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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Because she wants to find the lonely children."
},
"options": [
"Because She is looking for the popular student.",
"Because she is looking for a new seating chart.",
"Because she wants to help her students learn math.",
... | A few weeks ago, I went into Chase's class for help. I e-mailed Chase's teacher one evening and said, "My son keeps telling me that the thing you're sending home is math -- but I'm not sure I believe him. Help, please." She e-mailed right back and said, "No problem! I can help Chase after school anytime." And I said, "... | middle7000.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "the Human-body Phone"
},
"options": [
"the Packet",
"the Cobalto",
"the Human-body Phone",
"the Paper Phone"
],
"question": "When we miss someone very much, we can save photos of him or her with _ .",
"qu... | Mobile phone technology is developing rapidly. What will the future mobile be able to do and what will it look like? Take a look at the following mobile phones, and you'll find that some amazing phones are now coming our way.
Packet
The packet has five touch screens with different usages . When folded, the Packet is in... | middle4509.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "America"
},
"options": [
"England",
"China",
"America",
"Japan"
],
"question": "Einstein lived in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_t... | One day Einstein is walking in a street in New York . His friend meets him and says to him, "Einstein, you should buy a new coat. Look, your coat is very old." But Einstein answers, "It doesn't matter . Nobody knows me here."
After a few years, Einstein becomes a famous scientist . But he still wears the old coat. H... | middle5617.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Lifelong Friendship."
},
"options": [
"Unforgettable Experiences.",
"Unbelievable Imagination.",
"Touching Companions.",
"Lifelong Friendship."
],
"question": "What is the best title for the passage?",
"ques... | When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who has wings of their own and who will fly with me.
When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and "too serious" about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said li... | middle2178.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "to get something they want"
},
"options": [
"to buy gold",
"to get something they want",
"to buy shells",
"to buy something expensive"
],
"question": "People usually use money _ .",
"question_type": "cloze... | People use money to buy food, books and hundreds of other things they need. When they work, they usually get paid in money.
Most of the money used today is made of metal or paper. But in the time long ago, people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells.
In China, cloth and k... | middle1459.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "In New York."
},
"options": [
"In Paris.",
"In New York.",
"In Tokyo.",
"In Cape Town."
],
"question": "Where did street art begin?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answ... | Street art is very popular around the world. You can find it on buildings, street signs and trash cans from Tokyo to Paris, from Moscow to Cape Town. Street art has become a global culture and even art museums are collecting the works of street artists.
People have different opinions about street art. Some think it is ... | middle6336.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "How to eat."
},
"options": [
"What to eat.",
"Where to eat.",
"How to eat.",
"When to eat"
],
"question": "What's the passage about?",
"question_type": null
},
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"answer": {
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... | Healthy eating doesn't just mean what you eat, but how you eat. Here is some advice on healthy eating.
Eat with others. It can help you to see others' healthy eating habits. If you usually eat with your parents, you will find that the food you eat is more delicious.
Listen to your body. Ask yourself if you are really h... | middle7028.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "He didn't have a computer or an e-mail."
},
"options": [
"He didn't pass the test.",
"He didn't do well in the interview.",
"He didn't get on well with the manager.",
"He didn't have a computer or an e-mail."
],
... | A jobless man applied for the position of "office boy" at Microsoft, The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.
"You are employed," he said. "Give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the application form to fill in, as well as the date when you may start."
The m... | middle4521.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Chongqing, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Ningbo"
},
"options": [
"Chongqing, Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Ningbo",
"Fuzhou, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Ningbo",
"Chongqing, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Ningbo",
"Ningbo, Fuzhou, Chongqing, Hangzhou"
],
... | This summer, Liu Hongcan, a 30-year-old Chongqing woman, had to say goodbye to her daughter again. She sent her little girl to Guizhou province to stay with her daughter's grandparents for the summer vacation _ in Chongqing.
A list of "hottest cities" in China came out last month. Chongqing is No.1 on the list. Fuzho... | middle2150.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Chen Chusheng became a successful singer because he worked hard"
},
"options": [
"Chen Chusheng wasn't very lucky",
"Chen Chusheng's parents wanted him to be a singer",
"Chen Chusheng became a successful singer because he wor... | Have you ever heard the song called "Is there anyone who told you"? It may be impossible for you not to know the song and its singer.It is sung by the famous "Happy Boy" Chen Chusheng, who appeared on Hunan Satellite TV.He caught everyone's attention. Before the competition he was just a farmer's son who had never got ... | middle2636.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "needed a lot of practice"
},
"options": [
"cost a lot of money",
"needed a lot of practice",
"was difficult for a five-year-old girl",
"would make Susie have no time to study"
],
"question": "Mom didn't let Susi... | Five-year-old Susie loved to listen to her older sister, Emma, play the piano. Susie wanted to play it, too. But every time Susie asked to play, her mother would tell her how much work it needed to learn to play the piano well. Susie was sure she could learn to play it. She decided to make her mother believe that she w... | middle5159.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "a wonderful paper-cutting work"
},
"options": [
"a wonderful paper-cutting work",
"an ancient cave painting",
"a Chinese-made spaceship",
"a dream for many years"
],
"question": "Ding Xiang got the gold award be... | Do you like traditional Chinese paper-cutting? Ding Xiang, a student at Nongsishi Middle School in Xinjiang, is really good at it. At the eighth National Excellent Talents Competition last month in Beijing, the 15-year-old girl got the gold award for her paper-cutting skills.
At the competition, Ding cut a piece: Mill... | middle4247.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "before he got on the train"
},
"options": [
"after he got on the train",
"before he got on the train",
"when the conductor told him to buy one",
"when he found he had no ticket with him"
],
"question": "The old ... | Once there lived an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him,"Don't forget this."
One day he went on a long way alone. Before he left home,his wife said,"Now you have all these things. You need them on your way. Take care of your things on the way." He went to the statio... | middle3528.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "the Great Pyramid was built as a tomb for the Pharaoh Khufu"
},
"options": [
"Giza is the modern capital of Egypt",
"there are only three pyramids in Egypt",
"the Pharaoh Khufu built the Great Pyramid by himself",
"th... | Among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the oldest one is the Great Pyramid of Giza. There are three large pyramids at Giza, outside the modern capital of Egypt, Cairo. The largest and most famous one is called the Great Pyramid. The workers built it as a tomb for the Pharaoh Khufu .
It took more than twenty y... | middle873.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "White."
},
"options": [
"Blue.",
"Black.",
"White.",
"Green."
],
"question": "What color is the pencil box?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Som... | Hello, I am a box. I am big and I am green. I have many things. Look! This is a pencil box. It's white. It's Jack's. He likes white very much. What are in the pencil box? Three pens are in it. What is that? It's an orange. It's Linda's. Oranges are her favorite fruit. Some baseballs are in me, too. They are John's and ... | middle6450.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "white snow cap"
},
"options": [
"great height",
"extinct volcano",
"rainforests",
"white snow cap"
],
"question": "The writer is worried about Mount Kilimanjaro's _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
... | Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa and one of the largest free-standing mountains in the world, and some say, the most beautiful place on the earth!
The mountain towers 15,000 feet above the plains. Mount Kilimanjaro is in Tanzania and it covers an area of 60 miles long and 40 miles wide. Kilimanjaro i... | middle33.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "pronouncing words correctly"
},
"options": [
"talking to people",
"understanding words",
"learning grammar quickly",
"pronouncing words correctly"
],
"question": "Reading aloud while learning a foreign language ... | Learning a foreign language is difficult for many learners. The following tips may help you learn a foreign language quickly.
Reading aloud
When you start learning a foreign language, you should read aloud. Reading aloud instead of reading lowly only to yourself helps you in remembering. It helps with pronunciation, to... | middle7996.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "a doctor"
},
"options": [
"a soldier",
"a doctor",
"a teacher",
"a peasant"
],
"question": "Li Shizhen's father was_.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
... | Li Shizhen was born in 1518. His father was a poor doctor. Li Shizhen often saw that people fell ill. He decided to study medicine so that he could be able to help people. Li Shizhen read many books about medicine. He found many of the old medical books to be full of mistakes. So his wish was to write a new one.
He did... | middle27.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "European people love bicycles."
},
"options": [
"European people love bicycles.",
"More bicycles are sold in Europe.",
"Bicycles need their own ways.",
"New rules are made for cyclists."
],
"question": "Which of... | Cycling isn't always easy. Busy streets and few bike lanes and parking areas can make it a battle. But not even these difficulties can stop Europeans' love for cycling. According to Reuters, more bicycles have been sold than cars in 26 of the European Union's 28 states this year.
In some European countries, people real... | middle6444.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "They have to do a lot of homework."
},
"options": [
"They play computer games.",
"They watch videos late.",
"They have to do a lot of housework.",
"They have to do a lot of homework."
],
"question": "Why do most... | A student newspaper reports that most students go to sleep at 1:30 am. Even if that's an overstatement , it's close to the truth. Scientists say teens should sleep nine hours each night. But that's hard. Some are even "pulling all-nighters" . These students must hand in their homework the next day but they haven't do... | middle7982.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "pay more attention to their strong points"
},
"options": [
"work hard at everything we do",
"enjoy the best share of everything",
"look for treasure in order to be successful",
"pay more attention to their strong points... | For a long time being happy was considered something that just happened, and there was nothing special about it. Now we know that getting along with other people is something that we can work at. It is possible to act in such a way that other people will like us better. One way is being unselfish, not wanting everythin... | middle2622.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Attitude."
},
"options": [
"Hard-work.",
"Knowledge.",
"Money.",
"Attitude."
],
"question": "In the writer's opinion, what is the most important thing in a person's life?",
"question_type": "factiod_question... | What's the most important thing for you to have in your life? Somebody mentions hard-work, others suggest knowledge, love and luck.
If you arrange the 26 English letters alphabetically and use numbers to represent each of them, for example, 1 for a, 2 for b, 3 for c..., you can change an English word into a number. So ... | middle2144.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "The teenage smoking has become a serious problem in China."
},
"options": [
"The teenagers think smoking is a symbol of being an adult and independence.",
"The social environment encourages the teenagers to smoke.",
"The teen... | Wang Bing's father began smoking when he was a freshman ( )in college. His friend passed him his first cigarette. He has now been smoking for more than 30 years.
It's a classic example of how young people are introduced to cigarettes, except that nowadays smokers develop their habit at an even younger age.
It has becom... | middle720.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "The pet duck."
},
"options": [
"The target.",
"A rabbit.",
"The pet duck.",
"A pet dog."
],
"question": "What did Jackie hit with the slingshot at last?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"a... | Jackie visited his grandparents on their farm. And he was playing with a slingshot in the woods. He practised in the woods but he could never hit the target. As he was walking back, he saw Grandma's pet duck. Without thinking, he shot, hit the duck in the head, and killed it. He was very afraid. He knew Grandma loved t... | middle7809.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "nice"
},
"options": [
"small",
"old",
"nice",
"bad"
],
"question": "The school looks _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "trees ... | This is my school. There are many trees and flowers in it. It's very beautiful. The teaching building is big and tall. There is a big playground in our school. After 4:30 in the afternoon, many students come to the playground to play football and some students play table tennis in the table tennis room. There are 1,200... | middle734.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Six"
},
"options": [
"Three",
"Four",
"Five",
"Six"
],
"question": "The author gives _ suggestions to the shoppers in the passage.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
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"answer": {
"ans... | Never go into a supermarket hungry! This is a good piece of advice. If you go shopping for food before lunchtime, you'll probably buy more than you plan to. Unfortunately, however, just this advice isn't enough for shoppers these days. Modern shoppers need an education in how and how not to buy things at the store. Fir... | middle2971.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "sleeping with the dog"
},
"options": [
"patting the dog's head",
"sleeping with the dog",
"talking to the dog",
"taking the dog on his knee"
],
"question": "The man liked the dog. He did a lot except _ .",
... | A man had a little dog, and he was very fond of it. He would pat its head, and take it on his knee, and talk to it. Then he would give it little bits of food from his own plate. A donkey looked in at the window and saw the man and the dog. "Why does he not make a pet of me?" said the donkey. "It is not fair. I work har... | middle5978.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "go to bed early and get up early"
},
"options": [
"eat more",
"sleep more",
"play more",
"go to bed early and get up early"
],
"question": "If we want to be healthy, we must _ .",
"question_type": "cloze... | There is an old English saying.It tells us that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning.Then we shall be healthy.We shall also be rich and clever.This is true.The body must have enough sleep to be healthy.Children of young age should have ten hours' sleep every night.Children who do not have enough slee... | middle8284.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Money is important,but not the most important."
},
"options": [
"Money is everything.",
"Money isn't necessary.",
"Money is important,but not the most important.",
"With no money,with no success."
],
"question":... | In today's world many people seem to be hungry for money. Some of them even lose their lives for it. Money does have its most useful effect on the poor,but once a person has a rich life,a lot more money doesn't mean more happiness.
If money was everything,all millionaires would have true love, true friendship,good heal... | middle4496.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Because they don't have lots of money."
},
"options": [
"Because they have nothing to do.",
"Because Mother Hen wants her children to work.",
"Because they want to play out.",
"Because they don't have lots of money."
... | Mother Hen's family is very poor. They don't have lots of money to buy food. Mother Hen often takes her children out to look for food. On a sunny day, Mother Hen plays with her children on the grass. She finds a grain of wheat . So she asks her children to plant it in the garden. But her children don't do it. Mothe... | middle5950.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "In the 1960s, in New York, young people wanted to say no to the rules through graffiti art."
},
"options": [
"Young people all think street art is very beautiful new culture.",
"Swoon enjoys working indoors and the people in New Yo... | Street art can be found on buildings, street signs and even dustbins from Tokyo to Paris to New York City. This special kind of art can take the form of paintings, sculptures, cloth or even stickers. Street art has become part of a culture which can be seen around the world. Now, even art museums and galleries are col... | middle5788.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "They like to write to newspapers and magazines."
},
"options": [
"They like to ask their friends.",
"They like to write to newspapers and magazines.",
"They like to ask their parents.",
"They like to write to the people... | Most Americans don't like to get advice from their family. When they need advice, they don't usually ask people they know. They often write letters to newspapers and magazines. And these newspapers and magazines can give advice on many different subjects such as family problems, language learning and how to buy a house... | middle6281.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Hot dogs and hamburgers."
},
"options": [
"Meat and fruit.",
"Hot dogs and hamburgers.",
"Hot dogs and sugar.",
"Bread and hamburgers."
],
"question": "What do the students like best for lunch at school?",
"... | In junior high school in America, kids study English, writing, math, physics, biology, music and art.
At 12 o'clock, the students eat lunch at school. They have meat, vegetables, fruit, bread and a drink, but they like hot dogs and hamburgers best. American kids like sugar, and after the meal they can have a small piec... | middle1288.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "She had few words."
},
"options": [
"She wasn't a good student.",
"She wasn't good at her lessons.",
"She had few words.",
"She liked reading."
],
"question": "Jenny was not sure if(=\"whether)\" Mrs. Smith coul... | Dear Mrs. Smith,
I was a students of yours in Grade Six, and I hope you still remember me. I'm writing this letter because I want to let you know that the school year with you was important and special to me.
It made a big contribution to my life.
I know I was very quiet in your class, and you never said much to me. Bu... | middle7821.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Paul's grandfather gave him a blanket"
},
"options": [
"Paul's grandfather gave him a blanket",
"the blanket made Paul think of his mother",
"a few years later the blanket was still new",
"Paul's grandfather died when P... | As a young child, I was quiet and shy. I was also sick for a long time. My parents worked, and I spent a lot of time at my grandparent's home. While my grandmother cleaned the house and cooked, my grandfather played with me.
I was six when my grandfather died. A few months before he died, he gave me a beautiful blue an... | middle2781.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "On April 22, 1970."
},
"options": [
"On April 22, 1970.",
"On April 22, 1962.",
"On April 22, 1971.",
"On April 22 every year."
],
"question": "When was the first Earth Day?",
"question_type": "factiod_quest... | Every year on April 22, People all over the world celebrate Earth Day. It is a time to work to keep our earth clean. People plan projects to clean up the land, air and water.
U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson first thought of the idea for Earth Day in 1962 when he saw polluted rivers and cities with smoke. He needed to get s... | middle2959.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "she would learn more form failure"
},
"options": [
"success is boring though it can bring us something good",
"she would learn more form failure",
"it's impossible to do everything successfully",
"he wanted her to be st... | Last week, my granddaughter started primary school. And I wished her every success. But part of me didn't. I really wanted her to fail in some ways because I believe that failure can be good for us to grow up. Success is that you can do something that you already know you can do, or doing something correctly the first ... | middle2795.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Sichuan Province"
},
"options": [
"Sichuan Province",
"Jiangsu Province",
"Hunan Province",
"Yunnan Province"
],
"question": "The three girls are from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | Liu Xiaohua is 12 years old. She is from Mianyang, Sichuan Province. When Premier Wen Jiabao visited people in the Jiuzhou Gymnasium, he met Liu Xiaohua. Premier Wen held her hand and told her not to cry. He also encouraged her to live on.
Ren Siyu is 6 years old. She is from Beichuan, Sichuan Province. She was buried ... | middle708.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "nine"
},
"options": [
"six",
"seven",
"eight",
"nine"
],
"question": "There are _ people in Tony'sfamily.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answ... | I have a big family. My name is Tony Brown. I'm English. My father and mother are teachers. They teach English in No.1 Middle School. I have a sister. Her name is Mona. We are students in N0.1 Middle School. My grandfather's name is David, My grandmother's name is Sue. They are retired , they are at home. Paul is my un... | middle7835.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Chinese"
},
"options": [
"Chinese",
"English",
"Korean",
"Japanese"
],
"question": "The sign at a Korean university is written in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"a... | There is a sign at a Korean university asking tourists not to step into the grass to take photos. The sign is not written in Korean or English; it is written in Chinese.
These signs, and signs in other countries warning Chinese tourists about their behavior, have shamed many Chinese who worry about the image of the cou... | middle6295.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "seem much harder"
},
"options": [
"become a bit hard",
"seem much harder",
"look very easy",
"go to so much trouble"
],
"question": "If we wait very late in the evening, our work will _ .",
"question_type... | Never try to work when you are very hungry. If you decide to do your homework right after school, you may get something to eat before going to work. Always do your homework before you get too tired. Don't wait until very late in the evening, or your work will seem much harder than it really is.
If you have more than an... | middle4482.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Pink."
},
"options": [
"Yellow.",
"Pink.",
"Black.",
"Red."
],
"question": "What colour does Rose like best?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"an... | Hello, everyone! Today I want to introduce my best friend to you. Her name is Rose. Rose is an outgoing girl. She is not tall. She is very thin. She has a round face and two big eyes.
Her hair is short. She often wears a pink dress, because pink is her favourite colour. She always has a smiling face. Everyone likes ... | middle5944.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "We want to be healthy"
},
"options": [
"No person wants to be healthy.",
"We want to be healthy",
"We are important",
"Eat more chocolate."
],
"question": "Which is right?",
"question_type": null
},
{
... | Everyone wants to be healthy. Food is very important. There are a lot of healthy food. You can eat more apples, bananas, oranges and tomatoes because fruits and vegetables are good for your health. But don't eat too much chocolate. It's not healthy food. Healthy food can make you grow and make you strong and happy. Rem... | middle2018.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "she was a baby"
},
"options": [
"she was a baby",
"she went to college",
"her teacher came to her home",
"she was very old"
],
"question": "Helen Keller got blind and deaf when _ .",
"question_type": "clo... | Helen Keller lived in the U.S.A. She was a great woman. When Helen Keller was a baby, she got very sick. After many weeks, the doctor said, "She is better, but now she can't see and she can't hear." Her mother and father were very sad.
After a few years, things got worse. There was no way for Helen to speak to other pe... | middle5777.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "a son and a daughter"
},
"options": [
"a son and a daughter",
"three children",
"Tom and Kate's sister",
"a family of five"
],
"question": "Mr. and Mrs. White have _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
... | This is a photo of Mr. White's family. The man with glasses is Mr. White. The woman is Mr. White's wife. They have a son and a daughter. The son is behind (......) Mr. White. His name is Tom. He's 13. Kate is Tom's sister. She is 11. Tom and Kate are in the same school, but they are in different grades. Tom is in G... | middle4469.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "How to feel relaxed and happy under the stress of study and work."
},
"options": [
"Don't work or study too hard.",
"Learn relaxing activities.",
"Getting enough sleep,exercising often and eating healthily are very important.... | Learn how to relax
Learn to relaxi. Overwork is the main reason why so many students feel tired and stressed.Cut down some of the jobs and focus on the most important things.Leave time for activities that are relaxing and fun.This might mean reading a good book,listening to music,going for a walk or taking a relaxing b... | middle3306.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "blue"
},
"options": [
"white",
"blue",
"Black",
"yellow"
],
"question": "What colour is the sky today?It's _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
... | Today is fine.The sky is blue.Now it'snine o'clock in the morning.There's a sports meeting in the forest on the big mountain.
Look,a horse,a panda and a cat are running.Over there a dog and two tigers are jumping.Two monkeys are climbing the trees.Four birds are flying around and singing.
There's some other animals the... | middle1511.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Kirsty Young."
},
"options": [
"Kirsty Young.",
"Trevor McDonald.",
"All the news presenters.",
"Some journalists"
],
"question": "Who sits on the desk to read the news?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions... | There are 5 channels on British television and each channel has several news programs all day long. Some programs are only for 3 minutes but some are one hour long. The people who read the news are called news presenters and because they appear on television every day, they are very famous.
This is a popular news prese... | middle1277.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "at home"
},
"options": [
"at home",
"at the cinema",
"at work",
"out"
],
"question": "Mr. and Mrs Jones were often _ in the evening .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"a... | Mr. and Mrs Jones seldom go out in the evening , but last Sunday Mrs Jones said to her husband , " There is a good film at the cinema this evening . Can we go to see it ? "
Mr. Jones was quite happy about it . So they went there and they enjoyed the film . They came out of the cinema at 11 o'clock , going into the car... | middle6518.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "poor family"
},
"options": [
"educational family",
"teacher's family",
"rich family",
"poor family"
],
"question": "Beethoven was from a _ in a small city near the Rhine in Germany.",
"question_type": "clo... | Beethoven was born in a small city near the Rhine in Germany. His father always drank and his mother was a maid . They lived a poor life.
Beethoven was a talented child in music. People at that time thought he was as clever as Mozart. His father wanted to make money from his talent, so he told him to practice and ... | middle7606.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Africa"
},
"options": [
"Asia",
"Africa",
"America",
"Germany"
],
"question": "The story of Animals United took place in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_ind... | Animals United
Animals United is a 3D German cartoon which is directed by Reinhard Klooss and Holger Tappe.It is a story about animals that get together to find water.Along their journey, lots of funny things happen, and of course, they have a lot of adventures.
The animals in the grasslands in Africa are waiting for t... | middle3460.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Chang'e-3"
},
"options": [
"Chang'e-1",
"Chang'e-2",
"Chang'e-3",
"Yutu"
],
"question": "Which is the first spacecraft landed softly on the moon in China?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
... | The Chang'e-3, named after a Chinese goddess, is China's first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the moon. It includes a lander and a moon rover called Yutu. The Chang'e-3 spacecraft is the second phase China's lunar rogramme, which includes orbiting, landing and returning to Earth. It follows the success of the C... | middle5011.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "his/her blood type"
},
"options": [
"his/her blood type",
"his/her nationality",
"his/her age",
"his/her address"
],
"question": "From an ID card, we can tell the person's following information EXCEPT _ .",
... | An ID card is the most important proof of identity for each person. It shows one's name, date of birth, address, nationality, photo and ID number.
China's top legislature added something new to the Resident Identity Card Law. It passed the suggestions of recording Chinese citizens' fingerprints when they apply for or... | middle7612.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "We have to choose a good book before we start to read."
},
"options": [
"Madame Curie doesn't like reading at all.",
"We shouldn't ask teachers about what books to read.",
"Reading books can give us little knowledge.",
... | What do you usually do in your free time? Play sports? Watch TV? How about reading books? You must know the Chinese saying: " _ " .Books are important in our life. Reading books is good for us. It can help us know and understand the world better. It can help us get a lot of knowledge . It brings us a new and different ... | middle7174.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "well paid"
},
"options": [
"tiring and dangerous",
"easy and free",
"well paid",
"done outdoors"
],
"question": "According to the text, the author's work was _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
... | My husband and I had just opened up a pet sitting business earlier that year. Our customers had slowly risen from three to thirty a month. We were busy through those hot summer months, driving between visits. Our work was strictly done at the pet owner's home. It was almost too busy for the two of us, but we were makin... | middle3312.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "enjoy the sunrise"
},
"options": [
"go shopping",
"play water sports",
"go to the beach",
"enjoy the sunrise"
],
"question": "In Thailand Polly did the following activities EXCEPT _ .",
"question_type": "c... | Dear Amy
How are you? Mum, Dad and I went to Thailand last week. We had a great time!
We arrived at the airport early on Friday morning. I chose a window seat on the plane. I could see the clouds clearly from the window. They looked soft and shiny. Four hours later, we landed in Thailand.
We stayed at a hotel in Pattay... | middle6242.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "sounds"
},
"options": [
"pictures",
"words",
"waves",
"sounds"
],
"question": "Dolphins show their feelings with _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
... | Can dolphins talk ? Maybe they can't talk with words ,but they can talk with sounds . They show their feelings with sounds .
Dolphins travel in group . We call a group of them a "school ". They don't study , but they travel together.
Dolphins talk to other dolphins in the school .They give information . They tell other... | middle2024.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "four"
},
"options": [
"two",
"three",
"four",
"five"
],
"question": "Many English people eat _ meals a day..",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"an... | In many English homes people eat four meals a day: breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner. People have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge, eggs or bread, English people drink tea or coffee at breakfast.
Lunch comes at one o'clock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon an... | middle4455.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "before she went to school"
},
"options": [
"before she went to school",
"after breakfast",
"with the help of Mr Zimmerman's car",
"on the way to school"
],
"question": "Jane delivered her papers _ .",
"que... | It was just three degrees above zero."That's cold", thought Jane as she got ready to deliver her morning papers . Jane had 50 customers ,and on cold mornings when she couldn't ride her bicycle , it took her more than an hour to make her rounds.
As she collected her papers and put them into a big canvas bag , Jane regre... | middle5993.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "carnations are cheaper than roses"
},
"options": [
"carnations are nicer than roses",
"John buys all the roses.",
"roses are cheaper than carnations",
"carnations are cheaper than roses"
],
"question": "The shop... | It is Mother's Day. John is busy with his work during the day. When he passes by a flower shop in the evening, he thinks, 'I'll send Mum some roses .' While John is looking at the flowers, a young man comes inside. 'How many roses can I buy for only five dollars , madam?' he asks. The shopkeeper tells him that a dozen... | middle4333.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "in the northeast of China"
},
"options": [
"only in Heilongjiang Province",
"in Jilin Province or Jiangsu Province",
"in the northeast of China",
"in the southeast of China"
],
"question": "Northeast Tigers can ... | There are many kinds of tigers in the world. The largest tiger is Northeast Tiger. Most Northeast Tigers live in the northeast of China, like Heilongjiang Province and Jilin Province. Because there are many forests, the tigers usually like living there. In the forest, there are not many people getting out and coming i... | middle2742.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "December"
},
"options": [
"January",
"June",
"October",
"December"
],
"question": "Christmas is in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_... | Here are four famous festivals aroud the world .Are you familiar with all of them?
Christmas is on 25 December.On the night before the festival ,young children hang up their stockings for the gift that Santa Clause gives .This festival is for the birth of Christ.All the people like this festival.
In North America ,Ha... | middle6524.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "not so strong as his father"
},
"options": [
"the leader of the island",
"as strong as his father",
"not so strong as his father",
"good at killing dragons"
],
"question": "Hiccup, a Viking teenager is _ .",
... | The story happens on an island called Berk. Hiccup, a Viking teenager, lives with his tribe on the island. The Vikings are strong and good sailors . They often go on adventures . Fighting dragons is one of their traditions. Hiccup's father, Stoick the Vast, is the leader of the island. He hopes his son will becom... | middle6530.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "comedies"
},
"options": [
"active movies",
"comedies",
"thrillers",
"documentaries"
],
"question": "Zhang Qiang and Guo Peng both like _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | I am Zhang Qiang. On weekends I often watch TV with my friend, Guo Peng. My favourite movie star is Baotian Lee .He is a great actor. He has a movie, Magical Doctor Xilaile(<<>> ).It's a very successful comedy. I think it's great fun. Guo Peng likes Michele Yan best. He likes her famous movie , Sleepless Night. It's a ... | middle913.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Visiting their old university professor."
},
"options": [
"Visiting their old university professor.",
"Seeing each other.",
"Complaining about their stress in work and life",
"Showing each other's success."
],
"... | A group of old classmates, who have succeeded in their work, got together to visit their old university professor. The conversation soon turned to complaining about the stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and many cups-china , pl... | middle3448.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "A monkey"
},
"options": [
"An elephant",
"A tiger",
"A giraffe",
"A monkey"
],
"question": "Which animal is funny?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
... | Visiting Jiaixng Zoo
Come and see big elephants from Yunnan and tigers from the northeast. The Africa giraffe are waiting for you. Clever monkeys are going to make you laugh. A lot of other animals you have never seen are waiting to meet you.
Tickets: Grown-ups : Y=5.00
Children: Y=2.00
Under six: Free
Opening time: Fr... | middle4327.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "clocks"
},
"options": [
"flowers",
"clothes",
"food",
"clocks"
],
"question": "According to the passage, _ must never be given to Chinese people as presents.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{... | Different countries have different customs in giving presents.
In China you must never give a clock to a Chinese person, because the sound of the word for "clock" is similar to the sound of "death". Also, don't wrap(......) a present in white, black or blue paper, because they are the colours for funerals . Don't give ... | middle5039.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "All of them."
},
"options": [
"None of them.",
"Only one.",
"Half of them.",
"All of them."
],
"question": "How many students passed the exam at last?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
}
] | It was the last day of the final examination in a university. A group of students entered the classroom happily. This was their last exam. They knew it would
be easy. The professor had said that they could bring any book or note they wanted. The only requirement was that they couldn't talk with each other.
The profess... | middle2030.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "the USA"
},
"options": [
"the USA",
"Canada",
"England",
"Australia"
],
"question": "The story happened in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
... | Mr and Mrs Smith have just opened a small restaurant. In order to _ , they put a notice in front of the restaurant, which said " Meals on the House for Three Days."
A foreign student who didn't know much English happened to pass by the restaurant on the second day. It was lunch time and he felt very hungry. "Well, her... | middle4441.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "meet the need of printing"
},
"options": [
"help people read out loud",
"meet the need of printing",
"guide the way of writing",
"mention the spoken words"
],
"question": "All punctuation rules were discovered a... | When punctuation began, it was mainly to help people read out loud. Until a few hundred years ago, not many people were taught to read, so there was a lot more reading out loud by the few people who could.
To help those reading out loud in the old days, sign known as "points" were added to pages of writing. Punctuati... | middle7148.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "by talking with others"
},
"options": [
"by calling others",
"by talking with others",
"by using body language",
"by using signs"
],
"question": "The most common way to communicate is _ .",
"question_type... | People communicate in many different ways. The most common way is by talking with others. Except for talking, we can also use body languages. When we use body languages, we need to use body to show what we mean. Sign language is a kind of body language. Let's see more about it.
Sign language is popular among _ people w... | middle6256.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "31"
},
"options": [
"18",
"33",
"31",
"25"
],
"question": "Liu Yang worked as an astronaut when she was _ years old.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,... | On June 6th, 2012 Tiangong-1 welcomed its first guests, the Shenzhou IX manned spacecraft . The Shenzhou IX has two male astronauts and one female astronaut. At that time, Liu Yang, a thirty-three year-old woman, became the first Chinese woman in space.
Joining the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force in 1997, Liu ... | middle1539.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "grandfather"
},
"options": [
"grandfather",
"father",
"mother",
"neighbour"
],
"question": "Jim's _ gives Jim the drum.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1... | It's Jim's birthday today. He is five years old. He gets many nice birthday presents from his family and one of them is a big drum .
" Who gives him the drum?" his father asks.
" His grandfather does." answers Jim's mother.
Jim likes his drum very much. He makes a noise with it, but his mother doesn't say anything ab... | middle522.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "14 hours"
},
"options": [
"2 hours",
"12 hours",
"14 hours",
"16 hours"
],
"question": "How long is the supermarket open every day?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answ... | There is a supermarket called Shopping Center near my house. It's open from 8:00am to10:00pm.The supermarket is very new and big with four floors. If you want to go shopping, please come to this supermarket. You can buy all kinds of things. Look! On the first floor, you can buy vegetables, meat, eggs, juice, and so on.... | middle6901.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "The soccer game ended."
},
"options": [
"Dave met Miguel.",
"The boys ate lunch together.",
"Dave went to the locker room.",
"The soccer game ended."
],
"question": "What happened first in the story?",
"ques... | "Whoosh!" The ball flew into the net and the game was finally over. This game had gone into overtime twice. Until the last goal was scored, no one had any idea which team would win.
Dave felt so bad because his team had lost. He liked playing soccer, but he liked winning even more. Now the two teams should have a pic... | middle3879.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "will give Tom two dollars"
},
"options": [
"will give Tom two dollars",
"will pay three dollars",
"will pay five dollars",
"will give Tom six dollars and a half"
],
"question": "At first the owner of the shop ... | Tom walks into a shop. It has a sign outside: " Second hand clothes bought and sold ." He is carrying an old pair of trousers and asks the owner of the shop. " How much will you give me for these?" The man looks at them and then says, " Two dollars." " What!" says Tom, " I think they are worth at least five."
"No," sa... | middle4870.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "both A and B"
},
"options": [
"learn things quickly",
"remember things easily",
"learn things slowly",
"both A and B"
],
"question": "When you have good study habits,you will _",
"question_type": "cloze_qu... | All students need to have good study habits.When you have good study habits,you can learn things quickly.You also remember them easily.
Do you like to study in the living-room?This is not a good place because it is usually too noisy.You need to study in a quiet place,like your bedroom.A quiet place will help you only t... | middle1908.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Kangaroos."
},
"options": [
"Lions.",
"Zebras.",
"Kangaroos.",
"Elephants."
],
"question": "Which baby animals don't open their eyes for at least five months?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
... | Animals grow up in different ways. They have lots of lessons to learn.
Some animals are born helpless but their mothers protect them. A newborn kangaroo is the size of a bee. She stays in her mother's safe pouch. She doesn't open her eyes for at least five months. A newborn monkey cannot walk. He is carried by his moth... | middle250.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "The tooth itself was serious ."
},
"options": [
"The doctor want to make more money.",
"The tooth itself was serious .",
"The tooth wanted to come out .",
"Daniel wanted to save some money."
],
"question": "Why ... | David hated spending money. When he had to buy something in a shop, he always tried his best to knock down the price, even for the cheapest things. If he wanted to buy a bottle of orange, for example, and the shopkeeper asked for $2, David would say, "Make it $1.90 and I'll buy it." Sometimes the shopkeepers agreed to ... | middle536.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "1812"
},
"options": [
"1810",
"1812",
"1814",
"1916"
],
"question": "England fought with America in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer... | Do you know what the White House is? Perhaps some of you do,while others don't. The White House is a house in Washington. The president of the U.S.A. lives in it. It's really white. But do you know why the White House is white? The story happened in 1812. That year England was at war with America. The British army g... | middle6915.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "by bus"
},
"options": [
"by bike",
"by bus",
"by car",
"by jeep"
],
"question": "I am going home _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_tex... | It is time to go home now. I am on a bus on a rainy day, and a woman with a dog gets on the bus. It is a big dog and its feet are not clean.
I don't want the dog to sit next to me. But the woman says to the conductor, "oh, I pay for my dog. Can he sit here like the other people?"
The conductor looks at the dog and says... | middle3845.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "for dinner"
},
"options": [
"for his bag",
"to see a doctor",
"for dinner",
"for his pen"
],
"question": "Tom Brown went to the restaurant _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {... | Once a great boxer , Tom Brown, went to a restaurant for dinner. He put his bag near the door, but he was afraid that someone would take it away. So he got out a pen and a piece of paper and wrote on it, "The great boxer, Tom Brown, left his bag here and he will be back in a few minutes." He put the paper on his bag an... | middle1934.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "water"
},
"options": [
"river",
"water",
"earth",
"weather"
],
"question": "Miss Hua was telling the children what _ is like.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_i... | The students were having their Chemistry class. Miss Hua was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students, "What's water?" No one spoke for a few minutes.Miss Hua asked again,"Why don't you answer my question?Didn't I tell you what water is like?"
Just then a boy put up his hand and said... | middle6083.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "in the holes"
},
"options": [
"in the sand",
"in the holes",
"in the wood",
"in the grass"
],
"question": "The woodchucks live _ under the ground.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer"... | We people have homes.Animals have homes,too.
Some animals live under the ground.The woodchuck lives in the holes under the ground.His home has two doors.If someone comes in through one door,he will go out through the other door.Some birds live in the holes in the trees.They come out for food during the day and go back ... | middle4694.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "1.9 centimeters"
},
"options": [
"1.9 centimeters",
"2.6 centimeters",
"6.2 centimeters",
"9.1 centimeters"
],
"question": "How wide is the smallest dictionary?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
... | When you don't know an English word, you may need a dictionary. A dictionary is a very useful tool when you learn English. It plays an important role in your study. Do you know the smallest English dictionary in the world?
Let's have a look at what it looks like. It is 2.6 centimeters long. It is 1.9 centimeters wide. ... | middle4858.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "15."
},
"options": [
"12.",
"13.",
"14.",
"15."
],
"question": "How old is Rachel Barrett?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Becau... | For many girls, having long beautiful hair is something to beproud of. Rachel Barrett, 15, recently cut her long hair and lookedlike a boy. But she was also proud of herself. She donated herhair to a charity and raised a lot of money.Barrett is a middle school student in Britain. On Nov. 16 at her
school's talent co... | middle4680.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "hoped to learn Chinese language and culture further"
},
"options": [
"hoped to learn Chinese language and culture further",
"wanted to do a research on the Chinese daily life",
"would like to make friends with Chinese familie... | Jay Kohl, an American student, posted an online advertisement two weeks ago searching for a Chinese family to stay with so that he can learn the language and culture.
"I'm a clean, non-smoking, and warm-hearted American man looking for a homestay in the Wudaokou area to improve my Chinese language skills," he wrote. "I... | middle7389.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "American"
},
"options": [
"Chinese",
"English",
"Japanese",
"American"
],
"question": "Mary is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text"... | Mary is an American girl. She is now in Beijing with her parents. Mary doesn't know much Chinese, but she is studying it. She often speaks Chinese with her Chinese friends. Sometimes they can't understand her, because she can't speak Chinese very well.
It's Saturday morning. She goes out. She is walking in the street. ... | middle1920.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "a handshake"
},
"options": [
"a warm hug",
"a handshake",
"a kiss on the cheek",
"two kisses on the cheek"
],
"question": "In Britain, people usually greet each other with _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_que... | Did you know that about 55% of communication is unspoken, so in fact, our bodies are actually saying more than our words. I find that the key to a successful conversation in any language is to speak to people not only in their spoken language but also with the body language they know best.
Britain, along with much of N... | middle6929.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Work hard every day in a year."
},
"options": [
"Work hard every day in a year.",
"Work hard many days in a year.",
"Work hard most of time in a year.",
"Work hard only a few days before the examination."
],
"qu... | A good way to pass an examination is to work hard every day in the year. You may fail in the examination if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the examination. If you are taking an English examination, don't learn only rules of grammar. Try to read stories in English and speak ... | middle2597.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "a newspaper"
},
"options": [
"a newspaper",
"a story book.",
"a science book",
"a guide book"
],
"question": "The above job ads are probably from _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer... | Want ads
(1) Wanted :"Are you hard-working ?" Do you like to meet people? If your answer is "Yes", then we have a job for you as a waiter, call AL Hotel at 556779!
(2)Summer Job: Do you like to talk with people ? Do yu like to write stories? If you want to work for our magazine as a reporter. Please call Karen at 55836... | middle3851.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "People take photos of food and post them before eating."
},
"options": [
"People talk about their Weibo or WeChat.",
"People learn from each other how to cook dishes.",
"People like taking photos with friends or families.",
... | We can't remember clearly since when we started to take our mobiles to a dinner table.This happens a lot,especially when we eat out.Once a dish comes,instead of lifting our chopsticks,we take out our mobiles and click.Later,we post the photos onto Weibo or Wechat,waiting to be"liked".Then we check our mobiles from time... | middle7404.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "too different"
},
"options": [
"too long",
"too many",
"too different",
"too easy"
],
"question": "It is difficult to remember names all over the world because names are _",
"question_type": "cloze_question... | Everything has a name. All people, places and things have names.Cities and towns have names,too.Schools and office buildings also have names. Names are important.
We use names every day.When we meet a new person, we usually ask"What's your name?" It's important to learn a person's name. Most people have two names. Some... | middle287.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "you will take a test in the first class for level decision"
},
"options": [
"people with different skill levels pay differently.",
"you will take a test in the first class for level decision",
"you will pay the fee before pra... | This course is for those who want to learn to type, as well as those who want to improve their typing. The course is not common. You are tested in the first class, and begin practising at one of eight different skill levels. This allows you to learn at your own speed. Each program lasts 20 hours. Bring your own paper.
... | middle1713.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "chocolate ice cream"
},
"options": [
"chocolate candy",
"chocolate cake",
"chocolate cookies",
"chocolate ice cream"
],
"question": "There are some different kinds of foods. Which is not mentioned in the passage... | Chocolate is one of the most popular foods in the world. Many people choose it as a birthday gift. When a child gets a box of chocolate as a gift, he may feel happy. It is popular among people, especially among children.
Chocolate tastes nice. People eat chocolate candy, chocolate cake and chocolate cookies. They also ... | middle7362.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "ask people to take action to protect wetlands and wildlife"
},
"options": [
"attract more visitors to pay a visit to Zhalong Nature Reserve",
"ask people to take action to protect wetlands and wildlife",
"prevent people from ... | Zhalong is a nature reserve in Heilongjiang in north-east China. It is one of the world's most important wetlands. The reserve covers an area of 210,000 hectares. The area provides food and shelter for wildlife. It is an ideal home for different kinds of plants, fish and birds.
Many birds live comfortably in Zhalong Na... | middle3104.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Green."
},
"options": [
"Brown.",
"Red.",
"Green.",
"Yellow."
],
"question": "What's Alice's favourite colour?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"... | I'm Alice. Today is Children's Day. I get many presents from my family. Do you want to have a look?
I like toy bears very much. I have five different bears in my room. My mother buys another brown bear for me today. It's very cute;
My uncle gives me a new pencil case; It's so nice. There's an interesting picture on i... | middle5575.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "common"
},
"options": [
"common",
"impolite",
"boring",
"surprising"
],
"question": "For Americans, the question \"what do you do?\" is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Speaking English is not only about using proper grammar, but also about understanding the culture. Here is some important advice to remember when speaking English in the United States.
*Americans have difficulties understanding foreign accents. Many Americans are not used to foreign accents. This requires patience from... | middle3110.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "9"
},
"options": [
"16",
"12",
"9",
"7"
],
"question": "If you are thirteen years old, you need at least _ hours of sleep.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_inde... | Sleep is very important. A person who does not sleep dies faster than a person who does not eat. We spend about a third (1/3) of our lives sleeping. That's about 121 days a year!
How much sleep do we need? We are all different. A baby needs 16 hours of sleep every day. Children 6 to 12 years old need an average of 10... | middle5561.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "They wanted to meet the president of Harvard."
},
"options": [
"They wanted to see their son.",
"They had an important meeting",
"They went to Harvard just to start a university",
"They wanted to meet the president of H... | A lady in an old cotton dress and her husband, dressed in an old suit, stepped off the train in Boston, and walked into the president of Harvard's outer office. The secretary could tell in a moment that such country people had no business at Harvard. She frowned . "We want to see the president," the man said softly. "H... | middle1707.txt |
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