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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "James wrote\"Today my best friend Jack hit me in the face\"in the sand."
},
"options": [
"After he was beaten in the face James was hurt and ran away.",
"James hated his friend,in return very much from then on.",
"James hit h... | Once upon a time,there were two good friends.One was called Jack and the other was called James.One day,the two friends were walking through the desert.During the journey they had a quarrel,and Jack couldn't control himself and hit James in the face.James felt hurt,but he didn't say anything.Instead,he wrote in the san... | middle1625.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Because she didn't want Mary to know about the party."
},
"options": [
"Because she didn't care about Mary.",
"Because she tried to finish her work first.",
"Because she forgot it is Mary's birthday today.",
"Because sh... | Mary's mother waited for her in the car. Mary knew that she would be late if she didn't hurry , but she didn't care. It is her birthday today.
Ten minutes later, Mary opened the car door. Her mother said, "Don't forget to go home with Cindy today." Mary felt a little disappointed . She really hoped to have a party to... | middle4985.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Lost in Thailand was more successful than it"
},
"options": [
"the two movies were filmed in Thailand",
"the two movie were directed by Xu Zheng",
"Lost in Thailand was more successful than it",
"Painted Skin: The Resur... | What a miracle! A low-cost Lost in Thailand <<>> has got the best ticket sales. It is true that Lost in Thailand has become the most popular Chinese film of all time.
The ticket sales
The movie Lost in Thailand cost just 30 million yuan to make, but it has earned more than 1.2 billion yuan. It has got more ticket than ... | middle3032.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "It's Mark's last name."
},
"options": [
"It's Maek's name.",
"It's Mark's last name.",
"It's Mark's first name.",
"It's Mark's middle name."
],
"question": "What is Green?",
"question_type": "factiod_questio... | Mark Green is my friend. He is English. He has a yellow bike. His bike number is 9075. His mother has a green car. The number is JA3566. His father has a black car. The number is JA3567. | middle3754.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "wearing a wrong shoe"
},
"options": [
"wearing a wrong shoe",
"carrying an alarm clock",
"looking down suddenly",
"rushing into the classroom"
],
"question": "The students began laughing when they saw Tony _ ... | Have you ever had an embarrassing experience? Last week we asked readers to tell us about embarrassing experiences. We received thousands of letters! Here is a selection.
Tony: My most embarrassing experience happened when I had just left university. I had just started teaching in a Liverpool secondary school. One mo... | middle1143.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "want people to read their books"
},
"options": [
"want to make money",
"want to practise their handwriting",
"like reading books",
"want people to read their books"
],
"question": "Some children want to be write... | Some children wish to be writers when they grow up. They mean that they want to write stories or books. They would be happy if many people read their stories or books some day. But I would like to tell these children that they will need to be good readers and read a lot before they become good writers. Nearly all great... | middle7532.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "with his granddaughter and her husband"
},
"options": [
"by himself",
"with his grandfather",
"with his grandson",
"with his granddaughter and her husband"
],
"question": "The old man lived _",
"question_t... | Mrs. Brown's old grandfather lived with her and her husband. Every morning he went for a walk in the park and came home at half past twelve for his lunch .
But one morning a police car stopped outside Mrs. Brown's house at twelve o'clock, and two policemen helped Mrs. Brown to get out . One of them said to Mrs. Brown .... | middle1157.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "medicine"
},
"options": [
"peace",
"physics",
"medicine",
"literature"
],
"question": "What kind of prize did Tu Youyou win at the Nobel Prize ceremony?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"a... | Tu Youyou, an 84-year-old scientist, became the first female Chinese to win a Nobel Prize in science on Oct,5. She shared the 2015 Nobel Prize for medicine because of the new medicine for malaria . Tu started the research in the 1970s that made her find artemisinin , a kind of medicine that has saved many people's liv... | middle6638.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Industry"
},
"options": [
"Industry",
"Health",
"Clean air",
"The future of the children"
],
"question": "According to the passage, what does man believe to be the most important?",
"question_type": null
}... | Our environment is being polluted faster. Man's present efforts cannot prevent it .Time is bringing us more people, and more people will bring us more industry, more cars, larger cities and the growing use of man-made materials.
What can explain and solve this problem ?The fact is that pollution is caused by man ----by... | middle7526.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "They don't want to be with their family very much."
},
"options": [
"They are too busy to have meals.",
"They have to have meals at school.",
"They don't want to be with their family very much.",
"They don't like the me... | Teenagers who turn off the TV and sit down to family meals are less likely to suffer eating disorders .
A study has connected eating together with lower rates of bulimia and anorexia . Teens used to eating around the table are less likely to take up smoking to lose weight.
Researcher Barbara said, "The common belief i... | middle3998.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Three."
},
"options": [
"Two.",
"Three.",
"Four.",
"Five."
],
"question": "How many festivals are mentioned in the passage?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"an... | We spoke to three students from around the world about different national holidays.There are different customs for each festival.
Tan Xiaodong,15,Hong Kong,China
"It'll soon be Chinese New Year.Before it,we'll clean the house and decorate it for good luck.Every shop is going to close for a few days and we'll go out a l... | middle5331.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "on a ship from Norway to England"
},
"options": [
"in England",
"on a ship from Norway to England",
"in Norway",
"on a ship from England to Norway"
],
"question": "The story happened _ .",
"question_type":... | An English traveller found himself in Norway with only enough money to buy the ticket for his journey back home.As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England,he decided that he could easily spend the time without food. So he bought a ticket and got on the ship. The man closed his ears to the sound o... | middle4991.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "A recorder."
},
"options": [
"A clarinet.",
"A recorder.",
"A violin.",
"A guitar."
],
"question": "What did Jenny get when she was six?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | When I was four years old, I wanted nothing more in life than to play the piano. My best friend Betty had a piano. But Betty hardly played it at all. She would rather play hide-and-seek. It didn't seem fair.
One day my mother came to pick me up from Betty's house. "Watch this!" I told her. Then I ran to play a song I h... | middle5457.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "a big piece of meat"
},
"options": [
"a piece of bread",
"a cup of tea",
"a big piece of meat",
"a small piece of meat"
],
"question": "There's _ in the crow's mouth.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
... | A crow is sitting in a big tree. She has a big piece of meat in her mouth, "My babies will have a nice breakfast," she thinks. An old fox is looking for his breakfast. He sees the crow and the meat, " How can I get that piece of meat? " he thinks.
"Good morning, Mrs. Crow," says the fox. " How are you? "
But the crow... | middle4749.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "trash"
},
"options": [
"classroom",
"street",
"trash",
"tree"
],
"question": "Dicky's father finds CJ17 in the _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
... | Can you imagine keeping an alien dog as a pet? This is what happens in CJ7--a wonderful movie made in China. Maybe some of you saw it. It came out in January, 2008. The movie is about a poor man Ti, his son Dicky and their alien dog CJ7.
Dicky, a 10-year-old boy, lives a poor life with his father Ti, a worker. One da... | middle3026.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "he was younger"
},
"options": [
"he found it by himself",
"he made it by himself",
"he was hungrier",
"he was younger"
],
"question": "The writer's brother thought he should get the pudding because _ .",
... | Even though I just had lunch not long ago, I was felling hungry again. I went to the kitchen to look for something to eat. That was when I discovered the pudding in the fridge. It was made from milk, sugar, eggs and fruits, and it looked so yummy. I noticed that there was only one left.
I was putting the pudding on a p... | middle7240.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Because her parents can't understand her."
},
"options": [
"Because her parents make her happy.",
"Because her parents can't understand her.",
"Because her friends don't like her parents.",
"Because her parents don't th... | Dear Dr Jackson,
My parents are never happy with me. They are always criticizing my clothes, my hair and the music I listen to. They hate my friends' looks and they keep complaining when I go with them. I'm not allowed to stay out as late as my friends do, so I can't have any fun, My parents only seem to care about m... | middle8173.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "four"
},
"options": [
"three",
"four",
"seven",
"two"
],
"question": "There are _ people in Mike's family.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"an... | Two little children come to a big city. Their names are Mike and Bob. They live with their father and mother. Their family is very rich. They have a driver and lots of servants. Mike and Bob are going to a new school. Their father says to them, "Mike and Bob, don't say we are rich at school."
So they go to school. Thei... | middle2310.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "In Beijing."
},
"options": [
"In London.",
"In Beijing.",
"In Shanghai.",
"In Hong Kong."
],
"question": "Where did the Clarkes enjoy themselves before they left for New York?",
"question_type": "factiod_que... | It's Really a Miracle
Mr. Clarke works in New York and he brought his family to China last summer. They visited many places of interest and had a good time here. Before they left for New York, the Clarkes climbed the Great Wall. It was the greatest project over two thousand years ago. They took a lot of photos there ... | middle4761.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "in different places"
},
"options": [
"in the same town",
"in different places",
"in another town",
"in the other town"
],
"question": "The young officer and his mother lived _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_q... | A very new, young officer was at a station. He was on his way to visit his mother in another town, and he wanted to telephone her to tell her the time of this train , so that she could meet him at the station in her car.He look in all his pockets, but found that he did not have the right money for the telephone, so he ... | middle7268.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "the English"
},
"options": [
"the Chinese",
"the French",
"the Japanese",
"the English"
],
"question": "From the survey we know _ like fast food best.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
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"a... | A large number of people in the world eat fast food. Whenever you go into a fast food restaurant, you can see lots of people enjoying their meals there. How do you know in which country people like fast food best?
The English people are the world's biggest fans of fast food, while the French are the least interested in... | middle6176.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "how to change one's life with one small step"
},
"options": [
"we should do everything in big steps",
"how to change one's life with one small step",
"we should try a lot of sudden changes",
"how to find a small step wi... | If you have failed in the past to try to make big changes in life,try again now,one tiny step at a time.
Every year it's the same.As December comes to an end,you think about the new year and all the ways you want to improve your life. But as you start to write down your hopes for the new year,you think about the last y... | middle1619.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "He misses his life in his childhood."
},
"options": [
"He misses his life in his childhood.",
"He lives a happy life when he studies at school.",
"He enjoys himself during his service days in the army.",
"He can share h... | To me, the concept of home changes along with my age all the time.[:]
In my childhood, home was a number of calls. It seems that I had more free time than today's children. I didn't have to show up in front of my parents right after school, instead I would go to play with my classmates who lived in the neighborhood. W... | middle6610.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Yu Mei."
},
"options": [
"Jenny.",
"Yu Mei.",
"Mr. Wang.",
"DK."
],
"question": "Who is the letter from?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer... | Dear Jenny,
I'm very busy on Friday. At 8: 00 I have math. It is not fun. The teacher says it is useful, but I think it is difficult. Then at 9: 00 I have science. It is difficult but interesting. At 10: 00 I have history. After that I have P. E. at 11: 00. It's easy and fun. Lunch is from 12: 00 to 1: 00, and after th... | middle3768.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "3"
},
"options": [
"1",
"2",
"3",
"4"
],
"question": "How many players are there in each street-ball team?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answ... | Each team has three players and a coach . The basketball players are running and jumping in the hot sun. Music is all around. In just twelve minutes, the game is over. But a new one starts right away. How exciting!
This is street-ball. It's much like basketball. But it's faster. People play it outside and it's interest... | middle4007.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Last weekend."
},
"options": [
"Last Friday.",
"Last Tuesday.",
"Last weekend.",
"Last Monday."
],
"question": "When did the writer go to Lipu?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {... | Lots of people are good at fishing. But what if you were only able to catch fish with just your hands?
Last Sunday, my dad and I went to Lipu in Guangxi. There, we saw a big traditional game ----the fish catching game. On that day, lots of local people took off their shirts and jumped into a river. There were many fi... | middle5319.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Chinese; English"
},
"options": [
"Chinese; Chinese",
"Chinese; English",
"English; Chinese",
"English; English"
],
"question": "Li Hua is _ , but Tom is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
... | Tom and I are good friends. Tom is an English boy, but I am a Chinese girl. My name is Li Hua. He is 12 and I am 13. He is in Class One. I'm in Class One, too.
Tom has a nice football. He can play it. I have a computer. I can play computer games, but I can't play football. It's difficult. Tom teaches me to play footb... | middle2476.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Jodie was laughed at for his father's job."
},
"options": [
"He wanted to show what job was the most useful.",
"He asked an improper question.",
"Jodie gave an honest answer.",
"Jodie was laughed at for his father's job... | Mr Swales wanted to find out what his students' parents did. He had just called Jodie when some girls burst out laughing. Shirley shouted, "Jodie's Daddy is a Garbage man !"
Everybody in the class laughed out loud, except Jodie. She felt her face turn red.
"Silence!" Mr Swales said, "Being a garbage men is a difficult ... | middle4013.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "not big but modern and beautiful"
},
"options": [
"not big but modern and beautiful",
"big, modern and beautiful",
"very small but modern and beautiful",
"not big but modern and beautiful with a long history"
],
... | Our school is No 1 Middle School. It is not big, and it has a short history, but I'm lucky that I am a student of this school.
Ten years ago, there were not any teaching buildings and not a library in our school. The playground was so small that we could only play basketball there.
Now great changes have taken place in... | middle6604.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "make fewer accident"
},
"options": [
"make the students have a school bus",
"make fewer accident",
"make the school bus bigger",
"punish the parents"
],
"question": "New safety rules for school buses can _ ."... | China's long-awaited rules on school bus safety finally came into force on Tuesday, including a list of ways aimed at reducing the risk of accident.
Among the biggest changes is that buses carrying students will be given priority in traffic, while companies and drivers will need licenses to offer school transport serv... | middle399.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "She begins talking"
},
"options": [
"She watches TV",
"She does the chores",
"She begins talking",
"She goes to bed early"
],
"question": "What does Mrs Smith often do after supper?",
"question_type": "facti... | Mr. Smith works in an office. He is very busy and has no time to have a good rest. Every evening, when he comes from his office, he's always tired and wants to go to bed early. But his wife often has a lot of interesting things to tell him after supper. She doesn't stop talking until she falls asleep, but it's usually ... | middle2304.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "It is the result of people's unbalanced lifestyle."
},
"options": [
"It is the family genes that make people fat.",
"People are fat because they consume too little energy.",
"A diary of exercise can prevent people from becomi... | There have always been a lot of commonly believed but false ideas about being fat and doing exercise. Some people believe that they can't help putting an weight as they get older, while others hold that if they stop exercising, their muscles will turn into fat. Here are some more myths.
I'll never lose weight--I come... | middle4775.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "angry"
},
"options": [
"quiet",
"sorry",
"excited",
"angry"
],
"question": "Rose was very _ when she heard someone took her IC card away.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Rose sat behind Kate in the classroom. They got on well with each other. But one day, Rose didn't see her school IC card at lunch time. She asked her classmates and looked for it everywhere. But she couldn't find it. Later, one girl said that she saw Kate take a card from Rose's desk. Hearing this, Rose got very angry.... | middle2853.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "eat much meat"
},
"options": [
"eat lots of fruit",
"eat lots of vegetables",
"drink water",
"eat much meat"
],
"question": "The writer wants us not to _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | Here are some tips about how to keep healthy.
1. Healthy food is important. If you want to keep healthy, eat lots of fruit and vegetables. Don't eat much meat.
2. Water is important. Drink water every day. Milk is good for you, too. Don't drink sweet drinks.
3. Exercise is important. You can ride your bike or play socc... | middle3595.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "his teacher asked him to stay at school"
},
"options": [
"he did his homework at school",
"he played football at school",
"his teacher asked him to stay at school",
"his teacher asked him to give a talk at school"
]... | Harry is eight years old. He goes to school near his home. He always goes there and comes home on foot. One day he came home from school late. His mother saw him and asked him, "Why were you late, Harry?"
"My teacher was very angry and asked you to go to her office tomorrow."
"To her office? Why?" his mother asked. "Be... | middle616.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "to keep their feet warm"
},
"options": [
"to feel much better",
"to go for a walk",
"to keep their feet warm",
"to save a lot of money"
],
"question": "The farmers in Finland wear paper boots in winter _ .",
... | When we think of paper, we think of newspapers and books. But there are many other uses. Only half of the world's paper is used for books and newspapers.
Paper is very good for keeping you warm. You have perhaps seen homeless men asleep on a large number of newspapers. In Finland, it is sometimes - 40degC in winter. Th... | middle7095.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "findithardtolearntoread"
},
"options": [
"learnlanguageskillsmoreeasily",
"behealthier",
"findithardtolearntoread",
"eatlessfood"
],
"question": "Scientists say if kids watch too much TV, they will _ .",
... | Television is good. You'd like to watch it all day and all night. But too much TV is a very bad thing. Scientists found that kids who watch too much TV may have more trouble learning to read. They can't focus on their work.
Kids learn language skills best by reading, talking and playing with others. If they spend too m... | middle170.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "when the class is going to be over"
},
"options": [
"when he can't understand them",
"when the class is going to be over",
"when he can't answer the questions",
"after he finishes the exercises"
],
"question": "... | Allan is eight this year and he's in Grade Two. The boy is clever and can answer all the questions in class. But he hates to stay in the classroom for more than half an hour. He would not listen to the teachers when class is soon going to be over. Or he touches his deskmate's head, or he makes faces. He often makes the... | middle5682.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "8"
},
"options": [
"9",
"7",
"8",
"10"
],
"question": "Mary is _ years old this year.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "red swea... | Today is November 20th. It's my sister Mary's 8thbirthday. In the morning, my parents take us to Zig Zag's Clothes Store. There my mother buys a red sweater for Mary. And we go to Huaxing Book Store. There I buy some CDs for Mary. My father also buys a book for Mary, and its name is Harry Potter. It's Mary's favorite b... | middle4588.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "4435-7792"
},
"options": [
"4435-7792",
"8467-6352",
"3345-6789",
"8956-7778"
],
"question": "If you are interested in a part-time job, you can call _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"... | Help wanted
Can you spend two hours a week doing some gardening? We are in need of help from 2 pm to 4 pm every Saturday. If you word like to help out, please call Elaine at 4435--7792
A Telephone Message
From:Jessica To:Lucas
Date: May5 Time:15:00
Message: She says that you must put on
Your spo... | middle7081.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Edward"
},
"options": [
"Edward",
"Tom.",
"Cindy.",
"We don't know."
],
"question": "Who likes broccoli best?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"a... | Tom and Edward are brothers. They are very different in many aspects . Tom likes basketball very much. It's very interesting for him. He likes tennis, too. But he doesn't like soccer. He thinks it's difficult and boring.
Edward, his brother, likes soccer best. He thinks it's so exciting and interesting. He plays it ev... | middle164.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "1ike home-cooked meals"
},
"options": [
"don't like cooking",
"cook food in the morning",
"1ike home-cooked meals",
"1ike having a picnic"
],
"question": "Most Americans _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_que... | Every country has its own way of cooking.Ameri can people have their own way of cooking,don't they?Most people in the United states like fast food,but if you think that American people don't 1 ike cooking,you are wrong.It's true that most Americans eat fast food for their breakfast and lunch,but they also think cookin... | middle1396.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Useful"
},
"options": [
"Hard",
"Expensive",
"Useful",
"Boring"
],
"question": "What does the writer think of collecting stamps?",
"question_type": null
}
] | Starting a stamp collection is easy and not very expensive. Before you start, you need to decide what kind of stamps you want to collect. Most people collect stamps that they are interested in: a certain country or an animal, a famous person or even a sport. Whatever you choose, you will find that there is a world of k... | middle602.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Five."
},
"options": [
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"Four.",
"Five.",
"Six."
],
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"question_type": null
},
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"answer_index": 3,
... | Time flies. Your time in junior high school will come to an end in a few months. Let's look back over the last three years. What were the highs and lows?
For Zhang Xiaomeng, a senior high school girl from Jiangsu, meeting her best friend Hua Xuan was the best part of her time at junior high school. They went to class t... | middle2847.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "is needed in every country"
},
"options": [
"is needed in many countries",
"is needed in every country",
"can be used in many ways",
"is very important for factories"
],
"question": "From the passage we know tha... | Many places in the world need more fresh water . Every country is trying to find ways to turn salt water into fresh.
Why aren't there many factories like the Symi factory?
In some places, the sun isn't hot enough, or it doesn't shine every day. In these places other ways to heating sea water can be used. These ways co... | middle3581.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "It's impossible for angels and fairies to fly."
},
"options": [
"The angels and fairies are very powerful.",
"It's impossible for angels and fairies to fly.",
"The flight would be possible for angels with arms and bird-like f... | A leading biologist has found the angels and fairies that sit at top of Christmas trees did not get there under their own power.
Prof Roger Wotton, from University College London, found that flight would be impossible for angels with arms and bird-like feathered wings.
"Angels cannot take off and cannot use powered fli... | middle7917.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "their life in the future"
},
"options": [
"their school life",
"some interesting news",
"their life in the past",
"their life in the future"
],
"question": "Tom and Fred talked about _ .",
"question_type... | Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2020. "What will our world be like in the year 2020?" "I don't know," says Fred. "What do you think?" "Well, no one knows, but it's interesting to guess." "In the year 2020 everyone will carry a pocket computer . The computer will give people the answers to all their problems. We... | middle158.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "To teach the writer some skills."
},
"options": [
"To laugh at the writer.",
"To teach the writer some skills.",
"To think about other customers' need.",
"To avoid her things being stolen."
],
"question": "Why d... | One day I went to a store with a list. "Excuse me," I said. A lady with glasses looked up, saying, "I'm Miss Bee. Come closer and let me look at you. I want to be able to describe you to the police if something is missing from the store."
"I'm only a little girl, not a thief !" I was surprised.
"But I think you're pot... | middle5872.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Kevin is not good at playing basketball."
},
"options": [
"Kevin is not as clever as his brother.",
"He is neither the youngest nor the oldest.",
"Kevin doesn't like to make friends with others.",
"Kevin is not good at ... | One night I was sitting in my room half-listening as my 15-year-old brother Tommy fought with my 12-year-old brother Kevin. I didn't pay attention when Kevin rushed up the stairs with the hurt on his face.
About 20 minutes later, as I was walking upstairs I heard Kevin crying inside the bathroom. I knocked on the door ... | middle7903.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "stay at home"
},
"options": [
"go out for a walk",
"go out and watch people running",
"stay at home",
"stay at home and do housework"
],
"question": "In the evening, Mr. and Mrs. Su often _ .",
"question_... | Mr. and Mrs. Su don't often go out in the evening, but today they go out for a walk after supper. They go to the park and have a good time there. On their way home, Mr. Su says to Mr. Su, "Look! A woman is running in the street and a man is running after her." Mr. Su says, "What's the matter? Let's go and help her."
No... | middle7730.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "He does well in his lessons"
},
"options": [
"He's good to his grandpa",
"He's a polite boy",
"He does well in his lessons",
"He's learned to catch singing birds"
],
"question": "His parents like Henry because ... | The Story of a Broken Bowl
Henry is a boy of nine. Three years ago he began to go to school. He studied hard and does well in his lessons. His parents like him very much.
Henry's grandpa is a single man. But once he lost a leg in a traffic accident. And now he can't work. He often tells the boy all kinds of interesting... | middle1341.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "He is an English teacher."
},
"options": [
"He is a Chinese teacher.",
"He is a Maths teacher.",
"He is an Art teacher.",
"He is an English teacher."
],
"question": "What is Mr. Zhang?",
"question_type": "fa... | One morning, the students of Class Three, Grade One are having an English lesson. Mr. Zhang finds Li Lei doesn't listen to him. He goes to Li Lei and has a look. Oh, Li Lei is drawing a boy.
The teacher asks Li Lei to stand up. "Do you like drawing?"
"Yes, Mr. Zhang," answers Li Lei. "And I draw very well."
"You can dr... | middle2648.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "He was thinking about what present to get from Santa."
},
"options": [
"He wanted to take a close look at Santa Claus.",
"He was waiting for his special present from his father.",
"He was thinking about what present to get fr... | It was Christmas Eve. When everyone went to bed, Bunny couldn't fall asleep. He still couldn't think of what he wanted as a special Christmas present. He wondered how Santa -- Father Christmas would know what to bring him if he didn't know himself.,. .
As he was sitting up in bed, Bunny heard a big noise on the roof ... | middle5127.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Some of them are the shopkeepers of the pie shops."
},
"options": [
"They all have been to both pie shops.",
"They all talked about what the pies taste like.",
"Some of them are the shopkeepers of the pie shops.",
"Some... | Six people are talking about two pie shops in a TV program.
Lily: I've been going to Pie House for twenty years. Now Marie's son is taking care of the business, and he makes pies as good as his mother's. I enjoy my stay there as before. My family also like the pies. We feel relaxed while staying there.
***
Olive: I wen... | middle2890.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "they are hungry"
},
"options": [
"they see the sheep near the mountain",
"they see the sheepdogs",
"they are hungry",
"they want to go out"
],
"question": "The wolves go out for food because _ .",
"questio... | The wolves are very hungry. They go out to look for food. There are many sheep ( ) near the hill( ). There are also a few sheepdogs with them. The wolves think of an idea. They speak to the sheepdogs," You are like us and we are brothers. But we have a very different life. We do what we like, and you must work for m... | middle3556.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "The church is an old building."
},
"options": [
"They want to see the priest.",
"They are on holiday.",
"The church is an old building.",
"They want to see the baby."
],
"question": "Why are Jack and Mike in the... | Jack and Mike are on holiday in France. Mike loves visiting old building. So does Jack.
In the village Jack and Mike see a beautiful old church , but when they come into the church, some people are there. They don't know what the people are doing.
"Oh! Just sit quietly , and act like the others!"Mike says. Because th... | middle5899.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "For seven years , Earth Hour calls for action on climate change."
},
"options": [
"The first Earth Hour started in 2007 in Australia.",
"This year people are expected to turn off their lights for over one hour.",
"For seven y... | Cities and towns in 35 countries took part. The year 2012 saw 6,950 towns and cities in more than 152 countries took part in Earth Hour movement. Last year 7,000 towns and cities in more than 154 countries took part in Earth Hour. This year, WWF is calling for people across the world to take part in Earth Hour 2014 - t... | middle3230.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "a primary school pupil"
},
"options": [
"a primary school pupil",
"a college student",
"a nineteen-year-old girl",
"a middle school student"
],
"question": "Although Millie is _ , we should learn from her.",
... | Millie is a little girl who is at the age of nine. She is a pupil in a primary school. She works hard at her subjects. In class, she takes an active part in all kinds of activities. She looks smarter than her classmates.
One day, she was doing her homework after supper as usual. Her father was not in. Her mother was ta... | middle5641.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Five."
},
"options": [
"Two.",
"Three.",
"Four.",
"Five."
],
"question": "How many fathers and their children are mainly mentioned on Where Are We Going, Dad?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {... | Since two years ago, Where Are We Going, Dad? ( <<?>> ) has become one of the most popular TV shows. On the shows, the five fathers and their children traveled around China, riding camels through the western deserts, fishing on the east coast, and selling vegetables for their bus fare home in southwestern Yunnan Provi... | middle6348.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "six"
},
"options": [
"four",
"five",
"six",
"seven"
],
"question": "The soldier found _ bags in the smuggler's truck for the first time.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | A smuggler drove to the border. When a soldier looked in the truck, he was surprised to find six big bags.
"What's in them?" the soldier asked.
"Dirt," the smuggler answered.
"Take them out," the soldier said. "I want to check them."
The smuggler opened the bags, and sure enough, each one of them was filled with dirt.... | middle7056.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "very little"
},
"options": [
"very little",
"a little",
"very few",
"a few"
],
"question": "Tom had _ hair.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"a... | Tom was not old, but he did not have much hair. His wife, Grace, had thick, beautiful, black hair. They had one daughter. Her name was Jane, and she was four and a half years old. There was a photo of her father in the living-room, and a few days ago, Jane looked at it for a long time and then said to her mother, "Mumm... | middle1433.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "With careful preparation."
},
"options": [
"With necessary equipment.",
"With enough visual aids.",
"With proper body language.",
"With careful preparation."
],
"question": "How will you be fully confident in a ... | One of the most common forms of public speaking is the --presentation||. A presentation is one of the best ways of communicating your message. This article will give you seven of the most important areas to consider when giving any presentation.
*Preparation Prepare! Prepare! Prepare! Good preparation is very important... | middle7042.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Because his daughter used up their only gold wapping paper."
},
"options": [
"Because his daughter made some mistakes.",
"Because his daughter asked he for Christmas present.",
"Because his daughter used up their only gold wa... | Once upon a time, a man punished his 5-year-old daughter for using up the family' s expensive gold wrapping ( ) paper. Money was always not enough, and he became even more upset when on Christmas Eve, he saw that the child had pasted ( ) the gold paper to decorate a shoebox to put under the Christmas tree.
The next mor... | middle3224.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "some students"
},
"options": [
"some teachers",
"some parents",
"some students",
"some workers"
],
"question": "In Wuhan, Xiaogui Dangjia bank card is for _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
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Maybe you don't know, some students in Hubei began to use the Xiaogui Dangjia bank card this year. This is a card for children. It is from China Minsheng Bank in Wu... | middle5655.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "a play"
},
"options": [
"a play",
"a novel",
"a poem",
"a speech"
],
"question": "This is most probably part of _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
... | One dollar a week
The doorway of the house where Chandler has a room. He is dressed in his best clothes, ready for
his evening out. He is going out as his friend, Jeff 'White, comes in.
WHITE What are you doing this evening, Towers?
CHANDLER (Smiling) Tonight I'm going to live like a man with a million dollars!
WH... | middle5133.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "students"
},
"options": [
"students",
"teachers",
"nurses",
"cousins"
],
"question": "Lucy and Lily are _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"an... | Hi! We are Lucy and Lily. We are sisters. We are studying in a high school. We are always wanting the weekends to come. Because on weekends there are different kinds of outdoor activities, such as going to the park, going shopping, playing ball games and so on.
We usually go to the park on Saturdays. We often take some... | middle2884.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "see some places for the last time"
},
"options": [
"show she was familiar with the city",
"see some places for the last time",
"let the driver earn more money",
"reach the destination on time"
],
"question": "Th... | Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM. When I arrived there, I walked to the door and knocked, "Just a minute," answered a weak, elderly voice.
After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase... | middle3542.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "ride on the bike"
},
"options": [
"go to school",
"ride on the bike",
"practise riding",
"carry your things"
],
"question": "Before you learn to ride your bike well, you can't _ .",
"question_type": "cloz... | Most people like bikes. Perhaps you ride a bike to school. Riding a bike can be great of fun.Do you know how to ride a bike safely?
Careful boys and girls learn to ride their bikes well before they go out on the road.How can you tell whether you are a good _
If you can ride a bike in a straight line,you can ride well ... | middle819.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "At Jack' s home."
},
"options": [
"At their home.",
"At Jack' s home.",
"In a library.",
"In a school."
],
"question": "In the photo, where are Sam and his family?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},... | Look at this photo! It is a photo of Sam' s family and Jack' s family. They are at Jack' s home. They have a party there.
Sam and Jack are good friends. Jack and his family will go on a round-the-world journey . They will start from their home in America, and they will go to Japan, China, India, Australia, Egypt, ... | middle7724.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "fruit and vegetables"
},
"options": [
"fruit and fish",
"vegetables and mutton",
"tom",
"fruit and vegetables"
],
"question": "You should eat _ three or four times a week.",
"question_type": "cloze_quest... | It's important for us to be healthy.But how can we keep healthy? First,you should eat fruit and vegetables three or four times a week.Then eat sonic tofu every day because it's good for people,both the young and the old Milk is also necessary ,especially for women.So you should have milk twice a day.It can help you to ... | middle59.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "the culture and customs"
},
"options": [
"the people and the food",
"the culture and customs",
"the language and people",
"the behavior and conversations"
],
"question": "You should learn about _ of the coun... | To save yourself from embarrassment , it's good to read a few books or research online about the culture and customs of the country you plan to visit.
Clothing: Wearing shorts in public is generally not acceptable in most parts of the world, including some European countries.
Greetings: Handshake is a usually accepted... | middle1355.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Three hours or more."
},
"options": [
"Half an hour.",
"Two hours and a half.",
"Only a day.",
"Three hours or more."
],
"question": "How long did the writer spend studying every day?",
"question_type": "fac... | The summer vacation is over. It's true that time flies.
In the vacation, the weather was very hot, but I enjoyed myself.
I did my homework in the morning. I got up at 6:30a.m. and took a walk in the garden for half an hour. After breakfast I began reading English and Chinese and did some math exercises. It usually took... | middle2674.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "thanks"
},
"options": [
"wishes",
"support",
"help",
"thanks"
],
"question": "Allison writes the letter to show _ to her parents.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answe... | Saturday, March 20, 2010
Dear Mom and Dad,
The time has come: I'm graduating, and I thank you both for all your help during these 15 years. I still remember when you used to say, "You can be whatever you want". I'm so glad you are my parents, especially when I hear kids say they don't get on well with theirs. I'm glad ... | middle4205.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "January 20th"
},
"options": [
"January 19th",
"January 20th",
"January 21\nst",
"January 22nd"
],
"question": "Cindy's birthday is on _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | I'm Cindy. Today is January 20th. It's my birthday. I get up at 7:30am. My parents say"Happy birthday!" to me.
Today I get lots of gifts from my parents and my friends. My father gives me a book. My mother gives me a blue skirt. Ben, one of my good friends, gives me a basketball. There is a green note on my table. It ... | middle6412.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Twice a week."
},
"options": [
"Never.",
"Once a day.",
"Twice a week.",
"Four times a week."
],
"question": "How often does the writer send e-mails?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"a... | 6 June ,Saturday
I read an article about people living in the e-age yesterday .It talks about different ways of communicating like chatting online ,sending e-mails ,sending different kinds of messages and keeping an online diary .
The article says that people nowadays send e-mails at least once a day .I do not agree w... | middle4563.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Walking to school."
},
"options": [
"Watching TV.",
"Turning on a light.",
"Driving a car.",
"Walking to school."
],
"question": "Which of the following does not send greenhouse gases into the air?",
"questi... | The Earth has warmed by about half a degree(0.50degC)over the last 100 years. It could be getting warmer on its own, but many scientists think that people are making the Earth warmer by making a greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is important. Without it, the Earth would not be warm enough for us to live on. But... | middle2112.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Because she wanted to take photos but was afraid of the animals."
},
"options": [
"Because she wanted to sleep.",
"Because she wanted to take photos but was afraid of the animals.",
"Because it's easy to see the elephants.",
... | On a hot African morning, Leila was lying on her stomach and an elephant was walking towards her. Leila waited. Then she pushed the button on her camera. "And I got my best photo of an elephant ever, by lying under my car," Leila explained. "I wanted to get close to the elephants, but of course this was dangerous; they... | middle3218.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "terrible"
},
"options": [
"exciting",
"interesting",
"boring",
"terrible"
],
"question": "From the story, Nian seemed to be _ long, long ago.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Chinese people call the Spring Festival"Nian". But do you know that Nian was once the name of a monster ? A long time ago, the monster Nian lived in the mountains. It ate animals. But in winter, it could not find food. So it came to villages and ate a lot of people. People were so afraid of Nian that they locked th... | middle4577.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "on the playground"
},
"options": [
"in the classroom",
"in the tree",
"on the playground",
"near the door"
],
"question": "Some students are having a match _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{... | What do you usually do after class? When class is over , most students in my class go out of the classroom, We have 20 minutes' rest between classes. Look! Most of us are playing during the rest time. Some students are on the playground . They are having a basketball match. Oh, a boy is running with a ball and another ... | middle5669.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "they could fight against the fate and longed to live on."
},
"options": [
"they were very strong.",
"they could fight against the fate and longed to live on.",
"they were not hurt.",
"they lost fathers and mothers."
... | April 20th is an ordinary day in 2013, it is in this day that shocking earthquake happened again in Sichuan province, China. The earthquake was terrible. We can't describe the scene what we saw with any words. Thousands of people were injured even died. And thousands of children became such unlucky ones who lost father... | middle2106.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "A, B and C"
},
"options": [
"he can travel around the world",
"his parents will be proud of him",
"his cousin is a pilot",
"A, B and C"
],
"question": "Wei wants to be a pilot because _ .",
"question_type... | Dear Sir,
Good day! I want to become a pilot , because my cousin is a pilot . I think he is great. He is cool when he wears his pilot uniform. If I become a pilot , my parents will be proud of me and I can travel around the world . I am in the third grade in a university. I'm tall with medium build; I'm quite healthy... | middle6360.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "from Cuba"
},
"options": [
"a girl",
"from Cuba",
"three years old",
"a toy"
],
"question": "My dog is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answ... | I have a dog . It's a girl dog. She is two years old. Her ears and eyes are big. But she has a small nose and a small mouth. Her hair is long. She has four long legs, too. Does she have mum and dad? Yes! They come from Cuba. What's her name? Can you guess? Her name is Juzi, because she is orange. Wow, she is my toy do... | middle7718.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Almost every child in big cities"
},
"options": [
"Almost every child in the world",
"Almost every child in China",
"Almost every child in big cities",
"Almost every child in small villages"
],
"question": "_ ... | Almost every child in cities has the chance to go to school, but not all children in the countries are so lucky.
There is a girl called Xiao Fang. She is eight years old and lives in a small village in Guangxi. When she was young, she wanted to go to school. But she could not, because her family was too poor to afford ... | middle825.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Because he had no ears."
},
"options": [
"Because he heard nothing.",
"Because he had only an ear.",
"Because he had no parents.",
"Because he had no ears."
],
"question": "Why did the kids laugh at the boy?",
... | "Can I see my baby?" the happy new mother asked. When she saw the baby, she was surprised. The baby was born without ears.
As time went by, the baby grew up. There was nothing wrong with his hearing. But some kids laughed at him because he didn't have ears. The baby was very sad, but his parents did nothing but felt so... | middle65.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "In 1860"
},
"options": [
"In 1860",
"In 1953",
"In 1961",
"In 2000"
],
"question": "When did we first know why we look like other people m our family?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"ans... | On June 26, 2000, two scientists, called Francis Collins and Craig Venter, told the world that they could read the whole "map" of the human body: DNA. DNA is something that everybody has, and it tells the body what to do. DNA is the reason that we look like our mother and father, because we get some of their DNA to mak... | middle1369.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "their life in the future"
},
"options": [
"their school life",
"some interesting information",
"their life now",
"their life in the future"
],
"question": "Tom and Fred are talking about _ .",
"question_t... | Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2020. "What will our world be like in the year 2020?" asks Tom.
"I don't know," says Fred.
"What do you think?" asks Tom.
"Well, no one knows, but it's interesting to guess," says Fred.
"In the year 2020 everyone will carry a pocket computer. The computer will give people the ans... | middle2660.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "The advice column in the school newspaper is very popular."
},
"options": [
"The school newspaper has an advice column.",
"Tommy wrote to the school newspaper to ask for advice.",
"Sara finds it difficult to make friends.",
... | What Should I Do?
One of the most popular items in the school newspaper advice column . No one know who writes it. The students think their teacher does, but it might be a student using a false name. The students enjoy thinking up problems for the advice column. Here are some of them and their answers.
ASK THE WISE OWL... | middle4211.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "A Wii."
},
"options": [
"Many pants.",
"A Wii.",
"Christmas cards.",
"An iTunes gift card."
],
"question": "What present does the writer want most?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer... | Dear Santa,
Thank you for all of the great gifts you give me this Christmas.
My parents can't seem to decide whether you gave the presents directly, or if you just helped them and my grandma pick out the right presents. So, if you are advising her, please tell her next year that I do not own a Wii.
I don't remember ask... | middle5090.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "In March."
},
"options": [
"In March.",
"In April",
"In May",
"In June."
],
"question": "When is the Wild Food Festival held in the town of Hokitika every year?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
... | When travelling.you are sure to try some exciting new kinds of food.The Wild Food Festival,in the town of Hokitika,the west of Coast of New Zealand,gives you the chance to try some strange food.It is a celebration of the areas special lifestyle and food.And it celebrates food that most people might not want to eat.It i... | middle7687.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Anyone."
},
"options": [
"A teacher.",
"A parent.",
"A friend.",
"Anyone."
],
"question": "Who can be a difficult person to someone else?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | They are out there. They may be your friends, your teachers or your parents. Anyone can be a difficult person to someone else.
It is important to see if you are with a difficult person. The first solution to any problem is that you realize the problem. Most of the time, difficult people do not realize they are diffic... | middle762.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "\"Thank you. I'm happy to hear it.\""
},
"options": [
"\"Yes, I'm always beautiful.\"",
"\"No,not at all.\"",
"\"Do you think so?\"",
"\"Thank you. I'm happy to hear it.\""
],
"question": "When people say to an ... | English - speaking people say many"thank you"every day. Early in the morning when a teacher asks a student,"Good morning. How are you?", his answer should be."I'm fine, thank you. And you?" This is the first "thank you" of a day.
When you hear "Your skirt is nice." you say"Thank you. I'm happy you like it." At your b... | middle6599.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "A bag of wheat"
},
"options": [
"A bag of coins",
"A bag of wheat",
"A bag of rice",
"A bag of apples"
],
"question": "What did the poor farmer take to town?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
... | One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of wheat to town. Suddenly the bag fell off his horse onto the road. He did not know what he could do about it because it was too heavy for him to lift by himself. He only hoped that someone would soon pass by and lend him a hand.
Just at his moment, a man riding a horse came up t... | middle1590.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Theyweretoldtogobackhome."
},
"options": [
"Theyweretoldtogobackhome.",
"Theywerewearingtheuniformstoschool.",
"Theyfollowedtheschooldresscodes.",
"Theydidn'tknowitwastimeforschool."
],
"question": "What happene... | It's time for school! But on May 14th, 170 students at Duncanville High School in Texas, US, were told to go back home.Why? Because they were wearing the wrong clothes to school. Schools in the US don't always ask students to wear uniforms. But they have dress codes . For example, Duncanville High School tells students... | middle3387.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "friends"
},
"options": [
"sisters",
"teachers",
"friends",
"brothers"
],
"question": "Peter and I are _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answ... | Peter and I are good friends. Peter is an American boy. I am a Japanese girl. He is thirteen. I am twelve. We are in the same class,Class Two.
Peter has a nice clock. He likes it very much. He puts it on his desk. Every morning it wakes him up . I have a new watch. It looks beautiful. I wear it every day. It tells me ... | middle2099.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "15"
},
"options": [
"10",
"15",
"100",
"150"
],
"question": "The underwater hotel is about _ meters below the surface.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3... | With the development of science and technology, our dailylife is becoming more colorful and more convenient.
An Underwater Hotel
It looks like a spaceship but it is actually a picture of an underwater hotel. A company plans to build the hotel in the sea which is about 15metres below the surface .The whole building is u... | middle3393.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "good food"
},
"options": [
"oranges",
"bananas",
"ice cream",
"good food"
],
"question": "It's important to eat _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
... | Do you eat good food every day? It's important ! You need oranges and bananas, but you don't need ice cream. You need salad and broccoli, but you don't need French fries. Write a list of the food you eat. Is it good food? Do you eat right? (Like an egg. )Every day? | middle776.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Five"
},
"options": [
"Two",
"Three",
"Four",
"Five"
],
"question": "How many old and famous buildings in London are mentioned in the passage?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer... | An American architect was visiting London.He wanted to see all the famous buildings there so he stopped a taxi and asked the driver to take him to all the old and famous buildings in London.
The driver drove him to the Tower of London.
"This is the Tower of London.It was a prison in the old days," he said.
"It is s... | middle5084.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "at times hated it when her parents fixed old things"
},
"options": [
"thought highly of her parents' habits",
"often helped her parents fix old things",
"often threw things away without being noticed",
"at times hated i... | I grew up in the 1950s with very practical parents. My mother washed aluminum foil after she cooked in it, and then she reused it. She was the earliest recycle queen before people had a name for it.
My father was no different. He preferred getting old shoes fixed to -buying new ones. Their marriage was good and their ... | middle2933.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "the rivers or lakes"
},
"options": [
"his uncle's",
"the rivers or lakes",
"school",
"the lakes with his father"
],
"question": "Tom often goes to _ on Sundays.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
... | My name is Tom. My father, Mr. Read works on a farm, and my mother works in a factory. My father and my mother work six days a week and I am at school from Monday to Saturday. On Sundays we all stay at home. We often go out in a car on Sundays. We often go to the rivers or lakes. Dad likes fishing and I like swimming. ... | middle986.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "His early hard life made him so."
},
"options": [
"His mother taught him to be so.",
"He wanted to be really cool.",
"His friends told him to be so.",
"His early hard life made him so."
],
"question": "According... | Allen Iverson, the 31-year-old man, has become the most exciting player in the NBA. At 1.83 meters tall, he is as fast as lightening and no one can stop him. However, Allen used to be the trouble maker that the NBA did not want.
Born to a single mother, Allen had a very hard childhood. He grew up on dangerous blocks in... | middle7863.txt |
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