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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "To visit their friend."
},
"options": [
"To have a trip.",
"To have a meeting.",
"To see kangaroos.",
"To visit their friend."
],
"question": "Why did the writer and Chris go to Brisbane?",
"question_type": ... | Some years ago, I went to Australia for a meeting with my friend, Chris. We decided to drive across country to Brisbane to visit another friend after the meeting ended.
The first day we were excited and laughed at each other's jokes. By the third day of driving in the endless desert, we began to get bored. We had been ... | middle4148.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Gareth."
},
"options": [
"Sarah.",
"Gareth.",
"Lindsay.",
"Warren."
],
"question": "Who thinks it is important to learn by doing?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
}
] | A proverb is a simple saying that explains a general rule or feeling. Four people share their favorites:
Sarah /England
My favorite proverb would have to be "Don't judge a book by its' cover." I think it can be used in many daily situations. Obviously, when you meet new people, you always need to give someone a chanc... | middle3627.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "interesting"
},
"options": [
"safe",
"interesting",
"busy",
"difficult"
],
"question": "Luke thinks that life on his grandparents' farm was _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": ... | Luke Dollar is a scientist. He has spent many years in Madagascar studying lemurs . Here is an interview with him.
Reporter: What were you like as a kid?
Luke: As a kid, I was an explorer . I lived with my grandparents on a farm in Alabama. I spent a lot of time outdoors. It was a lot of fun and I enjoyed that. From ... | middle2539.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "passion is the most important"
},
"options": [
"you'd better ask the writer for advice",
"passion is the most important",
"you will be best rewarded",
"you have to be young enough"
],
"question": "According to t... | Teaching is one of the most rewarding jobs. It is also one of the most stressful. If you want to be a teacher, you should have a passion for young people. If you are thinking about going into teaching for any other reason than this, you need to find another job.
Teaching is difficult. Students can be difficult. Paren... | middle5256.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "He didn't think his father loved him."
},
"options": [
"He thought his father loved him very much.",
"He didn't think his father loved him.",
"He thought his father felt sad.",
"He thought his father felt lonely."
]... | I used to think Dad didn't love me at all, because he never tried to hug or kiss me. But whenever I felt sad or lonely, Dad was always there.
When I was in high school, Dad retired and set up a food _ on the street near my school. Every day when I finished school, my classmates and I would pass his food stand. But I r... | middle3633.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Don't bad mouth me"
},
"options": [
"Down in the mouth",
"Don't bad mouth me",
"From hand to mouth",
"Put foot in mouth"
],
"question": "You can say \" _ !\" if you don't want some people say bad things about ... | People use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk, shout and sing. They smile and they kiss. In the English language, the word "mouth" has many meanings. But some of them are not so nice.
For example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest and say "Do not bad mouth me."
Sometimes, people ... | middle5242.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "popular music"
},
"options": [
"popular music",
"American songs",
"folk music",
"classical music"
],
"question": "Almost every American student likes _ . .",
"question_type": "cloze_quest... | Music is an international language. Popular music in America is what every student likes.
Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and
at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly when they drive
streets. Adult drivers listen to music on the ... | middle1024.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "men's bodies are too heavy"
},
"options": [
"men don't have aircraft",
"men's bodies are too heavy",
"men don't like birds",
"men's bodies are too light"
],
"question": "According to the passage,men can't fly li... | Men have always wanted to fly like birds. Birds can fly easily because they are light,but men's bodies are heavier.
Men first went up into the air in balloons. These were big bags,and they were filled with gas. Hydrogen is a useful gas for balloons. It is lighter than air. _ is also lighter than air,but it costs a lo... | middle7455.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "he found the four blacks were very angry"
},
"options": [
"he found the four blacks were very angry",
"he knew there was no food left",
"he was kind",
"it was wrong for him not to serve blacks"
],
"question": "T... | One afternoon, four black youths walked into a restaurant that served "whites" only. They sat down and ordered bread and milk. The white waiter just said "We don't serve blacks". The young men did not move. They were tired to death of segregation and of being kicked around. The manager was called. When he saw the angr... | middle7333.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "help to fight against the fire"
},
"options": [
"just do their own job",
"run away at once",
"help to fight against the fire",
"go back into their nest"
],
"question": "If there was a fire near their home, the g... | Can you imagine living in the desert for a whole year, watching the activities of a group of busy ants? Deborah Gordon did exactly that. She finally found out that there were four main groups of workers in the ant team: cleaners, haulers , gatherers and security ants. Each group did their own job to finish the task o... | middle3155.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "a school report of Edward Scott"
},
"options": [
"a studying plan of Edward Scott",
"A teaching plan of Ivy",
"a school report of Edward Scott",
"a working plan of M. L. Martin"
],
"question": "After reading thi... | Passage 1 | middle8028.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "planting a tree"
},
"options": [
"looking for a good job",
"looking after an old person",
"planting a tree",
"taking care of a baby"
],
"question": "The American writer thinks finding friendship is just like _... | Friendship is the most important thing in the world. But now do you find a real friendship and keep it?
An American writer tells young students some smart ways to find friends. He says finding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed and take care of it to make it grow.
First, to make friends, you m... | middle6005.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "a classroom"
},
"options": [
"boys and girls",
"desks and chairs",
"a classroom",
"a bedroom"
],
"question": "It's a picture of _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_... | This is a picture of a classroom. The classroom is big and clean. You can see a teacher's desk, six desks and seven chairs. You can see a girl and a boy ,too.
Four books are on the teacher's desk. A pencil case is on the desk. Two pens and two rulers are in the pencil case .A school bag is under a chair. A ball is on t... | middle2263.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "No.5 middle school."
},
"options": [
"No.4 middle school.",
"No.5 middle school.",
"No.14 middle school.",
"No.1 middle school."
],
"question": "What school is Alan in?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"... | Hello, I'm Allan Peterson. I'm an English boy. But I am in China. I have a good friend. Let me tell you something about him. His name is Li Ming. He is a student. He is in class Two, Grade One, No.5 middle school. We are classmates. Li Ming is 14 years old. He likes basketball and English. We often play basketball afte... | middle4612.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "needed a bottle of drinking water"
},
"options": [
"went to eat chocolate",
"went on a trip by boat",
"worked for the keeper",
"needed a bottle of drinking water"
],
"question": "Tom and his cousin _ .",
... | Tom and his cousin took a boat trip. When they got on the boat, every passenger should answer the keeper a question. If the passenger answered "yes", he or she got one gift; if the passenger answered "no", he or she got two gifts. Tom and his cousin saw all about this. Now it was their turn. The keeper came up to them... | middle4174.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "sister; Americans"
},
"options": [
"sister; Chinese",
"sister; Americans",
"friend; Americans",
"cousin; Americans"
],
"question": "Anna is Tony's _ and they are _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_question... | Tony and Anna are brother and sister. They are Americans. Tony likes sports very much. He can play soccer, basketball and volleyball. Anna likes music very much. She can't play ball games. But they both like playing on computers. They like eggs, bread and milk for breakfast. For lunch, Anna likes eating vegetables and ... | middle2505.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Every day"
},
"options": [
"Every week",
"Every month",
"Every year",
"Every day"
],
"question": "How often did people shop in the past?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | In the past , people shopped for fruits, vegetables, bread and meat at small food stores and at open markets. Before there were _ , it was difficult to keep food fresh for a long time, so people shopped almost every day.
Life today is very different from the past. Refrigerators keep food fresh, so people don't have to ... | middle6763.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "an e-newspaper"
},
"options": [
"a textbook",
"a storybook",
"a short message",
"an e-newspaper"
],
"question": "The passage is probably from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer... | Li Na, who is a famous and wonderful tennis player, was born on February 26th , 1982 in Wuhan. She began to practice tennis at the age of 6, but read the following news:
BEIJING--- China's first and only Grand Slam winner Li Na formally announced her retirement on Friday, leaving the Chinese tennis yearning for the n... | middle6777.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "A ,B, and C"
},
"options": [
"Zhou Jielun",
"Liu Qian",
"Li Yuchun",
"A ,B, and C"
],
"question": ". Who is Chinese?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
... | Nice to meet you. I'm David Beckham. I'm from England and I'm English. I'm twenty-nine years old. I like playing football and I can play football very well.
My name is Zhou Jielun. I'm from Taiwan, China. I'm thirty years old. I like singing.
My name is Liu Qian. I'm from Taiwan,China. I'm thirty-three years old. I lik... | middle1018.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "were not allowed to use their cell phones for nearly two weeks"
},
"options": [
"couldn't use their computers at school",
"were not allowed to use their cell phones for nearly two weeks",
"could use the Internet at school for... | What would life be like if you give up using your cell phone? Will it become boring?
Twenty-eight eighth-graders at St. Matthew School in San Francisco will tell you it can still be rich and colorful.
These students took part in their school's "tech-free" challenge. They couldn't use cell phones for two weeks from Nov ... | middle7469.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "road safety and life skills"
},
"options": [
"driving skills",
"running skills",
"road safety and life skills",
"knowledge about science"
],
"question": "By walking to and from school, children can learn _ ."... | What is "walk to School?"
Now we are working on a programme of "Walk to School". We would like as many parents and children as possible to take part, even if in a small way. Children who walk to and from school along with their parents can learn essential road safety and life skills.
You can take part by...
#Walking to... | middle4160.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Every day except on Sundays."
},
"options": [
"Every day.",
"Five days a week.",
"Only at the weekend.",
"Every day except on Sundays."
],
"question": "How often does John need to get up early?",
"question_t... | John gets up early from Monday to Saturday, because he must go to school before 7:30 on weekdays and go to the Drawing Club at 8:00 on Saturday mornings. He usually goes to the bookshop on Saturday afternoons, and after supper he watches TV until midnight.
He doesn't get up early on Sundays. John's parents both work o... | middle2511.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "No one can give you what you do for yourself."
},
"options": [
"Boys should have a toy boat at childhood.",
"People can simply buy whatever they need.",
"Boys should learn to make a boat out of wood.",
"No one can give ... | I will never forget the tenth summer of childhood with my grandfather in western Norway at the mountain farm where my mother was born. As a boy ,I always thought people simply bought whatever they need. Whether Grandfather knew this, I don't know. One day he said, "Come, I have something for you."
I followed him to a w... | middle5518.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Teens"
},
"options": [
"Teachers",
"Parents",
"Teens",
"Travelers"
],
"question": "Who is the text written for?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": ... | A great way for teens to cool off during the summer is at water parks. If you live near a water park, you might think about getting a season pass. This way you can go as often as you like.
Check to see if there are any water parks around you. Many are indoor facilities. So even if it isn't warm enough where you live to... | middle3169.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Because her new heart didn't work properly."
},
"options": [
"Because her new heart didn't work properly.",
"Because she didn't have enough money for a new heart.",
"Because her health was too bad to get a heart transplant.",... | It was a great day for American girl D' Zhana Simmons when she got a new heart. However, her dream died when the new heart started not to work properly. The doctors had to take it away. She needed another heart transplant . But the doctors couldn't find a proper heart so soon. Then they came up with an idea -- they wo... | middle4606.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Five"
},
"options": [
"Three",
"Four",
"Five",
"Six"
],
"question": "How many tips are mentioned in the passage?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text":... | Maybe you are an average student. You probably think you will never be a top student . However, anyone can become a better student if he or she does his or her best. Here are some tips to help you.
Plan your time carefully. You should plan your time for such things as eating, sleeping and dressing. Then make a goo... | middle6011.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "an online shopping site"
},
"options": [
"a shopping mall",
"an online shopper",
"an online shopping site",
"A kind of treasure"
],
"question": "Taobao is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | "Who needs a shopping mall if you have Taobao ?" says Wang Lin , 28 , a\ writer in Beijing . Taobao , China's largest online shopping site , has become an important part of Wang Lin's life . She spends lots of money on Taobao. A growing number of Chinese Internet users like Wang have found the joys of online shoppin... | middle201.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "physics"
},
"options": [
"English",
"physics",
"math",
"music"
],
"question": "James got the best grade in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
... | Report Card
Name: James Stuart Time: January 24th, 2012
Subjects Grades Comments
English B+: Your reading and writing are good. But you have a strong accent , so you are not good at speaking. And you do not put much effort into this subject. If you work hard, you can get a bette... | middle1795.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "taking a break before going to a university"
},
"options": [
"going abroad in a year for further education",
"travelling around the world in a year",
"taking a break before going to a university",
"doing a part-time job... | A "Gap Year" is a period of time when a student takes a break before going to university. It is often spent travelling or working. It can give young people useful learning experiences and new skills.
Gap years are popular with European and Australian students, but remain less popular in America. However, in recent year... | middle3182.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "The Beginning of Rock and Roll"
},
"options": [
"Different Kinds of Music",
"The Beginning of Rock and Roll",
"Elvis's Contribution to Music",
"Rock and Roll Is Developing"
],
"question": "What's the best title... | It is difficult to say exactly how the music we call "rock" or "rock and roll" began. Its roots go back to many different countries and many different kinds of music and many musicians.
Rock music developed mainly from the interaction of black African and white European music. The Europeans and the African slaves w... | middle4835.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "proud"
},
"options": [
"silent",
"kind",
"proud",
"poor"
],
"question": "All the following words can describe the girl except _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer... | For years I went to school by bus,so I met many"familiar"strangers.We took the same bus but didn't know each other's names.I used to think it was impossible for us to be true friends.How wrong I was!Smiles from the"nameless"people have changed my thoughts.
The first time I got on the bus,I saw different faces.We met,gr... | middle5295.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "On a bus."
},
"options": [
"On a bus.",
"At a bus stop.",
"On a train.",
"On a plane"
],
"question": "Where does the story happen ?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
... | There are many people on the bus. Some have seats, but some have to stand. At a bus stop, a woman gets on the bus. An old man is near the door and tries to stand up. "Oh, no, thank you," the woman forces him back to the seat."Please don't do that. I can stand." "But, Madam, let me..."says the man. "I ask you to keep... | middle7482.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Recycling should be done in the first place."
},
"options": [
"Supermarkets should recycle first.",
"Packaging causes serious problems.",
"Needless things are mostly recycled.",
"Recycling should be done in the first pl... | Ask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost mention recycling, which is the process of treating used things, such as paper or steel so that they can be used again. Recycling in the home is very important of course. However, being forced to recycle often means we already have ... | middle567.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "2"
},
"options": [
"4",
"3",
"2",
"1"
],
"question": "How many reasons are given why people might get fat without enough sleep?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_i... | Do you get enough sleep? With so much homework, it's often difficult to get the rest you need. But you need to try, because sleep keeps you healthy and it stops you getting fat.
Recently, a group of US scientists did a study of kids aged between 8 and 13. The studt found that if kids sleep for just one extra hour each ... | middle6950.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "He didn't lose the hope of drawing"
},
"options": [
"He did well in his subjects.",
"He got a good grade in physics.",
"He didn't lose the hope of drawing",
"He didn't accept he was a loser."
],
"question": "Whi... | This is a story about a boy called Sparky. For Sparky, school was all but impossible. He failed every subject in the eighth grade. He got a zero in physics. It made him the worst physics student in the school's history. He didn't do much better in sports. Although he tried to join the school's golf team, he quickly los... | middle6788.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "American country music"
},
"options": [
"the cowboy's life",
"the life in America",
"American country music",
"the people who lives in America, Canada, Ireland, and Britain"
],
"question": "The passage is about ... | American country music is very old. It came from the United States, Canada, Ireland, and Great Britain. It's a mixture of music from all of these places.
In West America, cowboys had to take care of the cattle. They had to watch them all day and all night because the cattle sometimes ran away. A cowboy's life was l... | middle573.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "why you like the place somuch"
},
"options": [
"why you like the place somuch",
"why drawing is your favoritehobby",
"whether you think you canwin",
"when you started learning todraw"
],
"question": "Besides you... | Hand in a drawing of your favorite place in school and get a chance to win PRIZES!
Your drawing may be a picure of the gate,the dining hall,the field,the classroom or even the toilet!
Along with your picture,include a short description(3--5sentences)explaining why that place is special for you!
All winning picture will... | middle5281.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "disabled people's living conditions are not good"
},
"options": [
"disabled people are poor, but they are happy",
"all disabled people ask for money from those who are shopping",
"disabled people's living conditions are not g... | Have you been asked for money by some disabled beggars while you're enjoying shopping? Do you have any pity on them who are so poor and lonely or do you just feel afraid of their terrible shapes? As one of the most special groups, disabled people's living conditions -- not only their material conditions, but their ... | middle3196.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "For 10 years."
},
"options": [
"For 10 years.",
"For 13 years.",
"For 14 years.",
"For 18 years."
],
"question": "How long did the young man smoke?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer... | A young man is lying in hospital sadly. The 24-year-old lost his right leg. The doctor said that his long history of smoking was the reason. "I first smoked when I was 14. _ made me feel like a man and I thought it looked cool. Now I know I was wrong," said the young man.
It is a mistake many young people make. Accordi... | middle2288.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "People know little about it."
},
"options": [
"People know H7N9 very well.",
"No people have heard about it.",
"People know little about it.",
"Only Chinese people know about it."
],
"question": "How do people k... | Two men in Shanghai have been dead from H7N9, while a woman in Anhui province is seriously ill from the virus, the National Health and Family Planning Commission said on Sunday. This is the first time a human from H7N9 has been found. Little research has been done on this unknown bird flu, and three are no vaccines a... | middle4821.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Traffic lights"
},
"options": [
"Americans",
"Traffic lights",
"Chinese",
"policemen"
],
"question": "Todaycan help buses or cars to go regularly in cities .",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
... | Traffic lights are very important for us. I think you know this. But do you know how they were born?
Garrett A. Morgan was the father of traffic lights. He was an American. His family was very poor. He left school at the age of 14. He was clever. He always looked for better ways to do things. And he liked to make new t... | middle1781.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "a radio program"
},
"options": [
"a newspaper",
"a magazine",
"a TV program",
"a radio program"
],
"question": "This passage is from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | This is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Year's Eve. It is calledAuld Lang Syne(<<>> ). It is the traditional music played during the New Year's celebration.Auld Lang Syneis an old Scottish poem. It tells about the need to remember old friends.
The words "auld lang syen" mean "old long since". No one kno... | middle215.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "at the 2nd largest supermarket in Britain"
},
"options": [
"on the Internet",
"from the shops all over the world",
"at the designer's home",
"at the 2nd largest supermarket in Britain"
],
"question": "We can buy... | A popular shopping bag has been seen on the arm of some of the world's most beautiful women. It sells at an official price of PS5, but as much as PS400 online. The bag called "I'm Not a Plastic Bag" is made of cotton. It is so "hot" that now everyone wants to get one. It's fashionable, and it's green!
Supporters see th... | middle1959.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "far from"
},
"options": [
"in",
"next to",
"near",
"far from"
],
"question": "Green Sea is _ the small village.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
... | Mrs Green lives in a small village. Her husband is dead, but she has one son. His name is Jack. He is twenty-one. He worked in a shop in the village and lived with his mother, but then he finds a job in a faraway town named Green Sea. He goes and lives there. Mrs Green is not happy about it.
One day Mrs Green is angry.... | middle4809.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "He died of a heart attack."
},
"options": [
"He was ill.",
"He died of a heart attack.",
"He made a promise.",
"He became a teacher, too."
],
"question": "What happened to the teacher's husband?",
"question_... | I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago. Her husband died of a heart attack. About a week after his death, she shared some of her insights with us.
The class was nearly over. She said, "Before class is over, I would like to share with all of you an important thought."
"Each of us is put here on Earth... | middle1971.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "learn how to choose fishing places"
},
"options": [
"go to the countryside",
"know where to buy fishing rods",
"know how to cook fish",
"learn how to choose fishing places"
],
"question": "If you buy and read Su... | Do you need useful and interesting books? Here we've got plenty for you.
Successful Fishermen
Fishing is a healthy hobby. You can enjoy fresh air when you go fishing in the countryside. This book will teach you how to choose fishing places and how to make good fishing rods easily. Many kinds of fishing skills are show... | middle6978.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "create different feelings for us"
},
"options": [
"create different feelings for us",
"only help us develop good habits",
"develop our interest in money",
"influence natural environments"
],
"question": "Accordi... | We know music is very important in our daily life.Do you notice music playing at any of those places when you go somewhere? Today, most stores,stations,restaurants and other places play music.You might even hear music in an office or on a farm.
Scientists believe that music influences the way people behave.They think t... | middle3800.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "on his way back home"
},
"options": [
"leaving the station for a cemetery",
"walking slowly along the street",
"on his way to Mr. Green's house",
"on his way back home"
],
"question": "That day Charlie was _ ... | One evening Charlie was on his way home from the railway station. When he turned round a corner, he heard footsteps behind him and he thought someone was coming near. He began to walk fast. The footsteps came fast, too. He slowed down. The footsteps also slowed down. Now he was sure that someone must be going after him... | middle3814.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "different breakfasts or sometimes none"
},
"options": [
"no breakfast at all",
"different breakfasts or sometimes none",
"very good breakfasts",
"little food for breakfast"
],
"question": "During the test, peopl... | Will it matter if you don't have your breakfast? There were a test in the US. People of different ages, from 12 to 83, took the test. During the test, these people got all kinds of breakfasts and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Scientists wanted to see how well they worked after they ate different kinds of brea... | middle229.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "nottowastefood"
},
"options": [
"nottoeatleftovers",
"toeatgoodfood",
"nottowastefood",
"tomakegoodfood"
],
"question": "The writer learns from her parents _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
... | My parents taught me not to waste food. My mum always found ways to make leftovers taste good. I went to YiLan to learn about some of their special food. As I was there, I learned about the food and the history of the area. I learned that they don't waste food, either, and they use leftovers!
Many years ago, there was... | middle1965.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Jacob and William."
},
"options": [
"Jacob and his teacher.",
"William and his teacher.",
"Jacob and William.",
"Some old people."
],
"question": "Who wrote Grimms' Fairy Tales?",
"question_type": "factiod_q... | Once upon a time there lived two brothers named Jacob and William in Germany. They liked to listen to old stories and then write them down. So they had enough stories to make a book. You can guess the name of the book! It is Grimms' Fairy Tales.
The story of this little book began when the brothers were still in school... | middle5054.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "going to Beijing to do their tasks"
},
"options": [
"going to Beijing to do their tasks",
"working part-time jobs",
"giving talent shows",
"drawing and making paper crafts"
],
"question": "To make money, student... | If you are given only 1 yuan, could you live in a city for one day? It seems this may be a little difficult. But students from Xi'an did it.
On April 10, more than 60 students from the Middle School Attached to Northwestern Polytechnical University took part in the One Yuan Metropolis Survival. The charitable organizat... | middle7643.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "One."
},
"options": [
"One.",
"Two.",
"Three.",
"Four."
],
"question": "How many children do Gary and Nancy Wilson have?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": ... | My name is Peter and I'm 12 years old. I don't have a brother or a sister. I am in No.2 Middle School. My parents are Gray and Nancy Wilson. My father is a worker and my mother is a music teacher.
My father's parents are David and Jacy Wilson. They don't live with us. They live in the nearby city . David is 63 and Jacy... | middle8216.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Reading, writing and math."
},
"options": [
"Cooking, sewing and embroidery.",
"Reading, writing and math.",
"Quran, drawing and history.",
"Science and Quran."
],
"question": "If a girl is in Grade 2 in a gener... | My name is Kerula. I am 10 years old and I live in Cairo, Egypt. It's the capital of my country and is the largest city in all of Africa. Egypt is very dry and hot. Most of it is covered with desert, so most of our people live near the Nile River.
Kids go to primary school from ages 6-12. I learn cooking, sewing and em... | middle7125.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Brown"
},
"options": [
"Peter",
"Brown",
"Jane",
"Peter Brown"
],
"question": "What's Peter's family name?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answ... | Peter is a boy. His full name is Peter Brown. He is nine years old. His telephone number is 010-55882226. Peter has an email address. It's peterbrown@hotmail.com. He likes singing and dancing.
Jane is Peter's sister. Jane is seven years old. Her QQ number is 735469. Jane's email address is janebrown@hotmail.com. She is... | middle3343.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "The Fighting Boys"
},
"options": [
"The Fighting Boys",
"The Famous Boys",
"The Friendly Boys",
"The Fat Boys"
],
"question": "The band name TFBOYS stands for _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
... | Forget about Super Junior. We now have TFBOYS. TFBOYS is a popular Chinese boy band made up of three members. They are Wang Junkai, 14, Wang Yuan, 13, and Yi Yangqianxi, 13. The boys are all junior middle school students. The band name TFBOYS means The Fighting Boys.
TFBOYS started in 2013, but has become popular in ju... | middle5732.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "only popular in the big universities in the USA"
},
"options": [
"the same as soccer",
"only popular in the big universities in the USA",
"a game played only with feet",
"a game with ten players"
],
"question": ... | American football
In almost every big university in the USA, football is a favourite sport. American football is not like soccer. Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances to move the ball ten yards. They can... | middle4438.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "He was playing with his friend."
},
"options": [
"He was playing with his pet.",
"He was cleaning his bike.",
"He was drawing a picture.",
"He was playing with his friend."
],
"question": "What was Peter doing w... | Hello, I'm Peter in the second grade. Now I have one thing to say: It's not easy being a kid. Being a kid might look like fun, but sometimes it's not fun at all.
Yesterday I was playing outside with my friend. We were having a good time. But suddenly, my mother said, "Peter, it's time to come inside now. It's getting d... | middle3357.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "they can get things with less money."
},
"options": [
"they can sleep all day long",
"they want to leave their homes.",
"they want to play with their friends",
"they can get things with less money."
],
"question... | Shopping on the Internet is becoming more and more popular. Why do people use the Internet to shop? Some people say it is more convenient. They don't have to leave their homes to order something; they can shop for anything they want at any time; they can find things for sale that they can't find in the Mores near their... | middle2049.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Too much carbon dioxide"
},
"options": [
"Little rubbish",
"A waste of money",
"Too much carbon dioxide",
"A waste of water"
],
"question": "_ makes the weather on the earth get warmer.",
"question_type": ... | At present, too much carbon dioxide makes the earth warmer and warmer and causes terrible effect to human beings. To save our planet, to save ourselves, a new lifestyle called low-carbon life becomes popular. Low carbon means low energy and no waste. It is necessary for everybody to learn to live a low-carbon life.
T... | middle5726.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Blue Sea Hotel"
},
"options": [
"Beijing Hotel",
"Changcheng Hotel",
"Haitian Hotel",
"Blue Sea Hotel"
],
"question": "When you live in _ , you won't pay for the breakfast.",
"question_type": "cloze_quest... | Zhongshan, China Beijing is a beautiful city with a long history. There are many
Travel Agency famous buildings and mystery stories here. It's a good place to
Complaint telephone: go sightseeing and relax. You will have fun if you join us.
400-581-278
Best of Beijing 5 Days
From Y=799
2 nights B... | middle1540.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Nine"
},
"options": [
"Six",
"Seven",
"Eight",
"Nine"
],
"question": "_ members are in Lucy's family.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_t... | My good friend Lucy has a big family. Many people are in her family: her grandparents, her parents, her uncle, her aunt, her two cousins and she. Alan and Gina are her grand-parents. Nick and Sonia are her parents. Paul is her uncle and Mona is her aunt. Dave is Paul and Mona's son. He is 12. Linda is Dave's sister... | middle8202.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "In India."
},
"options": [
"In China.",
"In America.",
"In India.",
"In Canada."
],
"question": "Where did this story happen?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_ind... | A little boy called Dhon lived in a small village in India. One afternoon Dhon's mother told Dhon, "I am going to bring firewood, Son. Do not go out. Play near the hut ."
"Mama, may I go a little way in the woods to pick blackberries ?" he asked one day. "All right," his mother said, "but do not go very far." So Dhon w... | middle7131.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "My father"
},
"options": [
"My father",
"My grandfather",
"My uncle",
"My friend."
],
"question": "_ has a great sports collection.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answe... | My father has a great sports collection .he love sports very much. And he loves all balls. he likes playing basketball and volleyball. And he likes playing baseball and tennis. he also likes watching ball games. how many balls does he have? He has 15 basketballs,12 baseballs ,10 tennis bats.8 volleyballs and 14 baseba... | middle6549.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "the outside of the earth is made of lots of different plates"
},
"options": [
"the outside of the earth is made of a plate",
"the inside of the earth is made of different plates",
"the outside of the earth is made of lots of ... | Why do earthquakes happen? Scientists explain that the outside of the earth is made of a number of different plates . For example, at San Francisco the Pacific Plate which is moving towards the northwest meets the North American Plate. The Pacific Plate is moving very slowly-at 5. 3 centimetres a year. Sometimes thes... | middle5040.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "on April 14,2010"
},
"options": [
"on April 12,2010",
"on April 14,2010",
"on May 14,2010",
"on May 12,2010"
],
"question": "An earthquake hit Yushu _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"... | Earthquake safety tips
On April 14,2010, a big earthquake hit Yushu,Qinghai.Over,2,000 people died. Many people were hurt. Why are there earthquakes?
The surface of the Earth has many pieces. These pieces are always moving. When two pieces move past each other, there is an earthquake.
Scientist are working hard to find... | middle3431.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "three"
},
"options": [
"one",
"two",
"three",
"four"
],
"question": "The passage has talked about _ wonders of the world.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index... | Here is some information about some of the wonders of the world. I am sure you will be interested in them.
The Pyramids of Egypt
There are about eighty pyramids known today. The most well-known was for Pharaoh Khufu. It is known as the "Great Pyramid". It's also the largest one. Workers used about 2.3 million blocks o... | middle942.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "is born with straight ears"
},
"options": [
"is born with folded ears",
"is born with straight ears",
"always has folded ears",
"always has straight ears"
],
"question": "The Scottish Fold _",
"question_typ... | Look at the cat on the left. Find anything strange?
In 1961, a man found a strange cat on his farm in Scotland. The cat's ears were folded , bent forward, on its head. In fact, this was a new kind of cat. People named it the "Scottish Fold".
The Scottish Fold has a round head and big eyes. Its neck and legs are shor... | middle6561.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "In a magazine."
},
"options": [
"In a poster.",
"In a magazine.",
"In a storybook",
"In an advertisement."
],
"question": "Where can we probably read this passage?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answe... | Spending more than two hours a night doing homework leads to better results in English,math and science, according to a major study (by Pam Sammons, England) which has tracked the progress of3,000 children over the past 15 years.
Spending any time doing homework showed advantages, but the influence was greater for th... | middle5068.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "they want to see something new"
},
"options": [
"they have much money",
"the weather is pretty poor",
"they want to see something new",
"they want to see different people"
],
"question": "Many people don't like ... | Many people do not like to stay at home on holidays. They want to go out to see something different or do something exciting. So people from the country go to the city and people from the city go to the country for holidays. During the holidays, trains, buses and planes are all very busy. It's very hard to buy train ti... | middle3419.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "on school holidays"
},
"options": [
"on school holidays",
"on weekdays",
"every morning",
"every afternoon"
],
"question": "Young people in the USA volunteer to help others _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_qu... | If you have no special plans for your free time, why not spend your time helping others? Don't listen to people who say that young people today often think only of themselves. It is not true at all. More and more young people in the United States volunteer(,) to spend their school holidays working for others. And th... | middle4376.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Waiting outside"
},
"options": [
"Waiting outside",
"staying with Mrs White",
"waiting at home",
"helping the nurse"
],
"question": "Mr White was _ all the time.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
... | Mrs White was going to have her first baby very soon. Yesterday her husband took her to a hospital.So Mr White helped her get into car and drove her there. A nurse took Mrs White to her room and told Mr White that he could go home and she could call him when the baby arrived . But Mr White said he liked to wait at the... | middle2061.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Because there are more and more cars on the roads."
},
"options": [
"Because there are not enough ways of transportation.",
"Because there are fewer speed rules.",
"Because there are more and more cars on the roads.",
"... | With more and more cars on the road, the traffic jam will happen. How do we see it and how can we solve the problem?
We know that the traffic jam happens in many places, especially in big cities. What are reasons for the problem? On one hand, some people think that they should have a car when they have enough money, a... | middle6207.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "poem"
},
"options": [
"story",
"poem",
"slogan",
"letter"
],
"question": "This is a short _ written by Yeats, a famous writer from Ireland.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Down by the salley gardens
Down by the salley gardens
my love and I did meet;
She passed the salley gardens
with little snow-white feet.
She bid me take love easy,
as the leaves grow on the tree;
But I, being young and foolish,
with her would not agree.
In a field by the river
my love and I did stand,
And on my leaning... | middle7119.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "to say goodbye"
},
"options": [
"to say goodbye",
"to overhear others",
"to share their wishes",
"to live too far away"
],
"question": "Many people would find it difficult _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_qu... | Many people have great difficulty in saying goodbye. But from goodbye moments, we can always learn something.
Once, I overheard a father and daughter in their goodbye moment. The father said, "I love you, I wish you enough." The daughter answered, "Daddy, our life together has been more than enough. Your lover is all... | middle6213.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "on 5 June, Friday."
},
"options": [
"on 4 June, Tuesday.",
"on 5 June, Friday.",
"on 6 June, Saturday.",
"on 7 June, Sunday."
],
"question": "The writer read that article _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_que... | 6 June, Saturday
I read an article about people living in e-age yesterday. It talks about different ways of communicating like chatting on line, sending e-mails, sending different kinds of messages and keeping an online diary.
The article says that people nowadays send e-mails at least once a day. I don't agree with th... | middle4404.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "in most of the book shops"
},
"options": [
"in a food shop",
"everywhere",
"in most of the book shops",
"in all the shops"
],
"question": "In the USA, people can buy books about food and cooking _ .",
"que... | In America, almost every book shop sells books about food and cooking. Most newspapers and magazines talk about Americans' eating habits. .Many books write about where to eat. So we can see eating is very important to every American.
Salads are very popular and they have them all year round .Americans enjoy coffee. Mos... | middle2075.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "America."
},
"options": [
"America.",
"England.",
"China.",
"Japan."
],
"question": "Which country will plan to build a town in the sea?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | The future is coming! All over the world there are many new ideas for new places to live and work in. Some of them will be in the sea! They will be very big and lots of people will live and work in them. The Americans are planning to build a town called Atlantis City. It will be in the sea, about five miles away from t... | middle6575.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "healthy"
},
"options": [
"healthy",
"unhealthy",
"junk",
"fast"
],
"question": "Lily likes to eat _ food.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answe... | Lily is a healthy girl. She likes to eat vegetables and fruits every day. She has eggs, milk, bananas and bread for breakfast. For lunch, she likes sandwiches, carrots and apples. And she eats chicken, tomatoes, broccoli and fruit salad for supper. Sometimes she has ice cream or apple pies for dessert. She has a good f... | middle765.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "He was sleeping in the back bedroom."
},
"options": [
"He was using the computer.",
"He was playing in the living room.",
"He was sleeping in the back bedroom.",
"He was crying for help."
],
"question": "What wa... | On April 14th at 7:49 am, the town of Jyekundo in Kham, was struck by a 6.9 magnitude earthquake. My family and I were in our 3rd floor apartment building when the earthquake hit. There was a smaller earthquake (around 4.7) that happened around 4 am and neither my wife nor I could get back to sleep. When the big eart... | middle7858.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "one year and a half old"
},
"options": [
"one year old",
"half a year old",
"one year and a half old",
"two years old"
],
"question": "Helen became blind and deaf when she was _ .",
"question_type": "cloz... | This is the true story of a great woman. Her name was Helen Keller. She was born in 1880 in Alabama in the USA. When Helen was one year and a half, she got ill and then she became blind and deaf.
Her parents tried to do their best for their daughter and they asked a young teacher called Anne Sullivan to their home to t... | middle7680.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "milk and hamburgers"
},
"options": [
"milk and hamburgers",
"salad",
"vegetables",
"chicken"
],
"question": "Kate eats _ for breakfast.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Hello, I'm Kate. I like different kinds of food. I like hamburgers, salad and orange juice. For breakfast, I often have some milk and hamburgers. I don't like dessert . My favorite football star, Tony Brown, eats lots of healthy food. He likes eggs and vegetables for breakfast. For lunch, he eats hamburgers, tomatoes, ... | middle4389.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "The man who first started writing science fiction successfully."
},
"options": [
"The man who loves science and inventions.",
"The writer whose father wrote science fiction.",
"The man who first started writing science fictio... | Science fiction is a popular kind of writing, and many people think of Jules Verne as the father of science fiction. He was born in France in 1828. His father wanted him to become a lawyer , but when he was about twenty years old, Verne decided to become a writer. At first he wrote plays for the theater. Then, in 1863,... | middle2920.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "China and India."
},
"options": [
"Venezuela and Indonesia.",
"Ivory Coast and Ghana.",
"Indonesia and China.",
"China and India."
],
"question": "In which countries has chocolate become more popular in recent y... | Most of us probably live without vegetables, but a world without chocolate? Now that would be hard! According to chocolate makers it could happen if we don't act soon.
There are two main causes of the chocolate shortage --- chocolate's growing popularity and less production of cocoa, the plant from which chocolate is m... | middle5097.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "The USA"
},
"options": [
"Beijing",
"London",
"Japan",
"The USA"
],
"question": "An interesting experiment is taking place at the Children's Hospital in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | An interesting experiment is taking place at the Children's Hospital in London. Dogs, cats, and even horses help sick children to get better. Dr. Marcus Finch of the Children's Hospital says,"Children have many problems as they are growing up. When they have problems, it's not easy for them to open up. But when they ar... | middle5929.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "in the newspaper"
},
"options": [
"in the newspaper",
"on TV",
"in the magazines",
"over the radio"
],
"question": "According to the dialog, the word \"clone\" often appeared _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_... | A: Recently, the word "clone" appeared very often in the newspapers. Do you know its meaning?
B: Not exactly, I read a report in yesterday's newspaper. It said there was a Scottish Dolly. It was the first time that a cloned lamb had been made from an adult sheep.
A: Actually, the word "clone" means to produce the "same... | middle3380.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "the serving of the teahouses in Chengdu is very special"
},
"options": [
"the serving of the teahouses in Chengdu is very special",
"there are many people in Chengdu teahouses",
"there are many old men in Chengdu teahouses",
... | Teahouses in Chengdu
There is a saying, "China has the best teahouses in the world and Chengdu has the best teahouses in China."Chengdu has not only many teahouses but also the special ways of serving and drinking tea.
As soon as the visitors enter the teahouses, the waiters or waitresses will greet them with teapots a... | middle1583.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "the purpose of a summer camp is not only for children to have fun"
},
"options": [
"finding a proper summer camp for children is not difficult",
"the purpose of a summer camp is not only for children to have fun",
"what other... | Selecting a proper summer camp for your child is not an easy task. You have to consider too many factors . Remember, you are sending your kid to a summer camp not just to let him enjoy himself but also to help him become confident. So you should try to select a summer camp for your kid so that after he returns from the... | middle2934.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "one and a half years"
},
"options": [
"one year",
"one and a half years",
"two years",
"two and a half years"
],
"question": "The author has been in the US for _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},... | We always want to prepare ourselves to the changes we may face when we go to a different country. Well, I have to say that for me, even after living in the US for one year and a half, I am still not used to the changes of weather, or how to manage my money well. There are many things that can give us culture shocks, bu... | middle771.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "summer"
},
"options": [
"summer",
"autumn",
"winter",
"spring"
],
"question": "When they rest in winter, trees live on the food they store during the _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"... | Have you ever wondered how and why a fall leaf changes color? We first have to understand what leaves are and what they do.
Plants are the world's food factories. Plants take water from the ground and take CO2from the air. Plants use sunlight to turn water and CO2into glucose . Glucose is a kind of sugar. Using it as f... | middle7694.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "In 2020"
},
"options": [
"In 2010",
"In 2020",
"In 2030",
"In 2040"
],
"question": "According to Samsung CEO, when will his product be part of the Internet of things?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
... | Is your TV connected to the Internet? What about your chair, or your fridge? Probably they are not. But in the future, most things in your home may be connected, thanks to the so-called "Internet of things".
The Internet of things may be coming sooner than you think. Earlier this year, Samsung CEO spent a lot of time t... | middle7864.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "July"
},
"options": [
"May",
"January",
"July",
"December"
],
"question": "Every year, school children have the final exams in _ , and the exam means the school year will end.",
"question_type": "cloze_qu... | When July comes, children know they'll have the final exams and the school year will end soon. Boys and girls will have a nearly two months' holiday, and they'll leave school by train or by car to return home to see their fathers and mothers.
The summer holiday is the best time of the year for most students. The weathe... | middle981.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "A month."
},
"options": [
"A day.",
"A week.",
"A month.",
"A year."
],
"question": "How long is the exhibition?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
... | Chrysanthemum Exhibition
Name: Yichun the Second Chrysanthemum Exhibition
Date: Oct. 26th -- Nov. 25th, 2015
Place: Yichun Fengcheng Square
Show: Over 300,000 basins and nearly 200 kinds of chrysanthemums
Parts: Watching chrysanthemums, praising chrysanthemums and tasting chrysanthemum tea
Transportation: No.2 bus
T... | middle5915.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "100"
},
"options": [
"8",
"80",
"100",
"800"
],
"question": "How many wards are there in this hospital?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_... | Hello, listeners. Welcome to Henton Hospital Radio. Before our music program begins, I'm going to repeat some of our hospital rules.
The hospital can sleep 800 patients. There are 8 beds in each ward .The visiting hours are in the afternoon from 2:30 to 3:30 and in the evening from 7:00 to 8:00. But remember only two v... | middle7870.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "height"
},
"options": [
"health",
"height",
"length of life",
"mind"
],
"question": "A baby's season of birth doesn't affect its _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"ans... | According to scientists' research, the month in which babies are born could affect them in some ways.
Babies born in spring get sick easily. Children born under Aquarius may be less clever than those born in other seasons. They may also have shorter lives than those born in autumn Scientists believe many of the differ... | middle2897.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "before twelve o'clock"
},
"options": [
"before twelve o'clock",
"after twelve o'clock",
"as soon as the bell rang",
"when he saw the boy"
],
"question": "Mr. Lee went to bed _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_... | Mr. Lee was in bed and was trying to go to sleep when he heard the bell ring. He turned on the light and looked at his clock. It was twelve o'clock. "Who can it be at this time of night?" He thought. He decided to go and find out. So he got of bed, put on his dressing gown and went to the door. When he opened the door,... | middle5120.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "it collects personal data and leads to self- improvement"
},
"options": [
"it watches your eating habits",
"it increases your movement",
"it records how many kilometers you run every day",
"it collects personal data and... | What Is Self-tracking All about
Perhaps you've tracked how many kilometers you've run, how many hours you've slept or how much you've eaten in a day.
If so, you've taken part in a popular movement called the "Quantified Self Movement" or "Self-tracking". Maybe you've wanted to change a bad habit but couldn't. Self-tra... | middle6429.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "How Cities Grew"
},
"options": [
"Cities or Villages",
"Back to Towns",
"How Cities Grew",
"People and Animals"
],
"question": "The best title of the text should be _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions... | Long, long ago there were only a few thousand people in the world. These people move form place to place over the land, hunting animals for food.
No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their lives changed. They did not have to look for food any more. They could stay in one ... | middle1346.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "England"
},
"options": [
"America",
"England",
"France",
"Canada"
],
"question": "Mr. Beckman works in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answ... | After breakfast Mrs. Beckman started packing the bags. She bought the tickets to London. Her husband works there. She and her children are going to fly there to see him. Thomas and Katy can't help her and she told them to play outside.
"It often rains in London in autumn," the woman said to herself, " I'd better take t... | middle7737.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Those born in the Year of the Monkey are thought to be friendly."
},
"options": [
"Actors learn how to paint \"monkey faces\" from Monkey Show.",
"Those born in the Year of the Monkey are thought to be friendly.",
"Stories ab... | 2016 is the Year of the Monkey. Monkeys are so smart and cute, and so many people like them. They have become a part of culture. Here are some stories to help you learn more about them.
New stamps for the year
The China Post Group made special stamps for the year. They made two styles. On the first one, a monkey hangs ... | middle7051.txt |
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