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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "vision-phone"
},
"options": [
"radio",
"vision-phone",
"telephone",
"TV"
],
"question": "According to the passage, we can guess that the _ was invented last.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | Radio, telephone and TV are widely used in the world. When you turn on the radio, you can listen. But when you use telephone, not only can you listen to others but also you can chat with them, however, you can't see anything at all. TV is much better than both of them. People can watch TV and listen to it, but they can... | middle7409.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Before class, after class and at lunch."
},
"options": [
"Only after class.",
"Only at home.",
"Only when they are driving.",
"Before class, after class and at lunch."
],
"question": "When do students in America... | Every student in America likes popular music. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music as they drive on the street.
Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also l... | middle6071.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "I'm healthy."
},
"options": [
"I'm sad.",
"I'm happy.",
"I'm healthy.",
"I'm worried."
],
"question": "What does \"I'm in the pink\" mean?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Many daily American expressions are based (......) on colours.
Red is a hot colour. Americans often use it to represent heat. When they say "red-hot", that means they are very angry about something. Loud music is popular with many people. Some may say that such music is red-hot.
Pink is a lighter kind of red. People so... | middle5578.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "drank too much"
},
"options": [
"was not careful enough",
"wanted to kill her",
"drank too much",
"was too old to see clearly"
],
"question": "The girl in Hangzhou died because the driver _ .",
"question_... | On August 4, while a young man in Hangzhou was caught because of killing another young man with his car, a 17-year-old girl died because of the same reason in the same city. It's reported that the driver was badly drunk.
Cars are more and more popular for more Chinese these days. And the numbers of car accidents are in... | middle2217.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "parents"
},
"options": [
"teachers",
"students",
"parents",
"doctors"
],
"question": "This passage is for _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | Some parents don't know how to talk about sensitive topics with young children.In fact,our kids know about them from TV,movies,magazines and school friends.If we don't talk with them early and often,they may get _ from others.So start to talk with them now.
Start early
Kids know about some sensitive topics at early age... | middle4666.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "he ate some of them himself"
},
"options": [
"he ate some of them himself",
"he gave some to the camp leader",
"he shared them with another boy",
"he hid them away quickly"
],
"question": "When Billy first got c... | A small boy at summer camp received a bag of cookies in the mail from his mother. He ate a few, and then put the rest under his bed. The next day, after lunch, he went to his tent to get a cookie. The box was gone.
That afternoon a camp leader saw another boy sitting behind a tree. He was eating the stolen cookies! "Th... | middle2203.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "No, he doesn't."
},
"options": [
"Yes, he does.",
"No, he doesn't.",
"He has a computer.",
"He has two computers."
],
"question": "Does Jim have a computer? _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | Jim: Let's play computer games.
Peter: That sounds good. Where's your computer?
Jim: I don't have a computer. Do you have a computer?
Peter: No, I don't. But I have a TV. Let's watch TV.
Jim: No, it's boring. Let's play tennis. I have a tennis racket.
Peter: Good. Where is it?
Jim: On the sofa. Do you have a racket?
Pe... | middle4672.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Their marks at school."
},
"options": [
"Their hobbies.",
"Their homework.",
"Their marks at school.",
"A fight with their friends."
],
"question": "What do kids often worry most about?",
"question_type": "f... | Everyone has worries. How do you deal with your worries? There is always something you can do to help yourself feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won't solve your problems.
Grades at school are often a top worry for kids, If you worry most about grades, ask yourself these questions:
* Why are g... | middle8048.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "People all over the world"
},
"options": [
"People in some countries",
"Only English people",
"Few people",
"People all over the world"
],
"question": "_ like to say \"Thank you\" and \"Excuse me\".",
"que... | English people like to say "Thank you" when others help them or say something kind to them. In fact, people all around the world do so. It's a very good habit.
You should say "thank you" when someone passes you the salt on the table or opens the door for you, or say you have done your homework well. "Thank you" is use... | middle4114.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Beijing"
},
"options": [
"the future",
"Beijing",
"many countries",
"many families"
],
"question": "According to the passage, we know that a new cooking robot is being used in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze... | The computers changed our lives in the 1980s, the Internet changed our lives in the 1990s, and the robots will change our lives in the new century.
Do you think there will be robots in people's homes? It's not a dream that every home will have a robot.
Now, robots are not only able to help people do the housework, they... | middle3690.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "it was a good example"
},
"options": [
"he was very thirsty",
"his arms were strong",
"it was a good example",
"he wants to share the water with students"
],
"question": "The teacher brought a glass of water to ... | One day, a teacher was giving a speech to his students. He held up a glass of water and asked the class, "How heavy do you think this glass of water is?"
The students' answers ranged from 20 g to 500 g. "It does not matter on the weight itself. It depends on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If... | middle1087.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "friends"
},
"options": [
"classmates",
"friends",
"brothers",
"sisters"
],
"question": "The writer and John are _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
... | John is my best friend. We live in the same building. We study in the same school but not in the same class. We often play football together after school. We have been good friends for two years.
John is tall and strong with black hair. He has a round face, a small nose and big, brown eyes. I like his eyes because they... | middle513.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "some right-handers have a strong left brain"
},
"options": [
"all artists are left-handed",
"all accountants are right-handed",
"the left side of the brain controls your love of art, colour and music",
"some right-hande... | What do Napoleon, Clinton and Wang Nan have in common? They are all left-handed. Today about 15% of the people are left-handed. But why are people left-handed? The answer is the way the brain works. The brain has two halves---the right half and the left half. The right half controls the left side of the body, and t... | middle1939.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "13."
},
"options": [
"11.",
"12.",
"13.",
"14."
],
"question": "John is _ years old.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "He is tal... | I am Tom. My good friends are John and Ann. John's house is next to my house, and we are in the same class. He's thirteen years old and he's tall. He has blond hair and blue eyes. He is very polite . His English is very good and he often helps me. He likes white. He likes wearing a T-shirt, but in the photo he is in a... | middle4699.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "A body that orbits a planet."
},
"options": [
"A planet.",
"A spacecraft.",
"A body that orbits a planet.",
"A black star."
],
"question": "What is a satellite?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
... | In the sunny night, look up at the clear night sky. You can probably see thousands of stars. The biggest thing you'll see, of course, is the moon. For thousands of years, people have wondered about this big thing in the sky.
Earth's moon is a satellite. A satellite is a body that orbits a planet. All moons are satellit... | middle4841.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Few of us"
},
"options": [
"Few of us",
"one",
"Most people",
"All of us"
],
"question": "_ can remember the day when we spoke our first words?",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Can you remember the day when you spoke your first words? If you can, you are unusual. Try to think what the first months of your life were like. I'm sure you just spent most of your time eating, sleeping and crying. As you grew older, your parents spent more time playing with you and talking to you. You watched and li... | middle5593.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "easier"
},
"options": [
"not possible",
"difficult",
"more difficult",
"easier"
],
"question": "It was _ for people to find work before than today.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answ... | Most people want to work, but it has become more difficult in today's world to find work for everyone. The economy of the world needs to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people. Often this is not possible, and so more people are out of work. Some people have no jobs now because new machine... | middle4855.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "sadness"
},
"options": [
"spirit",
"courage",
"sadness",
"building everything all by themselves"
],
"question": "Western films spoke highly of people's _ . Which of the following is NOT included?",
"questi... | Western films play an important role in the history of American films. They are set in the American West. Most of the heroes are from famous novels. They speak highly of people's spirit, courage and building everything all by themselves.
Early western films were mostly filmed in the studio, just like other early Hollyw... | middle261.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "sad and disappointed"
},
"options": [
"sad and disappointed",
"painful and annoyed",
"smart and strong",
"calm and quiet"
],
"question": "The word \"depressed\" most probably means\" _ \".",
"question_type... | When I was eleven years old, God gave me a gift of happiness and I had a carefree childhood in France.
One day, on my way home from school, a truck ran over me and my legs were cut off. As I lay there bleeding, I suddenly realized that I might have to live the rest of my life without legs. How depressed I was at that m... | middle7384.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "About 30 hours."
},
"options": [
"Around 20 hours.",
"Over 40 hours.",
"About 30 hours.",
"Only 6 hours."
],
"question": "How much time does a British student usually spend at school in a week?",
"question_t... | In Britain, children go to school from Monday to Friday. School usually starts nine o'clock in the morning and finishes at about three o'clock in the afternoon. Most schools ask their students to wear a school uniform.
School always starts with registration. What is registration? Every child going to school each mornin... | middle6924.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Love and goodness."
},
"options": [
"Love and goodness.",
"Culture and tradition.",
"Friendship and honesty.",
"Communication and understanding."
],
"question": "What is this passage mainly about?",
"questio... | I was in line waiting to pay. In line there were two people before me. A little boy was buying some rather strange clothes. He chatted with anyone who was interested in the clothes and soon we learnt that he was going to a kindergarten party. He had done a great job of putting together interesting costumes.
I noticed ... | middle507.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "because he was hungry"
},
"options": [
"to meet his friend",
"because he was hungry",
"to see the tree",
"to visit the owl"
],
"question": "The cat went to the forest _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_question... | One day a big cat was going into a forest to find something to eat. On his way he met his friend, the old owl . The owl greeted him, "Good morning, my dear friend. Where are you going?" "I'm going to the forest to look for some birds to eat." The cat answered. "But be careful not to catch any of my children." The owl... | middle1093.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "they start walking"
},
"options": [
"they can talk",
"they start walking",
"they have no fear of the water",
"they are five or six years old"
],
"question": "Little children can learn to swim as soon as _ .",... | Can you swim? Swimming is one of the most popular activities in summer. It can be learned early in life. Little children can learn to swim as soon as they walk. In fact, you need the same skills in walking as in swimming. However, I believe that five is the best age to learn it. By five or six, a child knows fear of wa... | middle3874.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "To help the butterfly come out."
},
"options": [
"To catch the butterfly easily.",
"To play with the butterfly.",
"To help the butterfly come out.",
"To make the butterfly stronger."
],
"question": "Why did the ... | One day, a man found the cocoon of a butterfly and he brought it home.
A few days later, the man saw a small hole in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it stopped.
So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a knife and cut ... | middle249.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Ann and her dad."
},
"options": [
"Mary and her dad.",
"Mary and her sister.",
"Ann and her dad.",
"Ann and her mom."
],
"question": "Who went to see the movie Epic ?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
... | My name is James Brown. I have an 8-year-old daughter. Her name is Ann. Her favorite activity is watching movies. She watches movies once a week . Movie World is in my neighborhood . And it is the biggest movie theater in the city . It has the most comfortable seats and the best sound . She likes watching movies there.... | middle1905.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "a classroom"
},
"options": [
"boys and girls",
"desks and chairs",
"a classroom",
"a family"
],
"question": "It's a picture of _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answe... | This is a picture of a classroom. The classroom is big and clean. You can see a teacher's desk, five desks and six chairs. You can see a girl and a boy, too.
Three books are on the teacher's desk. A pencil box is on the desk. Two pens and two rulers are in the pencil box. A schoolbag is under a chair. A ball is on the ... | middle1911.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Differences in culture"
},
"options": [
"Differences in culture",
"Simon's funny story",
"different floors",
"Hiding the feelings"
],
"question": "What's the best title for the passage?",
"question_type": nu... | An American called Simon goes to London to see his friend, Rick. Rick tells him that his flat is on the first floor. When he gets there, Simon goes straight to the first floor of the building. But people there tells him that there is no Rick on that floor. Do you know why?
In fact, English people call the first floor o... | middle4869.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "students at school"
},
"options": [
"poor families",
"foreign travelers",
"students at school",
"old people"
],
"question": "This passage introduces a trip for _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},... | Do you want to have a trip? Hope Farm can give you a nice experience this autumn.
On the farm, you can meet animals and take a walk through the garden and greenhouse. How about making friends with the plants there? Our teachers will tell you the differences or _ of all the plants. You can also take a look at the honeyb... | middle3860.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Children and pets."
},
"options": [
"Hobbies and habits.",
"Children and pets.",
"Sports and games.",
"Likes and dislikes."
],
"question": "Which of the following may cause misunderstanding?",
"question_type... | Living next to next is the principle of a neighbor. Good neighborliness is the ideal to be aimed at. As the saying goes, no man is an island; he has to live with his neighbors. To make life easy and pleasant, he must cooperate with his neighbors.
Whether one likes it or not, one cannot do without neighbors. Normally ... | middle6918.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "No, they don't."
},
"options": [
"Yes, they do.",
"Yes, they are.",
"No, they don't.",
"No, they aren't."
],
"question": "The Diaoyu Islands don't belong to Japan, do they?",
"question_type": "factiod_questi... | The Diaoyu islands have a long history as part of China's territory , belonging to the country since ancient times. They are located to the northeast of China's Taiwan Island, The total landmass of these islands is about 5.69 square kilometers.
Since the Japanese government "bought" the Diaoyu Islands, the tension ... | middle1520.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "she was tired of listening to the piano."
},
"options": [
"she had paid him for this",
"she knew him very well",
"she was tired of listening to the piano.",
"she enjoyed his singing"
],
"question": "The lady ask... | Once there was a piano player in a bar . People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.
"I don't sing," said the man.
But the lady told the waiter, "I'm tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!"
The waiter shouted across the room, "Hey, friend! If you want to get ... | middle8262.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "I don't know."
},
"options": [
"In China.",
"In Japan.",
"In America.",
"I don't know."
],
"question": "Where is Sally?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2... | My name is Sally White. I am a school girl. My school is far from my home. Every day it is a lot of time to get there. The road is not flat , so I cannot go to school by bike. I often get there by bus or on foot. It takes me thirty minutes to get there by bus and an hour on foot. I must get up early every morning. I ha... | middle7151.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "begin to learn something new"
},
"options": [
"know you are common",
"lose the balance of life",
"begin to learn something new",
"get tired of daily life"
],
"question": "Imitation is useful when you",
"ques... | Blind imitation is destroying yourself. To common people, imitation appears attractive; to creative people ,imitation is misleading.
In the early stages of skill or character development, imitation is helpful, When I first learned to cook, I used recipes and really cooked some tasty dishes. But soon I grew bored. Why d... | middle4458.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Homework should be limited"
},
"options": [
"Students dislike homework",
"No use doing homework",
"Homework is good for study",
"Homework should be limited"
],
"question": "Which is the best title for the passag... | Middle school students have far too much homework. They usually have to sit up three or four hours every night doing their homework. Now one school in my hometown has made a rule of limiting homework. The homework is limited to an hour a day and the students have no homework on the weekend. I think this is an excellent... | middle3337.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "9796788"
},
"options": [
"3338651",
"8947659",
"7026449",
"9796788"
],
"question": "If you have lost a black wallet, you can call_to ask for it.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Black wallet with some money.
Come to Room 502 in the evening, or call 9796788.
WANTED IMMEDIATELY
A boy or a girl to deliver newspapers
Pay: $ 10 per day
Hours: 3:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. from Mon. to Sat.
For more information
Call Mr. Jones on 8947659 Call Jeff on 3338651
SINGLES' CLUB
A club for single people looki... | middle2029.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "can show your pulse and knows when you are moving."
},
"options": [
"is designed by Tim Cook",
"was brought into the market last week",
"sells at different prices for different colors",
"can show your pulse and knows wh... | A new product - the Apple Watch - into the market. Last year, the watch was firstly introduced by Tim Cook, Apple's CEO. The price of the watch is from $349 to $1,099, depending on its size and whether it is a sports or regular one.
Apple engineers and designers have put in a lot of thought and hard work into creating ... | middle5746.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "more and more Chinese students study abroad at a younger age"
},
"options": [
"more and more Chinese students study abroad at a younger age",
"more and more Australian universities are open to Chinese students",
"Chinese stud... | In March 2014, Australia opened junior high education to Chinese students, allowing them to study in Australian schools from the seventh grade.
"When more Chinese students are going to study abroad at a younger age, the opening of Australian junior high schools offers Chinese students and their parents one more good ch... | middle5020.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Four butterflies"
},
"options": [
"One butterfly.",
"Two butterflies.",
"Three butterflies",
"Four butterflies"
],
"question": "How many butterflies are there in the garden? _",
"question_type": "cloze_que... | A Play: Four Butterflies
Characters: Red Butterfly (RB), Green Butterfly (GB), Green Tree (GT), Rose (R),
Grandpa Sun (GS)
Look! There are four butterflies in the garden. One is red, one is yellow, one is green, and the other one is white. They play games and dance together every day, and they are very happy. One day... | middle2997.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "In September"
},
"options": [
"In September",
"In October",
"In December",
"In July"
],
"question": "When do we usually have the English evening party?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"an... | At my school, we have a lot of interesting activities after class. Among these activities, I like the English Party best. Every September, we have an evening party. It starts at 8:00 pm. The students do different things at the evening party. Some sing English songs with our foreign friends. Some girls dance. Some other... | middle7637.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "start a new hobby"
},
"options": [
"meet your friends again",
"start a new hobby",
"learn new subjects",
"stay with your teachers again"
],
"question": "The most exciting thing in a new school term is to _ .",... | Starting a new school term is always exciting. It is a chance to see your friends again. But most exciting of all, the new term is a chance to take up new hobbies. It is common in Britain for students to take up new hobbies after the Christmas holidays. Deciding to start something new is a common New Year plan.
Most sc... | middle6529.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Bother A and B"
},
"options": [
"Her brother was seriously ill.",
"They had no money.",
"Nothing could save her brother.",
"Bother A and B"
],
"question": "What was the trouble in the little girl's family?",
... | An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money. When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, "Only a miracle can save him n... | middle7623.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "He owned a food company at 16."
},
"options": [
"He opened a cooking club in his high school.",
"He is famous on the Food Network.",
"He owned a food company at 16.",
"He loves to multi-task."
],
"question": "Ho... | Feeding a crowd of hundreds doesn't make Kenny Seals-Nutt nervous.
In fact, he _ in the kitchen. He's in his perfect place when dicing tomatoes, making salads and baking cakes.
By the time Kenny, 16, reached his third year of high school at Hickory Grove, North Carolina, US, he had become vice president of his school's... | middle1252.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "a nurse"
},
"options": [
"a cook",
"a doctor",
"a nurse",
"a teacher"
],
"question": "What is Sara?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text... | Hunter and Nina are husband and wife. They get up at about 4:50 in the morning. When many people are still sleeping in their warm beds, they are working. They work outside and clean something. They don't work when it is raining. They also work on weekends
Her name is Sara. She sometimes goes to work in the morning, and... | middle5034.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "lying under a dish"
},
"options": [
"hiding in a box of bananas",
"climbing out of a box of bananas",
"lying under a dish",
"climbing into the fridge"
],
"question": "When the snake bit Mr. Jackson, it was _ .... | If a snake bites you, take a photo with your mobile phone! It save your life. This is the surprising advice of a British cook. One day Henry Jackson was working in a restaurant kitchen. He picked up a dish from a table, and suddenly a snake appeared and bit him on the hand. A few days earlier, the snake came to the res... | middle3445.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "She climbed by herself."
},
"options": [
"Her husband sent her.",
"Another hiker helped her.",
"She climbed by herself.",
"She reached there by car"
],
"question": "How did Andi get to the top of the mountain?",... | Andi Davise, 49, regularly crossed the trail through the Phoenix Mountains Preserve with a few other hikers before sunrise. This morning, however, she met nobody and heard only the sounds of animals.
Some time later, Andi got to the steep slope , she climbed up to the top by using her hands. When she finally reached th... | middle2983.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "watch TV or play computer games"
},
"options": [
"eat vegetables",
"get good grades",
"go to the key school",
"watch TV or play computer games"
],
"question": "In the soap opera, the little girl isn't allowed t... | A soap opera called "Tiger Mother and Cat Father" is popular in China now. The tiger mother is pretty strict with her daughter and the little girl is not allowed to watch TV or play computer games. On the other hand, she makes all efforts to buy the expensive house near the key school, in order to let her daughter ha... | middle5752.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "six"
},
"options": [
"one",
"five",
"six",
"seven"
],
"question": "How many ancient capital cities are there in China?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,... | Beijing is the capital of China. It is also one of the birthplaces of the Chinese civilization and one of the six ancient capital cities in China. It is the second biggest city with an area of 17,020 square kilometers. Beijing is changing every day and it is becoming more and more beautiful. Now there are a lot of ne... | middle1534.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "to suggest we should keep up with the times"
},
"options": [
"to suggest we should keep up with the times",
"to show us the future of modern Olympics",
"to prove that the athletes have done better",
"to introduce high-t... | It's hard to believe how times have changed since the first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, on 6th April 1896. Over one hundred years ago, there was very little reliance(dependence)on modern technology. There were no landing mats , no stopwatches and no photo finishes. In fact, cameras and stopwatches were... | middle7145.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Jane's mother"
},
"options": [
"Jane",
"Jane's father",
"Jane's brother",
"Jane's mother"
],
"question": "_ leaves the note.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index... | Dear Jane,
I have to go to work now. I prepare these things for you. Your schoolbag is on the desk. Your pen ,books,keys and your school card are in your schoolbag. Your clothes and hat are on the dresser . The shoes are under the bed. Don't _ your breakfast . It's in the microwave oven .
Love you.
Mom | middle2015.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Not putting off studying."
},
"options": [
"Not putting off studying.",
"Cramming the night before the exam.",
"Studying hard in your free time.",
"Not preparing for the exams."
],
"question": "What is a good st... | Do you know how to study better? Let me give you some advice about studying. First, don't put off studying. Many students do that. Then they have to cram the night before the exam. In fact you need good study habits and study a little every day. This way, you will prepare better for the exams. Second, plan _ into... | middle6273.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "she wanted to work harder than before"
},
"options": [
"she liked to live in the busiest place",
"she didn't like to live in the country",
"she wanted to work harder than before",
"she didn't want to live in old house"
... | A beautiful and very successful actress was the star for a new musical show. Her home was in the country, but she didn't want to go back there every night, so she bought an expensive house in the center of the city, got some beautiful furniture and got a man to paint the rooms in new colour.
It was very difficult to ge... | middle936.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "put out"
},
"options": [
"open the fire alarm",
"put out",
"run away",
"ask for help"
],
"question": "When you find a fire, you should try to _ the fire if it is safe",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
... | Fire Instructions
The person who finds a fire should:
A. Open the nearest fire alarm.
B. If it is safe and the fire is small, try to put out the fire.
On Hearing The Fire Alarm :
C. Those in class: will go to the playground under the direction(,) from the teacher.
D. Those not in class: will go to the playground by t... | middle6515.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "April 1st"
},
"options": [
"April 1st",
"March 25th",
"December 28th",
"March 31st"
],
"question": "When is April Fool's Day in France now?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | April Fool's Day is on April 1st. On this day, strange things may happen. Our friends will play jokes on us and try to fool us.
People don't know the origin of April Fool's Day clearly. Some say April Fool's Day began many years ago in France. Long ago in France, the old New Year's festival was celebrated from March ... | middle2773.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "sometimes"
},
"options": [
"never",
"always",
"usually",
"sometimes"
],
"question": "Sam's mom _ beats him at chess.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
... | I'm Sam. My hobby is playing chess --one of the greatest games in the world. My mom taught me how to play when I was 7. She beat me every time for the first year. But then on my eighth birthday, I won for the first time. I nearly always beat her from then on.
It takes about a day to learn the rules . But if you want t... | middle4302.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "a river"
},
"options": [
"a bank",
"a river",
"a lake",
"a park"
],
"question": "There is _ near Peter's school.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
... | Some children are flying kites near the river. They are very high and Peter can see them from the classroom. After lunch his aunt comes to see his mother and brings a kite to him. It looks like a bird. He wants to fly it but his mother doesn't let him do that.
"It's time to go to school," says his mother, "You can fly ... | middle2767.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "A bookcase."
},
"options": [
"A chair.",
"A bookcase.",
"A sofa.",
"A table."
],
"question": "What is in the middle of(......) the bed and the desk?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answe... | My sister has a nice room, There is a bed near (......) the desk. A bookcase is between (......) the bed and the desk. There is a jacket and a ring on the bed. A baseball is under the bed. There is a chair under the desk. There is a computer on the desk. Her hat and keys are under the chair. Her schoolbag is on the... | middle3479.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Americans usually have fast foods only"
},
"options": [
"fast foods are quite popular in America",
"Americans usually have fast foods only",
"Pizzas are becoming more popular in America",
"People can eat what they wish ... | When people think of food in the United States, they think mostly of fast foods like hamburgers and hot dogs. In fact, in the U.S. cities like New York and Los Angeles, there are thousands of different kinds of restaurants with foods from all over the world.
So if you like to try different foods, the United States is t... | middle4316.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "bigger"
},
"options": [
"better",
"worse",
"bigger",
"smaller"
],
"question": "Mr. Green's garden is _ than Mr. Black's garden.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_... | Mr. Green has a small garden in front of his house. There are lots of flowers in it. But he has only a few trees.
His neighbor Mr. Black has a garden, too. Mr. Black's garden is smaller than Mr. Green 's garden. He has fewer flowers than Mr Green but more trees.
Mr. Brown is Mr. Green's another neighbour. Mr. Brown's g... | middle922.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "In the afternoon."
},
"options": [
"In the morning.",
"At noon .",
"In the afternoon.",
"In the evening ."
],
"question": "?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
... | Li Ming: Hi, Lingling,! Nice to meet you!
Lingling: Hi, Li Ming! _
Li Ming: How are you, Lingling?
Lingling: Fine, thanks. Mum, this is my friend, Li Ming. Li Ming, this is my mum, Mrs. Wang.
Li Ming: Good afternoon, Mrs. Wang !
Mrs. Wang : Good afternoon, Li Ming! Welcome to our home!
Li Ming: _
. | middle6501.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "They took part in a war."
},
"options": [
"They took part in a war.",
"They experienced something special.",
"They worked hard for the parade.",
"They answered a reporter's questions."
],
"question": "What did t... | When we interviewed what the life was like more than 70 years ago, many old soldiers were full of tears in their eyes. They told us that they never forgot those days when they were in the army, during which they lived hard lives but spared no effort to fight against the enemies.
Now in the year 2015 comes the first gre... | middle6267.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "a newspaper"
},
"options": [
"a newspaper",
"an advertisement",
"a detective story",
"a science book"
],
"question": "The article is probably taken from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | My teachers suggested that I see a speech specialist in school.
I never really gave much thought to my speech. If other people understood what I was saying, then that was good enough. I didn't mind repeating myself many times.
Before testing me, the speech specialist asked me what I thought of having good speech. I t... | middle1508.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Animals"
},
"options": [
"Humans",
"plants",
"Gods",
"Animals"
],
"question": "_ are the main characters in fables.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
... | Are fables and fairy tales different or the same? They are both stories for children, but fables are stories for adults, too.
Fables are stories which are _ from grandparents to parents and then to children. People can learn much from them. The characters are mostly animals. They can talk and act like humans. The most... | middle7179.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "children"
},
"options": [
"men",
"parents",
"children",
"women"
],
"question": "According to the ads, these three books are for _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"ans... | Learning How to Learn $ 24.99
Children who read this book show great interest in study. Many pictures will help understand it easily and quickly.
Basic Study Manual $ 38.50
Read this book and learn:
What the three barriers to study are and what to do about them.
What to do if you are fed up with a subject. Chil... | middle4470.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "to check the use of energy in public places"
},
"options": [
"to set up a special phone line",
"to set the air conditioning cooler",
"to check the use of energy in public places",
"to make sure that more energy will be ... | You may have known several kinds of police --- traffic police, fire police and street police. But have you ever heard of energy-saving policeman?
A group of 22 energy-saving policemen went to work last week in Beijing. They go around the city to see the use of energy in hotels, office buildings, shopping centers and o... | middle2001.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "A car hit him."
},
"options": [
"He felt ill.",
"A car hit him.",
"His ball was missing.",
"He hit a dog"
],
"question": "What happened to Jack one day?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"a... | Jack is an 11-year-old boy. One day he was playing with a ball. The ball went into the street, and Jack ran for the ball. A car hit him.
Jack's parents took him to the hospital. The doctors told them, "Jack's head is hurt. Maybe he will wake up very soon. Maybe he will never wake up."
Every day Jack's parents went to s... | middle7192.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "3463"
},
"options": [
"3634",
"3463",
"4636",
"3464"
],
"question": "Mrs. Green's telephone number was _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"ans... | Mrs. Green's telephone number was three-four-six-three, and the number of the cinema near her house was three-four-six-four. So people often made a mistake and telephoned her when they wanted the cinema.
One evening the telephone rang and Mrs. Green answered it. A tired man said, "At what time your last film begin?"
"I... | middle711.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "She hurt her neighbor deeply."
},
"options": [
"She didn't know the story.",
"She hurt her neighbor deeply.",
"She was hurt deeply.",
"She was told an untrue story."
],
"question": "Why did the woman feel sorry?... | A woman repeated a bit of gossip about a neighbor. Within a few days the whole neighborhood knew the story. The neighbor was deeply hurt. Later the woman learned that it was completely untrue. She was very sorry and went to a wise old man to find out what she could do to repair the harm.
"Go to the market," he said, ... | middle1285.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "It is very serous"
},
"options": [
"It has been stopped",
"It is very serous",
"It is not important",
"It is interesting"
],
"question": "What is the writer's opinion on the pollution today?",
"question_type... | Environmental pollution is the biggest problem for human being today. We all know that the environment includes the earth,water, plants and animals.If they are polluted or hurt, oour life can also be harmed.
It is true that more and more trees are being cutting down. The earth is becoming warmer. If the problem continu... | middle3492.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "he or she wanted to make the readers interested in this passage"
},
"options": [
"Shakespeare is one of the most famous people in the world",
"he or she was afraid that the readers didn't know this question",
"he or she wante... | "How many common English words were invented by Shakespeare?"
How long did it take people to find the answer to this question 15 years ago? And now! you can google it and find the answer immediately!
Google is the most popular Internet search engine in the world. It was invented by two students, Larry Page and Sergey B... | middle2954.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Cameras."
},
"options": [
"Lights.",
"Cameras.",
"Batteries.",
"Lamps."
],
"question": "What does the Relex Company make?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index":... | 351 Gardener Street
Los Angeles, CA90031
September 12
Relex Company
37 Pearl Street
Clifton, NJ07013
Dear Sir or Madam:
A year ago I bought a Relex camera second hand. It's a SW 705 model, and it's about five years old. Here's my problem: The light metre was fine when I bought the camera, but now it isn't working and m... | middle3486.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "American"
},
"options": [
"Australian",
"Canadian",
"American",
"British"
],
"question": "According to the passage, \"neighbor\" is used in _ English.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"a... | This dictionary tells you about English words and how to use them in reading, writing and speaking English. It not only gives the meaning of words, it can also help you with spelling, word building, grammar and pronunciation.
To use your dictionary correctly, you need to understand how the dictionary works. At the fron... | middle2940.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "The bridge"
},
"options": [
"The bridge",
"The car",
"The ferry",
"The bus"
],
"question": "_ is the best way for people to go across the river.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": ... | How do you get across a river? A bridge is the best way. In some places, there are no bridges. People use the ferry . A ferry is a boat that takes people and cars across the river.
Both ends of a ferry look the same. The ferry never has to turn around. It docks at one side of the river. People and cars get on. At the o... | middle2798.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "in the river"
},
"options": [
"in the park",
"in the garden",
"in the river",
"in the zoo"
],
"question": "Sarah likes playing _ very much.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Sarah lives in the country, and she loves playing in the river near her house. But her father gets a job in a big city, and he moves there with his family.
Their new house has a garden, but the garden is very small. Sarah isn't happy. "Is there a river near here?" she asks her mother on the first morning. Her mother an... | middle1291.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "A cleaner"
},
"options": [
"A housewife",
"A cleaner",
"A doctor",
"A worker"
],
"question": "What does Li Hong's father do?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_inde... | How much pocket money do you get from your parents every month--200 yuan?
Some may need more to buy birthday presents, ice cream or cartoon books.But for Li Hong,30 yuan each month is enough. The only thing she buys is lunch--1.5yuan each day."My favorite is noodles and rice." Said Li."But meat is too expensive for me.... | middle7186.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "aren't"
},
"options": [
"is",
"isn't",
"are",
"aren't"
],
"question": "The children _ Bob Pearson's real children.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
... | Bob Pearson is an old man. He has two big houses and a new car. He has no wife. But he is the father of four children. He has two sons and two daughters. One son is from England. His name is Bill. The other son is from America. His name is Mike. One of his daughters is from Japan. Her name is Mikou. The other one is fr... | middle6298.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "By bus."
},
"options": [
"On foot.",
"By bike.",
"By bus.",
"By taxi."
],
"question": "How does Jasson go to school?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
... | Hello! I'm Jason. On Monday, I usually wake up late and have no time to have breakfast. I can't find my books or my school cap. At last, I find my books and my school cap in the bathroom. I have to wait for a bus and I am nearly late for school.
The first lesson on Monday morning is Maths. I like it because I'm good at... | middle5791.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "it has a kind of radar system to help it"
},
"options": [
"its eyes are good",
"it can't see well",
"it can make a sound",
"it has a kind of radar system to help it"
],
"question": "The bat has no trouble flying... | Bats are the only flying mammal in the world. They can't see very well. It is long believed, in many places, that all bats are blind . "Blind as a bat" is often heard.
Yet they have no trouble flying in the darkest nights and finding their way around. How can bats fly and see at night? They fly by radar .
The bat's r... | middle5949.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "he needed money to buy toys"
},
"options": [
"he wanted to eat them",
"he needed money to buy toys",
"he liked the tree without apples",
"he wanted to share them with friends"
],
"question": "The boy picked all ... | Once there was a huge apple tree.A little boy loved to come and play around it every day.He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.
Time went by---the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree every day.One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad."Come and play with me, " ... | middle5961.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "all above"
},
"options": [
"put all the class photos onto a CD",
"put the student's Chinese compositions onto a CD",
"give each student a CD",
"all above"
],
"question": "Leng Jingze's head teacher plans to _ ... | In less than two months, Junior 3 students around the country will take the senior high school entrance exam. They are studying hard for this big challenge. Do they have time to do something in memory of their middle school years? Many do.
Leng Jingze, 15, from Tianjin said that in her class students are already writ... | middle2968.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Clothes."
},
"options": [
"Beer.",
"Coke.",
"Train tickets.",
"Clothes."
],
"question": "What can't we buy from a vending machine according to the passage?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
... | Vending machines are very popular now. You can find them here and there. People can buy different things from them, like snacks and soft drinks. Now we can even buy train tickets from it in the train station.
They also sell newspapers in some busy areas. In some places, you can get a can of beer or Coke from the vend... | middle7810.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "violin"
},
"options": [
"piano",
"guitar",
"violin",
"Saxophone"
],
"question": "What instrument could Einstein play?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,... | Do you like to listen to music when you feel sad? Do you like to sing songs in the shower? Music is everywhere. But in many countries, music classes in schools are _ .
These days, because of the bad economy in the US, some schools fired arts teachers including music teachers. Some students don't have the chance t... | middle7804.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "didn't have enough money"
},
"options": [
"had much money",
"didn't have enough money",
"didn't worry about money",
"didn't need any money"
],
"question": "Jack London _ when he began to write his books.",
... | As you know, the great American writer Jack London was often in need of money when he began writing his books. He worked hard but it didn't help him.
Once he promised a New York magazine to write a story for it, but he was busy at that time and could not keep his promise. The boss of the magazine wrote letters to J... | middle7025.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "a shooting crime happened in their school and it was still treated as a crime scene"
},
"options": [
"their school fell down because of a natural disaster",
"the government needs to use the land of their school",
"their schoo... | Classes resumed Thursday for the students of a school in Newtown, Conn, where a gunman last month killed 20 children and 6 adults in the second-largest school shooting in U.S. history.
With their school still being treated as a crime scene, more than 400 students of Sandy Hook Primary School attended classes in neigh... | middle1454.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "at Mr. Jones' house"
},
"options": [
"at David's house",
"at Mr. Brown's house",
"in the office",
"at Mr. Jones' house"
],
"question": "A small party will be held _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"... | Mr. Jones and Mr. Brown worked in the different office . One day Mr. Jones said to Mr. Brown ,"We are going to have a small party at our house next Wednesday evening . Would you and your wife like to join us ?"
Mr. Brown said ,"Thank you very much . That is very kind of you . We are free that evening . I think , but I ... | middle5632.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "China"
},
"options": [
"Canada",
"China",
"America",
"England"
],
"question": "Jim's family lives in _ now.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"a... | My name is Jim Smith. I come from Canada. I teach English in a high school in China. I like my work. I have a son, Mike and two daughters, Jane and Jenny. They are all in China. We lived in a tall building of the city center one month ago. But now we live in the countryside. We think the cost of living is high and the ... | middle3243.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "All above"
},
"options": [
"wedding banquets",
"birthday banquets",
"business meals",
"All above"
],
"question": "Food waste is usually seen in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answe... | Food wasting is often seen in China. It's reported that food waste has produced 70% of the country's increasing rubbish. Especially in restaurants, plenty of food is wasted every day. Huge food waste is usually seen in wedding banquets , birthday banquets and business meals. However, when many people waste food, there... | middle3525.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Mona"
},
"options": [
"Anna",
"Mona",
"Allan",
"Emma"
],
"question": "The letter is from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "a ... | Dear Anna,
It is nice to see the photo of your room. Here is a photo of my room. These are my bed and my desk. My clock and some books are on the desk. Sometimes the books are on the bed. I like _ books on the bed. Oh, that is my hat on the bed. It is yellow. My quilt is yellow, too. My schoolbag is on the sofa. It is ... | middle1332.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "American-born Chinese"
},
"options": [
"Australian-born Chinese",
"American-born Chinese",
"China-born American",
"American-born Canadian"
],
"question": "What does ABC here mean?",
"question_type": "factiod... | You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABC? You may like eating bananas. But do you know there are people called "banana persons"? If you don't know, I will tell you. They are Chinese people like you and me, but they aren't in China. Why do people call them that?
ABC means ... | middle7743.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "David Crystal thinks Net speak helps develop the habit of writing."
},
"options": [
"Cynthia McVey points out teenagers can deal with Net speak properly.",
"Geoffrey Nurnberg believes Net speakers can write Standard English.",
... | My summer hols wr CWOT. B4, we usd 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3:-@ kids FTF ILNY, its gr8.
Can you understand this sentence? If you can't, don't feel too bad: neither could the middle school teacher in England who received this as homework. This is Net speak: the language of computerized communication found on I... | middle6449.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Ten."
},
"options": [
"Eight.",
"Ten.",
"Twenty.",
"Eleven."
],
"question": "How old is Bill?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "ha... | Bill is ten years old. One day his friend Tom says to him, "I am going to have a birthday party on Sunday evening. Bill, can you come to my party?" "I'll be glad to," answers Bill.
Before Bill goes to the party on Sunday afternoon, his mother says to him, "Now, Bill, don't forget to be polite . Don't ask for food unti... | middle1326.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "the earth is growing warmer"
},
"options": [
"the earth is growing warmer",
"we have to burn down the forests every year",
"we can find oil in our forests",
"we need coal in our forests"
],
"question": "Some sci... | Our factories and homes burn coal and oil. Every year we have forest fires somewhere. Many scientists believe that the weather is changing.
The earth will perhaps be warmed by about 7degC at the South Pole and the North Pole. The ice will be melt . The sea level will rise by about 7 meters. As a result, water will co... | middle7757.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "which animal was cleverer than other animals"
},
"options": [
"if the monkey came into the small box",
"if the monkey would sleep",
"which animal was cleverer than other animals",
"if some boxes were inside other boxes"... | Long long ago, an old scientist made a few tests on different animals to find out which was the cleverest of all the animals.
In one test the old scientist put a monkey in a room. In the room there were many boxes. Some boxes were inside other boxes. The smallest box had some food in it. The scientist wanted to watch t... | middle3531.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Four."
},
"options": [
"Two.",
"Three.",
"Four.",
"Five."
],
"question": "How many dimensions did the time traveler say there are?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answe... | "Listen carefully to what I say," the time traveler said, "I shall tell you something that you will not agree."
"Why will we not agree?" I asked.
"Because the science and mathematics you know are not correct," he said. "You believe there are only three dimensions -length, breadth and thickness."
"There is nothing to... | middle5140.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "classmates"
},
"options": [
"in different classes",
"in different schools",
"classmates",
"sister and brother"
],
"question": "Li Ting and Wu Jun are _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | Li Ting, Zhang Lin and Wu Jun are students of Class 1, Grade 7 in Sunshine Middle School.
Li Ting is a pretty girl. She has big eyes and a small nose. Her hair is long and black. She likes dancing and singing. We all like listening to her songs. She hopes to be a singer when she grows up.
Zhang Lin is a tall and helpfu... | middle5626.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Gold"
},
"options": [
"Food",
"Drinks",
"Stones",
"Gold"
],
"question": "What did the traveler love best?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answe... | Once there lived a man in a small town. He often said, "If I have lots of gold , I shall be the happiest man in the world." One day he was traveling in North Africa. He lost his way and he was so hungry and thirsty that he couldn't walk any more. There were only stones and sand around. Just then he saw a bag on the san... | middle2149.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "is based on Susan's life stories"
},
"options": [
"is based on Susan's life stories",
"is written to educate readers",
"is very sad to read",
"is difficult to read"
],
"question": "We learn that the book The Wom... | Susan Boyle was born as the ninth child in a Catholic family. She suffered from learning disabilities ever since her birth because of her mother's poor health.
School was difficult for Susan and she was bulled because of her different behaviour. _ , who were much older, had life experiences that were unknown to their ... | middle3257.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "he thought his son was worried about him"
},
"options": [
"he thought his son was worried about him",
"he knew that his son would die ahead of him",
"his son would earn his own living when he died",
"he found his son wo... | There once was an old man aged 50,who had a lazy son aged 30. The son couldn't earn his own living , and still lived on his old father for food and clothing. The old man was very worried about him. So he took him to the fortune teller to have his fortune told.The father and son both believed what the fortune teller sai... | middle4538.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "before"
},
"options": [
"before",
"after",
"when",
"as"
],
"question": "According to the passage, you pay for online shopping _ you receive it.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer":... | There are many new ways of shopping , and online shopping is one of them. You can buy almost everything on the Internet, and it's very easy. First, you choose something--clothes, tickets, a mobile phone, even a new computer--and pay for it. Then you receive it a few days later by post.
Online shopping has several advan... | middle7031.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Poor children."
},
"options": [
"Poor children.",
"Herself.",
"Her friends.",
"A church."
],
"question": "Who was the woman collecting money for?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer":... | A woman was collecting money for a church charity. The money she collected was going to be given to poor children who had no parents to take care of them. She went from apartment to apartment and from house to house. She knocked on doors and asked for money. She always said the same thing. "Good morning, I'm collecting... | middle1440.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Sasha is three years younger than Malia."
},
"options": [
"Sasha is two years older than Malia.",
"Sasha is three years older than Malia.",
"Sasha is two years younger than Malia.",
"Sasha is three years younger than Ma... | Barack and Michelle Obama have two daughters: Malia, born in 1998, and Sasha, born in 2001. Before his inauguration, President Obama published an open letter to his daughters in Parade magazine, describing what he wants them and every child in America "to grow up in a world with no limits on your dreams and no achievem... | middle2161.txt |
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