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"Because the writer is a kind person .None of the above choices .Because the writer was sorry .Because the gate is only waist high ."
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} | Why did the writer tell the man that he 's welcome to look in the back yard for the cat ? | I said I was sorry and that he was welcome to look in our back yard for the cat . The gate is only waist high , so I was not too worried , but still ... this could be his weird rapist ploy ... Luckily for me , he is not a rapist . So , I go out back and ask him what his cat looks like . He thinks it went into the neighbors yard because the their dog keeps barking . |
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"None of the above choices .Because the board will provide support to the management team .Because the board believes he will be an effective leader .Because the writer is the chairman ."
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} | What 's a possible reason Ben will be the new CEO ? | Ben will be our new CEO and he will lead the company . The Board will review the key decisions and provide its support to the management team . In my role as chairman , I will ensure Alcatel - Lucent has the right governance structure . I ' m convinced that all the great assets of the company - the most important being all of you - will make us successful . |
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"A tub toy ladybug .A puzzle .Some images .Some finger puppets ."
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} | What is the writer most likely making smaller ? | I ' m busy making them smaller and uploading them now . Lexie also made out quite well at the gift shop with both my mom and me buying stuff for her . She got a puzzle ( she loves puzzles ) , a game , 2 rings , some wings , tub toy ladybug mama and babies , a t - shirt , some bug finger puppets ... and I think that 's it ;) I did some work on another puffy heart today ( and last night ) . It will probably be finished later on tonight . I ' m kind of tired . |
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"She wants them out of the church .She is trying to get her friend kicked out of the church .She is starting to doubt the leadership of the church .None of the above choices ."
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} | Why is this person being so critical of someone ? | You , instead of encouraging her and providing help , you said such nasty things to her that affects her thoroughly . So you think that is God 's will ? Just so that you know , this is not your first time . Whatever it is , I am starting to doubt the leadership in the church . |
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"None of the above choices .She is trying to get her friend kicked out of the church .She wants to let them know that she thinks they were being nasty to someone .She wants them out of the church ."
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} | Why is this person being so critical of someone ? | You , instead of encouraging her and providing help , you said such nasty things to her that affects her thoroughly . So you think that is God 's will ? Just so that you know , this is not your first time . Whatever it is , I am starting to doubt the leadership in the church . |
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"She thinks the church should know what is going on thereNone of the above choices .Her friend is disabled and can not do it for herself .She wants then to know she is going to do God 's will ."
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} | Why is she standing up for her friend ? | You , instead of encouraging her and providing help , you said such nasty things to her that affects her thoroughly . So you think that is God 's will ? Just so that you know , this is not your first time . Whatever it is , I am starting to doubt the leadership in the church . |
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"Her friend is disabled and can not do it for herself .She wants the leadership to know what is going on .She wants then to know she is going to do God 's will .None of the above choices ."
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} | Why is she standing up for her friend ? | You , instead of encouraging her and providing help , you said such nasty things to her that affects her thoroughly . So you think that is God 's will ? Just so that you know , this is not your first time . Whatever it is , I am starting to doubt the leadership in the church . |
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"None of the above choices .Because they were staying at the Queen Kapiolani hotel .Because the man asked where the writer was staying .Because their hotel was an awesome choice ."
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} | Why did they eat dinner at a nice , romantic Italian restaurant ? | He asked where we were staying . When we said we were staying at the Queen Kapiolani hotel , he said that it was an awesome choice , really close to the beach and shopping . He was right . That night , we ate dinner at a very nice , romantic Italian restaurant . |
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"I might consider myself as a novice on riding a horse but great looking .I might consider myself as a novice on riding a horse and awkward looking .I might consider myself as an expert on riding a horse but awkward looking .I might consider myself as an expert on riding a horse and great looking ."
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} | How might I consider my experience on riding a horse ? | On a nondescript Tuesday in October , instead of sitting behind my desk , I was galloping across the Colorado Elk River Valley on a muscular steed , its hoofs thundering below me . In my mind I was sure I did not resemble the graceful horsewoman that I had been trying to become all week . Instead , to the others , I ' m sure I looked more like I was on the back of a runaway freight train holding on for dear life . I kept catching air between the horse 's stride , smacking down hard in the leather . |
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"He is n't quick - witted .He lacks an ego .He loves to shout at me .He 's cocky ."
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} | What may be true about him ? | He 'd shouted back , slightly to her surprise , which had made her wonder ... Points against : Might do something stupid and get himself killed . Ego . Handwriting . That damn smirk . Points for : Intelligent , competent . |
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"None of the above choices .He son kicks her all night long .Her husband is away for work .She forgot to make up her bed ."
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} | Why is the mother always tired on Monday morning ? | When we 're finished , I put him back in his crib . I go back to my room . Braden is quiet at first and I think I ' ve finally won . I return to my room and find Asher tossing restlessly in his bed . |
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"Her children do not let her sleep .None of the above choices .She forgot to make up her bed .Her husband is away for work ."
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} | Why is the mother always tired on Monday morning ? | When we 're finished , I put him back in his crib . I go back to my room . Braden is quiet at first and I think I ' ve finally won . I return to my room and find Asher tossing restlessly in his bed . |
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"I was n't on good terms with one of the girls there .None of the above choices .I was n't on good terms with Carlos .Me and Carlos have mixed feelings towards each other ."
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} | Why might that situation with Carlos be a little awkward ? | I went inside with Carlos and hid behind him , and looked over his shoulder to see Nancy , Romy , Nathan , and Tizzy . It was cool . I said hi , and It was a bit akward considering the fact that me and Nancy are whatever towards each other . But I played it cool throughout the whole night . |
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"Because little fellows were dancing .Because they are making some kind of dish .Because it was a thrill .Because the writer wanted to dip a spoon in ."
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} | Why did the writer drop something onto the curd ? | What a thrill just watching the little fellows jump and dance and burst . I dropped this onto the curd and gently whisked the mixture until the oil blended with the curd . I dipped a spoon in , and tasted the mixture . |
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"Because I got out and talked to him .Because him and I were cool .Because I was n't happy / impressed with what happened .Because his family is important to him ."
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} | Why did he have to do what he had to do to maintain his family ? | I got out and talked to him . I told him that him and I were cool . That I was n't happy / impressed with what happened or WHY it happened ... but I understand the reasoning about why he did n't show . He had to do what he had to do to maintain his family / etc . |
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"Because her hair was pinned up in a bun .Because she wanted to have fun at the party .None of the above choices .Because she had a pink backless dress ."
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} | What 's a possible reason she did n't want to play the bartender or hostess ? | For once she did n't want to play the bartender or the hostess . She 'd like to be the life of the party , thank you very much . In the spirit of that , tonight she wears a sparkling pink backless dress for Latin dancing , her hair pinned up in a bun . And being the fancy girl that she is , she even hired a live band for the night , to play some good Latin music to dance to . Genesis goes along well with Lili 's idea , showing up in tight black dancing slacks and a loose blood - red ruffled top , showing off a bit of his chest . Ah , how lucky it was to be a SOLDIER for a good physique . |
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"I might have gotten started on the road trip just as I intended .I might have gotten started on the road trip just as I expected .I might have gotten started on the road trip earlier than I expected .None of the above choices ."
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} | Why might I have been on the run for the road trip ? | On Tuesday , just as I was leaving for my road trip , I heard an almighty rumbling noise outside my house . I ca n't really describe how loud this rumbling was ; it was , like , really , really , really loud . I looked over the balcony and saw what appeared to be an entire regiment of tanks crawling down the hill behind our house . Sadly , I was on the run and was unable to grab any footage of it . |
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"I had been complaining that I was tired and he did not listen to me until finally deciding to listen to me and leave me beNone of the above choices .I was hot and gasping and tired and could not go on anymoreHe had had enough of my company and wanted to be alone"
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} | Why do you think he decided that it was enough for the night ? | I rolled onto my back and gasped for breath . He pulled away from my crotch and put his hand on my heart . I barely noticed it touch my hot , bare skin . " I think that 's enough for the night then . |
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"Because I already have my meals .Because I ' m not too worried .Because she was looking for it .Because I was a bad kid today ."
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} | Why did she find her pumpkin ice cream ? | Afterward , though , we ran to Kroger where she found her pumpkin ice cream and I stocked up on low - point snacks for work and sweets for those late night cravings I always seem to get . So even though I was a bad kid today , tomorrow is my first real day back on the plan and I already have my meals basically planned out , so I ' m not too worried . Oh ! |
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"I am questioning the church 's stance on soda consumption because I enjoy drinking soda .I am questioning the church 's stance on alcohol consumption because I enjoy drinking alcohol .None of the above choices .I am questioning the church 's stance on alcohol consumption because I drink soda responsibly ."
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} | What parts of that church business am I questioning and why ? | This is part of all that church business where i m like , hmmmm what is acceptable ? ? Because really , i ve always thought that the way i handle drinking does nt make me a bad person . i m responsible and i do nt get out of control . |
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"None of the above choices .I am questioning the church 's stance on alcohol consumption because I drink soda responsibly .I am questioning the church 's stance on drinking alcohol because I drink alcohol responsibly .I am questioning the church 's stance on soda consumption because I enjoy drinking soda ."
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} | What parts of that church business am I questioning and why ? | This is part of all that church business where i m like , hmmmm what is acceptable ? ? Because really , i ve always thought that the way i handle drinking does nt make me a bad person . i m responsible and i do nt get out of control . |
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"The destruction would be the end of the worldNone of the above choices .They would n't reformat the wrong LUNThey would have a confession to make"
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} | What might be true if the narrator was not rushing ? | I have a confession to make . I was trying to rush through a setup of VCB server on our SAN late last week and ended up reformatting the wrong LUN . Now this was all in our lab so no matter what gets destroyed - it 's not the end of the world . |
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"The car would have wobbled a little but come to a safe stopNone of the above choices .The car would have stopped quickly because we were going quicklyThe car would have straightened up nicely"
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} | What might have happened had you panicked and slammed on your breaks ? | I was going slow , we were all going slow , but suddenly I felt my tires sliding . I did n't panic , I assumed since I was going slow everything would right itself if I did n't do anything stupid like slam on my brakes . So I did n't . |
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"He was getting younger by the minute .He was reaching the age when it happens .None of the above choices .He was n't wearing a hat enough ."
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} | Why was he developing male pattern baldness ? | Okay , I ca n't keep up the denial about this any more . I was shooting some video this morning for a possible upcoming episode of the Rob Show , and it is plainly obvious that I ' m developing a bald spot on the back of my head in classic male pattern style . I guess that 's better than having it thin out from the front , but it 's still sad to see it go . Now I have a reason to wear that hat , I guess . |
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"He will shoot more tv shows .He will hire a new assistant to help him .He will become very self conscious of the back of his head .None of the above choices ."
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} | What will be the result of him going bald ? | Okay , I ca n't keep up the denial about this any more . I was shooting some video this morning for a possible upcoming episode of the Rob Show , and it is plainly obvious that I ' m developing a bald spot on the back of my head in classic male pattern style . I guess that 's better than having it thin out from the front , but it 's still sad to see it go . Now I have a reason to wear that hat , I guess . |
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"None of the above choices .He will learn to bungee jump .He will hire a new assistant to help him .He will shoot more tv shows ."
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} | What will be the result of him going bald ? | Okay , I ca n't keep up the denial about this any more . I was shooting some video this morning for a possible upcoming episode of the Rob Show , and it is plainly obvious that I ' m developing a bald spot on the back of my head in classic male pattern style . I guess that 's better than having it thin out from the front , but it 's still sad to see it go . Now I have a reason to wear that hat , I guess . |
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"None of the above choices .I went to the restaurant that was adorned by a chain .I went to the diner that used to be a part of a retail chain .I went to the diner that seems to be a part of a retail chain ."
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} | Why did I mention chain ? | It appeared to be Chinese dishes with a hint of Indian spice . It was nice but I would n't bother with it again . I had lunch in what was a stereotypical American diner . I think they were a chain and that was their aim . |
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"I found menu on my phone app .I had ordered a delivery .I paid the tip to the waiting staff .I asked doggy bags ."
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} | What did I do before lunch ? | It appeared to be Chinese dishes with a hint of Indian spice . It was nice but I would n't bother with it again . I had lunch in what was a stereotypical American diner . I think they were a chain and that was their aim . |
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"I asked doggy bags .I paid the tip to the waiting staff .I had ordered a delivery .I chose which restaurant to go ."
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} | What did I do before lunch ? | It appeared to be Chinese dishes with a hint of Indian spice . It was nice but I would n't bother with it again . I had lunch in what was a stereotypical American diner . I think they were a chain and that was their aim . |
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"I went to the restaurant that was adorned by a chain .I went to the restaurant that was surrounded by a chain .I went to the diner that used to be a part of a retail chain .None of the above choices ."
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} | Why did I mention chain ? | It appeared to be Chinese dishes with a hint of Indian spice . It was nice but I would n't bother with it again . I had lunch in what was a stereotypical American diner . I think they were a chain and that was their aim . |
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"He might try his own Domination play game imitating our dynamics .None of the above choices .He might try our Domination play game imitating our dynamics .He might try our Domination play game avoiding our dynamics ."
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} | What might the featured guest do now that he 's been inspired by us ? | Two Doms I respect a lot , and who have impeccable resumes , have seen us play and thought enough of it to let us know afterward how they enjoyed our dynamic . At a large play party Saturday night one of the featured guests , from out of town , found us before he left and told us how we " inspired " him . I did n't think he even knew we existed , until then . |
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"I enjoyed the race but I thought that the people were talking too much and not being serious enoughNone of the above choices .I was bored and lonely and I missed my husbandI had fun because the people doing it were fun and friendly and my husband was there as well"
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} | What was the race like overall for you ? | We were able to park without a problem , which I was worried about . There were some very nice ladies in my bike rack area , and we had a nice chat while we set up . We made our way over the swim start and had a quick warm up . My husband was in the 4th swim wave and I was n't until much later . |
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"I would n't try to calm them down , but I would bring them to sleep with us .My husband would end up bringing them to sleep with us .My husband would end up taking her back to her room .None of the above choices ."
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} | What may happen if your baby is crying at midnight ? | When it is his turn to deal with her midnight calling he always brings her to our bed and I never get to sleep . So I said fine i will try and put her down . He said no to just leave her there . By that time I was standing up trying to get her in my arms so I can take her back to her room . |
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"I would try to calm them down without doing anything extra .My husband would end up taking her back to her room .I would n't try to calm them down , but I would bring them to sleep with us .None of the above choices ."
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} | What may happen if your baby is crying at midnight ? | When it is his turn to deal with her midnight calling he always brings her to our bed and I never get to sleep . So I said fine i will try and put her down . He said no to just leave her there . By that time I was standing up trying to get her in my arms so I can take her back to her room . |
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"I would run into Jeff .The air would be calm and lovely .The air would bug me .None of the above choices ."
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} | What may happen if you get dinner at the River Walk ? | A talk to my sister . ( Of course to Jeff . ) Then with plans again . Then dinner out by the River Walk in the dry , dry blowing heat . I felt like I would eventually find the world 's largest hairdryer that was blowing that unforgiving wind . |
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"I am trying to show off my things that I own .It is a sales ad for something I found in my parent 's basement .It is me just describing something of mind to a friend .None of the above choices ."
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} | What is the likely description of this passage ? | My parents want it out of their basement and I obviously have no use for it . It is the same as pictured below except the front bar is powder coated black and NOT chrome . It is very similar to the black push bars you see on the front of cop cars . It bolts right onto the front tow hook locations . |
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"Because car dealers assume buyers have good credit .Because homes were affordable 30 years ago .Because car dealers advertise low rates .Because many of them do n't earn enough money for a new car ."
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} | Why is affordability an issue for many Canadians ? | A new car costs almost as much as what a home cost 30 years ago . So , affordability is an issue for many Canadians , especially those buying a first vehicle . Car dealers love to advertise low rates or zero per cent financing , but that assumes you have good credit . What if you have dodgy credit ? |
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"Because that exhibit includes people who have ever lived and have connected with the supernatural .Because that exhibit include people who are alive and have connected with the natural .Because that exhibit includes people who have ever lived and have connected with the natural .Because that exhibit include people who are alive and have connected with the supernatural ."
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} | Why would the " exhibit D through more letter than exist in the alphabet " be needed ? | Exhibit A : Buffy Summers . Exhibit B : Faith Lehane . Exhibit C : Just about everyone that 's ever known them . Exhibits D through more letters than exist in the alphabet : pretty much anyone that 's ever lived , but those connected to the supernatural in particular . |
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"I spend my time outside with people and mostly talk to others instead of thinking things through on my ownNone of the above choices .Living alone I spend most of my time away from the house and do n't have much time at home to think things throughLiving alone I do not interact withother people as much and so I might be going crazy from all the alone time"
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} | Why do you think it is possible that living alone has driven you crazy ? | Wichita Kansas , 11th August 2007 Welcome to the 2nd issue of The Adventures of Lin Lin . Since I am writing a nearly weekly update of my life in the US I might as well be creative about it . I have always loved Tin Tin on the ABC so I decided to use the same theme . Maybe living alone has driven me into insanity ? |
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"I played with the cats for as long as I could before they would leave againI woke up because I had dreamed the events they had not actually happenedNone of the above choices .I got acquainted with the new cats so that they would like me as much as my old cats do"
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} | What happened after all your cats you had ever had visited you ? | Then he explained how his kids found an egg and hatched it , and the little birdie grew and grew and grew , and the neighbors did n't know . Tonight I was revisited by every cat I ' ve ever had as well as a several more I have n't seen before . I was living in a house somewhere in Taipei , and my wife and I in the morning would feed our cat . |
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"Because the woman 's plump face broke into a smile .Because she wanted him to get off of their leg .Because the boy wanted to run to his father .None of the above choices ."
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} | Why did the writer make a motion as if to shake him off of them ? | He was standing flush with my left leg . " Gah ! " I made a motion as if to shake him off of me and he went running back to his father who was a few feet away from me holding a girl child . I looked back at the fragrance woman who 's plump face broke out into a pleasant smile . |
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"I needed to find assistance in defeating Sauron .Sauron was at Middle Earth .I felt like I could find the thing I was looking for there .None of the above choices ."
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} | What may have been your reason for returning to Middle Earth . | He continued . " Well , after many years I gave up the search and went back to Middle Earth thinking you might have somehow turned up there again . I was wrong , and there was something else I discovered that needed my assistance even more than your absence . An evil greater than Sauron has been plaguing Middle Earth , but he found his way here and has been working hard to return to Middle Earth , but while he is here , he is in human form . |
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"Both ideas would n't be accepted as they have the same core concepts .Both ideas would be accepted for different concepts .The bible would be rejected while science is accepted .None of the above choices ."
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} | What may happen if you discuss the bible and science at the same time ? | We discussed that science gives us the how and the Bible ( and catechism ) gives us the why . We talked about how even when we are unfaithful to God , God is never unfaithful to us . And we discussed covenants . I think my favorite part is a story we all re - visited . |
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"Driving my bike to the race might have been the only way to get to it .Riding my bike to the race might have been the only way to get to it .None of the above choices .Walking my bike to the race might have been the only way to get to it ."
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} | Why might I have ridden my bike 20 miles before the race even started ? | I think everyone felt pretty good . I was pretty exhausted before the race even started , having taken my cross bike down the AZ trail from the Rio del Flag area to Lake Mary , down Lake Mary Road back into town through south campus on the urban trail . It 's like 20 miles or so . |
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"None of the above choices .She wants to tell Mary about God .She loves to hear the sound of his voice when he answers .She loves him and wants to let other people know ."
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} | Why is this person talking about God ? | And you can read about that one thing in Judges 6:36 - 40 . And God keeps his promises you guys ! He does n't speak just to hear the sound of his voice . He kept his promise to Moses and Gideon , Noah and Elijah , Mary and the disciples , and to Paul and Silas . |
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"She loves to hear the sound of his voice when he answers .She wants others to know that God keeps his promises .None of the above choices .She wants to tell Mary about God ."
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} | Why is this person talking about God ? | And you can read about that one thing in Judges 6:36 - 40 . And God keeps his promises you guys ! He does n't speak just to hear the sound of his voice . He kept his promise to Moses and Gideon , Noah and Elijah , Mary and the disciples , and to Paul and Silas . |
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"She wants to appear like she knows what she is talking about .She wants them to know they can trust God .None of the above choices .She wants people to know that she spoke with God ."
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} | Why is she telling people God keeps his promises ? | And you can read about that one thing in Judges 6:36 - 40 . And God keeps his promises you guys ! He does n't speak just to hear the sound of his voice . He kept his promise to Moses and Gideon , Noah and Elijah , Mary and the disciples , and to Paul and Silas . |
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"None of the above choices .The two people had never met in personThe two people had met awkwardly beforeThe two people were complete strangers"
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} | What was probably true before this story ? | The site of her face in person sent my heart the same way . IT is real . All of our assumptions of the way we would feel when we first touchd were true . There was never an akward pause . |
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"Because we were hungry .Because Julie was in heaven .Because there is definitely a better class of middle eastern women there .Because we showered and changed ."
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} | Why did we find a nice restaraunt for dinner ? | Julia was in heaven and there is definitely a better class of middle eastern women there . We showered and changed and went back to town and found a nice restaraunt for dinner . We did however pass all the computer shops and I am not sure we could find them again . |
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"My father always insisted the bed be made every night .My friend always insisted the bed be made every day .My mother always insisted the bed be made every day .My mother always insisted the bed be made every night ."
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} | Who is there to thank for the neurosis that causes me to want to make the bed every day ? | Moose thinks I ' m a lunatic because I 'll make the bed an hour before we go to sleep just because it drives me crazy to think I went the whole day without making it . I know just who to thank for that little neuroses of mine , too . When I met Moose , I think he went the entirety of our new relationship without ever making his . |
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"The sides might have been fine since they did n't redo them .The sides might have been bad since they did redo them .The sides might have been bad since they did n't redo them .None of the above choices ."
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} | What might be concluded about the sides ? | I can be very matter of fact and told him simply that the scallops were overcooked and tasted burnt . When the dish came back , the scallops were cooked well and tasted fine . The sides ... Ah , the sides . |
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"The swimmers realize that they would rather come second because theirs less expectation from those who came second in future racesThe swimmers give up at the end because they do n't truly want to win , the real deserving winner always wins at the endHolding the lead throughout the event is tiring and requires a lot stamina and at the end of the event it is difficult to hold off on someone who is right on your tailNone of the above choices ."
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} | Why were these swimmers able to take the lead at the last second to win the event ? | The most exciting event happened in aquatic centre . 400 m Freestyle women was totally awesome , Adlington from Britain won from an American woman who had hold to her 1st position from the start only to be taken away by Adlington on the last second . The same thing happened in 400 m Freestyle Relay Men , French was leading the way only to be taken on the last second by USA . Both races were incredible . |
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"Because it 's been hard work .None of the above choices .Because it 's been thankless .Because a lot has happened in it ."
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} | Why is it difficult for the writer to sum up the year ? | Oh well . Everyone has asked me how the year has gone and to be honest I find it difficult to sum up . It 's been long , and it 's been hard work , and on occasion it has been scary and on occasion it has been thankless . However , in general , it 's gone great - I ' ve learned loads , I ' ve made new friends and I ' ve settled into my career . It was n't all champagne and celebrations on the last day , because to be honest , I stopped feeling like the anxious new boy a while ago . |
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} | What may have caused your dad 's youngest brother to pass away ? | My Dad 's youngest brother passed away yesterday afternoon . He turned 69 on July 3 . About 3 years ago , he was diagnosed with lung cancer but they were successful in treating it , supposedly got it at an early stage , through both surgery and radiation . This past winter , though , he had a very bad bout with bronchitis and was in a great deal of pain . In May , the doctors diagnosed a return of the cancer , this time in his bones and even in his brain . |
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"They wanted to visit with their child .Dad wanted to do a U turn .They wanted to survive a day together .None of the above choices ."
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} | Why did the parents visit on Weds ? | My parents visited on Weds , Dad in the sporty BMW , Mum by train . We survived a day together , driving around in the beamer , and then came the point - driving down the Woodstock Road , and Dad sais , what 's the best way to your house , and I say this way is OK , but the Banbury Road would be quicker , but we just past the last turn . So he does a U turn , there not being any oncoming traffic - apart from a cyclist . We do n't kill the cyclist by a good yard or two . I am dying of embarrassment in the front seat , saying , " If you want to kill a cyclist , could you pick on one that is not MY BOSS . |
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"They were obsessed with god .None of the above choices .They 're insane and I was treated poorly .I was insane and I treated them poorly ."
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} | What may be your reason for moving away from you 're family . | She 's about 10 years older than me , so there 's also a little nugget of information to start piecing together your visual . Whatever , thank god I do n't live here anymore . Now I understand why people move away from their biological family members , especially when they all seem crazy . |
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} | What may make relationships hard for you ? | It 's still probably fresh in his mind . It 's really fucking hard for me to balance friendship with relationship . I ' m not very good at this . I wish people would understand that a little more and help me find a balance . |
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"Because she 's precious .None of the above choices .Because she 's smart and adorable .Because she was born in November , 3 years ago ."
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} | Why will the niece be 3 in November ? | She sleeps about 22 hours a day , but she 's precious . My other niece will be 3 in November . She 's very smart and precocious and adorable . She kept saying to me , " I ' m so glad you 're here . " |
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"I might have forgotten to lock it .None of the above choices .It just might have died .I might have forgotten to put gas in it ."
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} | What might have kept my car from being started ? | I think I burned 10 calories . Once I got to Wonderland to get the car .. it would nt start . My brother 's friend happened to be walking by and gave me a ride home . |
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"My current situation requires a job .I took the job offer because its perfect .My current job is n't worthwhile .I need to improve my situation ."
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} | What may be your reason for taking the job offer ? | Today , I finally came up for air . For the first time in over month , it did not feel like there was a giant weight placed upon my chest . I have a job offer . And while its not perfect , like anything in this world is , it is good and worthwhile , and slightly better than my fears told me it would be . |
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"She started singing with Martina .Her performance career and style is only recognized by Martina .Her performance career and style is similar to hers .She said that she would be the next McBride ."
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} | What may cause Carrie to become the next Martina ? | In the next couple couple of years , will Carrie become the next Martina McBride ? She 's had massive success with her album and single sales . Carrie has a very powerful voice like Martina and will she be recognized like Martina in the next couple of years ? She 's had one of the best selling tours like Martina does . |
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"Because I walked slowly into the office .Because I shouted an expletive .None of the above choices .Because I wanted to see what physical condition I was in ."
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} | Why did I get some x - rays ? | I shouted an expletive and walked slowly into the office sort of yelling / swearing and then co - worker Eric drove me to urgent care to see the same Doctor that removed my splint less than 24 hours earlier . So they gave me a shot , and popped it back into place . I also got some x - rays to make sure it was all good . I then went back to work , got my car , drove home , and rested for a few hours before my next appointment to have a splint made . |
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"None of the above choices .Because the bait did n't manage to catch any fish .Because this bait was sandy .Because her mummy enjoys Korean shows ."
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} | Why she buy 2 set of Korean shows for her mummy ? | Because Sandy this bait did n't manage to catch any fish not even shrimp ! WAHAHA . We both went to Suntec and get shoes for yy and tt ( Sandy 's cousin 's ) bear and she bought 2 set of Korean shows for her mummy . It 's cheap la the disc , selling $ 10 to $ 15 only . |
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"i might stay indoors for allergies .i might get prescription for allergies .None of the above choices .i might get surgery for allergies ."
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} | What might I do once fall is here ? | As far back as I can remember , I have had to contend with allergies . I do n't need to go outside to know when the weather is changing . I know fall is upon us when my nose gets stuffy , my eyes get watery , and the inside of my ears get itchy . |
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"The guy she was looking at had weird qualities .She was just feeling bizzarre .She was feeling boyish and it was new to her .The guy she was looking at had beautiful qualities ."
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} | What may be the reason for her shock ? | It was absolutely bizarre . The whole thing was absurd and just impossible . Except she was seeing it , and the more she looked at the boy the less she saw that was boyish about him . His posture , his actions , and most of all his eyes said he was not sixteen . |
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"Because he has a standing with the crowd and adds validity to the meeting .Because he has a standing with the crowd but adds little to the meeting .Because he has no standing with the crowd and adds validity to the meeting .Because he has little standing with the crowd but adds validity to the meeting ."
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} | Why might the previous Premier attend the annual general meeting ( AGM ) ? | But I still have over 7 days of holiday time left . The pancake breakfasts started last week , which means that the Turkey Lunches will start up next month . Yesterday was our AGM , which was exciting . The previous Premier attended . |
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"He was upset with me for not purchasing the piecehe was annoyed that I decided not to buyHe did not mind because I always support him and he knew I would have bought it if I liked the styleNone of the above choices ."
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} | What did your favorite guy think when you did not buy the piece ? | Saturday I slept in . I needed to pick up something else at the Jade Market , so I went to the market once again . My favorite guy had a new , very pretty piece that he was trying to sell me . It was n't my usual style so I did n't buy it . |
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"None of the above choices .It had her moniker on it .It had her companion 's moniker on it .It had her script on it ."
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} | What may be true about the card you gave her ? | I smell her fear ; like a rabbit her heart beats so fast . I bend down to her , hand her a card written in our script . It has the name of a friend . Another girl blessed with the sight but who fell prey to innocence . |
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"Because I may or may not have mentioned it .None of the above choices .Because it hit me at the right time and in the right place .Because it 's in my genetics ."
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} | Why have I had an occasional allergy to mosquito bites since I was a kid ? | I may or may not have mentioned that I ' ve had an occasional allergy to mosquito bites since I was a kid . Hit me at the right time and in the right place , and you might be rewarded by watching my hand swell up so much you ca n't see the tendons on the back of my hand . It was with the knowledge of my occasional allergy that I ' ve been going inside a bit early on these excellent summer nights instead of running around with the kids . Hell , ordinarily I 'd take the swelling to hang out with them , but this Friday I ' m giving a talk at the Detroit / Windsor International Film Festival 's Tech Fair on adapting films to video games , and I did n't want to be all puffy for that . |
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} | What might be different if Roni 's husband was n't late ? | We picked up Roni at the local park . She told us she was waiting for her husband who was already ten minutes late . Franz then explained the what were all about to Roni who seemed very interested . After some more talk we were on our way back to the studio for some MILF action . |
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"Because it was a costume party .Because Kayla looked just like Sarah Palin .Because Kayla changed her character .Because Kayla was wearing a little power suit ."
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} | What 's a possible reason everyone was all dressed up ? | And everyone was all dressed up and it was awesome . And Kayla had changed her character into a suburban soccer mom type and she was wearing a little power suit as well . And she looked just like Sarah Palin ! Like seriously , she looked so much like her , it was hysterical . |
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"None of the above choices .Because there are fun or interesting things to do in there .Because they want to beg things from people .Because they want to find creds ."
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} | Why did they want to get into the Pepsi Center ? | Our task for the day was to find creds for these folks so that they could also get into the Pepsi Center . This sounds simple enough , but we were meeting people on street corners , in bars , and essentially begging anyone who might have access to these powerful drugs , er passes . There was something exciting about the energy of the task , but it was a bit humiliating to have to beg . |
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"The bell rang .They love her .She 's a nice teacher .None of the above choices ."
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} | Why do they leave her class so prepared for the future ? | Not just " she 's a nice teacher " , they LOVE her . She has such a unique way of getting her kids to grow at such a perplexing rate . They leave her class so prepared for the future . When the bell rang , kids started lining up to hug her and the girls were sweet and gave her big hugs , but then this sweet boy , Alec goes up to hug her and he just melts into her arms and cries . |
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"Because she needed to earn money .Because she has gotten creative with her sleep walking .Because she used to waitress in her sleep .None of the above choices ."
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} | Why did the writer work long hours as a waitress ? | I never did anything , just went for a walk and then went back to bed . Over the years , I have gotten a bit more creative with my sleep walking . When I was working long hours as a waitress I used to waitress in my sleep . |
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"They wanted to make dark chocolateThey wanted to make cookiesThey wanted a cookie with no chipsThey wanted to make chocolate chips"
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} | Why did the narrator look at the Hershey 's website ? | So today I tried a new recipe and discovered something interesting . I used a recipe I found on Hershey 's website for their dark chocolate chips ( but I used Ghiradelli semi - sweet instead ) . I had enough dough at the end for one cookie with no chips in it . |
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"We wanted to show them what a real trip to Thailand is like .No special reason why we made the food .We usually make this food every night .We were trying to provide them with a good meal ."
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} | Why did we cook all of this for Christine 's folks ? | We had Christine 's folks over for dinner tonight to celebrate her mom 's birthday . We cooked Thai - chicken satay in peanut sauce , and sea scallops and black rice with a mango Thai basil sauce . Christine also made a fantastic dessert of coconut ginger brownies with banana whiskey and mango lime sauces . I overcooked the scallops I think , but then again I prefer them raw . |
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"upsetting himMaking a tough decisionGetting a new 70 's style wedding ringHaving their mom 's wedding ring reset"
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} | What did the writer ask approval from their father for ? | I got my mom 's wedding ring reset . It was a tough decision for me to do it , but , I wanted a look that was more in keeping with what she had when she and dad got married as opposed to the sort of 70 's looking ring they had made ... .in the 70 's . I talked to dad about it first of course to make sure that he would n't be upset by me doing that . He was fine with it , he only requested that I give him the old setting back once I got it reset ! |
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"I swam in a pool at the gym .I swam in the river .I swam in a hotel pool .I swam in the ocean ."
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} | Where did I swim for 23 minutes ? | So the result was 700 m swimming ; 350 m breaststroke and 350 m front crawl legs - all done in 23 minutes ! I am so proud of myself ! I might also soon chance it and do a few lengths of crawl with arms - I do n't know why that frightens me so , but it does . |
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"I swam in the river .I swam in the ocean .I swam in a hotel pool .I swam in a school pool ."
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} | Where did I swim for 23 minutes ? | So the result was 700 m swimming ; 350 m breaststroke and 350 m front crawl legs - all done in 23 minutes ! I am so proud of myself ! I might also soon chance it and do a few lengths of crawl with arms - I do n't know why that frightens me so , but it does . |
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"I stopped breathing .I warmed - up my muscles .I measured my arm length .None of the above choices ."
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} | What did I do before swimming ? | So the result was 700 m swimming ; 350 m breaststroke and 350 m front crawl legs - all done in 23 minutes ! I am so proud of myself ! I might also soon chance it and do a few lengths of crawl with arms - I do n't know why that frightens me so , but it does . |
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"None of the above choices .I prepared an oxygen tank .I measured my arm length .I stopped breathing ."
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} | What did I do before swimming ? | So the result was 700 m swimming ; 350 m breaststroke and 350 m front crawl legs - all done in 23 minutes ! I am so proud of myself ! I might also soon chance it and do a few lengths of crawl with arms - I do n't know why that frightens me so , but it does . |
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"None of the above choices .I wanted to oversleep but I could n't .I needed to sort out my sleep .I overslept ."
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} | What may have been the reason for your day not being productive ? | Nothing productive today since I woke up from a long deep sleep , except for a call on a potential placement . Not that I really minded but I just did n't want to do anything too , I just wanted the potpurri of emotions to settle down inwardly . Am not sure when the potpurri of emotions will die down but today , I just wanted to be by myself . |
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"I needed to sort out my feelings .I wanted to oversleep but I could n't .I needed to sort out my sleep .None of the above choices ."
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} | What may have been the reason for your day not being productive ? | Nothing productive today since I woke up from a long deep sleep , except for a call on a potential placement . Not that I really minded but I just did n't want to do anything too , I just wanted the potpurri of emotions to settle down inwardly . Am not sure when the potpurri of emotions will die down but today , I just wanted to be by myself . |
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"Because I love Nepal and its people .Because it feels nicer here compared to India .Because I wanted some of the Japanese cafes .Because I came to visit from India ."
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} | Why am I in Nepal in the first place ? | I am not interested . Really , truly not interested in getting to know more about this very beautiful country or its nice friendly people or its minority of scam artists . Compared to the huge amount of interest I ' ve maintained in India for the period I was there , my level of interest in Nepal which actually feels much nicer and more interesting , is zilch . Actually , I ' m not entirely sure what I am interested in at the moment besides watching movies on cable tv and gorging myself on the very good japanese cafes here in town . |
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"Because the ppl working there were unfriendly .Because Astrakhan airport was small and nice .None of the above choices .Because they were traveling a relatively short distance ."
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} | Why was the flight 2 hours ? | It was time to get to Astrakhan . The airport was packed with people , and ppl working there were unfriendly , not even a smile to say nice flight , huh . After a 2 hour flight we landed on the Astrakhan airport , which was small and nice , at 7 pm . Ppl there know my dad , coz he was the one who renovated the thing . |
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"Because the world inside offered many interesting things .Because the world inside offered many boring things .Because the world outside offered many interesting things .Because the world inside offered many mundane things ."
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} | Why might they feel ambivalent about having to leave the world and get back to the wardrobe ? | In the first chronicle , you can feel the excitement when they got back to the wardrobe , but this time i really felt that they do n't want to leave , but they ca n't stay . They do n't belong in that world . sniff sniff . |
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"None of the above choices .An animal gave me an injury .The bird filled me with discomfort .An animal had sustained an injury ."
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} | What may be the reason for your body 's freeze ? | The scene caused my body to pause , frozen in time at something about which I was not quite yet able to understand . I was close enough to make out fat shiny tears falling from where I knew his glassy blue eyes were focused on the injured bird . An intense pain was radiating from his face at the bird 's discomfort , engulfing the field like a thick dark fog . |
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"None of the above choices .An animal gave me an injury .The bird filled me with discomfort .Someone was disappointed about the wildlife being wounded ."
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} | What may be the reason for your body 's freeze ? | The scene caused my body to pause , frozen in time at something about which I was not quite yet able to understand . I was close enough to make out fat shiny tears falling from where I knew his glassy blue eyes were focused on the injured bird . An intense pain was radiating from his face at the bird 's discomfort , engulfing the field like a thick dark fog . |
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"When I was watching something else someone told me to tune into the convention .I wanted to hear Rudy Giuliani speak against the entire Democratic ticket .I wanted to see if Palin would be vice president .I was trying to watch something else and it was on ."
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} | What may have caused you to tune into the Republican Convention ? | So help me , I did not plan on tuning in to the Republican Convention . I was actually trying to get the latest weather reports on hurricane season ... but I heard Rudy Giuliani say this : She 's already one of the most successful governors in America - and the most popular . And she already has more executive experience than the entire Democratic ticket combined . How dare they question whether Palin will have enough time to spend with her children while vice president ? |
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"He is a friend that wants other people to mistake him for a good personNone of the above choices .He is a good and honest friend who cares for his friendsHe is a friend that only cares about what he can gain from a situation"
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} | What type of friend is he ? | He knew her strengths and weaknesses , her ups and downs , and he still cared . He chased her down and tormented her with words of anger when he knew she was n't being true to herself and it was n't because of how he felt for her . It was just because he knew she was being fake . |
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"Because they had to take a deep breath .Because it was August 15th .Because they were waiting .Because their visa being approved or rejected was an important thing ."
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} | What 's a possible reason the writer was nervous ? | On August 15th , we went to get back the passport and we would know whether the visa was approved or rejected . I was quite nervous when I was waiting . When my turn came , I was so nervious that I had to take a deep breath . My manager was in front of me . |
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"None of the above choices .Because I was minding my own business .Because I feel violated .Because I have generally supported \" profiling \" ."
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} | Why was I spending hard earned money on a tent ? | While I have generally supported " profiling " that is based on statistics I must say I feel violated for being a victim of profiling at Walmart . There I was minding my own business and spending my hard earned money on school supplies and a tent . On my way out I get stopped and asked to see my receipt . Treated my like a theif . |
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"Because they have a sentimental value to the writer .Because they have been blessed by God for 9 years .Because they have n't used them since they moved in .Because they are the nice fiberglass handled ones ."
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} | What 's a possible reason the writer was pained to part with the yard tools ? | If you have n't used it , much less seen it in a year ... 6 . It really pained me to part with yard tools even though I have n't used them once since we moved here . ( they were the nice fiberglass handled ones ) 5 . God has really blessed us during those 9 years . |
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"I was not going to win the competition anyway so I did n't careNone of the above choices .I realized that I was not as good as I used to be so I stopped caring about doing wellI realized why I loved skating and enjoyed skating for what it is and not for wanting to be good at it"
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} | Why do you think it did not matter that you skated poorly and conditions were bad ? | I left the rink listening to my metro playlist - that was one I created in 2006 in Moscow , music that 's so loud and thumpa - thumpa that you can hear it even in the Moscow metro . There was wind and there was some rain and I had skated like crap and you know what ? It did n't matter in that moment . I felt so free ; skating truly frees my spirit . |
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"The car was giving me an experience .None of the above choices .Because the car had never started .The car was n't working earlier in the day ."
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} | Why was it surprising that the car started ? | What an experience!I make it home and decide to try one last time to start the car and the bitch starts ! ! I ' m guessing it was water in the gas . It has happened before . |
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"Because the tomato soup was exceptional .Because they needed to go somewhere .Because they are at home being PMS - y .None of the above choices ."
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} | Why did the writer drive out into the rain ? | However , the tomato soup today was exceptional , let 's not lie . Then I went back to the suite and packed up and drove out into the rain . Now I am at home being PMS - y and cranky . But tomorrow should be ok . |
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"I see it as an analogy for life because I 've been going there for many years and I have seen how the island has changed over time just as I haveNone of the above choices .I see it that way because I was a kid when I first went thereI see it as a landmark becuase it was one of the first places I explored as I child"
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} | Why do you see the island as your life landmark ? | This island is my life landmark . I first played house in the rocks behind the waterfall when I was 6 , and I ' ve been going back ever since . The turtles die , the geese get eaten and replaced and the fish get fat and reproduce . I come , I go . |
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"Office 07 is more popular , but it will be a hassle to be able to work with their format .None of the above choices .Office 07 is more popular , and it will be convenient to be able to work with their format .Office 07 is less popular , but it will be convenient to be able to work with their format ."
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} | What might be an advantage for the openoffice to work with office 07 products ? | Novell is working with Microsoft in a big way . I like the fact that their is a translator for openoffice to work with office 07 documents . I did n't like that at first but its good because Windows is n't going anywhere anytime soon . |
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"They were n't locked in , no one tried to get out .The people at CNN told them they had to stay to be safe .There was an emergency going on at the school .The woman was guarding the doors to make sure no one left ."
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} | Why were these students locked in ? | I ran out into the hallway , and joined a crowd going down the stairs . At the third floor , someone at the front of the crowd started saying we could n't get out . I shouted that we should at least go down and try : it 's better than standing in the stairwell . At the second floor , a woman was holding the stairwell door open , gesturing for us to follow . The student lounge was jam - packed , the wide - screen tv was turned on to CNN . |
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"Their arm might not be feeling the effortThe hallway would n't need a 2nd coat of paintThey would be slow at cutting the ceiling lineThe arm would be feeling the effort"
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} | What might be different if the narrator got to the 3rd step of the ladder ? | And the hallway project I started on Saturday was waiting for its second coat of paint . So by 8:30 I 'd made many trips up and down the ladder and my arm could feel the effort ( partly because I ' m slow at cutting in the ceiling line freehand and partly because I ' m too much of a scaredy cat to get on the 3rd step of the ladder ! ) . After all the exertion , my stomach was a noisy grumbling complainer when I sat down to start my work day . And then it hit me ... second breakfast was in order ! |
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