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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "what good habits are"
},
"options": [
"what good habits are",
"what bad habits are",
"how to become healthy, rich and clever",
"it's easy for people to get up and go to bed early"
],
"question": "The old English... | Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
This is an old English saying. It means that we should go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning. If we do, we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich and clever.
Is this true? Perhaps it is. The body must have enough sleep. Children o... | middle323.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "She was young."
},
"options": [
"She was old.",
"She was young.",
"No, she wasn't",
"Yes, she was young."
],
"question": "Was Alice old or young?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer":... | Alice was twenty-three years old, and she was a nurse at a big hospital . She was very kind and all of her patients likes her very much .
One day she was out shopping. She saw an old woman. The woman was waiting to cross a busy street . Alice wanted to cross the street, too. So she went over to help the woman cross... | middle445.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "was patient enough to listen to her son's words"
},
"options": [
"was angry with him",
"told him what his teachers had said",
"asked him to keep away from problem kids",
"was patient enough to listen to her son's words"... | Jack thought himself a basketball fan. He watched quite a lot of American NBA basketball games. Not only did he watch them, he spent much of his free time playing on the court too. Then came the final year of his middle school. All of his regular teammates stopped showing up on the court because they were simply too bu... | middle6696.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "to do school research"
},
"options": [
"for sending exams",
"to do school research",
"for afterschool activities",
"to read together with their parents"
],
"question": "Students can borrow more than two books at... | Wildwood School Library Guide
This will offer you some information about our school library. You can use this guide to help your kids use our library.
Service hours: 3:00 p.m.--5:30 p.m.on school days; 8:30 a.m.--11:00 a.M.on weekends On school days, your kids may borrow or return books during opening hours only when h... | middle7588.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "to the supermarket"
},
"options": [
"to the supermarket",
"to the zoo",
"to the park",
"to the museum"
],
"question": "Mrs Wilson took Trudy and Ben _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"... | One day Mrs Wilson took Trudy and Ben to go shopping. They went to the supermarket in the new shopping mall . "Why do you buy things here, Mum?" Trudy asked. "Because they are cheaper than those at the corner store," Mrs Wilson said. "Help me check the prices." The Wilsons were not wealthy and Mrs Wilson was always ... | middle4081.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "He was born in Anhui."
},
"options": [
"He was born in Libya.",
"He was born in Anhui.",
"He was born in Greece.",
"He was born in a hotel."
],
"question": "According to the article, where was Ling Qinghao born?... | After two weeks, Ling Qinghao finally sent a message to his wife in their hometown in Anhui, and told her her he was safe.
Ling, 44, was a Chinese construction worker who went to Libya. The recent problems in Libya have left the country in disorder. Several Chinese were injured last month.
Ling was one of the thousands... | middle3936.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "the service of it is very cheap"
},
"options": [
"the service of it is very cheap",
"it's very expensive",
"it's very smart",
"it's very useful in another city"
],
"question": "Little Smart is popular because _... | Little Smart or Xiaolingtong is becoming more and more popular in China. But you can use it only in your city. If you go to another city, it will have no use. It looks like a mobile phone, but the service( )is quite cheap. We only need to pay about 20 yuan a month for the line and about 0.1 yuan each minute for the tal... | middle2396.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "parents"
},
"options": [
"daughters",
"students",
"parents",
"females"
],
"question": "The passage is written for _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | Your daughter has finally reached the age of 18, and you think perhaps your job will finally get a little easier. That could be wrong thinking - as the parent of any 18-year-old will tell you. Learning to _ an ungrateful 18-year-old daughter takes patience, understanding and time.
_ When she was a little girl, she w... | middle1847.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "a famous singer"
},
"options": [
"a famous singer",
"a famous actress",
"the writer's friend",
"a sports star"
],
"question": "According to the story, Whitney Houston is probably _ .",
"question_type": "c... | My dad used to say he knew I would be a singer. When I was a baby, I was always singing loudly. Dad was a big sports fan, but he was happy I loved music.
After dinner, Dad would often ask me to sing. He always said I sang I Will Always Love You much better than Whitney Houston!
At every school concert he cheered me on.... | middle2382.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "A red pen"
},
"options": [
"A lucky penny",
"A red pen",
"A pair of socks",
"None of the above"
],
"question": "_ brings Andrea luck.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"ans... | Nick and his friends were talking about things that can bring them luck . "I have a lucky red pen," said Andrea. "I have a lucky penny ," said Manuel. Every time I want to do really well in tests, I carry my lucky penny." Nick thought for a moment, and answered, "My blue socks." "Blue socks?" the boys were surprised a... | middle4095.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "reporters"
},
"options": [
"strangers",
"teachers",
"reporters",
"governors"
],
"question": "The volunteers who visited an orphanage are _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | That day was a very good day. The volunteers who visited an orphanage now became the best friends each other. The four persons were Li Hui, the reporter of Jing Newspaper, Zhao Qiang and Huang Jian, reporters of Chongqing Television Station, and me.
According to our experience of driving in the disaster area, it would... | middle3922.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "customers could get their meals quickly"
},
"options": [
"they didn't need waiters or waitresses",
"they could use plastic plates",
"customers could get their meals quickly",
"customers would pay less."
],
"ques... | There were two McDonalds--Mac and Dick--and they were brothers. In 1948, they owned a restaurant in California, they liked working in the restaurant, but they got tired of the customers ordering so many different things to eat.
"If we gave customers a smaller menu, we could make some of the food before they came, and t... | middle479.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "harmful"
},
"options": [
"useful",
"kind",
"harmful",
"cruel"
],
"question": "Dirty water is _ to our heath.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"... | As we all know, people couldn't live without water. Some parts of our bodies are made of water. We depend on clean water to live every day.
However, we human beings are polluting water seriously. In some areas of China, people are still in great need of clean water. Dirty water is one of the world's biggest healthy pro... | middle2383.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "was away to visit his friends"
},
"options": [
"was happy to watch them",
"was away to visit his friends",
"pretended that he didn't see them",
"was angry but didn't drive them off"
],
"question": "When the chil... | Once upon a time, there was a garden in the village. Its owner was an old man. He had been away for several years to visit his friends. It was a large lovely garden with soft green grass and beautiful flowers. While the old man was away, some children came to play in the garden every afternoon. The birds in the garden ... | middle1852.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "easy"
},
"options": [
"right",
"pleased",
"easy",
"difficult"
],
"question": "It isn't _ for us to read the notes written by most doctors.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Has a doctor ever given you a note to take to the chemist for some medicine? Are you able to read the note easily? Some doctors write clearly , but most doctors do not. Chemists have more chances to read doctors' notes, but sometimes doctors write so badly that even the chemist can't read them.
One day a lady wrote to... | middle478.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "They don't want something to happen."
},
"options": [
"They want to turn younger.",
"They miss the past years.",
"They terrify the future days.",
"They don't want something to happen."
],
"question": "Why do per... | In the middle of a really embarrassing moment, you might feel like you just want to disappear. Maybe you wish for a time machine that could send you back five minutes. Well, time machines are hard to come by in the real world, so finding a better way of getting through the humiliation is needed.
Sometimes, embarrassme... | middle3923.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "211 BC"
},
"options": [
"247 BC",
"36 BC",
"283 BC",
"211 BC"
],
"question": "The construction of the Qin Shihuang Tomb completed in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | The terracotta warriors have guarded the Qin Shihuang Tomb for over 2,000 years. The construction of the tomb started in 247 BC, and it took 36 years to complete. There are thousands of pottery figures of warriors and horses in this magnificent tomb. The museum is located five kilometers east of Xi'an, in Lintong Cou... | middle4094.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Mushrooms"
},
"options": [
"Meat",
"Mushrooms",
"Fresh fruit",
"Nothing"
],
"question": "What did the officers share the next morning ?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"... | In a Police Mess , an officer wanted to get some fresh vegetables. He was so pleased with his mushrooms that he decided to share them. When their breakfast arrived the next day, each officer found some mushrooms on his plate.
"Try the dog with a piece first." Suggested one cautious officer who was afraid that the " mus... | middle3937.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "In China"
},
"options": [
"China",
"in China",
"In china",
"In China"
],
"question": "---Where is Tim?--- _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"a... | Hello!I'm Tim Hand, I'm English, but I'm in China. This is my mother. Her first name is Steve. My telephone number is seven-six-zero, nine-one-seven-six, My friend is Li Lei. His English name is Paul. He is Chinese. His telephone number is 281-5248.Look at the photo. Who's that in the photo? It's my Chinese teacher. Hi... | middle4080.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "The earth."
},
"options": [
"The sun.",
"Mars.",
"The moon.",
"The earth."
],
"question": "What does our planet mean here?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index"... | The earth is 4 600 million years old. We humans have lived on earth for only 35 000 years, but during this period we have changed our planet a lot in many ways. Some things we've done are very good for the earth while some are bad.
All over the world, people have cut down millions of trees. When it rains or when the wi... | middle6697.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "light blue"
},
"options": [
"purple",
"red",
"deep green",
"light blue"
],
"question": "Chinese women who have dark eyes and dark hair won't look beautiful in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
... | Australian colour consultant Kylie Bartnicki is talking with a group of women in Pudong, Shanghai, who are interested in how colours affect people's confidence and help form people's first impressions .
Kylie traces back her interest in colours to when she went for her first job interview at age 18. "My mother bought m... | middle1846.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "the money"
},
"options": [
"him",
"their farm",
"the potatoes",
"the money"
],
"question": "Jim's mother was much worried about _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answ... | Jim is a young farmer. He was once put into prison( ).
One day, he got a letter from his mother. " I'm so worried about our farm,"she wrote."it's time to plant potatoes. I can't dig ( ) all the fields( ) by myself."
Jim read the letter and became sad. " What can I do?" he thought. Then he had a good idea. He wrote to h... | middle2397.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "by plane"
},
"options": [
"by train",
"by sea",
"by plane",
"by car"
],
"question": "From the passage, we know the fastest way of traveling is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer... | Modern life is impossible without traveling. The fastest way of traveling is by plane. With a modern airliner , you can travel in one day to places which needed a month or more to get to hundreds of years ago.
Traveling by train is slower than by plane, but you can see the places you are traveling through. Modern train... | middle322.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "English."
},
"options": [
"French.",
"English.",
"Chinese.",
"Japanese."
],
"question": "Which is Mr. Joe's mother language?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_inde... | Singing songs is fun, but is it also useful? For learning English pronunciation , Mr. Joe thinks songs are the most useful way to learn. At the same time, you can learn some new words and phrases while singing songs. Mr. Joe has used songs to help himself learn French, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese. You should do the s... | middle4916.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "teacher"
},
"options": [
"teacher",
"pen pal",
"student",
"movie star"
],
"question": "Luisa is a _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_te... | ,A,B,C,D,. Luisa is from the USA. She lives in New York. She is twenty-one years old. She likes her teaching job. Now she is a teacher in Beijing. From Monday to Friday, she is very busy and gives classes every day. She likes her students a lot and often plays games with them in the afternoon. Her favorite sport is ten... | middle6867.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "All of the above."
},
"options": [
"They think actors are fashionable.",
"They think actors are rich.",
"They think their clothes are beautiful.",
"All of the above."
],
"question": "Why do so many people think ... | Many people think it is very exciting and admirable to be an actor. The actors often wear the most beautiful and fashionable clothes and they can make a lot of money. Many people like them and they have so many fans. But in fact, the job of an actor can be very tiring and hard. To make good movies, for example, action... | middle444.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Something like wax"
},
"options": [
"Something like sugar",
"Something like cheese",
"Something like salt",
"Something like wax"
],
"question": "What's on the surface of the instant noodles?",
"question_type... | People usually think it is very easy to cook instant noodles . They usually put the noodles into the boiling water and add in the MSG, together with the other things like eggs or vegetables. However, have you ever wondered if this is the correct way of cooking them?
Do you know what is on the surface of the noodles? Pe... | middle6873.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "there are some coral islands"
},
"options": [
"there are no coral islands",
"there are some coral islands",
"the water is always warm",
"we can see many flowers and fishes"
],
"question": "In the sea _ .",
... | In the sea there are many islands. In its warm waters there are some little ones. We call them coral islands.
A coral island is very nice to look at. It looks like a ring of land with trees, grass, and flowers on it. One part of the ring is open to the water. There is a little round lake inside the island.
If you look... | middle336.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "a teacher"
},
"options": [
"a reporter",
"a teacher",
"a doctor",
"an officer"
],
"question": "The writer of this article must be _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"... | When you cough or sneeze, please turn your head away from others and cover your mouth with the full part of your hand. Afterwards, you should say," Excuse me." This is a rule I set for my students.
It is so simple, but many kids have never been told to do _ . In fact, I notice adults cough and sneeze in public without... | middle1891.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "noodles and rice"
},
"options": [
"noodles and rice",
"burgers and rice balls",
"chips and vegetables",
"fish and roast chicken"
],
"question": "High schools in Japan serve _",
"question_type": "cloze_quest... | It seems that school children all over the world complain about their school food. What do students of your age eat for lunch at school in other countries?
Japan
High schools have dining rooms. They serve everything from noodles to rice, but not burgers and chips. Other children bring food from home, such as cold ric... | middle7238.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "going to shops"
},
"options": [
"clicking their mouse",
"paying money",
"sitting in front of their computers",
"going to shops"
],
"question": "Nowadays many people like shopping online instead of _ .",
"... | Shopping used to mean actually going to shops, but nowadays, you can shop without even leaving your house. Just sit in front of your computer, click your mouse and your things will be sent to your house in a couple of days.
November 11this a big day for people who like shopping online. On that day last year, many onlin... | middle1649.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Because she was lonely."
},
"options": [
"Because it was a rainy day in the school holidays.",
"Because her parents were on a holiday.",
"Because her Aunt Bella was at home.",
"Because she was lonely."
],
"quest... | It was a wet, rainy day during the school holidays. Lily looked out of the window and thought about her parents. They were on a long holiday. They said Lily was too young to go. So Lily was staying with her Aunt Bella. Today Lily was unhappy. She was all alone --Aunt Bella was out shopping.
Lily decided to go to the to... | middle4731.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "He did not believe it."
},
"options": [
"It was so scary.",
"It was too magic.",
"He did not believe it.",
"He thought it was true."
],
"question": "What did the writer use to think of it seeing kungfu actors ma... | Zhang Feng, a 23-year-old man from Zhengzhou, China, has developed a special kind of kungfu skill. He called it "Shaolin Sunshine Hand". It allows him to get enough energy with his fists to put out candles up to three meters away.
I used to watch those Chinese kungfu films during the 80s and 90s. I used to love seein... | middle4057.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "England"
},
"options": [
"America",
"England",
"Australia",
"Canada"
],
"question": "The Greens are from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"an... | The Greens are English. Now they are in Beijing. This is their first visit to China. They are going to stay in China for three weeks. They want to visit some big cities and villages. They want to learn some Chinese.
Mr Green is driver. He likes driving in Beijing very much. Mrs Green is a teacher. She is visiting a mid... | middle3738.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "grapes"
},
"options": [
"rice cake",
"noodles",
"grapes",
"dumplings"
],
"question": "In Spain, what do people eat in the new year?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answ... | On New Year's Day, many people eat special food for good luck.
In Spain and some Latin American countries ,people eat twelve grapes at midnight on New Year's Eve--One grape for good luck in each month of the new year.
Chinese people eat dumplings. Some are made with a coin inside. Everyone tries to find the coin for... | middle5349.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "a travel manager"
},
"options": [
"a headmaster",
"a travel manager",
"a traveler",
"an engineer"
],
"question": "Mr. Reg Simpson is probably _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answe... | The airport in Boswell is twenty-one miles from the city. The banks and business offices are in the center of the city.
Read these notes from the diary by Mr. Reg Simpson:
March 2004
15 MON Group of 35 French students visiting Boswell -- want cheap holiday
16 TUES Mr. and Mrs. J. Grant arriving from Paris -- o... | middle6640.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "It talks about a white American understanding the African American experience."
},
"options": [
"It talks about how a black slave runs away from his violent owner.",
"It describes an everlasting friendship between people of differe... | THIS year the US Mint will honor one of the country's most famous writers.
"Mark Twain", the pen name of Samuel Clemens(1835-1911) is loved by American readers for his novels Tom Sawyer(1876) and The Adventures of Huckberry Finn(1844).
Now he is going to have his life and work commemorated with special gold and silver... | middle6898.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "worry about the journey to the ocean"
},
"options": [
"believe in herself",
"meet any difficulties",
"want to cross the desert",
"worry about the journey to the ocean"
],
"question": "Before the stream reached t... | Little stream ran down from a high mountain through many villages and forests. Then it reached a desert. "I went through so many difficulties.I should have no problem crossing the desert," she thought. As she started, she found herself slowly disappearing into the sand. After many tries, she still failed. "Maybe I can... | middle6654.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "she was born"
},
"options": [
"she was 13 years old",
"She was 6 years old www.21-cn-jy.com",
"she was born",
"she went to school"
],
"question": "Feng Huan got ill when _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_ques... | Feng Huan was born in a far village in Jiangxi Province. She is 13 years old, but she is only as tall as a six-year-old girl. She is an unlucky child. Born with an illness,she can't walk as others. Family elders once tried to abandon her because of her poor health, but her mother never gave up. She named her Feng Hua... | middle4043.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Fish."
},
"options": [
"Dogs.",
"Cats.",
"Fish.",
"Apples."
],
"question": "What does Jeff like very much?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answ... | Jeff likes fish very much. He buys some fish and takes it home. When(......) his wife sees the fish, she says to herself,"Good! Now I ask my friends to have lunch, and we can have the fish."They like eating fish very much. When Jeff comes home in the evening, he can't find the fish and his wife says,"Oh, your cat eats... | middle2432.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "He teaches dogs in a school."
},
"options": [
"He drives children to school.",
"He teaches dogs in a school.",
"He has a school for young children.",
"He teaches children in a school."
],
"question": "What do yo... | Steven drives a school bus, but his bus isn't the same as other school buses because there aren't any children on it. There are only dogs. Steven's bus takes dogs to school at 8:00 in the morning and brings them back home at 5:30 in the afternoon. Steven takes the dogs to a dog school. There he teaches the dogs to do m... | middle2354.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "At 00:00"
},
"options": [
"At 00:00",
"At 2:00",
"At 3:45",
"At 10:00"
],
"question": "What time does Jim gets up on Thanksgiving Day?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"a... | This is a plan that Jim has made on Thanksgiving
00:00--00:30
Get up and go to store to buy fruit,vegetables and food by car .
1:20--4:30
Start doing a big turkey for ten people.It is interesting
2:00--2:30
Do broccoli salad and dessert,Kids really love them .
2:30--3:00
Put fifty strawberries in the turkey .They are n... | middle4725.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "At tha Bamboo Bike Studio in America."
},
"options": [
"At tha Bamboo Bike Studio in America.",
"In normal factories in China.",
"On farms in Australia.",
"At schools in New York."
],
"question": "Where can we l... | As we all know, bikes are mainly made of steel . But can you imagine that they can be made of bamboo? Do you want to know how a bamboo bike is produced? Do you want to make your own bike with bamboo? You can do it at the Bamboo Bike Studio in New York. People there can teach you how to make your own bamboo bike.
The s... | middle6132.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "You should take him to the vet."
},
"options": [
"You should let him have a rest.",
"You should take him to the vet.",
"You should give him some medicine to eat.",
"You should ask him to sit."
],
"question": "Wh... | Most children think it's exciting to have a pet dog.In fact,it's great fun to play with a pet dog.But a few days later,you may cry,"My dog won't stop barking!"or"My pet won't come when I call him!"So,do you really know how to care for dogs?
Chihlren love dogs,and dogs love children,too.You can teach your dog to sit,lie... | middle5413.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "get readers to see the mystery step by step"
},
"options": [
"give Holmes help when solving mysteries",
"show Holmes' careful observation",
"help readers pick up some clues about the mystery",
"get readers to see the my... | The mystery stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle are famous all over the world.
The detective in his stories is called Sherlock Holmes. He solves mysteries in a most surprising way. His assistant, Dr Watson, watches with admiration and then writes up the story of the mystery afterwards.
This is a useful story writing skil... | middle3062.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Beijing"
},
"options": [
"Hunan",
"Sichuan",
"Guilin",
"Beijing"
],
"question": "Where did Cara go on vacation?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
... | Last Sunday it was snowy. Maria stayed at home. Her cousin Cara came to visit her. She came back from Beijing. She told Maria something about her vacation. "It was pretty good," she said. Cara visited the Palace Museum and the Great Wall. She took a lot of photos.
It was lunchtime. Maria's parents were not at home. Mar... | middle7204.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "In March,2013"
},
"options": [
"In March,2013",
"In May, 2013",
"In March,2014.",
"In May, 2014"
],
"question": "When did the H7N9 virus hit Shanghai?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"... | This March, the H7N9 virus hit Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang and so on. It seemed that most people who were infected with H7N9 had the common flu, Some people suffered from a fever or a cough..
Don't be afraid ----- it's not easy to be infected with the virus. Here are some suggestions to help you protect yourself... | middle8137.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Man and Superman"
},
"options": [
"Hamlet",
"Macbeth",
"Romeo and Juliet",
"Man and Superman"
],
"question": "Shakespeare wrote many famous plays except _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | Willam Shakespeare was a writer of plays and poems. Some of his most famous plays are Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth .He wrote thirty-seven plays in all. They are still popular today.
He was born in 1564 in England. At school he liked watching plays. He decided to be an actor when he finished school at the age of fo... | middle1113.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "before 4:00 pm"
},
"options": [
"before 4:00 pm",
"before 9:00 am",
"after 5:00 pm",
"after 5:30 pm"
],
"question": "If Helen wants to watch the basketball game, she should get there _ .",
"question_type... | Dolphin show
Do you want to see the dolphins from Singapore? Please come to Huayang Zoo. There is a great
dolphin show here from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm on Saturday. You need 5 dollars for the show. If you take
your school ID card, you need only 2.5 dollars. If you want to book the ticket, please call Mrs. Jones at
657-0870... | middle7562.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "America"
},
"options": [
"American",
"English",
"Canada",
"America"
],
"question": "Mr Black is from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer... | Mr Black is an American,but he is in Canada now.He is a tall man with funny glasses.He works in a big city but lives in a town far away.He lives on the twentieth floor of a building.Every morning he gets up early.Then he gets into the lift and it takes him down to the first floor.He runs to the bus stop and catches the... | middle5375.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "He was ugly and useless."
},
"options": [
"He was beautiful and lovely.",
"He was ugly and useless.",
"He was kind and helpful.",
"He was unfriendly and ugly."
],
"question": "What did the rose think of the cact... | One day a red rose blossomed in a forest. A pine tree not far away said, "You're so beautiful! I wish I could be lovely like you. "
The rose said, "I am the most beautiful plant in the forest. " Then the rose looked at a cactus and said, "Look at that ugly plant. It is full of thorns !"Sometimes, the red rose woul... | middle3710.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "The police."
},
"options": [
"The police.",
"The scientists.",
"The children.",
"People."
],
"question": "Who can get more information to catch criminals on the Internet?",
"question_type": "factiod_question... | The police use computers. They save all the information on the computer. So the police can often check the information. And they can also visit some websites and get more information to catch criminals on the Internet.
Scientists today have computers for their work. They can do their work easily and quickly with ... | middle6668.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Ali."
},
"options": [
"Tom.",
"Tom and Ali.",
"The baby.",
"Ali."
],
"question": "Who was the owner of the pot?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
... | One day Tom borrowed a pot from his neighbour, Ali. The next day he brought it back with another little pot inside.
"That's not mine," said Ali.
"Yes, it is." said Tom, "While your pot was staying with me, it had a baby."
Some time later, Tom asked Ali to lend him a pot again. Ali said yes, hoping that he would once a... | middle493.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "what colour to choose for summer clothes"
},
"options": [
"what colour to choose for summer clothes",
"how to make summer clothes",
"right colours for boys",
"how to hold a fashion show"
],
"question": "This pas... | The summer sun is out, and we're beginning to feel the heat. Before you go outside to have fun, make sure you put on the right things!
Do you know what kind of clothes can make you look hot and keep you cool? Here are some ideas for clothes to help you look great.
Fun colors and cartoons are back from the 1980s this ye... | middle1107.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "To go through something unhappy."
},
"options": [
"To go to a concert.",
"To become interested in music.",
"To join the army.",
"To go through something unhappy."
],
"question": "What does the expression \"to fa... | When someone says, "I guess I'll have to face the music", it doesn't mean he is going to a concert. It is something unhappy. For example, a student is called in by his teacher to explain why he didn't finish his homework.
Every American, young or old, knows the phrase "to face the music" well. It's at least 100 years o... | middle7576.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Three years ago."
},
"options": [
"When he was ten years old.",
"Three years ago.",
"When he went to a forest.",
"When he was playing with his dog."
],
"question": "When did the writer make the first trip to cle... | Editor's note: do you care about the environment ? Have you ever wanted to help protect it ? Well read on, as this month we're going to hear from overseas teens about what they do to help the environment.
I can't remember when I started collecting litter . But it was when I got tired of seeing litter near my home and ... | middle8123.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "For a century."
},
"options": [
"For 30 years.",
"For 10 years.",
"For 45 years.",
"For a century."
],
"question": "How long has Grand Central been in service ?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
... | A famous building in New York City is turning 100 years old. A year-long celebration is planned for Grand Central Terminal, which is usually called Grand Central station, the sixth most-visited place in the world.
The huge building has not changed much since it opened in February, 1913. About 750,000 people pass throug... | middle1661.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "5:00 p.m."
},
"options": [
"6:00 a.m.",
"7:00 a.m.",
"5:00 p.m.",
"7:00 p.m."
],
"question": "What time is it in Beijing?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index":... | Dear Tim,
Today is Saturday. It's 7:00 in the evening in Beijing. I'm writing to tell you something about my life. My father is watching CCTV news. That's his favorite show. My brother is playing computer games. My dog Dick is taking the hat to me. He wants me to put it on and go out for a walk with him. What a clever ... | middle5407.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Hopelessly."
},
"options": [
"Strictly.",
"Hopelessly.",
"Patiently.",
"Carelessly ."
],
"question": "How did the writer treat her stepson?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Tears filled my eyes when I stood in our room. I was washing new jeans and a shirt of my 16-year- old stepson , Brett. He drank a lot last night. The clothing was already dirty.
I was very tired. The clothes were just one thing. He had already kicked a large hole in his bedroom wall. Many windows were broken because of... | middle3076.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Mr. John"
},
"options": [
"Mr. John",
"Mr. Brown",
"Mrs. Brown",
"David"
],
"question": "_ will have a small party at home on Monday evening.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Mr. John and Mr. Brown work in the same office. One day Mr. John says to Mr. Brown, "I will have a small party in our house on Monday evening. Would you and your wife like to come?"
Mr. Brown says, "Thank you very much. I'd love to, but let me ask my wife first." So Mr. Brown goes to the other room and telephones his w... | middle4719.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "his garden"
},
"options": [
"his business",
"his house",
"his garden",
"his window"
],
"question": "The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"... | In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo.
The next important date in the history of photography was in 1837.That year, Daguerre, ano... | middle4296.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "they wanted to miss the test"
},
"options": [
"their taxi had a flat tire",
"they wanted to miss the test",
"the traffic was busy",
"they didn't like the teacher's class"
],
"question": "One day the four boys we... | Four boys were at the same school. They were good friends, so they often studied and played together. They went to school every day by taxi.
One day one of the boys said, "There is a test this morning. Let's go to school late. Then we won't have to take the test." "What can we tell the teacher?" One of the boys said. "... | middle5188.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "All the waste produced by modem industry can be absorbed."
},
"options": [
"We live on the earth,so we should look after it.",
"To pollute means to make air ,water and land unfit for use.",
"All the waste produced by modem in... | The earth is our home;we must take Care of it. This means keeping the land,air and water clean.
Pollution is a dirty word. To pollute means to make things unfit or unclean to use. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it,smell it,taste it and drink it. Pollution is beginning to threaten our health,or happiness and our... | middle7947.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Thirty-six."
},
"options": [
"Fourteen.",
"Twenty-one.",
"Twenty-nine.",
"Thirty-six."
],
"question": "How many homes were damaged in the storm in total?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"... | Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to the hospital, and a number of oth... | middle6481.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "More than 100 years"
},
"options": [
"1000 years",
"More than 100 years",
"1100 years",
"Less than 100 years"
],
"question": "How long is it since basketball was invented?",
"question_type": null
},
{
... | Basketball is still a young game. It's over a hundred years old. In the winter of 1891, a certain college was having some trouble with its boy students. The weather was bad and the students had to stay indoors. As they couldn't play outdoors, they were unhappy, and some even got into fights from time to time.
Some of t... | middle1488.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "London."
},
"options": [
"London.",
"Beijing.",
"Athens.",
"Sydney."
],
"question": "Where were the Olympic Games held in 2012?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_i... | Did you watch the 2012 London Olympic Games? If you did, you must know a person who changed men's swimming history of China and set a new world record for us. Yes, that's Sun Yang who gave us lots of surprise by winning two Olympic gold medals in swimming.
Sun Yang became the first Chinese male swimmer to earn a gold m... | middle2181.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "On November 29th."
},
"options": [
"On December 25th.",
"On November 29th.",
"On November 25th.",
"On December 29th."
],
"question": "When is Buy Nothing Day?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
... | Most people buy a lot of gifts just before Christmas. But some people think we buy too much. They have started a special day called Buy Nothing Day. They don t want anyone to go shopping on that day.
Buy Nothing Day is on November 29th. It is 25 days before Christmas. At that time, we see ads in newspapers and on TV t... | middle5836.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Mrs Jones"
},
"options": [
"a policewoman",
"Mrs Jones",
"a robber",
"the shopkeeper"
],
"question": "The woman was _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": ... | A woman went into a shop one evening to buy a new blouse. A strange man followed her into the shop and stood about while she was at the counter. Suddenly she screamed and the man turned and ran out of the shop, right into the arms of a passing policeman. Then he was caught by the policeman because he was a wanted robbe... | middle2195.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Every Sunday afternoon."
},
"options": [
"Every Saturday morning.",
"Every Saturday afternoon.",
"Every Sunday morning.",
"Every Sunday afternoon."
],
"question": "When do the neighbors of the Clean-up Program c... | The Xin'an Street Community began three programs not long ago.
The Neighborhood Clean-up Program
Every Sunday at 5:00pm, the neighbors begin cleaning Xin'an Street from one end to the other. The head of the Community, Zhao Fuqin, said, "The first Sunday, only eleven people came, but we picked up over seven big bags of ... | middle108.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Ruth Handler."
},
"options": [
"Mattel.",
"Elliott.",
"Barbara.",
"Ruth Handler."
],
"question": "Who designed the first Barbie Doll in 1959?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | In every little girl's toy box. there might be a Barbie Doll. Barbie is 50 years old this, year. It was designed in 1959 by an American businesswoman named Ruth Handler. She and her husband Elliott started the toy company Mattel. She named the new doll after their daughter Barbara. The first Barbie Doll appeared at the... | middle7953.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "decided to wear his old trousers to the reunion"
},
"options": [
"ten the pants by himself",
"decided to wear new trousers to the reunion",
"bought another pair of trousers",
"decided to wear his old trousers to the reu... | A man bought a new pair of trousers for his primary school mates' reunion dinner. When he tried it out at home, he found that the trousers were too long by 10cm.
He asked his mother to help him shorten the pants. His mother said she could not do it as she was not feeling well. So the man asked his wife .His wife said s... | middle6495.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "very small things that you can't see with your eyes."
},
"options": [
"very small things that you can't see with your eyes.",
"the things that don't effect people.",
"the things that you can find with your eyes.",
"the ... | Everyone likes living in a clean and comfortable environment. If the environment are bad, it will affect our body, and make us not feel well. Sometimes we may be terribly ill. At that time we don't want to work, and we have to stay in bed and rest at home. So the environment is very important to us.
It's germs that m... | middle2803.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Three"
},
"options": [
"Four",
"Two",
"Three",
"Five"
],
"question": "How many people are there in the story?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "g... | A Gold Cup for an Orange
There is a poor man. He has an orange tree. On the tree, there are many fine oranges. One of them is very, very big. It is as big as a football. Nobody sees so big an orange. The poor man is very happy. He takes it to the king . The King is so pleased that he gives the man a lot of money for it... | middle120.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "two important ways to keep safe in cars"
},
"options": [
"two important ways to keep safe in cars",
"how air bags work to make cars safe",
"how seat belts work to make cars safe",
"why we must tie the egg to the skatebo... | Cars are lots of fun, but they could also be dangerous. We have to be careful when we drive them or ride in them.
It's always a good idea to put on your seat belt when you're in a car. Why? Think about this example: You put an egg on a skateboard and give it a push. If the skateboard hits a stone, it will stop, but the... | middle134.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "At 9:00 on Saturday in September."
},
"options": [
"At 10:00 on Sunday in September.",
"At 22:00 on the first Saturday in October.",
"At 9:00 on Saturday in September.",
"On everey Saturday afternoon in September."
... | This is Yoga! Experience this for yourself.
How do you feel when you leave a yoga class? Do you feel relaxed, full of energy, prepared and ready to face anything and everything? Do you feel better than when you walked in? If you have answered "No"' to these questions then you are NOT doing yoga.
After walking out of... | middle2817.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "read"
},
"options": [
"run",
"read",
"shout",
"eat"
],
"question": "Students in HCS can _ in classrooms.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer... | In order to safeguard the education of all Hope Chinese Scholl(HCS)students and the normal running of the school, the following rules should be followed:
Be quiet in classroom and hallways. Do not run or shout in classrooms or hallways.
Do not drink or eat in classrooms or hallways.
Stay in the school during school ... | middle652.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "become happier"
},
"options": [
"become happier",
"become healthier",
"become lighter",
"become younger"
],
"question": "The old couple went to restaurant for a big breakfast in order to _ .",
"question_t... | After our hospital visit, my husband and I needed cheering up, so we thought we would treat ourselves to a big breakfast at our favorite restaurant. While we were waiting for our meals, we decided to use all our small change and make our wallets light, so we counted it out as we waited.
I vaguely remember seeing a man... | middle21.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "a lot"
},
"options": [
"a few",
"a lot",
"little",
"some"
],
"question": "People know quite _ about the moon now.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
... | The moon looks bigger than the stars at night. But in fact, it is smaller than any of them. The moon looks big to us, because it is closer to us than any star. The moon goes around the earth. It makes one trip about four weeks. The moon is a round ball and looks beautiful. Don't you think so?
Now people know quite a lo... | middle4533.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "every day"
},
"options": [
"Monday to Thursday",
"every day",
"every weekday",
"at weekends"
],
"question": "Strong Museum usually opens _ except on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.",
"question_type": ... | Strong Museum
Hours
Monday---Thursday: 10:00 am---5:00 pm Friday: 10:00 am---8:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am -- -5:00 pm Sunday: 11:00 am---5:00 pm
Closed on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
The Museum Shop is open during regular museum hours.
The Museum Library is open during Monday---Friday: 1... | middle2142.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "America"
},
"options": [
"Australia",
"the United Kingdom",
"America",
"Canada"
],
"question": "Where is Mr. White from?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": ... | Mr. White is an American. He is 38. He teaches science in a school now. He is always busy. Every day he gets up early and gets home late. He is strict in his work. His favorite sport is soccer. He often plays soccer with his students on Fridays. He wants to be a newspaper reporter because he likes writing stories. He h... | middle6324.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Waiting for her son is often boring, but once her son arrives she forgets about it."
},
"options": [
"Luckily, her son never makes her wait long.",
"She has experienced all kinds of feelings while waiting for her son to do things."... | The message was short. I read it three times: "Hey, Mom, can I come to see you?" I wrote back: "Yes!" He said he hoped to make it in time for dinner.
I made a quick run to the market, put sheets on the guest bed and set the TV to record the Warriors' game, so if traffic was awful, he wouldn't have to miss the first hal... | middle6330.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "a documentary"
},
"options": [
"a book",
"a documentary",
"a guide book",
"a newspaper"
],
"question": "A bite of China is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_i... | Are you a gourmand ? Do you want to eat every delicious food in the world? Then do you watch the popular program?"A Bite of China " is a documentary on Chinese delicious food which has been broadcasted by Chinese central television. Is there any holiday that isn't celebrated with a special festival food? Here are sever... | middle3248.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "People that want to learn to dance."
},
"options": [
"Kids that are good at drawing.",
"Adults that want to go traveling",
"Volunteers that want to teach children",
"People that want to learn to dance."
],
"ques... | Square Dance ABC is an exciting new way to practice square dancing.
Enjoy a fan, easy beginner's square dance, with no experience needed.
There are three different dances. The A, B and C dances can be experienced in any order. This is the main difference between Square Dance ABC and the traditional "lesson-based" way. ... | middle2156.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "there're many different things that cause them to change"
},
"options": [
"people want them to be changing",
"there're many different things that cause them to change",
"the living things are changing",
"the world is to... | The earth is changing. Tomorrow it will be different. All the living things on the earth are changing. Even people are changing, and tomorrow you will be different.
There are many kinds of change, and many different things than cause change. People need to realize the changes, to learn to see them, and to learn what ca... | middle2630.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "recycle"
},
"options": [
"recycle",
"reuse",
"reduce",
"throw away"
],
"question": "We can _ the paper and cans to being green.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer... | "Green" is more than just a color. It also means taking special steps to protect the environment--the water, the land, and the air we breathe. Why green? Plants are green, and without them the earth wouldn't be such a lovely home for us human beings.
Every day, people make choices that affect the amount of trash and po... | middle4241.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Both A and C"
},
"options": [
"Italy and Spain",
"England",
"Japan and China",
"Both A and C"
],
"question": "This story is about New Year's Eve in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"a... | At midnight at New Year's Eve people in Rome and Italy throw ( ) all the things they no longer want .The streets are filled with old chairs ,beds ,clothes and dishes .... In Madrid, Spain, new year comes in more quietly ( ) . People go to the main square, each holding a bag of grapes .As the clock strikes ( ) twelve... | middle7748.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Nine and four"
},
"options": [
"Thirteen",
"Nine",
"Four",
"Nine and four"
],
"question": "What is the unlucky number in Japanese?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answe... | In some countries, the most common unlucky number is thirteen. People don't like to live in a house that is number 13. People don't like to have parties with thirteen people. People don't like to do important things on the thirteenth of the month. Also, when you add the Japanese unlucky numbers together---nine and four... | middle875.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "after he runs"
},
"options": [
"at 5:00",
"at 7:00",
"after he brushes his teeth",
"after he runs"
],
"question": "Mr. King has a shower _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Mr. King works very long hours every day. He usually gets up at 5:30. He brushes his teeth quickly and goes to his workplace . Then he runs with some kids. After that he takes a shower. He eats his breakfast at 7:00. His work starts at 8:10. He is good at math and many boys and girls learn math from him. All the kids ... | middle7990.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "two seasons--winter and summer"
},
"options": [
"two seasons--winter and summer",
"two seasons - spring and autumn",
"four seasons",
"two seasons sometimes and four seasons sometimes"
],
"question": "Near the No... | Do you know Eskimos? Let me tell you something about their lives.
Eskimos live near the North Pole .There are only two seasons there, winter and summer.
There is no spring or autumn there. The winter nights are long. You can't see the sun for more than two months, even at midday. The summer days are long. For more than... | middle1339.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "he worked too hard and was ill"
},
"options": [
"he didn't finish his lessons",
"he worked too hard and was ill",
"he was worried about his homework",
"there was a lot of housework to do and he couldn't have a good rest... | This story is about a young man. He worked hard at his lessons. He was too busy. He didn't have time to rest, so he was ill. Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep . But he couldn't. He thought: "I must go to see the doctor." He said to the doctor. "I can't go to sleep at night." "Try c... | middle35.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "he didn't like his job"
},
"options": [
"he was poor",
"she was old",
"he didn't like his job",
"he wanted to know Europe"
],
"question": "Why did the old lady advise the man to have an adventure? Because _ ."... | I am 22. I used to work in a hotel. It was boring.
One day a guest and I had a conversation. She asked me, 6/Do you like your job?" I was sad because I knew the answer. "No".
She was 74 and gave me the most beautiful advice that I remember in all my life:
You are too young to hate your job, young man. Go to get your pa... | middle5177.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Every person should exercise."
},
"options": [
"Exercise equitment is expensive.",
"Playing sports is a good way to exercise.",
"Every person should exercise.",
"Fitness centers are popular."
],
"question": "Wha... | We all need to exercise. Doctors say it is good for us. It makes your heart and body strong. It also gives you more energy. And you will feel better yourself. It's best to exercise twice a week. Twenty minutes each time is enough.
There are many ways to exercise. You can walk, run, play sports, or swim. Many people go ... | middle2618.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "shy"
},
"options": [
"worried",
"shameful",
"shy",
"upset"
],
"question": "The write and Judy both behind because they felt _ when they met for the first time.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{... | I can still remember the day I met my best friend Judy. She had just moved into the neighborhood and her grandmother brought her down to meet me. I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother,scared to look at each other. Soon we lost the shyness and started playing with each other.
In the 7th grade ,I firs... | middle4269.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "the Internet"
},
"options": [
"a story book",
"a maths book",
"the Internet",
"a scientific report"
],
"question": "Where can the passage be taken from?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
... | Welcome to FrightCatalog.com! We have the widest selection of outfits you'll need to make your holiday one to remember. Regardless of age, men's, women's and kids' outfits are always fun to wear. The outfits give you a chance to live a life outside of your own for one whole night.
At FrightCatalog.com, there are count... | middle7760.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "On the last day of the final exams."
},
"options": [
"At the beginning of a new term.",
"After graduating from the university.",
"On the first day of the final exams.",
"On the last day of the final exams."
],
"... | It was the last day of final exams in a university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering students were discussing the exam. On their faces was confidence . This was their last exam and then they would graduate. With all these four years of college behind them, they felt ready to go into the world.
The p... | middle1311.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "A double room."
},
"options": [
"A single room.",
"A double room.",
"A clean room.",
"A tidy room."
],
"question": "What room does Peter want?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Hi, Peter. Thank you for your telephone call. I'm happy to tell you that we have a double room for you now. It's on the fifth floor. It faces the West Lake, so you can see it well. The price for each room is $150 per night. Every morning from 7:00 to 9:30, there is a free breakfast, but you have to pay if you have lunc... | middle6318.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "teacher"
},
"options": [
"doctor",
"bookseller",
"teacher",
"musician"
],
"question": "Mr Moore was a _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answ... | David Moore taught science at the City School. He needed some expensive books, and so he bought them. He put the books in his car in a quiet street. Then he went to other shops to buy something else. At six he came back to the car. One door was open - and the books were not there! David drove home to Fry Road.
On Frida... | middle1477.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "homes provide them with their own space"
},
"options": [
"they don't make friend with others",
"they are very important persons",
"they don't want to stay with others",
"homes provide them with their own space"
],
... | People often say that an Englishman's home is his castle. They mean that the home is very important and personal. Most people in Britain live in houses rather than in flats, and many people own their homes. They can paint and change them in any way they like. In a crowded city everyone knows that he or she has _ space ... | middle7006.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Ma Zhengquan."
},
"options": [
"Lu Ming.",
"Ma Zhengquan.",
"Li Xiaolin.",
"Hao Meiling."
],
"question": "Who scored the first goal in the match?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer":... | In a surprising result, the No. 69 Middle School girls' football team yesterday beat their school's boys' team. The boys' team often helped the girls with their training . They had never lost to the girls before, but this time the girls beat them 4 -- 3.
After the game, Wu Nai, head of the boys' team, was very unhappy... | middle3260.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "mum"
},
"options": [
"friend",
"mum",
"classmate",
"sister"
],
"question": "Jen is Linda's _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "R... | Hello, I'm Linda. This is Jen. She's my mum. She's 38 years old. She's wearing a red coat, a pair of red shoes and a pair of blue pants. She often wears a big hat, too. She is a teacher. And the students in her school like her very much. She likes singing . But she doesn't like playing sports. On Sundays, she goes s... | middle5611.txt |
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