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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "A fridge" }, "options": [ "A table", "A fridge", "A window", "A billboard" ], "question": "Which of the following can you choose to cover yourself during an earthquake?", "question_type": null }, { "...
March 28 is China's National School Safety Day. Earthquakes happen all the time all around the world. It is necessary to know safety tips for earthquakes. Here is the Drop, Cover and Hold ways for personal safety during an earthquake. DROP: Drop down to the floor. COVER: Take cover under or beside a piece of furniture ...
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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "a doctor" }, "options": [ "a doctor", "a wife", "a nurse", "a husband" ], "question": "This story is about _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, ...
In a small town, there lived a doctor. He was good and kind. He was ready to go and help people. People always went to him when they were ill. Many years later, the doctor began to forget things. The people were afraid and little by little, they stopped going to him. The doctor saw his business wasn't as good as befo...
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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "Three." }, "options": [ "Nine.", "Six.", "Three.", "Two." ], "question": "How many kids are interviewed about QQ?", "question_type": null }, { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text"...
What is your favourite English letter? Many of you may say Q. Why?Because so many of you chat with your friends on QQ. What do you like about QQ? What do you talk about? The CCTV reporter, Miss Wang, interviews three kids. Let's listen to what they say. When do you chat on QQ? What do you talk about? Lin Yuhan, Xi'an: ...
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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "fifteen" }, "options": [ "fifteen", "sixteen", "seventeen", "eighteen" ], "question": "Today Kate is _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answe...
Kate lives in London with her parents. She is a schoolgirl. Today is Kate's birthday and she's fifteen years old. Her father's name is Smith. He works in a hospital. People think he is a good doctor. Kate's mother is a nurse. She is a very good nurse. Kate has two brothers and a sister, and they study in China. Her eld...
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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "She can't find a right way to learn math well." }, "options": [ "She has no time to study math.", "She doesn't want to learn math.", "She can't find a right way to learn math well.", "She can't get good grades in the ex...
Dear Mary, I'm sorry to hear that you didn't get good grades in math mid-term exam. And you said you spend a lot of time studying math. However, it is difficult for you to learn it well. I think you should find a right way to learn it. Here is my advice for you. During the class * Listen to the teacher and be sure to w...
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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "the air" }, "options": [ "other plants", "the air", "the roots", "other objects" ], "question": "The air plant takes in moisture from _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer": { ...
The air plant has wonderful and amazing features. It takes in moisture from the air through its leaves.Although it is seen growing on another object or plant to support itself. To prevent the roots from being too wet,avoid planting it in soil. Keep the roots in a well--ventilated environment. Air plants can grow well ...
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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "Locusts can change their colors to protect themselves" }, "options": [ "locusts are big animals", "Locusts are easily found by birds", "Locusts are dangerous to their enemies", "Locusts can change their colors to protec...
Do you know why different animals or pests have their special colors? Colors in them seem to be mainly used to protect themselves. Some birds like eating locusts , but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colors with the change of the colors of crops. When crops are green, locusts lo...
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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "rapidly" }, "options": [ "slowly", "carefully", "rapidly", "to change one's speed fast to slow" ], "question": "A tale about fairies should be read _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "a...
If you want to become a better reader, here are four important points to remember about rate or speed of reading: First, knowing why you are reading and what you are reading to find out will often help you to know whether to read rapidly or slowly. Second, some things should be read slowly. Examples are directions for ...
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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "they fly here and there" }, "options": [ "they can be found easily", "they fly here and there", "there are many kinds of them", "they can fly" ], "question": "We know mosquitoes very well because _ .", "q...
We know the mosquito very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere. They can be found almost all over the world, and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them. No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide that she loves you. She? Yes,she. It's true that male mosquito doesn't bite and only the female mosquito bites beca...
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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "10" }, "options": [ "5", "10", "15", "17" ], "question": "At the age of _ , my father had to care for his brothers and sisters.", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer": { "answer_...
Choose the best answer (,) Suppose you are 17 and live alone with no money. Years ago, that was my dad. His father died when he was 10, and as the oldest of five, he had to take care of his brothers and sisters. When his mother remarried, my dad had to leave home. With few choices, he joined the army, and worked as har...
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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "Sally." }, "options": [ "Sally.", "Jack.", "Anna.", "We don't know." ], "question": "Who will do business if he / she gets five million?", "question_type": "factiod_questions" }, { "answer": { ...
What will you do if you get five million ? Different people give different answers. Sally If I get five million, I want to do business. I will do a lot of things for my family. For me nothing is more important than my family. I will buy a new house for them and travel around the world. Joe If I have five million, I...
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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "saving her students" }, "options": [ "saving her students", "waiting for a bus at a bus stop", "waiting for a bus alone", "taking a walk with her students" ], "question": "Zhang Lili was hit and run over by a sc...
Zhang Lili, a Chinese language teacher at No.19 Middle School of Jiamusi in Heilongjiang Province, has recently been considered to be "the Most Beautiful Teacher" in China. At 8:38 pm on Tuesday, May 8th, 2012, Zhang Lili and her several students were waiting for a bus at the school gate when suddenly a school bus lost...
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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "About four hundred and thirty-five." }, "options": [ "About four hundred and five.", "About four hundred and thirty-five.", "About four hundred and fifty-five.", "About four hundred and forty-two." ], "question"...
Do you know Open Farm Sunday? It is a new day in Britain. It is the fourth mayional open day for the farming industry .Now it is setting more and more popular among people, especially among young people. It is said that about 435 farms opened their gates to the public. The farmers invited people to their farms. Many pe...
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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "Canada" }, "options": [ "America", "China", "Canada", "Canadian" ], "question": "James Naismith came from _", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answ...
James Naismith was a Canadian. He invented basketball in 1891. At that time. He was a P.E. teacher a Springfield College,. In the USA.. He invented an indoor game for his students so that they could play it even in bad weather. Do you know how to score points in the game? Well, just put the ball into the other side's b...
middle1221.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "he didn't have enough sleep" }, "options": [ "he didn't have enough sleep", "it wasn't time for him to get up", "he didn't want to go to school", "he wanted his mother to wake him up" ], "question": "The 10-year...
Expert say that students usually need eight to ten hours' sleep at night, but most Chinese students do not get enough sleep. Some Chinese parents are usually glad to see their children studying late. They will think their children work very hard, but not all parents are happy about this. Once a mother told us tat ever...
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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "A great teaching plan." }, "options": [ "A great teaching plan.", "A new way of cooking rice.", "A farming class for farmers.", "A famous teacher from a small town." ], "question": "What is the article about?", ...
Seven years ago, a small town in Changhua started to grow healthy rice. What surprised us was that the "farmers" were not really farmers. They were students from a small middle school. Now everything on the farm goes well. And there are stories behind rice, too. The idea of growing rice came from the school teachers de...
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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "chocolates are bad for Tom's teeth" }, "options": [ "Tom is a good boy", "chocolates are bad for her teeth", "chocolates are bad for Tom's teeth", "Tom doesn't like chocolates" ], "question": "Tom's mother think...
Tom likes chocolates very much,but his mother doesn't give him chocolates , because they're bad for his teeth,she thinks. But Tom has a very nice grandfather. The old man loves his grandson very much and sometimes he buys Tom some chocolates. Then his mother lets him eat them,because she wants to make the old man happy...
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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "four" }, "options": [ "two", "four", "three", "one" ], "question": "There are _ seasons in years in China.", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "ans...
There are four seasons in a year in China. February, March, and April make the spring season. .May, June and July make the summer season. August, September and October make the autumn season.. November, December and January make the winter season.. Near the North Pole there are only two seasons. They are winter and sum...
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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "To say goodbye to his friend." }, "options": [ "To give a gift to his friend.", "To give a gift to his parents.", "To say goodbye to his friend.", "To say goodbye to his parents." ], "question": "What did the pe...
A peacock and a tortoise were good friends. One day, a bird catcher caught the peacock and was going to sell him on the market. The peacock asked the bird catcher to allow him to say goodbye to his friend the tortoise. The bird catcher agreed. The tortoise asked the bird catcher to let the peacock go, but he refuse...
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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "forty-seven" }, "options": [ "thirty", "about forty", "forty-seven", "37 years old" ], "question": "When Clinton became the 42nd U.S.president, he was _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { ...
Bill Clinton took office on January 20, 1993 and became the 42nd U.S.president .He is the first U.S.president who was born after World War II .He is also one of the youngest of all U. S. presidents. Clinton was born in a poor family in 1946.Three months before he was born, his father, William Blats, died.When he was ...
middle945.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "It's Sue's." }, "options": [ "It's Kate's.", "It's Sue's.", "It's Amy's.", "It's Lily's." ], "question": "Whose birthday is it?", "question_type": null }, { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, ...
Sue is an English girl. She is twelve years old today. She has a birthday party now. Her friends Amy, Lily and Kate come to her home. Sue: Sit down and have a cup of tea. Her friends: Thank you. Happy birthday, Sue! Amy: Here is a cake for you. I'm sorry it's too small. The shop doesn't sell the big ones and Lily likes...
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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "work in the garden and watch TV" }, "options": [ "clean their rooms", "cook their meals", "work in the garden and watch TV", "go fishing" ], "question": "Some westerners like to _ at home during their vacati...
The westerners have more vacation days than us. Some people like to stay at home during their vacation. They work in the garden, visit their friends, read books or watch television. Many families take their lunch to a park or somewhere far from the city. They like to eat under some trees or near a nice lake. If they li...
middle2066.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "science" }, "options": [ "science", "English", "Maths", "music" ], "question": "The mother doesn't like _ though it is important.", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer": { "answer...
My daughter Eyen is ten years old. She is in Grade Three in a primary school. She is a cute girl though she has some interesting ideas sometimes. One day she asks me, "Mum, what is your favourite subject?" I think for a while and answer, "It is difficult to tell. I love singing, so music is my favorite. And I am good ...
middle5709.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "By selling all the apples on the apple tree." }, "options": [ "By helping the apple tree.", "By eating the apples.", "By cutting the apple tree.", "By selling all the apples on the apple tree." ], "question": "H...
There is an apple tree, it loves a little boy, the boy also loves to come and play around it. One day, he needs a toy, but he has no money, so the tree asks him to sell all the apples. At last, the boy gets the toy happily. Then the boy grows up ,he becomes a man. But he doesn't go to see the tree for a long time. Th...
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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "sunshine" }, "options": [ "wood", "food", "sunshine", "air" ], "question": "Trees can't give man _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_tex...
We can see trees here and there. Trees are important in the world. They are useful to man in three important ways. First, they give man food, wood and clean air. Trees give man food and they give many animals food, too. If there are no trees, many animals can't live. And it's not easy for man to live. Second, trees can...
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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "Rose" }, "options": [ "Jane", "Rose", "Peter", "Love" ], "question": "Who is the e-mail from?", "question_type": "factiod_questions" }, { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "He...
Hi Jane, I hope you and your family are all well. I'm e-mailing you to tell you about my new hobby, surfing. My brother, Peter, is at home from college for the summer holiday. He is very good at surfing. We go to the beach every day and Peter teaches me to surf. I don't do well in it but it's fun. Most days we bring a ...
middle2072.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "Watching soap operas." }, "options": [ "Doing some brain games.", "Eating dark chocolate.", "Having cold meat for breakfast.", "Watching soap operas." ], "question": "According to the book, which of the followin...
Have you ever trained your brain ? Now there are some new suggestions, such as eating dark chocolate and having cold meat for breakfast. You should also avoid watching soap operas, spending time with people who complain or follow fat-free diets, according to a new book on getting "brain-fit". Many of the suggestions in...
middle4403.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "they want to design fashion clothes" }, "options": [ "they want to design fashion clothes", "they like your clothes", "they want to buy the clothes you wear", "your clothes are ugly" ], "question": "Clothes desi...
Sheep always follow each other and never really think about where they are going. Perhaps fashion makes us into " _ ". Maybe we should find our own way and not follow the crowd. Everyone wants to wear top brand clothing. However, we should remember that clothes designers study what ordinary people wear on the street. ...
middle6214.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "usually works for his family" }, "options": [ "is short with brown hair", "likes sports and music", "usually works for his family", "gets a present every week" ], "question": "From the passage, we know David _...
David is a twelve-year-old boy. He is tall and strong with short blond hair. He likes sports and reading. Every week David gets ten dollars from his parents. This money is his weekly pocket money. It's not a present. David must work for the family to get the money. On Monday, David must sweep the floor and walk the...
middle6572.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "tell us a truth about our lives" }, "options": [ "tell us a truth about our lives", "tell us what life was like before", "show why such a thing happened", "show that we face big problems" ], "question": "The wri...
"Life is speeding up . Everyone is getting unwell." This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown person wrote it. Inventions can change our lives. But have all these things really improved our lives? Imagine this. You're doing your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings and ...
middle951.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "tell us a truth about our lives" }, "options": [ "tell us a truth about our lives", "tell us what life was like long time ago", "point out what causes such a thing to happen", "point out some problems we will meet in th...
"Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell." This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown person who lived in Rome in AD 53 wrote it. We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives. But have all these developments really improved the quality...
middle2714.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "sunlight and water" }, "options": [ "sunlight and water", "glucose and energy", "water and CO2", "sunlight and CO2" ], "question": "The leaves turn yellow because they are short of _ .", "question_type":...
Do you want to know how and why a fall leaf changes color? We first have to understand what leaves are and what they do. Leaves are the world's food factories. Plants take water from the ground through their roots and take CO2from the air. Plants use sunlight to turn water and CO2into glucose , a kind of sugar. Plants ...
middle4832.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "went to college at an old age" }, "options": [ "went to college at an old age", "became a professor later", "once worked in a hospital", "died before college graduation" ], "question": "From the passage, we can ...
The first day of school, our professor introduced an old lady Rose to us. "Why are you in college at such an age?" I asked her. She replied, "I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one!" We became friends quickly. At the end of the term I invited Rose to make a speech to our football team. I...
middle3185.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "he didn't want the kids to get cold" }, "options": [ "he was in a hurry", "he forgot to do it", "he didn't want the kids to get cold", "he thought he would be back in a minute" ], "question": "Why didn't the dri...
A primary school bus driver stopped the bus in a gas station in Ohio because he had to use the bathroom. Instead of turning off the engine and taking the key with him, the driver left the bus running. And he forgot to set the brake because he was in a hurry. "It was cold outside, and I didn't want the kids to get c...
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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "For eight hours." }, "options": [ "For four hours", "For six hours", "For eight hours.", "For ten hours" ], "question": "How long can we read books on Monday in the library?", "question_type": "factiod_quest...
New Library Rules 1. Open time: 8:30am.-4:30pm. From Monday to Friday. 2. No talking. 3. No eating any food. 4. No listening to music. 5. No taking photos. 6. No taking books out if you don't ask the people here. 7. Keep the library books for only one week. 8. Give the books back on time. 9. Renew books on time. 10. ...
middle6943.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "More money should be paid a you live in host families in city center." }, "options": [ "Learning languages at school is much better than that in homestays.", "All the homestay family members used to be good teachers in the past", ...
Most students , who are learning a foreign language . like to choose Homestay when they 6tudy abroad. Others also prefer homestay even if they go on a visit or a holiday in another country. Presently, homestay has become a form of accommodation( ) which is very popular all around the world. If you want to stay at a ...
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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "The Grey." }, "options": [ "Brave.", "The Grey.", "Chimpanzee.", "Mirror Mirror." ], "question": "Which movie lasts the longest time?", "question_type": "factiod_questions" }, { "answer": { "an...
Brave Type: 3D cartoon Comedy Running time: 95 minutes Merida, a princess, refused to marry a person that she dislikes. This causes trouble for her family and the whole country. Merida turns to a witch for help. In doing so, her family and the country are in danger. Merida must save her family and the country ...
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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "No, she doesn't" }, "options": [ "Yes, she does", "Yes, she has", "No, she doesn't", "No, she hasn't" ], "question": "Does the girl have any friends at the new school?", "question_type": "factiod_questions" ...
A girl comes back from school. She doesn't look happy. Her grandma asks,"What's wrong, my girl?" "Everything is wrong. The new school is far from home. I don't have any friends at the new school. I can't answer the teachers' questions in class. I don't like the school lunch," the girl answers. Grandma smiles and says, ...
middle4198.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "mobile phones" }, "options": [ "electric lights", "mirror technologies", "mobile phones", "shopping programs" ], "question": "According to the passage,nowadays a smart home can lock the door through _ .", ...
When you're not at home,many worries may start to crowd your mind.Did I turn the coffee maker off?Did I lock the door?Are the kids doing their homework or watching television?With a smart home,you can quiet all of these worries. A smart home is a home with a communication network.This network connects devices ,such as ...
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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "girls have entered colleges" }, "options": [ "boys are cleverer than girls", "boys can't go to school", "girls have entered colleges", "girls begin to study at school" ], "question": "China Youth says that more ...
China Youth says that more and more girl students have entered colleges to study in recent few years. As we know, once the number of boys was larger than that of girls, and the boys did much better than girls in our country for a long time. Now things have changed a lot. In recent years, the proportion of girl students...
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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "Because he wanted Corky to be patient." }, "options": [ "Because he didn't feel well.", "Because he wanted Corky to leave.", "Because he wanted Corky to be patient.", "Because he thought Corky needed a good rest." ]...
Corky was a brave young man and he dreamed of becoming the best fighter in the world. To become stronger and get better fighting skills, he went to many schools. One day, he went to the best school in the world. Before entering the gate, he was made to hand in all his weapons . "You won't need those any more. Here you...
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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "Because they ate too much." }, "options": [ "Because they ate too much.", "Because they were too hungry.", "Because Simon didn't like them.", "Because Simon didn't change water." ], "question": "Why did the gold...
Daniel: Hi, Simon. How are you these days? Simon: Not bad. But I just feel a little sad. Daniel: What's wrong? Simon: You see, I bought some goldfish last week. But now they all die. Daniel: I'm afraid you forgot to change water for them. Simon: No. I just gave them a lot to eat. I think they like eating. Daniel: Oh,I...
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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "scared" }, "options": [ "scared", "happy", "proud", "comfortable" ], "question": "The dewdrop became _ as it started to move towards the edge of the leaf.", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { ...
As the sun rose, a dewdrop woke up. There it sat on a leaf, catching the sunlight. Proud of its simple beauty, it was very happy. Around it were other dewdrops, some on the same leaf and some on other leaves. The dewdrop was sure that it was the best, the most special dewdrop of them all. Ah, it was good to be a dewdr...
middle212.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "was of similar size" }, "options": [ "1ooked like an animal", "1oved games", "was of similar size", "was good at sports" ], "question": "The writer thought Amery \"a fair game\" because the boy _ .", "ques...
I first went to Harrow in the summer term.The school had the biggest swimming pool I had ever seen.It was a good joke to come up behind a naked boy, and push him out the pool. I made quite a habit of this with boys of my own size or 1ess. 0ne day I saw a boy wrapped in a towel on the side of the poo1.He was no bigger t...
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[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "In the last century the USA introduced many new crazes." }, "options": [ "All crazes in the world come and go quickly.", "Skateboards are not allowed in most areas of America.", "In the last century the USA introduced many ne...
When something becomes fashionable very quickly , we say that it's a "craze". The latest craze is sometimes a style of clothes or a hairstyle. Sometimes it is a game or a TV programme. In the 20thcentury a lot of crazes started in the USA and then became popular in the USA andthen became popular in other parts of the w...
middle3191.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "5" }, "options": [ "2", "3", "4", "5" ], "question": "_ people in the family went to Disneyland.", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": ...
When my two children were young, we took a trip to Disneyland with their grandma. Although the park is about an hour car ride from our home, we decided to spend the night in a hotel, so we could spend more time in the park. In the evening, the famous Disneyland Parade started. My husband took our daughter and ran to ha...
middle1976.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "Be careful of unhealthy drinks." }, "options": [ "Energy drinks keep us awake.", "Cola is bad for our bones.", "Energy drinks can be very helpful.", "Be careful of unhealthy drinks." ], "question": "What does th...
Bad teeth, a heavier body? And now, weaker bones. Last week, American scientists found another bad thing about cola: It's bad for our bones, especially women's bones. Well, if cola is bad for us, you may want other popular drinks , for example, energy drinks . Energy drinks look cool. Their makers say they give you ene...
middle3807.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "They didn't get their tickets." }, "options": [ "They didn't join the QQ group.", "They didn't search the Internet.", "They didn't find the order number.", "They didn't get their tickets." ], "question": "What h...
Hundreds of people did not get their train tickets through the online train ticketing service after paying the money. The China Railway Customer Service Center said that it would try to solve the problem and return the money in 15 working days. The service center said changes would be made to the online booking system ...
middle3813.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "A popular singing show." }, "options": [ "A popular singing show.", "A popular story", "A popular movie", "A popular song." ], "question": "What is Don't Forget the Lyrics?", "question_type": "factiod_questi...
What do you think of singing? If you love it, you will like the TV show Don't Forget the Lyrics. It is a popular singing show in America. This program started from July 11th, 2007. So how does this new singing show work? The _ need to have much knowledge of lyrics. In the show, the contestants have to sing the songs w...
middle1962.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "Four" }, "options": [ "Three", "Four", "Five", "Six" ], "question": "How many places of interest are mentioned in the passage?", "question_type": null }, { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, ...
In April, 2013, I visited Yangzhou. Ge Garden is very beautiful and peaceful. The ticket has a map on the back of it that I didn't noticed until I had already left. But to be honest, I don't think that map is very useful because it isn't very clear an tailed. In my opinion, it's better to improve it. Compared with He G...
middle1751.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "does hurt us" }, "options": [ "holds us back", "forgets us", "doesn't like us", "does hurt us" ], "question": "According to the passage, we might get angry when someone _ .", "question_type": "cloze_que...
Is there someone you hate? Well, maybe you don't really hate them. But you get really angry every time you think of them. If you don't let this anger go, it can turn into bitterness Bitterness appears when we can't forgive someone who has hurt us or made us angry. Someone might say or do something that hurts us. But ...
middle8013.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "In 2012." }, "options": [ "In 2002.", "In 2008.", "In 2007.", "In 2012." ], "question": "When did the scientists make sure they found a new species of monkey?", "question_type": "factiod_questions" }, { ...
The animal kingdom has a new member. On September 12, 2012, researchers made a report to the world that they discovered a new species of monkey. It is called the lesula. And it is only the second monkey species discovered in 28 years. Scientists first saw the lesula in June, 2007 in Congo, a country in Africa. The les...
middle4629.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "the traffic goes on the left" }, "options": [ "you'd better go by bus", "the traffic goes on the left", "the streets are very busy", "there are many cars and buses on the road" ], "question": "When you are in En...
In England, traffic keeps on the left.Cars, buses and bikes all move on the left side of the road.But the traffic keeps on the right in China.So when you are in England, you must be very careful in the street.Before you cross a street you must stop and look both ways.Look right and look left and look right again.If the...
middle5537.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "They do their homework." }, "options": [ "They get a good rest.", "They get a nap.", "They chat with each other.", "They do their homework." ], "question": "What do many of Lin Dehua's classmates do after lunch ...
Lin Dehua, boy, 13 School should make our lunchtime longer. Now, our lunchtime is short. Many of my classmates have some homework to do after lunch . But if they do not get a good rest, they won't have enough energy for the afternoon. So I would like to have some time to take a nap after lunch . That way we will learn...
middle2258.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "We should thank them gratefully in return" }, "options": [ "We should thank them gratefully in return", "We should do nothing", "We just go away at once", "We should give them money" ], "question": "According to...
There is an old Chinese saying, " _ That means if someone helps you a bit, you should remember it and thank them gratefully in return. We should live in a world of gratitude. We should prove it with actions, not just words. We thank people who hurt us, because they teach us important things. We thank people who give us...
middle5251.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "learn things quickly and remember them easily" }, "options": [ "learn things quickly and remember them easily", "do things quickly and remember them easily", "read books quickly before forget them easily", "write words ...
All students need to have good study habits .When you have good study habits, you will learn things quickly and also remember them easily. Do you like to study in the living room? This is not a good place because it is usually too noisy. You need to study in a quiet place, like your bedroom. A quiet place will help you...
middle6980.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "It smells the new place." }, "options": [ "It travels a long way.", "It smells the new place.", "It finds its way in the dark", "It follows something it knows." ], "question": "What is the first thing a pet does...
How does a young dog or cat get to know a new home? The animal uses its nose. Right away it smells its new places. Then it makes wider and wider circles, smelling all the time. Before long it can find its way home very well, even in the dark. It simply follows something it knows well. Stories happen about animals who f...
middle7446.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "Four" }, "options": [ "Three", "Four", "Five", "Six" ], "question": "_ pieces of advice about learning are mentioned in this passage.", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer": { "a...
No one knew how to study when he or she was born. You need to learn to do some things first. Then it will be easy for you to learn and do well in class. Pay Attention in Class Paying attention is good for learning. It can help you know what your teacher says, and it will help you learn more and faster. Take Good Notes ...
middle6758.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "after summer" }, "options": [ "in spring", "before autumn", "in the winter", "after summer" ], "question": "Canda geese have to flly south _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer": { ...
Canada geese are large blue and white birds .When autumn arrives ,they have to fly south where the weather is warmer .The winters are so cold in Canada that the birds will die if they stay there . Last spring ,Bill Lishman found sixteen young Canada geese on his farm "They had lost their parents , "Bill thought . "Thes...
middle1037.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "A seller." }, "options": [ "An engineer.", "A doctor.", "A housewife.", "A seller." ], "question": "What is the mother's job?", "question_type": "factiod_questions" }, { "answer": { "answer_ind...
My mother only had one eye. I hated her, as she was such an embarrassment for me. She ran a small shop at a market, selling anything for the money we needed. One day, my mom came to my school. I threw her a hateful look and ran out. The next day, my classmates shouted, "Your mom only has one eye! '' and they _ me. My ...
middle6994.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "He is eating something." }, "options": [ "He is playing games.", "He is drinking tea.", "He is eating something.", "He is listening to the radio." ], "question": "What is the young man doing by the road?", "...
A young man is sitting by the road eating something. A policeman is coming over. At once ,the man gets up quickly and runs down the road. The policeman runs after him. The man runs very fast. But the policeman runs faster. After a few minutes, the policeman catches him. 'Where are you going?' says the policeman. 'You m...
middle7452.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "China" }, "options": [ "America", "Austria", "Russia", "China" ], "question": "Ma Yan's diary has been published in France, Italy, Germany, Japan and _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "...
Ma Yan is not really a writer, but this 15-year-old girl has written a book that has moved many people around the world. Ma Yan's diary tells us about Ma's life. She lives in a poor village called Zhangjiashu in Tongxin, Ningxia, and she has no money to go to school. However, she is brave and wants to go to school very...
middle1023.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "All of the above." }, "options": [ "Living an exciting life.", "Becoming a rich man.", "Being loved by thousands of fans.", "All of the above." ], "question": "Which of the following is the reason that many youn...
Many young people want to become pop-stars. It is their great ambition in life. They think pop-stars earn a lot of money, they lead interesting and exciting lives, thousands of fans love them, and they become famous! Yes, but first they must become stars. Most performers star life with a group. This is the pattern now...
middle5245.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "friends" }, "options": [ "friends", "brothers", "sisters", "parents" ], "question": "Many teenagers think that _ can understand them better.", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer": { ...
Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members don't know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it's quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with (...)each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas. ...
middle3634.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "to serve them tea and food" }, "options": [ "to offer them some warm clothes", "to serve them tea and food", "to sell them some old papers", "to show them how rich she was." ], "question": "The writer let the tw...
Two children stood outside the door with old coats. "Any old papers, Lady?" asked one of them. I was busy. I wanted to say no, but I saw that their shoes were broken and wet. "Come in and I'll make you a cup of hot tea." They came in, saying nothing. Their shoes left snow on the floor. I gave them tea and bread to prot...
middle3152.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "the different achievement" }, "options": [ "students'family background .", "the different achievement", "students'ideas about way of life .", "the school a student is from ." ], "question": "The US College pay s...
Last month when I was taking part in a US college interview, I was asked, " what makes you special ? " In fact I had answered questions likes this many times since I decided to go to college in the US .college paid special attention to different achievement . For example, a person who is very good at math can go to a f...
middle1745.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "It stops half way." }, "options": [ "It has a fire accident.", "It stops half way.", "It is turned off by the writer.", "It moves fast up to the top floor." ], "question": "What happens to the lift?", "quest...
I live on the twelfth floor of a building. One afternoon I am coming home from a friend's house. It is just after four o'clock. I get quickly into the lift and press Button 12. The lift starts to go up, but very slowly. And then, half way up, it suddenly stops between two floors. I couldn't understand it. I press an ...
middle7334.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "rich people have expensive cars" }, "options": [ "big people drive small cars", "old people drive new car", "poor people have expensive cars", "rich people have expensive cars" ], "question": "My grandmother thi...
There are many kinds of cars in the world. My grandmother thinks that is because cars are like their drivers. She says, "Rich people have expensive cars, big people have large cars, and old people have old cars," But I don't agree with her. My neighbor, Mrs. Hill, is 82 years old. She drives only on Tuesday, and she dr...
middle8007.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "there are thirteen people" }, "options": [ "there are thirteen people", "there are fourteen people", "they don't like Mr. Brown", "they don't like the baby" ], "question": "Everybody's face turns white, because ...
Some people don't like the number 13. They don't think 13 is a _ or good number. For example , they don't like to live on the 13th floor . My friend Mary is one of them. She asks some friends to her home. All of her friends get to her home. They sit at the table. Then Mary counts, "One, two, three ...oh, my God! There...
middle2264.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "see them better" }, "options": [ "protect them", "see them better", "feed them", "save them" ], "question": "In the past, zoos kept animals in cages so that people can _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questi...
Years ago, as we know, zoos kept animals in cages. Cages made it easy for visitors to see the animals, but a small cage is not a good place for an animal to live in. Today animals live in open areas. There are usually plants and a little lake around, like the animals' habitats. Visitors usually stay in the bus to see t...
middle6764.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "To recognize certain positive functions of gossip." }, "options": [ "To encourage us to spread gossip about others.", "To prevent us from spreading gossip about others.", "To make a comparison between good gossip and bad goss...
"Mind your own business." we're told."Don't talk about others behind their backs."The problem with this advice is that,not only is it unrealistic,it's also counterproductive . Common sense holds that gossip hurts people's feelings and damages relationships.But recent research shows the opposite--that strong communities...
middle2502.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "the world" }, "options": [ "the world", "the nation", "the UK", "the USA" ], "question": "100 studentsfromaround _ will join the BBC Kid Reporter team.", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "a...
Do you dream of being a reporter? Are you a good English writer who loves the news? We're looking for 100 students from around the world. They will join the BBC Kid Reporter team for the 2015-2016 school year. In the past, BBC Kid Reporters have: Interviewed leaders and other people. Written news stories for BBC For ...
middle5279.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "It is the biggest man-made satellite." }, "options": [ "It is a big city in space.", "It is the biggest man-made satellite.", "It is a real moving star.", "People can't see it with their eyes." ], "question": "W...
If you watch the sky for about an hour after the sun goes down , you may see some " moving stars". But they're not really stars. They're man--made satellites . And the biggest of all is the International Space Station(ISS). From May to July is the best season to watch the ISS flying over the earth. And people can see i...
middle3608.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "bananas" }, "options": [ "bananas", "meat", "beef", "chicken" ], "question": "You had better eat _ before games.", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, ...
Today people are paying more and more attention to improving their health 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 . Foods like potatoes, bread, b...
middle6770.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "Islamabad." }, "options": [ "Karachi.", "Lahore.", "Islamabad.", "Bangkok." ], "question": "Which city is the capital of Pakistan?", "question_type": "factiod_questions" }, { "answer": { "answe...
Although most of Pakistanis live in the countryside, still many Pakistanis live in cities. Karachi has over 5 million people and Lahore has over 3 million people. Islamabad was built to be Pakistan's capital. The rich city people live in large, air conditioned houses. Pakistan has 121,000 miles of roads. Bus services a...
middle1779.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "A doctor" }, "options": [ "A leader", "A teacher", "A doctor", "A nurse" ], "question": "What is Kangkang's father?", "question_type": "factiod_questions" }, { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, ...
Kangkang's father is a doctor. When SARS, a kind of serious disease, spread in Beijing, he took an active part in the battle against it. He left his wife and his son to work in the Xiaotangshan Hospital. He cared for the patients day and night. He couldn't go home and he could only talk with family on the telephone. "D...
middle6016.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "recommend good books" }, "options": [ "sell books for long hours", "recommend good books", "like Mark Twain's books", "take one book home and read it" ], "question": "\"do the same\"\" _ \" .", "question_t...
Jack sells books at a bookstore. He needs to sell books for 10 hours every day and 6 days every week. But Jack doesn' t think it's a long time, because books are his favorite things. When Jack is not busy, he likes reading books at the bookstore. His favorite book is Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Eve...
middle7308.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "The smell of food." }, "options": [ "The alarm clock.", "My mom.", "The noise upstairs.", "The smell of food." ], "question": "What wakes \"me\" up in the morning?", "question_type": "factiod_questions" },...
I do not need a calendar to tell me when it is winter. All I need is my nose. When I wake up in the morning and smell the tasty treats my mom is cooking downstairs, I know winter has arrived. The first one is the smell of chocolate. During the holiday season (from Thanksgiving to New Year's Day) my mother makes her spe...
middle2270.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "Three" }, "options": [ "Three", "Four", "Five", "Six" ], "question": "How many churches did Jay go to in the passage?", "question_type": null }, { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_t...
Jay, an American, wanted to write a book about famous churches around the world. Firstly, Jay bought a plane ticket and took a trip to Columbus, Ohio, USA, thinking that he would start by working his way across the USA from East to West. On his first day he was inside a church taking photos when he noticed a golden te...
middle2500.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "Four of the" }, "options": [ "All", "Many of the", "One of the", "Four of the" ], "question": "_ soldiers answer the general's question.", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer": { ...
One day a great general asks his soldiers , "What is the strongest power in the world?" Four of his soldiers put up their hands. They want to answer the question. The general asks the first man to speak. The first man is youngerst, and he is not strong. He says, "My gun is the strongest . It can kill anyone." "Thank y...
middle1009.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "On children's clothes." }, "options": [ "At a cinema.", "On children's clothes.", "On the wall", "In the park." ], "question": "Where can we find Hello Kitty?", "question_type": "factiod_questions" }, { ...
The most popular idol among girls is a white kitten .She is kind,friendly and cute. Who is she? She's Hello Kitty. This sweet kitten has won the hearts of people of all ages from all over the world. Hello Kitty was created by a Japanese company in 1974 which is now making thousands of Kitty products. In the beginning,...
middle6766.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "Three" }, "options": [ "One", "Two", "Three", "Four" ], "question": "How many Frank's friends are there in the passage?", "question_type": null }, { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer...
Frank, the dog, is very friendly. He loves meeting new people and going out with his friends. He has a lot of friends! One of his very good friends is a blue robot named Bob. Bob is a nice robot. A long time ago, Bob saved the world. But now, he lives a quiet life. Another great friend of Frank's is Hops,the rabbit. H...
middle7478.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "Students can have different activities in a boarding school." }, "options": [ "Only white children were allowed to attend the earliest boarding schools.", "Students in a boarding school are looked after only after school hours.", ...
There are over 800 boarding schools in the UK with students from home and foreign countries. Boarding schools started hundreds of years ago in the country. But the earliest boarding schools were set up for white, rich boys only. Now both boys and girls can go to boarding schools from the age of 7 to 18. What to do In...
middle2266.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "About six hours a week." }, "options": [ "About six hours a day.", "About six hours a week.", "About six hours a month", "About six hours a year" ], "question": "How long do the kids spend doing homework?", ...
According to a recent report, kids in primary school spend about six hours every week doing their homework.. So kids hate homework. However, their parents hate homework, too. Is it good for kids to do homework? Of course, a great number of researches do show that kids can remember what they have learnt in class better ...
middle5509.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "in a cool room" }, "options": [ "in a small room", "in a big room", "in a cool room", "below 5oC" ], "question": "According to the passage you should use your computer _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questio...
Many young people use computers, but few of them know how to look after them. Remember the following when you use your computer. *Keep your computer in a cool room. Too much or too little heat is bad for computers. Most computers work best at a temperature of 5 oC--30 oC. *Don't let people smoke cigarette near your com...
middle3178.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "In a hospital." }, "options": [ "In a school.", "In a hospital.", "In a factory.", "In a company." ], "question": "Where does Simon's father work?", "question_type": "factiod_questions" }, { "answer"...
There are four people in Simon's family. They have different habits. * Simon's father is a doctor. He works in a hospital. He likes reading books very much. There are many books in his bedroom. He doesn't like going to the cinema. * Simon's mother is a music teacher. She likes listening to music, but she has no time to...
middle2272.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "office" }, "options": [ "school", "hotel", "office", "hospital" ], "question": "Mr Green works in a(an) _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "an...
Mr Green works in an office . Every morning he has breakfast with his wife at 7:30, watches TV, drinks tea and then leaves his home at 8:00 to take a bus to his office. Now he still sits comfortably at the breakfast table and watches his news on TV at 8:05. He doesn't hurry and asks his wife for another cup of tea. "A...
middle4603.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "drive and get a job" }, "options": [ "vote and drive", "drive and get a job", "drink wine and smoke", "go into nightclubs" ], "question": "In the United States, age sixteen marks the time when you can _ .",...
In the United States, sixteen, eighteen, and twenty-one are important ages in a person's life. There are no special celebrations for these birthdays, but each is a time when a person can do new things to mark their transition into adulthood. After turning sixteen a person can work, get a driver's license and leave hom...
middle8039.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "three hours" }, "options": [ "one hour", "two hours", "three hours", "four hours" ], "question": "How long will the cruise take?", "question_type": "factiod_questions" }, { "answer": { "answer_...
Hong Kong Harbor Night Cruise Enjoy the delicious dinner on the ferry and watch the beautiful city lights Time : 6:30 p.m.- 9:30 p.m. Price : Adults : HK$ 180 Children under 12 : HK$ 100 Start / Finish : Kowloon Public Pier Tel : (852) 2853 3888 E - mail:enquiry@chinatravel1.co
middle6014.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "Australia" }, "options": [ "Australia", "France", "the United States", "the UK" ], "question": "Bill is from _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, ...
Bill is from Australia. He lives in Sydney. He can speak French and English, but he can' t speak Chinese. He has a pen pal in the United States. Her name is Lisa and she lives in New York. Bill' s favorite sport is basketball and he can play the guitar. Lisa' s favorite sport is tennis. She can't play the guitar, but s...
middle589.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "In his school." }, "options": [ "At home.", "In his school.", "On the playground.", "Under the tree." ], "question": "Where is Ben writing to Henry?", "question_type": "factiod_questions" }, { "answe...
Dear Henry, How are you? I'm writing to you in my school. It's a middle school. Our school is very nice. There are about 2000 students and 150 teachers in our school. There are three grades and in each grade there are ten classes. I'm in Class Two, Grade Seven. I go to school from Monday to Friday. There are five class...
middle6772.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "Jenny Brown" }, "options": [ "Linda Brown", "Jenny Brown", "Jenny Green", "Jenny Smith" ], "question": "The writer is _ .", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer": { "answer_inde...
Hello, my first name is Jenny and my family name is Brown. I am a girl. I am 11. My telephone number is 025-7658. I have two friends. One is a boy. His name is Mike Green. He is 10. His telephone number is 636-7654. Linda Smith is my friend, too. She is 9. Her telephone number is 356-7890. ,.
middle4165.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "A black bird." }, "options": [ "A big black bird.", "A black bird.", "An old black bird.", "A big old black bird." ], "question": "What's in the tree?", "question_type": "factiod_questions" }, { "ans...
There is a big tree in front of my house. A black bird lives in the tree. Every day I take some food to the tree. The bird sees me and comes down. The food is in my hand. The bird comes to my hand and eats it. After that it goes back to the tree. I give some food to the bird every day. And so the bird knows me. I like ...
middle2514.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 2, "answer_text": "The writer didn't try to escape because he had two homes on the island." }, "options": [ "The writer made himself a smaller canoe in his sixth year on the island.", "The writer made fields with high fences to keep many wild goats i...
During all this time, I never stopped thinking about escape . When I travelled across to the other side of the island, I could see the other islands, and I said to myself, "Perhaps I can get there with a boat. Perhaps I can get back to England one day." So I decided to make myself a boat. I cut down a big tree, and the...
middle6982.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "He is for it." }, "options": [ "He is for it.", "He is against it.", "He doesn't care about it.", "The article doesn't tell us." ], "question": "What is the author's attitude towards protecting intellectual pr...
You wouldn't steal a car. You would never rob a bank or pick someone's pocket. But you may be another kind of thief. If you have ever bought a disc for 15 yuan or less, then you have helped to rob artists or musicians of their intellectual properly rights . Last Thursday was World Intellectual Property Day. Activiti...
middle3622.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "choose a good life" }, "options": [ "solve fewer problems", "choose a good life", "be good family members", "provide hard things" ], "question": "According to the passage, a good job choice probably makes people...
Making a good job choice is almost as good as choosing a good life. So, choosing a job is one of the most important decisions to make in life. For my job, there are three important things that I will consider: The first one - that I must work in an area I like - is most important to me. Someone once said if you find a ...
middle5253.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 3, "answer_text": "Because Internet service fees are too high." }, "options": [ "Because they can't use Internet without WI-FI.", "Because they can communicate with their families.", "Because they want to download movies.", "Because Inter...
If you are not happy with China's high Internet fees and slow speed, you are not alone.So is Premier Li Keqiang.On April 14, he said in a meeting that the government should speed up the Internet and lower the fees. "The first question people ask at a new place is 'Is there WI-FI' because Internet service fees are so hi...
middle5535.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "we haven't had enough fresh water" }, "options": [ "man has not enough food to eat.", "we haven't had enough fresh water", "only 70% of the earth's surface is covered with water.", "more water is sent into the sewer sys...
(C)The earth is not only, but also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you. because nearly 70% of the earth's surface is covered with water. But about 97% of that is sea water, or salt water. Man can only use the other 3%--the fresh water from rivers, lakes, and other sources. And we can't even use all of that,...
middle3144.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 1, "answer_text": "twelfth" }, "options": [ "fifth", "twelfth", "eleventh", "eighth" ], "question": "Philip decided to give up eating meat on his _ birthday.", "question_type": "cloze_questions" }, { "answer": { ...
Philip is a school boy. On his twelfth birthday, he decided to give up eating meat. "I don't think it's right to eat animals," he said. "They live on the Earth just like us and they are our friends." Philip's parents were not happy about that. "You are a growing boy," his mother said. "You need meat. Do you want to sta...
middle7322.txt
[ { "answer": { "answer_index": 0, "answer_text": "One" }, "options": [ "One", "Two", "Three", "Four" ], "question": "How many meals do most children in the UK have at school?", "question_type": "factiod_questions" }, { "answer": { "answer_inde...
In the UK, most children have their lunches at school, but in some schools, parents can choose what their children eat. The children can have a school dinner-a hot, cooked meal; or they can take a packed lunch with them, which usually includes cold food like sandwiches. Often parents know what their children want. Cat...
middle8011.txt