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I had about 10 minutes to exercise before I had to pick up my two older daughters from school yesterday. It was a busier day than usual for me with a couple of meetings besides my regular work. Years ago, I would have put off my workout and would have left things for the next day. But since it was a busy day as well, I... | [
"is busy with his work",
"has a weak body now",
"has two children in all",
"is a manager in a film"
] | 0A | |
as the amount of water received by a plant increases , that plant will usually | [
"form more vegatation",
"harden like rocks",
"start singing",
"fly to space"
] | 0A | |
Amanda Clement grew up in Hudson,South Dakota.Baseball was always her favorite sport.Once in a while her brother Hank and his friends would let her play first base in their games.More often,however,they asked her to umpire for them,because they knew her calls would be fair and there would be no arguing. One day in 190... | [
"Amanda Clement.First Female Umpire",
"A Family of Baseball Fans",
"Baseball Games in Hawarden,Iowa",
"The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown"
] | 0A | |
Last month we reported about a study that showed eating even a little less salt could greatly help the heart. The study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The scientists used a computer model to predict how just three grams less salt a day would affect heart disease in the United States. The scientis... | [
"The argument over salt and health.",
"Less salt, fewer heart attacks.",
"National campaign for less salt.",
"Bad effects of salt."
] | 0A | |
If you were a pilot flying a plane, and suddenly the engine failed, would you eject , or stay in? For a pilot, the choice is very difficult. If he ejects, he is wise, but the plane crashes. If he stays in the plane, he risks his life. Recently, Chinese Air Force pilot Li Feng, 38, faced this choice during a training e... | [
"Because he had no choice but to stay in the plane.",
"Because the fighter was not totally out of control.",
"Because he didn't know how to eject.",
"Because he wanted to get a gold medal."
] | 1B | |
At any given time, hundreds of postcards are in transit across the world as strangers communicate through a movement called Post-crossing. Emma Delaney says it's a sad day when there isn't a postcard in her mailbox. She doesn't have a bunch of friends travelling overseas at the moment ---- she's just really active in... | [
"Broadening the mind.",
"Deepening the mind.",
"Giving others a helping hand.",
"Bringing her family more happiness."
] | 0A | |
In the 1930s, a lot of people in the USA were out of work. Among these people was a man named Alfred Butts. He always had an interest in word games and so, to fill his time, he planned a game which he called 'Lexico'. However, he was not completely satisfied with the game, so he made a number of changes to it and, in t... | [
"Alfred Butts.",
"Jack Strauss.",
"Alfred Butts and Jim Brunot.",
"Jack Strauss and Jim Brunot."
] | 1B | |
If a person is lost in an arid space with little rainfall, they can live longer if they | [
"use water barely",
"use water freely",
"use water liberally",
"use water gratefully"
] | 0A | |
Most people follow others blindly just under the effect of peer pressure or because they feel it safe to follow a large number of people. In some rare cases it might be right to follow the crowd, but in most cases this' can be a big mistake. Actually there are reasons why we shouldn't follow the crowd blindly. Acco... | [
"they don't ,want to be different",
"they are affected by their peers",
"they believe they take the right direction",
"they want to make good impressions on people"
] | 1B | |
Mr Smith is an English teacher. He comes from America. He has a daughter. Her name is Amy, and she is a good engineer in New York. Mr Smith likes traveling very much, and he can speak Spanish very well. Now he is in China, so he wants to learn some Chinese. He works very hard at his Chinese, and goes to Chinese classes... | [
"Yes, he doesn't.",
"No, he doesn't.",
"Yes, he does.",
"No, he don't."
] | 2C | |
In 1955, Walt Disney himself opened the first Disney Park in Los Angeles, the USA. Later Disney World was opened in Florida in 1971. It cost between $500 and $600 million to build. Tokyo Disney Park opened in Japan in 1983, and Europe Disney opened in France in 1992. Now Hong Kong is going to build a Disney Park and it... | [
"France",
"Tokyo",
"America",
"Hong Kong"
] | 2C | |
Songkran is the traditional Thai New Year that starts on April 13 annually. It's also callled the "Water Festival" because people believe that water will wash away bad luck and make people fresh. On the day, we spinklesmall drops of water to bless monks and elders. Their hands are spinkled with perfumed water. In addi... | [
"invite honorable foreign guests to join in them",
"give freedom to some animals",
"attend rich feasts and have fun with others",
"bathe together to wash away bad luck"
] | 1B | |
The wedding took place in a Birmingham hotel.The bride and her father arrived in a new black American sports car.Her father looked nervous and uncomfortable in front of the cameras.The bride wore a silk wedding dress.She smiled nervously at the waiting photographers and went to a room on the first floor where she met h... | [
"The bride's mother shared their joy.",
"The bridegroom's parents were not that joyful.",
"The bridegroom's parents were quite delighted.",
"The bride's father felt uncomfortable about the wedding."
] | 1B | |
Thank you for choosing Yale University housing. The following information should answer questions you may have about housing services. Housing office There is a housing office in the New Residence Hall and is open seven days a week, 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., for check-in and check-out. You can call the assistants there f... | [
"Press9, then 738-9087",
"Dial 9 first, then 8908",
"Press 89087",
"Ring 9087"
] | 0A | |
For almost forty years the Empire State Building in New York City was the world's tallest skyscraper . The building reaches a height of 1, 250 feet. It has 102 floors. The use of steel frames made its height possible. Steel walls can rise height without needing to be thick. Steel frame construction is strong. All plate... | [
"picked up by tools when red -hot",
"hit by tools when red - hot",
"usually caught in a hole",
"usually put in place when red - hot"
] | 3D | |
Traffic TV Avoid the jams -- see where tailbacks are before you set off and while on the move. Traffic TV is free to use on your personal computer and only PS4 per month (see below for other network charges) on your mobile. How does it work? Over 7,500 Trafficmaster cameras monitor traffic flow on over 8,000 miles of m... | [
"By telephone or through Internet.",
"By watching a TV programme.",
"By listening to the radio report.",
"By 7,500 Trafficmaster cameras."
] | 0A | |
Planet English is the world's leading interactive multimedia software package for English language teaching and learning. For Students Planet English uses the latest in multimedia and information technology to support students who wish to learn English for international communication. Planet English is an exciting, hig... | [
"encourage more people to attend the Planet English course in time",
"promise everyone can learn English well without teachers",
"call on people who learn or teach English to interact with English speakers",
"introduce an interactive multimedia software for English learners, teachers and managers"
] | 3D | |
Elephants have very strong legs.Their legs are like trees.They usually walk slowly because they are so big,but they walk very quietly. Wild elephants living in the jungle usually stay together in big families.Usually one old elephant leads them.The others follow their leader.They usually move about at night,looking fo... | [
"It may not remember you and walk away.",
"It may kick you,or do something to hurt you.",
"It may eat the food you give it.",
"It may let you take photos with it."
] | 1B | |
After a 15-year ban on the sale of fireworks in Beijing, Kang Guoliang, 51, was able to start his old trade again yesterday. As a salesman in Xinhui store in Dongcheng District, he is happy about the increasing number of buying fireworks wrapped in red paper -- a color standing for happiness and good luck. "Fireworks a... | [
"Negative",
"Not mentioned",
"Positive",
"Satisfactory"
] | 1B | |
As the new semester begins,millions of college students across the country are trying hard to remember how best to write a paper-or,more likely,how best to delay that paper. _ is the thief of time and a lot of students suffer from it.They can spend whole days in the library doing nothing but staring into space,eating ... | [
"can find reasonable excuses for their behavior",
"are able to work best under pressure",
"are more likely to avoid mistakes at work[]",
"may upset themselves and their loved ones more frequently"
] | 3D | |
Mother stayed at home cooking and cleaning while Father left for work. Two or more children took the bus to school. In the evening, all the family members got together at home again. This is what a traditional family was like twenty years ago. But now great changes have happened in British families. As many as 2 out of... | [
"Both the mother and the father had to work to support the family.",
"The father stayed at home taking care of the children.",
"The mother didn't need to work.",
"A family had only one child."
] | 2C | |
The garden city was largely the invention of Ebenezer Howard (1850-1928). After immigrating from England to the USA, and an unsuccessful attempt to make a living as a farmer, he moved to Chicago, where he saw the reconstruction of the city after the disastrous fire of 1871. In those days, it was nicknamed "the Garden ... | [
"Through his observation of the country life.",
"Through the combination of different ideas.",
"By taking other people's advice.",
"By using the nickname of the reconstructed Chicago."
] | 3D | |
Welcome to Harry Potter and the case of the teenage depression. The popular series is being used in a book designed to help teenagers deal with feelings such as anger and depression. Australian psychologist Dr Julie-Anne Sykley has written the book Harry Potter Power , which uses ideas and characters from Briti... | [
"To explain why young people like Harry Potter.",
"To help teenagers with their mental health problems.",
"To let more readers know about the Harry Potter series.",
"To discuss whether J. K. Rowling's works are suitable for parents."
] | 1B | |
Sam builds a ramp and lets a toy car roll down. Which describes the energy of the car as it rolls down the ramp? | [
"The kinetic energy and the potential energy both increase.",
"The kinetic energy and the potential energy both decrease.",
"The kinetic energy increases and the potential energy decreases.",
"The kinetic energy decreases and the potential energy increases."
] | 2C | |
The Americans have been voted the world's "funniest nationality" ---the one "best at making people laugh" ---in a global poll , which also names the Germans the "least funny" nationality and the British "not as funny as they think". 30,000 people across 15 countries were asked to name both the "funniest" and "least fu... | [
"The Funniest Nationality",
"A Global Poll Conducted by Badoo.Com",
"Americans Won the Funniest Nationality",
"Americans Voted \"Funniest Nation\", Germans \"Least Funny\""
] | 3D | |
There is growing concern about food insecurity in the developing world. Rising food prices, weather emergencies and political problems are deepening the struggle for families in many countries. Three UN agencies have published a report recently, saying high prices are likely to continue. Gregory Barrow, who is with the... | [
"Kenya Imports Food from Abroad",
"A World Food Program in Rome.",
"The Poor Suffer from High Food Prices.",
"A Report Published by Three UN Agencies."
] | 2C | |
SYDNEY (AFP) Nick Bryant reports: "It gives me great pleasure to introduce the new caretaker of the islands of the Great Barrier Reef, from the United Kingdom, Ben Southall." A global recruitment drive with the trappings of a TV reality show made it truly a tourism marketing campaign. The best job in the world's com... | [
"The recruitment started in winter in Australia",
"Ben Southall got the job in January",
"The global recruitment mostly took place online",
"The organizers knew the activity would attract attention from all over the world"
] | 2C | |
As I was leaving to meet Lynne,my roommate told me that I'd better take some money,but I didn't listen to him. I thought that Lynne would pay because she had invited me. I arrived at the restaurant exactly on time. I'd been told that Americans expect you to be on time. Lynne and I sat at a table in the corner of the re... | [
"close to each other",
"entirely different",
"quite the same",
"very similar"
] | 1B | |
Water Pollution and Man Water pollution affects man's health, recreational use of water and sense of beauty. The spread of water-carried disease is of great concern. In highly developed countries in particular, emphasis has changed from concern over bacterial disease to concern over water-carried viral disease. Viral ... | [
"The water contain a higher level of oxygen",
"The water contain little iron and carbon dioxide",
"The water be attractive and of high quality",
"The water standards be appropriate for all sports"
] | 2C | |
The source of energy for the Earth's water cycle is the | [
"wind",
"Sun's radiation",
"Earth's radiation",
"Sun's gravity"
] | 1B | |
In 1859,during the Gold Rush,a twenty- year-old immigrant from Bavaria named Levi Strauss stepped off the boat in San Francisco. He had with him a special cloth called Serge de Nimes that was later called denim in America. Levi Strauss hoped to sell the denim as material to make tents and covers for wagons to the men w... | [
"making tent covers and wagons",
"making tents for wagons",
"making trousers for the miners",
"making wagon covers and tents"
] | 3D | |
Attention to detail is something everyone can and should do-especially in tight job market. Bob Crossley,a human-resources expert notices this in the job applications that come across his desk every day."It's amazing how many candidates eliminate themselves,"he says."Resumes arrive with faults.Some candidates don't... | [
"giving ideas of experts",
"offering examples of resumes",
"providing an example of his work.",
"showing the results of experiments"
] | 2C | |
My son loves video games very much. He spends hours every day playing video games in his room. Is there anyredeeming educational value to video games? Some seem like they could help him learn strategy. But I worry others may be too violent ornumb his mind. Cecilia Some games may improve kids' hand-eye coordination and ... | [
"Should children play video games?",
"Kids' playing video games is harmful.",
"Is playing video games good for kids?",
"Help children choose video games."
] | 2C | |
Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart, was born in Kingfish, Oklahoma on March 29, 1918. He was raised in Missouri where he worked in his father's store while attending school. This was his first retailing experience and he really enjoyed it. After graduation, he began his own career as a retail merchant. He soon opene... | [
"With Walton's management style, employees treated the stores as their own.",
"Walton wasn't one of the merchants who first implemented stock options.",
"The smaller and traditional stores were well affected by Walton's stores.",
"In his old age, Walton gave all the management to his men."
] | 0A | |
When first entered, Vanak Restaurant does not look like much of a restaurant, but once the pleasant smells of kabob hit the senses, you are incapable of calling it anything else. Owned by a local couple, this Persian restaurant has an inviting, homelike atmosphere that many restaurants lack. The space is small with onl... | [
"occupies a large space",
"owns a favorable location",
"is popular for its special food",
"has a quiet environment inside"
] | 2C | |
Mother's Day is a holiday for mothers. And on this day, mothers don't work. It is on the second Sunday in May. It is celebrated in the United States, England, Sweden, India, Mexico and some other countries. Little by little, it becomes widely celebrated. On that day, many people send presents of love to their mothers. ... | [
"on May 10, 1908",
"on May 2, 1908",
"on May 10, 1809",
"on May 2, 1980"
] | 0A | |
Stubbornness(,) can push a business to hold on but can also kill your business if it keeps stopping you. Because I'm stubborn. I chased my dream of creating a pet-food company that sells what it claims to sell and not some unidentifiable substance in a dressed-up bag. Originally we packed our foods in transparent bags,... | [
"only appear on frozen food",
"may make pets feel uncomfortable",
"won't form if the foods are transported well",
"almost don't affect the quality of pet foods"
] | 3D | |
On school nights, lots of kids have to do their reading before they are allowed to watch TV. Pretty soon, you might get to do both at the same time, in true Harry Potter style. Several companies are racing to produce electronic paper and ink, complete with colors and moving imagines . One idea would be to create a news... | [
"Electronic paper is not a new idea.",
"Microspheres make up words and images .",
"Now TV watching and reading is part of the same work.",
"Scientists use layers of oil in a new research."
] | 2C | |
How do successful people think? What drives them? Interviews and investigations show that there are several keys to success that successful people share. First of all, successful people never blame someone or something outside of themselves for their failure to go ahead. They realize that their future lies in their own... | [
"do a lot of work without using more money.",
"concentrate on their jobs",
"do business with many people easily.",
"share what they have with every one unselfishly."
] | 1B | |
The miracle bridge The Brooklyn Bridge that crosses the river between Manhattan and Brooklyn is simply an engineering miracle. In 1883, a creative engineer, John Roebling, was inspired by an idea for this spectacular bridge project. However, bridge-building experts told him to forget it. It just was not possible... | [
"to try your best to save ourselves in an accident",
"never to do dangerous things",
"to study hard the advanced science and technique",
"to fight as long as one has breath"
] | 3D | |
Many natural rock formations change color over time. In Utah, for example, iron oxidized and formed red, orange, and yellow rock. Which of the following is the cause of this change? | [
"chemical weathering",
"mechanical weathering",
"water erosion",
"wind erosion"
] | 0A | |
BASEBALL. It's just a word, but for millions of Americans it brings much more than a word. Hot dogs. Cold beers. Sunny afternoons. Baseball is the game of fathers and sons. Fathers and sons catch with each other on lawns in the US. A father's favorite team becomes his son's. Grandfathers talk to their grandsons about... | [
"wet months",
"cool months",
"warm months",
"cold months"
] | 2C | |
One morning, Becca was putting on her shoes when she heard a knock at the door. When she opened it, she saw her friend Faith standing on the porch. "Bill is going to build a fort in my backyard today, and I get to help," Faith said. "Would you like to come over and help too?" Becca thought about what she had to do tha... | [
"Because her mother told her she had to do chores before playing.",
"She wanted Faith to help her before she helped Faith with the fort.",
"To find her missing library book.",
"Because she wanted it to be neat."
] | 0A | |
Jane 09:45:10 Hi, Jim. Nice to meet you! I'm a girl. My name is Jane Green. My favorite color is red. I have a red bike. My bike number is 67582. My telephone number is 873-3516. Jim 09:46:05 Hi, Jane . Nice to meet you, too! I'm a boy. My name's Jim Hand. My favorite color is blue. I have a blue car. My car number... | [
"Jim",
"Mary",
"Black",
"Green"
] | 0A | |
Which tool is used to measure the volume of a liquid? | [
"balance",
"ruler",
"thermometer",
"graduated cylinder"
] | 3D | |
Some caterpillars' warning signals may have evolved from walking. A team, writing in the journal Nature Communications, reported that the hair-like structures the creatures use to make sounds evolved from legs. The team studied caterpillars which use these structures to communicate their ownership of leaves. ... | [
"attacking them with their legs",
"making scraping sounds",
"walking around the leaves they own",
"releasing a kind of chemical"
] | 1B | |
The human body is a living machine, and, like all machines, it needs "fuel" to supply it with energy. This is provided by the food we eat. But how much do we need to stay healthy? The energy value of food is usually measured in calories . A calorie is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of wate... | [
"You need more calories for swimming than for mountain climbing.",
"A child aged 8 needs the same amount of calories every day as a man over 70 does.",
"A woman feeding baby needs over 4 times the amount of calories that a baby does.",
"Everyone needs the same amount of calories per day."
] | 1B | |
Why should you learn Sign Language? Do you want to improve your communication with a family member or friend who is deaf? Do you want to be able to communicate with deaf people in general? Would you like to advance in your career by being able to communicate in ASL? Do you want to be a Sign Language interpreter? Sign l... | [
"What is sign language?",
"The advantages of knowing sign language.",
"The relation of American sign language and English.",
"Ways of learning sign language."
] | 3D | |
DIY sailor Owen Warboys has finally launched his homemade boat -- after spending nearly 30 years building it in his mum's garden. Owen, 66, a retired engineer from Hordle, New Milton, Hants, first started work on the 40ft--long boat in 1982 because he could not afford to buy his own. He told mum Edith that it would onl... | [
"It was built by Owen and his supportive wife",
"It was in good condition after being put in the sea",
"Owen's mother was relieved to see it was finished",
"Owen and his wife will sail around the world in it"
] | 1B | |
In flowering plants, what structure containing DNA is transported from one plant to another? | [
"nectar",
"chlorophyll",
"glucose",
"pollen"
] | 3D | |
Are you sorry for not travelling during the National Day ? if you stay at home at that time, I think you are very lucky. why? because there are too many people everywhere. in many places of interest in China, it's too _ to do anything. it was too crowded on the great wall on October 1st, 2009. you even couldn't take ph... | [
"You could find yourself easily on the photos you took that day",
"You could walk as you like on the great wall",
"There were about 30 people per meter.",
"There were so many people there that day."
] | 3D | |
As researchers learn more about how children's intelligence develops, they are increasingly surprised by the power of parents.The power of the school has been replaced by the home.To begin with, all the factors which are part of intelligence--the child's understanding of language,learning patterns, curiosity--are estab... | [
"Moral education.",
"Language education.",
"Physical education.",
"Science education."
] | 3D | |
Teachers Wanted for Nexus English Language Learning Centre Posted By: Nexus English Language Learning Centre (nexus.english.dos@gmail.com) A fantastic opportunity has arisen for starting teachers that have just finished their qualification to work and to get professional experience. The position will suit enthusiasti... | [
"5, January 2014.",
"6, February 2014.",
"8, March 2014.",
"10, April 2014."
] | 2C | |
Which instrument would be best to measure the volume of a liquid? | [
"a pan balance",
"a stopwatch",
"a thermometer",
"a graduated cylinder"
] | 3D | |
According to a new survey, students` safety has become a big problem. Nearly 50% of students say they are worried about robbery on the way to and from school. Now in main big cities in China some schools have taught an unusual lesson: self-protection. Students like this lesson because there are no exams or boring clas... | [
"3",
"4",
"5",
"6"
] | 2C | |
While you are in trouble, what are you going to do? What? Cry? Or escape? Those are all the wrong way! Robinson Crusoe can tell you the right answer! It is an exciting story: Robinson Crusoe hated the comfortable life in his home town. So, he want to be a seaman and travelled around the world. But one day, a terrible t... | [
"being brave and hard-working",
"being brave and confident",
"being hard-working and confident",
"being brave, hard-working and confident"
] | 2C | |
As goods and services improved, people were persuaded to spend their money on changing from old to new, and found the change worth the expense. When an airline equipped itself with jets, for example, its costs (and therefore air fare) would go up, but the new planes meant such an improvement that the higher cost was j... | [
"cancel the speed limit",
"further improve their performance",
"change models every two years",
"improve their durability"
] | 3D | |
A Frenchman went to a small Italian town and was staying with his wife at the best hotel there. One night, he went out for a walk alone. It was late and the small street was dark and quiet. Suddenly he felt someone behind him. He turned his head and saw an Italian young man who quickly walked past him. The man was near... | [
"he had stolen the watch from the Frenchman.",
"he understood what the Frenchman wanted",
"he had picked up the watch on his w ay from work",
"he was afraid of the Frenchman"
] | 3D | |
Susan Boyle was born as the ninth child in a Catholic family. She suffered from learning disabilities ever since her birth because of her mother's poor health. School was difficult for Susan and she was bulled because of her different behaviour. _ , who were much older, had life experiences that were unknown to their ... | [
"is based on Susan's life stories",
"is written to educate readers",
"is very sad to read",
"is difficult to read"
] | 0A | |
What is the best measure to use in determining the effect of solar energy on Earth's atmosphere? | [
"the temperature of the air",
"the temperature of the ocean",
"the density of clouds in the sky",
"the amount of rainfall on a rainy day"
] | 0A | |
What's the meaning of "dark horse"? It's someone who wins when no one expects it. Han Xiaopeng took China's first gold on snow. He became an Olympic "dark horse" by winning the gold medal in men's freestyle aerial skiing at Turin in Italy. He made two almost perfect jumps for the highest score. Han had never won a wor... | [
"A Wonderful Match",
"A Dark Horse at the Winter Olympics",
"A Hopeful Snow Game",
"An Exciting Skiing Race"
] | 1B | |
An example of camouflage could be | [
"Cleaning make up off my face",
"Going naked outside on a rainy day",
"A sting ray covering itself in sand",
"Baking a cake for a birthday"
] | 2C | |
Folk medicine keeps the body healthy by using medicines taken from surrounding plants and herbs . Since materialsfor making a medicine to cure a sickness can be found everywhere, one can practise folk medicine in any place of the world. The use of folk medicine goes all the way back to the time of the earliest man when... | [
"drinking more water than other animals",
"lying on the ground making strange noise",
"resting in a secret place to avoid enemies",
"being quiet and making little movement"
] | 3D | |
If you ask someone why he or she wears clothes, the answer will probably be "to keep warm and to cover my body". These are the basic reasons why clothes are worn, but people also want to look attractive and appear successful to others. If people only wore clothes for warmth and to cover their bodies, most clothes w... | [
"Suits and ties.",
"Clothes and fashion.",
"Beauty and success.",
"Cost and pastime."
] | 1B | |
People need to relax and enjoy themse1ves.One way they can have a good time is to watch a baseball game or another sports event.Even thousands of years ago,groups of people gathered to watch skilled athletes . Over 2000 years ago in Greece,certain days in the year were festival days.These were holidays when people stop... | [
"were weak",
"were strong",
"couldn't go to other cities freely",
"could see each other"
] | 2C | |
Attention STARBUCKS Owners of Stainless Steel Travel Mug Mug lid Recall---16 oz Stainless Steel Travel Mug We've recognized a fault at the cup. The fault might cause some lids to lift slightly from the body of the mug, and could possibly result in injury from hot liquid leaking. So, we have given a lid recall notice i... | [
"is a club for travelers",
"wants to make more money",
"is an organization helping customers",
"cares about the customers' safety"
] | 3D | |
Paul and Daniel entered into a contract in writing on November 1, the essential part of which read as follows: "Paul to supply Daniel with 200 personalized Christmas cards bearing a photograph of Daniel and his family on or before December 15, 1970, and Daniel to pay $100 30 days thereafter. Photograph to be taken by P... | [
"The cards, objectively viewed, were not satisfactory. ",
"The cards, subjectively viewed, were not satisfactory. ",
"The cards were not delivered on time.",
"Daniel's illness excused him from further obligation under the contract"
] | 1B | |
Each year, bad food sickens about one in six Americans. Proposed new rules aim to improve food safety. Officials say the changes could prevent more than one million cases of food-related illnesses each year. The new rules were proposed this month, exactly two years after President Obama signed the Food Safety Moderniza... | [
"far from satisfaction",
"coming soon",
"made perfect",
"a little late"
] | 3D | |
There have been many great inventions that changed the way we live.The first great invention was one that is still very important today--the wheel.This made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distances.For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that had as much effect as the wheel.Then i... | [
"Because there were few inventions that had as much effect as the wheel for hundreds of years.",
"Because there was little unknown land left in the world.",
"Because people did not have to explore much anymore.",
"Because people began to work to make life better instead of exploring unknown world."
] | 3D | |
Jackrabbits' hind legs are | [
"weak",
"stubby",
"elongated",
"short"
] | 2C | |
Taxi, the underground, driving...in London these means of transport are expensive. As a student on a budget, I couldn't afford the 30 pounds (around 300 yuan) fare for a taxi. Even a bus was one pound and 20 pence (about 12 yuan) for a single ticket. I didn't need to travel this way anyway. I had Mabel-- my London bike... | [
"the cycle ways are fiat",
"they care little about cyclists",
"they can even drive on the cycle ways",
"people in Beijing don't often ride bikes"
] | 1B | |
The population of zebras is stagnant due to a lack of new baby zebras, what will happen over time to the community without support? | [
"sadness",
"resurgence",
"shrinkage",
"regrowth"
] | 2C | |
Tears ran down from my eyes as I saw the essay my high school English teacher had just handed back. A big F was written on top. I was hopeless. I was stupid!My face burned with shame when my classmates called me stupid. "I'm the only one who doesn't know my ABCs!"I sobbed to mum. "I'll help,"she promised. Every day I s... | [
"Doubtful.",
"Grateful.",
"Guilty.",
"Annoyed."
] | 1B | |
Doctors have known for a long time that extremely loud noises can cause hearing damage or loss. The noise can be the sound of a jet airplane or machines in factories of loud music or other common sound at home and at work. A person only needs to hear the noise for little more than one second to be affected. An American... | [
"one may lose his hearing when he hears a terribly loud noise.",
"one may become deaf when he hears a loud noise.",
"loud noises can cause damage to the hearing of the young people only",
"common sounds at home are not harmful to the ear"
] | 0A | |
Good Genes Mean Long Life Scientists have discovered that living to the age of 100 may have nothing to do with the lifestyle you lead and everything to do with the type of genes you have. For the lucky carriers of "Methuselah" genes, worries over smoking, eating unhealthily and not getting enough exercise may not be as... | [
"Eating healthy food every day.",
"Having the right types of genes.",
"Having a healthy lifestyle.",
"Taking drugs that prevent ageing."
] | 1B | |
Britain's oldest man made his first visit to London yesterday at the age of 101. Mr. John Evans had never found the time or money to make the trip from his home in Forest Fach, near Swansea. But, when British Rail offered him an all-expenses-paid birthday trip to the capital he just could not refuse. He arrived at Padd... | [
"his good living habits",
"his hard working for the family",
"his sticking to his hometown",
"his living conditions near the Swansea"
] | 0A | |
If' you are finding it tough to land a job, try expanding your job-hunting plan to include thefollowing strategies: Set your target While you should always keep your opinions open to compromise, you should also be sure to target exactly what you want in a job. A specific job hunt will be more efficient than a random on... | [
"Interview Strategies",
"Interview Ceremony",
"Job-hunting Experience",
"Job-hunting Strategies"
] | 3D | |
Joe Black, coach of a football team, and his family go to a small town for their holiday. One rainy afternoon, they can't go out to have fun, so the families go to the family. Joe, his wife and their three daughters walk down to the town's only cinema, buy tickets and go into the cinema. The lights are still on , and ... | [
"Three",
"One",
"Four",
"We don't know"
] | 1B | |
In this school, most students come from rich families and some of them have famous parents. People from Hollywood sometimes go to Beverly Hills High School to look for future actors. School life There are lots of good things about going to this school: There are two theatres, a television studio and a radio station. T... | [
"Not all the students like the school.",
"The biggest activity of the school year is the school dance.",
"In California, children can learn to drive three months before their fifteenth birthday",
"Lots of students have to spend much money parking their cars in the school parking area."
] | 2C | |
Civil Affairs and Public Security Departments have been urged to take comprehensive steps to help children who are begging on the nation's streets and are often abused. Premier Wen Jiabao said during his online chat with netizens, China Daily reported. Wen said he has paid close attention to the ongoing micro blog camp... | [
"Premier Wen Jiabao chatted with Yu Jianrong online.",
"One Foundation has set up a hotline for missing children.",
"ACWF promised to offer Ren Fangfang free plastic surgery.",
"Poverty and family problems contribute to child begging"
] | 3D | |
My grandfather took me to the fishing pond on the farm when I was about 7 years old, and he asked me to throw a stone into the water. I did what I was asked. Then my grandfather told me to watch the waves made by the stone. Moments later, he asked me to think of myself as that stone. "You may make a lot of splashes in ... | [
"To spend time with him.",
"To teach him how to fish.",
"To play a fun game with him.",
"To teach him a meaningful life lesson"
] | 3D | |
A scientist crosses a red-flowered plant with a white-flowered plant, and all offspring have red flowers. What will most likely result if these red-flowered offspring are crossed with white-flowered plants? | [
"All of the offspring will have red flowers.",
"All of the offspring will have white flowers.",
"The offspring will have either red or white flowers.",
"The offspring will have neither red nor white flowers."
] | 2C | |
Do American children still learn handwriting in school? In the age of the keyboard, some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on the way out. 90% of teachers say they are required to teach handwriting. But studies have yet to answer the question of how well they are teaching it. One of this year's studies found... | [
"How to Improve Handwriting in School",
"Right or Wrong: the Death of Handwriting",
"Handwriting Involves Two Skills",
"Handwriting Lessons Are on the Way Out"
] | 1B | |
Leopards live in many parts of the world, from Siberia to Africa. They have a very beautiful yellow skin with large black spots. They live for about 15 years and eat small mammals such as zebras, monkeys, and antelopes .They sleep for about 12 hours a day . Leopards are very solitary animals. They spend most of t... | [
"live in family groups",
"live alone",
"live together",
"live with other animals"
] | 1B | |
Ricochet, a 19-month-oldgolden retriever , wasbred to be a service dog but never made it. Now, she has found her role in the ocean, surfing with a disabled teen. Patrick Ivison, 15, suffered a severe injury in a car accident when he was 14 months old. He has been disabled since, but the Californian boy never gave up o... | [
"Easy.",
"Interesting.",
"Crazy.",
"Exciting."
] | 2C | |
Which is the greatest impact humans have had on the carbon cycle? | [
"clear-cutting forests",
"manufacturing plastics",
"burning fossil fuels",
"growing agricultural crops"
] | 2C | |
Which physical property is important to have in a material used in cookware? | [
"poor conductor of heat",
"good conductor of heat",
"low flexibility",
"high flexibility"
] | 1B | |
Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it? The Internet is many different networks around the world. A network is a group of computers put together. These networks joined together are called the Internet. Maybe that doesn't sound interesting. But when we've joined the Internet. There are lots of t... | [
"The Internet is more and more popular.",
"All the information is English.",
"English is important in using the Internet.",
"Every computer must join the Internet."
] | 2C | |
The impression you make at the beginning of an interview is very important. Employers often decide to hire someone in the first three minutes of the interview. They judge you by your appearance, attitude and manners. A friendly smile when you walk into the room is important. A smile shows a confident and positive attit... | [
"the first impression is very important in an interview",
"you should stand still with respect before the employer",
"employers understand and like employees' nervousness",
"you should always put on a smile when meeting the employer"
] | 0A | |
Kelly's favorite subject is P.E. But she has a hard time in P.E. class. She is not good at jumping very far, she has trouble throwing a ball, and she can't run really fast. Sometimes, some kids make fun of her. So why does Kelly love P.E. class? The reason is that her teacher Mr. Burns always tells her to do her best... | [
"By jumping with her.",
"By asking other kids to help her.",
"By putting a small box on the floor.",
"By giving her a book on how to jump."
] | 2C | |
Digital wallets have been called the future of real-world payment technology. With major players like Alipay, WecChat and Apple Pay becoming popular, it seems to be a safe bet that a change in consumer payment technology is coming soon. A recent study by Citi Retail Services found that a growing number of people are em... | [
"How to survive with no cash or credit cards at hand in China.",
"Differences between mobile payments and traditional cash payments.",
"The increasing popularity of digital wallets in China and the reasons behind it.",
"Differences in payments between America and China."
] | 2C | |
Jack was a skilled artist with a wife and two sons. One night, his elder son had a stomachache . Thinking it was only some common intestinal disorders, neither Jack nor his wife took it seriously. But the boy died suddenly that night. Knowing the death could have been avoided if he had only realized the seriousness o... | [
"The loss of his son.",
"His wife left him later.",
"He lost everything.",
"The loss of his son and his wife."
] | 3D | |
American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There are two terms in a school. The first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most children are seventeen or eighteen years old when they f... | [
"do a lot of homework",
"do many interesting things",
"often sing songs",
"do lots of reading"
] | 1B | |
When you are feeling unhappy or forget how great you are ,there are six ways to make you feel confident about yourself , 1.Look in the mirror and say to yourself,"I am a special person and there's no one in the world like me. I can do anything!"It may not sound so good ,bur it really works! 2.Do something nice for som... | [
"are fun",
"make you feel confident",
"are dreams",
"both A and B"
] | 3D | |
There can be no doubt about the positive changes that have taken place in the last hundred yeas. In Western countries we eat more nutritiously, we are wealthier, we are healthier and there are more opportunities. But then, why, in the midst of so much excitement and opportunity, has life satisfaction declined so much? ... | [
"infectious diseases",
"stress and worry",
"inability to change",
"being over-tired"
] | 2C | |
About a year ago, I went to stay at a Detroit hotel. I didn't want to carry too much money with me, so I asked the desk clerk to put a one-hundred-dollar bill in the safe for me. The next morning, however, the clerk said he knew nothing about my money. I didn't have any proof that I had given the man the money. Th... | [
"The man didn't get his 200 dollars back.",
"The lawyer asked for 100 dollars as lawyer's fee.",
"The lawyer was happy that the man got both his bills back.",
"The man thanked the lawyer by paying him some money."
] | 1B | |
For a small town, Mantattan, Kansas has some big surprises. And one of them is the Holiday Inn Hotel, with rooms built around a swimming pool and a friendly atmosphere. The Holiday Inn is where Manhattan people often go for a special party, or a night out. A lot of them choose to eat in the bright-lit restaurant near t... | [
"How to Deal with People",
"A Special Holiday Inn Hotel in Manhattan",
"American Holiday Inn",
"Ellen Logan at the Holiday Inn"
] | 3D | |
Surface Exploration. Robots make great explorers on planets,moons,and other landing areas. Aside from earth,just about every surface in the solar system is unsafe for humans to explore. The air on most other planets is insufficient for humans to breathe,making it necessary to wear a space suit and oxygen equipment. Th... | [
"Education.",
"Finance.",
"Travel.",
"Science."
] | 3D | |
Children whose parents live well into their 80s seem to have healthier hearts in middle age compared with children whose parents did not live this long. Moreover, the heart advantage continues over time, which should help them follow in their parents' footsteps. The findings come from the Framingham Heart Study, a stud... | [
"have found the secret of a long life",
"made many great breakthroughs",
"got the reasons for heart diseases",
"have a long way to go in this field"
] | 3D | |
John Milton was born in 1606. His father expected him to enter the church of England, but Milton wanted to be a poet. At twenty-nine Milton set off for a travel on the _ He traveled in France, Switzerland and Italy, winning the friendship of many artists and scientists, including Galileo, the famous Italian scientist w... | [
"In 1635 Milton made friends with many artists and poets",
"Milton was put in prison for his discovery.",
"Paradise Lost was popular and was a hit at that time.",
"Milton was determined to be a poet because he didn't like churches."
] | 2C |
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