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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "the Summer Palace"
},
"options": [
"the Olympic Park",
"the Summer Palace",
"Beihai Park",
"Zhong Shan Park"
],
"question": "The Rubber Duck went to _ after it left the International Garden Expo Park.",
... | The 18-meter-tall Rubber Duck arrived in Beijing on Friday. It was placed on waters in the International Garden Expo Park, where the Yongding River passes through.
The Rubber Duck exhibition was designed by Dutch artist, Florentijn Hofman. It was part of the activities of Beijing Design Week, which ran from September 2... | middle2909.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "he doesn't make good use of his memory"
},
"options": [
"he can't read or write",
"his parents haven't a good memory",
"he doesn't make good use of his memory",
"he doesn't use his arms or legs for some time"
],
... | If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will become weak, and when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way.
When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his... | middle994.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "there were always many people to see him"
},
"options": [
"there were always many people to see him",
"everyone went home in a hurry",
"some people would take photos of him",
"no one would like to talk to him"
],
... | Once upon a time in Greece, there lived a young man called Narcissus. He lived in a small village on the sea and was famous in the land because he was quite handsome. Villagers would turn up on the streets to stare at the beautiful child .
When he grew up , people always said "How handsome Narcissus is!" Villagers thou... | middle7871.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "England"
},
"options": [
"China",
"America",
"England",
"Canada"
],
"question": "Where do I come from?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_t... | Boys and girls, let's begin our English class now. This time I want to talk about my family. Then I want you to say something about your families.
There are seven people in my family. They are my parents, my two sisters, my brother, his wife and I. In England, a family like this is a big one. My father has a factory .... | middle980.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "to have a good meal"
},
"options": [
"to meet the boy",
"to buy a newspaper",
"to eat an ice cream",
"to have a good meal"
],
"question": "The man comes to the restaurant _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_que... | A man goes into a restaurant one day. His clothes are very nice. He sits down at a table near the window.
A waiter comes to him and says, "Can I help you, sir?" The man says, "Yes, please. Can I see the menu ?"
"Sure," answers the waiter. The man wants a good meal and he wants a lot of nice dishes. After a moment, the... | middle7865.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "A documentary."
},
"options": [
"A cartoon.",
"A documentary.",
"A comedy.",
"A chat show"
],
"question": "What type of TV programme is A Bite of China Season Two?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},... | As an old Chinese saying goes, food is what matters most to people. A Bite of China Season Two, all about the history and culture of eating and cooking in China, broadcast on CCTV-1 from April 18 to June 6. Food plays an important role in our daily life. It is also one of the most important parts of Chinese culture. Be... | middle3395.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "sea animals"
},
"options": [
"fishes",
"plants",
"science",
"sea animals"
],
"question": "The passage mainly tells us about _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_... | A science book gives facts. Some science books tell us about animals. Some tell us about plants. Some tell us about outer space. This page tells us about animals.
Do you know that not only the fish but also some animals live in the sea? For example, the whale is not a fish. It can't breathe in the water. It swims in th... | middle1582.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "A dog."
},
"options": [
"A dog.",
"A child.",
"A dog's owner.",
"A dog trainer"
],
"question": "Who tells this story?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_t... | When I was a baby, I interested you and made you laugh. Whenever I was "bad", you'd shake your finger at me and ask: "How could you?"--but then you'd give up, and roll me over for a belly scratch and I believed that life could not be any more perfect.
My housetraining was a long process, because you were terribly busy... | middle7695.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "students"
},
"options": [
"nurses",
"policemen",
"businessmen",
"students"
],
"question": "Sunny English Club is for _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index":... | Sunny English Club
For students
16:00 - 18:00 Every Saturday
200 Yuan a month
9 Zhou Yu Street
Tel: 3785290
Foreign teachers, English songs and films and more!
Ocean Museum
9:00--17:00 From Thursday to Sunday
Ticket: 50 yuan
132 Xue Yuan Street
Tel: 5439871
Show you a full picture of sea lives!
Health Centre
9:00--17:3... | middle5082.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Because her school was far away from home."
},
"options": [
"Because she hated doing housework",
"Because she was busy with her work.",
"Because her school was far away from home.",
"Because she disliked her family."
... | "Tammy! Come here, please! Mother needs your help in the kitchen." Her father called out to her.
Tammy was in her room, getting ready to do her homework. "Yes, Daddy!" she replied. "I'll be right there."
She hurried out of her bedroom and down the hallway. She was only nine years old. Her elder sister, Ella, had just m... | middle2935.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "They both needed a way to make money."
},
"options": [
"Haixia needed someone to help him.",
"They both needed a way to make money.",
"They wanted to improve the environment.",
"They were required to do so by local offc... | This is a tale of two friends --- one is blind, the other has no arms. On their own, the two are "disabled". But together, they are a powerful team that has changed part of their village in North China's Hebei Province into a rich, green forest. Meet 53-year-old Jia Haixia and Jia Wenqi!
Their story began in 2000, when... | middle5096.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "March 8"
},
"options": [
"March 8",
"March 9",
"March ll",
"April 8"
],
"question": "When did MH370 go missing?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
... | In the past month,we've been holding our breath for news about a Boeing 777 plane,MH 370.
It took off from Kuala Lumpur ,Malaysia.On March 8.It was heading to Beijing.But about two hours into the flight, the plane went missing.
There were 239 people on the flight,including 154 Chinese.
A total of 12 countries including... | middle2921.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "A picture"
},
"options": [
"An eraser",
"A ruler",
"A picture",
"Three pencils"
],
"question": "_ is (are) NOT on Kevin's desk.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_i... | Miss Han: You bring many things to school, Kevin. Can you tell me what are on your desk?
Kevin: Yes, I can. There is an eraser, a ruler, three pencils and a pencil box on my desk.
Miss Han: What is in your drawer ?
Kevin: In my drawer, there are two books and a notebook.
Miss Han: What is that on the floor?
Kevin: I... | middle4388.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "paid over the money"
},
"options": [
"tried to forget it",
"paid over the money",
"felt it was unimportant",
"gave back the short weight"
],
"question": "When young Abe found he made a wrong calculation, he _ ... | When Abraham Lincoln was young, he worked in a store. One day a woman came into the store and bought some things. They added up to two dollars and six and a quarter cents.
The bill was paid, and the woman was satisfied. But the young storekeeper, not feeling quite sure about his calculations , added up the things agai... | middle7681.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "In the street."
},
"options": [
"In the park.",
"In the field.",
"In the street.",
"On the playground."
],
"question": "Where can't you fly your kites?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"an... | Spring is a good season to fly kites. You can fly your kites in the park, in the field or on the play ground. There are many different kinds of kites. Some look like birds; Some look like planes and some look like butterflies. People often fly kites on a sunny and windy day. And the best month for flying kites is March... | middle764.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "the United States"
},
"options": [
"China",
"France",
"Canada",
"the United States"
],
"question": "The nine-year-old Marc Yu is from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | The nine-year-old Marc Yu is called Little Mozart. He is too short to reach the pedals of a piano. Marc, from California, USA, says, "The problem is that my legs aren't straight enough, so I have to get very close to the piano."
Marc's 34-year-old mother played Beethoven's CDs to him when she was pregnant . Marc star... | middle1596.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "The year 1100."
},
"options": [
"The year 1500.",
"The year 1400.",
"The year 1200.",
"The year 1100."
],
"question": "When was paper made in Europe?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answ... | Paper was not made in southern Europe until the year of 1100.Thouth Scandinavia now makes a great deal of the world's paper, it had not begun to make it until 1500. It was a German named Schaeffer who found out that one could make paper from wood. After that, forest countries, such as Canada, Sweden, Norway, Finland an... | middle3381.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Lots of people"
},
"options": [
"Few people",
"Lots of people",
"Only students",
"Only swimmers"
],
"question": "_ like swimming in summer.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Swimming is very popular in the world. Many people like swimming in summer, even in the other three seasons. Water makes people feel cool and swimming makes people keep fit.
If you swim in a wrong place, it may not be safe. A lot of people died when they were enjoying themselves in water, and most of them were students... | middle5928.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Twice a week."
},
"options": [
"Once a week.",
"Twice a week.",
"Three times a week.",
"Four times a month."
],
"question": "How often do they clean the stairs?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
... | We all want to live comfortably and safely here, so here are some rules. we hope that all residents can follow.
Cleaning The main stairs are cleaned twice a week by the Association, so please try to keep them tidy and clean and do not leave furniture or bags on the stairs or in the hallways.
Rubbish Rubbish collectio... | middle4405.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "14"
},
"options": [
"12",
"13",
"14",
"15"
],
"question": "_ people are in the family.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Gina"
... | This is a family tree. It's a very big family. Tim and Gina are very old . They have a son, David and a daughter, Sally. David and his wife Jenny have the twins , Jack and Bob.
Jack is single , but Bob is married . His wife is Lucy. They have a cute son, Sam. They love Sam very much.
Sally's husband is Pa... | middle6212.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "get angry easily"
},
"options": [
"care about others' feeling",
"always say\"ladies first\"",
"do the heavy work",
"get angry easily"
],
"question": "A gentleman doesn't _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_ques... | Do your parents ever say,"Act like a lady."or"Be a gentleman."to you? But in the eyes of today's teenagers, what should a lady or a gentleman be like? Let's take a look.
What is a gentleman? The girls have their ideas:
Huang Xiaoyu of Guizhou: A gentleman doesn't often get angry. He wants others to be well and happy. H... | middle6574.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "sports"
},
"options": [
"books",
"sports",
"music",
"art"
],
"question": "Hemingway's father was a fan of _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"... | Hemingway was one of the famous writers. He was born in America in 1899. His father was a doctor and loved sports very much, and his mother taught music. Among the six children in the family, Hemingway was the second oldest.
Hemingway had written many books in his life. The Old Man and the Sea is one of the most famous... | middle957.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Jenny"
},
"options": [
"Jenny",
"Ben",
"Mr. Chen",
"Miss Jones"
],
"question": "_ is not at school this week.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"a... | Dear Jenny,
I'm sorry you're sick and can't come to school this week. Let me tell you what you have on Monday next week.
We have math at 8:00. How boring! Then we have English. That's interesting. I know you love English. Next is P.E.. The fourth lesson is art. That's my favorite subject! In the afternoon, we have hist... | middle4377.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "English"
},
"options": [
"Math",
"English",
"Music",
"History"
],
"question": "What subject did the teacher teach the students?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_i... | It was a Monday morning. As the teacher walked into the classroom, he heard a low voice , "Here's the teacher. I'm sure this boring fellow is going to talk about how to use commas ."It was a boy's voice and the teacher knew who he was.
However, the teacher didn't get angry. He said nothing about it, but really began to... | middle6560.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "America"
},
"options": [
"English",
"America",
"Australia",
"China"
],
"question": "Helen Keller was an author in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,... | Helen Keller was a US author and public speaker who became blind and deaf at the age of 19 months. Anne Sullivan became her teacher in 1887 and taught her to read, write, use sign language and speak. Keller received degree from Radcliffe College in 1904 and spent the rest of her life encouraging others with difficultie... | middle943.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "next to the woman"
},
"options": [
"very far from the woman",
"on the floor",
"behind the woman",
"next to the woman"
],
"question": "The man is sitting _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | A woman is at the movies ,and she is enjoying the movie very much. A man in the next seat begins to look for something on the floor under him. The woman is angry and says, "What are you doing there? What are you looking for?"
"A piece of chocolate." A man answers.
" But it's dirty now ! Take this and be quiet, pleas... | middle7118.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "do not need money to play"
},
"options": [
"do not need money to play",
"can play all kinds of ball games",
"don't like to go to school",
"don't like to do their homework"
],
"question": "Sports are very popular... | Do you want to know something about children in Africa? What to they do for fun every day? Find out here:
Education
School is expensive for many African children. Lots of families can't afford school uniforms or exercise books even though they don't have to pay for school.
For those lucky enough to go to school , they ... | middle2060.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "much more people"
},
"options": [
"much more people",
"fewer people",
"less vegetables",
"less people"
],
"question": "In the future there will be _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"an... | Life in the future will be different from life today.Between then and now many changes will happen.But what will the changes be?
The population is growing fast.There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.
Computers will be much smaller and more useful,and there will be ... | middle4411.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "It was awful."
},
"options": [
"It was very delicious.",
"It was awful.",
"It \nwas cheap and tasted nice.",
"It looked like a carrot."
],
"question": "What did the man think of the red, long fruit?",
"quest... | A man walked to India from far away. When he got there, he saw a lot of fruit. Among them there was a big basket of very red, long fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop. "I'd like a kilogram of this kind of fruit, please," he said to the shop keeper. After the keeper gave him the fruit, he began to eat some of it.... | middle7130.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "get angry easily"
},
"options": [
"think about others",
"always say \"ladies first\"",
"do the heavy work",
"get angry easily"
],
"question": "A gentleman doesn't _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions... | Do your parents ever say, "act like a lady" or "be a gentleman" to you? But in the eyes of today's teenagers , what should a lady or a gentleman be like? Let's take a look.
What is a gentleman? The girls have their ideas:
Huang Xiaoyu of Guizhou: A gentleman doesn't always get angry . He wants others to be well and hap... | middle8203.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Her father told her about it."
},
"options": [
"She read it in the newspaper.",
"She learned it from a sign.",
"She was told by other volunteers.",
"Her father told her about it."
],
"question": "How did Elena k... | Elena jogged with her dad in some empty lots . These out-of-the-way lots were good places to jog. But the lots were full of rocks and rubbish.
One day, Elena saw a sign on the lots. It said, "New City Park". Elena was excited. Maybe the park would have a jogging trail ! Elena told her parents about the sign.
"I rea... | middle1541.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Sing songs."
},
"options": [
"Play games.",
"Read books.",
"Sing songs.",
"Paint pictures."
],
"question": "What do the three children often do together?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"... | Look at these two photos. They are John and Ann. They're my good friends. All of us like music and we often sing together . John lives near my house and we are in the same class. John is 15 years old and 1.68 metres tall. He has blond hair and blue eyes. John's English is very good and sometimes he helps me with my ho... | middle5727.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Paula"
},
"options": [
"David",
"Paula",
"Paula's classmate",
"Paula's teacher"
],
"question": "The letter is from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": ... | Dear David,
How are you ? I'm fine. I'm in London, at the International School of English. I'm in Class 3 with eight students . They are from different countries---Spain, Japan, Argentina, Switzerland and Thailand. Our teacher's name is Henry . He's very nice. He's a very good teacher.
I'm living with an English family... | middle2048.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "The fourth grade."
},
"options": [
"Ms Cipriano.",
"The fourth grade.",
"The fifth grade.",
"The third grade."
],
"question": ". Who wanted the theme to be \"Under the Sea\" at the beginning?",
"question_typ... | Our school doesn't have many parties, but this year Ms Cipriano said we could have one. The fourth grade wanted the theme to be "Under the Sea", but the fifth grade wanted it to be "Outer Space". After a long discussion, it was decided to be the former one.
Everyone had to be on a team, and everyone had to help do some... | middle3356.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "the moon"
},
"options": [
"the moon",
"the earth",
"the sun",
"the mars"
],
"question": "The satellite sent by China will move around _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | News 1
Yuan Longping, the father of hybrid rice, won the World Food Prize on Monday. Yuan developed the world's first popular and widely known hybrid rice. Hybrid rice plants can make more rice than regular ones.
News 2
Have you ever got angry at books that are full of mistakes? Don't worry, things will get better soon... | middle3430.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "mother"
},
"options": [
"father",
"teacher",
"mother",
"friends"
],
"question": "Obama learns a lot from his _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
... | President Obama is very busy, but he has time to go to the school to visit students. He tells them about his life. He says that he learns a lot from his mother. He also asks students to study hard at school.
To help students to be better, President Obama has some good ideas for them. First, go to school on time ever... | middle5041.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Wang Lei and Wang Fang's"
},
"options": [
"your",
"my",
"our",
"Wang Lei and Wang Fang's"
],
"question": "This is _ bedroom.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_ind... | This is the twin's bedroom. The two beds looks the same . This bed is Wang Lei's. It is near the window. That one is Wang Fang's. It's behind the door. The twins have one desk and two chairs. Their clock, books and pencils are on the desk. Their schoolbags are on the chairs. Wang Lei's shirt is on his bed. On Wang Fang... | middle6548.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Celebrating a special day."
},
"options": [
"Eating cake.",
"Celebrating a special day.",
"Forgetting a birthday.",
"Having fun at a friend's party"
],
"question": "What is this story about?",
"question_type... | It's Charlie's birthday today, but he isn't feeling happy. No one wishes him a happy birthday. Mother says nothing about his birthday. She just tells Charlie to play outside. At lunchtime, his mother calls, "Come in for lunch, Charlie!" Charlie slowly walks into his house. But the living room looks different. Charlie s... | middle1227.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "embarrassed"
},
"options": [
"pleased",
"embarrassed",
"disappointed",
"proud"
],
"question": "When her father came to her school and walked past the classroom door, the writer might feel _ .",
"question_... | My dad was a plumber for the public works department in our town, so from time to time he came into my school. Can you imagine sitting in class and seeing your dad walk past the door of your classroom and wave his hand at you? In junior high?
One girl in our class always made fun of me because my dad was a plumber and... | middle7642.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "who pays for the meal"
},
"options": [
"how to eat out",
"where to eat out",
"what to eat out",
"who pays for the meal"
],
"question": "The passage tells us _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
... | An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him, you may say something like this, " I'm afraid it'll have to be somewhere cheap, as I have little money." The other person may say, "OK, I'll meet you at McDonald' s."
This means that the two agree to g... | middle3424.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Because they hardly express their love."
},
"options": [
"Because they hardly meet each other.",
"Because they hardly speak to each other.",
"Because they often argue with each other.",
"Because they hardly express thei... | Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are busy trying to earn money in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don't act in the romantic way that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion. "I love you" is too luxurious for them to say. Sending flower... | middle5055.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "twenty-one times."
},
"options": [
"Just once.",
"twenty-one times.",
"Ten times.",
"It's a secret."
],
"question": "How many times do Sandy's friends pull on his ear this year?",
"question_type": "factiod_q... | Everyone has his own birthday. People in different countries celebrate their birthdays in different ways. Here are four people from different countries. They will tell us how they celebrate their birthdays in their countries.
Sandy Morrison comes from Madrid . He says happily, "My twenty-first birthday is on a Saturda... | middle5733.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "keep your words"
},
"options": [
"keep your words",
"be funny",
"be kind to them",
"be helpful for them"
],
"question": "If you want to make friends, it is very important to _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_... | Do you want to make friends with others? Please remember to _ all the time. In this way, people around you will get along well with you.
To make friends and keep them, you have to keep your words. If you agree to meet someone at a certain time, you should arrive at the place on time or a little earlier. If you agree to... | middle3342.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "breaking the school rules"
},
"options": [
"bad etiquettes",
"breaking the school rules",
"arguing with others",
"refusing to do homework"
],
"question": "For a school student, freedom means .",
"question_ty... | Damini Bansal (14 years old)
Freedom is something different in everybody's way of thinking--a student would probably like to raise a revolt against all the obnoxious rules of his or her school and as a grown up one might want to have less responsibilities .
Freedom according to me is the power in me to make some of m... | middle7124.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "different foods or nothing"
},
"options": [
"no breakfast at all",
"different foods or nothing",
"very rich breakfast",
"little food for breakfast"
],
"question": "During the test, the people were given _ .... | Will it matter if you don't take your breakfast? A short time ago, a test was given in the United States. People of different ages, from 12 to 83, were asked to have a test. During the test, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Scientists wanted to see how well th... | middle8217.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "there were so many hungry people in the world"
},
"options": [
"the food was delicious",
"it was hard to get food",
"there were so many hungry people in the world",
"the food was little to eat"
],
"question": "L... | A young mother thought that it was very wrong to waste any food when there were so many hungry people in the world. One evening, she was giving her small daughter her tea before putting her to bed. First she gave her a piece of bread and butter, but the child said that she did not want it like that. She asked for some ... | middle228.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "ring"
},
"options": [
"ring",
"card",
"garden",
"watch"
],
"question": "The underli ned word \"circle\" can be replaced by \" _ \".",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"an... | You may know May Day, but do you know Lei Day? Like May Day, Lei Day is also celebrated on May 1st. People wear leis on this day. A lei is a big circle usually made of flowers . On Lei Day, people give leis to each other. Where do you know this holiday is celebrated? Hawaii, of course! People give leis on birthdays... | middle1970.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "well-dressed man goes"
},
"options": [
"rich man goes",
"well-dressed man goes",
"well-dressed man and his son go",
"a boy goes"
],
"question": "One day a _ into a restaurant.",
"question_type": "cloze_q... | A well-dressed man goes into a restaurant one day. He sits down at a table near the window. A waiter comes up to him and says, 'Can I help you, sir?' The man says, 'Can I see the menu? ' 'Of course.'
The man wants a good meal and he orders a lot of nice food. The waiter gets them for him. The man is having his meal. At... | middle4808.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Qian Xuesen and Norman Bethune"
},
"options": [
"Qian Xuesen and Norman Bethune",
"Qian Xuesen and Nelson Mandela",
"Gandhi and Norman Bethune",
"Nelson Mandela and Gandhi"
],
"question": "Of the four persons, o... | Qian Xuesen (1911-2009), China
Famous as the "Father of Chinese Rocketry", he worked hard and made important contributions to the missile and space programs of China.
Gandhi (1869- 1948), India
He gave up his rich life for his ideas and fought for his country to be free from the UK in a peaceful way. Indians called h... | middle3801.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "A teacher"
},
"options": [
"A parent",
"A teacher",
"Either a teacher or a parent",
"Neither a teacher nor a parent"
],
"question": "_ might see a trip to a big city as a valuable experience, according to the ... | Parents can be very important teachers in our lives. However, they are not always the best teachers. Parents may be too close to their children emotionally . Sometimes they can only see their children through the eyes of a protector. For example, a teacher might see a trip to a big city as a valuable experience. Howev... | middle5280.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "more than two years"
},
"options": [
"one and a half years",
"two years",
"more than two years",
"more than three years"
],
"question": "Peter is at school for _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}... | Little Peter is a boy of nine. He began to go to school the year before last and now he's in Grade Three. He lives not far from the school but he is often late for class. He likes watching TV in the evening and goes to bed late, so he can't get up on time in the morning.
This term, Mrs. Black, Peter's aunt, works in Pe... | middle3829.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "because science is developing"
},
"options": [
"because the earth is being polluted day and night",
"because science is developing",
"because of the rise in population",
"because the earth is blown away by the wind ever... | The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means . Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drin... | middle572.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "radio station"
},
"options": [
"train station",
"bus station",
"radio station",
"police station"
],
"question": "Where does Scott work?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"... | This is Scott. He has an interesting job. He works at a radio station. His radio show is from twelve o'clock at night to six o'clock in the morning. He sings well. He usually gets up at seven thirty at night. He brushes his teeth and takes a shower at ten past eight. Then he eats breakfast at nine. That's a funny time ... | middle6789.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "making a loud sound"
},
"options": [
"making a loud sound",
"flying high over its back",
"moving from side to side",
"saying \"follow me\""
],
"question": "When an enemy is nearby, an older jackdaw warns others ... | If your mother wants to tell you something, she uses words. Birds can not talk as we do. But some birds can make sounds to warn their young of danger. They have their own way to make the young birds know or do certain things.
The jackdaw is a kind of blackbird that lives in Europe. Jackdaws live together in groups. You... | middle6951.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "In 1833."
},
"options": [
"In 1938.",
"In 1833.",
"In 1896.",
"In 1906.["
],
"question": "When was Alfred Nobel born?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
... | A Nobel Prize is considered by most people one of the highest international honours a person can receive. As you know, the prizes were started by a Swede called Alfred Nobel. He was born in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. Alfred Nobel was a great scientist. He made two important inventions, and so he became very ric... | middle1958.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "most of the public beaches"
},
"options": [
"all the public beaches",
"a few public beaches",
"many public beaches",
"most of the public beaches"
],
"question": "We can get to _ by bus.",
"question_type"... | Hong Kong has about 40 public beaches. Some of the beaches are among the best in the world. People can go there for a swim. You can go to most of them by bus. To go to some beaches, you must take a boat. There are toilets, changing rooms and places to buy food and drink on most of the beaches.
You will swim there wit... | middle214.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "He didn't think a lot and went on walking"
},
"options": [
"He didn't think a lot and went on walking",
"He asked the old man why he was following him",
"He was shocked and asked his colleague to come.",
"He gave him mo... | When Mark first arrived in Thailand, he saw an old man selling something cheap in the street of Chiang Mai. The old man was one of the poor people in Chiang Mai and there was no difference from beggars . Most of them were some lonely old people. Their life had no support.
Mark was a kind man, so he gave some changes t... | middle1780.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "She could stay away from war."
},
"options": [
"She was born there.",
"The schools were better there.",
"She could stay away from war.",
"Her parents wanted her to study ballet there."
],
"question": "Why did Au... | Audrey Hepburn won an Academy Award as Best Actress for her first major American movie, Roman Holiday, which was showed in 1953. But she is remembered as much for her help as for her acting.
Born in Belgium in 1929, Audrey's father was British and her mother was Dutch. Audrey was sent to live at a British school for pa... | middle4820.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "cultures"
},
"options": [
"languages",
"friends",
"cultures",
"countries"
],
"question": "Misunderstanding of body languages always happens because of the _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{... | Body language is quiet, secret and most powerful language of all. It speaks louder than words.
According to specialists, our bodies send out more messages than we realize. In fact, non-verbal communication takes up about fifty percent of what we usually mean. And body language is especially important, when we try to c... | middle3197.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "all of the above"
},
"options": [
"he found it difficult to make friends with his classmates",
"he had to walk a long distance to the evening school",
"he could not put his heart into reading books after he was caught in the ... | Although I had left school against the advice of my teacher, I had, without telling anyone, tried to continue my studies in literature at evening classes. It was a tiresome walk from one end of the city to another and to sit among adults was uninteresting. I was the youngest in the class, so the friendship I knew at sc... | middle4834.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "best friends"
},
"options": [
"best friends",
"cousins",
"sisters",
"brother and sister"
],
"question": "Nancy and Betty are _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer... | Betty and I are best friends. Our birthdays are on the same day, so every year we have a birthday party together. But this year we had a costume party instead.
While we were writing the invitations, my mom came in and asked, "Nancy, what about inviting John?" John had been in our class for only a few months, but he was... | middle3183.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "The rickshaw is still a part of public transport in Kolkata."
},
"options": [
"The rickshaws in Kolkata have loud horns.",
"The rickshaw is still a part of public transport in Kolkata.",
"The local government offer many other... | When I crossed a small road on my first day in Kolkata, I was surprised because I heard a bell-not a horn , It was a tiny man pulling a rickshaw, He stopped and picked up two children from the front door of their house and pulled them to school. For many people, the rickshaw in Kolkata has many advantages, When the t... | middle1794.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "To follow the basic rules."
},
"options": [
"To act as a team leader.",
"To follow the basic rules.",
"To train how to move fast.",
"To practice rope-jumping."
],
"question": "What are children expected to learn... | Why play games? Because they are fun, and we can learn even more while playing. Following the rules, planning your next move, acting as a team member -- these are all "game" ideas that you will come across all through your life. They can help you in different ways.
Think about some of the games you played as a young ch... | middle566.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "a silk jacket"
},
"options": [
"a silk jacket",
"a T- shirt",
"a dress",
"a coat"
],
"question": "On special days,Chang-Yong wears _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"... | Friends around the word
The sun shines on new friends in new places. Some of the places are similar to the places where you live and some are not. But all of these friends love to sing and play.
A Friend in Korea
Hi, I'm Chang--Yong, and I'm 15 year old. My family lives in an apartment in Seoul, the capital of South Ko... | middle6945.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "She watched TV all day."
},
"options": [
"She watched TV all day.",
"She used to read a lot.",
"She did nothing but thinking.",
"She was always sleeping."
],
"question": "How would Sarah spend her days long ago?... | I didn't think I had a passion . I would sit in front of the TV all day, thinking about nothing but the next show. It was not long ago that I first learned how important having a passion is to life.
That day I went with my mum to drive my sister to the gym. I was bored. Then, as my mum stopped at a red light, someone o... | middle2510.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "She was not willing to do so."
},
"options": [
"She felt glad to do so.",
"She was not willing to do so.",
"She went mad angrily.",
"She was afraid of the man and his wife."
],
"question": "How did Mary feel at ... | Mary was waiting for the airplane to take off. She was happy to get a seat by herself. Just then, an air hostess came up to her and asked. "Would you mind changing your seat? A man would like to sit with his wife." The only available seat was next to a girl with her arms broken, a black-and-blue face, and a sad expres... | middle4161.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Many Young Pioneers."
},
"options": [
"Some students and teachers.",
"Many old people.",
"Some young women.",
"Many Young Pioneers."
],
"question": "Who are in the park? _",
"question_type": "cloze_question... | It is a fine Sunday morning. There're many Young Pioneers in the park. They are having a good time . Some are playing games under a tree. Some are singing and dancing near the river. Some are running up the hill. Others are boating on the river. Where's Li Lei? He's sitting on a chair by the river. What is he doing? He... | middle6776.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "a website"
},
"options": [
"a young businessman",
"a computer game",
"a millionaire",
"a website"
],
"question": "Football OK is the name of _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": ... | Bill is only fifteen years old,but he's already very rich.Two years ago,Bill began a football website for young people. "I became interested in computers when I was 8 years old because my father's job is with computers.As a little boy,I also loved football and so I decided to make a website,especially for people of my... | middle6010.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "She asks her friends to come to eat the fish with her"
},
"options": [
"She eats the fish before Tom comes back",
"She asks her friends to come to eat the fish with her",
"She puts the fish in the fridge and waits for her hus... | Tom likes fish very much. He often buys some fish in the shop and takes it home. But when his wife sees the fish, she says to herself,"Good ! I can ask my friends to have lunch, and we can eat the fish. They like fish very much." So when Tom comes home in the evening, the fish is not there and his wife always says, Oh,... | middle4607.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "won't do well in his work"
},
"options": [
"will become wise",
"won't do well in his work",
"will have to sleep in the daytime",
"can't go to school in time"
],
"question": "If a child doesn't have 10 hours' sle... | Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
This is an old English saying. Do you know it before? It says that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning. Then we should be healthy. We should also be rich (wealthy) and clever (wise).
This is true. The body must have enough sleep to ... | middle2276.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "The coming \" Internet of things\""
},
"options": [
"Advantages of living with the Internet",
"Disadvantages of living with the Internet",
"The coming \" Internet of things\"",
"The imposslble \" Internet of things\""
... | 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, A Samsung CEO spent a lot of time ... | middle5519.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Four."
},
"options": [
"Five.",
"Three.",
"Four.",
"I don't know."
],
"question": "How many people are there in the passage ?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"... | This is Catherine. She is from England. Her family name is Cooper. She is nineteen. Her father is a doctor. His name is Henry Cooper. He works in a hospital in London. Mrs. Cooper works there, too. Catherine is now in China. She studies in Beijing. She studies Chinese. She lives in that building with another girl. H... | middle4613.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "by 2013"
},
"options": [
"at the end of this year",
"before the Spring Festival of 2008",
"by 2013",
"in about 5 years"
],
"question": "The express railway between Beijing and Shanghai will be finished _ .",
... | Traveling by train is usually not easy in China. It can be hard to get a ticket. When you're traveling to the railway station, you look at your watch, for you are afraid you will miss your train.
But there is good news for people traveling between Beijing and Shanghai. Construction on the express railway between th... | middle2262.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "in his garden"
},
"options": [
"beside his garden",
"outside his garden",
"in his garden",
"near his garden"
],
"question": "The poor man had an orange tree _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
... | Long long ago there was a poor man. He had an orange tree in his garden. On the tree there were many oranges . One day he found one of his oranges was much bigger than the others . It was as big as a football . Nobody had seen such a big orange . The poor man took the orange to the King. The King was so happy that he g... | middle6004.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Go home alone late at night."
},
"options": [
"Go home alone late at night.",
"Make sure where the public phones are.",
"Your bag should be carried towards the front of your body.",
"Always notice the environment around... | Being safe in your everyday life needs knowledge. you remember the following information,your life will be much safer.
* Always notice the environment around you. You shouldn't walk alone outside late at night. Make sure where the public phones are. If anything dangerous happens,you can find them easily.
*Your bag shou... | middle599.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "15"
},
"options": [
"18",
"15",
"14",
"10"
],
"question": "How many trees does John cut down on the second day?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
... | John is a very strong man. He gets a job of cutting trees in a forest. His boss gives him an axe and showed him the area where he should work.
The first day, John cuts down 18 trees. "Good," the boss says, "keep it up!" happily, John tries harder the next day, but he only cuts down 15 trees. The third day he tries ev... | middle6762.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "the happiest thing for them"
},
"options": [
"the happiest thing for them",
"their thoughts",
"their God",
"the worst thing for them"
],
"question": "The phrase \"their idea of heaven\" means _ .",
"quest... | There is a saying that the British like a nice cup of tea in the morning and a nice cup of tea at night. And at half past seven, their idea of heaven is a nice cup of tea. They like a nice cup of tea with their dinner and a nice cup of tea time, and before they go to bed, there is a lot to be said about a nice cup of t... | middle2504.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "her picture on a purse"
},
"options": [
"a Japanese story",
"a video game",
"her picture on a purse",
"a TV show"
],
"question": "Hello Kitty became popular because of _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questio... | We all know about this famous Kitty. She has no mouth,and she wasn't born out of a TV show or a video game. So how did this cute character become popular? How did she change the world?
Hello Kitty was created in Japan in 1974.Sanrio,a company in Japan,was working for a new character to put on their new purse. The fir... | middle7454.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "near"
},
"options": [
"far from",
"near",
"nine meters to",
"behind"
],
"question": "The school was _ Tom's house.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
... | Tom was nine years old and he went to a school near his house. He went there on foot and came back home usually at 4 o'clock. But last Monday he was very late. His mother asked, "Why are you so late today, Tom?" "Because my teacher asked me to stay behind " Tom answered. "Why did the teacher make you stay behind?" the... | middle1025.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "He had spider-like powers."
},
"options": [
"He could not see with his eyes.",
"He became a spider.",
"He was weaker than before.",
"He had spider-like powers."
],
"question": "What happened to Peter Parker afte... | Spiderman is one of the most famous comic book characters. He was created by Stan Lee in 1963 and was first introduced to the world in the page of Marvel comic books.
Spiderman's story is the story of Peter Parker, a child who lost his parents and lives with his aunt and uncle. Peter is a shy, quiet boy wearing glasses... | middle5243.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "have a rest and enjoy the shade."
},
"options": [
"keep off the rain",
"take care of it",
"have a rest and enjoy the shade.",
"talk with the big tree"
],
"question": "The traveller sat by the seed's side to _ ... | A long time ago, there was a seed and because he was only a seed, nobody noticed him. Thus, feeling inferior , the seed gave no importance to his existence .Then one day, a wind picked him up and threw him on an open field under the sun. Later, he was given rain.Years later he saw a traveler sitting by his side. "Than... | middle3632.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "gave himself up"
},
"options": [
"went gambling",
"talked in class",
"didn't answer",
"gave himself up"
],
"question": "Bill always failed in the exams at first because he _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_qu... | Bill was a boy of 15. His parents went to gambling day and night. Nobody cared about hi. He always failed in his exams. So his teachers didn't like him, nor did his classmates play with him.
Bill often slept in class because his heart was not in school. He almost gave himself up.
One day, Miss Jones, a new teacher, ca... | middle3154.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "her nursing experience"
},
"options": [
"her flying experience",
"her university education",
"her nursing experience",
"her life attitudes"
],
"question": "The main reason for Boeing Air Transport offering Ellen... | In the 1920s and 30s the airlines were just beginning. It was unusual for people to travel by air because it was expensive and dangerous. In those days, there were no flight attendants to look after the passengers. Young men ,or "stewards" helped the passengers onto the airplane and carried the passengers' luggage but ... | middle1743.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "three months"
},
"options": [
"one month",
"two months",
"three months",
"more than three months"
],
"question": "In America, summer vacation lasts _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"a... | Like schools in China, American schools begin in September after a long summer vacation. There are two terms in a school year. The first term is from September to January and the second is from February to June. Usually American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most students are seventeen or... | middle8001.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "in an office"
},
"options": [
"in a school",
"in a hospital",
"in an office",
"in a shop"
],
"question": "Mr. Smith work _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_in... | Mr. Smith works in an office. He's very busy and has no time to have a good rest . Every evening , when he comes back from his office , he's always tired and wants to go to bed early . But his wife, Mrs Smith, often has a lot of interesting things to tell him after dinner . She doesn't stop talking before she goes to s... | middle6038.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "Few of the players could pay the fee."
},
"options": [
"Christian was a middle school student.",
"The students will have a sports meet.",
"Few of the players could pay the fee.",
"Christian's mother lost her job last mo... | GERALD Christian is in Grade 8 at Ridge Road Middle School in North Carolina, US. She is a member of her school basketball team. Late last month, the 14-year-old faced a big problem. Her mother lost her job. She thought she couldn't pay the $ 50 fee for the city's sports meet this year.
Christian was not the only one w... | middle1757.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "smart"
},
"options": [
"quiet",
"hard--working",
"brave",
"smart"
],
"question": "AS a teenager,Lee was very _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
... | Although he died almost 40 years ago,Bruce Lee is still considered the greatest and most influential kung fu performer of the 20th century.His films brought traditional Hong Kong kung fu movies to a new level of popularity,and introduced kung fu to millions of people in the West.
Bona in the USA in 1940,Lee returned t... | middle8015.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "in the morning"
},
"options": [
"in the morning",
"in the afternoon",
"in the evening",
"at night"
],
"question": "Alice and Bob meet _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Alice: Good morning, Bob.
Bob: Good morning, Alice.
Alice: Bob, this is Grace.
Bob: Hi, Grace.
Grace: Hi, Bob.
Alice: Oh, what is that?
Bob: It's my green key.
Alice: What's this?
Bob: It is a ruler.
Alice: Is it your ruler?
Bob: No. My ruler is red. This ruler is blue.
Alice: Grace, is it your ruler?
Grace: Oh no. I... | middle7326.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "8"
},
"options": [
"6",
"7",
"8",
"9"
],
"question": "How many suggestions does the writer give us?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text... | Most people think talking is the most important communication skill.They care little about listening.A research about our waking day communicating time shows that 9% is spent writing, 16% reading, 30% talking and 45% listening.
Many of us can remember only 50% immediately after hearing something.But within two to eight... | middle5531.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "how your body feels"
},
"options": [
"what the fitness experts say",
"whether you have the best shoes",
"how your body feels",
"why you start running"
],
"question": "Increases in distance or speed depend on _... | We all know that exercise is good for your health. But some kinds of exercise may be better than others. Running, for example, may help to protect against heart disease and other health problems. Running may also help you live longer.
Recently, researchers studied more than 55,000 adults. About a quarter of the adults ... | middle5257.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "go to school"
},
"options": [
"look after their children well",
"work in many different fields",
"go to school",
"work harder"
],
"question": "The adults have to _ on Back-to-Front Day.",
"question_type"... | Have you ever heard of Back-to-Front Day? It is a festival in Britain. On that day, the adults have to go to school. And the children? They are the policemen and firemen; they sit in the offices and call New York and Paris; they are doctors and nurses.
"Stand in the corner, Mr. Bass!" said Mary. Mary was six and had a ... | middle2538.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "very early"
},
"options": [
"very late",
"very early",
"by bus",
"on foot"
],
"question": "More than half of the students usually come to school _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answ... | There are forty-eight students in our class. There are twenty-three boys and twenty-five girls. Some students live near the school, and some others live very far from the school. About half of the students come to school by bike . They often get to school at a quarter to seven. About ten students often come to school b... | middle4149.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "living-history"
},
"options": [
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"toy",
"candle",
"clothing"
],
"question": "Fort Delaware in New York is a _ museum.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"a... | Alice spends her summer vacations walking back into history. Alice is 15 and she is a guide who shows visitors around the Fort Delaware Museum in New York. "This year, I spun wool on a spinning wheel. Last year, I was a candle maker. My first year, I cared for the garden and looked after the animals. All the jobs I've ... | middle7440.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "the cats"
},
"options": [
"the cats",
"the cleaners",
"the light",
"the workers"
],
"question": "There are few pests in the park because of _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": ... | The Secret World of Disneyland
The cat
It is not easy to keep the park clean. Every night after the closing time, about 200 cats will come into the park. Because of them, there are few pests in the park. They are nice workers in the park.
The light
In the 1950s, Walt Disney had an apartment in the park. When the light... | middle6986.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "to be healthy"
},
"options": [
"to be healthy",
"to study well",
"to enjoy learning",
"to have a happy life"
],
"question": "Everyone needs to eat well because it can help people _ .",
"question_type": "c... | Food is very important.Everyone needs to eat well if he wants to have a strong body.Our minds also need a kind of food.This kind of food is knowledge .
When we are very young,we start getting knowledge.Kids like watching and listening.Color pictures especially interest them.When kids are older,they enjoy reading.When s... | middle8003.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Four."
},
"options": [
"Two.",
"Three.",
"Four.",
"Five."
],
"question": "How many advantages of texting are mentioned in the passage?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2... | Text messaging, or simply "texting", which allows people to send and receive messages on mobile phones, becomes very popular today.
The advantages of texting are obvious. Texting helps to save money. If you have a few words to greet your families and friends on their birthdays or on some important festivals, sending m... | middle1999.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "has some helpful first-aid advice"
},
"options": [
"is a policeman",
"works in Beijing First Hospital",
"has some helpful first-aid advice",
"helps the writer out of danger"
],
"question": "Mr. Zhang _ .",
... | If you or someone near you is in danger, how will you do the first aid? Mr. Zhang, a doctor in Beijing First Aid Center has some useful suggestions.
Check the environment. Watch the situation carefully. Is there anything that might do harm to you? Will you or the victim be hurt by fire, harmful smoke, a broken building... | middle7330.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "In the police station."
},
"options": [
"In the police station.",
"In the hospital.",
"At school.",
"In the office."
],
"question": "Where does Nancy want to work?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},... | Dear Dr. Know
I am unhappy these days. I am a student in Grade 3 of a middle school. I want to be a policewoman in the future . But my mother doesn't like the job. She always says it is too dangerous for a girl to work as a policewoman. She thinks girls should work in the office. She hopes that I can work as a doctor.... | middle5527.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "mild"
},
"options": [
"mild",
"hot",
"cold",
"cool"
],
"question": "The weather in Shanghai is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text... | Shanghai is a nice city. The weather here is mild , that is, it is neither too hot nor too cold. It changes from season to season. Now many tall buildings have been set up one after another. But at the same time, the city is full of people. As a result, the traffic is terrible. Traffic jams happen during the rush h... | middle2248.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "who adapted the book into a movie"
},
"options": [
"who wrote the book",
"when the book was published",
"what is the book about",
"who adapted the book into a movie"
],
"question": "After reading the passage, we... | The Little Prince was written by a French pilot and writer Antoine de Saint--Exupery. It is one of the most famous books around the world. It was published in 1943. This story has been translated into 42 languages and was adapted into a movie.
The little prince lives on a small planet alone. He leads a happy life. One... | middle3156.txt |
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