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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Saturday."
},
"options": [
"Sunday.",
"Saturday.",
"Monday",
"Friday."
],
"question": "What day is it today?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "cl... | School cleaning day
Today is Saturday. It is our cleaning day. The pupils of our class are cleaning our classroom. Mary is cleaning the door. She is standing on a chair. Tom and some others are cleaning the windows. Some of us are sweeping the floor. Others are cleaning the desks and chairs. I am taking down the old pi... | middle6286.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "more"
},
"options": [
"no",
"fewer",
"more",
"a lot"
],
"question": "There are _ people travelling by bike now in London.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index... | If you go to visit London,you will see a lot of buses and cars on the road,you will also see a lot of bikes because more people travel by bike.Why?
There are a lot of reasons for this.First,it's very cheap to buy a bike,and riding bikes is quick, too.You often need to wait for a bus for half an hour.When the bus comes,... | middle4491.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "parents"
},
"options": [
"teachers",
"parents",
"students",
"children"
],
"question": "The text is written for _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
... | The place of the family computer may turn into a hot argue as your children get older. Whether you have one computer in the house or five, you should think the following things as you make a final decision.
There is a certain number of danger if you allow your children to have a computer with Internet in their rooms wi... | middle5957.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Jim"
},
"options": [
"Jim",
"Green",
"Jim Green",
"Green Jim"
],
"question": "What is my first name? _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_te... | Hello! I'm Jim Green. I'm English. This is my mother. Her first name is Mary. This is my father.His name is Steve. My telephone number is eight five six o nine one seven six. My friend is Li Lei. His English name is Tony. He is a Chinese boy. His telephone number is 82815248. My English teacher is Jenny Brown. She is a... | middle3498.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "there may be life on Mars"
},
"options": [
"they can surely find life on Mars",
"there may be life on Mars",
"it's too late for them to explore Mars now",
"Mars is the only planet that has life on it"
],
"questi... | For a long time, humans have used technology to study the world around us, and Mars is the latest place we're using machines to explore. Besides the earth, the "red planet" is seen, as the one place in our solar system most likely to have life.
Early last month, the first American robot, Spirit, landed on Mars withou... | middle2786.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "PS3900."
},
"options": [
"PS650.",
"PS3250.",
"PS3900.",
"PS7800."
],
"question": "If you want to hire Flat B for half a year, how much should you pay for it?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
... | Greenwood Gazette
.................................................................................................................................
To Hire
A Quiet flat in Greenwood 2 bedrooms, large kitchen Near shops and restaurants PS600 a month
Phone 07348 0848153B Small 3rd-floor flat in central London
1 bedroom
... | middle7826.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Nineteen"
},
"options": [
"Ten",
"Fifteen",
"Nineteen",
"Twenty"
],
"question": "How many fingers does Teotronica have ?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": ... | We humans can play the piano . of course we play the piano with our ten fingers . But Teotronica can play with its 19 fingers . Teotronica is not a human . It is a robot . It is a special robot which can play the piano like humans .
Nattei Suzzi is the inventor of Teotronica . Matteo Suzzi comes from Italy and he is mo... | middle7832.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "they thought it was too dangerous"
},
"options": [
"there was little chance to go",
"they weren't experienced enough",
"they thought it was too dangerous",
"it wasn't exciting enough"
],
"question": "Most of the... | Sam and Joe were astronauts. There was once a very dangerous trip and the more experienced astronauts knew there was only a small chance of coming back alive. Sam and Joe, however, thought it would be exciting though a little dangerous. "We're the best men for the job," they said to the boss. "There may be problems, b... | middle2792.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "fast food"
},
"options": [
"Cola",
"ice crean",
"chicken",
"fast food"
],
"question": "Students like _ very much.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
... | Students like fast food very much. Many of them like to meet friends in a fast food restaurant. They can eat many kinds of food and listen to music in the restaurant. They like to have chicken, French fries, hamburgers, salad and Cola. Their favorite food is ice-cream. But I don't think fast food is healthy. I like ... | middle4485.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "most"
},
"options": [
"most",
"few",
"half",
"all"
],
"question": "The writer finds that _ people are using their phones in public places.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Next time you're in a public place, take a look around you, and count how many people are using their phones. I can tell you that it is probably more than half, whether you're in a bus, in a cafe or simply walking down the street.
I'm not saying that I am not an example of this, but I wonder how people can spend so muc... | middle5943.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Treating friends at home."
},
"options": [
"Treating friends at home.",
"Taking days off to be with friends .",
"Meeting friends at the airport at midnight.",
"Sharing everything they have."
],
"question": "Whic... | America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon. They don't feel hurt .If the same two people meet again, even years later, they _ the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand. Friendships between us develop more slowly but may become life... | middle6292.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "go to the bathroom"
},
"options": [
"watch TV",
"go to the bathroom",
"have some food",
"drink water"
],
"question": "The girl woke up in the midnight to _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | One midnight, a little girl woke up to go to the bathroom. She got up and down her bed, walked to the bedroom door and opened it. She looked outside and walked back, because it was so dark that she was scared.
Her mother said, "Don't be afraid, honey. Take courage!"
"What's courage?" she asked, running to her mother's ... | middle7013.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Belgian"
},
"options": [
"England",
"Belgian",
"German",
"France"
],
"question": "The first 3D newspaper is in _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
... | We see 3D movies, games, TVs, and so on. Do you hear of 3D newspapers? Yes, here is a kind of newspaper from Belgian. And it was born on March 3rd, 2010. This is the first 3D newspaper in the world.
Huber Leklein with his friends began to make the 3D newspaper in January,2010. They worked really hard. And they finish... | middle1462.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "know some social customs for a dinner party"
},
"options": [
"make friends with Rose",
"know some social customs for a dinner party",
"make her friends happy",
"give her friends a surprise"
],
"question": "Wang ... | Letter A
Dear Rose,
I like your programmes very much. I'm now writing to ask you something about American social customs . My American friends want me to join them in their dinner party. I am very happy and have decided to go, but I'm a little worried about it, too. The social customs in my country are very different ... | middle5604.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "an Italian woman in Leonardo da Vinci's painting"
},
"options": [
"a famous woman in China",
"Leonardo da Vinci's wife",
"a famous painting of Wang Hui",
"an Italian woman in Leonardo da Vinci's painting"
],
"qu... | Art lovers around the world have thought about this question for so many years: what is the secret behind the Mona Lisa's smile?
However, they can ask Mona Lisa herself in the interactive exhibition in Beijing. This exhibition brings the 500-year-old painting to life.
Now Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting can move ... | middle3275.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "the bar"
},
"options": [
"the bar",
"he hotel",
"the store",
"the restaurant"
],
"question": "That day the cowboy tied his horse outside _ before he wanted to drink.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
... | One day a strong cowboy was traveling on his horse when he saw a bar. He decided to stop for a few drinks, so he tied his horse outside the bar, walked into the bar and ordered two bottles of beer. This cowboy was new in town. He looked around and noticed some people making faces to him. He guessed that they might pla... | middle3513.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "run away"
},
"options": [
"look down",
"stare",
"bark",
"run away"
],
"question": "When a dog is afraid, it may _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
... | A dog can't speak any words, but it can "talk". It has feelings just as you do. Sometimes it may feel angry or afraid. Watch a dog closely, and you can find out how it feels. You can see what it is trying to tell you. When you are afraid, you may look down. When a dog is afraid, it may run away. When you are angry with... | middle690.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "His car was missing."
},
"options": [
"His car was missing.",
"The door of the car was open.",
"His car was in the garage.",
"His car was outside of the garage."
],
"question": "What did Mr. Smith find one morni... | A Trap
Mr. Smith left his car outside his apartment one night as usual, but when he came down the next morning to go to his office, he discovered that the car wasn't there. He called the police and told them what had happened, and they said that they would try to find the car.
When Mr. Smith came home from his office t... | middle848.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "stay outside with our bikes"
},
"options": [
"close all the windows",
"listen to typhoon news",
"stay outside with our bikes",
"stay inside the strong house"
],
"question": "When a typhoon comes, we cannot",
... | Maybe you know floods, droughts, earthquakes, sandstorms and so on. But have you ever heard of typhoons?
Typhoons are some of the worst storms, usually around the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea. Most happen in July, August and September.
How does a typhoon happen? When lots of sea water gets hot in the summer su... | middle1310.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "our attention"
},
"options": [
"information itself",
"our attention",
"our intelligence",
"the environment"
],
"question": "All information we receive depends on _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
... | Information is received into our brain by attention, and its quality determines how well _ will be processed, saved and used afterwards.
All information we receive is chosen by our attention. Factors affecting our attention are personal interest, experience, ability, feelings, knowledge, environment, timing, and ... | middle684.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "A poem."
},
"options": [
"A story.",
"A poem.",
"An advertisement.",
"A report."
],
"question": "What kind of article does this passage belong to?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answ... | Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village, though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ... | middle7761.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "answer it at once"
},
"options": [
"think it over and answer it",
"answer it at once",
"ask the teacher to say it again",
"stand up and keep quiet"
],
"question": "If the teacher ask you a question, you should ... | American schools must obey the classroom rules. Here are some of them.
If the teacher asks you a question, you should answer it at once. If you do not understand the question, you can put up your hand and ask the teacher to say it again.
You must not be absent ( ) on a test day. If you are seriously ill, let the teac... | middle3507.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Music can improve our listening skills."
},
"options": [
"Music can give us pleasure.",
"Music can make us relaxed.",
"Music can cheer us up.",
"Music can improve our listening skills."
],
"question": "Which of ... | Each person has his own way to have fun. Some like sports. Some like playing chess or cards. But a large number of people enjoy listening to music.
Nowadays, music has become an important part of our life. We can listen to music on CDs, on radio or on TV. Also, we can search the Internet to find the song we like. It's ... | middle2619.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "bad"
},
"options": [
"bad",
"dark",
"dangerous for people to go out",
"full of deep ruts and holes"
],
"question": "The roads in the place where Carlo's master lived were _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_ques... | Here is a dog with a lantern in his mouth, he is looking for his master .
Carlo, a lovely dog, had been taught to be useful. The roads, in the place where his master lived, were often so bad that it was not safe for any person to go out without a light on dark nights.
So Carlo's master taught him to carry a lantern fo... | middle5176.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "student"
},
"options": [
"teacher",
"student",
"worker",
"farmer"
],
"question": "Li Lei is a _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text"... | One day the students were having painting lessons. Everyone began to draw pictures .Li Lei did nothing. When the bell rang for the break , Li Lei passed his picture to the teacher .
The teacher looked at it and got angry "Why do you give me a piece of paper with nothing on it , Li Lei ?"asked the teacher. "I'm sorry... | middle5610.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "The friends who you like most."
},
"options": [
"The friends who are very kind.",
"The friends who live close to each other.",
"The friends who were once classmates.",
"The friends who you like most."
],
"questi... | Except for a few times, Americans are not big present-givers. There's no exchange of presents among business people, and if one American tries to give another a present, it may look like that he wants to bribe him. Americans have learned that in some other countries people like to give presents to others, but among o... | middle3261.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "65"
},
"options": [
"45",
"55",
"65",
"75"
],
"question": "About _ percent of the online payments in 2015 were done through mobile devices.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | A new study said about 65 percent of the online payments last year were done with mobile devices. Along with the rapid growth of the online to offline business, the mobile payment has been further changing people's everyday life.
According to findings published by Alipay, the mobile payment is more _ in China's unde... | middle7007.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "it is fast"
},
"options": [
"it is slow",
"you can open the window",
"it is fast",
"the airport is fay from the city"
],
"question": "Many people like travelling by plane because _ .",
"question_type": "c... | Many people love going on a trip by plane , but an airport is usually far from the city . You have to arrive there and wait for hours for the plane to take off and it is often late . You can't open the window .You can't choose the food .Planes are fast ,but it takes hours to get out of the airport and into the city .
I... | middle1476.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "by cupping his both hands"
},
"options": [
"with a small pot",
"by cupping his both hands",
"with the help of the large deer",
"by using an empty bottle"
],
"question": "The boy carried the water to the baby dee... | It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. There was no rain for almost a month. The crops were dying. Cows stopped giving milk. On this day, I witnessed a wonder.
I was making lunch when I saw my 6-year-old son, Billy, walking very slowly towards the woods. Minutes later he came running out again, towards th... | middle6319.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "in the country"
},
"options": [
"in the city",
"at the statio",
"in a town",
"in the country"
],
"question": "Peter's uncle lives _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"an... | Peter's uncle lives in the country. He is a man full of humor . One day, Peter went to see his uncle. His uncle drove his car to the station to meet him. On their way home, they saw many people. His uncle waved to everybody. Peter was surprised and said,"Uncle,you wave to everybody. Do you know all of them?"
"No,P... | middle5638.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "War"
},
"options": [
"Youth",
"Love",
"War",
"Friendship"
],
"question": "Which is NOT one of the main themes of this year's Chinese movies?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_ind... | Youth, friendship and love are the main themes of this year's Chinese movies, such as So Young(<<>> ) and American Dreams in China(<<>> ). Tiny Times(<<>> ), one of the most popular movies this summer, also has the same features.
The movie was based on author and director Guo Jingming's novel of the same name. It tells... | middle2157.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Having headaches."
},
"options": [
"Having wet eyes.",
"Having headaches.",
"Having small eyes.",
"Having a toothache"
],
"question": "Which of the following may be caused by too much screen time?",
"questio... | Nowadays, many children spend hours a day looking at computer screens or other digital products. Some eye care doctors say all the screen time has caused more children to have what they call computer vision syndrome .
Nathan Warford is an optometrist in the US. He says he has seen more children having eye problems. ... | middle4526.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "He was lonely."
},
"options": [
"He was lazy.",
"He was impolite.",
"He was lonely.",
"He was slow in study."
],
"question": "What was Sam's real problem?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
... | Sam really felt very happy. When he arrived at his seat in the classroom that morning, he found an invitation on his desk. It was from several of his classmates asking him to join them on a camping trip. This was the first time he was asked to join in an out-of-school activity.
Why were they asking him now? Nobody seem... | middle6331.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "sleeping"
},
"options": [
"eating",
"playing",
"sleeping",
"waking"
],
"question": "Our bodies grow most while we are _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index":... | During the day we work and play; at night we sleep. Our bodies rest while we sleep. In the morning we are ready to work and play again. While we are asleep our bodies grow most. Children usually need more sleep. We can get our lessons better and we feel better too, when we have plenty of rest. Boys and girls need ten h... | middle1338.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Ocean Park"
},
"options": [
"school",
"Ocean Park",
"zoo",
"the central hall"
],
"question": "Some students visited the _ on June 1st.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"a... | School news (June 8th, Friday)
School trip: Students in Junior Two had a great time during the school trip on Children's Day. They went to Ocean Park by bus. The teachers were very happy because the students cleaned the bus after the trip.
Japanese visitors: Thirteen visitors from Japan arrived at our school on Monday,... | middle7991.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Life and Health"
},
"options": [
"Life and Health",
"Chinese Culture",
"Fashion Times",
"Sports and Health"
],
"question": "We can read the article in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | Green tea is the best choice for office workers.
People who always work in places with air conditioning may face skin problems such as easily dry skin. Among all the drinks, green tea is the best choice. Because there are important things in green tea and they are often called catechins . Moreover, drinking more green ... | middle874.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "The support of their parents."
},
"options": [
"The support of their teachers.",
"The support of their friends.",
"The support of their parents.",
"The support of their schools."
],
"question": "What's the great... | Teenage life is interesting, adventurous and difficult. Teenagers have to go through many problems. It may probably be a family problem or a school problem. It is important to learn how to deal with those problems.
Be grateful of your parents' support. When you have a problem, ask your parents to support you. When a ... | middle7749.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "white caps"
},
"options": [
"green pants",
"brown shoes",
"black bags",
"white caps"
],
"question": "We can find _ in Wen Feng's Clothes Shop .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer":... | Welcome to Wen Feng's Clothes Shop! Big Sale !
Goods Colors Price (each)
Pants Black, white, brown Y=65
Coat Black Y= 95
Cap Blue, white Y= 15
T-shirt Red, green Y= 60
Shoes Black , white Y= 80
Bag Blue Y= 35 | middle2631.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Six"
},
"options": [
"Four",
"Five",
"Six",
"Seven."
],
"question": "How many people are there in Kate's family?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text"... | This is a picture of Kate Green's family. In the picture we can see her grandparents, herparents, her brother Mike and her. Her grandparents are on the chair. Mr Green and Mrs Greenare behind them. Mike is under the window. Kate is on the floor. What's behind Kate? It's a cat. It's black and white. | middle4254.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Televisions and laptops."
},
"options": [
"Delicious food.",
"Televisions and laptops.",
"Cheap clothes.",
"Tents and hot chocolate."
],
"question": "What products sell best on Black Friday?",
"question_type... | It's that time of year again. The lead-up to everyone's favorite holiday -- Christmas!
Usually Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, marks the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. On this day all the stores open early and offer the best discounts to their customers. Interestingly, people push to buy the chea... | middle6443.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "When you go for a long-distance trip, you'd better drive your own car."
},
"options": [
"When we produce the meat, we need to take up lots of energy.",
"Taking showers in less time will help for saving the water.",
"When you ... | Now, are you changing your living habits to have a l _ life? Here are some strategies for you.
Strategy One
*Each week, choose one day when you don't eat meat. Meat takes up lots of energy because it takes a long time to produce. And animals must be fed on farmed plants, which could be used to feed many more people.
... | middle7985.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "jeans"
},
"options": [
"Levi Strauss",
"young people",
"cool",
"jeans"
],
"question": "The story is talking about _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
... | 150 Years of Cool
Look in the bedrooms of young people around the world. You will probably find a pair of blue jeans in each room. Jeans are very popular all over the world.
Jeans give you the feeling of comfort, youth and energy. They have long been liked by every person.
Levi Strauss is an American company. It first ... | middle860.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "eating outside"
},
"options": [
"having meals with her family",
"at home",
"ill",
"eating outside"
],
"question": "Mrs. Ai doesn't want to eat fish heads when she is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions... | In our town, everyone knows Mrs. Ai loves eating fish heads. When the family have meals together and there is fish in the meal, her children always give her the fish heads first. Only when she is eating outside, she often says "no" to fish heads very politely.
Not long ago, Mrs. Ai dies. Before she dies, some of her ol... | middle6325.txt |
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"answer": {
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},
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"On foot.",
"By bus.",
"By bike."
],
"question": "How did the little girl go to school every day?",
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},
{
"answer": {
"a... | A little girl walked to and from school every day. Though it was not fine and clouds appeared in the sky that morning, the little girl made her daily trip to school as usual. When school was over, winds became stronger and it began to rain.
The mother of the little girl felt worried that her daughter would be afraid wh... | middle2143.txt |
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"answer_text": "A day for parents to meet their children's teachers at school."
},
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"A day for parents to meet their children's teachers at school.",
"A day for teachers to get present... | ?Allen!
5/7 Monday
I'm busy this week. The following Sunday is Mother's Day and there are many activities at school. One of them is PTA Day. It's on Friday. Mum and Dad are both coming. I'm a little nervous . What will Mr. Chang tell them?
5/8 Tuesday
Mr. Wu is our new music teacher. He teaches us Mother, a beautiful ... | middle4532.txt |
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"answer_text": "to help find a way to make both disputants happy"
},
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"to help find a way to make both disputants happy",
"to find out who starts the quarrel",
"to give students some specia... | Two students started quarreling at school. One student shouted dirty words at the other, and a fight began.
What can be done to stop fights like this at school? In some schools, disputants sit down with peer mediators . Peer mediators are usually students with special training in this kind of problems.
Peer mediators... | middle135.txt |
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"answer": {
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"options": [
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"wanted to practice English with him",
"felt too shy to speak to him",
"hoped to invite the foreigner to the bar"
],
"question": "When the w... | I live with my grandmother in a Beijing yard house. One day last year, I was surprised to see a big foreigner coming out of the house next door to ours. He was very tall with short brown hair and a pair of glasses.
The first time I saw him, I was too shy to speak to him. "My English is too poor!" I thought. My grandmot... | middle653.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "In a shopping center."
},
"options": [
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"In a hospital.",
"In a shopping center.",
"In an animal center."
],
"question": "Where did the writer met Pixar?",
"question_type": "factiod_question... | Five years ago, I met her in a shopping center. I was walking through the shop when I saw her. Then she came back to my house with me. After that, we became friends.
Once she had to go into hospital to have an operation on her leg. I was worried about her and looked after her every day. I made breakfast for her. I was... | middle2802.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "On Second Avenue."
},
"options": [
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"In Toronto.",
"On Second Avenue.",
"On Green Street."
],
"question": "Where does Mrs. Black live?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
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"The post office is not near from here," answers Mary, "but you don't need ... | middle647.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
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},
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"Comfortable",
"Tired",
"Sad"
],
"question": "How may you feel if you're subhealthy?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
... | If you often feel tired and the doctor can't find anything wrong with you, you may be in a state of subhealth . Subhealth is a state between health and illness. Most of the subhealthy people are middle-aged ones who are usually stressed out because of work and family. And some of them are students who are having exams.... | middle121.txt |
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"13",
"14",
"15"
],
"question": "How old is Jenny? She is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
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... | Hello, dear friends! I'm Jenny. Please look at this photo. The girl in red is me. I'm 13. I have a sister and two brothers. My sister, Linda, is 15. She likes red and green. She has two red rulers and a green pencil case. She also likes sports and she has a great sports collection. She has five baseballs, three basketb... | middle109.txt |
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"answer": {
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"impolite",
"serious",
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],
"question": "When the author and Rose first met, they began their conversation in a _ manner.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"... | On the first day of school our teacher introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know.I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.
I turned around to find a little old lady with a warm smile.She said, "Hi, handsome.My name is Rose.I'm eighty-seven years old."
"Wh... | middle5823.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "The mouse's parents."
},
"options": [
"The cat.",
"The dog.",
"The cat's parents.",
"The mouse's parents."
],
"question": "Who told the mouse to wait before going for a piece of cheese?",
"question_type": "f... | There was once a young mouse that lived in a hole in a wall. One day, the young mouse woke up from his sleep and looked out of the hole. As he looked out, a fantastic smell came to his nose. "Cheese!" the mouse said happily to himself. "I'll go and get it now and have it for breakfast."
But then he remembered his paren... | middle2194.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "fourth"
},
"options": [
"first",
"second",
"third",
"fourth"
],
"question": "Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Beijing is the _ one opened in China.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
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"answer"... | Without going to a movie festival, where can you find famous stars like American actor Johnny Depp and Chinese kung fu star Jachie Chan all in the same place? Madame Tussauds Wax Museum is the place to be. Now you can find all your stars in Beijing! It opened its doors on May31 on Qianmen Street.
French wax sculptor ... | middle4283.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "the ways of fishing go into practice"
},
"options": [
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"the ways of fishing go into practice",
"the scientists pay little attention to them",
"Japanese fishing boats catch one fish per hundred ... | Big ocean fish have almost disappeared from the world since the start of business fishing in the 1950's.The scientists found that the number of large fish has dropped by 90 percent in the past fifty years.The study took ten years.The researchers collected records from fishing business and governments around the world.T... | middle7952.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "feel more confident"
},
"options": [
"be more worried and tired",
"feel more confident",
"be paid less attention to",
"feel less liked"
],
"question": "By fixing your attention on others,you will _ .",
"q... | These simple ways can increase your popularity and win you more friends,so why not try them?
*PAYING ATTENTION TO OTHERS This will reduce any shyness you may have. You'll be more relaxed and therefore more natural and fun. And you will get more good-people will love the fact that you're paying attention to them while y... | middle7946.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "A radio program."
},
"options": [
"A newspaper.",
"A magazine.",
"A TV program.",
"A radio program."
],
"question": "Where is this passage from?",
"question_type": null
},
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"answer": {
"answer... | This is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Year's Eve. It is called Auld Lang Syne (<<>> ). It is the traditional music played during the New Year's celebration. Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish poem. It tells about the need to remember old friends.
The words "auld lang syne" mean "old long since". No one... | middle5189.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "It happened in England ."
},
"options": [
"It happened in America.",
"It happened in Australia.",
"It happened in England .",
"The story didn't tell us."
],
"question": "In which country did the story happen?",
... | The big red American car was much too wide for an English country road. When Jack saw it coming toward him, he stopped his own car at the side of the road to make room for it to pass. The American car went slowly past, so close that he could see the driver's face quite clearly.
"Where have I seen that face before?" he ... | middle4297.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "On foot."
},
"options": [
"By bus.",
"On foot.",
"By car.",
"By water."
],
"question": "How does Peter often go to school?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index"... | Peter is eight years old, and he goes to a school near his house. He always goes there and comes home on foot. He usually gets back on time, but last Friday he came home from school late. His mother saw him and said to him, "Why are you late today, Peter?" "My teacher was angry and told me to see the headmaster after c... | middle5837.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "on the wayhome"
},
"options": [
"on the wayhome",
"in the kindergarten",
"in a shopping center",
"at a bus station"
],
"question": "When the father became seriously ill, he and his son were _ .",
"questio... | Kindergartens may teach you very important things you need to know. Dancy, a 5-year-old boy, saved his father's life with the skills he learned.
The boy's father became seriously ill on the way home from a father-son shopping. He couldn't speak and could hardly move, but he tried hard to stop the car safely. At that po... | middle2180.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "They have passed tough traffic laws."
},
"options": [
"They try to make safer cars.",
"They try to build more roads.",
"They have passed tough traffic laws.",
"They make drivers have their car examined every month."
... | Car accidents happen everywhere every day and are the main cause of injury in the United States. In order to control the increasing accidents, many states have passed tough laws. Also, car manufacturers have been trying to make safer cars to save lives.
However, as there are more and more cars and drivers on the road... | middle1489.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "The homework club."
},
"options": [
"Clubs in the US middle schools.",
"Students and homework.",
"The homework club.",
"Study and hobbies."
],
"question": "What is the best title of the passage?",
"question... | As we know, there are many kinds of clubs in the US middle schools, such as the music club, the sports club, the chess club, the swimming club.... But do you know the homework club? It is a popular club in many US middle schools. More and more students spend their afternoons in the homework clubs.
The US middle school... | middle7577.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Friends can bring us happiness."
},
"options": [
"Friends can do everything for us.",
"Friends can bring us happiness.",
"Friends accept our ideas all the time.",
"Without friends we could not live."
],
"questio... | Everyone needs friends. Friends bring us happiness and hope in our lives. But the ability to make friends changes from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, and to others it's very difficult.
Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to get along with others.
If you have trouble ... | middle492.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "a meeting would be held"
},
"options": [
"all the hotels were too small",
"a meeting would be held",
"the rooms were very dirty",
"the weather was not so bad"
],
"question": "It's clear that _ .",
"questi... | One evening , it was raining and the wind was blowing hard . An old couple came to a small hotel and wanted to stay there for the night . A young man welcomed them warmly , but said "I'm sorry ! Our rooms here are all full and the hotels nearby are all full too, for there will be an important meeting held here tomorrow... | middle6669.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "sad"
},
"options": [
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"happy",
"sad",
"angry"
],
"question": "Jackson felt _ when he drove home that evening.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index":... | Jackson was driving back home along a road one evening. He just lost his job. It was winter and it was very cold, just like his feelings.
An old lady with her car was standing on one side of the road. The lady looked very worried. She needed help. No one stopped to help her. Jackson stopped in front of her and got out ... | middle5360.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "1935"
},
"options": [
"1928",
"1934",
"1935",
"1948."
],
"question": "Temple won the first Juvenile Oscar in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
... | (1)Shirley Temple, the once-famous child movie star, died at the age of 85 on February 10, 2014. She was born on April 23, 1928. She was good at acting and dancing. In 1934, she starred in the movie Bright Eyes. From then on she became famous around the world. Later she starred in other movies and won a Juvenile Oscar... | middle3711.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "He was sleeping upstairs."
},
"options": [
"He was sleeping upstairs.",
"He was sleeping downstairs.",
"He was working upstairs.",
"He was working downstairs."
],
"question": "What was the doctor doing when the ... | A young American doctor was sleeping when suddenly his doorbell began to ring. It was already midnight, but what could the doctor do? He had to get up, put on his coat and go downstairs. When he opened the door, he saw a man standing with a hat in his hand. "How do you do?" said the man. "Can you come at once to a plac... | middle4718.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "The writer thinks it doesn't matter if he tells a lie."
},
"options": [
"Being honest is very important and helpful.",
"The writer was taught to be honest when he was young.",
"The writer thinks it doesn't matter if he tells ... | Ever since I was a little child, my parents have told me to be honest because it is the right thing to do. As I got older, I realized something very important. If just once you are _ and tell a lie, it will greatly change people's opinions about you and their way of acting toward you. When you tell a lie, you lose that... | middle3077.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "friend"
},
"options": [
"teacher",
"mom",
"friend",
"girl"
],
"question": "Han Mei is KangKang's _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_tex... | KangKang has a good friend. Her name is Han Mei. She is fourteen years old. She has a round face.She has a small mouth,a small nose and big eyes.Her hair is long,and her ears are big. Do you know her?
,. | middle2369.txt |
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"answer": {
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"answer_text": "helpful"
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"options": [
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"helpful",
"colorful",
"serious"
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"question": "According to the passage, the website is _ for children.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
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"answer": {
... | Get a Life is a website that helps middle school students answer the question --What do you want to be when you grow up?
"It encourages teenagers to have a big dream; it tries to find out what is possible; it makes a plan for children to get where they want to go," said Combs, one of the persons who set up the website.... | middle5406.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Three."
},
"options": [
"Three.",
"Four.",
"Five.",
"Six."
],
"question": "How many tricks are mentioned in the passage?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answe... | Even if you are naturally shy, these three tricks will help you to quickly build a new social circle in any new city.
1. Take pictures
One of the great things about taking pictures at an event or a party is that it gives you an excuse to get in touch with the person later. Everybody loves seeing pictures of themselves,... | middle1660.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Manypeoplearetoobusy"
},
"options": [
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"Manypeoplearetoobusy",
"Manypeopledon'tlikecooking",
"Theydon'tlikefamilymeals"
],
"question": "There is also something about the smell of hom... | People are so busy these days that many people have no time to cook. This becomes a problem, because most families love home cooking. The food tastes good and warm, and a family meal brings everyone together. In some families, meals are often the only times everyone sees one another at the same time.
Another reason peo... | middle8122.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "the USA"
},
"options": [
"the USA",
"England",
"Australia",
"China"
],
"question": "Mary comes from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer... | Mary is an American girl. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Smith find work in China. So Mary is living in China now with her parents. Mr. Smith works in a big shop. Mrs. Smith teaches English in a middle school.
Mary goes to school from Monday to Friday. On Saturdays she goes to the library with her mother. She likes reading ... | middle7211.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "the Philippines"
},
"options": [
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"America",
"the Philippines",
"Japan"
],
"question": "Cris Kesz Valdez helped homeless kids in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Can 13-year-olds do something to change the world? Cris Kesz Valdez, 13, from the Philippines believes so.
At the age of 7, Valdez set up an organization to give homeless kids things like slippers and toothbrushes. So far he has helped more than 10,000 children improve their lives in his hometown.
Valdez won the 2012 I... | middle1674.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "6"
},
"options": [
"1",
"2",
"5",
"6"
],
"question": "There are _ lines in all in Ningbo?",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "In M... | How do you get to school? Do you walk or take a bus? You could try a new way to go around Ningbo City from May, 2014.
That is Ningbo Rail Transit. It is about 247.5 kilometers in all.
The Line 1(1) started construction in June, 2009 and people could take the first half of Line 1 in May,2014. It is between Gaoqiao and ... | middle7205.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "research climate change and marine biology"
},
"options": [
"find out ways to control water pollution",
"research climate change and marine biology",
"grow plants and vegetables in special condition",
"stop the hunters ... | In the most southern part of our planet, there's a place that's covered with snow and ice all year round. But it has the clearest and cleanest air. Amazingly, in this place, the sun sometimes hangs even in the midnight sky. This place is Antarctica : the coldest, windiest and harshest place on the Earth.
As the worl... | middle3063.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Have classes at school, take notes and do homework."
},
"options": [
"Have classes at school and use online tools at home.",
"Have classes at school, take notes and do homework.",
"Learn through digital ways and have classes ... | How do you study each day? You may answer it in one second: have classes at school, take notes and do homework. Feeling a little bored? There are other ways that can make learning interesting and varied. It's called digital learning.
Digital learning is a way to help students learn by using the Internet. There are thre... | middle5412.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "on the left"
},
"options": [
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"on the left",
"in the middle",
"in the park"
],
"question": "In Hong Kong the traffic moves _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | When you travel in Hong Kong,you must be careful of the traffic rules,because the traffic keeps to the left and it's different from that of the interior of China.Before crossing the street,you must look to the right and then to the left.If the traffic lights are red,the traffic must stop,people can go across the zebra ... | middle5374.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "pen friend"
},
"options": [
"brother",
"cousin",
"pen friend",
"teacher"
],
"question": "Paul is Sam's _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answ... | Paul is my pen friend.He is from Landon,England.He speaks good English.He is now in Shanghai with his parents,because they work in Shanghai.Paul can speak a little Chinese! There are five people in his family,his parents,his two sisters and he.His sisters aren't in China.They are in England now. He likes singing and da... | middle3705.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "New cell phone rules in China."
},
"options": [
"How to use a cell phone.",
"How to choose a cell phone.",
"New cell phone services.",
"New cell phone rules in China."
],
"question": "What is the passage mainly ... | If you want to get a new cell phone number, don't forget to bring your ID with you .
As of September 1, people have to register with their ID to buy a new cell phone number. You can show your ID card orhukou, but student ID's won't work.
If you already have a cell phone number, it is better to register it before 2013... | middle486.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Diana"
},
"options": [
"Diana",
"Diana's mother",
"The supermarket offices",
"the worker themselves"
],
"question": "Who will teach the workers to learn sign language?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
... | At a supermarket in County Durham, England, the workers are getting ready for some lessons in sign language . They are excited to meet their teacher -- two-year-old Diana Graham. The little girl will teach them how to communicate with deaf customers .
Diana is a wonder child. She began to use sign language to "speak"... | middle2433.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Adults from 18 to 75"
},
"options": [
"Baby",
"Only old men",
"Only teenagers",
"Adults from 18 to 75"
],
"question": "Who can join the laughter Club? _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | Children laugh often and easily. But as we grow up, we laugh less and feel more stressed. Try laughing for no reason at all. That's how thousands of people start their day at Laughter Clubs around the world, and doctors now think that having a good laugh may be one of the best ways to keep healthy. The first Laughter C... | middle4042.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "making the houses warm"
},
"options": [
"cooking meals",
"lighting the rooms",
"making electricity",
"making the houses warm"
],
"question": "In the past,during the process of _ ,a lot of dust appeared in peop... | Spring cleaning is a tradition in America. People clean up and tidy up their houses in springtime.
Before the invention of the electricity ,people used a lot of coal and wood in winter to heat their houses. Those things left behind a lot of dust on everything in the rooms. At that time,people always welcomed spring bec... | middle6655.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "communicating well"
},
"options": [
"communicating well",
"dealing with criticism",
"sharing ideas",
"listening to others"
],
"question": "For team members and the leader, _ is the most necessary part to creat... | Working on a team is a good thing. But it can bring you some troubles. If people on your team are not good at communicating, you may often feel terrible. To create a successful team, good communication is the most necessary part for both team members and the leader. The following are some helpful suggestions.
Don't cri... | middle6133.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "In 1860"
},
"options": [
"In 2000",
"In 1961.",
"In 1953",
"In 1860"
],
"question": "When did Mr. Mendel discover why we look the same as other people in our family?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"ans... | DNA is the whole "map" of the human body. It is something that all human have, and it tells the body what to do. DNA is the reason that we look like our parents, because we get some of their DNA to make our own.
People have been trying to understand the human body for a long time. In 1860, Mr. Mendel discovered why we ... | middle1884.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "8"
},
"options": [
"5",
"7",
"8",
"11"
],
"question": "Gerry is _ years old.",
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},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "The elephant"
... | In our city,there is a big zoo. There are a lot of animals in it.
Mona is an Australian koala. She is seven years old. She is very cute. She likes sleeping during the day. But at night she gets up and eats leaves. Mona doesn't drink water for months. But she is healthy,because she can get water from the leaves.
Here is... | middle4724.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "they could do what they wanted"
},
"options": [
"It was very quiet there",
"there were many fish there",
"they could forget all the trouble",
"they could do what they wanted"
],
"question": "Paul and his friends... | Paul and I live in the same building. His room is on the sixth floor but mine is on the fifth. He's very careless and sometimes he gets into trouble.
Last Friday afternoon the young man and his friends went to spend the weekend on a wild island. They could swim, fish, play the guitar and sleep in the quiet place at nig... | middle2355.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "protection against the sun"
},
"options": [
"a symbol of honor",
"protection against the sun",
"a symbol of power",
"protection against the rain"
],
"question": "Ancient people first used umbrellas as _ .",
... | To us, it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But in fact the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rain. Its first use was as a shade against the sun.
Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it ... | middle4730.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "a popular"
},
"options": [
"a popular",
"an old",
"a Chinese",
"an English"
],
"question": "Miss Smith is _ teacher.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
... | Miss Smith is only twenty. She is of medium build, and she has brown, curly hair. She likes children and her teaching work. From Monday to Friday she stays at school and teaches the children. She has a lot of work to do every day, but she often plays games with her students after school. The children like her a lot. On... | middle2341.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "She couldn't sleep well."
},
"options": [
"She went to school late.",
"She didn't finish her homework.",
"She couldn't sleep well.",
"She felt angry."
],
"question": "What was wrong with Yang Liu?",
"questio... | The story is about a young girl named Yang Liu. She was ill, because she couldn't sleep well. Every night, she felt very tired, but she stayed awake .
Soon Yang Liu went to see a doctor, "I just can't get to sleep at night. What should I do?""Count from 1 to 1,000. By the time you reach 1,000, you can be asleep . I... | middle6127.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "She can remember every detail of all the events."
},
"options": [
"She has special memories.",
"She is from Australia.",
"She is 25 years old.",
"She can remember every detail of all the events."
],
"question": ... | We have heard about people who have special memories. Recently there has been a report about a woman from Australia who can remember almost every detail of all the events in her daily life.
Rebecca Sharrock, 25, is one of just 80 people worldwide who have been identified as having Highly Superior Autobiographical Me... | middle7239.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "To look for something to eat."
},
"options": [
"To play with Lion.",
"To push a rock",
"To run after a mouse",
"To look for something to eat."
],
"question": "Why was Jackal sniffing the ground?",
"question_... | Like most cultures around the world, the Zulu people of Africa tell stories that have animals as heroes. These stories are meant to have fun, but they are also used to teach important lessons to children. This is one of those stories.
One hot afternoon, Jackal was walking along the rocky road sniffing the ground. He ... | middle1890.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "By bus"
},
"options": [
"By bus",
"By plane",
"By boat",
"By hot balloon"
],
"question": "Which is the most common way of traveling in Tanzania?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": ... | Tanzania is a country which has a lot of animals, such as gnus , lions, cheetahs(, elephants, giraffes, crocodiles and so on. Every year, many people in the world travel to this African country to watch the animals closely. But do you know how they travel?
By bus--This is the most common way. When people get on a bus, ... | middle6899.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Himself"
},
"options": [
"Others",
"Himself",
"The customer",
"Jeffrey Gitomer"
],
"question": "Who does the writer think is the most important person in the world now?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"... | When I was in college, I remember hearing about a book titled "Looking Out for Number One". I never read the book, but the title has always stuck with me. I think it was because the title _ I hadn't been taught to be so selfish that I should be focused on only me . I thought I needed to be helping others and, along the... | middle6641.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "A teacher"
},
"options": [
"A reporter",
"A teacher",
"A librarian",
"A waiter"
],
"question": "What does Mr. Green do?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2... | Mr. Green works in a high school. He likes reading and often borrows some books from the library. He keeps reading newspapers after supper. So he knows much and teaches well. His students loves him very much. Mike, his little son, is only nine. He also likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. M... | middle5348.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "when I was nine years old"
},
"options": [
"when I was nine years old",
"before I was nine",
"when I was eight years old",
"for nine years"
],
"question": "I began to keep a diary _ .",
"question_type": "... | Everyone has a hobby. My hobby is keeping a diary in English.When I was nine years old, I began to have my hobby. At first it was hard for me, but now it is easy. I know it's helpful to learn English well. After school I often go to the school library to read English stories or articles. Sometimes my English teacher te... | middle3739.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "He wanted to reduce pressure."
},
"options": [
"He wanted to reduce pressure.",
"He was happy.",
"He was a bit slow.",
"He felt excited."
],
"question": "Why was Liu Xiang crying at the start?",
"question_ty... | News 1
Liu Xiang won China's first gold medal in the world championships in 12.95 seconds.
"Everybody wants to win a world title. I was nervous before the race. But I dealt with it so I'm very happy," Liu said with a smile after the race.
Some reporters noticed that at the start, Liu Xiang was crying. He said that is... | middle4056.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "finding chances to do productive things"
},
"options": [
"getting new ideas",
"regretting his mistakes",
"gaining new knowledge every day",
"finding chances to do productive things"
],
"question": "In Rose's opi... | It was the first day of school. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a little old lady smiling at me.
She said, "Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?"
I laughed, enthusiastically responding, "Of course!" And she gave me a gi... | middle451.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Their grades at school."
},
"options": [
"Their hobbies.",
"Their homework.",
"Their grades at school.",
"A fight with their friends."
],
"question": "What do children often worry most about?",
"question_typ... | Everyone has worries(,). How do you deal with(,) your worries? There is always something you can do to help yourself feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won't solve your problems.
Grades(,) at school are often a top worry for children. If you worry most about grades, ask yourself these questions:... | middle337.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "They volunteered for a campaign."
},
"options": [
"They opened a restaurant together.",
"They volunteered for a campaign.",
"The helped each other with homework.",
"They collected money from customers in restaurants."
... | Qi Haoran, a Junior One student, was quite busy over the past winter vacation - and not just with homework.Qi, together with 10 other classmates made a volunteer group to call on people to join the Clean Your Plate Campaign .
The 11 students went to many restaurants and told people the importance of saving food. "Excu... | middle4903.txt |
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