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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "an English"
},
"options": [
"an American",
"an English",
"a Chinese",
"an Australian"
],
"question": "Kate is _ girl.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
... | I'm an English girl .My name is Kate. I'm twelve. I have two sisters. My sisters and I are all at school .We go to school from Monday to Friday. We don't have classes on Saturday and Sunday. My mother is a teacher and my father is a doctor.
I like reading. My favorite subject is English .My favorite teacher is Miss Smith. She teaches us English. My favorite sport is tennis. My favorite school day is Friday because we have two English classes on Friday. | middle4223.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Thirty minutes"
},
"options": [
"Thirty minutes",
"An hour",
"Ten minutes",
"Seven hours"
],
"question": "How long does it take Alex to have breakfast?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"an... | Hello! I'm Alex. I often get up at 6:30 am. Half an hour later , I have my breakfast. At 7:30 am, I take a bus to school. We have Math, Chinese and English classes from 8:00 am to 11: 30 am. I have lunch and talk with my classmates at school. We have three classes from 1:40 to 4:10 in the afternoon. After school, I often play with my classmates. We often play soccer, tennis and ping-pong. I go home at about 5:00 pm. I usually have dinner at 6:00 pm. Then I do my homework and watch TV. At about 10:30 pm, I go to bed. | middle2652.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "she plays in many good films"
},
"options": [
"she is beautiful",
"she has many friends",
"she plays in many good films",
"she likes seeing movies very much"
],
"question": "Lisa is a successful star, because ... | Lisa is a successful movie star. She plays in a lot of good movies. Many people are her fans and like her very much. Most people think a star's life is different . But Lisa doesn't think so. She says, "I am only an ordinary girl. I like T-shirts and jeans like many girls. I like Chinese action movies best. I am a fan of many Chinese action stars. I like to go to the market . People can not often recognize me in the market. It is interesting." | middle57.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "took food to the nest"
},
"options": [
"flew away",
"asked him to fly",
"worked her magic",
"took food to the nest"
],
"question": "Every day the mother eagle _ when the baby is young.",
"question_type":... | Once upon a time there was a baby eagle living in a nest on a cliff . The baby eagle liked the nest. It was the only world he had ever known. It was warm and comfortable. Many times each day the mother would _ down from the sky and land in the nest and feed the baby eagle delicious food. She was like a god to him he had no idea where she came from or how she worked her magic.
The baby eagle was hungry all the time, but the mother eagle would always come just in time with the food. The baby eagle grew strong. The mother wanted him to try flying and getting the food out of the nest. But the baby eagle was afraid to do it. The mother eagle flew away and stopped coming to the nest. The baby eagle cried and cried. But there was no one there to hear him. Two days later, the mother eagle appeared at the top of the mountain cliff with a big bowl of delicious food and she looked down at her baby.
The mother said, "Here is some very delicious food, all you have to do is come to get it."
"Come to get it!" said the baby, with much anger. "How?"
The mother pushed him out of the nest. The ground rushed closer, faster and faster. Something strange happens. He looked down and saw the sky. He wasn't moving towards the ground anymore, his eyes were pointed up at the sun.
"Hug?" he said. "What's going on here!"
" You're flying," his mother said.
"This is fun!" laughed the baby eagle. | middle6434.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Study."
},
"options": [
"Study.",
"Go to the park.",
"Play football.",
"Go out of the city."
],
"question": "What does David do on Saturdays?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Joe:What do you do on weekends?
David:Well, I usually have to study on Saturdays.
Joe:And how about Sundays?
David:Well, we have lunch together. You know, all of the members of my family. Then after lunch, I go to the park and meet my friends.
Joe:Oh? What do you do there?
David:We play football. After that I usually go to see a film outside the city.
Joe:Do you often go out of the city?
David:About once a month. My uncle has a small farm.
Joe:It's nice. Do you go alone?
David:No, my mum, my two sisters and some of my friends go there, too.
Joe:But why do you go there?
David:Many things: green trees, clean air, and there are few people. | middle817.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "almost anywhere on the earth"
},
"options": [
"in some places in the world",
"in all the town",
"only in big cities",
"almost anywhere on the earth"
],
"question": "Today people can use the phone to talk with ot... | People can use the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on the earth. But when you use the phone, you don't see the person you are talking with.
Today some people are using a kind of telephone called the picture phone or vision phone. With it, two people who are talking can see each other.
Picture phones can be useful when you have something to show the person you're calling. They may have other uses in the future. One day you may be able to ring up a library and ask to see a book. Then you'll be able to read the book right over your picture phone. Or you may be able to go shopping through your picture phone. If you see something in the newspaper that you think you want to buy, you'll go to the phone and call the shop. People at the shop will show you the thing you're interested in right over the phone .You'll be able to shop all over the town and never even leave your room. | middle6352.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "still there"
},
"options": [
"too expensive",
"quite cheap",
"not there",
"still there"
],
"question": "The pair of shoes he likes is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | The day is like any other day in his life. Tom walks past the shop at the street corner. He stops to look at the front row of shoes, and he feels happy to see that pair of shoes he wants very much is still there. But he feels sorry for himself. He really wants to have them for his birthday.
He sadly walks away and thinks how to tell his mother about it. He knows she will give him anything he likes if she can. He also knows very well that she has little money. He decides not to go home so quickly, because he looks worried and his mother will see it. So he goes to the park and sits on the grass. Then he sees a boy in a wheel chair. He notices that the boy moves the wheel chair with his hands. Tom looks at him carefully and is surprised to see the boy has no feet. He looks at his own feet. "It's much better to be without shoes than without feet," he thinks. He smiles and he is happier. | middle5883.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Football"
},
"options": [
"Tennis",
"Football",
"Golf",
"Spelling bees"
],
"question": "What match do you know will last 90 minutes?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"ans... | If you're into sports, you've seen it happen--tennis players jump over the net to shake hands after a hard match; football players exchange clothes after 90 minutes of knocking each other around; even boxers touch gloves at the beginning of each round. Players in every event, from spelling _ to golf, act in this way. It's all part of sportsmanship, a great tradition in sport and competition. It means playing and being calm all through the match.
Everyone feels great when they win. In the last few years, you might see some players celebrate a goal with a long victory dance or talk big about their ability. However, it's always hard for people to say in public that they made a bad play. Good sportsmanship is what they really need. It's the golden rule of sports.
Good sportsmanship means that you play by the rules, talk politely to everyone during games and stay cool even when you lose the game. At the school sports meeting, for example, it's more important for you to know how to work as part of a team and cheer your teammates on. That may help you enjoy more success at your future work. In competition--as in life--you may not always win, but believe me, sportsmanship will help you get through, and there is always the next match.
,. | middle5.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "90 minutes"
},
"options": [
"45 minutes",
"60 minutes",
"70 minutes",
"90 minutes"
],
"question": "How long did the first flight of the solar powered plane last?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
... | Recently,a solar powered plane took to the sky for the first time. It had passed an important test on the way to travel around the world.
The plane took off from an airport in Switzerland at 45km an hour. It slowly rose above the fields and into the sky.
"There has never been an airplane of that kind that could fly -- never an airplane so big, so light, using so little energy," said Bertrand Piccard, a leader of the project.
During the 90-minute flight, the plane did several turns. It climbed nearly 1.6km above the countryside.
Engineers plan to test a night flight before July. Then they will use the results of the tests to build a second plane. They plan to travel around the world in that plane in 2012.
The plane flies at 70 km an hour. That is faster than a bike and slower than a car. Piccard and pilot Andre Borschberg will take the plane around the world. The pilots will keep the plane in the air for up to five days at a time.
"We want to fly it day and night with no fuel ," Piccard said | middle2120.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Because she has to see a doctor."
},
"options": [
"Because she has a meeting.",
"Because she has to go to work.",
"Because she has to see a doctor.",
"Because she has to go swimming."
],
"question": "Why won't S... | Dear Sammy,
I'm sorry I can't go to the Sports Center with you today.I have to see a doctor. Here are the directions to the Sports Center.
From our house, go right ahead on Main Avenue. Walk past the police station and the City Fountain. Then cross the bridge. At the other side of the river, turn right. The Sports Center is on your left. You can't miss it. The basketball game starts at 1:00 p.m. so don't be late. By the way, let's have some ice-cream after you finish playing. We can meet at Choco's Ice-Cream Shop. It's right around the corner from the Sports Center. Your game should be over at 3:00 p.m. so I'll meet you there 10 minutes later.
Have fun!
Mom | middle5897.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "violin"
},
"options": [
"guitar",
"piano",
"singing",
"violin"
],
"question": "You can't have _ lessons in the club.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,... | Do you like singing or playing musical instruments ? If you say "yes", you can join us! We have piano lessons every Friday evening in our club. We also have guitar lessons on Monday evening. You don't have to pay -- The lessons are all free. Just come and have a try!We also have classes to teach students singing skills on Tuesday evening. If you like singing, you will find them useful. In our club you can meet many students from different classes and you can make friends with them. Come on! Join us! | middle4551.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Australian"
},
"options": [
"Japanese",
"American",
"Australian",
"English."
],
"question": "Mr. and Mrs. Green are _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
... | Mr. and Mrs. Green come from Australia. They are in Beijing now. Mr. Green is a teacher in a high school. He teaches English. He likes reading and running. He isn't good at cooking. His son, Jim, is a student. He is on the school football team. He likes playing football very much. He is the best football player in his class. He likes school, too. He does his homework every day. Mrs. Green is a teacher, too. She can speak a little Chinese. She likes Chinese food. She doesn't like doing housework at all, but she likes cooking. They all like China a lot.
, . | middle7058.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "People have a chance to touch the penguins."
},
"options": [
"The Little Penguins go back home in line.",
"The whole Penguin Parade lasts 50 minutes.",
"People have a chance to touch the penguins.",
"The Penguin Parade ... | Welcome to Phillip Island Nature Park and the penguin Parade . You will see the world's smallest penguins-- the little penguins appearing from the ocean and crossing the beach to their home in line. It's a natural experience. Remember the Little penguins are wild. You are a visitor to their home.
Making the most of your visit
Here are some helpful hints :
*The Penguins Parade last 50 minutes from the time penguins first cross the beach.
*Dress in warm clothes, for the Paradeis in the open air on the beach.
*It is best to get down to the beach at least 15 minutest before the parade begins.
Protecting the Penguins
We do have some simple rules--designed to protect the penguins and make your visit more enjoyable.
*Photography--including video cameral is not allowed. Photography during the Parades. Make sure that your cameral is placed inside your bag, or in a bag provided, before walking down to the beach, Photographs can be bought at proper price in the gift shop.
*Smoking is not allowed anywhere.
*And remember, the penguins are wild birds so please don't try to touch them. | middle1429.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "three hours"
},
"options": [
"one hour",
"two hours",
"three hours",
"four hours"
],
"question": "From Monday to Friday, the babysitter can work _ every day.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{... | Do you like children? Do you have free time in the afternoon? We need a babysitter for our son. He's five years old. The working time is Monday to Friday, 3:00 pm to 6:pm. ( $ 5 an hour)
We need help with: Looking after our son; Reading to him; Playing with him.
You must work at our house. We live in Changchun, near the Culture Square . Please call Mr. Green at 5638--2949.
. | middle6346.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "By school bus."
},
"options": [
"By car.",
"By bike.",
"On foot.",
"By school bus."
],
"question": "How did Mary usually went to school?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | When Mary was seven, her family moved to a new town. She usually went to school by bus, for it was not near her house.
One morning, their family clock stopped and when they got up, it was too late for Mary to catch the school bus. Her mother said she would drive Mary to school on her way to the office.
"But how can you find the way, Mum?" Mary asked. " You have only been to my school once.
"Yes," her mother answered. "But you've been there by school bus seven times, you know the way. "Oh, yes" said Mary.
They started out and Mary asked her mother to turn one way or another on their way to school, so she made her mother drive round most of the town before they got there. When they arrived, her mother found it was not really very far from their house.
"Why did you make me go such a long way?" her mother asked her. "Well, Mum." answered Mary. "I know only this way. The bus always goes like this, so the other children can take it to school." | middle6420.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "a newspaper"
},
"options": [
"a school",
"a hospital",
"a newspaper",
"a museum"
],
"question": "The letter will be sent to _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_... | Dear editor,
I live in a beautiful city. Many visitors come to my city every year because there are so many colorful peacocks here.
The peacocks mostly live on the grassland of Dongfeng Square. Visitors usually throw food to them, but they don't think about at all whether the food is good or not. Some of the peacocks became ill, and some even died eating the bad food given by visitors.
I'm sure most of the visitors who throw food to the peacocks really like the bird, but they don't realize that they may be doing them harm . Visitors should be told that what they have done is harmful to the birds, and this kind of thing must be stopped.
Perhaps we can build some small shops beside Dongfeng Square to sell peacock food. For us every person, it is our duty to give more love to these beautiful birds to look after them carefully.
Yours,
Wang Yang | middle43.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Twenty years."
},
"options": [
"Ten years.",
"Five years.",
"Twenty years.",
"Fifteen years."
],
"question": "How long had Terry been away from home?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answ... | It was three o'clock. A man was walking down a high street in the north of England. He was wearing a dark suit and carrying a suitcase. His name was Terry and he and he had lived away from home for twenty years. In fact he was in prison ,
Terry was feeling totally depressed because everything in his hometown had changed. The park where he used to play was now a car park. The house where he was born had dis appeared and in its place, ironically , was a bank. Terry wanted to have a cup of coffee in the old small restaurant where he used to go with his friend after school, but it had become a fast food restaurant. He entered it, sat down, and asked for a cup of coffee. Then he felt sadder when he thought of what he had seen.
While paying for the coffee he found an old ticket in his wallet. It was for a pair of shoes he had taken to be repaired the day before the bank robbery 20 years ago. The shoe repairer was an old man then, so Terry was sure that he must be dead. But when he turned the cor ner of the steet, he couldn't believe his eyes. The shop was still there! And it was the same shoe repairer! He looked about a hundred years old. Terry was so happy! Terry told him that he had lived in Australia for the past twenty years and that he forgot to pick up the shoes before he left England. The shoe repairer disappeared into the back of the shop. After ten minutes he came back.
"Were they dark brown, Italian shoes, size 42?"he asked slowly.
"Yes!nsaid Terry, excitedly.
"I haven't repaired them,"the shoe repairer said slowly. "You can take them tomorrow afternoon. " | middle803.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "The man-made noises."
},
"options": [
"The man-made noises.",
"The noises made by themselves.",
"The sound of earthquakes.",
"The sound of the ice-breaking."
],
"question": "According to the passage, which of th... | Some scientists say that animals in the ocean are increasingly threatened by noise pollution caused by human beings. The noise that affects sea animals comes from a number of human activities. Such noises are added to natural sounds. These sounds include the breaking of ice fields, underwater earthquakes, and sounds made by animals themselves.
Decibels measured in water are different from those measured on land. A noise of one hundred and twenty decibels on land caused pain to human ears. In water, a decibel level of one hundred and ninety-five would have the same effect.
Some scientists have planned to set a noise limit of one hundred and twenty decibels in oceans. They have found that noises at that level can frighten and confuse whales.
A team of American and Canadian scientists discovered that loud noises can seriously hurt some animals. The research team found that powerful underwater explosions were causing whales in the area to lose their hearing. This seriously affected the whales' ability to exchange information and find their way. Some of the whales even died. The explosions had caused their ears to bleed and become infected.
Many researchers whose work depends on ocean sounds disagree to a limit of one hundred and twenty decibels. They say such a limit would mean an end to important industrial and scientific research. Scientists do not know how much and what kinds of noises are harmful to ocean animals. However, many scientists suspect that noise is a greater danger than they believed. They want to stop noises from harming creatures in the ocean. | middle3558.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "comets could hit the earth"
},
"options": [
"comets are different from planets",
"comets travel in the sky",
"comets are much bigger than the earth",
"comets could hit the earth"
],
"question": "People were afra... | The planets aren't the only wanderers of the sky. There're some things even farther and longer. Long after people were no longer afraid of planets, they still thought the comets were bad objects that traveled in the sky. They were afraid that the comets would suddenly land on the earth and hurt them.
But, in fact, even if a comet did hit the earth, nothing much happened. A comet is really a harmless thing.
Comets have round heads and long tails , and they are very bright. Sometimes they look like heads with long hair flying with them. That's why they're called comets. Comet means long-haired.
Like the stars and planets, comets are far away. But we can know its size. The head of a small comet is as wide as the Pacific Ocean. And a big comet's head is ten times as big as the earth. Its tail is millions of kilometers long. Then why wouldn't the great big thing hurt us if it hit the earth? Because it isn't solid. It's thin like cloud. Its tail is nothing but bright gas. And its head is made of small pieces and they could not hurt the earth.
Some comets can be seen for a few months. Then they go away. Some of them come back in a certain number of years. Some are never seen again.
Perhaps these comets that never return have broken into pieces. For some _ think that shooting stars are pieces of broken comets. | middle2646.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "she was very sick"
},
"options": [
"she had freckles",
"she was very sick",
"she would have a new heart",
"she had a sharp pain in her head"
],
"question": "Felipe was worried about Donna because _ .",
"qu... | Donna Ashlock, a 14-year-old girl from California, was very sick. She had a bad heart. "Donna needs a new heart," her doctor said, "she must have a new heart, or she will die soon."
Felipe Carza, 15, was worried about Donna. Felipe was Donna's friend. He liked Donna very much. He liked her freckles, and he liked her smile. Felipe didn't want Donna to die.
Felipe talked to his mother about Donna. "I am going to die," Felipe told his mother, "and I am going to give my heat to Donna."
Felipe's mother didn't pay much attention to Felipe. "Felipe is just kidding," she thought, "Felipe is not going to die. He's strong and healthy."
But Felipe was not healthy. He had terrible headaches sometimes. "my head hurts," he often told his friends. Felipe never told his parents about his headaches.
One morning Felipe woke up with a sharp pain in his head. He was dizzy , and he couldn't breathe. His parents rushed Felipe to the hospital. Doctors at the hospital had terrible news for them. "Felipe' s brain is dead," the doctors said, "we can't save him."
The parents were very sad. But they remembered Felipe's words. "Felipe wanted to give his heart to Donna," they told the doctors.
The doctors did several tests. Then they told the parents, "we can give Felipe's heart to Donna."
The doctors took out Felipe's heart and rushed the heart to Donna. Other doctors took out Donna's heart and put Felipe's heart in her chest. In a short time the heart began to beat.
The operation was a success. Felipe's heart was beating in Donna's chest, but Donna didn't know it. Her parents and doctors didn't tell her. They waited until she was stronger; then they told her about Felipe. "I feel very sad," Donna said, "but I am thankful to Felipe."
Three months later the operation Donna went back to school. She has to have regular checkups, and she has to take medicine every day. But she is living a normal life.
Felipe's brother John says, "Every time we see Donna, we think of Felipe. She has Felipe's heart in her. That gives us great peace." | middle5129.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Teenagers from 14 to 19."
},
"options": [
"Anyone who wants to.",
"All the teenagers.",
"Teenagers from 14 to 19.",
"All the students in the neighborhood."
],
"question": "Who is needed to take part in the proje... | Are you aged between 14 and 19 years old? Do you care about your local environment?Would you like to help make the area you live in better, cleaner, safer and more friendly? If your answers are "yes", "yes" and "yes", then read on! You may be surprised to hear that you can actually get money for improving your local community.
The "Big Lottery " is giving money to a group of teenagers who want to become active citizens. We're looking for young people to take part in projects near to where they live.
Here are a few easy things you could do to get started:
Meeting the neighbors
Everybody needs good neighbors. Knock on people's doors and find out what they would like to improve in your area. If you don't want to go round to their houses, then you could always put a note through their doors.
Neighborhood watch
Neighborhood watch plans are very popular in the UK. If you go away on holiday and leave your house, it's very nice to know that a neighbor is keeping an eye on it. It's a good way to make the area you live in safe.
Lending a hand
There are often elderly people living in the neighborhood who may not be able to do the things that you can do. You can offer to do their shopping once a week, look after their gardens for them or maybe walk their dogs!
So, go on...Just tell us what kind of project you want to become involved in, then we'll send you more details. Take active action and help make your neighborhood a better place to live in. | middle2875.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "my new teacher"
},
"options": [
"my parents",
"my new classmate",
"my new teacher",
"my good friend Jim"
],
"question": "In the morning, I help _ to carry the box to our classroom.",
"question_type": "clo... | This is my first day in our new school. In the morning, I help my new teacher Mr. Hu put some new English textbooks into a big box. And then I carry it to the classroom. The box is very heavy.
I walk very slowly with the big heavy box in my arms. A boy runs very fast to me. He can't stop . Oh, dear! My box drops on the floor and there are books everywhere on the floor.
'I'm very sorry.' The boy says again and again. He helps me to pick up all the books. He then helps me to carry the books to our classroom.
Who is he? He is my classmate. His name is Jim. He comes to China with his father. He comes from England. | middle630.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "family education between children and fathers"
},
"options": [
"some friends from Canada",
"traveling around the countries",
"stories about Chinese and Canadians",
"family education between children and fathers"
],
... | No matter in China or in Canada among my friends, they all talk about the hot TV program "Where are we going, Dad?" at present. They all like the family education between fathers and children. They like to talk about the funny kids best. Of all the kids, I like Shitou best.
Shitou is a boy from Beijing. He is brave and clever. He likes to make some New Year's plans with his father's help. He makes some New Year's plans for himself.
He wants to start an exercise program, so he is going to take more exercise and eat less fast food. Making a soccer team is one of his dreams because he likes playing soccer with his friends. He also plans to improve his English. He is going to chat in English online with Kimi, the son of Lin Zhiying . Kimi is really good at _ Shitou also decides to take up a hobby. Can you guess what the hobby is ? It is to learn the shadow play ! He is so interested in it that he thinks it's really cool to play it. His father says that this plan may be too difficult to keep. However, Shitou promises to make it come true. | middle5868.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "200"
},
"options": [
"5",
"10",
"200",
"205"
],
"question": "The man is stopped _ metres away from the restaurant.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
... | It's 10:00 pm. A man leaves a restaurant, gets into his car and drives away. 200 meters further he's stopped by a police officer.
Officer: Good evening, sir. We're testing drivers for drunk driving. Would you please blow into this machine?
Man: I'm sorry, I can't do that. If I blow into that machine, I will get out of air.
Officer: Please come along to the office and we can give you a blood test.
Man: I can't do that. If you give me a blood test, I will bleed to death.
Officer: Then you'll have to get out and walk five metres along this white line.
Man: I can't do that, either.
Officer: Why not?
Man: Because I'm dead drunk! I can't open the door. | middle142.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "take some medicine"
},
"options": [
"smoke again",
"talk with his wife",
"read the medicine book",
"take some medicine"
],
"question": "Mr.King got up to _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | At midnight Mr. King coughed again. He got up and took some medicine. Before he lay down again, he smoked. And he couldn't go to sleep any longer. He found the medicine book and began to read it. He was afraid he had lung cancer. He seemed to see death was waiting for him. Tears ran down his face. He didn't see his wife was standing by him.
"What's wrong with you, dear?" asked the woman.
"Nothing," the old man answered and covered his face with his hands.
The old woman opened the book and understood at once. She said, "You must stop smoking right now."
"I began to smoke when I was nine, you know. How can't I do that?"
"But I think health is more important."
Mr. King coughed again and his wife said, "Go to see a doctor tomorrow. He will be able to help you, I think."
The doctor told Mr. King to have an Xray examination of his lungs. And then he looked at the Xray carefully for a long time.
"Tell me the truth, doctor."said Mr.King, "Do you see any shadows in my lungs?"
"No, I don't see anything."
"Yes?" the old man said happily. "Really?"
"Yes. Your lungs are turning black. How can I see any shadows?" | middle624.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "everyone wants to be fashionable"
},
"options": [
"new things can be more comfortable",
"everyone wants to be fashionable",
"people are richer than before now",
"people care about the environment"
],
"question":... | Fashion isn't very environmentally-friendly because it makes people buy things they don't need, just because they're new. We want to take care of the environment, we don't want to pollute the air and we don't want to waste energy and resources. But we also want to be fashionable. How can we buy fashionable clothes and protect the environment?
Old styles are fashionable again, so one way is to buy second-hand clothes -- recycled clothes. Another way is to buy' fair trade clothes. These clothes are either recycled or made in a ' way that protects the environment. They also protect the people who make the clothes.
Surprisingly, white cotton is one of the least environmentally-friendly crops of all. To protect the cotton, the growers use chemicals that pollute water, make farm workers ill and kill wildlife. New materials, such as hemp and bamboo, grow quickly and are more environmentally-friendly. These materials are very soft, and look fantastic. The best materials are coloured using natural dyes, made from plants.
Environmentally-friendly clothes are practical but until now they were often dull. Now fashion-designers are working with these materials and the clothes are beautiful as well. So now we can buy fashionable clothes that are also environmentally-friendly. | middle7919.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "More than $4.800."
},
"options": [
"$4. 800.",
"NearlyS4. 800.",
"Less than $4.800.",
"More than $4.800."
],
"question": "How much money will they spend?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"... | The round trip will cost at least $4.800 in all. Some more fees may also need to be spent. I hope you will have a good trip.
DAY 1
Leave the USA for China. Your flight will include meals. drinks. and in-flight entertainment for your journey.
DAY 2
Arrive and check in at your hotel: Beijing Hotel. You will only need to payY=560 (70% "discounts off) per night for a single room.
DAY 3
In the morning we will go by subway to the Olympic Green and see the Bird's Nest. In the afternoon. we will visit the Water Cube.
DAY 4
Enjoy a full-day tour to the Forbidden City. the Temple of Heaven and the Confucius Temple. We will begin at Tiananmen Square and then walk to the Forbidden City. In the afternoon. we will visit the Temple of Heaven and the Confucius Temple:
DAY 5
We will visit Beijing Zoo and the Summer Palace. First stop: Beijing Zoo. You have a chance to see China's most cherished native animal. panda. After lunch. we will take the bus to the Summer Palace.
DAY 6
We will go to the Great Wall and the Ming Tombs.
DAY 7
Take off from Beijing Capital International Airport. | middle2861.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "She's watching TV"
},
"options": [
"She's watching TV",
"She's relaxing",
"She's busy",
"She's sad"
],
"question": "What's Alice doing? _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Alice is a busy girl. Now she is relaxing .She is watching the Friday night weather report on television .She likes sunny weather just like today. She wants to know what the weather will be like tomorrow.
She's going to have a picnic .This is what the reporter is saying, "Good evening and welcome to evening weather report. We are going to have a very different weather across the country..."Alice is sad .She doesn't like raining. | middle94.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "baseball cards"
},
"options": [
"baseballs",
"baseball cards",
"lunches",
"apple pies"
],
"question": "Many American kids like to collect _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | BASEBALL. It's just a word, but for millions of Americans it brings much more than a word.
Hot dogs. Cold beers. Sunny afternoons. Baseball is the game of fathers and sons. Fathers and sons catch with each other on lawns in the US. A father's favorite team becomes his son's. Grandfathers talk to their grandsons about games played long ago.
Many American kids collect baseball cards. The cards have pictures of their favorite players on them. In school, friends trade baseball cards just like they trade their lunches.
Players are known as "the boys of summer" because people often play the sport mostly in warm months. You don't need to be of a certain size or shape to play baseball. You don't have to be tall like a basketball player or strong like an American footballer. You just need to want to have fun.
Baseball is not as fast-paced a game as basketball. But when you go to see a game, there's time to relax, talk and get to know other people.
Baseball may not be the most popular sport in the US, but it is the most traditional. It's not just a game any more, but an important part of American culture, like apple pie and grandma's house. | middle7931.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "can grow and make new cells"
},
"options": [
"are large and we can see them with our eyes",
"can heal few cuts themselves",
"are in everything on the earth",
"can grow and make new cells"
],
"question": "From th... | When we have small cuts in the skin , something strange may happen. The cuts are able to heal themselves in a couple of days. How does this happen? Read on, and you will find out the secret.
Every living thing on the earth is made up of cells . Cells grow and make new cells. Most cells are very small and we can't see them with our eyes. Different cells have different uses. Our skin cells are special ones. The cells on the outside of our skin are old dead cells. New skin cells are right under the outside. These are the living skin cells. They work for our bodies. They help protect our bodies and heal cuts.
Our bodies make skin cells all the time. As the old cells fall off, new cells grow in the same place. Each person makes about 18 kg of skin cells during his or her life. Outside skin cells fit together closely with no _ between them. When you cut yourself, you can harm your skin cells. A small cut will not be harmful. Your skin will quickly heal itself by making new skin cells. How do skin cells work? First, the cells near the cut get bigger and move into the gap. Next, these bigger cells meet in the middle. They form a new layer of skin cells. Finally, new cells will grow until the gap disappears. In this way, your skin can grow and get well itself. How amazing the small cells are! Next time you have a cut, don't worry about it. Maybe in a few days, you will be surprised to find it healed. | middle1398.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "France."
},
"options": [
"America.",
"England.",
"France.",
"Australia."
],
"question": "Where is J.A. Brillat-Savarin from?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_inde... | There is a famous saying from the French politician J.A. Brillat-Savarin that goes: "Tell me what kind of food you eat, and I will tell you what kind of man you are." It can be easy to not really think about what you eat. For example, whenever you go into a supermarket to buy a drink, it is all too easy to pick up an ice cream or a piece of chocolate as well. You might not even really want them, but sometimes their bright, nice packaging can be too hard to refuse.
So, in our special food magazine we will show you why you should really pay more attention to what you eat! Food not only influences our health but also our beliefs, customs and personalities.
The first article will look at the way fast food is leading to obesity . The famous cook, Jamie Oliver, has made it his purpose to introduce ideas about healthy eating. In a speech, Jamie Oliver told the world that during the 18 minutes that he gave his speech, four Americans would die because of the food that they ate! Obesity is also a growing problem in China. As China Daily reported in February, the number of obese people under the age of 18 in China has reached 120 million.
Jamie has worked for 10 years to try and fight this problem. Learning about food is important not just because of health problems but also because many people still don't have enough food today. And we know as the improvement of science sometimes we have to face genetically modified food. Don't worry - we'll make you know more about all these topics in our special article!
We'll also tell you something interesting about food. For example, do you know what the largest food on the menu is all over the world? It's the roasted camel and it has been served for several hundred years, often stuffed with chicken, lamb, egg, fish and rice!
Hopefully by the time you finish reading this edition , you'll pay more attention to the food that you eat. As Oliver says, food is something that can help us enjoy our life. It is important that we love it! | middle2849.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "She had a toothache."
},
"options": [
"She couldn't eat or sleep.",
"She had a toothache.",
"She couldn't eat any sweet food.",
"She had a headache."
],
"question": "What was wrong with the write?",
"questio... | One day, I had a bad toothache. I couldn't eat anything. So I went to see the dentist.
" What's wrong with your teeth? " asked the dentist.
" I have a toothache. " I told him.
" Let me see your teeth ...... Um, there's a hole in one of the teeth. Do you eat a lot of sweet food? " The dentist asked me.
" Yes, I do. I often eat ice cream, biscuits, chocolate and I often drink cola and milk with sugar, " I told him.
" All these are bad for your teeth. You must eat less sweet food and brush your teeth at least twice every day. Now let me fill your bad tooth. " | middle4586.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "once a year"
},
"options": [
"once a month",
"twice a month",
"once a year",
"twice a year"
],
"question": "The Spring Cleanup Day in Rockland is held _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | What better way to welcome spring than by helping to clean up the town we all live in! Here in Rockland we have a Spring Cleanup Day every year in April. The Cleanup Day 2014 will be April 20th. It will start with a town cleanup at 8 o'clock in the morning, and a tree planting activity at the Rockland Park is to follow in the afternoon. One thousand young trees are sure to make the park greener and prettier.
We will divide the people coming to help into eight teams for eight different areas. As usual, we will provide gloves, rubbish bags and other cleaning tools. You will also get free lunches and Tshirts when the cleanup ends at noon. We are going to have a friendly competition to see which team can pick up the most rubbish.
Bring your kids with you. It is a great chance to teach them to care for the environment around us. We have free drinks and chocolate candies for the children at the park.
Meeting: At the gate of Rockland Park, the town hall at 330 Jones Street, or the corner of Palace Street and North Street.
Signup : Call 5862397 on weekdays, or visit our website below any time you like. www.springcleanup.com | middle5698.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Australian."
},
"options": [
"American.",
"Canadian.",
"Australian.",
"Britain."
],
"question": "What is the nationality of Don Ritchie?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Don Ritchie, a famous Australian man. For nearly 50 years, he successfully stopped 160 people from killing themselves at a cliff called 'the Gap' - with just a kind word and a smile.
Ritchie had served in the Royal Australian Navy during World War II. In 1964, he moved into a house on Old South Head Road. He began saving strangers soon after.
Ritchie was a real gentleman who purposely chose to live right across the street from 'the Gap', just because he wanted to continue saving lives. He would wake up every morning and look out of the window for anyone standing too close to the edge of the cliff. If he saw someone and thought they might jump, he would simply walk over with a smile and say, "Is there something I could do to help you?" That sounds very simple, but it worked - Ritchie tried to have a talk with these people and ended up inviting them back to his house for tea or breakfast.
In 2006, Ritchie was given the Medal of the Order of Australia for all his saving lives. In 2010, he and his wife were named Woollahra Council's citizens of the year and in 2011, he was given the Local Hero Award for Australia by the National Australia Day Council.
In a situation where most would turn a blind eye, Don has taken action. With such simple actions Don has saved a number of lives. Don's story touched the hearts of all Australians and challenged us to rethink what it means to be a good neighbor. | middle6391.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "the Home-coming Day"
},
"options": [
"the Home-coming Day",
"the football game",
"the graduation day",
"winning the game"
],
"question": "The most important event of the year in high schools and colleges is _ ... | In American schools there is something called the Home-coming Day. Many high schools and colleges with a football team have a home-coming game. This can be the most important event of the year. Students plan the Home-coming Day for many weeks.
A few days before Home-coming Day, students start to decorate the school. There are signs to wish luck to the team, and many other signs to welcome all the graduates. Many people still come to Home-coming twenty or thirty years after their graduation .
The members of school clubs build booths and sell lemonade, apples and sandwiches. Some clubs help to welcome visitors.
During the day people like to look for teachers that they remember from long ago. Often they see old friends and they talk together about those happy years in school.
Everyone soon comes to watch the football game. When the game is half over, the band comes onto the field and plays school songs. Another important moment is the moment when the Home-coming Queen or King appears. All the students choose a most popular student the Home-coming Queen or King. It is a great honour to be chosen.
The Home-coming Day is a happy day. Even if the team loses, the students still enjoy it. Some stay at the school to dance, and others go to a party. For everyone, it is a day they will always remember. | middle6385.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "a bar"
},
"options": [
"a bar",
"a hotel",
"a restaurant",
"a shop"
],
"question": "When you're thirsty, the monkey will lead you to _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | If you travel in some areas of India, you'll be lucky enough to be waited on by special guides - monkeys. These monkeys are always ready to serve you. Hungry, you just need to point to your own stomach and they'll lead you to the nearest restaurant. Thirsty, the monkeys will lead you to a bar. Tired, you put both of your hands behind your head and the monkeys will take you to the nearest hotel. Don't feel surprised when they put out their hairy hands to you after the service is done. They are just asking for a little money as a tip. After that, they will wave their hands as if they are saying goodbye to you.
Believe it or not, these monkeys are from the school for monkeys in India, where they were trained for one year. They are not the only monkey students in the world. Some are being trained as nurses in an American medical college. These monkeys are about to look after patients and help-them with their housework.
A three-year-old monkey named Helen has learned to turn on TV, turn off lights, and open doors and windows when she is told to. Once the job is done, she will rush to her master, hoping to get some food as a reward. | middle4592.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "The Dancing Club."
},
"options": [
"The Art Club.",
"The Dancing Club.",
"The Photography Club.",
"The Outdoor Activities Club."
],
"question": "Which club is Han Meimei in?",
"question_type": "factiod_quest... | Hi, my name is Han Meimei. I'm in the Photography Club at school, because I like taking photos. Next Sunday, the club will have an activity. In the morning, we are going to meet at Guangming Bridge at 8:30 am. It is in the middle of the city. It is near my home so I will go there on foot. The scenery along the bridge is fantastic, so we will take photos there. We are going to spend two hours doing that. After having lunch together, we are going to the clothing show. There will be many beautiful clothes. There will be some famous designers , too. I'm looking forward to taking photos with them. And I hope some of them can write their names in my notebook. | middle2685.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "help you"
},
"options": [
"laugh at you",
"play jokes on you",
"help you",
"quarrel with you"
],
"question": "When you fail in the exam, both your teacher and your classmates will _ to make you happy.",
... | According to the recent survey , only forty percent of children in our school feel happy, Why?
Do you know what "happiness" means? A lot of money? No homework every day? High marks or anything else?
In fact , happiness is always around you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, you r friends will help you; When you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; When you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; When you do something wrong, people around you will help you to collect it; When you do something good to others, you will feel happy ,too. All these are happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you. All these can't be bought with money. It's a feeling of your heart. When you come across difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself.
As the saying goes , lift is a revolving door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person. | middle80.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "a popular online game"
},
"options": [
"a popular online game",
"a kind of sport",
"an interesting online film",
"a real farm"
],
"question": "From this passage, we know that \"Happy Farms\" is _ .",
"que... | Recently, Chinese netizens enjoy themselves on "growing and stealing crops" on the Internet. This is a game called "Happy Farms". Now more and more people are joining in the game, and getting addicted. Some of them are even found playing the game at work. Because of this, some players have been fired by their bosses. Lovers have broken up, but none of them can stop Happy Farms from becoming more popular.
Here we interviewed some young netizens and let's see what their opinions were.
Nongmin: Playing happy Farms at work, that's terrible! A clerk was fired because she was online playing it at work.
King: I find that all the dreams of having houses and fields, which are very hard to get in real life, are very easy to be realized in the games. I think I know the reason why the game is so popular.
Kaixin: We have to know how to control ourselves. We should keep our minds on study. Games are just games. I prefer to play sports with my classmates when I am free.
Kitty: I like Happy Farms. My high-pressure work makes me feel like I can't breathe. I wish I could have a real house and farm, but it seems so far away. I have to turn to virtual nature for my own house and farm.
People often get tired from work or study, so they go to their own farms, take care of their crops and pull out weeds. It is really delightful to forget about the pressure. But some players work from morning to night to "grow and steal crops". They lose themselves in the game and show no interest in anything else. It is really terrible. | middle7925.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "sunglasses and sun-block"
},
"options": [
"warm clothes and sports shoes",
"sunglasses and sun-block",
"fashionable clothes and a big bag",
"some fruit and drinks"
],
"question": "If you go to Hainan Island for ... | Some Advice on Travel
1) Forget fashion ! Always wear your most comfortable clothes when going on long journeys.
2) Traveling on trains and buses can be boring, so take a good book to read.
3) If you're going somewhere cold, remember to put on your warm clothes!
4) If you are going somewhere sunny, remember to bring your sun-block and sun glasses.
5) Always take a camera with you to _ those special moments.
6) Be careful with your things whenever you go to a busy place, like a train station. There are many thieves there!
7) Most countries have lower prices for students, so if you are a student, take your student card with you.
8) Always leave room in your bag for buying presents on the way home.
9) Bus tours often stop at expensive shops along the way, save your money by buying presents at local shops.
10) If you travel abroad, remember to take your passport. Whatever you do, don't lose it! | middle618.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "throw away rubbish"
},
"options": [
"use less electricity",
"drive a car on sunlight",
"plant trees",
"throw away rubbish"
],
"question": "If we _ , we may make global warming worse.",
"question_type": "c... | When you watch TV and play video games you make global warming worse! It may seem hard to believe, but when electricity is made, so are greenhouse gases . This means that every time you use electricity you help make global warming worse!
Cars are also making global warming worse. They burn fossil fuels in their engines, and send lots of greenhouse gases into the air.
Global warming may be a big problem, but we can all help stop it. People can try to drive their cars less. Or even get ones that run on sunlight! You can also help. Let's try one of these top ideas:
(1) Try to use less electricity. Turn off lights, your television, and your computer when you've stopped using them. To make electricity, fossil fuels are burned in big factories. But burning fossil fuels also makes greenhouse gases. You should also try to watch less TV.
(2) Plant trees. Not only is it a fun thing to do, but it is also a great way to lower the number of greenhouse gases in the air. Trees take carbon dioxide out of the air when they grow.
(3) Don't throw away your rubbish, try to recycle it. If rubbish is not recycled, it is put in the ground. There it rots and makes a greenhouse gas called methane .So try to recycle cans, bottles, plastic bags and newspapers. It'll make you feel great! And it'll help the Earth. | middle1603.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "always liked to find out how things worked"
},
"options": [
"liked to fly a kite by himself",
"always asked easy questions",
"always liked to play with water",
"always liked to find out how things worked"
],
"qu... | When Ben Franklin was only a boy,he always wanted to know about things. He was always asking his father and brothers "What?"and "How?" and "Why?"
They couldn't always tell him what he wanted to know.
When they couldn't tell him,Ben tried to find out for himself.
Many times Ben did find out things that no one knew before. The other boys would say,"That Ben Franklin!He's always finding out something new!"
Ben lived close to the water.He liked to go there to see the boats. He saw how the wind blew them across the water.
One day Ben said to himself,"Why can't the wind help me float across the water?And I'm going to try." Ben got his big kite.He took hold of the kite string and ran with it.The wind took the kite up into the air. Then Ben jumped into the water.
The wind blew the kite high into the air.Ben began to float across the water. Soon he was on the other side, _ .
One boy shouted,"Look at Ben floating across the water!His kite takes him to the other side without any work!"
"Yes," said another."He's always finding new ways to do things." | middle397.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "It's shy."
},
"options": [
"It's brave.",
"It's lovely.",
"It's shy.",
"It's lively."
],
"question": "What is Poodle like?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index"... | Name: Poodle
Missing since: June 3, 2015
Produce: Young(2 years old), curly hair, shy
Last seen: Wuyi Square
Please contact :Sarah 839-6722 or sarahcs@hotmail.com
Please do not run after the dog. It may run in fear.
Lost and found items will be displayed in the school hall.
On Friday, June 15, 2015
During lunch 12:30-1:30
Parents: If you know that your child has lost something , please remind him or her.
You are also welcome to have a look. | middle7272.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "trains are slow"
},
"options": [
"planes and cars are expensive",
"oil is expensive today",
"trains are slow",
"railways look ugly"
],
"question": "Some people think railways are dying because _ .",
"quest... | For years and years people have been saying that railways are dead. "We can do without railways," people say--as if cars and planes have made railways unnecessary. We all keep hearing that trains are slow, lose money and are dying. But this is far from the truth. In these days of expensive oil, railways have become highly _ with cars and planes. If you want to carry people or goods from place to place, they're cheaper than planes. And they have much in common with planes. A plane goes in a straight line and so does a railway. What is more, a railway takes you from the heart of a city center. It doesn't stop you as a car does on crowded roads. And no plane or car can ever carry as many goods as one train does.
Far from being dead, railways are much alive. Modern railway lines give you a comfortable journey. Where else can you eat well, sleep comfortably, feel safe and enjoy the scene while you are traveling at the same time? And we are only the beginning, for we have just entered the age of super-fast trains, which are traveling 150 miles an hour and more. Soon we will be wondering why we spent so much on highways and planes we can't fly in because we don't have enough money to buy the oil. | middle3014.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "go fishing"
},
"options": [
"watch TV",
"go fishing",
"play with his dog",
"listen to the radio"
],
"question": "Li Lei did NOT _ during the summer vacation.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{... | Li Lei, Beijing
I found the summer vacation was not so interesting as I imagined . It was very hot, so I had to spend most of the time staying at home, watching TV, listening to the radio and playing with my dog. Sometimes, I went to visit my relatives .
Gina, New York
I went to the countryside with my family and stayed there for about two weeks. The air there was nice and clean. Every day, we fed the chickens, milked the cows, played with the dogs and went fishing. We enjoyed ourselves very much. We wished to go there again.
Alice, London
My summer vacation was great. I went to Switzerland with my friends and stayed there for a week. It wasn't very hot there. We went to a climb the Alps . We felt very tired but excited. We also saw some beautiful lakes, went boating and took many photos. | middle3772.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "going to the museums"
},
"options": [
"going to the park",
"going to the museums",
"playing computer games",
"going to the supermarket"
],
"question": "The writer likes _ on weekends.",
"question_type": ... | I like visiting museums on weekends. In them I can see lots of interesting things. In London there are lots of museums. Across from my house is the British Museum. Going to the museum is free but I don't like going there. In the museum I can't speak with people. I can't touch the things and I can't take photos.
The Science Museum is not near my home and I can't take photos in it. But I like going there, because I can run, touch the things and speak with people in it. In the museum, I can also do some interesting things by myself. It's a good way to learn about science. The Science Museum is _ from 10 am to 6 pm every day. If you have time, please visit it. It's my favorite place in the world. | middle7514.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "seven days"
},
"options": [
"two days",
"five days",
"six days",
"seven days"
],
"question": "The zoo opens _ a week.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
... | Welcome to the zoo
Opening time: Price:
From Monday to Friday Adults:Y=20
8:30 a.m.--5:30 p.m. Childen:Y=10
On Saturday & Sunday
8:30 a.m.--6:00 p.m.
Location:Xiaohe Street, ChangchunDistrict ,Binhai City
. | middle7500.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Two"
},
"options": [
"One",
"Two",
"Three",
"Four"
],
"question": "How many people are there in this story? _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
... | People sometimes like to read stories of dogs very much. They think that dogs are much cleverer than cats, sheep, cows or other animals in their homes.
One of my best friends, Bob, has a dog named Jack. Every Sunday afternoon, Bob and Jack have a walk in the park nearby. Jack likes these walks very much. One Sunday afternoon, I stayed in Bob's home for a long time and we talked happily. Soon it was time for them to take a walk in the park. Jack was worried about it. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of me and looked at me. But I still paid no attention to him. I went on talking with my friend. At last, Jack could not wait any longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down in front of me again. But this time, he held my hat in his mouth. Suddenly, I understood what Jack meant. | middle1171.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "His granddaughter."
},
"options": [
"His daughter",
"His neighbor",
"His friend",
"His granddaughter."
],
"question": "Whom is the old man living with ?.",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
... | There is an old man living with his granddaughter. Every morning the old man goes out for a walk in the park and comes home at half past twelve for lunch.
But one morning a police car stops outside the house at twelve. One of the policemen says , "The old man can't find his way home in the park and call us for help, so we bring him home ."
The old man's granddaughter is very surprised ,but she thanks the policemen and they leave.
"But my grandfather," the granddaughter asks, "You go to the park every day for twenty years. How can't you find your way home ?"
The old man smiles, "I'm just tired and don't want to walk home." | middle5317.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Because she loves her parents and they love her very much."
},
"options": [
"Because her parents give her money.",
"Because her parents need her to take care of them.",
"Because she loves her parents and they love her very mu... | My tears run down from my cheeks when I talk to my parents on the phone. What are they doing when I call them? Dad works from seven o'clock in the morning to nine o'clock in the evening. My mum does all the housework, she also has to work in the field. But I can't do anything for them.
Every day she gets up at around 4 o'clock in the morning. When I sometimes call her at 7:30 in the evening, she tells me that she is still in the field and doesn't have supper. I tell her I'll study hard in the school. I also ask her to take care of herself and dad because I can't live without them.
Mum says that the happiest time for dad and her is when my sister and I come back home.
We play cards in the room, watch TV, or do anything we like, with dad and mum making delicious food in the kitchen. It is also the happiest time for me.
Love, sometimes, doesn't need many words. Love your parents like they love you. Give them a call, tell them you miss them. | middle2478.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "meat and cakes could make her fatter"
},
"options": [
"meat and cakes are junk food",
"meat and cakes could make her fatter",
"he liked eating them",
"meat and cakes could make her sick"
],
"question": "Mrs Brow... | Mrs Brown was very fat. Her husband thought she should go on a diet, and he made her eat no meat or cakes.
One morning, Mrs Brown made a nice cake for her husband, and he ate half of it. After he went out, Mrs Brown cut a very small piece of the cake and ate it. It was very delicious. Then she cut a bigger piece and ate it, too. In a few minutes she finished up the cake. "My husband is going to be very angry," she thought. "What should I do?" She made another cake very quickly, ate half of it, and put the other half on the table. Mr. Brown came back later. When he saw the half of the cake on the table, he was very happy.
,. (5,2, 10) | middle4009.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "It's golden."
},
"options": [
"It's white.",
"It's yellow.",
"It's golden.",
"It's black."
],
"question": "What color is Brooke Martin's dog?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | For 13-year-old Brooke Martin, seeing her golden dog Kayla has become much easier, even when she's not at home. Martin made a kind of machine--iCPooch. It allows pet owners to video chat with their pets and sends food from other places.2-1-c-n-j-y
When a dog owner puts the iCPooch app on a phone, he or she can connect to the iCPooch machine at home and start talking. The owner's image and voice will be on the screen. When the owner pushes a button on the iCPooch app, the machine will give the dog some food that has been stored inside the box.
How could Martin come up with the idea? The idea came to the Washington girl when she took a business class last year. That led her to think about helping her pet Kayla. Kayla always looked sad when she was left alone at home."I wanted to know how you could talk to your dog if you were not at home. And what if you were able to give them a treat while you were away?" Martin explained her idea.
Now Martin and her family have set up a company. They've had investments from businessmen and asked a factory to make the product. They expected to sell 8,000 products by the end of 2015.
Martin is satisfied with her success. "A year ago, I never thought that I would be able to start a business, or even having an idea for a business," she said. "I've learned that we are supposed to hold on to your dreams." | middle5471.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "To type in \"job search\" or \"employment\" to find the websites."
},
"options": [
"To type in \"job search\" or \"employment\" to find the websites.",
"To write a good resume.",
"To get ready for an interview.",
"To ge... | The Internet can show you lots of jobs all over the world. If you want to find a job on the Internet, use the words "job search" or "employment " to find the websites you need. You only need to type in what you want and where you want to work. In a few seconds, a list of jobs will appear on the screen. You can also type in the name of a company to learn about jobs there. Many websites list full-time and summer jobs.
Job search websites can help you in other ways, too. They show you how to write a good resume and how to get ready for an interview . They also tell you what to say to an interviewer on the telephone. Some websites give you interview conversations to practice. One website even has a dictionary of interview words. A good employment website can be a big help in your job search.
Good luck with your job-hunting. | middle6178.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "1 yuan"
},
"options": [
"0.1 yuan",
"1 yuan",
"10 yuan",
"20 yuan"
],
"question": "Ten plastic bottles could be sold for _ to the 73-year-old.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": ... | "Are you happy?" The simple question usually makes people confused . Even Mo Yan, who won a Nobel Prize, replied to it by saying, "I don't know."
When a migrant worker was asked, "Are you happy? (Ni Xing Fu Ma?)" by a CCTV reporter, he looked confused before replying, "My family name is Zeng. (Wo Xing Zeng.)" This has become a joke. But his answer showed migrant workers and TV reporters live in different worlds and they cannot even communicate with each other.
Similarly, when asked, "Are you happy?" a 73-year-old man, collecting used plastic bottles in a street in Zhejiang, said, "The bottles can be sold for 0.1 yuan each." Asked again, he said, "The government is good." The reporter went on, "My question is 'Are you happy?'" The old man answered, "My hearing is not good."
The reporter probably tried to reach the same answer that the interviewees including the migrant worker and the old man are "happy".
In fact, when the question is asked, we should learn about people's true situation and their true wishes and opinions but their "Yes" or "No".
Luckily, the government has paid more attention to the importance. Now there are many TV programs giving common people the chance to give their opinions.
"Everything we do is aimed at letting people live more happily." At last year's National People's Congress , Wen Jiabao said and agreed that increasing happiness would be a top aim for the 12th five-year plan. | middle1617.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "her boyfriend"
},
"options": [
"herself",
"nobody",
"her boyfriend",
"everybody"
],
"question": "The girl liked _ before she was able to see.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer":... | Once, there was a beautiful girl who didn't like herself, because she was blind, she couldn't see anything.
In fact, the girl loved nobody except her boyfriend, for he was always ready to help her. She used to tell her boyfriend, "If I could see the world, I would marry you."
One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to the girl. When the
came off,she was able to see
everything, including her boyfriend for the first time. He asked her, "Now that you can see the world, will you
marry me?" The girl looked at her boyfriend and was greatly surprised to see that he was blind, too. She had never expected that, and she would not like to be with a blind husband for the rest of her life, so she refused to marry him.
Her boyfriend left in tears and a few days later wrote a note to her, saying, "My dear, take good care of your eyes. Before they are yours, they were mine."
So, this is how the human brain often works when our situation changes. Only a very few remember what life was like before. And we often ask for more than we need. Life is a gift. Today, before you complain about the taste of your food,think of those who have nothing to eat. Before you complain about life,think of some ones who went to heaven too early. Before you complain about your old house, think of the people who are living in the streets. And when you are tired and complain about your job, think of those who have no jobs.
In a word, enjoy the things you have and don't forget your past.
,. | middle8155.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "at the age of 8"
},
"options": [
"at the age of 19",
"at the age of 8",
"when he began to go to school.",
"We don't know"
],
"question": "When did George Dennehy begin to learn play the cello?",
"question_ty... | Although 19-year-old George Dennehy is armless, he isn't letting that stop him from pursuing his dreams and sharing his passion with the world.
Born without arms, the young boy's birth parents left him. Luckily, a warm-hearted couple _ him and took good care of him. However, his new parents never allowed him to use his disability as an excuse to be lazy. When George turned eight, they asked him to sign up for cello lessons. The instrument is tough even for people who have the use of both their hands, so it was even more challenging for George, who had to learn to play it with his feet.
Thanks to his music teacher, the young boy not only mastered the cello, but also realized that he had a passion and talent for music. During middle school years, he also mastered the piano and guitar.
His music talent caught the eye of an American rock band who invited him to perform alongside them at a ten-day-long music festival.
The experience has inspired this once shy boy to pursue a career in music. He has also become a motivational speaker who encourages both able and disabled people to pursue their dreams, no matter how impossible these dreams may sound.
Geoge Dennehy is armless, he isn't letting that stop him from pursuing his dreams and sharing his passion with the world. | middle4747.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "it is fast"
},
"options": [
"it is interesting",
"it is fast",
"it is cheap",
"it is expensive"
],
"question": "Many people like travelling by plane because _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
... | Many people love going on a trip by plane, because planes are fast. But an airport is usually far away from the city, and it usually takes hours to get out of the airport and into the city. You have to get there and wait for the plane to _ for hours. You can not open the window, and you can not have delicious food.
I like travelling by train. I think trains are the safest . Train stations are usually in cities. When you are late for a train, you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train and look out of the window. You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes some time.
I also like cars. You can start your trip when you want to, and you don't need to get to a station. You can carry many things with you, too. But sometimes there are many cars on the road. | middle2336.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "A big robot."
},
"options": [
"A big robot.",
"A popular movie.",
"A smart boy.",
"A bad people in the movie"
],
"question": "What is Baymax?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Baymax, a new Disney character, has made everyone like him and want to hug him. The big robot is from the Disney movie--- Big hero 6. He lives with a fourteen-year-old smart boy called Hiro Hamada. Baymax has helped Hiro get through hard times after Hiro's elder brother died in an accident. Soon Hiro finds that some bad people are behind his brother's death and want to take the city. To stop it , he uses his high-tech gadgets and turns Baymax and his four other friends into super heroes. The movie has received very good feedback . In February, the movie won the best animation feature of the 87thOscar Awards. Baymax has become popular thanks to his big soft body and his comforting voice. People say his love can be found on the screen.
Mothers in Japan have started to make Baymax-sharped white rice balls for children. In China, fans warmly call him "the big white". The friendship between Baymax and Hiro makes many people cry in the cinema. As a nursing robot, Baymax is never designed to be a super hero. He dares to love you without expecting anything for himself. I think we all love him because of his love. | middle5459.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "she would probably do something against the law"
},
"options": [
"it was getting dark and raining",
"she needed a lift with the help of others",
"she was too old to stand up herself",
"she would probably do something ag... | A young woman was driving alone through the countryside. It was getting dark and raining. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road, holding out her hand as if she needed a lift. "I can't leave her out in this weather," the woman said to herself, so she stopped the car and opened the glass.
"Do you want a lift?" she asked. The old woman nodded and climbed into the car. After a while she said to the old woman, "Have you waited for long?" The old woman shook her head. "Strange," thought the young woman. She tried again, "Bad weather for the time of year," she said. The old woman nodded. Although the driver tried some, the lady said nothing except a nod of head or something else like that.
Then the young woman saw the lady's hands, they were very large and with thick hair. Suddenly, she realized that the lady was a man! She stopped the car. "I can't see that mirror," she said, "Would you mind cleaning it for me?" The lady nodded and opened the door. As soon as the lady was out of the car, the young woman drove off quickly.
When she got to the next village, she stopped. She found that the old lady had left a handbag on the backseat. She picked it up and opened it. She gave out a deep breath. Inside it was a gun! | middle6150.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Because we have more mental energy than any other time"
},
"options": [
"Because it is easy for us to solve it correctly",
"Because we have more mental energy than any other time",
"Because we don't feel it more difficult",
... | Successful students have good study habits. They have these habits in all of their lessons. Read about each study habit. Work to develop any study habit you do not have.
Try not to do too much studying at one time.
If you try to do too much studying at one time, you will get tired easily and your studying will not be very effective. Taking short breaks will help get back your mental energy.
Try to study at the same times each day.
Studying at the same times each day makes it become a regular part of your life, just like sleeping and eating. When a study time comes up during the day, you will be mentally prepared to begin studying.
Set clear goals for their study times.
Goals will help you stay focused and check your progress. Simply sitting down to study has little value. You must be very clear about what you want to get during your study time.
Start studying when planned
You may not start your studying on time because you don't like a task or think it is too hard. If you do this, you are _ . If you procrastinate for any reason, you will find it difficult to get everything done when you need to. You may rush to make up the time you wasted getting started, resulting in careless work and mistakes.
Work on the task they find most difficult first.
Your most difficult task will require the most effort. Start with your most difficult task since this is when have the most mental energy.
Review their notes before beginning a task.
Reviewing your notes can help you make sure you are doing a task correctly. Also, your notes may include information that will help you complete a task.
Review their schoolwork over the weekend.
Yes, weekends should be fun in time. But there is also time to do some review. This will help you be ready to go on Monday morning when another school week begins. | middle7528.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Mrs. Peterson, Mr. Peterson and Mary."
},
"options": [
"Mr. Peterson",
"Mrs. Peterson",
"Mrs. Peterson and Mr. Peterson",
"Mrs. Peterson, Mr. Peterson and Mary."
],
"question": "Who is in Xihu Middle school ?.",... | Mary is from the U.S.A. She has two brothers. Now her family are in China. Her father, Mr. Peterson teaches English in Xihu Middle School. And her mother works in the same school. She teaches English, too. Mary likes red clothes very much. Her mother likes red clothes a lot, too.
Mary is a nice girl student. She is in Xihu Middle School .She can speak Chinese. She has many Chinese friends. She teaches them English, and they teach her Chinese. Her two brothers are twins. One is Bob, the other is Bill. They look the same. They are only three. So their grandparents look after them at home. Mrs. Peterson has many toys for the twins. Bob likes toy cars, but Bill likes toy bears. They are happy every day. | middle1159.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "modern traffic development"
},
"options": [
"modern technology",
"modern traffic development",
"travel agencies",
"development of people's lives"
],
"question": "Traveling has become much easier because of the ... | Traveling is one of the most important things and people have been interested in it for many years. Modern traffic develops fast. So traveling to different places has become much easier than before.
Staying healthy while traveling can make your trip happier. But do you know how to keep healthy during a trip? The following information may be useful for you.
Before traveling:
Wear comfortable shoes, a hat and sunglasses.
Take some necessary medicine with you. They can be used when you get sick or have other problems.
If you do lots of sports like walking or climbing during your trip, you should do some exercise for weeks or months before you leave.
While traveling:
Be sure not to eat dirty food or bad fruit.
Have enough time to take a rest during your trip.
Tap water is not safe, so drink bottled water and always clean the cover of the bottle. | middle6636.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "is studying in a university"
},
"options": [
"is studying in a university",
"is living in New York",
"is a sports girl",
"is in the sports club"
],
"question": "From the story we know that Sang Lan _ now.",
... | Sang Lan is a former member of the national women's gymnastic team. She hurt herself seriously in a competition at the Goodwill Games held in Long Island, New York in 1998. She has been on a wheelchair since then.
Although she was disabled, Sang Lan believed that she would walk again one day. She kept on exercising all year round, and was sure that she would stand up. When she was in New York, she caught the hearts of Americans. Many people called her "a brave and confident girl". She became an international symbol of courage and was very popular in the United States.
The brave girl has been a college student in Peking University now. Her dream of going to college has come true.
"'Get up from where you fall' is the most ordinary thing for a gymnast. And it's my motto ." Sang said, "I'll spend my time scientifically and work hard on my studies so as to be a winner in life."
,. | middle3996.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "hands"
},
"options": [
"feet",
"mouth",
"eyes",
"hands"
],
"question": "In Arabic countries you must be careful with your _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_in... | We know good manners are important. Today I am going to tell you something about manners in different countries. I think you already know that people in different countries usually have different ways of doing things. Something that is rude in one country may be quite polite in another. For example, in Britain you mustn't lift your bowl to your mouth when you are having liquid food. That is considered bad manners in Britain. But in Japan you needn't worry about making a noise when you drink something. It shows that you are enjoying it. In Britain we try not to put our hands on the table at all during a meal. In Mexico, however, guests are expected to keep their hands on the table _ a meal. In Arabic countries we must be careful with our hands. You see, in Arabic countries you mustn't eat with your left hand. This is considered to be very impolite. So, what should you do if you visit a foreign country? Well, you needn't worry. You can ask the native people there to help you and you can just watch carefully and try to do what they do. | middle2450.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "To write about a match"
},
"options": [
"To read the text",
"To write about a match",
"To do their homework",
"To have a lesson"
],
"question": "What does the teacher ask the students to do?",
"question_type... | One day, a middle school teacher comes into the classroom and says to his students: "Today I want you to write about yesterday's football match. I'm going to take your exercise books home with me. Now please begin. "
The students all take out their pens and exercise books and begin to write. A boy called
Tom thinks hard. At first he doesn't write down a word. But five minutes later, he finishes. He stands up and looks at the teacher. The teacher asks, "What is the matter, Tom?" "I have finished, "sir," says the boy. "Well, give me your book." The boy goes to the teacher and gives him the exercise book. The teacher opens it and reads: "Rain, no match. " | middle4021.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "The ruler"
},
"options": [
"The pencil box",
"The ruler",
"The pencil",
"The pen"
],
"question": "What is blue and red?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0... | Hello! I'm Tom. This is a pencil box. It's orange. It's my pencil box. What's in the pencil box? A ruler is in the pencil box. It's my ruler. The ruler is blue and red. That is a pencil in my pencil box. It's black and white. It is not my pencil. Look! That girl
is Lucy. It is her pencil. I find a green pen in the pencil box, too. It's Tim's. I call
Tim at 759-631. It is his telephone number. | middle3982.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Six."
},
"options": [
"Three.",
"Four.",
"Five.",
"Six."
],
"question": "How many brothers and sisters does the writer have?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"a... | I grew up in one of the poorest areas in Bradford. I live in a three-bedroom house with six brothers and sisters. I studied very hard . I got the best results in the history of the school. Other students would be happy with receiving such results. Their parents would give them an MP5 player as a prize or take them for a trip. What about me? In fact it made me sad. It was because my application to Imperial College London didn't pass. It is my dream to study medicine there.
I know that nothing in life is easy. I won't give up. I will apply again the following year. While some students are traveling during the holiday, I am working hard. I help the doctors look after sick people in a hospital . I believe I must become a doctor one day. | middle2444.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "He is a 10-month-old dog."
},
"options": [
"He is a 11-year-old schoolboy.",
"He is a 10-month-old dog.",
"He is good at reading books.",
"He is a vice-headmaster in a middle school."
],
"question": "What do we ... | Dogs have long been regarded as a loyal friend of humans. They are not only a good companion to their owners, but also a security guard in some way. However, in fact, dogs do more things than just that. Recently, a British middle school has invited a dog to the classroom. Why? For fun? For security? Or for experiments?
Flossie, a ten-month-old poodle, says "No" to all the above guesses. He is there to help increase students' reading confidence. It is a little hard to believe, but it's real.
Vice-headmaster Sue Frost is responsible for training and taking care of the dog. She said, "Flossie has a great _ on students.They are willing to read for him. This is really a good way for students to learn more new words and make new progress."
Flossie is quite popular among students. Jacob Wicks, an 11-year-old schoolboy, entered the school last November. He said, "I think Flossie is a lovely dog. He always listens to me quietly when I am reading. There is no need for me to worry about negative comments if I don't read well." Another student named Jordan Leatherhead said that he liked reading Guinness world Records for Flossie, and that Flossie like listening to him because there are many records about dogs and other animals in the book.
Wow! This is really an interesting teaching method. Why not have a try if you have a pet dog at home?
,. | middle4035.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "very hot"
},
"options": [
"very hot",
"rude",
"impolite",
"cold"
],
"question": "From the passage, we can know that the Chinese are usually _ to the guests.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | Do as the Romans Do
The customs in different countries are rather different. If I have dinner with a Chinese host, he always puts more food onto my plates as soon as I have emptied it. That often discomforts me greatly. I have to eat the food even if I don't want to, because it is considered bad manners in the West to leave one's food on the plate. I have already noticed that when a Chinese sits at an American's dinner party, he very often refuses the offer of food or drink though he is in fact still hungry or thirsty. This might be good manners in China, but it is not in the West at all. In the United States, it is impolite to keep asking someone again and again or insist on his accepting something. Americans have a direct way of speaking. If they want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say, "No, thanks." When an American is fed with beer by the host, for example, he might say, "No, thanks. I'll take some diet, Pepsi-Cola if you have it. "That is what an American will do. So when you go to the United States, you had better remember the famous saying: When in Rome, do as the Romans do. | middle6622.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "live alone"
},
"options": [
"live in family groups",
"live alone",
"live together",
"live with other animals"
],
"question": "Leopards _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Leopards live in many parts of the world, from Siberia to Africa. They have a very beautiful yellow skin with large black spots. They live for about 15 years and eat small mammals such as zebras, monkeys, and antelopes .They sleep for about 12 hours a day . Leopards are very solitary animals. They spend most of their time alone in trees, where they wait until a small animal passes. They jump on the animal and then drag it up into the tree, where they eat it.
Like many animals, leopards are disappearing because people hunt them. They kill them for their beautiful coats. The Sinai leopard, for example, from Egypt, is now probably extinct . | middle6144.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "people in US like to read blogs for news"
},
"options": [
"56% of the Chinese write blogs",
"people in US like to read blogs for news",
"the Chinese never share feelings with each other through blogs",
"the way that Chi... | It was reported today that in China, 56% of people who write blogs do so as a personal diary and 83% use their blogs for sending messages to friends. It was also found that there is a strong East- West difference. In places like the US, blogs that offer information on news attract more readers but in China, blogs are more likely to be about sharing personal feelings.
It seems that bloggers can be divided into three types: IT bloggers, bloggers who record their ordinary feelings and media bloggers.
When blogging first started, the IT people had the technological advantage and they took the chance to put their thoughts on the web. Some of these IT people now have had over a million people read their blogs.
The next wave of bloggers did not have any training as writers or in IT and wrote about normal daily life. Media bloggers, however, are trained writers, such as journalists and editors. When the many media bloggers
, the everyday bloggers lost most of their readers. Media bloggers have the advantage of knowing how to communicate well through the written words.
However, the normal bloggers are still out there and increasing in number. It seems that blogging is the new way to express your feelings. People feel like the world is listening to, or rather reading, their problems, even if they are not. | middle8169.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Grade Four"
},
"options": [
"Class Four",
"Grade Four",
"Class Five",
"Grade Five"
],
"question": "Chen Rong is in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,... | There is a girl. Her name is Chen Rong. She's a student in Grade Four at Jiajiao Primary School in Chongqing. Teachers and students all like her, because this eleven-year-old girl studies very well and she is very diligent . Every day she is the first one to come to the classroom and clean the classroom.
At home Chen Rong is a filial girl. There's something wrong with her mother's eyes so Chen Rong cooks for her parents every morning. There's something with her father's left hand . After school Chen Rong works in the _ with him. She hasn't got time to play. She says she is her father's left hand and her mother's eyes. | middle4753.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "your short-term memory"
},
"options": [
"your long-term memory",
"your short-term memory",
"the telephone book",
"your notebook"
],
"question": "You remember things every day, but you also forget things easily b... | "Memorize these words." "Learn this spelling rule." "Don't forget about the exam tomorrow." You remember things every day, but how do you do it?
When you want to call a store or an office that you don't call often, you look in the telephone book for the number. You _ the number, and then you forget it! You use your short-term memory to remember the number. Your short-term memory lasts about half a minute. However, you don't need to look in the telephone book for your best friend's number because you already know it. This information is in your long-term memory. Your long-term memory has everything that you remember through the years. The major reason for forgetting something is because you do not learn it well at the beginning. For example, you meet some new people, and right away you forget their names. You hear the names but you do not learn them, so you forget them. | middle2322.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "You can sleep in tree houses."
},
"options": [
"You can sleep in tree houses.",
"You can choose any of the towers.",
"It is designed for big families.",
"Every room has a walkway."
],
"question": "What is specia... | Coolest Hotels in the World
Ariau Amazon Towers
The Ariau Amazon Towers hotel lets you sleep in a tree house. Eight towers make up this hotel that offers over 300 rooms. If you really want to get into the spirit, the Tarzan Suite which is large enough for big family. You'll thirty feet up in the air and can travel between the towers through their wooden walkways.
Prices starting at $300 one night for each person for a regular room and going all the way up to $3000 for the Tarzan Suite.
For more information, visit the website: http://www.ariautowers.com
The Ice Hotel
Every winter in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden, a special kind of hotel called the Ice Hotel is built. Each year, world-famous artists are invited to design and produce works of art from the ice, many of which can be found in the rooms. You'll have your choice between hot or cold rooms, but you will be well advised to stay at least one night in a cold room for a true experience.
Prices: starting $318 one night for each person for either a cold room or a warm one.
For more information, visit the website: http://www.icehotel.com
Propeller Island City Lodge
Propeller Island City Lodge is a very special hotel that was designed by a German artist. Each room provides you with the possibility of living in a work of art. Every single piece of furniture in the thirty rooms of the hotel has been hand-made and each room is completely different. You'll be able to choose a room based on your own personal tastes.
Prices: starting at just $91 a night, and an additional person for only 20 extra dollars.
For more information, visit the website: http://www.propeller-island.com
For information about other cool hotels in the world, visit the website: _ | middle4960.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "the man deserted his mother"
},
"options": [
"the man was rich",
"the man deserted his mother",
"his mother left the man",
"the man didn't like him"
],
"question": "John didn't know his father because _ .",
... | John lived with her mother when he was young. He didn't know who his father was. The woman did some washing for the rich and could buy only some bread for her son. So the boy was short and thin.
One cold morning there was much snow in the streets. A car knocked the woman down and the policemen took her to the hospital. She didn't tell John that his father deserted her before he was born until she died. She left her son the name and address of his father.
John found his father, Mr. Brown, in another city. He was one of the richest shopkeepers and he had to receive his son. From then on the boy lived a rich life. He ate all kinds of delicious food and wore beautiful clothes. But he didn't go to school and could not read or write.
Once his father took him to a party. He saw a newspaper lying on the floor and picked it up while others were talking about a film. He had a look at it and found a car's wheels were upward .He called out," Oh, dear! An accident happened!"
All the people were surprised and began to read the newspaper. But soon they all began to laugh. Do you know why? | middle1818.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "go over your new lessons"
},
"options": [
"introduce yourself",
"learn about the school rules",
"make new friends",
"go over your new lessons"
],
"question": "According to the passage you usually do everything o... | It's school time again! You're probably feeling excited and maybe a little sad that summer is over. Some kids feel nervous or a little scared on the first day of school because of all the new things: new teachers, new friends, and even a new school. Luckily, these "new" worries only stick around for a little while. Let's find out more about going to a new school.
Most teachers kick
the new school year by introducing themselves and talking about all the stuff you'll be doing that year. Some teachers give students a chance to tell something about themselves to the rest of the class, too. When teachers do the talking on the first day, they often go over classroom rules and school rules so you'll know what's allowed and what's not. Please pay close attention.
You might already know a lot of people in your classes on the first day, but it's a great day to make a new friend, so try to say hello to kids you know and new ones that you don't. Make the first move and you'll be glad you did, and so will your new friend!
Seeing friends you haven't seen in a while can make the first day a good one. You can make the day feel special by wearing clothes that you really like. Maybe you got a great T-shirt on one of your vacations, or a pair of sneakers . It also can make you feel good to be prepared and have all the things you need, such as pencils, folders, and whatever else you'll be needing. But make sure that you pack them the night before in case you don't have time in the morning. | middle8182.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "gives us courage"
},
"options": [
"gives us courage",
"thinks highly of others",
"shares great fame",
"stands on the mountaintop"
],
"question": "According to this passage, a hero is a person who always _ .",... | Like many people, I have no clear idea about heroes. At some point, we all wonder if we need a hero and what a hero really is.
Although there are a lot of differences in cultures, heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics which give us courage and make us want to learn from them.
A hero does something worth talking about. A hero has a special story to tell and people think highly of it. But a hero is not just the person with great fame .
A hero has powers larger than himself. Some people want to live like a hero, and they have to experience life with new and further meaning. A sure test for would-be heroes is what or whom they serve. What do they want to live and die for? If the answer suggests they serve only their own fame, they may be famous persons but not heroes.
A hero has a _ from the mountaintop. He has the power to move people. He creates new possibilities. Without Gandhi, India might still be part of Britain. Without Martin Luther King, Jr., Americans might take different buses, eat in different restaurants, go for walks in different parks, and shop in different stores because of the different colors of their skin.
There might be changes in society without a hero, but the speed of change would be rather slow. Thanks to heroes in history, they make the society develop so rapidly. | middle354.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Jennifer Westfeldt."
},
"options": [
"Jennifer Westfeldt.",
"Adam Scott",
"Kristen Wiig",
"Megan Fox."
],
"question": "The movie was written by?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": ... | Friends with Kids was put on in American theatres on March 9th, 2012. Its writer and director is Jennifer Westfeldt. It's a _ about some friends at that time in life when children arrive and everything changes. It will make you feel happy and funny and can't help laughing.
In the movie, the last two singles Westfeldt and Adam Scott, decided to make a test--to have a kid together and meet other people. Most people will be surprised at what happens in the movie. It can help you think of more about your love for your parther and family.
The famous stars in the movie are Adam Scott. Jennifer Westfeldt, Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Chris O'Dowd, Megan Fox, and Edward Burns. You can also visit this movie's official website.
,. | middle6811.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "novel"
},
"options": [
"history book",
"fashion magazine",
"newspaper",
"novel"
],
"question": "The writer picked out a _ in the library.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | I had never really liked reading and thought it was a waste of time. But once my teacher told our class to go to the library and find our favorite books. I love basketball, so I picked out a basketball book. It was called "Hoops" by Water Dean Myers. It is a good novel, and suitable for basketball lovers.
This story is about a high school ball player named Lonnie. Lonnie lives in a poor family in Harlem, New York. He is a good basketball player and dreams of playing basketball in college, and of course in the NBA. When Cal, his new coach, walks into his life, he just wants to keep away from him. But at last they become friends and face many challenges together.
I am now reading more of Walter Dean Myers' books. A lot of his books are about growing up in Harlem, just like he did. However, I like "Hoops" best. From Lonnie, you will learn that the people around you really affect who you are, and how much it helps to have the support of family and friends in your life.
This book also makes me think about how hard it would be to grow up in a rough neighborhood. I have realized that we must believe in ourselves when life gets hard. I have learned a lot from this book, and I think anyone will learn much after reading it.
It is a good story, and I really suggest that everyone read it. I hope you will enjoy this book as much as I do. | middle3969.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "you should find out what your homework is"
},
"options": [
"the teacher will remind you of the homework",
"the teacher will call you to tell you what your homework is",
"you should find out what your homework is",
"you ... | American Classroom Rules
1. If the teacher asks a question, you should give an answer. If you do not understand the question, you should put up your hand and ask the teacher to repeat the question. If you don't know the answer, it's all right to tell the teacher that you don't know. Then he or she knows what you need to learn.
2. There is no excuse for not doing your homework. If you can not go to school, you should call your teacher or your classmate and ask for the homework. It is your responsibility to find out what homework you have missed. It is not the teacher's job to remind you of missed homework.
3. You must not be absent on a test day. If you are badly ill, call and let the teacher know you will not be there for the test. If your teacher allows you to take a _ , you should take the test within one or two days after you return to class. Bad illness is the only reason for missing a test.
4. Be on time! It's not polite to be late. Also, it bothers other students. If you must come in late, be sure to do it quietly. Have your books out of your bag before you come into the classroom. Then go to your seat and sit quietly. In the US, it is not necessary to knock at the door before you come into the classroom. | middle426.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Yao Ming"
},
"options": [
"Pele",
"Yao Ming",
"Steffi Graf",
"Martina Navratilova"
],
"question": "In the passage, _ is the youngest player.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Yao Ming was born in China in 1980. In his last season with the Shanghai Sharks, he scored 32.4 points per game. Now the big man from China is helping the Houston Rockets in the NBA. He is the son of two great basketball players and learnt how to play basketball when he was young. Now, as one of the stars in the NBA, he is working hard to make his dream come true and show the world that Chinese basketball players love this game too!
Pele was a football player that everyone knew. He was born in Brazil in 1940. He started playing for Santos when he was only 16 and he didn't retire(v)until 1977. He played for Brazil 111 timesand he scored 97 internationalgoals. Pele came from a poor family. He started playing football in thestreet, like many people around the world do. He was soon picked to play for Santos and quickly became an international person.
Steffi Graf was born in Germany in 1969. She won the tennis semi-final(n)at Wimbledon in 1985 when she was only 16, but she lost the final to another great tennis player, Martina Navratilova. People were surprised by the strength and power of her game. She soon became a famous tennis player and she has won most of the main matches several times. | middle4974.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "8"
},
"options": [
"8",
"35",
"39",
"65"
],
"question": "It took the scientists _ years to prove that small amount of chocolate is good for people.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answ... | German scientists say that eating a little chocolate every day may keep you away from cardiovascular disease. The scientists have found that chocolate, especially dark chocolate , can help you cut down 39 percent of heart disease, including taking a very small amount . However, the study advises people not to eat too much chocolate, because too much chocolate is bad for our bodies. So the scientists advise people to eat small amount of chocolate instead of sugar or high-fat snacks.
Scientists said, "Dark chocolate shows the greatest effects, milk chocolate fewer , and white chocolate no effects." The results showed chocolate may cut down blood pressure, but they also say that further study is needed.
In the eight-year study, people's daily diet, exercise habits, and blood pressure were studied in 19,357 persons aged 35 to 65. They found that people who are an average of 7.5 grams of chocolate a day had a very lower chance of heart disease than those who ate much less chocolate , and average of 1.7 grams a day. | middle1824.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "think they can have a good time and develop relationships"
},
"options": [
"are afraid of silence with their families and friends",
"can both talk and watch the screen at the same time",
"think they can have a good time and d... | When women sit together to watch a movie on TV, at the same time they usually talk about a lot of subjects, including children, men, careers and what's happening in their lives. When groups of men and women watch a movie together, the men usually end up telling the women to shut up. Men can either talk or watch the screen---they can't do both---and they don't understand that women can. Besides , women think that the point of all getting together is to have a good time and develop relationships--not just to sit there like couch potatoes staring at the screen.
During the ad breaks, a man often asks a woman to explain the plot(the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.) and tell him where the relationship between the characters is going. He is unable, unlike women, to read the small body language signals that show how the characters are feeling emotionally . Since women originally spent their days with the other women and children in the group, they developed the ability to communicate successfully because they want to keep relationships. For a woman, speech continues to have such a clear purpose: to build relationships and make friends. For men, to talk is to connect to the facts.
Men see the telephone as a communication tool for sending facts and information to other people, but a woman sees it as a way of keeping relationship. A woman can spend two weeks on vacation with her girlfriend and, when she returns home, telephone the same girlfriend and talk for another two hours.
There is no convincing evidence that social conditioning, the fact that girls' mothers talked them more, is the reason why girls talk more than boys. Psychiatrist Dr. Michael Lewis, author ofSocial Behaviour and Language Acquisition, conducted experiments that found mothers talked to and looked at baby girls more often than baby boys. Scientific evidence shows parents reply to the brain differences of their children. Since a girl's brain is better organized to send and receive speech, we talk to them more. As a result, mothers who try to talk to their sons are usually pointed to receive only short complaints in reply. | middle368.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Forty minutes."
},
"options": [
"None.",
"Two hours.",
"Three hours.",
"Forty minutes."
],
"question": "How much time does it take students to finish their homework at Tiffin Boy's school now?",
"question_ty... | For most kids, homework is just part of their daily lives, but have you ever imagined that one day you won't need to do any homework at all? Such a thing has just happened in a school in the UK.
Nottingham East Academy, a school in the UK, has established a non-homework policy recently. The school plans to give an extra lesson and provide more activities for students to do at school. So the students no longer need to do homework after class. When the school announced this policy , students , parents and teachers were all shocked.
The school , Nottingham East Academy , is the country's largest school. It has a total of 3,570 students. Barry Day, the president of the school, thinks that homework is unnecessary and can easily cause argument both at home and at school. He once told the local newspaper ," People give homework for children to do simply because they think it should be given. Actually, homework doesn't help with education at all."
Letting kids leave their homework at school is becoming popular in the UK. Several other schools are welcoming the policy and are taking similar measures .Tiffin Boy's school has started giving students less homework. Students now spend less time on homework. The time has dropped from two or three hours to just forty minutes a night. Nottingham East Academy is asking students to read for pleasure with their parents at home instead. | middle3955.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "RMB 21"
},
"options": [
"RMB 24",
"RMB 21",
"RMB 18",
"RMB 23"
],
"question": "If you want to buy a small bowl of mutton and carrot noodles and two large bowls of chicken and cabbage noodles, you can pay _ ."... | House of noodles
We have three size bowls of noodles, small, medium and large. A small bowl of mutton and carrot noodles is RMB 5. A medium bowl of beef and potato noodles is RMB 7. A large bowl of chicken and cabbage noodles is RMB 8.
Welcome to our house.
Lunch special
We have some great specials. The cabbage, tomatoes and rice lunch special is RMB 3. The beef, carrots and rice lunch special is RMB 5. The dumplings and soup lunch special is RMB 8.
Time: 11:00a.m---2:00p.m
Dessert house
What kind of dessert would you like? We have two new specials: (1) Apple, strawberry and ice cream. (2) Banana, orange and ice cream. And what size of dessert would you like? Small, medium or large? And we also have juice and tea. | middle2493.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "the sound of the number in Chinese"
},
"options": [
"the shape of the number",
"the sound of the number in Chinese",
"the history of the numbers",
"the sound of the number in English"
],
"question": "What makes ... | Do you have a lucky number? What is it? Many people have a special number that they hope will bring them good luck.
In Chinese culture, some numbers are believed to be lucky or unlucky based on the Chinese word that the number sounds similar to.
For example, the word for the number 8 sounds similar to the word for "making a fortune ". So, people consider it a very lucky number. Some people will even spend a lot of money to have 8s in their phone numbers or vehicle license plate numbers. The opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics began at 8:08 p.m. on August 8, 2008.
The number 9 is also a lucky number because of its connection to the emperors of China. There were nine dragons on emperors' robes and Chinese myth held that the dragon has nine children. The number 9 also stands for "long lasting". That's why a man always proposes to(---)a woman with 99 or 999 roses.
So what's a "bad luck" number in China? It might be 4. Many Chinese people see 4 as a "bad luck" number because it sounds similar to the character for "death".
Because of this, many buildings skip the fourth floor, and simply call it the fifth floor. In Hong Kong, some buildings even skip all floors numbered with 4, such as, 4, 14, 24, 34 and all 40-49 floors. Some buildings also skip the 13th floor, as this is considered an unlucky number in many Christian countries. As a result, a building whose highest floor is 50 may have only 35 physical floors. | middle6839.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Work at an orphanage."
},
"options": [
"Teach in a school.",
"Work at an orphanage.",
"Provide service for volunteers.",
"Work in a hospital."
],
"question": "What did the writer think she would do in Thailand a... | In October 2012, I joined an organization to volunteer to work in Thailand. When I arrived in Thailand, I thought I would be taken to an orphanage . However, I was told that I had to go to the place where I would live by train alone. And then I knew that my job was to teach English in a school instead of working at an orphanage.
The next day I went to the school and met the kids I would teach. In the classroom, the kids looked at me, saying nothing. No one could speak English. But from their eyes, I knew they were really nervous to learn English, It seemed like a big challenge for me, but that was just what I wanted.
Although I loved the kids and the challenge, my life in Thailand was quite hard at first. I was alone and there was nobody I could talk to. However, I didn't give up. If I had been afraid of difficulties, I wouldn't have traveled all the way from England to Thailand to be a volunteer. Little by little, I learned some Thai and started to fall in love with Thailand. Every time I saw the kids' pleasure of learning English, I was happy and felt that what I was doing was really _ .
Now I'm working in a hospital in Thailand. If you also want to be a volunteer like me, don't worry too much about the food or the place where you live. After all, as a volunteer, the most important thing is to help people who need help! | middle3799.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "expensively"
},
"options": [
"expensively",
"happily",
"dangerously",
"hardly"
],
"question": "Many people can't buy the tickets from the railway station, and they sometimes can only buy them from the scalpers ... | Look! There are thousands of people waiting to buy tickets home in the railway station. Each time when Spring Festival comes, buying tickets of train trip would be very hard. And things seem to be getting worse and worse, although we have greatly increased the mileage of railway network and speeded up trains. Why? It's because too many people want to go back home to spend Spring Festival with their family. Many people become angry with the Ministry of Railways.
They wonder why it is hopeless for them to get the tickets from the railway station Instead, they sometimes can only buy them from ticket scalpers at much higher price.
The Ministry of Railways estimated that about 188 million passengers would travel by train during the 40-day peak period surrounding the 2009 Spring Festival holiday. The number of travelers will be 8% higher than that of 2008. This problem even drew the President Hu Jintao's attention. He wrote a note to Liu Zhijun,Minister of the Ministry of Railways, asking him to take action to improve passenger convenience. Afterward, officials from the Ministry of Railways said they would try their best not to let any ticket-buyers spend Spring Festival at the railway station. | middle2487.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "300 yuan"
},
"options": [
"300 yuan",
"600 yuan",
"1,500 yuan",
"2,000 yuan"
],
"question": "How much do Li Hua's family have to live on for a whole year?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
... | It would be hard for a family to live on 300 yuan a month, wouldn't it?
That's how much Li Hua's family have to live on for a whole year. The world is now trying to help people like Li Hua to live better. From Tuesday until today, about 2,000 government leaders , scientists met in Shanghai to talk about stopping poverty around the world. According to the United Nations, the poorest people in the world live on less than 8.5 yuan a day.
Most of those people live in African countries like Sierra Leone and Somalia. These countries often have wars and lots of diseases. Now, more than 1 billion people in the world live in poverty. The UN said that by 2015, that number should be cut in half.
To help China's poor people, the World Bank has given more than 37 billion yuan to help China build railways and schools and stop river pollution and deserts.
Many places in China's countryside, like Li Hua's home in Chongqing, are very poor. Li Hua, 13, lives with her mother, two grandparents and a 16-year-old brother in Chongqing. Her father is dead. The family make their living by planting crops. They have no TV, no electric fan and no telephone. | middle4948.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "A show."
},
"options": [
"A movie.",
"A book.",
"A show.",
"A magazine."
],
"question": "What's \"Drawing with Mark\"?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,... | If you are like me and you love drawing a lot, then I'm sure you'll love "Drawing With Mark". "Drawing With Mark" is a great show and Mark is really helpful. He gives kids some tips on how to draw and often teaches kids some history about the things they draw. Kids can also learn three or four fun facts about what they are drawing.
"Happy Tails" is about cats and dogs. Mark shows how to draw them and talks about how to look after them, too.
In "A Day With The Dinosaurs", Mark visits the Museum of Boston and speaks to an expert to learn how the dinosaurs lived, what they ate and how long they lived.
In "Reach For The Stars", Mark is also at the Museum of Boston. He speaks to another expert about the stars. I learned how far we are from the stars. I thought that the stars were just about 100 miles from us, but they are millions of miles from us. That's really far!
If you love drawing, you can watch this show. You can have fun with the tips Mark gives you. The tips will help you to become an artist. | middle4790.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Dutch"
},
"options": [
"Greek",
"Dutch",
"French",
"English"
],
"question": "Alex Rwlings' mother spoke to him in the following languages EXCEPT _ when he was young.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
... | Alex Rawlings, from Oxford University, Has been named the UK's most multilingual person. The 21-year-old British student can speak 11 language and is learning a 12th, He knows English, Greek, German, French, Dutch, Afrikaans, Spanish,Catalan,ltalian, Russian and Hebrew.Rawlings' mother, who is half Greek, spoke to him in English, Greek and some French when he was growing up. Rawlings is studying German and Russian at university now. He taught himself other languages like Dutch because he wanted to talk to people on his travels or simply because he thought the language was interesting or beautiful."When I was a kid, I always wanted to speak different languages," Rawlings said. "My parents often took me to my mom's family in Greece. My dad worked in Japan for four years. I was always frustrated that I couldn't talk to other kids in those countries because of the language. "
Thanks to his talent for languages, Rawliings has made many friends. He also thinks that picking up new languages getseasier over time.Rawlings plans to perfect his Russian while studying in the small Russian city of Yaroslavi and the next language he plans to learn is Arabic."No matter how many languages I Iearn, my favorite language is always Greek because I have spoken it since childhood," he said. | middle1830.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "gives Jenny kisses"
},
"options": [
"hugs Jenny",
"plays a game",
"goes for a walk",
"gives Jenny kisses"
],
"question": "Marley _ every morning.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer... | I'm Jenny. Nothing is cuter than my dog, Marley. He sleeps near my bed at night and gives me kisses every morning. He gets sad when I leave for school. But he's always there waiting when I get home., ready to go for a walk or play a game.
On a Christmas Eve , Marley walked with my family to a store. My mum tied him up outside. When we came out of the store, Marley had gone. My mum called the police to report that he had been stolen. We couldn't find him anywhere. I was very sad. It was the worst Christmas Eve ever.
That night, I didn't sleep well. My cat seemed to know I was sad and hugged me to make me feel better. On Christmas morning, I woke up and called for Marley. Then I remembered that he had gone.
Even though it was Christmas, I didn't want presents. I didn't want anything, except my friend.
Then my mum got a phone call. Someone found him! A woman saw a man on the street trying to sell a scared dog. She felt bad for the dog and used her own money(more than $200)to buy him. She took him to a vet . The vet scanned the dog for a microchip .The vet found our phone number in the microchip and called my mum.
I was so excited when I saw Marley. I want to say thanks to that woman. She's my hero. Getting Marley back was the best Christmas present ever. | middle7299.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Because she was thinking of a better answer."
},
"options": [
"Because her husband didn't love her.",
"Because she was thinking of a better answer.",
"Because she didn't love her husband.",
"Because the writer had hurt ... | Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. So, I really doubted whether there was any love between my parents. Every day they were working hard to pay for my high school. They didn't act in the romantic ways that I read in books and saw on TV, and they certainly didn't send flowers to each other on Valentine's Day .
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt . I asked her if there was any love between her and my dad. She stopped and raised her head in surprise. Then she went on with her work without saying anything. I was very worried because I thought I had hurt her feelings. But after a few minutes she said, "Look at this thread . Sometimes it appears, but most of the time it disappears in the quilt. If life is a quilt, then love is the thread. It can hardly be seen anywhere or at any time, but it's really there, and makes the quilt long-lasting." I listened carefully but I didn't understand her until the next spring.
My mother suddenly got seriously ill and had to stay in hospital for about a month. Every morning and evening after she returned from the hospital, my father helped her walk slowly along our country road. _ All of this made the most beautiful picture in the world. Reading their eyes, I knew they love each other deeply. From this experience, I realized that love is just a thread in the quilt of our lives. Love is inside, making life strong and warm. | middle2486.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Scotland"
},
"options": [
"Spain",
"Korean",
"Japan",
"Scotland"
],
"question": "Men in _ wear skirts for many years.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1... | Who says that skirts are only for girls? Men can also wear them. Scotchmen have worn them for many years. They call their skirts kilts. A kilt is a colored skirt. It reaches down to the knee . It has different colored checks on it, like red or blue. Some families in Scotland have their own colors and designs. From the kind of kilt they wear you can tell which group they come from.
The kilt goes back to the 1720s. Scottish soldiers used to wear them. Later, many Scottish men wore them. Today the kilt is not much seen in Scotland. However, in some parts of the country you can still see some older men wearing kilts. Most Scotchman see the kilt as formal dress for national celebrations, marriages or big dinners.
Even kilt makers have moved with the times. Some modern designs have a pocket for a mobile phone.
, . | middle3940.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Eric"
},
"options": [
"Eric",
"Cindy",
"Dale",
"Frank"
],
"question": "I'm _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "blue and white"
... | Good morning. My name is Eric. This is my schoolbag. What color is it? It's blue and white. And what's this in English? It's a pen. It is a black pen. This is a ruler. It's yellow. | middle7298.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "In the morning"
},
"options": [
"In the morning",
"In the afternoon",
"In the evening",
"At night"
],
"question": "When did the story happen?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_in... | Mr.Brown got up late this morning. He was going to be late for work. Lt was raining hard and the streets were wet. He drove so fast that he didin't see the red lights. He couldn't stop his car and hit a car. An old man got out of the car and called out angrily, "What are you doing? How can you drive so fast?"
"l'm sorry,sir," said Mr.brown, "l didn't see the lights turn red." Then he brought out a bottle of wine and gave it to the old man.
"It's cold today, sir," said Mr.Brown. "Please drink a little, and then you'll get warm."
The old man drank some wine and became happy. He asked, "l'm felling much better now. Why don't you drink any?"
"l can't drink anything now ,sir, "answered Mr. Brown ,"l'm waiting for the policeman. Only drunkards cause accidents, you kown !" | middle4791.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "take some useful actions"
},
"options": [
"watch movies",
"see a doctor",
"take some useful actions",
"play sports"
],
"question": "When you feel burnout, you should _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions... | Like stress, burnout has also become a favourite subject of everyday conversation . Many of us may feel "burn out" at times in our lives. It can be prevented, however, if you take action before you are in danger.
First, you must decide what is really important in your life. Make time for the people and the activities that are the most meaningful to you.
Second, you need to share your stories and feelings with others. Talk about your disappointments , sadness, and painful experiences, as well as your joys and successes. If you do not do this normally, you could " _ ". That will be worse for you. Good, healthy relationships with others will make you stronger and bring a greater balance to your life.
Third, make sure you have time off. Take short breaks as well as long holidays whether you feel you need them or not. Learn how to say "no" so that you can say "yes" to the things that are really important to you. Find activities to cheer you up, such as listening to music, dancing, playing sports, or watching movies. You should also make some time to be alone.
Finally, find a good doctor, like a psychologist, if you need help and all else has failed. There is no shame in this. Don't worry a lot. It may bring your spirit back and make you feel more powerful. | middle4949.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "His teacher"
},
"options": [
"His father",
"His teacher",
"His brother",
"Himself"
],
"question": "Who teaches Po kung fu?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index"... | There is a quiet and beautiful valley.Po is a lazy panda.He lives there.He is a waiter in a noodle restaurant.One day, a group of snow leopards want to _ the valley.ALL the animals decide to find a kung fu leader To everyone's surprise, Po becomes their leader. Po must learn kung fu to save the valley from powerful foes .Po learns kung fu from his teacher every day.At last the snow leopards are defeated by Po.He saves the valley and all the other animals.Po knows that if he believes in himself, he can do anything well.
Kung Fu Panda is a computer-animated comedy.Many famous stars dub the characters.You must know Jackie Chan.He also dubs a character in this film. | middle4785.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Living too far away from each other."
},
"options": [
"Getting tired of putting your heart into each other.",
"Finding a new hobby that takes up much time.",
"Realizing the relationship going in an unhealthy way.",
"Liv... | Just like any relationship, best friendships depend on trust, promise, respect and interests. When any of these elements is missing, the friendship will be hard to go on. If the trust is totally broken, you may not be able to forgive him/her. Sometimes a friendship ends because either you or your friend gets tired of putting the heart into it. This can happen when one of you finds a new friend or even a new hobby that takes up much time. Or, perhaps you find the relationship is always going in an unhealthy way and you want some distance. Other times, you simply change and want to leave each other. Sure, it seems sad at the time, but it's completely normal. Not all friendships are meant to last forever. So, what should you do if something like this happens to you? Read on for some friendly advice.
Whatever the reason you're breaking up with your best friend, always remember that he/she was once super important to you. Take the time to sit down privately and tell him/her what's going on and why. Don't send him/her an unpleasant e-mail or just start ignoring him/her. In fact, maybe he/she has known there's a problem and would be willing to have a heart-to-heart chat. If you're not sure about wanting an end forever, you could suggest you two take a break from each other. If, after a while, you realize why you became the best friends in the beginning, you can try getting back to your former behaviors. Whatever you do, be honest about your feelings while having respect for his/hers. And if you both agree the _ thing is over, make sure not to be enemies. | middle369.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "nice"
},
"options": [
"rainy",
"cloudy",
"nice",
"windy"
],
"question": "When I went to fish, the weather is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
... | One bright and sunny day, I felt like fishing.So I packed what I needed...fishing stick, hooks , and worms for bait .When I reached the lake, I put a worm on the hook and threw the line in and waited for the fish to bite.I was disappointed when I did not catch anything after waiting for three hours.I pulled in the line.To my surprise, there was a small fish at the end of the line.The fish was so small that I did not feel any pulling on the line.I was even more surprised when the fish started to talk, "Let me go or I will turn you into a frog!" I was so worried that I just looked at it.The next moment, I was already a frog... "Help! Help!" I shouted loudly.When I woke up, I found I fell down the ground. | middle6192.txt |
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