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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "What it is made of"
},
"options": [
"Its long history",
"The price of the rooms.",
"The guests that stay there",
"What it is made of"
],
"question": "What is unique about the Salt palace hotel ?",
"question_... | There are many unusual hotels around the world .In Greenland ,there is a hotel made out of ice ,open between December and April every year .In Turkey ,there is a cave hotel with a television ,furniture ,and a bathroom in each room .And in Bolivia ,there is the Salt Palace Hotel .
Thousands of years ago ,the area has the Salt Palace Hotel was a large lake . But over time ,all the water disappeared . Today ,the area has only two small lakes and two salt deserts .
The larger of the two deserts the Uyuni salt desert ,is 12000 square kilometers .During the day ,the desert is bright white because of the salt .There are no roads across the Uyuni desert ,so local people must show guests the way to the hotel .
In the early 1900s ,a man named Juan Quesada built the hotel .He cut big blocks of salt from the desert and used the blocks to build it. Everything in the hotel is made out of salt ;the walls , the roof , the chairs , the tables ,the beds ,and the hotels bar .
The Sun heats the walls and the roof during the day . At night is very cold , but the rooms stay warm . The hotel has twelve rooms . A single room costs 40 dollars a night .and a double room costs 60 dollars .
A sign on the hotels wall tells guests ,Please do not lick the walls. | middle1833.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Wu Tong; Nancy"
},
"options": [
"Wu Tong; Nancy",
"Nancy; Wu Tong",
"Lim; Wu Tong",
"Nancy; Lim"
],
"question": "The letter is from _ to _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": ... | Dear Nancy,
How are you? Now I want to tell something interesting. Last week we had a trip to Mount Tai. On Tuesday we went to Taian by bus, a city at the foot of the mountain. We had a good rest at a hotel. At about one o'clock early the next morning, we began to climb the mountain. It took us about four hours and a half to get to the top. The mountain is covered with trees. I didn't see such a beautiful place before.
"Look! The sun is going to rise!" my friend Lim shouted.
We all turned to the east and watched. Soon half of the sky because white, and a big, red ball was rising slowly. A few minutes later, the sky became bright .
We stayed on the top and had a good time. After lunch we started going down. We got to the tour hotel at about four in the afternoon. Though we were tired, we were very happy. We came back to school the next day.
Thank you very much for your last letter and the beautiful postcards. Hope to hear from you soon.
Yours
Wu Tong | middle419.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "To throw a stone into the water."
},
"options": [
"To catch some fish in the fishpond.",
"To throw a stone into the water.",
"To swim with him.",
"To do some farm work."
],
"question": "What did the writer's gra... | My grandfather took me to the fishing pond on the farm when I was about 7 years old, and he asked me to throw a stone into the water.
I did what I was asked. Then my grandfather told me to watch the waves made by the stone. Moments later, he asked me to think of myself as that stone.
"You may make a lot of splashes in your life, but remember the waves that come from those splashes will affect the peace of all your friends beside you," he said.
"Remember that you are responsible for what you throw into your circle, and that your waves will touch many other circles. Always try to live in a way that the waves that come from your circle send out the peace of your goodness to other circles."
"Remember the waves that come from anger and jealousy will also send those feelings to other circles. You are responsible for all the waves."
That was the first time I realized each person creates the inner peace or anger that flows out into the world. We cannot create world peace if we have hatred and anger.
We _ the feelings and thoughts that we hold inside, whether we tell others about them or not. Whatever is inside of us is flowing out into the world and touching all the other circles of life.
,. | middle3942.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "both A and B"
},
"options": [
"give a lecture",
"go to a meeting",
"record her lecture",
"both A and B"
],
"question": "Miss Evans had to _ on Friday afternoon.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
... | Miss Evans was going to give a lecture on Friday afternoon. But on Thursday night she was told that she had to go to an important meeting the next day at the same time. "No one can be in two places at the same time. What shall I do?" she thought. But soon, she had an idea. At five to three on Friday afternoon, Miss Evans went to the lecture room. There were twenty students waiting there for her. "I'm sorry," she told them, "I won't be able to give my lecture today." The students looked surprised. Miss Evans explained that she had an important meeting. "However," she went on, "though I can't be with you myself, my voice can." Then she put a small tape recorder on the desk, "You see, I've recorded my lecture and you can listen to it without me." Miss Evans turned on the recorder and left.
The meeting ended a little early. Miss Evans decided to go back to her students. She stood for a moment outside the lecture room, listening to her own voice. Then quickly, she opened the door. To her surprise, the room was empty. As she looked around, she saw a number of small recorders "listening" to her lecture!
"Well," she thought, "If I can be in two places at the same time, why can't they?" | middle2484.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "a monster"
},
"options": [
"a monster",
"a person",
"his wife",
"money"
],
"question": "The man thought _ was under the bed at night.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"a... | There was once a man who couldn't sleep well because he was afraid that there was a stranger under his bed.He thought that as soon as he went to sleep,the stranger would come out from under the bed and rob him.He was worried that the stranger might even kill him!
Every night,after he got into bed,the man had to get up again and looked under the bed.There was never anyone there,but as soon as he got back into bed,he had to get up and looked under the bed again.This went on for hours until at last he fell asleep from _ .
The time came for the man to get married.He didn't tell his wife about his fears but she soon found out because he kept her awake all night.
"You must go to a doctor."she told him."He will cure you of this silly fear."
The man did as his wife told him.He told the doctor his problem,and the doctor said,"I can cure you,but it will take about two years.You must come and see me twice a week.The fee for each visit will be $ 75."
The next day the man called the doctor and said."I won't need to visit you again.I'm cured."
The doctor was surprised."How?"he asked."Who cured you?"
"My wife cured me,"the man said."When I told her how much you were going to charge me,she cut the legs off the bed." | middle3956.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Crows eat old bad food."
},
"options": [
"Crows eat old bad food.",
"Old bad food is crows' nests.",
"Crows make their nests on old bad food.",
"Crows sleep on old bad food."
],
"question": "Crows \"live on bad ... | A crow is about twenty inches long and black all over. Crows are dirty birds because they live on bad food. Crows eat a lot of waste food. In this way they are more useful to us than any birds. They clean up the dirty things in our streets. Crows are always hungry. They look for food all day, and in the evening you can see them in large numbers flying back to their nests in the trees. They sleep there at night.
Crows are much noisier than other birds. Very often a large number of crows will get together on one house and talk. Sometimes they talk together, and sometimes they do it by turns like human beings . It is easy to tell from crow's sound if they are pleased or angry. Perhaps crows talk a lot because they are friendly birds. A pair of crows will live together all their lives, and if one of them dies, the other one becomes very sad and quiet for the rest of its life and some time later it dies too. | middle2490.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "It requires less insecticide."
},
"options": [
"It's more expensive.",
"It could taste different.",
"It requires less insecticide.",
"It's not labeled in the supermarket."
],
"question": "What could be a good th... | Sugar--free beets that still taste sweet, tastier tomatoes and brighter-colored fruits and vegetables that stay ripe longer are all foods that are being grown now. How can they
carry traits, such as being tastier, brighter, and riper? They are genetically engineered.
Genetic engineering is like making a change in a recipe. For example, when you make cakes, you mix together all of the usual ingredients. If you add an extra ingredient, like salt, the cakes will taste differently.
Genes are ingredients in the recipe for life. They carry the traits of living things. Your genes dictate what color hair and eyes you'll have, how tall you'll be, as well as many other traits. Genes carry traits for plants, too. By adding genes to a plant, you can sometimes create new traits. For example, adding a certain gene to a potato plant can make the potato plant distasteful to bugs . This makes some farmers happy because they don't have to use chemicals to keep bugs away from their plants.
It sounds great, but some people are opposed to the idea of food that is genetically engineered. Ronnie Cummins, from the Campaign for Food Safety, is against it. He says that one of the major concerns is allergies . Supermarkets don't always label foods that are genetically engineered. A customer could unknowingly buy food that has an added gene from another plant that he or she is allergic to. It could be dangerous.
Gary Burton from Monsanto, a seed company that engineers food, disagrees. He says his company tests for allergies. Burton believes that genetic engineering is a valuable tool for making better food. The technology can help farmers use less insecticide and grow healthier crops. Burton thinks there are many advantages.
But Cummins says that we just don't know what will happen in the future if we keep adding genes to foods. We could mistakenly create a monster.
People have different opinions about genetic engineering. One side supports it and thinks it will only help us. The other side is opposed to playing with nature and fears health risks. Which side do you think is right? | middle1199.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "dream"
},
"options": [
"think",
"dream",
"work",
"study"
],
"question": "It may be less important to sleep than to _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1... | " Dreams may be more important than sleep. We all need to dream." some scientists say. Dreams take up about one quarter of our sleeping time. People have several dreams each night.
Dreams are like short films. They are usually in color. Some dreams are like old films. They come up over and over again. That may be the dreamer worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer.
Some people get new ideas about their work from dreams. They may have been thinking about their work all day. These thoughts can carry over into dreams.
Too much dreaming can be harmful. The more we sleep,the longer we dream. The mind is still at work when we dream. That is why we may have a long sleep and still wake up tired. | middle1827.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Sam."
},
"options": [
"Sam.",
"Mr Li.",
"Both.",
"Neither."
],
"question": "Who spent the first Spring Festival in China, Sam or Mr Li?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"... | Mr Li: Sam, did you enjoy your first Spring Festival in China?
Sam: Yes, I did. During this festival, many family members get together.
Mr Li: Yes. I hear that at Thanksgiving Americans also get together for a special meal. It sounds similar.
Sam: Yes. It's similar. During these holidays, both the Chinese and Americans come home and have a big dinner. It's great fun.
Mr Li: What do you think are the main differences between the Spring Festival and Thanksgiving?
Sam: Well, we take part in different activities and eat different kinds of food. In China, people usually set off fireworks and eat dumplings. In the US, we usually watch a Thanksgiving parade and an American football game on TV. We also eat turkey.
Mr Li: That's interesting. | middle5499.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Every day."
},
"options": [
"Every day.",
"Every week.",
"Twice a week.",
"Every month."
],
"question": "How often does Li Qiang clean his bedroom?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer... | Li Qiang and Li Gang are brothers. But their living habits are different. Now let's go to Li Qiang's room. Li Qiang cleans his bedroom every day and puts his things away. Look! There is a computer on the desk. There are two balls under the bed. A guitar and a kite are on the wall. Some books are on the shelf. So he must be a careful boy. Now let's go to Li Gang's room. The room is not clean. Can we see his clothes on the desk? Oh, yes. We can see a football and a knife on the desk, too. Li Gang never does any cleaning on weekends. So his room is in a mess.
What do you think of Li Qiang and Li Gang? Li Qiang is a good boy. Li Gang must learn from his brother.
,. | middle4787.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "tell orange from yellow"
},
"options": [
"see in a weak light",
"tell different shapes",
"kill mosquitoes",
"tell orange from yellow"
],
"question": "With the help of the cones, we can _",
"question_type": ... | About ten men in every hundred suffer from colour blindness in some way. Women are luckier. Only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter. So some people say it is safer to be driven by women.
There are different forms of colour blindness. In some cases a man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shades of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man may see everything in shades of green--a strange world indeed.
Colour blindness in humans is a strange thing to explain. In our eyes there are millions of very small things called "cones". These help us to see in a bright light and to tell differences between colours. There are also millions of "rods", but these are used for seeing when it is nearly dark. They show us shapes but no colour.
Some insects have favourite colours. Mosquitoes like blue but do not like yellow. A red light will not attract insects, but a blue lamp will. In a similar way humans also have favourite colours. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colours by day, and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night. One day we may even learn more about the invisible colours around us. | middle3957.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "windows"
},
"options": [
"doors",
"gardens",
"newspapers",
"windows"
],
"question": "The children often break Mrs. Smith's _ when they play soccer.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answ... | The children often play soccer in the garden .Sometimes they break Mrs. Smith's windows.
One afternoon , Mrs. Smith is reading a newspaper at home.After a short time, she closes her eyes and goes to _ At that time a little boy knocks at the door.Mrs. Smith opens the door and asks, "Do you break my windows again ?" "Oh, no", says the boy." Your windows are open this time and our soccer is in your room.Can I get it back, please?"
,. | middle4786.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "was asked to miss a shot"
},
"options": [
"missed a shot quickly",
"was not able to throw a basketball",
"was asked to miss a shot",
"misses a shot without any difficulty"
],
"question": "In the TV advertisement... | Michael Jordon is the greatest basketball player so far. Once he was making a television advertisement. All Michael needed to do in the advertisement was to miss a shot. For Michael, this was difficult. He always succeeded whenever he was throwing the ball. Every time he threw a basketball, it went in. Every time he tried to miss a shot, he failed. In total, it took him over 20 times before he missed a shot.
For Michael, success is a strong habit. He had formed a habit which was so strong that it took him a lot of time to break it and "fail". Just like drinking, smoking and collecting things, success is also a habit. Like all habits, once it is _ , it is difficult to break. Many people think that success is difficult to maintain . They feel that it will be hard work and will need too much action and focus. The truth is that it is simply a habit, and as easy to keep as any other habit.
Spend some time making success a habit in your life. Once you have developed it, it is not something you will want to change again. Then, the only thing you will fail is failing. | middle5498.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "an important lake in Africa."
},
"options": [
"an important lake in Africa.",
"the largest lake in the world.",
"the source of water, food and power for America.",
"the only source for the Nile River."
],
"quest... | Lake Victoria is the largest lake in AfricA. It is also the second largest lake in the world. It is an important lake because it is one of the sources for the longest river in the world, the Nile River.Lake Victoria provides a source of water, food, and power for several African countries.Lake Victoria is a big part of African life.
Unfortunately, Lake Victoria has a problem. _ .There are several power stations at Lake Victoria in Uganda. These are on the Nile River, and besides producing power, they keep the water of the lake at a certain level.For the past forty years, that level has been 11.9 meters.Over the last several years, the water level has dropped by about 2.5 meters.There seem to be several reasons for this drop.
One possible reason is drought .Drought has been very bad in the area since 2000.Lake Victoria gets all of its water from rain, so the drought means less water in the lake.
However, some environmentalists believe that the real problem is the power plants(factories) on Lake Victoria. Uganda depends on those power plants for most of its power, and they made the power plants larger in 2000.Many people believe the power plants have been taking too much water off Lake Victoria. As a result, they have been asked to use less water until Lake Victoria goes back to its old level.
Whether the low water level is caused by drought or power plants, the result is the same.This is already a poor area of Africa, where many people live a really hard life.People, animals and plants around Lake Victoria will suffer even more from low water levels on the lake.Many people need Lake Victoria for fishing or growing food. Fish need the water to live, and animals need it for water.Plants around the lake will die without the water, and then more animals and people will suffer.Unless the lake fills soon, many people will suffer and die. | middle6191.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "on next Wednesday"
},
"options": [
"the next day",
"in four days",
"in a week",
"on next Wednesday"
],
"question": "Mrs Smith always spent all the money _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | Mr Smith gave his wife money every Friday evening. His wife always spent it all the next Wednesday, so that for the next three days she had no money to spend at all. One day Mr Smith asked her," But how did you spend all that money?" She answered, "I don't know . "So one Friday evening, Mr Smith gave her money together with an exercise book and a pencil. He said to his wife ,"Please write down how you spend the money . "Next Tuesday, his wife had no money again. Mr Smith took the exercise book to see how she had spent it. "I have done what you told me ,"she said gladly. She had written "Friday, I got 18 pounds from Mr Smith. "on the first page, and on the second page, she wrote ,"Tuesday, I have spent it all. " | middle1826.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "warm"
},
"options": [
"cool",
"hot",
"warm",
"cold"
],
"question": "According to the passage, you can use _ water to wash your body.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"ans... | We all want our skin to look good. If your skin is clear and healthy, it makes you feel better about yourself. How do you get great skin? Here arc some suggestions.
Protect your skin against the sun.
* If you are going outside, especially in the sun, you'd better put on sun cream about half an hour before going out in summer.
* Wear a hat to protect your face.
* Stay in the shade whenever you can.
How to wash your skin?
* Wash your body all over once a day. Use mild soap and warm water.
* Wash the soap off, as it may hurt your skin.
* Wash your face by using a facecloth and cleaning cream, and then wash with cool water.
Twice a day is enough.
What else should you do?
* Remember to drink lots of water-your skin loves it.
* Regular exercise is good for your skin.
* Eat healthily so that your skin can get what it needs to do its job. | middle6185.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "they make him or her think of special feelings"
},
"options": [
"they are very interesting",
"they are not about real life",
"they make him or her think of special feelings",
"They often have a happy ending"
],
... | Although I am not in my childhood. I still prefer reading fairy tales. They often make me think of some special experiences and feelings. This summer I have received this kind of tales ,The Little Prince .It was
Published in 1940 .It is the world-famous fairy tale by the Frenc h author Antoine.
I ,the narrator of the story ,is a pilot . His plane has something wrong and lands in the Sahara . The little prince lives on a small planet ,and he grows a flower called ROSE there . One day they have a quarrel ,so the little prince runs away . On his all alone journey, he meets different kinds of people . From these people he gets a conclusion that grow-ups are strange . And with the help of the man he meets , he descends in the Sahara .
The book moved me a lot . It is not only a fairy tale for children and teenagers, but also for grow-ups .
,. | middle1832.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "discuss with each other"
},
"options": [
"discuss with each other",
"sit in the classroom",
"push desks together",
"teach a lesson"
],
"question": "After the new classroom arrangement it was easier for Wu Li and... | One morning, Wu Li discovered that her classroom had changed. She found that the desks were no longer in rows , but pushed together to make eight bigger desks. She was too excited about it for the first two days and she couldn't listen to the teachers carefully. But soon she and her classmates got used to this new classroom arrangement . "Now our class is quieter," said Wu. "What's more, we can come up with our own ideas and learn more through discussion. It's a better way to study."
Li Yu liked it, too. He said, "Group members first discuss, and then show ourselves in front of the whole class. It makes us believe in ourselves." It was part of a reform at Li's school--Baita Secondary School. The school made this reform because they wanted to provide students with easier ways to study and more chances to discuss. "Our school hopes it can improve students' abilities to study by themselves and work in groups," said Zhang Yong, the principal of the school.
However, the reform has demanded more from teachers. Now they have only about 15 minutes to give the lesson which should be taught in 45 minutes before. It is difficult to teach in such a short time. The teachers have to find better ways to teach more _ .
"The reform demands more, but I'm sure it is helpful," added Mr Zhang. | middle2485.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "talk about TV shows"
},
"options": [
"play ball games to keep fit",
"watch the American Idol show",
"talk about TV shows",
"perform on TV shows"
],
"question": "On Wednesday morning, US middle school kids often ... | If you go to an American middle school on Wednesday morning, you will hear kids talking about the American idol show from the night before. Some have called it the most influential show in the history of television.
American Idol has been extremely successful in the country since 2002. The show was number one for six years! The most popular episode had nearly 38 million _ . But why is the show so popular?
The idea of the show is this: everyday people get a chance to show their singing talents to the world and become an "American Idol", a famous pop star. Anyone in the country(between the ages of 15 and 28) can have a try--a chance of becoming world famous.
In fact, everyday people are the ones who are allowed on the show. If you are a professional singer--you cannot be an American Idol. The winners are regular people from small towns--people who sang in churches or bars but had bigger dreams.
The winners of the contest don't get a prize of money. Instead, they get to record an album. Famous stars such as Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood gained fame from winning the show. So, it seems the contest really works.
It is the idea that anyone can be a super star that draws people to this program. All those hours of practicing in front of the mirror could lead to fame and fortune .Even you could be the next "American Idol".
,. | middle3943.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Because they wanted to plan the vacation."
},
"options": [
"Because they wanted to save money.",
"Because they had a party.",
"Because they wanted to plan the vacation.",
"Because they were in trouble."
],
"ques... | The Wilsons decided to go overseas for vacation. They had a family meeting to plan the vacation. "First," Mr. Wilson said, "we should decide where we are going."
"I don't agree," Mrs. Wilson said, "I think we should decide when we are going first. We don't want to go to places when they are cold." [:Zxxk.Com]
Mr. Wilson agreed, so the family's first decision was when to go on vacation. They decided to go in July. "Now we can decide where to go," said Mr. Wilson. "But, Dad," Ben said, "don't you think that where we go depends on(,)how we go? If we plan to fly, we can go a long way. If we plan to drive, we can't go far."
Again, Mr. Wilson agreed, and they discussed this. At last they agreed to travel by plane. And so the planning meeting went on. The next day, one of Mr. Wilson's friends at work asked, "Where are you going for vacation?"
"Well," Mr. Wilson told him, "we are going in summer by plane, but I don't know where we are going! | middle418.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "a middle school student"
},
"options": [
"in Class Seven",
"a middle school student",
"in Grade Eight",
"a Chinese student"
],
"question": "Frank is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"... | My name is Frank. I am from St. John Middle School in America. I am in Class Three, Grade
Seven. We study Chinese at school. Our Chinese teacher is Joy Black. He is not Chinese, but he is good at Chinese.
I have a lot of friends in my school. Jimmy is tall and has black hair. He is good at playing basketball. He is in the school basketball team . May is short and she wears glasses. She is good at Maths. Sandra has long hair. She likes swimming. She is in the school swimming team. Maria is new here. She is from Hong Kong. She has black hair and big eyes. She is good at English and computers. Nick is tall. He has small eyes. He is funny. He plays football very well.
, | middle6813.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Telephone him or her before visiting."
},
"options": [
"Visit him or her at any time.",
"Say no time to him or her seriously.",
"Telephone him or her before visiting.",
"Visit him or her soon."
],
"question": "W... | In Britain you may often hear "Drop in any time" or "Come to see me soon", but you can't really do that. People just say those things to make you feel welcome. It is better to telephone before visiting someone at home. If you receive a written invitation to an event that says "RSVP", you should reply to let the person who sent the invitation know whether or not you plan to go.
You should never accept an invitation unless you really plan to go. You may refuse by saying "Thank you for inviting me, but I will not be able to come. " If, after accepting, you are unable to go, be sure to tell those who are expecting you as soon as possible that you will not be there. Although it is not necessarily expected that you give a gift to your host, it is considered polite to do so, especially if you have been invited for a meal. Flowers, chocolate, or a small gift are all appropriate. A thank-you note or telephone call after the visit is also considered polite and is an appropriate way to express your appreciation for the invitation. | middle430.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Uniforms."
},
"options": [
"Casual clothes.",
"Sportswear.",
"Blue jeans.",
"Uniforms."
],
"question": "What do pilots and police officers wear to work?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"a... | For some people, it's easy to get dressed for work. Pilots and police officers, for example, don't have to make decisions about their work clothes. They wear uniforms to work every day.
For many office workers, however, it is more difficult to choose clothes for work. They do not wear uniforms to the office. Also, many organizations are changing their _ . They are allowing their employees to wear casual clothes to work.
The change to casual work clothes began in the 1990s. At first, many companies in the United States allowed employees to wear casual clothes on one day of the week--Friday. Friday became "Casual Friday" or "Dress-down Friday". Today, however, many companies are allowing their employees to wear casual clothes every day of the week.
Some studies show that people are producing and achieving more when they are wearing comfortable clothes. Some companies also like the casual dress code because they don't need to buy special clothes for work. They can save money this way.
Unfortunately, a casual dress code can also cause problems. Sometimes employees think they can wear anything. Many companies have rules about casual clothes. They list the kinds of clothes that are not "business-casual" clothes. Blue jeans, sandals, and sportswear are examples of clothes that are usually too casual for the office. | middle356.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Because the corridor inside the carrier is too long."
},
"options": [
"Because they don't have a map.",
"Because the living space is quite small.",
"Because there are too many corridors for rooms.",
"Because the corrido... | It's a long-awaited day for China. The navy now has its first aircraft carrier , Liaoning. It's a unique experience to get to know the life in the carrier. The carrier is just like a small city on the sea. It has all the functions for daily life. There are 4 words to sum up its characters: big, small, much and high. The carrier Liaoning is such a huge one that the total length of the whole corridor could reach over 20 kilometers. But the living space for the sailors is quite small. That's because the carrier is designed for researching purposes, rather than comfortable living. Over 1,000 sailors, both men and women, are living onboard. They are arranged among over 3,000 tiny rooms below the deck.. For visitors, it's so easy to get lost. So the first thing the new sailors have to learn is their way around. The number of female sailors is much less than that of the males, taking about 5 percent of the total. But they play a key role in carrying out some special missions.
Also, you will be surprised by the high level of education of today's sailors. The captain said that over 90 percent of the sailors are college graduates. Six hold Doctor's Degrees and 45 have a Master's. The whole team is young but vigorous. The complex work on the carrier requires high management abilities for the commanders onboard . | middle8180.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "At an airport."
},
"options": [
"In a hospital.",
"At a train station.",
"At an airport.",
"In a park."
],
"question": "Where did the story happen?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"ans... | 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 very sad.
Suddenly the father walked towards me and asked me, "Did you ever say goodbye to someone knowing it would be the last time?"
His words made me think of my father. Realizing that my father's days were limited , I took the time to tell him face to face how much he meant to me. So I understood what this father was experiencing.
"Yes, I did." I answered, "But why is this a last goodbye?"
"I am old and my daughter lives much too far away. Maybe her next trip back will be for my funeral ," he said.
"When you were saying goodbye, I heard you say 'I wish you enough'. What does that mean?"
He began to smile. "My parents used to say it to me. When we say 'I wish you enough', we want the other person to have a life filled with enough good things." He stopped for a moment and continued, "I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright. I wish you enough rain to appreciate (, ) the sun more. I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive. I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life seem much bigger... I wish you enough 'Hellos' to get you through the final 'Goodbye'".
He then said goodbye to me and walked away. | middle4962.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "telephone 119"
},
"options": [
"look for your pet",
"telephone 119",
"call 120",
"put out the fire yourself"
],
"question": "According to the passage, when something is on fire, you must _ at once.",
"qu... | What should we do if a fire happens? Look at the following.
1. Shout----Shout as loudly as you can ,because people may be asleep.
2. Call 119----Never try to put out a fire yourself. Tell 119 where you are and what is on fire.
3. Keep down close to the floor----There's less smoke down there, so it's easier to breathe and see where you are going.
4. Test the door---- the door is cool, open it carefully. If the door is hot, don't open it! Try to find a different way out.
5. Get out---- not stop to pick up anything. A fire can become very big in afew seconds!
6. Don't use the lift ----ways use the stairs. The lift may go wrong and keep you inside.
7. Don't go back---- if you have left your pet or favorite toy inside, don't go back for it.
Animals have a very good sense of smell. They often get out of building before people. | middle4976.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "run"
},
"options": [
"have breakfast",
"clean her room",
"run",
"skate"
],
"question": "Mary often gets up early because she wants to _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Mary has a lot of hobbies. She usually gets up early so she can run before work. She doesn't often have time to skate, but she sometimes goes on Saturdays during the winter. Mary often rides a horse near here home. She sometimes goes after work, but she usually goes horseback riding on Sundays. She loves music. She always goes to choir practice on Wednesday evenings and sings in church on Sundays. She doesn't have much money, so she seldom goes to concerts in the city. She seldom watches TV because she likes doing things outside. She usually goes to the gym if it's raining outside. She isn't often alone because she has a lot of friends. She sometimes does something alone, but she usually does her hobbies with one of her friends. She's a happy woman! | middle342.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "his work is to keep the forest"
},
"options": [
"it's very quiet there",
"he has a farm there",
"his work is to keep the forest",
"he can have a good rest there"
],
"question": "Mr. Clarke lives at the foot of t... | I Have to See Another Doctor
Mr. Clarke lives at the foot of the mountain. He keeps the forest for a rich farmer there. The only road to the forest is just in front of his house. He can easily see the people who want to enter the forest. Sometimes he has to be on duty at night. When he hears some sound, he has to get up to see if someone cuts the trees.
One day he bought something in the town. He found a strong dog and bought it. He loves it very much and often gives some meat or bread to it. And when a strange man walks close to his house, it barks loudly. So he can soon know about it and goes out to find out who it is. But last week something was wrong with Mr. Clarke. He didn't feel well and couldn't fall asleep in the evening. He had to go to a hospital in the town. The doctor looked him over and then asked, "Have you got a dog, sir "
"Yes, I have got one."
"You have got a skin disease ," said the doctor. "I am sure your dog infected it to you. You can't come in touch with it any longer."
When he came out of the hospital, he met a friend and told him about it. The man asked, "What are you going to do, to sell your dog or to give it to another man "
"Neither," answered Mr. Clarke, "I have decided to see another doctor. It's much easier to find a doctor than to buy a good dog!" | middle6807.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "sleeping"
},
"options": [
"reading",
"watching TV",
"having supper",
"sleeping"
],
"question": "The doctor is _ when the doorbell rings.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | A young American doctor is asleep when his doorbell rings. It is late at night, but he has to put on his coat to answer it.
It is a man! He is standing with a hat in his hand. "How do you do?" says the man.
"Can you go with me now to a place out of the town? It is quite far from here, but I know you have a car and I can show you the way."
"Certainly," says the doctor, "I can go with you now."
The car is at the front door. The man gets into the doctor's car and they drive off.
They drive for a long time, and finally the man says, "Here we are. This is my home. Now I give you money and you may go back."
"But I must see the patient ," the doctor says. "How can I go back without seeing the patient?"
"There's no patient," says the man, "nobody is ill. I live here. There is no taxi at this time, but a doctor often goes out for night calls . So, excuse me. Here is your money. Thank you, doctor. Good night!" | middle2452.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "it easy for us to live"
},
"options": [
"our daily life more stressful",
"it easy for us to live",
"our work easily done",
"us work less time"
],
"question": "Our past inventions have made _ .",
"question_... | People have always wanted to know what our future will look like. Go on reading this text, and you will know what will happen in the next fifty years.
How can we know what the future will look like? To be able to understand the future, you have to know the past, what has taken us to where we are today and what has changed along the way? The world has changed a lot in the last 150 years, but people are driven by the same basic needs as they were 150 years ago. Will this change in the next 150 years? No.
What inventions have really made a different in the last 150 years? In the past years, the inventions that have changed most people's everyday life are telephone, radio, television, computer, the car and the internet. Then we of course have a lot of inventions that have made life easier, like new medicine, faster cars, trains, etc. In general, people have been working hard in the last 150 years to make inventions that will make the world a better place. Since there is still much to do in the area, this will be important for at least the next 150 years.
Why do we need to guess the future? Guessing the future is important for two reasons: First, we need to start to think about what kind of future we would like for ourselves and our children. And then we need to know what decisions we need to make today that will give us the best future. | middle6634.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "try to keep their beauty by dressing up"
},
"options": [
"are born to be beauties",
"like to buy cheap clothes",
"try to keep their beauty by dressing up",
"are proud of their beauty"
],
"question": "Why does th... | It seems that beauty and women are twins.You are joking? No,I am not.Watch it for yourself! Ads on fashion TV screens,radio programs,magazines,newspapers,and the streets.Whether they have realized it or not, women are surrounded by a sea of fashion. They are taught to think that without beautiful clothes they will grow old and lose their charm. so who dares to neglect dressing up at the cost of their appearance and youth?
But I do not agree with the opinion that women have to show their beauty through their appearances. The richness of their minds proves to be more beautiful and attractive than their appearances. a woman who has experienced many troubles and may be called "aunt" or"granny" can still keep up her beauty if she has such excellent qualities as knowledge,ability,a kind heart,great courage, caring for others, etc.
In addition, old and young, beautiful and ugly are relative concepts .People who keep a young mind will never feel old.Interested in new things and eager to learn more,they keep up with the time. plainly-dressed women may have a type of beauty that is pure and real. Reading and learning is the best way to keep one youthful.Good books are rich soil which can feed the flower of one's heart and appearances. | middle6152.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "on the Internet"
},
"options": [
"in the classroom",
"over the radio",
"on TV",
"on the Internet"
],
"question": "Teachers teach their students _ in the future.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
... | Life in the future is different from now. There are not any paper money in the future. People use their _ when they go shopping. There are not so many stores. At weekends, people needn't go out. They usually do some shopping at home on the Internet.
Children don't get up early to go to school. They have lessons at home on the Internet, too. Teachers teach their students and give them homework on the Internet. Children give the homework to their teachers on the Internet, too.
People don't need to do much work. There are more robots . Robots do hard work for people. Parents don't cook or wash clothes. A cooking robot cooks breakfast. In fact, robots do all the housework for us.
There are more holidays. Parents spend much time with their children. They spend a lot of time travelling around the world.
I think life in the future is very interesting. Do you think so? | middle2334.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "She won't get to see her daughter before her death."
},
"options": [
"She will never leave her daughter far away.",
"The goodbye will last forever in their hearts.",
"Her daughter has never said goodbye to her before.",
... | Recently, I happened to hear a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport as the daughter prepared to leave.
They hugged and the mother said "I love you and I wish you enough." They kissed and the daughter left.
The mother walked over to the window where I sat. Standing there, I could see she was going to cry. I tried not to disturb her but she welcomed me by asking "Have you ever said goodbye to someone knowing it would be forever?"
"Yes," I replied. "But may I know why this is the final goodbye?"
"I am ill and she lives so far away. It's highly possible that the next trip back will be for my funeral " she said.
"When you were saying goodbye, I heard you say 'I wish you enough'. May I ask what that means?"
"That's a wish that has been handed down from past generations. My parents used to say it to everyone." She paused for a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail and she smiled even more.
"When we say 'I wish you enough', we want the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to be with them". Then turning to me, she shared the following:
"I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.
"I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more." | middle4745.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "My father"
},
"options": [
"Everyone",
"My father's friend",
"My father",
"My mother"
],
"question": "_ goes to work in the morning.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"ans... | My family lives in London. In the morning, my father goes to work and we go to school. My father takes us to school every day. My mother stays at home. She does the housework. She always has lunch at home, and visits her friends in the afternoon. In the afternoon, we go home from school by bus. My father gets home from work late. At night my two brothers and I always do our homework. We go to bed at about ten. My father and my mother usually read newspapers. We can watch TV at the weekend. | middle4989.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "half a year"
},
"options": [
"half a year",
"a year",
"three months",
"two years"
],
"question": "Sally has been in the company for _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Sally came to China last year. She is now living in Beijing and works in a computer company. She has been in the company for six months. The company is in the north of the city, and her flat is in the south. But Sally has never been late for work.
Sally is very popular in the company. She is kind to everybody and gets on well with her workmates. They often visit each other after work and talk about almost everything.
However, Sally has made a decision to leave the company. She is going to find a job as a tour guide. "If I work as a tour guide, I'll be able to meet more people and learn more about China," she told her friends.
Last Friday Sally had a talk with the manager of a travel agency. He seemed pleased with her Chinese. At the end of the talk, the manager said, "I'll call you up in a week and tell you the result." Now Sally is waiting for the answer. | middle2320.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "he would let the owner of the wallet know who helped him."
},
"options": [
"he wanted to write a report to the newspaper.",
"he would let the owner of the wallet know who helped him.",
"he wanted the owner to give me some mon... | I was walking down the street the other day when I suddenly saw a small wallet lying on the ground. I picked it up and opened to see if I could find the owner's name. There was nothing inside it except some money and an old photo of a woman and a young girl about twelve years old. The girl looked like the woman's daughter. I put the photo back and took the wallet to the police station. There I gave it to a policeman. Before I left, the policeman took down my name and address so that the owner could write and thank me if they found it.
That evening I went for dinner with my aunt and uncle. They also asked a young woman, so there were four people at table. Her face seemed familiar . I was quite sure that we had met before, but I could not remember where I had seen her. During the talking, the young woman said that she had lost her wallet that afternoon. At once I knew where I had seen her. She was just the young girl in the photo though she was now much older. She was very surprised, of course, when I was able to tell her what her wallet was like.
My uncle said that we should go to the police station at once to get the wallet. As that policeman handed it over, he said it was an interesting coincidence ----I not only found the wallet, but also made friends with the person who had lost it. | middle4751.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "five"
},
"options": [
"five",
"ten",
"fifteen",
"twenty"
],
"question": "You should warm up at least _ minutes before you do exercises.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Sports may be fun, but you need to play them safely. Here are some tips to help you stay safe while you're playing sports in winter.
* Get your body ready!
Before you do any exercise, be sure to warm up for at least five minutes. During warming up you should stretch all parts of your body.
* Wear the right clothes!
Be sure to wear the right clothes for sports. If you play winter sports, make sure that you dress warmly. Also make sure to use suntan oil . It may be cold, but the sun is still bright! If you don't put on suntan oil, your skin may be hurt. If you go skiing, be sure to wear waterproof trousers and gloves. If you go running in cold weather, try to wear a scarf. It will keep your face, ears and neck warm.
* Stop playing sports when you are hurt!
If you get hurt when playing sports, don't play again until you get well.
* Don't get thirsty!
Drink a lot when playing sports because it is easy to become thirsty.
,. | middle7258.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "To relax themselves."
},
"options": [
"They play it for fun",
"They want to know how clever they are.",
"They want to find out different ways of escaping.",
"To relax themselves."
],
"question": "Why do people p... | News one: As the pace of life in big cities is getting faster, people are looking for more ways to relax. Let's take a look at one way people are reducing stress in Beijing. The game is "Room Escape". "Room Escape" was originally a computer game. In recent years, it has been adapted to a real life game. There are more than 10 places in Beijing where people can play this game.
According to the rules, the players are first taken to a house with several iron doors. They then need to find a way out of the house in one hour. Different houses have different ways of escaping, all of which require players' bold , careful thought, and teamwork.
News two: The Chinese government has published a list of 24 guidelines on how to take better care of parents. They are a modern update to 24 old stories about respectful children from the Yuan Dynasty.
The guidelines list 24 things to do with parents, including giving them a call every week, teaching them to use the internet, and supporting single parents' remarriage. The guidelines stem from a Yuan Dynasty book, about 24 filial-hearted children who treated their parents very well. It is a value younger generations should never forget. | middle1629.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "PS22.95."
},
"options": [
"PS15.95.",
"PS14.00.",
"PS22.95.",
"PS31.90."
],
"question": "How much will Jack, a boy of 6, and his father pay if they visit the Beatles Story?",
"question_type": "factiod_questi... | Liverpool
Discover the best music, sport, culture ... in the UK
Liverpool MUSIC
The Beatles Story
The world-famous 1960s music group came from Liverpool. Find out about The Beatles at the Beatles Story.
Open every day except Dec. 25th and 26th.
Adult:PS15.95
Child:PS7.00
Child under five: Free Liverpool SPORT
Liverpool FC
This city loves football. Visit Anfield football stadium, home of Liverpool FC, Liverpool's favorite football club, and take a tour.
Closed on weekends.
Adult:PS15.00
Child:PS9.00
Child under five: Free
Liverpool MUSEUM
The Museum of Liverpool
Learn all about the history and culture of Liverpool.
Open daily 10:00 a.m. -- 5:00 p.m. Free! Liverpool SHOPPING
Liverpool ONE
Find the best shopping in the center of Liverpool at Liverpool ONE, a big shopping center.
Opened in 2008. More than 160 shops, restaurants and cinemas.
, | middle6146.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "A teacher."
},
"options": [
"A writer.",
"A teacher.",
"A student.",
"We don't know."
],
"question": "What does the writer do?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_in... | This week, I ask my students about fashion. I show each student seven things and ask their opinions about each thing. Some of their answers are interesting! Here's what the students in Class 8 like:
Jodie Smith likes the key ring. Her friend Jordan says he can' t stand the scarf." It' s for old people!" he says. William Jones loves the wallet,and his classmate Gina Taylor loves the watch. Ann Rice doesn't like the watch,but she really likes the hair clip! Jerry Green likes the sunglasses. And the coolest thing is the belt ! Everyone loves it! | middle6620.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "$17."
},
"options": [
"Gifts.",
"$17.",
"Birthday wish.",
"Clean water."
],
"question": "What does Bieber ask his friends for his 17thbirthday?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {... | Justin Bieber's birthday wish has come true. The teenage star announced earlier this week that he wanted his fans to donate $17,000 to charity---so far the total of gifts that have poured in is more than $31000.
"I have had a great year and it is all because of the fans helping me live my dream," said the young singer. "I'm turning 17 years old on Tuesday, and have so much to be grateful for! So this year, I really want my birthday to be all about helping others. Instead of asking for gifts, I'm asking friends, family and fans to consider donating $17 for my 17thbirthday to help make a change."
Bieber asked his fans to donate to a charity that builds clean water projects in developing countries.
"Together, we've made a big difference for many causes. Did you know that about 4,500 kids die each day from waterborne diseases ? By building clean water projects for villages that need them, we can prevent this! I want to make my birthday matter this year--- let's make it so more kids can grow up to have a 17thbirthday like me. Join me to make a change.
"I'm really so grateful for my family, friends and fans--- and I believe we can do something big to help bring clean water to people in need. Even if you don't have $17 to give I just ask you to go out in your community and try and make a positive difference. Even the smallest act of kindness can go a long way."
,. | middle4037.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "different"
},
"options": [
"the same",
"a little same",
"different",
"a little different"
],
"question": "The weather can be _ in different parts of a country if it is very large.",
"question_type": "clo... | The United States of America is a large country. On the same day in the winter, it may be warm in some places and cold in others. In parts of the South , in the winter, the temperature might be over 27degC. At the same time, in parts of the North , the temperature might be below (......) 0degC.
In the summer, it may be over 38degCin the South. On the same day, it may be 23degCin the North. The temperature is not the same in all parts of the United States.
The rain is also very different in the country. In parts of the West there is little rain. In parts of the South there is much rain. | middle3758.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "the air is fresh and our minds are clear"
},
"options": [
"we can be more patient",
"we can have a good time",
"the air is fresh and our minds are clear",
"we can relax ourselves"
],
"question": "Morning is the ... | The purpose of students who come to school is to study.But studying needs right ways,or we would waste the time or the money.The followings are ways for studying.
The best time for reading is morning.Because in the morning,the air is fresh and our minds are clear.For that reason,we can get good results.
When we study we must be patient.If we don't understand a text well,we must read it again.We should not read the next until we have learned the first one well.
When we are studying,we must put our hearts into the book.We cannot read absent-mindedly ,or we could get nothing from the book while we are reading.
We must always ask"why".If we can't understand well,write it down and ask our teachers or parents,brothers or friends,in some possible ways.We must know it completely and then our knowledge can be used well.
Though there are many ways for studying,however,the above mentioned will be helpful if we can keep them in heart. | middle5329.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "celebrate success"
},
"options": [
"make people laugh",
"ask for money",
"celebrate success",
"search one's pocket"
],
"question": "\"Give me five \" is a gesture to _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_question... | If someone says to you, "give me five", do not search your pocket for five yuan! It will make others laugh! The person's not asking for your money, but your fingers.
In the US, "give me five" or "give me the high five" is a popular gesture. You can see it often in films or on TV. It means the slapping( ) of each other's raised right hands together.
People do it when they meet for the first time or something happy happens. For example, a student has good marks in exams or wins a lottery . If a football team wins game, the players will give high fives to everyone around to cerebrate.
This gesture may come from the old Rome gesture of raising the right arm for the emperor . This showed that the person raising his arm did not have a sword in his hand. | middle3980.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "A lizard was stuck in the small space between the walls."
},
"options": [
"A lizard died between the walls.",
"A lizard's foot was hurt by the fallen wall.",
"The nail on the wooden wall had dropped.",
"A lizard was stu... | Mr. White's family decided to repair their house. Mr. White bought the house two and a half years ago. Since his kids were growing up, he and his wife wanted to make some changes to the house.
They decided to knock down their living room wall to open up the space. When the wooden walls were moved, they were shocked to find a lizard stuck in the small space between the walls. The lizard's foot was stuck by a nail which was knocked into the wall from the other side several months ago. However, they wondered how the lizard had _ so long without moving from that place.
The family decided to wait for a while and see how the lizard survived several months without moving. While they were doing other things, they kept an eye on the lizard. The son, Ray, suddenly shouted, "Dad, look here!"
Another lizard appeared, carrying food to the stuck lizard's mouth. That was a real surprise! Everyone was touched that the lizard fed the other one for all this time.
Both lizards had never-ending hope for each other and carried their hearts with love and care. Why can't we humans always carry that kind of love in our hearts? Life is full of all kinds of difficulties. What we can do is to give our hand to the one in need and share our love. Sharing is caring. | middle6608.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "by train"
},
"options": [
"by ship",
"by train",
"by plane",
"by car"
],
"question": "Mr Green takes a trip _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
... | Mr Green has a holiday, so he said , "I'm going to the city by train." He put on his best clothes, took a small bag, went to the station and got into the train. He has a beautiful hat, and he often put his head out of the window during the trip and looked at the mountains, But the wind blew his hat off. Mr Green quickly took his bag and threw that out of the window, too.
The other people in the carriage laughed. "Is your bag going to bring your beautiful hat back?" they asked.
"No," Mr Green answered, "But there's no name and no address on my hat, and there's a name and an address on the bag. Someone is going to find both of them, and he's going to send me the bag and the hat back." | middle1167.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "It's orange."
},
"options": [
"It's orange.",
"It's blue and red.",
"It's green.",
"It's black and white"
],
"question": "What color is the pencil case?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"a... | I'm Tom. This is a pencil case. It's orange. It's my pencil case. What's in the pencil case? A ruler is in the pencil case. It is my ruler. The ruler is blue and red. That is a pencil. It is black and white. It is not my pencil. Look! That girl is Lucy. It is her pencil. That boy is Tim. I found his green pen in the pencil case. I call Tim at 7890003. It is his telephone number. | middle7516.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Four"
},
"options": [
"Two",
"Three",
"Four",
"Five"
],
"question": "How many musicians do they want?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "sing"
... | Musicians wanted
We want four good musicians for our rock band .Are you a musician?Can you sing?Can you play the piano,the guitar or the drums?Do you want to be the best musician?If you want to join us,please send an e-mail.Our e-mail address is rockband2009@pep.com.cn.Or you can call Mr.Liu at 790-4566.
Teachers needed
Are you an art teacher?Can you paint or draw well?Are you good with kids?We need two teachers for our art club.Please find Mrs.Wang for more information or call 628-1183. | middle5301.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "She listened to a stranger's story and hugged him."
},
"options": [
"She developed a friendship with a stranger.",
"She helped a stranger with cancer on the escalator.",
"She listened to a stranger's story and hugged him.",
... | People like to tell me rubbish. Not just friends, but strangers ,too.
Once, at the airport, my husband stepped off an escalator before me. When he realized I wasn't with him, he looked back and saw me hugging ( ) a stranger.
I'd asked the man behind me: "Did you have fun in Vegas?"
His answer broke me heart. After 50 years away, I'd come to say goodbye to the lover of his life, _ was dying of cancer.
"I should have married her 50 years ago," he said. I hugged him, and then he was gone.
Moments later, my husband said: "He told you all that on the escalator?" I nodded.
"Maybe he just needed to tell somebody, And I happened to ask."
When someone wants to talk, you just need to ask a question. The words don't matter. It's the tone in your voice and the look in your eyes and the caring in your heart that count.
Sometimes I think the whole world is crying out to be heard.
And yet, we don't ask the question or say the things we need to say to those who matter most to us while there is still time, and a chance, to do so.
Recently I heard from a reader who shared with me the eulogy she'd written after losing her mother.
I wish her mother could have read it. I can only hope her mother knew all the things her daughter wrote about her--that she was known so well and loved so much.
I like to think people will say a few nice things about me when I'm gone. But given a choice, I would rather hear those things before I go. Wouldn't we all?
That started me thinking. I need to tell my children I am proud of them. They know it, but it can't hurt to say it again.
I need to tell my sister I will forever in her debt . I was the one who left. She was the one who stayed, who's "been there" for our family--for our mother, our dad, our brothers and me.
And to my husband, I need to say, well, he puts up with a lot.
In fact, I need to say a lot of things to whole lot of people. Maybe you do, too. You can tell me, if you want. But maybe you should tell them first. | middle5467.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "in August, 2008"
},
"options": [
"in August, 2009",
"in May, 2008",
"in August, 2008",
"in June, 2010"
],
"question": "The first CRH train runs _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answe... | Many people take trains for their trips in China, because the train is fast and cheap. But there are many problems when people take trains. It's not easy to take trains when it is a festival. Lots of people hope someone can solve the problems.
Then, the CRH trains come out. The first CRH train from Beijing to Tianjin runs in August, 2008. CRH1 and CRH2 can go up to 200 km/h, and CRH3 can run 300 km/h. Taking CRH trains is more expensive than taking a traditional train, but cheaper than taking a plane. Some people think the CRH trains and their workers are good, and they enjoy the trips by CRH train.
China starts to make a CRH train, 350 kilometres an hour from Beijing to Shanghai. It can save people more time than taking the traditional trains.
Can CRH trains solve the problems? "Of course not. There is still a long way to go," about 80% of the people answer. | middle2308.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "the road was strange"
},
"options": [
"it was rainy",
"the horse was tired",
"the road was strange",
"the time was early"
],
"question": "John Randolph traveled slowly because",
"question_type": "factiod_que... | One day, John Randolph rode on his horse to a town many miles from his home. The road was strange to him, so he traveled very slowly. When the night fell, he stopped at a nice roadside inn for accommodation .The innkeeper welcomed him.
A fine supper was prepared. The innkeeper talked about the weather, the roads, the crops. However, his guest ate silently. Next morning after breakfast, Mr. Randolph paid his bill and was ready for his journey. Leading his horse to the door, the innkeeper said, "Which way will you travel, sir?" Mr. Randolph looked at him and answered, "I've paid you my bill. Should I pay you anything more? I travel the way I wish to go."
But not far from the inn, to his surprise, there were two ways. He searched for a while but there was no sign to help him. The innkeeper was still standing by the door. He called to him: "My friend, which road leads to Lynchburg?" The innkeeper answered, "Sir, you have paid your bill and don't owe me a cent. Travel the way you wish to go. Good-bye!"
As bad luck would have it, Mr. Randolph took the wrong road. Though out of his way, he lost much time, all because of his rudeness. | middle4779.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Vegetable soup."
},
"options": [
"Tofu soup.",
"Vegetable soup.",
"Bone soup.",
"Chicken soup."
],
"question": "Which soup can't you have in this restaurant?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
... | Beijing Restaurant
_
SOUPS :Tofu soupY=10. 00 Bone soupY=15. 00 Chicken soupY=20. 00
STAPLES:Fried riceY=8. 00 Fried noodlesY=10. 00 Hot dogY=4. 00
Meat pieY=10. 00 SandwichY=10. 00 HamburgerY=10. 00
MAIN COURSES:Roast chickenY=30. 00 Italian pizzaY=9. 00 Indian curriesY=15. 00
Pork and cabbageY=15. 00 Cheese pieY=10. 00 BeefY=15. 00
Beijing Roast DuckY=50. 00 SausageY=15. 00
DESSERTS :Fruit saladY=8. 00 Pear pancakeY=6. 00 Apple pieY=6. 00 Ice creamY=4. 00 DRINKS :CokeY=5. 00 CoffeeY=5. 00 TeaY=3. 00 Apple juiceY=3. 00
BeerY=10. 00 WineY=30. 00 MilkY=3. 00 LemonadeY=4. 00 | middle7270.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "a website on the Internet"
},
"options": [
"a website on the Internet",
"an electronic dictionary that can pronounce words",
"a website teaches you how to write",
"a part of the Pronunciation Help"
],
"question"... | There are two websites I think you should know about. Do you find it difficult to say a word correctly? Do you want to hear the correct pronunciation ? If so, what you've been looking for is cooldictionary.com. This site is designed to pronounce words and phrases in precise manner. All you have to do is to go to the Pronunciation Help and type in a word. You can also practice your spoken English and improve your communication skill.
Another useful site is www.nutsandboltsguide.com. It has been specifically designed to help you with every step of writing. This site is a must-visit for all those who want to become a writer. It not only talks about different kinds of writing but also discusses a lot about grammar. I'm sure that this site will help you with your writing skills and different writing styles with its sound tips. So get connected and log in to play. Happy surfing! | middle395.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Some famous buildings in the city"
},
"options": [
"The Tower of London",
"St. Paul's Cathedral",
"Some famous buildings in the city",
"The whole city of London"
],
"question": "The Englishman showed the foreign... | An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London. "What's that strange building?" asked the visitor. "That's the Tower of London." "I see. How long did it take to build it?" "About 500 years." "In my country we can build it in five months," Shortly after that they came to St. Paul's Cathedral . "Very interesting!" said the visitor. "How long did it take to build it ?" "Near forty years." said the Englishman. "In my country we can finish it in forty days at most," said the visitor. This went on all day.
They visited most of the best known buildings in the city. Every time they saw a new one, the visitor asked what it was and how long it took to build it. Then he said that they could do the same thing much faster in his country.
At last the Englishman got angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it. Several days later they came to the House of Parliament and the visitor asked his usual question, "What is that?" The Englishman answered, " I have no idea. It wasn't there last night." | middle1601.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "on the street"
},
"options": [
"in a high school",
"in a music class",
"on the street",
"in a CD shop"
],
"question": "Rap music started _ in the New York City in the 1970s.",
"question_type": "cloze_q... | Hip hop or rap music started on the street and in the clubs of the New York City in the 1970s. People rap to express how they feel about their lives and problems.
Rapping in class.
Would you like to rap in class? Well, actually hip pop music is played in more than 10,000 schools in the USA. Why? There is a new school program called "Flocabulary" in which teachers use texts and hip hop CDs to help teach different school subjects. The words of the songs are just what students are studying. This makes learning easy and fun. Students and teachers are excited about the good results it has had on exam marks. Mr. Lee, a teacher in a high school, said, "I've used hip hop songs in class, and I have never seen my students so crazy about history! You can't imagine how well they remember what I teach! We even try to write our own songs."
Whose idea was Flocabulary?
Blake Harrison, a high school student, was the first person to come up with the idea of Flocabulary. The word "Flocabulary" comes from the word "flow" and "vocabulary". "Flow" is a rap word for "style", or the way a rapper says the words of a song. "Vocabulary" means the words you have to learn in a language. How did he get the idea? Well, he realized he could remember the words of a hip hop song very easily. So, why not make lessons into songs? Today together with Alex Rappaport, a song writer, Blake produces hip hop songs for math, science and literature . They are now used in schools with great success. | middle8157.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "rich"
},
"options": [
"Cute",
"poor",
"rich",
"tall"
],
"question": "The young man is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "The s... | A young man and a young girl get married . The man has much money, and he likes reading very much in his spare time. The woman is very beautiful, but she doesn't have anything to do because the servant does everything for her every day. She isn't happy, either. Do you know the reason? Her _ is busy reading his books and has no time to stay with her every day.
One day, she says to her husband: "I would like to be a book!" "Why, dear?" the husband asks. "Then you will love to read me very much" "But I don't think so, dear. After I read one book, I usually read the next one soon," the husband answers. | middle1615.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "the Maya were intelligent and culturally rich people"
},
"options": [
"most Maya lived in beautiful cities",
"many Mayan cities and temples are still standing",
"the Maya were intelligent and culturally rich people",
"t... | The Mayan Indians lived in Mexico for thousands of years before the Spanish arrived in the 1500s. The Mayan achievements were many. They had farms, beautiful palaces, and cities with many buildings. The Mayan people knew a lot about nature and the world around them. This knowledge helped them to live a better life than most people of that time, because they could use it to make their lives more comfortable and rewarding . Knowledge about tools and farming, for example, made their work easier and more productive.
The Maya believed in many gods, including rain gods, sun gods, and corn gods. The people built large temples to honor the Mayan gods. Skillful workers built cities around these temples. It was difficult for them to build these cities, because they had no horses to carry the heavy stone they used to build with. Workers had to carry all of the building materials themselves. Today, many of these ancient Mayan cities and temples are still standing.
Although the cities that the Maya built were beautiful, and the people worked hard to build them, very few of the people lived in them. Usually, only the priests lived in the cities.
The other people lived in small villages in the forests. Their houses were much simpler than the _ buildings in the cities. They lived in small huts with no windows. The walls were made of poles covered with dried mud, and the roof was made of grass or leaves. Most Maya lived a simple life close to nature.
The Mayan priests studied the Sun, the Moon, stars, and planets. They made a calendar from what they learned. The year was divided into 18 months of 20 days each with five days left over. The Mayan calendar was far more exact than the European calendars of the time.
Around the year 800, the Maya left their villages and beautiful cities, never to return. No one knows why this happened. They may have died from some disease. They may have left because the soil could no longer grow crops. Archaeologists are still trying to find the lost secrets of the Maya. | middle381.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "He wanted to pay for school."
},
"options": [
"He wanted to pay for school.",
"He was hungry.",
"He wanted to make money.",
"His mother made him do it.."
],
"question": "Why did the boy want to sell things ?",
... | One day, a poor boy was trying to sell things from door to door to pay for school. He was hungry. Then he decided to ask for a meal at the next house. However, when a nice young woman opened the door, he changed to ask for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry and brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly and then asked, "How much do I pay?" "You needn't do that," she said. "Mother has taught me to be kind."
Years later, the young woman became seriously ill. She was sent to a big city. When Dr.Howard Kelly, a very famous doctor now, heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. At once, he got up and went down through the hospital hall into her room. He recognized her at once and decided to do his best to save her life. He did it and they won at last!
Before she left, the bill was sent to her. She was quite afraid to open it. Finally, she looked, and to her surprise, she found these words on the bill: "Paid with a glass of milk.Dr. Howard Kelly."
Tears of joy came down from her eyes as she said silently, "Thank you, God. Your love has passed through hearts and hands."
,,. (5,2,10) | middle5473.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "England"
},
"options": [
"America",
"Canada",
"Japan",
"England"
],
"question": "Jane is from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text":... | My name is Jane King. Jane is my first name and King is my family name. I'm twelve. I'm also an English girl.I have a brother. His name is John. He is only five. He is very lovely.
Both my father and mother are teachers. They love their work. They work very hard.
We have a house with a garden. The house is big and nice. The garden is not big but nice. There are some flowers and small trees in it. We often play games there. We all like our house and garden. | middle3764.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "France"
},
"options": [
"America",
"France",
"Britain",
"Germany"
],
"question": "Country western music comes from the folk songs of immigrants from _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"ans... | American country music is also known as country western music .It has a very long history . It comes from the folk songs of immigrants from Britain.
Country music users simple music and words to express everyday feelings such as loneliness, love , and sadness . That is to say , country music describes life . It talks about friends and enemies , trucks and roads , farm and crops.. People in many parts of the world like country music, because everyone can understand what the music is about .
Country western music became popular first among cowboys in the American west countryside . Cowboys had to take care of cows day and night. When they were alone with the cows, they often sang beautiful and peaceful songs to _ and to overcome their own fear .They were not well-educated and so they sang about their daily life in very simple words .They played guitars, violins. and other instruments. In the south of America , many people added instruments from their homes , like bottles and spoons, When cowboys visited their friends and families on holidays like Thanksgiving , they usually sang and played country western music .
In recent years ,many musicians have made country western music a little different from the one in the past.These changes make the songs sound even better.Today singers such as Carth Brooks.Reba McEntire. Emmylou Harris. Lyle Lovett,Eddie Rabbitt, LeAnn Rimes,Randy Travis and a group called Alabama are singing and playing in different styles.They have brought country western music more and more fans from all over the wold.
,. | middle5315.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "might have developed Alzheimer's"
},
"options": [
"went to the restaurant himself",
"might have developed Alzheimer's",
"visited his friend in the hospital",
"worried about his wife very much"
],
"question": "We... | Last week when I was sitting in my office,I heard an elderly lady talking on the phone about her husband.Her husband's name was Ed.He dropped her off for her doctor's appointment and was going to park the car and wait for her.She was so upset that she started to cry.I knew I should take action.
The lady told me her name was Helen and she called the restaurant she and her husband were going to have lunch at after her appointment to see if he was waiting for her there.She explained that she thought her husband parked the car in the parking lot and waited for her in the car but she didn't find him there so she returned to see if he entered the medical building,but Ed was not there either.She regretted making her husband park the car alone since some signs of Alzheimer's had happened in his behavior.I asked a few nurses to help look for Ed inside and outside the medical building according to Helen's description.Then I offered to drive Helen to the restaurant to see if Ed was waiting for her there.
On arriving at the parking lot of the restaurant,Helen began to search for Ed's car but she failed,which suggested Ed wasn't there.We decided to have a talk with the manager before we returned to the hospital.On our way to the manager's office.I received a call from a nurse,who said they had found Ed.What a relief! But we still needed to go on searching since he forgot where he parked his car! Fortunately, we didn't have much difficulty finding it.
As I waved good-bye to the couple, I thought "This is true love in life.The love is not romantic but it stays with us all the time." | middle7502.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "In a shop."
},
"options": [
"In a restaurant.",
"In a shop.",
"In the library.",
"On the street."
],
"question": "Where might the story happen?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {... | I noticed that the little boy was paying mostly with change . It seemed that he had broken his pig bank to do this shopping. However, the cashier told him he was $ 8.00 short after counting his money.
It was clear that the boy had already used all the money. The lady in front of me said, "Well, I could pay half of that." I told the boy that I could pay the other half. We searched our handbags. However, both of us only had ten-dollar bills . Other customers behind began searching their pockets to find some change. It was amazing and moving that all these strangers seemed to have the same idea. All of us wanted to help the boy. Within minutes the cashier said, "I have too much money." The cashier didn't need our ten-dollar bills. Then the lady in front of me said, "Wait! I didn't get a chance to give anything!"
I smiled at her and said, "You did your share, because it was your idea and you started all this." The little boy smiled and thanked us. I was left with a good feeling. I saw the love and goodness of others all around me. The woman in front of me smiled and said, "It feels good to give, doesn't it?" I smiled back and said, "Yes!"
,. | middle5842.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "table manners"
},
"options": [
"how to burp",
"what to eat",
"school rules",
"table manners"
],
"question": "The topic of this passage is _ in the west.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"a... | If you have dinner with people in the west, I think you must pay more attention to the table manners. Here are some good table manners for you.
When you eat something, try not to make a noise or burp at the table. Because people think that is not polite. People will say "Excuse me" when they want to burp.
Talking with food in the mouth is very rude. So you must eat the food quietly and slowly. If you eat too fast, people think you are rude too. Do not talk with others when you have food in your mouth.
It is good to eat all the food on your plate. This means you like the food very much. Remember to say the food is nice. And this can make the host very happy. When you finish eating, you can place your knife and fork together. | middle2693.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "An unlucky day"
},
"options": [
"An unlucky day",
"A happy day out",
"A traffic accident",
"A strict teacher"
],
"question": "What is the best title for this passage?",
"question_type": null
}
] | When Daniel woke up yesterday morning, he found he was a bit late for school, so he started running to catch the bus. Moments later, he saw a dog, but not its lead. He tripped over the lead and fell down. He jumped up quickly, went on running and got on the bus. After a while an old coach broke down in the middle of the road, and the driver couldn't move it. It was eight o'clock, the middle of the rush hour, so it soon created a terrible traffic jam. The bus driver tried to go round the coach. Unfortunately a taxi was coming in the opposite direction. The driver tried to stop the taxi, but he couldn't prevent the accident-- the taxi crashed into the front of the bus! Luckily nobody was hurt.
When Daniel finally got to school out of breath, the Science lesson had been on for five minutes. Daniel said sorry to the teacher and sat at his desk. He reached out for his school bag-- no, it was nowhere to be found.
"Where is my school bag?" Daniel was puzzled. Suddenly he realized that he had left it on the bus. Bad luck! | middle7933.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Because they can keep healthy."
},
"options": [
"Because they can make friends.",
"Because they can play with other people.",
"Because they can keep healthy.",
"Because they want to see Yao Ming."
],
"question":... | Do you like doing sports every day? A lot of people like doing sports because they can help them to keep fit. Today Yoga is women's favorite kind of sports. But many people like to watch others to play ball games. They like Yao Ming and David Beckham very much. Yao Ming plays basketball very well. David Beckham is good at playing football. People often watch their favorite players or teams on TV. When they watch them on TV, they feel excited.
Sports change with the seasons. People play different games in different seasons. They will swim in summer and skate in winter. In autumn, they enjoy playing volleyball and tennis. They love going on a trip in spring. Doing sports is good for people's health. Swimming is suitable for the hot weather but skating is great for the cold weather. Swimming in some places is popular. People living near the sea or lakes or rivers often swim in summer. Many American families do some sports at the weekend. They are happy and healthy. | middle96.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "often wants his mother to draw pictures for him"
},
"options": [
"loves watching TV very much",
"often wants his mother to draw pictures for him",
"likes old pieces of paper very much",
"always wants his mother to buy p... | When Bill is very young, he loves picture. His mother often draws some for him on old pieces of paper. She is very bad at drawing, but bill likes her pictures and always wants more. Then, when he is a little older, Bill's mother gives him some pencils and a drawing book, and he begins drawing pictures, too. But they are never good .When Bill is five years old, his mother gives him a small blackboard and some pieces of a baby on the blackboard, he draws lines and rubs them out too for ten minutes , but when he looks at his picture , he is not happy. "Well", he says at last to his mother, "I'll put a tail on it and make it a monkey." | middle82.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "because of China's fast development"
},
"options": [
"because of China's fast development",
"because of China's interesting culture",
"because they have more free time",
"because Chinese is easy to learn"
],
"qu... | You have been working hard to learn English. Do you know American kids are trying to learn Chinese? More than 60,000 American students now study Chinese.
"Because of China's fast development, Chinese has become more useful, and more and more Americans begin to learn it, " said Scott McGinnis, a Washington language expert .
For example, in 1999, only three schools in Chicago had Chinese lessons. This year more than 30 schools there have Chinese during school days. Last year China gave them 3,000 textbooks because they had done a good job.
Although Chinese is becoming more and more popular, it is one of the most difficult languages to learn. Usually, an English speaker takes about 1,320 hours to become good at Chinese. He needs only 480 hours for French, Spanish or Italian. | middle3599.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "in the afternoon"
},
"options": [
"in the morning",
"in the afternoon",
"in the evening",
"at night"
],
"question": "The story happened _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Mr. White works in an office. One day, when he had lunch, a friend came to visit him . They were very happy and talked a lot. Then they looked at the clock on the wall. It was time to go to office. He had to stay goodbye to his friend and left. It was raining hard and the streets were wet. He drove too fast to see the red lights . And he couldn't stop his car and hit a car in front of his. An old man got off and called out angrily, " What are you doing? Do you want to hit me to death ?"
"I'm sorry , sir," said Mr. White . "I didn't find the lights turned red." Then he brought out a bottle of wine and gave it to the old man .21
" It's very cold today , sir ," said Mr. white . "Please drink a little , then you'll be warmer."
The old man drank some wine and became happy. "I'm feeling much better now. Why don't you drink any?" he asked.
"I can't drink anything now ,sir," answered Mr. White."I'm waiting for the policeman to come .Only drunkers cause accidents, you know!" | middle2687.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "more than"
},
"options": [
"less than",
"for",
"more than",
"without"
],
"question": "People began to make clocks _ 500 years ago.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"ans... | People began making clocks over 500 years ago. The first clocks had only one hand---the hour hand. At a later time the clocks had the minute hand. The first clocks were big and heavy. Some rich people had servants to carry the clocks when they were out. Time passed and clocks became smaller.
Bells became a part of some large clocks in cities and towns. They were for people unable to see the clock. Some clocks were in large towers . Some of them are 400 or 500 years old now. Big Ben in London is a very famous tower clock.
Now many people have alarm clocks to wake them up to go to work or go to school.
So clocks are the very important part of people's life. | middle5856.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "To help make flour from wheat."
},
"options": [
"To help make flour from wheat.",
"To help get water from the river.",
"To help make electric lights.",
"To help dig wells in faraway areas."
],
"question": "What ... | Think about the different ways that people use the wind. You can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat. Wind is one of our cleanest and richest power sources, as well as one of the oldest. Something shows that windmills began to be used in ancient Iran back in the seventh century BC. They were first introduced to Europe during the 1100s, when armies returned from the Middle East with knowledge of using wind power.
For many centuries, people used windmills to make wheat into flour or get water from deep underground. When electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in faraway areas began to use them to produce electricity. This allowed them to have electric lights and radio. However, by the 1940s when electricity was available to people in almost all areas of the United States, windmills were hardly used.
During the 1970s, people started becoming more cared about the pollution that is created when coal and gas are burned to produce electricity. People also realized that the supply of coal and gas would run out one day. Then, wind was rediscovered, though it means higher costs. Today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind | middle7099.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "A rice cooker."
},
"options": [
"A coffee maker.",
"A cassette player.",
"A fax machine.",
"A rice cooker."
],
"question": "What are these instructions for?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
... | First, open the lid (-) and put water, salt, and rice in the pot. Then put the cover on the pot and close the lid. Next, press the button for "white" or "brown", and then press the "start" button. Let the rice cook for about 30 minutes. You'll hear a beeping sound when it's finished, but you should wait about five minutes before eating. Finally, take out the pot. Bring it to the table and enjoy your meal. | middle154.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "you can't speak it"
},
"options": [
"you can speak it",
"you can study it",
"you can't speak it",
"you can't study it"
],
"question": "You know a lot about English, but maybe _ .",
"question_type": "cloze... | We are learning English, but how can we learn English well ? A student can know a lot about English, but maybe he can't speak English.
If you want to know how to swim, you must get into the river. And if you want to be a football player, you must play football. So, you see, you can learn by using it. You must listen to your teacher in class. You must speak English to your classmates every day and also you must write something in English. Then one day you may find your English very good . | middle2877.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Making some popcorn and lemonade."
},
"options": [
"Swimming with their friends.",
"Buying some sugar and cookies.",
"Making some popcorn and lemonade.",
"Going to the movies and playing games."
],
"question": "... | Tom and his best friend Rob were out of school for the summer. They had been swimming, gone to the movies, played video games, and even built a castle out of some old cardboard boxes. But today they were so bored. "At least we would have something to do." Tom thought for a while and suggested, "Let's make some popcorn and lemonade and sell it outside."
The boys went to the kitchen and asked Tom's mom if she would help them make some lemonade while they popped the popcorn. Tom's mom got the lemons from the refrigerator and also a small amount of sugar. She mixed up the lemonade while the boys started popping the popcorn.
Tom and Rob got a small table from the garage and set it up near the sidewalk. They made a red sign telling everyone that popcorn and lemonade was for sale. The boys sat for about ten minutes before they got their first sale. Mrs. Jenkins, one of their neighbors, was walking her dog. "It's so hot today." "I sure can use a drink," she said. Soon the boys were busy handing out popcorn to Mr. Baker. He was walking down the street sending the mail. "I need a break," he said. "Walking all over the neighborhood gave me an appetite."
The boys had only three popcorn bags left and enough lemonade for three more cups. "Wow, I didn't think the popcorn and lemonade would sell that fast. We made six dollars," said Tom. "If we get bored again before school starts, we can try selling more lemonade with cookies next time," laughed Rob. | middle2863.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Thomas Sullivan."
},
"options": [
"An English tea seller.",
"Chinese.",
"Lipton.",
"Thomas Sullivan."
],
"question": "Who invented the tea bag?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {... | Tea bag drinking is most Westerners' favorite way of drinking tea. Do you know how it came about?
The tea bag was invented in 1908 by Thomas Sullivan, an American tea seller. He was sending out free tea in silk bags for people to try. People put the bags together with the tea leaves into the cup and added hot water. The tea tasted good, and people thought it was easy to clean the cup. They were not happy when Sullivan started sending them loose tea again.
Sullivan realized that he had a hot new thing in his hands, and he built a machine to pack the bags. As tea bags became popular, they were changed from silk to gauze and later paper. In 1952, Lipton Tea made the tea bag even more popular with its invention of the four-sided tea bag. Tea bags were soon a hit in the UK, and today 85%of the tea in the UK is packed in paper bags.
However, many people still prefer loose-leaf tea. This is because some tea companies put not very good tea in their tea bags. But for most drinkers, tea bags are still the easy and tasly way to go. | middle626.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "d"
},
"options": [
"a",
"b",
"c",
"d"
],
"question": "Paul: I don't think I can talk fluently because it's difficult for me to remember all the words.",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"an... | Read the suggestions for making an English speech.
a. Looking at and talking to one person in the audience helps keep you natural, but it feels foolish talking to only one person. Speak to that person as long as 15 seconds and then change another one.
b. The audience have a hard time understanding what they hear. They need your help. Slow down, pause and guide the audience through your talk. Remember that you should help the audience understand what you are saying.
c. Make your voice a little lower than normal. Listeners like to listen to a relatively deep voice.
d. When you talk, try to be as natural as possible. Don't try to memorize your words and read or recite them to your audience. You can use short notes to help you remember the important points.
e. You should know you and most of the people you talk to are different in many ways. Some of them may not know what you are talking about. Then speak to them on their terms and in their languages.
f. Concentrate on what you want to say. If you are always paying attention to gestures ,you will feel uncomfortable.
g. It's true that there are some differences between American English and British English, but they'll not cause much difficulty for listeners, so just speak the way you're used to.
Choose a suggestion for each of the following students according to their problems. | middle140.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Four"
},
"options": [
"Three",
"Four",
"Five",
"Six"
],
"question": "How many people are there in Lily's family?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
... | Hello, I'm Lily. I am a student of No. 6 Middle School. I like singing and dancing. I can sing pop music very well. I like eating meat, because I think it's very delicious. I am good at English, because I like it very much.
My mother is a shop assistant. She likes listening to Zhang Xueyou's songs. She always goes shopping with me. She's good at maths. When I have problems with maths she often helps me. My father is a manager. He always goes to the park with me. My father is good at Chinese and he also likes pets very much. My sister is a student of fourteen years old. She's a small famous singer in the city. She likes singing and dancing. She can sing very well. | middle4547.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "warning signs sent by gods"
},
"options": [
"warning signs sent by gods",
"lucky signs for good behavior",
"great shows of lights",
"flying suns"
],
"question": "In ancient times, people thought comets were _ ... | Ancient humans were afraid of the sight of comets . Many cultures believed that comets were messages sent by gods, and people thought these messages were warning signs for bad behavior. But today science and technology give us a better understanding of comets.
Last week, comet Ison ended its million-year-long journey as it flew straight toward the sun, melting most of the comet. It was hoped that comet Ison would survive this trip around the sun. Because once it got near Earth, it would have produced a great show of lights for us.
In ancient times, the coming of comet Ison might have scared people. However, now we can track a comet's journey in our solar system. We can also study what they're made of. There is even a project to launch a spacecraft onto a comet to study them further.
Although from the sky they look like great giant fireballs, comets are a collection of gas, ice, dust and small rocks. As a comet goes into our solar system, the sun's solar winds blow some of the dust and gas away, giving the comet a tail. The average size of comets is about 10 kilometers in diameter . But amazingly, their tails can be 150 kilometers long! Comet Ison's diameter was about 5 kilometers.
Today, people don't fear comets as much as they did before. Western countries have even developed and old tradition. When people see a comet or meteoroid shooting across the sky, they call it a shooting star, People who get the chance to see one get to make a wish. It is a tradition that lives on today. | middle3228.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "few families"
},
"options": [
"few families",
"all the families",
"many families",
"a few families"
],
"question": "The passage tells us that _ in the U.S.A. have no radio or television set.",
"question_... | There are few families in the United States that do not have either a radio or television set. Both of them have become a necessary part of our daily life, keeping us filled with the news of the day, teaching us in many fields of interest, and making us happy with singing, dancing and acting.
Marconl, the Italian inventor, who gave us the radio, probably didn't know how much his great invention would have done for the world in the years to come. Radio had, perhaps done as much as any other communication tool. Things of the world can be reported to people everywhere a few seconds after they happen. Travelers in or out of-the-way places, ships at sea even astronauts round the earth are able to keep in touch with each other by radio.
Television is another important invention. It lets us see as well as hear the actor. Since its appearance, TV has done a great deal in the daily life of people everywhere. Many programs are now televised in color.
Perhaps the most modern invention is "Telstar", a "star" moving round the earth. It makes it possible for the people all over the world to be closer than ever before. Now a family in Chicago can watch on TV a motor-car race in Italy, a table tennis competition in Beijing or a volleyball match in Japan as these events are actually happening! | middle7.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "be the next leader"
},
"options": [
"be the next leader",
"grow beautiful flowers for him",
"be his daughter or son",
"make friends with him"
],
"question": "The king wanted to choose a person to _ .",
"q... | A king had a wonderful talent for growing flowers. He became old and didn't want to deal with big things anymore. So he began to look for someone to take his place. But who could he trust for the job? He thought for a while and got an idea. He would let the flowers decide. He gave everyone a little seed . The one who could grow the most beautiful flower from the seed would be the next leader.
A girl called Serena was very beautiful and wanted to grow the most beautiful flower. She planted it in a nice pot and took great care of it, but nothing would grow.
The next year she saw everyone come to the palace with pots full of beautiful flowers. She was disappointed but also went to the meeting with her empty pot. The king looked through all the flowerpots and then stopped at hers.
"Why is your pot empty?" he asked.
"Your Majesty , I did everything to make it grow, but I have failed," she answered.
"No, you didn't," he said.
"You see, the seeds I've _ were all roasted , so nothing could come out of them. I have no idea where all these flowers come from. But you have been honest and by being so, you will become my successor ." | middle2136.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Learning about Sports"
},
"options": [
"Sports Are Good for You",
"What Sport Is Most Suitable for You",
"Learning about Sports",
"How and Where to Have Sports"
],
"question": "Which would be the best title for ... | Sometimes, kids feel that they don't like sports because they may not understand how to play them or they haven't had much practice doing them. Sports can seem _ because of all the rules and special equipment . Even the fields and courts they are played on come in different shapes and sizes and have confusing - looking lines drawn on them.
People spend many years learning about their favorite sports and practicing how to do them well. So don't feel bad if you don't know the difference between a "corner kick" and a "goal kick" in soccer. If you want to learn more about a sport, you might ask your mum or dad about the programmes that introduce kids to new sports. These may be better than just joining a team that starts playing games right away without much explaining first.
Gym class and programmes at school can also be a way to try new sports with a mix of kids. Another way to learn about a sport is to watch instructional videos or DVDs or check out library books that explain the rules and offer advice for kids to learn to play them.
If you have an older friend or family member who's good at a sport, you might ask him or her to help you practice. Some sports are just good to understand, even if you never want to play on a competitive team. For example, you might play softball or volleyball, just for fun, at a summer picnic. | middle5659.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "A girl."
},
"options": [
"A girl.",
"A boy.",
"An old woman.",
"A man."
],
"question": "What did the old man see on the other side of the pool?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {... | One day an old man went for a walk in a park in Washington and when he was tired, he sat down on a chair by a swimming pool. A young person was standing on the other side of the pool.
"Oh!" the old man said to the person sitting next to him. "Do you see the person with the loose clothes and long hair? Is it a boy or a girl?"
"A girl," said his neighbor. "She is my daughter."
"Oh!" the old man said quickly. "Please forgive me. I didn't know that you were her mother."
"I'm not," said the person. "I'm her father." | middle7728.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "The First Black Woman Pilot"
},
"options": [
"Learning to Fly",
"The First Black Woman Pilot",
"Air Show of Long Ago",
"How Women Learned to Fly"
],
"question": "The best title is _ .",
"question_type": "c... | Born in Texas in 1893,Bessie Coleman drew she wanted to do something exciting with her life.Then Coleman saw her first airplane, and she knew she wanted to fly.But no school would teach her because she was a woman and a black woman.So Coleman went to Europe.At the age of twenty-eight, she became the world's first black woman to hold a pilot's license .Then she went home to fly in air shows .Soon she was called "Brave Bessie."Bessie Coleman had wanted to open a flying school for black women.Sadly, she never saw her dream come true.She was killed in a plane crash.But Coleman is still remembered today.A group of black flies call themselves the "Bessie Coleman Aviators. | middle815.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "15"
},
"options": [
"12",
"13",
"14",
"15"
],
"question": "According to the passage ,if a driver needs 10 seconds to stop when driving normally, they will need _ seconds to stop when talking on a mobile phone... | Last year in the UK at least 45 people died and 900 more were injured in car accidents where drivers were using their mobile phones. Yet many people continue to use them while driving even though it' s dangerous.
Research has shown that it is difficult to concentrate on driving and talking at the same time. It can even be more dangerous than driving after drinking too much. A recent study found that when drivers were talking on their mobile phones, their stopping times were 30 percent slower than when they had drunk too much - and nearly 50 percent slower than when they were driving normally. It also found that drivers talking on mobile phones were less able to control their cars than drunk drivers.
And talking isn't even the most serious problem, but texting is. Unbelievably, another recent study reported that 22% of adults admitted they had sent a text message while driving at least once in the past month. An average text message takes 90 seconds to write and send. That means for one and a half minutes a driver is looking at their phone's screen and not at the road. The arrival of new smart phones such as the iPhone will only make things worse as they will allow users to do more things than ever before.
Using a mobile phone while driving puts others' lives at risk. No matter how well we drive, if another driver is*not careful, we are put in danger by their actions. Such drivers are selfish, careless and should have their driving licenses cancelled.
There is no doubt that mobile phones can be fun and are useful, especially when you're in trouble.
But there is no need to use them while driving. Just wait until you stop or you will probably get into trou-ble of your own. | middle6436.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "strange"
},
"options": [
"friendly",
"careful",
"strange",
"funny"
],
"question": "The word \"foolish\" probably means _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index... | If you go to Finland, you'll be surprised to find how "foolish" the Finnish people are.
Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high class Benz with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then get off without paying your fare. And the driver would not show the least sign of worry.
The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so their good faith is to wave their registration card to the waiter. With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends and dine free of charge.
With so many loopholes in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take "pretty advantages". But the strange things is, all the taxi-passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms. As the Finns always act on good faith and always show an attitude of "which is which" and "what is what" in everything they do, so to live in such a society has turned everyone into a real "gentleman". In a society of such high moral practice, what need is there for people to take precautions against others? | middle55.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "staying calm"
},
"options": [
"keeping quiet",
"staying calm",
"looking outside",
"moving indoors"
],
"question": "When an earthquake happens, _ can help you deal with it.",
"question_type": "cloze_quest... | You may hear about earthquakes, but do you know what to do before, during and after an earthquake? Here is some advice for you:
Before an earthquake It is necessary to prepare yourself and your family. All family members should know how to turn off gas, water and electricity and know useful telephone numbers ( doctor, hospital, police and 119 etc.). Never put heavy things over beds.
During an earthquake It is important for each of you to stay calm. If you are indoors, quickly move to a safe place in the room such as under a strong desk or table. The purpose is to protect yourself from falling things. Stay away from windows, large mirrors, heavy fumiture and so on. If you are cooking, turn off the gas. If you are outdoors, move to an open area like a playground. Move away from buildings, bridges and trees. If you are driving, stop the car as soon as possible, staying away from bridges and tall buildings, stay in your car.
After an earthquake ONCE the shaking has stopped, DO NOT run out of the building at once. It is better to wait and leave when it is safe. Check around you and help the people who are in trouble. If your building is badly broken, you should leave it. If you smell or hear gas, get everyone outside and open windows and doors. If you can do it safely, turn off the gas. Report it to the gas company. | middle2888.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "chicken"
},
"options": [
"hamburgers",
"chicken",
"eggs",
"porridge"
],
"question": "Rita doesn't like _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"ans... | My name is Donna and I have two sisters, Liza and Rita. We like hamburgers and milk for lunch. Lisa and I like chicken, but Rita doesn't. I don't like noodles for breakfast, but Liza and Rita do. I like porridge for breakfast. We really like vegetables and eggs for dinner. | middle4235.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Playing dress-up"
},
"options": [
"Playing football",
"Playing dress-up",
"Watching TV",
"Having a party in clubs"
],
"question": "How do kids in foreign countries spend their free time? _ .",
"question_ty... | What do you usually do after school? Playing football? Watching TV? Let's see how kids in foreign countries spend their free time?
Mess around with Dress-up Do your parents have any old clothes? See if you can get an old box and start collecting hats, shoes and clothes now! Then, when your friends come over after school,you can play dress-up. See if you can make yourself into a doctor, or a cowboy, or even a spaceman! If you are really clever, you could even put on a show for your family! Let your imagination run wild!
Start a Club Want to learn new things after school? Want to make new friends who aren't in your class? You can get both of them in clubs. In other countries' schools,there are usually all kinds of clubs for kids to join. There is a French club,a student government, a theatre,a choir and a photography club.
Take a photography club as an example. One may learn all the skills about taking photos. For example,you will learn how to choose a camera,how to use the light and how to develop pictures.
One can also make a lot of friends in clubs. It's always good to enjoy your free time with friends, isn't it? | middle801.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "a red sweater"
},
"options": [
"a red T-shirt",
"a red sweater",
"a white sweater",
"a white dress"
],
"question": "The woman's son was wearing _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answe... | One day at a park, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench near a playground. "That's my son over there," she said, pointing to a little boy in a red sweater.
"He's a lovely boy," the man said. "That's my daughter on the bike in the white dress." Then, looking at his watch, he called to his daughter, "We have to leave for home now, Rosa."
"Just five minutes, Dad," Rosa said, "Please, just five more minutes."
The man agreed and Rosa went to ride his bike happily. Five minutes later, the father stood and called again to his daughter, "Time to go now?"
"Five more minutes, Dad," Rosa said again, "Just five more minutes."
The man smiled and said, "OK."
"Oh, you are really a patient father," said the woman.
The man smiled and then said, "Her elder brother Tommy died in a traffic accident last year when he was riding his bike near here," the man said, "I never spent much time with Tommy and now I'd like to give anything for just five more minutes with him. I vowed not to make the same mistake with Rosa. She thinks she has five more minutes to ride her bike. In fact, I get five more minutes to watch her play." | middle41.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "is good at writing pop songs"
},
"options": [
"is a musician",
"can play the piano",
"wants her to be a singer",
"is good at writing pop songs"
],
"question": "We can learn from the material that Samantha's fath... | My dad and I both love music. He taught me how to play some pop songs on the piano and he is teaching me to play the drums and sing. He even creates custom tracks for me to help me perform my best!
-- Samantha, age 11, California, USA
My dad encourages me to do my best in school so I can achieve my dream of being an animal doctor someday. He also encourages me to try new things and do sports. We often go camping, rock climb, hike, and ride bikes. I love that my dad likes to go on adventures with me!
-- Isabella, age 10, Nevada, USA
My dad is funny, and he has given me a good sense of humor , too. He teaches me to make the best of a situation, even if it's difficult or scary. He also tells me that laughter is the best thing to make me feel better. [: _ Z _ X _ X _ K]
-- Lila, age 12, California, USA
My dad has taught me never to give up, no matter how hard things get. He helps me realize that even if I don't get a perfect mark on a test or something, it is not the end of the world. He has taught me that I can learn from my mistakes and work harder the next time.
-- Jane, age 11, British Columbia, Canada
. | middle6422.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "lie around us"
},
"options": [
"are difficult to find",
"lie around us",
"are simple to understand",
"make people become fearless"
],
"question": "According to the writer, answers to life _ .",
"question_... | Answers to life can be found in everyday events. Watching nature, watching people and watching animals communicate with each other provide some of the simplest ways to life's biggest problems.
This became clearer to me yesterday. It caused me to ask myself, "How do I respond to the storms in life?"
People usually run when it starts to rain. I love to walk in it, stand on my front door and feel it. I grew up doing it and have never really felt the fear many people do.
The animal world senses changes in the weather far earlier than humans. My dog, Ricky, begins to shake long before the storm is close enough to be noticed. I was about to feed my three dogs yesterday and as usual, I let them out in the yard first. They didn't move when thunder came across the skies. So I placed their food in their bowls and called Ricky into the kitchen.
Ricky was just standing there in place next to his bowl. The thunder became louder, which forced him to stop eating his meal. Then I watched Phil. He made his way across the kitchen floor and stood over Ricky's bowl. He ate all the remaining food. Generally, if Ricky was standing there, he wouldn't dare come close. But today, he took advantage of the storm and got what he wanted. His hope for the prize outweighed his fear of the storm.
That's when it hit me. As men, we face all kinds of storms. They come in unannounced. Sometimes we stay in a corner or under the blankets, hoping it will all pass. However, if you dare put your head out, you'll discover there're people doing what they must to get what they must have out of life. Isn't it time you decided to take advantage of the storm? | middle6344.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Our parents"
},
"options": [
"Our parents",
"Our cousins",
"Our brothers",
"Our friends"
],
"question": "_ come to see our school today.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Today is our Open Day. Our parents come and see our school on this day. Our school is very big and beautiful.There are five buildings in our school. Look! The office building is on your right. Our teachers work in it. Behind the building, there are two classroom buildings and a school library. In the library there are all kinds of books. Our big playground is on the left of these buildings with lots of trees around it. Every day, many students play football, basketball and tennis. We have a good time on the playground after school. We also have a school hall behind the playground next to the library. We meet our parents and have parties in the school hall. Today, after school, we have a welcome party for our parents. I think our parents will like our school, too. | middle4553.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "parents and children of all ages"
},
"options": [
"parents and other people",
"school kids and their parents",
"teachers and their students",
"parents and children of all ages"
],
"question": "The passage tells ... | Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents,however,it is not true.
Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages.If it's hard for you to communicate with your parents,don't worry about it.Here are some advice for you to bridge the generation gap .
Don't argue with your parents.Don't get to your parents when you are angry.Your parents probably won't consider your ideas if you are shouting at them. And you can't express yourself well if you are angry. Go someplace to _ . Make sure you understand why you are unhappy. Then think about what you want to say to your parents. If you don't think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter.
Try to reach a compromise . Perhaps you and your parents disagree on something. You can keep your disagreement and try your best to accept each other. Michael's mother didn't agree with him about buying a motorcycle. They argued over it. But they finally came to a compromise. Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days.
Of course, your parents might refuse to compromise on something. In these situations, it is especially important to show love and respect to them. Showing respect will keep your relationship strong.
Talk about your values. The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own. Tell your parents what you care about, and why. Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in life.
A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. | middle2122.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "by herself"
},
"options": [
"with Mr Jones",
"with her friend",
"by herself",
"with the other woman"
],
"question": "Mrs Jones goes shopping _ one day.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"a... | One day Mrs Jones goes shopping alone . When Mr Jones comes home in the evening, she begins to tell him about a beautiful dress. "I see it in a shop this morning," she says, "and..." "And you want to buy it," says Mr Jones, "how much is it?" "Fifteen pounds." Every evening, when Mr Jones comes back from work, his wife goes on talking only about the dress. And at last, after a week, he says, "Oh, buy the dress! Here's the money!" She is very happy. But the next evening, when Mr Jones comes home and asks, "Have you got the famous dress?" She says, "No." Why not?" he says. "Well, it is still in the window of the shop after a week. I think nobody else wants this dress. So I think it is not a good one!" | middle1403.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "to make bigger nature reserves"
},
"options": [
"to build more zoos",
"to send more scientists",
"to make bigger nature reserves",
"to ask the WWF to work in China."
],
"question": "The government is trying _ ... | The panda is one of the animals most in danger. There are about 1,000 pandas living in nature reserves today. Zoos and research centers look after about 160 pandas. Scientists are studying how they live and more baby pandas are born in the zoos.
Pandas live in the forests and mountains of Southwest China. They mainly live on bamboo, and each panda needs to eat a lot of bamboo every day. The area of bamboo is becoming smaller for many different reasons, so pandas have less and less land to live on. Pandas don't have many babies, and baby pandas often die. The situation is becoming very serious.
Our government is working hard to save pandas. There are more than 30 nature reserves to protect pandas but these are not enough. The government has made a new plan to help pandas. The nature reserves will be bigger and the bamboo will grow better. Then the pandas will have enough food to eat and enough places to live in. Pandas born in the zoos may go back to live in the nature reserves.
Most people love pandas. The panda is one of the best-known animals in the world. It is the symbol for the World Wide Fund for Nature. The WWF works to protect all animals in danger, so the panda has become the symbol of all animals in danger. There is still a long way to go to save the panda. Think of other animals in danger such as tigers ,whales, turtles and elephant--we need to save the panda, and we need to save them, too. | middle197.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "healthbenefits"
},
"options": [
"healthbenefits",
"healthproblems",
"happinessandsuccess",
"sometrouble"
],
"question": "Accordingtosomesurveys,singingcanbring _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}... | Somepeoplethinkthatsingingcanliftourspirits ,whilesomeotherpeople don'tthinkso.Theydon'tlikesingingandtheythinksingingcannevermakethemhappy.Ido thinksingingcanmakeusfeelgood,anditcanliftourspirits.Letmetellyoumoreaboutthat.
Someresearchers oncedidsomesurveysandprovedit.Thesurveysshow thatsingingcanbringalotofhealthbenefits .Ifyousingwithyourfriends,theeffectsmay be evenbetter.
JohnLennonwasonceateacherofVocalPerformance atEmporiaState University.Hesays,"Singingisaninborn need.Babiessingtothemselvesandthey seemsohappy.Likebabies,whenwesing,wefeelsogoodandsingingmakesusfeelevenbetter.I likesingingandIamhappyeveryday."
Musicisapartofhumannature.Andsingingisaformof _ thatcanbeunderstoodby everyone.Somepeoplesaythatmusicislikeakindoflanguage.Thelanguagecanshow people'sopinionsandattitudes totheirlife.Somesongscancheerpeopleupwhentheyarein trouble.Somesongscanmakepeoplehappyandexcited.That'swhytheTVshowTheVoiceof Chinaissopopularwithpeople. | middle7072.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "ugly but kind"
},
"options": [
"beautiful",
"ugly",
"kind",
"ugly but kind"
],
"question": "In fact, the boy's mother was _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_in... | A little boy invited his mother to attend his school's first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy's dismay , his mother said she would go. This would be the first time that his classmates and teachers met his mother and he was _ by her appearance . There was a severe scar that covered nearly the whole right side of her face. The boy never wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were impressed by the kindness of his mother with the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and hid himself from everyone. However, he could hear clearly the conversation between his mother and the teacher.
"How did you get the scar on your face?" the teacher asked.
The mother replied, "When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught on fire. Everyone was too afraid to go in because the fire was out of control, but I went in. As I was running towards his bed, I saw a burning wood falling down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked to be unconscious , but luckily, a fireman came in and saved both of us." She touched the burned side of her face. "This scar will be forever, but until today, I have never regretted doing what I did."
When the little boy heard this, he couldn't help running towards his mother with tears in his eyes. He hugged her and felt his mother was greater than anyone. He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day. | middle3214.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Tony"
},
"options": [
"Tony",
"Green",
"Tony Green",
"Green Tony"
],
"question": "My first name is _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_tex... | Hello! I`m Tony Green . My telephone number is five five seven four one zero two ,and my school ID card number is two six five nine .This is my English book . It's blue. I like it very much . | middle5665.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "what \" love \" means to children"
},
"options": [
"what \" life \" means to children",
"what \"family \" means to children",
"what \" friendship \" means to children",
"what \" love \" means to children"
],
"qu... | A group of reporters asked a group of 4-to-8-year-old children this question, "What does love mean?" The answers were surprising. The children would answer like they did below.
Rebecca --- age 8
"When my grandmother hurt her knees , she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails any more. So my grandfather would do it for her all the time, even when his hands hurt, too. That's love."
Samantha --- age 6
"Love is when someone hurts you, and you get so mad but you don't shout at her because you know it would hurt her feelings."
Terry --- age 4
"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."
Bethany --- age 4
"I let my big sister pick on me because my Mum says she only picks on me because she loves me. So I pick on my baby sister because I love her."
Lauren --- age 4
"I know my elder sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new clothes."
Elaine --- age 5
"Love is when Mummy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken."
Clear --- age 5
"My Mummy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night."
Jessica --- age 8
"You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget." | middle5103.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "We don't know."
},
"options": [
"50 grams.",
"100 grams.",
"125 grams.",
"We don't know."
],
"question": "How much does the glass weigh?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | A professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it. He held it up for all to see and asked the students, " How much do you think this glass weighs?"
"50 grams ! " "100 grams ! " "125 grams ! " the students answered.
"I really don't know unless I weigh it , " said the professor, " but , my question is : What would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes?"
" Nothing , " the students said.
"OK, what would happen if I held it up like this for an hour?" the professor asked.
"Your arm would begin to ache, " said one of the students.
"You are right, now what would happen if I held it up for a day?"
"Your arm could go numb , and you might have to go to hospital, " another student said.
"Very good ! But during all this, did the weight of the glass change?" asked the professor.
"NO"
"Then what made the arm ache and the muscle( ) stress?"
The students were puzzled.
" Put the glass down" said one of the students.
"Exactly ! " said the professor. " Life's problems are something like this. Hold them for minutes in your head and they seem OK. Think of them for a long time and they begin to ache. Hold them even longer and they begin to trouble you. You will not be able to do anything. It's important to think of the problems in your life, but even more important to ' put them down' at the end of every day before you go to sleep. That way, you are not stressed; you wake up every day fresh and strong and can handle any issue, any challenge that comes your way ! "
,. | middle3572.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "13"
},
"options": [
"15",
"14",
"13",
"11"
],
"question": "How old is Sophia?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Seven days."
}... | Sophia is very happy these days. The 13-year-old girl from the UK has a lot of fun during her trip in Beijing. She eats dumplings, tries Chinese calligraphy , climbs the Great Wall and speaks Chinese, all for the first time!
She even stays with a Chinese family for a week. "Beijing is very big and beautiful. And the people here are very nice!" She says. Sophia comes with her teachers and classmates from the UK. The students in Shangdi Experimental Primary School of Haidian District receive them. These two schools are "Heart to Heart" schools. There are 200 "Heart to Heart" schools in Beijing. Each of them has a partner school in a foreign country. They meet and get to know each other. | middle829.txt |
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