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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "didn't line up for the bus"
},
"options": [
"were foreigners",
"didn't have tickets",
"made a loud noise",
"didn't line up for the bus"
],
"question": "The British people tried to push the three gentlemen out of... | In England recently three foreign gentlemen came to a bus stop and waited. About five minutes later, the bus they wanted came along. They were just going to get on when suddenly there was a loud noise behind them. People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way. Someone shouted at them. The bus conduct... | middle352.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "70"
},
"options": [
"60",
"65",
"70",
"75"
],
"question": "How old is Mrs. Clark?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "In the park."
... | Mr. and Mrs. Clark are 70 years old. They look young and they are very healthy. Why? Let me tell you. That's because they have a healthy lifestyle.
They exercise every day, and every morning they exercise in the park. After that they usually go to the supermarket. They walk there for about half an hour. They don't take... | middle6817.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "All above"
},
"options": [
"Tuhao",
"Hukou",
"Dama",
"All above"
],
"question": "_ may be adopted in the Oxford English Dictionary in 2014 according to the passage.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
... | The Oxford English Dictionary (OED, ) is thinking of adding the Chinese word tuhao to its 2014 edition .
The word has become popular in China during the past few months to describe newly rich people who spend money in extravagant(,)ways. Tuhao has
in Western countries, too, to describe similar people in their countr... | middle8185.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Parents and children of all ages."
},
"options": [
"Parents and other people.",
"Teachers and their students.",
"Parents and children of all ages.",
"Only school kids and their parents."
],
"question": "Accordin... | Somepeople think only school children do not agree with their parents, however, it is not true. Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages. if it's hard for you to communicate with your parents, don't worry about it. Here is some advice for you to _ the generation gap .Don't argue with your parent... | middle4967.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "12"
},
"options": [
"12",
"13",
"15",
"14"
],
"question": "Li Chuang began to smoke when he was _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_tex... | Li Chuang is a 15-year-old boy, but he has been a smoker for three years. His teeth and fingers have turned a bit yellow.
"I first tried smoking after watching TV. It makes me feel excited and I think it looks cool," he said.
Not all students smoke as much as Li, but there are lots of child smokers.
A report says 32% o... | middle6816.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "her father is free"
},
"options": [
"her father has more money",
"her father is free",
"she likes father better",
"her father likes shopping"
],
"question": "Helen goes shopping with her father because _ .",
... | It's Saturday. Helen has no classes today. She wants to buy a new dress. Her mother is at work, so she is going to the shop with her father. They go there by car. But her father doesn't like going shopping, so Helen goes to the shop and her father sits in the car and waits for her.
There are a lot of people in the shop... | middle6802.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "she was a long way from her mother ."
},
"options": [
"she didn't have a present",
"she was a long way from her mother .",
"she didn't know it was Mother 's Day",
"she wanted to have a trip ."
],
"question": "Th... | It was mother's Day, but the young mother was a little unhappy. Because she was 800 miles away from her parents. In the morning she phone her mother to wish her a happy mother's Day, And her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs in the garden.
Later that day, when she told her husband about the lilacs. He said. ... | middle421.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "food waste at school is very serious"
},
"options": [
"food waste at school is very serious",
"students should not eat more food",
"it is students' duty to eat less food",
"it's easy for schools to start a campaign"
... | It is reported by Chinese Xinhua News that students waste more food than the national average. So the campaign on school food waste is getting popular across the country. The move is part of a national campaign started by students at different schools.
At East China University of Science, students who finish their food... | middle4973.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "he looked at his own feet"
},
"options": [
"he said hello to the writer",
"he seemed happy",
"he looked at his own feet",
"he smiled at the writer"
],
"question": "When David was brought into the writer's office... | One day, many years ago, when I was working as a psychologist in England, David was brought into my office. His face was pale and he looked at his own feet.
David lost his father when he was two years old and lived with his mother and grandfather ever since. But the year before he turned 13, his grandfather died and h... | middle347.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "He can do what he wants to do."
},
"options": [
"His parents spend much time with him.",
"He has to do lots of housework.",
"He can do what he wants to do.",
"He does much more homework than other kids."
],
"que... | Born as the only child in the family, I am the "king" of the family. My parents are both businessmen and they come home every two weeks. Because they don't spend much time with me, they always feel guilty* and will buy me many expensive things and let me do whatever I want. My grandparents never let me do any chores be... | middle8191.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "all people"
},
"options": [
"those who have large and beautiful house",
"those who have cars",
"those who have a lot of money",
"all people"
],
"question": "Happiness is for _",
"question_type": "cloze_ques... | Happiness is for everyone . You don't need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on . Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely .and those who have cars may want to work on the country roads... | middle4783.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "there is too much homework."
},
"options": [
"life is interesting",
"the sky seems bright",
"their studies are successful.",
"there is too much homework."
],
"question": "Students sometimes complain _ .",
... | Have you ever complained that life is so tiring or that there is too much homework? Does the sky sometimes seem dark to you? Are your studies sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and smile all the time. If you look at the world with a warm heart, you will find that the whole world smiles at you.
While in s... | middle1823.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "to improve children's abilities when living alone"
},
"options": [
"for children to live in a lonely place",
"to let children not watch TV at home",
"for parents not to disturb their children",
"to improve children's ab... | Have you heard about "Survival Holidays"?"Survival Holidays" is for children to go into the lonely place for exciting activities. Now about 1,100 companies are allowed to take children into the great outdoors without their parents.
The reason why people like "Survival Holidays" is that they think being close to nature ... | middle2494.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "they can make the sick happier"
},
"options": [
"they are ill and they need to see the doctor",
"they can make the sick happier",
"they can help the doctor find out the problems",
"all the doctors like them"
],
... | In America, when people say 'man's best friend', they don't mean another person. Instead, they are talking about a lovely animal--a dog! These words show the friendship between people and animals. Dogs and other pets can give joy to people's lives. _
Animals can help people, too. You can teach dogs to be the 'eyes' fo... | middle2480.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "a police dog"
},
"options": [
"dogs",
"cats",
"people",
"a police dog"
],
"question": "The story is about _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"... | My friend has a big police dog named Kim. Police dogs are often very smart. Every Sunday afternoon my friend takes Kim for a long walk in the park. Kim likes walking very much.
One Sunday afternoon a man visited my friend.
He talked to my friend a long time. They talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to tak... | middle1189.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "He can't see clearly"
},
"options": [
"He has a black face.",
"He can't see clearly",
"He looks much older.",
"He has a little nose."
],
"question": "Which is one of the signs of being an albino?",
"question... | I was born an albino in Pennsylvania in 1945.No one in my family had ever known what an albino was and what it meant to be an albino.
My family and friends treated me as everybody else.That was just about the best thing they could have done.It helped me believe in myself, so when troubles came along, I could deal with ... | middle6180.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "about 59,000,000"
},
"options": [
"30% of",
"77,000,000",
"about 59,000,000",
"over 23,000,000"
],
"question": "From the passage, we know that _ Chinese traveled to foreign countries in 2013.",
"question... | More and more people are interested in traveling. Why do people travel? "To see more of the country and the world," many people would say. Of course it offers us good chances to meet people from other countries, learn about their culture.
In 2014, Chinese people traveled to other countries 30% more than in 2013. The nu... | middle4797.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Because he missed his mother"
},
"options": [
"Because he wanted to sleep.",
"Because he wanted to play outside.",
"Because he was hungry.",
"Because he missed his mother"
],
"question": "Why did the younger bro... | When I was ten, my mother worked all day so I had to take care of my younger brother. At that time my little brother was about four years old and he missed mum all the time.
One day, after I had given him his dinner, he started crying for mum. He was so young and really needed mum. So I dressed him, put on his shoes, c... | middle5489.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Students betweenl3andl8"
},
"options": [
"Allthestudents",
"Studentsaged13",
"Students betweenl3andl8",
"Students over18"
],
"question": "_ can take part in the English Summer Camp.",
"question_type": "cloz... | Join us for an English Summer Camp in English !
Students between l3 and l8 are welcome to the English Summer Camp.
It's a good chance to learn about British customs and improve your English.
Eleven experienced English teachers will give you English classes 4 hours a day on weekdays.
There are also weekend visits to Lon... | middle3013.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "climb up on the walls"
},
"options": [
"fix the bike",
"climb up on the walls",
"eat sandwiches",
"walk around the farm"
],
"question": "During his break every morning, the small boy would _ .",
"question... | Once a small boy lived on a farm which seemed so far away from everywhere.
He needed to get up before the sun rose every morning to help his father on the farm. After an hour he could take a break for a while. Then he climbed up on the walls along the side of the farm. He could see a house with gold windows. "If they c... | middle7275.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "to do their homework quickly and in the right way'"
},
"options": [
"not to look away while doing homework",
"to do homework by themselves",
"not to turn to teachers when doing homework",
"to do their homework quickly a... | Homework should be done as soon as you get home from school. If you have after-school activities, the homework should be done first. At the same time, it is fine to allow for a snack break and also to allow for stretching breaks.
Also, you should remember that it is your duty to do your homework. Next time, when you wa... | middle390.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "winter"
},
"options": [
"spring",
"summer",
"autumn",
"winter"
],
"question": "From the passage, we learn that smog was a big problem in _ in London.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"an... | 500 years ago in Britain, the burning of coal was increasing in cities like London. Coal was used in factories and also used to heat homes. Coal, when burnt makes a lot of smoke, which makes the air very dirty.
About 200 years ago, the Industrial Revolution began in Britain. Factories were built, and even more coal... | middle1162.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "they are very big"
},
"options": [
"they are very big",
"they are quiet",
"they are very strong",
"they want to eat leaves along the way"
],
"question": "Elephants usually walk slowly because _ .",
"quest... | Elephants have very strong legs.Their legs are like trees.They usually walk slowly because they are so big,but they walk very quietly.
Wild elephants living in the jungle usually stay together in big families.Usually one old elephant leads them.The others follow their leader.They usually move about at night,looking fo... | middle5304.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "watching sports matches"
},
"options": [
"reading comic books",
"writing sports news",
"watching sports matches",
"playing computer games."
],
"question": "Bob likes _ very much.",
"question_type": "cloze... | My cousin Bob likes watching sports matches very much . He goes to the stadium to watch football matches at the weekend. He is also good at playing football. Now he is in the Football Club. Beckham is his favourite football player. When Bob is free, he always buys newspapers about sports. He watches sports news on TV,... | middle3761.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "50%"
},
"options": [
"50%",
"45%",
"64.2%",
"38.9%"
],
"question": "About _ of Chinese students spend more than 2 hours doing their homework every day.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"... | You may feel interested in students in other countries. Do they have so much homework? What do they do in their free time? People did a survey in China, Japan, South Korea and the US last year. This is the result.
Who studies the hardest?
Chinese students spend the most time in studying. About half of Chinese students ... | middle1176.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "student"
},
"options": [
"teacher",
"parent",
"student",
"player"
],
"question": "\"You\" in this article is a _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
... | You can't look good if you are not healthy. And one way to be healthy is to do exercise.
Football, tennis, volleyball and swimming are all good for you. Muscle exercise is also important. You can exercise at school or at home. Boys can do push-ups and girls can do sit-ups .
But there are some don'ts here:
First, s... | middle6619.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "blue"
},
"options": [
"pink",
"green",
"blue",
"yellow"
],
"question": "If you see _ balloons on the front door of an American house, a boy is born.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"an... | How did your parents celebrate when you were born? Of course you can't remember, but they can. They have photos or videos from a ceremony of some kind.
In the United States, the proud parents of a new baby often put something on their front door. It's an exciting time for them, and they want to share the good news with... | middle7507.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Big."
},
"options": [
"Clean.",
"Small.",
"Big.",
"Quiet."
],
"question": "How is the supermarket near Michael's house?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0... | *My name is Michael. This is my neighborhood. There is a big supermarket near my house. The things there are cheap, so many people like shopping there. Across from the supermarket is a school. It's my school. There is a library next to my school. I like reading books there.
*I am Nick. My neighborhood is busy. There ar... | middle7261.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "bad dreams, scary movies or snakes"
},
"options": [
"the darkness, bad dreams or birds",
"voices, bad dreams or dogs",
"the darkness, scary movies or any sound",
"bad dreams, scary movies or snakes"
],
"question... | Everybody is afraid of something. More than 2500 children told us what they were afraid of. Some don't like the darkness. Some hate bad dreams and scary movies . And some of them want to run away from dogs and snakes.
Tom, 11, is afraid of the darkness because he worries that someone might
his house.
10-year-old Kathy ... | middle8152.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "they don't want or need to learn too much"
},
"options": [
"they are especially talented people",
"they don't want or need to learn too much",
"they have to spend a lot of time on it",
"they have a chance to go abroad"
... | Is learning a foreign language ever easy? Yes. If you are five and move to another country, you will quickly pick up the language. But what about for the rest of us who are no longer five, and need to be polite when traveling for business or for pleasure? I think that answer is also yes. Language learning can be easy i... | middle1610.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Gou Jian"
},
"options": [
"Gou Jian",
"Fu Chai",
"Gou Jian's father",
"Fu Chai's father"
],
"question": "Three years later _ was caught and taken to the state of Wu.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
... | In ancient China, the State of Wu made an attack on the State of Yue. The king of Wu was badly hurt and soon died. His son Fu Chai became the new king. Fu was very sad and angry and he decided to fight back for his father's death. He trained his army strictly until it was very strong. Three years later, he led his army... | middle384.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Sheep and birds"
},
"options": [
"Sheep and birds",
"Snow.",
"Many people.",
"Forests."
],
"question": "What can they see on the tops of the hills?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer... | Hello Sandy,
We have just returned form our holiday. We went with our friends,Edward Smith and his wife Tina, to the Yorkshire Moors. It is a beautiful natural park. There are lots of places to walk on the tops of the hills,miles of grassland with no people,just sheep and birds.
Edward had just come out of hospital and... | middle2319.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "On the street."
},
"options": [
"In the forest.",
"At a zoo.",
"On the street.",
"At a park."
],
"question": "Where did the American bump into the bear?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"a... | Today, an increasing number of people are always looking at their mobile phones with their heads down. These people are called the "Heads-down Tribe" . Are you a heads-down tribe member? Heads-down tribe members now can be seen everywhere.
Using mobile phones may cause accidents and even cost a lot of money. Also, more... | middle5476.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "air"
},
"options": [
"bus",
"air",
"train",
"taxi"
],
"question": "The Smiths are going to Hong Kong by _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"an... | The Smiths are going to visit Hong Kong next summer. They will fly there. They will spend about two weeks there.
First, they are going to visit all the places of interest in the city and also do some shopping. They can enjoy shopping until ten o'clock at night.
Second, they are going to eat delicious food there. There... | middle4768.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "She blessed it to come alive."
},
"options": [
"She took the painting away.",
"She blessed it to come alive.",
"She drew another one like this painting.",
"She put the painting on the wall."
],
"question": "What... | Once upon a time there was a boy named Ankit. One day he made a painting and he loved it so much.
One night when he slept, an angel came and blessed his painting that it should come alive. He was always lonely. He always wanted a friend to talk to and share his work and secrets. Next morning when he woke up he heard s... | middle7249.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Children's Day"
},
"options": [
"Children's Day",
"Teachers' Day",
"Christmas Day",
"Spring Festival"
],
"question": "Both the two theatres will celebrate _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{... | Look at the two posters about Sunshine Theatre and Moonlight Theatre:
Welcome to Sunshine Party!
Time: 1:30 p.m. -8:30p.m. , June 1st Happy Children's Day
Place: Sunshine Theatre
Activities: Singing, dancing, a magic show and a fashion show
Welcome to Moonlight Party!
Happy Children's D ay Time: 2:... | middle6157.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Five"
},
"options": [
"Three",
"Four",
"Five",
"six"
],
"question": "How many people are there in this passage?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": ... | Sue and Linda usually go to school by car. They drive past a hospital, a supermarket and a food shop. The food shop is next to the supermarket.
. Jack and Michael usually go to school by bus. They go past a bank and a post office. The bank is next to the post office.
Mary usually goes to work by bike. She rides a bike... | middle4998.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Forgetting things"
},
"options": [
"Important work",
"Working for a long time",
"Forgetting things",
"Bad condition"
],
"question": "_ made Mr. Clark work very difficult.",
"question_type": "cloze_question... | Mr. Clark worked in a newspaper, and he did a lot of important and difficult work, but then he began to forget things, and this made his work very difficult. One day he said to himself, "I'm going to go and see Dr. Martin about this."
He waited in the doctor's waiting room with the other patients, and then the nurse sa... | middle2331.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "every day in a year"
},
"options": [
"every day in a year",
"for most of the month",
"for only a few days",
"late at night"
],
"question": "If people want to do well in an exam, they have to work hard _ .",
... | A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day in a year. You may fail in an exam if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the exam. If you want to be good at English, you have to read stories in English, and to speak English as much as possible. A few days before the exam y... | middle4740.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "impress people"
},
"options": [
"write travel stories",
"learn the skills",
"help the kids there",
"impress people"
],
"question": "At first, Grennan simply wanted to _ by volunteering in Nepal.",
"questi... | Conor Grennan was unwilling to be a volunteer . The 29-year-old American was not sure if he had the skills or a strong feeling for it.
However, he went to work at an orphanage in Nepal. His first thought was to make people impressed.
"I thought that if I volunteered just once. I could retell the story over and over," ... | middle3749.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "12"
},
"options": [
"5",
"12",
"11",
"14"
],
"question": "Sue will be _ years old.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "In November.... | My name is Sue. I want to have a special party to celebrate my 12th birthday. After discussing it with my family, I decided to have a Hello Kitty theme birthday party.
Hello Kitty Birthday Invitations
An invitation in the shape of a skirt is a fun way to invite my friends to the party. My sister, Lisa, will help me mak... | middle4026.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "to help his brother on business"
},
"options": [
"to look for gold",
"to sell canvas",
"to visit his brother",
"to help his brother on business"
],
"question": "Levi Strauss went to San Francisco _ .",
"qu... | Perhaps the most famous clothing brand name in the world is Levi's.Levi Strauss & Co.is the producer of blue denim jeans.Here's how it happened.
In the mid 1800s many people went to California to look for gold.A young German named Levi Strauss traveled to San Francisco to help his brother on business.He sold canvas to ... | middle5338.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Nobody can read them"
},
"options": [
"only their parents can read them",
"only their teacher can read them",
"Nobody can read them",
"Their teacher can read them"
],
"question": "The students' diaries and lette... | Enjoying a better life at school, with shorter class hours, greater privacy and more rights is all you dream of, right?
For students in Shanghai, they are no longer just dreams. This week experts and law-makers in Shanghai had a meeting to talk about a new law . It is called the "Shanghai Underage Protection Law ".
The... | middle3991.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Stories."
},
"options": [
"Stories.",
"Newspapers.",
"Basketballs.",
"Pianos."
],
"question": "What do writers use to share their life experiences?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer... | We all have our own ways of sharing our life experiences with others.
Photographers use cameras, artists use brushes, musicians use songs and writers use stories.
Spencer Johnson's story Who Moved My Cheese? shows changes exist in our life. Life changes and so we do. We must change ourselves to face the changing enviro... | middle2457.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "four"
},
"options": [
"three",
"four",
"five",
"six"
],
"question": "There are _ children in Lin Xiao's family.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
... | Lin Xiao, 21, a student at Guangdong University, has a big family - her two parents, a younger brother and two younger sisters. Lin took her role as the "big sister" seriously. When her first sister was born, Lin took turns with her mom holding the baby late into the night. "I almost did everything that was supposed to... | middle6631.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "stupid"
},
"options": [
"clever",
"stupid",
"headache",
"angry"
],
"question": "In England, if people point to their heads it means they think someone is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | We are always using body language in our daily life. When we have a conversation with someone, we may be using more body language than words. However, the same body language may mean different things in different countries. That's why people sometimes do not understand each other correctly. Pointing to one part of the ... | middle6625.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "find food more easily"
},
"options": [
"give birth",
"enjoy warmer weather",
"find food more easily",
"find beautiful places"
],
"question": "Most animals move from one place to another at a certain time to _ ... | We know that many animals do not stay ill one place. Birds, fish and other animals move from one place to another at a certain time. They move for different reasons: most of them move to find food more easily, but others move to get away from places that are too crowed.
When cold weather comes, many birds move to warme... | middle3985.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "After a serious illness."
},
"options": [
"After he came back from work.",
"After a serious illness.",
"After seeing a doctor.",
"After being a doctor."
],
"question": "When was Jack deaf of both ears?",
"qu... | A Deaf Person's Joke
Something was wrong with Jack's ears after he was much better from a serious illness. Several months later he went to a doctor. The doctor told him that he was deaf of both ears. Jack was sad. He was afraid to lose his work. So he did not like people to know this.
One evening he asked some frien... | middle2443.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "secrets are hard to keep"
},
"options": [
"It's difficult to move away",
"girls don't like to talk to boys",
"student's report to the teacher",
"secrets are hard to keep"
],
"question": "The story wants to tell ... | "We're going to move," Jimmy said to Mr. James,her teacher, with tears in her eyes. "Dad lost his job and now we don't have enough money to live in our house." Pam was walking by and just heard Jimmy's talk with Mr.James.
In the lunchroom Pam met Carol and said, "I've got something to tell you about Jimmy." As she sta... | middle2325.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "different"
},
"options": [
"same",
"different",
"many",
"good"
],
"question": "Different countries have _ food.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
... | Each country has its favourite food. In some countries, people eat rice every day. They often eat it with meat, fish and vegetables. Japanese eat a lot of fish, and they eat a lot of rice , too. In England , the favourite food is fried fish and French fries. In the USA people like hamburgers a lot. And they like to hav... | middle4754.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "They keep good habits."
},
"options": [
"They eat healthy food.",
"They keep good habits.",
"They meet good friends.",
"They have successful parents."
],
"question": "What makes some people successful?",
"qu... | One of the secrets of successful people is that they have good habits. The good habits help them to be successful. What are good habits? How can you get into good habits? Here is some advice for you.
First, everyone has his merits . You should always look for the good points in people and learn from them.
Second, ... | middle6143.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Planting trees will help the world."
},
"options": [
"The Sahara Desert is in Africa .",
"Farming too much makes the soil weak.",
"Big problem are caused by the growing Sahara desert.",
"Planting trees will help the w... | Deserts do not stay the same size .Sometimes they grow bigger. Sometimes they get smaller. The world's biggest desert, Sahara, is in Africa. Right now, the Sahara desert is growing fast.
Why is the Sahara growing ? In some places , People farm too much. In other places ,animals eat all the grass. or people cut down t... | middle637.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "in the southeast of England"
},
"options": [
"near the city",
"in the city",
"in the southeast of England",
"in a large tall building"
],
"question": "The old farmer lived _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_qu... | An old farmer spent all his life on his farm in the country in the southeast of England. One day he decided to visit the big city. Everything was new and strange to him, because he had never traveled to the city before.
The old farmer visited a lot of interesting places in the city.
He rushed into a large tall building... | middle2872.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "He is always late for school."
},
"options": [
"He needs help with his homework.",
"He finds it difficult to make friends.",
"He is always late for school.",
"He is always at the bottom of his class."
],
"questi... | One of the most popular items in the school newspaper is the advice column. No one knows who writes it. The students think their teacher does, but it might be a student using a false name.
The students enjoy thinking up problems for the advice column. Here are some of them and their answers.
Ask the Wise Owl
Q: I'm al... | middle151.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "10."
},
"options": [
"4.",
"6.",
"10.",
"14."
],
"question": "How old is the youngest interpreter according to the passage?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"an... | Alexia Sloane is from Cambridge. She was told by the doctor she had a brain tumor when she was on holiday "with her parents in France. After that the two-year-old girl became blind.
Though the little girl can't see anything, she has great talent for languages and at the age of 10 she is already fluent in English, F... | middle145.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "met an old lady"
},
"options": [
"played with pigeons",
"fed pigeons",
"met an old lady",
"saw a friend of his grandmother's"
],
"question": "Little Mike went to the park and _ .",
"question_type": "cloze... | Little Mike's grandmother died weeks ago. He missed her very much. One afternoon Mike went to the city park where his grandmother used to go. There he saw an old lady. She looked very kind. She was sitting there, watching pigeons . Little Mike went up and sat next to her. He took out his food and drinks and gave some t... | middle2866.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "knew nothing about tea"
},
"options": [
"drank tea every day",
"knew everything about tea",
"knew nothing about tea",
"liked to eat the tea-leaves"
],
"question": "Most of the people in Europe _ 300 years ago... | We drink tea every day. But more than three hundred years ago most of the people in Europe did not know anything about tea. Some people heard about it, but very few of them know what to do with it.
There is a story about an English sailor who went to countries in the east, the west and the south. He went to India a... | middle623.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "on the highway"
},
"options": [
"on the highway",
"at home",
"in a shopping center",
"in a hospital"
],
"question": "When the father became seriously ill, he and his son were _ .",
"question_type": "cloze... | Kindergartens( ) may teach you very important things you need to know.Dancy, a 5-year-old boy, saved his father's life with the skills he learned.
The boy's father became seriously ill on the way home from a father-son shopping.He couldn't speak and could hardly move, but he tried hard to stop the car safely.At that p... | middle2696.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "8 p.m."
},
"options": [
"8 a.m.",
"10 a.m.",
"8 p.m.",
"10 p.m."
],
"question": "The model shop closes at _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answ... | My favourite shop is called' Model World'. It is on the second floor of Happy Plaza, near to Pizza Club. It is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day.
Model World' sells all kinds of models. It has model soldiers, cars, boats, airplanes, space shuttles and even dinosaurs. It has models for young children and models for ... | middle7936.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "it was very hot , dry and windy"
},
"options": [
"lightening spread the fire",
"there was much fuel for fires",
"there were not enough firefighters",
"it was very hot , dry and windy"
],
"question": "Russia had ... | Today there are more fires than in the past . Over 100,000 wildfires burn each year in America . Russia has 20,000 to 35,000 wildfires and Australia has about 60,000 each year. These fires destroy huge areas of forests and burn hundreds of homes .
Many experts believe there are several reasons for this sudden increase ... | middle6396.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Animals"
},
"options": [
"Doctors",
"Animals",
"parents",
"Nurses"
],
"question": "_ help sick children to feel better.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2... | An interesting experiment is being done at the Children's Hospital I in London. Animals, such as dogs, cats, and even horses help sick children to get better.
There are many reasons why this treatment is important. Dr. Marcus Finch of the Children's Hospital said, "Children and teenagers have many changes as the... | middle5847.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "three"
},
"options": [
"Two",
"three",
"Four",
"Five"
],
"question": "_ students are talking.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Kat... | Jack and Hob are going to high school now . Jack wants to be an engineer .He is going to build roads ,bridges and house. Hob is interested in math and science, but he is going to study medicine , He wants to be a doctor.
Kate is good at music .She wants to be an artist .She is going to sing and dance for people .Joan w... | middle4581.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "China"
},
"options": [
"America",
"China",
"England",
"Canada"
],
"question": "Bill is in _ now.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text"... | Hello! My name is Bill. I am twelve years old. I am from America. Now I am in a junior high school in Xiamen.
We have 20 boys and 25 girls in our class. My favorite teacher is Miss White. She is from Canada. She is 27 years old. She is tall. She has long brown hair. Her face is round and she has big eyes. She is a good... | middle4595.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Li Nan"
},
"options": [
"Yang Jun",
"Zhang Hui",
"Liu Hong",
"Li Nan"
],
"question": "We can learn English from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
... | Huaihua Foreign Language School
Lin Nan, Teacher of English
Yingfeng Street, Huaihua, China
Tel:0745-2709348 Fax:0745-2709756
E-mail: Linan@21cn.com
Bp:1240822018Zip code:418000
Daqing Children's Hospital
Liu Hong, Doctor
12 Xingling Road, Changchun, Jilin 130027
Tel:0431-5645972
13704358529(mobile)
Fax:0431-5768904 E-... | middle179.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "It helps repair the body."
},
"options": [
"It helps people rest well.",
"It helps repair the body.",
"It helps answer problems.",
"It helps slow the body down."
],
"question": "What does \"human growth hormone\... | During the day, you spend a lot of time running, jumping, laughing, eating, and talking. You use up a lot of energy , and by the end of the day you're tired. Sleep gives your body a chance to rest.
But your brain and body are not completely at rest during sleep. While you sleep, your mind may think of the things that... | middle87.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "lying wheat"
},
"options": [
"broken wheat",
"lying wheat",
"harvested wheat",
"growing wheat"
],
"question": "\"Flattened wheat\" means _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | In the summer of 1978 an English man named Steven was driving his tractor through a field of wheat when he discovered something strange. Some of his wheat was lying on the ground. The flattened wheat formed a circle about six meters across . Around this circle were four smaller circles of flattened wheat.
Three years l... | middle7922.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "in China"
},
"options": [
"in China",
"abroad",
"in Cambridge",
"in England"
],
"question": "Hua Luogeng was _ in 1937. Which of the following cannot be chosen?",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
... | The famous Chinese mathematician Hua Luogeng was born in Jintan County, Jiangsu province in 1910. When he was young, life was very difficult for his family. Still, the boy took great interest in math.
In the summer of 1931, he was fortunate enough to become an assistant in the Math Department of Qinghua University, ... | middle2669.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "She's hardworking and optimistic ."
},
"options": [
"She's the youngest contestants of America's Got Talent.",
"She was accepted by America's Got Talent the first time she auditioned.",
"She's hardworking and optimistic .",... | Here, a reporter is interviewing the 12-year-old singer, Mara Justine, who's one of the youngest contestants of America's Got Talent.
Reporter: Why did you choose to compete on America's Got Talent instead of one of the other singing competitions?
Mara: Well, America's Got Talent actually called me because I had auditi... | middle5106.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "The English words with Chinese grammar."
},
"options": [
"The English words easy to pronounce.",
"The Chinese words difficult to translate.",
"The English words with Chinese grammar.",
"The Chinese words that foreigners... | Can you understand the following words?
"Long time no see."
"Good good study, day day up."
"I like your smile, but unlike you put your shoes on my face."
Yes, we call these examples Chinglish, like "people mountain, people sea".
Chinglish usually means English vocabulary with Chinese grammar on street signs or products... | middle3577.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Four."
},
"options": [
"Five.",
"Four.",
"Six.",
"Three."
],
"question": "How old is Nancy's brother?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_te... | Nancy is an English school girl. She studies in a middle school. She has a little brother. His name is John. John is only four. Nancy likes him very much.
Today is Sunday. Nancy wants to do her homework. She takes out her pencil-box and opens it. "Oh, dear! Where's my pen?" She can't find her pen. She goes to ask her b... | middle7711.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "They were waiting for their babies to be born."
},
"options": [
"They were waiting for their wives.",
"They were seeing doctors.",
"They were waiting for their babies to be born.",
"They were working at men nurses there... | Four men who would become fathers were in a hospital waiting room while their wives were going to give birth to their babies. The nurse arrived and proudly said to the first man, "Congratulations, sir. You're the father of twins!"
"What a surprise! Believe it or not! I work for the Minnesota Twins Baseball teams!"
Late... | middle1360.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "nearly the same age as his horse"
},
"options": [
"nearly the same age as his horse",
"almost always older than his horse",
"not quite as old as his horse",
"a little older than his horse"
],
"question": "The fa... | Once there was an old farmer. He had a horse and the horse was almost as old as himself. One morning he set out with his young son to sell the horse before it died. The father and the son walked because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired . They met two men on the road. They said, "Why are you walking, fa... | middle192.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "English"
},
"options": [
"English",
"History",
"Geography",
"Maths"
],
"question": "What is Liang Bin's favourite subject ?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index... | Hello. My name is Liang Bin and I'm 13 year sold. I come from Wuhan. In the morning I get up at half past six, and then I run near my home. At twenty past seven, I have breakfast with my parents. Usually I have eggs and milk. Sometimes I have bread and fruit juice. but I don't eat meat. I go to school at twenty to eigh... | middle6369.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Because it gives people weather information in time"
},
"options": [
"Because it has the greatest advertisement",
"Becaue it has the most advertisements",
"Because it gives people weather information in time",
"Because ... | Most of people watch the weather report on TV to get their newest weather information. So the weather report becomes one of the most popular TV programs.
Now, most TV stations play soft music pieces to relax their audience . The weather report words are getting close to our real life. And there are some warm reminds ... | middle7077.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Green house of the future."
},
"options": [
"Green house of the future.",
"The greener, the better.",
"How to build green houses.",
"Changes of the houses."
],
"question": "What is the best title of the passag... | What will the house of the future look like? Could it have gardens on its walls, or a pool with fish for dinner? Architects believe that they are all possibilities. The only thing for sure is that the houses will be as green as possible.
The tree house
Many architects in the world would like to build a "tree house." Li... | middle3211.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "a charity group from France"
},
"options": [
"a mobile phone company from France",
"a charity group from France",
"a mobile phone company from Thailand",
"a charity group from Thailand"
],
"question": "Telecoms ... | When trouble comes, what do we usually do? We pick up our mobile phones and call for help. That's easy, right? But in an emergency, many people are unable to call for help. Floods and earthquakes come suddenly. Wars can hurt or kill. Successful communication can sometimes mean the difference between life and death.
Mee... | middle5660.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Do not share any news on social media"
},
"options": [
"Do not share any news on social media",
"Do not use the locating function on social media",
"Do not give your name on social media",
"Do not post the photos of y... | To many students, joining social media "circles" is now more important than making new friends in real life.
And it's easy. If you have a cell phone, you can download apps such as Sina Weibo, WeChat and QQ.
"I love to check my friends' updates . I also enjoy news and humor shared on social media," Said Ou Wei, 1... | middle3205.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "welcomed"
},
"options": [
"surprising",
"exciting",
"expensive",
"welcomed"
],
"question": "From the passage, we know that bicycling is becoming more and more _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
... | More and more people like bicycling and it is no surprise. It's fun, healthy and good for the environment. Maybe that's why there are 1.4 billion bicycles and only 400 million cars on roads worldwide today. Bikes can take you almost anywhere, and there is no oil cost!
If you get on a bicycle and ride it, you may discov... | middle186.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "He didn't study hard at school."
},
"options": [
"He liked his school.",
"He worked hard at school.",
"He didn't study hard at school.",
"He tried to do much work at school."
],
"question": "How was Jack doing a... | Jack was ten years old and he was a very lazy boy. He didn't like doing any work. He had to go to school, of course, but he didn't study hard there and tried to do little work. His father and mother were both doctors and they hoped that their son would become one too when he grew up. But one day Jack said to his mother... | middle1412.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "cat"
},
"options": [
"cat",
"student",
"boy",
"girl"
],
"question": "Lucy is a _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "five; four;... | My cat's name is Lucy. She is a very pretty cat. Her hair is _ . She has four children. She is very happy with her young babies.
The four children are not all like Lucy very much. The biggest child is quite black. It is black with white feet and white ears. Two children are like their mother. They are black. My dau... | middle838.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Her two nieces would come."
},
"options": [
"My parents moved to live with her.",
"The writer did the crossword puzzle with her.",
"Her two nieces would come.",
"We tried to make her live comfortably."
],
"quest... | I grew up in New Hampshire, a small town in South Canada, where in my father's words for the seasons were "Spring, Summer, Fairtime and Winter!" At that time, a week-long fair was held in the town every autumn. Thousands of people from other towns came to sell and buy things. It was the busiest time of the year.
When "... | middle7705.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "In a friendly way"
},
"options": [
"In a rough way",
"In a friendly way",
"I n French",
"Slowly"
],
"question": "How did the waiter speak to Paul and Mr. Jackson?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
... | One day , Mr. Jackson took Paul to his favorite restaurant. It was a French restaurant. The waiter was from France, but he didn't speak to them in French. "Would you like to see menu?" , he asked in a kind way. "Yes, please," Mr. Jackson said.
The waiter gave them a menu each. They studied them. " You can spend on... | middle78.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "an English tutor"
},
"options": [
"a babysitter",
"a good book",
"an English tutor",
"a math tutor"
],
"question": "Mrs Yang wants _ for her daughter.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"ans... | Wanted: an English tutor
Do you like kids? Are you outgoing ? Do you have three years' experience as an English teacher? Do you have free time on Saturday and Sunday? We need a woman teacher for our daughter. She is twelve and she is not good at English.
For the job, you will.
Teach from 3:00pm to 6:00 pm.
Teach... | middle1374.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "There weren't enough bedrooms."
},
"options": [
"It was on the north side of town.",
"There weren't enough bedrooms.",
"There was no dining room.",
"The garden was too big."
],
"question": "Why did n't the Brown... | Comfortable family home with a large garden on north side of town.Three bedrooms,
Living-room,kitchens,dining-room,bathroom.Offers over$35,000.
2.ASSISTANT WANTED FOR BUSH RESTAURANT
Some evening and weekend work.All meals free.Ring 33201 78.
3.JOIN OUR FOOTBALL TEAM
Boys and girls wanted to play in local football team... | middle5112.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "8:00 in the moming"
},
"options": [
"10:00 in the morning",
"8:00 in the moming",
"6:00 in the afternoon",
"8:00 in the aftemoon"
],
"question": "On Sunday the zoo opens at _",
"question_type": "cloze_ques... | Welcome to the zoo
Day open : Fees :
Monday to Friday Adults : $ 8. 00
10:00 am~6:00 pm Ages 8~14: $ 3. 00
Saturday to Sunday Ages 15~18 : $ 6. 00
8 :00 am~8 :00 pm Under 8 : Free
Try our train ride for $ 2. 00 per person!
,. | middle3563.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "by bus"
},
"options": [
"on foot",
"by bike",
"by bus",
"by plane"
],
"question": "They got to the campground _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
... | I had a summer camp with my classmates last year. Early in the morning. We gathered at the bus station. After saying goodbye to our parents,we got on the buses. It took us more than two hours to arrive at the campground. We got off the buses cheerfully. Laughing and shouting. We jumped and ran all over the place. It wa... | middle810.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "In the park"
},
"options": [
"In the garden",
"On the chair",
"In the park",
"Next to the road."
],
"question": "Where are Mr. Brown and Mr. Black?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer... | Two men are working in the park. One is Mr. Brown, a worker, and the other is Mr. Black. Mr. Brown is going to a chair. It is next to the road. Mr. Black is after him. Mr. Brown finds Mr. Black. Now Mr. Black begins to walk faster. Because he wants to get to the chair before Mr. Brown. Now Mr. Brown begins to walk fast... | middle50.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "afraid of the man"
},
"options": [
"in great danger",
"a policeman",
"afraid of the man",
"too tired to move"
],
"question": "Mr. Brown was really _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"ans... | Mr. Brown was on his way home from the railway station. It was very late, and he was alone on the dark road. Suddenly he heard someone behind him. He began to walk faster. The man behind him walked faster, too. He walked more slowly, and the man moved more slowly, too. He began to run, and the man was following him and... | middle2655.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "she is with Jack"
},
"options": [
"she studies at school",
"she is at home",
"she goes shopping with her mother",
"she is with Jack"
],
"question": "Amy doesn't wears glasses when _ .",
"question_type": "c... | Amy is short-sighted, so she wears glasses. But she doesn't wears glasses when she is with her fried, Jack. When Jack comes to her house to take her out, she takes her glasses off. When she gets bake ,she puts on the glasses.
One day, Amy's mother asks her ,"Why don't you wear your glasses when you are with Jack? He ta... | middle4224.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "drinking some water; medicine"
},
"options": [
"drinking some hot soup; medicine",
"drinking some porridge; breakfast",
"drinking some water; medicine",
"Drinking some soft drinks; medicine"
],
"question": "Acco... | Drinking water is good for your health. There are some scientific ways of drinking water.
1. It is the best medicine to drink two glasses of water in the morning.
2. Drink clean water.
3. Drink the water that has not been boiled.
Many people think boiled water is safe and good to people's health. In fact, it is not tru... | middle2.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "clear"
},
"options": [
"clear",
"beautiful",
"funny",
"interesting"
],
"question": "First, a good sign should be _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
... | Do you see many signs around you? Do you know the signs are an important part of our daily life? They can be in pictures or in words to give people information. What do people think are good signs? If you are thinking about making signs for others, what should you know?
The most important thing is that signs should be ... | middle5884.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "about a million times faster than"
},
"options": [
"as fast as",
"a million times slower than",
"about millions of times faster than",
"about a million times faster than"
],
"question": "Light speed is _ sou... | Light travels at a speed which is about a million times faster than the speed of sound. You can get some idea of this difference by watching the start of a race. If you stand some distance away from the starter, you can see smoke from his gun before the sound reaches your ears.
This great speed of light produces some ... | middle2133.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "stay where you are"
},
"options": [
"try to find your friends",
"stay where you are",
"walk around the forest",
"try to find a house"
],
"question": "If you get lost in the forest, you should _ .",
"questi... | If you go into the forest with your friends, stay with them. If you don't, you may get lost. What should you do if you really get lost? You should sit down and stay where you are. You mustn't try to find your friends. Let them find you. If you want your friends to find you, you need to stay in one place. You can also s... | middle6341.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "six"
},
"options": [
"seven",
"six",
"eight",
"five"
],
"question": "Mary is _ years old.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Her ... | Mary is an English girl. She's six years old . Her mother takes her to school in the morning and brings her home in the afternoon. She likes her nice school. She likes her teachers, too.
One day, she says to her mother, " Mom, we have a new girl in our class today, Her name is Kim. She's six years old , too. She's ve... | middle5890.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Greece"
},
"options": [
"Greece",
"China.",
"Australia,",
"France."
],
"question": "In which country was the first modern Olympics held?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | In 1896, the first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens. Since then many countries have successfully held the Olympics, such as England, France, Germany, Canada, the USA, Spain and Australia. After more than a century the Games returns to its hometown.
When people hold the Olympic Games, they always make an emblem ... | middle4556.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Fast food chains"
},
"options": [
"Fast food consumers",
"Kinds of fast food",
"Fast food prizes",
"Fast food chains"
],
"question": "_ are increasing quickly all over the world.",
"question_type": "cloze_q... | There are more and more fast food chains all over the world now. Most of these places work on a similar principle .There is a long counter ,above which hangs a list(often with pictures)of the items they sell,and behind which several people (often students working for the lowest pay) are working. Buyers form queues in f... | middle5648.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "You have a red face when you're asked to answer a question in class."
},
"options": [
"You find it hard to enjoy yourself at a party.",
"You feel a little nervous when you go to a new place.",
"You seldom go outside, afraid o... | How do you feel when you have to make a speech in front of class? What about when you go to a birthday party? Do you get really shy?
Shyness means feeling nervous or afraid when you're around other people. Experts have found that more than 80% of middle school students feel afraid to be the center of attention. Some ki... | middle2127.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "headache"
},
"options": [
"headache",
"earache",
"toothache",
"A, B and C"
],
"question": "A heavy bag may make students _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_inde... | Do you have to carry a heavy bag to school? Does it make your back hurt? Well, students at a high school in Kansas , America, have a meeting with their city's mayor to complain about their heavy bags. They say their bags are giving them headaches , and making their necks and backs hurt. The mayor says he is ver... | middle2641.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "From 12-year-old people to people in their 80s."
},
"options": [
"Only children.",
"From 12-year-old people to people in their 80s.",
"Only old people.",
"Only students and teachers."
],
"question": "What kind o... | Are you looking for something fun and would you like to help other people in your spare time? Then join us to be a volunteer .
We are a non-profit organization . We have volunteer jobs for people of all ages. Anyone, from twelve-year-old children to people in their 80s, can become a volunteer.
You can help people in ... | middle4230.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "in an office in a city"
},
"options": [
"on a farm",
"at a school",
"in a restaurant",
"in an office in a city"
],
"question": "Where did Alan work? He worked _ . '",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
... | Alan worked in an office in the city. He worked very hard and really wanted to take a
holiday. He usually went to the seaside, but one day he saw an ad in a newspaper. "Enjoy
country life. Spend a few weeks at Willow Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking,
fishing. Good prices ." "This sounds like a good ide... | middle7739.txt |
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