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If you're finding it tough to land a job, try expanding your job-hunting plan to include the following: Set your target. While you should always keep your options open to changing your mind , you should also be sure to target exactly what you want in a job. A job-hunt with a clear target will surely help you achieve be... | [
"having as many interviews as possible",
"looking without a clear target",
"applying for the same position a second time",
"changing his goal set previously"
] | 1B | |
People in cities all over the world shop in supermarkets. When you enter the supermarket, you see shelves full of food. You walk in the aisles, pushing your shopping cart. You probably hear soft, slow music in the supermarket. This kind of music is playing to relax you and make you walk slowly. Thus, you will probably ... | [
"it is cheap",
"the customers will buy more",
"it is expensive",
"it is in the diary section"
] | 1B | |
How do you get across a river? A bridge is the best way. In some places, there are no bridges. People use the ferry . A ferry is a boat that takes people and cars across the river. Both ends of a ferry look the same. The ferry never has to turn around. It docks at one side of the river. People and cars get on. At the o... | [
"the shortest bridge in the world was built in New York",
"it may be faster to cross rivers on bridges than on ferries",
"there is a bridge over every river in the United States",
"we don't need ferries any more"
] | 1B | |
When John Milton , writer of "Paradise Lost" ,entered Cambridge University, in 1625, he was already skilled in Latin after seven years of studying it as his second language at St. Paul's School,prefix = st1 /London. Like all English boys who prepared for college in grammar schools ,he had learned not only to read Latin... | [
"How John Milton wrote \"Paradise Lost\".",
"How John Milton studied Latin.",
"How John Milton became famous.",
"How John Milton became a poet."
] | 1B | |
Mrs. Green is going to give a birthday party for Mary. Mary is her daughter. She is going to be ten years old. A lot of friends of Mary's are going to come to the party. There are twenty girls of them. Mrs. Green is getting ready for the party. Mrs. White is helping her. "That's a big nice cake," Mrs. White says to Mrs... | [
"The twenty girls",
"The party",
"Mrs. White",
"Mary"
] | 1B | |
Energy is very important in modern life. People use energy to run machines, heat and cool their homes, cook, give light, and transport people and products from place to place. Most energy comes from fossil fuels--petroleum, coal, and natural gas. However, burning fuels causes pollution. Also, if we don't find new kinds... | [
"Advantage of the energy from nature.",
"The future of the energy.",
"Scientists have been working hard to research other kinds of energy.",
"Energy is the most important power in the word."
] | 2C | |
Life's coincidences can be good or bad, but they always surprise us. I moved to Anderson in 2004 from a small town in New York. One day I stopped at a red light and was behind a car with a license plate that read "Pearl Harbor Survivor". My father was a Pearl Harbor survivor, so I jumped out of my truck and tapped to... | [
"The author met Bronsil Metz in a small town in New York.",
"The author was surprised to find a Pearl Harbor survivor.",
"The information of some retired soldiers can be found in Legion Post.",
"The author's father kept some picture albums about Pearl Harbor."
] | 0A | |
Sophia Richardson: Both my parents are really important to me. My parents are really more than friends. They're the people I can open up and talk to. Talking to them is like talking to one of my friends. They've been there for me and given me good advice on a lot of my problems. Stacey Avnes: My Jewish big sister is i... | [
"not everyone can be successful",
"money is not important in one's life",
"one should never ask others for help",
"he can do anything as long as he tries"
] | 3D | |
Which lists the diameter of the planets in order from smallest to largest? | [
"Venus, Earth, Mercury, Mars",
"Earth, Mars, Venus, Mercury",
"Mars, Mercury, Earth, Venus",
"Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth"
] | 3D | |
Do you get angry when your friends sing loudly while you are trying to work or when your best friend does not wait for you after school? If you do,you need to take control of your feelings.Getting angry with others can cause you to 1ose friends. Gary Egeberg,an American high school teacher,has written _ to help you con... | [
"knows how to control your feelings",
"makes a living by writing books",
"is fond of keeping wild animals",
"gets angry easily with his students"
] | 0A | |
Believe it or not, if you do not use your arms or your legs for a long time, they become weak. When you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that... | [
"they have saved much trouble",
"they have saved much time to remember things",
"they can't write everything in a little notebook",
"they have to use their memories all the time"
] | 3D | |
To get cash out in the 21st century, you won't need a bank card, a PIN or even have to move a finger. You will simply have to look the cash machine straight in the eye, declares National Cash Registers, a multinational company that makes automated teller machines, or ATMs. NCR has shown its first example machine that ... | [
"A new medical instrument",
"A new type of talking machine",
"A new type of cash machine",
"National Cash Register"
] | 2C | |
A bowling ball with a mass of 8.0 kg rolls down a bowling lane at 2.0 m/s. What is the momentum of the bowling ball? | [
"4.0 kg x m/s",
"6.0 kg x m/s",
"10.0 kg x m/s",
"16.0 kg x m/s"
] | 3D | |
It has been said that Lincoln was always ready to join in a laugh at himself. There is one particular story that he always told with great delight. In his early days as a lawyer, Lincoln went from town to town to hear and judge legal cases. During one of these trips, he was sitting in a train when a strange man came up... | [
"a stranger and his strange knife",
"Lincoln's favorite story",
"meeting stranger in a train",
"Lincoln's favorite penknife"
] | 1B | |
In the future your automobile will run on water instead of gas! You will be able to buy a supercomputer that fits in your pocket! You might even drive a flying car! For each prediction that has come true today, several others have missed by a mile. Many of these predictions didn't consider how people would want to use ... | [
"It is too difficult to imagine.",
"It is too crazy an idea.",
"It is likely to be made.",
"It is often reported in the news."
] | 2C | |
Empathy lets us feel another person's pain and drives us to help. Do any other animals feel empathy? Scientists recently found that rats do, too. Most people don't like rats. In many people's eyes, rats are only bad. But Jean Decety and his partners at the University of Chicago did an experiment. It showed that rats ... | [
"Monkeys.",
"Chimpanzees.",
"Rats.",
"Cats."
] | 3D | |
In America, parents tend to encourage their children to develop their potential to the fullest extent. Fathers and mothers frequently teach their children both ambition and the confidence necessary to work toward their goals. American parents are always active in concentrating on what their kids can do, not what they... | [
"the social skills than Chinese parents",
"their children's studying hard and well",
"what their children want but they can't",
"extra activities than schoolwork"
] | 0A | |
Strong winds have the ability to uproot large trees in a wooded area. Which of these organisms would most likely benefit from this change in a habitat? | [
"a bee colony that needs a hive",
"a bird that needs to build a nest",
"a squirrel that needs to find shelter",
"a plant that needs sunlight to grow"
] | 3D | |
A person wants to get better acquainted with dogs, since they have a serious fear of them. This fear was probably | [
"scared",
"inherited",
"rare",
"learned"
] | 3D | |
You may hear about earthquakes, but do you know what to do before, during and after an earthquake? Here is some advice for you: Before an earthquake It is necessary to prepare yourself and your family. All family members should know how to turn off gas, water and electricity and know useful telephone numbers ( doctor... | [
"keeping quiet",
"staying calm",
"looking outside",
"moving indoors"
] | 1B | |
Mrs. Jackson was a rich woman. She had many friends. She liked cooking very much and she often invited her friends to her big house. One day, she invited some of her friends to lunch. She wanted very much to try a new way of cooking a fish, and she was very pleased with herself when the dish was ready. The fish was ver... | [
"Mrs. Jackson had lots of friends.",
"One of her friends killed the cat.",
"Her friends enjoyed the fish very much.",
"All her friends were all right."
] | 1B | |
There were smiling children all the way. Clearly they knew at what time the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway, wave to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penang. Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on ... | [
"The friendly country people.",
"The mountains along the way.",
"The crowds of people in the streets.",
"The simple lunch served on the train."
] | 0A | |
When the man's wife died, their youngest baby was 2 years old. They had six other children -- three boys and three girls, aged from 4 to 16. The man's parents and his wife's parents came to visit. "We've been talking about how to make this work," they said. "There's no way you can take care of all these children and wo... | [
"suggest placing each child with a different aunt and uncle",
"talk about finding a new wife for him",
"give him money to support the family",
"help take good care of his children"
] | 0A | |
Can you swim? Do you like swimming? Well, how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. I'm afraid you'll never learn to swim just by reading books about Swimming or looking at others swimming. It's the same with the English study. We must practice, practice and practice. Listening ... | [
"Reading books about swimming.",
"looking at others swimming.",
"Going into the water and learning.",
"Listening to others' advice."
] | 2C | |
Once upon a time all feelings went to an island for a vacation, and each was having a good time. Suddenly, a warning of a strong storm was announced ,so all rushed to their boats. Yet, Love did not wish to run away quickly. There was so much to do. But as the clouds darkened, Love realized it was time to leave. But the... | [
"Worry",
"Anger",
"Sadness",
"Smile"
] | 2C | |
Do you know Xishuangbana? It's a very beautiful place. It lies in Yunnan. The Dai people live there. Their homes are wonderful. The houses are very big and have long legs to hold them up. Sometimes those legs are over two metres tall. It can be very hot in Yunnan. But the Dai people do not need air conditioners to ... | [
"how many floors the Dai people's house has",
"the things in the Dai people's house",
"the rooms in the Dai people's house",
"why it's cool in the Dai people's house"
] | 3D | |
If your preschoolers turn up their noses at carrots or celery, a small reward like a sticker for taking even a taste may help get them to eat previously disliked foods, a UK study said. Though it might seem obvious that a reward could encourage young children to eat their vegetables, the idea is actually controversial,... | [
"Most children are born to dislike carrots or celery.",
"It remains a question whether rewarding is a good way to get children to eat vegetables.",
"Oral praise wokrs quite well in encouraging children to eat vegetables.",
"Children in the sticker group will never lose interest in eating vegetables."
] | 1B | |
Running is becoming popular these days. Many of us run for health. Doctors say many health problems come from these bad habits: eating and drinking too much, smoking and not taking enough exercise. Doctors tell us. "Eat and drink less, don't smoke, and exercise more." Running is a good way of exercise because it helps ... | [
"not to smoke",
"not exercise",
"to drink much",
"to eat much"
] | 0A | |
Ransom Myers of Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia warned, using solid science and careful analysis, of the dangers of overfishing. _ and he wasn't afraid to report bad news. As the Guelph Mercury reported, the 54-year-old biologist, originally from Mississippi, was known for his research and warnings about the extinc... | [
"they didn't have a good knowledge of the living habits of fish",
"they could still catch a great many big cod",
"they didn't know the great differences between the present and the past marine fishery",
"they thought his research was not based on a detailed analysis"
] | 2C | |
The Hampton Inn Boone hotel is in the attractive Blue Ridge Mountains, just minutes from four ski areas. Our hotel is less than three miles from Appalachian State University, Boone Mall, and Boone Golf Club. Within those same three miles, you can eat at the historic Dan'l Boone Inn, Makoto's Japanese Steakhouse and man... | [
"introduce the advanced equipment in a hotel",
"share some information about a good hotel",
"attract more people's attention to a hotel",
"announce a travelling plan"
] | 2C | |
An engineer must calculate the potential energy of a roller coaster car at the top of an incline. Which information would best help the engineer determine the potential energy of the car? | [
"the distance the roller coaster car must travel",
"the mass of the roller coaster car at full capacity",
"the average weight of an empty roller coaster car",
"the direction that the roller coaster car is traveling"
] | 1B | |
Hair has always been an important sign of beauty. This is especially true for women. Next to the face, hair is one of the main qualities people look for when they consider a woman's beauty. Whether long or short, curly or straight, hair often gets a lot of attention. Each hair on a person's head grows from a single tub... | [
"grow very quickly",
"slow down their growth",
"stop growing",
"affects other hairs' growth"
] | 2C | |
Teenage life is interesting, adventurous and difficult. Teenagers have to go through many problems. It may probably be a family problem or a school problem. It is important to learn how to deal with those problems. Be grateful of your parents' support. When you have a problem, ask your parents to support you. When a ... | [
"How to cooperate with teenagers.",
"How to get help from parents.",
"How to face problems as a teenager.",
"How to be independent in school."
] | 2C | |
In the early part of the twentieth century, racism was widespread in the United States. Many African Americans were not given equal opportunities in education or employment. Marian Anderson (1897-1993) was an African American woman who gained fame as a concert singer in this climate of racism. She was born in Philadelp... | [
"She studied at a music school.",
"She sang for religious activities.",
"She sang at Town Hall in New York.",
"She studied voice in Europe."
] | 1B | |
The Bedouin people think most highly of people who show loyalty. To them loyalty does not mean that one is devoted to a country, a place, or a leader. Loyalty means being faithful to one's family and tribe . The Bedouin people take pride in their ancestors . They do not admire a hero from an ordinary or poor family a... | [
"does not succeed in business",
"needs to ask for help from his brothers",
"does nothing when a member of his family is badly treated",
"does not help a stranger who asks for assistance"
] | 2C | |
Scientists have written a report on the future of trade and industry. They talk about the role robots will play in industry. What is a robot?Basically ,it is a machine which is designed to do the work of a human being. It is usually controlled by a computer. Once it has been given a set of things to do,it will do the j... | [
"Britain",
"the USA",
"Japan",
"Germany"
] | 2C | |
If touring in a large group isn't fit for you and the idea of driving yourself doesn't attract you, a small group journey with the Great New Zealand Travel Company might be just the answer. Panorama -- 24 Days Discover why New Zealand remains one of the world's most popular destinations. This _ , 24-day journey offers... | [
"Panorama -- 24 Days",
"Nikau -- 13 Days",
"Southern Adventure -- 11 Days",
"Northland -- 4 Days"
] | 2C | |
Do you prefer British English or American English? Here are opinions from our readers. Andy: Well, being in British for 3 years now from New Zealand I've come to realize that a lot of British people pronounce words how Americans do. But in saying that, I guess the more educated British people do not pronounce words the... | [
"Andy",
"Bill",
"Cindy",
"Edward"
] | 3D | |
Every year we have many holidays, such as summer holidays. May Day and so on. How do you spend during these holidays? Do you like to travel during them ? Can you book holidays or make travel plans on line? Now let me tell you how to do it. First,you should look up the places that you want to visit online. Then you can ... | [
"When you want to travel, you can make the plan online.",
"If you want to travel, you must have a computer at first.",
"If you visit your grandmother, you have to drive you car.",
"The passage mainly tells how to travel online."
] | 0A | |
Scientists in Argentina have created the world's first cow to own two human genes that will enable it to produce human-like milk, which is matchless up to now. It is a breakthrough in the area of clone. Genetic engineering was used to introduce the "mothers' milk" genes into the animal before birth, according to the Na... | [
"are good for babies' health",
"help provide more milk from cow",
"can increase the production of milk",
"can offer more proteins in cow milk"
] | 0A | |
We can't deny that trees are useful to man in three very important ways: they provide him with wood and other products, they give him shade, and they help to prevent drought and floods. Unfortunately, in many parts of the world man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important. In his eagerne... | [
"man is only interested in building empires",
"man is eager to profit from trees",
"man hasn't realized the importance of trees to him",
"man hasn't found out that he has lost all trees"
] | 2C | |
Howie put his plants under a plant light. What was he helping his plants do by providing light? | [
"make food",
"attract insects",
"release pollen",
"grow roots"
] | 0A | |
TWENTY-FIVE years ago director Stephen Spielberg captured the hearts of Western audiences with his family classic.E.T.Now his Hong Kong director Stephen Chow is trying to do the same trick in China. Chow's latest movie CJ7(<<>> ),in cinemas now,is a heart-warming story about a poor migrant worker and his son.When a st... | [
"A kind of film that is about history.",
"A kind of film in which the characters are animals.",
"A kind of film that is meant for both children and adults",
"A kind of film that is about families"
] | 2C | |
Companies can increase the money with which they run their business in a number of ways. One way is borrowing money, and another way is buying things with the agreement that payment would be made later. There are also other processes for providing money for use by a company. Two of these processes are described here. ... | [
"to issue bonds is a better way than to issue stocks",
"stockholders can sue the company when it is bankrupt",
"bondholders have the same rights as stockholders",
"investing in stocks has more risk than in bonds"
] | 3D | |
Some children are natural born bosses. They have a strong need to make decisions, manage their environment, and lead rather than follow. Stephen Jackson, a Year One student, "operates under the theory of what's mine and what's yours is mine," says his mother. "The other day I bought two new Star Wars light sabers . L... | [
"should give more power to their children",
"should be strict with their children",
"should not be so anxious about their children",
"should not set limits for their children"
] | 1B | |
Smart home applications can share all kinds of helpful information with homeowners. There appears a new housing platform which can detect the stress on electricity -- and the stress on the heart. "There is a growing population of elderly people, and there are statistics to show that more and more of them are going to l... | [
"more sensitive",
"be connected with the Internet",
"available for common people",
"suitable to wear on the wrist"
] | 3D | |
If you really want to go green, here's good news: eating green is good for you. The very foods with a high carbon cost---meat, pork, dairy products, processed snacks---also tend to be filled with fat and calories. A green diet would be mostly vegetables and fruits, whole grains, fish and lean meats like chicken---a die... | [
"eat more vegetables than meat",
"stop raising the cattle",
"plant more grains",
"use less fertilizer"
] | 0A | |
The ratio of an object's mass to its volume is its | [
"area.",
"perimeter.",
"density.",
"weight."
] | 2C | |
Although English is not as old as Chinese , it is spoken by many people around the world every day. English speakers are always creating new words and we are often able to know where most words come from. Sometimes, however, no one may really know where a word comes from. Did you ever think about why hamburgers are ca... | [
"a kind of food",
"a round piece of beef",
"the name of a village",
"a city in Germany"
] | 3D | |
Over the last six years I have learned what patience is. Growing up I did not have this virtue and it is a very important virtue to have. Now I can see that if you are patient you will almost always get what you want if you are supposed to have it. I gained patience when I lost my freedom. I knew that I would eventuall... | [
"made a couple of good friends",
"thought time passed too slowly",
"felt his life was full of unexpected things",
"was very nervous and frightened"
] | 1B | |
Frog eggs hatch into tadpoles, and then tadpoles gradually develop into frogs. This process is known as | [
"adolescence.",
"crossbreeding.",
"regeneration.",
"metamorphosis."
] | 3D | |
Helen Keller was a US author and public speaker who became blind and deaf at the age of 19 months. Anne Sullivan became her teacher in 1887 and taught her to read, write, use sign language and speak. Keller received degree from Radcliffe College in 1904 and spent the rest of her life encouraging others with difficultie... | [
"days",
"years",
"months",
"seconds"
] | 2C | |
His parents were out and dropped him at the babysitter's house at 12 o'clock. Lunchtime had past, but later the babysitter fixed him a dinner of some kind of brown meat. Under the meat was a slice of dry toast. Timmy didn't like the dinner and wished he had spaghetti or pizza. Even if it wasn't what he wanted, the meal... | [
"spaghetti",
"hamburger and fries",
"pizza",
"Meat and toast"
] | 3D | |
My son was a second-grader. He went to school by bus every day. He was the first student on in the morning, as we were farthest from school, and the last student off in the evening. I was a teacher myself and it was a comfort to realize the school staff were all working as hard as I was to provide a safe learning env... | [
"the author's son was still at school",
"the school bus would arrive in a while",
"the author's son was at his friend's home",
"there might be something wrong with the school bus"
] | 1B | |
The world is not only hungry, it will also be thirsty for water. About 97% of water on the earth is sea water, or salty water. Man can only drink or use the other 3% of the fresh water which comes from rivers, lakes and underground. The sea is very big. Look at the map of the world, there is more sea than land. It co... | [
"3%",
"25%",
"75%",
"97%"
] | 2C | |
People are busy working every day, so they do not have enough time to do exercise. As a result, many people become too fat or too thin. To keep our bodies healthy, we have to do exercise every day. There are many kinds of exercises. Bending and stretching helps us move easily. Before we play ball games or swim, it ... | [
"Playing ball games",
"Swimming",
"Bending and stretching",
"weight lifting"
] | 2C | |
While many women are busy with planning their bridal showers , a baby shower usually comes as a complete surprise. A baby shower is a party where a pregnant woman is "showered" with gifts and good wishes. A baby shower is usually given by a close female friend or a relative of the mother-to-be. Sometimes co-workers ... | [
"Men.",
"Children.",
"Women.",
"Pregnant women."
] | 2C | |
There are a great number of people in the world while few people are great.I think there is probably only one great person out of 10,000 at best,and most probably much less than that. The reason why there are only few of them is that most people do not pay the price of greatness.There are so many people who want to be ... | [
"Occasional pains.",
"Continual work.",
"Constant pains.",
"Various difficulties."
] | 0A | |
Older people who have low expectations for a satisfying future may be more likely to live longer, healthier lives than those who see brighter days ahead, according to new research "Our findings showed that being overly optimistic in predicting a better future was associated with a greater risk of disability and death w... | [
"they demanded less materially",
"they were more satisfied with their lives",
"they had a deeper insight into life",
"their outlook on the future was more realistic"
] | 3D | |
Which would increase atmospheric carbon by the lowest degree? | [
"trees",
"humans",
"cattle",
"dogs"
] | 0A | |
When Brody Roybal was a baby, he didn't have legs. But that didn't make him feel sad or stop him from trying sports. He tried different kinds of sports. When he tried sled hockey at the age of 7, he loved it. " That was it," says Roybal. He is now 15 and a student in a high school in Chicago. " It's all I wanted to do... | [
"lively",
"kind",
"hard-working",
"sad"
] | 2C | |
Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It is said that our body movements communicate about 50 percent of what we really mean while words only express 7 percent. So, while your mouth is closed, your body is just saying. Arms. How you hold your arms shows how open and receptive you are to ... | [
"he is not afraid",
"he is outgoing",
"he is angry",
"he is cool"
] | 0A | |
Since 1936, many female space explorers have followed Russian astronaut Valentina Tereshkova. Let's look at the missions of four important female astronauts to find out what astronauts do in space. In 1983, Sally Ride became the first American women in space. Her team carried out scientific experiments in space and put... | [
"providing information about environment",
"protecting astronauts' health in space",
"improving communication on Earth",
"testing the weightless atmosphere"
] | 1B | |
Maple City has an ordinance that prohibits the location of "adult theaters and bookstores" (theaters and bookstores presenting sexually explicit performances or materials) in residential or commercial zones within the city. The ordinance was intended to protect surrounding property from the likely adverse secondary eff... | [
"The ordinance is valid, because a city may enforce zoning restrictions on speech-related businesses to ensure that the messages they disseminate are acceptable to the residents of adjacent property. ",
"The ordinance is valid, because a city may enforce this type of time, place, and manner regulation on speech-r... | 1B | |
Honesty comes in many forms. First there's self-honesty. Is what people see the real article or do you appear through smoke and mirrors? I find that if I try to be something I'm not, I feel unsure of myself and take out a part from my PBA (personal bank account). I love how singer Judy Garland put it, "Always be a firs... | [
"Be your true self rather than follow others.",
"Don't copy others or you can't be the first class.",
"Make efforts to be the first instead of the second.",
"Don't learn from others unless they're excellent."
] | 0A | |
It doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive.That's what all doctors thought, until they heard about Al Herpin.Al Herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves. Al Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors c... | [
"to cure him of his sleeplessness",
"to find that his sleeplessness was not really true",
"to find out why some old people didn't need any sleep",
"to find a way to free people from the need of sleeping["
] | 1B | |
In the year Shakespeare died in 1616, New England was born. This was in fact four years before any English speakers permanently settled in _ But in 1616 it was already the subject of the bookA Description of New England, by that busy explorer and promoter Captain John Smith, who had visited the land two years before... | [
"Sir Francis Drake first used the name New England",
"The name New England was given by Captain John Smith",
"New England and Old England refer to the same land",
"English speakers began to settle in New England in 1612"
] | 1B | |
So far, there have been so many successful men and women in the world. And it's no surprise for many of us to dream of doing business when we grow up. However, Moziah Bridge tells us quite different story. Moziah Bridges is now the CEO of his Mo's Bow's company. He has already earned $200,000 by selling bow ties and ot... | [
"Brides taught himself how to sew.",
"Bridges' first bow tie looked nice",
"Mo's Bow's Company develops slowly.",
"Daymond John really helped Bridges a lot."
] | 3D | |
My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling lawyer, but I always knew he was special. He never criticized us, but used praise to bring out our best. He'd say, "If you pour water on flowers, they flourish . If you don't give them water, they die." I remember as a child I said some... | [
"Be nice to others",
"My Respectable Father",
"My Happy Childhood",
"Go Fulfill Your Dream"
] | 1B | |
Judie is a good student. She usually gets up at half past six in the morning. She does morning exercises for half an hour. Then she reads English from 7:00 a. m. to 7:30 a. m. She has breakfast at home. She goes to school at 7:45 a. m. She has four classes in the morning. She usually has lunch at school, but on Sunda... | [
"Four classes.",
"Six classes.",
"Seven classes.",
"Eight classes."
] | 2C | |
My name is Kitty. I have a very big and nice room and I have a great school things collection. My brother's room is near my room. He is Mike. And he has a big sports collection. I have twenty erasers, ten pencils, nine rulers and eight pens in my schoolbag. My brother has two baseballs, four soccer balls and five baske... | [
"Yes, he does.",
"No, he doesn't.",
"We don't know.",
"No, I don't."
] | 0A | |
Fixtures, Inc., in a signed writing, contracted with Apartments for the sale to Apartments of 50 identical sets of specified bathroom fixtures, 25 sets to be delivered on March 1, and the remaining 25 sets on April 1. The agreement did not specify the place of delivery, or the time or place of payment. Make the followi... | [
"Apartments is entitled to accept any number of the 24 sets, reject the rest, and cancel the contract both as to any rejected sets and the lot due on April 1. ",
"Apartments is entitled to accept any number of the 24 sets and to reject the rest, but is not entitled to cancel the contract as to any rejected sets o... | 3D | |
While in college, Tim started to look for easy ways to make money. One of the opportunities he saw was gambling . He started learning about all forms of gambling. He got lucky enough to make $9,000, but sadly it didn't last long and over the next year he lost all of that money. It was at this point that Tim realized t... | [
"he first entered the college",
"he was lucky enough to earn $9,000",
"he learned about all forms of gambling",
"he lost all the money he got from gambling"
] | 3D | |
When we can see well, we do not think about our eyes often. It is only when we can notsee perfectly that we come to see how important our eyes are. People who are nearsighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes. Many people who do a lot of close work, such as writing and reading, become nearsighted. T... | [
"can do a lot of close work without glasses",
"can only see things that are very close to their eyes",
"have difficulty reading a book if they hold it at arm's length",
"can correct their eyes by glasses"
] | 3D | |
Passage 4 How dangerous it would be if there was a fire! Today is in winter. It's time for us to learn a lot more about fire, especially what to do if we are caught in a fire: 1. Shout out If you smell smoke or see fire, shout out "Fire!" Shout as loudly as you can, because people may be asleep. 2. Call 119 Never try t... | [
"Because taking the lift is so slow",
"Because the fire can burn you",
"Because the lift is too crowded",
"Because the lift may not work"
] | 3D | |
The moon looks bigger than the stars at night. But in fact, it is smaller than any other stars. The moon looks big to us, because it is closer to us than any stars. The moon goes around the earth. It makes one trip about four weeks. The moon is a round ball and looks beautiful. Now people know quite a lot about the moo... | [
"the sun",
"the star",
"air",
"the earth"
] | 0A | |
November 9 is a time for us to learn a lot more about fire . This is what to do in a fire: 1.Shout out. Shout as loudly as you can, because people may be asleep. 2.Call 119. Never try to put out a fire yourself. Tell 119 where you are and what is on fire. 3.Keep down close to the floor. There is less smoke down there, ... | [
"If the door is hot, try to find a different way out.",
"Don't use the lift.",
"People often get out of buildings before animals.",
"Do not stop to pick up anything."
] | 2C | |
Many people cannot start their day without first having a cup of coffee or tea.These drinks help them think clearly and feel more awake.This is because of caffeine,which helps to give a jump start to the nervous system.Now,a report says it may also boost long-term memory. Mike Yassa is a neurobiology professor.He and o... | [
"Most forgetting occurs within the first 24 hours.",
"Forgetting can be positively affected by caffeine.",
"The subjects were given different pills.",
"Yassa was disappointed with the result."
] | 3D | |
You wouldn't steal a car. You would never rob a bank or pick someone's pocket. But you may be another kind of thief. If you have ever bought a disc for 15 yuan or less, then you have helped to rob artists or musicians of their intellectual properly rights . Last Thursday was World Intellectual Property Day. Activiti... | [
"Rob a Bank",
"Copyright Fees",
"Say No to pirated Music",
"World Intellectual Property Day"
] | 2C | |
During the night, Murphy broke into a house with the intention of stealing a typewriter. On not finding a typewriter, she became angry, poured lighter fluid onto a couch, and set it on fire. The flames destroyed the couch and also burned a portion of the ceiling in the room. In a common law jurisdiction, Murphy is guil... | [
"burglary only.",
"arson only.",
"burglary and attempted arson.",
"burglary and arson"
] | 3D | |
I shook hands with my father in the truck, and for a long time he looked straight ahead and didn't say a word.But I knew he was going to say a little to me."I can't tell anything." he finally said."I never went to college, and none of your brothers went to college.I can't say don't do this and do that, because everyth... | [
"It was a book which told you how you should get on well with others.",
"There were many good examples for you to copy in it.",
"It was a book that told you how to get a good job and a good future.",
"It was a good book that could help you when you were in trouble."
] | 3D | |
At Christmas,1871,Edison,the famous American scientist,got married to Mary. Lots of their friends came to their wedding ceremony . At about two in the afternoon,Edison suddenly thought out a good way to solve the problem on the automatic telegraph after the wedding. So he said to the bride ,"I'll have to go to the fact... | [
"he forgot his wedding ceremony",
"he had something to do with the bride",
"he thought out a good way to solve the problem on the automatic telegraph",
"he could make out a new automatic telegraph"
] | 2C | |
Now, I'm studying in the US. I find there are some differences between schools in the US and in Vietnam. One big difference is the clothes students wear at school and how they look. In my country, all the students should wear uniforms when they go to school. Boys aren't allowed to have long hair. Girls aren't allowed t... | [
"To keep their hair long.",
"To have long nails.",
"To color their hair.",
"To color their nails."
] | 0A | |
At my school, we have a lot of interesting activities after class. Among these activities, I like the English Party best. Every September, we have an evening party. It starts at 8:00 pm. The students do different things at the evening party. Some sing English songs with our foreign friends. Some girls dance. Some other... | [
"Sing",
"Dance",
"Play chess",
"Play games"
] | 2C | |
If you are not comfortable with school learning, there is another option for you--cyberschool. Cyberschool can also provide a comprehensive teaching service that offers academic guidance and assistance. This is in order to promote the learning process and create a formal, wellstructured environment for learning to take... | [
"They have to take long bus rides to school.",
"They are usually under Grade 9.",
"They receive money from their government.",
"They do well in traditional schools."
] | 1B | |
Visitors to _ and _ , above, helped make New York City the country's favorite tourist destination last year. (Photo By Henny Ray Abrams/Associated Press) ks*5*u Associated Press-----The number of visitors to New York City fell last year for the first time since 2001, but falls in tourism elsewhere across the United S... | [
"expensive hotel price",
"fear of swine flu",
"border security",
"lack of moneyks*5*u"
] | 0A | |
Assume for the purposes of these questions that you are counsel to the state legislative committee that is responsible for real estate laws in your state.. The committee wants you to draft a statute governing the recording of deeds that fixes priorities of title, as reflected on the public record, as definitely as poss... | [
"Eliminate the requirement of witnesses to deeds.",
"Make time of recording the controlling factor.",
"Make irrebuttable the declarations in the deeds that valuable consideration was paid.",
"Make the protection of bona fide purchasers the controlling factor"
] | 1B | |
Dear Reader, Today I'm going to ask you to support Wikipedia with a donation. Sounds unusual: Why does one of the world's five most popular websites ask for financial support from its users? Wikipedia is built differently from almost every other top 50.We have a small number of paid staff, just twentythree. Wikipedia c... | [
"take on some new volunteers",
"develop an effective new software",
"access free knowledge more easily",
"cover the increasing cost of management"
] | 1B | |
Adam and Bailey, brothers, operated an illicit still. They customarily sold to anyone unless they suspected the person of being a revenue agent or an informant. One day when Adam was at the still alone, he was approached by Mitchell, who asked to buy a gallon of liquor. Mitchell was in fact a revenue officer. After Ada... | [
"Neither is guilty.",
"Both are guilty.",
"Adam is guilty but Bailey is not, because the conspiracy had terminated with the arrest of Adam. ",
"Adam is guilty but Bailey is not, because Adam's act was outside the scope of the conspiracy"
] | 1B | |
Sedimentary rock may be a result of | [
"metal",
"old silt",
"grass",
"hay"
] | 1B | |
People give gifts on many occasions. At weddings ,people give gifts such as tea sets and tableware . When someone has a baby, people express their wishes by giving gifts of baby clothes and food. In western countries, food and drinks are the most traditional gifts for friends. For example, a bottle of champagne is per... | [
"it can bring good luck to her",
"it is a traditional and useful gift",
"it is a fashionable gift for parents",
"it may make her child close to her heart"
] | 3D | |
I spent my last vacation trekking in Nepal, a small country in the Himalaya Mountains of Asia. On a trekking vacation, you walk for long distances through the mountains. There are very few roads in Nepal, so trekking is the best way to travel. It's best if you hire a guide . The guides know the best paths to take and... | [
"Nepal is in Asia.",
"The guide cooked the food.",
"There are many roads in Nepal.",
"You can eat breakfast in your tent."
] | 2C | |
Cars are an important part of life in the United States. Without cars most people feel that they are poor. And even though a person is poor, he doesn't really feel poor when he has a car. Perhaps you have heard of Henry Ford. He first started making cars in large numbers. Perhaps he didn't know how much the car was go... | [
"he wanted to change the American culture",
"he knew cars would be make only in the United States",
"he thought Americans would like his cars best",
"he knew more and more people would buy cars"
] | 3D | |
Mr. Jones and Mr. Brown worked in the different office . One day Mr. Jones said to Mr. Brown ,"We are going to have a small party at our house next Wednesday evening . Would you and your wife like to join us ?" Mr. Brown said ,"Thank you very much . That is very kind of you . We are free that evening . I think , but I ... | [
"at David's house",
"at Mr. Brown's house",
"in the office",
"at Mr. Jones' house"
] | 3D | |
A rocket began countdown . It was a common sound in the 1960s. But this was not just another countdown. It was the beginning of a historic event. It was the countdown of Apollo 11 -the space fligh that would carry men to the first landing on the moon. In the spaceship at the top of the rocket were three American astron... | [
"a rocket",
"a spaceship",
"a moon landere",
"a command module"
] | 2C | |
My name is Frank White. I'm fifteen years old. I was born on May 13th, 1996. Mike is my good friend. His birthday is on May 15th. He is only 13 years old now. Every year on May 14th, we have a birthday party together in our school. We often have a pop concert . I play the guitar. He plays the drum. Many friends come ... | [
"May13th",
"May14 th.",
"May 15 th .",
"May 16 th."
] | 0A | |
A little boy named Jimmy and his best friend Jeremy are walking home from school one day in the cold. They walk and talk about how different kindergarten is from the first grade. Jimmy and Jeremy are in different classes and they do different things. Jimmy's teacher has the kids do lots of arts and crafts making sock p... | [
"Jeremy",
"teacher",
"Jonny",
"Jimmy"
] | 0A | |
A written contract was entered into between Bouquet, a financier-investor, and Vintage Corporation, a winery and grape-grower. The contract provided that Bouquet would invest $1,000,000 in Vintage for its capital expansion and, in return, that Vintage, from grapes grown in its famous vineyards, would produce and market... | [
"Yes, because the Vintage-Agribiz transaction created a significant risk of diminishing the profits in which Bouquet would share under his contract with Vintage. ",
"Yes, because the Bouquet-Vintage contract did not contain a provision authorizing a delegation of Vintage's duties. ",
"No, because Vintage remain... | 0A | |
Realco Realtors acquired a large tract of land upon which Realco developed a mobile home subdivision. The tract was divided into 60 lots, appropriate utilities were installed, and a plat of the entire tract, including a Declaration of Restrictions, was properly drawn and recorded. The Declaration of Restrictions includ... | [
"the mobile home is treated as personalty or realty.",
"the restriction constitutes an unlawful restraint on alienation.",
"enforcement of the restriction is considered a violation of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution.",
"the terms of the restriction are... | 2C | |
Deserts are generally | [
"sweltering",
"cold",
"tepid",
"frigid"
] | 0A |
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