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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Yes, sometimes we can."
},
"options": [
"No, it's impossible.",
"No, we can't.",
"Yes, sometimes we can.",
"Yes, we always do so."
],
"question": "Can we communicate with each other without words?",
"questio... | You speak,write a letter,and make a telephone call. Your words carry a message. People communicate with words. Do you think you can communicate without words? A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly. Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad. When you raise your hand in class,the teacher knows you wa... | middle7591.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "help those people who have lost the ability to walk"
},
"options": [
"show the development of medical science",
"help those people who have lost the ability to walk",
"help the doctor do more experiments",
"make a popul... | The term "bionic man" came from The Six Million Dollar Man which was a popular TV show in the U.S.A. in the 1970s. It was a story about a former astronaut whose body was rebuilt by using artificial parts after he nearly died. Now, a team of engineers has made a robot by using artificial organs , limbs and other body ... | middle6857.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "white"
},
"options": [
"white",
"black",
"yellow",
"red"
],
"question": "Mary has a _ dog.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "sma... | Mary likes dogs very much. She has a pug-dog. It is white. It has big eyes and ears. It is small but it is cute and beautiful.
Every morning, the dog eats some bread and meat. They are the dog's favorite food. When Mary goes to school, the dog always waits for her at the gate. When she comes back home, the dog follows... | middle474.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "old-fashioned"
},
"options": [
"in style",
"fashioned",
"old-fashioned",
"cool"
],
"question": "Ten years ago, tea was _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index... | What do people drink in Western countries? They drink coffee, of course. Tea is the drink of us Chinese. Think again. In the West, tea is seeing to be cool again.
In Western countries like the UK, coffee used to be the fashionable drink. Jenny Northam, a 28-year-old English woman, remembers that ten years ago tea was u... | middle3907.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "an advertisement"
},
"options": [
"an advertisement",
"a food report",
"a shopping list",
"a menu"
],
"question": "The above reading is most probably _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | Food, Drink &
Refreshment
Relax and unwind in our new state of the Loch Ness Eatery. Whether you are looking for a snack or a full meal we can provide almost anything to suit everyone. We will be ready for helping you at all times.
Fresh Tea. Coffee, Hot Chocolate etc.
Good choice of Home Baking and Cake
Home Made ... | middle1876.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Four"
},
"options": [
"Four",
"One",
"Two",
"Five"
],
"question": "How many bulls were there in the story? _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"a... | Once there lived a lion in the big mountain.He was very big and strong.He often ate the other animals.Every day he went out to look for food.The small animals in the mountain were all afraid of him.Near the mountain there were four bulls .They are friends, and they often worked and played together.The tiger tried man... | middle448.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "About how to store fish."
},
"options": [
"About all kinds of fishes.",
"About how to store fish.",
"About how to cook.",
"About food."
],
"question": "What is this article mainly about?",
"question_type": n... | There are different ways to store fish. One way to keep fish for future use is canning it. We'll have this article describing, step by step, how to prepare dried fish.
Begin with fish that are out of the water. If the fish are small, leave their heads on. Cut off the heads if the fish are longer than twenty centimeters... | middle3913.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "She makes a card."
},
"options": [
"She writes a letter.",
"She makes a card.",
"She does her homework.",
"She draws a house."
],
"question": "What does Ellen do for her mother?",
"question_type": "factiod_q... | "Tomorrow is my mother's birthday," Ellen thinks. She wants to buy a gift for
her mother, but she doesn't have any money. "What should I do?" She thinks and
thinks. Suddenly she has a good idea. She can make a gift by herself. So she
uses a piece of paper to make a card. She draws a beautiful picture with
birds and f... | middle5351.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Three."
},
"options": [
"Two.",
"Three.",
"Four.",
"Five."
],
"question": "How many opponents did the boy face in the story?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_inde... | Once a 10-year-old boy decided to learn judo though he had lost his left arm in a car accident.
The boy began lessons with an old Japanese sensei, a judo teacher. Three months later, he was still practising with the same move. So he asked, "Sensei, shouldn't I be learning more moves?"
"This is the only move you know,... | middle6658.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Airport Health Inspector"
},
"options": [
"JKF Airport in New York",
"Airport Health Inspector",
"Mary Buendia",
"Animal Health Center"
],
"question": "The best title of the passage will probably be _ .",
... | Mary Buendia once spent a day in an airplane, looking for a cat. She didn't find it that day. The plane flew around all over the world for three weeks with the cat on board. She finally found it in the cargo hold and sent it home first-class. Another time ,she found two suitcases full of birds from Turkey. But her stra... | middle7546.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "2008"
},
"options": [
"2008",
"2009",
"2010",
"2011"
],
"question": "When did the movie Kung Fu Panda first published?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,... | Kung Fu Panda is a 2008 American computer-animated action comedy movie made by DreamWorks. It was directed by John Stevenson and Mark Osborne. It tells the story about a big fat panda named Po who is a kung fu fan. The movie came out in 2008 and stars Jack Black as Po. It received critical acclaim and became a box offi... | middle6880.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "they finally enjoyed the sweet juice"
},
"options": [
"they got the special gift",
"they preserved it very long",
"they finally enjoyed the sweet juice",
"they entered the dining hall"
],
"question": "These chil... | In the very early 1800's, a young boy about 14 years old named John lived in a orphanage in Old England along with several other children. Orphan meant unwanted and unloved.
Christmas was the one day of the year when the children didn't work and received a gift, an orange. Usually they tried to taste and keep it for s... | middle8113.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "She doesn't want to do what her parents ask."
},
"options": [
"Her parents treat her badly.",
"She always worries about her parents.",
"Her parents don't care about her feelings.",
"She doesn't want to do what her paren... | Post your problems on the blog and get other bloggers' advice!
My problem is my parents. They never stop going on about how I should keep my room tidy, keep my hair tidy and wear smart clothes. They even make me do the washing-up after dinner every night! None of my friends have got such tenable parents. What should I... | middle1651.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "you can't speak"
},
"options": [
"you can speak",
"you can study",
"you can't speak",
"you can't study"
],
"question": "You know a lot about English, but maybe _ it.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
... | We are learning English, but how can we learn English well? A student can know a lot about English, but maybe he can't speak English.
If you want to know how to swim, you must get into the river. And if you want to be a football player, you must play football. So, you see, you can learn by using it. You must listen to ... | middle2358.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "by the south bank of the River Thames"
},
"options": [
"near Windsor Town",
"32 kilometers east of London City",
"in central London",
"by the south bank of the River Thames"
],
"question": "The famous Windsor Ca... | Windsor Castle is one of the most famous castles in the world.It lies in Windsor
Town,32 kilometers west of London City ,by the south bank of the River Thames.People built the
castle just outside of London to protect the capital of Britain.
Windsor Castle has a long and rich history.It began to be built in 1 066.People... | middle5437.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "he knows little knowledge"
},
"options": [
"he knows little knowledge",
"he is young and strong",
"he tries to be a farmer",
"he finds a job on a farm"
],
"question": "Henry doesn't like to use his head,so _ ... | Henry finds a job on a farm.He is the strongest and youngest.He eats more,sleeps more,but works less.He doesn't like to use his head,so he knows little.He has to do some unskilled work.He always says he's tired and hopes to have a good rest.So he gets less money than others.
Winter is coming.The workers are getting re... | middle8107.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "personality"
},
"options": [
"appearance",
"personality",
"hobby",
"education"
],
"question": "The characteristics of a zodiac animal may influence the _ of every person born in that year.",
"question_ty... | What is your zodiac animal? According to the Chinese lunar calendar , 12 animals mark 12 different years. It is the basis of the Chinese zodiac. Nowadays, Chinese zodiac animals have worldwide fame and are increasingly popular among western people.
The zodiac is an important part of Chinese culture. People believe tha... | middle1645.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "4."
},
"options": [
"2",
"4.",
"14.",
"40"
],
"question": "How old is MiMi?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "it is his birthday."... | Hi,I'm Mimi. I'm four years old. I enjoy listening to music very much. I can sing and dance. This is a photo of me at my birthday party. I look very cool because it is my birthday today.It is favorite day of this year.I get up early and I'm ready for my birthday party.I have a lot of animal friends .iIcall them to my h... | middle1123.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "after her father stopped her driving the rabbits away"
},
"options": [
"when she began to plant seeds in the second grade",
"when she asked her mother to rent a piece of land",
"after the couple next door gave her some tomato... | When I was in the second grade,my teacher gave all her students some seeds . She told us to watch the magic of the seeds once we planted them. Excitedly,I put a few seeds in my pot. I watered them for a few days and purple flowers came out.
In class,I reported back to my teacher that the magic was the purple flowers. M... | middle7552.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Six"
},
"options": [
"Four",
"Five",
"Six",
"Seven"
],
"question": "How many kinds of animals are mentioned in the passage?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"a... | Come and see the Indian elephants and new tigers from America. The bears are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys from china are waiting to throw things at you. The lovely dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at you. The giraffes from Zambia are waiting to look down on you.
Tickets
Adults :$2.00
Children : Over... | middle6894.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "an English"
},
"options": [
"an American",
"an English",
"a Chinese",
"a Japanese"
],
"question": "Kate is _ girl.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
... | This is No. 2 Middle School. My friend, Wei Hua is in the school. She is fifteen. She is in Class Three, Grade Two. Wei Hua has two good friends. They are Kate and Lily. Kate is from England. She is fifteen, too. But She is in No. 3 Middle School. She is in Class One, Grade Two. Lily is an American girl. She is fifteen... | middle3734.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Environmental problems."
},
"options": [
"Polluted water.",
"Poor education.",
"Environmental problems.",
"Indoor and outdoor air pollution."
],
"question": "What is the main cause of child deaths?",
"questi... | A UN report said that around 60 million people across the world are drinking polluted water. Some 4,500 children die every day because of polluted water.
A report showed that environmental problems kill 3 million children under five years old each year, making them one of the key contributors in more than 10 million ... | middle5345.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "so that we can keep ourselves safe from a fire"
},
"options": [
"so that the fire can be put out in time",
"because we might lose our way in a fire",
"because we may have little time to call 119",
"so that we can keep o... | A survey shows that the number of fires in government buildings each year is small compared to home fires. This is probably because such buildings are taken good care of and managed. However, at home after work fire safety is your own duty.
For most of us who live in high-rise buildings, the safety of you and your fami... | middle6664.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "If someone has time and works hard , he can make a lot of money."
},
"options": [
"If someone has time and works hard , he can make a lot of money.",
"It takes quite a lot of time to make money.",
"Working hard can bring peop... | Americans think much about time. From children they learn to value time. As children they are taught to be on time to go to school, to work and to do everything. When they are having a good time, they say that time goes easily. When a person is dying, they say he is living on a borrowed time.
Time is money. Time is k... | middle4073.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Singapore's first indoor snow center"
},
"options": [
"just a small city in Singapore",
"a place where people can go surfing",
"Singapore's first indoor snow center",
"a place where the weather is cold"
],
"ques... | For the first time in Singapore, it's snowing. Visitors to Singapore will be amazed by the technology that brings winter to you on this tropical island.
All visitors can have cool winter fun in Snow City, Singapore's first indoor snow center. Visitors can see and touch snow falling. Of course, it's more than just tou... | middle2402.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Haiyan"
},
"options": [
"Haiyan",
"Bebinca",
"Danas",
"Cimaron"
],
"question": "What is the most terrible typhoon in 2013? It is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"an... | This past month saw one of the most devastating storms in history brings death and destruction on the Philippines. The number of lives lost is still being calculated, but it is already sitting above five thousand. In the flurryof news about the storm and its after-math, the cries of "I told you so" from environmentalis... | middle2364.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "camels"
},
"options": [
"camels",
"parades",
"people in green",
"green buildings"
],
"question": "On Saint Patrick's Day, you can see the following EXCEPT _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{... | There are many different kinds of festivals around the worlD. Here are four of them.
Saint Patrick's Day in Ireland
Ireland is an island country.It's in the west of Europe.There are wide green fields.
Saint Patrick's Day is on 17th March.It's an important holiday in IrelanD. This holiday is to remember Saint Patrick.He... | middle6102.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Two Men Who Weren't Afraid to Dream"
},
"options": [
"Two Men Who Were Afraid to Dream",
"Two Filmmakers Who Were Afraid to Dream",
"Two Writers Who Weren't Afraid to Dream",
"Two Men Who Weren't Afraid to Dream"
],... | What could a poem writer and a movie director share? More than you think! Langston Hughes began writing poems in high school and soon became one of America's greatest writers. Most of his writing is about his experiences as an African American. He wrote poems about people who worked hard through life but still found th... | middle7208.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "The manners and traditions in England."
},
"options": [
"Differences between England and China.",
"The guide help.",
"The manners and traditions in England.",
"How to visit England for the first time."
],
"quest... | If you are visiting England, you will notice that English have many customs and traditions that are different from those in China.
This guide provides help for anyone visiting England for the first time.
Standing in the queue
English people like to form queue.They think it is the fair way to behave.People wait in a que... | middle6116.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Over five kilometers."
},
"options": [
"Five minutes by bike.",
"Over five kilometers.",
"Fifty minutes by bus.",
"Four kilometers."
],
"question": "How far is Li Lu's home from her school?",
"question_type"... | Li Lu is a fifth-grade student who lived in a small village in Shanxi Province. She lived with her grandparents, because her parents are migrant workers in big cities. During the days when there were no school buses, Li Lu had to ride a bike five kilometers and climb a small mountain to school every day. Her 70-year-ol... | middle1679.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Fifteen."
},
"options": [
"Five.",
"Ten.",
"Twelve.",
"Fifteen."
],
"question": "How old is Chloe Lang?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_... | Chloe Lang is a fifteen-year-old American girl. She loves cooking a lot. When she was a little girl, she helped her grandma make meals at home.
A year ago, Chloe wrote a letter to Rachel Ray, a famous host of a TV cookery show. She asked for a ticket to be one of the audience, but she got nothing. One day in June, Chl... | middle4701.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "can stay alive for months out of water"
},
"options": [
"lives on land in Africa",
"can stay alive for months out of water",
"prefers living in dry places",
"is the longest living fish on earth"
],
"question": "... | A fish that lives in America can live out. of water for months at a time, similar to how animals got used to land millions of years ago, a new study shows.
The Mangrove Rivulus, a kind of little fish, lives in small pools of water. When their living place dries up, they live. on the land, said Scott Taylor, a researche... | middle3708.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Four."
},
"options": [
"Two",
"Three.",
"Four.",
"Five."
],
"question": "How many people are there in the Black family?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0... | The Black family often do housework together at the weekend. Pam often cleans bedrooms. Her father buys _ for the next week. Her mother washes the clothes. John, Pam's brother, helps to cut the grass in the garden.
The Blacks often ride bikes to the park nearby. In the park, they can play basketball and football. They ... | middle4067.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "TV show"
},
"options": [
"film",
"TV show",
"book",
"newspaper"
],
"question": "A Bite of China is a _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answe... | Do you often watch TV programs? There are many TV programs on Chinese cuisines (, ),but few are like A Bite of China. It tries to bring something new by introducing more cultural features related to dishes, such as eating habits and wonderful stories about food.
It's said that more than 100 million Chinese people are... | middle5379.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Woodland School"
},
"options": [
"Class 8, Grade 5",
"Mrs Green's class",
"Woodland School",
"America"
],
"question": "Alan is studying in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {... | Report Card London Woodland School
Name: Alan Class: 5 Grade: 8
Grade teacher: Mr Jim Green
English: Good work this term. He has a good memory and is good at speaking. A
Maths: Good. But sometimes he is careless. B
History: He knows a lot about British ... | middle2416.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Chinese"
},
"options": [
"English",
"Japanese",
"small",
"Chinese"
],
"question": "Jack is in a _ school.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answe... | Hi! I'm Jack. I'm in a new school this term. Now let me tell you about my school now. My new school is big and nice. There are one thousand and four hundred students and one hundred and forty teachers in my school. I like the teachers. They are very kind to me. My classmates are very friendly , too. They teach me Chine... | middle6670.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "England"
},
"options": [
"America",
"France",
"German",
"England"
],
"question": "The story happened in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"an... | There was a famous church in London. It was 110 meters high. The center of the church was like a bell. The ceiling of the church was painted by a famous artist. A platform was built so that the artist could put up the ladder on it and paint the ceiling. The platform was about 70 meters over the ground.
One day the art... | middle1490.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "J.K. Rowling loved listening to stories when she was very young"
},
"options": [
"J.K. Rowling met a boy named Harry on a long train trip",
"J.K. Rowling loved listening to stories when she was very young",
"J.K. Rowling is t... | J.K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of the bestsellers in the world.
J.K. Rowling was born in Bristol on July 31st, 1965. She has one sister who is two years younger than her. Both girls loved listening to their father reading bedtime stories to them. They especially loved stories about magical... | middle104.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Their farmland wasn't good to live on."
},
"options": [
"They never stayed long in one place.",
"Their farmland wasn't good to live on.",
"They found a nicer flat.",
"They got too much money."
],
"question": "Wh... | Some years went by. Then Father Boone called the family together. "Pack your things," he told them. "We are leaving here. Our farmland isn't good to live on. We can buy rich, cheap land in he southwest."
Sixteen-year-old Daniel was happy. "I'm glad we are going," he said. "I feel crowded here. There are too many houses... | middle2827.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "science fiction movies"
},
"options": [
"large high school",
"science fiction movies",
"digital camera shop",
"hospital"
],
"question": "People could see 3-D printing in _ ten years ago.",
"question_type":... | If your pen broke at school today,what would you do?You would go to a shop and buy a new one.What if you could simply print out a real,working pen with your 3-D printer without leaving your room?
The 3-D printer has been used to make many different things.People have made cups cars and even an airplane with it.
Doctors... | middle6499.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "grandmother to a grandson"
},
"options": [
"a grandfather to a grandson.",
"grandmother to a grandson",
"a father to a daughter.",
"a mother to a son."
],
"question": "This letter is written by _ .",
"ques... | Dear Tommy,
I'm writing to you on your third birthday. I want to tell you something about your grandma's time. I was born sixty-eight years ago in a small village.
Transportation used to be a big problem. When we travelled from village to village, we used to walk or ride horses.
Shopping was not an easy job, either. T... | middle7787.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Thirty yuan a kilo."
},
"options": [
"Ten yuan a kilo.",
"Fifteen yuan a kilo.",
"Thirty yuan a kilo.",
"Forty yuan a kilo."
],
"question": "How much is meat now?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
... | Uncle Lee is coming to have dinner with us. Mom and I go shopping. We don't have any meat. We need to buy some. It's ten yuan a kilo before. But now two kilos are sixty yuan. I say, "Mom, let's buy some fish." Mom answers, "OK." Fish is Uncle Lee's favorite food. We buy one kilo and a half. We also buy some vegetables ... | middle7793.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "a quarter"
},
"options": [
"75%",
"a quarter",
"a half",
"25%"
],
"question": "In Michelle's country over _ of the students are too fat .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Michelle , a famous lady , has found that over 25% students are too fat in her country . It's a very serious problem . So she stats a health program to deal with it . The health program is to reduce the amount of fat students today and in the future .
The program will get families , schools , news papers , magazines an... | middle2833.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "the clear blue sky"
},
"options": [
"the factories",
"the clear blue sky",
"the people",
"the cars on the road"
],
"question": "APEC Blue refers to _ in Beijing during the APEC meeting.",
"question_type"... | News Review
APEC Blue People in Beijing got the saying after the APEC meeting in Beijing. It refers to the clear blue sky during the meeting. To get such a blue sky, many factories in Beijing and nearby cities stopped work, and the number of cars on the road was cut.
A Warning Ticket A 24-year-old woman in Nanjing... | middle5184.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "The third Sunday in June."
},
"options": [
"The second Sunday in May.",
"The third Saturday in June.",
"The third Sunday in June.",
"The second Sunday in March."
],
"question": "When is Father's Day?",
"ques... | Father's Day is the third Sunday in June. It is a day to thank fathers. On that day, fathers usually receive greeting gifts and cards. On the cards, children will write, "Thanks, father." "Best wishes for Father's Day" and so on. Father's Day is also a day families get together at home as well as in the restaurants.
Wh... | middle3293.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "She had no friends in her new school."
},
"options": [
"She was afraid of entering a new school.",
"She had no friends in her new school.",
"She didn't like making friends with strangers.",
"Her classmates didn't like h... | Anna was excited about starting her first day in the new school. However, when she first walked past the students in the school, her excitement turned to fear, and then to loneliness over the next few days. "Why didn't anyone say 'hi' to me or invite me to his or her lunch table? Is it because of my clothes or my hair?... | middle110.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Do part-time jobs"
},
"options": [
"Study at home",
"Do part-time jobs",
"Take part in sports groups",
"Do chores"
],
"question": "What would a Chinese middle school student probably NOT do at the weekends accor... | Audrey is a Chinese-American student. She has found many value differences between Chinese and Americans.
About money
Americans would like to spend more than they have, so many of them are always in debt . Chinese usually spend less than they have, so many of them have money left in the bank.
American kids love to make... | middle1484.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "12"
},
"options": [
"11",
"12",
"13",
"14"
],
"question": "How old is Li Lei?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Jack"
},
"... | Hello!This Chinese boy is Li Lei. He's 12. He's in No.3 Middle School. He's in Class 2,Grade 1. His good friend is Jack. He's an English boy. He's in Li Lei's school. He's in Class1.Grade2. Mrs Read is an English teacher in their school.She's an English woman. Jack an Li Lei has a secret ----Jack is their English teach... | middle5812.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "5"
},
"options": [
"2.",
"3.",
"4.",
"5"
],
"question": "How many people are there in Laura's family?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_te... | Laura Brent is a manager in an important company. She has three children--the eldest is 10, and youngest is three. "My job was only possible because my husband David was prepared to take my place and become a house husband," she says.
More and more couples are finding this arrangement suits them better in today's world... | middle138.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "China"
},
"options": [
"Japan",
"England",
"America",
"China"
],
"question": "Alice is from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "... | Hello, I'm a middle school student from Hainan. My Chinese name is Li Ying. My English name is Alice. I am Chinese. I'm in No. 26 Middle School. I am a good student. Now I am thirteen years old.
Our school is very nice. Ms Smart is my English teacher. I like her and she loves us very much.
There are three people in my ... | middle7963.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "scared"
},
"options": [
"scared",
"excited",
"interested",
"relaxed"
],
"question": "When the old lady first saw the man, she was_.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer... | He was driving home one evening when he saw an old lady standing by the road. He could tell she needed help. So he stopped his car in front of her car and got out.
He smiled at her, but she was worried. Was he going to hurt her? He looked poor and hungry.
He said: "I'm here to help you ma'am. Why don't you wait in the ... | middle7977.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "terrible"
},
"options": [
"interesting",
"terrible",
"happy",
"unhappy"
],
"question": "Mr. Coates thinks working on the weekend is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"... | Many people have to work on the weekend. Some people do not mind. Others think it is terrible.
One man thinks that working on the weekend can be dangerous. He is Graham Coates. Mr Coates works in an office in Brighton, England.
On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. When he got on the lift , ... | middle892.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Jobs"
},
"options": [
"Homework.",
"Friends.",
"Jobs",
"Clothes"
],
"question": "Which is NOT mentioned about the arguments between parents and teenagers?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
... | Maybe you often have arguments with your parens about clothes , homework,friends and many other things. But what's going on when your parents fight with each other? Most teenagers feel sad or afraid when their parents fight. They might think their parents don't love each other any more and that their arguments will lea... | middle5806.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "he enjoys the warmth of the family"
},
"options": [
"he should have no time to warm his slippers",
"he enjoys the warmth of the family",
"he thinks it the most important to have slippers",
"he wants someone to warm his ... | An Englishman, a Frenchman and a Russian were discussing happiness. "Happiness," said the Englishman, "Happiness is when you return home tired after work, yet find your slippers warming by the fire."
"You English have no romance," said the Frenchman. "Happiness is when you go on a business trip, find a pretty girl who... | middle3244.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "bananas"
},
"options": [
"bananas",
"chicken",
"meat",
"fish"
],
"question": "Before games it is good for you to eat _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index":... | Today, people want to be healthy by doing sports and exercise. But some of them have some wrong ideas about it.
"A plate of chicken is a good meal before games because it has much energy ."
In fact , the best meal before games should have carbohydrates . Food like potatoes, bread, bananas are rich in it, but chicken a... | middle5635.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Run away from the beach as quickly as possible if an earthquake happens."
},
"options": [
"Ground movement during an earthquake is the main reason of death.",
"You should keep your windows, fireplaces and heavy furniture clear.",
... | Stay as safe as possible during an earthquake. Be aware that some earthquakes are actually foreshocks and a larger earthquake might occur. Reduce your movements to a few steps to a nearby safe place.
If you are indoors, do "duck, cover and hold". Duck or drop down to the floor, under something strong, such as a table ... | middle1453.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "In 1795"
},
"options": [
"In 1565.",
"In 1655",
"In 1795",
"In 1943."
],
"question": "When did the pencil become popular according to the passage?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answ... | Nobody knows who invented the pencil or when it was invented. A Swiss described a pencil in a book in 1565. He said it was a piece of wood with lead inside it . Pencils weren't popular, and people continued to write with pens. In 1795,someone started making pencils from graphite and they became very popular. Today, p... | middle7022.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "grows an orange tree"
},
"options": [
"grows an orange tree",
"can make money",
"makes cups",
"sells fruit"
],
"question": "The poor man _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | A poor man has an orange tree in his garden. There are many fine oranges on it. He finds one of the oranges much bigger than the others. It is as big as a ball. the poor man takes the orange to the king. The king is very happy. He gives him a lot of money. A rich man hears of this. He takes his gold cup to the king. He... | middle879.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "They are bad for his teeth."
},
"options": [
"John doesn't like them.",
"They are bad for his teeth.",
"His mother has no money.",
"His mother doesn't love him."
],
"question": "John's mother doesn't give him ch... | John likes chocolates very much, but his mother doesn't give him. They're bad for his teeth, she thinks. John has a very nice grandfather. The old man loves John very much and sometimes he buys John some chocolates. Then his mother let him eat them. Because she wants to make the old man happy.
One Sunday evening befor... | middle7744.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "difficult"
},
"options": [
"easy",
"difficult",
"many",
"few"
],
"question": "Doing _ math problem can make students lose heart.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answe... | Students learn many subjects at school, like Chinese, English, math and physics. Some students think it's hard to do well in math. They say it's boring. Why do they say this? First, some math problems are so hard for them. They spend a lot of time on them, but they can't work them out, so they lost heart . Second, they... | middle39.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Becky's father"
},
"options": [
"Becky's father",
"Becky's mother",
"Becky's brother",
"Becky's sister"
],
"question": "_ can speak Chinese.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | There is a photo on Becky's desk. It is a picture of her family. There are four people in it.
The man is her father. He is thirty-eight. He can speak Chinese. There is a woman behind Becky. She is Becky's mother. She is thirty-seven. She can't speak Chinese, but she speaks English. They're teachers. They work in a scho... | middle1335.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "1986"
},
"options": [
"1986",
"1988",
"1992",
"1997"
],
"question": "The charity song Let the World Be Filled with Love was written in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | A concert under the theme of the 28-year-old charity song Let the World Be Filled with Love is set to bring 100 celebrated singers to perform in Quanzhou in southeast China's Fujian Province next month. The concert is set to cover 10 cities including Beijing. Quanzhou is the first stop of the touring schedule.
The song... | middle5153.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "He doesn't know how to get on well with his English teacher."
},
"options": [
"He doesn't like learning English.",
"He meets trouble with his English teacher.",
"He doesn't know how to get on well with his English teacher.",
... | Dear editor,
My English teacher is very strict with us. Several days ago, when we were in class, Tom asked me a question. But my English teacher thought we were speaking in class. She asked us to stand at the back of the classroom for a few minutes. This made me unfair. After that, I feel nervous in her class, so I don... | middle2628.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Travel"
},
"options": [
"Food",
"Travel",
"Society",
"Business"
],
"question": "The passage is probably taken from the _ part of a magazine.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | I am off on a trip on my own. Yes ! Alone! I can't wait to get going to Europe to see some cities I really want to visit. It is great because I can choose what I want to do in each city. I am going to travel by train on the Eurorail.
The train trip was fast and the views of the countryside were amazing. Now 1 am in Sal... | middle5147.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "there was not enough land"
},
"options": [
"it's near the sea",
"there was not enough land",
"planes arrive safely",
"it's good"
],
"question": "The airport was built out into the sea because _ .",
"quest... | If you go to Hong Kong by air, you will arrive at Kai Tak Airport. Because there was no enough land, it was built out into the sea. It is in the part of Hong Kong called Kowloon. Kowloon is one of the two big cities in Hong Kong.
The other city is Hong Kong itself. It is on an island. You can get there by ship or throu... | middle4259.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "She starts a new job."
},
"options": [
"She has more grandchildren.",
"She has her own art gallery.",
"She lives an easy life.",
"She starts a new job."
],
"question": "How is Grandma Moses different from most o... | Most people will rest and relax when they are old. They do not work. And most people are certainly not famous. But Grandma Moses is different She starts a new job at the age of 76.
This is her story. She was born in a poor farmer's family in 1860. Her parents named her Anna Mary Robertson. She married Thomas Moses in 1... | middle3536.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "leg"
},
"options": [
"leg",
"head",
"foot",
"trunk"
],
"question": "The first man touched the elephant's _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"a... | One day, five blind men were walking along, when suddenly they bumped into something very big in front of them. Each one put out his hand and _ it. The first man thought it was a tree ---it was tall and round. The second man felt something tall and wide and rough and said, "Aha! This must be a wall !" The third man to... | middle7750.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Because he worked too hard."
},
"options": [
"Because he didn't finish his lessons.",
"Because he worked too hard.",
"Because he was worried about his homework.",
"Because there was a lot of noise."
],
"question... | A young man worked very hard on his lessons. He was too busy to have a rest. One day he found that he couldn't fall asleep at night. As he became ill, he couldn't go to sleep. When he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep. But he always failed.
After a few days he decided to see a doctor.
"I just can't go ... | middle1321.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "listening, speaking, reading and writing"
},
"options": [
"spelling, listening, grammar and reading",
"listening, speaking, reading and writing",
"taking exams, pronunciation, reading and writing",
"pronunciation, readi... | If you have a problem with speaking, you can do several things. Listen to English as much as possible. You can learn a poem or a song by heart. You can also learn more dialogues . And practice speaking with your friends as much as you can.
Many people find it difficult to listen to English. The answer is to listen as ... | middle7988.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "One tiger and one monkey."
},
"options": [
"Two tigers and two monkeys.",
"Two tigers and one monkey.",
"One tiger and two monkeys.",
"One tiger and one monkey."
],
"question": "How many tigers and monkeys are t... | There is an old tiger in the forest . He doesn't want to look for food now. He often lets other animals get him some food to eat.
One day, he sees a monkey and says,"I am hungry, monkey. Go and get me something to eat.""I can't do that now, tiger." the monkey says,"There is another tiger over there . He doesn't le... | middle1447.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "he would feel sad and sorry for them"
},
"options": [
"he would lose his children`s love",
"the children wouldn`t forgive their father",
"he would feel sad and sorry for them",
"nothing would happen"
],
"questio... | Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus . Finally, there was only one family between the ticket counter and us. This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. You could tell they didn't have a lot of money. Th... | middle6328.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "A pair of tennis bats"
},
"options": [
"A pair of tennis bats",
"A book",
"New sports shoes",
"Michael's bike"
],
"question": "What did he want for his birthday gift?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
... | It was really an unforgettable day all his life for Andy, for it changed him a lot.
After school, Andy walked by the sports shop on the street corner. He stopped to look at the tennis bats in the shop window, and then turned over and walked away.
Tomorrow was his birthday. He really wanted to have such tennis bats for ... | middle7036.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "can't be lost in a new city"
},
"options": [
"can't be lost in a new city",
"can't find their way in different countries",
"can start the car",
"can learn about the culture of an unknown place"
],
"question": "W... | Imagine the situation. You are driving along a desert or on a mountain. You have no idea where you are. You passed the last house two hours ago. Then your car breaks down. It is night and it is cold. You have no mobile phone. What do you do? Well, next time take a GPS with you. This invention may be able to help you. I... | middle3250.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "China"
},
"options": [
"England",
"America",
"China",
"Australia"
],
"question": "Jane is from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text... | My name is Jane. I am from Shanghai, China. I want to have a pen pal in London. London is a big city. I am thirteen years old and my birthday is February 22nd. I like to listen to music and read books after school. My favourite subject in school is art. It's fun and interesting. I don't like math. It's too _ . | middle5621.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "wash them"
},
"options": [
"wash your hands",
"wash them",
"cut them",
"put them in a bowl"
],
"question": "After you choose your fruits, you should _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"... | Fruit salad is a delicious dessert and you can make it in less than ten minutes. What's more, you can enjoy it without becoming fatter. Fruit salad can also be a great dish at a party, or the wonderful snacks during any time of a day. If you want to know how to make fruit salad, just follow the steps.
Things you need
1... | middle6300.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "She was too small to get the key to the door."
},
"options": [
"She couldn't find the key to the door.",
"She was too small to get the key to the door.",
"She didn't know how to get through the door.",
"She was not allo... | Poor Alice was very unhappy. "What a wonderful garden!" she said to herself. "I'd like to be out there - not in this dark room. Why can't I get smaller?" It was already a very strange day. and Alice was beginning to think that anything was possible.
After a while she locked the door again, got up and went back to the g... | middle3278.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "12"
},
"options": [
"12",
"13",
"11",
"10"
],
"question": "How old is Gina today?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "three"
},
... | Today is November 8th. It's Gina's birthday. She is twelve. Jim , Kate and Bill are her friends. They want to buy some presents for Gina. They go to the shop near the school. There are a lot of things in the shop. They buy a big cake , two boxes of color pencils , a pencil-box and some nice exercise books. They wan... | middle4517.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "helping people is giving them what they really need"
},
"options": [
"the old want people to give them money",
"the young should show respect to the old",
"old people in the old people's home don't need help",
"helping ... | March 5 is "Lei Feng Day". Fifty years ago on this day, Chairman Mao Zedong called on people to "learn from Lei Feng". Now half a century has passed. Is the spirit of Lei Feng outdated? Some people have shown us that it's not. But people have also changed the ways in which they help others.
Li Yulin, who works in a hos... | middle2166.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "A few."
},
"options": [
"A few.",
"Few.",
"About 1,500.",
"Many."
],
"question": "How many languages are very important in the world?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"an... | There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But only a few of them are very important.English is one of these.Many people use it,not only in England and the USA,but also in other parts of the world.About 200,000,000 people speak it as their own language.It is difficult to say how many peopie are learning it... | middle2600.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "."
},
"options": [
".",
".",
".",
"."
],
"question": "What's the Chinese meaning of WNBA?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Yes, o... | On a sunny morning, children in Ganale stood in front of their new school and expressed their thanks to Tina Charles. Tina Charles, a woman member of the WNBA, plays for the women's basketball team of America. She understands the importance of education and of giving back to others. So the WNBA star made sure to suppor... | middle4271.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Five."
},
"options": [
"Five.",
"Six.",
"Seven.",
"Eight."
],
"question": "In the passage, how many points about being an extraordinary person does the writer refer to?",
"question_type": null
},
{
... | We all see and hear about extraordinary people around us and wonder why we can't be more like them. It's not the big things that make someone extraordinary. It's the small things. They become extraordinary by making a difference in someone's life. Here are some of the things extraordinary people do every day:
Praise s... | middle7778.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Nice."
},
"options": [
"Boring.",
"Bad.",
"Terrible.",
"Nice."
],
"question": "How was the writer's first trip to India?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": ... | On my first visit to India with my friend, Barry, we met a really nice woman on the plane. Her name was Uma. Talking with her made us very happy.
When we arrived in India, we found that our bags weren't on our plane. It was 4 am on Saturday morning. But we were told that we couldn't get our bags until Monday. What coul... | middle6466.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "He lives in a big city ."
},
"options": [
"He lives in a small house.",
"He lives in a big city .",
"He lives on a farm.",
"He lives in a school."
],
"question": "Where does Ted live!",
"question_type": "fac... | Ted lives in a big city .Today he's very happy .it's the first day of school .Ted to go back to school. He wants to see his friends. He is going to meet his new teachers.
Ted gets up early in the morning .He washes and puts on his new clothes .Look !He is having breakfast with his parents .Now ,he is ready for school.
... | middle851.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Yes, she does."
},
"options": [
"No. she doesn't",
"Yes, she does.",
"Yes. she has.",
"No, she hasn't."
],
"question": "Does Kitty have a brother?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer"... | My name is Kitty. I have a very big and nice room and I have a great school things collection. My brother's room is near my room. He is Mike. And he has a big sports collection. I have twenty erasers, ten pencils, nine rulers and eight pens in my schoolbag. My brother has two baseballs, four soccer balls and five baske... | middle4265.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "we can speak to dolphins but not talk with"
},
"options": [
"we can speak to dolphins but not talk with",
"dolphins have not got their own language",
"researches on dolphins have just begun",
"only biologists know what ... | Can you speak to dolphins? Of course you can but you won't be able to understand them! We interviewed a biologist and asked her what research on dolphin communication has shown. This is what she told us.
Just like dogs, cats and other mammals, dolphins communicate by using sound, vision , touch and taste. Each dolphin... | middle4503.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "nobody knows when help will come if the spaceship breaks down"
},
"options": [
"the doctors need to know how strong they are",
"the astronauts need to show how smart they are",
"good astronauts mustn't be afraid of darkness o... | Astronauts, people who fly into space, need special training. First they go to Houston, Texas. That is the home of the Johnson Space Centre. There they are tested to see how strong and smart they are.
One of the first tests is for the heart. The people walk or run, then the space doctors see how fast their hearts are b... | middle2172.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Arica"
},
"options": [
"Africa",
"Ariaona",
"Tutunendo",
"Arica"
],
"question": "Which place has the least rain ?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
... | Weather Facts around the world
The wettest place: Tutunendo, Colombia, has an average of 11,700 mm of rain every year.
The hottest place: The average temperature in Dallol, Ethiopia, is 34degC.
The foggiest place: There is fog in some place on the new foundland coast of Canada for an average of 120 days a
Year The clou... | middle6314.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "met an old lady"
},
"options": [
"played with pigeons",
"fed pigeons",
"met an old lady",
"saw a friend of his grandma's"
],
"question": "Little Mike went to the park and _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_que... | Little Mike's grandma died weeks ago. He missed her very much. One afternoon Mike went to the city park where his grandma used to go. There he saw an old lady. She looked very kind. She was sitting there, watching pigeons . Little Mike went up and sat next to her. He took out his food and drinks and gave some to her. S... | middle7195.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "interesting"
},
"options": [
"interesting",
"dishonest",
"serious",
"unhappy"
],
"question": "If you want to start the talk easily, you should say something _ at the beginning.",
"question_type": "cloze_... | Do you often talk with your parents? Here is some advice on how to talk with them.
Try to start your talk with something fun. This will make talking easier. For example, ask them questions about their day. How is work? They love this.
Make it clear what you want to tell your parents. If they have an opinion, let them f... | middle5782.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "She thinks the boy need to buy a half-price ticket."
},
"options": [
"She likes him.",
"She thinks the boy need to buy a half-price ticket.",
"She knows the small boy.",
"She saw the boy somewhere."
],
"question... | A mother and her young son get into a bus in a small city and sit down. The bus conductor comes to them for their money. The mother says: "I want one ticket to the zoo " and gives him two yuan. The conductor looks at the small boy for a few seconds and then says to him, "How old are you ,young man?" The mother begins ... | middle3495.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "a teacher"
},
"options": [
"a student",
"a teacher",
"a manager",
"a farmer"
],
"question": "According to the passage, we can know Morrie is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer":... | Would you completely trust your friends if you couldn't see anything? If you are falling, do you believe they will catch you and help you stand up? Our teacher helped us to find the answer.
Our teacher is named Morrie. One day, he said that he had a game for us to try. He divided us into two groups. One of the students... | middle2953.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "wasn't feeling well"
},
"options": [
"went to see a friend",
"felt very tired",
"wasn't feeling well",
"went to help his doctor"
],
"question": "One day an Indian _ . .",
"question_type": "cloze_q... | One day an Indian went to see his doctor. The doctor looked him over and said, "Medicine won't help you. You must have a good rest. Go to a quiet country place for a month, go to bed early, drink milk, walk a lot, and smoke only one cigar a day."
A month later, the Indian came to see the doctor again. "How are you?" s... | middle1282.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Three"
},
"options": [
"one",
"Two",
"Three",
"we don't know"
],
"question": "How many elephants are there in the zoo?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_... | Our town has a big zoo. There are a lot of animals in it. There are some tiger and two lions. They eat a lot of meat everyday.
There are also two big elephants and a baby one. I want to ride one of them, the elephants are tame and kind, They eat a lot of grass every day. The elephants like children, because sometimes C... | middle702.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "were projectionists"
},
"options": [
"started a movie theater",
"started to produce films",
"were projectionists",
"settled their business in California"
],
"question": "According to the text, at the beginning o... | Warner Brothers is an American company that produces movies and television shows. It started as a small family business operated by four brothers -- Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack Warner. In nineteen-oh-three, the brothers began their business by traveling throughout Ohio and Pennsylvania showing movies using a projector ... | middle1296.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "do online shopping"
},
"options": [
"exchange messages",
"share information",
"do online shopping",
"put up photos"
],
"question": "People can do the following on Facebook except _ .",
"question_type": "c... | It has more than 845 million users worldwide. If it were a country, _ would have the third largest population in the world, behind China and India. This is Facebook, a popular website from the US. It is similar to Renren in China.
Mark Zuckerber was born on May 14, 1984. As a little kid, he loved creating little fun co... | middle2947.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "The family with the tallest tower of broken plates, glasses or cups."
},
"options": [
"The family which throw dishes at the neighbor's door.",
"The family which pours water onto the neighbor's door.",
"The family which has no... | How do you celebrate New Year's Eve? Have you ever imagined how New Year's Eve would look in another country? Examples listed below are four of the top ten "Special New Year Traditions Around the World".
1. Breaking Dishes on Neighbor's Door----Denmark
A strange Danish New Year tradition is throwing dishes at neighbor'... | middle4488.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Because they put more time in it."
},
"options": [
"Because they put more time in it.",
"Because they live in school all day.",
"Because they have little homework.",
"Because they like school better than homework."
... | Oxford University, said that time spent on homework showed the influence of the school--if children were expected to do homework and if they enjoy their subjects. "That's one of the reasons Indian and Chinese children do better. They put more time in it." he added.
It's also reported that students who enjoyed school go... | middle5796.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Because there are too many rocks there."
},
"options": [
"Because there are too many rocks there.",
"Because it is the longest of all the beaches.",
"Because few people like to go there.",
"Because the beach is dirty th... | Have you ever been to Qingdao, a beautiful seaside city in the southeast of Shandong Province? There is the blue sea and clear air there. And it is also one of the most beautiful cities in China.
Qingdao has the largest bathing beach in Asia. It holds Qingdao International Beer Festival every year. There are many inte... | middle7181.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "he looks after his mother and sister."
},
"options": [
"he gets up late.",
"he goes to the zoo.",
"he meets Bob.",
"he looks after his mother and sister."
],
"question": "Jack is late for school because _ .",... | Jack's mother is ill. His father goes to New York and the boy has to look after her. He gets up early this morning, cooks breakfast for his sister and gives his mother some medicine and water and then goes to school.
On the way to school, Jack meets Bob, one of his friends. Bob asks, "Are you late this morning, too?"
... | middle5966.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Basketball."
},
"options": [
"Baseball.",
"Soccer.",
"Volleyball.",
"Basketball."
],
"question": "Which is Oliver's favorite sport?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answ... | Hello! I am Oliver Smith. I am from UK. I can speak English well but my Chinese is not good. I like doing sports after school. My favorite sports are running, basketball and swimming. I like to be a sports star when I grow up. I have good eating habits. I don't eat ice-cream, hamburgers or cola because I know they are ... | middle7817.txt |
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