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"answer_text": "Because other animals may eat their babies."
},
"options": [
"Because other animals may eat their babies.",
"Because they use their eggs for food.",
"Because they want to have fewer babies.",
"Because they want to eat t... | Everyone knows that chickens lay eggs . Most people know that all the other birds do as well. But have you ever thought about other animals that lay eggs? They include bees, snakes and some sea animals. When a mother lays eggs, many more babies can be born at once, or in a few days, because there is very little develop... | middle3221.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "for a vacation"
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"options": [
"for a vacation",
"to visit Charlie",
"for study",
"for work"
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"question": "Waterworks came to the town _ .",
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... | Charlie was always happy. He liked helping others and people asked him for help when they were in trouble. He even got the name"Happy Charlie".
One day, a boy called Waterworks came to the town on holiday. No matter what Charlie said to him, Waterworks would always find some reason to be sad-- My parents didn't buy me ... | middle5650.txt |
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"answer_text": "It took people about five years to finish building the museum."
},
"options": [
"It is said that the museum keeps about 600, 000 artworks.",
"You can find lots of exhibitions in the museum.",
"They change exhibitions every t... | It was wonderful to travel around Taiwan. I still remember my last trip to Taiwan.
First, I visited National Palace Museum in Taiwan. It was built in 1962. It was completed in 1965. In this museum, you can find lots of exhibitions. It is said that the museum keeps about 600,000 artworks. The workers of the museum said... | middle5917.txt |
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"answer_text": "7-8"
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"3",
"10",
"7-8",
"5-6"
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"question": ".Most American people need _ hours of sleep a night.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
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... | How much sleep do we need? We are all different. Some people need only three hours of sleep a night. Others need ten hours of sleep a night. Most Americans sleep an average of seven to eight hours a night. After the age of fifty the average sleep time goes down to 6.5 hours a night.
Most people have a bad night when ... | middle983.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "An alligator"
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"options": [
"An alligator",
"The boy",
"Mother",
"Father"
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"question": "_ was in the middle of the lake.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
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"answer": {
"answer_inde... | Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the lake behind his house. He ran out of the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks and shirt as he went.
He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator was getting close. T... | middle7866.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "the transportation of New York"
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"options": [
"the weather of New York",
"the transportation of New York",
"the people in New York",
"traffic accidents in New York"
],
"question": "This passage is mainly about... | New York is a very large city with 8 million people. How do so many people move about the city on their way to work and school? So, we should know something about its transportation.
In New York you can travel about the city by subway, bus, taxi and car. The subway runs on the railroad lines under the city. It crosses ... | middle997.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Motor homes"
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"options": [
"Motor cars",
"Motor homes",
"Motorbikes",
"motor trucks"
],
"question": "Americans also call vans _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
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"answer": {
"answ... | Americans with small families own a car. If both parents are working , they usually have two cars. When the family is larger, they will sell one of the cars and buy a van .
A small car can hold four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded. A van can hold seven persons easily, so a family wit... | middle7872.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "worse than it used to be"
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"options": [
"very good",
"worse than it used to be",
"better than it used to be",
"the same as it used to be"
],
"question": "My grandfather thinks the life now is _ .",
"qu... | My grandfather is eighty years old.He always complains about how fast things have changed,and he often says that life used to be better.
"Families aren't families the way they used to be."A 1ot of families have broken up.If husband and wife have problems with their _ ,they no longer stay together.And mothers used to st... | middle5903.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "It means \"Stand still, or I will shoot you\"."
},
"options": [
"It means \"be covered with ice\".",
"It means \"very cold\".",
"It means \"dangerous\".",
"It means \"Stand still, or I will shoot you\"."
],
"que... | There is one word you must learn before you visit the USA. That is "Freeze". Remember it has a special meaning besides the usual one. It means "stand still and don't move". Often policemen use it when they are ready to use their guns. If one doesn't obey the order and moves, he or she will be shot to death.
One evening... | middle1595.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "husbands"
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"options": [
"wives",
"husbands",
"parents",
"babies"
],
"question": "It is found that _ do less housework.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
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"answer": {
"answer_index"... | Research says that husbands do not do their fair share of work around the house. A study from an American university says that men seldom do the same share of housework. Researchers interviewed 182 working couples who became first-time parents. Both husbands and wives worked almost the same number of hours in full-time... | middle5095.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "there are many kinds of expressions of gratitude"
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"people are worrying about politeness nowadays",
"there are many kinds of expressions of gratitude",
"\"thank you\" is the most popular expression of gratitude... | Saying "thank you" is probably the first thing most of us learn to do in a foreign language. After all, we're brought up to be kind and polite.
So, what exactly are you supposed to say when "thank you" is only the 20thmost popular way to express gratitude ? According to a recent report, 19 other ways of expressing gra... | middle7682.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "student"
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"options": [
"teacher",
"student",
"doctor",
"actor"
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"question": "Judy was a(n) _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text"... | Judy had very bad luck yesterday. In the morning, she came to school late, because her alarm clock didn't _ . Usually she goes to school at 7:20 am. But yesterday, it was already 8:00 am when she got up. The teacher was angry and asked her to stay in the classroom after school. At 5:00 pm, it was time for students to ... | middle767.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "a college student"
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"options": [
"a physically-deformed man",
"a reporter",
"a college student",
"a shoemaker"
],
"question": "This passage was written by _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
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... | One day, a physically-deformed man came to our college and on his back was a notice saying, "Free shoe repairing for college students".
Repairing shoes for free? Most of us didn't believe it, and some even thought that it was just a device to the students who would have to pay for shoes once they had been repaired. Bu... | middle7696.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "an introduction to tourist attractions"
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"options": [
"children's magazine",
"a personal diary",
"a short-story collection",
"an introduction to tourist attractions"
],
"question": "This passage is most probab... | "Yangzhou is wonderful! The teahouse is a popular place for local people to treat their important visitors..."This poem of the Qing Dynasty describes the comfortable life of living in Yangzhou. In Yangzhou, various snacks and refreshments make each morning a pleasant one.
For many years, Yangzhou snakes and refreshmen... | middle6588.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "he didn't like the quiet life in his home town"
},
"options": [
"sailor was an interesting job",
"he could earn more money to be a sailor",
"he wanted to have an adventure experience",
"he didn't like the quiet life in ... | While you are in trouble, what are you going to do? What? Cry? Or escape? Those are all the wrong way! Robinson Crusoe can tell you the right answer!
It is an exciting story: Robinson Crusoe hated the comfortable life in his home town. So, he want to be a seaman and travelled around the world. But one day, a terrible t... | middle773.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "To tell the readers what present he got from his father."
},
"options": [
"To tell the readers his life story.",
"To tell people what kind of person his father was.",
"To let people know how poor he was.",
"To tell the ... | I shook hands with my father in the truck, and for a long time he looked straight ahead and didn't say a word.But I knew he was going to say a little to me."I can't tell anything." he finally said."I never went to college, and none of your brothers went to college.I can't say don't do this and do that, because everyth... | middle5081.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "encourage students to read more"
},
"options": [
"encourage students to read more",
"encourage students to write more",
"show off the books she has read",
"make money by selling books"
],
"question": "Jenny intr... | Jenny wanted to encourage students to read more famous books, so she decided to put an introduction to some interesting children's story books in the school newspaper.
The Little Prince (<<>> is a famous work written by French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery. In the book, the little prince leaves his own planet to expl... | middle3396.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Wearing clothes that are good for the Earth."
},
"options": [
"Wearing the colour green all the time.",
"Making clothes from green trees.",
"Putting green make-up on your face.",
"Wearing clothes that are good for the E... | What is your favourite colour? Ask famous persons like Cate Blanchett,Searlett Johansson and Bono,and maybe they will say"green."That's not because these artists particularly like the colour green.Instead,they are interested in green fashion.
Green fashion is about making(and wearing)clothes that are good for humans,an... | middle2088.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "How to educate kids."
},
"options": [
"How to make rules.",
"Why to make rules.",
"Why to punish kids.",
"How to educate kids."
],
"question": "What's the passage mainly about?",
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... | Many parents like setting family rules for their kids. When kids break rules, parents will give them some punishments, which aren't included in rules. In fact, when you tell your kids about a new rule, you should talk with them about the price they should pay for breaking the rule -- what the punishment will be.
Punish... | middle1581.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "When he was 9 years old"
},
"options": [
"When he was 9 years old",
"When he was 18 years old",
"When he was 10 years old",
"When he was 6 years old"
],
"question": "_ , Huang Ge started to use a wheelchair.",... | If you had only three years left to live, how would you spend your time? It's a hard question and few of us would even like to think about it. But 18-year-old Huang Ge has to answer this question and he says, "I want to thank the people who have helped me."
At the age of one, Huang's mother left the family. Six years l... | middle8228.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "He has no legs."
},
"options": [
"He has no legs.",
"He has no arms.",
"He can't see.",
"He hurt his left leg."
],
"question": "What's the problem of Roybal?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
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... | When Brody Roybal was a baby, he didn't have legs. But that didn't make him feel sad or stop him from trying sports.
He tried different kinds of sports. When he tried sled hockey at the age of 7, he loved it.
" That was it," says Roybal. He is now 15 and a student in a high school in Chicago. " It's all I wanted to do... | middle6205.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "they don't find the right way"
},
"options": [
"they don't work hard",
"they are afraid of English.",
"they don't find the right way",
"they aren't clever"
],
"question": "Some students think it difficult to lea... | Some students think it difficult to learn English well. That's because they don't find the right way. I think reading is very important for students. The more you read, the better you'll understand.
Reading is helpful to listening, speaking and writing. If you often read English aloud, you'll improve your listening. On... | middle2063.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Carrots and fish."
},
"options": [
"Chicken.",
"Carrots.",
"Carrots and fish.",
"Fish."
],
"question": "What do they eat for dinner?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"ans... | Tom:Good evening, Mum.
Mum:Good evening, Tom.
Tom:Do we eat chicken for dinner, Mum?
Mum:No, we eat fish and carrots, dear.
Tom:Mum, I don't like carrots. I like chicken.
Mum:But we need more vegetables, not only meat . It's not healthy to eat chicken every day.
Tom:OK. But dad likes chicken, too.
Mum:Well, let's eat ... | middle4412.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "take sand baths"
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"options": [
"open their mouths",
"take sand baths",
"beat their wings",
"clean each other"
],
"question": "One way that birds keep clean is to _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions... | When people are dirty, they take a bath or a shower. Animals don't have soap , but they do keep themselves clean. Many animals with hair, such as dogs and cats, keep themselves clean by licking their hair. They also use their teeth to pull out small dirty things from their hair. When they lick their hair, it is almost... | middle4374.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "William Sydney Porter"
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"options": [
"O. Henry",
"William Sydney Porter",
"Carolina",
"Texas"
],
"question": "_ was the real name of the famous American writer.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
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... | O. Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was born in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy, he did not go to school for long because of being born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know.
When he... | middle2705.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "America."
},
"options": [
"Canada.",
"China.",
"America.",
"Australia."
],
"question": "Where does Gray Gerber come from?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index":... | Do you get angry when your friends sing loudly while you are trying to work, or when your best friend does not wait for you after school?
If you do, you need to take control of your feelings and stop getting angry so easily. Getting angry with people can cause you to lose friends.
Gray Gerber, an American high school t... | middle6563.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Mr. Wang"
},
"options": [
"Mr. Wang",
"Mr. Wang's wife",
"Mr. Wang's classmate",
"me"
],
"question": "The author writes this note to _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Dear Mr. Wang,
Someone comes to the office to see you in the morning, but you and your wife are out. He comes here at 10am. Because he is very busy, he goes away half an hour later. He tells me that he is your classmate at college . Now he teaches Chinese in a high school in this city and he lives near the No. 6 Midd... | middle798.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Shanghai"
},
"options": [
"Beijing",
"Shanghai",
"Guangzhou.",
"HongKong"
],
"question": "Where is Lisa from?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"a... | Hi! My name is Lisa. I'm a student in Shanghai. I'm in Class Nine, Grade Five. Wang Tao and Li Fang are my friends. They are in Grade Five, too. They are not in my class. They are in Class Seven. I'm 12. They are 12, too. Mr. Cheng is my teacher. His telephone number is 8869254. | middle6577.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "She often appeared on television."
},
"options": [
"She lived in New York.",
"She took classical music lessons.",
"She learned dancing and singing.",
"She often appeared on television."
],
"question": "Which of ... | Alicia Keys was born in 1981 and grew up in New York. She had music and dance classes when she was a child and she first appeared on TV in the Cosby Show at the age of four. She started piano lessons when she was seven and learned classical music before she began to write her own songs at the age of 14.
Alicia signed a... | middle7669.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Science exhibitions and experiment exhibitions."
},
"options": [
"Training education programs and nature animals.",
"Science exhibitions and experiment exhibitions.",
"Astro-vision film shows and modern film shows.",
"A... | China Science and Technology Museum was opened to the public in September 1988. But the second project was completed in May 2000. Its main task is to spread knowledge of science and technology among the public.
The activities of China Science and Technology Museum include popular science exhibitions, Astro-vision film ... | middle954.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Fanny"
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"options": [
"Ana",
"Fanny",
"Linda",
"Daisuke"
],
"question": "Who is Susan's best friend?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_te... | Susan, the US
My best friend is Fanny. She is clever and interesting. We always look after each other. The first week we met, I got sick and she looked after me every day.
Betty, England
My best friend's Ana. She is honest and serious. We were born in the same city in England. Then I moved to America with my family. I ... | middle2711.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Because he wasn't free enough to read books."
},
"options": [
"Because he didn't like reading.",
"Because he wasn't free enough to read books.",
"Because he liked the life in the center of the town.",
"Because he liked ... | Mr. Green once worked in a big company. He was so busy that he couldn't do any reading. So he gave up his job and opened a bookshop in the center of the town. It wasn't big but all the books were nice and most people liked to buy some there. When the shop was closed, he could read at home. He knew a lot and many learne... | middle3369.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Because he thinks it's not easy for his parents to make money."
},
"options": [
"Because his family is very poor.",
"Because his parents don't give him any pocket money.",
"Because he thinks it's not easy for his parents to m... | Frank is my friend. His family is rich. His parents always give him lots of pocket money. But Frank thinks his parents work very hard and it's not easy for them, so he always tries his best to save money. He has some good ways to do it.
Frank likes reading. He has lots of books. He tells me he often buys books online, ... | middle4406.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "10"
},
"options": [
"4",
"6",
"10",
"12"
],
"question": "Sonia and Susan have _ volleyballs.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "ten... | Sonia has a sports collection. She has ten tennis rackets, seven basketballs, four volleyballs and five soccer balls. She plays tennis every day she is in the school tennis club.
Susan also has a sports collection. She has five baseballs, six volleyballs, three ping-pong bats and many ping-pong balls. Oh, she also has ... | middle6211.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "black food"
},
"options": [
"red food",
"green food",
"black food",
"rice"
],
"question": "Now more and more people like to have _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"an... | Food is colorful. Some food is green, some food is red, and some is black. Now more and more people like to have black food--black rice, black beans, black grapes. Why do they like black food?
* Black food can make grey hair into black hair.
* Black food is good for the heart.
* Black food can help children become sma... | middle5730.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "7."
},
"options": [
"4.",
"5.",
"7.",
"8."
],
"question": "How many countries were mentioned in the passage?",
"question_type": null
},
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "... | Mr. Zhang, our geography teacher, held a map of the world and asked us where we would like to travel. Li Ming said, "I like countries with an interesting history, such as China, Egypt, Greece and Italy. They are all old countries with a long history. You can see many old buildings in these countries, such as the Great ... | middle3341.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "A guide."
},
"options": [
"A teacher.",
"A person who makes laws.",
"A guide.",
"An English officer."
],
"question": "Who do you think most probably makes the speech?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
... | Good afternoon and welcome to England. We hope that your visit here will be pleasant. Today, I would like to draw your attention to a few of our laws.
The first one is about drinking. Now you may not buy alcohol in this country if you are under 18 years old, nor may your friends buy it for you.
Secondly, noise. Enjoy ... | middle7127.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "A or B"
},
"options": [
"January",
"February",
"March",
"A or B"
],
"question": "The Spring Festival comes in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
... | The Spring Festival is the Chinese New Year's Day. It usually comes in January or February. Everyone in China likes it very much. All the families have a big dinner to celebrate it. Children like the Spring Festival best because they can get presents such as nice food, new clothes and red packets from their grandparen... | middle6239.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "on a very hot day"
},
"options": [
"during a storm",
"when it is sunny",
"on a very hot day",
"when you take in an exam"
],
"question": "Intelligence may be lower _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
... | Weather has a strong effect on people. It influences health, intelligence and feelings. In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States. People there easily have heart trouble and other kinds of health problems during this month. In the Northeast and the Middle West, it is hot at some tim... | middle7899.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Choo must be thankful for Vogue magazine."
},
"options": [
"Choo was lucky enough when he was young.",
"Choo must be thankful for Vogue magazine.",
"\"Jimmy Choo\" is a brand with a long history.",
"It's much harder for... | "Face it, Andy. You sold your soul the day you put on that first pair of Jimmy Choo's." That line from the movie The Devil Wears Prada is an example showing how a shoemaker has become famous in the fashion world.
Jimmy Choo (Zhou Yangjie) is a native Malaysian of Chinese origin , born in 1961 into a family of shoemake... | middle7641.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Walking"
},
"options": [
"Singing",
"Walking",
"Dancing",
"Playing"
],
"question": "What was Helen doing when she found two weak birds?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"... | Helen loved small animals. One morning while she was walking in the forest, she found two weak birds in the grass. She took them home and put them in a small cage. She looked after them with love and the birds both grew well. They thanked her with a wonderful song every morning.
But something happened one day. Helen le... | middle3427.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Canada"
},
"options": [
"Japan",
"Canada",
"America",
"Russia"
],
"question": "The Winter Olympic Games was held in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": ... | China's Winter Olympians have been welcomed home as national heroes from Vancouver, Canada. The country enjoyed its best Winter Games results, collecting 11 medals in Vancouver--including 5 gold medals.
With flowers and national flags in hands, many people waited at Beijing Airport for hours. Every member was received... | middle2739.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "telling the spider some important news"
},
"options": [
"destroying the web",
"turning to his friends for help",
"telling the spider some important news",
"fighting with the spider"
],
"question": "The little bu... | There was once a spider that lived in a cornfield . She liked this home and planned to stay there for the rest of her life.
One day, the spider caught a little bug in her web. Just as the spider was about to eat him, the bug said: "If you let me go, I will tell you something important that can save your life."
The sp... | middle5056.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "learn about whatever they want"
},
"options": [
"learn about the most important news",
"be pleased",
"learn about whatever they want",
"get some information"
],
"question": "People read newspaper to _ .",
... | Newspapers are very important in our daily life. Many people begin their day by reading the paper. In this way they learn what is going on in the world. Sometimes, however, they didn't have the time to read the news carefully and must be pleased with a quick look at the front page. At other times they may be in such a ... | middle3433.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "he puts much food in it"
},
"options": [
"there's a lot of clothes in it",
"he puts much food in it",
"he likes big bags",
"he takes many books"
],
"question": "Bill's bag is big because _ .",
"question_t... | Bill and his friends are in a big city. He takes a lot of food. His bag is big and heavy. Soon, Bill gets lost. He walks in the street for a long time and he feels tired . It's eight in the evening, he goes into a restaurant. He asks for some drinks and soon he begins to sleep. When he wakes up ,he can't find any peo... | middle5042.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "She could get some food in the Cooking Club."
},
"options": [
"She liked making different kinds of food.",
"Cooking club was the only activity she could choose.",
"She could get some food in the Cooking Club.",
"It was ... | A.Choose the best answer (,)
Carole's Cooking Journal
Monday, April 6
This month, we had to choose an optional activity. Should it really be called "optional" if you have to do it? Unfortunately, I waited until the last minute to sign up. Many of the activities were already full, but I made a decision to join the Cooki... | middle7655.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Because he was too bored at home."
},
"options": [
"Because he was too bored at home.",
"Because he wanted to pick up some leaves.",
"Because he wanted to enjoy the windy day.",
"Because there was a friend waiting for h... | Tommy was watching the shutters open and then shut, open and then shut.
"Mom," he said, "may I go outside?"
"Be careful," she said. "It's so windy today."
Outside, leaves were flying here and there.
Tommy watched in _ .
"If I was a leaf, I would fly across the world," Tommy thought and then ran out into the yard among... | middle7133.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "the writer's window was dirty"
},
"options": [
"the woman's window was dirty",
"the writer's window was dirty",
"the woman lived nearby",
"the writer was near-sighted"
],
"question": "The writer couldn't see eve... | Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon, sewing or reading.
After several months went by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Eve... | middle5724.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "A new skateboard."
},
"options": [
"A new bike.",
"A new skateboard.",
"More chocolate biscuits.",
"Some chocolate-chip cookies."
],
"question": "What will Louie get if he lives without chocolate for a week?",
... | Louie was _ chocolate. He loved having chocolate biscuits for breakfast. He asked his dad to buy all kinds of chocolate cookies for him.
One morning, Louie's big brother, Ben, said to Louie, "You can't live without chocolate, can you?" "Of course I can," said Louie. "But I don't want to." "I bet you anything that you c... | middle3355.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "5"
},
"options": [
"3",
"5",
"4",
"6"
],
"question": "There are _ people in this story.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "80 dolla... | Blue Ocean Aquarium is a great place for families to take a holiday. Children love to see the sea animals and watch movies about sharks in it.
Last Saturday morning, Mr Jackson took his wife and two little sons to the aquarium. At the ticket office, he asked, "How much shall I pay to get in?" The woman at the ticket of... | middle559.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "a town"
},
"options": [
"a hotel",
"a village",
"a town",
"the countryside"
],
"question": "The writer lived in_years ago.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": ... | Years ago, I lived in a building in a town. There was another building across form mine, and it was only a few meters away. There lived a woman whom I had never met. I could see her sit by the window each afternoon, drinking or reading.
Several months later, I noticed her window was very dirty. Everything was not clear... | middle1967.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Something you enjoy doing in your spare time."
},
"options": [
"A job.",
"A school subject.",
"Something interesting.",
"Something you enjoy doing in your spare time."
],
"question": "What is a hobby?",
"que... | A hobby is not a job or a school subject. A hobby is something you enjoy doing in your spare time. It's not something you need to do. It's just fun. Some people make model ships, keep pets, plant flowers, play computer games or chat on the Internet. Some paint pictures or dance to music. Some collect everything from st... | middle3816.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "An interesting story."
},
"options": [
"Malians Island.",
"An interesting story.",
"Beautiful scenery.",
"His favorite places."
],
"question": "What did Mr. McCorpuodale write about on his latest postcard?",
... | In 50 years of traveling, Colin McCorpuodale has visited every country in the world except three. And everywhere he goes, he sends himself a postcard. He always chooses a postcard with beautiful scenery . Usually he writes just a short message to himself. However, he wrote an interesting story on his latest one, from ... | middle565.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "the lemon flower has a pleasant smell"
},
"options": [
"the lemon tree looks ugly",
"the lemon flower has a pleasant smell",
"the lemon fruit tastes delicious",
"lemon tree is not lovely"
],
"question": "In Fath... | When I was just a kid of ten, my father said to me," Come here and take a lesson from the lovely lemon tree. Don't put your faith in love, my boy."
My father said to me, "I fear you'll find that love is like the lovely lemon tree." Lemon tree very pretty, and the lemon flower is sweet, but the fruit of the poor lemon i... | middle7480.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Chinese"
},
"options": [
"English",
"Chinese",
"small",
"Japanese"
],
"question": "Jack is at a/an _ school.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"... | Dear Tom
How are you? I'm at a new school this term. And I'm writing to you about my school now. My new school is big and nice. There are one thousand and four hundred students and one hundred and forty teachers at my school. I like the teachers. They are very kind to me. My classmates are very friendly, too. They teac... | middle4189.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "giving them food"
},
"options": [
"giving them food",
"building a house for them",
"repairing their ship",
"providing them with a book"
],
"question": "At first,the local people helped Columbus and his men by _... | In early November of 1503,during Christopher Columbus's fourth and final trip to America,his ship was seriously damaged in a storm.Columbus and his men had to live on a small island for several months while they tried to repair their ship and return to Spain.
At first,the local people on the island were very kind to th... | middle5297.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Because he wanted the police to see him."
},
"options": [
"Because he wanted to keep off the police.",
"Because he saw a police car behind his.",
"Because his plan was working.",
"Because he wanted the police to see him... | A few minutes before six o'clock, Mr. Smith decided to leave. He was about to start the car when a gunman jumped up from the back seat. He held a gun to Mr. Smith's head. "Drive me to Paris!" he shouted.
"All right", Mr. Smith answered. He started the engine, pulled away from the side of the street and drove down. Bein... | middle4837.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "A clothing shop."
},
"options": [
"A bookshop.",
"A coffee shop.",
"A clothing shop.",
"A food shop."
],
"question": "What shop did the author's father own?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
... | From my father I have learned a lot. And I'm very thankful to him. I remember when I was a child my father always got up very early, quietly putting on his clothes and going off to work. To arrive in time to open his tiny store at 8:30, he needed to leave our apartment at 6:30. After all, he had to take a bus and then ... | middle3180.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "cool"
},
"options": [
"cool",
"small",
"cheap",
"their toys"
],
"question": "Many children like mobile phones because they think mobile phones are _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"an... | Many children think mobile phones are cool. They come in fun colors and let you talk with friends anytime and anywhere.
In the U.S., more than 90 million people use mobile phones. Many of these people are children. For children, mobile phones are more than phone calls. They are fashionable.
Most mobile phone users don'... | middle1797.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "a sign language"
},
"options": [
"to speak",
"to watch others",
"a sign language",
"a spoken language"
],
"question": "In the 1700s, the deaf were taught _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | For many years, no one could communicate with people who had been born without hearing. These deaf people were not able to use a spoken language.
But, beginning in the 1700s, the deaf were taught a special language. Using the language, they could share thoughts and ideas with others. The language they used was a langua... | middle1783.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "before"
},
"options": [
"before",
"since",
"during",
"after"
],
"question": "Your teacher wil probably tel you the rules above _ the first lab lesson.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"a... | Laboratory work is your chance to learn science firsthand. It can be fun but you must be careful to prevent injury. Listen closely when your teacher reads and explains the rules before your first lab lesson.
LABORATORYRULES
Throughout the lesson
*Do not enter the science lab without the teacher's permission.*No food or... | middle3194.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "the Millennium"
},
"options": [
"New Year's Eve",
"1999",
"foreign visitors",
"the Millennium"
],
"question": "The London Eye was built for celebrating _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"... | The London Eye
The London Eye was opened on New Year's Eve in 1999 to celebrate the Millennium . It is 135 meters high, and from the top you can see the whote London. On a clear day you can even see Windsor Castle, which is 40 kilometers away. The London Eye has 32 capsules , each with room for 25 people. Each "trip"... | middle571.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "uncle"
},
"options": [
"father",
"brother",
"uncle",
"friend"
],
"question": "My _ likes sports.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": ... | My uncle likes sports very much. He loves soccer ball, basketball, baseball, tennis and more. He plays baseball and basketball very well. He likes to watch the sports games on TV. He plays sports every day. He has a small sports collection. He has 12 tennis rackets, 10 baseballs, 3 basketballs and a soccer ball. | middle7494.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "9"
},
"options": [
"7",
"8",
"9",
"10"
],
"question": "How many people were there in Uncle Bill's family when he was a child",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_inde... | Many people think heroes need to be handsome, rich, or very smart. But as for me, a hero is a person who always helps others. My hero is Uncle Bill. He is the oldest son of a worker, and he grew up in a poor family with four younger brothers and two little sisters.
He was good at neither writing nor math. In fact, he n... | middle6952.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "smaller;farther"
},
"options": [
"bigger;farther",
"smaller;closer",
"bigger;closer",
"smaller;farther"
],
"question": "We find the sun is _ than the moon because it is _ to us.",
"question_type": "cloze... | In the universe,as we all know,there is the sun,the moon,the earth and a good manystars.Through our geography lessons,we know the earth goes around the sun,and the moon goes around the earth.We have day and night because the earth keeps turning all the time.When our part of the earth turns to the sun,it is day.When our... | middle6761.txt |
[
{
"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 go... | 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 mental wor... | middle5268.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "1928"
},
"options": [
"1914",
"1928",
"1967",
"1982"
],
"question": "Garcia Marquez was born in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_tex... | Gabriel Garcia Marquez , who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982, passed away at the age of 86 on April 17, 2014. The world paused to remember the cultural giant.
Garcia Marquez was born in Colombia, but he spent most of his adult life in Mexico City. As one of the most famous writers, he was widely reg... | middle4176.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "England"
},
"options": [
"America",
"England",
"China",
"Australia"
],
"question": "Which country is Tony from?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": ... | Dear friends,
My name is Tony. I am English. I am twelve years old this year. I am tall, and I am good at playing football. I am in Grade Seven. There are thirty boys and twenty girls in my class. We are learning Chinese in our school. Our Chinese teacher is Mr. Wu. He is a little short, but he is very strong. He is ve... | middle2261.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "At the school hall."
},
"options": [
"In the classroom.",
"In the meeting room.",
"In the shopping mall.",
"At the school hall."
],
"question": "Where will the charity show be held?",
"question_type": "facti... | Sunshine For All
The Beijing Sunshine Secondary School students are holding a charity show at the school hall of Beijing Sunshine Secondary School, Sunny Street, Sunshine Town.
Date: 29 April
Time: 7:30 p. m.9:00 p. m.
We hope to raise money to help poor children go to school.
Ticket price: $20
Donations are welcome.
... | middle1768.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "People could go to the movie theatres to see movies"
},
"options": [
"people can watch videos at home",
"the movie had sound",
"People could go to the movie theatres to see movies",
"people could watch sports on \"Famil... | Weekends are important for us. We can relax ourselves. Do you know what Americans in the early twentieth century (1900~1925) did on weekends? What do you do on weekends now? In the early twentieth century, people spent lots of time at home on weekends. Then, new inventions changed the weekends.
*People used electric st... | middle7319.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "think about one thing"
},
"options": [
"sing a song",
"talk with someone",
"watch TV",
"think about one thing"
],
"question": "It is right for us to _ when we study.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
... | All students need to have good study habits . When you have good study habits, you learn things quickly. You also remember them easily.
Do you like to study in the living room ? This is not a good place because it is usually too noisy. You need to study in a quiet place, like your bedroom. A quiet place will help you o... | middle6013.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Her mother."
},
"options": [
"Her classmates",
"Her friends.",
"Her mother.",
"Her relatives."
],
"question": "Who did Lily go to Hong Kong with last winter holiday?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
... | My name is Lily. I'm a junior high school student from Guangzhou. Last winter holiday, I visited Hong Kong for the first time with my mother and her workmates. Before we went through the entrance of the Customs and Excise Department (,CED), we had to wait for more than four hours there. All the passengers must show the... | middle4604.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "our school"
},
"options": [
"Japan",
"Mexico",
"America",
"our school"
],
"question": "'International Day' is a special festival in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Every year at our school, we have a special day called International Day . It is for students to learn about different cultures from different countries. On this day, each class must tell other classes about a different country. Of course you will see many dances and different foods.
If you visit the classroom of Ja... | middle2275.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Haibao is an animal living in the sea near Shanghai."
},
"options": [
"School children like Haibao.",
"The name Haibao shows Chinese traditional culture.",
"Haibao is the wisdom of two artists.",
"Haibao is an animal li... | "Haibao,the mascot of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo,is very cute,"said Gu Hui,a school kid."I want a big toy like the mascot."
Haibao looks like the Chinese wordren,which means people or a person.The name,a typical lucky one in Chinese tradition comes from the Chinese phrase "Si Hai Zhi Bao" --the treasure of the four s... | middle2513.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Jack's"
},
"options": [
"Emma's",
"Jack's",
"Jack's brother's",
"Jack's sister's"
],
"question": "It is a photo of _ bedroom.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_i... | Dear Emma,
Thanks for the photo of your family. Here is a photo of my bedroom.
Look at the photo. A bed, a desk, a chair, a bookcase and a computer are in my bedroom. My bed is near the window . The desk is beside the bed and it's orange. The chair is near the desk. The bookcase is behind the desk and it's black. An ... | middle4162.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "On foot"
},
"options": [
"By bus",
"By bike",
"By subway",
"On foot"
],
"question": "How does Chen Hua go to her new school?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_inde... | Chen Hua is in a new school now. It's near her home. It's about 10 minutes on foot. But she has a problem. Classes begin at 7:50 in the morning, and she is often late for school.
"How do you usually come to school?" says his teacher.
"I usually come to school on foot." Chen Hua answers.
"What time do you usually get up... | middle6775.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "He made the best falconer train them to fly."
},
"options": [
"He kept them on the branch of a tree.",
"He sent them to a farmer in the forest.",
"He made the best falconer train them to fly.",
"He set them free and let... | Once a king got two nice falcons from his son. He had never seen such beautiful falcons before. He loved them so much and he ordered the best falconer to train them to fly.
After several months, the king came to see how the training was going on. He found that one falcon had already been able to fly high in the sky, wh... | middle5254.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "In a park."
},
"options": [
"In a park.",
"In the zoo.",
"In a school.",
"At the school gate."
],
"question": "Where did the writer meet the little girl?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"... | It was a sunny afternoon. I played with my daughter in a park. While I was pushing my daughter's swing to go higher and higher, I saw a little girl over there. The little girl tried to get her swing going higher, but she couldn't do that.
Then I walked to that little girl and offered to help her. I said to her, "Could ... | middle6985.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "something white"
},
"options": [
"something strange",
"a thief",
"something white",
"a ghost"
],
"question": ". At midnight, Nasreddin saw _ in his garden.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | Nasreddin woke up in the middle of the night and saw something white in his garden. It seemed to be moving towards the house.
That is a thief ! He thought, and he took his gun and shot at him. Then he went back to bed, because he was too frightened) to go out of the house in the dark.
The next morning Nasreddin went o... | middle1032.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "a collection of maps"
},
"options": [
"a guide book",
"a history book",
"a collection of pictures",
"a collection of maps"
],
"question": "An atlas is _ according to the passage.",
"question_type": "cloze_... | An atlas is a book of maps. Atlases are made with different kinds of information about different parts and areas of a country or the world. They are prepared for desk use or travel use.
Desk atlases are made for different groups of people with different needs. For example, students may use desk atlases to help learn ge... | middle1754.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "rabbit"
},
"options": [
"man",
"rabbit",
"website",
"cat"
],
"question": "Toby is the name of a _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text... | The Internet is full of false information. It is important for us all to avoid being fooled by such information. Here are three examples of Internet hoaxes.
On his website, a man by the name of Tony has asked for gifts of money to save the life of a pretty little rabbit named Toby that he rescued from under his house. ... | middle7325.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "know the way to escape a fire"
},
"options": [
"know the way to escape a fire",
"put out a fire in a burning house",
"jump out of a burning house",
"keep the door closed"
],
"question": "From the beginning, we k... | (B) What are you going to do if you are in a burning house?
Escaping a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save yourself. It is important to know the ways you can use and to show them to everyone in the family, such as stairways and fire escapes, but not lifts .
From the lower floors of th... | middle3143.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "in the morning"
},
"options": [
"in the morning",
"in the afternoon",
"in the evening",
"after school"
],
"question": "Lucy meets a man with a cage _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"a... | I'm Lucy. I'm 14 years old. I come to China this year. Now I'm in Beijing International Middle School. I like animals . I think they're my good friends. When I go to school this morning, I meet a man with a cage . Five birds are in it .
" How do you get these birds?" I ask .
" I give them some food . When they come to... | middle4638.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Because students can learn some important skills."
},
"options": [
"Because many students like it.",
"Because the world is developing in a fast way.",
"Because students can learn some important skills.",
"Because studen... | If you are a computer game fan, you must have heard of StarCraft. Recently, the University of Florida opened a StarCraft class for students. Maybe you feel confused when you hear of the news, maybe you think I am joking. But that's true. In our mind, students are not allowed to play computer games by teachers and paren... | middle3157.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Tired and dirty."
},
"options": [
"Tired but beautiful.",
"Cute and clean.",
"Dirty but lovely.",
"Tired and dirty."
],
"question": "What did the cat look like when it came to the writer's home?",
"question_... | Something was crying outside. So I went out to see what was happening. A big cat sat by the door. It must run for a long time as it looked tired and dirty. I let it in my house and took out some food; this poor cat ate all, but still looked starving..., so I got my own cats' fish, and the cat ate that too!
My five-year... | middle2249.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "names"
},
"options": [
"numbers",
"names",
"time",
"places"
],
"question": "Mrs.Smith asked her students to write _ on the potatoes.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"a... | Mrs. Smith is an unusual teacher. Once she told each student to bring along a few potatoes in plastic bag. On each potato the students had to write a name of a person that they hated And the next day, every child brought some potatoes. Some had two potatoes;some three;some up to five.
Mrs. Smith then told the children ... | middle5526.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "bikes"
},
"options": [
"cars",
"bikes",
"trains",
"buses"
],
"question": "In Malawi _ are the most popular way for people to get somewhere.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Sometimes the easiest way to get somewhere is on the back of a bike.
More and more people are using cars in many places in Africa today. However, things are different in Malawi( ).Bikes are the most popular in this African country.
Bike riding is a way of life in Malawi. People use them to carry heavy things. They als... | middle1740.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "A magazine columnist."
},
"options": [
"A teacher.",
"A magazine columnist.",
"A youth worker.",
"A doctor."
],
"question": "What's Mr. Zhu's job?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer"... | Dear Mr Zhu,
I am writing to your magazine's "Teenagers Now" column to ask for some help with my 16-year-old son. At the moment, he refuses to do almost everything his mother and I ask him to do. He is our only child and we treat him very well. His grandparents buy him many things, and yet he is still rude to us. He r... | middle1998.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Russia"
},
"options": [
"America",
"Russia",
"China",
"France"
],
"question": "_ has made plans to build a space hotel .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3... | Tired of visiting places of historic interest around the world? Then how about a holiday in space?
Recently, Russia has announced plans for a hotel in space. The dream of staying in space will soon come true.
The space hotel will open in2016. Experienced guides will go with tourists together. The food will be prepared ... | middle6991.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "7:10"
},
"options": [
"7:00",
"7:10",
"7:30",
"7:20"
],
"question": "I have my breakfast at _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": ... | Hi. I'm Lingling. I'm a student at No. 14 Middle School. Do you want to know my life? Let me tell you about it. I usually get up at 7:00 in the morning. I have my breakfast at 7:10. My parents always prepare the breakfast for me. I go to school at 7:30. We have seven lessons every day from Monday to Friday. I like Engl... | middle1026.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "To say thanks to him."
},
"options": [
"To say sorry to him.",
"To say thanks to him.",
"To invite him to their house.",
"To tell him about their travel plans. ."
],
"question": "Why did Dick and Kate write to U... | Dear Uncle Horton,
We just want to let you know what a great weekend we had with you while we were in Boise. You are a fantastic guide and it was so nice of you to have taken us out for a tour of the city. The sights were beautiful and our two girls loved the Discovery Centre very much. They are still talking about it... | middle5240.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "veterinarian"
},
"options": [
"doctor",
"teacher",
"trainer",
"veterinarian"
],
"question": "The writer used to want to be a _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_... | When I was very young, I wanted to become a veterinarian one day, because I loved animals very much, especially dogs. However, there was no room in my adult life for a dog. Then, last year, I could not stand the fact that I developed cancer . I wanted to keep a dog, but I knew my illness made it impossible for me to... | middle3631.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "after seven"
},
"options": [
"at seven",
"before seven",
"at eight",
"after seven"
],
"question": "Jane usually has breakfast _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answe... | Hello! My name is Jane. I usually get up at seven o'clock and then have a cup of coffee and some bread for breakfast. After breakfast, I take a shower and then I go to work by bus. I get to work at nine o'clock. I work till one o'clock and then I have my lunch. I start again at two o'clock and finish at five o'clock.... | middle6771.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Red"
},
"options": [
"Red",
"Red ruler",
"Blue",
"Black"
],
"question": "Jane likes _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Green... | Jane 09:45:10
Hi, Jim. Nice to meet you!
I'm a girl. My name is Jane Green. My favorite color is red. I have a red bike. My bike number is 67582. My telephone number is 873-3516.
Jim 09:46:05
Hi, Jane . Nice to meet you, too!
I'm a boy. My name's Jim Hand. My favorite color is blue. I have a blue car. My car number... | middle4166.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "doll"
},
"options": [
"dog",
"doll",
"toy car",
"ball"
],
"question": "The little girl had a _ and she loved it so much.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index":... | Grandmother's Favourite Doll
A little girl had a doll. She loved it so much that she would treat it with great care, even though her friends would laugh at her for being so careful.
As time passed, the girl grew up, moved houses, became an adult, married, had children, and finally became a lovely little old woman wit... | middle5278.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "is a holiday for mothers"
},
"options": [
"is a holiday for mothers",
"is celebrated in the United Stated only",
"falls on May 10 every year",
"was given by Miss Anna Jarvis"
],
"question": "Mother's Day _ ."... | Mother's Day is a holiday for mothers. It is celebrated in the United States, English, India and some other countries. In a short time, it becomes widely celebrated. Mother's Day falls on the second Sunday in May. On that day, many people send gifts of love to their mothers. Those whose mothers are still living oft... | middle2517.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Heavy snowstorms."
},
"options": [
"Earthquake.",
"Flooding.",
"Traffic Accident.",
"Heavy snowstorms."
],
"question": "What took place in Long Chuan's hometown last winter?",
"question_type": "factiod_quest... | Many children love to play with snow in winter. But Long Chuan has come to hate it.
This year his hometown suffered from snowstorms for nearly a month. The heavy snow stopped cars and trains, broke the electricity tower and turned tap water to ice.
Every day Long Chuan had to walk several kilometers to carry drinki... | middle2271.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "an English girl"
},
"options": [
"a Chinese boy",
"a Chinese girl",
"an American girl",
"an English girl"
],
"question": "June is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"a... | June is from England. Her family are in Beijing now. She is fourteen years old. The date of her birth is September seventh. Her father, Mr Smith, is an English teacher. And her mother, Mrs Smith, is an English teacher, too. They all like Chinese movies. Mr Smith likes action movies. He thinks they are really exciting. ... | middle4600.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "100m long and 73m wide."
},
"options": [
"7.32m long and 2.44m high.",
"100m long and 73m wide.",
"107.32m long and 75.44m wide.",
"26m long and 14m wide."
],
"question": "How big is a football field?",
"que... | Football
The game is played by two teams. There must be eleven players in each team.
The field must be about 100m long and 73m wide. There are two goals , 7.32m long and 2.44m high.
To score a goal, a player must put the ball into the other team's goal. They may use their feet, heads or other parts of the body, but the... | middle6017.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "winkled hands hold wet things more tightly than dry hands do."
},
"options": [
"winkled hands hold dry things more tightly than dry hands do.",
"dry hands hold dry things more tightly than wrinkled hands do.",
"winkled hands ... | Have you ever noticed that your fingertips are winked when you've just finished swimming or washing dishes? It seems as if your hands have aged 30 years in a second. But is this an accident? Or is it something that nature has built into our bodies?
If your finger's wrinkling up had no use at all, " it wouldn't need to.... | middle1778.txt |
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