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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "something pulled by a horse"
},
"options": [
"something like a car",
"something like a light",
"something pulled by a horse",
"something with a light"
],
"question": "In the passage the word \"cart\" is _ .",... | An old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart after a day's hard work. When he was not far from his house, the light on the cart went out. He tried but could not mend it. He was near his home, and so he went along the road without a light. When a policeman saw this, he stopped the old carter.
"Wher... | middle1432.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "They are not so honest as older generations"
},
"options": [
"They have trouble getting pocket money",
"They don't get along well with teachers",
"They are not so honest as older generations",
"They have too many tests ... | The survey was done among 29,760 students at 100 US high schools. The results suggest that in the past year, 30 percent of US high school students have stolen from a store. And 64 percent may have cheated on a test.
However, 93 percent of the students said they were satisfied with their honesty. And 77 percent said,"... | middle1354.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "uncle"
},
"options": [
"aunt",
"uncle",
"grandfather",
"friend"
],
"question": "Mary got a letter from her _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
... | It was Mary's birthday.Her uncle wrote a letter and told her he would like to send her some chickens.She was very happy because she liked eggs and chicken."I can keep the chickens for their eggs or eat them,"she thought.
When the chickens arrived the next day, they were all in a box.Mary took the box off the truck and ... | middle58.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Thirteen."
},
"options": [
"Eleven.",
"Twelve.",
"Thirteen.",
"Fourteen."
],
"question": "How old is Tom?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answe... | Tom is thirteen years old. He is in Grade Seven this year. He likes playing football and watching football matches. And he often reads newspapers. He does his best to know when and where there is going to be a football match. Now Tom is having lunch and he is also reading newspapers. He is very happy because there is g... | middle7725.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "delivers newspapers"
},
"options": [
"reads books",
"sells newspapers",
"borrows books",
"delivers newspapers"
],
"question": "John _ every day.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer"... | John is a paper boy. He delivers newspapers to different houses in his street every day. He has about 80 customers . Half of his customers only take the newspapers on weekdays, and about half take the newspapers on weekdays and on Sundays. Two of John's customers only take the newspapers on Sundays.
John has to get up ... | middle818.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "90 minutes"
},
"options": [
"6 hours",
"90 minutes",
"2 days",
"21 hours"
],
"question": "It took Yang Liwei _ to travel around the earth every circle.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"a... | Yang Liwei circled the earth 14 times in 21 hours on October 15 and 16, 2003, landing on the grasslands of Inner Mongolia. Looking a little tired, Yang stepped out of Shenzhou V, smiling and waving at the waiting people. "I feel very good." Yang said to Premier Wen Jiabao on the phone. Yang said to a newspaper, "For ou... | middle3543.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "England"
},
"options": [
"America",
"China",
"No. 80 Middle School",
"England"
],
"question": "Mary is from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
... | Her name is Mary. She comes from London. She is in China with her father and mother. Shecan speak a little Chinese. She studies in No. 80 Middle School in Tianjin. She is in the sameschool as her parents (father and mother). She is a good student. She goes to school six daysa week. She likesgetting up early. She doesn'... | middle2885.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Anne."
},
"options": [
"Liam.",
"Brian.",
"Sam.",
"Anne."
],
"question": "Who wrote this email?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "... | From: _ Sent: Wed., Oct. 19
To: _
Subject: Hello!
Hi, Liam!
So you're my new pen friend. Let me tell you a bit about myself. I'm 14 years old and I live in
Calgary, Canada. I have two older brothers, Brian and Sam. I'm the only girl.
I love sports and I'm always looking for exciting new hobbies to try. I like playing ... | middle5132.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "playing with Paul"
},
"options": [
"writing to Paul",
"writing to his brother",
"playing with Paul",
"walking near his home"
],
"question": "Tom was _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"... | One day Tom was playing with his younger brother Paul beside the well near their home. Suddenly Tom fell down the well. Paul was frightened. Their parents were not at home. Their father was working in the factory and their mother was helping a neighbor. Tom called his younger brother, Paul. Paul looked at the bottom o... | middle3557.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "will learn how to cook at school"
},
"options": [
"are fond of cooking",
"love to eat junk food",
"will learn how to cook at school",
"have to prepare breakfast by themselves"
],
"question": "Students under 14 i... | A 14-year-old British student is packing for the next day of school: textbooks, notebooks, pens, 250 grams of flour, an egg and some cooking oil. Wait, what?
It's not a joke.
From September, cookery will be a compulsory course for kids aged 7-14 in the UK.
Primary school students will learn how to put things together... | middle2891.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "buy a pair of shoes"
},
"options": [
"buy a pair of shoes",
"buy a straw",
"get to town",
"measure his feet"
],
"question": "One day a man wanted to _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"a... | In the old time, there was a man. He wanted to buy a pair of new shoes. Hemeasured his feet with a straw , and then went to a shoe shop in town.
The man in the shop took out a pair of new shoes, and let him try it on. But when he looked into pocket, he found that the straw was not there. So he said, "I'm sorry. I forg... | middle4238.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Canada"
},
"options": [
"England",
"Canada",
"China",
"Japan"
],
"question": "_ and the United States have Thanksgiving Day.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index... | China has Mid-Autumn Festival. Canada and the US have Thanksgiving Day. Many countries around the world have harvest festivals. This is the best time for the harvest. Every year in the United States, Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday of November. But in Canada, people have Thanksgiving Day on the second Monday... | middle2649.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "she was a long way from her mother"
},
"options": [
"she didn't have a present",
"she was a long way from her mother",
"she didn't know it was Mother's Day",
"she wanted to see her father"
],
"question": "The yo... | It was Mother's Day,but the young mother was a little unhappy,because she was 800 miles away from her parents.In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mother's Day,and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs in the garden.
Later that day,when she told her husband about the lilacs,he said,"I know ... | middle1340.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "For two years"
},
"options": [
"For two months",
"For two years",
"For two weeks.",
"For one year"
],
"question": "How long had Xia Yuna studied Chinese before she came to China?",
"question_type": "factiod_... | Now,in the streets of China,we can see increasing numbers of foreigners,speaking various foreign languages or strangely-toned Chinese.They have become part of our life.Have you ever wondered what brings foreigners to China and what they do in China?
Xia Yuan,a beautiful girl from Ukraine,works in Beijing.She is in char... | middle7731.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "They were in the northwest of the US."
},
"options": [
"They were in their hometown.",
"They were in the southwest of the US.",
"They were in the northeast of the US.",
"They were in the northwest of the US."
],
... | My life plan is to visit all the states in the US. Several years ago, my husband and I were traveling in the northwest. One day, when we were having our breakfast, I lost my wallet that had over $300 in it. There was no way for us to be able to find it, but we went on with our trip.
We went off to drive around and enjo... | middle7057.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "He felt over and broke his nose."
},
"options": [
"He felt over and broke his nose.",
"He didn't catch the school bus.",
"His schoolbag was lost.",
"He was late for school."
],
"question": "What happened to Sam ... | Something bad happened to sam this morning. He fell over and broke his nose in the school hallway. When Sam looked up, he saw his friends. "Are you OK?" They asked him. But he didn't say anything to them. He stood up and ran to the classroom quickly. Sam put his schoolbag on his desk and went out to the school hospital... | middle6349.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "The roads"
},
"options": [
"The drivers",
"The roads",
"The buses",
"The government"
],
"question": "_ caused the terrible traffic in Beijing.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | You've probably known the crazy traffic in Beijing. Sometimes the cars could hardly move for a long time. The terrible traffic is caused by the poor road and China's ability to cope with so many cars on the road at the same time.
With more Chinese people buying cars every day, the problem seems to only get worse. But... | middle1426.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "began in 1865"
},
"options": [
"isn't to protect the president",
"makes fake credit cards",
"began in 1865",
"has only one important job"
],
"question": "The American secret service _ .",
"question_type": ... | The American secret service began in 1865. It has many important jobs. One is to stop different types of fraud , such as printing fake money, credit card fraud and computer fraud. The other is to protect the president at all times.
The secret service's earliest job was to stop people from making fake money. The secre... | middle5640.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Who will pay for the meal"
},
"options": [
"What to eat",
"Where to eat",
"Who will pay for the meal",
"When to eat"
],
"question": "_ is first of all when you discuss about eating out with your friend.",
"... | When you discuss about eating out with your friend, first of all, you must make it clear who will pay for the meal.If somebody suggests having lunch with his friend, he might simply say something like this "I'm afraid it'll have to be some place nearby ,as I have little money." The other person may say. "OK. I'll meet ... | middle3231.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "keep healthy"
},
"options": [
"study well",
"stay away from doctors",
"keep healthy",
"feel happy"
],
"question": "Eating fruit and vegetables every day can help you _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_question... | Do you want to be healthy? Then you must eat well and get a lot of exercise. If you're healthy, your body works well and you also feel well. Here are some trips.
Eat more fruit and vegetables.
"One apple a day, keep the doctor away!"Fruit and vegetables have rich vitamins. They can help us to keep healthy. Remember to ... | middle5898.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Ning switched to sprint freestyle swimming because the knee pain got worse."
},
"options": [
"Ning won the 100-meter freestyle at the 2015 FINA Swimming World Championships in Russia.",
"Ning switched to sprint freestyle swimming b... | "He could have lived on his good looks, but instead he chose to live on talent and hard work." This is how Internet users praised Chinese swimmer Ning Zetao.
On Aug 6, the 22-year-old won the 100-meter freestyle at the 2015 FINA Swimming World Championships in Russia. He was the first Asian to ever achieve this. Overni... | middle5873.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "was asked to have a trip in"
},
"options": [
"had to fly in",
"was asked to have a trip in",
"was asked to fly",
"asked George to fly"
],
"question": "Peter _ his friend's plane.",
"question_type": "cl... | George liked flying a plane. Once he bought a small plane and learned how to fly it. He soon became so good that he could make his plane do all kinds of tricks .
George had a friend. His name was Peter. One day George said to his friend, " Peter, would you like to have a trip in my plane?" Peter thought, " I've travele... | middle159.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "he didn't have enough school education"
},
"options": [
"he was only 18 years old",
"his father cared too much about him.",
"he had an expensive car",
"he didn't have enough school education"
],
"question": "It ... | When he was 16, his father seriously said to him, "I'll give you whatever you want before you are 18. But after that, I won't care much about you, and you should give me whatever I want." When his 18th birthday was coming, the young man began thinking about looking for a job. So he sent resumes to many companies he li... | middle7902.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Because he thought playing the violin was useless."
},
"options": [
"Because he thought playing the violin was useless.",
"Because his father thought playing the violin would cost lots of money.",
"Because his father thought ... | Ole Bull was a very famous violinist from Norway. He really liked to play the violin. But his father thought that playing the violin was not useful. So his father sent him to university to study. However, playing the violin was his dream. He didn't want to give up his dream. So he left university before he finished his... | middle7916.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Julia"
},
"options": [
"Julia",
"Helen",
"Nancy",
"Smith"
],
"question": "Zhao Na's English name is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answe... | Hello! My name is Zhao Na. I'm nine years old. I am in Rizhao Middle School in Shangdong. My English name is Julia. I like green. My telephone number is 1238-6517. I have a good friend. She is English. Her name is Helen Smith. Her Chinese name is Wang Min. She is ten years old. She likes red. Her phone number is 2816-... | middle5867.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "eight"
},
"options": [
"six",
"seven",
"eight",
"nine"
],
"question": "The teacher can work for _ months at this family.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index"... | Teachers Wanted
Do you like kids? We need a teacher for our son. He's six years old. We want you to work from March to November, 3 pm. to 6 pm., but you don't need to work in July and August. You can get Y= 30 an hour . Sometimes we want you to work on weekends, and you can get Y=45 an hour.
You need to:
*Help our son... | middle165.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "He had gotten some help from the quote."
},
"options": [
"He wanted to practice his handwriting.",
"He had gotten some help from the quote.",
"He thought doing this was interesting.",
"He wanted to catch his neighbor's ... | Several days ago, I was walking home from school and saw some writing on the fence of a house I was passing by. It said, "Happiness is a direction, not a destination ." I had been having a bad day and just reading this brightened my day a little. I also took out a pen and wrote one of my favorite quotes down. ww.szz... | middle7080.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "David"
},
"options": [
"Lydia",
"David",
"Liza",
"Ely"
],
"question": "_ lost computer game",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "52990... | Is this your pen?Call Lydia at 224-3638.
Lost:
My computer game.My name is David.Call 44-2697.
Mitchell,
Is that your backpack in the lost and found case?
Liza
Found:ID card.Is this your ID card? Call Ely at 52993. | middle5697.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "To lead in the topic of the passage."
},
"options": [
"To please the readers.",
"To encourage the readers.",
"To lead in the topic of the passage.",
"To support the topic of the passage."
],
"question": "What's ... | " To seek happiness is to look for it" was once said by the famous French author Jules Renard. Look for it? Sure...but don't spend a lifetime trying, especially if it's well within your reach but you're just too blind to see it. Discover the three keys to happiness that you have already understood, but that you are ju... | middle3580.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Because he did something wrong."
},
"options": [
"Because the teacher wanted to visit his mother.",
"Because he did something wrong.",
"Because the teacher was happy with his progress.",
"Because the teacher thought he ... | Ted, my little brother, is in Grade One. Last Friday he came back from school with a letter. The letter was from his teacher. "I got a red flower today. Could you please sign this note?" he said to Mum. The note showed that he had been talking in class.
Ted hardly gets top scores in his school work. The best he gets i... | middle2846.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "A robot"
},
"options": [
"A cook.",
"A robot",
"A cleaner",
"A computer"
],
"question": "What is Robbie?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer... | beep ...beep ... There went the bell! Robbie opened his eyes. He had been sitting in the room for a whole day, and now it was time for him to do something.
Robbie looked out of the window. It was still snowing heavily and there was ice on the window. It was another cold day. Robbie was told to turn the heat on before t... | middle603.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "apple juice"
},
"options": [
"sandwiches",
"apple juice",
"tomatoes",
"corn"
],
"question": "Which belongs to red-labeled food in Australia?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | It seems school children all over the world are not satisfied with their school food. Cherie Blair, the wife of Prime Minister Tony Blair, said that she would prepare a packed lunch for her son if school dinners do not improve. So what do students of your age eat for lunch at school?
Japan
High schools have dining hall... | middle1383.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "It was dangerous."
},
"options": [
"It was dangerous.",
"Is wasted time.",
"It was part of the life.",
"Their son didn't like to talk to strangers."
],
"question": "Why did the writer's parents tell him not to t... | When I was a child, my parents always told me that I should never talk to strangers. This was part of a whole list of things I should never do: Never accept food or candy from strangers, never get in a car with strangers, and so on.
But if we didn't start a conversation with strangers, we'd never make new friends. We'd... | middle2852.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "at 9 a.m. on October 15, 2003"
},
"options": [
"at 9 a.m. on October 15, 2003",
"at 9 p.m. on October 15, 2003",
"at 9 a.m. on October 16, 2003",
"at 9 p.m. on October 16, 2003"
],
"question": "Shenzhou V was la... | At 9 a.m. on October 15, 2003, our country launched its first manned space-ship, Shenzhou V, into space at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu Province. It took Yang Liwei and his spaceship about 21 hours to circle the earth 14 times. Yang Liwei is China's first astronaut. He comes from Liaoning Province, and ... | middle171.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "lots of computer networks"
},
"options": [
"a big computer",
"a small group of computers",
"lots of computer networks",
"the World Wide Web"
],
"question": "The Internet is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_qu... | The Internet is becoming important in our life. How much do you know about it? The following questions and their answers will help you to know more about the Internet.
What is the Internet?
The Internet is a large, world-wide collection of computer networks . A network is a small group of computers put together. The... | middle6605.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Because it's a good chance to meet people who have the same interests."
},
"options": [
"Because it isn't far.",
"Because it is a rule in your area.",
"Because you can make some money.",
"Because it's a good chance to m... | If you want to make friends, what should you do?
Steps:
Try to look on the bright side of things.
Look for groups in your area that do something you are interested in. Maybe you will learn some new skills and meet some people who have many things in common with you.
Tips(,):
_ your friends at least once a week by tele... | middle2463.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "read better"
},
"options": [
"read better",
"calm down",
"raise IQ",
"feel creative"
],
"question": "The color grey may help you _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"ans... | People have been interested in color and its effects for hundreds of years. More recently, research has turned to the question of how different colors can help students learn better.
Believe it or not, some colors can affect a child's IQ . For example, a simple black and white color scheme may cause IQ to become low, w... | middle4012.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "22785161 or 22706030"
},
"options": [
"22785161 or 22706030",
"22706030 or 77364431",
"77364431 or 22785161",
"33562367 or 22785161"
],
"question": "If you want to go out for lunch on Sunday you can call up the ... | Telephone: 22706030
Address: 9020 Bridgeport Road
Open: Mon. --- Fri. 7:00a.m. - 2:30 p.m. and 5:00p.m. - 9:00p.m.
Sat 7:00a.m. - 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. - 9:00p.m.
Sun 11:00a.m. - 2:00p.m. and 5:00p.m. - 9:00p.m.
NEW YORK MESEUM
Telephone: 77364431
Address: Vanieer Park, 1100 Chesnut St.... | middle4774.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Yunnan"
},
"options": [
"Jiangsu",
"Guizhou",
"Yunnan",
"Guangxi"
],
"question": "Yang Shanzhou lived in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"a... | For many years, Yang Shanzhou was the local party secretary in a remote, mountainous village in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Though he could live a better life in the city, he still decided to move even further into the mountains, and devoted himself to greening the land. He passed away in 2010, but his story liv... | middle398.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "5"
},
"options": [
"2",
"3",
"5",
"8"
],
"question": "Our school has got _ buildings.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "in front... | Look at the picture. This is our school. There are five buildings in our school. There are thirty- two classrooms in the Teaching Building. Our gym is behind the Teaching Building. The teacher's offices are in the Office Building. Our Library Building is next to the Office Building. There are many books and magazines ... | middle6163.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "One"
},
"options": [
"Three",
"One",
"Four",
"We don't know"
],
"question": "How many cinemas can they find in the small town?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_in... | Joe Black, coach of a football team, and his family go to a small town for their holiday. One rainy afternoon, they can't go out to have fun, so the families go to the family. Joe, his wife and their three daughters walk down to the town's only cinema, buy tickets and go into the cinema. The lights are still on , and ... | middle6177.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "four"
},
"options": [
"four",
"five",
"six",
"seven"
],
"question": "There are _ bedrooms on the second floor of the house.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_inde... | Four-bedroom house for sale
This house is on a quiet street only a few meters from the beach. It has a wonderful view of the sea and would suit a family or an investor . There are many international cafes and restaurants nearby, and it is only a short walk to the stores. It's near the bus stops. The house has two floor... | middle7269.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Four."
},
"options": [
"Two.",
"Three.",
"Four.",
"Five."
],
"question": "How many ways of travelling around the city are mentioned in the passage?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"a... | New York is a very large city with 8 million people. How do so many people move on their way to work or school? In New York you can travel by subway, bus, taxi and private car.
The subway runs on the railroad lines under the city. Travelling by subway is the fastest way to get around the city. The second way to travel ... | middle4760.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Signs"
},
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"Maps",
"Signs",
"Photos"
],
"question": "What are there on the wall of the library?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1... | Our school has a big library. We often go there. Today is Sunday. Lily and I are in the library. In the library there are some signs on the wall. The signs mean different things. We know them. Don't shout in the reading room. Don't drink or eat here. Don't litter in the library.
I see a man smoking in the reading... | middle2477.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "at home"
},
"options": [
"outside",
"at home",
"at Mrs. Brown's house",
"his friend's house"
],
"question": "Mr. Green has supper _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"a... | One afternoon Mrs. Green says to her husband, "Jack, there is a meeting of our women's at Mrs. Brown's house at supper time today, and I want to go to it. I will leave you some fish for supper. Is that all right?"
"Oh, yes," her husband answers, "That's all right. What are you going to leave for my supper? " "This tin ... | middle4006.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "student"
},
"options": [
"teacher",
"student",
"boy",
"mother"
],
"question": "Sarah is a _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": ... | Good afternoon! My name is Sarah. I'm twelve. I'm a student. Nice to meet you!
Look at this. What's this in English? Oh, it's a pencil case . It's red. What's in it? Look! This is a ruler. It's green. This is an eraser. It's white. This is a pen. It's yellow. My pencil case is new and it is very nice. I like it very m... | middle3769.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Say hello to each other."
},
"options": [
"Say hello to each other.",
"Say goodbye to each other.",
"Talk about the weather.",
"Talk about their personal matters."
],
"question": "What are the first words when E... | When two English people meet,their first words will be"How do you do?"or"How are you?"After the reply"How do you do?"or"Fine,thank you.How are you?"they often talk about the weather.The reason for this is not simply that their weather is interesting and changeable but that the English people don't like talking about pe... | middle5330.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "two inches long"
},
"options": [
"too long for the young man",
"two inches long",
"six inches long",
"too short for the young man"
],
"question": "The new pants were _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_question... | A young man once went to buy a pair of pants. When he got home, he went upstairs to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were two inches long.
Then he came out of his room to see his mother and his two sisters. They were washing something in the kitchen."These new pants are too long, they need to be shorten... | middle1156.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "I don't know"
},
"options": [
"Yes, I am very happy.",
"No, I am not happy.",
"It depends on the weather.",
"I don't know"
],
"question": "What did Mo Yan say when he was asked the question \"Are you happy?\"",
... | Recently,CCTV reporter have asked a simple question, "Are you happy?"
The question has caught many interviewees off guard. Even Mo Yan, who recently won a Nobel Prize, answered by saying "I don't know."
We should ask "What exactly is happiness? And how do you measure it?". Last year, China's Premier Wen Jiabao told th... | middle1630.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "mother"
},
"options": [
"father",
"mother",
"grandpa",
"grandma"
],
"question": "The writer had to leave her _ when she was two years old.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | It all started when I was two years old. My parents didn't get along and got divorced . I hated that I couldn't see both of my parents at the same time. So my dad, my younger sister, Alexis, and I went to live with my grandma and grandpa. We lived with them for almost six years. My mom, on the other hand, lived with he... | middle8172.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "has lived in China for a long time"
},
"options": [
"will come to work in Quzhou",
"will leave China soon",
"has lived in China for a long time",
"has just come to China"
],
"question": "From the passage, we can... | I have spent almost a third of my life in China, living and working in this beautiful country. In a sense, China has been and is still my second home But in those past years I had never been to Quzhou.
Some days ago, for the first time in my Chinese life, I stepped into the beautiful city of Quzhou. My impressions of Q... | middle7241.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "saleswoman"
},
"options": [
"worker",
"customer",
"teacher",
"saleswoman"
],
"question": "What does the \"I\" do in the passage? She is a _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | I work in a small shop. It is near a factory. Every day, workers, old ladies and housewives come to the shop to buy things.
I live in a house not very far from the shop. I usually get up at six, have breakfast and then go to work by bike. I take some food along in my lunch box.
I get to the shop at about ten to seven. ... | middle3027.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "has long straight blond hair"
},
"options": [
"is tall and has dark hair",
"wear earrings",
"has long straight blond hair",
"is short and dark hair"
],
"question": "What does writer look like? She _ .",
"q... | My sister Sharon and I look very _ . She's tall, and I'm short. She has short curly dark (,) hair, and I have long straight blond hair. We both have dark eyes, but Sharon wears glasses, and I don't. And she always wears large earrings . I don't wear earring.
Sharon and I do many things together . We watch movies toge... | middle4748.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "O. Henry"
},
"options": [
"Joe",
"Delia",
"O. Henry",
"Sally"
],
"question": "The writer of the story is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"a... | Delia was a young pianist. Her husband, Joe, was a young artist.
Each of them was taking lessons: Joe with a famous art teacher, and Delia with a great pianist from Germany. Their teachers were the very best, so lessons were expensive, more than they could really afford, but...when you love your art, nothing is too muc... | middle5456.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "It is a kind of air pollution."
},
"options": [
"It is something delicious to eat .",
"It is a kind of air pollution.",
"It is a girl's name.",
"It is a place."
],
"question": "What is haze ?",
"question_typ... | During the 15 days from New Year's Eve to Lantern Festival , Beijing was affected by haze .Do you know what the haze is ? Today I will introduce it to you .
Haze is air pollution in which is mixed up with dust, smoke and other dry particles (,),and it covers our blue sky ,so we can't see sunny days. It often happen... | middle4990.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Lisa's father"
},
"options": [
"Lisa's mother",
"Lisa's father",
"Lisa's brother",
"Lisa's sister"
],
"question": "_ likes riding a bike to work.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer":... | There are many ways to keep healthy. Different people have different ways. Lisa's father thinks riding a bike is the best way because he likes to go to work by bike. And their home isn't far from his bank. Lisa thinks running is better than riding, so she runs every day. However, her mother thinks it's boring. She love... | middle2339.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "By setting off firecrackers."
},
"options": [
"By putting up a notice.",
"By setting off firecrackers.",
"By not wasting food.",
"By donating the money to charity."
],
"question": ".How do people usually celebra... | In China, people usually set off firecrackers to celebrate Spring Festival. But this year seemed very quiet. It was really different. A man called Zhang Wei was asked by a reporter in an interview. He said that his friends and he hadn't set off a single firecracker.
"We all suffered from last month's smog . If we don't... | middle3033.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "She still works day and night."
},
"options": [
"She still works day and night.",
"She lives all by herself now.",
"She is making a plan to save money.",
"She used to be too busy to look after her children."
],
... | Dear Mom,
I'm sorry that I can't go back home for Mother's Day next week. On that day, I'll have to go to an important meeting for my boss, who helps me a lot with my work and life here. But I'll find time to see you at home soon.
Mom, thank you for everything you've done for Tim and me. After Dad died of a heart attac... | middle5442.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "By putting a small box on the floor."
},
"options": [
"By jumping with her.",
"By asking other kids to help her.",
"By putting a small box on the floor.",
"By giving her a book on how to jump."
],
"question": "H... | Kelly's favorite subject is P.E. But she has a hard time in P.E. class. She is not good at jumping very far, she has trouble throwing a ball, and she can't run really fast. Sometimes, some kids make fun of her. So why does Kelly love P.E. class?
The reason is that her teacher Mr. Burns always tells her to do her best... | middle4984.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "they are beautiful"
},
"options": [
"they are beautiful",
"they are like bows",
"they can find a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow",
"they are good to crops"
],
"question": "Children like rainbows because _ ... | I wonder whether there is any girl or boy who does not like to see a rainbow in the sky. It is so beautiful.
There is a story, saying that whenever you see a rainbow you should run at once to the place where it touches the ground, and there you would find a pot of gold. Of course it is not true. You could not find the ... | middle1624.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Teens who work will deal with stress better in the future."
},
"options": [
"Teens are too busy with study to work at high school.",
"Teens experience stress for the first time at high school.",
"Teens are worried about being... | Sports, drama, and all kinds of organizations keep students busy during high school. Where do they get the money to do these things? Not everyone gets it from parents. Most have to work for at least some of the money to pay for these activities. Some adults question if high school students should have jobs. I say yes, ... | middle8166.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "a doctor for animals"
},
"options": [
"the farmer's friend",
"a milk factory",
"a hospital for cows",
"a doctor for animals"
],
"question": "In the story, the vet must be _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_que... | A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet.
"What's the problem?" The vet asked him when he arrived.
"My cow's ill" the farmer said. "I don't know what the matter with her is. She's lying down and won't eat. She's making a strange nois... | middle7255.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "if we play in the park"
},
"options": [
"if we play in the street",
"if we play on the road",
"if we play in the park",
"if we play by the road"
],
"question": "We are safe from truck or cars _ .",
"quest... | Some advice :
(1) Always play in a safe place. A park is a safe place because there are no cars or trucks. But do not talk to anyone you do not know. Never go with a stranger into a motor car.
(2) Before crossing the road, stop and look both ways. Look left, look right, look left again.
(3) Keep away from houses or bui... | middle7533.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "teacher"
},
"options": [
"driver",
"worker",
"teacher",
"farmer"
],
"question": "Mr. King is a good _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer... | There are four people in the twins' family. They are the twins, their father and their mother.
The twins' names are Lucy and Lily. They are fourteen. They are in the same class in NO.1 Middle School. They are very good students. They not only work very hard but also sing very well. They want to join the music club. Luc... | middle3755.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "you can hear a program"
},
"options": [
"you can see a program",
"you can hear a program",
"a picture will appear",
"you can feel the electric current."
],
"question": "When you turn on the radio _ .",
"q... | Turn on the radio. A program will come out from a broadcasting station miles and miles away. We know that sounds and music themselves couldn't travel that distance through space .There must be something that brings the program from the station. But what is this silent carrier ( ) ?
This is known as radio waves. However... | middle3966.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "the USA"
},
"options": [
"China",
"England",
"Canada",
"the USA"
],
"question": "The Blacks are from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer... | The Blacks are American tourists. They visits now in Beijing. This is their first visit to China. They are going to stay in China for three months. They want to visit some big cities and villages. They hope to learn some Chinese, too.
Mr Black is a taxi driver. He likes to drive in Beijing. Mrs Black is a school teache... | middle1817.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "they can change their colors"
},
"options": [
"they stay in trees",
"they can change their colors",
"they have sticky pads",
"they make surprising sounds"
],
"question": "According to the passage, these frogs ar... | Birds live in the trees. Squirrels live in the trees. But do you know that some frogs live in the trees, too?
The tree frog is hard to find. It can change colors. On green leaves, it stays green. On a brown branch ,it turns brown. Some tree frogs can change from green to gold or blue.
Tree frogs have legs and wide f... | middle8199.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "They volunteered for a campaign."
},
"options": [
"The helped each other with homework.",
"They opened a restaurant together.",
"They volunteered for a campaign.",
"They collected money from customers in restaurants."
... | Qi Haoran, a Junior 1 student, was quite busy over the past winter vacation - and not just with homework.Qi, together with 10 other classmates made a volunteer group to call on people to join the Clean Your Plate Campaign ("").
The 11 students went to many restaurants and told people the importance of saving food."Excu... | middle1803.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "life"
},
"options": [
"news",
"sports",
"life",
"advertisement"
],
"question": "We can probably read this article in the _ part of a newspaper.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {... | How to look good in a school uniform? You can look great in your school uniform, if you follow these tips:
(1) Make sure the uniform is the right size for you.
You will need a pair of scissors , but please, don't cut anything until you measure where you want the uniform to reach on your body. If you can find a tailo... | middle3972.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Children under 12"
},
"options": [
"Children under 12",
"All the children",
"Everyone",
"Adults"
],
"question": "Who have free lunch at the Sunday Family Buffet?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
... | Sports City Bar
Every Tuesday and Thursday evening in Sports City Bar everyone can enjoy a "Buy one, get one free"Tex-Mex &seafood Buffet* for 118 yuan.
At our Sunday Family Buffet, we have exciting games for children. The buffet lasts from 11:00am to 2:00 pm. And costs 98 yuan per adult. Children aged 12 to 16 eat f... | middle1195.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "a science book"
},
"options": [
"a science book",
"a sports newspaper",
"a travelling magazine",
"a detective storybook"
],
"question": "We can probably find this passage in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_q... | Experts know that a disaster is coming but they do not know when it will happen. They do know that it could cause a lot of damage. They think it will be worse than a hurricane. The disaster they are worried about is an earthquake.
There is a break in the earth's crust . It is called the San Andreas Fault. The San Andr... | middle6822.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "how education and pay are connected"
},
"options": [
"how education and pay are connected",
"high paying jobs",
"jobs for high school students",
"good schools"
],
"question": "The passage mainly talks about _ ... | Most people graduate from school and then get a job. Everyone wants a job that pays well. How much money can you make? Ask yourself these questions: What can I do? What skills do I have? Also ask yourself: How much education do I have? For most jobs, the higher your education, the higher your earning power.
In the Unit... | middle367.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "suffers a lot from the drought"
},
"options": [
"has a good wheat harvest this summer",
"will import wheat from other countries",
"suffers a lot from the drought",
"won't be the world's largest food exporter any more"
... | America is the world's largest food exporter . But the worst drought in half a century is hitting corn and wheat harvests.
By twenty-fifty, the world will have to produce at least sixty percent more food to feed more and more people. China, a major food importer , is looking to producers around the world to make su... | middle7296.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "It helps people work better."
},
"options": [
"It helps people work better.",
"It makes the city cleaner.",
"It reduces crime.",
"It makes it easier to exercise."
],
"question": "Which advantage of making Hydera... | Now, more and more cities are facing problems, such as high housing costs, pollution and crime. Let's see what people in Hyderabad, India and in Sao Paulo, Brazil do to solve the problems.
Hyderabad, India
To improve people's lives, Hyderabad is planting more and more trees. The city is even creating _ buildings that... | middle373.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "boy"
},
"options": [
"boy",
"teacher",
"girl",
"student"
],
"question": "I am an English _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Lu... | Hello! I'm an English girl.My first name is Lucy.My last name is White.I'm in No.3 Middle School.My father and mother are in No.3 Middle School, too.They are English teachers.My brother is in Nanchang University .His name is Tony.I have a Chinese teacher.Her name is Wang Yan.She can speak English well.She is a good t... | middle6188.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "to travel around the world"
},
"options": [
"to travel around the world",
"to travel around the UK\\",
"to travel around China",
"to travel around the USA"
],
"question": "The young couple's dream was _ .",
... | Travelling around the world is a dream for many people, but a young couple from China has made his dream come true. They drove along the ancient Silk Road, from China to the UK.
Luo Chang and Ding Jie, a young couple from China's Guizhou Province, spent two months drving from their home in Shanghai all the way to Londo... | middle5481.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "4."
},
"options": [
"3.",
"4.",
"5.",
"6."
],
"question": "How many days does the Beer Festival last?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_te... | Welcome you to a friendly family run pub
THE BOOT
FREE HOUSE
18 Brinkley Rd Dullingham, Near Newmarket Tel: 01638 507327
Beer Festival 29 April - 2 May
ALWAYS AVAILABLE
Adanms Best Bitter, Broadside & Guest Beers
Traditional Pub Food served Mon - Fri 12noon--2pm
Opening Times:
Monday to Friday 11am--2:30pm & 5pm - ... | middle4947.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "different countries"
},
"options": [
"Italy",
"Spain",
"Japan",
"different countries"
],
"question": "This story is about New Year's Eve in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer":... | On New Year's Eve , people in Italy throw out all the old things. So there are chairs, beds, clothes and plates in the streets. In Spain, New Year comes more quietly. Everyone holds a bag of grapes . When twelve o'clock comes, people start eating the grapes.
In Japan, people eat noodles on New Year's Eve. This food is... | middle2488.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "The Enigma of the Universe"
},
"options": [
"Harry Potter",
"Sophie's World",
"The Truman Show",
"The Enigma of the Universe"
],
"question": "What did Su Su write?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},... | Su Su is a 16-year-old Beijinger. She studies at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University. She has just published her first book, The Enigma of the Universe (<<>> ).
The Enigma of the Universe tells a story of a girl called April. One day she meets an alien boy named Kaka. Kaka takes April on a journey into th... | middle1181.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "have fewer kinds"
},
"options": [
"are hotter",
"are the same as Western dishes",
"have fewer kinds",
"have the same taste as those in China"
],
"question": "According to the writer, Chinese dishes in Britain ... | Chinese food in Britain has over 100 years of history. Since then, they've been springing up around the country. Today, Chinese food is one of the top choices for hungry Englishmen.
But since coming to China, I've found some differences. Much of the Chinese food in Britain is influenced by western tastes. For example, ... | middle6836.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "bananas"
},
"options": [
"bananas",
"chicken",
"meat",
"beef"
],
"question": "It is good for you to eat _ before games.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index":... | Today, people want to keep healthy through sports and exercise. But some of them have some wrong ideas about it.
"A plate of chicken is a good meal before games because it has much energy."
In fact, the best meal before games should have carbohydrates . Food like potatoes, bread, bananas are rich (......) in it, but ch... | middle4946.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "The college entrance examination."
},
"options": [
"The college graduation examination.",
"The middle s chool graduation exam ination.",
"The college entrance examination.",
"The middle school entrance exanmination."
... | Reform the gaokao
The college entrance examination is one of the most important tests in our lives. Now, the big exam has got a big change.
the government announced a reform plan on Sept 4, 2014. According to the plan, there are only three required tests that everyone to take - Chinese, maths and foreign language. Ea... | middle5480.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "music can help you to improve your memories"
},
"options": [
"you get well after you take music lessons",
"you will make faster progress in every way",
"music can help you to improve your memories",
"you won't be sick a... | Do you have the experience of taking music lessons against your wishes? Perhaps you have complained about it because you thought it took you much playtime. But now you'd better thank your parents for their time and money spent on your musical training. A recent study suggests music lessons can make children have better... | middle6189.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "how to keep TV and video from disturbing his children"
},
"options": [
"how his children improve their reading and writing",
"that his youngest daughter can't read books",
"how to keep TV and video from disturbing his childre... | I don't want to brag , OK, maybe I do want to a little. I have two very smart daughters. My oldest is 7 and she is one of the best students in her second grade class and my youngest, who is 2, is learning new things every day. When it comes to their cleverness, I believe this is because they love reading.
When my wife... | middle7297.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "the writer came from a poor family"
},
"options": [
"Mrs Elise was the best friend of the writer",
"the writer came from a poor family",
"many or the writer's classmates liked cafeteria food",
"the writer like to eat tu... | Mrs Elise was my teacher in the fourth grade. One day at lunch time, I was getting ready to eat my tuna fish sandwich and suddenly Mrs Elise asked me if she could buy my sandwich from me. She explained that I could use the money to buy a hot hunch from the cafeteria .
I was excited. I never bought my lunch at the ca... | middle1180.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "they want to have a whole year of good luck"
},
"options": [
"the leaves fall in autumn",
"there are so many leaves to catch",
"the leaves can bring them a lucky month",
"they want to have a whole year of good luck"
... | When you are about to do something brave, a cheerful wish of "Good luck!" from a friend can be helpful. But if you think you need lots of luck, what else might you do?
In the UK and US there are some strange traditions for bringing yourself a little more good luck. Some are hundreds of years old and some are much newer... | middle414.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "a ride in the car"
},
"options": [
"an act of raising something",
"a ride in the car",
"an offer of cleaning cars",
"something run by electricity"
],
"question": "The word \"lift\" in the passage means _ .",
... | A young woman was driving through the country far away from the town. It was dark and raining. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road, holding her hand out as if she wanted a lift.
"I can't leave her out in this weather," the woman said to herself, so she stopped the car and opened the door.
"Do you wa... | middle3783.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "1ikes talking about others"
},
"options": [
"is famous for watching people walking",
"1ikes talking about others",
"can be either a man or a woman",
"is not a help at all"
],
"question": "From the passage we kno... | Neighborhood yentas are well--known women. They spend most of their time watching people around them. The yentas have this title for this. "Yenta" is a Yiddish word. It means a trouble maker or a talkative person. Nobody in the street is safe from their eyes or tongue.
Yentas certainly are not bad people. They pass on ... | middle6823.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Over two thousand passengers were killed in the ocean accident."
},
"options": [
"The Titanic was the largest steamship in the world in 1912.",
"The steamship Titanic hit an iceberg and sank about a hundred years ago",
"Over ... | BALTIMORE. MARYLAND--An old postcard changed the lives of an eleven-year-old boy and a very sick woman. The postcard had a picture of the steamship Titanic. The Titanic was the largest ocean ship in the world. It hit an iceberg and sank on April 14. 1912. More than 1,500 of the 2,200 people on the ship were killed.
The... | middle400.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "both children in China and the USA carry too heavy school bags."
},
"options": [
"only children in China carry too heavy school bags.",
"children in other countries don't carry too heavy bags.",
"both children in China and th... | Are you carrying too much on your back at school? I'm sure lots of children of your age will say "Yes". Not only the students in China have this problem, but children in the United States also have heavy school bags.
Doctors are starting to worry about young students' back and neck because their school bags are too hea... | middle1194.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Because the mother thought the boy's words had hurt the author."
},
"options": [
"Because the boy ran into the author.",
"Because the boy hit the author.",
"Because the boy said the author was fatter than him.",
"Becaus... | I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard a young voice."Mom,come here!There's this lady here my size!"
The mother rushed to her son;then she turned to me to say sorry to me.
I smiled and told her,"It's OK."Then I talked to the boy,"Hi,I'm Dory Kramer. How are you?"
He studied me from head to toe,and asked,"Are yo... | middle366.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "To write in cursive is taught first."
},
"options": [
"Handwriting includes two skills.",
"To write in cursive is taught first.",
"The letters are repeated many times.",
"The students are taught by practicing a long per... | Do American children still learn handwriting in school? In the age of the keyboard, some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on the way out. 90% of teachers say they are required to teach handwriting. But studies have yet to answer the question of how well they are teaching it. One of this year's studies found... | middle4952.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "he is good at communicating with others"
},
"options": [
"he's very lucky",
"he speaks very good English",
"he's good at speaking Chinese",
"he is good at communicating with others"
],
"question": "The writer do... | I have been very lucky to make many trips to China. Though I have had some trouble with the language, I have never had a problem I couldn't solve. As a native English speaker ,I can go almost everywhere in the world and find someone to communicate with. I never thought that someone who speaks only Chinese would have a ... | middle5494.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "on June 30"
},
"options": [
"on May 1",
"on June 30",
"on June 31",
"on June 1"
],
"question": "Grandma's birthday is _ . .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"a... | It is the last day of June today. It is grandma's birthday. Father, mother and I go to see her.
My grandma lives with my uncle in a village not too far away. Uncle works there. Early in the morning we buy a birthday cake and some fruit and go to her home by bus.
Grandma and uncle are very glad to see us. We give the pr... | middle8198.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "4"
},
"options": [
"3",
"4",
"5",
"6"
],
"question": "How many times did Zach Bonner travel to help homeless kids according to the passage?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_inde... | A 13-year-old boy traveled to Washington, D.C. to raise money for homeless kids.
Zach Bonner was pretty tired. Instead of going to camp last summer, Zach decided to walk 668 miles from Atlanta to Washington, D.C. He hoped more people would help homeless kids. His journey to help others began six years ago. Zach walked ... | middle3973.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "read books"
},
"options": [
"watch TV",
"play with fish",
"read books",
"meet friends"
],
"question": "Susan's parents _ on the sofa.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"an... | Hello! I'm Susan. Look at this picture. You can see a big sofa next to(...) the wall. My parents like to sit on it to read books , and sometimes they meet some friends there. There are two plants near the sofa. They're nice. What's that on the wall? Oh, it's a new TV. I often watch TV on weekends . Can you see some fi... | middle428.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "they became old"
},
"options": [
"the grandpa died",
"they became old",
"they didn't have enough money",
"Because they didn't need so much food"
],
"question": "The garden became smaller than before, because _"... | A long time ago, my grandma and grandpa lived in a house with a big front yard. They planted lots of vegetables and flowers in the yard.
They worked hard to keep the garden growing. All summer long, the family ate food from the garden and enjoyed the flowers.
Years passed. It became harder for them to keep up the garde... | middle3967.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "it is sometimes difficult to read a science passage"
},
"options": [
"we should look up new words before reading",
"it is sometimes difficult to read a science passage",
"the six steps are helpful in learning spoken English",... | Many textbooks are not written in the kind of English that we speak every day. In fact, sometimes the reading is so difficult that it almost seems like a foreign language. In a way, it is--the language of science. You should not expect to be able to read a difficult science passage the same way you read an interesting ... | middle1816.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "You can shout \"Come on!\" loudly at important moments in a football match."
},
"options": [
"Drinks in glass bottles or cans are not allowed in a baseball match.",
"You can shout \"Come on!\" loudly at important moments in a foo... | The 2012 Olympic Games are coming. Many people will go to watch some matches. Here are some rules for the audience :
<1> Archery &shooting
Sit at the back or on either side of the field.
Keep quiet during the match.Set your mobile phone in a _ state or turn it off.
Don't use the flash on your camera.
When the athlete... | middle7254.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "September 10th."
},
"options": [
"September 1st.",
"September 10th.",
"October 9th.",
"We don't know."
],
"question": "When is Teachers' Day?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Teachers' Day is coming soon. Miss Wang is talking to her students and her students are listening to her.
"Good morning, boys and girls!"says Miss Wang,"Teachers' Day is on September l0th. I hear some students are going to buy some presents for your teachers. You want to show your love for your teachers. That is very g... | middle8167.txt |
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