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There are three blocks, A, B and C. There is a medium black square in block A. To the right of block A is block B which contains two medium blue squares. Medium blue square number one is below medium blue square number two. Finally, we have block C. It is below block A. It contains two medium yellow squares. Medium yellow square number one is touching the bottom edge of this block. It is below medium yellow square number two.
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What is to the right of the black shape? a medium yellow square that is touching the bottom edge of a block or a medium blue square?
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Medium blue square
|
[
"Medium yellow square that is touching the bottom edge of a block ",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
56yearold becomes 1st woman to swim Atlantic
(AP)-Jennifer Figge pressed her toes into the Caribbean sand, excited and exhausted as she touched land this week for the first time in almost a month. Reaching a beach in Trinidad, she became the first woman on record to swim across the Atlantic Ocean--a dream she'd had since the early 1960s,when a stormy transAtlantic flight got her thinking she could wear a life vest and swim the rest of the way if needed.
The 56yearold left the Cape Verde Islands off Africa's western coast on Jan.12,2009, swimming 19 out of 25 days battling waves of up to 30 feet.The distance from Cape Verde to Trinidad is about 700 miles.Crewmembers are still computing exactly how many miles she swam.
The original plan was for her to swim to the Bahamas--a distance of about 2,100 miles--but inclement weather forced her to change her plans and she arrived at Trinidad on Feb.5.She now plans to swim from Trinidad to the British Virgin Islands,ending her voyage at the Bitter End Yacht Club in late February.
Her journey came a decade after French swimmer Benoit Lecomte made the first known solo transAtlantic swim,covering nearly 4,000 miles from Massachusetts to France in 73 days.No woman on record had made the crossing.
Figge wore a red cap and wet suit,with her only goodluck charm underneath:an old,red shirt to guard against chafing ,signed by friends,relatives and her father,who recently died.The other cherished possession she kept onboard was a picture of Gertrude Ederle,an American who became the first woman to swim across the English Channel."We have a few things in common,"Figge said,"She wore a red hat and she was of German descent .We both talked to the sea,and neither one of us wanted to get out."
|
Jennifer Figge had to change her plans _ .
- because she wanted to set a new world record
- because she wanted to end her voyage in late February
- because she wanted to shorten her voyage
- because of bad weather conditions
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because she wanted to end her voyage in late February
|
[
"because she wanted to set a new world record",
"because she wanted to shorten her voyage",
"because of bad weather conditions"
] |
race
|
It has become increasingly common for academics to use social media to communicate with wider audiences. Twitter, like many other social platforms, typically measures success in terms of numbers of followers, likes and retweets, but this only tells us something about the spreading of messages but not necessarily whether the content of the messages is understood or embraced. One way to ascertain this is through network and language analysis, which, used together, can tell us how effective the communication is.
Economists tweet less, mention fewer people and have fewer conversations with strangers than a comparable group of experts in the sciences, and use less accessible language with words that are more complex, with more abbreviations and with a more distant tone. Their tweets are less personal and less inclusive than those used by scientists.
This is what appeared in April 2017 when we gathered data on tens of thousands of tweets from the Twitter accounts of both the top 25 economists and 25 scientists as identified by IDEAS and Science, including the top three economists at the time, Paul Krugman, Joseph Stiglitz, and Erik Brynjolfsson and, on the other side, the top three scientists, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Brian Cox, and Richard Dawkins. At that time those accounts covered roughly two thirds of all the following.
The timing is significant because 2016 has been declared the year of post-truth politics, the year in which appeals to emotions (pathos) superseded the significance of factual evidence-based information (logos), affecting people’s constructions and interpretations of events. This has been accompanied by the growing prominence of political “alt” movements (e.g. UKIP, the Alt-right) and their aggressive, provocative, and populist narratives, and “fake news” leading to political shock events such as Brexit and the Trump election.
The relatively low traction of economists in these public debates has been and continues to be an important issue. Does the public not trust economists? Don’t they understand what economists do and how they work? Is their work misrepresented in the media? And how do economists themselves interact with public opinion?
|
Where do economists communicate poorly?
|
On twitter
|
[
"Other social platforms",
"Not enough information",
"In the media"
] |
quail
|
One day, a young man was cleaning out his late grandfather's belongings when he came across a bright red envelope. Written on the front were the words, "To my grandson." Recognizing his grandfather's handwriting, the young man opened the envelope. A letter inside read:
Dear Ronny,
Years ago you came to me for help. You said, "Grandpa, how is it that you've accomplished so much in your life? You're still full of energy, and I'm already tired of struggling. How can I get that same enthusiasm that you've got?"
I didn't know what to say to you then. _ , I figure that I owe you an answer. So here is what I believe.
I think a lot of it has to do with how a person looks at things. I call it "keeping your eyes wide open".
When you meet up with challenges, welcome them. They'll leave you wiser, stronger, and more capable than you were the day before. When you make a mistake, be grateful for the things it taught you. Resolve to use that lesson to help you reach your goals.
And always follow the rules, even the little ones. When you follow the rules, life works. If you think you ever really get by with breaking the rules, you're only fooling yourself.
It's also important to decide exactly what you want. Then keep your mind focused on it, and be prepared to receive it.
But be ready to end up in some new places, too. As you grow with the years, you'll be given bigger shoes to fill. So be ready for endings as well as challenging beginnings.
Sometimes we have to be brave enough to move from the familiar to the unfamiliar. Life isn't just reaching peaks. Part of it is moving from one peak to the next. If you rest too long in between, you might be tempted to quit. Leave the past in the past. Climb the next mountain and enjoy the view.
Remember that your choices will create your successes and your failures. So consider all the pathways ahead, and decide which ones to follow. Then believe in yourself, get up, and get going.
And be sure to take breaks once in a while. They'll give you a renewed commitment to your dreams and a cheerful, healthy perception of the things that matter the most of you.
Most important of all, never give up on yourself. The person that ends up a winner is the one who resolves to win.Give life everything you've got, and life will give its best back to you.
Love always,
Grandpa
|
The young man's grandpa wrote this letter to _ .
- tell his grandson how great he was
- show how to succeed
- recall his whole life
- explain how to keep passion
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explain how to keep passion
|
[
"tell his grandson how great he was",
"show how to succeed",
"recall his whole life"
] |
race
|
U is below O.
|
What is the relation of the agent U to the agent O?
a] upper-right
b] lower-left
c] upper-left
d] right
e] left
f] above
g] lower-right
h] below
i] overlap
|
h
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c",
"d",
"e",
"f",
"g",
"i"
] |
stepgame
|
Panelist: Medical research articles cited in popular newspapers or magazines are more likely than other medical research articles to be cited in subsequent medical research. Thus, it appears that medical researchers' judgments of the importance of prior research are strongly influenced by the publicity received by that research and do not strongly correspond to the research' s true importance.
|
The panelist's argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it
1. Presents counterarguments to a view that is not actually held by any medical researcher
2. Fails to consider the possibility that popular newspapers and magazines do a good job of identifying the most important medical research articles
3. Fails to consider the possibility that popular newspapers and magazines are able to review only a minuscule percentage of medical research articles
4. Draws a conclusion that is logically equivalent to its premise
|
2
|
[
"1",
"3",
"4"
] |
reclor
|
He obviously bled to death before they got him to shore . 12 - 17 foot long shark . The marine biologists say the behavious is typical of great whites . Well then . I met a woman once who had been attacked by a tiger shark .
|
What may be the reason for them assuming the person bled to death ?
A: None of the above choices .
B: Because the last victim did too .
C: Because they were so pale .
D: Because the shark is so big .
|
D
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C"
] |
cosmos
|
Trying to drive up a very small street with cars parked on both sides so only one car at a time could get by, individual sees me already entered the roadway, got in the car backs out of his driveway, intending to for me to back all the way out. I was about half in. I wait thinking he will realize it was a not so smart action and he will pull back in to let me pass since forward is an easier safer plan. He doesn't do that we sit for anout 30 seconds and he is determined to stay. I was a fairly new driver in my first car. I get irritated and shut my motor off basically saying, buddy I entered the street first you were parked never looked before you hurriedly pulled forward. So he shuts off his motor and smiled good as to say stalemate. I'm thinking I have no place I have to be, I'll wait rather than trying to back up half the block without hitting somebodies car. We wait, he gets out of his car goes into his house, no cell phone back then it was the pager (beepers) era. I wasnt sure why he was going in, but probably nit good outcome for me. So I happened to have a small bottle of Keri Lotion (thick, oily lotion for extremely dry skin) in the cup holder. I jump out of my car run to his squirted the whole bottle all over his windshield ran back to my car and DID manage to back up rapidly without damaging my car or anyone! He ran out of the house and I saw by his facial expression was livid! I was thinking as I drove away I hope he doesn't try to use the wipers, that's going to make a really smear mess. He's not going anyplace for a while. Years later I regretted having done that, letting a stranger provoke me, and second felt guilty about the sheer gleeful triumph of seeing his face. I won!
|
What did the man feel toward the driver?
|
He was stubborn and didn't want to give in.
|
[
"He wanted to let the driver through.",
"He had to get to work.",
"Not enough information"
] |
quail
|
Every substance around you is made of one or more chemical elements, or types of atoms. Substances that are made of only one chemical element are elementary substances. Substances that are made of two or more chemical elements bonded together are compounds.
Every chemical element is represented by its own symbol. For some elements, the symbol is one capital letter. For other elements, the symbol is one capital letter and one lowercase letter. For example, the symbol for the element fluorine is F, and the symbol for the element beryllium is Be.
The symbol for each element in a substance is shown in the substance's chemical formula.
An elementary substance is represented by a chemical formula that contains only one symbol.
The symbol may be followed by a subscript. A subscript is text that is smaller and placed lower than the normal line of text. A subscript is included when the atoms in the elementary substance are bonded to form molecules. The subscript tells you the number of atoms in each molecule.
For example, the chemical formula for the elementary substance oxygen is O2. The formula has a subscript of 2. This subscript tells you that there are two atoms in the molecule represented by this chemical formula.
The chemical element represented by the symbol O is also called oxygen. So, the formula O2 tells you that each molecule of O2 contains two oxygen atoms.
A compound is represented by a chemical formula that contains multiple symbols.
For example, in the compound beryllium fluoride, there is one beryllium atom for every two fluorine atoms. This combination is shown in the compound's chemical formula, BeF2. In the formula, the symbol Be represents one beryllium atom. The symbol F followed by the subscript 2 represents two fluorine atoms.
|
Select the elementary substance.
- Silicon dioxide (sio2)
- Palladium (pd)
- Carbon dioxide (co2)
|
Palladium (pd)
|
[
"Silicon dioxide (sio2)",
"Carbon dioxide (co2)"
] |
scienceqa
|
Jealousy is a horrible feeling that weeds its way into your life and relationships before you know it. You might want something someone else has, or feel like they're happier than you. It might seem like an uncontrollable emotion, but it's truly not!
Remember your big accomplishments. If your coworker gets the promotion you wanted, it doesn't mean you haven't done great work. List out your accomplishments and think about how you got them and what you've done since then. You'll quickly find that you're just as worthy as the person you're envying!
Appreciate your own good fortune. Think of where you are in your life and how you got there. Did you just buy your first car? Are you able to save one paycheck each month? Are you surrounded by loving family and amazing friends? You have a lot of good things,and you have a lot of good fortune coming your way. Stop letting jealousy eat you alive and realize that you can better spend that energy on furthering your own success and happiness.
Appreciate that others can do what you can't. How boring would life be if everyone was the same? What if the entire population of your city was applying for your job, and they all had the same qualifications? Appreciate that everyone is different. Some people are better in powerful management positions, while maybe you're better working with people. A friend might be an excellent artist--a quality you're envious of, but don't forget that you're a great musician! Acknowledge that people need to be different, need to be better at various things.
|
When will you probably be Jealous of someone?
* When your coworker gets the promotion you wanted.
* When your friend become an artist.
* When you are surrounded by loving family and friends.
* When you buy your first car.
|
When your coworker gets the promotion you wanted.
|
[
"When your friend become an artist.",
"When you are surrounded by loving family and friends.",
"When you buy your first car."
] |
race
|
We have three blocks. We call them A, B and C. Block A is to the right of B and block B is above C. Block A has a medium black square. Block B contains a medium black square and a medium blue square. Below the medium blue square is the medium black square. Block C contains one medium blue square. Below the medium blue square there is a medium yellow square.
|
Which object is below a medium black square? the medium blue square that is in block B or the medium blue square which is in block C?
|
The medium blue square which is in block c
|
[
"The medium blue square that is in block b",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
Air pollution from a rural factory may have caused increased levels of carbon dioxide in the air, but the argument that the increased level of carbon dioxide is harming the local livestock is clearly without merit; the amount of carbon dioxide near the factory is, in fact, less than that found in cities like Los Angeles every day.
|
The argument is vulnerable to criticism because it
* Uses generalizations about a class to draw conclusions about an individual entity in that class
* Uses a fact to support a conclusion when that fact's relevance has yet to be determined
* In fact, grants a concession that is fatal to the argument's conclusion
* Supports its conclusion by using two conflicting claims
|
Uses a fact to support a conclusion when that fact's relevance has yet to be determined
|
[
"Uses generalizations about a class to draw conclusions about an individual entity in that class",
"In fact, grants a concession that is fatal to the argument's conclusion",
"Supports its conclusion by using two conflicting claims"
] |
reclor
|
Almost 80% of the Americans have stated their opposition to cloning pet animals such as cats and dogs, yet companies still try to make a business out of selling cloned pets. Pet cloning has been promoted as a way to "bring back" or "copy" a beloved companion animal. However, studies have shown that cloning remains an experimental technology with many failures.
Behind each lovely picture of a cloned cat or dog lie hundreds of animals that were kept in lab cages, receiving bad treatment to produce just that one cloned animal. For all that, you end up with a cloned animal who is unlikely to appear like the original physically or behaviorally and may experience serious health problems. Also, while pet cloning companies are charging customers up to $150,000 for a cloned pet, millions of homeless animals of the same species are available in US animal shelters for around $100. Unfortunately, most of these animals are killed for lack of adopting homes.
With No Pet Cloning campaign, the American Anti-Vivisection Society (AAVS) tries to protect both animals and people from harm. They campaigned until the US companies that sold cloned animals closed their doors. First it was Genetic Savings & Clone Inc. and then it was BioArts International.
When BioArts was closed, its owner, Lou Hawthorne, finally had to _ the problems of pet cloning. According to Hawthorne, he has seen numerous failures during his pet cloning attempts, "One clone----which was supposed to be black and white----was born greenish-yellow where it should have been white (we still have no good explanation for how that happened)."
The AAVS is educating the public about the animal suffering and is seeking regulation of cloning activities. They will continue to take the lead in protecting animals from the threats of pet cloning.
|
According to the passage, companies keep on selling cloned pets to _ .
1. get economic interests
2. protect pet animals
3. comfort animal lovers
4. carry on scientific studies
|
2
|
[
"1",
"3",
"4"
] |
race
|
We have two blocks, A and B. There are a medium blue triangle and one big black circle in block A. The big black circle is touching the bottom edge of this block. Above the big black circle is the medium blue triangle. Block B is to the right of block A. It has one small black circle and one small blue square. This block also has a small black triangle. A small blue circle is also touching the bottom edge of this block. This object is to the right of the small black triangle. The small black circle is to the right of the small black triangle. Above and near to the small blue circle there is the small blue square. This shape is to the right of the small black triangle.. Above the square which is to the right of the small black triangle there is the small black circle. The small blue square is touching the right edge of this block.
|
What is to the right of the blue triangle? a small black circle or a small black triangle?
|
Both of them
|
[
"Small black circle ",
"Small black triangle ",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
Where can I take my dog to play
|
Which of the following best matches the statement above?
* You can go to your nearest garden and let it play with others
* You can go to your nearest dog park and let it play with others
|
You can go to your nearest dog park and let it play with others
|
[
"You can go to your nearest garden and let it play with others"
] |
piqa
|
A medium blue triangle is inside a block called AAA. This thing is in front of and a small triangle is to the north of a medium yellow triangle. Block AAA contains the yellow shape. This block covers the small triangle. Close to the thing which was in front of the yellow shape is the small shape. Behind this thing there is the medium yellow triangle. Disconnected from block AAA there is another block named BBB. Block AAA is far from this block. A medium black circle is inside block BBB.
|
Are all medium triangles behind the medium blue triangle?
* Yes
* No
|
No
|
[
"Yes"
] |
spartun
|
Some countries have a large number of earthquakes. Japan is one of them, while others do not have many, for example, there are few earthquakes in Britain.
There is often a great noise during an earthquake. The ground vibrates .Houses fall down. Railways are broken, which causes trains to turn over. Sometimes thousands of people are killed in different ways. About 60,000 were killed in 1783 in the south of Italy. Some people say that earthquakes often happen near volcanoes , but it is not true. The centres of some earthquakes are under the sea. The bottom of the sea suddenly moves. The powerful forces inside the earth break the rocks. The coast is shaken and great waves appear. These waves travel long distances and rush over the land when they reach it, breaking down houses and other buildings. Sometimes they break more buildings than the earthquake itself.
A terrible earthquake happened in Assam, India, in 1986.The land near Shillong suddenly moved 1.5 feet to one side, and then back again. It continued to act like this 20 times a minute.Few buildings could stand what was happening and the great stones flew four feet up into the air. What kind of building stays up best in an earthquake? The Americans carefully studied the results of the earthquake at San Francisco(1906) and believed it best for buildings to be made with concrete walls together by steel frames. Such are the buildings that can't burn or fall easily.
|
_ make(s) more loss than the earthquake itself.
a: Nothing
b: Forces inside the earth
c: Volcanoes
d: Terrible waves by the earthquake
|
d
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c"
] |
race
|
This is a beauty myth that I have been wanting to bust for a while as I am surprised how many people actually believe it. I am quite vain so hate having visible grey hairs. Having naturally dark brown hair means that even a single grey hair is very noticeable. From the age of about 22 or 23 I discovered that I had about five grey hairs floating about. As soon as I could see them I'd pull them out. Then, a few months later when they were rearing their ugly heads again - pluck, out they'd come again! Up until I was about 27 or 28 I only had these 5 grey hairs, well that was all I could find anyway. Then from 28 onwards they have been inviting their friends and relatives to move in and I am slowly losing the plucking battle (side note: this increase in grey hairs at 28 was also the year that I got married...I wonder if their is any correlation between getting married and going grey??).
Whenever I was having a conversation with someone about grey hairs and I'd mention that I pull mine out, they'd look at me horrified - 'you can't do that, seven more will grow back in its place' they would all warn me. Even my hairdresser was horrified that I plucked my grey hairs. One day when she was straightening my hair I could see a stray grey sticking up and it was driving me crazy. I asked her to pull it out and she refused saying that I'd end up with more if she pulled it out.
I have never believed this old wives tale, mostly because for five years I kept plucking my greys yet they didn't increase in number. Plus it made no sense to me. Why would plucking greys cause more greys to grow when the same is not true for your coloured hair. Imagine if it were true - that would mean that the cure for baldness would be to pluck out your hair as each hair you pluck causes seven more to grow in its place - doesn't really make sense, does it? Or worse, each time you waxed your legs, seven hairs replaced each pulled one - what state would your legs be in now?
|
The author believes that:
|
Plucking grey hairs helps easy feelings of being driven crazy by them
|
[
"Is bad luck",
"Not enough information",
"Will make you have bald spots"
] |
quail
|
One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples.
1." What's the matter?" "I went to a party last night, so I..."
2."I feel so tired these days." "I think you'd better..."
3."Of course, she never stops talking. She is one of the most..."
You can see from the above three examples that the context helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about. So "guessing" is very important in understanding English, especially spoken English.
|
Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 2 is _ .
A) "I think you'd better to be more careful."
B) "I think you'd better have something to drink."
C) "I think you'd better get some help from your friends."
D) "I think you'd better have a good rest and take good care of yourself."
|
A
|
[
"B",
"C",
"D"
] |
race
|
There are three boxes, called one, two and three. Box three has box two. Box one have two medium green apples. To the south of another medium green apple is medium green apple number two. Medium green apple number three is within box one. Another medium green apple is covered by box one. A medium green apple and a medium orange apple are within box two. A medium yellow apple is covered by box two. North of this thing is the medium green apple. South of the medium orange apple there is this thing.
|
Are all things south of the medium orange apple?
A: Yes
B: No
|
B
|
[
"A"
] |
spartun
|
The sun is the what that is closest to earth?
* Battery
* Astral light
* Person
* Moon
|
Astral light
|
[
"Battery",
"Person",
"Moon"
] |
openbookqa
|
|
W: Sam met Jane seven years ago when he was 22 years old.
M: Jane was only two years younger than Sam, but she seemed much younger.
|
How old is Jane now?
- 22.
- 29.
- 27.
|
27.
|
[
"22.",
"29."
] |
dream
|
Once , when I was ordering mushrooms , instead of clicking on the button for 1 kg of mushrooms I clicked the 1 item instead - and they sent me one , single solitary mushroom floating around in a bag . The person who selected it must ' ve thought was very amusing . And another time I over - clicked on lemons and they sent me 12 . I mean , who orders 12 lemons ?
|
What can be said about me and my ordering online ?
a. I need to pay more attention to what I 'm doing when placing an order .
b. I need to find a store that does n't make so many mistakes .
c. None of the above choices .
d. I need to find a place that will sell me more than one mushroom .
|
a
|
[
"b",
"c",
"d"
] |
cosmos
|
there is a blackboard in the background too
|
Is the black thing in front of the blackboard?
* No
* Yes
|
Yes
|
[
"No"
] |
resq
|
Sarah wanted to by a new rug. Ink spilled onto her old one. Really, she didn't know what that thing had an inkwell in the first place. What piece of furniture might have been on her run?
* Front of door
* Bedroom
* Desk
* Table
* Living room
|
Desk
|
[
"Front of door",
"Bedroom",
"Table",
"Living room"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
|
Two boxes, named DDD and EEE exist. Two midsize orange ovals and a midsize white dimond are within box DDD. A green rectangle and a midsize orange rectangle are inside and touching box DDD. Midsize orange oval number two is to the right-hand side of and the midsize orange rectangle is below the midsize white dimond. Midsize orange oval number one is to the right of the green thing. Box DDD has box EEE. Box EEE contain a tiny white thing and a large rectangle. Under the large shape there is the tiny shape.
|
Does a box have any white thing?
A: No
B: Yes
|
B
|
[
"A"
] |
spartun
|
Which of the following statements best describes one way that the Moon is different from Earth?
a) The moon is not solid.
b) The moon has no gravity.
c) The moon has almost no atmosphere.
d) The moon receives almost no solar light.
|
c
|
[
"a",
"b",
"d"
] |
arc
|
|
Grandma Mosesisamongthemostfamoustwentieth-century painters of the United States, yet she did not start painting until she was in her late seventies. As she once said to herself,"I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me."
She was born on a farm in New York State. At twelve she left home and was in a service until at twenty-seven, she married Thomas Moses, the tenant of hers. They farmed most of their lives. She had ten children, of whom five survived . Her husband died in 1927.
Grandma Moses painted a little as a child and made embroidery pictures as a hobby. As she became old, she wanted to keep busy and pass the time, so she began to paint again. Her pictures were first sold at the local drugstore and at a market and were soon noticed by a businessman who bought everything she painted. Between the 1930's and her death she produced some 2,000 pictures:careful and lively pictures of the country life she had known, with a wonderful sense of color1 and form.
|
Grandma Moses spent most of her life _ .
- farming
- nursing
- embroidering
- painting
|
painting
|
[
"farming",
"nursing",
"embroidering"
] |
race
|
I try to be a good son, but no matter how hard I try, my parents never seem to be satisfied. They think I should eat healthier food, should wear cleaner clothes, and I should get better grades. And according to them, my hair should be shorter, my room should be neater, and my friends should be more polite when they come to visit. You know it isn't easy to be a teenager.
We try to be good parents, but no matter how hard we try, our children never seem to be satisfied. They think we should wear more fashionable clothes, we should buy a faster car, and we should listen to more beautiful music. And according to them, we should be more patient when they talk about their problems, we should be more friendly when their friends come to visit, and we should be more understanding when they come home late on Saturday night. You know it isn't easy to be parents, either. Do you and your parents also have such problems?
Well, why don't you take a walk and have a talk on Saturday? May 15th is the International Day of Families. On that day, people around the world give thanks for good things about their families and work on family problems.
A study last year showed that many Nanjing families had the same problem like this. The children, 12 to 15 years old, didn't like talking with their parents much. They weren't happy at home. Of course, lots of kids have the same feeling like that. But you and your parents will be much happier if you can be friends. Parents are the closest people to you in the world. They love you just because you're their child. And they would do anything for you.
|
Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage?
1] The boy thinks it easy to get better grades as what their parents hope.
2] The parents think they should be strict with their son.
3] The boy thinks it hard to be a teenager.
4] The parents think it's easy to be parents.
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1
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[
"2",
"3",
"4"
] |
race
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It was Andria Baker's high school graduation party, and the time had come for her father to make good on a promise that he had made her years ago, when she was a fourth-grader. "After you started on your first day of kindergarten and continue it through your last day of high school, and I'll buy you a car." Tim Baker had told the child.
Through the years, Andria Baker kept up her end of the bargain, willing herself to go to school on those days even when she felt under the weather. She did carry out her 13th year of uninterrupted coming to the classroom with her final day at Constantine High Sehool even when she was ill.
At Sunday's party, her father gave the young woman the keys to a new, $17 000 Pontiac G6. Tim Baker, who teaches seventh grade at prefix = st1 /ConstantineMiddle School, said he has no regrets about the deal. "Without a doubt, it was worth every penny I spent," he said. The look on his daughter's face when she saw the car was great. Baker said, "When she turned around after seeing the car, she did not know what to do. We got her into the car and she just sat there. Then she ran into the house to get her driver's license, and she and her best friend got in the car and drove down the road."
Andria Baker, 19, said she thinks she would have gone ahead with that even if a new car had not been promised her. "A lot of my friends thought I was crazy, but I just kept going." she said. Baker plans to go after an education degree at AlmaCollege.
"In my sophomore year I hurt my ankle in a basketball game, and it was really painful," she said. "Also that day I caught a cold and the teacher looked at me and said, 'I'm not the teacher who's going to send you home.'"
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When Andria Baker saw her present, she felt _ .
- sad and crazy
- frightened and worried
- upset and angry
- surprised and excited
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sad and crazy
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[
"frightened and worried",
"upset and angry",
"surprised and excited"
] |
race
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A large red star is inside and touching and a grey hexagon is within a block named HHH. Block HHH covers a large purple star. South of the large red star is the large purple star. To the south of the hexagon is the large red star. There exists a block called LLL. Block LLL have a medium purple star and a large red star. Another large red star are to the east of large red star number one and a medium red pentagon. Large red star number two is covered by block LLL. Near to a large grey star is the medium red pentagon. Block LLL covers the large grey star. This block covers the medium red pentagon.
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What is the position of the large purple star relative to block HHH?
- dc
- below
- tpp
- ec
- ntppi
- right
- ntpp
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tpp
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[
"dc",
"below",
"ec",
"ntppi",
"right",
"ntpp"
] |
spartun
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Melting occurs when ice is
1. Heating liquids
2. Temperature changes
3. Heat is produced
4. Cooled
5. Heated below melting point
6. Frozen
7. Heated above melting point
8. It gets heated up
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7
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[
"1",
"2",
"3",
"4",
"5",
"6",
"8"
] |
qasc
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But I do n't really think I look that good in shorts so it 's prolly a good thing . Then I came home and Jon came over and we watched some really cool alien movie with Nicole Kidman . Then we went and searched for a place to eat .
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What will Jon and the narrator do next ?
a] None of the above choices .
b] They will go to bed .
c] They will watch a movie .
d] They will get something to eat .
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d
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[
"a",
"b",
"c"
] |
cosmos
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as rainfall increases in an area, electricity will be less and less available for
* Solar panels
* Energy
* Coal power plants
* Wind turbines
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Solar panels
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[
"Energy",
"Coal power plants",
"Wind turbines"
] |
openbookqa
|
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Q is above R. S and X are next to each other with X at the bottom S on the top. Q is to the right of L and is on the same horizontal plane. W and S are next to each other with S at the bottom W on the top. L is over there with U above. E is above N and to the right of N. B and X are side by side with B to the right and X to the left. W is diagonally to the bottom left of U. N is sitting at the upper right position to B.
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What is the relation of the agent N to the agent L?
- lower-right
- overlap
- right
- below
- upper-right
- lower-left
- above
- upper-left
- left
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lower-right
|
[
"overlap",
"right",
"below",
"upper-right",
"lower-left",
"above",
"upper-left",
"left"
] |
stepgame
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Measurements are written with both a number and a unit. The unit comes after the number. The unit shows what the number means.
Mass is a measurement of how much matter something contains.
There are many different units of mass. When you are using customary units, mass may be written with units of ounces, pounds, or tons.
There are 16 ounces in 1 pound and 2,000 pounds in 1 ton.
So, 1 ounce is less than 1 pound and much less than 1 ton.
A slice of bread has a mass of about 1 ounce, while a can of beans has a mass of about 1 pound. A small car has a mass of about 1 ton.
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Select the best estimate.
What is the mass of a bicycle?
a: 23 pounds
b: 23 ounces
c: 23 tons
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a
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[
"b",
"c"
] |
scienceqa
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A survey has shown that what you do on a plane can be determined by which nationality is listed on your passport.
According to the results of an international passenger survey, Australians are the biggest drinkers on board with 36 percent choosing to down the hatch, compared to 35 percent of Americans and 33 percent of Brits.
The Airline Passenger Experience Association(APEX) spoke to around 1,500 people, aged 18 and older, who have travelled by plane at least once during the last three months and were living in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, China, Singapore, Australia and Brazil.
The results found Chinese travelers are most likely to nod off once the seat-belt sign switches off. They are also the first to take out their credit card for some in-flight shopping and the biggest fans of gaming. Americans on the other hand like to use their time in the air more productively---- when not drinking---- choosing to work while flying at 35,000 feet.
Meanwhile, Brits and Germans are the best at making chat with random strangers----spending 50 percent more time than any other nationality. Comparatively, Brazilians conduct their conversations online via email, messaging apps or social media.
Despite plane food having a bad reputation, seven out of ten interviewees said they were happy to eat up on the selection of in-flight snacks and meals. In-flight magazines were also popular with four out of five passengers.
The international flyers did however express their desire for better in-flight entertainment. "The industry has greatly improved the comfort, entertainment and onboard service, and passengers are accepting those improvements" said Russell Lemieux, APEX executive director. "At the same time, passengers are demanding more from their air travel experiences which will drive more improvements touching all aspects of the journey. " he added.
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What can you probably see in the flight according to the passage?
* Brazilians choose to drink.
* Germans chat to kill the time.
* The Chinese switch off the seat-belt sign.
* Americans do in-flight shopping.
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The Chinese switch off the seat-belt sign.
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[
"Brazilians choose to drink.",
"Germans chat to kill the time.",
"Americans do in-flight shopping."
] |
race
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K is to the left of T and is on the same horizontal plane. R is there and K is at the 2 position of a clock face.
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What is the relation of the agent T to the agent K?
- lower-right
- right
- lower-left
- overlap
- upper-left
- upper-right
- below
- above
- left
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right
|
[
"lower-right",
"lower-left",
"overlap",
"upper-left",
"upper-right",
"below",
"above",
"left"
] |
stepgame
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How do you hang a curtain from a chain?
A: Lay the curtain down on the ground and slowly fish the chain through the eye holes of the curtain.
B: While the chain is hanging from the hooks, slowly fish the chain through the eye holes of the curtain.
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A
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[
"B"
] |
piqa
|
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The Transylvanian city of Brasov is usually just a day trip from Bucharest. People spend maybe an hour or so to wandering around the town square, and buy a drink before hopping back on their transport back to the capital city of Romania.
But, thanks to an epic tip-off from the travel ninja Shikha at Why Waste Annual Leave and a few other Brasov devotees, instead of following the crowds, we booked a couple of leisurely nights there. At the end of our day trip, instead of returning to Bucharest and getting stuck in the Sunday evening traffic, we checked into our hotel and waved our guide off.
Yes, you can easily ‘do’ Brasov in an afternoon – it’s a popular stop off at the end of a day trip after visiting the “home” of Dracula – Bran castle, and the beautiful Peles castle – but having the leisure to linger was exquisite.
In addition to trying local dishes, we also ate lunch at McDonalds. Yes, yes, as a blogger we shouldn’t pretend to eat anything other than caviar washed down with champagne and unicorn tears, but we were hungry and couldn’t be bothered to find somewhere. (For the record, we both opted for a Big Mac and a diet coke.)
For the first half day, we wandered around whilst the skies were beautifully blue…
…learned a lot of local history, admired the Hollywood style sign in the hills…
…slipped into a couple of churches (not to mention dodged giggling kids racing around on miniature cars)…
…some hidden, and some hidden in plain sight…
…and admired the sign from our cosy hotel, as it lit up at twilight
Our only full day dawned fairly murky for the most part, it was a Sunday so a lot of things were closed, so after hitting 20,000 steps and getting lost a few times in the less pretty corners of the city…
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The author's trip to Brasov probably lasted
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A few days
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[
"Not enough information",
"Several weeks",
"20 minutes"
] |
quail
|
What is it called when two substances are dissolved?
- Dilution
- Bodily water
- Vaporization
- Watershred
- Thirst
- Bamboo
- Condensation
- Salinity
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Dilution
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[
"Bodily water",
"Vaporization",
"Watershred",
"Thirst",
"Bamboo",
"Condensation",
"Salinity"
] |
qasc
|
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What striking a molecule can cause sound?
a: Waves
b: Thoughts
c: Nerves
d: Voltage
e: Cells
f: Instincts
g: Energy
h: Photons
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g
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c",
"d",
"e",
"f",
"h"
] |
qasc
|
|
if you see little wet spots on your windshield, what might have happened?
- The sun is setting
- Vapor transformed into droplets
- The moon is rising
- The windshield is dissolving
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Vapor transformed into droplets
|
[
"The sun is setting",
"The moon is rising",
"The windshield is dissolving"
] |
openbookqa
|
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There are two blocks, called AAA and BBB. Block AAA is disconnected from and in front of block BBB. South of and far from this block there is block BBB. A small blue circle and a big black triangle are inside block AAA. Block BBB covers a big black triangle. A small blue triangle is inside and touching this block.
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What is the position of the big black triangle covered by block BBB relative to AAA?
* near
* tppi
* front
* below
* dc
* tpp
* ntpp
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below
|
[
"near",
"tppi",
"front",
"dc",
"tpp",
"ntpp"
] |
spartun
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Analogical reasoning refers to a logical method based on the similarity or the same relationship between two (or two types of) objects in some aspects and the similarity or the same in other aspects.
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Which of the following inference processes without applying analogical reasoning is:
* From "the amount of alcohol in the barrel can be roughly judged by tapping the barrel", it is concluded that "the amount of pleural effusion can be roughly judged by tapping the chest"
* Inferred from "chloramphenicol can affect the skeletal development of young mice" "chloramphenicol can affect the skeletal development of young children"
* Inferred that "this patient has lung cancer" from "cancer cells found in this patient's sputum"
* Inferred from "brightly colored mushrooms are generally toxic" "brightly colored snakes are generally toxic"
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Inferred that "this patient has lung cancer" from "cancer cells found in this patient's sputum"
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[
"From \"the amount of alcohol in the barrel can be roughly judged by tapping the barrel\", it is concluded that \"the amount of pleural effusion can be roughly judged by tapping the chest\"",
"Inferred from \"chloramphenicol can affect the skeletal development of young mice\" \"chloramphenicol can affect the skeletal development of young children\"",
"Inferred from \"brightly colored mushrooms are generally toxic\" \"brightly colored snakes are generally toxic\""
] |
logiqa
|
What do you have to be to run after ball fast?
- Look first
- Have legs
- Obese
- Not fat
- Catching
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Not fat
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[
"Look first",
"Have legs",
"Obese",
"Catching"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
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There are one small yellow triangle, one medium blue square and one big blue circle in a block. A small black square is also in this block. It is below and to the right of a small black circle. To the right of and above the medium blue square there is the small yellow triangle. To the right of and below the small black circle is the big blue circle.
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What is to the right of the small black circle? a big blue circle which is in block A or a big blue circle that is in block A?
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Both of them
|
[
"Big blue circle which is in block a",
"Big blue circle that is in block a",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
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H is diagonally left and above H. D is on the left side to U. M is below K at 7 o'clock. A is to the right of Q with a small gap between them. M is diagonally above X to the right at a 45 degree. X is south west of A. U is there and K is at the 5 position of a clock face.
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What is the relation of the agent U to the agent M?
- above
- lower-left
- below
- lower-right
- upper-left
- left
- right
- upper-right
- overlap
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above
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[
"lower-left",
"below",
"lower-right",
"upper-left",
"left",
"right",
"upper-right",
"overlap"
] |
stepgame
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There are three blocks. Lets call them A, B and C. Block A has three medium blue squares. Below medium blue square number two and medium blue square number three is medium blue square number one. Medium blue square number two is below medium blue square number three. Above block A there is block B. It has a medium yellow square, a medium blue square and one medium black square. The medium yellow square is touching the bottom edge of this block. It is below the medium blue square and the medium black square. The medium blue square is below the medium black square. To the right of block B there is block C which has a medium yellow square.
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Which object is above a medium blue square? the black object or the medium yellow square that is touching the bottom edge of a block?
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Both of them
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[
"The black object",
"The medium yellow square that is touching the bottom edge of a block ",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
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A block named HHH contains a little red thing. A medium grey hexagon and a medium red hexagon are in this block. A large grey hexagon and a large purple hexagon are inside and touching block HHH. The medium grey hexagon are to the south of the little red thing and the large grey hexagon. The little object is south of the medium red hexagon and is to the west of the large purple hexagon. The large grey hexagon is east of the medium grey hexagon. The large purple hexagon is east of the medium red hexagon. South of and close to the medium red hexagon there is the large grey hexagon. There exists a block named LLL. Block LLL has a medium grey hexagon which is to the north of a medium pentagon. Block LLL contains the pentagon.
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Are all medium grey hexagons to the south of the medium red hexagon?
a] No
b] Yes
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a
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[
"b"
] |
spartun
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So , I had a flight in business last friday GVA - ZUR - PRG , and the ZUR - PRG left of the trip was really great ! ( yesterday 's flight in economy was a little less so due to someone next to me nearly having a fight with the kids on front that kept banging around in their seats ... but you ca n't have everything ) . I wo n't mention names as moderators typically seem to remove them from this forum , but a certain male FA in business , provided an absolutely stellar service , filled my cup multiple times with Champagne ( never did I even need to ask for more ) and overall , he was very attentive to our needs and always with a smile .
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What might have happened before on the forum ?
* Flights get canceled .
* Moderators get banned .
* Names get removed .
* Posts get deleted .
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Names get removed .
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[
"Flights get canceled .",
"Moderators get banned .",
"Posts get deleted ."
] |
cosmos
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We have three blocks. We call them A, B and C. Block A contains a big black circle. To the right of block A there is block B which has one small black circle, a big black triangle and a medium blue circle. The small black circle is above a big blue circle and the big black triangle. The big black triangle is to the left of the big blue circle. The medium blue circle is touching the right edge of this block. The big blue circle is touching the bottom edge of this block. The medium blue circle is above the big blue circle. Above block A there is block C which contains one small black circle and one small yellow triangle. The small black circle is above and to the left of the small yellow triangle.
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Which object is to the left of a thing that is touching the bottom edge of a block? the big black circle or the medium blue circle that is touching the right edge of a block?
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The big black circle
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[
"The medium blue circle that is touching the right edge of a block ",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
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I have had the privilege of meeting some very interesting people over the years. Some of these people made a great impact on my life, my views and personal philosophy. Others I met had the opposite effect because they represented attitudes, behavior and beliefs that were directly opposed to my views on life and my feelings about the value of all people.
One such person I met was a woman in her late seventies. She had been an active woman, raised a family and had engaged in helping others, and developed her own crafts to sell at selected craft shows throughout the year.
When I met her for the first time, I couldn't believe that she was in her late seventies -- I would have placed her age more in her early sixties. After speaking with her for a short period, it was only then that the conversation seemed to turn to age. And, it wasn't a conversation about thefrailty of age, or the aches and pains, or about pleasures lost.
The conversation, instead, focused on her _ for life and all the things that she was in the planning stages of doing. And, what she was planning to do wasn't about going to a seniors group so she and her husband could go on a bus tour. What she was planning was an excursion to Europe, unaccompanied by any tour operator or taken around the usual sights by a local guide.
She really impressed me a lot because of her zest for life; for an uncompromising view of the future not in the least affected by her age; for the undying faith in knowing that there was a great deal of life yet to be discovered and experienced and yearning for each new image, discussion, smell, cultural uniqueness or experience.
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From the text we know _ .
- the woman made great wealth by selling crafts.
- the woman had much sight-seeing around the world.
- the woman was willing to help others.
- the woman talked a lot about her age.
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the woman had much sight-seeing around the world.
|
[
"the woman made great wealth by selling crafts.",
"the woman was willing to help others.",
"the woman talked a lot about her age."
] |
race
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At midnight Mr. King coughed again. He got up and took some medicine. Before he lay down again, he smoked. And he couldn't go to sleep any longer. He found the medicine book and began to read it. He was afraid he had lung cancer. He seemed to see death was waiting for him. Tears ran down his face. He didn't see his wife was standing by him.
"What's wrong with you, dear?" asked the woman.
"Nothing," the old man answered and covered his face with his hands.
The old woman opened the book and understood at once. She said, "You must stop smoking right now."
"I began to smoke when I was nine, you know. How can't I do that?"
"But I think health is more important."
Mr. King coughed again and his wife said, "Go to see a doctor tomorrow. He will be able to help you, I think."
The doctor told Mr. King to have an Xray examination of his lungs. And then he looked at the Xray carefully for a long time.
"Tell me the truth, doctor."said Mr.King, "Do you see any shadows in my lungs?"
"No, I don't see anything."
"Yes?" the old man said happily. "Really?"
"Yes. Your lungs are turning black. How can I see any shadows?"
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Mr. King coughed because _ .
- he was afraid to die
- he was too old
- he couldn't go to sleep
- he smoked too much
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he couldn't go to sleep
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[
"he was afraid to die",
"he was too old",
"he smoked too much"
] |
race
|
A small yellow apple and a small green apple are inside a box named one. The small green apple are below a medium melon and the small yellow apple.The small yellow apple is on the right side of the melon. Box one contains the medium fruit.
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Are all fruits on the left side of all apples?
- Yes
- No
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No
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[
"Yes"
] |
spartun
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Illness is prevented in people by reducing what in food?
* Fiber
* Dangerous bugs
* Protein
* Fat
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Dangerous bugs
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[
"Fiber",
"Protein",
"Fat"
] |
openbookqa
|
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One time someone asked an author to identify a very scribbled paragraph in his work. He said, "When I wrote these sentences, only the monk Huai Su was with me, and only he knows it now. "
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The writer means:
- Most people don't understand cursive
- Huai su's cursive script
- The writer has forgotten the content of this passage, and it is difficult to identify his handwriting
- What writers never write lightly
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The writer has forgotten the content of this passage, and it is difficult to identify his handwriting
|
[
"Most people don't understand cursive",
"Huai su's cursive script",
"What writers never write lightly"
] |
logiqa
|
"USA? Britain? Which country is better to study in?" We often hear such discussions. As China opens its doors, studying abroad has become a dream for many Chinese students. They want to learn about the world.
It's true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves. Language skills will improve and it may be easier to find jobs.
But there are problems that should be considered. Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time learning another language and getting used to a different culture.
Students must also learn to live without parents' care and deal with all kinds of things they haven't had to do before, like looking after themselves. There are reports about Chinese students abroad sinking into an ocean of difficulties and giving up easily. When they have to take care of themselves, it is hard for students to study well.
Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden to the family. For most Chinese parents, the cost of studying abroad is very high. But is it worth it?
We know that there are many famous people who succeed in great things through their hard work in China. Liu Xiang is a good example. Once an American teacher invited him there but he refused. He kept training hard with his Chinese teacher. He surprised the world when he won a gold medal at the Athens Olympics. So when you wonder which country is better to study in, consider whether studying abroad is the right choice.
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The writer mentions Liu Xiang in the passage in order to tell us that _ .
* Liu Xiang was a gold medal winner
* studying abroad is not the right choice
* Chinese teachers are better than American ones
* people can also be successful in China if they work hard
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Chinese teachers are better than American ones
|
[
"Liu Xiang was a gold medal winner",
"studying abroad is not the right choice",
"people can also be successful in China if they work hard"
] |
race
|
Seeing his idea become reality should have brought joy to James. Instead, it only brought what emotion?
- Over joy
- Fulfilling
- Inspiration
- Pain
- Excitement
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Pain
|
[
"Over joy",
"Fulfilling",
"Inspiration",
"Excitement"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
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Spanish explorers called them Las Encantadas, the Enchanted Isles, and Charles Darwin used his studies of the islands as the foundation for his theory of natural selection. The Galapagos are among the world's most important scientific treasures, a group of volcanic islands surrounded by deserted beaches and inhabited by unique varieties of giant tortoise, lizards, and birds.
Yet life on this United Nations world heritage site has turned sour. Battles have broken out between fishermen and conservationists. Ecuador, which owns the islands, has sent a naval patrol to put down disturbances.
The controversial director of the Galapagos National Park--which controls 97 percent of Galapagos land and the reserve extending to 40 miles offshore--has been fired, while an air of uneasy tension hangs over the islands, as the islanders prepare for election when they pick their representatives in Ecuador's national assembly.
"It's a very tense situation," said Leonor Stjepic, director of the London-based Galapagos Conservation Trust, which raises money to help projects on the islands. "We are watching it with concern."
The violence has been triggered by an alarming growth in the islands' population. Puerto Ayora, on Santa Cruz island, housed just 45 inhabitants in the 50s. Today there are more than 10,000, while the islands' total population is more than 19,000 and growing by 6 percent a year, despite recently introduced a law to limit waves of immigrants fleeing the poor areas of Ecuador for a life "in paradise ". On top of _ , more than 100,000 tourists visit the islands every year.
Such numbers have put the islands, special ecology under intense pressure. Conservationists backed by the Ecuador government, have replied by exercising strict controls to protect the islands* iguanas, blue-footed boobies, and giant tortoises.
These moves have angered many local people, however. They want to exploit the islands' waters and catch its protected species of sharks, lobsters and sea cucumbers, which can fetch high prices in Japan and South Korea.
Angry fishermen surrounded the Charles Darwin research station on Santa Cruz last February, threatened to kill Lonesome George--the last surviving member of the Pinta Island species of the Galapagos giant tortoise.
The situation got improved after the Ecuador government made concessions by increasing fishing quotas , which angered conservationists. "It is tragic, the short-term gain of a few fishermen versus the long-term survival of the Galapagos," said John McCosker of the California Academy of Sciences. "They are killing the golden goose."
Then, the Ecuador government appointed Fausto Cepeda as the national park's new director, a post that has become a political football for the mainland government. There have been nine directors in the past 18 months.
This appointment was particularly controversial, however. Cepeda was known to have close ties with the fishing industry, and the rangers ,who run the national park and reserve, rebelled.
More than 300 staged a sit-in at the park's headquarters and prevented Cepeda from taking up his post. A battle broke out, and at least two people suffered serious injuries. Eventually, Cepeda--with the fishermen's help- entered the park. "I am in office, i am in control. And I am trying to lower the tension," he announced.
The Ecuador government _ , and sent a patrol boat to maintain the peace. A few days later, Ecuador Environment Minister Fabian Valdivicso met representatives of rangers. After discussions, he told newspapers that he had decided to remove Cepeda from the post.
However, as the population continues to rise, the long-term pressures on the islands are serious and will not disappear that easily.
"We have to balance its special environment with the needs of local people. In that sense, it is a microcosm for all the other threatened parts of the world. So getting it right here is going to be a very, very important trick to pull off," said Stjepic.
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How significant were the islands for Charles Darwin?
- He found the last surviving giant tortoise there.
- He built the Charles Darwin research center there.
- He advocated the balance between ecology and people there.
- He based his theory on his studies there.
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He found the last surviving giant tortoise there.
|
[
"He built the Charles Darwin research center there.",
"He advocated the balance between ecology and people there.",
"He based his theory on his studies there."
] |
race
|
We have three blocks, A, B and C. Block A has two small blue circles. Small blue circle number one is above small blue circle number two. It also contains a big yellow circle. It is to the left of and near to small blue circle number two. Above block A is block B. It has a medium yellow circle. Finally, there is block C to the left of block B. It contains one small blue triangle and a big blue circle. This block also contains one big blue square. The big blue square is below the big blue circle. To the left of and below the big blue circle there is the small blue triangle.
|
What is below the medium shape? a big yellow circle or a big blue circle?
|
Big yellow circle
|
[
"Big blue circle ",
"Both of them",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
T is under L. T is to the right and above P at an angle of about 45 degrees.
|
What is the relation of the agent T to the agent L?
A. lower-left
B. upper-left
C. above
D. lower-right
E. overlap
F. upper-right
G. below
H. left
I. right
|
G
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C",
"D",
"E",
"F",
"H",
"I"
] |
stepgame
|
WASHINGTON — In 2004, Desmond Meade, while serving a 15-year prison sentence for a drug offense in Florida, got a break. An appeals court returned his conviction to the original trial bench, allowing him to plead guilty to a lesser charge and get out of prison in three years, most of which he had already served.
But his freedom came with a price, something that didn’t quite register with him at the time: as part of his plea agreement with prosecutors, Meade agreed to give up his civil rights: the right to vote, to serve on a jury and to run for office.
“At the time, when I first accepted the plea deal, I didn’t understand the consequences,” Meade says.
Fourteen years and a pair of college and law degrees later, Meade, now 50, still can’t vote; his application to regain his civil rights was rejected in 2011. The reason: a new Florida law that requires felons like him to wait for seven years before they could apply for rights restoration.
Home to nearly a quarter of the nation's disenfranchised felons, Florida has become a battleground in a national debate over felony disenfranchisement laws. With lawmakers deeply divided over the issue, Meade says he wants the state’s voters to change the system when they head to the polls on Nov. 6.
He’s promoting a ballot initiative that would amend the state's constitution, restoring the voting rights of all felons in Florida (except those convicted of murder and sexual assault) after they’ve completed the terms of their sentence.
The measure enjoys broad voter support. A Quinnipiac University poll conducted in February showed that 67 percent of Floridians were in favor of restoring the voting rights of felons other than those convicted of murder and sexual assault. Another poll showed support at 71 percent.
“We’re going to change the system,” Meade says confidently. “What we’re doing is taking the power out of the hands of politicians and we’re allowing the citizens of the state of Florida to decide whether or not folks should have a second chance, to be able to vote.”
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Who got a law degree?
|
Meade
|
[
"His wife",
"Not enough information",
"The brother"
] |
quail
|
They say a person should do what if they want something sweet and healthy?
* Order fries
* Eat fruit
* Feel stupid
* Water garden
* Catch cold
|
Eat fruit
|
[
"Order fries",
"Feel stupid",
"Water garden",
"Catch cold"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
|
Q is on the same horizontal plane directly right to K. C is sitting in the right direction of H. L is over there and D is on the top of it. L and H are parallel, and L is under H. K and E are in a horizontal line with K on the left. G is at M's 3 o'clock. M is positioned in the front right corner of D. C presents right to Q.
|
What is the relation of the agent E to the agent C?
* below
* upper-left
* overlap
* lower-right
* left
* right
* lower-left
* above
* upper-right
|
left
|
[
"below",
"upper-left",
"overlap",
"lower-right",
"right",
"lower-left",
"above",
"upper-right"
] |
stepgame
|
Disposing of waste has been a problem since humans started producing it. As more and more people choose to live close together in cities,the waste disposal problem becomes increasingly difficult.
During the eighteenth century,it was usual for several neighboring towns to get together to select a faraway spot as a dump site. People would transport household rubbish,rotted wood and old possessions to the site. Regularly some of the trash was burned and the rest was buried. The unpleasant sights and smells caused no problem because nobody lived close by. Factories and some other industrial sites also had waste to be disposed of. Those located on rivers often just poured the unwanted remains into the water. Others built huge burners with chimneys to deal with the problem.
Several facts make these choices unacceptable to modern society. The first problem is space. Dumps , are most needed in heavily populated areas. Such areas rarely have empty land suitable. Farm areas are refusing to accept rubbish from elsewhere,cheap land in major city areas to dispose wastes is nonexistent . Awareness of pollution dangers has resulted in more strict rules of waste disposal. Pollution of rivers,ground water,land and air is a price people can no longer pay to get rid of waste. The amount of waste,however, continues to grow.
Recycling efforts have become commonplace,and many towns require their people to take part. Even the most efficient recycling programs,however,can hope to deal with only about 50 percent of a city's reusable waste,so more people should be involved in recycling programs.
|
The main purpose of writing this article is to _ .
- tell people a better way to get rid of the waste
- warn people of the pollution dangers
- select a suitable dump site
- call on people to take part in recycling programs
|
select a suitable dump site
|
[
"tell people a better way to get rid of the waste",
"warn people of the pollution dangers",
"call on people to take part in recycling programs"
] |
race
|
A consequence of polluting could be that
1. Fish become inedible
2. Water tastes gross
3. Papers report it
4. Trash is overflowing
|
1
|
[
"2",
"3",
"4"
] |
openbookqa
|
|
The bamboo buildings of the Dai people in Xishuangbanna use square pillars to suspend the house to prevent moisture and mosquito harassment. The reason why square pillars are used instead of round pillars is to prevent snakes from climbing into the bamboo buildings.
|
Which of the following is most likely the hypothesis of the above statement?
A) She people like to make things square
B) Snakes like to climb round pillars
C) There are many snakes in the tropical rain forest of xishuangbanna
D) Snakes cannot crawl around square pillars
|
D
|
[
"A",
"B",
"C"
] |
logiqa
|
Bad teeth can be painful and even be deadly. Infections of the gums and teeth can release bacteria into the blood system. Those bacteria can increase the chance of a heart attack or stroke and worsen the effects of other diseases. And adults are not the only ones at risk. For example, a 12yearold boy died when a tooth infection spread to his brain in 2007 in Washington. Experts said it might have been prevented had he received the dental care he needed.
Experts say good dental care starts at birth. Breast milk, they say, is the best food for the healthy development of teeth. Breast milk can help slow bacterial growth and acid production in the mouth. But dentists say a baby's gums and early teeth should be cleaned after each feeding by using a cloth with a little warm water. Experts say if you decide to put your baby to sleep with a bottle, give only water.
When baby teeth begin to appear, you can clean them with a wet toothbrush. Dentists say it is important to find soft toothbrushes made especially for babies and to use them very gently. The use of fluoride to protect teeth is common in many parts of the world. For example, it is often added to drinking water supplies. The fluoride mixes with enamel , the hard surface on teeth, to help prevent holes from forming.
But young children often swallow toothpaste when they brush their teeth. The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry notes that swallowing fluoridated toothpaste can cause problems. So young children should be carefully watched when they brush their teeth. And only a small amount of fluoridated toothpaste, the size of a pea, should be used.
Parents often wonder what effect finger sucking might have on their baby's teeth. Dental experts generally agree that this is fine early in life. Most children stop sucking their fingers by the age of four. If it continues, experts advise parents to talk to their children's dentists or doctors. Because it could _ the correct development of permanent teeth.
Dentists say children should have their first dental visit at least by the time they are one year old. They say babies should be examined when their first teeth appear--usually at around six months.
|
According to the passage,what is the function of fluoride?
A] Slowing down bacterial growth and acid production.
B] Keeping holes on teeth from forming.
C] Making the surface on teeth much cleaner.
D] Protecting gums from being infected.
|
C
|
[
"A",
"B",
"D"
] |
race
|
An allusion is a brief mention of something or someone well known, often from mythology, history, or literature. An allusion lets you reference ideas from an entire story in just a few words.
"I'd better get home before I turn into a pumpkin!" Lila remarked.
Here, Lila alludes to the fairy tale "Cinderella," in which Cinderella must leave the ball before the coach that brought her transforms into a pumpkin. The allusion shows that Lila must depart immediately.
|
What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
From the look on her face, Layla is carrying an albatross around her neck.
a. Egyptian history
b. A poem
|
b
|
[
"a"
] |
scienceqa
|
In my mind it HAD to be because I was fat . It just had to . The very next day I told myself I was going to lose weight . A switch had flipped .
|
What do you know about the speaker ?
a. None of the above choices .
b. They are happy with them self even fat .
c. The next day they had lost weight .
d. They are fed up with their physical appearance .
|
d
|
[
"a",
"b",
"c"
] |
cosmos
|
An atom will always have
- A single, negatively-charged nucleus.
- Equal numbers of protons and electrons.
- "shared" electrons from another atom.
- A stable number of charged neutrons.
|
Equal numbers of protons and electrons.
|
[
"A single, negatively-charged nucleus.",
"\"shared\" electrons from another atom.",
"A stable number of charged neutrons."
] |
arc
|
|
This week I shot my Interview with Claire Bridge. Myself and Riah travelled, I would say all the way out too Wheelers Hill, but it’s really not that far away, unless you live on the North side, which we both do. Riah and I carried our gear on two trains and 1 bus to get to Claire’s studio out in Wheelers Hill. I can see why Claire lives here as it’s a pretty beautiful place, it’s still suburban but there are trills, hills and birds everywhere, and for someone that’s passionate about the environment I can see why she lives here. Meeting Claire was awesome, after having spoken via phone or email for so long, it was nice to speak to her in person. The filming of the interview went extremely smoothly, I’d put this down to having planned out everything, such as all the questions I was going to ask prior to the interview. By this stage I had helped Riah film as well as Elise and it was noticeable how much smoother Riah’s interview went because she had pre-planned her questions. Rather than spending an hour asking various questions that you might not use anyway, it’s much more efficient to spend 20 minutes covering exactly what you want to cover. By this stage I’d also had practise setting up lights, doing sound and getting camera shots for people’s portraits so I already knew everything I wanted to shoot.
Our setup was pretty simple, two large lights, one on Claire’s front right and one on Claire’s front left, two Canon EOS 60D DSLR’s at different positions (one straight on, one to the side), a Sony H2N handy recorder and a lapel mic. Everything ran super smoothly, we did the interview first then myself and Riah shot various things in Claire’s studio. Whilst shooting various things in Claire’s studio we also got a chance to both speak to her which was nice, discussing what it is like to be a woman in Melbourne’s art scene and finding out who some of her favourite artists were. Overall the experience was also, I have a lot of friends who are artists so I hope to do more artist portraits in the future.
|
When did the author and Riah take pictures of things in Claire's apartment?
|
After the interview
|
[
"Before the interview",
"Not enough information",
"During the interview"
] |
quail
|
A young woman was driving through the country far away from the town. It was dark and raining. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road, holding her hand out as if she wanted a lift.
"I can't leave her out in this weather," the woman said to herself, so she stopped the car and opened the door.
"Do you want a lift?" she asked. The old woman nodded and climbed into the car. After a while, she said to the old woman, "Have you been waiting for a long time?" The old woman moved her head from side to side. "Strange," thought the young woman. She tried again. "Bad weather for the time of year," she said. The old woman nodded. No matter what the young woman said, the hitchhiker gave no answer except for a nod of the head.
Then the young woman noticed the hitchhiker's hands, which were large and hairy. Suddenly she realized the hitchhiker was in fact a man! She stopped the car. "There is something wrong with the car," she said, "Would you mind getting off and helping me?" The hitchhiker nodded and opened the door. As soon as the hitchhiker was out of the car, the frightened young woman raced off.
When she got to the next village she stopped her car. She noticed that the hitchhiker had left his handbag behind. She picked it up and opened it. To her surprise, there was a gun inside the bag.
|
What made the young woman feel strange about the "old woman"?
* The fact that the "old woman" kept nodding her head.
* The fact that the "old woman" gave no answer to her questions.
* The fact that the "old woman" had large and hairy hands.
* The fact that the "old woman" was unable to speak.
|
The fact that the "old woman" kept nodding her head.
|
[
"The fact that the \"old woman\" gave no answer to her questions.",
"The fact that the \"old woman\" had large and hairy hands.",
"The fact that the \"old woman\" was unable to speak."
] |
race
|
Two blocks, named HHH and LLL exist in the image. Block HHH contain two medium red hexagons. This block covers a medium grey hexagon. Above the medium grey hexagon is medium red hexagon number two. Medium red hexagon number one touch the medium grey hexagon and medium red hexagon number two. Disconnected from block LLL there is block HHH. Over and to the left-hand side of this block there is block LLL with a medium grey hexagon. This block covers a medium red hexagon. The medium red hexagon touches the medium grey hexagon.
|
Is medium red hexagon number one disconnected from LLL?
A: Yes
B: No
|
A
|
[
"B"
] |
spartun
|
behind her a boy with a blue cap , white tee-shirt and red pants
|
Is the blue thing in front of the brown thing?
* No
* Yes
|
No
|
[
"Yes"
] |
resq
|
I put my name in the hat . Once I am retired there should be lots of free time ( after the grandkids have gone home or gone to sleep ) . They have plans for two more events in the future . And they seem to still be gathering data for the first one .
|
Why is the narrator choosing to volunteer for more things ?
1) None of the above choices .
2) They are nearing retirement .
3) They are looking to help all people .
4) They are looking for spirituality .
|
2
|
[
"1",
"3",
"4"
] |
cosmos
|
A box named DDD has a midsize white thing. The midsize thing is above a tiny orange rectangle. The tiny thing is in box DDD. A large white oval is covered by and a large green thing is in box DDD. Under the tiny object there is the large white oval. The tiny shape is in front of and close to the green shape. Above and behind the large white oval is the green thing.
|
Where is box relative to the green thing?
* ntppi
* below
* tpp
* left
* tppi
* po
* far
|
ntppi
|
[
"below",
"tpp",
"left",
"tppi",
"po",
"far"
] |
spartun
|
I’ve been to Key West several times, but for some inexplicable reason 1, I never visited the Hemingway House (or the Truman Little White House 2 for that matter but that’s a topic for a different post).
As expected, it was about 1,000 degrees there (Celsius or Fahrenheit, you pick – either way, that’s way too hot). Welcome to Florida in July. 😀 We would have melted completely but fortunately, the house was air conditioned and they had some fans outside.
I really wanted to see a few of the polydactyl cats 3 who live there and sure enough, there are plenty roaming around the place – and by “roaming”, I mean laying around sleeping as cats do. Cats normally have 4 toes on their back feet and 5 on the front but these polydactyl cats mostly have 5 on the back and 6 on the front, thanks to a genetic mutation. Their front paws are noticeably larger and look like they have mittens on.
In addition to extra toes, they also have cat condos, complete with shutters on the windows for decorative purposes to match the main house and there are tiny cat houses scattered around the property for shelter and privacy. And if that’s not enough, they have free reign over the main house too and clearly don’t read the signs that say not to sit or lay on the furniture. These cats have a good deal.
Hemingway bought this enormous home sitting on prime real estate for a whopping $8,000 back in the early 1930s in the middle of the Great Depression. At 16 feet above sea level, it sits on the second-highest point on the island and was the first house to have indoor plumbing and a swimming pool.
Today, it serves as a historical site, tourist attraction, and most ironically, a wedding venue. It’s a gorgeous piece of property but I’m not sure that getting married at the home of a serial philanderer who had 4 marriages and 3 divorces is exactly a good omen.
|
When did Hemingway buy the Key West house?
|
In the early '30s.
|
[
"Right before the great depression.",
"Not enough information",
"Before his first marriage."
] |
quail
|
We planted a vegetable garden for the first time in quite a few years . The place we used to have a garden became too shaded as the trees got taller . We picked out a new spot by the round barn .
|
Why did we plant a vegetable garden ?
1: None of the above choices .
2: Because it 's by the round barn .
3: Because it was the first time .
4: Because it became too shaded .
|
1
|
[
"2",
"3",
"4"
] |
cosmos
|
What can cause evolution to occur?
* Heat
* Viruses
* Alleles
* Pollen
* Pesticides
* Extinction
* A computer
* Animals
|
Viruses
|
[
"Heat",
"Alleles",
"Pollen",
"Pesticides",
"Extinction",
"A computer",
"Animals"
] |
qasc
|
|
We have three blocks, A, B and C. Block B is below C and block C is above A. Block A contains a big yellow square. Block B has a small black square. A big yellow triangle is touching the bottom edge of this block. The small black square is touching the right edge of this block. Below the small black square is the big yellow triangle. And block C contains a medium black circle and one medium blue circle. The medium black circle is near to, to the right of and above the medium blue circle.
|
What is below the medium black circle? a triangle that is touching the bottom edge of a block or a medium blue circle?
|
Both of them
|
[
"Triangle that is touching the bottom edge of a block ",
"Medium blue circle ",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
Passport Control
If you are arriving at London Heathrow Airport and are not transferring to another flight outside Britain or Northern Ireland,you must pass through Passport Control and Customs immediately after leaving your plane. If you are not British or a citizen of the European Community,you must fill out a special form before your passport is examined.This form is called a landing card and should be given to you during the flight to London.
After landing,follow the AKRIVALS signs.Make sure you are in the right channel when you reach Passport Control.There is one channel for holders of European Community passports,and a second channel marked "Other Passports".
Baggage Reclaim Area
After passing through Passport Control,follow the signs to the Baggage Reclaim Area.If you have luggage which was carried in the aircraft:along with other goods,it will be delivered to you in the Baggage Reclaim Area.Look for the sign with your flight number.If you have only hand luggage,go directly through the Baggage Reclaim Area to Customs.
Customs
All passengers must pass through Customs after Passport Control.There is a choice of two channels.Green and Red.If you have nothing to declare,go through the Green Channel.If you are not sure about your Duty Free allowances ,or if you have something to declare, go through the Red Channel.Information about Duty Free allowances can be found on special notice-boards in the Baggage Reclaim Area.You should study this information carefully whether you are going through the Red Channel or not.Please note that if you go through the Green Channel,you may be stopped and asked to open your luggage for inspection .
|
Which of the following travellers DO NOT have to go through Passport Control and Customs?
1) People travelling straight to London.
2) Passengers transferring to a city in Ireland.
3) Passengers only with some hand luggage.
4) Holders of European Community passports.
|
3
|
[
"1",
"2",
"4"
] |
race
|
" The Children in the line looked as if they were cross as a whole from being put on display , though a few were looking at her with interest . She was not their usual sort of customer , after all . They were a dismal lot , most with facial abnormalities of one kind or another .
|
Why were the children so sullen to be in the line ?
* None of the above choices .
* They wanted to be with their parents .
* They were unhappy where they were going .
* They were unhappy to be at school .
|
None of the above choices .
|
[
"They wanted to be with their parents .",
"They were unhappy where they were going .",
"They were unhappy to be at school ."
] |
cosmos
|
There are two blocks, A and B. Block A contains two big yellow squares. One small blue triangle is also in this block. This object is to the left of a medium blue triangle. Big yellow square number one is near to the small blue triangle. Big yellow square number two is touching the bottom edge of this block. It is below and touching the small blue triangle. Above the medium blue triangle is big yellow square number one. To the right of block A is block B. It contains a big blue triangle and a small black triangle. A medium yellow triangle is above the big blue triangle and a big blue circle. This object is below the small black triangle.
|
Which object is to the right of a big yellow square? the medium yellow triangle or the circle?
|
Both of them
|
[
"The medium yellow triangle ",
"The circle ",
"None of them"
] |
spartqa
|
Making pumpkin pie.
|
Which of the following best matches the statement above?
- Mix 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1/2 tablespoon salt, 1 cup shortening, 2 tablespoons hot water, 3 cups mashed, cooked pumpkin, 1.3 (16 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk, 3 eggs, 2/3 brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg, 1 teaspoon of salt into bowl, preheat oven to 375 degress f, prepare the pie crust, pour ingredient mix in pie crust and make sure its in a pile, cook in oven for 10 minutes then chill it for 1 hours.
- Mix 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 cup shortening, 3 1/2 tablespoons cold water, 2 cups mashed, cooked pumpkin 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk, 2 eggs, 3/4 brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon of salt into bowl, preheat oven to 400 degress f, prepare the pie crust, pour ingredient mix in pie crust and smooth it out, cook in oven for 25 minutes then chill it for 24 hours.
|
Mix 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 cup shortening, 3 1/2 tablespoons cold water, 2 cups mashed, cooked pumpkin 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk, 2 eggs, 3/4 brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon of salt into bowl, preheat oven to 400 degress f, prepare the pie crust, pour ingredient mix in pie crust and smooth it out, cook in oven for 25 minutes then chill it for 24 hours.
|
[
"Mix 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1/2 tablespoon salt, 1 cup shortening, 2 tablespoons hot water, 3 cups mashed, cooked pumpkin, 1.3 (16 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk, 3 eggs, 2/3 brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg, 1 teaspoon of salt into bowl, preheat oven to 375 degress f, prepare the pie crust, pour ingredient mix in pie crust and make sure its in a pile, cook in oven for 10 minutes then chill it for 1 hours."
] |
piqa
|
Researchers questioned nearly 9,800 people over the age of 50 about their lives and found women were happier than men and enjoy life more in old age.
Dr Elizabeth Breeze, one of the researchers, said that women could become happier as they get older as they no longer have to worry about looking after their families.
She said:"There is a difference between the way men and women view their quality of life and they are influenced by slightly different things. Women are affected negatively by caring for someone else or if they are not in employment but if they see their children and family more they are positively affected."
"A strange thing happens to male actors, especially movie stars, in my experience," said Helen Mirren, a 62-year-old Hollywood actress."A young male actor feels that all the girls want him-he's a star. As actors get older they bad-tempered for they have lost that sense of being in control of their destiny ."
Wealth also helps you live longer with the poorest people more than twice as likely to die earlier than the richest, researchers at University College London discovered. In some age groups. the difference was even greater. The poorest women between 60 and 74 are six times more likely to have died than the richest women of the same age.
According to the study, you have more chances of living longer if you are married, educated to certain degree or a professional. single people are twice as likely to die early as those who are married or living with a partner.
|
What may be the best title of the passage ?
1. Women Happier Than Men in Old Age.
2. Why Women Are Happier Than Men in Old Age .
3. How to Live Longer.
4. The Difference between Women and Men in Old Age
|
3
|
[
"1",
"2",
"4"
] |
race
|
The pollution caused by offshore oil development to the ocean is mainly manifested in the following: wastes generated during life, production, and natural processes, and oily sewage are discharged into the ocean; accidents such as oil spills, oil spills, and blowouts occur; the greatest harm is to marine life Impact. Oil film and oil block can stick to a lot of fish eggs and juvenile fish, cause fish eggs to die, deformity of juvenile fish, and also cause the oily smell to fish and shrimp. Adult fish and shellfish live in polluted seawater for a long time. In the body, certain harmful substances are accumulated in the body, which endangers human health when entering the market and consumed by humans. Preventing pollution caused by the development of offshore oil must start with increasing technological innovation and raising the environmental awareness of offshore oil development workers.
|
This text does not mention offshore oil development?
A) Pollution status
B) Environmental awareness
C) Pollution performance
D) Object of harm
|
A
|
[
"B",
"C",
"D"
] |
logiqa
|
Has anyone noticed how, with the passage of time, one's relationship with one's grown-up daughters and sons becomes changed? I've been aware of this for some time but I'm not quite sure how to deal with it.
Take the kitchen sink for example.
Following a family get-together at my place, I walked into the kitchen to find Kate, my daughter carefully cleaning the sink.
"Don't do that; what are you doing that for?" I said, unhappy about the hidden criticism.
"Mum," she said, "you really ought to put your glasses on when you clean the sink. Behind the tap here was black!"
But it's not just things like kitchen sinks. Another time Kate arrived to pick me up to lunch. She looked at me and then asked, "Mum, why do you use brown eyebrow pencil when your hair is grey?"
A sudden memory of her, aged 14, going to her first mixed party flooded back. She had come in to say goodbye. For a moment I thought she'd been an accident. Both eyes were black. I remember suggesting that perhaps a little less eye make-up might be more effective.
Now I told her, "My hair used to be brown."
"It looks absurd."
"Mrs. Menzies had dark eyebrows with grey hair."
"Yes, but you're not Mrs. Menzies, are you?" she said triumphantly, as if that proved her point.
But a recent event made me realize that something really must be done.
She had returned some for a few weeks before getting married. One evening I went out on a dinner date. By the time my companion left me at the front door, it was about 2am. As I stepped in, an angry figure in a white nightgown stopped me.
"Well, what time of night is this to be coming home?" she shouted. "Where have you been? I've been worried sick!"
Shades of the past come back to disturb me. But what should I do about all this? Nothing, probably. Maybe, after all, it's only a stage young people are going through.
|
The author writes the stories to prove that_.
A] their relationship became stronger
B] her daughter got upset as she grew up
C] their roles changed as time passed
D] her daughter very much cared about her
|
B
|
[
"A",
"C",
"D"
] |
race
|
O presents over S. I is positioned left to W. If U is the center of a clock face, F is located between 7 and 8. U is at the 12 o'clock position relative to L. H is below W and to the right of W. J is positioned right to I. S is on the lower left of L. K is on the right side to O. H is positioned in the lower right corner of F. J is north west of A.
|
What is the relation of the agent A to the agent S?
a: overlap
b: below
c: right
d: lower-left
e: lower-right
f: upper-left
g: above
h: upper-right
i: left
|
c
|
[
"a",
"b",
"d",
"e",
"f",
"g",
"h",
"i"
] |
stepgame
|
R presents upper left to Q. O and J are next to each other with J at the bottom O on the top. Q is at a 45 degree angle to G, in the lower righthand corner. U is positioned below S and to the left. O and I are parallel, and O is on top of I. G is over there and Z is on the left of it. Object I is below object S and to the left of it, too. The object J is lower and slightly to the left of the object R. E is above P and to the left of P. E and Z are vertical and E is above Z.
|
What is the relation of the agent Q to the agent S?
A] upper-left
B] lower-left
C] lower-right
D] right
E] upper-right
F] left
G] above
H] overlap
I] below
|
C
|
[
"A",
"B",
"D",
"E",
"F",
"G",
"H",
"I"
] |
stepgame
|
Would you like to be a king or queen? To have people waiting on you hand and foot? Many Americans experience this royal treatment every day. How? By being customers. The American idea of customer service is to make each customer the center of attention. Need proof? Just listen to the commercials. Most of them sound like the McDonald's ad: "We do it all for you." Actually, not all stores in America roll out the red carpet for their customers. But wherever you go, good customer service means making customers feel special.
People going shopping in America can expect to be treated with respect from the very beginning. Most places don't have a "furniture street" or a "computer road" which allow you to compare prices easily. Instead, people often "let their fingers do the walking" through the store hot lines. From the first "hello", customers receive a satisfying response to their questions. This initial contact can help them decide where to shop.
When customers get to the store, they are treated as honored guests. Customers don't usually find store clerks sitting around watching TV or playing cards. Instead, the clerks greet them warmly and offer to help them find what they want. In most stores, the clear signs that label each department make shopping a breeze. Customers usually don't have to ask how much items cost, since prices are clearly marked. And unless they're at a flea market or a yard sale, they don't bother trying to bargain.
When customers are ready to check out, they find the nearest and shortest checkout lane. But as Murphy's Law would have it, whichever lane they get in, all the other lanes will move faster. Good stores open new checkout lanes when the lanes get too long. Some even offer express lanes for customers with 10 items or less. After they pay for their purchases, customers receive a smile and a warm "thank you" from the clerk. Many stores even allow customers to take their shopping carts out to the parking lot. That way, they don't have to carry heavy bags out to the car.
|
By quoting the McDonald's ad: "We do it all for you", the author intends to _ .
- suggest that customers believe what commercials say deeply
- show readers the American idea on good customer service
- persuade readers to choose the stores with ads correctly
- express all the stores pay much attention to the customers
|
show readers the American idea on good customer service
|
[
"suggest that customers believe what commercials say deeply",
"persuade readers to choose the stores with ads correctly",
"express all the stores pay much attention to the customers"
] |
race
|
Studies have shown that diabetes is a metabolic disease characterized by chronic hyperglycemia caused by multiple etiologies. It is the result of a combination of factors and has a family aggregation phenomenon. Family history is an important basis for indicating the risk of diabetes. Understanding family history can help prevent diabetes better.
|
What premise must be added to reach the above conclusion?
1] The phenomenon of family aggregation is reflected in family history
2] Understanding the risk of diabetes can help prevent it
3] Most people have access to their family history
4] Unhealthy lifestyle is also a factor affecting the onset of diabetes
|
2
|
[
"1",
"3",
"4"
] |
logiqa
|
I do n't regret writing my letter as I did . because everything that I had written , was from my heart that I spent writing for days , I thought about my feelings , confirmed it , read it again , and confirmed it enough to say , this is how I felt . because I made sure that everything that I wrote on that letter , was true and completly true .
|
What may be a plausible fact about the letter I wrote ?
1) It is an accurate potrayal of my feelings .
2) None of the above choices .
3) I completely regret writing it .
4) I did n’t think through it enough before sending it .
|
1
|
[
"2",
"3",
"4"
] |
cosmos
|
A block named AAA exists in the image. We have a block called BBB. Block BBB covers a small black square. Another block called CCC with a big yellow square and a big black triangle is behind, disconnected from and away from this block. North of this block is block BBB. Block CCC cover two medium yellow squares. The big yellow square is north of and medium yellow square number two is in front of a big yellow triangle which is in this block. Behind and south of the big yellow triangle is medium yellow square number one. The thing which was north of the big yellow triangle is in front of the object which was in front of the big yellow triangle.
|
Where is the big black triangle relative to block BBB?
- near
- dc
- front
- behind
- below
- right
- above
|
below
|
[
"near",
"dc",
"front",
"behind",
"right",
"above"
] |
spartun
|
Three boxes, called one, two and three exist in the image. Box three is disconnected from box one and is inside box two. Box one with a medium yellow watermelon is far from this box. Box three contain a big green apple and a medium green melon. A small green apple and a small orange apple are inside this box. Box three covers a big orange melon. To the left-hand side of the big green apple is the small orange apple. Near to the big orange melon is the small green apple. To the right-hand side of the medium green melon is the big green apple.
|
Are all things away from any big green apple?
A) Yes
B) No
|
B
|
[
"A"
] |
spartun
|
As a contact lens wearer , I usually wind up writhing in agony as mascara debris ( read : clumps ) falls into my eyes and causes searing pain around my lenses . I needed a gym - ready , changing - weather friendly , contact lens safe mascara , so I road - tested some mascaras for SheFinds . Here are the winners : Bronze Medal : Clinique Gentle Waterproof Mascara in Black ( $ 14)One to two coats will enhance the lashes as if you have naturally thicker lashes .
|
what type of disability might require a certain sort of make - up ?
- Deafness can require a specific type of foundation
- Paraplegia requires people to need a certain type of lipstick
- None of the above choices .
- Short sightedness can lead to problems with eye make up .
|
Short sightedness can lead to problems with eye make up .
|
[
"Deafness can require a specific type of foundation",
"Paraplegia requires people to need a certain type of lipstick",
"None of the above choices ."
] |
cosmos
|
A government agency publishes ratings of airlines, ranking highest the airlines that have the smallest proportion of late flights. The agency' s purpose is to establish an objective measure of the relative efficiency of different airlines' personnel in meeting published flight schedules.
|
Which one of the following, if true, would tend to invalidate use of the ratings for the agency's purpose?
A) Flights are defined as "late" only if they arrive more than fifteen minutes past their scheduled arrival time, and a record is made of how much later than fifteen minutes they are.
B) Flights are often made late by bad weather conditions that affect some airlines more than others.
C) Airline personnel are aware that the government agency is monitoring all airline flights for lateness.
D) Travelers sometimes have no choice of airlines for a given trip at a given time.
|
B
|
[
"A",
"C",
"D"
] |
reclor
|
Can you resist cream cakes? I miss my sugar! I've decided to lose weight and I had to give up cakes. It's difficult because I have a sweet tooth and I love cream cakes.
Not having treats can be good for your health. I've heard that the Burts, a family of five in South East England, lived sugar free for a whole year after they found out their daughter had diabetes . It wasn't easy. To avoid temptation, I don't go to any bakeries, but this family actually owns one, which makes up to 3,000 cakes a week.
And how does it feel to live without sugar for a while? Jason Burt said that for a month they felt weak. But later on it all changed. He says he feels "more awake" and full of energy.
And what about the Burt family business? It had to keep using half a ton of sugar a week and any cook worth his salt knows that you have to taste a recipe to know if it's right. No problem there, says Jason Burt's wife, Clare. She points out that she's got lots of people offering to taste the cakes for them. The family is also thinking about selling more delicious products.
I wonder what makes us have a strong desire for sweet food. Anyway, I've decided to forget about the sweet taste of sugar for a while. As British model Kate Moss says: "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels."
|
From the passage we can learn it is necessary for a cook _ .
- to get lots of people offering to taste the cakes
- to sell more delicious products
- to make up to 3,000 cakes a week.
- to taste a recipe to know if it's right
|
to taste a recipe to know if it's right
|
[
"to get lots of people offering to taste the cakes",
"to sell more delicious products",
"to make up to 3,000 cakes a week."
] |
race
|
Where would you get some knives if you do not have any?
A] Restaurant
B] Sporting goods store
C] Drawer
D] Backpack
E] Kitchen
|
B
|
[
"A",
"C",
"D",
"E"
] |
commonsenseqa
|
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