mike is an artist. He paints beautiful pictures with lots of colors. But his car is black. Mrs. Bates has a very, very old car. It often has some trouble. Does she drive that kind of car because she is poor? No, she has four restaurants and two million dollars in the bank. My uncle Joe has a very small car. Every Sunday, he drives to the country with his wife, his three children, his mother and his dog.
Now, you have read about my friends and their cars. Do you agree with my grandfather? Maybe you have a car. Does it say something about you?
|
The writer thinks _ .
a) cars are often the same as their drivers in many ways
b) his grandfather's idea about cars is right
c) artists shouldn't drive black cars
d) a car doesn't say anything about its owner
|
d
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c"
] |
race
|
We have three blocks. Lets call them A, B and C. Block B is above A. Block C is to the right of B. Block A contains one medium yellow square. Block B has two medium black squares. Medium black square number one is below medium black square number two. And block C has two medium black squares and two other medium yellow squares. Medium black square number one is touching the bottom edge of this block. Medium black square number two is below medium yellow square number two and medium yellow square number one. Below medium yellow square number two there is medium black square number one. It is below medium black square number two and medium yellow square number one.
|
Which object is to the right of a medium black square? the medium yellow square that is in block A or medium yellow square number two?
|
Medium yellow square number two
|
[
"The medium yellow square that is in block a",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
Cars are an important part of life in the United States. Without cars most people feel that they are poor. And even though a person is poor, he doesn't really feel poor when he has a car.
Perhaps you have heard of Henry Ford. He first started making cars in large numbers. Perhaps he didn't know how much the car was going to be to American culture . The car made the United States a nation on wheels . And it helped make the United States what it is now.
The car has become popular in the United States. The Americans like to move around in cars. With a car people can go to any place without spending a lot of money.
|
Henry Ford started making cars in large numbers because _ .
a) he thought Americans would like his cars best
b) he knew more and more people would buy cars
c) he wanted to change the American culture
d) he knew cars would be make only in the United States
|
d
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c"
] |
race
|
Sheep Challenge Evolution A species of sheep lives on the Scottish island of Hirta. Hirta has plenty of grass for the sheep to eat, and no natural predators of the sheep live on the island. Some sheep have dark wool, and some have light wool. The sheep with dark wool tend to be much larger and stronger than the sheep with light wool. However, researchers have found that in the last 20 years, the sheep with light wool have increased in number. Usually, strength and size help animals survive and breed. A new sheep predator is introduced to the island. Which change to the sheep population will most likely occur first?
A. A decrease in the population of sheep with dark wool
B. A decrease in the population of sheep with light wool
C. An increase in the population of sheep with dark wool
D. An increase in the population of sheep with light wool
|
B
|
[
"A",
"C",
"D"
] |
arc
|
|
There are three blocks, A, B and C. Block A is above C and block C is to the left of B. Block A contains a big yellow circle. Block B contains one small blue triangle. This block also has a small yellow circle. Below the small yellow circle is the small blue triangle. And block C has one big blue circle and a medium yellow triangle. To the left of the big blue circle and the medium yellow triangle is a small black triangle. The medium yellow triangle is touching the bottom edge of this block.
|
What is below the big yellow circle? a small black triangle or a big blue circle?
|
Both of them
|
[
"Small black triangle ",
"Big blue circle ",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
We have three blocks. Lets call them A, B and C. There are a medium black square and one medium yellow square in block A. The medium black square is below the medium yellow square. Block B is above block A. It contains one medium blue square. This block also contains a medium black square. The medium blue square is below the medium black square. Finally, we have block C which is to the right of block B. It has one medium black square.
|
Which object is below a medium square? the medium black square that is in block C or the medium black square which is in block B?
|
None of them
|
[
"The medium black square that is in block c",
"The medium black square which is in block b",
"Both of them"
] |
spartqa
|
I began to think about my future job at the age of fourteen. I was born into a family of teachers. My parents are both teachers and I like the job.
When I was a little girl, I often went to school with my mother. When my mother was in the class I watched her, and I wanted to be popular among (......) pupils like her.
One day in the 9th grade, the head teacher asked me to give an English lesson to the 5th grade pupils because their English teacher caught a cold. When I entered the classroom, many pupils had been at their desks. I said, "Good morning," and began the lesson.[:ZXXK]
I wanted the pupils to like English. We read, wrote, sang songs, asked questions and answered questions. Later, I gave English lessons several times and I was happy teaching the pupils.
Now I know what I am going to do after leaving school. I want to be an English teacher. It's a very interesting but difficult job. It's interesting because I can work with pupils. It's difficult because I have to teach them a foreign language.
To be a good teacher means to know a lot. Every day I improve my English by reading books, reading English newspapers, looking through magazines and speaking with English people.
I like English and I want to be a good teacher.
|
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
* The writer's English teacher asked her to give an English lesson to the 5th grade pupils.
* The writer has left school and is a good teacher now.
* The writer gave an English lesson to the 5th grade pupils one afternoon.
* The writer often went to school with her mother when she was young.
|
The writer has left school and is a good teacher now.
|
[
"The writer's English teacher asked her to give an English lesson to the 5th grade pupils.",
"The writer gave an English lesson to the 5th grade pupils one afternoon.",
"The writer often went to school with her mother when she was young."
] |
race
|
Some students think it difficult to learn English well. That's because they don't find the right way. I think reading is very important for students. The more you read, the better you'll understand.
Reading is helpful to listening, speaking and writing. If you often read English aloud, you'll improve your listening. On the other hand, listening a lot can help you to read better. Reading English everywhere when you are free, if you wish. You can get a lot of knowledge when you read. Sometimes you need to express your ideas, you can either speak or write. That means you are using what you learned from reading. The same as Chinese, the more you read, the better you can write. If you want to remember something, you should read again and again.
So from now on, you'd better do more reading. It's a good way to learn English well.
|
The title of this passage may be _ .
A] Reading is helpful
B] English is difficult
C] English is important
D] Reading is important
|
D
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C"
] |
race
|
I was giving the class when her giggling drew my attention. Walking over to the young trouble-maker, I asked for the note in her hands.
It was a had-drawn picture of me, teeth blackened, nostrils upwards, and the words "I'm stupid" coming out of my mouth. I managed to fold up the picture calmly and continue the class. My mind, however, was working angrily. I knew the two most likely suspects for drawing the picture. Maybe it was high time that I taught them a lesson!
Somehow, in the very moment of real hurt and anger, I asked myself very softly, "How can I ever bring good out of this?"
When there were about six minutes left of the class, I showed the kids the picture. The whole class was silent. I told them there must be a reason behind such a picture and that now was their chance to tell me the reason. Then I let them write silently while I stood sadly in the back of the classroom.
Most of them either blamed the artist or felt sorry. But two notes, from the girls I figured were behind the picture, had a list of issues. I was too mean and too strict. Reading those notes, I realized that where I thought I was driving them to success I was actually driving them away. I had some apologizing to do.
When the kids walked into my classroom the next day, one boy and one girl each handed me a card. The one signed by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke. The one from the girls asked for forgiveness. I was extremely surprised. And more than a little shameful. I had my little speech all ready to give to the kids, but they did it before me.
|
The main reason for the students' complaints was that the teacher _ .
- didn't treat them equally
- was too strict with them
- was not kind to them
- didn't give interesting lessons
|
didn't treat them equally
|
[
"was too strict with them",
"was not kind to them",
"didn't give interesting lessons"
] |
race
|
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