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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "they will ask one of them to leave"
},
"options": [
"they will never come for dinner together",
"they will ask one of them to leave",
"all of them will leave",
"they will wait for two other people to come"
],
"q... | Many people don't think that the number 13 is a lucky number. Many hotels do not have a 13th floor. The floors go from 12 to 14, and there is no number13. Some people will never sit at a table with 12 other people. They will tell someone to go or ask another person to sit with them.
No one really knows why people do not like the number 13. Perhaps one reason is that when people began to count, they used ten fingers and two hands. This made 12. They could not count more.
Some Christians say that 13 is not lucky because there were 13 people at a meal the day before Jesus was killed . In a story about the old Greek gods, 12 gods were asked to a meal but one more came. This made 13. It is why the god Balder, who was at the meal, was killed. | middle715.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "9:05"
},
"options": [
"7:30",
"8:00",
"8:45",
"9:05"
],
"question": "The first lesson begins at _ in the morning.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
... | The school day begins at 8:45.Class teachers meet the class and check who is present and absent at the beginning of the day. We meet as a whole school once a week on Fridays. The head teacher makes a speech to the whole school. Morning lessons begin at 9:05.There are three one-hour lessons with a fifteen-minute break.The lunch break is from 1 p.m. to 1:45p.m..Afternoon lessons begin at 1:50p.m. and the school day finishes at 4 p.m.
All students study and take exams in maths, science and English. In addition, they choose one subject from history, geography, Art, Design and Technology, French and Spanish... All students take PHSE(Personal Health and Safety Education) lessons but no exams are offered.
After school sports practice and matches are arranged on Wednesday afternoon and Saturday morning. Chess, music, language and theatre clubs also arrange meetings after school. Students may join as many clubs as they like, but should join at least one.
The school has a good record in sports. Last year we were champions in football and tennis, and individual students won prizes for swimming and gymnastics. | middle6288.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "He cleared the pile of stones."
},
"options": [
"He complained as the other people had.",
"He gave up before he got to the stones.",
"He cleared the pile of stones.",
"He blocked the road with stones."
],
"quest... | Once, a king had a great highway built for his people. Just before it was opened to the public, the king decided to have a contest . He invited his people to take part in the contest. Their challenge was to see who could travel the highway the best.
On the day of the contest, some people came to the highway in fine clothing; some had fancy hairstyles or brought great food. Some young men came in their sports clothes and ran along the highway. People raveled the highway all day. But each one, when he or she completed the trip, complained to the king that there was a large pile of stones in the way that had blocked his or her travels.
At the end of the day, a lonely traveler crossed the finishing line and walked over to the king. He was tired and dirty, but he showed the king great respect and handed him a bag of gold. He explained: "I stopped along the way to clear a pile of stones that was _ the road. This bag of gold was under it all. I want you to return it to its rightful owner."
The king replied: "You are the rightful owner. You've earned this gold, for you won my contest."
The man won the contest just because he was the only one who stopped to make the road smoother . Sometimes, the greatest prize comes not from helping yourself, but from helping others. | middle5959.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "America"
},
"options": [
"Britain",
"Italy",
"America",
"Germany"
],
"question": "Benjamin Franklin was born in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
... | Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston, America. He is best known as a scientist and politician today. One of his most famous inventions is the lightning rod .And he is also regarded as "the Founder of the United States" because of his success in politics. However, he is not just an inventor and politician.
Franklin is a great chess player. He started playing chess in 1733 and this made him the first chess player in the American history. He wrote a book about his story of playing chess in December,1786. In this book, he hoped to find connections between chess and life. He and his friend even used chess to learn Italian. It was a very interesting experience in his early life.
Not only a great chess player, Franklin is also known to play the violin ,the harp , and the guitar. He used some glasses to produce a clear and sweet sound just like birds' singing.
Benjamin Franklin died at his home in the USA at the age of 84. There were about 20,000 people who were present at his funeral . People respect him, love him and believe he is one of the four greatest men in the world. | middle5781.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "3 billion dollars"
},
"options": [
"3 billion yuan",
"3 billion dollars",
"20 billion dollars",
"10 billion yuan"
],
"question": "How much money will Chan and Zuckerburg give out in the next 10 years?",
"que... | Can you imagine that someone could cure all the diseases in the world? It seems like an impossible job, But Priscilla Chan wants to make it come true.
Chan, 31, is from the United States. Many people may know her as a wife of Mark Zuckerberg , the founder of Facebook. But Chan herself has done a lot to help people.
Chan and Zuckerberg said in September that they would give out $3 billion , that's about Y=20 billion in the next 10 years to help deal with all of the world's diseases. As a doctor for children, Chan was a big driver in this decision. "By investing in science today, we hope to build a future in which all of our children can live long and meaningful lives," she said.
She cares about not only children's health but also their education. Before becoming a doctor, Chan taught science to the 4th and 5th graders at a school in California for a year. That year she started a project called The Primary School. It provides education for children from kindergarten to the 12th grade.
Chan herself knows how important education is to a child. She has a Chinese father and a Vietnamese mother. Her parents didn't come to the US with much. But they worked hard to make sure Chan and their other two daughters had the best opportunities possible. Chan went to Harvard University in 2003 and now works as a doctor.
"I realized that I was so lucky to be what I was," said Chan. "It drives me to make sure others, no matter what background they have, can have their opportunities, to reach their dreams and their full potential ." | middle7800.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Canada"
},
"options": [
"America",
"Canada",
"England",
"China"
],
"question": "Mary comes from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_tex... | Hello! Nice to meet you. Now let me introduce myself to you. My name is Mary. I'm 12 years old. I'm from Canada and I speak English. I'm a tall girl. I have long brown hair and big blue eyes. I like _ a lot. I often sing songs with my friends in my free time. I have a happy family. There are four people in my family. They are my mom, my dad, my sister and me. I like China very much and I want to visit Beijing, but I can't speak Chinese at all.
I hope to be your friend, then we can help each other with English and Chinese.
,. | middle7814.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "they must reach the age of 60"
},
"options": [
"they must reach the age of 60",
"they should be easy to make friends with",
"they must swim outdoors at least 8 times in the four cold months",
"they must agree to swim ou... | When did you last see a polar bear? On a trip to a zoo, perhaps? If you had attended a winter activity in New York a few years ago, you would have seen a whole polar bear club. These "Polar Bears" are people who meet frequently in winter to swim in freezing cold water. That day, air temperature was 3degC, and the water temperature was a bit higher. The members of the Polar Bear Club at Coney Island , New York are usually about the age of 60. Members must satisfy two requirements. First, they must get along well with everyone else in the group, this is very important because there are so many different kinds of people in the club. Polar Bears must also agree to swim outdoors at least twice a month from November through February.
Doctors do not agree about the medical effects of cold-water swimming. Some are worried about the dangers of a condition in which the body's temperature drops so low that finally the heart stops. Other doctors, however, point out that there is more danger of a heart attack during summer swimming because the difference between the air temperature and water temperature is much greater in summer than in winter.
The Polar Bears themselves are satisfied with the benefits(or advantages) of cold-water swimming. They say that their favorite form of exercise is very good for the circulatory system because it forces the blood to move fast to keep the body warm. Cold-water swimmers usually turn bright red after a few minutes in the water. A person who turns blue probably has a very poor circulatory system and should not try cold-water swimming.
The main benefits(or advantages) of cold-water swimming are probably mental . The Polar Bears love to swim year-round; they find it fun and relaxing. As one 70-year-old woman says,"When I go into the water, I pour my troubles into the ocean and let them float away ." | middle7141.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "traffic"
},
"options": [
"big cities",
"streets",
"cars",
"traffic"
],
"question": "The passage is about _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"an... | Large population has caused many problems. For example, the traffic is very heavy in some big cities.
During the last ten years, big cities like Beijing and Harbin were full of cars and buses. Now the streets are completely crowded and it's very difficult to drive a car along them. Drivers must stop at hundreds of traffic lights. What are our cities going to be like in the future? How can we solve the problem?
There are some good ideas to reduce the use of private cars. In 1971, the officer in Rome began an interesting experiment: Passengers on the city buses didn't pay for their tickets.
In Stockholm there was another experiment: People paid very little for a season ticket to travel on any bus, trolley bus and train all over the city.
In many cities now some streets are closed to vehicles and _ are safe there.
In London there is another experiment: Part of the streets is for buses only. So the buses can travel fast. There are no cars or taxis in front of them.
, . | middle1530.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "12"
},
"options": [
"12",
"13",
"24",
"25"
],
"question": "_ girls are in Class 2.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Music."
}... | Hi! I'm Tina. This is a photo of Class 2. This class has twenty-five students, twelve girls and thirteen boys. These are Amy and Bob. Amy is Bob's sister. Amy is 12 and Bob is 13. Amy likes math and English. Bob likes music . He has a CD collection. This is Bruce. He is 14. He likes sports and has a sports collection. Jerry is a teacher . He is twenty-four. He likes blue, black and green. Many of his clothes are in these colors. Do you know the relationship between Jerry and Bruce? Aha! Jerry is Bruce's uncle.
,. | middle2039.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "for charity and for fun"
},
"options": [
"for fun and for his health",
"for charity and for his job",
"for his health and for charity",
"for charity and for fun"
],
"question": "Alain climbs for two reasons. The... | As a child, Alain Robert was afraid of height. One day, when he was 12, he returned home from school. At the front door of his building, he looked for his keys. He didn't have them. It was 3.30 p.m. and his parents worked until 6.00 p.m. Alain looked at his apartment on the eighth floor. He saw an open window. He closed his eyes and imagined himself climbing the building. When he opened his eyes, he told himself,"I can do it."Fifteen minutes later, he was in his house and his fear of height was gone.
Today Alain still climbs buildings. In 2003, he climbed a building in London dressed as Spiderman to advertise the movie. In 2004, he climbed Taipei 101(one of the tallest buildings in the world). To reach the top of a building, Alain uses only his hands and special shoes. He has no rope or other safety tools.
Alain climbs as a hobby. He also does it to raise money for _ (for poor children and the homeless).When he climbs, he wants to send a massage to people. If you have a dream----something you really want to do, it can become real. But you must be brave and keep trying. If something bad happens, don't give up. Close your eyes and tell yourself, "I can do it." | middle5756.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "20"
},
"options": [
"6",
"10",
"15",
"20"
],
"question": "The babysitter will work _ hours from Monday to Friday together.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
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"answer": {
"answer_inde... | Wanted:Babysitter
Do you like children?Do you have free time in the afternoon?We need a babysitter for our son.He's 5 years old.Hours are from Monday to Friday,2:00p.m. to 6:00p.m.Sometimes you will work the whole day at the weekend.Pay is PS4 per hour.
*Watch our son
*Read to him
*Play with him
You will work in our house.We live in London,near City Hall Subway Station.
Please call 2956-4938.Ask for Ms White. | middle4448.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "France"
},
"options": [
"Canada",
"America",
"France",
"England"
],
"question": "You may have the chance to live in a treehouse when you visit _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
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"answer"... | When you're having a holiday, one of the main questions to ask is which hotel or apartment to choose. However, when it comes to France, you have another special choice: treehouses.
In France, treehouses are offered to travelers as a new choice in many places. The price may be a little higher, but you do have a chance to _ your childhood memories.
Alain Laurens, one of France's top treehouse designers, said, "Most of the people might have the experience of building a den when they were young. And they like that feeling of freedom when they are children."
Its fairy-tale style gives travelers a special feeling. It seems as if they are living as a forest king and enjoying the fresh air in the morning.
Another kind of treehouse is the "star cube". It gives travelers the chance of looking at the stars shining in the sky when they are going to sleep. Each "star cube" not only offers all the comfortable things that a hotel provides for travelers, but also gives them a chance to look for stars by using a telescope. The glass roof allows you to look at the stars from your bed.
,. | middle3327.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Mr. Jones ."
},
"options": [
"David.",
"Mr. Brown.",
"Mr. Jones .",
"Mrs. Brown."
],
"question": "Who will have a party at home?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_... | Mr. Jones and Mr. Brown work in the same office. One day Mr. Jones says to Mr. Brown, "I will have a small party at our house on Monday evening. Would you and your wife like to come?"
Mr. Brown says, "Thank you very much. I'd love to, but let me ask my wife first." So Mr. Brown goes to the other room and telephones his wife. Then he comes back and looks very _ .
"What's the matter?" asks Mr. Jones. " Is your wife there at home?"
"No," answers Mr. Brown. "She isn't there. My son answers the telephone. I say to him, 'Is your mother here, David?' and he answers, 'No, she isn't in the house.' 'Where is she?' I ask. 'She is somewhere outside.' 'What's she doing?' 'She is looking for me.'" | middle3441.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "About 180 days ."
},
"options": [
"About 180 days .",
"About 280 days .",
"About 200 days .",
"About 300 days ."
],
"question": "How long are kids in the US at school every year?",
"question_type": "factiod_... | Naturally, American schoolchildren love holidays. And they get a lot of them each year.
Besides having national holidays such as Thanksgiving and Presidents' Day off from school, students get longer breaks in the spring and during the summer holidays .In fact, kids in US only go to school for about 180 days a year .To students, holidays are perfect .However, parents think there are advantages and disadvantages.
On the one hand, school holidays allow families to spend time together. Many American parents take time off from work during June ,July or August to travel with their children on vacation either in US or a foreign country. On the other hand, schoolchildren get much more time off school than parents get vacation time. This means that parents with young children may have to pay more in babysitting or daycare costs. As well, the long summer holidays mean that students sometimes get bored .
Besides going on trips with their parents, American students enjoy taking part in different kinds of activities during the holidays. For example, some kids enjoy summer camps and outdoor adventure holidays. Such trips are great for adventurous students. _ also have a lot to offer students who aren't usually interested in traditional PE activities. You can do courses in survival skills, for example. Students learn how to make a camp in the forest, which wild food they can eat and how to find their way back to the center.
Students who are not excited about summer camps and outdoor adventure may take part in courses in computer game design, filmmaking and photography during the holidays. Finally, the traditional school trip to foreign countries is always popular. Students can practice their foreign language skills and experience everyday life in a different culture. | middle2987.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Three."
},
"options": [
"One.",
"Two.",
"Three.",
"Four."
],
"question": "How many cities are mentioned in the passage?",
"question_type": null
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer... | Franco is from Italy.He lives in a small city on a beautiful island on the coast of Italy.The sea is blue there and he likes going fishing when he doesn't work.in summer it is very hot and sometimes he goes to the 1110untains because it is cooler there.
Rome is the capital of Italy.It is a very old city.There are lot of famous buildings .St Peter's is a very big and beautiful church .Rome is a very busy city.It is in the middle of Italy. Milan.is in the north-west of Italy and it has a _ of about 4,000,000 people*People there are usually busy working.Milan has a lot of factories,shops and banks.Venice is a famous city in Italy.It is on the sea,, and people use boats for traveling.Venice is very beautiful,with lovely and old bridges and buildings by the water. | middle5030.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "is very clever"
},
"options": [
"is very clever",
"has good eyes",
"is very strong",
"is very helpful"
],
"question": "People say Tom _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | One day a rich man meets Tom. The rich man asks, "People say you are very clever and nothing is difficult for you. Can you tell my why you are so clever? " Tom answers with a smile, "Oh, I'm not clever. Instead , you are too _ ." The rich man becomes very very angry.
Tom says, "Sir, please don't be angry. If you don't believe me, now let me ask you a very easy question: If you have a group of sheep , I send you another group. Then, you say, how many groups of sheep do you have?"
"Why! That's the easiest question in the world. One and one is two. Anybody knows _ . I have two groups of sheep , of course."
Tom laughs and says, "You are wrong , Sir. Two groups of sheep put together is still one group. That's the easiest question in the world , isn't it?" | middle1256.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "takes a walk"
},
"options": [
"goes shopping",
"goes swimming",
"takes a walk",
"play sports"
],
"question": "On Sunday, the writer _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Some boys like wearing the same kinds of clothes as girls, and some of them have long hair. So sometimes it's hard to tell whether they are boys or girls.
Today is Sunday. I have a walk with my grandmother in the park. My grandmother is 80 years old and she can't see well. After some time, my grandmother is tired , so she sits down on a chair. There is another person sitting on the chair, too.
"Hello," my grandmother says to the person with long hair next to her. "Can you see the girl with long hair under the big tree?""The girl?" says the person, "No, he's my brother Mike."
"Oh, sorry. I don't know you are his sister." Says my grandmother.
"No, I'm not his sister, I'm his brother!" | middle7627.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "He took an adventure to the North Pole."
},
"options": [
"He decided to build up his body.",
"He met John Ridgway in Scotland.",
"He worked as a teacher at school.",
"He took an adventure to the North Pole."
],
... | Fat and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. "Football, tennis, cricket -- anything with a round ball, I was useless," he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the one always made fun of in school gym classes in Devonshire, England.
It was a mountain bike he received for his 15thbirthday that changed him. At first he went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to ride the bike along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set up his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed and strength. At the age of 18, he ran his first marathon.
The following year he met John Ridgway and started to work as a teacher at Ridgway's school of adventure in Scotland, where he learnt about Ridgway's cold--waterexploits. Greatly interested, Saunders read all he could about North Pole explorers and adventures; he decided that this would be his future.
In 2001, after becoming a skillful skier, Saunders started his first long--distance expedition towards the North Pole. It took unbelievable energy. He suffered frostbite, ran into a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit, pulling his sled up and over the rocky mountains.
Saunders has become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he's skied more of the North Pole by himself than any other British man. His old playmates would not believe the change. | middle1242.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Because she is too fat."
},
"options": [
"Because she has a cold.",
"Because she can't eat meat.",
"Because she can't sleep well.",
"Because she is too fat."
],
"question": "Why does Mrs. Black go to see the doc... | Mrs. Black is such a heavy woman in the world that one day she goes to see the doctor.
The doctor tells her that she should eat more vegetables and less meat. So the next morning she only has an egg and a glass of milk for breakfast. And she has some rice and vegetables for lunch.
In the evening, she feels very hungry. She begins to cook supper. She makes some hamburgers with chicken. She puts a little chicken and lots of vegetables in each hamburger. She has five hamburgers for supper. After that, she feels better and goes to bed. After a week, she goes to see the doctor again. The doctor is so surprised to find that she is heavier. But Mrs. Black tells him that she has more vegetables and less meat every day! | middle7633.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "parents"
},
"options": [
"schools",
"teachers",
"parents",
"kids"
],
"question": "The article is for _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer... | Nobody likes to do chores, especially kids. How can you make your kids get into a good habit of doing their chores? Try making chores fun for them.
Play some music:Music makes everything seem like a party, doesn't it? Play your kids' favorite music and let them dance around while they are doing their chores.
Make it a treasure hunt : It's a good way when you would like them to clean the house. Let them know that you hide a $5 bill someplace. If they find it, they can keep it.
Change often:If your kids keep doing the same chores for months, they may feel bored. Teaching them a new task is fun for both you and the kids. They will feel more grown up when they get a new task.
Do it together:It's never fun to be the only one working and watching everyone else relaxing.
If everyone takes part in doing chores, you will finish them faster and have more fun.
,. | middle5024.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "the development of the Internet makes e-books more useful."
},
"options": [
"earlier e-books are about only a few subjects.",
"people don't like to read any paper books any more.",
"most e-books have been written for a specif... | E-book is short for electronic( ) book. It is usually read on personal computers. Some
mobile phones can also be used to read e-books.
Earlier e-books were written for a specific group of readers and were about only a few subjects. With the development of the internet, knowledge and answers to a lot of questions mainly come from e-books. This is why the e-book business is increasing quickly
E-books have many advantages. First, they save time. We don't need to go to a bookstore to buy books, besides, we can find the topic we want to know about on the Internet, and then we can quickly get many e-books on similar topics. Second, e-books save money. Some e-books cost a little money, and there are millions of e-books on the Internet that we can get for free. Third, more trees are saved because e-books don't need to be printed on paper. Fourth, e-books make reading more convenient. You can carry a whole library of hundreds of books with you in a small computer or any e-book reader without worrying about their weight.
But e-books have certain disadvantages. They need a personal computer or an e-book reader and the information can be lost if its file format is not supported or changed in the reader's computer.
However, e-books provide us with a new way of reading. That is good.
,. | middle3333.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "charities in the UK"
},
"options": [
"charities in the UK",
"the history of the charities in the UK",
"the generous and kind people in the UK",
"the relationship between the British government and charities"
],
... | There are millions of charities in the UK. In fact, you can hardly think of any good business that doesn't have a charity linked to _ .
The British people are so generous with charities. A lot of people are quite prepared to donate money to charities, even when they are short of money themselves. There are many reasons why people give money to charities. Sometimes it's a personal reason, say their parents died of cancer so they give money to cancer research, or of a religious reason. Many religions encourage their followers to donate a part of their income to the poor. Many religious people feel it is their duty to help others as part of their faith . Still, other people just give donations because they have some spare money and they think it is a good thing to do.
Many people think it is necessary to give donations to charities because they wish to make the lives and situations of those in need better.
The British government has made it quite easy for people to give money to charity as you can pay through your payroll . So when you get your salary, you automatically get some money taken out and give it to charity. Some people have some money taken out to give to charities, such as Save the Children Fund, thinking it is a good way to save children around the world. | middle7155.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "A friend of Wade's"
},
"options": [
"A friend of Wade's",
"A Chinese teacher",
"Wade's parents",
"An English student."
],
"question": "Who writes the passage?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {... | Wade is my good friend. We study at the same school. At weekends he usually turns on his computer. He sends and gets e-mails to and from his friends back in France. He also gets on the Internet to learn about what is going on in the world. His parents sometimes take him to some places of interest in China. Sometimes I ask him to come over to my home for a weekend. My parents say that they can't understand what we talk about because there are two languages in our talks--Chinese and English. My mother sometimes says to him,"Can you talk to my son in Chinese only,Wade?" He always smiles and answers, "Not today. I'm going to speak good Chinese very soon." He is not good at Chinese and I am weak at English. But we like these talks because we can learn when we are talking. | middle8266.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "forests"
},
"options": [
"forests",
"rain",
"birds",
"fish"
],
"question": "In the past, the water in Lake Ponkapog was made clean by _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Thirty years ago, Lake Ponkapog in Hartwell, New Jersey, was full of life. Many birds and animals lived beside the water, which was full of fish. Now there are few birds, animals, and fish. The lake water is polluted. It is in a colour of dirty brown, and it is filled with strange plants.
How did this happen? First, we must think about how water gets into Lake Ponkapog. When it rains, water comes into the lake from all around. In the past, there were forests all round Lake Ponkapog, so the rainwater was clean.
Now there are many homes around the lake. People often use the chemicals in their gardens. They use other chemicals inside their houses for cleaning and killing insects. There are also many businesses. Businesses use chemicals in their machines of shops. Other chemicals fall onto the ground from cars or trucks. When it rains, the rainwater picks up all the chemicals from home and businesses and then carries them into the lake . They pollute the water and kill the animals.
Boats on the lake are also a problem. Lake Ponkapog is a popular place for motorboats . But oil and gas from boats often get into the lake. So more bad chemicals go into the water this way.
People in Hartwell are worried . They love their lake and want to save it. Will it be possible? A clean lake must have clean rainwater going into it. Clean rainwater is possible only if people are more careful about chemicals at home and at other chemicals on the ground. And they mustn't use motorboats any more on the lake. All these may change people's lives. Only then can Lake Ponkapog be a beautiful, clean lake again. | middle1524.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "My brother and I"
},
"options": [
"My sister and I",
"My brother and I",
"My brother and my sister",
"Andy and I"
],
"question": "_ are students and in the same school.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
... | My name is Mary. I'm a student. I'm twelve. My father is a policeman. My mother is a nurse. Nick is my brother. We are all at home today, because today is Sunday. My brother Nick is a student, too. We are in the same school. There are thirty-five classes in our school. My classroom is very big. | middle2005.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "tall"
},
"options": [
"tall",
"cool",
"short",
"thin"
],
"question": "Sam is a _ boy.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Sam and To... | My name is Sam. I'm tall. I have a round face and big eyes. I have a good friend. His name is Tom. He is short. He has red hair and big eyes. His favorite actor is Jackie Chan, and he thinks Jackie Chan is strong and cool.Our Chinese teacher is Miss Zhang. She is from Shanghai. She is 25 years old. She has long, black hair. She's Tom's favorite teacher.
,. . (5,2,10) | middle4474.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "four"
},
"options": [
"four",
"five",
"six",
"seven"
],
"question": "Jose showed his talent for music when he was _ years old.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_... | Jose, a young musician, is a rising star in Bolivia. He has already performed in some of the countries' top venues including the Legislative Palace. What's so great about that? Jose is just seven years old and he is blind!
Jose is musically talented. At the age of 4, he picked up the drums and showed surprising talent. Later he moved on to the piano and his musical talent became undeniable . By the age of 5, Jose had formed his own jazz trio .
The young boy knows every jazz song in his book and can play _ all with great confidence. And it is not the only kind of music he enjoys. He also loves listening to blues, heavy metal, etc.
Roberto Montano is clearly a proud father when speaking of his son Jose. He said that he had nothing to do with his son's unusual talent. In fact he didn't even know much about jazz until Jose started to play. He believes the young boy is just born with a "music chip" inside him.
Although Jose is a rising superstar, he lives a life like other children do. Just like his classmates, he goes to school, does homework and even does chores at home. | middle6263.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Monday"
},
"options": [
"Saturday",
"Sunday",
"Monday",
"Tuesday"
],
"question": "Today is _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "watc... | It was Sunday yesterday. Tom and his mother were at home. Tom woke up late and sat on the bed watching TV. And he ate much chocolate. Then it was noon. Tom had to get up. Mother and Tom sat at the table. They were having their lunch. "The soup is not good. I don't want to have it," said Tom and put down his spoon . Mother said nothing and took it away. After lunch, Mother and Tom worked in the garden There was much work to do, so Tom was tired and felt hungry soon. His mother gave him nothing to eat.
In the evening, mother gave a bowl of soup to Tom "Oh, how delicious !" said Tom. "it's the same soup, Tom," said Mother with a smile. | middle4312.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "they hope Chinese students become healthier and stronger"
},
"options": [
"they think Chinese students like running very much",
"they hope Chinese students become healthier and stronger",
"they know Chinese students have no t... | To make Chinese students healthier and stronger, China's Ministry of Education has started a campaign. The campaign asks students to run every school day. Te campaign has started since October last year and will last until April this year.
Kids at primary schools have to run 1km per day. It's 1.5kms for middle school students and 2 kms for high school and university students. And records will be set for every student. By the end of April 2009, a primary school student has to run 120kms in total/ A middle school students have to run 240kms by that time.
Since the campaign started, people have had different ideas about it. Some people think it is good for students. They think the campaign can make students healthier. Some students have little exercise and the campaign can make them run. But some people don't think so. They think some schools don't have enough place for students to do running. If students have to run on the road, maybe it is not safe. They also think there are many ways to become healthier; running is not the only way. So they think the campaign is not a right decision. | middle2763.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Sally"
},
"options": [
"Sally",
"jack",
"Anna",
"We don't know."
],
"question": "Who will do business if he/she gets 5 million.?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_... | What will you do if you get 5 million ? Some people give some different answers.
Sally: I want to do business . If I am rich, I will do a lot of things for my family. For me nothing is more important than my family. I will buy a new house for them and travel around the world.
Joe: If I have 5 million, I will use the money to do everything I like. At first, I will use 2 million to open my own shop. And I will use another 2 million to buy some new houses. In the future, the houses which I buy will become more expensive,and I will sell them to other people. Finally, I will use 1 million to buy some presents for my family and my best friend.
Anna: If I have 5 million, I will put 3 million in the bank and spend 2 million. I will visit Paris, London and New York. I will eat delicious food, play games, and build a building with a swimming pool.
Jack: I will buy an island if I have 5 million. Then I will be the king of the island nad I will invite my friends to my island. | middle3469.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "It was at war with England"
},
"options": [
"A civil war broke out.",
"The Scots did not support him",
"England broke away from it",
"It was at war with England"
],
"question": "What happened to King Robert Bruc... | Many centuries ago, Scotland was ruled by a king named Robert Bruce. He was a wise king and a brave soldier. When the English army invaded Scotland, Bruce took up arms and led his people in defence of his country.
Battle after battle was fought, Bruce led his little army against the enemy, and six times his men were beaten. His army was scattered, and he was forced to go into hiding----in the woods or in lonely places in the mountains. One rainy day, Bruce lay on the ground in a small house, listening to the sound of the rain on the roof .He was tired and sad, and ready to give up all hope. It seemed to him that it was no use trying to do anything more.
As he lay thinking, he saw a spider over his head, trying to spin a web . He watched as she worked slowly and with great care. Six times she tried to reach the opposite wall to fix her thread, but six times she failed."Poor thing," cried Bruce, "You ,too, know what it is to fail."But the spider did not lose hope. With still more care, she tried for the seventh time. Bruce almost forgot his own trouble as he watched her swing herself out upon the thin line. Would she fail again? No, the thread was carried safely from one wall to the other."I, too, will try a seventh time," cried Bruce. He got up and called his men together. He told them his plans, and sent them out with message of cheer to his discouraged people. Soon there was an army of brave Scotsmen gathered around him. Another battle was fought. This time the Scots won and the English invaders were driven out of Scotland. | middle4306.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "nothing"
},
"options": [
"a few",
"nothing",
"a little",
"a lot"
],
"question": "In 1700, the men who protected the streets were paid _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Today there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700, London had no policemen at all. A few old men used to protect the city streets at night and they were not paid.
About 300 years ago, London was starting to get bigger and more and more people began to live there. The city was very dirty and many people were poor. There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people stayed in their homes as much as possible.
In 1750,Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves. They were like policemen and were called "Bow Street Runners" because they worked near Bow Street.
Fifty years later, there were 120 "Bow Street Runners", but London had become very big and needed more policemen. So in 1829 , the first Metropolitan(or London)Police Force was started with 3,000 officers. Most of the men worked on foot, but a few rode horses. Until 1920 all the police in London were men.
Today, London police are quite well paid and for the few police officers who still ride horses, the pay is even better than for the others. | middle2777.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "you can study and play well"
},
"options": [
"you'll be unhealthy",
"you'll be lazy",
"you can have lots of friends",
"you can study and play well"
],
"question": "If you eat well and get lots of exercise, _ .... | You should eat well, get lots of exercise if you want to be a healthy kid. If you're healthy, you can study well and can do all the things you want to do, like running around with your friends.
If you're a kid who wants to be healthy, here are some rules for you.
Eat different kinds of foods If you eat different kinds of foods, you can get the nutrients your body needs. Eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day.
Drink milk often Water is the best drink when you're thirsty. But kids need calcium to grow, and there is enough calcium in the milk. If you are younger than 9 years old, drink 2 cups of milk a day. Children who are over nine years old should drink 3 cups of milk per day.
Limit screen time The more time you spend on the sitting-down activities, like basketball, bike riding, swimming and so on. Try to spend no more than 2 hours a day on the screen.
Be active For a kid, you should know which activity you like best. Not everyone loves baseball or soccer. Ask your parents to help you do your favorite activities regularly. Find ways to be active every day. | middle6511.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "in England"
},
"options": [
"in England",
"in Australia",
"in the USA",
"in China"
],
"question": "Fish and chips are very popular _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"... | Fish and chips, and Chinese take-away food are very popular in England. But they are _ in the USA. In the USA, they eat take-away food, too, like chicken. But the most popular kind of take-away food is the hamburger. It looks like bread with meat in it. Ham is a kind of pork---- but the hamburger does not have any pork in it. It has beef in it. The beef is inside a kind of cake. Hamburgers are delicious. They are very popular in the USA. They are also popular in England and Australia. | middle932.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "The Old Tree"
},
"options": [
"The Singing Bird",
"The Man's Wife",
"The Old Tree",
"The Kind Bees"
],
"question": "Which can be the best title of the story?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
... | There was an old pear tree in a man's garden. In the past, tie tree fruited every year, .so the man would get many pears. But now, the tree got old. There were no more pears for the man. So the ungrateful man decided to cut the tree down. When he walked toward the tree with an axe in his hand, the tree said to him, "Please don't cut me down. I had so many pears for you in the past years. Now I will die soon. I only have a short time to live. Please don't kill a dying tree that has done so much for you."
"I'm sorry. I have to do so," the man said, "because I need wood to make a chair." Then he began to wave his axe. At that moment, a bird in the old tree shouted at him, "Don't cut it down! Every time you go out and your wife feels lonely, she will come out to the garden and sit under the tree to enjoy its cool shade , and I sing songs to make her happy. We give much joy to your wife when you are away from home."
The man didn't listen to the bird and drove it away. Just when he was about to cut the tree, some bees flew out of it and said, "Listen! If you agree not to kill this tree, we will give you nice honey every day. Would you please leave the tree with us?"
The man got moved . He said, "You are so kind to the tree, although it has become old. Now I see that I shouldn't cut it down. It has done so much for me and my wife. Let the tree stay here, and let the bird _ its songs here." With these words, the man left. And the old tree lived there to its last day. | middle6277.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "real friends"
},
"options": [
"real friends",
"older people",
"some teachers",
"younger people"
],
"question": "As the proverb says , _ will tell you when you are making mistakes .",
"question_type": "cloz... | Students are leaving the junior high school . What are they taking with them ? A lot of things for sure , but the most important thing is friends .
We asked some teachers to give us one last lesson . The lesson is proverbs(, ) about friends . Proverbs teach people about life . Older people often teach proverbs to younger people . Every culture has proverbs . They are short and easy to remember .
Mrs Minelli says , " It is important to remember this Sicilian proverb , ' Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty .' It means that only good friends tell you when you are making a mistake ."
Mr Tulga says , " I have a favorite proverb about friends , ' Friendship is a plant we must water .' It is German . It means that everyone needs to take care of friendship like we take care of a garden ."
Mr Tulga says , "My grandfather in Turkey told me , 'Nobody is so rich that he can throw away a friend .' It means that everyone needs friends . Be good to them ."
The good news is :there is no test for this lesson ,. The bad news is :We will miss you .
Goodbye , friends ! Don't forget us ! | middle1518.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Chinese girl"
},
"options": [
"Chinese girl",
"English girl",
"Chinese teacher",
"English teacher"
],
"question": "Betty is a(an) _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"an... | To Jim,
Hi, Jim. I'm a Chinese girl .My English name is Betty. I'm a student. I live in Nanjing with my parents. Nanjing is a big city in China. I like playing table tennis and running. I like listening to music, too . My favourite food is rice and fish. My dad is a doctor and my mum is a worker.
To Betty,
Hi, Betty. I'm a boy. My name is Jim Hand. I'm a student, too. I live in London with my parents and my sister. London is big , too. It's in England. My sister likes reading books, but I like watching TV. She can type and write Chinese. I can draw and sing very well. My parents are both teachers. | middle2011.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "The third step."
},
"options": [
"The first step.",
"The second step.",
"The third step.",
"The last step."
],
"question": "Which step is about studying hard?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
... | Do you like playing soccer? If you do, you may want to join the school soccer team. Read on and see how to join the school soccer team.
The first step is to know the information about the team. You can find more information by asking these questions. How many students are there in the soccer team? How many new players do they need? How often do they play soccer?
The second step is to practice. Practice soccer with your friends or your family. Only good players can join the school soccer team. So you need to practice your "skill."
The third step is to study hard. If you always get bad grades in the exam, your teachers and parents won't let you join the soccer team.
The last step is to relax. Don't be too nervous . You can take a deep breath and keep smiling. Believe in yourself and you can be the best player. | middle3680.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Whales"
},
"options": [
"Elephants",
"Lions",
"Whales",
"I don't know"
],
"question": "_ are the biggest animals on the earth.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_ind... | There are lots of animals on the earth. What is the biggest animal of all? The whale is. A blue whale weighs more than a hundred tons.
Whales live in the sea, but they are not fish. They are mammals and must have air to breathe. The babies drink milk from the mother's body. Every spring, groups of whales swim hundreds of kilometers to warm places.
Each group goes to the same place every year. The mothers take very good care of their babies. Whales are a gentle kind of giant. They always live together and help each other. They "talk" to each other in the water with a high noise that sounds like singing.
Yet people kill over a hundred whales a day. They kill them to make many things. The whale dies very slowly and in great pain. Some ships kill every whale they can find, even mother whales and babies. If things go on like this, there will be no young whales to grow up and no mother whales to have more young. | middle3858.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Night Markets"
},
"options": [
"Shopping Mall",
"Night Shopping",
"Markets",
"Night Markets"
],
"question": "Choose the best title of this article.",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"ans... | Most cities and towns in China have night markets every day. During the day, the streets are quiet . At night, they become crowded and lively . Usually people arrive at three or four in the afternoon. By 6:00, the streets are like rivers of people.
Night markets are fun places to shop in. You can buy clothes, shoes and many other things. If the price is too high, you can _ with sellers . You can also buy nice food. When you are hungry, you can sit down for a meal. Smelly tofu is popular, but it really smells bad.
The best thing is everything at night markets is cheap. | middle503.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "The Westpark Inn"
},
"options": [
"The Affinia Hotel",
"The Westpark Inn",
"Warwick New York Hotel",
"She complained her father."
],
"question": "Which of the hotels does NOT have stylish guest room?",
"ques... | Warwick New York Hotel
This hotel offers you stylish rooms in a quiet neighborhood, just a short walk from some of New York's business streets. It's small. Family-owned hotel with 16 rooms. They provide not only comfortable rooms but also warm smiles and friendly greetings.
The Westpark Inn
The Westpark has 90 rooms and is close to Manhattan tourist centers. The hotel's rooms have been recently painted. On the Internet many travelers say it is below the usual standard and should be avoided. If you want to save money, you may have a try.
The Affinia Hotel
The Affinia is a good choice for experienced business travelers, families and international visitors. The 80 guest rooms are stylish and modern with good furniture. Guests who need more space might like the hotel's rooms. All the rooms have a kitchen.
The 60 Thompson
The 60 Thompson, with 100 beautiful guest rooms, is a stylish hotel in the heart of SoHo. Good use of dark wood and full-wall leather headboards give the hotel warmth. Guests can enjoy fine food in the hotel's Kittichhai restaurant and cocktails at Thom's Bar. | middle6920.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "students are not allowed to bring mobile phones"
},
"options": [
"students are not allowed to bring mobile phones",
"students spend too much time in listening to music on the mobile phones",
"students bring mobile phones to s... | Have you felt annoyed when a mobile phone rings during the class? Something must be done to stop this. Now in New York City, USA, a rule is carried out* in schools. Students can't even bring mobile phones to school. Is it a good thing or not?
Anxious* parents say that mobile phones are an important tool* in holding New York City's families together.
"I worry about it," said Elizabeth Lorris Ritter, a mother of a middle school kid. "It's necessary in our everyday life. We have a washing machine*, we have running water, and we have mobile phones. A number of Americans think mobile phones connect* them to children on buses, getting out from subways, walking through unknown* places.
"I have her call me when she gets out school," said Lindsay Walt, a schoolgirl's mother. "No one in New York is going to let their children go to school without a mobile phone.
What about the mobile phone owners, the students? Most of the students said that mobile phones were necessary and the mobile phone was like an extra* hand or foot for them.
"I feel so bored," said May Chom, 14. "There is also no way to listen to music on the way to school without my phone. It will be a really, really boring trip. | middle1929.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Because Jack and his wife did not take it seriously."
},
"options": [
"Because the elder son didn't want to go to the hospital.",
"Because Jack and his wife did not take it seriously.",
"Because the hospital was very far from... | 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 of the situation, Jack always felt guilty. His wife left him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than that Jack could stand, so he turned to alcohol for help. Later, Jack began to lose everything he had --- his land, house, etc. Finally Jack died alone in a small bar. Hearing of Jack's death, I thought, "What a totally wasted life! What a complete failure!"
As time went by, I knew Jack's younger son who grew into an adult, Ernie. He is one of the kindest and most loving men I have ever known. I saw the love between Ernie and his children, thinking that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere. One day, I asked him what his father had done so that he became such a special person. Ernie said quietly, "As a child until I left home at 18, Jack came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, 'love you, son'." | middle7380.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "the larger and stronger"
},
"options": [
"the sick",
"the female",
"the larger and stronger",
"the white and blue"
],
"question": "One day the girl forgot to close the door to the cage and _ of the two birds... | One day a lonely girl found two weak birds while she was walking in the woods . She took them home and put them in a small cage. She fed them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a beautiful song. The girl loved them very much and wanted their singing to last forever.
One day the girl left the cage's door open. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew out of the cage. The girl watched worriedly as it circled high above her. She was afraid that it would fly away and she would never see it again. So when it flew close, she grasped at it wildly. She was very happy that she held it tightly within her hand! Suddenly, she felt something had happened to the bird. She opened her hand and was surprised to find the bird was dead. Her love for the bird killed it.
She noticed the other bird jumping in the cage. She could feel that it wanted to be free. It hoped to fly into the clear, blue sky. She lifted it from the cage and flew it into the air. The bird circled once, twice, three times...
When the bird was flying happily in the sky, she was so glad. Just then the bird flew closer and sat softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest song she had ever heard. | middle265.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Zhejiang"
},
"options": [
"Shanghai",
"Zhejiang",
"Jiangsu",
"Hunan"
],
"question": "Zhou xun is from",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_te... | Zhou Xun is a famous film star of China. She has an English name--Jue.She was born on October 18th. She comes from Zhejiang Province . She is 1.60 meters tall, and she is slim and beautiful. She has black hair in two bunches . She likes watching VCD and sleeping. Her favourite colors are black and blue. She also loves running. Living a happy life is her wish . Lots of students and young people like her. | middle5597.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Bending and stretching"
},
"options": [
"Playing ball games",
"Swimming",
"Bending and stretching",
"weight lifting"
],
"question": "_ is called warm-up exercise.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
... | 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 is better for us to do bending and stretching exercises first. This kind of exercise is something called warm-up exercise.
Running is also a good exercise. If we cannot run fast, we can jog. Jogging means running slowly Again, before we run or jog, we must do warm-up exercise. Also, we should not run or jog in busy streets. The air there is often dirty. Some people like weight lifting because it can make their bodies strong. Also, we need to do warm-up exercise before weight lifting. | middle4851.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "He's an English teacher."
},
"options": [
"He's Mr Black's friend.",
"He's Linda's husband.",
"He's an English teacher.",
"He's a worker."
],
"question": "What is Bill?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"... | I am Bill.I am an English teacher.My wife is Linda.She is a nurse. We have a daughter and a son.
Look! These are my friends.This is Mr Black.He's a worker.He works in a shoe factory .He makes shoes.That's Mrs Black.She works in a supermarket .The girl is their daughter.She's a student.She's thirteen.The boy is their son.He is only seven years old.His name is Carl.
We are good friends. | middle5583.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Because earthquakes take place without warning."
},
"options": [
"Because earthquakes can be known before they happen.",
"Because earthquakes take place without warning.",
"Because earthquakes usually take place in the neighb... | Because earthquakes happen without warning, it's important to take steps now to prepare.Because you don't know where you will be when an earthquake happens, prepare some supplies for your home, workplace, and car.
1.Water.
A person need at least 1/2 gallon of water daily just for drinking.Store at least 1 gallon of water per person per day and be prepared for a 72-hour period.It is suggested that you buy bottled water.Keep bottled water in its original container and do not open it until you need to use it.Also, do check the "use by" date.
2.Food.
It's always a practical idea to keep a supply of nonperishable food on hand.Have an enough supply of canned food, powdered milk, dried fruits, nonsalted nuts and canned juices for at least 72 hours.
3.Flashlights and spare batteries.
Keep a flashlight beside your bed, at your place of work, and in your car.Do not use matches or candles after an earthquake until you are sure that no gas leaks.
Prepare a battery-powered radio and spare batteries.Most telephones will be out of order, so radios will be your best source of information.
4.Clothes.
If you live in a cold place, you must think about warmth.You might not have heat after an earthquake.Think about your clothing and bedding supplies. | middle4845.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "complete a volunteer form"
},
"options": [
"get a work visa",
"complete a volunteer form",
"call the school office",
"sign in with our clock system"
],
"question": "If you want to become a volunteer in the schoo... | Dear students,
Volunteering has never been an easy task. But if you are one of us, you will make a difference. Anyone who wants to volunteer-whether you work full-time or part-time-can find a way to help in our area. Below is an easy how-to guide to becoming a volunteer in our school.
First, you need to complete an online volunteer form, which includes your personal information and volunteering experiences. The form is only on the school website. Once you are told that you can volunteer, you will only have to sign in with our clock system, wear your badge with your name on it, and when leaving, sign out to make sure your volunteer hours are recorded.
Things you need to remember:
1. Sign in with the clock system every time you are in school.
2. Wear your badge.
3. Sign out when you leave to make sure your volunteer hours are recorded.
Everyone, whether you are a volunteer or a visitor, will be asked to show one of the following to tell who you are in order to get past the school gate:
1. A driver's license in use;
2. A state-issued ID card;
3. A work visa;
4. A green card.
If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out a school volunteer form and return it to the school Volunteer Officer or front office. The school volunteer officer will call you to discuss ways in which you can help in our school.
Kevin Winberry
Volunteer Program Director | middle7394.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Aged 2 to 18."
},
"options": [
"Aged 2 to 7.",
"Aged 2 to 18.",
"Aged 8 to 18.",
"Aged 2 to 11."
],
"question": "At what age do children in America spend about five and a half hours on the media a day?",
"qu... | Zach Linsky, 11, watches TV for 3 and a half hours a day and plays video games every other day. Zach, a sixth grader in Washington, D. C., is an American. But unlike many kids, he doesn't have a TV, VCR, or computer in his bedroom. He only has a boom box .
The survey of 3,155 kids, aged 2 to 18, shows that they spend 5 hours and 29 minutes on average a day using some types of media outside of school, including 2 hours and 46 minutes watching TV, 21 minutes on the computer, 20 minutes playing video games, and 8 minutes on the Internet. The good news: The total includes 44 minutes spent reading.
The survey also shows that those aged 2 to 7 spend 3 hours and 9 minutes watching TV every day and shows that 32 percent in that age group have TV sets in their rooms. Among those aged 8 to 18, 21 percent have computers in their rooms, 65 percent have TV sets, and 61 percent say their parents don't stop them from watching TV. Nearly 1 in 4 say they watch more than 5 hours a day.
"Kids are living much more lonely lives than ever before," says Kay S. Hytnowitz. "They just disappear into their rooms and spend all of their time with these media." | middle517.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "a shopping center"
},
"options": [
"a large park",
"a big church",
"a square",
"a shopping center"
],
"question": "Here \"mall\" means \" _ \".",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {... | Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called "mall rats ". Mall rats shop until they drop in the hundreds of stores.
People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest places with waterfalls and large green trees.
The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4. 2 million square feet . It has 350 stores, eight nightclubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop there every week.
The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina Minnesota. People love doing all their shopping in one place. More malls are built around the country. Now malls are like town centers where people come to do many things. They shop, of course, they also eat in food courts that have food from all over the world. They see films at theaters. Some people even get their exercise by doing the new sport of "mall walking". Others go to malls to meet friends.
In some malls, people can see a doctor and even go to the church. In other words, people can do just about everything in malls. Now people can live in their favorite shopping center in fact. | middle1083.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Don't stay outside when sandstorms happen."
},
"options": [
"Plant more trees in spring.",
"Stop people to cut down too many trees",
"Don't stay outside when sandstorms happen.",
"Tell people about the dangers of sandst... | In northern China during spring, big sandstorms often make trouble for people. Sandstorms usually happen in spring. They have happened in more than 10 provinces in northern China this year. People in southern China don't have to worry about this kind of bad weather. Most of the sand comes from the north of China. In northern China, lots of places have few trees and don't get much rain. When there aren't many trees, the ground can't keep enough water. Over the years, the ground dries up and turns into sand. When spring comes and the ice melts, the ground becomes loose. Strong winds take the loose sand into the sky. Besides, in northeast China, there is some vast desert.
Sandstorms are bad for people's health. If people breathe in too much sand, they will cough or have serious illnesses. Sandstorms also give farmers lots of problems. Sometimes their sheep get lost in the storms and never come back home. The winds also tear the farmers' houses down.
What can you do to stop sandstorms? Here's a piece of advice. Ask your parents to help you plant some trees in spring. If you see people cutting down too many trees, tell them about the dangers of sandstorms, and ask your government to stop them. | middle6934.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "twelve"
},
"options": [
"twelve",
"twenty",
"thirteen",
"thirty"
],
"question": "How old is Tony Smith?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_... | I am Tony Smith. I am 12. I am in No.101 Middle School. I'm in Class 2, Grade 7. My oldfriend is Jim Green. He is an English boy. He is twelve, too. He is in my class. He can speakgood Chinese. Jane is in Class 2, too. I think she is a good girl. My Chinese teacher isMr. Wang. His students like him. He is very cool. | middle3694.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "A high fever."
},
"options": [
"A high fever.",
"The hot weather.",
"The hunger.",
"The cold."
],
"question": "What made Huang Naihui disabled?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {... | Huang Naihui was born in 1964 in Taipei. When he was a child, he had a very high fever, which made him partially paralyzed.
His parents were afraid that he would bring bad luck to the family and abandoned him. But his grandmother brought him up. It was at the age of 13 that he went to school. At the age of 22, he would study and work part-time. He would sell flowers during the day and attend classes at night. During his spare time he would study. The learning made him very happy.
He used his knowledge very well in his business of selling flowers. He would go door to door selling flowers during the day. He would sell flowers at pubs and night clubs at night. At times, in order to sell, he had to sing. He was often tricked. However, he would face the next customer with a smile. His grandmother passed away when he was 24. It was the darkest day of his life.
Today Huang Naihui owns 3 flower shops and employs disabled people to work for him. He would spend his spare time doing charity work. His book Facing the sun and his story have encouraged many people.
,. | middle3864.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "snowy"
},
"options": [
"sunny",
"snowy",
"cloudy",
"rainy"
],
"question": "--How was the weather? --It was _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"... | There was a heavy snow last night. Maria stayed at home. Her cousin Cara came to visit her. She came back from Beijing. She told Maria something about her vacation. "It was pretty good. "She said. Cara visited the Palace Museum and the Great Wall. She took a lot of photos.
It was lunch time. Maria's parents were not at home. They decided to cook by themselves. Maria cooked noodles with some tomatoes and peppers . After Cara ate up the noodles, she said slowly, "I think it is delicious!" But Maria thought the food was too awful. She said," Cara, thank you, but I put too many peppers!" | middle1915.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "August"
},
"options": [
"January",
"August",
"May",
"November"
],
"question": "You will see the Great Singapore Sale if you go to Singapore in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer... | Shopping in Singapore is really a pleasure for tourists. The Great Singapore Sale is held every year, usually during the summer months. Singapore's famous shopping stores welcome a great number of visitors from all over the world. Their shopping hours last till midnight. During this time, nice and cheap goods are on sale for tourists to choose from. Tourists can also try delicious foods there and experience the Singaporean nightlife.
Certain stores offer discounts of up to 70 percent or even higher if people use their credit cards. For tourists that hold a special Tourist Card, they can enjoy a lot of benefits , such as discounts on watches, jewellery and cosmetics . The card also gives discounts when you visit local attractions such as Singapore Zoo.
It is well worth checking out in the different shopping districts of Singapore during this 8-week Shopping Marathon. Orchard Road is surely the best place for shopping in the city. A large number of restaurants and clubs can be found in this area. Marina Bay includes both big department stores as well as small shops, so everything you would want to buy can be found here.
Advice for tourists planning to enjoy this festival of shopping: travel light and take a comfortable pair of shoes with you, for you are sure to do a lot of walking and return with your bags much heavier. | middle259.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "find out the pollution in the water"
},
"options": [
"begin to work this year",
"work in the sea near England",
"find out the pollution in the water",
"help to find other fish in the sea"
],
"question": "From th... | Scientists will put some robot fish into the sea near Spain this year. These robot fish will help people find out the pollution in the water. If the robot fish are able to finish their work successfully, the team of scientists hopes the fish will be used in rivers, lakes and seas around the world.
The robot fish are about 1.5 meters long. There is a detector in their bodies. It can find the pollution in the water, and then the robot fish will eat part of it.
They can "swim" for eight hours in the sea freely and send back information to people on the beach. After their energy runs down, they will go back to the beach by themselves.
There are five robot fish altogether. Each costs about 29,000 dollars. They are part of a three-year project between engineering company BMT Group and Essex University in southeastern England.
,. (2,10) | middle4879.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "He is a dog star."
},
"options": [
"He likes watching TV.",
"He lives in New York.",
"He is a lonely cat.",
"He is a dog star."
],
"question": "What is Bolt?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
... | The cartoon movie Bolt is an interesting movie. All the characters are very lovely. The movie is about a dog and his name is Bolt. Bolt is a dog star. He always thinks he is very strong. He often plays in TV programs. Many people love him. So he is a little proud.
One day people take him to New York, but the poor dog is lost there. The place is far from his home town. It's about 2,000 miles away. Bolt wants to return to his world. He has to face all the danger all by himself. He begins to go across the USA.
On his way he meets Mittens, a lonely cat. Then they meet a mouse. His name is Rhino. He likes watching TV very much. They become friends. They meet many strange animals and people on their way.
At last Bolt feels that he can be a hero both in TV programs and in real life. The movie is very instructive. | middle6908.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Yes, there are."
},
"options": [
"No, they aren't.",
"No, they are.",
"Yes, there are.",
"Yes, there aren't."
],
"question": "Are there many adults learning English in China?",
"question_type": "factiod_ques... | Many students in China are learning English. Some of these students are small children. Others are teenagers . Many are adults . Some study at school, others learn by themselves. A few learn English language over the radio, on TV, or in the films. One must work hard to learn another language.
Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study _ and maths and English. Some people learn English because it is useful for their work. Many people often learn English for their higher studies, because at college or university some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers and magazines in English. | middle1054.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "in a big hotel"
},
"options": [
"in a restaurant",
"in a supermarket",
"in a big hotel",
"in a library"
],
"question": "You would see the notice _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answ... | Welcome to Franklin Hotel. To make your stay enjoyable, we hope you will use our facilities to the full.
Dining Room: You can have three meals in the dining room. (breakfast 8-9 a.m.; lunch 12-2:30 p.m.;
dinner 7:30-9 p.m.)
Room Service: You can dial 0 for Reception to make a phone call while you are on bed. There are also pay telephones near the reception desk.
Shop: You can buy presents, gifts and goods from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. here.
_ We have a laundry in the building, and will wash and return your clothes within 24 hours.
You can ask the room staff to collect them.
Bar: The hotel bar is open from 12 to 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 11 a.m.
Banking: We can cash cheques & exchange any foreign money for you. | middle5232.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "lonely"
},
"options": [
"rich",
"famous",
"young",
"lonely"
],
"question": "Jean spends a lot of time on QQ because she is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_i... | Jean is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy, well, almost everything. The problem is that the people in Jean's family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite lonely.
So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonymous , talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends who she keeps in touch with quite often.
Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had a common interest in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself. He was a tall, good-looking young man with a big happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.
When Jean's father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of their own rock singer. But when she knocked on David's door in San Francisco, she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim. | middle3643.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "The owner of a hotel."
},
"options": [
"His friend.",
"The owner of a hotel.",
"A reader.",
"His father."
],
"question": "Who is Mr. Tom Green probably writing this letter to?",
"question_type": "factiod_que... | Dear Sir,
I am writing to you about my stay at your hotel. My wife and I arrived on Saturday, May 15thand stayed for a week. Though we were treated well and found the service excellent, we think there are one or two things we should bring your attention.
1. We hoped for a nice holiday from our busy work lives, and your ad said "comfortable and quiet". We want to have a chance to enjoy ourselves. However, we were always waken up by the noise every morning. Is it really necessary for the workers to start their repair work so early?
2. We hoped to swim in your "wonderful pool". To our disappointment , we found that it was closed for the whole time of our stay.
I hope you do not mind my writing to you about these things, but I would be happy if you could give me some explanation . As I said at the start, it is a pity, and your service is so good in other places.
I hope to hear from you soon.
Yours sincerely
Tom Green | middle3125.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Because he wanted to spend more time with his family."
},
"options": [
"Because he didn't like them.",
"Because his parents made him do it.",
"Because he had no time to play with them.",
"Because he wanted to spend more... | Yesterday,I overheard our 9-year-old son,Aaron,talking to his friend,Zach.
"Oh,God!"Zach began,looking in Aaron's closet "Where are all your toys?"
"Oh,we are doing something called Simplicity plan,so I basically got rid of 80% of my stuff . "
"What? Did your mom and dad make you do this?"
"No, Idecided to do it because I wanted to.When I give away a lot of my things,I make room for family activities. I did it because I wanted to live differently and have less stuff in my life."
"But still,why would you choose to get rid of most of your toys?"
"Part of the reason is that my parents were doing it with their stuff .And my mom talked to me about it and explained how they felt happier afterwards. And I thought maybe I really had spent a lot of my time in my room playing with toys instead of spending time with my parents and sister."
"Seriously?"
"I feel proud because I am a person who has just what I need and not more. And I'm starting
new activities like writing how I feel,reading more,and spending more time doing housework around the house."
"OK.Let me get this. You have fewer toys,more housework,and you feel happier?"
"Well, it's not that the housework is fun ,But I do it with my parents. We talk and connect while we are doing it, so that is the fun.And we've been doing more activities together, like reading aloud at night. And on weekends,we have conversations or go out together, instead of my dad being at his computer,my mom cleaning and me playing with my toys." | middle5554.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "He started to dig a hole."
},
"options": [
"He bought a glass jar.",
"He started to dig a hole.",
"He played with some visitors.",
"He went on watching the program."
],
"question": "What did the boy do after wat... | Have you ever been sad because you failed in something? If so, please remember, for often, achieving what you expect is not the most important thing. Here is a story to tell you why.
One day a little boy decided to dig a hole behind his house after watching a science program. As he was working, a couple of boys stopped by to watch. "What are you doing?" asked one of the visitors. "I want to dig a deep hole all the way through the earth!" the boy answered excitedly. The older boys began to laugh, telling him that it was impossible to do it. Then they left.
The little boy kept on digging and digging. Suddenly, a few small colorful stones caught his eyes. He collected them and put them into a glass jar patiently. Humming a song, he went on digging. The jar was full soon. Then he talked to himself calmly and proudly, "Maybe I can't finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what I have found in the process of digging!"
The boy's goal was too difficult, but it did cause him to go on, in other words, to cause us to keep working!
Not every goal will be achieved. Not every job will end up with a success. Not every dream will come true. But when you can't achieve your goal, maybe you can say, "Yes, but look what I've found along the way! There are so many wonderful things that have come into my life because I tried to do something!" _ It is the unexpected joy on the journey that really has a meaning. | middle4892.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "how to face changes"
},
"options": [
"how to find the cheese",
"how to face changes",
"how to make a better life",
"how to do well in our study"
],
"question": "The book Who Moved My Cheese wants to teach us _... | The American book Who Moved My Cheese has been a best seller all over the world. It teaches people how to face changes in their lives. It is just for teens. The book tells us that when facing change in our life, like a new school or new friends, don't be afraid. Use this change to make a better life.
The book gives an example of a change at school. A school is changing from having two terms to three terms because there are too many students. Several teens are talking about this. Most of them are unhappy and worried. But Chris is not. He laughs and tells a story about two mice, two"little people"and some cheese.
The four are in a maze looking for The cheese. Here, cheese means some thing important in life. But they find the cheese is gone. The mice realize that they can't change what has happened and have to find more cheese. This means finding different dreams. The little people can't do this. They are afraid of change so they find no cheese.
After Chris finishes the story, the friends understand one thing:to get more cheese, move in a new direction quickly. His friends understand how this can be used in the changes all teens face, such as doing well at school or feeling good about yourself. | middle1732.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "May 1"
},
"options": [
"May 1",
"May 4",
"May 12",
"May 20"
],
"question": "Labor Day is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": ... | My favorite month is May, because there are many events in this month. May 1
is Labor Day . We have a three-day holiday . We can have a trip. We have an Art Festival on May 8
in our school. We like it very much,we like to show our pictures. May 12
is my good friend Linda's birthday. We have a big birthday party for her . On May 20
, we have an English party. We often have
in the evening. We have a book sale in our classroom on May 28
. It's very interesting. | middle8070.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "in groups"
},
"options": [
"independently",
"successfully",
"in isolation",
"in groups"
],
"question": "When we are at work or at play, we find we are probably working _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questio... | Almost nothing we do in this world is done in isolation*. At work or at play, you'll find yourself in groups, working with other people: your team at work, a meeting with fellow workers, your family, a holiday with friends, a group of students working together, a group of neighbors wanting to make changes. It is now realized that being able to work successfully with other people is one of the main keys to success, partly because we need to do it so often.
In almost every situation where you're in a group, you will need a skilled leader. All groups need leaders and all successful groups have good leaders. Groups without leaders or with weak leaders almost always break down. Members of a leaderless group often begin to feel disappointed and helpless. Time is wasted and the tasks are not achieved. There are often arguments and nervousness between people as there is nobody to keep the goals clear.
Some people are natural leaders. The well-known cook, Antonio Carlucci says, "True leaders are born and you see them in kitchens." They're people who are strong, fair, and humorous. Although a lot of people agree that there are some natural-born leaders, most people now know that leadership can also be taught. Experienced teachers can train almost anyone how to be a successful leader. Good leaders don't make people do things in a controlling way. You can learn how to join others, encouraging the whole group to work towards a common goal.
Successful leaders also need to be calm and wise. They need to be able to work out good solutions and make perfect judgments* under pressure. Lastly, and probably most importantly, good leaders need to be sensitive*, confident and be able to get on well with different kinds of people. | middle7343.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Improve their food."
},
"options": [
"Get more customers.",
"Offer more food.",
"Improve their food.",
"Reduce the ticket price."
],
"question": "What do airlines do to solve this problem?",
"question_type":... | Many people travel to different places in the world by air. Usually it takes a long time, perhaps half a day, for passengers to stay in the plan. So airlines offer passengers food. But it is common that they feel bad about food taste. Do you agree?
To solve this problem, airlines try hard to improve their food. They would like to do so because they don't want to lose customers.
However, according to scientific research, part of the reason why plane food tastes bad is that at high altitude we can not taste things as well as we do on the ground. Also scientists have found that our noses become very dry even before a plane takes off. As the plane moves up, the change in air pressure reduces one third of the sensibility of our taste buds . So our taste buds become senseless. The sad face, however, is that our noses don't know it.
All of these help explain why food on the plane tastes so bad. They also help explain why airlines choose to offer passengers salty and spicy food. Without doing so, the food would be tasteless.
Now there are many researches on this. According to one of them, some volunteers are asked to lie with their feet higher than their heads for weeks. And scientists write down their feelings about food taste.
Though scientists try their best, it is not as easy as they thought. Because they can't deal with the special environment successfully, such as the change in air pressure, making food taste good is still hard for them. | middle7357.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "56"
},
"options": [
"21",
"31",
"56",
"100"
],
"question": "Pizza Hut has been set up for about _ years.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answ... | You can see Pizza Hut every some blocks, so it must be a very big business. Indeed it is. But believe it or not, the business was started in 1958 by two college students with a _ of 600 dollars.
The Carney brothers were trying to make some money .so that they could pay their way through college. They borrowed the money from their mother and sold pizza in a small house in their neighborhood. That's how they got the name of the business. On the first day of business, they gave away pizza to draw customers .
Year after year, their business grows and now they often give free meals and work chances to those in need. | middle3131.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Two"
},
"options": [
"One",
"Two",
"Three",
"Four"
],
"question": "How many people were there in this story?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"an... | People like to read stories about dog very much.They thought dogs were very clever.
One of my good friend , Bob , had a very big dog .Its name was Bill.Every Sunday afternoon,Bob and Bill had a walk in the park , Bill liked walking with Bob very much.
I visited Bob last Sunday.I stayed in his house for a long time.Bob and I talked with each other happily.Soon it was time for them to go for a walk in the park .We forgot that.Bill began to worry about it.He walked around the room and sat down in front of me and looked at me.But I didn't know this.I went on talking with my friend.At last, Bill couldn't wait.He went out of the room and came back soon.He carried my hat in his mouth.Oh, I knew what Bill meant. | middle5540.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Green"
},
"options": [
"Green",
"Yellow",
"Red",
"Blue"
],
"question": "What color is P?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "N"
... | What's this? It's P. What color is it? It's green. What's this and what color is it? It's E. It's yellow. What's this? It's N. It's red. What's this? It's a pen. Spell it,please. P--E---N. I have a blue pen. This my ruler. It's yellow. My jacket is black and my quilt is green. It's nice. | middle4886.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Cleaner, nurse, farmer and shopkeeper"
},
"options": [
"Farmer, doctor, driver and cleaner",
"Cleaner, nurse, farmer and shopkeeper",
"Postman, nurse, driver and teacher",
"Driver, doctor, cleaner and shopkeeper"
],... | Hunter and Nina are husband and wife. They get up about 4:50 in the morning. When many people are sleeping in their warm beds, they are working. They work outside and walk a lot. They do not work when it is raining. They also work on weekends.
Her name is Sara. She sometimes goes to work in the morning, and sometimes goes to work at night when she is on duty . She works in a big building. There are many beds in it. She wears a white hat and a white dress. She says:" I meet many people every day. I look after them. They need my help. That's my job. It's hard, but I like it."
He is Jim's father. He usually leaves home very early. He does not work in a factory. He goes to work on foot or by bike. It is far from his home. He usually works in the day and has lunch outside in the sun. His work is very hard. He often brings us rice, eggs and vegetables. He can have a good rest in winter.
She goes to work by bus every day. She works in a building. It opens at 8 a.m. and closes at 6 p.m. There are many good foods, drinks and other things. Children like to go there. She meets many people every day. She often says, "Can I help you?" When she meets people. She says, "My work is not easy. I must stand all day and be friendly to everyone". | middle2549.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "no one should swim"
},
"options": [
"it is dangerous for children to swim",
"no one should swim",
"it is dangerous for women to swim",
"only children can swim"
],
"question": "A red flag means that _ .",
... | Hongkong has about forty beaches. They are open to all people. Some of the beaches are the best in the world. People can go there for a swim. You can go to most of them by bus. To go to some beaches you have to take a boat. There are toilets, clothes changing rooms and places to buy food and drinks on most of the beaches.
You will swim there safely if you do as the following:
1. Don't swim alone. You should go with an adult or your friends.
2. Don't swim right after a meal or when you are hungry or tired.
3. You should not stay in the water too long.
4. Do not go out in a boat if you can't swim or if you're not wearing a life jacket.
Remember: A red flag means that it is dangerous for anyone to go into the water. A blue flag means that it is dangerous for children and weak swimmers to enter the sea. | middle4138.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "It taught her how to fish."
},
"options": [
"It told her to swim in the lake.",
"It told her to play by the lake.",
"It told her to catch fish for him.",
"It taught her how to fish."
],
"question": "What did a f... | On a cold winter day, a fox told Mother Bear that he would teach her how to fish. For she wanted to learn, he took her to a hole in the ice, and told her to put her tail down into the water.
He told her to keep the tail there for a long time. Then when she pulled the tail out of the water, she would find fish around the tail.
The bear was foolish enough to believe what the fox said. She sat for a long time with her tail in the water. She was waiting for the fish. But when she tried to pull her tail out of the water she found that it was frozen in the ice.
She asked the fox to pull her out, but the fox laughed to itself and ran away. So she called Father Bear to help her.
Father Bear came. He pulled her hard and at last got her out. But a part of her tail was in the ice. That is why people find the bear's tail so short. | middle3657.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "1,400,000,000"
},
"options": [
"140,000,000",
"14,000,000",
"1,400,000,000",
"14,000,000,000"
],
"question": "Goodbye, Mr. Loser had got over _ yuan by November 30, 2015.",
"question_type": "cloze_questi... | By November 30, 2015, the comedy Goodbye, Mr. Loser had got more than 1,400 million yuan in ticket sales.
It was amazing that a film with common actors who had their first shows in the film got such great success. What's more, the actors were all stage performers and they improved their acting skills by making this film.
The comedy tells about a common middle-aged man who has no job but problems. He seems to be a loser in life and never gets any success. He causes many jokes and is laughed at a lot. And because of his bad luck, he feels upset most of the time. Later, a sudden accident changes his life and he starts to realize how important the family to him.
Goodbye, Mr. Loser was the first movie made by Happy Mahua Pictures. The film came out on September 30, 2015. Because of its great success, the film company became famous overnight.
During the seven-day holiday for National Day in 2015, the ticket sales were just behind the most popular film being shown at the same time-Lost in Hong Kong. | middle7431.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "was full of strange ideas."
},
"options": [
"dreamed day and night",
"liked making things",
"was an interesting man",
"was full of strange ideas."
],
"question": "People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he ... | Today, roller-skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasn't easy at all. Before 1750, no one had any ideas of roller-skating. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. He liked to make things and play the violin in his free time. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.
One day Merlin was invited to a party. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make an amazing entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought everyone at the party would show much interest if he could skate into the room.
Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Merlin was proud of his invention and dreamed of arrived at the party on wheels while playing the violin.
On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. The mirror fell down, breaking into pieces. Merlin's idea was so good that nobody forgot his special entrance for a long time. But could he find out a way to stop his roller skates? | middle1040.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Both A and C"
},
"options": [
"working together with others",
"how to write",
"what is fair",
"Both A and C"
],
"question": "Children can learn _ from doing chores.",
"question_type": "cloze_qu... | Many parents make their children do chores around the house. For some families, teaching children what to do and how to do chores is easy. But in other families, getting children to do some housework can be a very big problem.
It is a good idea for parents to teach their children at an early age. All family members must work together to make the house clean, and each person must do his or her share of the work. We can do this by starting plan of chores and responsibilities when children are young.
Chores are good for children--even very young ones. Doing chores can teach children many important skills like working together. Jobs also teach children what is fair . The skills and value from doing chores will be good to children all their lives. | middle2561.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "cool and friendly"
},
"options": [
"outgoing and jealous",
"cool and friendly",
"hard-working and serious",
"creative and responsible"
],
"question": "The writer thinks that the second children are often _ ."... | If you have a brother or sister, you already know you are different from each other. You live together in the same house and the same parents, but you have different personalities .
Why is this? One possible reason is the way your parent treat you.
First -born children receive all the attention from their parents. Most families have twice as many photos of a first-born than any other child. Parents usually give first-born more responsibility and depend on them to take care of younger brothers and sisters. As a result, first -born are often responsible, hard-working, and jealous . They often want to do well at school and work. There are more first-born American Presidents, for example, George Bush, George Washington, and Lyndon Baines Johnson than second or last-born children.
When a second child arrives, parents are more relaxed. The second child has to compete with the first-born for the parents' attention and love. Their children often choose different sports and hobbies to do well at school and work, but have to be creative to get their family's attention. They are often friendly and cool. Many famous talk-show hosts were born last. | middle4110.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "the migrant workers of China"
},
"options": [
"the factory owners of China",
"the business men and women of China",
"the migrant workers of China",
"the people in Chinese cities"
],
"question": "The writer think... | Who's building the new China? It's not the factory owners or the business men.It's someone else.
We see them every day.They work day and night in the terrible working places and weather.They build the roads,the theaters,the cinemas and the supermarkets.They even clean up our rubbish.They are China's migrant workers .
Over 140 million workers left their homes in the countryside to look for jobs in big cities around China.They hope to be rich,but they find they have many difficulties in making enough money.And one of the difficulties is the pride and discrimination from the people in cities.
When night falls.I see the sad faces of the migrant workers.Many are living far away from the people whom they love.
Yes,they dress differently,they speak differently,and they have different habits,but they work hard.The people in cities think they are outsiders,and most governments refuse to give them medical care and public schooling for their children.
If China hopes to move into the future.many things need to change.The first is discrimination! We need to stop our discrimination against the migrant workers of China! They may not make as much money as some people in cities,but they are good people just trying to _ . These workers are very important and necessary to China's economic development and play an important role in changing Chinese society .They are building the new China,so we should help them. | middle7419.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "help the poor people"
},
"options": [
"look after pets",
"help the poor people",
"buy houses for the homeless",
"clean up the yards"
],
"question": "The volunteers can _ in the community.",
"question_type... | Become a volunteer and help those who need your help in your community ! Volunteer work includes helping the poor, helping the families whose houses were destroyed by national disasters or creating green spaces for neighborhood families. Whichever service activity you choose, you have the "power of one" to make a difference and create a real change in the community!
Our holiday volunteer jobs are open to all Americans. You don't need any special skills to join and there are no age limits . With Biosphere Expedition , you can be a wildlife and environmental volunteer for anywhere from two weeks to two months. You'll work with local scientists, and the leaders from Biosphere Expedition will be by your side.
We need students at the age of 16 and up who study at school and want a chance to use their talents, skills and knowledge to help the little kids. Most of them have enough patience and are warm-hearted. Join the Volunteer Service Center today! Volunteers are the greatest people in the world. Let's work together to make the world a better place. | middle6707.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "they were afraid the plane would be broken and knew there were not enough parachutes \nfor each person."
},
"options": [
"they couldn't find the parachutes.",
"they were afraid the plane would be broken and knew there were not enou... | There was a pilot and four people in a small plane.Suddenly there was something wrong with the machine while it was flying in the air. The smoke was everywhere in the plane.The pilot told the people there were only four parachutes .They all became worried and started to make excuses .
"I must go and mend the machine,"said the pilot , taking one of the parachutes.There was nothing he could do so he jumped out.
The first person stood up. "I'm a doctor,"he said. "I help people live longer and I save lives"He also took a parachute and jumped out.
The next person said , "I must have a parachute.I'm a very clever person.I have to attend an important sports match.I know I'll win the game because I'll be the cleverest person there."He picked up a pack and jumped out.
Two men were left--- an old businessman and a young mountain climber .By this time the plane was going down fast.The businessman said, "Young man,I'm old but you're still young ,You take the last parachute."The yougng mountain climber smiled , "Don't worry."he said, "We can both jump to safety because there are still two parachutes.Just now the clever person jumped out with my backpack." | middle1068.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "beautiful"
},
"options": [
"cool",
"beautiful",
"long",
"colourful"
],
"question": "According to the passage, a model has _ hair.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answ... | Do you dream of having beautiful hair like a model ? Well, you can have it if you look after your hair in the right way. To get beautiful hair, you first need to get healthy. So start eating good food, and start exercising. This will make your hair look healthy and full of life. You also need to keep your hair clean to make it look nice. But not many people know how to wash their hair in the right way. Many people wash their hair too much. This dries out their hair. You should only wash your hair every day if you have oily hair. If you have normal or dry hair, you should wash it every two or three days. | middle6061.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "America"
},
"options": [
"Canada",
"Australia",
"America",
"England"
],
"question": "Michael Jordan comes from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
... | Michael Jordan was born on February17,1963,in Brooklyn ,New York . Jordan is the fourth of the five children in his family .His family moved to North Carolina when he was just a baby .As a young boy , his favourite sport was baseball ,but soon he found that he could play basketball as well .At the age of 17, he began to show people just how talented ( )he really was .Throughout his basketball career ( ) , Michael Jordan has won many scoring titles ( ) .many boys and girls look up to Michael Jordan as their hero .Do you know he was a hero ,too , when he was growing up ? He looks up to his older brother ,Larry , Michael Jordan , a basketball superstar , is not just a star on the basketball court .He also works hard to raise money for many children's charities( ) . He encourages children to develop their talents by practice , practice and practice ! | middle5568.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "In Chong Qing."
},
"options": [
"In Chong Qing.",
"In Suzhou.",
"In Hangzhou.",
"In Wuhan."
],
"question": "Where is Wu Huan?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"... | Here are my three photos.
This is my friend, Wu Huan. She is a good girl. She is 11 years old. She is in ChongQing with her family. She likes vegetables and chicken. She doesn't like ice cream or strawberries.
This is me. My name is Chen Ming. I am 12 years old. I am a middle school student in Suzhou. I like eating fruit and vegetables. But I don't like eggs or carrots.
This is my friend, too. His name is Doudou. He is in Suzhou with me. He likes bones . He doesn't like broccoli. He likes playing with balls. He is a nice dog! | middle4662.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "1,000"
},
"options": [
"30",
"160",
"300",
"1,000"
],
"question": "There are about _ pandas living in the nature reserves today.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answe... | The panda is one of the animals most in danger. Three are about 1,000 pandas living in nature reserves today. Zoos and research centers look after about 160 pandas. Scientists are studying how they live and more baby pandas are born in the zoos.
Pandas live in the forests and mountains of Southern China. They mainly live on bamboo, and each pandas needs to eat a lot of bamboo every day. The area of bamboo is becoming smaller for many different reasons, so pandas have less and less land to live on. Pandas don't have many babies, and baby panda often dies. The situation is becoming very serious.
Our government is working hard to save pandas. There are more than 30 nature reserves to protect pandas but these are not enough. The government has made a new plan to help pandas. The nature reserves will be bigger and the bamboo will grow better. Then the pandas will have enough food and enough places to live in. Pandas born in the zoos may go back to live in the nature reserves.
Most people love pandas. The panda is one of the best-known animals in the world. It is the symbol for the World Wide Fund for Nature. The WWF works to protect all animals in danger, so the panda has become the symbol of all animals in danger. There is still a long way to save the panda. Think of other animals in danger. There is still a long way to go to save the panda. Think of other animals in danger such as tigers, whales, turtles and elephants--and we need to save them, too. | middle2213.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "A girl's doll."
},
"options": [
"Danielle.",
"A girl's doll.",
"A boy's doll.",
"A boy."
],
"question": "Who is the writer ?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_inde... | I live in a small doll's house in a young girl's room. The girl is called Danielle. She loves me very much. She puts beautiful clothes on me and combs my hair every day.
I look like a lady from the Tang Dynasty in China. My clothes are red and blue. I wear golden shoes and small gold hair clips.
Danielle is going to take me to Japan for the Doll Festival. I can see many dolls there. Sometimes I feel lonely because I am Danielle's only doll and I never see other dolls. I want to talk with other dolls. I want to talk about our clothes, houses and lives. I want to ask the Japanese dolls a lot of questions. I want to ask the Kokeshi dolls why they have no arms or legs! They are usually little girls. I like to talk to young dolls.
Danielle says I can meet some boys' dolls at the festival too. I hope I can make friends with some of them. | middle6075.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "chemistry"
},
"options": [
"English",
"Chinese",
"chemistry",
"math"
],
"question": "The students were having their _ class.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_... | The students were having their chemistry class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students, "What's water?" No one spoke for a few minutes.Miss Li asked again,"Why don't you answer my question?Didn't I tell you what water is like?"
Just then a boy put up his hand and said,"Miss Li,you told us that water has no color and no smell.But where to find such kind of water?The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell."Most of the children agreed With him.
"I'm sorry,children."said the teacher,"Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier.That's a problem". | middle8058.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "not a bad thing"
},
"options": [
"not a bad thing",
"a terrible thing",
"a bad thing",
"an uncomfortable thing"
],
"question": "What does the writer think of the change and development of language? He thinks it ... | Language is always changing and developing. This isn't a bad thing. If English hadn't changed for a long time, we won't have words to describe telephones, washing machines, computers or some other new things.
Language changes for several reasons. First, it changes because the needs of its speaker change. New technologies, new products, and new experiences need new words to express them clearly. Another reason for change is that different people have different language experiences. People use different sets of words and expressions, because they have different ages, jobs, education levels and so on.
How does language develop then? On the one hand, many of the languages changes begin with young people. When young people communicate with others of their own age, their language grows in grammar, words and expressions that are different from the older people's. Some have a short lifetime but others can influence the language for long. On the other hand, we get new words in many different ways. We borrow them from other languages, we create them by making words shorter or combining words and we make them out of proper names.
Languages that don't change over time are considered dead languages. The fact that English changes so much shows that it is alive and well. | middle6713.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "he didn't get enough care from his parents"
},
"options": [
"he had a big argument with his father",
"he wanted to learn to be independent",
"he didn't get enough care from his parents",
"his parents were always arguing... | Daniel Olin was 11 years old when his parents moved to Canada. He liked his new school and made friends there, but then things at home started to change. His mum and dad began to argue and the arguments got worse and worse until one day, Daniel's mum left. With his father working long hours, Daniel felt very lonely and very unhappy. He wanted to escape, to run away. And that's what he did.
Very early one terribly cold morning when the snow was deep on the ground, he packed a bag with some clothes, some chocolate and a map of Canada and set off to a forest. He ran and ran until he could hardly breathe. His feet were heavy with the snow but he still walked on through deep snow, not even watching where he was going.
Then, disaster struck. A rock hidden by the deep snow caught his feet and Daniel fell to the ground. He had broken the bone. He was very cold and was starting to feel tired, but he knew that if he fell asleep in the snow, he would certainly die from the cold.
A tree shook ahead. From within the branches , a pair of yellow eyes watched Daniel. The puma had been following him. A puma is a large wild cat with claws that could tear Daniel into pieces. But instead of moving in for the kill, the puma walked up to Daniel and lay across his chest, arms and legs. Daniel was too frightened to move, but soon the warmth of the animal reached Daniel and he began to feel better. From time to time, the puma pressed his muzzle against Daniel and rocked his head gently. Clearly, the puma knew that Daniel must not fall asleep. This animal should have been a real danger to Daniel and yet the boy began to feel safe.
They remained like that for several hours until Daniel and the puma heard voices. The rescue team had found them. | middle2575.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "European soldiers."
},
"options": [
"American students.",
"American soldiers.",
"European soldiers.",
"European students."
],
"question": "Who first wore T-shirts according to the passage?",
"question_type":... | There is a long history behind the first T-shirts and today's colorful outerwear .
Many stories talk about the first T-shirts and the reason why people wear them. One says the first T-shirt had something to do with war.
In World War I
Some American soldiers found that European soldiers' undershirts were cooler and more comfortable. They started to wear the same kind. Because the design of the undershirts was simple and looked like the letter T, Americans called the clothes T-shirts.
By World War II Many soldiers started to wear T-shirts as under-wear.
In the 1930s Many American students started wearing white T-shirts for playing sports.
In 1951 Marlon Brando, a very famous American actor, wore a tight-fitting T-shirt in a film. After this, many American men started to dress like him.
In the 1970s T-shirts became the favorite kind of clothing for young people in many countries. At that time, they were a sign of being cool and different from others.
In the 1980s T-shirts started to be hot in China.
Now many young people show their own ideas on their T-shirts; special pictures, funny words... T-shirts are more like artworks than just simple summer wear | middle4104.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "People need a sense of smell to taste some food."
},
"options": [
"People hold their noses to eat onions.",
"If you can smell potatoes, you will taste apples.",
"People need a sense of smell to taste some food.",
"If yo... | If I ask you to shut your eyes and gave you a piece of apple to eat, would you be able to tell me what it is just by tasting it? Of course, you could. Your tongue is covered with tiny "taste buds" which help you know what different foods taste like. Do you know that foods would taste different if you did not have a nose? This experiment shows how important your nose is when you taste things.
What You Need:
* a friend to help
* small pieces of any food like carrot, orange, banana
* small pieces of apple, raw potato, and onion
What You Do:
There are actually three different experiments. You and your friend should take turns to try them on each other.
Experiment 1:
Have your friend close her eyes and open her mouth.
Give her a piece of the food and ask her to taste it.
Then, ask her what she thinks it is. She will probably guess correctly.
Experiment 2:
While your friend has her eyes closed, give her a piece of the raw potato. At the same time, hold a piece of apple right under her nose. Ask her to eat the potato (but don't call it by name) and tell you what she thinks it is. She will say it is a piece of apple!
Experiment 3: (for the brave)
Take a piece of raw onion. You don't have to close your eyes this time. Squeeze your nose closed with your other hand so that no smells can get into your nose. Now take a nibble of the onion. Surprise! As long as you hold your nose, you will not be able to taste the onion.
The Science Secret
You already know the science secret. Your nose and your tongue work together to make food taste the way it does. Your tongue, however, can taste only certain flavors like salty, bitter, sour, and sweet. All of the other "tastes" are actually "smells," and you need your nose to "taste" them. Oh, and you might use this science secret the next time you are told to eat something you don't like the taste of. If you hold your nose while you eat it, you won't "taste" it at all. | middle2205.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "cool"
},
"options": [
"cool",
"colourful",
"cheap",
"their toys"
],
"question": "Many children like mobile phones because they think mobile phones are _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | Many children think mobile phones are cool. They come in fun colours and you can talk with a friend anytime and anywhere.
In the USA, more than 90 million people use mobile phones. Many of those people are children. For children, mobile phones are more than phone calls. They are fashionable.
Most mobile phone users don't think about the health problems caused by mobile phones. Some scientists say that mobile phones give off radiation that might be bad for users. One recent study shows that mobile phone radiation might raise a person's chance of getting some kinds of cancer. Other scientists say mobile phones are not bad for people's health. They say that they didn't find any link between mobile phone use and cancer.
Scientists say that people can protect themselves from mobile phone radiation. One way is to use an earphone, or people can make shorter calls. | middle4674.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "write an article"
},
"options": [
"go home",
"have an English class",
"write an article",
"visit friends"
],
"question": "Mr. Tian asks his students to _ on Friday afternoon.",
"question_type": "cloze_que... | On Friday afternoon, Mr. Tian, the Chinese teacher asks his students to write an article . The topic is My Beautiful Mother. Mr. Tian says to the students,"You can go home after you finish it. "
All the students except Xiao Hong begin to write. They want to go home early. Xiao Hong is sitting there and thinks of her activities on weekends. She usually plays basketball on Monday afternoon if it is sunny. She plays volleyball on Tuesday afternoon. On Wednesday she plays tennis. She often plays ping-pong on Thursday. And she likes playing soccer on Friday afternoon.
She raises her head and looks around. There are only five students except her in the classroom. Forty students hand in their articles and leave for home. She is a little worried .
She thinks it over, and then, she has a good idea. She writes down the words on the paper: My mother is a tall and healthy woman. She is really beautiful. If you look at her daughter, you can know all about her. | middle6063.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "the most beautiful park"
},
"options": [
"the busiest street",
"the biggest station",
"the highest point",
"the most beautiful park"
],
"question": "Sydney Tower is _ in Sydney, Australia.",
"question_ty... | Sydney Tower
Address: 100 Market St, Sydney
Phone: 02 93339222
Fax: 02 93339203
Open time: 9:00 am to 10:30 pm (Saturdays to 11:30 pm)
Ticket: $ 60 (for an adult) $ 30 (for a child)
Website: www. Sydneytower. com. au
How to get there: train to Town Hall Station and a short walk along Market Street
How to book tickets: by phone / fax or through the Web
Attraction: Sydney's best views are just the beginning! Sydney Tower takes you to the highest point above Sydney for exciting 360deg views of our beautiful city. | middle6705.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "35"
},
"options": [
"33",
"35",
"38",
"41"
],
"question": "Emily began to learn Russian at the age of _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answ... | Hello,everyone!
My name is Emily.I'm 38 years old and live in a small city near New York now.Three years ago.I started to learn Russian.I once had a Russian friend.We used to meet twice a month and have some coffee and a talk together.However, she went to China later, so nobody can help me with my Russian.I hope to find an outgoing Russian girl to help me learn more about Russian culture.I can help you with your English or Spanish.I can also speak a little Chinese.I have many friends in this city and they think I'm friendly.I think we'll be good friends and have much good time. If you like to be my friend, you can email me at emily@163.com.I'm sorry for writing in English but it would take me too long to express myself in Russian.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Emily | middle4112.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "In March"
},
"options": [
"In May",
"In April",
"In March",
"In June"
],
"question": "When did Jolin Tsai publish \"Jolin's English Diary Book\" ?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer"... | JOLIN Tsai , a famous singer, has become an English teacher! But she is not staying in a classroom to give you talks in English.Instead, she has published a new book, "Jolin's English Diary Book".It came out in Taiwan in March.Jolin is helping you learn English in a _ way and give you useful words for life outside your textbooks.
"I hope it's a happy English book," she said, "When you learn English in a fun way, you will keep on doing it." This certainly doesn't mean just reciting words.Jolin has a lot of clever ways of learning.She likes to listen to English songs or find friends to talk to in English.She has been good at English since Grade 3 in primary school .Because of this, she hosted news programme on the radio herself.
Jolin knows it's important to put English to good use.So, in her English diaries, she wrote something about her everyday life, like study, fashion , travel and family.After each diary, she gives you lots of notes.You can use them often, too! Jolin also asks you to keep diaries like hers. | middle2563.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "It had opened the day before the hanging."
},
"options": [
"It had opened the day before the hanging.",
"It had been broken a long time.",
"After three times, it opened.",
"John Lee's dead body fell through it."
],
... | Here are two stories from different parts of the world. They seem strange but, believe it or not, they re all true!
John Lee was an Englishman who refused to be hanged! In 1884 the police said Lee had killed an old woman who he used to work with. There was nothing to show that Lee had killed the woman. Lee told the police he hadn't done it, but no one believed him and he was going to be hanged. On the day of the hanging, however, the door in the floor, through which Lee's body would fall, did not open. They tried three times but each time the door stayed closed, even though it had worked well the day before. In the end they sent Lee back to prison, where he lived for the next twenty-two years. At all times, John Lee said he hadn't killed the woman, and he believed it was the "hand of God" that had saved him from death by hanging.
The police in Venezuela in South America followed a man home one night. He was the thief they wanted to catch. However, half of his house was standing in Venezuela and the other half was standing in Colombia . Venezuela's neighbor. When the police entered the house, the man ran upstairs to his bedroom, which was in Colombia, and called his lawyer . The Venezuelan police were not allowed to enter Colombia so they could not enter the bedroom. They asked the police in Colombia to help. The Colombian police refused to help because the man's crime was not a crime in Colombia. In the end, the Venezuelan police gave up and went back to the police station. | middle3669.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "got married to Mary"
},
"options": [
"asked lots of his friends to come to his birthday party",
"became a famous scientist",
"got married to Mary",
"Stayed at home with his bride most of the time"
],
"question":... | 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 factory because I have something important to do. Then I'll come back to have dinner with you."The bride had no way but to agree.
On the night of the festival, other families were full of joy while the bride stayed in the house alone,just looking out of the window. How lonely she was!
A worker went into the lab and said as soon as he saw Edison, "My goodness! I have never seen a bride-groom like you. It's already twelve now!"Edison was greatly surprised. "Twelve? Too bad! I said I would have dinner with Mary." he said as he ran downstairs.
That's how hard Edison worked.He gave all his life to the invention of lights, films and over two thousand other things. A new invention came into being every fifteen days. | middle4106.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "useful"
},
"options": [
"strange",
"lazy",
"useful",
"small"
],
"question": "The horse is a _ animal to man.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"... | 2014 is the year of horse in China. Do you know anything about the horse?
The horse is strong and runs very fast. He's a useful and hard-working animal. The horse learns to know his master soon. He loves his master, even after his master has died. Here's a story about such a horse. In a war, the master was killed, and fell from his horse. When his body was found some days later, the horse was still standing beside it. During that long time, the horse didn't leave the body of his master, without food or water, in the coldest weather, driving away the birds that might eat it. Wasn't he a great animal? | middle5218.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "A worker."
},
"options": [
"A doctor.",
"A teacher.",
"A farmer.",
"A worker."
],
"question": "What does Ben's grandfather do?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_in... | This is a photo of Ben's family. He has a big family. Look! Ben's grandparents are on the sofa. They are workers. They are old, so they don't work now. Ben's father is a doctor. He works in a hospital. He often drives his car to work. Ben's mother is a teacher. She teaches English in our school. The man in white is Ben's uncle. The young woman in red is Ben's aunt. They are office workers. Ben's family live in Beijing now. Ben and I are classmates. We are good friends.
,. | middle2577.txt |
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