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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Create different feelings for us"
},
"options": [
"Create different feelings for us",
"Help us to develop good habits",
"Develop our interest in money",
"Influence natural environments"
],
"question": "According... | We know music is very important in our daily life. Do you notice music playing at any of those places when you go somewhere? Today most stores, stations, restaurants and other places play music. You might even hear music in an office or on a farm.
Scientists believe that music influences the way people behave . They th... | middle1980.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "We have won."
},
"options": [
"We have won.",
"Good luck",
"Best wishes.",
"That is OK."
],
"question": "What is the meaning of doing the V gesture?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answe... | Are you still doing the V for victory sign? It's out. The latest popular hand gesture is to curl both of your hands and put them together to make a heart shape.
Known as "Hand heart", many young stars in the US including Justin Bieber, Blake Lively and Taylor Swift have done the gesture in recent photos.
"The heart han... | middle7329.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "exciting"
},
"options": [
"cheap",
"exciting",
"good",
"famous"
],
"question": "I like basketball best because it's _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": ... | My favourite sport is basketball because it is very exciting. I like basketball because the NBA stars play very well. Basketball is very cheap and it is a good sport for our health. We can grow taller if we play basketball often. Also it keeps me healthy. I play basketball three times a week. Most often I play it in my... | middle1028.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "English and Maths"
},
"options": [
"Chinese and Maths",
"English and Chinese",
"English and Maths",
"English and Biology"
],
"question": "Alice likes _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"... | Dear Jenny,
How are you? Thanks for your last letter.
I like English and Maths, too. I think they're interesting and useful . Our school is over at 3:40 p. m. every day and I can get home at 4 o'clock, but I don't go home at once .
On Monday afternoon, I have a violin lesson from 4:00 to 5:00. I like sports, and I'm in... | middle6747.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Tony"
},
"options": [
"Susan",
"Tony",
"John",
"Bill"
],
"question": "Mary's brother is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "brot... | My name is Mary. This is my family. These are my parents. Their names are Bill and Grace Brown.Those are my grandparents.Their names are Henry and Linda Brown.This is my uncle.His name is John.That boy is my brother. His name is Tony. This is Susan.She is my uncle's daughter. | middle4150.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "sad"
},
"options": [
"happy",
"free",
"lucky",
"sad"
],
"question": "Most of the animals in the zoo feel _ according to the passage.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"a... | Many people may think that animals in the zoo are happy, free and lucky, but most of them are sad. Do you know why? Animals like tigers, lions, and bears usually live in forests or mountains. They run, jump, play with their children and catch small animals for food. But now they have to stay in cages ,small rooms in th... | middle2247.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Because he saw so many happy dogs smiling at him."
},
"options": [
"Because he didn't know there were 1,000 mirrors.",
"Because he found that dogs there looked sad.",
"Because he felt sad about everything.",
"Because he... | Long ago in a small village, there was a place. It is famous for the House of 1000 Mirrors.
A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he jumped happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging... | middle4636.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "is like themselves"
},
"options": [
"is like themselves",
"has a sense of humor",
"is open-minded",
"lives an exciting life"
],
"question": "From the passage, we know that people prefer sitting by someone who",
... | Have you ever wondered what goes through your mind when you choose where to sit in a new classroom? Or in a waiting room full of strangers? Or on a bus? Researchers have found out some interesting facts.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, we prefer to sit closer to people like ourselves. Girls sit by girls and boys sit by boys. A... | middle3159.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "rich"
},
"options": [
"valuable",
"rich",
"beautiful",
"All of above"
],
"question": "Taiwan is considered as a _ island.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index... | We all know that Taiwan is considered as Treasure Island 0f China. The scenery there is very beautiful. Recently we have been connected closely each other.
Several months ago, a group of 19 Taiwanese children flew to Chengdu in order to begin a tour to study pandas. The middle school children were from Chiayi Country i... | middle6021.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "visit www.worldkids.net"
},
"options": [
"call 88563219",
"visit www.mysportsclub.com",
"call 886766213",
"visit www.worldkids.net"
],
"question": "If you want to know different cultures of the world, you can ... | Model Time
A model is a small copy of a building, vehicle ,machine etc, especially one that can be put together from several parts. If you like models, then this will be the place for you . From model trains, planes and cars to rockets and boats, we've got them all! To find others who can share your interests, and to g... | middle1982.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "His mother."
},
"options": [
"His girlfriend.",
"His mother.",
"His wife.",
"A little girl."
],
"question": "Whom did the man go to a flower shop to order flowers for?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
... | A man stopped his car at the door of a flower shop. He planned to order flowers and asked the shopkeeper to deliver them to his mother, who was far away in the man's hometown.
The man saw a little girl crying on the road when he was about to enter the shop. The man asked her: "Why are you crying?"
"I want to buy a ro... | middle8018.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "five"
},
"options": [
"five",
"eight",
"seven",
"Four"
],
"question": "Bruce's Noodle House sells _ different kinds of noodles.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_... | This is Bruce's Noodle House. We have different kinds of noodles. A large bowl of noodles with mutton is only 4 dollars, and 3 dollars for a medium bowl. Each bowl of beef noodles is just 3.5 dollars. And a large bowl of chicken noodles is 2 dollars. Each bowl of pork noodles is just 3.5 dollars. One dollar is for a ... | middle2253.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Chicken."
},
"options": [
"Jiaozi.",
"Hamburgers.",
"Bread.",
"Chicken."
],
"question": "What can you find in this restaurant?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_in... | Welcome to our restaurant! We have many kinds of food and drinks here. We have fish, chicken, rice, eggs and vegetables for you to eat. We have apple juice, orange juice, milk and beer for you to drink. Many people come here for dinner every day. We have Sichuan food, Shandong food and Guangdong food. All these Chines... | middle4622.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Tony"
},
"options": [
"Susan",
"John",
"Tony",
"Linda"
],
"question": "Mary's brother is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "fat... | My name's Mary. This is my family tree. These are my parents. Their names are Bill and Grace Brown. Those are my grandparents. Their names are Hery and Linda Brown. This is my uncle. His name is John. That boy is my brother. His name is Tony. This is Susan. She is my uncle's daughter.
,. (2,10) | middle4144.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "carried heavy shopping bags"
},
"options": [
"walked so fast",
"looked through a rubbish bin",
"felt cold",
"carried heavy shopping bags"
],
"question": "Susan felt a little tired because she _ .",
"quest... | On a cold winter afternoon, Susan was walking home from a supermarket. She was feeling a little tired, as she was carrying her shopping bags. They were so heavy that she decided to have a rest in the park. She walked towards the gate of the park. She noticed a poor man walking out of a restaurant in front of her. The m... | middle2535.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "without going to school"
},
"options": [
"before she went to school",
"after she finished school",
"without going to school",
"after she played with her friends"
],
"question": "Every morning Napoga went to get ... | Napoga is a 12-year-old girl in Ghana ,Africa.It is hard for her family to get clean water.Every morning,she leaves home at half past five to get clean water for her family from a village far away.It takes her six hours to get enough clean water for daily cooking and drinking.She has no time to go to school or to play ... | middle5272.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Food is important."
},
"options": [
"Everybody is healthy.",
"We don't want to be healthy.",
"Food is important.",
"There isn't much healthy food."
],
"question": ".Which of these following sentences is true? _... | Everybody wants to be healthy.You know food is very important.There is much healthy food.You can have more bananas,apples,oranges and tomatoes because fruit and vegetables are good for you.But don't eat too much chocolate.It's not healthy food.Healthy food can make you grow and make you strong and happy.Remember there ... | middle1014.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "sunglasses and sun-block"
},
"options": [
"some fruit and drink",
"warm clothes and sports shoes",
"sunglasses and sun-block",
"fashionable clothes and a big bag."
],
"question": "If you go to Hainan Island fo... | Some advice on Travel
1. Forget fashion ! Always wear your most comfortable clothes when going on long journeys.
2. Travelling on trains and buses can be boring, so take a good book to read.
3. If you're going somewhere cold, remember to put on your warm clothes!
4. If you are going somewhere sunny, remember to bring ... | middle7465.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "how to treat people different from us"
},
"options": [
"what's important for a student",
"what students should do at school",
"how to treat people different from us",
"how to get others to do things in the right way"
... | You may not realize it, but you are doing much more than just studying when you are at school. School is also the place where you learn to get on well with people. But this is not always easy. What can you do if you just don't like one of your classmates?
If you discover that you have problems getting on with your clas... | middle7303.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "He sells books."
},
"options": [
"He sells books.",
"He grows flowers.",
"He makes shoes.",
"He works in a hospital."
],
"question": "What does Uncle Wang do?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
... | Uncle Wang works in a book shop in the middle of the city. The shop is not far from his home. It is about one kilometer away. So Uncle Wang seldom goes to work by bus. He usually goes bike there by bike, sometimes on foot .It takes him twenty minutes to get there by bike and forty minutes on foot. Today his bike is b... | middle8030.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "On the Internet"
},
"options": [
"At London University",
"In a newspaper",
"On the Internet",
"On TV"
],
"question": "Where did Li Hua see Mrs. Daniels' advertisement?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
... | An experienced teacher is offering private lessons in English.
Please email me at the address below and tell me:
*Your age
*Reasons for learning English
*Your level of English
*Areas that you need to focus on - grammar, listening, speaking, reading, writing, etc.
Mrs. Daniels( daniels _ m@mail.com)
From: Li _ Hua@gmail... | middle1772.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "3D movie"
},
"options": [
"digital camera",
"digital TV set",
"3D movie",
"4D movie"
],
"question": "According to the passage, Avatar is a _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {... | Have you seen Avatar(<<>> )? It's a popular 3D movie, and you may have to wear 3D glasses to see it. The 3D glasses make the images from the movie look as if they were coming straight towards you.
More and more 3D movies are coming to theaters. Some say that 3D TV sets will come into our homes in the near future. 3D te... | middle5514.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Because she likes eating snacks."
},
"options": [
"Because she doesn't like sports.",
"Because she likes eating vegetables",
"Because she likes eating snacks.",
"Because she likes eating fruit."
],
"question": "... | Wang Yan, a 15-year-old Chinese girl, likes eating snacks very much. She prefers cream biscuits, McDonald's food, KFC chicken. As a result, she has become overweight.
Today in China, there are many children like Wang Yan. Health experts say that children should have healthy eating habits. First, they must eat regular m... | middle3165.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Something even without legs."
},
"options": [
"Something even without legs.",
"Something not popular among people.",
"A person who is neutral.",
"A person who cares about nothing."
],
"question": "How does the w... | I think it is safe to say that snakes are not popular among most people. It would be hard to find a person who is neutral ,or simply doesn't care one way or the other. What I wonder is why something even without legs causes such great fear.
Snakes are quite useful, but that doesn't seem to matter. Snakes help control ... | middle5500.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "By10%."
},
"options": [
"By2%.",
"By8%.",
"By10%.",
"By25%."
],
"question": "How much may the students improve their grades most if they bring water into exams?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
... | What should you take in with you when you take an exam? Pen, pencil, eraser, ruler..., and don't forget a bottle of water!
According to a study at the British Psychological ( ) Society Annual Conference held in London, students who bring water into exams may improve their grades by up to 10 percent.
Scientists at the U... | middle3171.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "take the second turning on the right"
},
"options": [
"take the second bus on the right",
"must buy something secondly",
"take the second turning on the right",
"go ahead on the right"
],
"question": "\"Take the... | "You are welcome to have dinner with me on Sunday," said John.
"But I don't know where your house is," said Henry.
"It's easy. You get off the bus. Then cross the road, and take the first turning on the left. Walk for five minutes. Then you will see a big tree. Take the second on the right after the tree. Walk about a ... | middle7317.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "if they know they will get food after doing something."
},
"options": [
"if they know they will get food after doing something.",
"because animals are so clever.",
"if they know the work is easy enough",
"because most a... | Can you make animals work for us? Some scientists think that one day we can teach animals to do a lot of things for people. In a film shown on TV, you may see elephants, monkeys, tigers or some other animals are always given a little food to eat after they have done something. Scientists say that people can teach many ... | middle8024.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "designer"
},
"options": [
"designer",
"farmer",
"teacher",
"gardener"
],
"question": "At first Steve Jobs became a _ after he left college.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Steve Jobs, the designer of Apple Computer, wasn't smart when he was at school. At that time, he was not a good student and he always made trouble with his schoolmates. Then he dropped out . But he was full of new ideas.
After he left college, Steve Jobs worked as a video game designer. He worked there for only seve... | middle6009.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "you should consider others' response before you act assertively"
},
"options": [
"you should consider others' response before you act assertively",
"you should be assertive if you want to get good marks",
"assertiveness is th... | Assertiveness is the ability to confidently express your opinions, feelings,attitudes, and rights, in a way that doesn't infringe the rights of others.
Many of us are taught that it is not nice to consider our own needs above those of others. If someone says or does something that we don't like, we should just be quie... | middle1766.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "big and nice"
},
"options": [
"too small",
"big and nice",
"bright and clean",
"both B and C"
],
"question": "Mary's room is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer... | Mary has a room. It's a big and nice room. It's bright and clean . There are some pictures on the front wall. On the back wall there is a map of China.
There is a desk and a chair in her room. Her backpack is behind the chair. Some books and her pencil-case are on the desk. There are some color pencils, a pen, a ruler... | middle1000.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "The swan had beautiful white feathers"
},
"options": [
"His own feathers were as white as snow.",
"The swan did not have black feathers like him",
"The swan had beautiful white feathers",
"The swan lived in the lake wit... | One day, a raven happened to fly past a lake. Looking at the lake, he saw the most beautiful animal he had ever seen. It was a swan and its feathers were as white as snow. The swan was playing with other birds happily, talking and dancing. And it seemed that the other birds all liked to stay with _ When he looked at hi... | middle7471.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "J. K. Rowling"
},
"options": [
"Vincent Van Gogh",
"Ronald Reagan",
"J. K. Rowling",
"Harry Potter"
],
"question": "_ was a teacher before he (she) became famous.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
... | Have you ever thought about what kind of job you would like to have when you grow up? Many people think that we can have only one job in our lifetime. We all know that this is not true, but quite a few people actually think this way. For example, when people choose a major in college, they think that the decisions th... | middle3617.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "he thought he was ill"
},
"options": [
"he thought he was ill",
"he was too fat and could not walk quickly",
"something was wrong with his foot",
"there was something wrong with his mouth"
],
"question": "The po... | A man went to see a doctor."Open your mouth,"the doctor said.Then the man opened his mouth and the doctor looked in quickly.
"It's clear what's wrong with you.You need more exercise,"the doctor said.
"But,doctor,"the man said,"I don't think..."
"Don't tell me what you think,"the doctor said."I am the doctor,not you.I k... | middle5266.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "didn't give up and tried to bring her baby to life"
},
"options": [
"became so sad that she almost became mad",
"didn't give up and tried to bring her baby to life",
"chose to believe the doctor",
"became angry at what ... | A mother in Australia was told by a doctor that her new born son was dead but she helped to bring him back to life by holding the baby against her body. She used a method known as a kangaroo care. The child, named Jamie ,was born after only 27 weeks with his twin sister, Emily, in a hospital in Sydney. Her birth went w... | middle2509.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "public schools"
},
"options": [
"English schools",
"high schools",
"public schools",
"colleges"
],
"question": "Most American children go to _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer"... | American schools begin in September after the long summer holidays. There are two terms in a school year; the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children go to public schools.
High school students study only four or five subjects at a time. They usually go to... | middle3824.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "can understand what she is saying"
},
"options": [
"were born",
"are grown-ups",
"go to school",
"can understand what she is saying"
],
"question": "A new mom should teach her children manners when they _ .",... | Dear new moms,
You should teach your children manners as soon as your children can understand what you're saying. When your children do something right, let them know. When your children do something wrong, tell them how they should do it and why.
Here are some basic manners for children:
1. Wait for their turn and d... | middle4193.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Drives a car."
},
"options": [
"Takes a bus.",
"Drives a car.",
"Drives a bus",
"On foot"
],
"question": "How does Bob go through the countryside?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer"... | One Saturday, Bob decides to take a drive through the countryside. After a few hours, he sees a dog walking behind a man on the side of the road. As the car comes near them, the dog jumps into the road. Of course, the car hits the poor animal and kills it.
Bob stops his car and walks up to the man. "I'm very sorry," he... | middle6784.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "India."
},
"options": [
"America",
"India.",
"England.",
"China."
],
"question": "Where are Amy's pen pals from?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
... | Amy is an American student in Des Moines, Iowa. She is nine years old and she is in Grade Four this year. Now she and her friends are pen pals of the students in India.
In their letters, Amy learns that life of Indian children is difficult. And they don't have money to buy desks for school. She is surprised and wants t... | middle219.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "happy"
},
"options": [
"bored",
"tired",
"sad",
"happy"
],
"question": "Reading can always keep yourself _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"an... | Reading is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons.
First, reading is fun. You can always keep yourself happy if you like reading. You will never feel bored or tired.
Next, you can read a book anywhere-- in a car, on a plane, or even in the bathroom. All you need is a book!
Another good reason for reading is that it is u... | middle1955.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Parents and children."
},
"options": [
"Teachers and students.",
"Old people.",
"Parents and children.",
"Young people."
],
"question": "Who likes the song?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
... | Your lucky Day
This is a fortune-telling song, It is popular among English Children. Parents use it to teach their young children the days of the week. The song uses the day of the week a child was born on to tell the child's future.
Monday's child has a beautiful face.
Tuesday's child is full of grace.
Wednesday's chi... | middle2284.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "She is warm-hearted and caring."
},
"options": [
"She loves making friends with boys.",
"She is fun-loving and humorous.",
"She is warm-hearted and caring.",
"She often asks for trouble."
],
"question": "What ki... | My 13-year-old daughter Lisa remembers birthdays, makes people cards when they are sick, and sends encouraging notes written in colored pens in her neat, artistic hand.
One day I got a call from her principal, "I called to tell you that in 20 years of teaching I have seen nothing like what Lisa did today", he said
I he... | middle4839.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "People don't keep the earth well."
},
"options": [
"Some places don't get much rain.",
"Plants don't let the hot sun make the earth even drier.",
"People don't keep the earth well.",
"Scientists haven't learnt enough ab... | Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again. They want to bring water to the deserts, so people can live and grow food. They are learning a lot about the deserts. But more and more of the earth is becoming deserts all the time. Scientists may not be able to change the deserts. Scientists think th... | middle2290.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "go to live in a foreign country"
},
"options": [
"get married to a foreigner",
"live in a big city",
"go to live in a foreign country",
"meet foreigners in your motherland"
],
"question": "According to the passa... | We may know that there are four basic periods for human beings to pass through when you enter and live in another country. This process helps you deal with culture shock .
Culture shock begins with the "honeymoon period". This is the time when you first arrive in a place where everything about the new cu1ture is stran... | middle1799.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "sleeps much of the time"
},
"options": [
"moves more slowly at night",
"has thousands of feet",
"doesn't move at all",
"sleeps much of the time"
],
"question": "A snail _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_quest... | We've talked about snails and their slow move. But much of the time snails don't move at all. They are in their shells --sleeping.
Hot sun will dry out a snail's body. So at the least sign of hot sun, a snail draws its body into his shell. A snail will die in a heavy rain. So when it rains, a snail does the same thing... | middle1941.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "eyes and an arm"
},
"options": [
"a hand",
"eyes and a leg",
"an arm",
"eyes and an arm"
],
"question": "A robot will get something for you with _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answe... | The technology is improving every year. We will see some very exciting home robots in the next few years. In the future the robots can do lots of things.
1. Getting things
In a few years, it will be possible to tell your home robot to get a piece of bread for you.
The robot will use its eyes and an arm to get the bread... | middle6790.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "no living thing can live alone"
},
"options": [
"every life needs food",
"plants are very important",
"no living thing can live alone",
"1iving things need different food"
],
"question": "Food chains suggest tha... | All living things on the earth need other living things to live.Nothing lives alone.Most animals must live in a group,and even a plant grows close together with others of the same kind.Sometimes one living thing kills another,or one eats and the other is eaten.One kind of life eats another kind of life in order to live... | middle5299.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "student"
},
"options": [
"teacher",
"student",
"driver",
"doctor"
],
"question": "Jack is a _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "... | Jack is a schoolboy. He is from England. He lives in a small town, not far from London. He lives with his grandmother. His parents work in London. They come only on Saturday and Sunday.
Jack has a small bike. He rides to school every day. He likes to study. He listens to the teachers carefully in class. He works very h... | middle4187.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "how animals act before an earthquake"
},
"options": [
"how animals act before an earthquake",
"how an earthquake starts",
"how mice leaves their homes",
"when an earthquake begins"
],
"question": "This story is ... | Many animals do strange things before an earthquake . This news may be important. Earthquakes can kill people and knock down homes. The animals may help to save lives.
Some animals make a lot of noise before an earthquake. Farmers have told about this. Dogs that are usually quiet have started to howl . Horses on farms... | middle543.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "weigh and talk to people"
},
"options": [
"tell people what they should eat",
"weigh and talk to people",
"tell people how old they are",
"tell a story"
],
"question": "The nice talking machine could _",
"q... | A man made a nice talking machine. It could weigh people. The man wanted to try the machine before he could make a lot of these kinds of machines.
He put the machine into the waiting room of a station . There were always lots of people in and out there.
The first one began to use the machine. It was an Indian woman. W... | middle225.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "14"
},
"options": [
"12",
"14",
"16",
"18"
],
"question": "The writer is _ years old.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "believe ... | I have a lot of friends. My best friend is Mai. She is 16 years old. She is 2 years older than me. We live in the same town and we began to know each other when we were very young. Now we are classmates. Mai is tall and thin, with long black hair. She has an oval face with big eyes, a high nose and a small mouth. Mai... | middle1969.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "very ordinary people and things"
},
"options": [
"the heaviest fruits and vegetables",
"the smallest people and animals",
"the strangest people and things",
"very ordinary people and things"
],
"question": "We c... | Passage 4
From the world's heaviest apple, the oldest lady to the world's smallest dog, these are all parts of a group of the world's strangest people and things. And they are all in the Guinness Book of Records(<<>> ).
The book is going to celebrate its birthday this August. It began exactly half a century ago. And it... | middle231.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "She spins words into her web."
},
"options": [
"She spins words into her web.",
"She provides food for Wilbur.",
"She asks other friends to help.",
"She makes a house for Wilbur."
],
"question": "What does Charl... | Charlotte's Web is a popular American children's book about the friendship between a pig named Wilbur and a spider named Charlotte. The writer, E.B. White, shows that a real friend will help you even though he or she has nothing to get from doing so.
In the book, Charlotte is always helping Wilbur. She spins words in... | middle4805.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "on Mid-Autumn Day"
},
"options": [
"on Mid-Autumn Day",
"the day before Mid-Autumn Day",
"the day after Mid-Autumn Day",
"two days before Mid-Autumn Day"
],
"question": "Last year they became good friends again ... | Grace and I are good friends. We get on very well with each other, though sometimes we fight. I remember last year we didn't talk with each other for a long time before Mid-Autumn Day. But when we met each other that day, we became good friends again.
We both study well. We like talking about the problems in our studie... | middle6974.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "to find out if they can see colours"
},
"options": [
"to tell them to eat",
"to find out if they can see black and white things",
"for fun",
"to find out if they can see colours"
],
"question": "Scientists show ... | Scientists think that many animals cannot see colours. The world is black and white to them. Scientists want to find out if dogs can see colours. When the scientists give the dogs food, they show them a certain colour every time. The dogs get ready to eat when they see this colour. The scientists then show the dogs... | middle557.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "It's a country musical group."
},
"options": [
"It's a rock musical group.",
"It's a country musical group.",
"It's a small town.",
"It's a piece of music."
],
"question": "What is Little Big Town?",
"questi... | Maybe you've heard of many musical bands, but have you heard of Little Big Town, a country musical group? There are four members in this band, Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Jimi Westbrook and Phillip Sweet. They had a hard time when they began their band at first, but they didn't give up. Now it becomes very pop... | middle6223.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "How A Fish Protect Its Young"
},
"options": [
"Staying Away From Danger",
"How A Fish Protect Its Young",
"Laying Eggs",
"A Cat That Swims"
],
"question": "The best title is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze... | Most animals protect their young until they are old enough to take care of themselves. A fish that swims in the rivers of South America protects its young in a very strange way. This fish, a kind of catfish, uses its mouth to keep its babies from danger .
When this catfish lays its eggs, it carries them in its mouth.... | middle2723.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "New York"
},
"options": [
"Canada",
"London",
"Toronto",
"New York"
],
"question": "Mary lived in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_t... | Mary went to Canada on vacation. After a week, she came back to New York. She told lots of interesting things to her best friend, Jack. Jack was very interested in Canada and decided to have a visit there. The next summer vacation, Mary and Jack had a plan to go to Canada together. But her mother was badly ill so she w... | middle4352.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "thirteen"
},
"options": [
"five",
"Twelve",
"fourteen",
"thirteen"
],
"question": "The writer's brother started taking care of his younger brother and mother at the age of _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_qu... | My father died when I was 5. It was hard on us all. My brother is 8 years older than me, he began to look after my mother and me.
My mother had to do a full-time job. My brother would get me up for school, and cook breakfast for me .When I was eating he would get my clothes and school bags ready and make my bed. As we ... | middle6545.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "download a design and \"print\" one"
},
"options": [
"buy one in a shop",
"ask somebody to make one",
"download a design and \"print\" one",
"design and make one by oneself"
],
"question": "With the help of high... | A new report shows what life might be like in 100 years from now. It describes skyscrapers that are much taller than today's buildings, underwater "bubble" cities and holidays in space. The report is from a company. It asked experts on space and architecture, as well as city planners, to give their ideas on the life ... | middle7883.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "The netizens."
},
"options": [
"His father.",
"The villagers.",
"His mother.",
"The netizens."
],
"question": "Who gave Zhu Zhiwen the nickname of \"Brother Coat\" ?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
... | Do you know who is the most popular star on the Internet now? Yes, he is "Brother Coat" Zhu Zhiwen!
A few months ago, Zhu Zhiwen was an unknown farmer. A video of his show has been watched by more than millions of people,now his videos are the most popular. Zhu Zhiwen attracts Chinese netizens' hearts. And he is call... | middle972.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Reading a lot can help us to become good writers."
},
"options": [
"Some children wish to be writers some day.",
"It is good to write something for people to read.",
"Reading a lot can help us to become good writers.",
... | People like to read or listen to stories, especially children. After reading, some children wish to be writers some day. They want to write stories or books for people to read. That's good! It's good to write something for people to read! But they should know that they need to be good readers first before they are real... | middle6551.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "lonely"
},
"options": [
"rich",
"young",
"a bad student",
"lonely"
],
"question": "Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ because she is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Jean is a young girl who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has almost everything that money can buy. The problem is that Jean's family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. Jean is quite lonely . So she spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonymous ... | middle7897.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "excited"
},
"options": [
"happy",
"sad",
"excited",
"bored"
],
"question": "When she began to play tennis, Li Na was _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | "My dream has come true. I have always wanted to be a Grand Slam champion." These are the words of Chinese tennis player Li Na after she became the first Asian woman to win a Grand Slam final in the French Open on June 4, 2011.
"People were saying I'm getting old. So this is a great success for such an old woman," th... | middle2737.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "wants to tell you that she knows Mary is asleep"
},
"options": [
"is afraid to wake up Mary",
"wants to tell you that she knows Mary is asleep",
"knows that Mary wants to sleep at this time",
"wants to know if she can t... | Is there a difference in meaning between "It's too late to telephone. Mary is asleep now." and "It's too late to telephone. Mary will be asleep now."?
Yes. The difference is in the reason given for it being too late to telephone. In the first sentence "Mary is asleep now", the speaker is stating a fact. In the second ... | middle5058.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "was made by 200 Chinese scientists"
},
"options": [
"was made in America",
"was made within two months",
"can do 2,507 trillion calculations in a minute",
"was made by 200 Chinese scientists"
],
"question": "The... | Did you hear of the supercomputer? Recently, China's Tianhe-1 was ranked as the world's fastest supercomputer, according to a new list of world's TOP 500 supercomputers.
It took 200 Chinese scientists two years to build the fastest supercomputer. It can do 2,507 trillion calculations in a second! That means it will... | middle4346.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "before they could write"
},
"options": [
"two thousand years ago",
"before they could write",
"after they write",
"three thousand years ago"
],
"question": "Chinese made and flew kites _ .",
"question_typ... | Have you ever heard of Weifang, Shangdong Province? What is it known for? There is an international kite festival every April in Weifang that is a modern city with many traditions. People from all over the world compete in the kite flying. There are also competitions for the best kites. The kites in the competition are... | middle4420.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "She was too afraid of the dark"
},
"options": [
"the bedroom door was locked.",
"She wasn't thirsty anymore",
"her mother wouldn't go with her",
"She was too afraid of the dark"
],
"question": "The girl walked b... | One midnight, a little girl woke up to get water. She got up and down her bed by herself, walked to the bedroom door and opened it. She looked outside and walked back, for it was so dark in the living room that she feared. Her mother told her not to be afraid and take courage.
" What is courage? Do you have courage?" S... | middle2051.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "made it impossible for him to move freely"
},
"options": [
"made him have fewer friends than others",
"prevented him enjoying an excellent school life",
"left him feeling down all the time in his life",
"made it impossi... | I'm Alfred. I was born with a problem in my backbone and mobility was a big challenge, but thanks to my teachers and friends, my school life was excellent.
My friends and I used to sit together and have lots of fun. Whenever we got a free period, we used to start shouting or play games. I would take part in all competi... | middle1558.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Paintings in tree holes."
},
"options": [
"Some colourful trees.",
"Paintings in tree holes.",
"Many posters on destroyed trees.",
"Some ads on both sides of the roads."
],
"question": "What special things can y... | Do you like painting? Have you ever seen a painting in a tree hole? Now you can see many paintings in tree holes on a road in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province. What's up?
These paintings are painted by Wang Yue, 23, a college student at Dalian Polytechnic University. Wang describes her tree hole paintings as "a beautiful j... | middle7129.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "growing"
},
"options": [
"not popular",
"growing",
"not possible",
"cheap"
],
"question": "Teleshopping is _ in Europe.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": ... | For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping -- watching TV and buying things by phone. Now teleshopping is starting in Europe. In a number of European countries, people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys and many other things.
Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden, for examp... | middle3367.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Five."
},
"options": [
"Five.",
"Six.",
"Seven.",
"Eight."
],
"question": "How many kinds of movies do you know from the passage ?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
... | There are many kinds of movies in the world. For example: comedies, scary movies, documentaries , soap operas, action movies... People love movies. Comedies make people laugh because they are funny. Scary movies make people frightened and cry because they are scary. Documentaries bring people knowledge because they ... | middle5716.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "travel"
},
"options": [
"shopping",
"food",
"travel",
"hotels"
],
"question": "The advertisements above are about _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,... | Come to Austria
Soll is a village in the mountains in western Austria. And the Post Hotel is clean and not expensive. It is opened by a local family. From the hotel you can see the whole village, the forests and the mountains. Temperatures in summer are usually 20degC to 25degC in the daytime, but much cooler by evenin... | middle1570.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "About 900 years old."
},
"options": [
"About 800 years old.",
"About 900 years old.",
"About 700 years old.",
"About 600 years old."
],
"question": "How old is the University of Oxford?",
"question_type": "f... | Oxford is a city in the UK. It's in the west of the UK and it's famous for the University of Oxford. It's an old university -- about 900 years old. It has a longer history than Cambridge University. It's the oldest university in the English speaking world.
There are about 20,000 students and they are from all over the ... | middle8232.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "An actress."
},
"options": [
"A singer.",
"A musician.",
"A teacher.",
"An actress."
],
"question": "What is Shirley Temple?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_inde... | Do you know Shirley Temple? She is an American film and television actress. She was born on April 23, 1928. She is also good at singing and dancing. She becomes a child star in the 1930s.
What does she look like? She has a round face with big eyes. Lost of people like her curly blonde hair very much. She is lovely an... | middle7667.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "The Clock Tower."
},
"options": [
"The Ladies' Street.",
"The Clock Tower.",
"The Monkey Garden.",
"The museum."
],
"question": "Where did the writer and Alice go on the first day?",
"question_type": "factio... | My friend Alice visited my city last week. She arrived on Wednesday morning. She is from Australia. I showed her around the city. We visited the Clock Tower first. The Clock Tower was very tall. We took some photos there. Then we went to City Museum. After that,we saw a good movie. The next day, we visited the Ladies' ... | middle6579.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "our unique system"
},
"options": [
"our bodies",
"our minds",
"the clock",
"our unique system"
],
"question": "What makes some like to stay up late while others go to bed early?",
"question_type": "factiod_q... | Try this: for a whole day, _ . Eat when you're hungry and sleep when you're tired. What do you think will happen?
You may be surprised to find that your day is much like most other days. You'll probably get hungry when you normally eat and tired when you normally sleep. Even though you don't know what time it is, your ... | middle782.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "to buy something"
},
"options": [
"to buy something",
"to play a joke on someone",
"to look for someone",
"to talk to the girl"
],
"question": "The old woman wanted _ in the clothes shop.",
"question_type... | An old woman walked into a clothes shop. She asked the salesgirl to let her have a look at a new dress on display, but the girl stood still behind the counter, taking no notice of the request.
The old woman spoke to the girl again, raising her voice a bit, but still received no answer. The old woman looked closely at t... | middle1216.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "If someone has time and works hard, he can make much money."
},
"options": [
"It is not easy to make money.",
"It takes quite a lot of time to make money.",
"Working hard can bring people health.",
"If someone has time ... | Americans think much about time. From childhood they learn to value time. They are taught to be on time to go to school, to work and to do everything. When they are having a good time, they say that time goes easily. When a person is dying, they say he is living on a borrowed time.
Time is money. Time is knowledge. Tim... | middle5070.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "to look for a man with one leg"
},
"options": [
"to give him some money",
"to bring him some drinks",
"to watch the doctor",
"to look for a man with one leg"
],
"question": "The Captain asked Jim _ .",
"q... | My name is Jim. My story begins when an old sailor came to the inn where I lived with my father. My father was the innkeeper.
"Do many people came here?" the old sailor asked my father.
"No," my father told him. "It is a very quiet place."
"Good," the old sailor said. "Then this is a place for me."
"And what's your nam... | middle3401.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Miss Taylor."
},
"options": [
"The grandma.",
"Miss Taylor.",
"Mrs. Taylor.",
"Queen"
],
"question": "Who is the writer of the poem?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
... | My Favorite Sweater
by Bonnie Highswith Taylor
My favorite sweater grew too small.
I love that sweater best of all.
My grandma made it when I was three.
She made that sweater just for me.
I picked the yarn , a special blue.
The color of bluebells, wet with dew .
When I was three I was very small.
But now I'm five and ... | middle3415.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "burn dry leaves"
},
"options": [
"fire any leaves",
"burn anything",
"burn dry leaves",
"keep fires burning"
],
"question": "A spark can _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | long ago people made fires from lightning . But they had to keep the fire burning, for they couldn't start it again if there was no lightning. Later, they found out hitting two piece of stone together could make a spark . The spark could fire dry leaves. In this way they could make the fire again if it went out. Then... | middle1202.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "the USA"
},
"options": [
"England",
"Europe",
"the USA",
"different countries"
],
"question": "Alice , Tom and Jim come from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_... | Alice is an American girl. She has two good friends. One is Tom, the other is Jim. They come from the same country. They are studying in Beijing now. They are at the same school-- No.2 Middle School. They have a lot of Chinese friends here. They go to school from Monday to Friday. They go to school at seven in the morn... | middle1564.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "they sometimes said one thing but meant another"
},
"options": [
"we fail to listen carefully when they talk",
"we become angry when we realize what they really mean",
"they sometimes said one thing but meant another",
... | We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people.
Why do we go wrong about our friends? Sometimes people hide their real meanings when they say something. And if we don't really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, "You're a l... | middle8226.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Less than 8 hours."
},
"options": [
"Less than 6 hours.",
"Less than 7 hours.",
"Less than 8 hours.",
"More than 8 hours."
],
"question": "How many hours do 40% of the Junior 3 students in Beijing sleep each nig... | The weekend is usually a time of rest. But today's Chinese teenagers can't rest during the weekends. According to a survey , 24% of the Junior students in Beijing have classes at the weekend. Over 40% of the Junior 3 students have less than eight hours of sleep each night.
Ji Ping, a Junior student in Guangzhou, has to... | middle7115.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "a book"
},
"options": [
"a desk",
"some paper",
"a book",
"a waste-paper basket"
],
"question": "When Einstein began his work in America, he asked for some things except _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_ques... | It is well known that Albert Einstein was one of the greatest scientists of all time and he was also a really great person. Here are some interesting things about him.
When Einstein started to work in America, someone asked him what he needed. He said he needed a desk, some paper and a pencil. He also asked for a big w... | middle3373.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "didn't want the young woman to hear \"her\" voice"
},
"options": [
"didn't want the young woman to hear \"her\" voice",
"didn't want to trouble the young woman any more",
"was so tired that \"she\" didn't want to talk with he... | A young woman was driving through the lonely countryside. It was dark and rainy. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road, holding up her hand as if she wanted a lift .
"I can't leave her out in this weather," the young woman said to herself. She stopped the car and opened the door.
"Do you want a lift?" s... | middle2086.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Confident."
},
"options": [
"Confident.",
"Guilty.",
"Nervous.",
"Worried."
],
"question": "How did Mr.Jones most probably fell that night.?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Mr. Jones opened a shop in Aston to sell writing-paper, pencils and things like that. During the first month, very few people visited his shop. He sold little,and he could see that he was going to lose money.
One night,Mr.Jones sat bay the fire and was worried after another very bad day. Suddenly he got an idea. He fou... | middle3398.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "About 1282"
},
"options": [
"10",
"18",
"38",
"About 1282"
],
"question": "_ of the 3,375 students use the Internet very often.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_i... | The Internet has become part of teenagers' life. A new report shows that 38 percent (......) of 3,375 students use the Internet often.
Most of the students get useful information for their studies, but some are not using it in a good way. Many students are playing online games too much. Some even visit some unhealthy... | middle5931.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "on the Internet"
},
"options": [
"on the Internet",
"in specialty stores",
"from salesmen",
"from retailers"
],
"question": "We can have more choices to get a good deal _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questi... | It's a goal for millions and millions of families every year to keep the Christmas spending within a certain amount of money, but you can still afford the gifts because your loved ones will
enjoy them. This concern is becoming greater and greater theses days. Even so, there are several things that you can do to help.... | middle6586.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "happy"
},
"options": [
"happy",
"tired",
"bored",
"excited"
],
"question": "Reading can always keep yourself _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
... | Reading is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons. First , reading is fun. You can always keep yourself happy if like reading. You will never feel bored or tired. Next, you can read a book anywhere----in a car, on a plane, or even in the bathroom. All you need is a book! Another good reason for reading is that it is use... | middle7698.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "An office of the US government."
},
"options": [
"A group of doctors in the US.",
"An office of the US government.",
"A report on diseases in the US.",
"An order given by the US President."
],
"question": "What ... | Sometimes people are not clear about what kind of food is healthy, and what kind of food may do harm to our health. The USDA has prepared a food guide to help people learn about which kind of food is the healthiest to eat. The food guide describes six main food groups: meat (like fish and chicken), dairy (like milk and... | middle2938.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "bread, eggs or hamburgers"
},
"options": [
"noodles and fruit",
"rice and vegetables",
"bread, eggs or hamburgers",
"water or milk"
],
"question": "What do many people have for breakfast according to the passage... | In my city, people have breakfast around seven. We drink warm tea or milk in the morning. Many people have some bread, eggs or hamburgers.
Around noon it is the lunchtime. Many people take their food to schools or their work-places. Some people like going to a restaurant*or having fast food in a McDonald's. But I think... | middle4391.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Next Friday, October"
},
"options": [
"This Friday, October",
"This Sunday",
"Next Monday",
"Next Friday, October"
],
"question": "When is Amy's birthday?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
... | Bill has a sister, Amy. Next Friday is Amy's birthday. Bill wants to buy a present for her. However, he doesn't have much money. Now he is in shopping mall.
He spends a lot of time choosing a good and cheap present in a toy shop, but he can't find anything. He goes to the next shop. There are some beautiful hair clips ... | middle4385.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "a musician"
},
"options": [
"a doctor",
"a nurse",
"a teacher",
"a musician"
],
"question": "This story is talking about _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_inde... | How many things can you do at the same time? Eating and reading are easy. Reading and playing the violin are difficult. But some people can do many things at the same time. Bob is a one-man _ . In this picture Bob is playing the drums and the guitar with his feet. He is playing the drums and the guitar with his feet. H... | middle6592.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "a very good team"
},
"options": [
"many football fans",
"a very good team",
"many football player",
"a big playground"
],
"question": "If a country wants to take part in the World Cup ,she must have _",
"qu... | In the world , football is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years.
To remember 2002 FIFA World Cup, children from different countries and more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and drew a big picture called... | middle769.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "They spent Y=68,000 on a wedding for their pets."
},
"options": [
"They dress their pets up in fashionable clothing.",
"They buy their pets high quality food.",
"They spent Y=68,000 on a wedding for their pets.",
"They ... | Passage 1 Mobile Phone Madness
How much do you love your mobile phone? A Chinese student had to call 110 for help this week after he got his arm stuck in a toilet trying to rescue his mobile phone. After dropping his phone in the toilet, he decided to wrap(,) his arm in newspaper in the hopes of keeping clean. But th... | middle2092.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "earning money"
},
"options": [
"earning money",
"passing exams",
"helping Project Hope",
"selling books"
],
"question": "The students in Hangzhou Yongjin Middle School had an activity about _ .",
"question... | What is the hottest topic at your school? In Hangzhou Yongjin Middle School, it's money.
The school had an activity called "making a living" recently. About 800 Junior 1 and Junior 2 students were divided into 112 teams. They went out to make money by selling things.
What did they choose to sell? Some sold newspapers; ... | middle5925.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "5"
},
"options": [
"3",
"4",
"5",
"6"
],
"question": "There are _ ways of self -- protection mentioned in the passage.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0... | According to a new survey, students' safety has become a big problem. Now in some cities of China, many schools start a new lesson: self -- protection. Students like this lesson because there are no exams or boring classes. And they can leam how to save lives and know how to stop danger before it happens.
Lin Li, a tea... | middle2904.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "unusual"
},
"options": [
"natural",
"unusual",
"green",
"movable"
],
"question": "The writer tells us three _ hotels.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1... | The Green Magic Tree House, in India, is the perfect hotel for anybody who likes adventure . Guests must drive for miles through the jungle to find it in the middle of tea and coffeeplantation .
There are two tree houses to choose from, one 30 meters and the other 35 meters above the ground. Both houses have two floors... | middle741.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "both B and C"
},
"options": [
"studied chimpanzees",
"was interested in animals",
"told stories about chimpanzees",
"both B and C"
],
"question": "When Jane was very young, she _ .",
"question_type": "cloz... | Much of the information we have today about chimpanzees comes from the research of Jane Goodall.
From an early age, Jane was interested in animals and animal stories. At the age of 10, she was talking about going to Africa to live among the animals there. At that time, in the early 1940s, _ was a radical idea because w... | middle755.txt |
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