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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "they hope that can bring them good luck"
},
"options": [
"that reminds them of their happy life",
"they hope that can bring them good luck",
"they think that they look beautiful in white",
"that's what they have to do d... | A Christina from Spain
On the last day of the year, the 31stof December, people wait till 12 pm. Everybody must have 12 grapes to eat at midnight. At each sound of the clock, we must eat a group. But we can't ever finish eating the grapes on time! Usually when people still have some grapes in their mouths, they look a... | middle437.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "a rich man"
},
"options": [
"a rich man",
"a poor man",
"an old man",
"a clever man"
],
"question": "One day _ meets Sam.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index"... | One day a rich man meets Sam. The rich man asks, "I hear you're very clever and nothing is difficult to you. Can you tell me why you are so clever?"
Sam answers with a smile, "Oh, I am not clever. Instead , you are too foolish ." The rich man becomes very angry.
Sam says, "Please don't be angry. If you don't believe ... | middle6814.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "He had an accident."
},
"options": [
"He dreamed a terrible dream.",
"He was hurt by Jimmy.",
"He had an accident.",
"He fooled his mom with his friend."
],
"question": "What happened to the writer on the April ... | April Fool's Day is supposed to be a day to play jokes on others in hopes of getting a good laugh and making one feel like a fool. However, the April Fool's Day of 2014 was quite different for my mom and me.
That day my friend Jimmy and I were playing a game. I had dropped down from a bar many times in the past witho... | middle4965.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "a dinner party"
},
"options": [
"a birthday party",
"a dinner party",
"an English party",
"a movie"
],
"question": "One day Mr Smith went to _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answe... | One day Mr Smith went to a dinner party. He was wearing very old clothes. He came into the room, but people in the room didn't look at him. They didn't ask him to sit at the table. He wasn't happy. But he said nothing.Mr Smith went home quickly and put on his best clothes. He went back to the party. Everyone in the roo... | middle8187.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "spoken highly of him"
},
"options": [
"shared the treasure with his family",
"suffered from the sad news",
"been involved in a case with Apple",
"spoken highly of him"
],
"question": "Hearing of Steve Jobs' deat... | Steve Jobs, co-founder and former CEO of US technology giant Apple, has died at the age of 56. Mr Jobs had announced he was suffering from cancer in 2004. Apple said he had been "the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives" and had made the world "immeasurably better".
Tributes have be... | middle351.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "left hand wave"
},
"options": [
"left hand down",
"left hand wave",
"right hand wave",
"right hand up"
],
"question": "If you wave your right hand, you can see your _ In the mirror.",
"question_type": "clo... | Look into the mirror and what do you see? You see yourself. But when you move. you do everything backward in the mirror! If you wave your left hand, your right hand waves in the mirror. If you wink your right eye, your left eye, your left eye winks . Try to read a page in the mirror .The words will be backwards.
What i... | middle1809.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Korean culture"
},
"options": [
"Korean TV dramas",
"Korean culture",
"Korean language",
"Korean actors"
],
"question": "What does the Korea Wave refer to? It refers to _ ..",
"question_type": "cloze_qu... | Korean culture is really exciting right now. The Korean Wave is sweeping Asian countries including China. Young people are going crazy about Korean TV dramas, Korean pop songs, taekwondo and the Korean language.
The Korean Wave started a few years ago with the TV series "Winter Sonata". This love story is still popular... | middle8193.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "change the reading speeds as he needs"
},
"options": [
"read at 1,000 WPM",
"read as fast as he can",
"change the reading speeds as he needs",
"spend more time reading"
],
"question": "The writer thinks that a g... | A good reader is very much like a driver. He must change his reading speed to fit what he is reading and what he is reading for, just as a driver does to fit the road situation.
A good reader may read at 1,000 WPM(... )when he looks for something for a report in the library. But once he finds what he needs, he may slow... | middle345.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "had different holes"
},
"options": [
"were made from different materials",
"had different sizes",
"had different shapes",
"had different holes"
],
"question": "All the toys that the teacher showed _ .",
"q... | A teacher showed three toys to his students and asked them to find out the differences. All the three toys seemed to have the same shape, size and material. After looking at them carefully, the students discovered holes in the toys. The first toy had holes in the ears. The second toy had holes in its ear and mouth. The... | middle4971.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "the workers could not repair the machine"
},
"options": [
"he had nothing to do in the factory",
"there were no other people in the factory",
"the workers could not repair the machine",
"the workers asked for too much m... | Once there was something wrong with a machine in a factory. The workers could do nothing but turn to a German engineer for help, who drew a line on it and then said, "Take off the part where the line is and change it for a new one. "The machine, with a new line on, began running well again. The engineer then asked for ... | middle3978.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Both A and C"
},
"options": [
"taking every possible note",
"spending all his time playing",
"asking a chemistry teacher for help",
"Both A and C"
],
"question": "Dou Yi, from Beijing, works hard on chemistry by... | Here comes the last term of Junior 3. Terrible! The big exam is coming in less than two months. You still have a lot to do. How will you spend it? We invited three students to share their stories.
Dou Yi, 15,Beijing
My chemistry used to be poor in the past. I got scores of around 40 on every test. During the last term... | middle423.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Because she also had shiny black hair and a big smile."
},
"options": [
"Because she looked like Donna.",
"Because she also had shiny black hair and a big smile.",
"Because she was from Washington Heights.",
"Because sh... | My 10-year-old Donna said, "Mom, I made a new friend at school today. Can she come over tomorrow?" Donna was a shy girl and I wanted her to make some friends _ .
"Sure, honey, that sounds great." I said, thinking back to my own best friend, Lillian. We lived across the street from each other in Washington Heights, New ... | middle6800.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "work hard at"
},
"options": [
"are good at",
"work hard at",
"don't like",
"spend little time on"
],
"question": "Most young Japanese people _ English.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"an... | Japanese people work very hard at studying English. They start studying English at the age of 12. Most young Japanese people spend a lot of time and work hard at studying English, but Japanese people are not good at English. Here are the reasons:
There are few people from English-speaking countries in Japan. They don't... | middle1808.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "keep the law of this country"
},
"options": [
"go shopping",
"keep the law of this country",
"go sightseeing",
"visit some fantastic sights"
],
"question": "When you come to visit Singapore,you should remember t... | Singapore: A
City
Singapore welcomes tourists. When you come to visit Singapore, please keep the laws of this country. Here are some points that you must remember.
SMOKING: Cigarette smoking is a danger to health. It is not allowed in lifts, cinemas, theaters, all government offices and on buses. If you break it, you h... | middle8192.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "by car"
},
"options": [
"on foot",
"by car",
"by bus",
"by train"
],
"question": "Mr Green's children usually go to school _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_i... | Mr Green has a car. In the morning he takes his children to school in his car. Then he drives to work. Mr Green and his children do not have lunch at home, but Mrs Green does. She does not go to work. She stays at home and does some shopping and cleaning in the morning. In the afternoon she usually goes to see some of ... | middle6801.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "hurts us"
},
"options": [
"holds us back",
"forgets us",
"doesn't like us",
"hurts us"
],
"question": "According to the passage, we might get angry when someone _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}... | Is there some one you hate? Well. Maybe you don't really hate them. But you get really angry every time you think of them. If you don't let this anger go, it can turn into bitterness .
Bitterness appears when we can't forgive someone who has hurt us or made us angry. Someone might say or do something that hurts us. ... | middle422.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "inside your head"
},
"options": [
"inside your head",
"outside your head",
"in your inner ears",
"in your outer ears"
],
"question": "The sound of your voice begins _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions... | Have you ever heard your own voice? "Of course," you say. Has anyone else ever heard your voice? Again you say, "Of course."But that's not quite true. Nobody else has ever heard your voice--the way you hear it. When you talk, you set up sound waves . The air outside your head carries the sound waves to your outer ears.... | middle3979.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "The Voice of China."
},
"options": [
"Around the world.",
"Animal World.",
"The Voice of China.",
"The Disneyland."
],
"question": "What is the name of the programme?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
... | The Voice of China
Many Chinese like watching The Voice of China, because the songs sound really good. My daughter, my wife and I like it, too. We watch the programme every Friday. Some famous singers like Wang Feng, Zhang Huimei, Na Ying, Harlem Yu are the _ . The coaches listen to the songs, and find their favorite ... | middle6815.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "they can work on computer"
},
"options": [
"they work in large group",
"they can work on computer",
"the teachers are interesting",
"math questions are easy there"
],
"question": "Students in Yat Sen Middle Scho... | Most middle school students find it boring to learn English. But students in Yat Sen middle school in New York, US, don't think so. Why? Because they are in the school of One Program, which asks students to work on their own or in small groups on computers to have math lessons.
"The program gives the students a new lea... | middle436.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "a star was speeding away very fast."
},
"options": [
"a star was speeding away very fast.",
"a stars was moving away very slowly.",
"some stars were not real.",
"some stars were not in the Milky Way."
],
"questi... | Think stars don't move? Think again! When you look at the sky at night, the stars may appear to stay in the same place. But stars are always on the move--they are just so far away that the movement is hard to see.
But some stars move in ways that appear to be strange to be real. In 2005, astronomer Warren Brown found o... | middle350.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "why people have tears"
},
"options": [
"what makes people blind",
"why people have tears",
"why people cry when they are sad",
"what tears are"
],
"question": "The story tells us _ .",
"question_type": ... | When you feel sad, tears will come down from your eyes. When you are happy, especially when you laugh hard, tears will also come down from your eyes. But tears have a more important job than showing your feelings.
Tears keep your eyes clean and healthy. They wash away dirt and germs just like bath. Your eyes also need... | middle8186.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "If there are no written records, there is no history."
},
"options": [
"\"Remembered history\" is less reliable than written history.",
"Written records of the past play an important role in our learning of the human history.",
... | If we are asked exactly what we were doing a year ago, we should probably have to say that we could not remember. But if we had kept a book and had written it in an account of what we did each day, we should be able to give an answer to the question.
It is the same in history. Many things have been forgotten because w... | middle4964.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Five"
},
"options": [
"Three",
"Five",
"Six",
"Seven"
],
"question": "How many kinds of healthy foods are mentioned in this passage?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,... | Most children like chocolates, candies and other kinds of sweet food. Sometimes they put a lot of sugar into their food. They don't know that sugar is bad for their teeth. Children also like fast food. It is _ delicious than home cooking, and children can take it away and eat it anywhere. Other children like to eat t... | middle6183.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "9"
},
"options": [
"64",
"21",
"9",
"19"
],
"question": "How many seats did the minibus in Gansu province have before it was turned into a school bus?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"ans... | Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao promised that the country would take actions to improve school bus safety on Sunday, a day after China saw its second terrible school bus accident in November, 2011.
"School buses should be safe mobile campuses for students," the premier said at a national meeting on women and children, "Soc... | middle378.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Because many visitors will come to Beijing."
},
"options": [
"Because the services in Beijing used to be very poor.",
"Because many people can't find jobs in their hometown.",
"Because many visitors will come to Beijing.",
... | China is the first developing country to host the Olympic Games in modern Olympic history. It hopes to learn from other countries that have held Olympic Games. As well as new buildings, the government wants more people to work in all the services in Beijing. There are a lot more people in the city, because of all th... | middle3945.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "she didn't expect the examiner would ask such a question"
},
"options": [
"she didn't like the job",
"she didn't expect the examiner would ask such a question",
"she didn't want to answer the question",
"her parents wou... | A famous foreign company in China wanted a Clerk for its public relation department .
A beautiful girl with a master's degree went through a lot of challenges and her name was on the list. In the final stage she faced an interview together -with another girl. Both of them were outstanding , not only in looks but also... | middle6829.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Because Korea wants to make students become more interested in English studies."
},
"options": [
"Because Korea is rich.",
"Because Korea wants to make students become more interested in English studies.",
"Because robot teac... | In order to make students become more interested in English studies,21 elementary schools in southeastern Korea have started to use robot teachers.
The robot teacher is called Engkey. She was developed by the Korea Institute of Science and Technology. She is about one meter high and is white,egg-shaped. She takes a dis... | middle3951.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "He saw a man leaving a house"
},
"options": [
"He saw a man going to a park in a hurry",
"He saw a man bringing a pipe out, through a window.",
"He saw a man leaving a house",
"He saw a man trying to go up a pipe"
]... | "It's 8:15 on a Sunday morning," said the officer, Tidwell, "and this sort of thing seems an unlikely adventure at such a time. Would you mind explaining?"
The man was astonished at the voice from behind. He turned about and said, "I know what you're thinking, officer, but it isn't true. It's a very funny mistake."
"... | middle2497.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "to be healthy"
},
"options": [
"to be healthy",
"to study well",
"to enjoy learning",
"to like color pictures"
],
"question": "Why does everyone need to eat well ? It can help people _ ?",
"question_typ... | Food is very important . Everyone needs to eat well if he or she wants to have a strong body. Our minds also need a kind of food. This kind of food is knowledge .
When we are very young, we start getting knowledge. Young children like watching and listening . Color pictures especially interest them. When children are o... | middle3789.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "find your reading purpose"
},
"options": [
"pay attention to the price",
"find your reading purpose",
"ask your friends for advice",
"find a library"
],
"question": "Before reading a book, you should _ .",
... | For a student, reading ability is very important in our study. How to read faster and understand better? Here is some advice for you.
1. Find Your Purpose for Reading
Before you start reading, ask yourself why you are reading this book. Most people read for two main reasons---pleasure or knowledge. Being clear about yo... | middle4780.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "The person had been in a motorcycle accident."
},
"options": [
"The bad weather had broken the motorcycle.",
"The bad weather had stopped the person from going outside.",
"The person had bought a new motorcycle.",
"The ... | Have you ever woken up feeling that something was wrong?
It was a day like that for me.
I sat up in bed.
A little later I opened the curtains.
It was terrible weather--the rain was pouring down.
Then I looked down into the yard.
Yes! There it was--the motorcycle.
It was just as broken as last night.
And my leg was star... | middle4958.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "1200 yuan"
},
"options": [
"300 yuan",
"1200 yuan",
"600 yuan",
"2,400 yuan"
],
"question": "You will pay _ if you want to stay in the English club for half a year.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
... | Sunny English Club
For students
Open Time: 16:00--18:00 Every Saturday
Tickets: 200 yuan a month
Address: 9 Zhouyu Street
Tel: 3785290
Foreign teachers, English songs and films and more!
Ocean Museum
Open Time: 9:00--17:00 From Thursday to Sunday
Ticket: 50 yuan
Address: 132 Xueyuan Street
Tel: 5439871
Show you a f... | middle7289.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Because they don't think English is easy."
},
"options": [
"Because they are easy to catch a cold.",
"Because it's often very cold",
"Because they think English is easy.",
"Because they don't think English is easy."
... | I often hear some students say English is difficult, and it gives them a headache. But English is very easy for me. I'm good at it. I'm very glad to tell you something about how I study English.
First, I think an interest in English is very important. When I learned English first, it was fresh for me. I was interested ... | middle1820.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "She likes to ask questions."
},
"options": [
"She likes to visit the city.",
"She likes to ask questions.",
"She likes to play with her uncle.",
"She likes to answer her teacher's questions."
],
"question": "Wha... | Mary is four years old. She likes to ask questions. Her questions are often funny.
One day Mary goes to see her uncle with her father. Her uncle lives in _ city. The city isn't near their city, so they take a bus to go there.
After many hours, they get to Mary's uncle's city. He is very happy to see them. The next morn... | middle7262.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "understand better"
},
"options": [
"get the ideas",
"save time",
"understand better",
"learn well"
],
"question": "The main reason for reading fast is that you can _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"... | Do you know that a fast reader can get the ideas better than a slow reader can? Of course, you save time by reading fast, but this is not the main reason for fast reading. The main reason is that you understand better what you are reading when you read fast.
As your eyes move along the line of point, they make fixation... | middle1613.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "May I carry him on my back for a run?"
},
"options": [
"May I carry him on my back for a run?",
"Could you be my daddy, too?",
"Would you join us in our game?",
"Could I be friends with your son?"
],
"question":... | Once there was a little orphan who always wished that he could fly like a bird. It was very difficult for him to understand why he could not fly.
There was another little boy who was _ . One day the orphan came to a park, where he saw the little crippled boy playing in the sand alone.
He ran over to the little crippl... | middle387.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Because he has no ears."
},
"options": [
"Because he was very short.",
"Because he was very foolish.",
"Because he has no eyes.",
"Because he has no ears."
],
"question": "Why was the boy laughed at at school?",... | One day a doctor said to the boy's father that he could graft a pair of ears for his son, if they could be offered. Two years went by. Then, "You are going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will _ the ears you need. But it's a secret," said the father.
The operation was a brilliant success. Later the ... | middle5475.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "warm"
},
"options": [
"hot",
"cold",
"warm",
"dry"
],
"question": "The weather in Tahiti is usually _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_... | Tahiti is the largest island of the French Polynesia in South Pacific. It covers 1,045 km and has a population of 183,600.The weather there is neither too hot nor too cold. It's always warm and humid.
Tahitian people are very friendly and welcoming. They welcome visitors with music, dance and flowers. The Tiare Tahiti... | middle3004.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "A singer."
},
"options": [
"A singer.",
"A football star.",
"A film star.",
"My brother."
],
"question": "What's Jay?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_t... | I think lots of students like the pop singer named Jay. I also like him very much.
Do you know as a boy, Jay was called _ . But his mother noticed that the quiet, shy boy seemed to dance well when he heard the Western pop music. His mother sent him to a piano school when he was four. When he grows up, he has an ability... | middle3762.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "strong"
},
"options": [
"ugly",
"strong",
"friendly",
"shy"
],
"question": "Some ants in America can be very _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
... | There are many kinds of ants in America.One kind of ants is very strong.People are afraid of them and the other animals are afraid of them,too.
These ants are often in big groups .They eat all the animals on their way.They can kill and eat elephants.And they can eat horses,too.Sometimes they can even kill people and ea... | middle5313.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "English."
},
"options": [
"Math.",
"Physics.",
"English.",
"Chinese."
],
"question": "What test did Mark have in his first month in the middle school?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"ans... | Last summer, Mark became a middle school student. He took an English test in the first month. Mark was a good student and he worked hard. He finished the questions easily until he read the last one: "Everyone sees our school's cleaner every day. What's her first name?" Of course, this question is a little special. Mark... | middle1175.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "discuss with other students"
},
"options": [
"discuss with other students",
"sit in the classroom",
"push desks together",
"teach a lesson"
],
"question": "It was easier for Wu Liang to _ in class after the ... | One morning, Wu Liang discovered that her classroom had changed. She found that the desks were no longer in rows, but pushed together to make eight bigger desks. She was so excited about it for the first two days that she couldn't listen to the teachers carefully. But soon she and her classmates got used to this new cl... | middle7504.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "learn about another culture"
},
"options": [
"learn about another culture",
"practice spoken English",
"discuss the international situation",
"share your happiness and sadness"
],
"question": "According to the p... | The high school years are a key period. The things we learn during this time really shape our lives. Liu Changrning, principal of Beijing No. 4 High School made 18 suggestions for students just starting high school on how to get the best out of high school. Here are ten of them.
1) Read 50 books. But choose them from t... | middle1161.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "14"
},
"options": [
"6",
"14",
"16",
"18"
],
"question": "The writer may be _ years old.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "can ke... | I think that I am very lucky because 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 village. She is my neighbor and we are now classmates, so we have been friends for so long. Mai is tall and thin. With long black hair, she has got an oval face wi... | middle7510.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "She goes to school by bike."
},
"options": [
"The girl's parents are both cleaners.",
"Her parents gave her 30 yuan to buy books.",
"She goes to school by bike.",
"Now she types fastest in her class."
],
"questi... | How much pocket money do you get from your parents every month--200 yuan? Some may need more to buy birthday presents, fast food lunches, ice cream or cartoon books.
But for Zhou Li, 30 yuan a month is enough. The only thing she buys is lunch--1.5 yuan each day. "My favorite is fried potato slices and rice," said Zho... | middle3776.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "in the school"
},
"options": [
"in the school",
"at home",
"in the boat",
"on the playground"
],
"question": "The students are _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_... | It's seven thirty in the morning. The students are coming into the classroom. A girl is opening the windows. Some of the students are laughing and talking. Some others are listening to them. Some are
reading books. Some are doing their homework. Miss Zhao is standing behind the teacher's desks. She is writing on the bl... | middle4019.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "gets home"
},
"options": [
"goes home",
"leaves home",
"gets home",
"at home"
],
"question": "What's the meaning of\"comes home\"in the sentence\"So when Sam comes home\"?",
"question_type": "factiod_questio... | Sam likes fish very much.He often buys fish in the shop and takes it home.But when his wife sees the fish,she says to herself,"Good!Now I can ask my friends to have lunch,and we can eat this fish.They like fish very much."
So when Sam comes home in the evening,the fish is not there and his wife always says,"Oh,your cat... | middle5307.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "get an education"
},
"options": [
"learn several subjects",
"make a living",
"get an education",
"learn from teachers"
],
"question": "People go to school to _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
... | Many people go to school for an education. They learn languages, history, politics, geography, physics, chemistry and mathematics. Others go to school to learn a skill so that they can make a living.
School education is very important and useful. Yet, no one can learn everything from school. A teacher, no matter how mu... | middle2468.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "March 1"
},
"options": [
"March 1",
"March 2",
"March 3",
"March 5"
],
"question": "The accident happened on _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
... | Thoughts on Shenzhen Airport Traffic Accident
March 1 was a very sad day for everyone.
On that day a huge traffic accident happened at the Shenzhen Airport. Nine people lost their lives and 23 people were injured. For those people, it was a night- mare!
To learn a lesson, we must know who caused the accident and why.
T... | middle5461.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Australia."
},
"options": [
"Japan.",
"The UK.",
"Australia.",
"China."
],
"question": "Where is Mr Brown from?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
... | Mr Brown is our English teacher at school. He is a popular teacher and I like him very much.
There are many other foreign teachers in our school. Some are from English-speaking countries and some from Asian countries. I like Mr Brown best. He is a very interesting teacher and he teaches us very well.
Mr Brown comes fro... | middle8145.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "children couldn't go to big cities to study"
},
"options": [
"the air was flesh",
"the water was clear",
"cars and buses ran in the streets",
"children couldn't go to big cities to study"
],
"question": "In the ... | I live in a town. In the past, the air wasn't fresh. There was a river. People put rubbish in it. The water went bad. The fishes in the river died. There was much rubbish in the streets which weren't wide. It smelt terrible. People lived in low old houses with trees all around and had a terrible life. The children coul... | middle7276.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "boy"
},
"options": [
"girl",
"boy",
"friend",
"teacher"
],
"question": "Zhao Ming is a _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "No. ... | I'm a boy. My name is Zhao Ming. I am in No. 34 Middle School. I am in Class 1. My English teacher is Mr Wang. My Chinese teacher is Miss Wu. They are good teachers. I love them. I have a good friend. His name is Tom. He is an English boy. | middle6168.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Parents' cars."
},
"options": [
"School buses.",
"Parents' cars.",
"Public transport.",
"Students' bicycles."
],
"question": "For high school students in Germany, which is NOT the common transport to school?",
... | In Germany there are different kinds of high schools. Some prepare students for workers, others prepare them for college. All schools are great places for making friends and learning German.
Short days
Most high schools in Germany begin at about 8:00 a.m. and end at about 3:30 p.m. This means your morning will be busy ... | middle1607.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "hurt"
},
"options": [
"improving",
"lost",
"getting worse",
"hurt"
],
"question": "From the letter we can know that Grandma's leg was _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Dear Grandma,
How are you? I hope you are feeling well and your leg is improving. Can you walk a bit now? Is your neighbour, Mrs Lu, bringing you enough books to read? I hope so. You'd love our school library, Grandma. There are so many books on all kinds of subjects. The other day I found a book about engineering. I c... | middle5449.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Because they could work quickly."
},
"options": [
"Because they could work quickly.",
"Because they could spend less money.",
"Because they could paint a smaller area.",
"Because they could express themselves clearly."
... | Graffiti is a common feature of most Western cities. The word _ was from the Greek word, graphein, which only meant writing. These days, however, the word means drawing or writing on the walls of buildings, or the public transportation, such as trains or buses.
Graffiti, as a form of expression, was born in New York du... | middle3038.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "in June"
},
"options": [
"in June",
"after June",
"before June",
"in May"
],
"question": "School children usually have exams _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer... | The final exam comes with June. When the exam ends , the summer vacation begins. Boys and girls have about two months to relax. The summer vacation is the best part of the year for most children. The weather is usually fine. They can swim, go to summer camp or visit other places with their parents.
Of course, the be... | middle6140.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Because she was outgoing and life-loving."
},
"options": [
"Because she was old enough.",
"Because she was outgoing and life-loving.",
"Because she was always lonely.",
"Because she was beautiful and easy-going."
],... | Thelma was such a life-loving and easy-going person that she was always full of energy and never felt sad. When she was at the age of 75, her husband passed away. Her children were afraid she was lonely and suggested that she move to a "Senior living community ". Thelma thought that was a good idea and decided to do so... | middle6626.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "they can get what they want, and more love from their parents"
},
"options": [
"they won't be bullied, hit, kicked or pushed by a sibling",
"they needn't worry about name-calling and having their belongings stolen",
"they nee... | Only children are happier than those with brothers or sisters, according to a new research which shows _ rivalry can have a serious effect on a child's emotion.
Over half of the children surveyed said they had been bullied by a sibling, and one in three said they had been hit,kicked or pushed by a sibling, others com... | middle7538.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "difficult"
},
"options": [
"easy",
"convenient",
"impossible",
"difficult"
],
"question": "From the passage, it's _ to make friends for most people.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"ans... | Making friends might seem to come easy for some persons, but it's maybe very hard for most persons. No matter how many friends you might already have, it is always a good idea to make new friends.
Being shy keeps a lot of people from making friends. Also, making friends might need a person to step outside of their comf... | middle4031.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "at. 8:00"
},
"options": [
"at. 8:00",
"at7:30",
"8:30",
"6:30"
],
"question": "From the passage we know the students always have the class _ in the morning.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | Some school officials want to change class time from 8:00 a. m. to 9:00 a. m. What do you think ? Here are some students' ideas.
Jill : I think it's a good idea ! I usually get up at 6:10 and it's difficult for me . At night I have to do lots of homework and I like to watch TV . I go to bed at about 10:00 p. m. I ... | middle2440.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Because he thought it was unlucky."
},
"options": [
"Because he thought it was lucky.",
"Because he disliked a black cat.",
"Because he was afraid of the cat.",
"Because he thought it was unlucky."
],
"question"... | Ben Jones was walking home from school one day when he saw a black cat. It was walking across the
srteet in front of him.Ben stopped, turned around, and walked down a different srteet to go home. Why did he do that?
"It's unlucky when a black cat crossed the street in front of you," says Ben, "I did not want to walk do... | middle4025.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Japanese"
},
"options": [
"Russian",
"French",
"English",
"Japanese"
],
"question": "In this passage, Mr. Smith learned _ from one of his friends.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answe... | Mr. Smith had a hotel near the biggest train station in London. A lot of foreigners stayed there for the night. Mr. Smith only knew English, so he found it not easy for him to understand the people from other countries such as Russia, France and Japan. He thought Russian was boring but Japanese was interesting. So he a... | middle3992.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "rich"
},
"options": [
"blind",
"rich",
"successful",
"kind"
],
"question": "The old woman is very _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_te... | A rich woman begins to learn painting . When she is sixty years old, she loves it very much. She paints and paints. After ten years, there are lots of pictures in her workroom, and she thinks they are very good.
One day, the old woman is badly ill in bed, but she doesn't forget her pictures. She says to his grandson, H... | middle2454.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "many photos and pictures about the Long Match."
},
"options": [
"many articles written by famous writers.",
"260 things used by the Red Army.",
"many photos and pictures about the Long Match.",
"many books on the Long M... | SPECIAL EVENTS!
Long March exhibit
The Shanghai History Museum is putting on an exhibition to remember the Long March . On show are more than 220 photos and 40 other things that explain with pictures how the Red Army went through all the difficulties in Jiangxi Province and fought its way to northern Shanxi province in... | middle8179.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Brown"
},
"options": [
"Peter",
"Brown",
"Green",
"White"
],
"question": "Peter's last name is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_tex... | This boy is Peter Brown . His first name is Peter . His last name is Brown . He is in No.3 Middle School . His school ID card number is 279-4856 . His English teacher is Miss White . Miss White is a good teacher . Jack is his good friend at school . They are in the same school and the same grade . Mrs. Green is Jack's ... | middle6154.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "twins"
},
"options": [
"sisters",
"twins",
"friends",
"brotherandsister"
],
"question": "Cara and Ben are _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"... | Cara and Ben are twins . They are ten. This is their room. It's a nice room. Two beds are in the room. The yellow bed is Cara's and that green one is Ben's. The twins have one desk and two chairs . Cara's
English book is on his bed. Ben's CD is on his chair. Their clock and pencil boxes are on the desk . Their schoolba... | middle2332.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "school holidays"
},
"options": [
"weekdays",
"every morning",
"every afternoon",
"school holidays"
],
"question": "Young people in the USA volunteer to spend _ helping others.",
"question_type": "cloze_q... | Young American Volunteers
If you have no special plans for your holiday, why not spend your time helping others? Don't listen to people who say that young people today often think only of themselves. It's not true at all. More and more young people in the USA volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others.... | middle4743.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Because they can do nothing but wait."
},
"options": [
"Because they can't join in their parents' talk.",
"Because the dessert isn't served in time.",
"Because they can do nothing but wait.",
"Because the food there isn... | Nearly all kids have had the same experience. They are eating in a restaurant with their parents. They finished the spaghetti minutes ago. Now, they are bored. Their little brother is kicking them under the table. He is also complaining about the desserts . Yet their parents are still eating and talking...and talking..... | middle2865.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Buying things on the internet for the people who can't use the internet."
},
"options": [
"Buying things in a common store.",
"Buying and selling things on the internet.",
"Buying things on the internet for the old.",
"... | Online shopping has become something very common for young people, however, it's not easy for the old people to buy things on the internet. Therefore, offline Daigou stores, or buy-for-you stores, are becoming popular among the old.
64-year-old man Li Hui'an is searching for his favorite CD in an offline Daigou shop. H... | middle146.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Growing up."
},
"options": [
"Doing their homework.",
"Having exams.",
"Going to school.",
"Growing up."
],
"question": "According to the passage, what is not easy for students in Mount Logan School .?",
"qu... | Have you ever thought about your life after you grow up? It is not easy --- that's what some US students say after they try out adult life at school.
Mount Logan Middle School, Utah, has an activity called Reality Town. Each student gets a "job" and some money. The higher the grade , the better the job they can get.... | middle5878.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "you pay your money and you don't have to think about anything at all"
},
"options": [
"you have a package with you when you travel",
"you can travel everywhere and stop where you want",
"you pay your money and you don't have ... | Many people like traveling during their vacation. They go to mountains, seaside, or forests. Some people like history so they like to visit old castles , museums and monuments (, ). In many foreign countries, the travel agent can help you plan your holiday. You can tell the travel agent what kind of holiday you li... | middle152.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "a farmer expert cares for his orange trees"
},
"options": [
"a farmer expert cares for his orange trees",
"the different uses of computers",
"growing oranges in Florida's changeable weather",
"different ways of frost pr... | Farmer Ed Rawlings smiles as he looks at his orange trees. The young oranges are growing well in Florida's weather. Warm sunshine and gentle rains, along with Ed Rawlings' expert care, will produce a good crop of oranges this year.
However, Ed has to guard against Florida's changeable winter weather. In January and Feb... | middle7909.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "provide people with more healthy fruit"
},
"options": [
"have some fresh fruit for themselves",
"make some money by selling fruit",
"provide people with more healthy fruit",
"buy some cheap fruit from their neighbors"
... | Kelly Christopher, a student at Lutheran High School in California, US, loves oranges. One day last week, she used a pole to pick oranges off trees and collect them in baskets. It's the first time in her 15 years she's picked fruit from trees.
"This is quite different from buying oranges in the supermarket," said Chri... | middle634.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Flying kites."
},
"options": [
"Eating peaches.",
"Feeding swallows.",
"Flying kites.",
"Going to competitions."
],
"question": "What activity is very popular in spring?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions... | Spring is a good time for kite flying -- a popular activity in China. On a sunny day with a good breeze , you'll see hundreds of colorful kites flying in the sky. They have all kinds of shapes like swallows and peaches. Some of the shapes have special meanings. For example, swallows mean good luck and peaches bring you... | middle2871.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "online libraries"
},
"options": [
"online libraries",
"city bookstores",
"school libraries",
"borrowing books"
],
"question": "Guo Liqin depends on _ for free reading.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
... | Guo Liqin, 24, works as a primary school teacher in a distant area in Yunnan Province. The Internet offers him the latest news and entertainment from the outside world. And many people like him also depends on the online libraries for the free literature reading.
A survey in China last year found the online literature... | middle7921.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "You might do better"
},
"options": [
"You're sure to fail",
"You will forget everything",
"You might do better",
"You are sure to do better"
],
"question": "Someone believes _ if you 'have butterflies in the... | Expressions cover all parts of our life. They may be around your ears every day. You may know a lot of Chinese expressions that describe how you feel. Here are some English ones for your enjoyment.
Have Your Heart in Your Mouth
This expression means that you're really afraid or anxious about something. When your heart ... | middle2681.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "August 22"
},
"options": [
"August 20",
"February 19",
"August 22",
"September 18"
],
"question": "Deng Xiaoping's birthday is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answ... | Do you know the late leader of China, Deng Xiaoping? He was called the"chief architect of China's reform and opening-up ". August 22 is the 110 anniversary of his birth. President Xi Jinping held an important meeting for the event on August 20 , 2014 in Beijing. Senior leaders Li Keqiang, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng,... | middle5688.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "At school."
},
"options": [
"At the bus stop.",
"At school.",
"At home.",
"At the drawing club."
],
"question": "Where are Brian and Jenny now?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {... | "Hi, Jenny!"
"Hi, Brian! What class do you have next?"
"I have art next," says Brian. "It's my favourite. I draw six pictures every week."
"You are a good painter ," says Jenny. "I see some of your pictures. They are beautiful. I like art too, but I am not good at it. I am not going to be a painter when I am older!"
"I... | middle5850.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "At 6:30 a. m."
},
"options": [
"At 5:00 a. m.",
"At 5:30 a. m.",
"At 7:00 a. m.",
"At 6:30 a. m."
],
"question": "What time does Jodie usually get up?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"ans... | Jodie is a good student. She usually gets up at 6:30 in the morning. She has breakfast at home. Then she reads English from 6:30 a. m. to 7:00 a. m. She goes to school at 7:15 a. m. She has four classes in the morning. She usually has lunch at school, but on Sundays she has lunch at home with her family. She has three ... | middle4596.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "see lion and dragon dances"
},
"options": [
"do a lot of shopping",
"see lion and dragon dances",
"decorate the house for good luck",
"eat turkeys"
],
"question": "During the Chinese New Year, tourists can _ ... | We spoke to three students from around the world about different national holidays. There are different customs for each festival .
Tan Xiaodong, 15, Hong Kong, China
"It'll soon be Chinese New Year. Before it, we'll clean the house and decorate it for good luck. Every shop is going to close for a few days and we'll ... | middle6381.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "student"
},
"options": [
"ruler",
"doctor",
"student",
"scientist"
],
"question": "According to the passage, the writer might be a _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"a... | These days, more and more Chinese people enjoy sending and receiving messages on the phone. It can help them to get the latest news and communicate with friends. But I think I should read more books besides the textbooks, the more, the better. It can open my eyes and improve my language skills. Of course, it can also h... | middle5844.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "twenty-one"
},
"options": [
"twenty",
"twenty-one",
"twenty-two",
"twenty-three"
],
"question": "From the passage, we know Lucy was _ years old in 2010.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"a... | Do you know Pretty Little Liars ? It is one of the most popular American TV series right now. It is about the life of four girls after their best friend was killed. Lucy, one of the four girls, has more than a few secrets.
Lucy knew from a very young age that she would be a star, and she loved singing most. At the ag... | middle4582.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "the left side of the road"
},
"options": [
"the same side in Beijing as",
"the right side of the road",
"the left side of the road",
"both sides of the road"
],
"question": "People drive on _ in London.",
... | Dear Peter
How about your study? It's Sunday today. I'm writing a letter to you. I'm going to tell you something in Beijing.
Beijing is different from London. In our country, we drive on the left side of the road, but here people drive on the right side. Most people go to work by bus or by bike. The rush hours are from... | middle2695.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "It's on the dresser."
},
"options": [
"It's on the dresser.",
"It's under the bed.",
"It's on the bed.",
"It's in the drawer."
],
"question": "Where is the math book?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
... | Dear Jenny,
Please take these things to your brother: his math book, baseball, notebook, CDs, and video tape. The math book is on the dresser. The baseball is under the bed. The notebook is on the bed. The CDs are in the drawer. The video tape is on the table. Thanks!
Mom | middle608.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "an interview"
},
"options": [
"a conference",
"a visit",
"education",
"an interview"
],
"question": "Paul would go to New York for _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"... | Paul had just left college and was offered an interview for a position in a company in New York. As he needed to move from Texas to New York if he got the job, he wanted to talk about the decision with someone before accepting it. But his parents had died. He remembered that his father had suggested he should turn to a... | middle7935.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "her mother for a box of Smarties"
},
"options": [
"her mother for a nice toy",
"her mother for a box of Smarties",
"where she could find a box of Smarties",
"her mother if she could had enough money"
],
"questio... | Yesterday my son, daughter and I went to the grocery store. In front of us in line was a little girl with her mother. The little girl was asking her mother for a box of Smarties. The polite way she was asking almost broke the mother's heart, "I'm sorry, Honey, but we have no money to buy it."
My son was watching that d... | middle7706.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "forty thousand"
},
"options": [
"thirty thousand",
"forty thousand",
"four million",
"fourteen thousand"
],
"question": "More than _ people have caught hand-foot-mouth disease this year.",
"question_type... | Recently hand-foot-mouth disease has spread across China. In the past three months, there have been about 41,846 cases in 30 provinces and regions. The number is increasing. Eighteen Chinese children have died of the disease so far this year.
What causes the disease and why is it dangerous?
Hand-foot-mouth disease is... | middle6418.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "smaller than"
},
"options": [
"larger than",
"smaller than",
"as big as",
"as small as"
],
"question": "The size of most American families is _ that of other countries.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"... | Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries. Most American families have one or two parents and one or two children each.
Children in the US will leave their parents' home when they grow up. They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs. They often write to the... | middle1377.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Simon"
},
"options": [
"Amy",
"Sandy",
"Jack",
"Simon"
],
"question": "Who wears a T-shirt today?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text":... | Hello, I'm Simon. I wear a blue and yellow T-shirt for the show. I borrow the T-shirt from my cousin Jack.
Hello, I'm Sandy. I wear a pair of long red boots, a red blouse and a black skirt for the show. They are the clothes from the 1990s. And I borrow the boots from my mother.
Hello, I'm Daniel. I wear a purple scarf... | middle5111.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Important."
},
"options": [
"Unwelcome.",
"Hopeless.",
"Harmful.",
"Important."
],
"question": "What did the class teacher think of hobbies for children?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
... | The class teacher thought that hobbies were important for children. So she encouraged all her students to have one, and sometimes she arranged hobby shows for their parents to see as a result.
One morning the teacher told the class to have a holiday and get their hobby things to school before 5 p.m. A hobby show would ... | middle3560.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "The writer's parents believed he could get improved in his speech ability."
},
"options": [
"The writer's parents believed he could get improved in his speech ability.",
"The new school was not far away from where they lived.",
... | Before I even started school, people felt that I was not going to _ . At the age of four, I started speech lessons because even I could not speak well enough to be understood.
First grade was a struggle. I not only had difficulty speaking, but I was expected to learn to read and I just couldn't do it. My parents grew m... | middle3206.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "keep healthy"
},
"options": [
"eat much",
"keep healthy",
"run fast",
"make friends"
],
"question": "Many people enjoy running because they want to _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"an... | Running is becoming popular these days. Many of us run for health. Doctors say many health problems come from these bad habits: eating and drinking too much, smoking and not taking enough exercise. Doctors tell us. "Eat and drink less, don't smoke, and exercise more."
Running is a good way of exercise because it helps ... | middle4569.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "teenagers"
},
"options": [
"teenagers",
"parents",
"policemen",
"teachers"
],
"question": "The members of School Watch are probably _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Hello,everyone.Because of the high rate of school violence in some areas,teenagers'safety becomes a serious problem.We are planning to set up an organization named School Watch to make sure that students have a safe school environment.Please be part of our plan!
What is School Watch?
School Watch is a volunteer project... | middle185.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "In the woods."
},
"options": [
"In big cities.",
"In a place of interest.",
"In a modern hotel or a restaurant.",
"In the woods."
],
"question": "Where do people in the United States like to go camping according... | In the United States, people like going camping for vacation. They do everything for themselves to relax in the woods instead of staying at a modern hotel or a restaurant. They enjoy themselves far away from the noisy cities for a few days.
What should you prepare if you want to go camping like them? When you are campi... | middle1411.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "they don't return friendship to each other."
},
"options": [
"there are too many people who want to make friends",
"they don't know friendship is something serious",
"those who give others friendships receive friendships from... | Too many people want others to be their friends, but they don't give friendship back. That is why some friendships don't last very long. To have a friend, you must learn to treat your friend the way you want your friend to treat you. Learning to be a good friend means learning three rules: be honest; be generous;be ... | middle7060.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "more than one hundred years ago"
},
"options": [
"last century",
"in the twentieth century",
"more than one hundred years ago",
"in 1914"
],
"question": "There were many cape lions in North America _ .",
"... | In the past 300 years, more than 130 species of animals have become _ . One of these extinct species is the passenger pigeon . At one time there were millions of these birds in North America, but now there are none. The last one died in the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914. Another extinct animal is the cape lion . The animal ha... | middle1405.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "he worked too hard and became ill"
},
"options": [
"he was worried about his homework",
"he worked too hard and became ill",
"he didn't finish doing his lessons",
"there was a lot of noise there and he couldn't have a r... | A young man worked very hard at his lessons. He was too busy to have a rest. At last, he became ill, so he couldn't go to sleep. Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep. But he always stayed awake and couldn't fall asleep.
After some days, he decided to see a doctor. "I just can't go to ... | middle191.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Husband and wife."
},
"options": [
"Friends.",
"Mother and son.",
"Husband and wife.",
"Father and daughter."
],
"question": "What's the relationship between the man and the woman?",
"question_type": "factio... | Long long time ago,the Creator created a man and a woman,they lived together very happily for a time.But then they began to get angry with each other,and at last the woman left and started off to the Sun land in the east.
The man followed alone and felt very sad,but the woman kept on ahead and never looked behind,until... | middle7074.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "will change us in some way"
},
"options": [
"all know where to find us",
"serve us on no purpose",
"won't become our neighbor",
"will change us in some way"
],
"question": "The people we meet _ .",
"questi... | Sometimes people come into your life and you know at once that they were sure to be there. They serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson or help find out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be: your classmate, neighbor, teacher, long-lost friend or even a real stranger. But ... | middle3212.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "teacher"
},
"options": [
"teacher",
"worker",
"doctor",
"driver"
],
"question": "My grandpa was a _ in the past .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
... | "Basketball is not only for young people," my grandpa often says.
Grandpa is a retired teacher. He likes basketball. He isn't tall or strong. And he can not run fast. But he is a member of a basketball team.
"I play for 15 minutes in every game," says Grandpa. "I can score 10 points for my team." He is right. He is... | middle5663.txt |
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