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This is a true story. Tristin Saghin enjoyed the movie Black Hawk Down very much,which is about the conflict in Somalia.The battle scenes and the exciting rescues of people who are dying,interested him greatly.
There was just one problem:Tristin was only 9 years old,and it was thought that movie was not for children. When his parents caught him watching it on TV,they made him turn it off,though he had finished his homework and it was not late. Then one day,Tristin and his family were visiting his grandmother in Mesa,Arizona. Tristin's 2yearold sister got out of the house and fell in the backyard pool. Realizing the little girl was missing,the family ran outside,only to find the girl had fallen into the water.
Pulled from the pool and placed on the ground,the child wasn't breathing. The family called the ambulance ,but no one knew how to do first aid. No one,that is,except for Tristin. A scene in Black Hawk Down describes a doctor giving first aid. Tristin remembered it. Then the 9yearold gave first aid to his sister at once and saved her life.
His parents don't stop him seeing the movies he likes any more. Tristin taught himself how to do first aid but he had never thought he could use it to save his little sister's life. Any skill can be used in time,so you should always learn.
|
The author's purpose in writing the text is to advise readers to _ .
* see more movies
* do what they like
* learn more skills
* save others bravely
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do what they like
|
[
"see more movies",
"learn more skills",
"save others bravely"
] |
race
|
We have one block named HHH. A large purple star and a medium red hexagon are covered by block HHH. Block HHH cover a medium purple star and a large red star. A large purple hexagon is inside this block. The large purple hexagon and the large purple star are to the left-hand side of the large red star.Over the medium red hexagon is the large purple hexagon. Above the large purple star there is the medium red hexagon. The medium purple star is below this object.
|
Where is the medium purple star relative to HHH?
1: ec
2: below
3: tpp
4: ntpp
5: front
6: dc
7: right
|
3
|
[
"1",
"2",
"4",
"5",
"6",
"7"
] |
spartun
|
there are two posters on the wall at the back , and there is a bookshelf with a lot of boxes and folders on the left .
|
Is the Desks in front of the Pictures?
a) Yes
b) No
|
a
|
[
"b"
] |
resq
|
One time I was walking my puppy (profile pic) who was then around 5 months, with my mum and grandma. By the time we were about to reach our house, we spot two dogs, a German Shepherd and a Husky, both male, on the other side of the street sniffing around with no owner in sight. I was ready to hightail out of there with my dog, but I knew if I ran they would chase, so we formed a wall in front of her to hide her. Of course she decides to stick out her head and start barking. Those two dogs whipped their heads so fast and came running towards us to see her. Since she is a puppy she has zero impulse control and starts throwing herself at them, at their backs, face, plus the fact that she doesn’t like being sniffed at her rear (which they are trying very hard to get to). Here I am nervously sweet talking to them, my voice trembling saying good boys. My grandma is her despair grabs the GS’s neck, and his hair bristled and growled for a second before turning back to our pup. At this point my baby girl is sitting down with her tail tucked close, ears flattened, and head down. I thought “Dear Lord someone’s losing a limb today.” When suddenly this car comes pulling up and this man comes out with a leash, the owner. He practically had to wrestle the GS into the car. A woman in a pickup truck comes next trying to get the husky but he ran away again, but my mom didn’t care, she scooped up our pup and ran, the leash trailing behind her, and even my grandma who has troubles in her knees speed walked. My mom would later laugh at me because I became so pale and because I tried to baby talk a dog to leave us alone.
|
After the end of this story, the women with the puppy will probably
|
Be more cautious when walking their dog
|
[
"Not enough information",
"Be happy about the almost attack",
"Let their dog run off leash"
] |
quail
|
To make sure water condenses into the cup in the center.
|
Which of the following best matches the statement above?
* Place the cup in the black bucket in the center. put seawater around it and sealing with plastic and rubber band. place a small pebble on top of the plastic so it points downward.
* Place the cup in the black bucket in the center. put seawater around it and sealing with plastic and rubber band. place small pebbles around the plastic so it points downward.
|
Place the cup in the black bucket in the center. put seawater around it and sealing with plastic and rubber band. place a small pebble on top of the plastic so it points downward.
|
[
"Place the cup in the black bucket in the center. put seawater around it and sealing with plastic and rubber band. place small pebbles around the plastic so it points downward."
] |
piqa
|
I decided to go back to school in the fall of 2008 after not being happy with my current job and financial status. I obtained my Associate's Degree in May 2002 in Commercial Arts. After graduation, I had trouble obtaining a job in that field. For years, I was going from one job to another feeling unfilled, and I was not satisfied with the instability.
I decided to go back to school for either International Business or Psychology. I weighed the pros and cons of both professions and Psychology won. I like helping my friends and family, when they go through hard situations in their life by giving them sound advice and being honest with them. Also, I was interested in "the mind".
I was searching for online schools because my work schedule at my current job would not allow me to attend a regular class. I was nervous about starting online classes because I heard mixed stories from other friends who were taking online classes. I decided to do it anyway to experience something different. I wanted to find an online school that was affordable and reputable. Through my search, I discovered Walden University, which is specially for working adults who want to obtain a bachelor's degree or higher. The process of getting accepted was easy, which included writing an essay on why I wanted to attend their school, transferring my previous credits, etc.
I am currently enrolled in the Bachelors program for psychology, and I am paying for college via financial-aid loans and grants. This experience has been interesting yet trying as sometimes it was difficult to balance work, school and home life. I learned a lot about psychology and myself. For example, I like writing about current events, relationships and traveling. I thought my English composition was ordinary, but after taking a few classes at Walden University, I improved my English composition and it made me feel confident enough to start writing professionally so I became a freelance writer. Currently, I am only three classes away from obtaining my Bachelor's Degree in Psychology! It was one of the best decisions I made in my life.
|
What did the author study originally when he was in college?
A. English Composition
B. Psychology
C. Commercial Arts
D. International Business
|
B
|
[
"A",
"C",
"D"
] |
race
|
We have three blocks. We call them A, B and C. Block A is below C and block C is to the left of B. Block A contains a medium blue circle. Block B contains one small black triangle. There is also one big blue triangle touching the right edge of this block. To the right of and above the small black triangle there is the big blue triangle. And block C contains a medium black square, one big blue triangle and one medium blue triangle. The medium black square is to the left of, far from and above the big blue triangle. It is above the medium blue triangle.
|
What is above the circle? a medium blue triangle or a medium black square?
|
Both of them
|
[
"Medium blue triangle ",
"Medium black square ",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
He would probably disown the child and never talk to him / her again . How awful . You know , bitching about this should make me feel better , but I just go in circles because it makes no difference what I say on here . The wedding is still on and now set in stone since the place was reserved ... the primrose cottage .
|
Which of the following is true of him ?
* He went in circles .
* He is a bad father .
* He feels better .
* None of the above choices .
|
He is a bad father .
|
[
"He went in circles .",
"He feels better .",
"None of the above choices ."
] |
cosmos
|
X and O are next to each other with X on the left and O on the right. K presents upper right to E. X is sitting at the upper left position to P. O is directly south west of E. B is sitting at the 12:00 position to K.
|
What is the relation of the agent X to the agent O?
- right
- above
- left
- overlap
- upper-left
- upper-right
- below
- lower-right
- lower-left
|
left
|
[
"right",
"above",
"overlap",
"upper-left",
"upper-right",
"below",
"lower-right",
"lower-left"
] |
stepgame
|
Eighth-grader Victoria Bills is talking about money with her classmates. She is worried that a company's stock price could fall. It may be an unusual topic of conversation for a 13-year-old. But at Bills' school in Chicago, US, you hear it all the time.
The Chicago school's 420 students learn about economic . They also get a chance to make money. Each 1stgrade and 5thgrade, students learn the basics of economics and investing .
Then in 6thgrade, they put what they've learned to work. Students join a junior group that manages the $20,000. The group, made up of 12 to 14 students, decides which stocks to buy.
After graduating, students pass on $20,000 to the next 1stgrade class. They keep half of the rest of the money; the other half goes toward improving the school. They can choose to put their money in a college-savings program or take the cash.
In 2007, Bills suggested that her class buy the stock of the Apple computer company. This was just before the iPhone came out. "We bought stock just at the right time," she says. The kids bought Google stock as it reached $400 a share. It is now worth over $500. "It was a good buy," says Myles Gate, 13. He hopes to be a banker one day.
The school's two graduating classes of 2005 and 2006 have each earned about $10,000 in profits .
|
Who manages the $20,000 in the class?
- The teachers.
- The parents.
- The school.
- The students.
|
The school.
|
[
"The teachers.",
"The parents.",
"The students."
] |
race
|
Two blocks, named HHH and LLL exist. Block HHH with a medium red hexagon contains block LLL. A medium purple hexagon is inside and touching and another medium red hexagon is within block HHH. To the south of medium red hexagon number one there is medium red hexagon number two. To the south of and touches this object there is the medium purple hexagon. A medium grey hexagon is inside block LLL. Block LLL covers a medium purple hexagon which is to the south of and touches this shape.
|
What is the position of medium red hexagon number one relative to HHH?
* ntpp
* left
* po
* dc
* near
* below
* right
|
ntpp
|
[
"left",
"po",
"dc",
"near",
"below",
"right"
] |
spartun
|
We have three blocks, A, B and C. Block B is above C and block C is below A. Block A contains a big black circle. To the right of and above a small blue triangle is the big black circle. This block also has a big blue triangle. A medium black triangle is also touching the bottom edge of this block. To the right of the big blue triangle is the medium black triangle. To the right of the big blue triangle there is the big black circle. The medium black triangle is to the left of and below the big black circle. Block B has a small black square. A small yellow circle is below the small black square. Block C has two small yellow circles. Small yellow circle number two is touching the bottom edge of this block. It is below and to the right of a big yellow circle. Small yellow circle number one is near to the big yellow circle.
|
Which object is above a small yellow circle? the medium object that is touching the bottom edge of a block or the small square?
|
Both of them
|
[
"The medium object that is touching the bottom edge of a block ",
"The small square ",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
Once home to the world's largest trading port,East London is a lovely and cultural place to
visit.Here are some of the places of interest there.
Aquarium Beachfront,Esplanade,East London
Tel:705 2637
Open daily:9 a.n5 p.m.
Fish Feeding:daily at 10:30 a.m.and 3:00 p.m
Seal Show:daily at 11:30 a.m.and 3:30 p.m.(Performances are only 10 minutes long.)
Fees:adults-PS9,children(3--16 years)PS5,school /groupsPS3 per person-
This is the o1dest aquarium in the country.It is also a large office for Tourism in East London,supplying booklets and information to the public*
Border Birders Club is one of the programs here.This is a super birding club where the whole family can have a nice Saturday walk around,looking at different types of birds and talking with the friendly members along the way.For more information,look for the notice on the nonce boards outside the Beacon Bay Library and at the Aquarium or call 735 2195*
Calgary Transport Museum
13km from East London on N6 to Stutterheim
Tel:730 7244
Open daily:9 a.m.4 p.m.
Closed:Friday&Christmas Day
Fees:adults-PS5,childrenPS3.
Fine collection of restored horse drawn vehicles,carts,wagons,buggies ,a gypsy caravan and governess cart.
Museum--The East London Museum
Upper Oxford Street(Entrance and parking in Dawson Road)
Tel:743 0686
Fax:743 3127
Open:Monday--Friday 9:30 a.m.5 p.m.;Saturday 2p.m.5p.m.:Sunday
&Public Holidays 11 a.m.4 p.m.
Fee:adultsPS5,childrenPS2,school groups&scholars in uniform are free.
Go on a wonderful adventure into the past.Best known as the home of the Coelacanth &world's only Dodo Egg,the museum also has an excellent display about the rich and color1ful Culture of Xhosa,living in South Africa.There is also a Museum Cafeteria with refreshments.
|
How much would a couple with one child pay to go to The East London Museum?
* PS13
* PS7
* PS23
* PS12
|
PS7
|
[
"PS13",
"PS23",
"PS12"
] |
race
|
how do you clean your windshield?
a] Wipe them down with baby wipes.
b] Push the button to spray water and move your windshield wipers.
|
b
|
[
"a"
] |
piqa
|
|
Offering a powerful new tool against terrorism, researchers have found a way to detect lies in the liar's blushing face. The technique, described in the journal Nature, uses a thermal camera to detect the sudden shift of blood flow in the face. The system performed as a traditional polygraph , the scientists report.
Pushed by technological advances and with fresh interest since Sept.11, the discovery is part of the development in the scientific study of detection. Although the lie remains a mysterious phenomenon, researchers in recent years have found a number of new methods that might take the place of the polygraph, from brain scans, to slight changes in eye movement, to sparks of electrical activity that signal a person has seen a victim or a crime scene before. The new finding says, when a person tells a lie, there is a sudden change of blood to the area around the eyes. Although the change is not ordinary visible, the blood warms the skin, causing bands of color1 to appear through a camera sensitive to heat.
One advantage of the camera can provide answers quickly, and doesn't require a highly trained expert to operate it or explain its results. In theory, this new technology could be used anywhere large numbers of people need to be quickly screened.
But some scientists say the technology would need to be improved before it is ready for use, for it is possible that there are other reactions that cause a sudden change in blood flow in the face and there is also the danger that people will learn to fool the machine, the same way they try to fool polygraph examiners by controlling their breathing or taking drugs to relax themselves.
|
It is NOT true that this new technology _ .
a] is likely to be used widely to screen large number of people
b] is incomparable as a result of perfect development and necessary rests
c] needs to be improved before being put into use
d] faces the danger of being fooled by experienced and drug-taking liars
|
a
|
[
"b",
"c",
"d"
] |
race
|
there is a wooden wall with pictures of two comic figures in the background .
|
Are the kids behind their desks?
- Yes
- No
|
Yes
|
[
"No"
] |
resq
|
Where did that number come from?
Eleven and Twelve
The reason behind the change in number naming is that eleven comes from the German term ainlif, which translates to "one left". Twelve follows the same rule. It comes from twalif--"two left". Why teen is used instead of lif for 13 through 19? There is something sadly lost in history.
911 for US Emergency Calls
Early phones didn't use phone numbers--the operator had to connect your call by hand--and this led to the need for an emergency code . But later phone numbers became popular, that changed. In 1967, 911 was chosen as the nationwide emergency call because it was easy to remember and could be quickly dialed on the phone.
26.2 Miles in a Marathon
The story began with an ancient Greek soldier carrying message from a battlefield in Marathon to Athens. The modern marathon was born as a flagship event in the first Olympic Games, in 1896, with a distance of about 25 miles (40 km), as long as the distance from Marathon to Athens. But race organizers for the 1908 Olympic Games in London wanted to add something special. The race began at Windsor Castle and ended at White City Stadium, with runners finishing only after passing the royal box. The distance was 26.2 miles (42.1 km). And since 1924 this distance has been kept in marathon.
28 Days in February
Before using the Gregorian calendar that we use today, one of the first Roman calendars had only 304 days and ten months (March through December), with six months of 30 days and four of 31 days. The second king of Rome improved the old calendar. He added 50 days for January and February. To make the new months longer, he took one day from each of the 30-day months, making 56 days to divide between January and February (or 28 days each). Later January was given one more day to add up to 355 days a year, but February still had 28 days. That's how it became the shortest month and it stayed that way ever since.
|
How many days were there in each month after the king improved the old calendar?
- 28, 29 or 31.
- 29, 30 or 31.
- 28, 29 or 30.
- 28, 30 or 31.
|
28, 29 or 31.
|
[
"29, 30 or 31.",
"28, 29 or 30.",
"28, 30 or 31."
] |
race
|
We have one box named DDD. This box covers a midsize green rectangle and has another midsize green rectangle. A midsize orange object is inside this box. Midsize green rectangle number one are below the orange object and midsize green rectangle number two.Above the orange shape there is midsize green rectangle number two.
|
Is any midsize thing under midsize green rectangle number two?
a] No
b] Yes
|
b
|
[
"a"
] |
spartun
|
The law of decimals is a kind of psychological bias, which means that people consider the probability distribution of an event in a small sample as a general distribution, and grasp the characteristics of the problem to directly infer the results, without considering the true probability and characteristics of such characteristics. For other reasons.
|
Based on the above definition, which of the following reflects the law of decimals?
- In a coin flip game, even if there are 10 consecutive heads, there is still a 50% chance of a head appearing on the 11th time.
- An investment manager has performed better than others in the past two years, which does not mean that the manager is better than others
- A survey of 100 people on the streets of beijing believes that beijing's house prices are high, so everyone in beijing thinks that beijing's house prices are high
- 60% of babies born in a large hospital at a given time are boys, the situation must be the same in a small hospital
|
A survey of 100 people on the streets of beijing believes that beijing's house prices are high, so everyone in beijing thinks that beijing's house prices are high
|
[
"In a coin flip game, even if there are 10 consecutive heads, there is still a 50% chance of a head appearing on the 11th time.",
"An investment manager has performed better than others in the past two years, which does not mean that the manager is better than others",
"60% of babies born in a large hospital at a given time are boys, the situation must be the same in a small hospital"
] |
logiqa
|
There is a very special wolf that lives in Africa. They are actually called, the African wild dog, of painted dogs.
These animals live in open woodlands, or in the plains of Africa. Today, however, most of the animals can be found in eastern or southern Africa. These animals are beautiful. They have rounded ears instead of pointed like most dogs, and they have four toes on each of their four feet, also a unique characteristic because other dogs have five. Their fine fur is always different from each other. The fur is usually a combination of black, brown, red, and white, and sometimes even yellow. No wonder they're called the painted wolf.
The African wild dog is a very social animal. They live in groups and have numbers from five to about twenty. The members of a group are always very close to one another. They communicate in their own language or body language. When someone is very old or sick, the others will help, and they are willing to share the food with the elders and with those who are weak, which is what we should learn from.
The family does everything together, from raising young, to sleeping together, to hunting. When they hunt, they will work together suing team work to kill animals that are larger than them.
They sometimes hunt farm animals. This is unfortunate, because both poachers , and people who own farms shoot the painted dogs who are just trying to survive.
Before, there used to be many large groups throughout the land, but now the African wild god is very rare. They are also losing their population because of their own loss of habitat thanks to human's farming and forest cutting.
|
Why do African wild dogs get the name "painted dogs"?
a] Artists love to paint them in different colors.
b] They all have colorful fur.
c] The dogs in the same group are of different colors.
d] None of them has the same color.
|
a
|
[
"b",
"c",
"d"
] |
race
|
Man: Excuse me. Uh, I want to get my girlfriend a sweater for her birthday, but I can't find the right one.
Sales Associate: Well, um, what about these over here?
Man: Uh, this one is okay. I like the style, but do you the same thing in a blue, a blue color?
Sales Associate: Um, well, Hmm. I don't ... I don't see a blue one, but about this green one?
Man: Uh, do you have the same thing in a dark green? And what size is this one anyway?
Sales Associate: It's a large.
Man: Oh, my girlfriend wears a small. That won't work.
Sales Associate: Well, what about this red one?
Man: Ummm, it's okay. How much is it? I don't see a price tag.
Sales Associate: Well, let's see. It usually sells for $34, but it's on sale for $16.
Man: Hmm. Okay, I'll take it. Thanks.
|
How much did it cost?
- $26
- $34
- $16
|
$16
|
[
"$26",
"$34"
] |
dream
|
M: Hello, is Jones in? Can I speak to him?
W: Hold on. He is coming.
|
Where does the conversation take place?
A. In a company.
B. In an office.
C. On the phone.
|
C
|
[
"A",
"B"
] |
dream
|
A medium yellow apple is inside and touching and a medium orange apple is in a box called one. A box called two exists in the image. Box two have two medium orange apples. Another box named three contains box one. Disconnected from and east of box two is this box. To the south of this box there is box two.
|
Are all yellow fruits east of all boxes?
- No
- Yes
|
No
|
[
"Yes"
] |
spartun
|
It was then , when he realized that he was actually at the kitchen table . Cocking his head in bewilderment at first , it dawned on Raphael what had happened last night ... at least bits and parts of it . He remembered sulking and self - pitying himself to death , with a fresh taste of refreshment rolling around in his mouth . He also remembered a few of the thoughts and feelings that were surrounding him last night .
|
what may happen if Raphael had not taken rounds of refreshments the previous evening ?
* He would experience a fresh taste in his mouth
* He would not wake up bewildered at the kitchen table
* None of the above choices .
* He would undergo rounds of self - pity
|
He would not wake up bewildered at the kitchen table
|
[
"He would experience a fresh taste in his mouth",
"None of the above choices .",
"He would undergo rounds of self - pity"
] |
cosmos
|
Xiao Ai walked down the street with her sister Xiao Hui. Suddenly Xiao Ai said to Xiao Hui, "Oh, my nephew Xiao Gang is working in the bakery in front of us. Let's buy some bread. " But Xiao Hui said "I do not have a nephew called Xiao Gang. "
|
According to this, Xiao Hui should be Xiaogang's
- Aunt
- Wife
- Mom
- Father's sister
|
Mom
|
[
"Aunt",
"Wife",
"Father's sister"
] |
logiqa
|
There are two boxes, named DDD and EEE. Box DDD contain a tiny white oval, a tiny green dimond and a tiny green oval. Above a large orange oval there is the tiny green dimond. Box DDD covers the large orange oval. Over the tiny green oval there is the object that was above the large orange oval. Box DDD covers another large orange oval. Over the tiny white oval is large orange oval number two. Over, disconnected from and in front of box DDD there is box EEE. A large green oval and a tiny white rectangle are within this box.
|
Are all tiny white ovals behind a large thing?
1] Yes
2] No
|
1
|
[
"2"
] |
spartun
|
The design principle of natural matching refers to the design of products that allow users to understand how to use them at a glance by using the physical environment analogy to cultural standard concepts.
|
According to the above definitions, Which of the following designs do not meet the principles of natural matching design:
a] Control the switches of a row of lights, keeping the order of the switches in line with the order of the lights
b] The design of the steering wheel when driving is to turn the steering wheel clockwise to turn right, and turn the steering wheel counterclockwise to turn left
c] 0 on the phone dialing key is placed in the middle of the last line, which is consistent with the principle of less frequent use of 0
d] When controlling the indoor air-conditioning temperature, press "+" to increase the temperature, and press "-" to decrease the temperature.
|
c
|
[
"a",
"b",
"d"
] |
logiqa
|
what does a hemisphere need to be tilted away from the receive less sunlight?
* H2o
* Heat energy
* Equator
* Energy.
* Clouds
* Our star
* An object
* Energy
|
Our star
|
[
"H2o",
"Heat energy",
"Equator",
"Energy.",
"Clouds",
"An object",
"Energy"
] |
qasc
|
|
Tetley has started selling bottled green tea . At first I was happy and then I realized it was probably sweeter than coke . I looked at the label and , yes , it has a lot of sugar . If you want bottled tea that is n't full of sugar or some kind of artificial sweetener you need to go to the Asian supermarket . When I was in Japan I always had a bottle of green tea at hand .
|
What may happen after I confirm my suspicion about the flavor of the tea .
1: I begin to compare it with other beverages to find one that suits my needs better .
2: I would purchase an entire case of tea so I do n't run out .
3: I would add a little more sugar to the tea to make it sweeter .
4: None of the above choices .
|
1
|
[
"2",
"3",
"4"
] |
cosmos
|
M: Excuse me. Do you know where the post office is?
W: Of course. Go to the corner and turn right. Walk one block and turn right again. The post office is on the corner.
|
Which of the following is TRUE according to the dialogue?
* The man is going to his office.
* The man wants to go to the post office.
* The woman doesn't know how to go to the post office.
|
The man wants to go to the post office.
|
[
"The man is going to his office.",
"The woman doesn't know how to go to the post office."
] |
dream
|
It is obvious that doctors recognize obesity as a health problem. So why is it so hard for them to talk to their patients about it?
The results of two surveys, one of primary care physicians and the other of patients, found that while most doctors want to help patients lose weight and think it is their responsibility to do so, they often don't know what to say.
"So while doctors may tell patients they are overweight, the conversation often ends there," said Christine C. Ferguson, director of the _ . "Patients are not told about the possibility of diabetes ," she said. "And doctors don't feel they have good information to give. They felt that they didn't have adequate tools to address this problem.
The lack of dialogue hurts patients, too. The patient survey, of over 1,000 adults, found that most overweight patients don't even know that they're too heavy. Only 39 percent of overweight people surveyed had ever been told by a health care provider that they were overweight.
Of those who were told they were obese, 90 percent were also told by their doctors to lose weight, the survey found. In fact most have tried to lose weight and may have been successful in the past--and many are still trying, the survey found. And many understand that losing even a small amount of weight can have a positive impact on their health and reduce their risk of obesityrelated diseases like hypertension and diabetes.
Dr. William Bestermann Jr., medical director of Holston Medical Group, in Kingsport, Tenn. , which ranks the 10th in obesity among metropolitan areas in the United States, said the dialogue had to be an ongoing one and could not be dropped after just one mention of the problem. "If you're to be successful with helping your patients lose weight, you have to talk to them at actually every visit about their progress, and find something to encourage them and coach them," he said.
He acknowledged that many doctors tend to be not optimistic.
"Part of this is that there's this common belief, and doctors are burdened by it, too, that overweight people are weak-willed and just don't have any willpower and are selfindulgent and all that business," he said. "If you think that way, you're not going to spend time having a productive conversation."
|
According to the passage, which factor contributes to the lack of dialogue between doctors and patients?
1) Most doctors never think of warning their patients about their weight problem.
2) Many patients tend not to trust their doctors about their weight problem.
3) Most patients are too weak-willed to do anything about their weight.
4) Many doctors find it difficult to persuade overweight people to lose weight.
|
2
|
[
"1",
"3",
"4"
] |
race
|
A block named AAA contains a blue square. A medium black square is covered by this block. This object touches the blue square.
|
Is the blue square within block?
a. No
b. Yes
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b
|
[
"a"
] |
spartun
|
Scraping oneself on a contaminated object may lead to what?
- Superpowers
- Symptoms
- Disease
- Enhanced health
- Blood
- Good fortune
- Bacteria
- Toxins
|
Disease
|
[
"Superpowers",
"Symptoms",
"Enhanced health",
"Blood",
"Good fortune",
"Bacteria",
"Toxins"
] |
qasc
|
|
So you thought the hamburger was the world's most popular fast food? After all, McDonald's Golden Arches span the globe . But no, there is another truly universal fast food, the ultimate fast food. It's easy to make, easy to serve, much more varied than the hamburger, can be eaten with the hands and it's delivered to your front door or served in fancy restaurants. It's been one of America's favourite foods for over 50 years. It is, of course, the pizza.
It's kind of silly to talk about the moment when pizza was "invented". It changed over the years, but one thing's for certain--it's been around for a very long time. The idea of using pieces of flat, round bread as plates came from the Greeks. They called them "plakuntos" and ate them with various simple toppings such as oil, garlic , onions and herbs. The Romans enjoyed eating something similar and called it "picea". By about 1000 AD in the city of Naples, "picea" had become "pizza" and people were experimenting with more toppings: cheese, ham, anchovies and finally the tomato, brought to Italy from Mexico and Peru in the sixteenth century. Naples became the pizza capital of the world. In 1889, King UmbertoIand Queen Margherita heard about pizza and asked to try it. They invited pizza maker, Raffele Esposito, to make it for them. He decided to make the pizza like the Italian flag, so he used red tomatoes, white mozzarella cheese and green basil leaves. The Queen loved it and the new pizza was named "Pizza Margherita" in her honour.
Pizza went to America with the Italians at the end of the nineteenth century. The first pizzeria in the United States was opened in 1905 at 53 Spring Street, New York City, by Gennaro Lombardi. But the popularity of pizza really exploded when American soldiers returned from Italy after World WarII and raved about "that great Italian dish". Americans are now the greatest producers and consumers of pizza in the world.
|
Why are Mexico and Peru important in the development of pizza?
a. Because pizza first became popular in these countries.
b. Because one topping was brought to Italy from these countries.
c. Because pizza was invented in these countries.
d. Because people there are the greatest consumers of pizza.
|
c
|
[
"a",
"b",
"d"
] |
race
|
"Eat your breakfast. It's the most important meal of the day!" Why are parents always saying that?
Well, a person is like a car. After a long night of sleeping, there is no fuel in your fuel tank . Breakfast is like the fuel. It makes you work or walk on the road.
What should you eat? Any breakfast is better than no breakfast, but try not to have hamburgers or dessert all the time. They don't have the necessary nutrients . And if you have a hamburger for breakfast, you won't feel full for long.
Try to eat all kinds of foods like grains, fruit, vegetables and drink some milk. Oh, try to eat more apples because an apple a day can help to keep the doctor away.
|
From the passage, we know people should try not to _ all the time if they want to keep healthy.
1) eat dessert
2) eat grains
3) eat vegetables
4) drink milk
|
3
|
[
"1",
"2",
"4"
] |
race
|
The French Revolution broke out in 1789. At the time France was in a crisis. The government was badly run and people's lives were miserable. King Louis XIV tried to control the national parliament and raise more taxes. But his effort failed. He ordered his troops to Versailles. The people thought that Louis intended to put down the Revolution by force. On July 14, 1789, they stormed and took the Bastille, where political prisoners were kept. Ever since that day, July 14 has been the French National Day. Louis tried to flee the country in 1792, to get support from Austria and Prussia. However, he was caught and put in prison. In September 1792, the monarchy was abolished _ . In the same year, Louis was executed. A few months later his wife, Marie also had her head cut off. The Revolution of France had frightened the other kings of Europe. Armies from Austria and Prussia began to march against France. The French raised republican armies to defend the nation. The Revolution went through a period of terror. Thousands of people lost their lives. In the end, power passed to Napoleon Bonaparte.
|
What was NOT the effect of the Revolution?
* Louis's wife, Marie was killed.
* It brought some impact on the other European kings.
* July 14 has become the French National Day.
* The king tried to control the national parliament.
|
The king tried to control the national parliament.
|
[
"Louis's wife, Marie was killed.",
"It brought some impact on the other European kings.",
"July 14 has become the French National Day."
] |
race
|
There are three blocks. Lets call them A, B and C. One medium yellow square is in block A. Below block A is block B with two medium blue squares in it. A medium yellow square is also touching the bottom edge of this block. Below medium blue square number one and medium blue square number two is the medium yellow square. Below medium blue square number two there is medium blue square number one. To the right of block B there is block C. It contains a medium yellow square.
|
Which object is above a medium yellow square? medium blue square number two or medium blue square number one?
|
Both of them
|
[
"Medium blue square number two",
"Medium blue square number one",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
Score the bottles the same height
|
Which of the following best matches the statement above?
- Use a roll of duct tape to mark the bottles the same height and then score
- Use a roll of duct tape to cover the bottle and score
|
Use a roll of duct tape to mark the bottles the same height and then score
|
[
"Use a roll of duct tape to cover the bottle and score"
] |
piqa
|
In American schools there is something called the Home-coming Day. Many high schools and colleges with a football team have a home-coming game. This can be the most important event of the year. Students plan the Home-coming Day for many weeks.
A few days before Home-coming Day, students start to decorate the school. There are signs to wish luck to the team, and many other signs to welcome all the graduates. Many people still come to Home-coming twenty or thirty years after their graduation .
The members of school clubs build booths and sell lemonade, apples and sandwiches. Some clubs help to welcome visitors.
During the day people like to look for teachers that they remember from long ago. Often they see old friends and they talk together about those happy years in school.
Everyone soon comes to watch the football game. When the game is half over, the band comes onto the field and plays school songs. Another important moment is the moment when the Home-coming Queen or King appears. All the students choose a most popular student the Home-coming Queen or King. It is a great honour to be chosen.
The Home-coming Day is a happy day. Even if the team loses, the students still enjoy it. Some stay at the school to dance, and others go to a party. For everyone, it is a day they will always remember.
|
Which of the following in NOT talked about on the Home-coming Day?
a. Going home to see their family.
b. Visiting teachers they remember.
c. Seeing old friends.
d. Watching the football game.
|
d
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c"
] |
race
|
Alan worked in an office in the city. He worked very hard and really looked forward to his holiday. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an ad. in a newspaper "Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at William Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing..."
"This sounds like a good idea." he thought, I'll spend a month at William Farm. I'll go horse riding, walking and fishing. It'll be different from the seaside." Four days later, he returned home.
"What's wrong with William Farm?" his friend Jack asked him, "Didn't you enjoy country life?"
"Country life was fine," Alan said, "But there was another problem."
"Oh, what problem?"
"Well, the first day I was there, a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner."
"Fresh meat is the best."
"I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner."
"Lucky you!"
"You don't understand," Alan said, "On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner."
"A different roast every day." Jack said.
"Let me finish." Alan said, "On the fourth day a farmer died and I didn't want to stay there for dinner."
|
From the passage we know that _ .
a. Alan left the farm because he couldn't go fishing at the farm
b. Alan left the farm because he missed his family
c. Alan left the farm because he had four dinners at the farm
d. Alan came back home because he was afraid of the fourth dinner
|
d
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c"
] |
race
|
What do people perform if they have a band?
* Standing ovation
* Music
* Tricks
* Applause
* Smile
|
Music
|
[
"Standing ovation",
"Tricks",
"Applause",
"Smile"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
|
What reduces heat necessary for maximum predatory activity?
* Evaporation
* Energy usage
* Warming
* Sweating
* Fur and fat
* Eating
* Tail fins
* Drinking
|
Sweating
|
[
"Evaporation",
"Energy usage",
"Warming",
"Fur and fat",
"Eating",
"Tail fins",
"Drinking"
] |
qasc
|
|
On April 24th, another natural disaster-the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, happened. Millions of dollars have been used to help stop the spill and to clean up the animals, beaches, and land spoiled by the oil. Unfortunately, when many of these chemicals are used, more damage is caused to the environment, especially to lives in the sea.
But governments seem to accept the _ of transporting mil-lions of tons of oil by ship every day so that we can fill up our cars and drive around and cause even more environmental damage. Interestingly, the biggest companies in the world produce cars, and the next biggest supply the gasoline to make them run.
Of all of today's environmental disasters, an oil spill may actually be one of the least serious. Although oil is poisonous, it is a natural material. In the end, it breaks down naturally. In 1967 the tanker Torrey Canyon sank off the Scilly Isles near the coast of England and spilled 120,000 tons of oil into the ocean. If you go there today, you will find it hard to see any sign that it ever happened.
However, we should be thinking more about reducing our dependency on oil. Governments should be encouraging research into new technologies, such as cars run by solar power, electricity, hydro-gen, and so on. Much of this research, in the past, was stopped by the oil, gas, and coal.
If the world's millions of cars were 10% more efficient ,we would need many fewer tankers crossing the oceans each year. If this happened, the risks of oil spills would be reduced, and the air we breathe would be cleaner and fresher, too.
|
How does the author support the idea that oil spills are not as serious as people believe?
- By drawing a diagram .
- By giving an example.
- By making an argument.
- By giving a description.
|
By making an argument.
|
[
"By drawing a diagram .",
"By giving an example.",
"By giving a description."
] |
race
|
I presents lower right to U. N is on the top and I is at the bottom. H is positioned above and to the left of Z. Y is sitting at the lower right position to U. Y is sitting at the 3:00 position to Z.
|
What is the relation of the agent Y to the agent H?
* overlap
* above
* below
* left
* lower-left
* upper-right
* upper-left
* right
* lower-right
|
lower-right
|
[
"overlap",
"above",
"below",
"left",
"lower-left",
"upper-right",
"upper-left",
"right"
] |
stepgame
|
We have three blocks, A, B and C. Block B is below C and block C is to the left of A. Block A contains a medium black square and one medium blue square. The medium black square is below the medium blue square. Block B has a medium blue square and a medium yellow square. Below the medium yellow square there is the medium blue square. Block C has a medium black square and a medium blue square. The medium black square is touching the bottom edge of this block. This object is below the medium blue square.
|
Which object is below a medium black square? the medium blue square that is in block B or the medium blue square that is in block A?
|
The medium blue square that is in block b
|
[
"The medium blue square that is in block a",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
Is there a natural way to repel mosquitoes without using chemical sprays?
- A study in the 1960s showed that mosquitoes think vitamin b1 makes a person stink, and will avoid alighting (and therefore biting ) such a person. taking extra b1 during mosquito season may make your life a whole lot more pleasant.
- Study shows vitamins can make you avoidably stinky.
|
A study in the 1960s showed that mosquitoes think vitamin b1 makes a person stink, and will avoid alighting (and therefore biting ) such a person. taking extra b1 during mosquito season may make your life a whole lot more pleasant.
|
[
"Study shows vitamins can make you avoidably stinky."
] |
piqa
|
|
Our school doesn't have many parties, but this year Ms Cipriano said we could have one. The fourth grade wanted the theme to be "Under the Sea", but the fifth grade wanted it to be "Outer Space". After a long discussion, it was decided to be the former one.
Everyone had to be on a team, and everyone had to help do something. My team was in charge of special effects. Gary came up with a great idea. He got two big, old fishing nets which were once used by his father when he went fishing on the sea. Gary, Jemma, and I used ropes to tie the nets to the ceiling of the dining hall, and it looked really great. Then we cut out fish shapes from colored paper and stuck _ on the nets.
Everyone seemed to go to the party in one of three costumes: some kind of fish, a mermaid, or Neptune -- the "King of the Sea".
The dining hall looked great. Jemma's father had put up colored lights for us. We were feeling proud of our work when the disaster happened. The nets fell down. We were all caught in the fish nets. We were laughing so hard that we couldn't stand up. We truly felt as if we were "under the sea". This wasn't the effect we imagined, but it was special!
,.
|
What did Gary's father probably do?
1] He was a designer.
2] He was a teacher.
3] He was a fisherman.
4] He was a swimmer.
|
4
|
[
"1",
"2",
"3"
] |
race
|
H is on the lower left of P. T is diagonally right and above A. Q is south east of G. A is at the 6 o'clock position relative to H. Y and Z are side by side with Z at the bottom and Y on the top. Z is above Q. U is on the upper right of P. Y is above U. The object G is lower and slightly to the left of the object F.
|
What is the relation of the agent A to the agent H?
a: lower-right
b: upper-left
c: below
d: upper-right
e: lower-left
f: above
g: left
h: overlap
i: right
|
c
|
[
"a",
"b",
"d",
"e",
"f",
"g",
"h",
"i"
] |
stepgame
|
Jay Chou is a well-known name both in Taiwan and mainland. He is now one of Asia's hottest pop stars. His catchy tunes have main-streamed rap and R&B in the Mando-pop world. In the past his teacher thought he was dumb . Talent spotters thought he was ugly. But his success proves that the music still _ than looks and image. His musical talent is recognized by fans, fellow-singers and producers. Now, a singing contest was held in Taiwan
Chou appeared at the contest with band "Nan Quan Mama", which was discovered by Chou. Their first album the Summer of Nan Quan Mama, composed and produced by Chou was a great success.
Chou started his career at a singing contest, attracting the attention of record producers. But the successful singer does not believe in luck. He says it's his passion for music and hard work that are keys to his success. He said, "I didn't know how to sing at the beginning, so I lost the first time. But I was so determined that I never stopped trying. My advice to these young singers is never to give up, and always believe in yourself. "
Chou's confidence has strengthened his music. He is a great source of inspiration to youngsters who share his determination to become a superstar.
|
_ make Jay Chou a success according to the passage.
* His passion for music and hard work
* His looks and luck
* His luck and talent for music
* His talent for music and look
|
His talent for music and look
|
[
"His passion for music and hard work",
"His looks and luck",
"His luck and talent for music"
] |
race
|
There are three boxes, named one, two and three. Box two has a big yellow watermelon which is above a small green watermelon. Box two has the small green watermelon. A medium green apple is in this box. Box three with a small yellow melon is disconnected from box one and is within this box. Close to a big orange watermelon there is a big yellow watermelon. The big yellow watermelon is inside and touching box three. The big orange watermelon is within box three. A medium yellow melon is in box three. This fruit is over the big orange watermelon. To the left of this thing is the small yellow melon.
|
Does box two contain the medium yellow melon?
* Yes
* No
|
Yes
|
[
"No"
] |
spartun
|
To clean up spilled nail polish.
|
Which of the following best matches the statement above?
1] Pour a large amount of white sugar on top of it. this will make the nail polish clump so you can easily sweep it up.
2] Pour a large amount of white sauce on top of it. this will make the nail polish clump so you can easily wipe it up.
|
1
|
[
"2"
] |
piqa
|
Gardener: The design of Japanese gardens should display harmony with nature. Hence, rocks chosen for placement in such gardens should vary widely in appearance, since rocks found in nature also vary widely in appearance.
|
The gardener's argument depends on assuming which one of the following?
* In the selection of rocks for japanese gardens, imitation of nature helps to achieve harmony with nature.
* The selection of rocks for placement in a japanese garden should reflect every key value embodied in the design of japanese gardens.
* The only criterion for selecting rocks for placement in a japanese garden is the expression of harmony with nature.
* Each component of a genuine japanese garden is varied.
|
In the selection of rocks for japanese gardens, imitation of nature helps to achieve harmony with nature.
|
[
"The selection of rocks for placement in a japanese garden should reflect every key value embodied in the design of japanese gardens.",
"The only criterion for selecting rocks for placement in a japanese garden is the expression of harmony with nature.",
"Each component of a genuine japanese garden is varied."
] |
reclor
|
Коя териториална придобивка за България е осъществена по време на управлението на хан Пресиян (836-852)?
a] Североизточна Тракия
b] областта Загоре и черноморските пристанища
c] Родопската област и Беломорието
d] София и Софийското поле
|
c
|
[
"a",
"b",
"d"
] |
reasoning_bg
|
|
Great young stars make Chinese people proud, like Yao Ming in the NBA, and Liu Xiang in track and field . Now maybe we can add one more name: Ding Junhui.
The teenage player has become China's hero at snooker .
Two days after his 18th birthday, Ding reached the top of the 2005 World Snooker China Open on Sunday. He's the second youngest ever to win a world ranking title !
In the final, Ding beat the world champion 9:5. He came from far behind to win.
"I didn't feel nervous because I just looked at it as a practice match," said Ding. "I was able to learn from the other players."
Ding doesn't talk much. Besides snooker, he hasn't many outside interests. He says he doesn't want anyone to beat him at snooker.
He has been in Britain since he was 16. He can play with the world's best players there. He practices many hours a day.
"Every game is so different for me. I have to think a lot before I win. That's why I enjoy snooker so much," he said.
|
Ding has been in Britain since he was 16 so that _ .
1. he loves Britain
2. he can play with the world's best players there
3. he can practice his English
4. he can make many friends there
|
4
|
[
"1",
"2",
"3"
] |
race
|
Over the weekend I had thought about writing a whole post about the events of Saturday . They can be summed up in a paragraph though . I went to the library and put my car in the shop . The car needs to go back this Saturday so that they can finish the work since they had to order a part .
|
What will happen after they get their new car part ?
* They will take their car on a road trip .
* None of the above choices .
* They will leave the car at the shop .
* They will pay for the work done on their car .
|
They will pay for the work done on their car .
|
[
"They will take their car on a road trip .",
"None of the above choices .",
"They will leave the car at the shop ."
] |
cosmos
|
So you thought the hamburger was the world's most popular fast food? After all, McDonald's Golden Arches span the globe . But no, there is another truly universal fast food, the ultimate fast food. It's easy to make, easy to serve, much more varied than the hamburger, can be eaten with the hands and it's delivered to your front door or served in fancy restaurants. It's been one of America's favourite foods for over 50 years. It is, of course, the pizza.
It's kind of silly to talk about the moment when pizza was "invented". It changed over the years, but one thing's for certain--it's been around for a very long time. The idea of using pieces of flat, round bread as plates came from the Greeks. They called them "plakuntos" and ate them with various simple toppings such as oil, garlic , onions and herbs. The Romans enjoyed eating something similar and called it "picea". By about 1000 AD in the city of Naples, "picea" had become "pizza" and people were experimenting with more toppings: cheese, ham, anchovies and finally the tomato, brought to Italy from Mexico and Peru in the sixteenth century. Naples became the pizza capital of the world. In 1889, King UmbertoIand Queen Margherita heard about pizza and asked to try it. They invited pizza maker, Raffele Esposito, to make it for them. He decided to make the pizza like the Italian flag, so he used red tomatoes, white mozzarella cheese and green basil leaves. The Queen loved it and the new pizza was named "Pizza Margherita" in her honour.
Pizza went to America with the Italians at the end of the nineteenth century. The first pizzeria in the United States was opened in 1905 at 53 Spring Street, New York City, by Gennaro Lombardi. But the popularity of pizza really exploded when American soldiers returned from Italy after World WarII and raved about "that great Italian dish". Americans are now the greatest producers and consumers of pizza in the world.
|
What's the best title of the passage?
- McDonald's and Pizza
- Pizza in the United States
- How to Make Pizza
- Global Pizza
|
Pizza in the United States
|
[
"McDonald's and Pizza",
"How to Make Pizza",
"Global Pizza"
] |
race
|
Mr Smith gave his wife money every Friday evening. His wife always spent it all the next Wednesday, so that for the next three days she had no money to spend at all. One day Mr Smith asked her, "But how did you spend all that money?" She answered, "I don't know ."So on Friday evening, Mr Smith gave her money together with an exercise book and a pencil. He said to his wife , "Please write down how you spend the money ."Next Tuesday, his wife had no money again. Mr Smith took the exercise book to see how she had spent it. "I have done what you told me,"she said gladly . She had written "Friday, I got 18 pounds from Mr Smith. " on the first page, and on the second page, she wrote , "Tuesday, I have spent it all."
|
Smith gave his wife an exercise book and a pencil and asked her _ .
* to have a look
* to write down how she spent the money
* to draw a picture on it
* to do homework
|
to draw a picture on it
|
[
"to have a look",
"to write down how she spent the money",
"to do homework"
] |
race
|
През тъмнинната фаза на фотосинтезата, за разлика от светлинната фаза:
- Г) се поглъща светлинна енергия
- В) се образуват въглехидрати
- А) се отделя кислород
- Б) се извършва фотолиза
|
В) се образуват въглехидрати
|
[
"Г) се поглъща светлинна енергия",
"А) се отделя кислород",
"Б) се извършва фотолиза"
] |
reasoning_bg
|
|
Two boxes, named DDD and EEE exist. A large orange oval is covered by box DDD. Box DDD contains another large orange oval. To the north of, behind and far from box EEE is this box. Box EEE with a midsize orange dimond is disconnected from this box. A midsize white dimond is in this box.
|
Are all boxes disconnected from the white shape?
- No
- Yes
|
No
|
[
"Yes"
] |
spartun
|
Ribosomes are _.
- Something to move
- More abundant
- Interact
- Most plants
- Hypertrophic
- Revolving
- Energy.
- Fertile
|
Hypertrophic
|
[
"Something to move",
"More abundant",
"Interact",
"Most plants",
"Revolving",
"Energy.",
"Fertile"
] |
qasc
|
|
We have one block named HHH. This block covers a medium purple hexagon and contains another medium purple hexagon. Another medium purple hexagon and a medium red hexagon are within this block. Medium purple hexagon number three and medium purple hexagon number one are under the red object.Above and touches the red thing there is medium purple hexagon number two. Over medium purple hexagon number one there is medium purple hexagon number three. The red thing touches this object.
|
Does medium purple hexagon number one cover HHH?
- Yes
- No
|
No
|
[
"Yes"
] |
spartun
|
My name is Jenny . I have a sister and a brother, Rose and Paul. We like apples very much. Rose and I like hamburgers. But I don't like salad. Paul doesn't like broccoli. But Rose does. My parents like tomatoes and French fries.
|
My parents have _ sons and _ daughter(s).
* two; one
* no; three
* one; two
* three; no
|
no; three
|
[
"two; one",
"one; two",
"three; no"
] |
race
|
When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn't the first time I had been abroad. Like most English children, I learnt French at school and I had often been to France, so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn't understand English. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems.
How wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to give my American friend Danny a ring and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking like being lost and asked if he could help me.
"Yes,"I said."I want to give my friend a ring."
"Well, that's nice,"he exclaimed ."Are you getting married? But aren't you a bit young?"
"Who is talking about marriage?" I replied. "I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I've arrived. Can you tell me where there's a phone box?"
"Oh!"he said."There's a phone downstairs."
When at last we did meet up, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me."Don't worry," she said to me."I had many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from us British. You'll soon get used to all the funny things they say. But most of the time British and American people can understand each other!"
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When the writer arrived at the airport, he wanted to _ .
a: buy a ring for his friend
b: go to the telephone company
c: ask the way to his friend's
d: make a call to his friend
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b
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[
"a",
"c",
"d"
] |
race
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While there are no restrictions on the amount of money that you can bring across the border, you must report to both the US and Canadian border services amounts equal to or greater than $10,000.
PERSONAL EXEMPTIONS ON PURCHASES
AMERICANS RETURNING TO THE US
Less than 48 hours: $ 200 US
48 hours or more: $ 800 US duty-free personal exemption.
next $ 1,000 US at 3%
Including up to 100 cigars and 100 cigarettes.
CANADIANS RETURNING TO CANADA
Less than 24 hours: $ 50 CAN
48 hours or more: $ 400 CAN
Including up to 100 cigars and 200 cigarettes.
7 days or more: $ 750 CAN
Including up to 100 cigars and 200 cigarettes.
DOCUMENTATION NEEDED FOR
BORDER CROSSING
LAND OR SEA TO THE US ( INCLUDING FERRIES )
A valid passport or passport card, or a NEXUS card.
(A NEXUS card is a Trusted Traveler Program that provides quick travel for pre-approved, low risk travelers through special lanes.)
A recent Washington State, New York or BC driver's license.
Note: Children 15 years of age and younger require only a birth certificate or copy. (Certified copies are not required but are advised.)
AIR TRAVEL TO THE US
A valid passport, an Air NEXUS card, or a U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Marine Document.
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For an American citizen on a 2-day tour of Canada, how much tax does he have to pay on $ 1,600 US worth of purchases when returning to the US?
a. $ 48 US
b. $ 200 US
c. $52 US
d. $ 24 US
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a
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[
"b",
"c",
"d"
] |
race
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When a vegetative organism lifeform goes into a state of creating a life from itself, what is it called?
A) Dispersing reproduction units
B) Painting
C) Seed harvest
D) Hibernation
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A
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[
"B",
"C",
"D"
] |
openbookqa
|
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There is one language, and people, young and old , men and women, use it very often, in every country in the world. It is everyone's second language . You can't hear it, but it is very easy to understand . It is sign ( )language.
When you wave to a friend in the street, you are using sign language. When you put up your hand in class, you are saying "Please ask me, I think I know the right answer". When a police officer wants to stop cars or buses, he puts up his hand. He's using sign language. Churchill's famous "V for Victory "is also sign language. Sign language is useful in quite places full of noise . Even when you are swimming with your friends , you can have a talk under water.
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You can't hear sign language because it's _ language.
- a difficult
- an easy
- not a spoken
- not a
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an easy
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[
"a difficult",
"not a spoken",
"not a"
] |
race
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H : Have your methods changed ? J : I started with paper on paper designs and now I have moved to all digital designs . Adobe Illustrator is my best friend and I learn something new on it every day .
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What may be a fact about J ?
* They sell graphic designs .
* None of the above choices .
* They are a graphic design student .
* They are a graphic designer .
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They are a graphic designer .
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[
"They sell graphic designs .",
"None of the above choices .",
"They are a graphic design student ."
] |
cosmos
|
We have two boxes, named DDD and EEE. Box DDD has a midsize white rectangle. Above, behind and disconnected from this box is box EEE with a midsize white rectangle. The midsize white rectangle touches a midsize green rectangle. The midsize green rectangle is in box EEE. Below the object which touches midsize green rectangle number one there is another midsize green rectangle. Midsize green rectangle number two is covered by box EEE. Another midsize green rectangle is in box EEE.
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Where is the midsize white rectangle in DDD regarding midsize green rectangle number one?
A) front
B) right
C) tppi
D) po
E) left
F) below
G) above
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F
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[
"A",
"B",
"C",
"D",
"E",
"G"
] |
spartun
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To unclog a clogged spray nozzle,
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Which of the following best matches the statement above?
1] Pull the nozzle off and soak in hot, soapy water, then scrub the hole with an old toothbrush.
2] Pull the nozzle off and soak in hot, soapy water, then scrub the hole with an old toilet brush.
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1
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[
"2"
] |
piqa
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Alexis Pilkington was a popular 17-year-old and a well-liked athlete who had already won a soccer scholarship to college. But none of that stopped Alexis from becoming the target of online bullying . Alexis began to receive hundreds of online unpleasant comments via the latest social networking site called www.formspring.com. In March 2010, Alexis committed suicide and although all agreed that the online bother was not the single factor that led to Alexis' death, everyone did agree that it was a contributory factor.
Unfortunately, Alexis' story is not unique. A 2010 study conducted by the Cyberbullying Research Center showed that cyberbullying victims were almost twice as likely to have attempted suicide compared to youth who had not experienced cyberbullying.
Suicide is obviously the extreme and no one can minimize the tragedy of it. However, there are other damages that occur as a result of aggressive bullying. It can damage self-esteem and lead to feelings of worthlessness, and also increase social isolation and make victims become withdrawn, depressed, anxious, and insecure. So what causes girls to be so unkind towards each other?
A term known as relational aggression may best describe the cause of girl-on-girl bullying. It starts with a clique usually led by a girl with a high level of social status and popularity. In order not to lose her position, she will control girls within the clique and take action if she feels threatened. At the leader's directive the girls within the clique will spread rumors and lies and annoy other girls continuously. The bullying starts at school but will quickly go to cyberbullying due to anonymity . Girls will easily do so in the anonymity of the Internet. Ultimately the cause will be summarized as the insecurity and jealousy of one girl and the twisted loyalty of members within her clique. Underneath the confident exterior of a female bully lie desperate insecurities.
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The bullying will quickly go to cyberbullying mainly because _ .
1. the bullies don't have to give their names online
2. it's free to post comments online
3. it will not affect their real life
4. it will not attract much attention
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1
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[
"2",
"3",
"4"
] |
race
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from her i take that as a big demonstration of love . was nice sleeping with her . i think in fact it 's the only person in the world i can sleep with so good .
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Why would I have been able to sleep so good with her ?
* I must feel uneasy with her expression of love .
* i must feel awkward with her expression of love .
* I must feel comfortable with her expression of love .
* I must feel demonstrative with her expression of love .
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I must feel comfortable with her expression of love .
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[
"I must feel uneasy with her expression of love .",
"i must feel awkward with her expression of love .",
"I must feel demonstrative with her expression of love ."
] |
cosmos
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There are three blocks, A, B and C. Block A has one medium blue square and a medium black square. This block also has a small blue circle. To the left of the medium black square and the small blue circle there is the medium blue square. Below block A is block B which has one big black triangle, one small blue circle and a medium black triangle. The small blue circle is to the left of and above the medium black triangle which is above a medium blue square. The medium black triangle is below and to the right of a big blue circle. Below the big blue circle there is the medium blue square. To the right of block A there is block C. It has two small blue squares. Small blue square number one is to the left of a medium blue circle and a medium blue square. This block also contains a big yellow circle. There is also one small blue circle in this block. This block also has a small black square. The medium blue circle is touching the right edge of this block. This object is below and near to the small blue circle.
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What is above the big black triangle? a medium blue square or a object that is touching the right edge of a block?
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Medium blue square
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[
"Object that is touching the right edge of a block ",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
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Hi, everyone! I am Paul Hawking, the trip leader for this weekend' s activity. It's that time of the year again when the days are long and it is nice to sit outside and enjoy some oysters .
We plan to head out to the Mission Bay this Sunday for a beach picnic. You can buy fresh oysters at the Mission Bay Oyster Company and you just need to pay $6 to $l0 for each dozen, depending on the size. It' s on Sunday, June 30.
We will meet at the Student Center at 9:00 a.m. and all go together. The driving time is one and a half to two hours, and the time of return is still uncertain. Come and join us in what must now be the 4th or 5th such trip for the Outing Club.
The oyster farm has a small picnic area with chairs and barbecue grills . Bring some briquettes if you would like to grill. Except for oysters, oysters and oysters, little is available there, so please bring your own food and drinks. And of course, if you have any special oyster recipes , bring them make them and share them!
The weather forecast says it's going to be sunny and around 26degC this weekend. My telephone number is 408-896-3228. Please feel free to call me if you have any questions. Remember to finish your homework before we leave for the picnic.
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If you plan to grill, you must bring _ .
a. your own recipes
b. a BBQ grill
c. some briquettes
d. some oysters
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b
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[
"a",
"c",
"d"
] |
race
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There are three blocks. We call them A, B and C. A big yellow triangle, one medium yellow square and one small blue circle are in block A. Above and to the left of the medium yellow square which is to the right of the small blue circle there is the big yellow triangle. Below block A is block B. It has one big blue square and a small black circle. To the left of, below and near to the small black circle there is the big blue square. Finally, there is block C to the right of block B. It has a small blue triangle and a small black square. The small blue triangle is below the small black square.
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What is above the small black circle? a small blue circle or a big blue square?
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Small blue circle
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[
"Big blue square ",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
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NEW YORK---One in five U.S. workers regularly attends after-work drinks with coworkers, where the most common mishaps range from badmouthing another worker to drinking too much, according to a study released on Tuesday.
Most workers attend so-called happy hours to bond with colleagues, although 15 percent go to hear the latest office gossip and 13 percent go because they feel necessary, said the survey conducted for CareerBuilder. com, an online job site. As to what happens when the after-work drinks flow, 16 percent reported bad-mouthing a colleague, 10 percent shared a secret about a colleague and 8 percent said they drank too much and acted unprofessionally. Five percent said they had shared a secret about the company, and 4 percent confessed to singing karaoke. While 21 percent of those who attended said happy hours were good for networking, 85 percent said attending had not helped them get closer to someone higher up or get a better position. An equal number of men and women said they attended happy hours with co-workers, with younger workers aged 25 to 34 most likely and workers over 55 least likely to attend. Overall, 21 percent of workers attend happy hours with co-workers and of those nearly a quarter go at least once a month.
The survey was conducted online by Harris Interactive on behalf of CareerBuilder. Com among 6,987 full-time employees between February 11 and March 13. Harris Interactive said the results had a sampling error of plus or minus 1.2 percentage points.
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_ of workers who attend after-work drinks speak ill of a colleague.
A. 8 percent
B. 4 percent
C. 10 percent
D. 16 percent
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C
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[
"A",
"B",
"D"
] |
race
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I was so excited to see the Jacuzzi size bathtub because I do n't have a bathtub at my house . Since it was about 40 degrees ( Remember that Mark Twain quote about the " coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco " ? Turns out , it 's true .
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Why did the narrator opt for a Jacuzzi at their house ?
1: They live in a cold environment .
2: Mark Twain recommended one .
3: They live in a hot environment .
4: They wanted to emulate Mark Twain 's house .
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1
|
[
"2",
"3",
"4"
] |
cosmos
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To combine eggs in a bowl, you can
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Which of the following best matches the statement above?
A: Use a jackhammer
B: Use a whisk `
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B
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[
"A"
] |
piqa
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We have two blocks, named AAA and BBB. Behind and to the south of block AAA is block BBB. Disconnected from and away from this block is block AAA. This block covers a medium blue square. Block BBB have two medium yellow squares. Another medium yellow square are to the south of medium yellow square number one, a medium blue square and medium yellow square number two. Medium yellow square number three is covered by block BBB. The medium blue square is inside block BBB.
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Do all squares cover a medium yellow square?
* No
* Yes
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No
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[
"Yes"
] |
spartun
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There exists one block named AAA. This block cover a small black thing and a small yellow circle. This block contain a small blue thing and a big yellow circle. Behind and close to the small yellow circle there is the black thing. The small blue thing is behind this object and is above the big yellow circle. Behind this object is the big shape.
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Are all yellow objects in front of any object?
A] No
B] Yes
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A
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[
"B"
] |
spartun
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Q is to the bottom right of E. R is to the upper left of Z. E is at the 9 o'clock position relative to Z. C is north east of N. N is on the right and Q is on the left.
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What is the relation of the agent Z to the agent N?
a] lower-right
b] overlap
c] lower-left
d] upper-right
e] left
f] upper-left
g] above
h] right
i] below
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f
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c",
"d",
"e",
"g",
"h",
"i"
] |
stepgame
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The next generation of smart phone could combine the date from its gyroscopes with a built-in compass to allow you to track your indoor movements even without GPS.
Research described it in the international Journal of Innovative Computing and Applications by Shahid Ayub of Lancaster University, and his colleagues there and at HW Communications, suggests that the embedded inertial sensors in many smart phones have added the facility to be used for localization and tracking applications. The primary benefit of using smart phones is that no additional infrastructure would need to be installed for monitoring personnel movements in a wide variety of situations not least staff, equipment and inventory movements in warehouse facilities, shopping malls and factories. In contrast, other technology being proposed would require new equipment,such as RFID technologies.
However, smart phones do not yet have the ability to pinpoint their location without recourse to the GPS system, which is not accessible indoors and has the added disadvantage of using up battery power very quickly even if it could be used. Inertial navigation only provides the necessary information to a specified starting point the team says. This is useful for anyone with a non-GPS smart phone who wishes to track the route they take when walking or jogging if they specify their starting point. The team suggests that pedestrians indoors could be positioned using a combination of the smart phone accelerometer and an built-in digital compass, something that will become available in future smart phones.
They have now investigated the potential of three different smart phone placement modes: idle, hand held and listening, which could be used with pedestrian dead reckoning (PDR) techniques to allow users to record the path they follow or for various kinds of workplace or other monitoring requirements.
"The technique could be used in underground tube stations, airports , train stations where there is no infrastructure installed for tracking or navigation," Ayub explains, "It can also be used for location-based service applications. In big shopping malls it becomes easier to navigate to a target shop or meeting place, while in large offices and across industry it could be used to track employees and control movements of workers in restricted areas."
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We can learn from the passage that the recent studies of smart phones _ .
* have no connection with everyday needs
* were supported by GPS
* were conducted by Shahid Ayub alone
* can be applied to underground tube stations
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can be applied to underground tube stations
|
[
"have no connection with everyday needs",
"were supported by GPS",
"were conducted by Shahid Ayub alone"
] |
race
|
There are many kinds of ants in America.One kind of ants is very strong.People are afraid of them and the other animals are afraid of them,too.
These ants are often in big groups .They eat all the animals on their way.They can kill and eat elephants.And they can eat horses,too.Sometimes they can even kill people and eat them.When the ants come near,people leave their homes.But people are sometimes happy after the ants pass by.Because they can see no insects or snakes.
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People are afraid of the ants because _ .
* they can eat and kill elephants
* they can kill people
* they can eat horses
* they are often in big groups
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they are often in big groups
|
[
"they can eat and kill elephants",
"they can kill people",
"they can eat horses"
] |
race
|
Two boxes, named one and two exist in the image. Box two contains box one. Box one contain a small green watermelon, a small yellow apple, a small yellow watermelon and a big green apple. The small green watermelon are to the south of the big green apple, the small yellow watermelon and the small yellow apple. A big yellow melon is in box one. Near to the small green watermelon there is this fruit. The small yellow apple is to the north of this thing.
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Are all fruits in a box?
1] Yes
2] No
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1
|
[
"2"
] |
spartun
|
Our house was directly across the street from the clinic entrance of John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. We lived downstairs and rented the upstairs rooms to the patients at the clinic.
One evening as I was fixing supper, there was a knock at the door. I opened it to see a truly awful-looking man. He's hardly taller than my eight-year-old son. "Good evening. I've come to see if you've a room. I came for a treatment this morning from the eastern shore, and there's no bus till morning." He told me he'd been hunting for a room since noon but with no success. "I guess it's my face...I know it looks terrible, but my doctor says with a few more treatments..." For a moment I hesitated, but his next words convinced me: "I could sleep in this chair on the porch. My bus leaves early in the morning."
I told him we would find him a bed. When I had finished the dishes, I talked with him. He told me he fished for a living to support his five children, and his wife, who was hopelessly crippled from a back injury. He didn't tell it by way of complaint. Next morning, just before he left, as if asking a great favor, he said, "Could I come back and stay the next time?" He added, "Your children made me feel at home."
On his next trip he arrived a little after seven in the morning. As a gift, he brought a big fish and the largest oysters I had ever seen. I knew his bus left at 4:00 a.m. and I wondered what time he had to get up in order to do this for us.
In the years he came to stay overnight with us and there was never a time that he did not bring us vegetables from his garden. I know our family always will be grateful to have known him; from him we learned how to accept the bad without complaint when facing the misfortune.
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How long would it take the man to travel from his home to Baltimore by bus?
- About 2 hours.
- About 1 hour.
- About 4 hours.
- About 3 hours.
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About 4 hours.
|
[
"About 2 hours.",
"About 1 hour.",
"About 3 hours."
] |
race
|
Is gun play good or bad for children? For many years I emphasized its harmlessness. When concerned parents expressed doubt about letting their children have toy guns, because they didn't want to encourage them in the slightest degree to become criminals, I would explain how little connection there was. In the course of growing up, children have a natural tendency to bring their aggressiveness more and more under control if their parents encourage _ . One- to two-year-olds, when they are angry with another child, may bite the child's arm without hesitation. But by 3 or 4 they have already learned that aggression is not right. However, they may pretend to shoot their mother or father, but smiling to assure them that the gun and the aggressive behaviour aren't to be taken seriously.
In the 6- to 12-year-old period, children will play an earnest game of war, but it has lots of rules. There may be arguments, but real fights are relatively rare. At this age children don't shoot at their mother or father, even in fun. It's not that the parents have turned stricter; the children's own conscience has. In adolescence aggressive feelings become much stronger, but well brought-up children can turn them into athletics and other competition or into kidding their friends.
In other words, I'd explain that playing at war is a natural step in the disciplining of the aggression of young children; that a cautious parent doesn't really need to worry about producing a criminal.
But nowadays I'd give parents much more encouragement to guide their child away from violence. A number of incidents have convinced me of the importance of this.
One of the first things that made me change my mind, several years ago, was an observation that an experienced nursery school teacher told me about. Her children were hitting each other much more than previously, without reason. When she talked to them, they would protest, "But that's what the Three Stooges do." (This was a children's TV program full of violence which immediately became very popular.)
What further shocked me into reconsidering my view was the assassination of the former President, and the fact that some schoolchildren cheered about this. (I didn't so much blame the children as I blamed the kind of parents who will say about a President they dislike, "I'd shoot him if I got the chance!")
These incidents made me think of other evidences that Americans often tolerate lawlessness and violence. We were hard on the Indians and the later waves of immigrants. At times we denied justice to groups with different religions or political views. And now a great percentage of our adult as well as our child population has been endlessly fascinated with dramas of Western violence and with cruel crime stories, in movies and on television. This doesn't necessarily mean that we Americans on the average have more aggressiveness inside us than the people of other nations. I think rather that the aggressiveness we have is less controlled, from childhood on.
To me it seems very clear that in order to have a more stable and civilized national life we must bring up the next generation of Americans with a greater respect for law and for other people's rights than in the past. There are many ways in which we could and should teach these attitudes. One simple opportunity we could seize in the first half of childhood is to show our disapproval of lawlessness and violence in television programs and in children's gun play.
I also believe that the survival of the world now depends on a much greater awareness of the need to avoid war and to actively seek peaceful agreements. There are enough nuclear arms to completely destroy all civilization. This terrifying situation demands a much greater stability and self-control on the part of national leaders and citizens than they have ever shown in the past. We owe it to our children to prepare them deliberately for this awesome responsibility.
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What conclusion does the author intend to draw from the story told by the nursery school teacher?
1. Violent TV programs should be banned in nursery schools.
2. Watching violence can lower a child's standard of behaviour.
3. Children are generally lawless or violent nowadays. I
4. It is acceptable to let children have toy guns
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1
|
[
"2",
"3",
"4"
] |
race
|
Two years ago my grandmother was going to turn 75. My family discussed what was the best way to celebrate. Should we throw her a party ? Should we take her on a trip ? We remembered that she had touched so many people's lives, and there were so many people for her to consider. Then someone got the idea that we should include everyone in the celebration by turning it into a tribute to my grandmother.
We secretly sent out letters to the people in Grandmother's address book and asked them to send a letter with a memory that they had shared with her. People sent us letters with poems, stories and pictures. The deep feeling that was shared through the response surprised us. We compiled these letters into a memory book and amazed her with it on the morning of her birthday.
The unusual thing about my grandmother's friends was not the number that she had, but the connection they shared. In many ways this book of friendship was the greatest achievement of my grandmother's life.
I believe that developing true friendships is one of the most important things that anyone can do in one's lifetime. It is not a matter of the number of friends one has, but the quality of the bonds. If one has had at least one true friendship before dying, then one can say one has lived a successful life. I have made many friends and I believe I have begun to develop the same types of friendships my grandmother kept up over her lifetime. I only hope that I will be as successful as she has been.
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Which of the following words can best describe the author's grandmother ?
1: Pleasant
2: Kind.
3: Polite
4: Great.
|
2
|
[
"1",
"3",
"4"
] |
race
|
When I was an official of a school in Palo Alto, California, Polly Tyner, the president of our board, wrote a letter that was printed in the Palo Alto Times. Polly's son, Jim, had great difficulty in school. He was classified as the educationally handicapped and required a great deal of patience on the part of his parents and teachers. But Jim was a happy kid with a great smile that lit up the room. His parents knew his difficulties, but they always tried to help him see his strengths so that he could walk with pride. Shortly after Jim finished high school, he was killed in a motorcycle accident. After his death, his mother submitted this letter to the newspaper.
"Today we buried our 20-year-old son. He was killed in a motorcycle accident on Friday night. How I wish I had known that the last time I had talked to him would be the last time. If I had only known that, I would have said to him, 'Jim, I love you and I'm always so proud of you.' I would have taken the time to count the many blessings he had brought to the lives of the people who loved him. I would have taken the time to appreciate his beautiful smile, his laughter, and his genuine love to other people.
"When I put all the good things on the scale and try to balance them with all the irritating things such as the radio that was always too loud, the haircut that wasn't to our liking, the dirty socks under the bed, etc., I find that the irritations really don't amount to much.
"I won't get another chance to tell my son all that I would have wanted him to hear, but, other parents, do have a chance. Tell your young people what you would want them to hear as if it may be your last conversation. The last time I talked to Jim was the morning of the day when he died. He called me to say, 'Hi, Mom! I just called to say I love you. You have to go to work now. Bye.' That day, he gave me something to treasure forever. "
If there is any purpose at all for Jim's death, maybe it is to make others appreciate life more and to tell people, especially family members, that they should take the time to let each other know just how much they care. You may never have another chance. Do it today!
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The purpose of Polly's letter is to _ . .
* memorize her son
* teach parents to appreciate their children
* teach children how to be good boys
* give some advice on how to deal with children's problems
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teach parents to appreciate their children
|
[
"memorize her son",
"teach children how to be good boys",
"give some advice on how to deal with children's problems"
] |
race
|
The following is a true story. It happened in a small village in Australia, where some dangerous animals live in the forest.
Lisa, a 33-year-old mother, went to cook lunch in the kitchen, her 3-year-old son, Barney, playing by himself in the garden.
Suddenly, a loud cry of Barney came into the mother's ears. Lisa rushed into the garden in a hurry and found a big snake entwining the little boy with its terrible body and trying to eat the boy. It was a boa . Lisa was _ and quite angry. She decided to save her son from the boa's mouth.
It was great mother's love that made Lisa forget what she was facing. She took up a hoe from the ground and beat the boa as hard as she could.
One...two...with the hoe, Lisa beat the boa time and time again, but useless. The little boy's voice and breath were getting weaker and weaker. Lisa's heart was broken and she got nearly mad.
Suddenly Lisa put away the hoe and threw herself to the boa, opened her mouth and bit into the boa's back. The boa was so badly hurt that it let go of Barney and moved into the forest hurriedly. It had never known how a woman had such terrible sharp teeth. Soon the boa was found dead in the forest.
It was great mother's love that saved the little boy.
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In this passage the writer mainly wants to tell us _ .
- a boa is a dangerous animal
- how sharp the woman's teeth are
- how great mother's love is
- the boy is too young to fight against the boa
|
how sharp the woman's teeth are
|
[
"a boa is a dangerous animal",
"how great mother's love is",
"the boy is too young to fight against the boa"
] |
race
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Present tense verbs tell you about something that is happening now.
Most present-tense verbs are regular. They have no ending, or they end in -s or -es.
Two verbs are irregular in the present tense, to be and to have. You must remember their forms.
Past tense verbs tell you about something that has already happened.
Most past-tense verbs are regular. They end in -ed.
Some verbs are irregular in the past tense. You must remember their past-tense forms.
Future tense verbs tell you about something that is going to happen.
All future-tense verbs use the word will.
Present | Past | Future
walk, walks | walked | will walk
go, goes | went | will go
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Which tense does the sentence use?
Passengers will board the plane shortly.
a. Past tense
b. Future tense
c. Present tense
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b
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[
"a",
"c"
] |
scienceqa
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Make reusable swiffer pads.
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Which of the following best matches the statement above?
* Use old socks around top end.
* Use old socks around bottom end.
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Use old socks around bottom end.
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[
"Use old socks around top end."
] |
piqa
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The airline lost your baggage. The hotel laundry ruined your favorite shirt. The taxi driver overcharged you. When you're abroad, sometimes things go wrong. Now you can do something about it! Use these tips when you want to express an effective complaint in English.
No matter how unfair the situation, it's best to phrase your complaint politely. In English, you'll sound more polite if you use indirect language. Here are some examples:
"I'm sorry to bother you..." Starting a complaint like this puts the listener who may have heard many complaints that day at ease. Use this phrase if the situation isn't that serious. For example, "I'm sorry to bother you, but I wanted a baked potato, not fries."
"Can you help me with this?" Everyone would much rather be asked to do something than told! So try phrasing your complaint as a request for help: "Can you help me with this? My shirt came back from the laundry without buttons."
"I'm afraid there may be a misunderstanding." This is a polite way of saying, "Your information is wrong. Please fix it now." You'll most likely use this phrase if you made reservations for a flight, hotel or restaurant, and when you arrive, it's not what you expected. For example, "I'm afraid there may be a misunderstanding. I requested a non-smoking room."
"I understand it's not your fault..." Often when you make a complaint, you deal with a person who was not directly responsible for the problem. But the problem isn't your fault, either! This phrase is helpful when you need swift action. Tell the person you're dealing with you understand they're not at fault and then directly state the problem: "I understand it's not your fault, but the airline promised they would deliver my baggage yesterday."
"Excuse me, but I understood that..." Using this phrase lets the person know you're well-informed and are suspicious they might be trying to take advantage of you. Don't say, "Hey! You're trying to cheat me!" Instead, start indirectly by stating what you know to be true: "I understood that the taxi ride to the airport was only 25 dollars." Then give them an opportunity to do the right thing.
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Several effective complaints in English are mentioned above EXCEPT _ .
1: "Hey! You're trying to cheat me!"
2: "I understand it's not your fault."
3: "I'm afraid there may be a misunderstanding."
4: "Can you help me with this?"
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3
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[
"1",
"2",
"4"
] |
race
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It seems like every day there's some new research about whether our favorite drinks are good for us. One day, science says a glass of red wine a day will help us live longer. The next day, maybe not. It seems journalists are pretty interested in wine research and the same might be said for coffee. Now there's been a lot of research into whether coffee's good for our health "the results have really been mixed",admits Neal Freedman who led the coffee study and published his findings in a medical journal recently. "There's been some evidence that coffee might increase the risk of certain diseases and there's also been maybe more recent evidence that coffee may protect against other diseases as well".
Freedman and his colleagues undertook the biggest study yet to look at the relationship between coffee and health. They analyzed data collected from more than 400,000 Americans ages 50 to 70 participating in the study. "We found that the coffee drinkers had a modestly lower risk of death than the non-drinkers, he said. Here's what he means by "modestly": those who drank at least two or three cups a day were about 10 percent or 15 percent less likely to die for any reason during the 13 years of the study when the researchers looked at specific causes of death, coffee drinking appeared to cut the risk of dying from heart disease, lung disease injuries, accidents and infections.
Now, Freedman stressed that the study doesn't prove coffee can make people live longer .A study like this can never prove a cause-and-effect relationship. All it can really do is to point researchers in the right direction for further investigation. And even if it turns out that coffee is really good for you, scientists have no idea why.
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According to the author, scientists _ .
- are still unable to figure out why coffee is good for us
- have already proved that coffee is good for human health
- have a long way to go before they find a way to study coffee
- have avoided the cause-and-effect approach to study coffee
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have avoided the cause-and-effect approach to study coffee
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[
"are still unable to figure out why coffee is good for us",
"have already proved that coffee is good for human health",
"have a long way to go before they find a way to study coffee"
] |
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She stretched out , arching her back and putting her hands behind her head , and set her legs apart to rest on their feet , toes digging into the cool grass . School had been a nightmare , and she had been glad when the week finally ended , but tomorrow it would all begin again . Since her fathers incarceration ( coming some months after her mothers death ) she had been living in the suburbs at her aunts house , where she would have to stay for at least a couple of years , till she was both old enough and could afford to move out , get a job .
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What has been causing the female subject some stress ?
1: They have been anxious about their incarceration .
2: They have been missing their dad .
3: None of the above choices .
4: They have been anxious about their mother 's incarceration .
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2
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[
"1",
"3",
"4"
] |
cosmos
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We have one box called one. A medium orange apple is in box one. Box one contains a medium green fruit which is above another medium orange apple and is under this thing. Box one covers medium orange apple number two. Medium orange apple number one touches the green thing.
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What is the position of the medium green fruit relative to box?
A. ntppi
B. front
C. far
D. below
E. near
F. right
G. ntpp
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G
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[
"A",
"B",
"C",
"D",
"E",
"F"
] |
spartun
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There is one box named one. A green apple is inside and a medium orange apple is covered by box one. The green apple touches the medium orange apple.
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Where is box relative to the medium orange apple?
- behind
- near
- dc
- tppi
- ntppi
- ntpp
- left
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tppi
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[
"behind",
"near",
"dc",
"ntppi",
"ntpp",
"left"
] |
spartun
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H presents left to V.
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What is the relation of the agent V to the agent H?
1. below
2. upper-left
3. lower-right
4. overlap
5. lower-left
6. left
7. right
8. upper-right
9. above
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7
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[
"1",
"2",
"3",
"4",
"5",
"6",
"8",
"9"
] |
stepgame
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Two boxes, called DDD and EEE exist in the image. Box EEE is behind and under box DDD. Box DDD with a midsize orange rectangle is disconnected from this box. This box covers a midsize green rectangle. Box EEE has a midsize white rectangle and covers a midsize green rectangle. Another midsize green rectangle and a midsize orange rectangle are inside this box. Midsize green rectangle number two are over midsize green rectangle number one and the white shape. Over this object there is the midsize orange rectangle. Midsize green rectangle number one is under the white shape.
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Are all midsize rectangles under any thing?
- Yes
- No
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No
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[
"Yes"
] |
spartun
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College is not just about studying, writing essays and burning the midnight oil in the library. Making friends and enjoying yourself is also necessary for the courses. Parties are social events for students to gather and chat with each other.
Drinking and music College parties in the US are always lacking in creativity and full of wine and music. The basic form rarely changes -- drink until you cannot anymore and play loud music at an earthshaking volume. There is plenty of beer involved, and some mixed cocktails.
Creativity in dress The creativity comes in how parties are dressed up. Parties often have a specific theme, like a 90s party or a sports party. At a 90s party, guests might show up dressed like oncefamous celebrities. At a sports party, guests might wear their favorite team's uniforms.
Held in apartments The party is usually held in the apartment of a particular outgoing friend. Everyone will be invited, which means strangers will wander in and out of the apartment where you can get to know and make some new friends.
Ugly sweater party On holidays, parties frequently take on a proper theme. A popular theme around Christmas is the ugly sweater party. The goal is to wear the ugliest sweater you can find, creating an atmosphere of fun.
Whatever the occasion is, there will be no shortage of _ . If you are smart enough, you won't have so much as to lose your consciousness. Parties are always better when you can remember them the next day.
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The passage is probably written for _ in colleges.
a] the freshmen
b] the party lovers
c] the graduates
d] the excellent students
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a
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[
"b",
"c",
"d"
] |
race
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All organisms have pieces of hereditary material called genes, which are passed from parents to offspring. Genes contain instructions for building the parts of an organism. An organism's genes affect its observable traits, including its appearance, its behavior, and which diseases it may have. Genes may have different alleles, or forms, that can cause different versions of a trait.
For example, flower color is a trait in pea plants. The gene for this trait has two possible alleles. Each allele is represented by an uppercase or lowercase letter. The allele F is for purple flowers, and the allele f is for white flowers. Each pea plant has two alleles for the flower color gene—one allele inherited from each parent.
An organism's genotype for a gene is its combination of alleles for that gene. So, a pea plant may have a genotype of FF, Ff, or ff for the flower color gene.
An organism's phenotype for a trait is its observable version of that trait, which depends on the organism's combination of alleles. A pea plant may have a phenotype of purple flowers or white flowers for the flower color trait.
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In a group of scarlet rosemallow plants, some individuals have red flowers and others have white flowers. In this group, the gene for the flower color trait has two alleles. The allele F is for red flowers, and the allele f is for white flowers.
A certain scarlet rosemallow plant from this group has red flowers. This plant has two alleles for red flowers.
Based on this information, what is this scarlet rosemallow plant's genotype for the flower color gene?
- Red flowers
- Ff
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Ff
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[
"Red flowers"
] |
scienceqa
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If you see a group of kids hitting and abusing an animal, would you stop them? Would you at least call the police? Again people would walk away. Some people do not believe that animal abuse is a big issue.
Every day animals are abused in their homes or on the streets. It seems as if politicians do nothing to stop this issue. Everyone is worried about education and global warming. What about animals? We should not ignore them just because they cannot talk to us. Animals, like us humans, have rights. Every living being has the right to warm shelter and good food, but most importantly, they have the right to be wanted and loved. They have the right to be a special, much loved member of their own family.
There are many organizations that deal with abused animals or animals that have no home like ASPCA, PETA, the Humane Society and many more. There are organizations that deal with this issue, but that does not mean that we still shouldn't help. The biggest saying that bothers me is, "I am only one person. I can't make a difference." If everyone thought like that, we wouldn't have the organizations and loving people who help the world every day. By helping one animal, you are making a difference.
There are many things you can do right now to help animals around your neighborhood. You can volunteer at your local animal shelter, raise money for animal shelters, inform your community about animal abuse or you can write to your representatives and tell them that animal abuse needs to be taken seriously.
As you walk down the street, try to help any animals you see walking around. You can easily buy a cheap box of dry cat or dog food to feed the animals. If we do not help our animals now, we may never have animals again. Always remember that with every step you take, you help save an animal's life and isn't that worth fighting for?
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We can learn from the text that ASPCA _ .
- is another name for the Humane Society
- aims at protecting animals from being abused
- deals with such issues as education and global warming
- provides shelter for both animals and humans
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provides shelter for both animals and humans
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[
"is another name for the Humane Society",
"aims at protecting animals from being abused",
"deals with such issues as education and global warming"
] |
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