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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Because of the knee injuries."
},
"options": [
"Because of the increasing age.",
"Because of the arm injuries.",
"Because of the knee injuries.",
"Because of the bad performances"
],
"question": "Why did Li Na d... | Chinese player Li Na, a two-time Grand Slam champion, announced her retirement on Sept 21 because of long-term knee injuries. Although it was a hard decision, Li said she had no regrets .
"I don't feel sorry about retiring, because I've tried my best," said the 32-year-old.
Becoming professional at the age of 17, Li... | middle4618.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "it's difficult to find a good way to cure the patients"
},
"options": [
"they have many ways to cure the patients",
"it's difficult to find a good way to cure the patients",
"taking hot baths and drink warm liquids can cure t... | Many people catch a cold in the spring time and / or fall. It makes us wonder .if scientists can send a man to the moon, why they can't find a cure for the common cold. The answer is easy. There are exactly hundreds of kinds of cold viruses there. You never know which one you will get, so there isn't a cure for each o... | middle8022.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "get his kitty down from the tree"
},
"options": [
"get his kitty down from the tree",
"persuade his kitty to come down",
"feed the kitty",
"see if the rope was strong enough"
],
"question": "The priest drove his... | A priest had a cat that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down. The tree was not strong enough to climb, so the priest decided that if he tied a rope to his car and drove away so that the tree bent down, he could then reach up and get the kitty. He did so, checking his progress in the car ... | middle7311.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "6."
},
"options": [
"4.",
"5.",
"6.",
"7."
],
"question": "How many family members are there in Mandy's host family?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
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"answer": {
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... | Dear Liz,
My stay in Thailand has certainly been the experience of my life.
Life is busy and exciting.Bangkok is just like any other big city with a population of 10 million and heavy traffic.I'm very lucky because my host family is in a nice quiet area outside the city.There are Mr. and Mrs. Phairat, their son Sanan... | middle1760.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "To make a lot of money."
},
"options": [
"To pass the exams.",
"To win a competition.",
"To make a lot of money.",
"To get a good job."
],
"question": "What does a businessman want?",
"question_type": "facti... | All of the people have ambitions. An ambition is something we want to do, want to have, or want to be. A student's ambition, for example, might be to pass his or her exams. An athlete's ambition could be to win an important competition. A businessman's ambition is usually to make a lot of money.
Not all ambitions are a... | middle592.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Near Mrs. Green's house."
},
"options": [
"In Mrs. Green's house.",
"Near Mrs. Green's house.",
"Under the street.",
"In the mall ."
],
"question": ". Where's the supermarket?",
"question_type": "factiod_que... | There is a big supermarket near Mrs. Green's home. She usually goes there to buy food. The shop assistants are polite and helpful. The things are cheap, too.
One day, Mrs. Green goes to the supermarket. She buys some noodles. Biscuits are also their children's favorite food. And she buys some milk. Her children always... | middle1006.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Smiling is helpful."
},
"options": [
"Smiling is difficult.",
"Smiling is serious.",
"Smiling is helpful.",
"We can't smile often."
],
"question": "Which of the following is right?",
"question_type": null
... | Smile, how warm the word is! It can make anyone happy. It's not like anything else, but just warm, makes you feel warm.
Mother's smile is like a spring wind. It is so gentle. When you are sad, _ can make you happy again. When you fail to do something, it can make you stand up and work again. When you give up doing so... | middle7477.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "15 years"
},
"options": [
"12 years",
"14 years",
"15 years",
"60 years"
],
"question": "According to the passage, the Internet has been widely used since _ ago.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
... | It's hard to imagine life without the Internet. How greatly it has changed our lives in the past 15 years since it was widely used. At the same time, however, the Internet has also caused some traditions to fall away .
E-mail is quicker and cheaper. Getting a handwritten letter from a friend has become a rare pleasu... | middle3611.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "survival techniques"
},
"options": [
"climbing",
"survival techniques",
"mountain biking",
"abseiling and rope climbing"
],
"question": "Kate and her family want to choose an activity during the May Day holiday,... | The Quest Centre
Set in the wild Welsh countryside, the Quest Centre offers a wide range of activities for teenagers, from archery to rope climbing. Want to try something new? Why not take part in one of our special adventure activities?
MOUNTAIN BIKING
25th March--8th April, 10:00 a.m.--6:00 p.m.
Want to put your moun... | middle5260.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "She felt sad and helpless at first, but might feel warm later."
},
"options": [
"She felt sad and helpless at first, but might feel warm later.",
"She was looking forward to getting help from friends.",
"She expected to leave... | I was just out of college, only three days into a graduate year in England,and I was pulling a heavy bag and suitcase through the London Underground. I was also crying out of control.
The day before yesterday, my uncle told me never to speak to him, his wife, or my two cousins again.Earlier, I made a joke. I didn't m... | middle5274.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "12 years old."
},
"options": [
"10 years old.",
"11 years old.",
"12 years old.",
"13 years old."
],
"question": "How old is Li Hai?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"ans... | Look at the boy. His English name is Mike Smith. His Chinese name is Li Hai. He is from England. He's twelve years old. My name is Hao Gang. Tom is my English name. I'm from Shanghai. I'm thirteen. Mike and I are good friends. We are in Grade Seven. I am in Class 3 and he is in Class 5. Today is Thursday. We want to sw... | middle1012.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "looks very happy"
},
"options": [
"looks very happy",
"is eating apples",
"has big eyes and big ears",
"has short arms and short legs"
],
"question": "The animal in the first drawing _ .",
"question_type"... | I'm Leo. There is a great artist in my family. She is Lisa. Lisa likes drawing a lot. Here are her three drawings.
There is an animal in the first drawing. It has two big eyes, a big mouth and two small ears. It has long arms and long legs. It is black and white. There are some apples in its hands. It looks very happy.... | middle7463.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "He taught me about file-sharing and networking."
},
"options": [
"He helped me with my homework.",
"He helped me with math problems.",
"He taught me about file-sharing and networking.",
"He introduced some fiends to me.... | I'm 14, a year younger than most of my classmates.
A week ago one of my classmates, Nitin, asked me for help with math homework. We ended up talking about computers and file-sharing . As we talked I found that he was more experienced and could teach me about file-sharing and networking. We went to his room and watched ... | middle8036.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Two."
},
"options": [
"Two.",
"Three.",
"Four.",
"Five."
],
"question": "How many pieces of advice does the writer give us?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index... | It's getting hotter and hotter outside. Summer is already here! Summer means high temperature, more outdoor activities and all kinds of fruit and vegetables. How can we stay fit in this exciting season? Here are some good suggestions:
Eat and drink properly
What is healthy to eat in summer? Fresh and light food. Fish c... | middle7305.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "test all their beef products"
},
"options": [
"stop making beef products",
"test all their beef products",
"test all their products",
"remove all their products from sale"
],
"question": "In England, some food c... | In England, some food companies across the whole country have been told to carry out urgent tests on all beef products. Do you know why? That's because some food companies used horsemeat to make beef products.
There are some examples about the horsemeat matter. In January, 2013, in a number of UK supermarkets, frozen... | middle1774.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "they have to act several hours a day"
},
"options": [
"they do not get good marks",
"there is no school nearby",
"they have to act several hours a day",
"they have to work all day long"
],
"question": "The child... | Many children act in TV shows. They work several hours every day, so they can not go to regular school. How do they get an education?
In Hollywood, many TV shows are made. About forty teachers give lessons to the children in the shows. They teach wherever their pupils are working. The teachers' job is very important. T... | middle5512.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "\"pinyin\""
},
"options": [
"\"pinyin\"",
"spelling",
"Chinese",
"letters"
],
"question": "We use _ to show how to read the Chinese characters.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {... | Six Chinese Characters
Dear students, our country has a long history. Chinese characters usually have more than one meaning and some of them are particularly loved by Chinese people. Here are the top six lucky ones. Please note we use "pinyin" here because "pinyin" is the Chinese spelling system for the characters.... | middle3163.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "On TV."
},
"options": [
"In films.",
"On the Internet.",
"On TV.",
"On books."
],
"question": "Where are there a lot of bad programmes that the woman worries?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
... | I am a mother of two children. Like many other parents, I worry that my children watch too much TV. Why? First, there are lots of bad programmes on TV. They may learn from them. Second, watching too much TV is bad for their eyes. Many students wear glasses because they watch TV for long hours. Third, watching too mu... | middle1984.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Australia"
},
"options": [
"England",
"Canada",
"America",
"Australia"
],
"question": "Tom comes from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answ... | Tom comes from Australia. He is now staying in Beijing with his family. Every day he gets up at about six thirty and has breakfast at seven o'clock. Then he leaves home at seven fifteen. He gets to school at seven forty- five. His first class begins at eight. There are four lessons in the morning. Morning classes are o... | middle6033.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "In the garden."
},
"options": [
"In the garden.",
"In the park.",
"In the zoo.",
"On the playground."
],
"question": "Where were Mike and Linda?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": ... | It was lunch time. Mike was in the garden with Linda. Suddenly, two aliens arrived! "Wow! Aliens!" They were so excited that they _ loudly.
"Hello, friends!" The two aliens came out from a small flying machine.
"Hi! Come and have lunch with us." Mike said.
"Do you like earth food?" Linda asked.
"We don't know. Let's ... | middle2255.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "playing football"
},
"options": [
"listening to quiet music",
"having a warm bath",
"drinking some warm milk",
"playing football"
],
"question": "Just before bedtime, _ will NOT help you to sleep well.",
... | Everyone should get enough sleep. If a student doesn't sleep well at night, he won't study well and he can't listen to the teacher carefully in class. For a driver, it is easier for him to have an accident if he is tired. Good sleep is also important for your health. Without good sleep, a person may become ill.
It is... | middle4142.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "healthier and bigger"
},
"options": [
"more delicious",
"healthier and bigger",
"more dangerous",
"cheaper and healthier"
],
"question": "The seeds brought back from space produce _ vegetables according to t... | Space vegetables are grown from seeds that have been taken to space and brought back to the earth. The seeds are affected by the radiation and low gravity in space. When they are brought back to the earth, these seeds produce vegetables that are bigger and healthier than normal vegetables. However, some people worr... | middle2533.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "For about half a month."
},
"options": [
"For about a week.",
"For about two days.",
"For about a month.",
"For about half a month."
],
"question": "How long would Mr. Green's family live in Beijing?",
"ques... | Mr. Green and his family decided to live in Beijing for two weeks.
One morning they left for the Great Wall by bus at 9:00. It took them about one hour and a half to get there. Then they visited the Great Wall and took lots of photos. Four hours later it began to rain. They had to go back to the hotel. After getting to... | middle6755.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "the reasons why children get short-sightedness and how to use smartphones correctly."
},
"options": [
"the history of smartphones.",
"the advantages of smartphones",
"the disadvantages of smartphones",
"the reasons why ... | Smartphone, poor sight
Look around and you will see people busy on their smatrphones . Smartphones do make our lives easier. But have you ever thought about what they mean to your eyes?
According to a study, half of the British people own smartphones and they spend an average ( ) of two hours a day using them. There ... | middle6741.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Because it was a better educational town."
},
"options": [
"Because they were born there.",
"Because it was a better educational town.",
"Because the writer began his fifth grade.",
"Because the writer didn't need to ta... | There's always something deep in our soul that never dies. I moved to the small, busy town of Edison in New Jersey six years ago. It was during the second term of my fifth grade. My parents got new jobs and higher income, so they decided it was time to move from Woodbridge to a better, more educational town.
In the US,... | middle6999.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "England."
},
"options": [
"England.",
"Canada.",
"America.",
"China."
],
"question": "Where is Tom from?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Blue."... | Look at the students in the photo. The boy in green shoes is Martin. He is from England. He`s fourteen years old. His hair is yellow. He likes yellow very much. The boy in a blue shirt is his brother , Tom. He is thirteen. They look the same. The girl in a yellow dress is Lisa. She is their friend. She is from America.... | middle4156.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Maine."
},
"options": [
"New York.",
"Maine.",
"Boston.",
"Florida."
],
"question": "Where did Mr. Green want to go that weekend?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer... | Mr. and Mrs. Green had different ideas about where to go that weekend. Mrs. Green wanted to go to Florida to see her sister, but Mr. Green didn't want to go there. He wanted to go to Maine. "Maine is a little cold," said Mrs. Green. "I like swimming, but the water in Maine is usually not warm enough." "Florida's too fa... | middle3639.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Three"
},
"options": [
"Two",
"Three",
"Four",
"Five"
],
"question": "How many invitations does Nancy get?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answ... | Sam,
Thank you for asking me to play soccer with you. But I'm afraid I can't. I have a piano lesson on Tuesday. Maybe another time.
Nancy
Sandy,
Thank you very much for inviting me to your birthday party on Friday. I'd love to come, but I have to go to New York that day. It's very kind of you. I hope you have a happy b... | middle2527.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Sadness."
},
"options": [
"Sadness.",
"Happiness.",
"Surprise.",
"Excitement."
],
"question": "What does the under1ined word \" _ depression \" most probably mean?",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},... | Are you a happy person most of the time? Or do you easily get angry sometimes? Everyone has a different temperament . It is usually be1ieved that both genes and environment may affect people's temperaments in different ways. But now scientists have found that the season of birth also plays a role.
Scientists from Bu... | middle5248.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Living in a house with golden windows."
},
"options": [
"Having a bigger garden.",
"Going outside her garden.",
"Having lots of gold in the house.",
"Living in a house with golden windows."
],
"question": "What ... | Long long ago, there was a little girl living in a small poor house on a hill. When she played in her little garden, she could see a beautiful house high on the other hill. This house had golden windows. They were so nice that the little girl dreamed all day, "How _ it would be to grow up and live in a house with golde... | middle2241.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "At an airport"
},
"options": [
"In a hospital.",
"At an airport",
"At a train station",
"In a park"
],
"question": "Where did the story happened?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer":... | In their last moment before the flight took off, I heard a father saying to his daughter, " I love you, I wish you enough." The daughter said, "Daddy, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough to." They kissed goodbye and the daughter left. I could see the father was... | middle4630.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "are born without the ability to enjoy musical notes"
},
"options": [
"have poor listening",
"are born without the ability to enjoy musical notes",
"like music at times",
"didn't like music when they were young"
],
... | For some people, music is no fun at all. About 4% of the population is what scientists call "amusic". People who are amusic are born without the ability to enjoy musical notes. Amusic people often cannot tell the differences between two songs.
As a result, songs sound like noise to an amusic. Many amuics compare the so... | middle7339.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "get more money"
},
"options": [
"tell the secret",
"sell the cats",
"get more money",
"keep the cats quiet"
],
"question": "The farmers put cats but not chickens in the bags to _ when they sold chickens.",
... | A bag is useful and the word "bag" is useful, too. Here is an interesting phrase , "to let the cat out of the bag". In meaning it is the same as "to tell the secret ". And there is an old interesting story about _ .
Long ago, when farmers wanted to sell chickens at the market, they would usually just throw the chickens... | middle1748.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "a teacher"
},
"options": [
"a woker",
"a teacher",
"a doctor",
"a driver"
],
"question": "What is Jim's father?He is _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": ... | This is a teacher's family.The father's name is Tom Smith. He is forty--four.The mother''s name is Kate Smith.She's forty-two.They have a son,Jim,and a daughter, Ann.Jim is fourteen, and Ann is twelve .The son looks like his father ,and the daughter looks like her mother .They are all in No. 4 Middle school.But the Smi... | middle6027.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "a Christmas party"
},
"options": [
"a New Year's party",
"a birthday party",
"an evening party",
"a Christmas party"
],
"question": "There was _ in the house.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
... | It was Christmas,and there was a big party in the house.Guests came and went,but the party went on.Then the bell rang.Several people shouted. "Come in!" and a small man opened the front door and came in.Nobody knew him,but the host went to meet him and took him to the bar for a drink.The man sat there happily for an ho... | middle237.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "to spend his holiday"
},
"options": [
"to do some shopping",
"to visit a friend",
"to spend his holiday",
"to find a job"
],
"question": "Henry goes to London _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},... | Henry is from the USA. He is on holiday in London.
One day he is not feeling very well. So he asks a waiter in the hotel, "I want to see a doctor. Can you give me the name of a good one?"
The waiter looks in a book, and says, "Dr. Green."
"Is he expensive?"
"Well," the waiter answers, "Usually, you need to pay 20 pound... | middle4803.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Mr. George"
},
"options": [
"Mr. Brown",
"Mr. King",
"Mr. George",
"Nobody"
],
"question": "Who works at the school lost and found?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answ... | Mr. George works at the school lost and found. He works very carefully. Every day, when he gets a lost thing, he takes notes about it. There are pens, books, school uniforms, keys, walkmans and many other things in the lost and found. Most of them are the students'. If you lose your things, it's easy for you to go to t... | middle551.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "The writer didn't take part in the big marathon."
},
"options": [
"The writer didn't lose any weight in the end.",
"The writer didn't climb the Mayan pyramid.",
"The writer didn't take part in the big marathon.",
"The w... | Success by failure
I had failed again. It was the day of the big marathon. I had decided three years ago to train for the half-marathon event and take home a medal. There I sat, in front of my TV, while I watched others cross the finish line. It was just another in a long string of failures. I had never met a single ... | middle6966.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Fruit and vegetables."
},
"options": [
"Fruit and vegetables.",
"Bananas, apples and chocolate.",
"Fruit and dessert.",
"Vegetables and dessert."
],
"question": "What are healthy food?",
"question_type": "fa... | Everyone needs to be healthy.
Do you eat healthy food every day? It's important for your health. You need fruit, like oranges, apples and bananas. _ " You also need vegetables, like carrots and broccoli. Fruit and vegetables are good for our health. But don't eat lots of chocolate. It's not good healthy food. What ab... | middle545.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Doing their homework or studying."
},
"options": [
"Playing with friends.",
"Watching TV.",
"Doing their homework or studying.",
"Washing cars."
],
"question": "What are many Chinese students doing on weekends?"... | In China, many students spend their weekends studying at school or doing homework at home.What are the students doing on weekends in America?
Kathy: We're washing people's cars. My friends and I are working together. The money we get is for our school basketball team .
Tom: I'm watching an interesting movie with my fr... | middle4817.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "there were free schools in the United States before there were free libraries"
},
"options": [
"there were free schools in the United States before there were free libraries",
"free schools and free libraries in the United States b... | In 1638, John Harvard donated some money and about four hundred books to a new university. This was the beginning of the library at Harvard University. The gift was so important that the university was named for John Harvard.
Thomas Bray began the first free lending library in the late 1600s. He set up more than 30 or ... | middle223.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "wanted to see more birds flying in the garden"
},
"options": [
"had a special garden for birds",
"wanted to see more birds flying in the garden",
"had too much bird food to feed the birds",
"wanted to catch some birds i... | Emily and Alex were happy when their family moved to a house with a very big garden. They could climb up trees, grow flowers and even play badminton. They liked to watch the birds flying among the trees in the garden. They even started to put food out to attract more birds.
Everything was fine for a few days until one ... | middle3188.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "seldom get together with their parents"
},
"options": [
"seldom get care from the government",
"seldom get together with their parents",
"cannot do well in school like others.",
"cannot get any love from their parents"
... | BEIJING--Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has visited the "left-behind" children whose parents are working in cities before Children's Day.
During a visit to northwest China's Shanxi Province, Wen visited the home of Yang Saike, a primary school boy in a village of Xingping City. Yang, whose parents were working in Fujian, ... | middle2296.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "have sports after studying"
},
"options": [
"work all day and night",
"not have sports",
"have sports after studying",
"spend all their free time studying"
],
"question": "In the writer's opinion, students shoul... | Today we find that school students hardly spend much time on sports. Is it because they aren't interested in sports? No, they often say they have other important things to do.
What are these important things? Tests! They have to spend much time on all kinds of tests at school. So many of them almost become bookworms .... | middle1947.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Everything and everybody need"
},
"options": [
"Everything needs",
"Everybody needs",
"Nothing needs",
"Everything and everybody need"
],
"question": "_ water.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{... | Everybody needs water. Everything needs water. We use water to wash the bowls , clothes and ourselves. We use water to plant trees, flowers and crops . Where does all water come from? It comes from clouds.
Some of rain goes into the ground. Many people get it under the ground. Some rain water goes into the hills. It ru... | middle7488.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Don't use the phone for over an hour without a break."
},
"options": [
"Hold the phone at least half a meter away from the eyes.",
"Don't use the phone for over an hour without a break.",
"Turn off your phone for a couple of ... | Smartphones, poor sight
Look around and you'll see people busy on their smartphones. Smartphones do make our lives easier . But have you ever thought about what they mean to your eyes?
According to a study, half of British people own smartphones and they spend an average of two hours a day using them. There has been ... | middle6796.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "he was a month old."
},
"options": [
"he was 14 years old",
"he left school",
"he was in the eighth grade",
"he was a month old."
],
"question": "Billy's mother found there was something wrong with Billy's eyes ... | Billy Dengler, a 14-year-old boy, is in the eighth grade. A month after he was born, Billy's mother, Terri, noticed that his eyes weren't quite as big as a normal baby's. She took Billy to the hospital, and the doctor said Billy would never be able to see.
Although Billy can't see, he has never let that hold him back o... | middle3836.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Vegetables ."
},
"options": [
"Vegetables .",
"Hot dogs .",
"Hamburgers .",
"Ice-cream"
],
"question": "What are healthy food?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
... | We all want to be healthy. You know food is very important . There is lots of healthy food . You can have more bananas, apples, oranges, tomatoes and carrots. Fruits and vegetables are good for you . Healthy food can make you strong and happy. Remember there is a saying , " An apple a day keeps the doctor away." Sport... | middle4181.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "it can make some people well-known overnight"
},
"options": [
"it can make some people well-known overnight",
"it can make people get lots of knowledge",
"people have nothing else to do",
"it's interesting"
],
"... | Do you like Hunan TV shows ?What do you think of them ?
A popular TV show may have 70,000,000 TV viewers . A TV show can make something or someone well-known overnight . That's why more than 10,000,00 women and girl of 4-89 years old watch Hunan TV's "Super Girl" show.
These "game" shows put ordinary people on TV to ... | middle4195.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "in autumn"
},
"options": [
"in spring",
"in summer",
"in autumn",
"in winter"
],
"question": "The writer's friend lost her husband _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"... | The story below is a true story that happened in September.
During the month of September, a dear friend of mine lost her husband suddenly in an accident. The _ was a great shock to everyone.
This accident was sudden and certainly unexpected. It made me realize the fact that you just don't know when a loved one is no l... | middle579.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Bob."
},
"options": [
"Bob.",
"Peter.",
"The boy.",
"The boy's father."
],
"question": "Who comes to the town to see a friend?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_in... | Bob comes out of the station and at once he doesn't know where to go. He comes to see his good friend, Peter. Peter is a worker. He works in a factory, but Bob doesn't know where the factory is.
He walks along the street. He passes a hospital, a post office, a bookshop and at last he gets to a school. Some students are... | middle1953.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "He knows the lion may eat the animal."
},
"options": [
"He knows the lion's last wishes.",
"He can't walk any more.",
"He knows the lion may eat the animal.",
"He is waiting for his turn."
],
"question": "Why do... | The lion says that he is _ . So he asks all the animals to come and listen to his last wishes.
The cat comes to the lion's cave . He stands there and goes in. Then a sheep goes in. Before she comes out, a rabbit goes in to hear the last wishes of the king of animals.
But soon the lion looks well again, and goes out of ... | middle2282.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "forming an orderly queue"
},
"options": [
"being rude and loud",
"traveling on subways",
"forming an orderly queue",
"standing in line at the supermarket"
],
"question": "From the passage,we know that the Englis... | "An Englishman,even if he is alone,forms an orderly queue of one'"wrote a famous British author ,George Mikes.While this sounds funny,it's a popular English stereotype .From the supermarket to the subway,queues are a common sight on the streets of Britain.
Here in China,queues are normal,too.It is a part of everyday l... | middle5062.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Sam."
},
"options": [
"Sam.",
"David.",
"Mary.",
"Charles."
],
"question": "Who lost a white cat with two big blue eyes?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": ... | If you find it, please call Sam at 385-0926
Many thanks.
Titanic 3D
Saturday and Sunday
Showtime Cinema
$20(half for children under 12)
Call David at 332-5147
BOOK SALE
A Christmas Carol
--by Charles Diukans
A story of Christmas
The true meaning of Christmas
was $59.60
now $29.60
HOUSE FOR RENT
2 sunny bedrooms with a ... | middle3413.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Because we want to keep fit."
},
"options": [
"Because we want to eat more.",
"Because we enjoy our meal.",
"Because we want to save time.",
"Because we want to keep fit."
],
"question": "Why do we have to form ... | Our eating habits are very important for good health and a strong body. There are times when most of us would have sweet and ice-cream rather than eat meat and rice. Sweets and ice-cream are not bad for the stomach if we eat at the end of a meal. If we drink beer at meals, it may take away your appetite . It is importa... | middle7675.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Chinese."
},
"options": [
"English.",
"Chinese.",
"Maths.",
"Ball games."
],
"question": "Which is Harry's favourite subject?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_ind... | Harry is from London. But he is in China with his parents now. He is 13 years old. He is a student of Grade 7.
Harry is a clever student. He works very hard. He is good at all his lessons. He says he likes Chinese best. He can speak some Chinese now. His teachers and classmates are all nice to him.
Harry gets up at 6.2... | middle948.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Going into the water and learning."
},
"options": [
"Reading books about swimming.",
"looking at others swimming.",
"Going into the water and learning.",
"Listening to others' advice."
],
"question": "What's the... | Can you swim? Do you like swimming? Well, how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. I'm afraid you'll never learn to swim just by reading books about Swimming or looking at others swimming. It's the same with the English study. We must practice, practice and practice.
Listening ... | middle1204.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "13"
},
"options": [
"13",
"16",
"28",
"50"
],
"question": "Children of 8 to 12 in the US spent at least _ hours a week playing video games.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Childhood is a time of fun and games. Many people still remember when they were young, they often played games like hide-and-seek and chess. Playing teaches children how to get along with others, and it also helps to exercise the mind and body. However, children today spent most of their playing time in front of the co... | middle1562.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "small garden"
},
"options": [
"small river",
"big park",
"small garden",
"big pool"
],
"question": "There is a _ near Johnson's new house.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Johnson likes swimming in a small river near his house. But then his father goes to work in a big city and Johnson goes with his family. Their new house has a garden, but the garden is very small Johnson is not very happy.
"Is there a river near the house?"He asks his father on the first morning." No, there isn't. But ... | middle7113.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "classmates"
},
"options": [
"classmates",
"sisters",
"doctors",
"nurses"
],
"question": "Linda and Betty were _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
... | Linda and Betty were both twenty years old. They studied in the same medical college. In June, after a school year was over, they decided to take a vacation in the country. They went to several towns and villages, and visited some places of interest, saw and heard a lot of interesting things. They enjoyed themselves ve... | middle8220.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "He climbed mountains with man-made legs."
},
"options": [
"He went mountain-climbing with his wife.",
"He climbed mountains with man-made legs.",
"He was the first to climb Mount Everest.",
"He was the best guide of the... | Lots of people make it as their aim to get to the top of Mount Everest. Mark is one of them. The difference between Mark and other climbers is that he lost both his legs when climbing. New Zealand's highest mountain, Mount Cook. He was caught in a big ice hole and he had to have his legs cut below the knees after he wa... | middle3375.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "take the students for a picnic"
},
"options": [
"hold a meeting at the Student Center",
"arrive at the oyster farm at 9:00 a.m.",
"teach the students to cook oysters",
"take the students for a picnic"
],
"questi... | Hi, everyone! I am Paul Hawking, the trip leader for this weekend' s activity. It's that time of the year again when the days are long and it is nice to sit outside and enjoy some oysters .
We plan to head out to the Mission Bay this Sunday for a beach picnic. You can buy fresh oysters at the Mission Bay Oyster Compan... | middle5704.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "parents"
},
"options": [
"children",
"parents",
"students",
"teachers"
],
"question": "This passage is mainly written for _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_ind... | Helping your children to read and write at home will improve your children's skills and confidence -- it will also make them learn better in the classroom environment.
Reading and writing skills are needed by every child in every subject in every year of their school life and outside school. As parents, you can play an... | middle3361.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "The friends of Sam's wife eat the fish."
},
"options": [
"Sam doesn't like eating fish at all.",
"The friends of Sam's wife eat the fish.",
"Sam often buys some fish for his cat.",
"Sam's cat always eats fish before he ... | Sam likes eating fish very much. He often buys fish in the shop and takes them home. One day his wife sees the fish and thinks, "Good! Now, I can ask my friends to have lunch and we can eat the fish. They like fish very much."
When Sam comes home from work in the evening, the fish is not there and his wife says, "Oh, y... | middle5710.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Four"
},
"options": [
"Three",
"Four",
"Five",
"Six"
],
"question": "There are _ people in Dale's family.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"ans... | Hello, My name is Dale. I'm 13 years old. This is a photo of my family. Look! This is my father. His name is Tim Brown. He is 45 years old. This is my mother Alice. She is 43 years old. I have a sister and her name is Gina. She is 11 years old. I look like my mother and Gina looks like my father. All my family are in ... | middle6219.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "You can fall asleep within 20 minutes."
},
"options": [
"You feel tired after getting up.",
"You can fall asleep within 20 minutes.",
"You wake up several times during the night.",
"You often do something boring until y... | Sleep is like food for the brain. Enough sleep helps the body and brain grow and develop. However, many Chinese do not sleep well, and many do not pay enough attention to sleep.
The Chinese Medical Doctor Association released the 2013 China Sleep Quality Index on March 19 to mark World Sleep Day - March 21.
According... | middle1576.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "14."
},
"options": [
"13.",
"14.",
"15.",
"16."
],
"question": "How old is Nick?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "playing compute... | Nick is a 14yearold school boy.His life is full of exams and studies on weekdays.He has little free time.He thinks playing computer games is the best way to make him relax.When he has free time,he sits in front of the computer.Just like that way,he neither eats nor drinks for several hours.
Last weekend,he played games... | middle7107.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "She is a teacher."
},
"options": [
"She is a manager.",
"She is a doctor.",
"She is a teacher.",
"She is a driver."
],
"question": "What does Chen Lijun do?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
... | Dadi Computer Company
LiuYing
Manager
45Nantou,Shenzhen 518000
Tel:0755-6561382
E-mail:ly@hot mail.com
Fax:0755-6660388
Chaoyang Foreign Language School
Chen Lijun
Music Teacher
65 Xigang,Dalian 116000
Tel:0411-4313861
E-mail:Chenlj@shoul.com
Fax:0411-4312789
Dongfang Children's hospital
Zhang Jing
Doctor
23 Taiping Ro... | middle8234.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "making use of a special short form of English"
},
"options": [
"using body language",
"drawing some strange pictures",
"making phone calls",
"making use of a special short form of English"
],
"question": "When p... | If you've been joining in chat room conversations, or trading e-mail with net pals , you have become one of the millions who write in a special, short form of English.
Throughout the world, every night children and their elders are "talking" online -- many of them are talking at the same time.
It's fast: trying talking... | middle7661.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "clothes, fruit, food"
},
"options": [
"balls, vegetables, fruit, clothes",
"fruit, coffee, clothes, shoes",
"clothes, fruit, food",
"clothes, vegetables, school things"
],
"question": "Mrs Smith often buys _ ... | Mrs. Smith is Jim's mother. She loves her family very much. She goes to the store every day. She often buys food, fruit and clothes for Jim and her husband . Now many clothes are on sale at Renmin Clothes Store. They are very cheap. Mrs. Smith comes to the store and she wants to buy some clothes for her family. There ... | middle784.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "legs"
},
"options": [
"hands",
"legs",
"head",
"back"
],
"question": "Jogging is a king of sport. One has the sport with _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_inde... | My name is Paul Miller. Sometimes I am too fat, but lately I do not have this problem. My doctor tells me to jog. So early every morning I run for two miles. I do not run fast, but I do not stop to rest. I jog before breakfast.
People call me a jogger. There are many joggers on my street. We often run together in the... | middle1210.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "a lot of water"
},
"options": [
"a small river",
"a lot of water",
"a toilet",
"a year"
],
"question": "After mending the broken toilets, they save _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"an... | In most parts of the world, many students help their school make less pollution. They join in "environment clubs". In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean.
Here are things students often do:
Turn off the water! Do you know that some toilets can waste twenty to
forty tons of water an h... | middle2719.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Because there was problem with his eyes."
},
"options": [
"Because he didn't finish high school.",
"Because his parents stopped him.",
"Because there was problem with his eyes.",
"Because he was too short."
],
"... | Ted Brown's dream as a child was an unusual one: he wanted to fly. What was more unusual was the way in which he made his dream come true.
After high school, he wanted to join the U. S. Air Force but he failed because of his poor eyesight. However, his dream remained.
At the age of 33, Ted was a truck driver in Los Ang... | middle3407.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Going to a psychologist for help."
},
"options": [
"Having an active attitude towards life.",
"Finding time to do the favorite things.",
"Making sure which people can make us relaxed and happy.",
"Going to a psychologis... | Have you ever felt tired or had too much stress?
Do you know how to deal with them? Here is some advice about these.
Learn to relax. Overwork is the main reason why so many students feel tired and stressed. Cut down some of the jobs you need to do each day so that you can only concentrate on the most important things. ... | middle4368.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "friend"
},
"options": [
"student",
"teacher",
"friend",
"sister"
],
"question": "James is my _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text":... | I have a friend. His name is James. He's an English boy. He is thirteen years old. He is tall. He has a round face, big eyes and a big nose. His mouth is wide, but his ears are small. His hair is short.
,. | middle974.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Camping."
},
"options": [
"Skiing.",
"Hiking.",
"Camping.",
"Skating."
],
"question": "Which activity is NOT mentioned in the passage?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0... | It is cold outside in winter, but winter is also an interesting season. You can do some outdoor winter activities for fun. It is important to choose the right outdoor activity in winter. Playing outside won't make you sick. Before you go out to have fun, wear gloves, coats and warm socks and warm shoes. And you should... | middle7649.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "an argument about the research on the pill"
},
"options": [
"a new medical invention",
"a new research on memories",
"a way of erasing sad memories",
"an argument about the research on the pill"
],
"question": "... | Not all memories are sweet. Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences. Wars and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and mental _ Often they appear again in dreams.
Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill , which will help people forget bad memor... | middle1238.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "The dog."
},
"options": [
"The dog.",
"The businessman.",
"The young lady.",
"The gentleman."
],
"question": "Who was Jim's only friend?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Seed of Kindness
Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood.
When he was 12, his parents died. He was alone and didn't get on well with others. People always laughed at him. No one showed kindness to him.
His only friend was a dog named Tige. He gave his dog enough to eat and drink, but sometim... | middle7891.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "his"
},
"options": [
"my",
"her",
"he",
"his"
],
"question": "It's _ bedroom .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "behind the doo... | This is Tom's bedroom. It is very nice. A pair of shoes is behind the door. They are black and blue. He likes them very much. His desk is near the bookcase. It is not too big. A red sofa is behind the desk. You can see a clock and some books on the desk. His English books are in his schoolbag. The bag is on the red sof... | middle6557.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "is important in ancient Chinese culture"
},
"options": [
"is important in ancient Chinese culture",
"is unimportant in foreign culture",
"has no scientific value",
"is something about God"
],
"question": "Accord... | Dream culture is an important part of ancient Chinese culture. Dream interpreting is popular in China, and the most famous reference for dream interpreting is the book of Duke of Zhou Interprets Dreams.
Ancient Chinese people thought that dreams could suggest lucky and unlucky things. Since different dreams have differ... | middle4340.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "One apple, two eggs, some bread and a cup of milk."
},
"options": [
"Some hamburgers, one apple and bread.",
"Bananas, one egg and a cup of milk.",
"Two eggs, one apple and a cup of milk.",
"One apple, two eggs, some br... | Jack likes eggs, bananas and apples. So every day, he has two eggs, one apple, a cup of milk and some bread for breakfast. For lunch, he has bananas, some chicken and vegetables. And for dinner, he has tomatoes, French fries and ice cream.
His sister likes dessert, oranges and apples. But she often has some hamburgers,... | middle4426.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "is expressive enough"
},
"options": [
"comes from America",
"is a young woman",
"is expressive enough",
"knows much about China"
],
"question": "The foreign teacher _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions... | When I was a foreign teacher in China,every day I taught English to my students and they taught me about China.One day the topic mined to saying "I love you".I was shocked to learn that not one of my students had said this to their mothers,nor had their mothers said it to them."Does your mom love you?" "Of course,"they... | middle2057.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "eraser"
},
"options": [
"pen",
"book",
"ruler",
"eraser"
],
"question": "Simon found a(n) _ in the classroom.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
... | Dear Betty,
I'm your eraser Jill. This afternoon you lost me in your classroom. Simon found me and gave me to your English teacher Ms. Green. Now Ms. Green's three keys and I are in Ms. Green's bag. The bag is yellow. It's on Ms.Green's desk. Please call Ms. Green at 718-0167 and ask her for me. You can come to the lib... | middle5738.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "They tell stories about ghosts."
},
"options": [
"They eat a lot of apples.",
"They tell stories about ghosts.",
"They look for their friends.",
"They play with ghosts."
],
"question": "What do children do at Ha... | October 31st is Halloween.Where does Halloween come from? The Celts think October
31st is the last day of their year and they think ghosts come back to Earth on this day.So people treat the ghosts and then lead them away by wearing strange costumes.Today a lot of people around the world celebrate this old festival.They... | middle6231.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "About 2,000,000."
},
"options": [
"About 1,000,000.",
"About 1,500,000.",
"About 2,000,000.",
"About 1,300,000."
],
"question": "How many mooncake boxes do people in Beijing throw away every year?",
"questio... | Mooncake Box Recycling Activity
People in Beijing throw away about two million mooncake boxes every year. These boxes weigh up to 750 tons and can fill up about a hundred 50-meter-long swimming pools. They are going to become garbage .
Let's have a green Mid-Autumn Festival this year!
Bring your mooncake boxes.
Show... | middle6225.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Six"
},
"options": [
"Six",
"Seven",
"Five",
"Four"
],
"question": "How manypeople are there in the family?",
"question_type": null
},
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Bob... | I have a big family. In my family,there are 6 people--my father,my mother,my two sisters,my brother and me. My mother is Linda. My father is Mike. And our family name is Hand. My sisters are Gina and Sonia. They like baseball very much. My brother,David,is a lovely boy. He likes computer games. My name is Bob. I
my fam... | middle8208.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "go for a walk"
},
"options": [
"go for a walk",
"go to swim",
"go to eat fish",
"visit their friends"
],
"question": "Wang Tao and his father often _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"a... | Wang Tao is a little boy. He often goes for a walk with his father. He likes water very much and he wants to swim like a fish in the water.
One Sunday morning, Wang Tao went to a park with his father. There is a big swimming pool in the park. Wang Tao asked his father to take him to the pool. "Why do you want to go the... | middle2043.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "ID card"
},
"options": [
"notebook",
"key",
"ID card",
"watch"
],
"question": "This is Mr. Wang's _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_t... | Look at these things. This is Mr. Wang's ID card. And this is Jim's watch, that's Mary's key. Gina's notebook is over there. Look! What's that on the floor? Oh, it's gold ring. It's Jenny's ring. It's very nice.
. | middle2725.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "three"
},
"options": [
"one and a half",
"two",
"three",
"six"
],
"question": "Peter is in school for _ years.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
... | Little Peter is a boy of nine. He began to go to school when he was six, and now he is in Grade Three. He lives not far from the school, but he is often late for class. He likes watching TV in the evening and goes to bed late, so he can't get up on time in the morning.
This term, Mrs. Black, Peter's aunt, teaches music... | middle4354.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "why you want to read"
},
"options": [
"what you're going to read",
"why you want to read",
"where you decide to read",
"when you begin to read"
],
"question": "The importance of reading depends on _ .",
"... | Is reading better than watching TV? I believe it is. Is reading better than playing video games? I'm not so sure if it is. If learning is important to you, but not necessary so,and if pleasure is what you want,these activities can be pleasant in their own way. Reading might be better than many activities if you want to... | middle7885.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "China."
},
"options": [
"Malaysia.",
"China.",
"Australia.",
"the US."
],
"question": "Which country was the Flight MH370 flying to ?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"an... | Every day since March 8, people all over the world keep asking the same question: Where did Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 go? It turns out to be the biggest mystery in modern aviation history.
In the early hours of March 8, a Boeing 777 took off from Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur . It was heading to Beijing.
But ... | middle6543.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "bats use reflected sound to fly and get food"
},
"options": [
"reflected sound is useful only to blind people",
"people haven't made use of reflected sound yet",
"bats use reflected sound to fly and get food",
"whales d... | Have you ever heard an echo of your voice?
An echo is a reflected sound. Stand in a very large, empty hall with nothing on the walls. Then shout. The sounds you make will hit the walls and come back to you. The walls reflect the sounds. These reflected sounds are called "echoes".
We can use reflected sound to make soun... | middle753.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Hand in the history report tomorrow morning."
},
"options": [
"Study for the final exam.",
"Play in the sports club in free time.",
"Visit an art museum at the weekend.",
"Hand in the history report tomorrow morning."
... | Time can be categorized into three general types:
Predictable Time: Such activities as classes, team practice, eating and sleeping. If you know the restaurant is open between 7:00am and 7:30pm, you should plan to eat sometime between that block of time.
Discretionary Time: This is free time that can be planned in a m... | middle2902.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "white"
},
"options": [
"red",
"black",
"white",
"green"
],
"question": "What color is the watch? It is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answ... | I lost my red schoolbag in our library. My key is in it. I must find it. Please call me at 6755321.
Thank you.
Jason, Class 332
Brandy found a white watch under a desk in his classroom. Is it yours? Please ask Mr. Hanson for it.
His telephone number is 8974588.
Class 213
Alan, your baseball is on the table of our ... | middle7852.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "The passage doesn't tell us about it ."
},
"options": [
"Dogs used to live in caves.",
"Dogs are easy to be taken care of.",
"Dogs come in all shapes and sizes.",
"The passage doesn't tell us about it ."
],
"que... | For thousands of years, people have lived with dogs. Ancient paintings on the walls of caves show people living with dogs. Almost a third of the homes in the United States and England have dogs, and these dogs come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes.
The largest dog in the world was a dog named Zorba. When Zorba, a ... | middle6594.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Taking exercise"
},
"options": [
"Taking exercise",
"Singing",
"Sleeping",
"Making friends"
],
"question": "_ can make us strong.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_... | Sports can help us a lot. Taking exercise can make us strong. In collectivesports like basketball,volleyball or football,wewill learn the importance of cooperation. And sports can also help us relax after work or study.
However,as the saying goes,"There are two sides of everything. "Sometimes we may hurt other players ... | middle2094.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "she was afraid of the deep darkness."
},
"options": [
"she was afraid of the deep darkness.",
"she didn't want to go to Germany.",
"she didn't believe in his parents.",
"she was very hungry on road."
],
"questio... | While Mr. Wan, his wife and their little daughter were in Europe, they decided to drive three days to Germany.
His little daughter had never travelled at night before. She was scared the first night in the car, with the deep darkness outside.
"Where are we going, Daddy?" "To your uncle's house in Germany."
"Have you b... | middle5923.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "look for a place near the bird nest"
},
"options": [
"look for a place near the bird nest",
"climb up to the trees",
"catch a bird",
"kill a bird"
],
"question": "The most important thing in watching birds is to... | If you want to watch and know something about birds, you must find a good place near the bird nest .
Birds sit on eggs and take care of their babies from April to June. Because the baby birds are too young to leave the nest, parents often go to look for food and come back in several minutes. So it is good to watch bird... | middle5937.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "She fell in the water"
},
"options": [
"She fell in the water",
"She wanted to swim",
"She was thirsty",
"She was eating"
],
"question": "What happened to the ant?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},... | An ant was drinking at a small river and fell in. She tried her best to reach the side, but she couldn't move at all. The poor ant got too tired but was still doing her best when a big bird saw her. What a luck! The bird threw a piece of wood in the water. With it the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting a... | middle1589.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Travellers."
},
"options": [
"Students.",
"Australians.",
"Travellers.",
"Swimmers."
],
"question": "Who is this passage mainly written for?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_ind... | If you have time, if you love sunshine and swimming, why not come to Australia to have a lovely holiday? You will enjoy every minute of being here. Of course, there is still some information that you have to know before you come.
The sun
In Australia, you can see many kinds of plants and animals and many beautiful view... | middle7846.txt |
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