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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "in western America"
},
"options": [
"in eastern America",
"in western America",
"in Middle America",
"all over America"
],
"question": "Jeans first appeared _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
... | Jeans have become one piece of clothing worn by the most people in the world. Everybody wears them, from the farmer to the lawyer and from models to housewives. But why have jeans become so popular?You'll get many answers. For some people they look cool, for others jeans are just comfortable.
Jeans were first stronger ... | middle2907.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Winter"
},
"options": [
"Spring",
"Summer",
"Autumn",
"Winter"
],
"question": "In _ , people get colds and flu easily.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,... | If you don't keep yourself warm enough, winter can be a time of illness.
During the winter months, people easily get colds and flu . Many think they are the same, but these two illnesses are different.
Colds can stay with you for up to a week. You will have a running nose, sore throat, headache, cough and a fever.
Flu... | middle2126.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "a perfect mix of music"
},
"options": [
"touring the world",
"their musical group",
"a perfect mix of music",
"cleaning the world"
],
"question": "Johanna and Klara Soderburg are famous for _ .",
"question... | Do you ever fight with your little brother or sister? How would you like to travel around the world with them in a musical group? Sisters Johanna and Klara Soderburg are doing just that in their band, First Aid Kit! The two sisters are sweeping the world with a perfect mix of pop and folk music.
The Soderburg sisters c... | middle5649.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Over five million."
},
"options": [
"Over five million.",
"Over five thousand.",
"Over five billion.",
"Over five hundred."
],
"question": "What's the population of Kunming?",
"question_type": "factiod_quest... | Kunming is the capital of Yunnan. It's a city with a long history. Kunming has a population of more than 5,000,000. Though the weather in Yunnan changes from place to place, Kunming is famous for her beautiful weather. It's neither too hot in summer nor too cold in winter. That's why more and more people like to trave... | middle4557.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "32"
},
"options": [
"34",
"33",
"32",
"31"
],
"question": "_ chairs are in Tommy's classroom.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Ye... | Hello! I am Tommy. This is my classroom . 33 desks and 32 chairs are in it. These are my desk and chair. They are yellow. What's on the desk? It's my backpack. It's green. What's on the chair? It's my jacket. It's blue. What's under the desk? It's a white school ID card. Is it my school ID card? No, it's David's. His ... | middle5891.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "junk sleep"
},
"options": [
"junk food",
"junk sleep",
"electronic products",
"the importance of sleep"
],
"question": "This passage is mainly about _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"a... | You may know about " junk food" like French fries. But do you know about "junk sleep"?
Recently, a British survey found that electronic products in teenagers bedrooms are affecting their sleep.
The survey was done among 1,000 British kids from 12 to 16. It found that thirty percent of them got just 4 to 7 hours sleep ... | middle3238.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Because it's a beautiful city."
},
"options": [
"Because it's a beautiful city.",
"Because it's going down.",
"Because it has many cinemas.",
"Because it's going down."
],
"question": "Why do people visit Venice... | Venice is the Queen of the Adriatic Sea .Every year many people visit the city. Why do they go there? Because Venice is a beautiful city. There aren't any roads in the city, so there aren't any cars or buses. There are a lot of canals. People go up and down the canals in boats. But Venice is going down, and water is ... | middle6340.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "who can fly higher"
},
"options": [
"who was much clever",
"who can fly higher",
"how to fly into the sky",
"how to carry the bag"
],
"question": "The two crows were arguing about _",
"question_type": "clo... | Once there were two crows whose opinions were always opposite.
One day, one of the crows said to the other, " You should realize, of course, that I can fly much higher than you."
" Don't be ridiculous ." the other crow said. " Everyone knows that I can fly much higher than you."
"No, you can't" the first crow said.
... | middle1349.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "on the beach"
},
"options": [
"in the zoo",
"on the hill",
"on the beach",
"in the garden"
],
"question": "One day Jack and his father were playing _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"a... | One day in summer, little Jack was playing on the beach with his father. Suddenly, he saw a little tortoise moving slowly on the sand. He started to look at it carefully and began to touch it with his hand. To his surprise, the tortoise stopped moving. It pulled in its head and legs, and closed its shell tightly. He ... | middle6426.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "at a bus stop"
},
"options": [
"in a rainy day",
"in the afternoon",
"on a cloudy morning",
"at a bus stop"
],
"question": "The story happened _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer"... | It was a beautiful spring morning. There wasn't a cloud in the sky, and the sun was warm but not too hot. Mr. White saw an old man at the bus stop with a big and black umbrella in his hand.
Mr. White said to him, "Do you think it's going to rain today?"
"No," said the old man, "I don't think so."
"Then are you carrying... | middle805.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Healthy lifestyle ."
},
"options": [
"Healthy food.",
"Healthy lifestyle .",
"Junk food.",
"Healthy sports."
],
"question": "What's the passage mainly about?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": ... | You are what you eat
Keeping better eating habits can help you reduce disease. A healthy eating plan means choosing the right foods to eat and preparing foods in a healthy way.
_
Do you often change your toothbrush? Maybe you think it is not necessary. A study shows old toothbrushes bring disease. You should often ... | middle4231.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "has a girl friend"
},
"options": [
"has a girl friend",
"is a short boy",
"lives in China",
"goes to see Alan in the garden"
],
"question": "Peter _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"ans... | Peter is a tall boy. He is 1.8 meters tall. He lives in Canada. On Sunday morning he likes to go to see his friend. Her name is Alan. She is a girl. She has a good garden . There are many trees and rose in the garden. They are apple trees oranges trees and other fruit trees. There are lots of fruits on the trees. Ther... | middle4225.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "they have very good memories"
},
"options": [
"they often eat good food",
"they read a lot of books",
"they always sleep well",
"they have very good memories"
],
"question": "Some people can easily learn many th... | We each have a memory. That's why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.
A good... | middle6354.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Money is important , but not the most important"
},
"options": [
"Money is everything",
"Money isn`t necessary",
"Money is important , but not the most important",
"with no money ,with no success"
],
"question":... | In today's world many people seem to be hungry for money. Money does have its most useful effect on the poor. But once a person has a rich life, a lot more money doesn`t mean more happiness.
If money were everything, all millionaires would have real love, true friendship, good health and a long life. However, this is ... | middle2132.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Five."
},
"options": [
"Two.",
"Three.",
"Four.",
"Five."
],
"question": "How many tips does the passage tell us?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text"... | Accidents often happen. It's necessary for us to remember these tips.
On your way home or to school: Wait for the green traffic light, and look left and right before you cross the road. If you see a car coming, don't cross until it really stops.
At school: Never run around too fast at school. When students around you b... | middle4543.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "When they run out of oil."
},
"options": [
"When they are poor.",
"When they run out of oil.",
"When they need more exercise.",
"When there aren't any big trees in the world."
],
"question": "When might people h... | There is not enough oil in the world now. As time goes by, it becomes less and less, so what are we going to do when it runs out? Perhaps we will go back to using horses, carriages and bicycles.
In the Second World War, some people didn't use gas made from petroleum in their cars. They made gas from wood and plants in... | middle3.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "are not"
},
"options": [
"is not",
"are not",
"many",
"must"
],
"question": "Young people _ allowed to drink in a bar until eighteen.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"... | In English nobody under eighteen years old is allowed to drink in a bar .
Mr Thompson often went to a bar near his house.But he never took his son, Tom, because he was too young.Then when Tom had his eighteenth birthday, Mr Thompson took him to his usual bar for the first time.They drank for an hour.Tom drank a bit.... | middle7062.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "asked Bob to go home to get his working clothes"
},
"options": [
"gave him the job at once",
"liked Bob at once",
"asked Bob to go home to get his working clothes",
"liked Bob's clothes"
],
"question": "When the... | Bob was a gardener and he had no work for a few months. One day he went out to look for a job. While he was walking in the street, he saw a poster at the gate of a big restaurant. It said the restaurant needed to hire a man who could grow flowers and trees well. Bob was so pleased that he went straight to answer it. T... | middle1413.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "left the dog alone at home"
},
"options": [
"took their dog to see a film",
"left the dog alone at home",
"went home before the film was finished",
"locked the door and could not open it"
],
"question": "That ev... | Mr. Green and his wife had a dog. When they went out, they always left the dog inside the house. One evening they wanted to go to the cinema, so they left the dog in the house and locked the door and their garden gate. They went off in their car.
When the film was finished, they went home. They opened the gate and put ... | middle187.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Amy Gillett"
},
"options": [
"Amy Gillett",
"Bob Gillett",
"Ted",
"Nicole"
],
"question": "The book was written by _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2... | Writer: Amy Gillett
Price:$24.95Fare :$3.99(Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.)
INTRODUCTION .................................9
Lesson 1: Bob's Day at Work...........................11
Lesson 2: Bob Returns Home with Bad News.........17
Lesson 3: Ted's Day at School........................23
Lesson 4: Nicole's Day at ... | middle5675.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "a loyal friend"
},
"options": [
"a loyal friend",
"an adventurous friend",
"a wise mentor",
"a friendly neighbor"
],
"question": "We need _ to support us whatever happens.",
"question_type": "cloze_quest... | Did you know that people without friends are more likely to die an early death? It's true. Just ask science. The following types of friends are just what you need.
A Loyal Best Friend
Everyone needs a loyal best friend who will support them no matter what happens . This is the kind of friend who knows all of your deep... | middle3204.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Because they have never argued after marriage."
},
"options": [
"Because they had an accident.",
"Because they have never argued after marriage.",
"Because they had an ordinary marriage anniversary.",
"Because they save... | Once upon a time a married couple celebrated their 25th marriage anniversary . They had become famous in the city for not having a single _ in the period of 25 years. Local newspaper editors had gathered at the occasion to find out the secret of their well known "happy going marriage".
The editor asked, " Sir. It's ama... | middle3562.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "How to get accepted at a university."
},
"options": [
"Sources of information about US university.",
"Different kinds of American universities.",
"The difference between colleges and universities.",
"How to get accepted... | Do you plan to study at American University ?It takes a long time to get accepted at most
American schools,perhaps as much as a year.That's why you should start choosing a school as soon as possible.It's also a good idea to apply to several different schools,so that you'll have a better chance of being accepted at one.... | middle5113.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "they think dogs are honest and good friends of humans"
},
"options": [
"they have different culture",
"they think dogs are honest and good friends of humans",
"they like dogs very much",
"dogs are very active"
],
... | As we know, there are differences between western culture and Chinese culture. We can see differences when we pay attention to the words that are used. Let's look at the words about describing animals. Most phrases in Chinese about the dog. For example, " a homeless dog", "a running dog", and " a dog catching a mou... | middle79.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "went to a river to drink"
},
"options": [
"went to look for the bird",
"went home to drink",
"went to a river to drink",
"went to its house"
],
"question": "The bee was very thirsty , so it _ .",
"questio... | A thirsty bee went to a river to drink. As it was drinking , it was carried away by the running water. A kind bird saw the bee's danger. It picked a leaf and threw it into the water in front of the bee. The bee was able to climb onto the leaf, and it was brought safely to the land. The bee thanked the bird for its kind... | middle7704.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Grade One"
},
"options": [
"Class One",
"Grade One",
"Class Two",
"Grade Two"
],
"question": "Jack is a pupil in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
... | My name is Jack. I am a pupil of Grade One. I'm in No.1 Middle School. On weekdays I get up at six o'clock. I have breakfast at seven and then I go to school by bike. We begin our class at eight o'clock in the morning. We have four classes in the morning and three in the afternoon.
At noon, I have lunch at home. Classe... | middle839.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Because he didn't have a warm family."
},
"options": [
"Because he didn't go to school.",
"Because he didn't have any money.",
"Because he didn't have a warm family.",
"Because he didn't like the place he lived in."
... | Bob was a homeless boy who lived in a house for homeless children. He always felt lonely and sad. He felt he was a nobody in this world. One day, he said to Mr. White, head of the house, "Why did my parents bring me to this world? What value do I have now?" Mr. White gave Bob a stone and said to him, "Take it to the ma... | middle3576.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "people's health"
},
"options": [
"the players",
"people's health",
"the coaches",
"people who like sports"
],
"question": "Sports are good for _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": ... | All over the world, people enjoy sports. Sports are good for people's health. Many people like to watch others play games. They buy tickets or turn on their TV sets or may be online to watch.
Sports change with the seasons. People play different games in different seasons. Sometimes they play inside the room. Sometime... | middle4219.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "relax themselves in their spare time"
},
"options": [
"solve their daily problems",
"finish all their work",
"make some friends",
"relax themselves in their spare time"
],
"question": "Polish people have many di... | How do you spend your spare time? There will be different answers to it .Most people in Poland have their own ways of spending free time. Sometimes they just want to have a rest, but they try to do something more pleasant most of the time. They have many different hobbies, which help them to get away from their everyda... | middle5107.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "it is widely used"
},
"options": [
"it has the largest number of speakers",
"it is widely used",
"it is an international language",
"it is a language for world use"
],
"question": "English is the most popular la... | There are more than 3000 languages in the world today, but only about ten are major languages of the world. Among them English is the most popular.
More than 350 million people speak English as their first language. Major English-speaking countries are Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA. Another 400 mi... | middle2668.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "scored with the fastest ever shot"
},
"options": [
"scored with the fastest ever shot",
"was a well-known basketball player in France",
"became famous around the world",
"was a member of Manchester United"
],
"q... | French soccer player David Trezeguet holds the record for the fastest shot in a soccer match. It happened during a match between his club Juventus and England's Manchester United in 1998.
At that time, he was unknown outside of French soccer. But nine years later, Trezeguet, 29, has become one of the world's most famou... | middle5661.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Jimmy's dad"
},
"options": [
"Nobody",
"Jimmy's dad",
"Someone",
"Jimmy's grandparents"
],
"question": "_ looked after Jimmy when his mom went out on that day.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{... | Jimmy was 2 years old. One day his mom was out and his dad took care of him. Someone gave Jimmy a little tea set as a gift and it was one of his favorite toys.
Dad was in the living room watching the evening news. Then Jimmy brought his dad a little cup of "tea". In fact, it was just water. After some cups of tea, hi... | middle7076.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "eyes"
},
"options": [
"head",
"eyes",
"ears",
"mouth"
],
"question": "Something is wrong with the woman's _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"... | A woman has some trouble with her eyes, so she goes to see the doctor. He is a new doctor and doesn't know her, so he asks some questions and one of them is, "How old are you?"
The woman says, "I don't know, doctor, but let me think about it." She thinks for a few minutes and then says, "Yes, I know now, doctor! When ... | middle6368.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "her study"
},
"options": [
"her clothes",
"her study",
"films and television",
"her hairstyle"
],
"question": "Jane thought a lot of things EXCEPT _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"an... | Jane was not a good student. Her head was in the clouds most of the time. She wanted to listen in class, but other things seemed more important: her clothes, her hairstyle, films and television. Many times she tried to work hard at her lessons, but soon she became absent-minded.
One day, her math teacher gave the clas... | middle193.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Max and Bill are best friends"
},
"options": [
"Max has many friends",
"Max and Bill go to the same school",
"Max and Bill are best friends",
"Max and Bill like the same things"
],
"question": "The main idea of... | My name is Max. I am twelve years old. I have many friends. Most of them are as old as I. Some are older. Some are younger.
My best friend is Bill. He lives near me. We go to the same school and we are in the same class. Bill helps me with my math homework. I help him with his English homework. Bill is taller than me. ... | middle1407.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "A gemologist"
},
"options": [
"A gemologist",
"A good student",
"A stone maker",
"A businessman"
],
"question": "What did the young man want to be?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer... | The gemologist didn't want to teach the young man because he thought the young man have no patience . The young man asked for a chance. Finally the expert had to agree.
The next morning, the gemologist put a jade stone in the young man's hand and told him, "Hold it!" The expert then went about his work: cutting, wei... | middle6383.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Do homework"
},
"options": [
"Find out the latest news.",
"Research a cool place to visit.",
"Do homework",
"Get information of your school"
],
"question": "Which can't the Internet do for you according to the p... | How could we live without the Internet? That's how most of us keep in touch with friends, find homework support, research cool place to visit, or find out the latest news. You can use it to do research for school, find out what movie is on near you, check out a college you're thinking about, or find a job or volunteer ... | middle178.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "environments play a role in creating friendliness"
},
"options": [
"smiles can take the place of hellos",
"people living in the city refuse to say hello",
"environments play a role in creating friendliness",
"having hea... | "Hello"-it's one of the first words we learn as babies, yet it's one of the last ones we think to use as adults. That's regrettable , because saying hello is more than just saying hello-it is the respect of another's worth. How might the world change-how might we change-if we used this word well? To find out, l spent ... | middle4594.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "it is much nearer to the earth than the sun"
},
"options": [
"it is much bigger than the sun",
"it comes out only at night",
"it is much nearer to the earth than the sun",
"it doesn't give a very strong light"
],
... | The earth moves round the sun ,and the moon goes round the earth .When our part of the earth turns to the sun ,it is day ,When our part of the earth turns away from the sun ,it is night. The sun is much bigger than the moon .But sometimes the moon looks bigger than the sun, because it's much nearer to the earth. The su... | middle86.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "getting ready for her exams"
},
"options": [
"travelling in Uganda",
"getting ready for her exams",
"busy doing a project",
", choosing a ' twin school'"
],
"question": "Suzanne hasn' t written to Estelle for lo... | Dear Estelle, Saturday, 5th June
I hope you' re well and not working too hard! I' ve been revising for my exams now for the last two weeks. That' s why I haven' t written for such a long time.
Since the beginning of this year we' ve been doing a project called ' World Cla... | middle7937.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "France"
},
"options": [
"France",
"Australia",
"the United States",
"the UK"
],
"question": "Sarah comes from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
... | Sarah is from France. She lives in Paris. She can speak French and English, but she can't speak Chinese. She has a pen pal in the United States. Her name is Jane and she lives in New York. Sarah's favorite sport is basketball and she can play the guitar, too. Jane's favorite sport is tennis. She can't play the guitar, ... | middle92.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "by train"
},
"options": [
"by bus",
"by train",
"by bike",
"on foot"
],
"question": "Mr Smith is going to his hometown _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index"... | One day, Mr Smith is going to take a train to his hometown. When the train starts, one of his shoes falls to the ground. The train is going faster and faster, and he can't pick it up. Then he quickly takes off the other shoe and throw it on the ground near the fallen shoe. A little boy on the train asks him, "Why do y... | middle2697.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "September 25th."
},
"options": [
"September 25th.",
"September 30th.",
"October lst.",
"October 6th."
],
"question": "When was China's aircraft carrier born?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
... | Six days before the 63rd birthday of New China, our country received a great gift. The country's first aircraft carrier , Liaoning, has made China become the l0th country in the world to have an aircraft camer.
An aircraft carrier is a kind of ship that planes can fly from and land on--like an airport on the sea. It s... | middle3589.txt |
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],
"question": "Mary's school ID card number is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": ... | Lost & Found
Lost: Found: Schoolbag
My school ID card Is this your schoolbag?
Its number is 2007712 It's black and white.
My name is Mary Brown. My name is Tony Green
Please call 6956385 Phone: 2360731
Cindy,
Your red... | middle5846.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "slow running"
},
"options": [
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"running as fast as you can",
"slow running",
"jumping"
],
"question": "Jogging means _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
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"answer": {
"answ... | One of the easiest ways to keep healthy is to do jogging. Jogging is the name for a very gentle running--it is just a little faster than walking.
Start slow jog 20 meters, then walk 20 meters. Little by little, if you are not feeling very tired, you may do more jogging and less walking. Finally, jog the whole way. It ... | middle6397.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "shooting"
},
"options": [
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"jumping",
"shooting",
"drawing"
],
"question": "The man liked _ and studied it hard for years.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"a... | A man liked shooting arrows . He studied it very hard for years. He thought he did it best and it was time for him to go out into the world.
One day when he walked through a forest, he saw a target on a tree, with an arrow right in the center. He went on and found more and more trees with targets and arrows in the c... | middle7089.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "get along well with others"
},
"options": [
"prepare for a test",
"make money",
"learn a language",
"get along well with others"
],
"question": "In the Learning Center, you won't learn how to _ .",
"questi... | Tony is reading an advertisement in a magazine. It is about different evening classes or weekend classes.
The Learning Centre, Garden City
We have evening and weekend courses on ...
test preparation friends and meeting people
jobs and making money cooking and language learning
Some of this month's cours... | middle144.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "young age"
},
"options": [
"young age",
"lovely smile",
"pretty clothes",
"beautiful hair"
],
"question": "The guests praised Kelly for carrying coats upstairs because of her _ .",
"question_type": "cloze... | We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four.Last Sunday evening, we invited some people home for dinner.I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang.Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take ... | middle2867.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "send information"
},
"options": [
"catch its prey",
"fly fast",
"blink its eyelids",
"send information"
],
"question": "Your eyes help you learn about the world. An eagle's eyes help it _ .",
"question_typ... | Would you be surprised to learn that your eyes are like an eagle's eyes in some ways? You and an eagle can see colors. And an eagle's eyes and yours are about the same size. But therre are a lot more of a special type of cell in an eagle's eyes than in your eyes. These cells send information to the eagle's brain. Getti... | middle2873.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "England"
},
"options": [
"American",
"England",
"Australia",
"Canada"
],
"question": "The Blacks are from _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answ... | The Blacks are English . Now they are in Beijing . This is their first visit to China.
They are going to stay in China for three weeks . They want to learn some Chinese ,too.
He likes driving in Beijing very much .Mrs Blacks is a teacher .She often visits a middle school in Beijing ,and she likes to speak with students... | middle636.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Computerized books won't be very expensive."
},
"options": [
"We won't need any paper.",
"Computers can keep many different books in them.",
"We won't have lots of pages.",
"Computerized books won't be very expensive."
... | Computers are very important to modern life. Many people think that in the future computers will be used a lot in everyday's life. It is thought that we won't have to go shopping because we will be able to get most things which are sold in shops on the Internet. There will be fewer books because we will be able to get ... | middle150.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "All of the above."
},
"options": [
"They don't act in the romantic ways.",
"They never say, \"I love you\".",
"They never send flowers to each other on Valentine's Day.",
"All of the above."
],
"question": "Why ... | Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they don't act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, "I love you" is too luxurious for them to say. Sending flowers on Valentine's Day is even more out of the question.
One day, my mother was sewing a quil... | middle3984.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "The passage doesn't tell us."
},
"options": [
"The husband.",
"The wife.",
"The boy.",
"The passage doesn't tell us."
],
"question": "Who opened the medicine bottle?",
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... | After eleven years of marriage, a couple had a boy. They were a loving couple and the boy was a gem of their eyes.
When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for work, so he asked his wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. His wife who was busy in... | middle4033.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "all the above."
},
"options": [
"a pair of binoculars.",
"a field guide",
"love for birds",
"all the above."
],
"question": "We need _ to watch birds.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"an... | Birdwatching is becoming more and more popular in many parts of the world.
Birdwatchers enjoy looking for and listening to different kinds of birds.To watch birds, all you need is a pair of binoculars, a field guide and love for birds.
If you are just starting birdwatching, buy one of the cheaper pairs of binoculars.Yo... | middle6624.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "guitar"
},
"options": [
"piano",
"guitar",
"drum",
"violin"
],
"question": "If you want to join the Sunshine Rock Band, you should play the _ well.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answ... | Guitar Player Wanted
Are you a lover of music? Can you play the guitar? Can you sing or dance? Welcome to our Sunshine Rock Band. Please call Mike at 5487-6598 or send an email tosunshine@yahoo.com.
Hot Club
Do you like to play table tennis? Do you want to play it well? Mr. Zhang is a good teacher. You cancome here eve... | middle6142.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Cooking a dinner"
},
"options": [
"Studying for a test",
"Drawing a picture",
"Cooking a dinner",
"Telling your love to your parents"
],
"question": "_ can give your parents a break.",
"question_type": "cl... | Dear Lucy,
In your last letter, your asked me how to love to your parents. Here is my advice.
*Make a picture for them. Whether with pencils or paints, it will be a treasure to them forever.
*Write a letter to them. Take your time to put your thoughts in _ .
*keep your room clean! Though it's a kind of the chore, it s... | middle4755.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Because they don't want them to lose their mother language."
},
"options": [
"Because they want them to speak Chinese.",
"Because they don't want them to lose their mother language.",
"Because they live in China.",
"Bec... | Many overseas Chinese make their kids learn the Chinese language because they don't want them to lose their mother language.
In the city of Portland in the USA, there is a weekend Chinese school in a church. In the school, there are Chinese kids and American kids. They study Chinese on Saturdays and Sundays. Teachers a... | middle2324.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Peter."
},
"options": [
"Peter.",
"Barry",
"Peter and Barry.",
"We don't know."
],
"question": "Who wants to play computer games?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
... | Peter: Let's play computer games!
Barry: Sorry, I don't like computer games, and I don't have a computer.
Peter: Well, do you have a volleyball?
Barry: Yes.
Peter: Then let's play volleyball.
Barry: Oh, volleyball is difficult.
Peter: OK, let's watch TV.
Barry: That sounds boring. Hmm, let's play soccer! Do you have a ... | middle4741.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "it was a birthday present for Tony"
},
"options": [
"he got two tickets for the game",
"they both liked watching games",
"it was a birthday present for Tony",
"he had enough time and money"
],
"question": "Mr. C... | Mr. Clinton and his 13-year-old son Tony are baseball fans. Last October 10th was Tony's birthday, so Mr. Clinton decided to drive him to New York, for the first game of the World Series . They had no ticket but hoped to buy a pair from others.
After they arrived, they walked in the street for two hours, carrying a si... | middle4999.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "a motor home"
},
"options": [
"a motor car",
"a motor home",
"a motorbike",
"a big truck"
],
"question": "From the passage, a van is also called _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answ... | Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van .
A small car can hold four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded . A van hold seven persons e... | middle1639.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "to forgive others when they hurt us"
},
"options": [
"to get along well with others",
"to say sorry to others bravely when we hurt them",
"not to hurt others",
"to forgive others when they hurt us"
],
"question"... | In your life, there are a lot of people around you. They are your relatives, neighbors, friends or classmates. Sometimes you get along well with them, but sometimes don't. What can you do when someone hurts you? Most people may be angry or even fight with him. But it's not a good idea. You'd better forget all this and ... | middle6156.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "some vegetables"
},
"options": [
"some trees",
"some flowers",
"some vegetables",
"some fruits"
],
"question": "Mrs. Smith planted _ in her small garden in spring.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
... | Smith had a small garden, and in spring she planted some vegetables in it. She looked after them very carefully, and when summer came, they looked very nice.
One evening Mrs. Smith looked at her vegetables and said: " Tomorrow I am going to pick them, and then we can eat them."
But early the next morning, her daughter ... | middle7248.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "40%"
},
"options": [
"70%",
"60%",
"40%",
"90%"
],
"question": "_ of children can work, watch movies and exercise in their rooms.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer... | A child's room is not only a bedroom. You can see computers, mobile phones, televisions, DVD players, Playstation, and other 21st-century toys. Britain's 8 to 16-year-olds have bedroom possessions about PS 3,300.
But they don't just have hi-tech toys . A child's room also has expensive clothes, sunglasses, watches, an... | middle2456.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "on the floor"
},
"options": [
"on the table",
"behind the door",
"on the floor",
"beside the furniture"
],
"question": "Where should we drop to protect our head and neck with our arms?",
"question_type": "fa... | An earthquake may happen at any time. It's best for us to know what to do, where to safe and who to _ during the earthquake. The following information will help you.
Remember: Prepare your personal earthquake bag. Collect these items and keep them somewhere near you. Water, food, medicine, mobile, phone, torch ,persona... | middle3990.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "the yellow box"
},
"options": [
"the red box",
"the yellow box",
"the black box",
"the white box"
],
"question": "He put his happiness into _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {... | Long long ago, there was a man who lived in a village. One day, he went to a market and did some shopping. He suddenly found two boxes. Both the two boxes were very beautiful and the man fell in love with them at the first sight. So he bought them.
After he got home, he didn't know how to use the boxes. He thought it ... | middle4027.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "never thought running so tired"
},
"options": [
"knew a lot about it",
"wanted to be a great runner",
"practiced running every day",
"never thought running so tired"
],
"question": "Before she took the 1.8-km co... | When I was a girl of 10, I joined the school cross-country team and practiced twice a week, on the 1,8-km course I'd never really run before and I thought the course would be easy. It was a real shock I ran out of breathe within the first few minutes. I never realized how tiring running could be but I didn't t think ab... | middle3748.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "have printing"
},
"options": [
"have printing",
"feed animals",
"drink clean water",
"do \"close work\""
],
"question": "Cai Lun's invention of paper makes it possible to _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_que... | What do you think are the most important inventions of the past 2,000 years? The TV? The printing? The telephone? Or the computer? A report shows that these are not the only important inventions. Here are four other important ones.
Paper is one of the most important inventions. You can't have printing without paper. In... | middle7506.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Hangzhou"
},
"options": [
"Hangzhou",
"Nanjing",
"Bejing",
"Shanghai"
],
"question": "Where is Longjin tea from?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
... | Coffee is the best!
Wake up in the morning and drink coffee. Coffee is a kind of drink. It helps you wake up and feel ready for the day.
When you are tired but you have a lot of work to do, you can have a cup of coffee. So you can finish the work. Coffee tastes great too. You can drink coffee from Brazil or China.
Te... | middle6618.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "twenty-four"
},
"options": [
"twenty-two",
"twenty-three",
"twenty-four",
"twenty-five"
],
"question": "Mr. Jenkins began to work in the school when he was _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
... | Mr. Jenkins is fifty years old. He has taught math in a middle school for twenty-six years. He works hard and always come to his office on time. He hopes his students can be honest and is strict with them. Some of his students become famous persons,but they still remember him and often write to him. Of course the old m... | middle1177.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "on weekends"
},
"options": [
"on weekends",
"at night",
"from Monday to Friday",
"from Sunday evening to Friday afternoon"
],
"question": "James is at home _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
... | James lives in the mountains with his parents.There are not any schools near the farm.He has to study in the _ from Monday to Friday.His father often takes him there in his car on Sunday afternoon.And he meets him on Friday afternoon.
The boy likes animals.He can see some near his house and school.But he never visits a... | middle5311.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Three"
},
"options": [
"wo",
"Three",
"Four",
"Five"
],
"question": "How many ways of keeping a healthy lifestyle are mentioned in the passage?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_... | Most people hope to have a memory which helps them succeed in study, work and life. Can memory be improved? Luckily, hundreds of studies in the past 50 years have already given us a definite* answer.
A healthy lifestyle keeps your brain young and memory sharp. First of all, it is necessary to have a healthy diet. Eatin... | middle3006.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "a tennis bat"
},
"options": [
"a computer",
"a TV",
"a tennis bat",
"a tennis ball"
],
"question": "Mary has _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
... | Mary: Let's play computer games.
Gina: That sounds great. Where is your computer?
Mary: I don't have a computer. Do you have a computer?
Gina: No, I don't. But I have a TV. Let's watch TV.
Mary: No, that sounds boring. Let's play tennis. I have a tennis bat.
Gina: Good. Where is it?
Mary: On the sofa. Do you have a bat... | middle4769.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Three"
},
"options": [
"Two",
"Three",
"Four",
"Five"
],
"question": "How many astronauts were there flying in Shenzhou X ?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index... | On June 11th, 2013, China sent up her tenth spaceship Shenzhou X into space successfully. And three astronauts went together with it. They were Nie Haisheng, Zhang Xiaoguang and Wang Yaping. Here is some information about the three astronauts.
Nie Haisheng was born in September, 1964. He is from Xiangyang, Hubei. After... | middle2318.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast."
},
"options": [
"Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry.",
"Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast.",
"There are some easy ways of losing weight.",
"Eating v... | I know what you're thinking: pizza? For breakfast? But the truth is that you can have last night's _ in the a. m. if you want to.
I know lots of women who skip breakfast, and they have a lot of different excuses for doing it. Some say they don't have time. Others think they're "saving" calories, still others just don... | middle1611.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "eighteen"
},
"options": [
"sixteen",
"eighteen",
"twenty",
"fifteen"
],
"question": "Jack was _ when he finished middle school",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_i... | Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with him.
One day... | middle7260.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Rainwater harvesting can meet a lot of your home's water needs."
},
"options": [
"Treating wastewater needs much energy.",
"The water on the earth is becoming less and less.",
"The water on the earth is becoming polluted more... | Saving water is an important part of going _ . As water becomes less and polluted more, conservation becomes more and more important. The less water you use, the less wastewater will end up in our rivers and lakes. Wasting water means that more water needs to be treated and cleaned, a process that requires quite a lo... | middle1605.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Harelipped children under 14."
},
"options": [
"Harelipped children under 14.",
"All disabled children.",
"All disabled children under 14.",
"All harelipped children."
],
"question": "Who can get help from the Y... | Do you know more and more Chinese artists have made regular donations to charity or put their efforts into charity work in China? Here let's know some of them.
Faye Wong and her husband Li Yapeng started the Yan Ran Angel Foundation for harelipped children three years ago. It was named after their daughter. Its purp... | middle391.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Because he needed to catch the early bus."
},
"options": [
"Because he needed to get ready for trip.",
"Because he needed to catch the early bus.",
"Because his mother was ill.",
"Because it was his first day to work."
... | I went to bed at 11pm, it was snowing. I slept deep and my clock didn't work. It was so cold that I didn't want to get up again. I called my mother "Mom, my alarm clock is dead, but tomorrow morning I need to get up at six o'clock to catch an early bus . Can you give me a wakeup call?" My mother's voice was a little du... | middle8147.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "it's important to make the right choices"
},
"options": [
"it's important to make the right choices",
"it's important to know how to compare prices",
"it's important to know how to shop carefully",
"we learn everything ... | There are many things we need to know that we do not learn at school. For example, if we want to use our money wisely, we need to shop carefully. We need to know how to compare the prices of things in different shops. We need to be able to compare the quality of different brands . We need to know how to make a choice w... | middle7274.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Chicago"
},
"options": [
"Chicago",
"Dixon",
"Davenport",
"Illinois"
],
"question": "After the writer graduated from college, he tried to look for a job in _ at first.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
... | "Everything happens for the best," my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. "If you can carry on, one day something good will happen."
After graduating from college in 1932, I decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way up to sports announcer . I took the bus to Chicago and knocked on the door of every s... | middle3012.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Surprised."
},
"options": [
"Happy.",
"Scared.",
"Angry.",
"Surprised."
],
"question": "How did the man feel when he saw the chicken keeping up with him?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"... | He was surprised to see that the chicken was keeping up with him. Looking at his speedometer , he found that he was doing 50 miles per hour (MPH).
Then he drove at 60 MPH, and the chicken stayed right next to him. He sped up to 75 MPH and _ still kept up.
The man then found that the chicken had three legs. Growing eve... | middle5463.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "All of the above."
},
"options": [
"Dogs.",
"Cats.",
"Fish.",
"All of the above."
],
"question": "What kind of animals do people keep?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"a... | Many people like animals.Now a lot of people have animals as pets .Usually people like to have dogs,cats,fish and other animals.Many young people have animals because they think these animals are interesting.Some old people have pets because they don't live with their children.
Morris lives in No.25 Garden Street.He is... | middle5305.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Kind."
},
"options": [
"Shy.",
"Ugly.",
"Careful.",
"Kind."
],
"question": "What did the people think of the boy's mother?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"ans... | The teacher invited a little boy's mother to attend his elementary school's first parents' meeting. His mother said she would go but the boy was disappointed. This would be the first time that his classmates and teacher met his mother and he was embarrassed by her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there w... | middle3774.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "in a small town"
},
"options": [
"in a small town",
"in the city of Guilin",
"in a village",
"in a tall building"
],
"question": "The writer lives _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"an... | The air here is fresh. There are not many tall buildings in our town. The best building is in our school. There are four hundred students and twenty-five teachers in our school. In the front of the school, there is a playground. I often play basketball with my classmates on it. There is a little garden behind our schoo... | middle7512.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Chinese"
},
"options": [
"Chinese",
"English",
"Japanese",
"England"
],
"question": "Li Ying is a _ girl.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"ans... | I'm a Chinese girl. My name is Li Ying. I'm twelve. I'm in No. 1 Middle school . Chen Hong is my friend . She is nine. Mr Wu is my Chinese teacher and Miss Zhao is my English teacher. | middle1188.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "By selling CDs on the Internet."
},
"options": [
"By making new supermarkets.",
"By making advertisements.",
"By selling ideas to others.",
"By selling CDs on the Internet."
],
"question": "How has he become a m... | A few years ago, David had the idea of selling CDs over the Internet. He started his work from his home. Now he sells over 500,000 CDs a year and has made himself into a millionaire , at the age of 24.
"I could see that this was the future of shopping," says David. "Why should you pay $15 for a CD and spend the time an... | middle2481.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "I won`t let the rider go until I call my parents."
},
"options": [
"I will remember the bike number.",
"I will let the rider go before I call my parents.",
"I won`t let the rider go until I call my parents.",
"I will le... | According to a new survey, students` safety has become a big problem. Nearly 50% of students say they are worried about robbery on the way to and from school. Now in main big cities in China some schools have taught an unusual lesson: self-protection. Students like this lesson because there are no exams or boring clas... | middle5488.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "July and August"
},
"options": [
"July and August",
"The winter season",
"From April to September",
"The vacation season."
],
"question": "Which is the most popular time for visitors to Britain?",
"question_... | Would you like to visit Britain one day?--Our country would like to welcome you!
Overseas travel can be expensive. But there are ways of visiting Britain cheaply. We hope that we can give you some good ideas.
When to come?
If you can avoid the busy months --July and August ,your visit may be cheaper. There will be sma... | middle4796.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "five"
},
"options": [
"three",
"four",
"five",
"six"
],
"question": "There are _ cities in China that support No Car Day according to the passage.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer... | Beijing--No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22, 1998. It was started to protect the environment. By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day.
The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001. Other cities, including Beijing, Taipei, Shanghai and Wuhan also sup... | middle1836.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "A billion."
},
"options": [
"A billion.",
"20 billion.",
"300 million.",
"800 million."
],
"question": "How many people weigh too much in the world now?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"a... | American nutrition expert Professor Barry Popkin says that the number of overweight people in the world is now bigger than the number of people who don't have enough to eat. A billion people worldwide now weigh too much and the number of obese people is now more than 300 million. "Obese" means at least 15 kilos heavier... | middle6181.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "find friends"
},
"options": [
"find friends",
"plant trees",
"get happy",
"keep fit"
],
"question": "Sally wants to tell students the ways to _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer"... | Everyone needs friends. There is an old saying "Friends are God's way of taking care of us." But how do you find real friendship and keep it?
The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends. Sally says finding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed and take ... | middle1822.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "A beautiful and valuable stone."
},
"options": [
"A bag with a precious stone in it.",
"A beautiful and valuable stone.",
"A beautiful but cheap stone.",
"A precious ring."
],
"question": "What did the woman fin... | One day, a woman traveled alone in the mountains.When she was walking, she found a precious stone.She was very happy and put the stone into her bag.
The next day, the woman met another traveler.The traveler was hungry and the woman opened her bag to s hare her food with him.The hungry traveler saw the precious stone ... | middle6195.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "stay in one place and signals"
},
"options": [
"try to find your friends",
"stay in one place and signals",
"walk around the forest",
"shout as loudly as possible"
],
"question": "If you get lost in the forest ,... | If you go into the forest with friends, stay with them .If you don't , you may get lost , this is what you should do .Sit down and stay where you are .Don't try to find your friends -let them find you instead .You can help them find you by staying in one place. There is another way to help your friends or other people ... | middle4782.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "123deg20'-124deg40'E ."
},
"options": [
"In the northeast of China.",
"25deg40'-26deg00'E.",
"In the northwest of Taiwan Island.",
"123deg20'-124deg40'E ."
],
"question": "Where is Diaoyu Dao?",
"question_ty... | Diaoyu Dao and its affiliated islands, which consist of(...)Diaoyu Dao, Huangwei Yu, Chiwei Yu, Nanxiao Dao, Beixiao Dao, Nan Yu, Bei Yu, Fei Yu and other islands, are in the northeast of China's Taiwan Island, in the waters between 123deg20'-124deg40'E and 25deg40'-26deg00'N . They belong to the Taiwan Island. Th... | middle2495.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "father and mother"
},
"options": [
"brother",
"sister",
"uncle",
"father and mother"
],
"question": "Alice is in Beijing with her _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answe... | Alice is an American girl .She is thirteen. She is now in Beijing with her parents .She doesn't know much Chinese. She can't speak Chinese well .Sometimes her friends do not understand her.
It's Sunday morning .She's going to the zoo to see the pandas .She is waiting at the bus station .At the bus station she asks a bo... | middle3953.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "why he had more questions than the students"
},
"options": [
"he was good at drawing circles",
"his knowledge had something to do with the circles",
"why he had more questions than the students",
"how he could get more ... | Long ago ,there lived in Greece a learned man. He was so well known for his good knowledge of almost everything that lots of people from all over the country came to learn from him. The great man taught his students whole-heartedly and answered their questions with great patience.
One day a student asked him, " My dear... | middle408.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "one-fifth"
},
"options": [
"half",
"one-third",
"two-fifths",
"one-fifth"
],
"question": "The number of the people living in the Amazon forest in 1980 was _ of that in1900.",
"question_type": "cloze_ques... | More than 50,000,000 people live in the rainforests of the world and most of them do not hurt the forest they live in. They eat the fruits that grow on the forest trees, but they do not cut them down. They kill some animals to eat, but they do not destroy them.
When we cut down the rainforests, we destroy these forest ... | middle420.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Basketball."
},
"options": [
"A playboy.",
"Running.",
"Basketball.",
"Playground"
],
"question": "What did the writer fall in love with?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Dear Basketball And so I ran.
I ran up and down every playground
From the right moment I gave you my heart
I fell in love with you. Because it came with so much more.
A love so deep I gave you my all --
From my mind & body I played throu... | middle6803.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "before the New Year's Day"
},
"options": [
"on my birthday",
"during Christmas",
"before Christmas",
"before the New Year's Day"
],
"question": "The story happened _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"... | It was the end-of-year party. I had asked my mother to make us cookies. Mom's chocolate chips were the best.
But two o'clock passed, and there was no sign of her. Most of the other mothers had come and gone, dropping off their cakes and chips. The party went on, but I wouldn't leave the window. The three o'clock bell s... | middle346.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "go to watch a ballet"
},
"options": [
"go to watch a ballet",
"do shopping",
"wait for buses",
"go to the library"
],
"question": "According to the passage we can see that at night some people in Moscow like to ... | At this moment in different places of the world people are doing different things.
In Beijing it's early morning. People are sleeping.
In London people are leaving work to go home. They are waiting for buses or running for trains. Some people are driving their cars. Some are having afternoon tea at home or walking to t... | middle8184.txt |
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