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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "He is a pet dog."
},
"options": [
"He is Daniel's brother.",
"He is Eric's classmate.",
"He is a pet dog.",
"He is a sporty boy."
],
"question": "Who is Spot?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
... | Mom: Daniel, I need to talk to you about your behavior. Dad and I realize there is probably an explanation for why the house is so dirty, but you shouldn't have run out of the room and closed the door so hard like that.
Daniel: Mom, I'm sorry, but I was so angry! You want me to act like an adult but you and dad treat me like a child. Why didn't you just ask me what had happened?
Mom: Well, I know that grown-ups are supposed to make good decisions but sometimes we make mistakes. We were angry too. None of us stopped to think and we should have. Can you explain to me now why the house was a mess and what you did with the money we left?
Daniel: Spot was sick, Mom. Eric and I didn't want to call you and dad on your vacation, so I used the money you left and some of my own to take him to the vet. We stayed there and waited for him all day. That is why we didn't have time to clean the house. | middle751.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Understanding."
},
"options": [
"Understanding.",
"Honesty.",
"Reliability.",
"A sense of humor."
],
"question": "Which of the following qualities the writer thinks is the most important in choosing a friend?",
... | In choosing a friend, one should be very careful. A good friend can help you study. You can have fun together and make each other happy. Sometimes you will meet fair-weather friends. They will be with you as long as you have money or luck, but when you are down, they will run away. How do I know when I have found a good friend? I look for certain qualities of character, especially understanding, honesty and reliability .
Above all else, I look for understanding in a friend. A good friend tries to understand how another person is feeling. He is not quick to judge. Instead, he tries to learn from others. He puts himself in the other person's place, and he tries to think of ways to be helpful. He is also a good listener.
At the same time, however, a good friend is honest. He does not look for faults in others. He notices their good points. In short, a friend will try to understand me and accept me.
Another quality of a friend is reliability. I can always depend on a good friend. If he tells me he will meet me somewhere at a certain time, I can be sure that he will be there. If I need a favor, he will do his best to help me. If I am in trouble, he will not run away from me.
There is a fourth quality that makes a friend special. A special friend is someone with whom we can have fun. We should enjoy our lives, and we would enjoy our friendship. That is why I especially like friends who are fun to be with. A good friend likes the same things I like. We share experiences and learn from each other. A good friend has a good sense of humor, too. He likes to laugh with me. That is how we share in the joy of being friends. And I know that he is looking for the same quality in me.
When I meet someone who is reliable, honest and understanding, I know I've found a friend! | middle2900.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "she enjoyed a great time out with her family"
},
"options": [
"she enjoyed a great time out with her family",
"she could get up late during the holidays",
"she could eat eggs on that day",
"it was the most important hol... | When I was a kid, the Easter holidays in Australia were my favorite time of the year. As soon as they began in April, my family would head straight to the beach for a weekend of camping.
Unlike most of the world, Easter falls in autumn in Australia. This means that Easter is our last chance to enjoy the warm weather, swim in the ocean and sleep in the bush under the stars.
We'd pitch our tents on clear patches of grass and look out onto an almost empty beach. Often we were the only ones camping and the whole beach would be ours alone.
We used to spend all day outside - swimming, hiking and fishing. On Easter morning, my parents would wake up early and plan an Easter egg hunt for my three brothers and me. They would hide the eggs in the strangest places - in abandoned bird nests in the trees, under our tents and in every corner of the stones that surround the beach.
In Australia, instead of chocolate bunnies, we had chocolate bilbies . Bilbies are Australian animals with long ears. Chocolate bilbies were the best treat to find and there was always one for each of us.
But sometimes, other animals found them first, and all we'd find were brightly colored wrappers with animal tooth marks.
After the hunt we would come back to the campsite with our bellies full of chocolate. For us, Easter wasn't about chocolate eggs or religious tradition. It was about being with our family in the great outdoors. | middle5909.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "She wanted to find a job."
},
"options": [
"She wanted to visit a lot of interesting places.",
"She wanted to visit her uncle.",
"She wanted to find a job.",
"She wanted to have a good time there."
],
"question"... | This holiday my sister and I went to Shanghai. My sister had just graduated and she wanted to find a job in Shanghai.
My uncle lived in Shanghai, so we lived with him after we got there. On the first day we went to a lot of interesting places, including Waitan and Huangpu Park. We spent the next few days helping my sister find a job. We read many advertisements in newspapers to find one. My sister couldn't get the first job because they said she was too young.
Then we lost our way and couldn't find the second company. We had a map but the city is so big, so we had to ask someone for help and finally found the second company. The boss had a talk with my sister and asked her to wait at home for their decision. A month later we went home. My sister couldn't find a job in Shanghai because she was not knowledgeable enough or she didn't have enough experience. In this holiday we learned that if we want to succeed in life, we have to work hard and get a lot of knowledge. | middle6233.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "friends or classmates"
},
"options": [
"friends or classmates",
"parents",
"head teacher",
"teachers"
],
"question": "Most of the students would like to talk about their problems with _ .",
"question_type... | When you are in trouble,whom will you tell the problems to and ask for help? Someone has made a survey in a middle school.500 students were asked to choose one answer among friends or classmates,parents,head teacher and teachers.Here is the result.Please read the chart and try to get some information. | middle2055.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "making"
},
"options": [
"making",
"playing",
"selling",
"advertising"
],
"question": "Nowadays, many people want to make money by _ video games.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer"... | Nowadays many young people want to make money by making video games. Creating a good game often needs a lot of game developers. The graphic designers, the programmers, writing and music are all important to the final product.
With the development of the Internet, _ games become more and more popular. In the past, if people wanted to play games together, they had to be in the same place. But now people in different cities, countries or even living on opposite sides of the world can play computer games together.
Some people think video games are good. Playing games makes them very happy. Others think video games are bad. Some children spend a lot of time playing games, so they have little time to do sports. Playing games may cause the overexposure to violence. | middle4424.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "twenty-three"
},
"options": [
"twenty-nine",
"twenty-six",
"twenty-three",
"twenty"
],
"question": "Ann graduated from college when she was _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {... | Six years ago, Ann graduated from college with a degree in Art. Now she is twenty-nine and works for a large computer company. She takes classes twice a week after work. She is learning to use the computer program PowerPoint. "I enjoy the college, but my job doesn't use the information I learned at college." Ann says. "The course is helping me to do my job better."
In the past, when students graduated from college and got a job, they usually stopped studying. Today, lifelong learning is becoming more common. In many countries, some people return to school in their late twenties, thirties, or even older to get a higher degree. More people are taking training courses to improve their working skills after work. People can also get degrees or training through the Internet.
Ann's sixty-year-old mother and father are taking courses in Art and Music. "We love these two subjects. Learning is so much fun."They say happily, "It's never too old to learn." | middle2733.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "He's tall and has short hair."
},
"options": [
"A mirror.",
"A good friend",
"He's tall and has short hair.",
"Reading books"
],
"question": "What does Peter look like?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"... | Hello, everyone! My name is Peter. I think a good friend is like a mirror. I'm tall and have short hair. My best friend Jack looks similar to me. I'm quiet and like reading books. He likes reading, too. So we often spend time together reading and studying. I like sports. I play basketball very well and he is good at playing basketball too. I don't think it's easy for me to make friends because I'm quieter than most of the other boys. But I think friends are like books--you don't need a lot of them as, long as they're good.
Read and answer the questions(, ) | middle6555.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "by car"
},
"options": [
"by bus",
"on foot",
"by car",
"by subway"
],
"question": "The writer goes home _ every afternoon.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index"... | I think it's hard for a teenager to live in the modern society. For example, how to go to school is a problem I often worry about. Every afternoon, my father picks me up at the gate of the school. Many parents pick up their children, too. Most of them drive private cars. Of all the cars, Anna's father's car is the best. Anna seems to have a very rich father. She always has beautiful dresses, shoes and bags. Besides these, she is also very beautiful. But she has no friends in school. When other students are playing, she never joins them. I don't like her because she is too perfect. It makes me uncomfortable to make friends with her. She seems to have everything.
One afternoon, when I went to my father's car, I saw a small thing fall out of Anna's bag. So I called her quickly. However, she didn't look back and kept going. I felt very angry with her.
During the dinner, my father asked me, "Why do you look unhappy?"
"Today I saw something fall out of Anna's bag, so called her. But she didn't answer me. She is _ . " said angrily.
"Oh, I know that girl. She has no friends and is unhappy because she was born deaf. I'm sure that she didn't hear you. "
What my father said suddenly woke me up. Because she is deaf, she does not talk or play with anyone at school. She seems to have everything, but in fact she doesn't.
Not everyone is perfect, even the perfect man has his weakness. | middle7893.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "going online"
},
"options": [
"going online",
"how to communicate with others",
"how to spend our free time",
"different kinds of activities"
],
"question": "The short passage is about _ .",
"question_typ... | Good morning, class!
We know that there are too many net bars around us. The Internet is popular and it makes our lives colorful. Many of us like going online very much because we can learn how to use the computer and get more information from the Internet. We can learn English. We can read some good newspapers and magazines. It can make us clever in playing computer games. We can send E-mails to our friends quickly. We can chat freely online with our friends. It can help us get in touch with people from all over the world.
But some students spend too much time in playing computer game and some stay in the net bars all day and all night. Teenagers even get to have boyfriends or girlfriends online. They write too many letters to each other. It takes them to much time to chat online so they do worse and worse in their lessons and they don't study well any more. I think we mustn't get online when it is time for us to study. We can do it in summer or winter holidays. We should get online with adults --our teacher or parents.
At the same time, if we have lots of free time, we can do some out-of-class activities at school. We usually have activities from 4:50 to 5:50 in the afternoon. We have different kinds of activities. If you are interested in sports, you can play basketball or football. We can go to the English Corner. We can practice talking in English there. We hope we can spend more time on our subjects or on such activities that we can learn a lot from and less time on the Internet.
Thank you for listening to me. That's all. | middle976.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Math"
},
"options": [
"Chinese",
"Math",
"Geography",
"Art."
],
"question": "According to the passage, which subject do students always learn in different grades at school?",
"question_type": null
},
{
... | Ask any student which subject he or she hates most. 9 out of 10 students will answer "math". No matter which country you visit, no matter which grade you are in, you may not learn art, geography, chemistry or Chinese, but you always learn math. Why is this so? How come so many students hate math, and yet cannot avoid learning it in school?
Jenny Sanders, a high school student in California, asks, "What good do we get from learning math? We can use computers to compute numbers, and we can use computers to store information. I think learning math at school is a waste of time."
However, there is much more to math than just learning to add and subtract numbers. In fact, math is not so much about calculation as it is about learning to think logically and solving problems. Of course, Jenny was right that we can use computers to do calculations, but how would we even know how to use the computer if we can't think logically? In short, computers are only tools when solving problems.
For example, imagine you are a cook and must serve dinner to 100 guests. How should you divide
your resources so that you can get the job done most efficiently ? In situations like this, the ability to think logically will get you to a reasonable answer and solve your problem. | middle6541.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Because their parents want them to do well in school, it give them much pressure."
},
"options": [
"Because they don't work hard enough",
"Because their parents give them little pressure",
"Because they can't do well in their... | Japanese students work very hard, but many are unhappy. They feel heavy pressure from their parents to do well in school. Most students are always being told by their parents to study harder so that they can have a wonderful life. Though this may be a good idea for those very smart students, it can have terrible results for many students because they are not talented enough.
As it is reported, a number of students killed themselves. Others try to get the feelings of taking drugs . Some join the groups of troublemakers and turn to crime . Many of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have their parents lose hopes. Such students felt that they are hated by everyone else they meet and they don't want to go to school any longer.
It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried about their children, they do not help them in any ways .Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and it is the teachers' work to help their children. To make matter worse, a lot of parents send their children to those school opening in the evenings and on weekends-- they only help students to pass exams and never teach students any real sense of the world. It is a great surprise that almost three quarters of middle school students have been to such kind of schools. Many Japanese schools usually have rules about everything from the students' hair to their clothes and the things in their bags. Child psychologists now think that such strict rules are harmful to the feelings of the students. Almost 40% of the students said that no one had taught them how to get on with others, how to tell right from wrong, how to show love for others, even for their parents. | middle7887.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "she likes eating snacks"
},
"options": [
"she is an American girl",
"she has a balanced diet",
"she likes eating snacks",
"she likes vegetables soup"
],
"question": "Fangfang becomes overweight, because _ .",... | Fangfang, a 15-year-old Chinese girl, likes eating snacks very much. She prefers cream biscuits, McDonald's food, KFC, and Beijing roast duck. Sometimes she eats two packages of biscuits a day. As a result, she becomes _ .
Today in China, there are many children like Fangfang. They like snacks. They don't eat enough healthy foods like vegetables and fruit. It's very bad for their health. Poor eating habits are a serious problem.
Health experts say that children should have healthy eating habits. First, they must eat regular meals and begin with a good breakfast. Second, they should have different kinds of foods, such as fruit, vegetables, grain, eggs, milk and meat and so on. Third, the children shouldn't eat too many snacks and fried foods. They are delicious, but eating too much of them is unhealthy.
If children do as the experts say, they won't become fat. They will be healthier. Students won't become tired at school, and they will have enough energy to study well. | middle962.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Math"
},
"options": [
"Chinese",
"Math",
"English",
"History"
],
"question": "Which subject is Winnie's favourite?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
... | Hello, everyone!
My name is Winnie. I'm a 15-year-old girl. I live in the beautiful city of Rizhao.
I'm an active , lovely and clever girl. In the school my favourite subject is Math. Maybe someone thinks it's difficult to study well. But I like it. I believe that if you try your best, everything can be done well.
I also like sports very much, such as running, volleyball and so on.
I'm kind. If you need help, please come to me.
I hope we can be good friends!
OK. This is me, a sunny girl! | middle4356.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "likes music very much"
},
"options": [
"likes to sit by the sea",
"is not interested in music",
"likes to travel by plane",
"likes music very much"
],
"question": "The passage tells us that the writer _ .",
... | To me, music is food and water. I can't live without it. I know this is not true for everybody. Many people don't listen to music and they can get along quite well. But music is everywhere in our life. For example, when you watch films or TV plays, do you find them interesting if there is no music? You would find them _ . And when you are waiting for the train or the plane, you would like music because it makes the time seem shorter.
It is true that music is everywhere in our life. Some people like to sit by the sea and listen to the sound of the sea. Some enjoy listening to the singing of birds. Those sounds are some kinds of music. So music has meaning for everyone in some way or other. Of course, it has special meaning for people like me. We spend our lives playing or writing music.
Someone said, "Through music, a child goes into a world of beauty, learns to take care of others and makes his mind and body strong." Music is an important part of our lives. | middle3439.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "seeing a film"
},
"options": [
"watching a TV play",
"listening to the music",
"watching a football match",
"seeing a film"
],
"question": "The woman was _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | A woman was at the cinema, and she was enjoying the film very much. But there was a man in the next seat, and he began looking on the floor under him. The woman was angry and whispered, "What are you doing there? What are you looking for?" "A piece of hard chocolate ,"the man whispered to her, "I dropped it on the floor." "A piece of chocolate?" the woman said angrily, "It's dirty now! Take this and be quiet, please! I'm listening to the film!" She gave the man a big piece of chocolate."But," the man said, "my teeth are in the piece on the floor!" | middle2727.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "It's dirty but fun."
},
"options": [
"It's dirty but fun.",
"It's easy but dirty.",
"It's easy and fun.",
"It's cheap and dirty."
],
"question": "What does the writer think of car wash?",
"question_type": nu... | Looking for a new way to raise money for charity ? Has your school run out of clever and fun ideas? Don't give up. There are several ways to support your favorite charity.
How about organizing a car wash? Everybody who has a car sooner or later washes it or has it washed. So why don't you and your classmates do the job? The money the car owners pay for having their cars washed will go towards your charity. When we did it, we had an amazing time! At first, some of us were worried about getting wet or dirty and it's true. But we also had fun, and at the end of the day it was really worth it!
On the other hand, if you don't feel like getting wet or messy, but have some musical talent, how about organizing a street concert? Street musicians can make a lot of money, and so can you if you've got the talent and courage it takes to play in front of _ . You just need to find a suitable place, practice for a few hours with your friends first, and give it a try!
I hope the above ideas have helped you a bit, and if you've got any other great suggestions, we would love to hear them and practice them, too. Good luck! | middle5048.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "spoken"
},
"options": [
"good",
"spoken",
"dirty",
"poor"
],
"question": "Blue sometimes means sad in _ English.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
... | Mary can't understand such sentences as "She is blue today." "You are yellow." "He has a green thumb ." "He tells a white lie." and so on. And she goes to her teacher for help.
Mary: Mrs. Smith, there is a colour in each of these sentence. What do they mean?
Mrs. Smith: In everyday English, blue sometimes means sad. Yellow, afraid. A person with a green thumb grows plants well. And a white lie is not a bad one.
Mary: Would you please give me an example of a white lie?
Mrs. Smith: Certainly. Now I give you some cake. In fact, you don't like it. But you won't say it. Instead, you say, " No, thanks. I'm not hungry." That's a white lie.
Mary: Oh, I see. Thank you very much. | middle2041.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "At the bus stop."
},
"options": [
"In the bus.",
"Near the bus stop.",
"At the bus stop.",
"In a big shop."
],
"question": "Where does Mr. Green meet the old man?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
... | It is a beautiful spring morning. There isn't a cloud, and the sun is warm but not too hot. So Mr. Green is surprised when he sees an old man at the bus stop with a big strong black umbrella in his hand.
Mr. Green says to him, "Do you think we are going to have rain today?"
"No," says the old man,"I don't think so."
"Then are you carrying the umbrella to keep the sun off you?" "No, the sun is not very hot in spring."
Mr. Green looks at the big umbrella again, then the man says, "I am an old man, and my legs are not very strong. So I really need a walking stick . When I carry a walking stick, people will say, "Look at that poor man. " And I don't like that. When I carry an umbrella in fine weather, people only say,"Look at that foolish man. " | middle4430.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Six."
},
"options": [
"Six.",
"Five.",
"Three.",
"Four."
],
"question": "How many family members did 2-year-old Ye Chengfeng save?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answe... | Two-year-old hero Ye Chengfeng saved most of his family from a deadly gas leak . As his grandfather lay dead, the child woke up his grandmother and saved five other family members from deaths.
More and more British school kids use their mobile phones to cheat in exams. They use them to send messages to get the answers. So far this year, 1,013 students were caught cheating with mobile phones. Teachers are now teaching themselves so they can find the cheats. They also ask the students to hand the phones in before exams.
A new study shows that girl chimps are faster to use tools than boys! Experts found that girl chimps in East Africa use sticks to dig in the soil two years earlier than boys do. But they don't know why. Girls watched their moms work, but boys climbed trees. Yes, human girls always learn to write and draw first, but boys often run and play balls earlier than girls.
In Germany, doctors have three ways to help kids who are addicted to the Internet. First, learning art -- Kids learn painting or singing; second, doing sports -- Kids do swimming or horse riding. The last one is to go into nature -- Kids plant flowers and grow vegetables. Doctors want kids to find other ways to have fun rather than surf the Internet. | middle7139.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "saying something about the weather"
},
"options": [
"saying hello to each other",
"Drinking tea",
"Looking for good weather",
"saying something about the weather"
],
"question": "People often begin their talk by... | An American writer, Mr Green once said, "Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it." It is true that everybody talks about the weather. Many people begin their talks by saying, "Isn't it a nice day?" "Do you think it will rain?" "I think it's going to snow."
Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like. But sometimes they don't agree with each other. One man may say, "Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It's going to rain tomorrow." Another man will say, "No, it's going to be fine tomorrow."
People often look for the weather they want. When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him it's going to rain, and he doesn't look for anything else. When friends have a picnic, they hope the weather is going to be fine and they can sit eating their lunch under the blue sky.
Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says. But he doesn't always tell us what we want, and sometimes he makes a mistake. Still, he is right most of the time. | middle1548.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "John would be punished by his father."
},
"options": [
"His father would buy a book for John.",
"John's artwork was beautiful.",
"His father didn't love his children.",
"John would be punished by his father."
],
... | My little brother sat in the corner of the living room, a pen in one hand and my father's book in the other.
As my father walked into the room, my brother knew that he had done something wrong. I could see that he had scribbled in the book with a pen. Now, he and I both waited for our father's punishment.
My father picked up his book and looked at it carefully. My father was a teacher. For him, books were very important, and yet he loved his children. Instead of punishing my brother, he took the pen from my brother's hand, and then wrote in the book himself: John's work, 1959, age 2. I'm very thankful to you for scribbling in my book.
"Wow," I thought. "Is this punishment?"
The years and the books came and went. We always knew our parents loved us. From time to time we would open the book, look at the scribbles and read my father's expression of love. _ . He also taught us about what is really important in life: people, not things.
Now I am a father too. Unlike my father, I don't wait for my daughters to take books from my bookshelf and scribble in them. I take one down and give it to my children to scribble. As I look at their artwork , I think about my father and the lessons he taught me. | middle6227.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Tell the teacher you don't know"
},
"options": [
"Repeat the question",
"Tell the teacher you don't know",
"Give an answer",
"Put up your hand"
],
"question": "When a teacher asks you a question but you don't kn... | The class in America is almost the same as that in China. But something is different.
1.In America, if the teacher asks you a question but you don't understand, you should put up your hand and ask the teacher to repeat it. If you don't know the answer, it is all right to tell the teacher that you don't know. Then he or she knows what you need to do.
2.You mustn't be absent on a test day. If you are seriously ill, call and let the teacher know you will not be there for the test. If your teacher allows you a make-up test , you should take the test in one or two days after you go back to school.
3.Be on time! It is impossible to be late. If you come in late, be sure to do it quietly. Take your books out of your bag after you enter the room. Then go to your seat and sit down quietly. In the US, you needn't knock before you come into the classroom.
4.If you have to leave during the class, do it quietly, too. There's no need to ask for the teacher's agreement. | middle5706.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Age."
},
"options": [
"Weather.",
"Actions of others.",
"Personality.",
"Age."
],
"question": "Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor that can affect one's emotions?",
"question_type": null
... | For hundreds Of years, scientists have been trying to answer what things have an effect on people's emotions . How you feel is controlled by many things. Your emotions can be affected by your personality, by the actions of others and by events around you. Perhaps you don't know your emotions can be influenced by the weather as well.
People often say they feel good when the sun is shining and sad when it is cloudy. In fact, sunlight makes us feel good. When sunlight hits our skins, our bodies produce a vitamin. Vitamins are natural chemicals which we all need to stay healthy. Sunlight helps our bodies produce vitamin D. Vitamin D helps our bodies make a special chemical. This special chemical affects our brains and makes us feel happy. For example, there are long, dark winters of little sunlight in Sweden and Norway, so many people in these countries often feel sad. Without much sunlight, their bodies produce less vitamin D. Without enough vitamin D, their bodies make less of this special chemical which makes them feel good. To help the people in these countries feel better, special "sunrooms" with artificial lights have been built. People can go there and get "sunlight" for an hour or two!
The weather can also affect people's emotions in other ways. Hot weather can make people angry because people feel uncomfortable when they are hot. In the same way, rain can make people angry because being wet can be unpleasant. As you can see, the weather can have an effect on the chemicals which control our brains. Through these ways, the weather can influence our emotions. Sadly, while the weather can change us, we can hardly change the weather. | middle2069.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "it might be Dad's last birthday"
},
"options": [
"Dad was to leave the hospital",
"it might be Dad's last birthday",
"they would celebrate Thanksgiving Day",
"Dad was at the nursing home"
],
"question": "The who... | We always celebrated Dad's birthday on Thanksgiving Day. even afier he stayed in a nursing home . When we knew it might be his last birthday, the whole family decided to have a big birthday celebration at the nursing home.
Dad was a good storyteller. But this time I told Dad to listen to some stories for a change. One after another, people told stories from their hearts , while Dad listened with tears in eyes. People thought of kinds of stories-stories about when they were little, stories about when Dad was young.
Everyone seemed to have more than one story. Even the little grandchildren couldn't wait to tell Dad why they loved him. For a man who was kind to so many hundreds of people in his life, here was a change to tell him how much we love him. A few months later, at Dad's memorial service , we fully knew what we gave to Dad that night. Those are the stories people usually tell at a funeral after his or her death . They tell stories, full of tears. But we gave those memories to Dad in his life, and we told them through laughter with hugs and joy. He had them to hold and enjoyed them from time to time in his heart during his last days and months.
That's the ways to give back love and that's our chance to celebrate a person in his or her life. | middle3377.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "their pretty faces"
},
"options": [
"their beautiful songs",
"their pretty faces",
"their lovely voices",
"their rich families"
],
"question": "Some people believe that TFboys has become popular only because of"... | Overnight, TFboys, a boy band consisting of three middle school students, became the talk all over China. Founded last year, the oldest member of TF boys is only 14. But the number of their followers on Sina Weibo has reached 11 million. Their music videos are also getting millions of views online.
Some say that TFboys has become popular only because of their pretty faces. But take a serious look at the three boys, and you may find out what has helped them win over so many people.
Wang Junkai, 14, from Chongqing
What did you do when you were 8 years old? Wang had become a trainee at TF Entertainment at that age, he still goes to school like other kids during weekdays. But his weekends were filled with training classes. He learned how to sing and dance. He had to do the splits again and again. Many boys couldn't stand it and quit, but Wang didn't give up. Before he finally became a TFboy, the tough guy has been practicing for five years.
Wang Yuan, 13, from Chongqing
Fans like to call Wang "Er Yuan" because he is a funny guy who's always telling dry jokes. But when he starts to sing, you'd be thrilled by his clear voice and high pitch . The cheerful boy lives a simple life. He doesn't like to compare himself with others. His mobile phone cost only 300 yuan. He's a big fan of Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf. He has watched every Pleasant Goat movie at the cinema.
Yiyang Qianxi, 13, from Hunan
Yiyang is the shortest of the three boys, but he definitely has the most splendid resume . He is a top student. He is an excellent dancer. He takes part in TV shows. He has played different roles in many movies. He is even good at calligraphy . When other teenagers show off their new clothes on Weibo, Yiyang displays his calligraphy work. How can he be good at so many things? " I'd practice dancing while others were chatting," he said. | middle4418.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "on the beach"
},
"options": [
"on the beach",
"at home",
"in the school",
"in the park"
],
"question": "Kate and Susan are _ on Sunday.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Today is Sunday. It is sunny. Kate and her friends go to the beach.
There are lots of people here now. Some are playing volleyball. Others are swimming in the sea. Look at this group of people singing and taking a sunbath on the beach.
After swimming for some time, Kate feels very tired. So she has a rest at the swimming club on the beach.
Where are Kate's best friends? Susan is learning to swim in the water. Gina is helping her to learn swimming. Susan is clever. I think she can swim soon.
,. | middle7111.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "difficult times"
},
"options": [
"difficult times",
"good things",
"challenges",
"blessings"
],
"question": "According to the poem, _ make us grow.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"an... | Be Thankful
Be thankful when you don't already have everything you want.
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?
Be thankful when you don't know something,
for it gives you the chance to learn.
Be thankful for the difficult times
During those times you grow.
Be thankful for each new challenge ,
because it will build your strength and character .
Be thankful for your mistakes.
They will teach you important lessons
Be thankful when you're tired,
because it means you've made a difference.
It's easy to be thankful for the good things
A life of rich fulfillment comes to those
who are also thankful for the setbacks .
Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles,
and they can become your
. | middle8222.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "In the street."
},
"options": [
"In the school.",
"At home.",
"In the courtyard.",
"In the street."
],
"question": "Where was Pan Aiying robbed?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": ... | Pan Aiying, a Chinese teacher at Wutou Middle School in Qihe County, in East China's Shandong Province, didn't think her text messages would help to get her belongings back.
A young man riding a motorcycle robbed her of her bag, in which there was her mobile phone, bank cards and 4,900 yuan, as she was riding her bicycle home on Saturday evening.
Pan said at first she considered calling the police, but then decided to try to persuade the young man to return her bag. Pan called her lost phone with her friend's, but couldn't get through. So she began sending messages.
"Hey, I'm Pan Aiying, a teacher from Wutou Middle School. You must be going through a difficult time. If so, I will not blame you. " Wrote Pan in her first text message, which got no answer. "Keep the 4,900 yuan if you really need it, but please return the other things to me. You are still young. To make mistakes is human. Correcting your mistake is more important than anything. " Pan wrote in another message.
She gave up hope after sending 21 text messages without any answer and planned to call the police the next morning. However, as she left her home on Sunday morning, Pan found her stolen bag lying in the courtyard. Nothing was lost.
"Dear Pan: I am sorry. I made a mistake. Please forgive me. You are so kind even though I stole from you. I'll correct my ways and be an honest person," said a letter left with the bag. | middle1560.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "she was late for class again"
},
"options": [
"she was late for class again",
"she didn't finish her experiment",
"she was absent form science class",
"she didn't clean up the classroom"
],
"question": "Mr. Malo... | "This is the third time that you have been late , Julia . Why?"Mr. Malone stopped Julia as she walked by his desk. Julia explained , "I'm sorry . I was cleaning the tables in the science room . Someone spilled the chemical , so cleaning took me longer than usual . "
Mr. Malone replied . "I've talked to you about your lateness . I am afraid you won't be able to go with us in the field trip .""But..." Julia cried . Mr. Malone stopped her . "Unless your parent comes in to discuss this with headmaster and me , you won't be attending . "
After dinner , Julia found the courage to talk to her dad . She told about the messy science tables and how her science teacher would deduct points from their daily grades if they did not clean up . Her friends' next class was on the opposite side of the building . Since her class was nearby , Julia volunteered to help clean up so that her friends would not be late . Then she explained how this would prevent her from attending the school trip . Her dad watched her for several seconds . Finally , he simply said , "I'll be there right after school ."
The next day after school , Julia walked to the office . Her father and Mr. Malone were already there . Mrs. Thompson , the headmaster , spoke , "Julia , why were you cleaning the science tables alone ?"
Julia answered slowly ,"I guess no one wants to clean up , and I don't want my friends to get into trouble . ""But you got yourself in trouble . "Mrs. Thompson said . Julia nodded . Julia's dad continued , "You're still responsible for breaking the rules ; even if it was for a good reason . Do you have any ideas for a punishment ? " Julia shook her head hopelessly .
"Normally , your lateness would prevent you from attending some school activities . However , I have considered the reason and will allow you to go on the trip . "Mrs. Thompson said . Julia jumped out of her seat , repeating , "Thank you , thank you , thank you ! ""Don't be too excited . You'll have a one-day detention for each lateness . "Mrs. Thompson warned , "I hope you won't be late again . "
"No , madam , I won't ." Julia replied , smiling from ear to ear . | middle6569.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Six."
},
"options": [
"Five.",
"Six.",
"Seven.",
"Eight."
],
"question": "How many children did Ellie had in total?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
... | Ellie lived with her six children in a small house. One winter, there was a big flood and quite a few houses were washed away, but Ellie's house was high enough to keep them safe.
Many families lost everything in the flood. And Ellie took in one of the families. She shared her home with them until the family could build their own new house. Ellie's friends could not understand why she did so because she already had so many children to look after.
"Well," Ellie said to her friends, "At the end of World War I, there was a poor woman in a town in Germany. Her husband had been killed in the war and she had a lot of children, just like me now."
"The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, 'We will not be able to have much for Christmas. I am going to get just one present for us all. Now I will go and get it.' She came back with a little girl who had no parents, 'Here is our present,' she said to her own children."
"The children were very excited to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl warmly, and she grew up as their sisters. I was that Christmas present." | middle792.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "four"
},
"options": [
"two",
"three",
"four",
"three or four"
],
"question": "Many English people have _ meals a day.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
... | In many English homes people eat four meals a day: breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner.People have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning.They eat porridge,eggs or bread.English people drink tea or coffee at breakfast.Lunch comes at one o'clock.Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon and dinner is about half past seven.First they have soups, and then they have meat or fish with vegetables.After that they eat some other things, like bananas,apples or oranges.But not all English people eat like that.Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day.Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper and all these meals are very necessary. | middle1206.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "At midnight."
},
"options": [
"In the morning.",
"At noon.",
"In the afternoon.",
"At midnight."
],
"question": "When does the writer come home from work?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
... | Every time I came home from work at midnight, I often saw a shadow walking in our neighborhood. Was it "a night walking"? Someone walked alone in the dark, and this always made me afraid a lot.
I think it was "a sleep walker". So I never bothered it. But one night, when I walked past it quietly and quickly as usual, I heard a low voice.
"Do you often have to work at night?"
I was a little afraid. I looked around, but no one was nearby. I ran home as quickly as possible.
Later on, I heard it was a neighbor, an old man who has been living alone at home. He's NOT a sleep walker. He enjoys having a walk at night. So I seldom see him in the neighborhood in the day.
It's said that he was a soldier many years ago. He has two children, a son and a daughter. His son has a family in Shanghai. His daughter went abroad, in Sydney. He has been living alone since his wife died several years ago. Without any children living with him, he feels lonely and helpless.
I feel sorry for the old man. We might care less about our parent who lives alone. When we grow up, our parents get old. We should often go back home even though we're busy with work. | middle7677.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "More than 100"
},
"options": [
"Only 100",
"Just 100",
"More than 100",
"less than 100"
],
"question": "How many libraries are there at Oxford?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {... | University of Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world and it's one of the top university in the world. There is no clear date when the university started, but teaching began at Oxford in some forms in 1096 and developed quickly from 1167.
There are 39 independent colleges at Oxford, attracting students and learned men from across the world. There are over 100 libraries for the students and learned men to use. At University of Oxford, they also provide a number of money for the best students. Of course, if you want to study here, first you have to reach a certain level of English language.
College life at Oxford is very exciting but busy. The groups of college provide a friendly and welcoming home for students while the college are strict with students about their studies. Many Chinese students are studying here. The number of Chinese students at the university has grown quickly over the past 10 years.
,. (5,2,10) | middle3411.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Good education."
},
"options": [
"Working hard.",
"Good education.",
"Strong desire.",
"Enjoying failure."
],
"question": "Which of the following is NOT mentioned in achieving success?",
"question_type": nul... | Success does not belong to a select group of individuals . Success belongs to those who are willing to go after it and try their best to do what they have to do. Here are some useful practical ways for you if you want to be a success.
Desire. Desire is the strong wish to achieve a goal. Without desire you have nothing. Before you can run with desire, your goal must be plain, clear, and it must also be exciting.
Show up. Seventy percent of success in life is showing up. You can't have a best seller, if you have never written a book. You can't get your dream job, if you're afraid to turn in an application. Showing up doesn't guarantee success, but if you don't show up, you won't succeed.
Fail. Unless you're willing to have a try, fail unhappily, and have another try, success won't happen. To have success you have to do things the right way, but often the only way to do something right is to first fail at it. As Thomas J. Watson said, a simple formula for success is to double your rate of failure . So welcome failure, become a student of failure, learn from failure, and soon you will succeed.
Work Harder. _ Success is not about doing what the common person can't do. It's about doing what the common person is unwilling to do. And on a deeper level, it's about creating habits that the common person is unwilling to create. It's the habit of doing things with excellence that causes success.
Enjoy the Journey. Success is a journey, not a destination . Success is not a certain car or a certain house or a certain happy marriage. Success is the enjoyment of the journey. You have to enjoy the journey.
Someone once said, "Unless you change how you are, you will always have what you've got." You have to change, you will change, and you will succeed. | middle5060.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "he had not received proper treatment"
},
"options": [
"he had been hurt too seriously",
"he had been taken to hospital too late",
"he had not received proper treatment",
"he had not followed the doctor's advice"
],
... | For 21 years,Georges Bwelle watched his ill father traveling to hospitals,which could not offer him all necessary help.
Jamef Bwelle suffered only a broken arm at first,but it finally developed into a hematoma. That would affect him for the rest of his life. Bwelle spent years taking his father to overcrowded hospitals.
It was not easy. They would leave home at 5 a.m. and ran to the hospital to be the first. There were a lot of patients. Some people could die because they were waiting.
The situation hasn't changed much since Bwelle's father died in 2002.
In Cameroon,there is one doctor for every 5,000 people while in the United States there is one doctor for every 413 people. And even if they could see a doctor,many Cameroonians couldn't afford it.
When he saw his father and so many of his countrymen suffer,Bwelle decided to do something about it.
He became a doctor himself.And he started an organization,ASCOVIME. It travels into the countryside on weekends to provide free medical care. Since 2008,he and his group of volunteers have helped nearly 32,000 people.
Almost every Friday,his team jam into vans and travel to villages in need. In each trip they receive 500 people. Patients come on foot from 60 kilometers around the village for free treatment.
The next morning,the team will do simple operations in a schoolhouse,town hall or home,and work into the early hours of Sunday morning.
On Sunday,the team heads back to the city,tired but proud of their work. They know that their help can make a world of difference to those they help.
For his devotion to his country and people,Georges Bwelle becomes one of the 2013 Heroes voted throughout the world. | middle3405.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "he can't find a seat at the station"
},
"options": [
"he wants to eat something",
"he sees his old friend",
"he can't find a seat at the station",
"he is very tired"
],
"question": "Jack goes into the restaura... | Jack gets to the bus station very early. The bus for London leaves at twelve. He sees many people at the station. Some are waiting in line , and others are walking around. Jack looks around but there is no room for him to sit in. He walks into a restaurant. He looks up at the clock there. It's only 11:30. Then he finds a seat and sits down. At that time, Tom, one of his friends, comes in and sits in front of him. They talk and drink. After a while , Jack looks up at the clock again, "oh, my god. It's still 11:30. The clock doesn't work at all." Jack becomes very sad because he misses the bus. | middle5074.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "three"
},
"options": [
"two",
"three",
"four",
"five"
],
"question": "There are _ monkeys in the family .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answ... | In the jungle of Africa, there lives a family of monkeys. There is a Mama Monkey and a Papa Monkey, and they have a young daughter named Hananh. The monkey family lives very happily,swinging and playing in the trees. But it isn't all play. Papa Monkey has to make sure their home is warm and safe. Mama is responsible for the sewing and cooking of the family's meals. Hannah helps with the cleaning ,but her main job is to collect all the bananas and other fruit for the monkey family's meals | middle1212.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Autumn."
},
"options": [
"Spring .",
"Summer.",
"Autumn.",
"Winter."
],
"question": "In which season did the fourth son go and look at a pear tree?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer... | Many years ago, there was an old man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he told them to go and look at a pear tree. It was far away from his home. The first son went in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in autumn.
When the sons came back, the old man asked them to say what they had seen. The first son complained the tree was ugly. The second son said the tree was covered with buds and full of hope. The third son said the tree was full of green leaves. They looked so beautiful, and it was the most wonderful thing he had ever seen. The youngest son said that the tree was bowed down with heavy fruits. It was full of life and fulfillment .
The man explained that all of his sons were right, but each of them had seen just one season of the tree. He told them that they couldn't judge a tree or a person by only one season. "If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the hope of your spring, the beauty of your summer, and the fulfillment of your autumn." said the old man.
It is true that we shouldn't let the hard season break the happiness of the other seasons. Never give up during the difficult days and better times are sure to come some day. | middle7663.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "is sent into the air"
},
"options": [
"is sent into the air",
"helps the five homeowners",
"is used twice",
"makes the computer work better"
],
"question": "Before the e-Radiator appears,usually the heat of a co... | When a computer works on a group of programs,it can get very hot.Cooling the computer can cost a lot.So some scientists wonder what would happen if the heat from the computer could beused.
Large Internet companies such as Google and Microsoft have thousands of computers.As these computers deal with information,they produce lots of heat,so they need huge cooling systems .These systems send the heat in to the air.
A company in Holland thinks paying to make the computers work and then paying again to cool them are a waste of energy.So the company developed a special device-thee-Radiator.
Boaz Leupe,head of the company,says that e-Radiator works as a heating system and saves money.He explains that the energy is used twice-once to heat the home and once to cool the computer and that the users don't have to pay to cool their computers.
Five homeowners in Holland are testing the heating system in their homes.
"We pay for the computer using,so,in that way,homeowners get heating for free,"Boaz says.Jan Visser is one of the homeowners."If you use the computer more,the e-Radiator producers more heat,"he says,"It cannot provide enough heat if you don't use your computer often."But he is ready to try it.It's a great help for his family.
The company says e-Radiators produce heat temperatures of up to 55degC.It says the system could save its users about 440 a year. | middle7105.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "middle school student"
},
"options": [
"middle school student",
"a father",
"worker",
"teacher"
],
"question": "Peter is a _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_i... | Peter is thirteen years old. He is in Grade Two this year. He likes to play soccer and watch soccer games. And he often reads newspapers. He does his best to know when and where there is going to be a soccer game. Now Peter is having lunch. He is listening to the radio, too. He is very happy because there is going to be a nice soccer game on TV at four this afternoon. He wants to watch it very much. But he is going to have English and Chinese classes. He thinks hard and wants to find a way.
"Hello, Mrs. Black," Peter says to his teacher on the telephone, "Peter is ill in bed. He wants to ask for half a day's leave ( )."
"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that." says Mrs. Black, "But who's that?"
"It's my father, Mrs. Black." | middle1574.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Guangdong"
},
"options": [
"Beijing.",
"Shanghai.",
"Guangdong",
"Jiangsu."
],
"question": "Where was Su Bingtian born?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0... | Do you know Su Bingtian? He is a Chinese runner. He was born in Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province on August 20th, 1989.
When he was a child, he liked running in the school running team. His parents supported him in practicing running and they often encouraged him to run. Though it's very hard for him to win every race, he never gives up. He tries his best to run well every day. He took part in the regular match in November, 2004 for the first time. After that, he won many first prizes in all kinds of matches.
On May 31st, 2015, in Saturday's Eugene Grand Prix, the 1.72 meters-tall runner finished third in 9.99 seconds, behind American Tyson Gay in 9.88 seconds and Mike Rodgers in 9.90 seconds. Su Bingtian becomes beats 10-second barrier as the first Asian-born.
China's Zhang Peimeng, who raced to his personal best of 10.00 seconds in 2013, is considered the closest to beating the barrier. Now Su Bingtian broke his record.
"I am so proud of my result. I can write my name into history now and I will work harder and run faster," said Su Bingtian.
Now let's congratulate to Su Bingtian! We hope Su Bingtian will have a better future and good luck to him! | middle5712.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "needn't pay for it"
},
"options": [
"have to pay for it",
"have to help others",
"must be quite poor",
"needn't pay for it"
],
"question": "People who get help from Dear Mrs. Web or Help Line Volunteers _ .",... | A. Dear Mrs. Web
Dear Mrs. Web provides free personal advice and opinions for you. She receives and answers worldwide e-mail questions . She will offer you some new suggestions on your problems, like study project, problems in making friends... Dear Mrs. Web welcomes all questions and suggestions. You can receive the reply usually in 48 hours. Her e-mail address is mrsweb @ advice com
B. Help Line Volunteers
Every year thousands of old people are in need of our help. The Help Line provides a heartwarming. helpful, kind support and free information service for the English-speaking aged people.
We are in need of volunteers who are :good listeners, warm-hearted and patient; excellent English speaker; can work 10 hour every week.
Please call us at 0241-85902 or e-mail us at helper@lineservice.com.
C. Save the Earth Club
Earth club is for any student in Green School. Earth Club's goal is to help keep the school, neighborhood and city cleaner by encouraging recycling, highway clean up, and river, lake and school campus clean up. We hope to improve the environment and encourage others to do the same. We also need to discuss some real solutions to save the earth. Earth Club meets 2-4times a month. Come and join us!
D. The King Sweeper
"My great, great grandfather invented the carpet sweeper 125years ago. This King Sweeper is by far the best. I invite you to try it in your home. You'll find it used daily in hospitals, restaurants, offices and homes throughout the world. This is just the thing to keep your carpet soft , clean and fresh. Only for $59.99!
We are so sure that you will be satisfied with the results of using our product.
E. Trendy Sunglasses
They can protect your eyes when driving, gardening or reading in the sun. It can make your life easier and happier, and make you look smarter! $20.99 each or 2 for$39.99! | middle3363.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "a complete ban"
},
"options": [
"a ban on blankets",
"a ban on short and tight clothes",
"a complete ban",
"a sudden ban"
],
"question": "The underline phrase \" a blanket ban\" probably means \" _ \".",
... | Schoolgirls have been wearing such short skirts that a Staffordshire school has ordered them to wear trousers instead. All skirts will be banned from September at Paget High School in Branston. Tight-fitting trousers will also be banned and Muslim head-dressed will have to be "School blue" colour.
Head teacher Don Smith said, "one of the big problems for us at the school has been the number of girls who have been wearing improperly short skirts. This has been an area of special concern at a time when there have been a lot of wrong ideas of being beautiful." Mr Smith said it would be impossible to determine how long girls' skirts should be and that _ would be easier for teachers to carry out.
The head teacher said pupils' and other teachers' opinions were asked for before the new rule was set. The new clothing policy has been explained in a letter sent to parents of the school's 1,000 pupils and will come into force after the summer holiday.
The school also wants pupils to wear clip-on ties instead of traditional neckwear. This rule will be gradually out over the next year and support will be given to parents unable to afford the new tie.
One parent, whose teenage daughter studies at school, said, "I completely agree some girls were wearing skirts that were too short. However, I think girls should be allowed to wear skirts. Other school manage to let girls wear skirts while making sure they are not improperly dressed. I don't see why Paget can't do the same" | middle3834.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Read books"
},
"options": [
"Listen to music.",
"Beg some money.",
"Sell clothes and cosmetics.",
"Read books"
],
"question": "What do many people usually do when they are in the subway?",
"question_type": "... | Paris is the capial of France. Its subway is very special. You can enjoy its culture when you are in this city. First you see many people reading books in the subway. Whenever they are in the subway or at the station, there is always a book in the hand.
The subway station in Paris is not big , but each of them has its special facts. Some stations looks ships. Some have clothes, caps and shoes. And every station has a big advertisement picture. But many of them are for selling clothes and cosmetics .
You can meet some beggars in the subway. But the beggars in the Paris subway are also very special. They often play the violin or guitar in the train. They don't feel shy at all. Instead they think it is natural. After playing, they will go around the train and ask you to give them some money.
If you want to learn more about Paris, go to the subway and enjoy its culture by yourself. | middle1945.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Out of the taxi"
},
"options": [
"Out of the taxi",
"In the taxi",
"At home",
"At school"
],
"question": "Where does Peter throw the banana skin?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer":... | Peter is a student. He usually goes to school on a bus. This morning, He takes a taxi with his father because he may be late for school. His mother gives him a banana when they go out. On the way, he eats the banana and then throw the banana skin out of the taxi. At that time, an old man passes there. The old man just steps on the skin and then _ . His father and he get off the car. They find the old man lying near the taxi. The banana skin is near him. The old man looks at them and says, "Teach your child to throw the banana skin to the right place!""I am sorry," says his father."Sorry, I won't do that." Peter says. | middle209.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "$ 8."
},
"options": [
"$ 15.",
"$ 12.",
"$ 8.",
"$ 30."
],
"question": "What's the price of having breakfast in Hawaii?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1... | If you want to live in Hawaii,you need to think about how to save money,because it is one of the most expensive states in the USA.
Hawaii buys most of its goods from other countries.This makes the prices very high.Eating out can be expensive.Breakfast is at$5 or$8 and lunch ia around$12,while dinner goes from $15 to$30.
What makes living in Hawaii more difficult is that there are few high-paying jobs. For example, it is harder to find engineering jobs than waitressing jobs.
Here is some advice on how to get around and enjoy living in Hawaii.
*Check out online travel websites, magazines and books for information about the islands, from their beaches to their restaurants.
*Find hotels by reading newspapers. You can also find someone to share your room to save money.
*Try to find a job. Craigslist is a good website to start your search. Also, check the newspapers.
*Buy your food and other things at cheap chain stores like Costco and Wal-Mart.
Hawaii is an expensive place to live, but there are ways to save your money if you shop properly. | middle2294.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Three times a week."
},
"options": [
"Sometimes.",
"Always",
"Every time.",
"Three times a week."
],
"question": "How often does David go to KFC?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer":... | David likes to eat in KFC. He often eats a chicken hamburger and French fries. Most people working in KFC know David very well. Sometimes they often ask him, "How many times do you eat chicken hamburgers and French fries a week?" David will answer, "Three times a week." "Why do you like KFC better?" They ask. "Because every time I can get a small toy car." People around him laugh and say, "Why don't you go to the toy store ? " "Because in the toy store they don't have KFC." | middle2280.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "the rock cover was moved away"
},
"options": [
"her mother was not watching her",
"she was too weak",
"the rock cover was moved away",
"other children played with her"
],
"question": "Jessica fell into the well ... | At a day care center in Taxes, children were playing outside. One of the children was Jessica McClure. She was 18 months old. Jessica's mother, who worked at the day care center, was watching the children. Suddenly Jessica fell and disappeared. Jessica's mother cried and ran to her.
A well was in the yard of the center. The well was only eight inches across, and a rock always covered it. But children had moved the rock. When Jessica fell, and she fell right into the well.
Jessica's mother reached inside the well, but she couldn't feel Jessica. She ran to the phone and called 911 for help.
Men from the fire apartment arrived. They discovered that Jessica was about 20 feet down in the well. For the next hour, the men talked and planned Jessica's rescue . Then they told Jessica's parents their plan.
"We can't go into the well. " they said "It's too narrow. So, we're going to drill a hole next to the well. Then we 'll drill a tunnel across Jessica. Then we'll bring her up through the hole. "
The man began to drill the hole on a Wednesday morning. "We'll reach Jessica in a few hours ", they thought. The men were wrong. They had to drill through the solid rock. Two days later, on Friday morning, they were still drilling,. And Jessica McClure was still in the well.
During her days in the well, Jessica sometimes called her mother. Sometimes she slept, sometimes she cried, and sometimes she sang.
All over the world people waited for the news of Jessica. They read about her in the newspapers and watched her rescue on TV. Everyone worried about the little girl in the well.
At 8 P. M. on Friday, the men finally reached Jessica and brought her up from the well. Jessica was dirty, hungry, thirsty and tired. Her foot and forehead was badly injured. But Jessica was alive. A doctor at the hospital said, "Jessica was lucky she was young. She's not going to remember this very well. "
Maybe Jessica will not remember her days in the well. But her parents, her rescuers, ans many other people around the world will not forget them. After Jessica's rescue, one of the rescuers made a metal cover for the well. On the cover he wrote, "To Jessica, with love from all of us. " | middle4829.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "to see lovely places"
},
"options": [
"to school",
"to work",
"to see lovely places",
"to his home"
],
"question": "Jim comes to take Helen _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {... | Helen's eyes are not very good, so she wears glasses. But she doesn't wear glasses when she is with her friend, Jim. When Jim comes to her house to take her out, she will take her glasses off, and when she gets back, she puts on the glasses.
One day her mother asks her, "Helen, why don't you wear glasses when you are with Jim? He takes you to many lovely places in his car, but you can't see anything. " Helen says, "I look more lovely to Jim when I'm not wearing my glasses and he looks better to me, too. " | middle1951.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "An interesting life."
},
"options": [
"A short life.",
"An interesting life.",
"A lonely life",
"A poor life."
],
"question": "What kind of life has Jack lived?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
... | My grandfather Jack is 96 years old, and he has had an interesting life. He has travelled a lot in his life in the Far East. He visited the Taj Mahal in India and the Pyramids in Egypt. He hunted lions in Africa, and rode a camel in the Sahara Desert. He says the most beautiful place he has travelled to is Kathmandu in Nepal.
Jack has married twice. His first wife died when she was 32. He met his second wife Maria while he was cycling round France They have been married for 50 years, and they have lived happily in a small village since they got married.
Jack says that he has never been ill in his life. The secret of good health, according to my grandfather, is exercise He goes swimming every morning. He has done this since he was a boy. He also has a glass of wine every night! Perhaps that is his secret! | middle1789.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "1000 dollars"
},
"options": [
"250 dollars",
"500 dollars",
"1000 dollars",
"1500 dollars"
],
"question": "If you want to rent the room for two months, you should pay _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_question... | House For Rent Lost Dog
2 sunny bedrooms with one kitchen Small size
$500 a month Black and white, short hair
Call Mr. Winter at 555--7843 Call Gus. Reward at 555--6238
Taxi Driver W anted Titanic 3D
Full or part time Saturday and Sunday
Experience needed Zig Zag Cinema.
Call Mark at 555--7296 between $20 (half for children under12).
9 am and 5 pm weekdays. Call 555--9767 for more information | middle6780.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "on a winter night ."
},
"options": [
"on a winter morning .",
"on a winter night .",
"on a rainy day.",
"on a rainy night ."
],
"question": "The story probably happened _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_quest... | It was a cold night. The taxi driver didn't take even one passenger all day. When he went by the railwaystation, he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he drove to him and asked, " whereare you going ,sir?
"To the Red Hotel," the young man answered. When the taxi driver heard this, he didn't feel happy anymore. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was near the railway station. Butsuddenly, he had an idea. He took the young man through many streets of the big city.
After a long time, they arrived at the hotel. "Here we are! You should pay me fifteen dollars, please."the taxi driver said to the young man. "What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think I'm a fool? Only last week, Itook a taxi from the railway station to this hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how muchI have to pay for the trip." | middle6958.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "he broke his right leg"
},
"options": [
"he like to",
"his wife told him to",
"he broke his right leg",
"he had to"
],
"question": "Mr Smith spent Christmas Day in hospital because _ .",
"question_type": ... | Before Christmas Mr Smith broke his right leg and had to stay in hospital. When he was there, he always asked his doctor when he could go home. He didn't like to spend Christmas in hospital. Though the doctor did his best, Mr Smith didn't get better. So on Christmas Day he was still in hospital. He spent a bad day in bed thinking that he missed a lot of fun on such a happy day.
The next day the doctor told him that he might be well enough to leave hospital in time for the New Year. Mr Smith was very happy to think that he would spend New Year's Day outside hospital. Soon Mr Smith left hospital and on New Year's Eve he went to a party. He enjoyed himself there. But he drank too much. On his way home that night, he had a fall and broke his left leg. What a unlucky man he was! | middle3820.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "England"
},
"options": [
"England",
"Spain",
"Madrid",
"a hotel"
],
"question": "Sam came from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text"... | Sam was an English student. He always stayed at home for his holidays. But last winter he thought, "I have never left the country. All my friends have been to Spain. They like it very much. So this year I'm going there for my holiday."
First he went to Madrid and stayed in a small hotel for a few days. One morning he went out for a walk. In his country people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Sam forgot about this, and while he came to a busy street, a bike knocked him down.
Sam lay on the ground for a few seconds and then he sat up and said, "Where am I?"
An old man was selling maps at the side of the street. He quickly came to Sam and said, "Maps of the city, sir?" | middle5289.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Prana brought the dirty apples into the house"
},
"options": [
"Prana loved apples",
"Prana caught an apple and ate it",
"the apples fell on the ground and were dirty",
"Prana brought the dirty apples into the house"
... | Prana was a beautiful dog, whose name means "breath of life". Although he died several years ago, I can still remember the days we spent together and what he has taught me about love.
I have two apple trees in the garden. Prana loved apples. When he went outside, he'd catch an apple and take it into the house to eat later. The apples had been on the ground and were often dirty so I wasn't always happy that Prana had brought them into the house.
It was an autumn day in America, but it was very cold. A big snow fell and we had not done anything for its coming. On that special day, Prana went outside and I watched him through the window. I noticed that he was madly digging holes and bringing the apples to the ground so they could be seen above the snow. I did not know why he was doing this. He seemed to want to do something special.
When I called him back, he had his usual one apple in his mouth. About five minutes later, I looked outside. The garden was completely covered with birds. Prana had dug up all those apples for his bird friends to eat. He knew that they wouldn't have stored enough food for the coming winter! | middle553.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "wanted to thank the waitress for her kindness"
},
"options": [
"wanted to thank the waitress for her kindness",
"thought the meal was delicious",
"wanted to show that he was rich",
"wanted to get married with the waitre... | An old man walked slowly with a cane into the restaurant.His old jacket,worn-out shoes and warm personality made him different from the usual crowd.
A young waitress watched him move toward a table by the window.She ran over to him,and said:"Here,sir...let me help you with that chair."
Without saying a word ,he smiled and nodded a thank you.She pulled the chair away from the table and helped him sit.Then she put his cane against the table.
"Thank you.Miss."he said kindly.
"You're welcome.sir,"she said.
After he had finished his breakfast,the waitress brought him the change from his bill.He left it on the table.She helped him up and walked with him to the front door.
When she went to clean his table,she found a business card under his plate and a note on a napkin .Under the napkin was a l00-dollar bill.
The note on the napkin read:"Dear miss,I respect you very much and I can see you respect yourself,too. It shows by the way you treat others.You have found the secret of happiness.Your kindness will shine through to all those who meet you."
The man she had served was the owner of the restaurant where she worked.This was the first time that she or any of the other workers had ever seen him in person. | middle3808.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "America."
},
"options": [
"England.",
"America.",
"France.",
"Japan."
],
"question": "Where does Morgan come from?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
... | Morgan is very happy these days. She is in Grade 7 at L.B Clarke Middle School, the USA. She gives her journals to the teacher. She writes them in the summer holiday. She says, "I read many books to finish them."
In the summer holiday, most schools in the USA ask students to read. But L.B.Clarke starts a program this year.
Students write their journals three times a week. The journals are about books they read or their everyday life. _ says a teacher in the school, "Our program also asks them to read, but in a different way."
Caroline, another student, finishes six journals. She writes about her favourite books and family trips.
"The program helps me learn new things," she says, "and if I forget something, I can look in my journals." | middle4801.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "can sit back and relax themselves"
},
"options": [
"need to watch their cars",
"have to worry about the driving",
"have to find places to park the bus",
"can sit back and relax themselves"
],
"question": "When t... | East Bus --- maybe the best choice on your visit to the famous places of interest in Beijing.
Sit back, relax and see all there is to see, with no need to worry about driving, finding a parking place or leaving your car with no one to watch it.
We have lots of buses taking you to visit Tian'anmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven Park, the Olympic Center and the Great Wall. The whole tour will take you three days.
Chinese & English speaking guides.
Booking by phone four days in advance .
Tour price: Y=580.00 per person (half price for children under 1.2m tall ), including the ticket price, breakfast and lunch.
For more information, please phone Yong'an Tourism Company at 010-23368688/23368689.
Add: 356 Chaoyang Road, Beijing.
Open 7 days a week. 8:00-16:00.
,. | middle1979.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "weak"
},
"options": [
"strong",
"weak",
"dangerous",
"heavy"
],
"question": "Most earthquakes are too ----to hurt people.",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index":... | Earthquakes happen without warning .They can happen any time of a day,at any point during the year.But don't worry because most are so weak that they cannot be felt. Only a few big ones hurt people. However,it's important to know what to do when an earthquake is happening.
Do NOT go outside.You could get injured from falling glass or parts of buildings.If you are outside,stay away from buildings and power lines .
Stay under a desk,table,or other strong furniture .Hold on to it.Or stay in a corner of the building.Cover your face and head with your arms and cover your mouth with a towel or clothing.Stay inside until shaking stops and it is safe to go outside.
Keep away from windows,pictures or advertisements on the wall or the building,and anything else that could fall and hurt you.Most people get injured by falling things during an earthquake,not by the shaking itself.
Also keep away from a fire.You could fall down and burn yourself on the fire.
If you are driving when an earthquake happens,stop the car if it's safe.Stay inside your car until the earthquake stops,and don't drive near bridges. Try not to stop by power lines or trees.These could fall and hurt you. | middle235.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "an English lesson"
},
"options": [
"a good time",
"a big meal",
"a long meeting",
"an English lesson"
],
"question": "One day, the students are having _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | One day, in an English class, the students are having their lessons. Their teacher, a young woman is very happy. She sings some nice songs with them and then she goes to the blackboard and writes "SMILES" on it. "This is the longest word in English," she says to the class.
A girl stands up and says, "It has only six letters. How can it be the longest word in English?"The teacher smiles and says, "Oh, look! There is a mile between the first letter and the last one." | middle221.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Healthy lifestyle ."
},
"options": [
"Healthy food.",
"Healthy lifestyle .",
"Junk food.",
"Healthy sports."
],
"question": "What's the passage mainly about?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": ... | Keeping better eating habits can help you reduce disease. _ means choosing the right foods to eat and preparing foods in a healthy way.
_
Do you often change your toothbrush? Maybe you think it is not necessary. A study shows old toothbrushes bring disease. You should often change your toothbrush.
Exercise
Swimming, running, skating, skiing, dancing, walking and some other activities can help you stay healthy. You should exercise at least three times a week and for twenty minutes or more each time. Do it.
Plan out your life
You should have breakfast before you go to school. Have a proper meal for lunch. A proper diet can also help you stay healthy. | middle4815.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Because in that way they won't float away."
},
"options": [
"Because in that way they won't float away.",
"Because that makes them sleep well.",
"Because they can't get to sleep if they don't do that.",
"Because the sle... | Can you imagine astronauts' everyday life in space? They also need to eat, sleep, exercise and relax. They do the same things as us, but they do them differently.
On Earth, we put food on a plate. _ holds the food down and keeps it on a place. But there is almost no gravity in space, so food can float away, and astronauts must eat carefully.
Sleeping is very different in space. Some astronauts like to float in the air, but most like to be in a sleeping bag. They tie the bag to a wall so that they won't float away at night.
Exercise is very important in space. On Earth, your legs carry your body, but in space, astronauts float, so they do not use their legs often. This is very bad for their legs, so they must exercise for thirty minutes every day.
After a day's work, astronauts relax. They may listen to music, read, watch films, play games, or talk to their friends and families on the radio. Sometimes they just enjoy floating in the air. | middle547.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "extracurricular activities are supervised by adults"
},
"options": [
"most extracurricular activities take place on weekends",
"extracurricular activities help students have same interests",
"students feel worthless in extrac... | Extracurricular School Activities
Many schools today provide various extracurricular activities. Some activities are before school, some are after school, and a few may even take place on weekends. Many parents like their children to take part in these activities. Yet some parents are still a little _ it. Actually, these activities have many advantages for students. It is a wise choice for parents to allow students to get involved in extracurricular activities at school. It can help students to develop many working skills, people skills, and more.
When students get involved in extracurricular activities, they get involved in different interests. These activities allow them to develop various interests that they may have.
It also helps to raise the self-esteem of students. Many students feel worthless or there is nothing they are good at. Everyone wants to find something that they are really good at, and extracurricular activities provide the opportunity for them.
Students can also learn relationship skills. They need to get involved in social activities and learn how to act properly in social situations. These activities give them a chance outside of school to do this, while they are still supervised by adults.
Of course, while there are many excellent benefits of extracurricular activities for students, you need to consider how much is too much. It can be a great choice to get involved in a few different activities, but too many activities can have negative effects. If students take part in too many activities, they often have problems in their studies. They may not get enough rest. They may not have time to relax. It's important for students to set some limits to extracurricular activities. Students can pick out a couple of their favorites and make sure they can handle them. Some kids feel like they have to take part in many activities to be a success, and this is not good to them.
When students get involved in extracurricular activities, there are certainly excellent benefits that they'll enjoy. They are doing it for their future success. It's important that students don't try to "do it all". | middle6964.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "A ball hurt him on the head."
},
"options": [
"The window was broken by a ball.",
"A ball hurt him on the head.",
"A ball hit the window.",
"The door was broken by a ball."
],
"question": "What happened while Mr... | One day,Mr.Li was reading a book in his office after school.To his surprise,a ball flew in suddenly and hurt him on the head.He took the ball to the window,but he only saw a group of boy students running away quickly and disappearing in a minute.He sat down again and continued his reading.As it got dark,it was time for him to leave for home.Looking at the ball,he wondered what to do with it.He knew the owner of the ball must be nearby and wished to get it back.He went downstairs and walked to the playground.It was at the center of the playground that he placed the ball with a piece of paper,on which he wrote "Be careful next time!".Then he walked away.
The next morning,as Mr.Li opened the office door,he found the same piece of paper on the floor.Some words were added after his words:"Thank you for your kindness.Anyway,you are a clever fellow." | middle7449.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "keep the old number of jobs of people"
},
"options": [
"get more money",
"keep the old number of jobs of people",
"make new machines",
"let people look for jobs"
],
"question": "The economics of the world need t... | Most people want to work, but in today's word ,it is more difficult to find work for everybody.The economics of the world need to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people.
Often this is not possible,and so more people are out of work.
Some people have no jobs now because new machines can do the work of many people do in a short time.Also, machines do not ask for more money and longer holidays. In all the countries of the world, machines are taking work from people ,not only in factories but also on the farms.
One machine can often do the work of forty people. About 75,000 people are moving to the cities a day to look for jobs ,but only 70% of them can find jobs . | middle1038.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "there was a Mother's Day."
},
"options": [
"there was a Mother's Day.",
"there was a Children's Day.",
"businessmen wanted to get a lot of money.",
"people liked their father very much."
],
"question": "Father's... | Father's Day has a very short history. It was started because there was a mother's Day, and just because some Americans thought that if we had a Mother's Day, we should also have a Father's Day. Father's Day has become important in North America. And businessmen found it was a good way to get people to buy a present for the fathers from their shops.
By the way, very few countries have a Father's Day, though some have Children's Day, or a special day for boys and another for girls. More and more countries are having Mother's Day, so maybe Father's Day will become popular before too long. Now, what do people in North America do on Father's Day? The newspapers, radios, and TV tell children what they should buy Father's Day presents for their fathers. They even tell a wife to buy a Father's Day present----not for her father but for her husband, even if he is not a father. And they tell grandchildren to buy a present for their grandfathers. | middle6757.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "15,000 years ago"
},
"options": [
"there were humans",
"15,000 years ago",
"there were wolves",
"the wolves looked like dogs"
],
"question": "People have started keeping dogs as pets since _ .",
"question_... | Do you like dogs? Do you know the following things about dogs?
The first pet dog
Dogs are meat-eating animals. They belonged to the family of wolves a long time ago. About 15,000 years ago, people started keeping wolves for hunting . Over the time, the wolves began to look like dogs and they became people's pets.
What a dog looks like
Dogs come in different sizes, colors and shapes, but they're the same in some ways. All kinds of dogs have a set of forty-two strong teeth for eating. They have sharp claws at the end of their feet for digging up soil and holding onto the ground when they walk. They have very good eyesight. They also have high ability to hear and smell.
How a dog grows
A mother dog gives birth to one to twelve babies at a time. New-born baby dogs cannot see or hear until they are two weeks old. The mother dog gives the baby dogs milk. When they are four weeks old, they start eating soft food. When they're eight weeks, the baby dogs have very strong legs and they can go for long walks.
How to read a dog's feelings
Dogs act differently when they have different feelings. When a dog is angry, it opens its mouth and shows its teeth. When a dog is frightened, it lowers its ears and holds its tail between its legs. A happy dog always wags its tail.
,. (10) | middle2531.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "4021877"
},
"options": [
"4668736",
"4021877",
"4210877",
"4888688"
],
"question": "If you want to watch dancing, you can call _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_i... | Live Music----Late Night Jazz
Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet player. He is known to play well in the early hours. So don't want to get much sleep.
PLACE: The Jazz Club DATES: 15-23, June
PRICE: Y=200-250 TIME: 10 p.m. till late
TEL: 4668736
Scottish Dancing
Scottish dancing is nice and easy to learn. The wonderful dance from England will be given.
PLACE: Jack Stein's DATES: 10-20, May
PRICE: Y=180 TIME: 7--10 p.m.
TEL: 4021877
Shows -Anhui Museum
There are 12,000 pieces on shows here. You can see the whole Chinese history.
PLACE: Anhui Museum DATES: 1Mar--30 Jun
PRICE: Y=60 (Y=30 for students) TEL: 4888688
TIME: Monday-Friday 9 a.m. -5 p.m. Weekends 9 a.m.--9 p.m. | middle4626.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "UNICEF"
},
"options": [
"Oxfam",
"ORBIS",
"UNICEF",
"Spring Bud Project"
],
"question": "Which charity is Save the Children like?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer... | The Save the Children Fund is known as Save the Children. It is an internationally organization that protects children's rights and helps support children in developing countries. It was set up in the United Kingdom in 1919 in order to improve the lives of children through better education, health care, and economic chances, it also provides food and water for the children in natural disasters, war, and other serious situations.
Except for the UK organization, there are 30 other national Save the Children organizations who are members of Save the Children International, a global network of charity organizations supporting local partners in over 120 countries around the world.
Save the Children helps the local government change so that it can help young people get more rights, it works very well, especially with the support from the UN. Save the Children joins all the members' efforts to protect children from the effects of war. | middle3149.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "a school report of Edward Scott"
},
"options": [
"a studying plan of Edward Scott",
"a teaching plan of Ivy",
"a school report of Edward Scott",
"a working plan of M.L.Martin"
],
"question": "After reading this,... | Name: Edward Scott School: Revin Grove State High School
Grade: 7 Term ending: 6 May
Subjects :
Mathematics
He is a little weak in this, but he has tried his best to catch up with others.
Science
He can work out many difficulties.Well done!
French
He is the best in the class.Keep it up.
History
He is not so good at this, but has done better than before.
Geography
He is familiar with the names of many places in the world.
Music
He doesn't like pop songs, though sings very well.
Conduct: Fair No.in class: 9 Absences: 8
Remarks : Edward has the ability to do a lot better.More work is needed next term.
Class teacher: Ivy
Principal: M.L.Martin
School reopens: 11 September | middle5538.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Yellow."
},
"options": [
"Green.",
"Purple.",
"Red.",
"Yellow."
],
"question": "What color is Bob's bag?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer... | Hello! My name is Bob Smith. I am an English boy.
Here are some school things . This is my school ID card. Its number is 201289767. This yellow bag is mine. A yellow eraser, a purple pencil, a red pen and a book are in it. Oh, that dictionary is mine, too. Is the green pencil box mine, too? No, it isn't. It is my good friend Lin Hui's. His school ID card number is 201287967. Green is his favorite color. He is in a green jacket, and that green bag is his, too. | middle6031.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "12"
},
"options": [
"12",
"13",
"14",
"15"
],
"question": "--How old is Gina today? -- _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "th... | Today is November 8th. It's Gina's birthday. She is twelve. Jim, Kate and Bill are her friends. They want to buy some presents for Gina. They go to the store near the school. There are lots of things in the store. They buy a big cake , two boxes of color pencils, a pencil case and some nice books. They want to buy two dolls for Gina, but the dolls are too dear . | middle6025.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "sleeping"
},
"options": [
"eating",
"playing",
"sleeping",
"reading"
],
"question": "Our body grows most while we are _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index"... | During the day we work and play,and at night we sleep. Our body rests when we sleep. In the morning we are ready to work and play again. Our body grows most when we are asleep. Children who are tired usually need sleep. We can get better at our lessons after having plenty of rest. Boys and girls who are eight or nine years old need ten hours of sleep every night. Our body needs plenty of air when we are asleep. If we do not get enough fresh air, we will feel tired when we wake up. While in bed we must not cover our head,our lungs need to get enough fresh air. If we open our windows at night,we can have plenty of fresh air. Cool air is better than warm air. | middle1992.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Monday is the first school day of a week"
},
"options": [
"Monday is the first day of a week",
"he just spent a happy weekend",
"Monday is the first school day of a week",
"he will have many lessons on Monday"
],
... | Monday.....oh, I don't like Monday because I will have to go back to school again after the weekend. Tuesday is not so bad. I usually play tennis with my friends after school. On Wednesday evening I don't go out. I stay at home and do my homework. I like Thursday because the next day is Friday. I always go out on Friday -maybe to the cinema. I love the weekend. On Saturday I stay in bed until lunchtime, and I sometimes go to the shops in the afternoon. In the evening we go to a club--there are good bands there every Saturday. Then on Sundays I go to my friend's house or she comes to mine. I usually visit my grandmother for an hour in the afternoon. Then the weekend is over and it's Monday.... And I feel bad again! | middle8008.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "over four"
},
"options": [
"less than four",
"over four",
"less than 16",
"over 16"
],
"question": "It takes people _ hours to travel from Groningen to Vlissingen by train.",
"question_type": "cloze_quest... | The Netherlands is a small country on the North Sea. From any place in the country, the farthest point is never more than 350 kilometers away. It takes only a little more than four hours to travel by train from Vlissingen, in the southwest, to Groningen, in the northeast.
More than 16 million people live there. Most of the people in the Netherlands live in the west of the country. The four largest cities, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht, are there. Amsterdam is the capital, but The Hague is the seat of govemment.
The Netherlands is sometimes called Holland, because an area in the west of the Netherlands used to be called Holland. The name lives on in the names of two Dutch provinces: North Holland and South Holland. The language spoken in the Netherlands is Dutch. In the province of Friesland, Frisian is also spoken. That is a separate ( ) language, which is a little bit like English. | middle4632.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "swing"
},
"options": [
"sleep",
"swing",
"swim",
"jump"
],
"question": "The monkey thinks the elephant can't _ in the tree like him.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"a... | An elephant wants to have some friends. He sees a monkey in a tree. "Can you be my friend?" asks the elephant.
"You are too big. You can't swing in the tree like me."
Then the elephant meets a rabbit. "Please be my friend," he says.
"How can I? Sorry, sir. You are strong."
The elephant is very _ . Then he goes home.
The next day, he sees all the animals running. He doesn't know why. The monkey says a tiger is near here. He will come to eat the animals.
The elephant goes to the tiger. "Please, Mr. tiger. Don't eat the animals."
"Go away!" says the tiger.
The elephant is not happy and kicks the tiger. Then the tiger goes away. At last, all the animals want the elephant to be their friend. | middle2243.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Once a month."
},
"options": [
"Once a year.",
"Once a month.",
"Once a week.",
"Once a day."
],
"question": "How often does Reader's Digest come out in the USA?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
... | Reader's Digest is a monthly magazine. Before the 1980s, it belonged to a privately held company, which was started in 1922 by Lila Bell Wallace and Dewitt Wallace. This magazine is small and easy to carry, just half the size of most American magazines, which caused a phrase in 2005, "America in your pocket." It is the best selling magazine in the USA. At present, its circulation in the USA has reached 10 million copies and the number of the readers there is 38 million. It also has 40 million overseas readers in more than another 70 countries.
This magazines focus is not news but more of cultural views because the editors think people now can get timely news from somewhere else. They hope this magazine can give readers something that is about special personal experiences, something the readers can share with their families. In different countries, this magazine provides a window to the world for the local readers. Some parts of the magazine are about the local customs and interests of the local readers. The other parts give the local readers information from all over the world. | middle2525.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Mandarin Hotel"
},
"options": [
"Haikou",
"Wanlu Garden",
"Mandarin Hotel",
"Binhai Road"
],
"question": "The passage mainly introduces _ to everyone.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"a... | Hello, everyone! Welcome to Haikou. You are going to stay in Mandarin Hotel, a 5-star hotel. It was built in 1998 and is one of the best hotels in Haikou. It is near Wanlu Garden on Binhai Road. It is 5 minutes' walk from the seaside and 10 minutes' ride from the city centre. Buses No. 7 and No. 41 can take you there.
The hotel has large rooms with computers, TV sets and telephones. Hot water is offered 24 hours. There is a shopping center which is open from 9 am to 22:30 pm. The coffee bar is open at the following time 10:00-23:00. _ . You can enjoy yourselves there. Hope that you will have a great time during your stay in Haikou. | middle4154.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "had never liked being in a teacher's office"
},
"options": [
"was too old to find a job as a teacher",
"wanted to work as a nurse in a hospital",
"had never liked being in a teacher's office",
"would not get a job until... | I was twenty years old, and my parents were looking forward to the day when I would be earning my own living. Unfortunately, I had absolutely no idea what I wanted my future occupation to be. The only thing I did know was that I did not want to spend the next 45 years teaching, being a nurse or sitting in an office. But that was before the postman delivered a catalogue of courses that were being offered at the local college. As I looked through it, I was attracted by a page that talked about the difficulties faced by deaf people in their everyday lives and how students could help by learning sign language. It went on to say that graduates of the course usually find work in different organizations, such as law companies, the Stock Exchange, insurance companies and banks. Then I saw something that really caught my eye: "Singer" are also needed for sporting events, concerts, theatrical performances and, believe it or not, circuses! By the time I got to the bottom of the page, I knew I had found the perfect occupation.
I enrolled on the course, which to my parents' great delight was free of charge. The course was brilliant. My favourite part was the final lesson, when our teacher asked us to sign our favourite song. It was really difficult because not only did we have to sign the words, but we also had to find a way of showing whether the song was happy or sad and whether the beat was slow or fast. It was the hardest thing I have ever done--but also the most rewarding. | middle5262.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "eight"
},
"options": [
"five",
"six",
"seven",
"eight"
],
"question": "There are _ people in the family.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answ... | It's Sunday morning. My family are all at home. My father is sitting near the window. He's reading newspapers. He wants to know what h appens all over the world. My mother is watering the flowers in the small garden. My brother is a worker. He's watching TV. He's a basketball fanAnd he is good at p laying basketball. Now he is watching NBA on TV. Where are my twin
sisters? Oh, look! Lily is listening to music. She likes popular music very much. Lucy is surfing the Internet in her room. She often writes emails to her friends. What am I doing? I am doing my homework .
,A, B, C, D | middle3613.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "2"
},
"options": [
"2",
"3",
"4",
"6"
],
"question": "In 1918, Captain Hedley fell off his plane in the sky, but soon he fell back into it again! You may read about this story in Chapter _ .",
"question_t... | A man fell out of his plane and fell back into it again. Two people rowed a small boat from New York to England in 56 days. One person was so big that he wouldn't fit in any hospital room. Would you believe these stories? Well, they may sound strange, but they did happen. James Cornell has more strange but true stories like these in a book called Very Strange People.
Here is part of the contents of Very Strange People. The contents lists the names of the chapters or parts of the book. It also tells on what page each chapter begins.
Chapter Page
One A Dog's Life ..........................................3
Two A Lucky Pilot ................... ..............14
Three High Wire Act .................... .............33
Four Fat Men ............................................... 41
Five Over the Falls .........................................43
Six A House without an end ................... .............53
Seven Row, Row, Row Your Boat ................. ..............60
Eight The Tower Builder ....................... ..............85 | middle1004.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "do some shopping"
},
"options": [
"work",
"do some shopping",
"the bank",
"play"
],
"question": "The old woman went out to _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_i... | An old woman went out shopping last Tuesday. She came to a bank and saw a car near the door. A young man with dark glasses got out of it and went into the bank. She looked into the car and found some keys in it.
The man took a gun out of his pocket and said to the man in the bank, "Give me all the money." But the woman didn't see this. She went to the young man and put the keys in his hand, "My boy," she said, "Don't leave your keys in your car! Someone is going to steal it."
The young man looked at the old woman for a few minutes. Then he took his keys, ran out of the bank, got into his car and drove away quickly without taking any money. | middle590.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "give general information about pet travel"
},
"options": [
"warn people to leave their pets at home",
"give general information about pet travel",
"tell people how to choose their pet boxes",
"tell people about foreign ... | If you plan to take your pet on a trip,prepare ahead of time. At least two weeks before you leave,take your pet to a vet. See if he or she is tit for travel and ask if he or she should have any medicine before leaving. The vet may suggest certain pills for sickness or for calming the pet.
Some states or foreign countries have health laws that say animals must have certain injections before they can be allowed to enter. Your vet may have this information. You can also get help on the United States and Canadian laws from a book published by the Department of Agriculture which some libraries have. For information on foreign countries, check with their consulates .You can also ask the airlines on which you are travelling.
Find out if the places where you plan to stay allow pets because many do not.
If you are going by plane or train,ask if pets are allowed. If they are,ask where they will be kept and who will care for them. The big bus lines in this country do not allow pets.
Choose your pet's box carefully. Plastic boxes are better than cardboard or wooden ones because they can' be chewed .
If going by plane or train during warm weather,try to go in the cooler early morning or evening hours. Also try to avoid very cold winter weather because pets often suffer from cold. Even in your own car, be careful. Do not leave the animal inside with the windows closed because the car may become too hot or too cold. | middle1762.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "shopping"
},
"options": [
"watchingTV",
"reading",
"studying",
"shopping"
],
"question": "Many people are interested in _ online.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answ... | Nowadays, shopping online becomes a new way of shopping. It is getting more and more popular. Many people like doing some shopping through Internet.
Why is shopping online becoming more and more popular? First, it provides lots of advantages . There are many goods on the Internet. People can find anything they want. The price on the Internet is usually cheaper than that in the store. People can save some money.Second, more and more people have their own computers and they join their computers with the Internet. So it is possible for many of them to do shopping through the Internet. People don't need to go to the shop themselves. They can save a lot of time.
But, a coin has two sides. Customers can only see the pictures of the goods on the Internet. And they can't enjoy the pleasure of buying things in a large supermarket or a wonderful shopping center. Maybe shopping online makes people boring. So some people don't like this new wayof shopping. They are worried about the safety of shopping online. | middle7313.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "If you need some medicine, make a symbol \"II\"."
},
"options": [
"Swinging your arm from side to side means \"yes\".",
"If the ground is dark, light smoke can't be seen.",
"If you need some medicine, make a symbol \"II\".",
... | What do you do if you're stranded on a lonely island? Surely you need to find a way to get in touch with the outside world. Your best chance of doing this is to draw the attention of a passing plane.
Body signals
Pilots from different countries understand body signals if they have the correct training. When you wave your arms up and down in a straight line, it means "yes". When you point downwards and swing your arm from side to side, it means "no". If you want the pilot to know that it's safe to land, push your hands out in front of you and bend your knees. If you want to say that it's not safe to land, put your arms in the air and move them to one side.
Smoke signals
The smoke from a fire can be seen from far away, so it's a good way to draw attention. If the weather is dry, it isn't hard to start a fire. Remember, however, that fires can be very dangerous if they get out of control. Never light a fire unless you're sure that it can't spread. If the ground is dark, light smoke can be seen more easily. Green grass and leaves produce light smoke.
Ground-to-air signals
It's a good idea to build some signals, too. Use large pieces of wood to make the symbols . If you can't find any wood, use earth. Some useful symbols are:
F "I need food and water."
II "I need medicine."
I "I am badly hurt."
X" I am unable to move from here."
Pilots' replies
If the pilot lowers the plane's wings from side to side, this means "message received and understood". (At night, the pilot flashes the plane's green lights.) If the pilots flies the plane in a clockwise circle, this means "message received but not understood".(At night, the pilot flashes the plane's red lights.)
However, there is no signal which means "message not received". Why not? | middle3175.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "she was badly ill"
},
"options": [
"she was badly ill",
"she was 60 years old",
"she believed in her husband",
"her husband made her angry"
],
"question": "The old woman let her husband open her shoe box because... | Once there was a man and a woman. They had been married for more than 60 years. They kept no secrets from each other except that the old woman had a shoe box under her bed. She told her husband never to open or ask about it.
For all these years, he had never thought about the box. But one day the old woman got very sick and the doctor said she would never get better.
The woman said it was time that he should know what was in the box. The old man took the shoe box to his wife's bedside.
When he opened it, he found two beautiful doilies and some money. The money was $25,000.
"When we got married, "she said, "my grandmother told me that the secret of a happy family was never to fight. She told me if every time I got angry with you, I should just keep quiet and crochet one doily."
The old man was so moved because only two doilies were in the box. He thought she had only been angry with him twice in all those years.
"My dear," he said, "but what about all the money? Where did it all come from?"
"Oh," she said, "that's the money I made from selling the doilies. So far, I have sold 2,500 doilies." | middle5504.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "the females carry the eggs"
},
"options": [
"the females carry the eggs",
"the females eat more",
"the males are more active",
"the males have smaller wings"
],
"question": "The female butterflies have bigger an... | Butterflies are common all over the world,but butterflies in hotter countries are usually bigger and more brightly colored than those in coo1er countries,and there are more different kinds.
Usually the male butterflies are more brightly colored than the females.The females have bigger and heavier bodies since they carry the eggs.The bright colors of the males help to attract the females,and the duller colors of the females make them less likely to be caught by enemies before they have laid their eggs.
Some butterflies have bright pattern colors on the upper surface of their wings t _ show when flying ,but when they rest on a tree or leaves , they close their wings.On the undersides of their wings there are green and brown marks which look like the tree or leaves.They are then difficult to be seen.The best example of this is the Dead Leaf Butterfly.When its wings are c1osed,it looks exactly like a dead leaf.There are even marks that look like the holes in a dead leaf.When the butterfly is run after by a bird,it closes its wings and seems to have disappeared completely.
Many butterflies have round marks on their wings that look like eyes.The round marks have a useful function .When the butterflies are resting,their wings are closed,and these marks can't be seen. When a bird sees one,and begins to attack it,the butterfly will open its Wings. The bird thinks that it sees two eyes staring at it,frightened,and flies away. | middle3161.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "A letter to his kids' school headmaster."
},
"options": [
"His kids' poor performance in a test.",
"A letter to his kids' school headmaster.",
"A three - day -trip to Boston with his kids.",
"A warming notice from his k... | Michael Rossi is the Internet favorite Dad right now.
Mr. Rossi, a father from Philadelphia, recently took his kids, Jack and Victoria, to Boston for three days during the school term. But Rydal Elementary School, one of the oldest schools in Boston, doesn't accept family holidays as an excuse for their absence and give them a warming notice. So Mr. Rossi wrote a letter to the school, which has been shared by thousands of parents online.
Dear Mrs. Marbyry,
While I am thankful for your concern for our children and the best education our kids receive from you, I can promise you they've learned as much in the three days we were in Boston as they would in a whole year in school.
Although they missed an important test, they learned about something more important for them, especially for their future.
They experienced first -hand the love and support form thousands of other people with a common goal. At the marathon , which is known as the most difficult one in the world, they watched runners with disabilities work together to collect money for children in poor areas.
In addition, our children walked the Freedom Trail, visited the site of the Boston Tea Party and the graves of several great pioneers of America. These are thing they WILL learn in school a year or more from now.
We truly love our school and teachers. But I wouldn't hesitate to pull them out of school again for an experience like the one they had this time.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Michael Rossi | middle5510.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "On the island."
},
"options": [
"On the island.",
"On the ferry.",
"In the hotel.",
"On the sea."
],
"question": "Where do people enjoy the music party at the Bestival?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"... | If you are really interested in music festivals, then you have probably heard of the Bestival Music Festival. It takes place every September on the Isle of Wight, the UK. As it is at the end of summer, people think it's their last chance to go to a festival and have fun before going back to boring work.
The dream begins as soon as you start traveling to the island. In order to get to the campsite of the Bestival, you have to take the ferry . The ferry is full of happy festival lovers who are ready to take part in the fantastic music party. After you arrive at the campsite, you can put your tent up. There people talk with each other openly. They are not that cold like those you meet in your everyday life.
The festival lasts for four days. During that time you forget all your worries and problems, just like living in a dream. And it is really hard for you to come back to "reality" after that.
It seems that it is this kind of music event that makes people gather together. It gives people a real sense of unity. I took part in the Bestival with my friends the year before last. It was so exciting and we all lost ourselves in the beautiful music. We are family sung by Sister Sledge was my favorite. I'm really looking forward to joining in it for a second time. | middle6019.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "the Spring Festival"
},
"options": [
"Mid-autumn Festival",
"the Spring Festival",
"Christmas Day",
"the Dragon Boat Festival"
],
"question": "'The Chinese New Year\" in the passage means \" \" .",
"questi... | The Chinese New Year is the most important festival for the Chinese people. It usually comes in January or February. It takes about 15 days to prepare for it.
On the eve of the festival, people close the shops and stay at home. They all get together for a big dinner. They stay up late and enjoy dumplings at midnight for good luck.
In the morning, people dress in their best clothes, and usually the old stay at home, the young go out to pay a New Year Call . It is an important time for the young. The young people bow to the old people. The Chinese call this "Ke Tou". This means "touching the ground with the forehead ". Then the young people give their best wishes to the old people. The old people give children gifts or lucky money.
They are very polite and do not use bad words on the Spring Festival Day. It,s the most important day of the year. | middle1776.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "clothes and things for room and school"
},
"options": [
"fruit",
"food",
"vegetables",
"clothes and things for room and school"
],
"question": "Jenny' s sells _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
... | Great Sale at Jenny's
Come to Jenny's great sale on clothes, things for your room and things for school. We have jackets in black and brown for thirty-five dollars, sweaters in blue and red for fifteen dollars and bags in green and yellow for five dollars.
See our great tables, beds and chairs. Get a new bookcase in brown and white for all your books. At Jenny's sale, they are only twenty dollars! Tomorrow is New Year's Day. Come to Jenny's store today! One day only! Everything is at the lowest price. | middle7307.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "The Spring Festival"
},
"options": [
"the Mid-Autumn Festival",
"The Spring Festival",
"Children's Day",
"May Day"
],
"question": "Which is the most important festival in China?",
"question_type": null
},
... | Every year people celebrate the Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February. It's the most important festival in China. So before it comes, everyone buys many things, and they often make a special kind of food called dumplings. It means "come together". Parents always buy new clothes for their children and children also buy presents for their parents. On the Spring Festival eve , all the family members come back home. They sing, dance and play cards. When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes for the coming year. They all have a good time. | middle584.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Being shy."
},
"options": [
"Being shy.",
"Making a lot of language mistakes.",
"Nothing to say.",
"Can't speak a foreign language."
],
"question": ".Why do many Chinese people feel worried to speak to the forei... | Being shy keeps many Chinese people from getting to know westerners. You may feel nervous about making language mistakes in front of a native English speaker.
But remember, westerners living in Asia know how it feels to try to communicate in a foreign language. They have made many mistakes when speaking Chinese!
So don't worry about speaking imperfect English. The important thing is just to communicate. Start talking, and make some foreign friends!
Many westerners value their privacy . Don't be surprised if your new friend doesn't want to include you in everything he does. This may seem strange to Chinese who worry about that their friends will get lonely.
Chinese people often expect their good friends to give advice and take care of them in many ways. If you expect this kind of care from westerners, you may be disappointed. Why? Because most westerners value _ . They feel insulted if others think they can't take care of themselves. They will assume you feel the same way.
Of course, these tips are just rules of thumb and may not apply to all westerners. Each person you meet will have his or her own ideas about friendship. When you get confused , don't be shy and worry to ask questions. Your new western friends may also have many questions about Chinese culture, and they may be hesitant to ask. So encourage them to ask questions, too.
Be honest and open to your friends. Respect each other's differences. The friendships you make can be lifelong treasure both for you and your new friends. | middle1010.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "one Sunday evening"
},
"options": [
"one Sunday morning",
"next Thursday morning",
"one Sunday evening",
"next Thursday evening"
],
"question": "The car accident happened _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_que... | One Sunday evening, it was quite dark when old Stanley went for his walk. He was walking along the sidewalk, Suddenly, he saw a white car coming around the corner at high speed. It was going too fast and crashed into a red car in the street where he was walking. He rushed up to the cars to see if anyone was hurt and needed help.
The two drivers were arguing.
"You came around the corner too fast," one man said.
"No!" said the driver of the white car, "That's not true! Your car was parked in a wrong place."
Stanley listened to their argument and then said the white car driver was wrong to drive too fast. The driver of red car asked Stanley to prove he was right in court . Stanley gave the driver his name and telephone number.
Next Thursday morning, Stanley was asked to go to the court. The lawyer for the driver of the white car asked him a lot of questions about what he had seen. Then he asked Stanley how old he was.
"I'm eighty-two," answered Stanley.
"Do you usually wear glasses ?" asked the lawyer.
"Yes, I do," answered Stanley.
"Were you wearing them on the night of the accident?" the lawyer asked.
"No," replied Stanley.
Then the lawyer said, "Why should the court believe you? You are eighty-two years old, you were not wearing your glasses, and it was dark. How far can you see in the dark?"
Stanley thought about it for a minute. "Well," he said, "when it's dark, I can see the moon. How far is that?" | middle5276.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "a pain in your throat"
},
"options": [
"headache",
"a cough",
"a pain in your throat",
"feeling a little cold"
],
"question": "A cold often starts with _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | The most common disease in the world is the cold. It often starts with a sore throat . You sneeze and your nose runs. You usually have a headache, too. Often you have a cough later. It's not a serious disease, but you can feel quite bad.
There isn't a cure for a cold, but you can take some medicine to make you feel better. For example, you can take aspirin to get rid of your headache. It is good to rest. and to drink a lot of water, too. A doctor once told me."With the right medicine. a cold will last for seven days. With no medicine, it will go on for a whole week!"
A long time ago, people understood that some plants made them feel better. For example, the juice of lemons makes a sore throat feel better. In modern times, scientists have found out which chemicals are in them. Man, of our medicines today are made from those chemicals. There are some diseases that we can't cure yet. And nobody has found a cure for old age. But because of modern medicines, the average people now live longer than their grandparents. | middle2519.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Doubtful."
},
"options": [
"Supportive.",
"Doubtful.",
"Confident.",
"Satisfied."
],
"question": "At the beginning, what's her daughter's attitude towards her decision?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"... | It all started a year before when my daughter Suzanne and I were shopping in Sydney. In the window of a sports shop I noticed a photo of a group of young people climbing the rock along a canyon . "That's what I'm going to do next year," I said. Suzanne laughed. "Sure, Mom! Don't forget you're 65 years old. "
I didn't feel l was that age! I joined a club and trained weekly. Each day I felt my physical energy increase and, along with it, my confidence. Then Suzanne pointed out, "It's good, but how can you clear away the fear of height?" "I've got it worked out, " I replied bravely. "We're going to the indoor climbing center. "
While I was going up the high wall, I was afraid to look down as if a terrible animal was after me. Some time later, as I reached the ground, I sat down heavily on the floor. Later that night, as I lay in bed, I encouraged myself, "You've climbed the wall! You'll certainly make it! "
We set off with our packages to the Grand Canyon. When we reached it, I found the canyon was a huge black hole--far deeper than I had imagined. As the guide clipped me onto the rope, _ . Time lost all meaning as I pushed my body forward. Only the strong rope kept me from losing hope. I began to think it would never end when everyone had stopped. "This is as far as we go, and we can climb out after a few steps, " the guide said finally. Two and a half hours later, we returned to the car park at last. I began to shake, one hard step after another.
Getting onto the bus, I fell into the seat I had left so confidently a lifetime before. Then, while I was in the seat catching my breath, a feeling of happiness spread through me. I had done it, at the age of 66.
,. | middle3607.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "fish and chips"
},
"options": [
"burgers",
"fish and chips",
"vegetables",
"fish"
],
"question": "The favourite food in Britain is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"... | Life in Britain today
Food
British people like good food, and more than half of them go to a restaurant every month. Fast food is also very popular---30% of all adults have a burger every three months, but 46% have fish and chips!
Sports
British people don't do a lot of sport. Only 17% of people go swimming every week. 9% go cycling and 8% play golf. Only 6% people play football (but 32% go to watch it).
Cinema and TV
Films are very popular in Britain, and about 60% of people between 15 and 24 go to the cinema every month. At home, men watch TV for about three hours every day--half an hour more than women.
Holidays
British people love going on holidays. Most of these holidays aren't in the UK---27% are in Spain, 10% are in the U.S, and 9% are in France. Maybe this is because the weather in Britain is terrible! | middle4168.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "wood of earth"
},
"options": [
"wood of earth",
"grass and leaves",
"wood and leaves",
"sand or grass"
],
"question": "According to the passage, you can use _ to build Ground-to-air signals on a lonely islan... | What do you do if you are in trouble on a lonely island? Surely you need to find a way to get in touch with the outside world. Your best chance of doing this is to draw the attention of a passing plane.
Body signals
Pilots from different countries understand body signals if they have the correct training, When you wave your arms up and down in a straight line, it means, "yes". When you point downwards and swing your arm from side to side, it means "no". If you want the pilot to know that it's safe to land, push your hands out in front of you and bend your knees. If you want to say that it's not safe to land, put your arms in the air and move them to one side.
Smoke signals
The smoke from a fire can be seen from far away, so it's a good way to draw attention. If the weather is dry, it isn't hard to start a fire. Remember, however, that fires can be very dangerous if they get out of control. Never light a tire unless you're sure that it can't spread. If the ground is dark, light smoke can be seen more easily. Green grass and leaves produce light smoke.
Ground-to-air signals
It's a good idea lo build some signals, too. Use large pieces of wood to make the symbols . If you can't find any wood, use earth. Some useful symbols are:
F "I need food and water"
II "I need medicine."
I "I am badly hurt."
X "I am unable lo move from here."
Pilots' replies
If the pilot lowers the plane's wings from side to side, this means: "message received and understood" (At night, the pilot flashes the plane's green lights.) If the pilot flies the plane in a clockwise circle, this means "message received hut not understood" (At night, the: pilot flashes the plants red lights.)
However, there is no signal which means "message not received. | middle5506.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "He felt great sadness."
},
"options": [
"He caught some fish.",
"His arm was bitten by the fish.",
"He felt great sadness.",
"Nothing special happened."
],
"question": "What happened to the boy when he stuck his... | Once upon a time, a boy was walking through a wood and he thought he could hear a sad cry. Following the sound he came to a big, round, mysterious, grey fountain. The sad sound seemed to be coming from the fountain pool. The boy swept aside the pool's dirty surface water and saw a group of grey fish swimming in a slow circle through the pond.
Amused by this, the boy tried to catch one of these incredible talking fish. But when he stuck his arm into the water it turned grey right up to the elbow. As this happened, a huge sadness entered into him, and he suddenly understood how sad the fish were feeling.
He quickly pulled his arm out of the water, and ran from that place. But the arm stayed grey, and the boy continued feeling sad. He tried so many times to cheer himself up, but nothing worked. That was, until he realized that if he were to make the Earth happy then that happiness would be, in turn, transmitted back to him, through the earth on his arm. X|k | B| 1 . c|O |m
From then on, he set about looking after countryside. He cared for the plants, and he did what he could to keep the water from being polluted. He encouraged others to do the same. He was so successful that his arm started to _ its normal color. When the grey had disappeared completely, he started feeling happy again, and he decided to go and visit the fountain. When he was still some way from the fountain he could hear the fish singing happily. | middle3177.txt |
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