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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "not the same in America and England"
},
"options": [
"an example of British English",
"an example of American English",
"the same in America and England",
"not the same in America and England"
],
"question": "Th... | American and British people both speak English of course. But sometimes it does not seem like the same language. In fact, there are some important differences between British English and American English.
First of all, they sound very different. Often, Americans don't say each word separately. They say several words to... | middle2104.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "two weeks"
},
"options": [
"one week",
"two weeks",
"one year",
"two years"
],
"question": "The two hunters stayed in the forest for _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Two hunters rented a small plane to fly them to a forest. They told the pilot to come back and pick them up in about two weeks. By the end of the two weeks, they had hunted a lot of animals and they wanted to put all of them onto the plane.
But the pilot said, "This plane can only take one lamb. You'll have to leave t... | middle7054.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "before eight o'clock in the morning"
},
"options": [
"after eight o'clock",
"at eight o'clock",
"before eight o'clock in the morning",
"in the morning"
],
"question": "Americans have breakfast _ .",
"ques... | Americans usually eat three meals a day. Breakfast usually comes before eight o'clock in the morning. They usually have eggs, some meat, bread, fruit juice and coffee. Lunch is between twelve and one o'clock. It is like a light meal and working people must take lunch with them or get it near workplace.
Children in scho... | middle1425.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "France"
},
"options": [
"the USA",
"England",
"China",
"France"
],
"question": "April Fool's Day started in _ in the sixteenth century.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Be careful on April 1st! When your classmates say "Your shoes untied !", it may not be true. And if you find your alarm clock is set back an hour, this may be a joke too.
April Fool's Day is a traditional festival. On that day people play harmless jokes on others and then shout, "April Fool!" It's a "for-fun-only" day... | middle5643.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "22"
},
"options": [
"10",
"22",
"32",
"many"
],
"question": "The young man wanted to send his girl friend _ roses for her birthday.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answ... | A young man was in love with a beautiful girl .One day the girl said to him ,"It is my birthday tomorrow ". "Oh ",said the young man ,"I'll send you roses, and one rose for each year of your life."
The same evening he went to the flower shop . As he knew the girl was twenty-two years old, he paid for twenty-two roses ... | middle3232.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Green Cities"
},
"options": [
"Green Roofs",
"Green Cities",
"Reducing and Recycling",
"Environmental Protection"
],
"question": "The theme of Earth Day this year is \" _ \".",
"question_type": "cloze_ques... | We humans live in different parts of the world, but we have the same "mother". She gives us everything we need in our daily life. She is our Mother Earth.
April 22 is Earth Day. The theme of this year is "Green Cities".
A green city is a healthy and pleasant place for people to live, according to the United Nations.
A ... | middle2892.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Four-fifths of them."
},
"options": [
"A half of them.",
"Three percent of them.",
"Forty percent of them.",
"Four-fifths of them."
],
"question": "How many high school students have poor eyesight in China accor... | If you need glasses to read this, you are among most of Chinese students. About four-fifths of high school students in China have poor eyesight . And now more and more children in primary school need glasses, too.
Two main reasons can cause poor eyesight: too much time spent indoors studying and too little time spent o... | middle5125.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "726 kilometers"
},
"options": [
"1084 kilometers",
"2216 kilometers",
"726 kilometers",
"706 kilometers"
],
"question": "How far is it from Changsha to Guangdong?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
... | Would you like to go to Beijing, our capital? It's far away from Guangdong. It's 2313 kilometers from Beijing to Guangdong. The city of Kunming is 2216 kilometers away from Guangdong. It's always very warm there. But it's very hot in summer in Wuhan. It's 1084 kilometers from Guangdong to Wuhan. Changsha is near Guangd... | middle1343.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "in a cold winter"
},
"options": [
"on a rainy day",
"in a cold winter",
"when the husband lost his work",
"when the wife saw her husband's diary"
],
"question": "The couple moved out of their house _ .",
"... | In a cold winter, a couple had to move out of their big house because of bankruptcy . The husband worked day and night to support the family but with no care of his wife. So she thought, "he doesn't love me anymore, he just thinks about his work".
One day, she wanted to take a shower, but her husband stopped her at the... | middle7732.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "How to keep fit."
},
"options": [
"How to eat food.",
"How to keep fit.",
"How to lose weight.",
"How to exercise."
],
"question": "What's the main idea of this passage?",
"question_type": null
},
{
... | Healthy eating habit along with regular exercise is the only way to become fit. If you have the correct number of _ and exercise regularly, you will lose weight, keep fit, and feel great, too.
During your teenage years, it is important to give your body the energy it needs. If you skip meals, you won't get enough cal... | middle1357.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "failed many times in the experiment"
},
"options": [
"was not allowed to do the experiment",
"failed many times in the experiment",
"was laughed at by the teacher",
"lost his chemistry book"
],
"question": "The ... | "Everyone makes mistakes in life, but that doesn't mean they have to pay for them for the rest of their lives. Sometimes wise people make foolish choices. It doesn't mean they're foolish; it means they're improving!"
Sometimes mistakes mean something that you are trying new things. It's good to try new things. Because... | middle6438.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "eat fewer snacks"
},
"options": [
"eat fewer snacks",
"put on more weight",
"relax themselves",
"burn less calories"
],
"question": "Having breakfast daily makes the teenagers _ .",
"question_type": "cloz... | Do you know how important it is to have breakfast? A study of 2,000 teenagers in the US showed that eating breakfast daily is helpful to young people.
According to the study, teenagers who eat breakfast weigh around 5 pounds less than teenagers who do not. Although they take in more calories in the morning, they are mo... | middle7726.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "help us to keep safe"
},
"options": [
"are planned for children",
"help us to keep safe",
"are not necessary",
"are not easy to understand"
],
"question": "We can learn from the passage that earthquake safety me... | A serious earthquake can be a terrible experience, and it is easy to forget safety measures in disorder . _ , most earthquake safety measures are common sense, but if you forget everything else, remember the following instructions: drop, cover, and hold on. Also, most of earthquake deaths happen after the earthquake, ... | middle5131.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "To write a story"
},
"options": [
"To act as a doctor",
"To read some stories",
"To help family members",
"To write a story"
],
"question": "What did the teacher ask the students to do as homework?",
"questi... | One Friday Mrs. King asked her class to write a story after class. "Use your imagination!" she cried, "You can write your story about anything." Kenny looked worried. "A story?" he thought, "What could I possible have to write about? I don't know any stories." The bell rang and all the kids went home.
The next day, Ken... | middle2138.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "can help her with her English"
},
"options": [
"have lots of money",
"have good looks",
"like to give gifts to others",
"can help her with her English"
],
"question": "Ann wants to have friends who _ .",
... | Do you have any friends? What do you think of friendship ? Here are some opinions from Ann,Pedro,Crystal and Roy.
Ann comes from Japan!She likes to have friends who really care about her. She thinks a true friend won't leave her alone when she is in trouble. Besides,she hopes they can teach her English.
Pedro is from C... | middle5657.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "The boy is Jhon."
},
"options": [
"The boy is Jhon.",
"The boy name is Jone",
"The boy are John",
"The boy isn't John\n:\n2, ."
],
"question": "1.",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answ... | Look at this photo. 1 _ . He has two sisters. 2 _ . The other one in the yellow dress is his sister, Mary. Rose and Mary have the same age. They look the same. They are 3 _ . John and his sisters are in different schools.4 _ . Their dad and mom are English teachers. They like their students. The family are happy.
,. (1... | middle4549.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "America."
},
"options": [
"America.",
"England.",
"China.",
"Australia"
],
"question": "Where is Jim from?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "at h... | Jim comes from the U.S. He is now living in China. He gets up at about 6:30 and has breakfast at 7:00. After breakfast, he says goodbye to his parents and leaves home at 7:30. He usually walks to school. He gets there at 7:55. He has his first class at eight.
Morning classes are over at 12:10 and he has lunch 10 minute... | middle7040.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "they didn't know how to keep warm"
},
"options": [
"they were afraid of cold",
"they didn't know how to keep warm",
"they couldn't make a fire",
"they couldn't find cold places"
],
"question": "Millions of years... | When the world was very young, people lived in hot places .They didn't live in cold places because they could not keep warm there.
At first men didn't know how to make a fire. Sometimes trees were hit by lightning .Then a fire was started .People took some of the fire near their homes. A fire was very important for thr... | middle1431.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "blue"
},
"options": [
"white",
"yellow",
"black",
"blue"
],
"question": "--What colour is the sky today?--It's _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
... | Today is fine. The sky is blue, Now it's nine o'clock in the morning. There's a sports meeting in the forest on the big mountain. Look,a horse, a panda and a cat are running. Over there a dog and two tigers are jumping. Two monkeys are climbing the trees. Four birds are flying around and singing. There are some other a... | middle7915.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "some students called him Peter"
},
"options": [
"he was happy",
"he went to a new school",
"some students called him Peter",
"he was named Bob"
],
"question": "Bob didn't understand why _ .",
"question_ty... | Bob was happy. He was at a new school, and the other students were friendly. "Hi, Bob!" They said. But some students said, "Hi, Peter!" Bob didn't understand. He asked another student, " Why do some students call me Peter?"
"Oh, that is easy to answer," the student said. "Peter was a student here last year. Now, he goe... | middle628.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "On the inside of the covers."
},
"options": [
"On the inside of the covers.",
"In the ponds with fresh water.",
"On the walls of the salt water ponds.",
"Between the fresh water and the salt water."
],
"question... | Right in the middle of the town are some long ponds . They are only about half a foot deep. The men of Symi dug out the earth to make the ponds.
Over each pond is a low cover. It is made of glass that you can see through.
At night, sea water is taken into the ponds. The next day, the hot sun shines through the covers. ... | middle7901.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Linda is visiting her uncle in Spain"
},
"options": [
"Linda lives in Valencia",
"Linda doesn't want to go to Spain",
"Linda is visiting her uncle in Spain",
"Linda is studying in Spain"
],
"question": "From the... | Dear Micheal,
How's your vacation? I'm visiting my uncle in Spain. He lives in the sunny and beautiful city of Valencia, in Spain.
Yesterday, I had great fun. My uncle took me to the tomato festival in Bunol, which is just 30 miles away from where my uncle lives. You have probably never heard of this festival before. N... | middle2879.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "pencil case"
},
"options": [
"pencil case",
"pen",
"pencil",
"bag"
],
"question": "This is an orange _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answe... | Look at this. It's a pencil case. It's orange. It's my pencil case. What's in it? Look, this is a pen. It's black. This is a pencil. It's red. And this is a pencil, too. It's yellow. This is an eraser. It's blue and white. My pencil case is big and nice. I like it.
,. | middle5680.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Chicago Bulls"
},
"options": [
"Chicago Bulls",
"Miami Heat",
"Houston Rockets",
"Cleveland Cavaliers"
],
"question": "According to the report, Nate Robinson once played for _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_q... | Nate Robinson is unlike any other player in the NBA. This player is the shortest in the NBA, but he is one of the most fearless players. He is 1.75m tall. "In NBA, he looks like a fourth-grader among a group of high school students," according to The Atlantic.
How can he compete with them? Robinson _ for this with ... | middle6389.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Betty"
},
"options": [
"Tom",
"Betty",
"Sophia",
"Jane"
],
"question": "Kate wants to keep thinner and healthier. Maybe she can borrow the book from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | A-DTom, Betty, Sophia, Jane.
A. This book will help you understand how to stay well and avoid sickness. You'll learn some things that you might use at home to avoid catching a cold.
B. This book has useful information about how to prevent common accidents. It's about safety both indoors and outdoors.
C. This book will... | middle1380.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "A red star"
},
"options": [
"Much sand",
"A red star",
"Its atmosphere",
"Its size"
],
"question": "What can you see through a telescope when watching Mars? _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
... | What's the red star in the sky through a telescope ? It is Mars. Do you want to know more about it? Take the "Mars Orbit Express"!
"Mars Orbit Express" is a space probe . It was sent towards Mars by American scientists on August 12th,2005. Its tasks are to study Mars' atmosphere and return photos to Earth. But before ... | middle7929.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "parents"
},
"options": [
"parents",
"classmates",
"teachers",
"grandparents"
],
"question": "According to the article, _ are the closest people to an only child.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
... | Are you the only child in the family? If so, you are the most important in your family.
Parents are the closest people to you in the world. But a lot of middle school students have a problem. They feel they are not as close to their parents as before. They even don't think their parents are fair to them.
Some student... | middle2689.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "different sounds"
},
"options": [
"different sounds",
"different languages",
"different colors",
"different faces"
],
"question": "Dogs who help deaf people must learn _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"... | Dogs can also go to school to learn how to help people who cannot hear. If a person cannot hear, we say he or she is deaf.
Dogs who help deaf people must learn many different sounds. Then they must be able to show the deaf person what is making the sound. When they hear a visitor at the door, dogs learn to walk to the ... | middle2851.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "A happy young man."
},
"options": [
"A happy young man.",
"A hard-working man.",
"An ugly bad boy.",
"A kind young man."
],
"question": "What kind of man was Mike?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},... | Mike was the kind of guy you love to hate. He was always happy and always had something interesting to say. If someone asked him how he was doing, he would reply, "Couldn't be better!" He was really a care-free young man and never felt tired.
Mike used to say, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, 'Mike, you have ... | middle3583.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "how to control the H1N1 virus"
},
"options": [
"the H1N1 virus has been spreading world-wide",
"how to control the H1N1 virus",
"cover your nose and mouth",
"everyone should buy a mask in the future"
],
"questio... | The H1Nl virus has been spreading world-wide,it is important for us to know how to control it.Please pay attention to the following points:
1.Don't touch your face.Above all,keep your hands away from your eyes,mouth and nose,all of which serve pathways for the viruses to enter your body.
2.Wash your hands.If you have... | middle2845.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Have a good idea."
},
"options": [
"Think through your paper before you start.",
"Write a good 1\nstparagraph.",
"Have a good idea.",
"Look for many examples."
],
"question": "What is the 1ststep for a good writ... | Good writing starts with good ideas. If you write about things that you care about, you will write better. If you write about things that you don't care about, you'll be bored and your paper will not have many good ideas.
Once you have a good idea, the next step is organization . Think through your paper before you st... | middle600.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Smiling"
},
"options": [
"Smiling",
"Practicing",
"Asking questions",
"Saying nice words"
],
"question": "_ is the quickest way to make friends with others.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | The quickest way to make friends with others is to smile . When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk to. It may not be easy to smile at first, but you can practice it in front of a mirror . When you look at yourself in the mirror, think about the difference between a smiling face and a sad or an ... | middle1394.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Help blind people"
},
"options": [
"Look after sheep",
"Help blind people",
"Find lost children",
"Train blind people"
],
"question": "What can the Seeing Eye dog do?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
... | Dogs like living with people. A dog can be a very good friend. He can do a lot of things for people.
Some dogs help people to look after sheep, other dogs help them to find lost children. And some of the dogs can help the blind do things.
Many years ago there was a ver dog. His name was Seeing Eye dog. Now we can see ... | middle98.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "he can't wake up himself in the morning"
},
"options": [
"he's late for school",
"he goes to school by bus",
"he can't wake up himself in the morning",
"he has to go to school without breakfast"
],
"question": "... | Little Tom likes cartoons very much .When the cartoons begin on TV, he does nothing until they' re over. Sometimes he'd rather wait for a long time and go to bed late. In the morning his mother has to wake him up, or he will be late for school.
Yesterday Tom heard there would be an interesting cartoon today. This morni... | middle166.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "He didn't want to pay the doctor"
},
"options": [
"his foot wasn't hurt",
"He couldn't walk",
"He didn't have any money to pay the doctor",
"He didn't want to pay the doctor"
],
"question": "The bookseller didn'... | There was a bookseller .He did not like to pay for anything.One day a big box of books fell on his foot.
"Go to the doctor," said his wife,"and show that foot to him."
"No,"he said,"I'll wait until the doctor comes to our shop next time.Then I'll ask him about my foot.If I go to see him,I will have to pay."
The next da... | middle5694.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "his island"
},
"options": [
"his new house",
"his island",
"his country",
"his factory"
],
"question": "David will invite his friends to _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | What will you do if you have six million dollars? Different people give different answers.
David I will buy an island if I have six million dollars. Then I will be the king of the island. I will invite my friends to my island and we'll have a good time there.
Cathy If I get six million dollars, I want to start my own... | middle2474.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "5:02 pm"
},
"options": [
"5:02 pm",
"4:50 pm",
"4:30 pm",
"5:30 pm"
],
"question": "If you get to your friend's house at about 5:00 pm, it is polite to arrive at _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
... | Going to a friend's house is very exciting. You may spend time with a friend and get to see where he lives. So remember to be polite.
When to arrive
The first thing to remember is that when a friend invites you, you need to arrive on time. If your friend tells you to come "about 3:00", that means you can arrive before ... | middle6174.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "is tall and has dark hair"
},
"options": [
"is tall and has dark hair",
"doesn't wear earrings",
"has long straight blond hair",
"is short and dark hair"
],
"question": "What does Sharon look like? She _ .... | My sister Sharon and I look very different. She's tall, and I'm short. She has short curly dark (,) hair, and I have long straight blond hair. We both have dark eyes, but Sharon wears glasses, and I don't. And she always wears large earrings . I don't wear earring.
Sharon and I do many things together . We watch movi... | middle8159.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "In the hospital."
},
"options": [
"At Frank's house.",
"At Lucy's house.",
"At the station.",
"In the hospital."
],
"question": "Where does Lucy meet Tim?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
... | How does Lucy spend a week?
Monday Practice playing volleyball
3:00-5:OOp.m.
Tuesday Go to see Tim Children's Hospital
8:30-10:30p.m.
Wednesday Part-time job
1:00-5:00 p m.
Thursday Go to the station to meet her uncle Ricky
9:00 a.m.
Friday See Mr Green 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Part-time job 2:00-6:00 p.m.
Saturday A birt... | middle4763.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Germs are everywhere around us."
},
"options": [
"If things are very small,they are germs.",
"If things can't be seen,they must be germs.",
"Germs are only in dirty water.",
"Germs are everywhere around us."
],
... | Have you ever been ill? When you are ill,you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot,and there are pains all over your body. You don't want to work,you stay in bed,feeling very sad.
What makes us ill? It is germs . Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can't find them with your eyes,but you can see th... | middle2312.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "She lived a hard life when she was young."
},
"options": [
"She had no friends at school.",
"She never went to her neighbor's home.",
"She lived a hard life when she was young.",
"She seldom saw beautiful green trees."
... | When I was ten, my sisters and I were amazed at our neighbor's Christmas tree. We returned home from their house and decided that we must have one of our own. In our house we never had enough money for a Christmas tree.
In fact, we insisted so much that my father had no choice but to agree. "Yes!" he finally said."This... | middle3018.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Knowledge."
},
"options": [
"Love.",
"Richness.",
"Vanity.",
"Knowledge."
],
"question": "According to the passage, which one did not go to an island for a vacation?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"ans... | Onceupon a time, some visitors went to an island for a vacation, and each was having a good time. Suddenly a warning of a strong storm came to them, so all rushed to their boats. Yet, Love did not wish to run away quickly. There was so much to do. But as the clouds got darker, Love realized it was time to leave. But th... | middle5469.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "December"
},
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"July",
"September",
"December",
"February"
],
"question": "Summer holidays in Australia often begin in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"an... | Studying abroad is an amazing experience, especially when you come to Australia as an overseas( ) high school student. You can have a lot of fun here, especially on holidays.
There are many festivals in Australia. The most important one is obviously Christmas. Each year, the summer holidays at every high school last a... | middle2306.txt |
[
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "The computer."
},
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"The radio.",
"The recorder.",
"The computer."
],
"question": "Which of the following is popular with students today?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"a... | Computers are very popular with students now. It's very easy for them to surf the Internet .Most of them go to the Internet bar and spend more than two hours there. They can do their homework,get some information for their study,download music,and send emails on the computer. But some of them spend too much time playin... | middle6160.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Ten years."
},
"options": [
"Ten years.",
"Six years.",
"One year.",
"Ten year."
],
"question": "How long did John leave the small town?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Last week John went to his sister's house, and it's also the house he was born in. Sue, his sister felt excited and surprised. She said to John, "You haven't changed a lot, John .Let me see, now...When did we meet last time?" "Ten years ago." John answered. "You haven't changed a lot, either." John said. It was polite ... | middle7518.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "A bear."
},
"options": [
"Joe.",
"Ben.",
"The writer.",
"A bear."
],
"question": "Who moved the food bag on the first night?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_inde... | On the first evening, the three of us were tired after walking for about eight hours. We soon fell asleep. In the morning, I was surprised to find the bag of food had been open.
"Bears," said Joe, "we should hang the food in a tree tonight."
Later that day we stopped in a beautiful field by a river. We put up the tent ... | middle6606.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Dragon-Boat racing"
},
"options": [
"Eat rice dumplings",
"trick or treat",
"Pumpkin lantern",
"Dragon-Boat racing"
],
"question": "Which is the most popular activity during the Dragon Boat Festival ?",
"que... | The Dragon Boat festival is very popular in China, it usually comes in May or June. On that day, people eat a special food--- rice dumplings. It is known as dragon-boat racing. Dragon-boat racing is the most popular activity during the festival. A dragon boat looks like a dragon, and is painted in red, white, yellow or... | middle1169.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Blue"
},
"options": [
"Blue",
"Yellow",
"Red",
"Brown"
],
"question": "What color are the windows?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text"... | We have a new house.It has blue windows and a red door.There is a big garden in front of the house.There are many flowers in it.They are red, yellow, pink and white.We have a dog and a cat now.The dog's name is Brownie.She is brown and yellow.The cat's name is Tabby.He is black and grey.They are lovely.Dad, Mum, Browni... | middle2460.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "email sydneytower @ hotmail. com"
},
"options": [
"email sydneytower @ hotmail. com",
"fax 02 9333 9203",
"search www.sydneytower.com.au",
"call 02 9333 9222"
],
"question": "If you want to book a ticket to Sydn... | Sydney Tower
Address: 100 Market St, Sydney Phone: 02 9333 9222
Fax: 02 9333 9203 Open time: 9:00 a.m. t0 10:30 p.m. (Saturdays t0 11:30 pm)
Ticket: $60 (for an adult) $30 (for a child) Website: _
How to get there: train to Town Hall Station and a short walk along Market Street
How to book tickets: by phone/fa... | middle4011.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "possibly had a dream last night"
},
"options": [
"saw a ghost last night",
"possibly had a dream last night",
"met a UFO last night",
"was telling them something serious"
],
"question": "Ken suggested that Jack ... | Jack had an unusual experience last night. He is sharing it with his friends. Ken and May.
Ken: What were you doing, Jack? What did you see?
Jack: It was half past nine last night and I was getting ready for bed. I heard some strange noise outside while I was brushing my teeth. I wondered what was happening and I went ... | middle7530.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "In Hawaii."
},
"options": [
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"In Kansas.",
"In Hawaii.",
"In New York."
],
"question": "Where was Barack Obama born?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index":... | Barack Obama, a black man, is the president of the United States now. He was born on August 4th, 1961, in Hawaii and has lived in many places. His mother was from Kansas and his father was from Kenya. Obama went to Columbia University in New York and got a law degree at Harvard University in Massachusetts. His wife is ... | middle1141.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "less creative"
},
"options": [
"much younger",
"much lighter",
"less creative",
"less careful"
],
"question": "Children may become _ if they play computer games all day.",
"question_type": "cloze_question... | Do you like to sit in front of the computer and play computer games hour after hour? Have you ever thought of what that may be doing to your health? More and more children are becoming overweight and growing less creative because they spend too much time in front of the computer according to a survey.
Last week Child ... | middle2448.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "decided to stay there"
},
"options": [
"went back home",
"was coming home",
"decided to stay there",
"decided to go back home with her husband"
],
"question": "After she received her father's reply,the woman _ ... | Years ago I worked at a factory in a small county.Every day I got up very early and often did much extra work at night.I was so tired and exhausted.My whole life was hopeless.Then one day I read the following article from a magazine:
"A woman went to live with her husband in camp on the Mojave Desert during the war.She... | middle5327.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "He let out a frightening shout."
},
"options": [
"He was bitten by a snake.",
"He fell and cut himself.",
"He called for the others to help him.",
"He let out a frightening shout."
],
"question": "What happened ... | It was a great day for a picnic and a picnic was a great way to start the summer holiday. Fred brought his classmates John and Betty to a wonderful picnic place.
After lunch, John said they should play football. When the ball came to Fred, he kicked it into some long grass. "I'll get it," he said and hurried off to fin... | middle4039.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "The first one."
},
"options": [
"The first one.",
"The second one.",
"The last one.",
"None of them."
],
"question": "Which equipment does the writer like best ?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
... | I went to technology _ where people were showing their ideas for better learning. At the show I got a chance to try out lots of new, interesting equipment that might be introduced to schools. I thought some of it were great and would make learning more fun.
Cyber Coach Mat
The first thing I tried was the Cyber Coach Ma... | middle5441.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "dangerous animals"
},
"options": [
"dangerous animals",
"factory workers",
"guide dogs",
"hospital helpers"
],
"question": "From the passage, we know robots cannot be _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_question... | The first robot was invented in the 1920s. Robots have appeared in many American films. In some films, they are stronger, faster and cleverer than people.
In real life, robots are mainly used in factories. They do some dangerous and difficult jobs for humans. Robots also help disabled people, for example, blind people.... | middle6148.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "dog"
},
"options": [
"cat",
"dog",
"bird",
"pet"
],
"question": "The writer's favorite animal is a _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_... | Many people like animals and raise one or more as pets--dogs, cat or some kinds of birds. I love dogs, too. My aunt gave me a dog on my birthday. We call it Wangwang. It is a little black dog. He is friendly and helpful. Most of the time he likes to run and play with me. Sometimes he follows my father around in the fie... | middle7256.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "We should try to find it out."
},
"options": [
"We should try to find it out.",
"We should ask others.",
"We should help others first.",
"We should sit there worrying."
],
"question": "How should you deal with t... | Everyone worries. But how do you deal with your worries? Whether your worries are big or small, you can take these three steps to deal with your worries:
1. Try to find out what you're worried about
Sometimes, you will know what you're worried about. Other times, you might not. Try to find it out first; if you can't, y... | middle8165.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "England"
},
"options": [
"Australia",
"New Zealand",
"Germany",
"England"
],
"question": "The head office of the Webster company is in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | You have heard of Webster Toys. Webster has made good, safe, interesting toys for more than 100 years. Now we sell them, and children play with them, in countries from New Zealand to Norway, and from Japan to Brazil. We are looking for someone to sell our toys in the Far East. He will be between thirty and forty. He wi... | middle1633.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "father and mother"
},
"options": [
"brother",
"sister",
"mother",
"father and mother"
],
"question": "Betty is in Beijing with her _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"a... | Betty is an American girl. She is thirteen. She is in Beijing with her parents. She doesn't know much Chinese. She can't speak Chinese well. Sometimes her friends don't understand her.
It's Sunday morning. She's going to the zoo to see the pandas. She's waiting at the bus stop. At the bus stop she asks a Chinese boy h... | middle7242.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "summer camp"
},
"options": [
"person",
"school",
"Chinese course",
"summer camp"
],
"question": "Hua Mandarin is the name of a _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"an... | Summer Camp
Contact
Kitty 6219-7830
Are you looking for a place where you can enjoy Chinese study and experience Chinese culture during the summer holiday? Hua Mandarin could be your wise choice.
The new summer camp will start on July 28th and end on August 18th. We provide very small groups with 2-4 people for you t... | middle8171.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "About 240,000,000 years ago."
},
"options": [
"About 2,400,000,000 years ago.",
"About 240,000,000 years ago.",
"About 24,000,000 years ago.",
"About 2,400,000 years ago."
],
"question": "When did the first croc... | The first crocodiles lived on the Earth about 240 million years ago. How much do you know about these dangerous animals? Here are some amazing facts about them.
* The biggest crocodile is the saltwater crocodile. It can be as long as seven metres!
* If you take a bright light at night over a river with crocodiles insi... | middle3024.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Three."
},
"options": [
"Two.",
"Three.",
"Four.",
"Five."
],
"question": "How many people have left their comments according to the passage?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_in... | What part-time job do you do now?What do you do want to do in the future?Leave your comment here!
I've been working at Burger Bam for two months.I thought I'd hate it,but it's been really good.I've learned a lot how to work with people I would never normally meet.And I'm not as shy as I was.I don't think I want to work... | middle5455.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Jack"
},
"options": [
"Mike",
"Tina.",
"Jack",
"Alan."
],
"question": "Who is visiting his/her grandmother in Florida?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,... | Jack is having a great and relaxing summer.He is visiting his grandmother in Florida .The weather is hot and sunny.He is staying at his grandmother's home.It's very nice and near the beach.He goes to the beach with friends every day.They play volleyball there a lot.He watches TV or reads books in the evening.He is read... | middle5333.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "he couldn't sleep well at night"
},
"options": [
"he couldn't eat anything",
"he couldn't sleep well at night",
"he had a bad cold",
"he liked to see him"
],
"question": "The young man had to go to see a doctor ... | A young man couldn't fall asleep at night. He was very worried. One day he went to see a doctor. The doctor checked him over carefully. But nothing was wrong with him. The doctor told him to count from one to ten again and again at night. "Keep doing this until you fall asleep," the doctor said.
After a few days, the ... | middle7524.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "to use a dictionary"
},
"options": [
"to ask your teacher",
"to guess",
"to ask your friends",
"to use a dictionary"
],
"question": "When you don't know a new word, the best way according to the passage is _... | When you are reading something in English, you may often come across a new word .What's the best way to know it?
You need an English-Chinese dictionary .It will tell you a lot about the word , for example , how to read this word ,what it means in Chinese and how to use this word. But there are so many English words ... | middle3971.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "share them with others"
},
"options": [
"sell them to friends",
"throw them away",
"share them with others",
"keep them on the bookshelf"
],
"question": "If you have books that you do not read anymore, you can ... | Do you have any books on your bookshelf for many years? Instead of throwing them away, here is another way for you to consider. If you have books that you do not read anymore, you can share them with others. You can take the books to Share and Read. Share and Read offers used books in different categories , such as sto... | middle4978.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "locusts can change their color"
},
"options": [
"locusts are good runners",
"locusts can jump very high",
"locusts are smarter than birds",
"locusts can change their color"
],
"question": "It is not easy for bir... | In nature, you may see many insects and animals of different colors. Have you ever wondered why?
Locusts are super delicious food for birds,but it is not always an easy job for birds to catch them.It is neither because locusts are good jumpers or runners nor because they are smarter than their enemies. The reason is t... | middle1800.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "98"
},
"options": [
"68",
"78",
"88",
"98"
],
"question": "Qian Xuesen died at the age of _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "H... | My favorite physicist is Qian Xuesen. He was born in Shanghai on December 11, 1911. He was a little fat and of medium height. And his eyes were wise. He liked music, art and science .
He studied the important implementation plan for the Chinese rocket and the missile . He worked very hard for our country. I lik... | middle1814.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Because his family moved a lot."
},
"options": [
"Because he wasn't a very nice boy.",
"Because he liked electronic things.",
"Because his family moved a lot.",
"Because he did some illegal things."
],
"question... | When Steven was a young boy, he moved quite often with his family and so he never had many friends. He spent a lot of time on his own and liked to play with electronic things. Steven had a neighbour, Steve Wozniak. Steve was a little bit younger than Steven but also liked to play with electronic things. Steven made a m... | middle358.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "fight"
},
"options": [
"share",
"fight",
"play",
"talk"
],
"question": "Clichy and Lucy have a habit that they must find a place to _ with each other.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"a... | As I stood outside with my two dogs yesterday , it was so cold that my nose and face felt frozen ( ).
Of course, that doesn't matter to Ricky and Lucy. They have a habit that they must find a place to fight with each other no matter how cold or hot it is.
As cold as it was, I was excited thinking about how wonderful th... | middle3965.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Two hundred yuan."
},
"options": [
"One hundred and twenty yuan.",
"One hundred and sixty yuan.",
"Two hundred yuan.",
"Eighty yuan."
],
"question": "Now Mr. and Mrs. King are going to the zoo with their seven-y... | Visit Dongqian Lake Zoo
Come and see big elephants from Yunnan and tigers from the northeast. The African giraffes are waiting for you. Clever monkeys are going to make you laugh. A lot of other animals you have never seen are waiting to meet you.
Tickets:
Grown-ups: Y=80
Children: Y=40
Under Six: Free
Opening Hours
Fr... | middle3795.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "both the Germans and the Englishmen"
},
"options": [
"only the Germans",
"only the Englishmen",
"only the Frenchmen",
"both the Germans and the Englishmen"
],
"question": "According to the passage, _ are very... | Do you have any foreign friends? Do you know their characteristics ?
The Germans are very quiet and they always keep calm. They don't like to speak more words. They look very serious. They like different kinds of amusements. The Germans are very hard--working. They like _ , especially the women, who always keep their h... | middle416.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "the man"
},
"options": [
"the writer",
"the man",
"the pocket",
"the boyhood"
],
"question": "The habit of carrying a book was the habit of _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": ... | The tall man was sitting in the chair. He was reading a book. When I talked to him, I found that from boyhood , he had the habit of carrying a little book in his pocket. He often read every minute when he was not doing anything else. He found a book very useful during the time of waiting, such as waiting for meals, ... | middle1182.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Because she knows Bill is lonely"
},
"options": [
"Because she has no friend",
"Because she knows Bill is lonely",
"Because she has nothing to do",
"Because she knows Bill is very rich"
],
"question": "---Why do... | Every evening at six o'clock an old man goes to a restaurant near his house. He eats dinner. After dinner, he drinks coffee and talks to the people at the restaurant.
The old man's name is Bill. Bill eats at the restaurant every evening because he is lonely. His wife died and he has no children.
Every evening the same ... | middle6835.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "didn't do very well"
},
"options": [
"was an outstanding student",
"didn't do very well",
"was always praised by others",
"didn't learn anything"
],
"question": "Steve Jobs _ when he was in school.",
"ques... | The designer of the Apple Computer, Steve Jobs, was not quite successful in his early years. He was not among the best students at school, and from time to time he got into trouble with either his schoolmates or his teachers. But he was full of new ideas, which few people saw the _ of. Things remained the same when he ... | middle370.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "from late winter to middle summer"
},
"options": [
"from late summer to middle summer",
"from late autumn to middle winter",
"from late autumn to middle spring",
"from late winter to middle summer"
],
"question"... | Tornadoes are one of the worst weather events on earth. Each year, tornadoes kill many people. The storms often carry homes, cars and trees from one place to another. And they can also _ anything when they pass by.
A tornado comes from a thunderstorm in the sky down to the ground. It is big at the top and small at th... | middle5482.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "The writer's father attended her high school graduation ceremony."
},
"options": [
"The writer's father was in the hospital during her operation.",
"The writer's father attended her high school graduation ceremony.",
"The wri... | It is believed in some ways that the daughter is father's lover. But my experience has taught me in a different way. For a long time, my father has been a very vague figure to me. He was a man of few words, tall but slim and nothing else.
When I was in primary school, my father was never there to pick me up, and he nev... | middle5496.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "It was built out into the sea."
},
"options": [
"It was built out into the sea.",
"It was built out into the lake.",
"It was built out into the river.",
"It was built out into the pool."
],
"question": "Where wa... | Everyone knows that there's not enough land in Hong Kong. If you go there by air, you will land at Kai Tak Airport. It was built out into the sea. It is in the part of Hong Kong called Kowloon. Kowloon is one of the two big islands in Hong Kong.
The other island is Hong Kong itself. You can get there by ship or through... | middle4950.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "an English teacher"
},
"options": [
"a Chinese teacher",
"an English teacher",
"a guitar teacher",
"a swimming teacher"
],
"question": "Sabrina wants to be _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
... | My name is Sabrina. I'm 23 years old. I come from London. Now I live in Beijing. I love teaching English. I think it's interesting. I can speak Chinese, too. I have experience in teaching English in China. My e-mail address is sabrina@sina.com.
I'm Bill, an 18-year-old student. I live in Nanjing now. I can play the... | middle4788.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "have changed their jobs"
},
"options": [
"have changed their jobs",
"like sports very much",
"feel unhappy at work",
"are looking for jobs"
],
"question": "According to the passage, we can see that both writers ... | I've been working as a professional clown for nearly two years. Before that, I was an actor for nine years. I was never famous, but I was quite successful! I changed jobs because I wanted to do more in life than make people laugh. What if I could help people, too?
As a clown, I try to encourage sick children in hospita... | middle7281.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "in 1982"
},
"options": [
"in 1982",
"when he was in primary school",
"when he was five",
"when he was in high school"
],
"question": "Jay Chou's mother sent him to learn the piano _ .",
"question_type": "c... | Jay Chou was born on January 18, 1979, in Taiwan, China. He grew up with his mother, and was a quiet and shy kid. He didn't do well in study, so people thought he would never be successful in life.
As a small child, Jay took a great interest in music. His mother sent him to learn the piano when he was only three years ... | middle1196.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "80"
},
"options": [
"500",
"200",
"80",
"60"
],
"question": "The painting shows about _ games.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": ... | Pieter Bruegel was a famous artist who lived in Europe five hundred years ago. He is well known for a painting calledChildren's Games. People like this painting because it is full of fun. It shows how children in Pieter's time enjoyed themselves in different ways. In all, there are about eighty games being played in th... | middle402.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "yellow"
},
"options": [
"red",
"yellow",
"Beta 4000s",
"Beta 40s"
],
"question": "Mr. Perkin's new car is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"... | Mr. Perkin stands at the bus stop and watches the cars go by. Many of the cars are Beta 400s, and most of them are yellow. Mr. Perkin likes to do what other people do. So the following week he buys a new yellow Beta 400s. He likes it very much and doesn't like the old red one any more.
This morning Mr. Perkin parks his... | middle6821.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "The clock tower broke down."
},
"options": [
"People finished the clock tower.",
"People sold the clock tower.",
"People polluted the clock tower.",
"The clock tower broke down."
],
"question": "In 1834, what ha... | People all over the world write to Big Ben. They even send birthday presents. Big Ben is not a person. It's a clock. Big Ben is the great clock hanging up in a tower of the parliament building. The people of London like to see Big Ben's four friendly faces. They like to hear the bell striking on the hour. Bong! Bong!... | middle3781.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "She couldn't answer the question."
},
"options": [
"the teacher asked her to answer a question.",
"The teacher asked her to stang up.",
"She couldn't answer the question.",
"The teacher looked funny."
],
"questi... | In an American classroom, a teacher asked a Chinese girl to answer a question. She stood up and smiled, without making any sound. The American teacher looked at himself and didn't see anything funny.
So he asked her the question again.The girl just smiled but said nothing. The teacher was angry. He didn't know that the... | middle3959.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "fifteen"
},
"options": [
"three",
"nine",
"twelve",
"fifteen"
],
"question": "When the wolf Ralph died, Becky was _ years old.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_... | Our three-year-old daughter Becky wanted a dog. But we were too busy to buy one. One day, Becky ran in, shouting, "Mom! Come to see my dog!" Her face was red with excitement.
I followed her to the bush and found a wolf! He was hurt. Seeing me, he stood up suddenly! I could see his teeth! God! My mouth _ . "Don't be afr... | middle365.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "wanted to do her a favor"
},
"options": [
"wanted to do her a favor",
"shut off the meter by mistake",
"had received her payment in advance",
"was in a hurry to take other passengers"
],
"question": "The taxi dr... | Twenty years ago,I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 a. m. . When I arrived to collect,I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.
I walked to the door and knocked,"Just a minute,"answered a weak,elderly voice. After a long pause ,the door... | middle7280.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Jean and Jack."
},
"options": [
"Tom and Jean.",
"Jean and Jack.",
"Jack and Lucy.",
"Lucy and Tom."
],
"question": "Who go to a cinema once a month?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answ... | Tom, Jean, Jack and Lucy are talking about the movie theaters in the city.
My name's Tom. I go to the Movie Palace twice a month. It's about two kilometers from my home. The service is good. But the price of a ticket is a little expensive. I never go to Moon Cinema. It's about 10 kilometers from my home.
I'm Jean. I go... | middle4789.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "to keep the environment clean"
},
"options": [
"to make money",
"to help the cleaners",
"to have a good fun",
"to keep the environment clean"
],
"question": "The old gentleman picks up the litter _ .",
"qu... | An old gentleman who lives a few doors away from me can always be seen with a bag. He goes out by himself and picks up plastic bottles, plastic bags and pieces of paper everywhere. He does it all carefully and never complains.
The children in the nearby school are probably responsible for some of that litter. "There wi... | middle4951.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "they depend too much on smartphones"
},
"options": [
"they don't care about their parents",
"they depend too much on smartphones",
"they find it difficult to remember numbers",
"they don't know how to remember numbers"
... | If you need to call your parents but your phone is not with you, can you remember their numbers?
To remember 11 numbers is not difficult. However, because of the smartphone, many of us are losing this ability. What's more, smartphones weaken our skills at giving directions, as well as killing face-to-face communication... | middle5497.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "e-cards"
},
"options": [
"traditional cards",
"e-cards",
"flowers",
"computers"
],
"question": "More and more people like sending _ to each other.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answe... | The Internet has changed our habits, including our habit of sending greeting cards. There are many e-card websites that make it easy to find the right greeting cards. They have greatly changed the way we send greetings to each other.
Our lives have become so busy that we have limited personal time. These e-card website... | middle3958.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "August 2nd."
},
"options": [
"August 1st.",
"August 2nd.",
"August 3rd.",
"August 4th."
],
"question": "When is Ann going to leave for her holiday?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer... | M: Hi, Ann! Tomorrow will be August 1st. When is your holiday going to start?
W: Very soon. I'm going to leave the day after tomorrow.
M: How long are you going to be away?
W: About two weeks.
M: Where are you going?
W: I'm going to the beach this time.
M: Are you going to stay alone?
W: No. I will stay in a hotel with... | middle6820.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Colours have influences on people in many ways."
},
"options": [
"Colours help people choose products.",
"Different people prefer different colours.",
"Colours have influences on people in many ways.",
"People working i... | Different colours can affect us in many different ways; that's according to Verity Allen. In a new programme "Colour me Healthy", Verity looks at the ways that colours can influence how hard we work and the choices we make. They can even change our emotions and even influence how healthy we are.
"Have you ever noticed ... | middle403.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "only when you use a microscope"
},
"options": [
"when you are ill",
"only when you use a microscope",
"when you cut your finger",
"everywhere around you"
],
"question": "You can see germs _ .",
"question_t... | When you have a cold, you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot, and there are pains all over. You don't want to work, you stay in bed, feeling terrible.
What makes you ill? It's _ . Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can't find them with your eyes but you can see them with a microscope . Th... | middle1197.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Fewer skillful farmers."
},
"options": [
"Rising food prices.",
"Growing population.",
"Fewer skillful farmers.",
"Less fresh water available"
],
"question": "According to the passage, which of the following is ... | With rising food prices, growing population and environmental problems, many people are worrying about how we will feed ourselves in the future. Don't worry. Scientists are trying to find some answers.
Some scientists believe insects will become a staple of our diet. Insects provide as many nutrients as ordinary meat a... | middle6834.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "they wanted to steal something"
},
"options": [
"they couldn't fall asleep",
"they wanted to steal something",
"they would like to take a walk",
"they went to visit their friends"
],
"question": "Why did the two... | One evening two young men were walking in the street together. They tried to find a chance to steal something. The clock struck twelve. Most of the people went to bed. Quickly they came to a house and it seemed that everyone in the house had fallen asleep. Standing at the front gate, one said in English to the other in... | middle417.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "loved"
},
"options": [
"didn't like",
"loved",
"hated",
"hit"
],
"question": "Mr King _ his cat very much.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"an... | Once Mr King had a cat, and he loved it very much. He called it "Sky", because he thought "Sky" was the strongest name in the world.
One day he had a meal at a restaurant with his cat. He met his old friend. He told him about his lovely cat and its name. His friend said, "How foolish you are! Sky is not the strongest t... | middle3794.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "50"
},
"options": [
"70",
"60",
"50",
"40"
],
"question": "There are about _ students in a class in our school.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
... | Our school is very big. There are sixty classes in our school. There are about fifty students in a class. There is a television in a classroom, but there isn't a computer. There are 52 desks in my classroom. In my class there are 26 boys and 25 girls.
Our library is big, too. There are many books in it. The gym is beh... | middle1815.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "four"
},
"options": [
"three",
"four",
"five",
"six"
],
"question": "There are _ people in the picture.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answe... | This is a picture of Mr. Li's family. The man in the middle is Mr. Li. The woman is Mrs. Li's wife. They have two sons. The child behind Mr. Li is Li Lei. He's thirteen. The boy in front of Mrs. Li is Li Ming. He is seven. Li Lei and Li Ming are in the same school, but not in the same grade. Li Lei is in Grade Two. Li ... | middle3964.txt |
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