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Two young artists named Sue and Joanna shared a studio apartment in the Greenwich Village area of New York, trying to realize their dreams. In November pneumonia killed many people. Unluckily, Joanna fell ill, too. One morning, a doctor examined Joanna and then spoke with Sue in another room. "She has decided that she has no chance. All we can do is give her a strong will to live."
Holding back her tears, Sue went to Joanna's room. Joanna lay with her face toward the window, eyes wide open. She was counting something backward. "Twelve," she said, and a little later "eleven" until "five," almost together. Sue looked out of the window. What was there to count? There was a wall covered with an old ivy vine growing half way up it. The cold breath of autumn has stricken the leaves from the vine until it was almost bare.
"Five what, dear?" asked Sue.
"Leaves. On the ivy vine. When the last one falls I must go, too."
"Oh, Don't be silly." Said Sue, "You will get better."
"There goes another one. I want to see the last one fall before it gets dark."
"Try to sleep." said Sue. "I must call Mr. Behrman up to be my model for my drawing of an old miner. Don't try to move until I come back."
Old Behrman was a poor painter who lived in the building. For years he had always been planning to paint a work of art, but had never yet begun it. He earned a little money by serving as a model to artists who could not pay for a professional model.
Sue found Behrman in his room. In one area was a blank canvas that had been waiting twenty-five years for the first line of paint. Sue told him about Joanna and how she feared that her friend would float away like a leaf.
"What!" Old Behrman was angered at such an idea. "How silly! Just take me to her room."
Joanna was sleeping when they went in. A cold rain was falling, mixed with snow.
The next morning, Sue awoke after an hour's sleep. She found Joanna staring at the covered window. "Pull up the shade; I want to see." Sue obeyed.
"It's the last leaf," said Joanna. "It will fall today, and I will go with it."
When night came, the rain began to fall again with a strong wind.
The next morning, Joanna demanded that the window shade be raised. The ivy leaf was still there. Joanna lay for a long time, looking at it. And then she called Sue, "I have been a bad girl. I'm so wrong. Now I want to get well and paint again."
The doctor came to see Joanna in the afternoon. He told Sue "Joanna is improving. Now I must see Behrman. Pneumonia, too, very ill. Little hope for him."
Later that day, Sue came to Joanna, and put one arm around her.
"Mr. Behrman died of pneumonia in the hospital today. He was sick only two days. When someone went into his room, Behrman was lying there with his shoes on. His shoes and clothes were all wet. Nobody knew why."
"Oh, poor Behrman!" Cried Joanna.
"See the last leaf on the wall," said Sue, " It looks like a real leaf, doesn't it? "
"A real leaf ? "
"Ah, darling, it is Behrman's masterpiece -- he painted it there the night when the last leaf fell."
|
Why did Sue call the painting the masterpiece of Old Behrman?
a. Because few painters could compare with Old Behrman in talent.
b. Because Sue was so ashamed of her own poor performance in art.
c. Because it was so perfect and saved Joann's life in the end.
d. Because Old Behrman promised that he would paint a work of art.
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c
|
[
"a",
"b",
"d"
] |
race
|
Global wind patterns on the Earth are most influenced by
A. Raising their temperature
B. Organisms and their habitat
C. The rotation of the earth
D. Several different ways
E. Electromagnetic energy
F. Temperature differences with latitude
G. Chemical compound nacl
H. Energy capture from the sun
|
F
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C",
"D",
"E",
"G",
"H"
] |
qasc
|
|
A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.
The band I'm in has been rehearsing daily because we have a concert in two weeks.
A sentence fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought.
Rehearsing daily because we have a concert in two weeks.
This fragment is missing a subject. It doesn't tell who is rehearsing.
The band I'm in.
This fragment is missing a verb. It doesn't tell what the band I'm in is doing.
Because we have a concert in two weeks.
This fragment is missing an independent clause. It doesn't tell what happened because of the concert.
|
Is this a sentence fragment?
A new detective series by J. K. Rowling published under the pseudonym of Robert Galbraith after she completed her seven-volume Harry Potter series.
* Yes
* No
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Yes
|
[
"No"
] |
scienceqa
|
We have three blocks, A, B and C. Block B is to the right of C and block A is to the right of B. Block A contains a medium blue square. Block B has a medium yellow square, a medium black square and one medium blue square. Below the medium black square and the medium blue square there is the medium yellow square.. The medium black square is below the medium blue square. Block C contains a medium black square.
|
Which object is to the left of a medium blue square? the medium black square which is in block C or the medium black square that is in block B?
|
Both of them
|
[
"The medium black square which is in block c",
"The medium black square that is in block b",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
Sigmund Freud was a world-famous doctor of Vienna . He was also a man full of humour. Once, at his 70th birthday party, a friend asked Freud if he could put his work into several words."Well,"said Freud, "we take the sick out of their trouble and return them to the common suffering."
As a devoted son, Freud often visited his old mother. His mother usually spent her summer in a small mountain town in Austria. The King Josef usually spent his summer there, too. One day in the summer, a band was playing a lively tune when Freud's mother was sitting at the window and watching the people singing and dancing on Main Street. The old woman had a poor memory. She heard the band playing, but forgot it was the King's birthday. Freud was visiting his mother on her 95th birthday. He told his mother, "Mama, the band is playing for your birthday."She believed him and had a wonderful day.
|
One day Freud came to the small mountain town for _ .
- for his holiday
- his 70th birthday
- his mother's birthday
- the King Josef's birthday
|
his mother's birthday
|
[
"for his holiday",
"his 70th birthday",
"the King Josef's birthday"
] |
race
|
As summer arrives, it's important to drink more, to keep us cool. Let's look to see what drinks are popular in the US.
Sports drinks and fruit drinks are quite popular. But there are two main drinks that Americans enjoy most: water and soda. Around 10.9 billion gallons of water is drunk each year, and 12.8 billion gallons of soda. Soda is the most popular drink. It's fizzy and enjoyed with friends. Perhaps it is the drink of choice for parties.
However, if you are playing sports, soda is not a good drink. The fizzy and sweet drinks may make you uncomfortable while exercising. The best drink for sports is water. That's because it has no calories and keeps you fresh during sports. Besides, doctors tell us that drinking water each day is healthy.
For many kids, juice or milk are their favorites. These drinks are healthy and give kids vitamins and energy during the day. Adults usually choose between tea or coffee.
|
What drink is good for children?
A. Soda.
B. Coffee.
C. Milk.
D. Tea.
|
D
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C"
] |
race
|
Interbank lending refers to the conduct of short-term financial transactions between financial institutions with legal personality and branches of unincorporated financial institutions authorized by legal entities. The purpose is to adjust positions and temporary fund surpluses.
|
According to the above definitions, Which of the following businesses belong to the normal interbank borrowing ().
a) Dispatching funds between internal branches of agricultural bank of china
b) A legal person's financial institution borrows a fund to fill the gap in credit funds
c) A financial institution of a legal person has an imbalance in revenue and expenditure at the end of a business day.
d) A legal person's financial institution integrates funds to invest in real estate
|
a
|
[
"b",
"c",
"d"
] |
logiqa
|
A plant has yellow flowers. What best explains why the flowers are yellow?
1: The sunshine colored the flowers yellow.
2: The flowers of the parent plants were yellow.
3: It was very warm when they flowered.
4: It rained every day.
|
2
|
[
"1",
"3",
"4"
] |
arc
|
|
Anyone can try to lead a group, but not every individual is cut out for leadership. The better leaders possess a few qualities that can mean the difference between the success and failure of the group. These aret he qualities the leader of higher rank will look for when choosing a leader for a group, or when evaluating the performance of a leader. They're also the qualities team members want in a group leader, and appreciate when they find them.
Take Responsibility
Group leaders might share tasks around a group as necessary, but eventually a group leader needs to be able to accept that responsibility lies on her shoulders. That means that if things go wrong in a group project, she's the one who must accept the consequences and work out what mistakes were made. The group leader won't always have the power to control everything group members do, but she should be ready to admit any mistakes the group has made as a result of her leadership.
Concern for Members
The group leader has a commitment to the task or project at hand, but perhaps more importantly, he has a real concern for each and every person who is part of his group. This means getting to know the strengths, weaknesses and goals of team members, as well as making time to build the group through collective activities. The group leader should make sure that everyone is included, even if an individual is new to a group.
Good Listener
The group leader needs to be able to listen to the suggestions, complaints and ideas of group members. Not only will this allow complaints to be addressed and potentially suitable ideas to be put into practice, but a leader who listens will also encourage group members to share their concerns and thoughts,creating an atmosphere of free speech and productivity.
|
A good leader should always be able to _ .
* recognize any mistakes as his own.
* tell when things go wrong in a group project.
* make group members admit their mistakes.
* control everything group members do.
|
control everything group members do.
|
[
"recognize any mistakes as his own.",
"tell when things go wrong in a group project.",
"make group members admit their mistakes."
] |
race
|
A large green oval and a tiny green rectangle are in a box called DDD. Another large green oval and a large white dimond are inside and touching box DDD. Box DDD covers a midsize green rectangle. Large green oval number one is behind large green oval number two and is above the white object. Below large green oval number two is the midsize green rectangle. Large green oval number two is below and the large white dimond is in front of large green oval number one. Behind and below large green oval number one is the tiny green rectangle. Below this thing is the shape which was under large green oval number two.
|
What is the position of large green oval number one relative to large green oval number two?
- above
- ntpp
- front
- near
- below
- ntppi
- behind
|
above
|
[
"ntpp",
"front",
"near",
"below",
"ntppi",
"behind"
] |
spartun
|
Words are made up of syllables. Two kinds of syllables are closed and open.
A closed syllable has one vowel and ends with a consonant. It usually has a short vowel sound.
desk: short e
kit / ten: short i / short e
An open syllable ends with one vowel. It usually has a long vowel sound.
go: long o
he / ro: long e / long o
Some open syllables end with y. The y makes a long e sound or a long i sound.
sky: long i
ba / by: long a / long e
|
Look at the word. Does it have a closed syllable or an open syllable?
west
1] Closed
2] Open
|
1
|
[
"2"
] |
scienceqa
|
Animals can be very primal, sometimes to prove themselves they what?
* Fight each other
* Need to eat
* Are territorial
* Feel pain
* Live lives
|
Fight each other
|
[
"Need to eat",
"Are territorial",
"Feel pain",
"Live lives"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
|
Among the four skills in learning English ,which of these is the "Odd-Man-Out"?The answer is speaking. The other three you can do alone on your own. But you can't really speak alone! Speaking to yourself can be "dangerous" because men in white coats may come and take you away!
Where can you find people to speak English? And how can you practise speaking when you are alone?At school if you pay to go to a language school ,you should use the chance to speak .If your teacher asks you to speak in pairs or groups with other students ,try to say as much as possible. Don't worry about your mistakes. Just speak!
Conversation Clubs Many cities around the world have conversation clubs where people can exchange one language for another .Look in your local newspaper to find a conversation club near you .They are usually free although some may charge a small entrance fee.
Shopping Even if you don't want to buy anything ,you can ask questions about products that interest you in a shop."How much does this cost?" "Can I pay by cheque?" Often you can start a real conversation--and it costs you nothing!
Cafe and Bars There are often American, Britain, Irish and Australian bars in many large cities .If you can find one, you'll probably meet many people speaking English as a first or second language.
Language is all around you Everywhere you go, you find language .Shop names, street names ,advertisements ,notices ,and car numbers....When you walk down the street ,practise reading the words and numbers that you see .Say them to yourself .It's not exactly a conversation ,but it will help you to "think" in English .But don't speak too loud!
Songs and Video Repeat the words of an English-language song singing with the music until it becomes automatic. It's good practice for your memory and for the mouth muscles that you need for English.
Above all ,speak as much as possible! Make as many mistakes as possible! When you know that you have made a mistake, you know that you have made progress!
|
Why does the writer say "Make as many mistakes as possible"?Because _ .
1) everyone will make mistakes in learning English
2) making mistakes is a must in making progress in learning English
3) making mistakes can make one realize the importance of speaking
4) everyone will meet people speaking English with some mistakes
|
3
|
[
"1",
"2",
"4"
] |
race
|
If you're using scuba gear in the ocean where are you?
- Beach
- Surface of earth
- Future
- Waterfalls
- Underwater
|
Underwater
|
[
"Beach",
"Surface of earth",
"Future",
"Waterfalls"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
|
how do you smoothen your nails?
1] Cut the pieces that aren't smooth of with a nail clipper
2] Rub a nail file over the areas that aren't smooth.
|
2
|
[
"1"
] |
piqa
|
|
When eating fish, small thorns are more troublesome than large thorns, because large thorns are easy to find, and small thorns must be worked hard to remove. As a person, small problems are more difficult to correct than large problems, because big mistakes are easily It is found that small defects must be noticed before being discovered. Although fish with small spines are often particularly delicate and delicious, many people are reluctant to eat that kind of fish because they are afraid of small spines. Although they are weird and informal, There are often special talents, but many people are reluctant to deal with these people because they hate these minor problems.
|
This text is intended to explain?
A: Learn how to get along with people
B: Minor faults can leave people alone
C: Eq is as important as iq
D: Small problems can have a big impact
|
D
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C"
] |
logiqa
|
Just to clear some things up a little . The reason we live here is kind of a long story , but we are here now and it is the most economical place we have ever lived including Texas which was pretty good , and a little further inland , but still got a couple of hurricanes there . California had , by far , the best weather , but was way too expensive , and civil service jobs were very scary in the 80 's . We left Calif and full time RVed fpr a number of years with Texas as our home base . Then settled in Arizona which was also expensive , and now are here . We moved away from the Coast in 2004 just in time to evacuate for Ivan .
|
What may happen before we stayed in Arizona ?
* I may enjoy the lowest cost of living in my life .
* We may reside in the east part of USA .
* None of the above choices .
* I may have to deal with some big storms .
|
I may have to deal with some big storms .
|
[
"I may enjoy the lowest cost of living in my life .",
"We may reside in the east part of USA .",
"None of the above choices ."
] |
cosmos
|
If A is the center of a clock face, W is located between 7 and 8. A is on the same horizontal plane directly right to E.
|
What is the relation of the agent E to the agent W?
1) below
2) above
3) overlap
4) lower-left
5) lower-right
6) left
7) right
8) upper-right
9) upper-left
|
2
|
[
"1",
"3",
"4",
"5",
"6",
"7",
"8",
"9"
] |
stepgame
|
Two boxes, named one and two exist. Inside and touching box two there is box one with a medium orange apple. This box covers another medium orange apple. Under medium orange apple number one there is medium orange apple number two. Box two covers a medium orange apple and has a medium green apple. Above the medium orange apple is a medium yellow thing. The medium yellow thing is within box two. The green thing touches this thing.
|
Does a box have a medium fruit?
A) No
B) Yes
|
B
|
[
"A"
] |
spartun
|
My friend Jocelyn just does the most lovely needlepoint . You can read about many of her pieces on her blog . But today I was surfing around looking for pictures of Bargello to illustrate a technique for someone and I found this enchanting needlecase she stitched . She made it up as she went along .
|
What may be Jocelyn 's arts and crafts passion ?
a. Sewing
b. Painting
c. Stencilling
d. Pottery
|
a
|
[
"b",
"c",
"d"
] |
cosmos
|
I know it is there , but sometimes I forget about it until I am reminded , so I would Love to do her the courtesy , because whatever else we are going through or doing or wherever our bodies might be at at that particular moment can add nothing to the eternal peace and joy of that knowledge , you know ? I mean really , all moments come and go except that moment with yourself , it is the moment by which the potential of every other dimension of moment is gauged . " Is this not romantic enough ?
|
What type of relationship may I have with the person I am referring to ?
* None of the above choices .
* I am referring to my best friend .
* I am referring to my soul mate .
* I am referring to the relationship I have with my parents .
|
I am referring to my soul mate .
|
[
"None of the above choices .",
"I am referring to my best friend .",
"I am referring to the relationship I have with my parents ."
] |
cosmos
|
The political landscape in the United States looks a bit different in the wake of Tuesday's Senate election victory by Democrat Doug Jones in Alabama.
In an outcome few could have imagined several weeks ago, Jones defeated controversial Republican candidate Roy Moore, who had the backing of President Donald Trump. In the wake of Jones' victory, Democrats are more confident about success in next year's congressional midterm elections, and Republicans are looking for a way to rebound.
Late Tuesday, Jones paid tribute to the voters and staffers who supported him in his longshot victory over Moore. "This campaign has been about common courtesy and decency and making sure everyone in this state, regardless of which ZIP code you live in, is going to get a fair shake in life!" he told supporters.
Moore was unable to overcome allegations of sexual misconduct stemming back decades involving several women who were teenagers at the time while Moore was in his 30s.
Moore stopped short of conceding the race, however, saying, "We have been painted in an unfavorable and unfaithful light. We have been put in a hole, if you will, and it reminds me of a [Bible] passage in Psalms 40, 'I waited patiently for the Lord.' That is what we have got to do."
Moore had the full backing of the president in the final days of the campaign after Trump initially held back his endorsement in the wake of the allegations against Moore.
The president responded Wednesday to questions at the White House about the Alabama race and said that he had hoped for a different result.
"I wish we would have gotten the seat. A lot of Republicans feel differently. They are very happy with the way it turned out," he said. "But as the leader of the party, I would have liked to have the seat. I want to endorse the people who are running."
Jones won in large part because of a strong Democratic turnout, especially by African-Americans. Moore was hurt by a depressed Republican turnout and a write-in campaign that drained away votes.
|
What type of light did Moore feel he was being painted in. In other words, how did he feel he was being viewed in the face of his allegations?
|
Unfavorable and unfaithful
|
[
"Not enough information",
"He didn't feel he was being viewed in any particular way",
"Fairly and justly"
] |
quail
|
Maxwell had not held a steady job in almost two years. Today was a big day, because he was going to a job interview that he felt good about. The secretary he had talked to on the phone sounded friendly and encouraging.
Maxwell was a typist. His fingers danced on the keyboard. However, his people skills were not nearly as good as his typing skills. Sometimes his mouth got in the way of his employment. At his last steady job, his boss had told him to start making coffee every morning. Maxwell laughed. "I'm not making coffee," he said. "It's not part of my job description."
"Read the employee manual again," his boss said. "Your job description is anything I say it is."
"That's a woman's job," said Maxwell. "Do it yourself."
His boss was still yelling as Maxwell walked out of the building. He felt great about telling off the boss. A few days later, the reality of not having a job hit home. He had to pay the rent and utility bills, and he had to eat. What was he going to do?
He thought about apologizing and asking for his job back. But how would that look? Then again, who cares how it looks when you're almost broke? After thinking about it for another week, he finally called his boss and apologized. His boss accepted his apology, but said that he had already hired a replacement.
Maxwell contacted a temporary job agency, which provided him enough occasional work to pay his bills. But none of the companies that he was sent to were hiring. So Maxwell was excited about finally getting an interview for a steady job.
Maxwell's drive to the interview was disappointing. The traffic was _ and the neighborhood looked rough. It took him 45 minutes to get there. The building was covered with graffiti.
The interview started 30 minutes late. Not bothering to apologize, the manager lit a cigarette and took a sip from his coffee cup. He leaned back in his chair and put his feet up on his desk. He asked Maxwell a lot of questions. Maxwell thought that each question was stupider than the preceding question. The final question was, "Where would you like to be 10 years from now?"
What does that have to do with typing? Maxwell wondered. Stupid questions from a rude man in a lousy neighborhood! Where would he like to be 10 years from now?
"Anywhere but this dump!" Maxwell said angrily, as he stood up and walked out.
|
After the interview, we can infer that _ .
A: Maxwell will finally get this post.
B: Maxwell will celebrate his big day.
C: The manager will apologize to Maxwell.
D: Maxwell will have to find another job interview.
|
D
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C"
] |
race
|
The global energy crisis is approaching. What can we do? Here are some steps you can take.
Cooling puts the greatest stress on your summer energy bill and the power grid . Just as t tune-up for your car can improve your gas mileage, a yearly tune-up of your heating and cooling system can improve efficiency and comfort. Clean or replaces filters monthly or as needed.
For central air conditioning systems and room air conditioners, look for the ENERGY STAR, the federal government's symbol for energy efficiency. For central air, purchase the system with the highest possible Seasonal Energy Efficiency Raton. (SEER)
Use energy-efficient ceiling fans either alone or with air conditioning. Ceiling fans do a great job of circulating air. When used with air conditioning, fans allow you to raise the thermostat and cut costs. Ceiling fans cool people, not rooms, so before you leave; turn off the ceiling fan.
Let a programmable thermostat! "remember for you" to automatically adjust the indoor climate with your daily and weekend patterns to reduce cooling bills by up to 10 percent. You can come home to a comfortable house without wasting energy and cresting pollution all day while you are at work.
Try to make your home airtight enough to increase your comfort, make your home quieter and cleaner and reduce your cooling costs up to 20 percent.
Gut your air conditioning load, and reduce pollution by planting planting leafy trees around your home and fixing reflective bricks on your roof.
Close blinds or shades on south-and west-facing windows during the day, or fix shading equipment to avoid heat build-up.
Turn off everything not in use: lights, TVs, computers. And use fluorescent bulbs , which provide bright, warm light while using at least two-thirds less energy, producing 70 percent less heat and lasting up to 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs .
Drive the car that gets better gas mileage whenever possible if you own more than one vehicle. If you drive 12,500 miles a year, switching 10 percent of your trips from a car that gets 20 mils per gallon to one that gets 30 mpg will save you more than PS65 per year.
Carpool. The average U.S. commuter could save about PS260 a year by sharing cars twice a week with two people in a car that gets 20.1 mpg---assuming the three passengers share the cost of gas.
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This passage is mainly about _ .
1] fuel-saving tips
2] do-it-yourself tips
3] environment-protecting tips
4] energy-saving tips
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1
|
[
"2",
"3",
"4"
] |
race
|
The American political class has long held that higher education is vital to individual and national success. The Obama administration has labeled college as "the ticket to the middle class", and political leaders all have praised higher education as the best way to improve economic opportunity.
Yet despite such advice, total college enrollment has fallen by 1.5% since 2012. What's causing the decline? While a shortage of birth in the mid-1990s accounts for some of the shift, big foreign enrollment makes up for that lack. The answer is simple: The benefits of a degree are declining while costs rise.
A key measure of the benefits of a degree is the college graduate's earning potential and on this score, their advantage over high-school graduates is fading. Since 2006, the gap between what the median college graduate earned, compared with the median high-school graduate, has narrowed by $1,387 for men over 25 working full time, a 5% fall, women in the same category worse, losing 7% of their income advantage. A college degree's declining value is even more noticeable for younger Americans. According to data collected by the College Board, for those in the 25-34 age range the difference between college graduate and high school graduate earnings fell 11% for men, to $18,303 from $20,623. The decline for women was an extraordinary 19.7%.
Meanwhile, the cost of college has increased 16.5% in 2012 since 2006, according to the Office of Labor Statistics' higher education tuition-fee index. Tuition discount from universities has slowed down the rise, but not enough to balance the clear increase adjusted to the inflation .
Underemployment has arisen with this situation. The 2013 College Affordability and Productivity Report showed explosive growth in the number of college graduates taking ly unskilled jobs. In 1970 less than 1% of taxi drivers had college degrees. Four decades later, more than 15% do. This is only partly the result of the economic depression and public policies that have failed to produce employment growth. It's also the result of an academic arms race in which universities have spent large sums on elegant dormitories and campus expansion. More significantly, it's the result of sending more high-school graduates to college than professional fields can accommodate.
In 1970, when 11% of adult Americans had bachelor's degrees or more, degree holders were viewed as the nation's best and brightest. Today, with over 30% with degrees, a significant part of college graduates are similar to the average American --- not apparently smarter or more well-organized. Declining academic standards and grade inflation add to employers' opinions that college degrees say little about job readiness.
|
Which would be the best title for the passage?
* College Degree Is Promising
* High School Graduate Guarantee Good Future
* Education Changes Social Position
* Colleges Are Losing Their Glory
|
College Degree Is Promising
|
[
"High School Graduate Guarantee Good Future",
"Education Changes Social Position",
"Colleges Are Losing Their Glory"
] |
race
|
In 1963, a young macaque monkey was observed venturing into a hot spring to retrieve food which had fallen in. Soon, other macaques began to enter the spring, and over a few years this behavior was adopted by the entire troop. Prior to 1963, no macaques had ever been observed in the hot spring; by 1990, the troop was regularly spending time there during the winters. Thus, these macaques are able to adopt and pass on new patterns of social behavior, and are not complete captives of their genetic heritage.
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Which one of the following is an assumption required by the argument above?
A] The social behaviors of macaques are completely independent of their genetic heritage.
B] New patterns of behavior that emerge in macaque populations over the course of a few years or decades are not necessarily genetically predetermined.
C] Mutations in the genetic heritage of a certain variety of macaques can occur over a time span as short as a few years or decades.
D] The macaques' new pattern of behavior will persist over several generations.
|
B
|
[
"A",
"C",
"D"
] |
reclor
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In 1812, in a village near Paris, France, a little boy had a terrible accident. He hit himself in the eye with one of his father's sharp tools, and became blind. His name was Louis Braille, and he was only four years old.
He was a clever little boy, and he soon learned to "see" without his eyes. He touched things, or smelled them, or tasted them. His family described things to him. Although he couldn't see people's faces, he learned to recognize their voices.
After his seventh birthday, Louis went to the little school in the village. But there weren't any books for him. His classmates read his lessons to him and his sisters helped him with his homework. He learned his lessons well, but he couldn't learn to read or write.
In 1819, the village priest told Louis Braille's story to the director of a famous school for blind boys. At this school, boys learned math, grammar, geography, history, and music. And they learned to read!
Louis went to the school in Paris in February, 1819. He loved his classes and received high grades. He learned to play the piano and to knit hats and sweaters. And he learned to read -- with his fingers!
The raised-print letters in the books at school stood up from the surface of the paper. Louis could feel them with his fingers. He was able to recognize some of them easily, but some of them were difficult. The letters had to be very large, and sometimes there were only a few letters on a page. The books were huge and heavy. And they were expensive. There were only fourteen books in the school library!
Louis read the three or four books for his class again and again. He tried to think of a better way to make books for blind people. He experimented with new alphabets.
After about three years, Louis invented a system of raised dots. The other students thought Louis's system was wonderful. They were able to read it easily, and they learned to write, too.
Today, there are thousands of Braille books for blind people.
Louis Braille was only fifteen years old when he invented his wonderful system!
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The main idea of this passage is that _ .
a: there are thousands of Braille books for blind people
b: he invented a system of raised dots to make books easier for blind people to read
c: he learned to "see" with the help of books
d: Louis was a good student at the school in Paris
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c
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[
"a",
"b",
"d"
] |
race
|
The following paragraphs each describe a set of seven objects arranged in a fixed order. The statements are logically consistent within each paragraph.
In a golf tournament, there were seven golfers: Amy, Eve, Ada, Rob, Dan, Mel, and Joe. Joe finished third. Dan finished last. Eve finished first. Mel finished below Rob. Ada finished above Joe. Rob finished third-to-last.
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Which of the following is true?
- Amy finished first.
- Eve finished first.
- Ada finished first.
- Rob finished first.
- Dan finished first.
- Mel finished first.
- Joe finished first.
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Eve finished first.
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[
"Amy finished first. ",
"Ada finished first. ",
"Rob finished first. ",
"Dan finished first. ",
"Mel finished first. ",
"Joe finished first."
] |
logiclm
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The southern state of Alabama is the center of the U.S. political universe this week as voters on Tuesday choose a senator to replace Jeff Sessions, who left the Senate to become attorney general. The race pits controversial Republican Roy Moore, who is battling sexual harassment allegations, against Democrat Doug Jones, a former prosecutor. The outcome of the race could have national implications for both political parties and for President Donald Trump.
Moore has denied several allegations of sexual misconduct when he was in his 30s involving women who were teenagers at the time, including one who was 14.
"I do not know them. I had no encounter with them. I never molested anyone," Moore said in a televised interview Sunday with the Voice of Alabama Politics.
Jones says the accusations make Moore unfit to serve in the Senate.
"It is crystal clear that these women are telling the truth and Roy Moore is not!" Jones said.
Trump recorded a get-out-the-vote phone message for Moore and spoke on his behalf at a rally in neighboring Florida on Friday.
"And we want jobs, jobs, jobs. So get out and vote for Roy Moore. Do it. Do it," he said.
Trump held off on endorsing Moore for several weeks in the wake of the sexual misconduct allegations, but now says electing Moore is a priority for him.
"We certainly don't want to have a liberal Democrat who is controlled by Nancy Pelosi and controlled by Chuck Schumer. We don't want to have that for Alabama," Trump said.
In the final days of the campaign, Moore is highlighting his support for the president's agenda.
"We are going to see if the people of Alabama will support the president and support his agenda in Washington by electing somebody that is not part of the establishment there," Moore said.
Democrat Jones told supporters that Moore's character is the issue. "We know who we are, Alabama, we know who we are. This is an election to tell the world who we are and what we stand for."
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What is probably true about the Senate position in Alabama?
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It has a history of republican candidates filling that position.
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[
"The position has fluctuated throughout the years between democratic and republican candidates.",
"Not enough information",
"It has not once been filled by a democratic candidate."
] |
quail
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Today, I'm going to talk about the invention of the camera and photography. The camera is often thought to be a modern invention. But as early as 1727, a German physicist discovered that light darkened silver salt, a chemical compound. Using as a camera, a big box with a small hole to let the light in, he made temporary images on the salt. Silver salt is still the base of film today.
Then a French scientist made the first permanent picture by using a special piece of metal sensitized(...)with silver salt. A photograph he made in 1826 still exists. The painter Daguerre improved on the process by placing common salt, the kind we eat, on the metal. This was in 1839, the official date of the beginning of photography.
But the problem was the printing of the photographs. And it was not until other scientists developed the kind of paper we now use that good printing was possible and photography became truly common. In the 1860s, Mathew Brady was able to take his famous pictures of the American Civil War, thus making portrait poses very popular.
In the 20thcentury, George Eastmen of theprefix = st1 /United Statessimplified film-developing film, and Dr. Edwin Land invented the so-called instant camera with self-developing film. If we say that the photography came into existence in 1839, it follows that it has taken more than one hundred years for the camera to reach the present condition of technical refinement .
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What was the basis of photography?
A. The discovery that light darkens silver salt.
B. A small box with a hole to let in light.
C. Temporary images made by a scientist.
D. The invention of the camera.
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B
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[
"A",
"C",
"D"
] |
race
|
I will never own a Chanel suit. It is unlikely that I will ever own a (genuine) Chanel handbag. However, a Chanel nail polish was definitely attainable. Whilst they are ridiculously expensive compared with most other nail polishes ($AU39), they are still much more affordable than the $AU1,000,000,000 a handbag costs (or so I estimate as I have never actually priced one).
After seeing swatches of Peridot online, I knew that baby would one day be mine. The other two polishes in the collection - Quartz and Graphite - did not excite me the way Peridot did. That was until I read this review of Graphite on the Polish Police. Suddenly, Graphite was on my radar. It was stuck in my head like an ear worm; another baby, soon to be adopted.
I argued with myself for about a month on whether to get these polishes or not. Could I really spend nearly $80 on nail polish. It did seem rather excessive to me. Then, Myers sent me a $10 voucher for my birthday and I got a $30 voucher for doing a survey so the decision was made. For $38 of my own money (less than the cost of two OPI's!) I became the proud owner of Peridot and Graphite. Here is my review of Graphite.
Graphite is the most stunningly intriguing nail polish I have ever owned. In the bottle it looks a little bit dull and boring - grey and bland. But on the nail it is completely different. In some lights it is silvery, others a more gun metal grey, and in others it has almost a goldish tone to it. It is super sparkly, yet is not a glitter polish - though in saying that it appears more glitter than shimmer. It is quite opaque. Two coats and you can't see the nail line. In the photos below I have actually applied three coats (plus an addition two top coats of clear) because I was going to a wedding and I wanted it to be perfect. But ordinarily two would be sufficient.
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How long did the author likely consider this purchase?
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A few months
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[
"Her whole life",
"Not enough information",
"A few years"
] |
quail
|
A friend asks you to be a volunteer. Your husband asks you to glance over an e-mail he is writing to his boss. You say you'd love to. Really! But..."I don't have time".
It seems plausible( ). We're all busy these days, right? But there are reasons not to use these four words, at least with yourself.
Here's the big one: _ is not true. You tell yourself "I don't have time" to exercise, but we all have 168 hours a week. If someone offered to pay you $100,000 a week to go to the gym for 5 of those 168 hours, you would probably find the time to do it. Since that isn't going to happen, this is a more exact description: " It's not a priority ."
There are a million things we could be doing with our time; some are priorities and some are not, even if it's wrong to say so. Try it. "I'm not going to read to you tonight, sweetie, because it's not a priority. Daddy's present priority is to check my e-mails."
Using the words "I don't have time" keeps us from admitting to the fact that how we spend our time is a choice. It puts the responsibility for our lives on someone else: a boss, a client or a family member.
Better to be truthful: "I have another volunteer job on which I am focusing my energy right now. It is the cause that is most important to me." Or, to your husband "I wish you had mentioned this earlier. Right now, my priority is to get our children dressed and out of the door for school. I will be available around lunch time if you would like to talk".
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You can find this text in the _ section of a newspaper.
a: sports
b: entertainment
c: science
d: culture
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c
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[
"a",
"b",
"d"
] |
race
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1970 was World Conservation Year. The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world was in danger. They hoped something could be done.
Here is one example of the problem. At one time there were 1,300 kinds of plants, trees and flowers in Holland ,but now only 866 are left. The others have been destroyed by modern people and their science. We are polluting earth, air, water and everything around us. We can't live without these things. If things go on like this, we shall destroy ourselves.
What will happen in the future? Perhaps it's more important to ask "What must we do?" More and more young people have known this. Many of them are helping to save our earth. For example, they plant trees. In a small town in the United States, a large group of girls cleaned the banks of 11 kilometers of their river. Young people may hear about conversation through a song called "No one's going to change our world". It was made by Cliff Gichard and other singers. The money from it will help to conserve tigers, elephants and pandas on the earth.
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Why aren't there so many plants, trees and flowers in Holland now? Because _ .
- people there want to destroy themselves
- people there didn't need so many plants, trees and flowers.
- little conservation has been done there
- people need more land to live on
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little conservation has been done there
|
[
"people there want to destroy themselves",
"people there didn't need so many plants, trees and flowers.",
"people need more land to live on"
] |
race
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M is to the left of R horizontally. The object R is upper and slightly to the left of the object L. G and F are next to each other with F on the right and G on the left. S is south west of Y. S is at the 6 o'clock position relative to F. B and M are side by side with B on the top and M at the bottom. G is lower right of B.
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What is the relation of the agent L to the agent S?
A] below
B] above
C] lower-left
D] upper-right
E] left
F] lower-right
G] overlap
H] upper-left
I] right
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G
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C",
"D",
"E",
"F",
"H",
"I"
] |
stepgame
|
A medium purple hexagon is in a block named HHH. Block HHH covers another medium purple hexagon. To the north of medium purple hexagon number two is medium purple hexagon number one. Block HHH touches another block named LLL. Block LLL covers a medium grey hexagon which is to the south of and touches another medium grey hexagon. Medium grey hexagon number two is within block LLL.
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What is the position of medium purple hexagon number two regarding HHH?
1) left
2) tpp
3) behind
4) po
5) above
6) far
7) dc
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2
|
[
"1",
"3",
"4",
"5",
"6",
"7"
] |
spartun
|
Where would the amount of water decrease most?
* Under clear skies
* In the clouds
* During a storm
* Indoors
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Under clear skies
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[
"In the clouds",
"During a storm",
"Indoors"
] |
openbookqa
|
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W: We've all heard the saying "Laughter is the best medicine." How important is it to our health, Dr. Berk?
M: This saying has been scientifically proven! A year-long study of heart attack victims done at the Oakhurst Health Research Institute in California found that of those patients who spent half an hour a day watching comedy videos, 10 percent had a second heart attack, whereas 30 percent of those who did not watch had a second attack.
W: Wow! Laughter is really a good medicine to patients. Can you give us another example?
M: Sure! Norman Cousins, editor of the Saturday Review, learned this during a battle with an illness. He discovered that his condition improved when he enjoyed himself and watched funny movies.
W: You said Norman learned this? Do we have to learn to laugh?
M: Not necessarily. Since laughing is something people can do sitting down, costs no money, and requires no special exercise equipment or skill, it's the perfect workout for anyone who doesn't have the time or desire to participate in a regular fitness program.
W: Oh. Do you have such a program to offer to the general public?
M: Yes, we do. It's called the Smile Time-Out. You take a deep breath, smile, exhale, and say "Aaah" while visualizing all your muscles and cells smiling. Then add to that a memory of a time you felt really good and laughed and laughed.
W: What about the situation in which you aren't in a mood to laugh?
M: Even when you fake a smile or laugh, you get the same physiological benefits as when it's the real thing, because your mind is smart, but your body is stupid and can't tell the difference!
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What can we learn about smile or laugh according to Dr. Berk?
a. Even a fake one can benefit people physiologically just as well as a real one.
b. You can't fool your body by pretending to be happy.
c. A smart mind can't tell the difference between a fake one and a real one.
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a
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[
"b",
"c"
] |
dream
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Добродетелите са:
a. награди за морално поведение
b. хора, които постъпват добре.
c. трайни чувства на удоволствие
d. качества на човешкия характер
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d
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[
"a",
"b",
"c"
] |
reasoning_bg
|
|
We have three blocks. Lets call them A, B and C. Block B is to the left of C and block C is to the left of A. Block A contains one small blue circle. There is also one small yellow circle touching the bottom edge of this block. The small yellow circle is to the left of the small blue circle and a medium yellow square. Block B contains one medium blue square. And block C contains a small black circle.
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Which object is to the right of a black thing? the medium blue square or the medium yellow square?
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The medium yellow square
|
[
"The medium blue square ",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
A medium green apple is inside and touching a box named one. Box one contains another medium green apple which touches this thing. Inside and touching another box named two is box one. A medium orange fruit and a medium green apple are within box two. Box two covers a medium yellow apple. The medium green apple and the medium yellow apple touch the orange fruit. The medium orange fruit and the medium yellow apple are under the medium green apple.
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Where is box two relative to box one?
- far
- below
- right
- ec
- tppi
- behind
- above
|
tppi
|
[
"far",
"below",
"right",
"ec",
"behind",
"above"
] |
spartun
|
Three boxes, named one, two and three exist. Box one is inside box three. To the south of and west of box three there is box two. Disconnected from this box is box three. Box two contains a medium green apple. A medium yellow apple is within this box. Box three has a medium yellow apple. Another medium yellow apple and a medium orange apple are within this box. Medium yellow apple number two is south of and the medium orange apple is north of medium yellow apple number one.
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What is the position of the medium green apple relative to box one?
a] tpp
b] near
c] po
d] far
e] tppi
f] left
g] above
|
f
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c",
"d",
"e",
"g"
] |
spartun
|
J is directly north east of X. Object Y is above object S and to the left of it, too. The object A is positioned below and to the right of the object Y. J is on the same vertical plane directly above S. H is on the left side of and below P. H is south west of G. X is at the bottom of G.
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What is the relation of the agent H to the agent Y?
1: lower-left
2: overlap
3: below
4: left
5: upper-left
6: upper-right
7: right
8: above
9: lower-right
|
1
|
[
"2",
"3",
"4",
"5",
"6",
"7",
"8",
"9"
] |
stepgame
|
HAVE you noticed that the moon is becoming rounder and brighter day after day? That's because Sept 8 is the Mid-Autumn Festival.
For Chinese people, a full moon means that family members can get together on that day. On the Mid-Autumn Festival, people get together and enjoy the round moon . They also send wishes for family members not with them.
There are many stories about the moon to make the tradition more interesting. In China, Chang'e flying to the moon is a well-known legend . Hou Yi and Chang'e were husband and wife in old times. At the time, there were 10 suns in the sky. Hou yi, a brave man, shot down nine suns. People see Hou Yi as a great hero.
Besides China, many other countries have beautiful stories about the moon. In Greek legend , Artemis is the goddess of the moon. She takes care of the hunt and wild animals. Artemis also looks after young children and women in childbirth .
In India, the god of the moon is Soma. He has four hands and rides through the sky in a chariot . If a baby is born on a full moon day, Indian people believe he or she is lucky.
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From the Chang'e story, we can learn the following EXCEPT _ .
1) Hou Yi shot down nine suns
2) Hou Yi and Chang'e were husband and wife
3) there were 10 suns in the sky at that time
4) Hou Yi and Chang'e both flew to the moon
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4
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[
"1",
"2",
"3"
] |
race
|
X and E are horizontal and X is to the right of E. The object Q is positioned above and to the right of the object H. E is below T with a small gap between them. T is above J and to the right of J. R is diagonally left and below Q. R is placed at the lower right of J.
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What is the relation of the agent R to the agent T?
- right
- left
- upper-right
- above
- overlap
- below
- lower-left
- upper-left
- lower-right
|
below
|
[
"right",
"left",
"upper-right",
"above",
"overlap",
"lower-left",
"upper-left",
"lower-right"
] |
stepgame
|
If you dont want to get bit by a dog you can do what?
- Alive
- Be a cat
- Black
- Playing dead
- Fun
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Playing dead
|
[
"Alive",
"Be a cat",
"Black",
"Fun"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
|
There exist two boxes, called DDD and EEE. Box DDD with a midsize orange dimond contains box EEE. Box EEE cover a large white dimond and a midsize orange rectangle. A midsize green dimond is close to a midsize white oval and is north of the large white dimond. South of and west of the midsize white oval is the midsize orange rectangle. The midsize green dimond is within box EEE. Box EEE contains the midsize white oval. This box contains a large green oval. The large green oval is to the north of the thing which was west of the midsize white oval.
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Does any thing contain all boxes?
- No
- Yes
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No
|
[
"Yes"
] |
spartun
|
The object C is positioned below and to the left of the object O. P is positioned below T. W is above and to the left of E. W is on the upper right of H. R is diagonally below O to the right at a 45 degree angle. The object T is lower and slightly to the left of the object H. P is placed at the lower right of G. G is positioned in the lower left corner of C.
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What is the relation of the agent T to the agent R?
1] lower-right
2] right
3] overlap
4] left
5] upper-right
6] upper-left
7] below
8] above
9] lower-left
|
9
|
[
"1",
"2",
"3",
"4",
"5",
"6",
"7",
"8"
] |
stepgame
|
J is on the lower right of C. R is lower right of C.
|
What is the relation of the agent C to the agent R?
A: below
B: upper-left
C: lower-right
D: right
E: upper-right
F: overlap
G: above
H: left
I: lower-left
|
B
|
[
"A",
"C",
"D",
"E",
"F",
"G",
"H",
"I"
] |
stepgame
|
Climbing to the Top
The year 2013 is the 60th anniversary of the first successful climb to Qomolangma. Do you know why so many people wanted to reach the top of the world?
It was breathtaking. It was wonderful and a bit of frightening. It was Qomolangma, the highest mountain in the world. For many years, it has attracted tens of thousands of people who tried to climb its dangerous slopes. During May's 60th anniversary of the first successful climb, nearly 600 people from around the world, including a 5-year-old Italian boy, tried to reach the "roof of the world". China Central Television(CCTV) also sent a team to join the adventure. It broadcasted a special program, called "Standing at the world's third pole in 2013", from May 18 to 24 to cover the Chinese climbing Qomolangma. Over the last century, the 8848-metre-high peak has proven a great challenge for mountaineers. Those who try to stand on top of the world do so at great risk from extremely cold, avalanches , and falling ice. At 8,500 meters, the air contains just one-third of the oxygen at sea level, requiring most climbers to use oxygen tanks. Some of those who climbed the mountain paid the highest price---175 people have lost their lives on the slopes.
On May29, 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay from Nepal became the first men ever to reach the top of the mountain. Nearly half a century later, the sons of the two pioneers, Peter Hillary and Jaming Tenzing Norgay, followed in their fathers' footsteps. In 2002, they also successfully reached the roof of the world.
Over the last 60 years, more than 10,000 men and women have tried to climb the mountain and more than 1,200 have succeeded. The first Chinese climbers reached the top of the mountain in 1960.
Despite the dangers, many different people are drawn towards the challenge. But why do they suffer such hardship and take such risks to climb Qomolangma?
"I don't think climbing the mountain is blindly risky. Instead, it's a chance to challenge oneself," said Chen Qi, a reporter of CCTV. Com, who was among May's mountaineering team.
"Only when you are surrounded by the mountain can you understand the love of nature and the true meaning of life."
|
Why did CCTV send a team to join the adventure?
A: The journalists of CCTV were also drawn towards the challenge.
B: The journalists of CCTV like climbing.
C: The journalists of CCTV reported the Chinese climbing the mountain.
D: The journalists of CCTV are the first Chinese to climb to the top of the mountain.
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D
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C"
] |
race
|
It was the day after Halloween when my grandmother was admitted to the hospital with the worst headache she'd ever had. While posing in our costumes the night before, we knew something was wrong, just not how wrong.
Grandma's house was the central gathering place of my family. Sunday lunches, birthday dinners, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas -- all were our traditions, with her as hostess. While my parents were busy running their small business, there were many nights when Grandma fed me and put me to bed in her spare room, until they came to get me. I spent my summers at Grandma's and I went everywhere with her. I couldn't imagine a time when she wouldn't be around me.
Then November 1, 1991 began her month-long stay in the hospital--she suffered from a rare infection called nocardia asteroides. After being born in the year of the Great Depression, living through World War II, raising three kids, and being widowed at the age of 48, Grandma never expected to live into her seventies. The infection in her brain seemed to confirm that she wasn't long for this world. But that's not the end of her story. A team of doctors successfully removed the abscess , and Grandma even made it into a local medical journal. Her doctor called her "the brain lady".
Grandma celebrated her 85thbirthday in March this year. In the almost 23 years since her recovery, she's seen two of her four grandchildren get married and welcomed three great-grandsons. Although they damage something in her house, she loves it when my two boys come over. And while I know they make her day, seeing her love blossom for another generation makes my day too. Happy Grandparents' Day to my amazing grandmother!
|
When did Grandma have the operation to remove the abscess?
A] At the age of 60.
B] After this year's Halloween.
C] When she was about 62.
D] Before November 1, 1991.
|
B
|
[
"A",
"C",
"D"
] |
race
|
A medium grey hexagon, a medium red shape and a medium purple hexagon are inside a block named HHH. Another medium purple hexagon is covered by block HHH. The medium grey hexagon is above the medium red shape. Two medium purple hexagons are below the red thing.Medium purple hexagon number one is under the object that was above the red object. Under this thing is medium purple hexagon number two. Another block named LLL with a medium grey hexagon is in block HHH. This block covers another medium grey hexagon. A medium purple hexagon is inside this block. The medium purple hexagon touches medium grey hexagon number one.
|
What is the position of HHH regarding medium grey hexagon number one?
- ec
- ntpp
- below
- near
- far
- ntppi
- front
|
ntppi
|
[
"ec",
"ntpp",
"below",
"near",
"far",
"front"
] |
spartun
|
An object's speed tells you how fast the object is moving. Speed depends on both distance and time.
Distance tells you how far the object has moved. One unit used to measure distance is the kilometer.
Time tells you how long the object has spent moving. One unit used to measure time is the hour.
Think about objects moving for the same amount of time. The object that is moving the slowest will go the shortest distance in that time. It is moving at the lowest speed.
|
Compare the motion of three sailboats. Which sailboat was moving at the lowest speed?
- A sailboat that moved 50kilometers north in 5hours
- A sailboat that moved 70kilometers west in 5hours
- A sailboat that moved 25kilometers east in 5hours
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A sailboat that moved 25kilometers east in 5hours
|
[
"A sailboat that moved 50kilometers north in 5hours",
"A sailboat that moved 70kilometers west in 5hours"
] |
scienceqa
|
Londoners are great readers. They buy vast numbers of newspapers and magazines and of books -- especially paperbacks , which are still comparatively cheap in spite of ever-increasing rises in the costs of printing. They still continue to buy "proper" books, too, printed on good paper and bound between hard covers.
There are many streets in London containing shops which specialize in book-selling. Perhaps the best known of these is Charring Cross Road in the very heart of London. Here bookshops of all sorts and sizes are to be found, from the celebrated one which boasts of being "the biggest bookshop in the world" to the tiny, dusty little places which seem to have been left over from Dickens' time. Some of these shops stock , or will obtain, any kind of book, but many of them specialize in second-hand books, in art books, in foreign books, in books on philosophy, politics or any other of the myriad subjects about which books may be written. One shop in this area specializes only in books about ballet!
Although it may be the most convenient place for Londoners to buy books, Charring Cross Road is not the cheapest. For the really cheap second-hand volumes, the collector must venture off the beaten track, to Farringdon Road, for example, in the East Central district of London. Here there is nothing so impressive as bookshops. Instead, the booksellers come along each morning and pour out their sacks of books onto small barrows which line the gutters . And the collectors, some professionals and some amateurs , have been waiting for them. In places like this one can still, occasionally, pick up for a few pence an old volume that may be worth many pounds.
|
If you want to buy really cheap second-hand books, you must _ .
1. take the risk of going to the beaten track
2. take the risk of wasting time to hunt them in less noticeable streets
3. venture away from a busy street
4. venture in a most busy street
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4
|
[
"1",
"2",
"3"
] |
race
|
There is one word that is on the lips of Americans , day and night , "Sorry".
One time as I was walking on the street , a young man ran by hurriedly , brushing against my handbag . Even as he continued on his way , he turned back and said "sorry" to me . Even in a rush , he didn't forget to apologize .
One day , after I bought some apples , the salesman was giving me the change , but I wasn't ready for it , and a coin dropped on the ground, "I'm sorry ," he said while bending down to pick it up . I was puzzled --why would he apologize when it was my fault ?
Another time , I stepped on a man's foot in an escalator . At the same time , we both said "sorry" . I thought it interesting : was it really necessary for him apologize ?
Later on , an American friend explained to me that according to the American ideas, the escalator is public place which everyone should be able to stand in . After someone occupies a position in the escalator , making it difficult for someone else to find a place to stand in , isn't it necessary to express an apology ?
During my stay in America , I gradually realized that when friction occurs in daily life , Americans don't care much about who is responsible . If someone is troubled , a "sorry" is always necessary . Even if the other person is hurt , the "sorry" would cool tempers . Perhaps this is why I never saw anyone quarreling on the buses , subways or streets in America .
|
When I was walking in the street , _ .
* a young man wanted to rob me of my bag
* a young man ran by and wanted to brush my bag
* a young man came hurriedly to help me with my bag
* a young man said sorry to me for touching my bag
|
a young man came hurriedly to help me with my bag
|
[
"a young man wanted to rob me of my bag",
"a young man ran by and wanted to brush my bag",
"a young man said sorry to me for touching my bag"
] |
race
|
running turns carbohydrates into
A] Fat
B] Protein
C] Motion and heat
D] Sweat
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C
|
[
"A",
"B",
"D"
] |
openbookqa
|
|
S is to the left of P and is on the same horizontal plane.
|
What is the relation of the agent S to the agent P?
a. lower-left
b. right
c. lower-right
d. left
e. upper-left
f. above
g. below
h. overlap
i. upper-right
|
d
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c",
"e",
"f",
"g",
"h",
"i"
] |
stepgame
|
If I raised the question, "What would be the last thing you would expect to happen while watching your son's flag football game?" you probably still couldn't come up with what happened to me and my family.
As we were sitting on the sidelines enjoying the game, a low-flying bird came swooping in attempting to land on my daughter's head! It honestly came out of nowhere. We were seated by ourselves on the tree lined side of the field. I was able to calm my daughter's shock and fear once I showed her that the bird was not some wild animal, it was in fact, somebody's pet!
Now, we're sitting at the outdoor fields of the Pontiac Silverdome, far from any populated area, wondering where this very social cockatiel, an Australian parrot could have come from. I walked up to the bird and put out my hand. Immediately, it hopped on and chirped in a friendly way. We looked around us and knew that we could not just leave and suppose that the bird would return to where it came from. This was a very
bird that needed help or it would not survive.
The flag football game had ended so we walked the bird over to other groups of adults and asked if they knew of anyone who had lost a bird. All the kids were excited about the bird and fed it with some post game snacks. The bird's nails were getting long and he was looking pretty dirty, so we knew it had been out here for a long time and was hungry. Since its wings were clipped, it could fly a little but probably not more than 100 yards or so at a try. We all just scratched our heads as a group wondering what to do with the lost bird.
We explained to the kids that this bird needed our help since it was someone's pet and would not know how to get its own food, and it could not fly well since its wings were clipped. The kids understood, and all of them wanted to take the bird home! The parents however, knew this was not a good choice as one had a large dog, another two cats, etc. We explained to the kids that one of us could take the bird home for the night and then bring it to the Humane Society in the morning in hopes to connect it to its owners. We couldn't keep the bird. It wasn't ours. This was tough for the kids to understand at first. We couldn't just leave the bird either. There was no way it could attend itself. The group of us sat around the Silverdome practice fields for quite a while trying to determine the best course of choice for the lost bird. It was getting dark out but no one was willing to leave that parking lot until we had a game plan for how to help the bird.
The owner of the football league, Chris Novak, offered to take the bird. It was extremely nice of him and he really stepped in to help while all the rest of us who had kids tugging on our shirts and begging to take it home. We took a box and put a bunch of holes in it and he brought it home for the night. Another mom went online and found a family that had lost a bird that looked just like the one we'd found. She emailed the info to Chris who got in touch with the family and the next day, reunited the bird with the family that lost it almost 3 weeks earlier! When Chris emailed us to let us know, we could not believe that this bird had traveled from The Rochester Tienken area all the way to the Silverdome!
We were so happy to be able to save this bird and get it back to its family. I showed my kids the email about how the other family got their pet back. The family has 3 kids who were so happy to see their bird. My kids realized what a nice ending this story had. Not only had we been able to save this bird's life, but we were able to bring it back to the family that loves and misses him.
The life lesson in the missing bird story seemed to miss its mark with my kids at first. They were a little bummed out that they couldn't keep the lost bird. I explained to them that when an animal or someone needs help, you just can't turn a blind eye and hope everything works out OK. The "lost bird incident" was also a reminder to them that teamwork and the kindness of strangers can make a world of difference and that a group of well-meaning strangers can work together to help someone. It wasn't a heroic act, but one that I knew had sunk in with my kids when they realized that trying to help was the best and only real course of action.
|
What did the author want to tell in the text?
* How to help a lost parrot to find home.
* How a parrot can fly a long distance from home.
* The experience of watching a football games.
* The importance of teamwork and helping others.
|
The experience of watching a football games.
|
[
"How to help a lost parrot to find home.",
"How a parrot can fly a long distance from home.",
"The importance of teamwork and helping others."
] |
race
|
Richard Gray was a famous explorer. He was also a millionaire. He had visited every country in the world. He had crossed Antarctica, flown across the Atlantic by balloon, and climbed Mount Everest. Last year he decided to walk across Death Valley, the hottest place on Earth. He walked for days over the hot desert sand. One night he found the camp where he had been the night before. Gray had walked in a circle. He was lost.
Two days later he had drunk all his water. He couldn't walk. He crawled to the top of a sand dune , and there he saw a man. The man was wearing smart, clean trousers, a white shirt and a tie. Gray crawled over to him.
"Water...water..."he said.
"I'm terribly sorry, old boy,"replied the man,"but I haven't got any water with me."
"Help me!"shouted Gray,"I'm a rich man...a millionaire...I'll give you anything."
"That's very nice of you, old boy,"said the man."Look, I can't give you any water, but would you like to buy my tie?"
"A tie? Of course not!" screamed Gray, and crawled away. He _ led slowly up the next sand dune. His mouth was full of sand. His lips were cracked and dry. He couldn't breathe. He reached the top of the dune and there he saw a huge good hotel. Girls were swimming in the large swimming pool. Beautiful fountains were all around the hotel.
"Is it a mirage ?"he thought."Am I dying?"He stood up and staggered down the dune.
A waiter in a shining white uniform came out of the door.
"Water...water...a bath! Food!" screamed Gray.
"I'm sorry, but you can't come into his hotel,"said the waiter.
"Why not? I've got plenty of money...I'm a millionaire."
"Ah,"replied the waiter,"but you aren't wearing a tie!"
|
The famous explorer _ .
* had walked across Death Valley
* had ever been a millionaire
* had crossed Antarctica and the Atlantic by balloon.
* had traveled all over the world
|
had ever been a millionaire
|
[
"had walked across Death Valley",
"had crossed Antarctica and the Atlantic by balloon.",
"had traveled all over the world"
] |
race
|
It may be one of Britain's most successful exports - Miss World. This 53-year-old event took place in China last week and attracted over 120 women worldwide with knockout looks in a mad struggle for the crown.
Traditional values have long kept the Chinese, especially women, from displaying beauty. But Chinese people have now changed their attitude toward beauty contest, although some men will still be shouting that the winner is no more beautiful than his wife or his former girl friend or even his mother in a sour tone. But such men are not shouting for the right reason. The question to be asked is : Why isn't there a Mr. World Beauty Contest?
And a further question to be asked is: Does taking part in a beauty contest show a woman's courage, wisdom and liberation or rather the opposite - a forced choice and a revolting act made under conditions of long-term discrimination?
Organizers of such beauty contests claim that the contestants are judged on qualities other than just their physical appearance. But still no answer is given to why there isn't a Mr. Beauty or a Mr. World Contest? Or at least, why isn't that kind of contest popular? Why is it that only women's "qualities" need to be recognized but not men's?
Think about who is always standing beside a fancy car on show? Is it a boy or a girl? And this is how "qualities" are judged: if the girl looks good, there is little reason why the car beside her is not of high quality.
The beauty contests go on year after year, with winners enjoying fame which quickly disappears. While such events go on and on, what never changes is the routine practice that in every fancy car show, a girl stands beside a fancy car. What never changes is the need to hold a women's conference every year to appeal for the promotion of respect for and improvement of women. What never changes is the fate of women as a class. So let's put more time and resources into trying to change all this rather than holding beauty contests.
|
Miss World Beauty Contest in Britain has a history of _ .
a: about half a year
b: about half a century
c: 120 years
d: 100 years
|
b
|
[
"a",
"c",
"d"
] |
race
|
The ancients had a tradition of "death is like life", so the necessities of life must be provided, and natural money is indispensable.
|
From this text we can infer:
- The ancients must have attached great importance to money
- The ancients would give the dead some money
- Money may remain in ancient tombs
- The deceased's money should be fully buried
|
The ancients would give the dead some money
|
[
"The ancients must have attached great importance to money",
"Money may remain in ancient tombs",
"The deceased's money should be fully buried"
] |
logiqa
|
Almost every Chinese person can recite the two lines of the famous poem, " _ ". But sadly, many of us don't actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don't waste food.
A CCTV program reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year. Do we have too much food? Absolutely not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2011, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger every year.
Chinese people are well-known for being friendly and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table. Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food?
1. Don't order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.
2. Don't leave any food in your bowls while having meals.
3. Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don't buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.
|
Which of the following is NOT true?
1) The food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.
2) Many Chinese feel that they lose face if guests have eaten all the food on the table.
3) A number of people have realized the importance of saving food.
4) 200 million children die of hunger every year.
|
3
|
[
"1",
"2",
"4"
] |
race
|
Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It is said that our body movements communicate about 50 percent of what we really mean while words only express 7 percent. So, while your mouth is closed, your body is just saying.
Arms. How you hold your arms shows how open and receptive you are to people you meet. If you keep your arms to the sides of your body or behind your back, this suggests you are not afraid of taking on whatever comes your way. Outgoing people generally use their arms with big movements, while quieter people keep them close to their bodies. If someone upsets you, just cross your arms to show you're unhappy.
Head. When you want to appear confident, keep your head level. If you are a monitor in class, you can also take on this position when you want your words to be taken seriously. However, to be friendly in listening or speaking, you must move your head a little.
Legs. Your legs tend to move around a lot more than normal when you are nervous or telling lies. If you are at interviews, try to keep them still.
Posture .A good posture makes you feel better about yourself. If you are feeling down>> you normally don't sit straight, with your shoulders inwards. This makes breathing more difficult, which can make you feel nervous or uncomfortable.
Mouth. When you are thinking, you often purse your lips. You might also use this position to hold back an angry comment you don't wish to show. However, it will probably still be noticed, and people will know you're not pleased
Face. When you lie, you might put on a false face. But that expression would crack briefly, allowing displays of true emotions such as happiness, sadness, disgust and fear to come through.
|
Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
a) Arms tell more than legs
b) Body movements give away secrets of mind
c) Body language, the most commonly used language
d) Facial expressions tell the truth
|
b
|
[
"a",
"c",
"d"
] |
race
|
Two blocks, named HHH and LLL exist. Block HHH has a little purple star. A little red hexagon and a little red pentagon are inside this block. The little red pentagon is on the left side of the little red hexagon. Below the little red hexagon there is the little purple star. This thing is to the left-hand side of the little red pentagon. A medium purple hexagon and a medium grey star are covered by block LLL. The medium purple hexagon touches and a large purple pentagon is to the left of a medium grey pentagon. Block LLL has the medium grey pentagon. This block contains the large purple pentagon. This block contains a little red pentagon. To the right of the medium grey star is the medium grey pentagon.
|
Where is the little red hexagon relative to the little red pentagon in HHH?
A: tpp
B: above
C: tppi
D: near
E: right
F: far
G: ntppi
|
E
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C",
"D",
"F",
"G"
] |
spartun
|
How can I scoop kitty litter out of the box without a litter scooper?
a. Take a fly swatter to scoop out the pieces of poop and pee from the litter.
b. Take a litter scooper to scoop out the pieces of poop and pee from the litter.
|
a
|
[
"b"
] |
piqa
|
|
Taiwanese fishing boats that sailed to the Diaoyu Islands to protest Japan's "purchase" of part of the islands completed their voyage Tuesday morning and have set sail for home.
Local media reported that the boats finished their protest at 9:15 a.m. and are expected to return to a port in northeast Taiwan's Yilan county at noon Wednesday.
Although the boats originally numbered 75,they were joined at sea by other boats from different parts of Taiwan, raising the total number to about 100 vessels. Organizers said the voyage was made to protect Taiwanese fishing rights in nearby waters and to protest Japan's "purchase" of part of the Diaoyu Islands.
The Japanese government announced a plan to "purchase" part of the islands earlier this month despite repeated protests from the Chinese government. The action aroused demonstrations
across China as well as consumers' boycott of Japanese products in recent weeks. Local authorities in Taiwan have also protested the move.
"Japan's purchase and nationalization of China's Diaoyu Islands is putting China-Japan economic and trade ties at risk due to man-made factors." An official spokesman from Beijing warned .
China-Japan economic and trade relations was back on track in 1952 when the two countries signed their first non-governmental trade agreement. Currently, China has been Japan's largest trade partner since 2007 while Japan is China's fourth largest trade partner, after the EU, U.S. and the ASEAN. Meanwhile, China is the biggest destination for Japanese exports and biggest source of imports. In the first half of 2012, Japan's exports to China totaled 73.54 billion U.S. dollars, down 6.2 percent from the same period last year, while its import from China was 91.29 billion U.S. dollars, up 7 percent from the same period last year.
Now, China-Japan economic and trade relations are at a crossroads. Negotiation could be the way out of the rift.
|
Where can you probably find this passage?
* Textbook
* Newspaper
* Magazine
* Scientific report
|
Magazine
|
[
"Textbook",
"Newspaper",
"Scientific report"
] |
race
|
It is often necessary to release a fish, that is, set it free after catching, because it is too small, or you just don't want to take it home to eat. In some cases, releasing fish is a good measure that will help keep fish variety and build their population size. The Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) encourages fishermen who practice catch-and-release fishing to use a few simple skills when doing so. The advice provided below will help make sure that the fish you release will survive to bite again another day.
--When catching a fish, play it quickly and keep the fish in the water as much as possible.
Don't' use a net in landing the fish and release it quickly to prevent it from dying.
--Hold the fish gently. Do not put your fingers in its eyes. Don't wipe the scales off the fish because it might cause it to develop a disease and reduce its chance of survival.
--Remove your hook quickly. If the hook is too deep or hooked in the stomach, cut the line and leave the hook in. The hook left inside will cause no serious problem to the fish.
--Take good care of the fish by moving it gently in water . Release the fish when it begins to struggle and is able to swim.
--Do not hold fish in a bucket or some other containers and later decide to release it. If you are going to release a fish, do so right away.
With a little care and by following the suggestions given above, you can give the released fish a better chance of survival.
|
A proper way to release a fish is to _ .
A) keep it in a bucket for some time
B) let it struggle a little in your hand
C) take the hook out of its stomach
D) move it in water till it can swim
|
A
|
[
"B",
"C",
"D"
] |
race
|
The best form of head for making watermelon
|
Which of the following best matches the statement above?
* The microwave oven is the best for making them.
* The wood oven is the best for making watermelon treats.
|
The microwave oven is the best for making them.
|
[
"The wood oven is the best for making watermelon treats."
] |
piqa
|
We have three blocks, A, B and C. Block A is to the left of C. Block C is above B. Block A has one big yellow circle. Block B contains one big blue circle. One medium blue circle is also touching the bottom edge of this block. It also contains a medium yellow circle. The big blue circle is above the medium yellow circle. To the right of the medium yellow circle is the medium blue circle. It is far from the big shape which is above the medium yellow circle. Block C contains one big black square.
|
Which object is below a black object? the big yellow circle or the big blue circle?
|
The big blue circle
|
[
"The big yellow circle ",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
There exist two boxes, called DDD and EEE. Box EEE is to the south of box DDD. Away from this box there is box DDD with a midsize white rectangle. This box covers another midsize white rectangle. Midsize white rectangle number one touches midsize white rectangle number two. Box EEE covers a midsize white rectangle.
|
Does a midsize white shape touch a midsize white rectangle?
A) Yes
B) No
|
A
|
[
"B"
] |
spartun
|
She gave me a weird look that said , ' This girl is mad . I do n't even know her and she 's just invited me to live with her ' , politely replied , ' Oh , I 'll be okay at the hostel ' , and hotfooted it out of the shop . About 3 weeks later I bumped into her again and asked her how it was going . She had got a job as a hostess in one of the local snack bars and was still staying at the hostel and well , she complained about the 10 pm curfew so I again offered her the option of staying with me , for free , cos well , ' I do n't have to pay any rent . It 's great !
|
Why is the female upset at her living arrangement ?
A. It has a tight curfew .
B. It has a lot of creeps living there .
C. It has a lot of facilities issues .
D. It is in a bad location .
|
A
|
[
"B",
"C",
"D"
] |
cosmos
|
She thought for a moment and then said : " Perhaps we can send you some through the mail . " I expressed skepticism . What if the parcel got lost ? What if customs did not allow the shipping of fresh cheese ?
|
What may be the reason why I am skeptical ?
A. I think we should send it by mail .
B. I do not want the cheese .
C. None of the above choices .
D. I am concerned about the package .
|
D
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C"
] |
cosmos
|
What makes food for themselves and other organisms?
* Agriculture
* Honeybees
* Water
* Sunlight
* Most plants
* Viruses
* Conifers
* Chlorophyll
|
Most plants
|
[
"Agriculture",
"Honeybees",
"Water",
"Sunlight",
"Viruses",
"Conifers",
"Chlorophyll"
] |
qasc
|
|
She needs to visit a bookshop after buying the latest fashion, where should she look?
- Student union
- Mall
- Department store
- Library
- Town or city
|
Mall
|
[
"Student union",
"Department store",
"Library",
"Town or city"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
|
Nancy and Peter like sports. In summer they swim and in winter they ski. They are planning a ski trip for this weekend, but they don't know about the weather. It's 7:30 now, and they are listening to the weather report on the radio. The weatherman is giving the weather for the weekend.
"Friday is going to be cold and cloudy, but it's not going to rain. It's going to snow on Friday night and maybe Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon and Sunday are going to be cold and sunny." Now Nancy and Peter are excited. The weather is going to be good for a ski trip. They are going to have a wonderful weekend in the mountains.
|
When is it going to snow?
* On Saturday night
* On Friday morning
* On Friday night
* On Saturday afternoon
|
On Friday morning
|
[
"On Saturday night",
"On Friday night",
"On Saturday afternoon"
] |
race
|
The object Y is upper and slightly to the left of the object V. The object H is positioned directly above the object N. The object Z is upper and slightly to the left of the object Y. The object O is lower and slightly to the left of the object V. O is at a 45 degree angle to R, in the upper lefthand corner. R is on the upper right of G. Object N is below object Z and to the left of it, too.
|
What is the relation of the agent G to the agent Y?
1] lower-right
2] upper-left
3] overlap
4] upper-right
5] right
6] below
7] above
8] lower-left
9] left
|
6
|
[
"1",
"2",
"3",
"4",
"5",
"7",
"8",
"9"
] |
stepgame
|
There are three blocks, A, B and C. One small yellow triangle, one small yellow circle and one medium blue circle are in block A. Above and to the left of the medium blue circle there is the small yellow triangle. The small yellow circle is touching the right edge of this block. The medium blue circle is touching the right edge of this block. This block also has a medium blue triangle. The small yellow triangle is near to and below the medium blue triangle. To the right of and below the medium blue triangle is the small yellow circle. Then, there is block B which contains one medium black square. Finally, we have block C to the right of block B and to the left of block A. It has one big black triangle, a big black circle and one small yellow circle. It also contains one medium black triangle. The big black circle is to the right of and near to the medium black triangle. The small yellow circle is near to and to the right of the medium black triangle.. The big black triangle is touching the bottom edge of this block. It is to the right of and below the black shape which is to the right of the medium black triangle.
|
What is to the left of the medium blue triangle? a small yellow triangle or a big black circle?
|
Big black circle
|
[
"Small yellow triangle ",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
Although American children still spend part of their days reading, they are spending less time doing it for pleasure than years ago, with large gaps in proficiency ,according to a recent report.
"It raises an alarm," said Vicky Rideout, the lead author of the report. "We're witnessing a really large drop in reading among teenagers and the speed of that drop is getting faster and faster."
The report found that the percentage of nine-year-old children reading for pleasure once or more per week had dropped from 81 percent in 1984 to 76 percent in 2013, based on government studies. About a third of 13-year-olds and almost half of 17-year-olds reported in one study that they read for pleasure less than twice a year.
Of those who read or are read to, children often spend on average between 30 minutes and an hour daily with that activity, the report found. Older children and teenagers tend to read for pleasure for an equally long time each day.
Rideout warned that there may be differences in how people come across texts and the included studies may not take into account stories read on line or on social media.
The report also found that many young children are struggling with literacy . Only about one-third of fourth grade students are "proficient" in reading and another one-third scored below "basic" in reading skills.
Despite the large percentage of children with below-basic reading skills, reading scores among young children have improved since the 1970s, according to one test that measures reading ability.
The reading scores among 17-year-olds, however, reminded relatively unchanged since the 1790s.
About 46 percent of white children are considered "proficient" in reading, compared with 18 percent of black children and 20 percent of Hispanic kids.
Those gap remained relatively unchanged over the past 20 years, according to the report.
"To go 20 years with no progress in that area is shameful", Rideout said.
The report stresses some behaviors that have been tied to children being more frequent readers. Those behaviors include parents setting aside time to read with their children and parents reading themselves to model good behavior.
|
Which of the following is TRUE about the report findings?
a) Black children have lower proficiency in reading than white children.
b) The gap between black children and white children has narrowed.
c) The reading scores among young children haven't changed.
d) The reading scores among older children have improved.
|
d
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c"
] |
race
|
If you take a call while away from work where are you likely to be?
1. Attracting ducks
2. At work
3. Voice mail
4. Answering machine
5. Office
|
5
|
[
"1",
"2",
"3",
"4"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
|
I do n't want to get overly excited yet , but it did sound like I would quite likely be able to work there again , possibly some other tasks than I used to , though . My supervisor told me she would talk to the store manager and let me know next week or the week after . Sooo , I think I am off to the rehearsal dinner now . It starts in a little over an hour but I want to stop at Starbucks and have to go to the bank as well .
|
Why might they return to their past job ?
- They had been laid off from their current job .
- They are in need of another job .
- None of the above choices .
- They ca n't find a job .
|
They are in need of another job .
|
[
"They had been laid off from their current job .",
"None of the above choices .",
"They ca n't find a job ."
] |
cosmos
|
Called the PURE (Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology) study, this was a very large observational study looking at the link between fat and carbohydrate consumption and longevity in 18 countries across 5 continents. Running for 7 years and involving over 135,000 people, this was a very big study so its conclusions are right to take notice of.
The key finding from the work that attracted the most media attention was that a high carbohydrate diet was linked with a higher risk of earlier mortality, whereas total fat and individual types of fat were related to a lower risk of earlier mortality.
Digging deeper into the study, the research team found that global diets consisted of 61 percent energy coming from carbohydrates and 24 percent energy from fats. And while those in the highest carbohydrate consumption group (a whopping 77 percent of energy) had a higher risk of earlier death, it wasn’t cardiovascular disease they were dying from. What those other causes of death were exactly is unclear. Perhaps getting hit by a car running for a Mars Bar was one of them as a recent commenter on my Facebook page theorised.
A paradigm shift? Not quite
Does this study turn on its head ‘everything we knew about nutrition?’ Not quite. And here’s why.
Before the PURE study, there were many studies showing the opposite link between carbohydrates and longevity. So, when a conflicting study comes along, this grabs the media spotlight for the day.
Here is just one example – a major systematic review and meta-analysis from 2013 involving 17 individual studies and over 242,000 people showing a higher risk of earlier mortality as carbohydrate intake decreased. And this is the problem at times with observational research in that two studies can give polar opposite results so the findings of the PURE study should be seen through this filter.
I’m not going to pick apart the PURE study for its flaws. Such issues are consistent across all observational studies no matter if the conclusions support consensus views or not. What is of value to look at is the positive messages the study gave and how when you look at the full research field, it takes you back to some pretty sensible advice.
|
Who found that global diets consisted of 61 percent energy coming from carbohydrates and 24 percent energy from fats?
|
Researchers in the pure (prospective urban rural epidemiology) study
|
[
"Researchers in the pad study",
"Not enough information",
"Researchers in the pop study"
] |
quail
|
Poster 1
I am a journalist living in Barcelona and I would like to travel exchanging my apartment. I have an apartment in the city center with 2 bedrooms. You can get to the airport by bus or taxi in 20 minutes. And there is a metro station really close to the apartment. The area has many shops , theatres , bars and restaurants.
Poster 2
I am looking forward to exchanging my apartment in Madrid for yours in a nice location in Beijing. It's a really nice apartment in the centre of Madrid, within walking distance of the main attractions. You can walk to the Puertadel Sol, Royal Palace, Opera, Plaza Mayor, etc. in a few minutes ;everything is so close!The apartment has all the facilities and it is very modern.
Poster 3
Hello, I am a Canadian IT professional and accounting student looking for a room in Wudaokou or other areas near Shang Di ( my office location). I want to pay 1,400 RMB to 2,500 RMB depending on the room and location. I can sign a contract for at least three months. My email address: [email protected].
Poster 4
My 21-year-old son Matthew would like to visit China in the spring for three to four weeks. If you can offer him a safe, clean, cost-free place to stay, I will offer you or your family a stay at my second home 28miles outside of Reno, Nevada, USA . This is a single -story home on the edge of the desert. You have access to 70 acres of land, clean air and clean water. Fishing and golfing are available nearby. I will provide transportation to the home, and pick you up when you have finished. My son Matthew is honest, safe and clean-living.
Reply to :hbxdd-3537187673@hous. Craigslist.org.
|
Which poster doesn't involve the exchanging of houses or apartments?
1) Poster 1.
2) Poster 2
3) Poster 3
4) Poster 4
|
3
|
[
"1",
"2",
"4"
] |
race
|
Where are you unlikely to find a taxi?
A) Airport
B) Street
C) Train station
D) Downtown
E) Taxiplane
|
C
|
[
"A",
"B",
"D",
"E"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
|
cells cannot survive without plants replenishing the what
1: Energy.
2: During the day
3: Atmosphere
4: Mountains
5: Rain
6: Heat energy
7: Energy
8: Streams
|
3
|
[
"1",
"2",
"4",
"5",
"6",
"7",
"8"
] |
qasc
|
|
After an initial challenge , we thought both sides agreed that any kind of fight was out of the question and would only end up with people harmed . So , we backed down . When we left , the US soldiers were still waiting outside the elevator . They let all of of pass , and just stared at us as we walked by .
|
Why may have the narrators backed down from the scene ?
* They wanted to get a pass from their superiors .
* None of the above choices .
* They wanted to save lives .
* They wanted to get out of the elevator .
|
They wanted to save lives .
|
[
"They wanted to get a pass from their superiors .",
"None of the above choices .",
"They wanted to get out of the elevator ."
] |
cosmos
|
Words change in meaning when speakers begin using them in new ways. For example, the word peruse once only meant to examine in detail, but it's now also commonly used to mean to look through in a casual manner.
When a word changes in meaning, its correct usage is often debated. Although a newer sense of the word may be more commonly used, many people consider a word's traditional definition to be the correct usage. Being able to distinguish the different uses of a word can help you use it appropriately for different audiences.
Britney perused her notes, carefully preparing for her exam.
The traditional usage above is considered more standard.
David perused the magazine, absentmindedly flipping through the pages.
The nontraditional usage above is now commonly used, but traditional style guides generally advise against it.
|
Which text uses the word factoid in its traditional sense?
1) A reporter for the fairfax daily mail dug up an amusing factoid about fairfax's founder while researching for an article about the town's early years.
2) The fairfax daily mail was forced to issue a retraction after printing a factoid about fairfax's founder. it turned out that the reporter had written the article based on local legend rather than researching the actual history.
|
2
|
[
"1"
] |
scienceqa
|
What can be used as an alternative fuel?
- Toyota
- Energy
- Corn
- Soap
- Space
- Co 2
- Stone
- Trees
|
Corn
|
[
"Toyota",
"Energy",
"Soap",
"Space",
"Co 2",
"Stone",
"Trees"
] |
qasc
|
|
We have two blocks, named AAA and BBB. A medium blue square is inside and a medium yellow square is inside and touching block AAA. Block AAA contains another medium yellow square. Below the medium blue square there is medium yellow square number one. Below medium yellow square number two is the medium blue square. Block AAA is behind block BBB. Block BBB with a medium blue square is below and close to this block. A medium black square is covered by this block. This object touches the medium blue square. Above this object is the medium blue square.
|
Does any block have all medium shapes?
- No
- Yes
|
No
|
[
"Yes"
] |
spartun
|
Scientists study the current conditions of many solar system objects to gain insight into conditions early in the history of Earth. Which phenomenon most closely models current theories of early Earth?
* Liquid forming valleys on mars
* Hundreds of active volcanoes on io
* Rock and ice forming the core of neptune
* Ice covering the entire surface of europa
|
Hundreds of active volcanoes on io
|
[
"Liquid forming valleys on mars",
"Rock and ice forming the core of neptune",
"Ice covering the entire surface of europa"
] |
arc
|
|
For many men, the idea that they have a better sense of direction than women has been improved by a scientific study.
Researchers from Norway scanned on the brains of volunteers as they completed navigation tasks to discover men are more skillful at finding their way because they use a separate part of their brain. According to lead researcher Dr. Cal Pintzka from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), men and women have different navigational strategies.
Med use basic directions--the use of north, south, east and west--during navigation to a greater degree. Men's sense of direction was more effective. They quite simply got to their destination faster. "If they're going to the Students Society building in Trodheim, for example, men usually go into the general direction where it is located." Dr. Pintzka explained.
Women usually orient themselves along a route to get there, for example, go past the hairdresser and then up the street and turn right after the shore.
The study shows that using the basic directions is more efficient because it is a more flexible strategy. The destination can be reached faster because the strategy depends less on where you start.
Meanwhile, the study also shows both men and women use large areas of the brain when they navigate, but some areas were different. The man used the hippocampus more, whereas women use their frontal areas to a greater extent. That degrees with the fact that the hippocampus is necessary to make use of basic directions. Losing one's sense of direction is one of the first symptoms in Alzheimer's disease.
Understanding how men and women use different brain areas and strategies to navigate, researchers will be able to enhance the understand of the disease's development, and develop coping strategies for those already affected.
|
What strategy do men usually take to find a place?
1: Finding out all possible routes.
2: Drawing a general map of the place.
3: Remembering all the landmarks.
4: Making out the general direction.
|
3
|
[
"1",
"2",
"4"
] |
race
|
We met at the main Davenport library . I checked out Anne Frank by Jacqueline Poole and Richard Simmons 's Blast Off 60s workout DVD . Then we went to Mister Money .
|
What type of the relationship could the two people have ?
A: None of the above choices .
B: They are competitors .
C: They are colleagues .
D: They are friends .
|
D
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C"
] |
cosmos
|
What kind of sports impressed you most during your childhood? Maybe racing around the playground or skipping rope for hours would bring you pleasure. At that time you weren't thinking of fitness, you were just thinking of entertainment. But in this age of high-tech home equipment and underused gym memberships, the simple joy of jumping rope has been forgotten. I think rediscovering it probably will give you a total-body exercise.
Although considered an excellent form of exercise, jumping rope has never received widespread acceptance because of two reasons. First,most people recognize jumping rope as an excellent form of cardiovascular exercise, but they also believe that it is simply too difficult. In other words, they don't think they'll be able to continue jumping for the near 20 minutes in order to achieve a beneficial physical effect. Second, many regard it as somewhat boring and overly repetitive --not as something fun or enjoyable.
_ . Instead of doing the usual two-foot bounce over and over again, players good at rope-jumping often change their pattern every 10 or 20 jumps. A single bounce, a double -bounce , a skip, a knee-up, side swings , as well as a variety of other easy-to-learn free-style rope-jumping .
Nowadays researchers are discovering that jumping rope also prepares the brain for learning . It is an exercise allowing both brain hemispheres to perform equallyto each other . In short, jumping rope can be a life-long activity requiring little equipment, time and space , yet leading to a much healthier life.
|
According to the researchers , jumping rope _ .
* is suitable for students only
* helps both brain hemispheres work together
* only prepares the brain for learning
* can be dangerous for old people
|
only prepares the brain for learning
|
[
"is suitable for students only",
"helps both brain hemispheres work together",
"can be dangerous for old people"
] |
race
|
I really must condition myself to keep my pie hole shut more often . Sometimes , it just pays to listen and keep my comments to myself . I had a rather ... awkward start to my day yesterday .
|
What may happen next in speaker 's story ?
1: They will explain why their month has been awkward .
2: They will explain why their morning was so awkward yesterday .
3: They will explain what they have learned by keeping their mouth shut .
4: None of the above choices .
|
2
|
[
"1",
"3",
"4"
] |
cosmos
|
Global Positioning Systems(GPS) are now a part of everyday driving in many countries. These satellite-based systems provide turn-by-turn directions to help people get to where they want to go. But, they can also cause a lot of problems, send you to the wrong place or leave you completely lost. Many times, the driver is to blame. Sometimes a GPS error is responsible. Most often, says Barry Brown, it is a combination of the two.
We spoke to Mr. Brown by Skype . He told us about an incident involving a friend who had flown to an airport in the eastern United States. There he borrowed a GPS-equipped car to use during his stay. BARRY BROWN: "And they just plugged in an address and then set off to their destination. And, then it wasn't until they were driving for thirty minutes that they realized they actually put in a destination back on the West Coast where they lived. They actually put their home address in. So again, the GPS is kind of 'garbage in garbage out'."
Mr Brown says this is a common human error. But, he says, what makes the problem worse has to do with some of the shortcomings, or failures, of GPS equipment. BARRY BROWN: "One problem with a lot of the GPS units is that they have a very small screen and they just tell you the next turn. Because they just give you the next turn, sometimes that means that it is not really giving you the overview that you would need to know that it's going to the wrong place."
Barry Brown formerly served as a professor with the University of California, San Diego. While there, he worked on a project with Eric Laurier from the University of Edinburgh. The two men studied the effects of GPS devices on driving by placing cameras in people's cars. They wrote a paper based on their research. It is called "The Normal, Natural Troubles of Driving with GPS."
It lists several areas where GPS systems can cause confusion for drivers. These include maps that are outdated, incorrect or difficult to understand. They also include timing issues related to when GPS commands are given.
Barry Brown says, " To make GPS systems better we need a better understanding of how drivers, passengers and GPS systems work together."
|
What is the disadvantage of small screens in GPS equipment according to the text?
- They often break down suddenly.
- They just provide the next turn.
- They make drivers tired easily.
- They are harmful to eyes.
|
They often break down suddenly.
|
[
"They just provide the next turn.",
"They make drivers tired easily.",
"They are harmful to eyes."
] |
race
|
To protect you and your fellow passengers, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is required by law to check all checked baggage. As part of this process, some bags are opened and checked. Your bag was among those selected for check.
During the check, your bag and its contents may have been searched for items forbidden by law such
as fireworks, fuels, gunpowder, etc. At the completion of the check, the contents were returned to your bag, which was resealed with a "special" lock.
If the TSA screener was unable to open your bag for check because it was locked, the screener may have been forced to break the locks on your bag. TSA sincerely regrets having to do this, and has taken care to reseal your bag upon completion of check. However, TSA is not _ for damage to your locks resulting from this necessary security precaution .
For packing tips and other suggestions that may assist you during your next trip, visit: WWW.TSATravelTips.us.
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation. If you have questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to contact the Transportation Security Administration Consumer Response Center:
Phone: toll-free at (866) 289-9673
Email: [email protected]
|
The passage is trying to _ .
a: introduce one of the security acts
b: warn against the damage of locking the baggage
c: persuade people to contact TSA
d: tell people about baggage check
|
b
|
[
"a",
"c",
"d"
] |
race
|
How to cut the pieces for your DIY saw attachment?
- Cut your glass bottle to the desired length and make sure the lid of the bottle can be secured in the rotary tool. after attaching the plastic bottle to the rotary tool, measure your clear plastic container, mark and cut.
- Cut your plastic bottle to the desired length and make sure the lid of the bottle can be secured in the rotary tool. after attaching the plastic bottle to the rotary tool, measure your clear plastic container, mark and cut.
|
Cut your plastic bottle to the desired length and make sure the lid of the bottle can be secured in the rotary tool. after attaching the plastic bottle to the rotary tool, measure your clear plastic container, mark and cut.
|
[
"Cut your glass bottle to the desired length and make sure the lid of the bottle can be secured in the rotary tool. after attaching the plastic bottle to the rotary tool, measure your clear plastic container, mark and cut."
] |
piqa
|
|
All the housewives who went to the new supermarket had one great ambition: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping.For this was what the notice just inside the entrance promised.It said: "Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods.This May Be Your Lucky Day!"
For several weeks Mrs. Edwards hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky customer.Unlike her friends, she never gave up hoping.The cupboards in kitchen were full of things which she did not need.Her husband tried to advise her against buying things but failed.She dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would approach her and say: "Madam, this is Your Lucky Day.Everything in your basket is free."
One Friday morning, after she had finished her shopping and had taken it to her car, she found that she had forgotten to buy any tea.She dashed back to the supermarket, got the tea and went towards the cash-desk.As she did so, she saw the manager of the supermarket approach her."Madam," he said, holding out his hand, "I want to congratulate you! You are our lucky customer and everything you have in your basket is free!"
|
Mrs. Edwards _ .
1. is always very lucky
2. gets disappointed easily
3. had no friends
4. hoped to get free shopping
|
3
|
[
"1",
"2",
"4"
] |
race
|
There exists one block named AAA. A big triangle is covered by block AAA. Block AAA contains a big square. Over the triangle is the square.
|
What is the position of AAA regarding the big triangle?
a. tppi
b. tpp
c. ntppi
d. front
e. po
f. right
g. left
|
a
|
[
"b",
"c",
"d",
"e",
"f",
"g"
] |
spartun
|
There are three blocks. We call them A, B and C. Block A has one big yellow circle. Then, there is block B with a small black square in it. Finally, below block B we have block C which is to the right of block A. It contains one small blue circle, a small yellow square and one medium blue square. One medium yellow circle is also in this block. Below the medium blue square and the medium yellow circle is the small blue circle. Near to the medium yellow circle there is the small yellow square. The medium blue square is above and near to the medium yellow circle.
|
Which object is to the right of a yellow circle? the small blue circle or the small yellow square?
|
Both of them
|
[
"The small blue circle ",
"The small yellow square ",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
S is to the right and above I at an angle of about 45 degrees. The object G is upper and slightly to the right of the object P. O is at a 45 degree angle to S, in the upper righthand corner. Z is diagonally right and below N. O and G are side by side with O to the right and G to the left. I is below and to the left of N.
|
What is the relation of the agent O to the agent G?
* overlap
* left
* below
* lower-left
* upper-left
* lower-right
* above
* right
* upper-right
|
right
|
[
"overlap",
"left",
"below",
"lower-left",
"upper-left",
"lower-right",
"above",
"upper-right"
] |
stepgame
|
The United States of America is the most culturally diverse country in the world in terms of culture religion, ethnicity and sexual orientation. As a combination of various races and cultures, America is home to all. The culture here is so unique that citizens can be just as proud of their original cultural heritage as they are to be American.
What is now the US was initially inhabited by native people until the land was settled by various European groups and African slaves. Since the 20th century, the country has become a heaven for people from all over the globe .
The arrival of immigrants has shifted populations from rural areas into cities because immigrants tend to settle in urban areas. At present, 81 percent of the inhabitants in the US live in cities.
Cultural and ethnic diversity adds a unique flavor to cities that is expressed through distinct neighborhoods, restaurants, places of worship, museums, nightlife and multicultural learning environments.
Unique musical forms, such as jazz, rock and roll, Chicano music, and the blues, grow in the US by mixing a variety of culturally distinct musical traditions to create a new form.
At the executive level, the country is headed by a mixedrace president; two posts on the Supreme Court are held by members of the country's two largest minorities.There is also diversity in state and local governments.
Without its rich mixture of races and cultures, America would not be the nation that it is today. Founded upon the basis of equality and freedom, America acts as a stage where different cultures not only coexist peacefully, but develop well.
|
We would most probably read this passage in a book about _ .
A) history
B) science
C) culture
D) amusement
|
C
|
[
"A",
"B",
"D"
] |
race
|
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