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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Butter tea."
},
"options": [
"Green tea.",
"Black tea.",
"Butter tea.",
"Dark tea."
],
"question": "Which of the following is NOT one of the six main kinds of tea?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answe... | Tea to the Chinese is like coffee to the Americans. It's something that they can't live without.
Chinese tea has a history of more than 5,000 years. It was most popular during the Tang Dynasty. China has many kinds of tea. White, yellow, green, oolong , black and dark tea are the six main kinds.
People in different places drink tea in their own way. People in Guangdong and Fujian love to drink "Kung Fu Tea" in small tea cups. They clean the teapot first with boiling water to warm it up. Then they fill the teapot with tea leaves before putting in the boiling water.
In Beijing, people love jasmine flower green tea. In Tibet, butter tea is a popular drink to build up energy.
There are rules to follow when we serve tea to others. Most importantly, remember to make the cup only seven-tenths full. If the cup is too full, it makes the cup too hot for them to hold. | middle7803.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Danny and Amy"
},
"options": [
"Danny and Amy",
"Jane and Amy",
"Yukio and Danny",
"Jane and Danny"
],
"question": "_ are from England .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | (1) My name is Danny. I'm from England. I am eleven. I'm tall with black hair.
I have two big eyes. My fax number is 010-74862635.
(2) Hello! I am Jane. I'm from the USA. I have a round face and two big eyes. I'm
short and thin. I'm twelve. My parents work in Beijing.
(3) Look at the photo. Who's the girl in it? It's me, an English girl. My name is Amy.
I'm in Grade Seven. I'm twelve. My home phone number is 022-43765986. I have a round face and long, black hair. I like Chinese very much, and I'm very
good at it.
(4). Who am I? I'm from Japan. My name is Yukio. I'm thirteen. Now I'm in
Beijing. I'm short, and I'm very heavy . I have two short legs. | middle5741.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "in 1956"
},
"options": [
"for 35 years",
"for 54 years",
"in 1956",
"since he was 19"
],
"question": "The writer came to New York _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"a... | I was born in Ireland and lived there until I was nineteen years old. I came to New York in 1956. At first, I held several jobs to earn a few dollars. Later, to live a better life, I bought my own taxi car. Till now, I've been in the taxi car business for thirty-five years. I know there is a lot about taxi drivers that is not so good. Because of this, people get the wrong impression that they are bad.
In fact, taxi drivers are just like other honest people. You can read in the papers almost every week where a taxi driver turns in money or jewels people leave in their cars. One time in Brooklyn, I found a ring in my car. I remembered helping a lady with a lot of bags that day, so I went back to the store where I had dropped her off. It took me almost two days to look for her in order to return the ring. I didn't get as much as "Thank you." Still, I felt good because I had done what was right.
In all my years of driving a taxi car, I have never had any trouble with the public because I always try to be nice to everyone. I try to be honest toward others. I have been trying this for a long time, and the longer I try, the easier it gets.
I believe honesty is one of the greatest gifts there is. It's something that makes a man a good guy. This is also my way to live by. | middle5999.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "About Tea"
},
"options": [
"Black Tea",
"Tea Plant",
"About Tea",
"Tea Bag"
],
"question": "The best title for this passage should be _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Which country grows the most tea? The answer is India. It grows three times as much as China. Which country drinks the most tea? It's neither China nor Japan. It's Great Britain.
In the wild, tea plants may be 30 feet tall. But a plant grown for market is pruned. Pruning keeps the plant only three or four feet tall. This is an easy height for tea picking. Only the two top leaves and bud of each new shoot are picked. So to make money, tea plantations must be huge.
In general, there are two kinds of tea. Black tea and green tea. Black tea is fermented. In the process, the tea loses nearly all of its healthy qualities. Green tea is steamed right after the leaves are picked. Green tea _ its healthy qualities. For example, it may prevent heart disease.
How did we get tea bag? The answer: by accident. Tea merchants used to send samples in tin boxes. This was costly. One merchant thought of a cheaper way. He sent samples in small silk bags. Customers would cut open the bag. They would brew the leaves as usual. One customer put the bag into a pot. Then he just poured hot water over it. And the tea bag was born.
Shen Nong was the first to drink tea. (Shen was a Chinese emperor.) This was about 2737 B.C. Shen had bad digestion. So he drank several cups of hot water daily. One day something happened. Leaves from a wild tea tree fell into the hot water pot. The next cup was poured. The water was now colored. Shen sipped it. He liked it. He drank it all. Shen was proud of his new drink. He served it to his guests. Word spread. People thought this way. Tea is good enough for the Emperor. So it must be good enough for the people. Tea became the drink of China. | middle3330.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "After World War II."
},
"options": [
"Before the new two-lane roads were built.",
"After World War II.",
"During World War II.",
"Before World War II."
],
"question": "When did Americans begin to love cars?",
... | Americans love cars.They go everywhere in them.8 5%of people in the US go to and from work by car. And most adults have driving licenses.Why does this car culture exist?
How it started
America's love of cars started after the war when soldiers returned home from World War II to rebuild their lives.They borrowed money from the government to buy houses and cars which became the symbols of status .The more money they had,the bigger their cars were.
Making of roads
During the war,President Eisenhower noticed what good roads Germany had.He decided to build new four-lane roads in America.He said if something happened suddenly,the two-lane roads wouldn't be able to carry all the cars that would suddenly leave the cities.Car and oil companies liked his idea and
started.
Car lover
Not just teenagers are crazy about cars.Some Americans love their cars so much that they paint their cars beautifully .These are called Art Cars.Every April there is an activity in Houston,Texas,where they show their cars.
Pollution
Cars have polluted the environment.American President Bush refused a worldwide law that is against pollution.Many countries were angry about it.Bush said he had to think of the American economy and all the American people that make money from cars.Factories say they want to make cars that pollute less.But others say making cars that pollute less will never be as good as having fewer cars. | middle8265.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Helpful."
},
"options": [
"Funny.",
"Helpful.",
"Creative.",
"Silly."
],
"question": "Which word can best describe Maggie?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index"... | "Please take my penny," said Maggie to old Dan, the fisherman, who sat on a bench repairing his nets.
Her brother Andrew drew her back, whispering, "Maggie, he is not a beggar !"
But Maggie paid no attention. "Please take it," she said again. Old Dan smiled, and took it. "Thank you, little miss," he said, "It is kindly meant."
After that, Maggie went to the beach to gather shells. She never thought how fast the hours were passing until being tired, she sat down on a rock beside a little pool. Soon she was scared by a noise near her, and Dan's large dog Rover jumped down from a rock!
He licked her hands and made a loud noise, and then began gently to pull her coat. "Rover wishes me to come away, I see," she said, and she rose from the rock and began to go home. However, that was not so easy as she had expected. She found the places she had gone down easily very difficult to climb up, and as the tide had been coming in for some time. She found some of the stones wet and smooth.
What could poor Maggie do? She felt sad and cried, but the waves made a much louder noise than she could make, and perhaps she would have been drowned without good wise Rover.
Rover jumped upon a big stone and raised his loud bark until even the waves could not drown it.
The fisherman had taken his nets to the top of the cliffs , and was laying them out in the sun when he heard the loud barking of a dog. He felt sure that it was Rover, and Rover in trouble, so, going to the edge of the cliffs, he looked over. There he saw it all--Rover barking for help, and the little child standing beside him.
"Bless her! It is the little one that was so kind-spoken to me this morning!" he cried, and he hurried to his sons' home.
"Quick, boys, quick!" he said. "Get to the boat, and row fast to the bay . There is a poor child there just waiting to be drowned." The fishermen lost no time, and soon little Maggie and Rover were rowed safely to land! Old Dan was waiting there to lift her out, and give her into her mother's arms.
"It was the penny that did it, madam," he said to Mrs. Weston later. "I saw Rover looking at her when she put the penny so kind-like into my hand--just as if he would have said, 'Rover will be your friend now, little girl.' And I am thinking he had been looking after her all the day, for he never came near me after that."
Some years later, Rover came to Maggie's home with a little note, in which was written-- "Will Maggie help Rover?--his master is dead." | middle7156.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "a Chinese girl"
},
"options": [
"an American girl",
"an English girl",
"a Chinese girl",
"a Chinese boy"
],
"question": "Wei Fang is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | I am Wei Fang. I am a Chinese girl. I have a good friend. Her name is Miaomiao. Do you think Miaomiao is a nice girl ? That's wrong . She isn't a girl but a cat. She's a little lovely cat. Miaomiao is black and brown. She is only fourteen days old. She _ e her mother Mimi. | middle6248.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "math"
},
"options": [
"Chinese",
"English",
"math",
"P.E."
],
"question": "The second class is _ on Friday morning.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
... | Today is Friday. Peter has six classes today. He goes to school at 7:30 a.m. At 8:00 a.m., he begins his first class. The first class is English. At 9:00 a.m., he has math. Peter likes math because it's interesting. At 10:00 a.m. she has a biology class. Peter thinks it's very boring. Then at 11:00 a.m., he has a history class. That's his favorite subject. He can learn a lot about the past from history.
Peter has lunch at school at about 12:00. Then he has a short _ . At 1:30 p.m., he has a music class. At 2:30 p.m., he has a P.E. class. Peter likes this afternoon, because music and P.E. are easy and interesting. School is over at 4:00 p.m. Peter is happy because he can go home and have a good time on Saturday and Sunday.
,. | middle1527.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "small"
},
"options": [
"small",
"big",
"old",
"new"
],
"question": "Joy's bedroom is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "some b... | This is Joy's bedroom.it's a small room . He has some pictures.They are on the wall. He also has a desk and a chair in his bedroom.The desk is near the window. His bag and pencil box are on the desk. There are some pencils,a pen,a ruler in the pencil box. He has a baseball and a basketball. They are under the bed.Joy likes playing basketball and baseball. He also has two volleyb alls,but he doesn't like playing volleyball.
,A, B, C, D. (5,2,10) | middle1241.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "in your high school years"
},
"options": [
"in your high school years",
"at the beginning of your high school years",
"before your high school begins",
"after you finish your high school"
],
"question": "The wri... | You're going to high school, aren't you? Maybe you don't know what to do. Well, here's a list of the top six things to do when you're in high school. These things will give you ideas of what your high school life could be like. Here you go!
Find your passion and what kind of person you are: Whether it's dance, basketball, or drawing, the important thing is that you have found something you are interested in.
Talk to people you wouldn't usually talk to: Meet new people, find new friends and even talk to the people you don't like. It will show what a great person you are. You never know what will happen after high school.
Take part in at least one contest: This will give you tears of laughter, happiness and memories.
Get a job: This will help you see what it's like to have responsibility .It can also help you make a little money to spend on yourself.
Take a trip with your friends: It doesn't matter where you go or what you do, the memories will happen on the way and go on till the final place.
Do your best at school: Don't ever get lazy. Working hard now will help you in the future. | middle7630.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Sunday"
},
"options": [
"Monday",
"Tuesday",
"Saturday",
"Sunday"
],
"question": "Today is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "... | I am a tall boy. I can play basketball and soccer very well. Today is Sunday. I don't go to school. I watch a soccer match on TV. It's a good match. Beckham is my idol .He plays well in the match. In the afternoon, I play soccer with my good friends Jim,Ben, Peter, Gary and Kevin. Sarah is in the park, too. She is my good friend. She watches us play. We are hungry at 4:00, but we are happy. | middle3456.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "American"
},
"options": [
"American",
"English",
"Chinese",
"in the USA"
],
"question": "Mike is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_te... | Hello! My name is Mike. I am from America. Now I am with my parents. I like breakfast at home. I have an egg, some bread and porridge for breakfast. I do not like milk. I have no time to go home for lunch. So I have it at school. The lunch in our school is good. I can have different food for lunch. I eat rice, meat and vegetables. Sometimes I have noodles and dumplings. I have dinner at home with my parents. Sometimes we go out to eat with friends. We have chicken, vegetables and fruit. | middle4339.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Five"
},
"options": [
"Three",
"Four",
"Five",
"Six"
],
"question": "How many tips can you find from the passage? _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1... | Do you want to know how you can succeed in a new school term? Here are several tips for you from some teachers.
* Use a calendar or chart. Write down special tasks, activities and important dates on a calendar. This helps you remember things you need to do. You can also make a chart. Then, use colorful pens to circle or draw a line under your homework, reading tasks or other activities. By using a chart, you learn how to plan for your studies.
* Buy folders in different colors. Put your notebooks in different folders according to the subject. This helps you keep papers and notes organized.
* Books are great friends. Visit the bookstore or library every few weeks to find a new book to read. The more you get excited about reading, the more confident you will become.
* Join all kinds of clubs or sports. It's important to communicate with teenagers outside of school. Joining sports clubs or other group activities is also a good way to help you learn how to get on with others. During this process , you can learn how to solve problems and respect others.
* Ask for help. You're never too old to ask for help. You can turn to your teachers when there is a question about homework, projects or relationships with your family members. They are there to help solve problems and listen to you. | middle2990.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "are playing a more important role than other types of robots"
},
"options": [
"help to improve other types of robots",
"are most active in industrial revolution",
"are playing a more important role than other types of robots"... | Not long ago, the only time you could see a robot was when you were reading a novel or watching a movie such asStar Wars . Today, however, a lot of things in science stories have been science facts. Robots are starting to appear in our everyday lives. These robots have different sizes, shapes, and colors. But they all have the same type of man-made "brain". Leading the robot revolution are industrial robots that work in factories. Industrial robots can do different kinds of jobs that are often boring and sometimes dangerous. Robots are also coming to American homes, though not as quickly as they are entering factories. These robots aren't as friendly and bright as those you saw in Star Wars.But, their makers say, today's home robots "walk", sense objects in their way (and sometimes knock into them), and even carry objects (which they sometimes drop). Well, nobody is perfect.
We may laugh at home robot today, but some day they may see and hear better than humans do. We humans can only see certain wavelengths of light, and hear certain sounds. That's because the abilities of our eyes and ears are limited. Robots, however, need not have the same limits as we have. Robot may also be equipped with devices that pick up information humans can't. To understand what their sensing devices pick up is a hard job. Remember, man--made brains handle information, including all kinds of data, as zeroes and ones. Imagine the difficulty in trying to explain to a robot what a football looks like--using only zeroes and ones. | middle2748.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "eat dessert"
},
"options": [
"eat grains",
"eat vegetables",
"eat dessert",
"drink milk"
],
"question": "From the passage, we know people should try not to _ all the time if they want to keep healthy.",
... | "Eat your breakfast. It's the most important meal of the day!" Why are parents always saying that?
Well, a person is like a car. After a long night of sleeping, there is no fuel in your fuel tank . Breakfast is like the fuel. It makes you work or walk on the road.
What should you eat? Any breakfast is better than no breakfast, but try not to have hamburgers or dessert all the time. They don't have the necessary nutrients . And if you have a hamburger for breakfast, you won't feel full for long.
Try to eat all kinds of foods like grains, fruit, vegetables and drink some milk. Oh, try to eat more apples because an apple a day can help to keep the doctor away. | middle3442.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "8:00 am - 6:00 pm on weekdays"
},
"options": [
"11:00 am-7:00 pm every day",
"8:00 am - 6:00 pm on weekdays",
"8:00 am - 9:30 am every Sunday.",
"8:00 am - 6:00 pm on weekends."
],
"question": "When can we visit... | Music Club
Music lessons(guitar, violin, piano and drums)
Time: 8:30 am-9:30 am every Sunday
Price: Only $20 each
Address: 25 Jiefang Road
Tel: 420-258-1200
National Park
Riding horses Boating
Time: 11:00am-7:00pm every day
Price: adults $15, children (ages 3-7) $ 8
Address: 95 the Fifth Avenue
Tel: 208-683-3400
Art Museum
200 famous pictures More than 300 works
Opening hours:8:00am-6:00pm on weekdays
Price: adults $10Children $5.50
Address: 120 Xinjin Street, Thermopolis Town
Tel: 307-864-2997 | middle2984.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "The old man could not remember where it was."
},
"options": [
"The old man forgot go buy it.",
"The old man could not remember where it was.",
"The old man showed it to the conductor.",
"The old man's wife took the tick... | Once there was an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him, 'Don''t forget this!'
One day he went on a long trip alone. Before he left home, his wife said, 'Now you have all these things. They are what you need for your trip. Take care of your things during the trip.' He went to the station, bought a ticket and got on the train with it.
About half an hour later, the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said, 'Will you please show me your ticket?' The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets, but he could not find it. He was very worried. 'I can't find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train.' said the old man.
'I believe you bought a ticket. All right, you don''t have to buy another one, ' said the conductor kindly. ' But how can I know where I'm going? I can't remember my station!' the old man said sadly. | middle5033.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "America"
},
"options": [
"England.",
"America",
"Japan",
"India"
],
"question": "Where was Helen Keller from?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"a... | Hellen Keller was born in 1880 in the USA. When she was about 19 months old, she got very ill. After many weeks, the doctor told her parents, "Your daughter is better, but now she can't see and she can't hear." Her mother and her father were very sad. After a few years , things got worse. There was no way for Helen to speak to other people. She heard nothing. She didn't understand anything.
Then one day a teacher came. Her name was Anne Sullivan. She lived with Helen and her family. The teacher helped Helen learn words. Helen was a very bright child and soon she learned to spell her first word. When she was older, she went to college .
Helen was a very old woman when she died. The world remembers her today as a brave and wonderful person. She was blind and deaf, but she found a way to see and hear. It helped many people in the world. | middle1255.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "looks after sick people"
},
"options": [
"teaches English",
"makes machines in a factory",
"looks after sick people",
"helps the people and catches the thieves"
],
"question": "Mr. Black _ .",
"question_t... | Mr. Black, Ann's father works in a hospital. He's friendly to the patients. So he's very busy all the time. Ann is seven and began to be at school. She often watches TV at home. Some of her friends often go traveling abroad , but her father doesn't have time. He and his wife can only take their daughter to some cities in England.
This summer Mr. Black has got some time. He's going to take his family to Iceland . Ann is very excited and tells her friends about it.
"Why are you going to travel to Iceland, Ann?" asks a girl.
The little girl does not know how to answer. She thinks for a few minutes and says, "We're going to see it before it melts ." | middle919.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "what is right and what is wrong"
},
"options": [
"how they can study well",
"what they should do at school",
"what is right and what is wrong",
"how they can protect themselves"
],
"question": "The school new ru... | New rules and behaviour standards for middle school students came out in March Middle School is going to use a new way to decide who the top students are. The best students won't only have high marks. They will also be kids who don't dye their hair, smoke or drink. The following are some of the new rules.
Tell the truth. Have you ever copied someone else's work on an exam? Don't do it again! That's not something an honest student should do. If you have played computer games for two hours in your room, don't tell your parents you have done homework.
Do more at school. Good students love animals and care for other people. April is Bird-Loving Month in China. Is your school doing anything to celebrate? You should join! That way, you can learn more about animals and how to protect them. When more people work together, it makes it more fun for everyone.
Have you ever quarreled with your teammates when your basketball team lost? Only working together can make your team stronger. Be friendly to the people you are with. Try to think of others, not only yourself.
Be open to new ideas. Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon? Maybe you'll discover Earth II someday. Don't look down on new ideas. Everyone's ideas are important. You should welcome them, because new ideas make life better for everyone.
Protect yourself. Has someone ever taken money from one of your classmates? Don't let it happen to you. If you have to go home late, you should let your parents know.
Use the Internet carefully. The Internet can be very useful for your studies. But some things on the Internet aren't for kids, so try to look at Web pages that are good for you. You can use the Web for fun or homework. Can't you find any good Web sites for children? Here are some:
http://kids.eastday.com.
http://www.chinakids.net.com
http://www.cycnet.com | middle7142.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "American-born Chinese"
},
"options": [
"American-born Chinese",
"American-born Canadian",
"Australian-born Chinese",
"Chinese-born Chinese"
],
"question": "What does \"ABC\" mean?",
"question_type": "factiod... | "ABC"and "Banana Persons"
You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called "ABC"? You may like eating bananas. But do you know there are people called "banana persons"? If you don't know, I will tell you. They are Chinese people like you and me, but they aren't in China.Why do people call them like that?
"ABC" means American-born Chinese. An "ABC" is a Chinese,
but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people also call them
"banana persons". A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So when
a person is a banana, he or she is white (American) inside and yellow (Chinese)
outside.
They are born in America and they live in America for a long time. Even
their nationality is American. So they think like Americans and do things
like Americans. But they still have Chinese blood . Their parents, grandparents
or even great-grandparents were from China.They all have black eyes and black hair.
So they look like us Chinese people. For example, we all know the famous scientist
C.N.Yang. He is an "ABC" and he is a "banana person". We like him, although
his nationality isn't Chinese. | middle1533.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Saturday"
},
"options": [
"Saturday",
"Monday",
"Wednesday",
"Friday"
],
"question": "Most children don't go to school on _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_in... | There are seven days in a week. They are Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Most children go to school from Monday to Friday. Most people don't work on Saturday afternoon or Sunday, and most shops are closed in England on Saturday afternoon and Sunday. (But in China shops are open every day). Sunday is a holiday. Some people go to church on this day. The time from Friday evening to Monday morning is the weekend. It is the time for rest . We can't work all the time. We have to rest from time to time. | middle5755.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Sunday."
},
"options": [
"Sunday.",
"Monday.",
"Tuesday.",
"Wednesday."
],
"question": "What day die the Great Fire happen in London?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"an... | The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of September 2,1666.In four days it destroyed more than three quarters of the old city,where most of those houses were built out of wood and close together.One hundred thousand people became homeless but only few lost their lives.The fire started on Sunday moring.By eight o'clock three hundred houses were on fire.On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames.Tuesday was the worst day.The fire destroyed many well-known buildings.
The fire stopped only when the king finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire.With nothing left to burn,the fire became weak and finally died out. | middle3324.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "They tried to make them better."
},
"options": [
"They wanted very much to be different from others.",
"They didn't like them the way they were.",
"They wanted visitors to like the change.",
"They tried to make them bet... | Japan is made up of a chain of islands that lie off the coast of Asia. People came to live in Japan from the nearby countries of China and Korea. From these older countries, the Japanese borrowed ideas, inventions and habits.
For many years, the Japanese built houses like those in China. They dressed themselves like a Chinese. From China came their way of writing and their habit of drinking tea.
In more recent times, the Japanese have borrowed things from our country, the United States. They have a government like ours. They do much work in science, as we do. Baseball is a favorite sport in Japan, just as it is here.
Things change when they come to Japan. The Japanese improve on almost everything they borrow. The art of garden making came from Korea and China, but the Japanese gardens are special. Each garden has a waterfall, a pond, and small bridges. There are few flowers in Japanese gardens. But the gardens are green during all the year round because they have many evergreens. Japanese gardens have a different kind of beauty. | middle8259.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "stay away from people"
},
"options": [
"kill hunters",
"store fat after hibernation",
"stay away from people",
"be friendly with people"
],
"question": "Like most animals, bears try to _ .",
"question_type... | Bears are found in Asia, Africa and America. They are very strong, with short tails and thick legs. Bears eat almost everything. They seem to enjoy meat, vegetables, fruit, milk and rice.
Bears are not quite dangerous as people imagine them to be. Like most animals, they will try to stay away from human beings. However, bears are not weak animals. Sometimes they kill hunters, for they can be very dangerous.
Bears have a good sense of smell but they have poor eyesight. They are also hard of hearing but they are very clever. They feed mainly on roots, frogs, fish and also small insects. They will sometimes kill deer and other large animals, but they seem to like small animals better.
In the cold area, bears hibernate, or go to sleep from October to April. Before they start to hibernate, they eat a lot and store fat. The mother bear has its babies, usually two, towards the end of hibernation. A large bear is much cleverer than a cat and most other animals. You may notice at the zoo how cleverly they ask for food. They sit up and hold out their paws. You would have to teach a dog such a trick but the bears learn this by themselves. | middle6274.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "in 1988"
},
"options": [
"in 1982",
"in 1984",
"in 1986",
"in 1988"
],
"question": "Lin Shuhao was born _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"an... | There is an Asian American basketball player in the NBA. Do you know who he is? Yes, he is Lin Shuhao. His English name is Jeremy Lin. He is another basketball star after Yao Ming. So many people call him the second Yao Ming. But he doesn't like it. In the 1970s, his family moved to America from Taiwan, China. He is twenty-five years old. His elder brother is Josh and Joseph is his younger brother. He studied at Harvard University from the year 2006 to the year 2010. His father, a fan of the NBA, taught him to play basketball when he was young. Now Lin Shuhao plays for the Houston Rocket. He works hard and plays very well. Now he is popular with many people.
,. (1,5) | middle2012.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Muslims"
},
"options": [
"Chinese",
"Japanese",
"Muslims",
"Americans"
],
"question": "_ do not eat pork.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer... | People eat different things in different parts of the world.
In some countries, people eat rice every day. Sometimes they eat it two or three times a day for breakfast, lunch and supper. They eat rice with meat, fish and vegetables.
Some people do not eat some kinds of meat. Muslims ,for example, do not eat pork.
Japanese eat lots of fish. They are near the sea. So it is easy for them to get fish.
In some western countries such as Britain, Australia and the USA, the most important food is bread and potatoes. People there can cook potatoes in many different ways.
Some people eat only fruit and vegetables. They do not eat meat or fish or anything from animals. They only eat food from plants . Some people say that food from plants is better than meat. These people are called _ | middle4463.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "the short fat woman changed to a young girl in the room"
},
"options": [
"his wife was as beautiful as the young girl",
"his wife was more beautiful than the short fat woman",
"the short fat woman changed to a young girl in t... | A bumpkin went to a big city for the first time. He went into an office building and saw a short and fat woman stepped into a small room. After her, the door closed and the light on the top flashed. After a while the door opened slowly, a young beautiful modern girl walked out of the small room.
The bumpkin opened his eyes wide in surprise. He said to himself in a low voice, "What a pity! I haven't brought my wife here!" | middle4305.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "He was sitting alone."
},
"options": [
"He was doing sports.",
"He was sitting alone.",
"He was waiting for the writer.",
"He was painting."
],
"question": "What was the friend's father doing when the writer saw... | While I was running slowly one morning, I saw my friend's father sitting alone on the roadside bench. So I crossed the road to wish him a good morning.
As I came over to him, he was very happy to see me. He said it was nice of me to come and chat with him. Then he said to me in a low and sad voice: "At this stage of my life, it feels very lonely here. Anybody sharing a few heartfelt moments would mean a lot to me. "
I was completely shocked by what he said, and I wondered: What could be that little thing that I can do to make his life different?
I knew he was a painter, so I started to ask him about his latest painting experiences. Painting is a passionate topic for him, and he started to talk with me about it. I asked him, "Can you teach me to paint?"
He was surprised at first and then agreed instantly.
Now, every other day, I go to learn how to paint from him. We paint a lot and talk a lot. He says he feels better, and he waits for me. I say I feel better. After all, I am the one getting so much wisdom from a man who is nearing the horizon of his life with so much experience! | middle6512.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "talk"
},
"options": [
"talk",
"sports",
"news",
"music"
],
"question": "In the evening, the writer likes listening to some _ programmes.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | I am not sure when I started listening to the radio. In the evening, I like listening to some talk programmes. The host's beautiful voice makes me relax. The host often has the same feelings as the audience about love, friendship, life and so on. I am often moved to tears. I usually go to bed at 9:30 pm and then I begin to listen to the play on the radio in bed. I can only listen to the sound, but I am always interested in guessing who they are and what they look like. I often fall asleep while listening. During lunch and supper time, I listen to the radio, too.
I like listening to music because it can make me quiet. I also like thinking about something while listening to music, for example, what I shall do tomorrow, that I have to call my family tonight and that I should send short messages to my friends on Christmas Day.
You see, radio is important in my life, like a friend. | middle931.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Li Xiaoxia"
},
"options": [
"Li Xiaoxia",
"Warren Buffett",
"Ni Xia Lian",
"Yadira Silva"
],
"question": "Bill Gates went to the ExCel Centre to watch a game between Ariel Hsing and _ .",
"question_type": ... | U.S. billionaire Bill Gates went to watch a game of his friend, U.S. teen player Ariel Hsing, at the ExCel Centre while the girl was playing against Chinese Li Xiaoxia.
Gates wore an orange jacket and dark blue baseball cap. He sat in the front row of thespectators' stand andapplauded for every point Hsing scored.
"I'm wishing her the best of luck, but the opposite player is really great," Gates said.
Hsing was in her third match at London 2012. She had already beaten Mexico's Yadira Silva and Luxembourg's Ni Xia Lian.
Hsing is known in the U.S. as a close friend with billionaires Warren Buffett and Gates. She is close enough to call them "Uncle Warren" and "Uncle Bill".
Buffett met Hsing when she was only 9. Two years later, he invited her to play against his friends. She has returned several times after that. Earlier this year after winning a position on the U.S. team, she took a few points off Buffett and Gates.
When asked whether he has won a point off Hsing, Gates said, "She beat me when she was nine. She has been nice to me." | middle1269.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "tired"
},
"options": [
"tired",
"sad",
"sore in the back",
"hungry"
],
"question": "What was the matter with Sarah ? She felt _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answ... | Sarah was ill, she went to see the doctor. " Doctor, I'm not feeling well," she said. " Every time I do my homework, I feel tired. If I go to school on foot, I have to sit down and rest for ten minutes." The doctor looked at her carefully. At last he said, " Nothing much. But I'm afraid you are eating too much." "I don't understand, what do you mean ? "asked Sarah. "I mean you eat too much food," said the doctor. " Oh! You mean I'm too fat. That's a problem." Said Sarah. "What should I do If I don't want to be heavy !" " The answer is easy," said the doctor. " If you want to be thin and healthy, you shouldn't eat a lot of food and you also should do much exercise." | middle6506.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "64"
},
"options": [
"80",
"64",
"52",
"40"
],
"question": "TV soaps have a history of about _ years.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_t... | Soap operas are a kind of popular culture in America. Every weekday, lots of fans from all over the world are waiting to see their favorite soap operas.
Soap operas were first on TV in 1952. The soap opera is not about soap, and it is not an opera. It gets this name because soap companies paid for the shows, and they tell stories just like operas do. What makes the soap operas special is that the story never ends.
There are daytime and nighttime soaps. Daytime soaps usually have more information. Nighttime soaps are usually once a week, and each _ for about an hour.
Soap operas are having a difficult time in today's TV market, but they are here to stay. Big fans will never give them up easily! | middle7618.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Wind causes most waves."
},
"options": [
"Earthquakes and nothing else.",
"Only wind.",
"Wind causes most waves.",
"Wind causes some waves."
],
"question": "What causes waves?",
"question_type": "factiod_que... | Wind is the great maker of waves. There are exceptions , such as the tidal waves sometimes caused by earthquakes under the sea. But the waves most of us know are caused by winds blowing over the sea .
Now let's learn some physical things about it. A wave has height, from low point to high point . It has length --the distance from this high point to that of the following wave. The period of the wave means the time it takes for succeeding high points to pass a fixed point. None of these things stays the same--for all depend upon the wind, upon the depth of the water and many other matters.
The water that makes up a wave does not advance with it across the sea. Each drop of water turns around in a little circle with the passing of the wave, but returns very nearly to its original position . And it is lucky that this is so. For if the huge groups of water that make up a wave really moved across the sea, sailing would be impossible. If we want to find the speed of a wave, we may use the following way : Speed =" wavelength" x frequency .
Here, wavelength is the distance between two high points , frequency means the number of cycles per second | middle925.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "coming into Baffin Bay on July 26th , 1845"
},
"options": [
"reaching in Atlantic on May 19th , 1845",
"entering a bay on July 19th , 1846",
"arriving at Baffin Bay in July 1845",
"coming into Baffin Bay on July 26th , ... | Franklin's ships had everything they needed . They had enough food in tins for three years and thousands of litres of lemon juice to stop disease. They also had two libraries with 3,000 books , excellent maps , scientific instruments , musical instruments and a new invention: a camera.
Franklin and his men left Engand on May 19th , 1845 and they sailed without problems across the Atlantic towards Canada . When Franklin arrived at Baffin Bay in July 1845, things were going very well for the expedition . On July 26th , some sailors saw Franklin's ships when they were entering the bay . That was the last time that anyone saw Franklin and his men alive .
The British government became very worried when they heard nothing from Framklin . They sent expeditions to 1ook for him , but the expeditions all returned without any news . The government offered PS20,000 to anybody who could help Franklin or anybody who had information about Frailklin . Nobody came with information .
Then, in August 1850 some sailors found the first signs of the Franklin Expedition while they were searching on Devon Island: some old food tins , some papers , and , something very strange , the graves of three men . The men all died in January 1846 while Franklin was waiting in Baffin Bay for the ice to melt . But why did they die? The three men were all young and three deaths in the first months of the expedition were very strange . What happened to them ? And where were the ships and all the other sailors? The mystery of the Franklin Expedition was growing stronger... | middle2760.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "America"
},
"options": [
"England",
"America",
"China",
"Japan"
],
"question": "Bill is from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": ... | My name is Bill. I'm an American boy. I'm twelve. I'm a student in a middle school. I'm in Class1, Grade 7. Li Lei is my friend. We're in different classes. He is eleven. Here is a photo of his family. Let's look at it. His father, the one behind the tree, is a policeman. His mother, the one on the bike, is a Chinese teacher. He has two sisters. They are twins. They have a cat. Its name is Mimi. Look! It's on the floor under the table. The twins are middle school students, too. They look after me at school. We are good friends. | middle2006.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "No, she doesn't."
},
"options": [
"Yes, she is.",
"No, she isn't.",
"Yes, she does.",
"No, she doesn't."
],
"question": "Does Jane have a brother ?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer... | Hello! I'm Jane. I'm thirteen . I have a sister, but I don't have a brother. I like games. I often play soccer with her. I have 2 volleyballs. I like ping-pong, too. I play ping-pong with my friends after school. Do you like games ? Do you play sports every day ? | middle5769.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "On September 9\nth, 2014."
},
"options": [
"In 2014 .",
"On September 9\nth, 2014.",
"In September.",
"From 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m."
],
"question": "When is the School Open Day?",
"question_type": "factiod_qu... | School Open Day
Dear students,
We have some interesting and fun things for you this term. On September 9th 2014, we have a School Open Day. It begins at 9:00 a.m. and finishes at 4:00 p.m. All parents can come to our school, have a cup of coffee, and meet our teachers and other parents.
Your parents can go to your children's classrooms, have a talk with the principal , have a look at the clubs and ask any questions. From 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m, the parents can go to Room 106 for lunch. If you have any questions about the School Open Day, you can call John Smith --- the principal. The telephone number is 021-4899688.
Welcome to our school and join us.
School: Apple Tree Middle School | middle4477.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "grammar and words"
},
"options": [
"grammar and listening",
"listening and spelling",
"listening and speaking",
"grammar and words"
],
"question": "Many experts say students learn more _ when they read for pl... | Reading for pleasure is the easiest way to become a better reader in English. It is also the most important way.
Some students say they don't want to read for pleasure. They say they want to use their time to learn the rules of the language and new words. They say that pleasure reading is too busy.
Many experts say pleasure reading is very important for learning English. Dr Stephen Krashen, a famous expert on learning languages, says that pleasure reading helps you learn many important things about English. Students learn more grammar and more words when they read for pleasure. They also learn more about good writing.
Dr Krashen tells us that pleasure reading helps each student in a different way. Each student needs to learn something different. Pleasure reading makes it possible for each student to learn what he or she needs.
Reading for pleasure is not the same as studying. When you read for pleasure, you choose your own books, and you don't have to remember everything. There are no tests on your pleasure reading books. Pleasure reading will help you:
*learn how English speakers use English
*read faster in English
*find examples of good writing in English
*learn new words
*learn about the culture of English speakers | middle6260.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "the country near London"
},
"options": [
"London",
"the city near London",
"the country near London",
"the country not far from his office"
],
"question": "Mr.Green lived in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_... | Mr. Green worked in an office in London, but he lived in the country and came to work by train every day. The station was not very far from his office, and he always went on foot from the station to his office and back from his office to the station. Every evening he walked past a poor man near a bridge. The man sat at the road and sold matches, and there was a dog near him. There was a piece of wood round the dog's neck, and the words "I AM BLIND" were on the piece of wood.
Mr.Green was a kind man. He always stopped and gave a penny to the man, but he did not take any of his matches. One day, Mr.Green had a lot of work in his office and left the office very late. He came to the man and his dog, but he did not stop. The poor man stood up quickly, ran after him and said, "You're always very kind to me. Give me a penny today. I'm a poor man." Mr.Green stopped and he was surprised. Then he said, "You're a blind man. How did you see me?" The poor man said, "No, I'm not blind. My dog is." | middle514.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Almost everyone in big cities"
},
"options": [
"Almost everyone in the world",
"Almost everyone in China",
"Almost everyone in big cities",
"Almost everyone in small villages"
],
"question": "_ can go to school... | Almost every child in big cities has the chance to go to school. Nine years' studying helps children to prepare for their future lives. In fact, many students can study for more than nine years. Not all children are so lucky.
There is a girl called Xiao Fang. She is eight years old and lives in a small village in Guangxi. When she was younger, she wanted to go to school, but she could not because her family was too poor. The schools were too expensive, so her parents kept her at home. Instead of studying, Xiao Fang worked in the fields with her parents.
Then Project Hope heard about Xiao Fang. It agreed to help Xiao Fang to go to school. Her wish came true, and now she is studying in a school. Unluckily, there are many thousands of children who can not go to school. You can help these children.
Project Hope also helps to repair school buildings.
All this good work costs money. Project Hope needs your help. If you give Project Hope Y=300, we can pay for one child to go to school for a whole year. With more money, Project Hope can build new schools. The money buys good desks, chairs, blackboards and books. To help us is to help Xiao Fang and many other children to have a good start in life. | middle1080.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "a medical magazine"
},
"options": [
"a story book",
"a poster",
"a film review",
"a medical magazine"
],
"question": "This passage is probably taken from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | Medical experts say most Americans do not get enough sleep. They say more Americans need to take a nap--that is to rest for a short time in the middle of the day. They give people advice to sleep lightly before continuing with other activities.The experts say naps might improve health by reducing pressure .
Some western companies have supported the idea of napping for many years. They ask people to leave work, go home and have a nap before returning. In the United States, some companies let workers rest simply in their offices. They believe this can help workers make fewer mistakes and also increase the amount of work that a person can do.
Sleep experts say it is likely that people make more mistakes at work than at other times. They say people should not carry out important tasks when they feel sleepy. And they say the best thing to do is to take a nap. About twenty minutes of rest is all you need. Experts say this provides extra energy and can increase your effects until the end of the day. But experts said that a nap should last no more than twenty to thirty minutes. A longer nap will put the body into deep sleep and waking up will be difficult. | middle6937.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "big and tall"
},
"options": [
"small",
"old",
"big and tall",
"big"
],
"question": "The teaching building is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
... | This is my school. There are many trees and flowers in it. The teaching building is big and tall. There is a big playground in our school..It is very nice to have it . After 4:30 in the afternoon, many students come to the playground to play football and some students play table tennis in the table tennis room.
There are 1,200 students in 30 classes in our school. The students all like to study. The teachers in our school are very good. They help the students to study and sometimes play with them .All the students like them, too. | middle3697.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "at noon"
},
"options": [
"in the morning",
"at noon",
"in the evening",
"at midnight"
],
"question": "The author got the news of Grandpa's illness _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"ans... | It was midday when I got the call that my grandfather was not well and he was quickly getting worse. My family did not know how long he would stay in the world. I knew I had to get to the hospital to tell him how much I loved him. As I drove to the hospital, I pictured him before I got to tell him how much he meant to me. Trying to fight back the tears, I wanted to stay calm when I saw him.
When I got to the hospital, I hurriedly looked for his hospital room. I found him in a semi-conscious state . On my knees, I said softly, "Hello, Grandpa."
Still feeling shy, I decided not to leave his bedside without letting him know. While I asked about how he was, he told me, "I'll be fine, Henry." although we both knew that wasn't true. Then he asked me with a smile how I was doing.
Hearing what my grandpa said, I was much moved. I made the decision that I had to show my _ for him. As I found all the courage I had, I hold his hand tightly. I cried out, "Grandpa. I just want to let you know how much I love you. I hope you already know that yet I just want to make sure." By this time, tears were rolling down my face. All those years of love that I had shut and not let him know, became free.
Smilingly, he said, "I know. Thank you for telling me that. All I have on this planet is my family and my love for them. If there is anything I could ask of you, I want you to be good to your family, your mother, your father, and your brother. That's all I want of you."
What I learned that day changed my whole life.
From then on, I began telling people how much I love them, care for them, and respect them. I get in touch with, for example, my babysitter, my barber, to show my appreciation. I go down into the city once a week and serve pizza to the homeless. I wake up every morning and list everything I'm thankful to in my life. | middle2589.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "25%"
},
"options": [
"25%",
"50%",
"75%",
"100%"
],
"question": "According to the Swedish study, _ of young people in Sweden always put phones around them while sleeping.",
"question_type": "cloze_questi... | Many people use their mobile phones as the alarm clock and are more used to checking e-mails before sleeping. However, these habits are becoming sleeping problems.
Several years ago, my boss used to stay up working on her mobile phone and got badly ill because of _ . Now she always leaves her phone in another room at night. And she encourages friends to do so. "I sent each of my friends the same christmas gift - an alarm clock so that they could stop using their phones as the alarm clock," she said.
If your mobile phone wakes you up in the morning, it may also be keeping you up at night. A study in 2008 showed that people in mobile phone radiation mostly had sleeping problems. And according to a Swedish study, a quarter of young people in this country feel like there must be phones around them. Most of them feel sorry for not returning messages. So they even have to reply to their friends before sleeping.
So what kind of people prefer to use mobile phones in their bedrooms? A recent study has shown that three-quarter people aged between 18 and 34 prefer to sleep with their phones near them. That number falls off a little in middle age, but only people aged 65 and older are used to leaving the phone in another room while sleeping. | middle4846.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Playing football."
},
"options": [
"Playing football.",
"Drawing.",
"Painting.",
"Doing his homework."
],
"question": "What does Peter like doing best after school?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
}... | My name is Peter. I was born in Paris. When I was three, my family moved to London. We stayed there for one year then my dad had to move to New York. We spent about two years there. I moved to Shanghai last May and I like the new country very much.
I study at an international school in Shanghai. There are people from nearly all parts of the world. I like my school very much and I can learn many things. I love learning Chinese and keep practising it with my classmates. After school, my favourite sport is football. I like drawing and painting, too.
Shanghai has four seasons and I like spring best here, because I can go out in the evening and play with my friends. In my hometown, the summers are hotter than Shanghai but the winters are not so cold as they are here.
Shanghai is like a small world where all kinds of people and food can be seen. I like being part of it and I am very happy to stay here. | middle7397.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "water"
},
"options": [
"antifreeze",
"water",
"alcohol",
"ethylene glycol."
],
"question": "people use _ to keep car engines cool.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"ans... | Antifreeze is a liquid that is added to water to keep it from freezing. When water freezes and turns to ice,it expands .The force of water expanding is so great that it will break the hardest metal.Water is used in car engines to keep them cool while they run,and if this water is allowed to freeze in winter it can break the iron block of the engine.That is why antifreeze is necessary.
Water freezes at 0degC;the usual kind of antifreeze will not freeze until the temperature is-40degC.A mixture of five parts of water and four parts of antifreeze will prevent freezing at-18degC;four parts of water and five parts of antifreeze reduce this to -22degC.
Alcohol is a kind of good antifreeze,but when the air is running it becomes hot and the alcohol boils away,so it must be changed very often.Most people use antifreeze that does not boil away when the engine is running.There are several chemicals that do this.One of the most popular is called ethylene glycol. | middle272.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Four."
},
"options": [
"One.",
"Two.",
"Three.",
"Four."
],
"question": "How many tips does the writer give us?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
... | A life coach is somebody who helps you reach all kinds of personal and professional goals . Each of us has the ability to be our own life coach. Here are some tips for you:
Pay attention to your relationships with others.
Ask yourself the following questions: What do you do with disagreements? When was the last time you showed your family members that you care for them? Your relationships with friends, family members and teachers show a lot about the kind of person you are.
Face the fears about the future.
Now, imagine that one of your good friends told you that he or she was not strong enough to go back to school. We often give better advice than we are willing to take ourselves. Remember that even the most successful people were probably told that what they wanted to do was impossible, but they followed their dreams and succeeded.
Develop your talents.
If you want to reach your goals, you will have to spend more time developing the talents you already have, and uncovering any hidden talents that you haven't discovered yet. So you can take classes in subjects that you are interested in, even if you have no experience.
Be thankful .
Take some time to be thankful for the things you do have. Remember positive memories. Think of the best day(s) you have had in the past month or year. Remember special parties, vacations and holidays. Be thankful to the wonderful people you have in your life. | middle6089.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Send e-cards."
},
"options": [
"Give cards.",
"Send e-cards.",
"Give nothing.",
"Write on the cards."
],
"question": "What should we do on a friend's birthday?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{... | There are many ways for us to reduce waste. For example, we can reuse paper and plastic bags. We can also recycle newspapers, glass, and cans to make new things. Here are some useful ways to reduce waste.
* Write on both sides of paper. Many people write on only one side of their paper. Why not stop wasting the other side? Some students only use half the pages of their notebooks before getting new ones. Try to use up all the paper. People often give cards on birthdays or festivals. How about trying to send e-cards instead?
* Don't throw away your old batteries. Maybe you do not know that old batteries make the Earth dirty. This is because they have poisonous parts. So, don't throw away batteries. Keep them together. Try to use rechargeable batteries for your games and CD players.
* Donate all your unwanted clothes. There are many poor families in China. You may ask your mother to collect your unwanted clothes. Then you can pass them on to those poor children who do not have clothes to wear. You will feel happy that you are helping someone else. Also, you can ask if your friends or relatives want them before throwing them away. | middle7383.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "black"
},
"options": [
"green",
"black",
"yellow",
"brown"
],
"question": "Health foods are usually packed in colors Except _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_... | Shopping is not as simple as you may think! Much has to be done for the producers before putting the products on the shelf.
Color, for example, changes a lot according to what the producers are trying to sell. Health foods are packed in greens, yellows or browns because we think of these as healthy colors.
When some kind of medicine was brought out recently, researchers found that the color of the package caused the shoppers to lose interest because they made the product look ineffective . At last, it came on the market in dark blue and white--blue because we think of it as safe, and white as calm.
The size of a package can also attract a shopper, although quite often a bottle doesn't hold as much as it seems to.
It is said that the better-known companies spend about 40 percent of the cost of the product itself on packaging!
The most successful producers know that it's not enough to have a good product. The head of Pears Soap, who for 25 years has used pretty little girls to sell their goods, came to the conclusion: "Any fool can make soap, but it takes a talent to sell it." | middle266.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "It was terrible."
},
"options": [
"It was sweet.",
"It was nice.",
"It was delicious.",
"It was terrible."
],
"question": "How did the chili oil taste?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"an... | Two friends were eating at the table, there was a cup of chili oil . It looked nice. The two men hadn't seen it before. One of them thought it was sweet and drank some of it. Tears ran down from his eyes. But he hoped that his friend felt the same as him. He said nothing. When the other man saw that his friend was crying, he asked, "Why are you crying, my dear friend?" "I was thinking of my father. Two years ago, when he drove out on a wet day, another car hit his car and he died. How poor he was!"
Soon after that the other man took some of the chili oil. When tears started down from his eyes, his friend asked the same question, "Why are you crying, then?"
"To think that you were not in the same car as your father was." | middle5594.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Paris"
},
"options": [
"Africa",
"Paris",
"Comoros",
"the Indian Ocean"
],
"question": "The Yemenia airplane took off in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_ind... | On June 30, 2009, a Yemenia airplane from Paris to Comoros, Africa, crashed into the Indian Ocean. There were 153 people on the plane, including some French officials. Though people have been searching since the plane went down, the result looked unpleasant, for most of the passengers might be in bad luck. But a 13-year-old girl called Bahia Bakari was discovered in the water, where she had been staying afloat by holding a piece of wreckage( ) from the plane tightly for over 13 hours. When they found her, the girl was too weak to catch the lifebuoy( ) thrown to her, instead, a Comoran police officer jumped into the water to pull the child onto the boat. Bahia Bakari was injured, especially her collarbone( ).Her father was pleased to see his daughter although his wife had gone away in this _ . He said that his daughter could hardly swim. It was really a miracle for her to escape in this way. In her daddy's warm arms, the girl could soon remember what she had experienced. "I was thrown out of the plane and then I saw the plane fall into the water. Next I found myself in the water. I couldn't swim very well and I caught something but I didn't know what is was," said the girl. "She is really a lucky young girl," said Alain Joyandet, France's minister for International Cooperation. | middle4852.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Australia"
},
"options": [
"Britain",
"Malaysia",
"Australia",
"Canada"
],
"question": "Gold Coast is a modern city in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index... | HAS Travel Dot is a travel agency which offers many interesting travel packages.
_ $ 2900 Depart : Mar. 21, 2014 Return: Mar. 29, 2014
Australia's Gold Coast is a modern city of high-rise buildings, built around beautiful beaches. There are international theme parks, first-class restaurants, and lively nightclubs.
_ $3500 Depart: Apr. 1, 2014 Return: Apr. 6, 2014
In every corner of Britain, you'll find many great attractions, from small local museums to world-famous attractions like Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament.
_ $ 3200 Depart: Apr. 3, 2014 Return: Apr. 12, 2014
It is a wonderful place in Canada. Fresh water, lakes and rivers, as well as the St. Lawrence River make it a perfect destination for boating, fishing, and camping.
_ $700 Depart: Mar. 23, 2014 Return: Mar. 28, 2014
Penang, a state in Malaysia, is one of the most famous islands in South-East Asia. It is well-known for its culture and food. It is also a shopping paradise . You will be able to find things like handicraft, jewellery, clothes and many more at attractive prices.
For more information, please visit our website at _ . | middle3683.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "doctor"
},
"options": [
"farmer",
"doctor",
"worker",
"writer"
],
"question": "Li Shizhen's father was a _ perhaps.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
... | Li Shizhen was born in 1518. When he grew up, he liked his father's job and he was interested in medicine. He read many books about medicine and found something wrong in them. So he decided to write a new one. He tried his best to study medicine. He set out many times on long trips to collect herbs and talked with old farmers. In this way, he learned a lot from the working people.
After many years of hard work and study, Li Shizhen at last finished his great work, the Ben Cao Gang Mu in 1578. The book was one of the most important books in the medical science of the world. | middle1094.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "he had a hard time choosing gifts"
},
"options": [
"he didn't enjoy receiving gifts",
"he had a hard time choosing gifts",
"he spent too much money buying gifts",
"he disliked putting gifts under the Christmas tree"
... | A small ,white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree and it has been there for the past ten years or so.
It all began because my husband Justin hated Christmas--oh, not the true meaning of Christmas.Overspending was one thing, but compared to the difficult experience of choosing gifts--running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and a pair of gloves for Grandma...,spending money is nothing. I felt too tired to think of any special gifts.
Knowing Justin felt the same way, I decided one year not to buy the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so on. I reached for something special just for Justin. The inspiration came in an unusual way.
Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was wrestling at the junior level at the school he attended; and shortly before Christmas, there was a match against a team sponsored by an inner-city church.These youngsters, dressed in such worn-out shoes that shoe strings seemed to be the only thing holding them together, while our boys were in their blue and gold uniforms and new wrestling shoes.
As the match began, I was shocked to see that the other team were wrestling without wearing helmets to protect their ears. Well, our boys ended up defeating them. We took every weight class.
Justin, seated beside me, shook his head sadly, "I wish just one of them could have won," he said. "They have a lot potential , but losing like this could take the heart out of them." Justin loved kids--all kids, and he knew them, having coached little league football and baseball. That's when the idea for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought different kinds of wrestling helmets and shoes. I sent them to inner-city church without leaving my name.
On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Justin what I had done and that was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year and since then the envelope has become the highlight of our Christmas. | middle500.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "climate change"
},
"options": [
"world economy",
"gas emissions",
"climate change",
"natural disasters"
],
"question": "The agreement reached by 195 countries is about the _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_que... | After two weeks of meetings in Paris, 195 countries reached an agreement on December 12 to do with climate change. It's the first time in history that most of the world's countries, rich or poor, agreed to take action. The agreement sets the long-time goal of making sure the world temperature does not get 2degC higher than the levels in the 1800s. Otherwise there will be serious problems on Earth like natural disasters.
The agreement also asks countries to volunteer to make promises based on each country's economy , politics and technology. For developed countries, they will do even more. They have a plan to offer over $100 billion (about 647 billion yuan) to help poorer countries develop clean energy like water and wind power.
Besides, there are some legally binding rules. Those countries need to set national goals for cutting greenhouse gas emissions every five years. And they will publicly report their progress every five years starting in 2023.
However, the Paris Agreement alone won't solve the climate change problem. The future depends on how well each country will carry out their promises. | middle6923.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "a teacher"
},
"options": [
"some eighth-graders",
"the school",
"a teacher",
"some parents"
],
"question": "Random Acts of Kindness Week was started by _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | Holding doors open, picking up rubbish, thanking people ... these acts of kindness seem very small. But students at Tibbett Middle School know that it's the small acts that make the world a better place.
Eighth-graders from New Mexico, US, took part in the Random Acts of Kindness Week from Feb 10 to 14. During the week, they tried their best to do kind things for others, or for the environment.
Celeste Murray, an English teacher at the school, started the activity. "I believe the world is changed by little things," she told the local newspaper. Over the week, Murray said she has seen changes in her class. Previously, she asked her students to push the chairs in after class. Now, the students do it by themselves. "The teachers will have less work," said Elisa Castaneda, one of Murray's students.
Jordan Marshall, another eighth-grader, spent the week giving out praise . "It makes that person's day ," she said. "Besides helping others, the activity made students feel that they can make a difference," Murray said.
Eighth-grader Haley Echols decided to continue to do at least one act of kindness every week. She believes her acts could encourage others. | middle3873.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "spending more time traveling"
},
"options": [
"knowing the weather report",
"sharing jokes and news",
"expressing love and friendship",
"spending more time traveling"
],
"question": "SMS can help people do the f... | If I had one million Yuan, I would buy you a house! Do I have one million Yuan? No, I don't.So I only can spend ten fens on this short message, sending you my best wishes! Today SMS---Short Message Service is popular, and China Mobile says that every second , there are 410 messages being sent.
Look around you! People are watching their mobiles , smiling or laughing.Thumbs are moving quickly on mobiles, bringing happiness to their friends.Through SMS, we know the weather report, share jokes and news, express love and friendship.
SMS is becoming more and more popular.It's reported that 67% of young people like to send short messages to greet each other.Internet SMS will be more helpful to people.I'm thankful for the progress because SMS saves me much money.Just on the top of the thumb, so much joy can be found. | middle528.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "to see which kind of clothes you need"
},
"options": [
"to know how to wash them",
"to 1ook for well-made clothes",
"to read the directions inside them",
"to see which kind of clothes you need"
],
"question": "T... | Clothes are important and necessary to us, but do you know how to choose suitable clothes in a correct way? Here are some ideas for you.
When you go shopping and want to buy some clothes,you should think about which kind of clothes you really need and decide how much money you can spend on them.Then look at the _ that are inside the new clothes. They tell you how to take care of the clothes.The label for a shirt may tell you to wash it in warm water. A sweater label may tell you to wash it in cold water. The label on a coat may say "dry clean only" and cleaning in water may ruin this coat. If you do as the directions say on the label, you can keep your clothes looking their best.
Many clothes today must be dry-cleaned. Dry cleaning is expensive. When buying new clothes, you had better check if they need to be dry-cleaned. You can save money if you buy clothes that can be washed or that are well-made. Well-made clothes last longer. They look good even after they have been washed many times.
Clothes that cost more money don't always mean they are better made. They may not fit you, either. On the other hand, less expensive clothes may sometimes look better and fit you well. | middle1902.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "61."
},
"options": [
"65.",
"57.",
"58.",
"61."
],
"question": "How old is Putin now?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Law."
... | Russian girls think he is the ideal boyfriend. Thousands of Japanese teenagers applied for just a few minutes to practice judo with him. His cool image is on the front pages of newspapers and magazines. Do you know who he is ? Yeah, he's Vladimir Putin who was named "Person of the Year of 2008" by Time.
Putin was born in Leningrad in 1952. He entered Leningrad State University's law department in 1970. When he became President of Russia in 2000, he found the country in great difficulty. In his 8 years as president, he guided his nation through a remarkable transformation .Russia's economy had grown a lot. Under his strong leadership, Russia was at the _ of world power again.
Putin came to like judo and spy novels when he was a young boy. He relaxes by listening to classical music. Yesterday is his favorite Beatles' song. He has a happy family. He is married to Lyudmila Alexandrovna Putina, with daughters, Yekaterina and Maria.
,. | middle3867.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "I guess no one remembers it's my birthday"
},
"options": [
"I won't want others to know about it",
"I don't want to have a birthday party",
"This is the best birthday I've ever had",
"I guess no one remembers it's my bi... | Saturday was going to be a special day for Sara. It was her birthday. No one had mentioned her birthday so far, and it was already Wednesday. " _ ", Sara thought to herself.
Sara went to school and told her friend, Jenny, that Saturday was her birthday.
"I know," said Jenny. "Lynn told all the girls about your birthday."
"Wow, I didn't realize everyone knew," said Sara. Saturday finally came and Sara got up early.
"Good morning, Sara," said Mum.
"Hi," said Sara. She looked around, but didn't see anyone _ her birthday.
"What are you doing today?" asked Mum.
"Just stay at home," said Sara, feeling a bit sad. She didn't want to tell Mum it was her birthday.
"Why don't you come with me to the Recreation Centre?" asked Mum.
"What will I do there?" asked Sara.
Mum said they needed help with a community project.
That afternoon Sara and her mum went to the Recreation Centre. When they opened the door, people shouted, "SURPRISE!" Sara couldn't believe it. There were friends from school and her family. She saw Uncle Rick, Aunt Claire, and many cousins along with Grandma Joan. The walls were decorated with colourful balloons. There was a big cake sitting on the table along with many presents. A small band played the songs Sara and her friends liked to dance to.
Sara was called to cut the first piece of her birthday cake. She felt so special. "This is the best birthday I've ever had!" said Sara. "Thank you to everyone." | middle5225.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "76"
},
"options": [
"60",
"61",
"75",
"76"
],
"question": "The writer's father will be _ years old next year.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"a... | My father is seventy-five years old this year. But he looks very young. He looks like a sixty-year-old man. Now he can do everything all by himself. For example, he cooks, washes clothes, does the housework and so on.
Every morning, my father goes out with a radio. He listens to the music or the news and goes to the park to play taijiquan. In the park, he talks and laughs with other old people. After coming back from the park, he begins to have breakfast and then he goes to the university for the old. He learns drawing there. In the afternoon, he plays on the computer for about one or two hours. After supper he watches TV and learns about the world. He goes to bed at about eight o'clock. He never stays up. He likes to share his ways of keeping healthy with others.
Are you healthy? If not, what do you learn from my father's secret of keeping healthy?
,. | middle3654.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Young people"
},
"options": [
"Young people",
"Old people",
"Children",
"Students"
],
"question": "_ like Christmas Day better in China?",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | What do you think of celebrating Christmas Day in China? Christmas Day is very popular in China, especially for young people. Should Chinese people celebrate Christmas Day? 60% people think that we should not take Christmas so seriously, 10% think everyone should celebrate Christmas.
Some people think celebrating Christmas Day can help them understand western culture better. Some people think it is a great holiday to have a good time with their families and friends. During Christmas Day, they can meet friends, go shopping, watch movies and go to different parties.
But I have different ideas. Most of us celebrate Christmas just because we see many people around us do it.
China has its own holidays, such as the Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Day, so we don't have to celebrate holidays from other countries. Some people spend a lot of money celebrating Christmas Day. People buy lots of gifts for their friends and families, but this is not the best way to show their love. | middle7432.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "For about four and a half months."
},
"options": [
"For about half a year.",
"For about four and a half months.",
"For about 12 months.",
"For about three months."
],
"question": "How long did the campaign last?... | On August 15, 2011,the Ministry Publish Security started a campaign to educate drivers about the dangers of driving after drinking.
As a part of the campaign, police officers watched bars, restaurants and KTVs in Beijing, Shanghai, Liaoning, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hubei and Guangdong. It ended up on December 30. But it told the drivers the meaning of the new traffic laws and the dangers of drinking.
In Beijing, some restaurants put up notices and told drivers about their responsibility. "Usually if a group of guests come by car, the driver won't drink. If he does, we will remind him," said a waitress from Dongfang Restaurant in Beijing. Fewer drivers are drinking alcohol nowadays, since many know about the campaign.
Wang Lankun, a traffic policeman in Beijing said, "Some drivers think a glass of beer is not a problem. But a blood test will show that their blood-alcohol level is more than 20mg for each 100ml of blood, that is enough to affect their driving."
During the campaign, drivers who have a blood-alcohol level of over 20mg for each 100ml of blood will get a fine of 500 yuan. Also, they will not be allowed to drive for three months.
In fact, there are strict laws to punish drunk driving in many other countries. For example, in the USA, if someone has a blood-alcohol level of over 80mg for each 100ml of blood, he will be sent to prison for one year. But in Britain, he will be fined 5,000 pounds and banned from driving for 12 months, also he will be sent to prison for 6 months. In Germany, if a driver has a blood-alcohol level of over 60mg for each 100ml of blood, he won't be allowed to drive until he passes a new driving test. | middle1725.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "The dirt and stains are broken down in the sunlight."
},
"options": [
"Cotton clothes wash easily",
"This kind of clothing washes it by itself.",
"The dirt and stains are broken down in the sunlight.",
"Silver and coppe... | Some days, don't you think, "Wouldn't it be nice if the laundry would just do itself?" Self-cleaning clothes may sound crazy. But Australian researchers have found a way to make something like this possible!
A team at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, found a way to put special nanostructures into clothing, which can then clean the clothes. When sunlight hits the nanostructures, they break down the dirt and stains that don't belong on your clothes.
The nanostructures don't break down the actual clothing because cotton and the other clothing materials are too strong to be broken down. According to CNN, the researchers cover the clothing in a solution made of silver and copper nanostructures. All it takes is 40 minutes of sunlight and your clothes will look as good as new.
So if you spill on yourself during lunch, you can step outside for a walk, and it will be clean by the time you go inside. It not only makes your life easier, but it can also be good for the environment.
According to the US Department of Energy, the average load of laundry uses about 25 gallons (about 94 liters) of water. Water is a very important resource, so using less of it to wash clothes is better for the environment. But one of the scientists at RMIT University knows more needs to be done.
"There's more work to do before we can start throwing out our washing machines," said Dr Rajesh Ramanathan, "but this is a strong foundation ."
So what's the next step? Ramanathan wants to either start selling the solution by itself or convincing clothing makers to treat the clothing with the solution while clothes are being made. | middle7354.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "enjoyable"
},
"options": [
"hard",
"enjoyable",
"painful",
"comfortable"
],
"question": "The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was _ for the father and the son.",
"question_type": "cloze_question... | Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, "You should have goals like climbing the mountain." Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn't have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience.
Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds' singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing, but my father said to me,
At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got to know the meaning of hope in life. I found myself standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as clear as
. | middle8067.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "cough"
},
"options": [
"cow",
"cough",
"medicine",
"cold"
],
"question": "The Frenchman said, \"I want something for my 'cow', please.\" Here by the word \"cow\" he meant _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_que... | This happened in London It was November and the weather was very wet and cold. A Frenchman had caught a very bad cold. He coughed day and night, so he decided to go and get some medicine for his cough. As he did not know much English, he took out his dictionary and looked up the word "cough". But the dictionary did not tell him how to pronounce the word. He thought it over and remembered that he had learned the word "plough". He remembered that it was pronounced[plav]. So he thought that c-o-u-g-h must be pronounced [kav].
Then he put on his coat and hat and went to a chemist's shop .When the man in the shop asked him what he wanted, the Frenchman said, "I want something for my 'COW' , please." The man in the shop looked at him. Had he heard him correctly?
"I beg your pardon, sir?" he asked.
The Frenchman repeated, "I want some medicine for my 'COW'."
"For your cow?" asked the man, "are you a farmer?"
"A farmer?" said the Frenchman in surprise, "What makes you think I'm a farmer? I come from Paris. I'm not a farmer. "
"But where is your cow?"
"It's here!" answered the Frenchman. He put his hand on his chest and began to cough. "Here it is, " he said, "I've a very bad 'cow' here."
Then the man in the shop understood what the Frenchman meant. He wanted some
medicine for his cough. | middle3132.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "December, January and February"
},
"options": [
"October, November and December",
"November, December and January",
"December, January and February",
"January, February and March"
],
"question": "_ make the win... | There are four seasons in China.March, April and May make the spring.June, July and August make the summer season.September, October and November make the autumn season.The rest of months make the winter season.
The Australia seasons are the opposite of ours.When it's spring in China, it is autumn in Australia.
Australia is in the south of the earth.June, July and August are the winter months.The summer is in December, January and February.It's very hot there, too.
Near the North Pole there are two seasons.The winter nights are long.For more than two months you can't see the sun, even at noon.The summer days are long.For more that two months, the sun never sets , and there's no night. | middle5543.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Brown"
},
"options": [
"Brown",
"White",
"Green",
"Black"
],
"question": "Mike's last name is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text":... | Good morning! I'm Mike Brown. I am an English boy. My telephone number is five-four-five-zero-six-seven-eight. This is my room . The quilt is blue. In the room, there are books , a computer and a pencil box . | middle4885.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Pollution."
},
"options": [
"Dirty water.",
"Pollution.",
"Noise.",
"Too crowded"
],
"question": "What is the biggest problem in today's life?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_i... | Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today. People didn't have modern machines. Life today has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty. It kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us talk louder and become angry more easily. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution. It's bad to all living things in the world.
Polluted air from cars, planes and factories is so thick that it is like a quilt over a city. This kind of quilt is called smog . Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. Factories must now clean their water before it is thrown away. And they mustn't blow dirty smoke into the air. We need to do many other things. We can put waste things in the dustbin and not throw it on the ground. We can go to work by bus or with our friends in the same car. If there are fewer people driving, there will be less pollution. | middle3126.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "apple trees"
},
"options": [
"pear trees",
"banana trees",
"apple trees",
"orange trees"
],
"question": "Mr. Rock has some _ in his garden.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Mr. Rock has some apple trees in his garden . He looks after them carefully . Now there are very good apples on the trees and Mr. Rock is happy.
This afternoon when he looks out of the window, he sees a boy in one of his apple trees. He is eating the nice apples!
Mr. Rock opens the window and shouts. "Hey! What are you doing there? Come down and go away, or I'll go to see your father!"
"Dad!" the boy looks up and cries , " Mr. Rock wants to see you!" | middle4649.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "the teacher"
},
"options": [
"a farmer",
"God",
"the teacher",
"his own"
],
"question": "Douglas drew a hand of _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
... | Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class some fun homework---to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful.
Most of the class drew a turkey or other traditional things. But Douglas drew a different kind of picture. He drew a hand. Just an empty hand.
Douglas was a different boy. He was poor and unhappy. As other children played, Douglas was likely to stand close by the teacher's side.
His classmates were surprised at his picture. One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers _ turkeys. Others guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us.
The teacher asked him whose hand it was. The little boy said in a low voice, "It's yours."
She remembered the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here and there, as she had the other students. How often she said, "Take my hand, Douglas, we'll go outside." Or, "Let me show you how to hold your pencil." Or, "Let's do this together." Douglas was most thankful for his teacher's hand.
Tears came into the teacher's eyes. | middle5557.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Robbi is the name of a robot."
},
"options": [
"Robbi is the name of a robot.",
"Robbi is the writer's toy car.",
"Robbi is the name of the writer.",
"Robbi is a waiter."
],
"question": "Who is Robbi?",
"que... | I have a robot friend, Robbi. It looks like my toy car because it moves on four wheels. It is always helpful.
"Come on, Robbi! Bring me milk." "Yes, Sandy," says Robbi. It goes to the kitchen and comes back with a glass of milk. It can find milk among orange juice, water, apple juice. Do you think Robbi is a waiter only good at doing housework? No, it's much more than that! It has brains , too! Let me ask Robbi a few questions.
"Robbi, how many letters are there in English?" "26."
"Who is Barack Obama?" "He is the president of the USA."
When night comes, I need to sleep. It closes its eyes and stands there quietly! In the morning, It opens its eyes and begins to work again. | middle2238.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "It is great fun for the writer to go camping in the valley."
},
"options": [
"Teachers pay more attention to the students because they work hard.",
"It is great fun for the writer to go camping in the valley.",
"It's common t... | I would like to talk to you about one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen. I was born and raised there and now I visit it from time to time. My family moved to the city, so I only go back to see friends or to camp and fish.
I grew up in a small town called Antonito Co. It is surrounded by mountains. So camping is a big source of happiness in the valley. There are so many beautiful places to hike.
The town itself is very small. It is said that if you blink when you're going through it, you'll miss it. This has some truth in it considering the size of the town. We have one grocery store , a tiny post office , and a tiny bank. There are also a few gas stations, bars, some excellent restaurants, a small hospital and of course several schools. However, for clothing and shoes, you have to drive thirty miles to Alamosa to shop there.
Everyone in the town is nice and we all know each other. The crime rate is zero unless you count some weekend fights that break out because some people drink too much. The classes in school are small, so you get a lot of attention from the teacher.
You're probably wondering why I don't live there. Well, I can't get a job there. A lot of the businesses are family-owned. And they never fire their employees. So the employees work there usually until they retire . Most people have to go to other places to get a job. | middle4891.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "He is going shopping."
},
"options": [
"He bullied another student.",
"He is going shopping.",
"His is being picking up early.",
"He is being given a prize."
],
"question": "Abi has to go to the head teacher's o... | Cause and effect is one way to explain things that happen around us. Many things happen because something caused or influenced them to happen. Sometimes it is hard to look at a cause and find out what caused or influenced them to happen. Sometimes it is hard to look at a cause and find out what causes the effect. It may help you to start with the effect and use your reasoning skills. Think about all the things you know that could be reasons for the effect you can see.
For example, you may see someone putting on a heavy jacket. This is the effect. To look for a cause, think to yourself, "What would take someone put on a heavy jacket?" Maybe the person is going outside into very cold weather. Maybe the person works in the penguin pen at Sea World. Maybe the person is going to visit an ice skating rink where the air is kept very cold. All of these things could be a cause for putting on a heavy jacket.
Now, think about a second example. The effect is a boy named Abi has to go to the head teacher's office. What are the possible causes? Maybe he bullied another student. Maybe he is just being picked up early. Maybe he is being given a prize!
Here is another example for you to think about its cause and effect. Cait, 13, was trying to fall asleep when her 8-year-old brother, Doug, came into her room. He looked around a bit, but seemed really out of it. Then Doug went back into the hallway and stood there looking straight up at the hall light for quite a while. Little brothers can be very strange, but this was really much too strange. Cait's father appeared and explained that Doug was sleepwalking. What's the cause end effect, could you tell?
,. | middle1731.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "airport"
},
"options": [
"bus station",
"his home",
"t rain station",
"airport"
],
"question": "A car accident nearly happened on the writer's way to the _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | One day I got in a taxi, and we left for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when, suddenly, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver stopped his car at once. The tire made a very loud noise, and at the very last moment our car stopped just one inch from the black of the other car.
I was _ . But then I couldn't believe what happened next. The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, turned his head and started yelling at us. I couldn't believe it! But my taxi driver just smiled at the guy. So I asked, "Why did you just do that? This guy almost sent us to hospital. "
This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call "The Law of the Rubbish Truck . " He explained that many people are like rubbish trucks. They run around full of rubbish, full of anger and full of bad feelings. As their rubbish piles up, they look for a place to throw it away and sometimes they'll throw it at you. Don't take it personally. Just smile, wish them well, and move on. Don't take their rubbish and spread it to other people at work, at home or on the streets.
Successful people never let rubbish trucks change their moods . Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so love those who love you and pray for those who don't. | middle7340.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Because he has a headache."
},
"options": [
"Because he is in good condition.",
"Because he has a headache.",
"Because he feels like eating.",
"Because he works hard."
],
"question": "Why does Jack feel awful?",... | Jack Green is 75 years old. He is not in good condition. "I think I'm ill," he tells his wife, "I feel awful. I've got a headache and I don't feel like eating."
"You've put on a lot of weight recently. You should see the doctor," his wife says, "ask him how to lose weight. It's not good for your health."
"OK," says Jack. He goes to see a doctor.
The doctor checks his heart and weighs him. Then he says, "You are too heavy. You need to do some excercise to lose about 30 kilograms. Run two miles a day for the next 100 days. Then call and tell me your weight."
A week later, the doctor receives a call from Jack. "Doctor, I ran two miles every day and I feel much better. But I have a new problem."
"What's that?" asks the doctor.
"I'm 14 miles away from home, and I can't find my way back."
Choose the right answer according to the passage. | middle7426.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "tourist"
},
"options": [
"tour guide",
"woman",
"policeman",
"tourist"
],
"question": "A Chinese _ has died in Hong Kong during a so-called \"forced shopping\" tour.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
... | A Chinese tourist has died in Hong Kong a day after being beaten up during a so-called "forced shopping" tour. Businessmen try to make money by forcing tourists to buy goods at some stores. Police said the dead, 54, tried to quiet a tourist and a tour guide after the tourist decided not to buy anything at a shop. At least four people have been arrested. The dead, from north-east China, was found lying cold outside the shop in Kowloon on Monday morning. He tried to make peace in a fight between two women -- believed to be the tour leader and one of the tourists, but a group of men pulled them onto the street and beat them, police said. The two women, aged 32 and 53, have been arrested, along with two men, one a 44-year-old Hong Kong and the other a 32-year-old mainlander. Police say they are still searching for two other suspects.
On the mainland the man's death cause a boycott of travel to Hong Kong. The HongKong local people hate mainlanders because they think mainlanders push up prices. They say mainlanders are always eating on the underground and making loud noises. China's National Tourism Administration has asked Hong Kong to protect mainland tourists' rights. | middle6738.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "experience hardships"
},
"options": [
"be modern Robinson",
"experience hardships",
"stay away from the troubles at home",
"enjoy travelling"
],
"question": "Many Japanese children set up camps in far-off mounta... | On very cold winter days , a group of Japanese children travelled a long way and arrived at a small island where nobody lived. After setting up a camp, they caught fish in the sea, and walked on the snow to find firewood , wild fruit and fresh water. Then they made a fire to do some cooking. They were not homeless children or modern Robinson. They were all pupils from a primary school and campers of special " hardship camp".
Every year primary and middle schools in Japan organize such camps to train the children's _ of bearing hardship. Such places as thick forests and far-off mountains are chosen as camp places.
The Japanese education circles usually think it necessary to give children chances of suffering hardships. Children in Japan now may hardly find times of hardships, because of the rapid growth of national economy and improvement in the people's living conditions. The experts think that such hardship camps can help children learn to live and develop in the struggle against nature in modern society.
It's said that such hardship camps are warmly accepted by both Japanese school children and their parents. | middle1057.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "often wears a pair of glasses."
},
"options": [
"likes playing computer games.",
"doesn't like sports",
"often wears a pair of glasses.",
"often calls his friends at the weekend."
],
"question": "Jack's eyes are... | Hi, I'm Sandy. I come from America. I have long hair. I like listening to music and singing. I don't like sports. I often call my friends at the weekend.
My name is Jack. My Chinese name is Chen Tao. My eyes are not very good, so I often wear a pair of glasses. I enjoy playing computer games and swimming. I like making friends and I have a Chinese friend.
Hello, everyone. I'm Luo Wei. I'm from China. My hair is short. I love running and pets. And I have a lovely dog.
My name is Daniel. I come from England. I'm good at Maths. I often help my classmates with their Maths. I'm not very tall. I like playing computer games on the Internet. Would you like to be my friend? Please write e-mails to me. | middle3898.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "20%"
},
"options": [
"20%",
"40%",
"60%",
"80%"
],
"question": "According to the Ministry of Agriculture, _ people in the world aren't eating GM food.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"an... | If you think GM food sounds far away from you, you are totally wrong. In fact, you may eat GM food every day. Four of every five people in the world are eating GM food, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.
According to Xinhua News Agency, in China, the only GM plants that are grown for sale are cotton and papaya. Also, China buys some GM plants from other countries, such as soybeans and corn. The GM plants are used to make other products.
A reporter once said, "In China, more than half of cooking oil is soybean oil. And 90 percent of that oil is made from GM soybeans." So it's possible that we eat GM food every day!
Scientists have changed GM plants' DNA in a laboratory. Scientists usually do this to protect plants against bugs and diseases and have more _ . Many people think it's against nature. Also, they worry that eating such food might be bad for their health.
Is GM food safe? There's no agreement. Some people say that GM food causes tumors. But there are no long-term safety studies about GM food. If you want to stay away from GM food, you can start by checking the cooking oil in your home. | middle5231.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "He was very busy"
},
"options": [
"he didn't like them",
"He was very busy",
"they didn't tell him",
"he didn't want to remember them"
],
"question": "Why did Mr. Clark often forget his family's birthdays? Becau... | Mr. Clark was a very busy man. He always worked hard. He often forgot his family's birthdays.Yesterday afternoon, he remembered it was Mrs. Clark, his wife's birthday. He loved his wife. He wanted to give her a gift. On his way home from his hospital he bought some nice flowers in a shop.
When Mr. Clark got home, he gave his wife the flowers and said," Happy birthday to you, dear! It's September 28thtoday. I remembered your birthday this year." Mrs. Clark laughed and said ," My birthday was the day before yesterday. But thank you all the same. Better later than never!" | middle3640.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "parents"
},
"options": [
"sisters",
"brothers",
"uncles",
"parents"
],
"question": "Peter lived with his _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answ... | Peter was a small boy. He lived with his parents in a small house near some hills .The people there were all poor .One night it was very dry and windy .When everybody was asleep,Peter suddenly heard some noise .It came out from the kitchen . He got up and walked to the kitchen .He found that the wood beside the stove was burning .There was no water tap in the house,so he could not put out the fire .He shouted loudly to wake up everyone in the house .Then he ran out of his house and knocked on the doors of many houses to wake the people up .They all left their houses quickly .At last the fire was put out by the firemen .Many houses were burnt .But nobody was hurt in the fire . | middle6710.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Shanghai."
},
"options": [
"Shanghai.",
"Xiamen",
"Beijing",
"Guangxi"
],
"question": "The writer is a volunteer teacher who comes from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | As a volunteer teacher, I traveled a long way to a small village school in Longzhou, Guangxi. On my way there, I thought about the village, the school and the children there. However, _ when I arrived there. It wasn't what I expected. It didn't look like a school at all! The school had only three rooms, one for Grades 1,2 and 3, and the other for Graeds 4,5 and 6. There was a third one for me.
The children welcomed me warmly on my first day. They asked me a lot of questions, and I told them stories about myself and my life in Shanghai. The next day, I gave them a text to find out their level. To my surprise, thought the test was easy, over half of the students failed it, yet they all wanted to learn new things. I knew they needed me.
I was busy preparing lessons, reading test papers every night. I enjoyed teaching these lovely and hard-working children, and I could see that they were making progress with my help. I have also learned a lot from them. I understand their lives better, and we are now good friends.
I have worked in Longzhou for a year now. I'm very happy, and the experience has been very useful to me. I love the small village and the children. In fact, I would like to continue working here.
,. | middle2576.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "A tourist magazine."
},
"options": [
"A scientific fiction.",
"A tourist magazine.",
"A poem.",
"A poster."
],
"question": "Where does the article most probably come from?",
"question_type": "factiod_questio... | My best friend and I made our first trip to Ireland less than a year ago. I wasn't very excited about it at the very beginning. But my uncle wanted me to visit Ireland and offered to pay for my trip. Then I did. All of the words "magical, charming and memorable" don't even describe what Ireland is. Our favourites were Kilkenny, Cobh and Killarney. We did a self-driver tour.
We stayed in a castle in Dublin for two days, where my ancestors came from. The town we thought we might be bored in was Kilkenny, but we loved every minute we were there. There were so many places to explore and the pictures we took were beautiful.
It was so exciting to see the little village of Cobh and know it was the last stop for the Titanic(a famous ship) at that time. We loved the visitor centre there and the little shops. We never got any bad food there. It was so mouth-watering at every stop! And when we stayed in Westmeath, we saw the Trim Castle through the windows and found some scenes from Brave Heart which was filmed there. We were so excited. Again, more beautiful pictures were taken in that tiny town.
We love the country, the people, the food and the magic. We would go back very soon. I was so thankful for my uncle who had given me the chance to be there.
I have no words to _ describe our trip. Go, explore the small villages, eat and enjoy! I still look at my pictures and can't believe I was actually there. | middle5219.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "unusual"
},
"options": [
"dangerous",
"useless",
"unusual",
"expensive"
],
"question": "The writer thinks that the four inventions are _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Time Temp Glasses
Are you a person who wants to know the time and temperature during the day? You might like Temp Glasses. These special glasses show the time above your right eye and the temperature your left eye. It is surely easier than wearing a wristwatch, and you never have to guess the Tature.
Alarm Fork
Do you eat too quickly? Do you eat too much? How can the Alarm Fork help you? Aren't you is ? Well, this special fork has two lights: one green and one red. When the green is on, it's OK to eat a piece of food. The fork "knows" when you eat a piece, and soon the red goes on. Wait for the green light before you eat another piece.
Smell This
Sow do you know if your breath smells nice, or if it smells bad? It's difficult It) know, because it's very hard to smell the air that comes out of your own mouth. Smell This is useful for this ion. Smell This covers your nose and your mouth. Docs your breath smell nice, or do you need a piece of gum ?
Banana Suitcase
Has this ever happened to you? You put a banana in your bag lunch in the morning, and when pen the bag at noon, the banana looks like someone drove a car over it. If you put your banana Banana Suitcase, this will never happen. It keeps a banana safe, delicious, and looking like a m! | middle3668.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "English."
},
"options": [
"French.",
"English.",
"Chinese.",
"Japanese."
],
"question": "What language does Bruce speak?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": ... | Bruce is an English boy. Now he lives in a big house in Beijing with his parents, but he can't speak Chinese, he can only speak English. He likes swimming very much, and his house is near a river. He often goes to swim with his friends in the river. There are three people in his family. His father is a bank clerk, his mother is a teacher. It's Sunday today, Bruce doesn't go to school. Their parents aren't at work. They go to the park by bus. Now they are in the park, they enjoy themselves very much. | middle4661.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "technologies and cultures"
},
"options": [
"the Olympic games",
"the FIFA World Cup",
"technologies and cultures",
"many cities"
],
"question": "Countries build pavilions to show us _ with colorful exhibitio... | At the World Expo Shanghai 2010, you will be able to see the world in just one day.
The World Expo (short for "exposition") is the third largest world event after the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup. Countries build pavilions at the Expo, showing off technologies and cultures with colorful exhibitions and performances.
People can experience the most advanced technologies at the World Expo. Throughout history, many new inventions have made their debuts at the World Expo, including the TV, telephone and even the ice cream cone.
But the Expo is not just a trade fair . It's a platform for cultural exchange, bringing people closer to the rest of the world.
For example, at the Shanghai Expo, couples may be able to marry in French-style weddings at the France Pavilion. Thailand will let visitors walk into its emperor's palace. Visitors to the Austria Pavilion will have the chance to experience the snow-capped mountains of the country.
Many countries have also decided to bring their national treasures to the event.
Since the 1993 Expo in Chicago, the World Expo began to focus on one theme. It changed from a show into a community event. Visitors are invited to help solve global issues, such as environmental problems.
The theme of the Shanghai Expo is "Better city, better life". It will call on the world to solve the problems human beings face as a result of urbanization . In the future, more and more people may care about protecting the places they live in. | middle2210.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "People celebrate this festival by eating zongzi, racing dragon boats."
},
"options": [
"People celebrate this festival by eating eggs.",
"People celebrate this festival by eating zongzi, racing dragon boats.",
"People celebra... | On the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar , which is Wednesday this year, all Chinese celebrate one of their traditional festivals, the Dagon Boat Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival. Their celebrations include eating zongzi, rice wrapped in bamboo leaves in the shape of a pyramid, racing dragon boats and sticking _ on their doors.
In 2007, the central government decided to add the Dragon Boat Festival, together with two other traditional festivals - Tomb Sweeping Day and Mid Autumn Festival - to the list of public holidays
According to tradition, our ancestors believed the hot weather in midsummer might cause different kinds of diseases . So, to keep off diseases and drive out evil were the main purposes of the Dragon Boat Festival. Parents used colorful threads to make necklaces and bracelets for children, gave them beautiful embroidered bags , painted the Chinese character for "king" (wang) on their foreheads to drive away bad luck. The Dragon Boat Festival was also called "kids festival" in some places. Spending such happy hours with parents, young children began to understand the festival as well as the traditions and culture behind it. Repeating the customs year by year makes it possible for kids to learn the traditions, accept it and pass it on when they become adults. | middle1719.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "He is driving his car and looking for a hotel"
},
"options": [
"He is mending his car.",
"He is driving his car and looking for a hotel",
"He is looking for his car.",
"He is looking for a horse."
],
"question":... | One evening Mr. Green is driving his car in the country and looking for a small hotel. When he sees an old man on the side of the road, Mr. Green stops his car and says to the old man, 'I want to go to the Sun Hotel. Do you know how to get there?'
'Yes, of course,' the old man answers, 'I will show you the way. Please let me sit in your car. I can go with you and tell you where to turn.'
He gets in Mr. Green's car. They drive about twelve miles . When they come to a small house, the old man says, 'Stop here.' Mr. Green stops his car and says, 'But this isn't a hotel.'
'No,' the old man answers. 'This is my house. Thank you very much for driving me home. And I'll show you the way to the Sun Hotel. Turn around and go back nine miles. Then you will get to the hotel.' | middle6076.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "not arranged"
},
"options": [
"busy",
"lazy",
"not patient",
"not arranged"
],
"question": "The writer thinks your room is messy because you are _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answe... | Do you love having your own room? Do you hate to clean it?
Sometimes your room becomes so messy , and you can't find what you want. You can't even see the floor!
It isn't because you are lazy. It is because you are not arranged .
But don't worry. American writer Julie is here to help. She has written "Organizing from the Inside Out for Teens" to help make your life more organized.
In the book, the writer points out that your room is the only space in the world just for you. If you keep it clean and tidy, you will find things easier and have success in life!
But, to have more success, you must arrange all parts of your life. Not just your room! The book gives many _ to help you do this:
1. Always put things back where you find them.
2. Keep anything important in one easy-to-reach drawer.
3. When you buy a new textbook, put your old ones in a drawer.
4. Put labels on your drawers saying what is in them.
5. Make a plan for each day. Then you will know what you should be doing at all times.
6. Keep to your plan.
If you follow these tips, you will learn to arrange your space and time. And your future will be full of success! | middle7368.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "two"
},
"options": [
"three",
"two",
"one",
"many"
],
"question": "People like to go to the supermarket for _ reason(s) .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index... | Do you know anything about the way of shopping in western countries? People there usually make shopping lists first and then go shopping. Most people like to go to supermarkets because they can get many things in one supermarket such as clothes, food, drinks. The things in supermarkets are cheaper.
When they get into a supermarket, they get a basket. Then they buy things and put them in the basket. After they get everything they want, they pay the money. Most people go to the supermarket once a week. | middle4675.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Shooting fish in a barrel"
},
"options": [
"Shooting fish in a barrel",
"Walking on a falling tree log.",
"Staying on a log",
"Shooting fish in a river"
],
"question": "Which of the following expressions has the... | People have their own ways of saying things with their own special expressions. Some of these expressions are easy to understand. "As Easy as Falling off a Log " is one such expression. It describes a job that does not take much effort. If you ever tried to walk on a falling tree log, you may understand what the expression means. It is easier to fall off the log than to stay on it.
There are several other expressions that mean the same thing. And their meaning is as easy to understand as falling off a log. One is "Easy as Pie." Nothing is easier than eating a piece of sweet juicy pie, unless it is a piece of cake. "A Piece of Cake" is another expression that means something is extremely easy to do.
Another expression is "As Easy as Shooting Fish in a Barrel ". Clearly, fish in a barrel will be much easier to shoot than fish in a river. In fact, it would be as easy as falling off a log.
Sometimes, things that come to us easily also leave us just as easily. In fact, there is an expression "Easy Come Easy Go". Another easy expression is "To Go Easy on a Person". It means to treat a person kindly or gently, especially in a situation where you might be expected to be angry with him. A wife might ask her husband to go easy on their son, because the boy did not mean to destroy the toy. If you want to borrow some money to fix the car, you should look for a friend who is an "Easy Touch". An easy touch or a soft touch is someone who is kind and helpful.
And there is one more expression that means do not worry or work too hard. Try to keep away from difficult situations. "Take it easy", until we meet again. | middle2204.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "He is a pianist."
},
"options": [
"He is a violinist.",
"He is a pianist.",
"He is a music teacher.",
"He is an engineer."
],
"question": "What does Lang Lang do?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer... | Lang Lang, the young Chinese pianist, was born in Shenyang in 1982. He began to play the piano when he was 3. At the age of 5, he won first place in a piano competition in Shenyang. People thought he was a genius . From then on, playing the piano became the dream of Lang and his parents.
When Lang was 9 years old, he and his father went to Beijing to study piano. His father even left his work. Although he endured great pressure , Lang never gave up his dream of becoming a concert pianist. When he was 17, Lang became famous after he played in a great concert in Chicago, US.
Now 28-year-old Lang is famous all over the world for his great performances. He played at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. He was also one ofTimesmagazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2009. He is one of the world's great musicians. | middle2562.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "he had worked too hard and became ill"
},
"options": [
"he hadn't finished doing his lessons",
"he had worked too hard and became ill",
"he was worried about his homework",
"there was a lot of noise there and he couldn'... | This story is about a young man.He worked very hard at his lessons.He was too busy to have a rest.At last, he became ill, so he couldn't go to sleep.Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep.But the more he tried, the more he stayed awake.
After a while he decided to visit the doctor."I just can't go to sleep at night.What should I do?"
"I have a suggestion," said the doctor."Try counting numbers.By the time you reach one thousand, you'll be asleep.I'm sure of it."
The next day the man returned to the doctor's office."Well," said the doctor, "how are you today? Did you try my suggestion?"
The man still looked tired."Yes," he said, "I tried counting one, two, three...up to one thousand.But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy.I had to get up and drink some tea so that I could go on counting up to one thousand.But then I still couldn't fall asleep." | middle5530.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "China."
},
"options": [
"China.",
"America.",
"Sweden.",
"Florida."
],
"question": "Where do the tallest man and the shortest man in the world come from?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"... | We live in an amazing world, reading the following news and you will find it yourself.
News 1: Bao Xishun is the tallest man in the world. He is 2.36 metres tall. He Pingping is the shortest man in the world. He is only 0.73 metres tall. They are Chinese. On July 13th, Bao Xishun married a girl and He Pingping took part in their wedding ceremony .
News 2: In the USA, a seventh-grader, Aidan Murray Medley went fishing in the sea one morning. The 12-year-old boy caught a 250-kilogram shark! It took Aidan 28 minutes to catch the shark. It was so hard that his body lost all feeling. Aidan now has the Florida record . He beat a 232-kilogram catch from 1981.
News 3: A young sheep climbs a tree to feed on leaves in a park in the southern Swedish town of Lund. The sheep climbed to a height of seven metres and spent an hour and a half in the tree before returning to the ground. | middle3141.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "2"
},
"options": [
"1",
"2",
"3",
"4"
],
"question": "Frank has _ pens.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "A pen and a key."
... | Hello, I'm Frank. What's this? It's a pen. It's my red pen. My black pen is in my bag . My bag is orange. And my key is in it. It's blue. This is my ruler. It's white. It's on my desk . And my orange is on the desk, too. | middle7327.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Parents"
},
"options": [
"Teachers",
"Friends",
"Parents",
"Grandparents"
],
"question": "Who may influence you more than anyone else you will meet according to the passage?",
"question_type": null
},
{
... | Mom and Dad are two of the most important people in your life. Over your lifetime, they may influence you more than anyone else you will meet. So if your mom loves to read, you just might grow up carrying a book wherever you go, just as she does. But parents do a lot more than just pass on their hobbies. Moms and Dads need to care for their kids the minute their kids are born. Most parents will do this as long as they live.
Here are some ways you can stay close, get along well, and build a strong relationship( )with your parents.
Spend time together. Instead of playing computer games or watching TV, ask your mom and dad to play with you. Go outside together, or do some reading.
Be kind.Little things might mean a lot to your mom or dad. You can brighten a parent's day with a hug , a card , or a joke. It's also lovely when a kid cleans up his or her room without being asked. And if you try not to fight with your brothers or sisters, your parents will be so happy!
Do your best at whatever you do. You don't have to be perfect, but when you do your best, you make your parents proud. It makes them happy to see how you're turning into a great kid. Why? Because it lets them know
. | middle8014.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "have good living habits"
},
"options": [
"win in competitions",
"eat more healthy food",
"do enough exercises",
"have good living habits"
],
"question": "The passage is mainly about a website for helping people ... | Every day when Cora Castle, 14, from Indiana, US goes back home, she opens her computer and logs into a website called Fuel Up to Play 60.
She puts on what she has eaten and what kind of activities she has played that day. Then the site decides whether Castle has eaten healthily and done enough exercise.
All the seventh graders in Castle's school have done the same thing since the year started. It's part of their health class.
If the site finds her habits are unhealthy, it will give her advice. If she does something good, the website will give her a star.
Her health teacher set up a competition to see which student could get the most stars from the website. Castle has got 30 stars so far.
Cameron Bartlett said she liked tracking the food and activities. "This is the first year we've done it," she said. "It's really interesting to see all of the different choices that we have."
The seventh grade health class is coming to an end. They won't be in health class, but the students all said that they would go on to take part in the Fuel Up to Play 60.
"There's lots of bad food out there that we've all been eating," Bartlett said "This really helps all of us eat healthier food." | middle1756.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "has already come out"
},
"options": [
"will be published",
"has already come out",
"is the most attractive",
"gets the most attention"
],
"question": "According to the passage, Entrychats by Cecile Duquenne _ ... | Do you know that November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)? You can find the NaNoWriMo
Young Writer's programme at ywp.nanowrimo.org. It is a challenge to write a 50,000-word novel in one month.
The programmebagan in 1999 in San Francisco with only 21 members. Last year, more than 400,000 took up the challenge. The writers can choose what they want to write about. On November 1st, writers visit the website and start to update their word count. They can communicate with other writers there as well. All the writers have to stop writing on November 30th.
Itis okay if you have never written a book before. The website provides lesson plans and workbooks for beginners. You can use them to improve writing skills in your novel. Then you can start planning what your novel will be about.
Are there any books published from the NaNoWriMoprogramme? Here are a few:
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Water for Elephants by SaraGruen
Entrychats by Cecile Duquenne
Are there any young readers who want to join in this programme? If you want, we hope you can write the best novel. If you have not heard of NaNoWriMo, but you have a good story in mind, join us! | middle7441.txt |
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