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Read the following article and answer the question. Article: On April 14th at 7:49 am, the town of Jyekundo in Kham, was struck   by a 6.9 magnitude earthquake. My family and I were in our 3rd floor apartment building when the earthquake hit. There was a smaller earthquake (around 4.7) that happened around 4 am and neither my wife nor I could get back to sleep. When the big earthquake hit, my wife was using her computer while our younger son Norbu (18 months old) was playing in the living room. Tsering, our older son who is 3 years old, was still asleep in the back bedroom of the 3 bedroom apartment we were living in. Norbu flew across the room when the earthquake hit. My wife was also thrown to the ground. Everything in our apartment began to be tossed   around, breaking when it hit the walls or floor. I ran to the back bedroom and grabbed   Tsering as my wife grabbed Norbu off the floor. Together, we ran to the door. I stopped long enough to grab my shoes, coat and a bit of money. I opened the door and one of our neighbors helped us carry Tsering down to the ground floor. I was the only one of my family who managed to get shoes. After the earthquake, we were able to see that this was a major earthquake. We began to hear people crying for help, badly injured people crawling   to the road and people weeping   for loved ones who had died. Question: When did the smaller earthquake happen? Answer:
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A: At 4:00 am.


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Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Damini Bansal (14 years old) Freedom is something different in everybody's way of thinking--a student would probably like to raise a revolt  against all the obnoxious  rules of his or her school and as a grown up one might want to have less responsibilities . Freedom according to me is the power in me to make some of my life's decisions on my own. And this Independence Day   will be a lot more different than our first one in 1947 when people actually came to know what it was like to be free, for them it was the dawn of a new day, it was a day when they could do what they felt was right. We have come far from all of this. We now no longer see the Independence Day as a day of very great importance for the students of my class (and most of the children of my age), and the most important value is that it is a holiday. Arihant Jain (12 years old) We can do anything we want like not going to school. Everything should be free. We should not pay money to buy anything. Can go anywhere I want...to the playground when exams are on. Chatting on phone as long as I want. To eat dinner outside everyday. In school being able to play sports and not study. Flying Kites. Question: Damini Bansal and his classmates treat Independence Day as . Answer:
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A: a day that they can enjoy freedom


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Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Jack gets to the bus station very early. The bus for Beijing is leaving   at twelve. He sees many people at the station. Some are waiting in line, and others are walking around. Jack looks around but there is no room   for him to sit in. He walks into a restaurant. He looks up at the clock there. It's only 11:30. Then he finds a seat and sits down. At that time, Tom, one of his friends, comes in and sits in front of him. They talk and drink. After a while, Jack looks up at the clock again. "Oh, my God. It's still   11:30. The clock doesn't work at all." Jack becomes very sad because he misses   the bus. Question: The clock is  _  . Answer:
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A: broken


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Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Singaporean  singer Stefanie Sun   goes to Tahoua, West Africa   to visit the children who have _  and war. Stefanie Sun is touched   by those poor kids there: "Some children are already 3 or 4 years old, but they are so thin that you can hold them with your single arm. You can see scare  and hopelessness in their eyes. The children only wish to have food to eat, and can survive and go to school. However, these basic needs are like dreams to them." Stefanie Sun is deeply touched by a 4-month baby who weighs only 2.5kg! Stefanie says that the children have nothing but leaves  to eat during famine. The reconstruction   in that area needs enough food, education, and clean water. Question: Stefanie Sun is a singer, who is from   _  . Answer:
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Answer: Singapore