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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Canada"
},
"options": [
"China",
"England",
"American",
"Canada"
],
"question": "Lin Na lives in _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text"... | My name is Linda. I'm a girl. I live in Canada .I have two big eyes. My eyes are green. I have long, red hair. I am 1.6 meters tall. I have long arms and long legs. I like black .Black is my favourite colour.
I have a friend in China. Her name is Lin Na. She has two big eyes ,too. But her eyes are black. Lin Na is shor... | middle1069.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "He was three years old"
},
"options": [
"He was two years old",
"He was three years old",
"He was ten years old",
"He was thirteen years old"
],
"question": "How old was Robert when the story happened?",
"qu... | Robert is thirteen years old now , but he still remembers one day ten years ago, when he tried to get a bottle of milk from the fridge. The bottle fell to the floor and the milk spilled all over the floor.
When his mother came into the kitchen , she didn't shout at him"Oh, Robert, it is _ . Well ,would you like to pla... | middle6706.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "yellow"
},
"options": [
"yellow",
"green",
"white",
"black"
],
"question": "when you want to wrap gifts, you can use _ paper.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_i... | Now more and more people like to visit South Korea. People are interested in the tradition,clothes,songs,movies,TV series and presents.Do you want to know good manners about giving gifts?In South Korea,you should remember these things when you are giving a gift.
1.Wrap gift nicely. You can wrap gifts in red or yellow p... | middle4111.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Rabbit"
},
"options": [
"Tiger",
"Rabbit",
"Horse",
"Monkey"
],
"question": "2011 is the Year of _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_te... | The Year of the Rabbit will begin on February 3, 2011. We Chinese use 12 different animals to stand for the order of our birth year. What does it mean to be a "rabbit" ? The rabbit is a symbol for kind, elegance and a love of beauty. People born in the Year of the Rabbit are kind and quick-minded . Although they are... | middle2560.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "40"
},
"options": [
"60",
"50",
"40",
"30"
],
"question": "Her successful career lasted about _ years.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer... | As one of Hollywood's all-time greatest actress, Audrey Hepburn is famous all over the world. When Hepburn died in 1993, the world mourned the loss of a great beauty, a great actress and a great humanitarian.
Born in Belgium on 4th May 1929, Hepburn dreamed of becoming a
successful ballet dancer. She had also been a mo... | middle2206.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "An English schoolboy"
},
"options": [
"An English schoolboy",
"A Chinese schoolgirl",
"A Chinese student",
"An American boy"
],
"question": "Who is Jeff?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"... | My name is Jeff. I'm English. But now I live in China. I am a student. This is my classroom. Fifteen small desks and thirty chairs are in the classroom. They are for classmates and me. A big desk is in the classroom, too. It's for my teacher. A clock is on the back wall of the classroom. Next to the clock is a map. I... | middle4677.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "the grandfather had broken it"
},
"options": [
"the grandfather had taken it away with him",
"the grandfather put it in a box",
"the grandfather had broken it",
"the family didn't look carefully enough for it"
],
... | That was my grandmother's first Christmas without Grandfather. When my parents and I arrived at her little house ,we found she had waited up all night for us.
Grandfather had always said that the Christmas tree was the most important decoration of all. So first we took out the beautiful tree that was stored in the cl... | middle3118.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "in a factory"
},
"options": [
"in a school",
"in a factory",
"in a hotel",
"in a hospital"
],
"question": "John's father is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_i... | I'm John.My father is a factory manager.He comes from America.My mother is a teacher.She's English.She can speak some Chinese.She is an English teacher at schoo1.I'm a student in my mother's schoo1.At school I can play with my Chinese friends.We can play football,basketball and table tennis.My mother can play the piano... | middle6060.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "not big"
},
"options": [
"not small",
"not big",
"very new",
"very old"
],
"question": "Alan's room is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"ans... | Hi! I'm Alan.This is my dream house .It has a small but nice room.Some pictures are on the wall.There is a bookcase in my room.There is a desk and a chair in it.My schoolbag is on the desk.Oh!Where is my pencil case?It is under the chair.There are some pencils and a ruler in the pencil case.My shoes and a basketball a... | middle4887.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "was dead"
},
"options": [
"was poor",
"was dead",
"hates Cinderella",
"was rich"
],
"question": "Cinderella's mother cannot help her because she _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answ... | Once upon a time, there was a beautiful girl called Cinderella.Her mother died and Cinderella's father had a new wife, who only loved her two ugly daughters.A handsome prince wanted to find a wife and invited all the girls to a dance.The ugly sisters had beautiful clothes but Cinderella stayed at home in the kitchen.A ... | middle5541.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "her stepsisters"
},
"options": [
"Cinderella herself",
"her father",
"her new mother",
"her stepsisters"
],
"question": "All the good things were for _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | Cinderella
Once upon a time, there lived an unhappy young girl. She was unhappy, for her mother died several years ago, and her father married another woman. The woman had two daughters. They were her stepsisters (/)now. Her new mother didn't like her. All the nice dresses, shoes, delicious food, kind thoughts and ca... | middle3130.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "are made of snow and ice"
},
"options": [
"are found everywhere",
"do business in summer",
"are made of glass",
"are made of snow and ice"
],
"question": "According to the passage, ice hotels _ .",
"quest... | Do you know that in some parts of the world, people build temporary hotels made of snow and blocks of ice? These are known as ice hotels.
Unlike usual hotels, all the rooms in the ice hotels are made of ice. In some ice hotels, even the glasses for drinks are made of ice blocks. So they only serve cold drinks. Also, ho... | middle7356.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Canada"
},
"options": [
"China",
"Canada",
"England",
"America"
],
"question": "Where is Mike from?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text... | Mike lives in Zhengzhou of China. But he is from Canada. He is 12 years old this year. He speaks English. And he speaks Chinese a little. Mingming is his good friend. He is a Chinese boy. He often goes to the English Corner. He likes to speak English there. It helps him with English. Of course , he often helps Mike wit... | middle1041.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Because a falling birth rate must be stopped."
},
"options": [
"Because we need a larger population.",
"Because millions of people have jobs.",
"Because most families want to have a second child.",
"Because a falling bi... | The government in China plans to end its one-child policy and let families have two children instead.
The plan was announced on Thursday after high -level political meetings in Beijing. A Chinese Communist Party statement gave a number of reasons for the change in policy. The statement said the change is meant to balan... | middle7430.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "improve your language skills"
},
"options": [
"sing songs well",
"improve your language skills",
"get a model",
"get good books"
],
"question": "If you keep a diary, you will _ .",
"question_type": "cloze... | A good hobby is an important part of a teenager 's life. With hobbies, teenagers can become more familiar with history, social science and culture. Here are some hobbies for teenagers.
Collecting
Coins may be too expensive for teenagers, but postcards, bookmarks even T-shirts can be great things to collect. Teenagers ... | middle3656.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "The sea"
},
"options": [
"The mountain",
"The island",
"The sea",
"The mainland"
],
"question": "Where does20% of Holland come from?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"ans... | I come from Holland . In our country, there are plenty of _ . There are more than 2,000 windmills in Holland. These windmills make electricity for the country.
It is a small country in Europe. About 20% of its land comes from the sea. The population of Holland is only 16,000,000.
The weather is very nice, so the flo... | middle4139.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "to take part in a competition"
},
"options": [
"to raise money",
"to have a trip there",
"to take part in a competition",
"to buy their dance costumes."
],
"question": "Jenny's team would go to Florida _ .",
... | Jenny didn't know how her school dance team could pay for the travel to Florida for a national competition. It was difficult enough just to raise money for their dance costumes . What were they going to do? As the team leader, Jenny felt she needed to come up with an idea. .
At lunch, Jenny found that a lot of studen... | middle5227.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Because it is interesting to live there."
},
"options": [
"Because it is a quiet place.",
"Because there are many people.",
"Because there are many cars and buses.",
"Because it is interesting to live there."
],
... | Where do you like to live? For this question, different people have different answers. Some people like to live in a city because there are many shops and supermarkets. They think it is convenient to buy things. But some people think it is good to live in a quiet town because they don't like the dirty air in the big ci... | middle2548.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "95"
},
"options": [
"80",
"90",
"95",
"85"
],
"question": "The former South African president was _ years old when he died.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_inde... | The world lost one of the most respected leaders. Nelson Mandela, the former South African president, passed away on Dec. 5, 2013. The whole world felt sorry about the death of Mandela, a great man of history.
Mandela is mostly remembered for his efforts to end apartheid in South Africa. Mandela was born in 1918. In... | middle5233.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Making your dream come true depends on yourself"
},
"options": [
"A poor farmer is always a poor farmer.",
"Making your dream come true depends on yourself",
"A good friend can help you in doing everything",
"Talk wit... | Harry had a very small farm. He only had one cow but dreamed about having a large farm. He once asked his father Bill, "I'd like to have that land over there. How can I get it?" His father encouraged him to go and talk to the landowner to see how they could get the land. Harry said. "But we don't have enough money." H... | middle1055.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "England"
},
"options": [
"France",
"England",
"Belgium",
"Germany"
],
"question": "Edith Cavell was from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"a... | Edith Cavell was born in a little English village. She was a clever; hard-working girl and did well at school; especially in music and French. After she left school; her first job was to take care of the children of a rich family in Belgium . The language they spoke was French; so she found that her school studies were... | middle7424.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "watch a TV programme"
},
"options": [
"watch a TV programme",
"interview Keith Connolly",
"read a football newspaper",
"play with Keith Connolly"
],
"question": "One day, Danny did his homework hurriedly in orde... | Danny lived for football. He played it, watched it, talked and dreamed about it. His favourite football star was Keith Connolly - Lowgate's captain.
One day in January, after school, Danny hurried through his homework. He wanted to watch TV. Keith Connolly was doing an interview on the local news programme.
Danny hoped... | middle7342.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "it was cheap"
},
"options": [
"he hadn't eaten it before",
"he was hungry",
"it was cheap",
"he hadn't seen it before"
],
"question": "The man chose to buy the red and long fruit only because _ .",
"questi... | Long long ago a man went to India and he had never been there before. When he got there, he saw a lot of fruit, but much of it was expensive because they couldn't grow much because there was little water. Finally he saw a big basket of some very red and long fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop.
So he went up and... | middle1733.txt |
[
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "things to do for the weekend"
},
"options": [
"visiting teams",
"things to do for the weekend",
"famous players",
"prices to pay for the sports events"
],
"question": "The main purpose of announcing the above ev... | Bicycle tour and race
A bike tour and race will be held on August 26th and 27th(Sat. &Sun. ) at 5:30 a. m. The riders will leave Tian'an Men Square and ride the first 35 kilometers as a training leg . Then the next 55 kilometers' leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive part of the tour. The riders a... | middle5555.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "a book"
},
"options": [
"a book",
"a kind of drink",
"a kind of cup",
"a programme"
],
"question": "Three Cups of Tea is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_ind... | Today I want to introduce a writer Greg Mortenson to you, especially one of his works called Three Cups of Tea. It has been one of the best sellers. Why can it be so popular?
Greg Mortenson was born in the state of Minnesota and grew up near Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Mortenson later became a nurse. He loved to cli... | middle3124.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "thirty one"
},
"options": [
"six",
"twenty-five",
"thirty one",
"thirty-five"
],
"question": "Mr. Gao is _ now.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
... | Mr. Gao lives in a town. When he was twenty-five, his son was born. He calls him Gao Ling. The little boy is clever. He and his wife love him very much. It's September 1st today. A new school year begins. Gao Ling is happy and
wears his most beautiful clothes. He's going to school with his new bag. "Let me take you to ... | middle4878.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "many natural wonders"
},
"options": [
"valleys",
"mountains",
"deserts",
"many natural wonders"
],
"question": "Tibet is the home to _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | Tibet is in the southwest of China. It is the home to many natural wonders, such as valleys, mountains, lakes and even deserts. Tibet is very large, so it is perfect for traveling, especially the bike tour .
You can start the wonderful bike tour in Tibet's capital, Lhasa. It is 3600 metres above the sea level. It's ver... | middle1900.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "there are too many cars"
},
"options": [
"there are too many cars",
"they are too wide",
"many people walk on them",
"the cars don't go fast"
],
"question": "The streets in the writer's town are very busy becaus... | I live in a new town with my family. There are lots of tall buildings in the town. The streets are busy and the traffic is heavy, but the pollution is not very serious .
In our town, more than half of the buildings have fifteen to thirty floors. Most of the people live in such tall buildings, but they don't have to cli... | middle6909.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "to use things wisely"
},
"options": [
"to use things wisely",
"to cut down many trees",
"to use paper carelessly",
"to use more and more things"
],
"question": "The \"Reduce\" rule mainly requires us _ .",
... | It's important to learn things about protecting environment. Here's a 5Rs rule for us.
*Reduce
If you want to reduce waste, you should use things wisely. A large number of trees are being cut down to make paper. If everyone uses paper carelessly and then throws it away, soon we would not have any trees left. Some other... | middle3871.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "their parents"
},
"options": [
"themselves",
"Japan",
"their parents",
"their classmates"
],
"question": "Japanese students have heavy pressures from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"... | Japanese students work very hard but many are unhappy. They have heavy pressures from their parents. Most students are always told by their parents to study harder and harder so that they can have a wonderful life when they grow up .Though this may be a good idea for those very bright students, it can have terrible res... | middle3865.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Many things"
},
"options": [
"Only hard things",
"Many things",
"Few soft things",
"All things"
],
"question": "_ can be recycled.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answe... | It's important to learn about protecting our environment. Here is a 5R rule for us:
1. Reduce
If you want to reduce waste, you should use things wisely. Millions of trees are being cut down to make paper. If everyone uses a little paper carelessly and throw it out, soon we would not have any trees left. Other things a... | middle258.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Making their homes beautiful."
},
"options": [
"Making their homes beautiful.",
"Visiting their friends.",
"Traveling all over the world.",
"Making a lot of money."
],
"question": "How do many English people spe... | DIY, which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in UK. Lots of stores and supermarkets sell DIY things. TV programs show people how to DIY.
English people like DIY. There is a saying in UK---"An Englishman's home is his castle". Huge numbers of people spend their holidays making their homes beautiful "castles". If th... | middle270.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "chocolates"
},
"options": [
"eating",
"God",
"chocolates",
"reading books"
],
"question": "John likes _ very much.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
... | John is an American boy. His family is in China now. John likes chocolates very much. But his mother doesn't give him any. They are not good for him, she thinks. But John has a very nice grandfather. The old man loves him very much, and sometimes he buys John some chocolates. Then his mother lets John eat them. She w... | middle7395.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "you should try to understand him"
},
"options": [
"you should try to understand him",
"you should avoid seeing him again",
"you should ask God for help",
"you should look on him as God"
],
"question": "According... | "Sometimes you just get a strict teacher.Instead of letting others know that this isn't your favorite class.Make an effort to show your teacher you are doing your best."
jocelyn Howard,16
"Learn to put your activities in order of importance.School comes first,and if you just study as soon as you get home,it's OK.You ca... | middle4844.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "At about 9:30 am."
},
"options": [
"At about 8:30 am.",
"At about 9:30 am.",
"At about 10:30 am.",
"At about 11:30 am."
],
"question": "What time does John have breakfast at the weekend?",
"question_type": "... | I am John.. I always get up late at the weekend. At about 9:30 am, I have breakfast. After breakfast, I start doing my homework. We have lunch at about 12:00, and then I watch TV or have a rest . I like reading and I often read some interesting books in the afternoon. I like sports, too. Sometimes I play football or ba... | middle3695.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "allow children to make their own decisions"
},
"options": [
"help children go to college",
"make children read more books.",
"allow children to buy more books",
"allow children to make their own decisions"
],
"q... | Most parents hope that their children can be happy and successful. But do you know the most powerful way to encourage them to be so? The answer is to allow them to make their own decisions.
Different people have different ideas about children's decision making. Unfortunately , most parents make decisions for their chil... | middle6935.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "sports hall exercise"
},
"options": [
"physical activity",
"body movement",
"sports hall exercise",
"outdoor exercise"
],
"question": "The writer thinks many people probably misunderstand the word\"activity\" to... | The keys to reaching or staying at a healthy weight are regular exercise and good eating habits. Teens should get 60 minutes or more of physical activity a day. Note the word "activity". As long as you're getting your body moving, it doesn't have to mean doing difficult exercise or going to the sports hall every day. A... | middle1082.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Because he didn't want the writer to go through the bill carefully."
},
"options": [
"Because it was a fine day indeed,",
"Because he wanted the writer to look at the bill carefully.",
"Because he wanted to tell the writer wh... | Henry was a carpenter of our village. Once I asked him to make a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I arrived home that evening, Henry was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his work.. My wife said to me, quietly,"That's his ninth cup... | middle502.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "All of the above"
},
"options": [
"Join a club or group.",
"Talk with those who like the same things.",
"Join someone in some activity.",
"All of the above"
],
"question": "If you want to meet people and make fr... | Making friend is a skill. Like most skills, it improves with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to take some action. You must first go where there are people. You won't make friends staying home alone.
Join a club or group, talking with those who like the same things you do is m... | middle1096.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "To attract us to the zoo."
},
"options": [
"To frighten us in the zoo.",
"To make us lovely in the zoo.",
"To attract us to the zoo.",
"To show animals can do everything."
],
"question": "Why does the writer i... | Visiting the forest zoo
Come and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers from Northeast of China. The beautiful birds from England are ready to sing songs for you, and the monkeys from Mount Emei will be happy to talk to you. The lovely dogs from Australia want to laugh at you. Sichuan pandas will play balls for yo... | middle3859.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Linda had a geography test on Sunday."
},
"options": [
"Linda had a pen pal.",
"Linda had a geography test on Sunday.",
"Linda had English and geography at school.",
"Linda was busy with her studies over weekend."
]... | (Some classmates are talking about their weekend.)
Linda: I stayed at home and studied over the weekend. I studied for my English test on Saturday. Yesterday I wrote a geography paper. In the evening I talked to my pen pal on the phone. What did you do?
Tim: I had a good time. On Saturday morning I played tennis, in ... | middle3681.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "3"
},
"options": [
"8",
"5",
"3",
"2"
],
"question": "There are _ people in Wang Bing's family.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": ... | Wang Bing is a 12-year-old boy. He likes sports very much and does well in sports.
One afternoon, he comes out of the classroom and sees his father waiting for him at the school gate. He is very glad and he runs to his father. "Dad, please don't wait for me after school next time. I can go home by myself . I have grown... | middle5596.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Hot in the daytime, cold in the night"
},
"options": [
"Always hot.",
"Always cold",
"Warm and wind",
"Hot in the daytime, cold in the night"
],
"question": "What's the weather like in a desert?",
"question_... | The hottest place in the world is the Sahara Desert in Africa. But there are deserts in many other places: in America, in Asia and in Australia. In 1917 the temperature in Death Valley, in the United States, was over 48degC every day for six weeks. That's very hot!
But deserts are not always hot. After dark, deserts ar... | middle264.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "not wash your hair immediately"
},
"options": [
"wash your hai",
"not wash your hair immediately",
"get a better look",
"have a talk with a stylist"
],
"question": "Before going to the salon to style your hair, ... | Don't wash your hair every day. Here's why:
It will be easier to style. If you've ever washed your hair just before going to the salon to get another better look, you will be told by the stylist, freshly washed and dried hair isn't as easy to work with as hair that was washed a day or two ago.
Your color will last long... | middle7381.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "six"
},
"options": [
"three",
"four",
"five",
"six"
],
"question": "There are _ people(;) in Lin Feng's family.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
... | I am Lin Feng. This is a picture of my family: my grandfather, my grandmother, my father, my mother, my sister and I. My grandparents are in Beijing now and we are in Zhejiang. My mother is a teacher and my father is a doctor. My sister and I are middle school students. My sister is in Class 1,Grade 8 and I am in Class... | middle1928.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "the danger of war passed two years ago"
},
"options": [
"there is no more danger of war",
"the danger of war passed two years ago",
"there is more danger of war now",
"are a great danger in the Middle East"
],
"... | Here is nine o' clock news
Prime Minister Abdul Krim of Tyrea has said that the danger in the Middle East is greater now than for the past two years. His country does not want war, he says, but the Tyrean people have waited too long for an end to the troubles with their neighbours. If war comes, says Mr King, Tyrea wil... | middle933.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "One goat lay down on the rock so that the other could first leave."
},
"options": [
"One goat turned around and went back.",
"One goat jumped over the other and walked away.",
"They stood there and passed the rock carefully t... | Scene 1
On a wild mountain, two goats met on a rock just over a high cliff . The rock was so narrow that there was neither room for them to pass each other nor to turn round and go back.
One of them with great care laid himself down on the narrow rock, pressing as close to the rock as he could. Then the other goat gen... | middle5019.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "help"
},
"options": [
"use",
"help",
"make",
"take"
],
"question": "Computers can _ people to do a lot of work.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
... | We live in the computer age. People use computers to do much of their work. But few people know how to look after them. Remember the following when you use your computer:
1.Keep your computer in a cool, dry room. Too much or too little heat is bad for computers. Damp is also bad for them.
2.Do not let people smoke nea... | middle3468.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "She got better with the antibodies from her brother."
},
"options": [
"She died of a very serious disease.",
"She got better with the antibodies from her brother.",
"She lost her little brother.",
"The transfusion faile... | Many years ago, when I was working as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Lisa. The poor little girl had a very serious disease and was dying. The doctor had done his best but no medicine really worked. The only chance to save her seemed to be a blood transfusion from her five-year-old brother... | middle2010.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "6"
},
"options": [
"4",
"6",
"5",
"1"
],
"question": "According to the passage, how many new cases have been found in China?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"a... | Beijing-- During the 24-hour period ending at 4 pm on Sunday, China confirmed six new cases of human H7N9 bird flu , including five in Zhejiang and one in Jiangsu.
The National Health and Family Planning Commission said that a total of 102 H7N9 cases have been reported in China, including 20 that have died.
Of the to... | middle1519.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "October; April"
},
"options": [
"January; April",
"September; December",
"October; April",
"November; May."
],
"question": "Winter in Jilin is from _ to _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
... | Jilin is a good place. It is in the north-east of China. On the north of it is Heilongjiang, the south is Liaoning, the west is Inner Mongolia and the east is North Korea .
It has a long and snowy winter. Usually the winter here starts from October and lasts for six months. Every year people come here for the Ice Lant... | middle6276.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "India"
},
"options": [
"China",
"India",
"America",
"Britain"
],
"question": "In the early 1700s where did most tea drunk in America come from?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {... | It may be hard to believe, but the American Revolution --the war that freed the American states from British control--began over a cup of tea. Tea was not the only thing that caused the war, of course, but it played a very big part.
The British people's love of tea is well-known. When the British won control over mush ... | middle7168.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "For a week."
},
"options": [
"For a week.",
"For about half a month.",
"For a month.",
"For ten days."
],
"question": "How long did the children work on the farm?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
... | If you had the chance to leave the life you have now, what would you do?
Students from Fair-grounds Middle School, New Hampshire, US, chose to lead a special life for a week. They left the city and lived a different life by working on a farm. They handed over their cell phones and lived like any farmer's children. And ... | middle6262.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "thirteen"
},
"options": [
"eight",
"four",
"thirteen",
"fourteen"
],
"question": "Bill is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "B... | My name is Bill. I'm an English boy. I'm in No.8 High School. Sam is my good friend. He is thirteen. I'm thirteen, too. But we are in different looks. Miss Zhang is my English teacher, and she's Sam' s English teacher, too. We don't know her age . But she looks young. Look at this photo. It is yellow and red. It is min... | middle4475.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "some pets are as important to their owners as their children"
},
"options": [
"pets have the right to inherit money",
"money can make pets happy",
"it's the best way to spend money",
"some pets are as important to the... | In America, when people say"man's best friend", they don't mean another person. Instead, they are talking about a lovely animal--a dog! These words show the friendship between people and animals. Dogs and other pets can give joy to people's lives. Some people think of their pets as their children. Some people even lea... | middle2004.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "There are some ways to talk with our parents."
},
"options": [
"We should show respect to our parents.",
"It's important to trust our parents.",
"We should be thankful to our parents.",
"There are some ways to talk with... | Here are some tips on how to talk with your parents.
Try to start your talk with something fun. This will make talking easier. For example, ask your parents questions about their day. They love this!
Make it clear what you want to tell your parents If they have an opinion, let them finish and don't disturb. Ask them to... | middle2762.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "ad"
},
"options": [
"news",
"film post",
"story",
"ad"
],
"question": "The passage may be a(an) _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text... | Hello Kitty, the Japanese white cat with no mouth,has a lot of fans around the world. A new home for Hello Kitty was opened in China in the summer of 2014.
The Hello Kitty Theme Park was built in Anji, Zhejiang Province and this is the first Hello Kitty Park in China.Anji is known for its natural beauty. It has large f... | middle6504.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "About 30 years old."
},
"options": [
"About 7 years old.",
"About 20 years old.",
"About 50 years old.",
"About 30 years old."
],
"question": "How old was the old man's son?",
"question_type": "factiod_quest... | The train started moving. There were many people of all ages. Most of them were working men and women and young college boys and girls. Near the window sat an old man with his son, who looked about thirty years old.
As the train moved, the son was filled with joy because he was very excited at the scenery outside. He ... | middle5025.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Care by the visitors."
},
"options": [
"Beautiful creatures.",
"Pleasure and knowledge.",
"Colorful butterflies.",
"Care by the visitors."
],
"question": "What could children get from visiting the butterfly show... | These days picture news is very popular with young people. Here are some chosen from the Internet by Jack. Read on to find out which one you like best.
SPRING is coming, together with butterflies ! On March 31,the Natural History Museum in London, UK, had a butterfly show. Children came over and played with these beau... | middle2992.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Three"
},
"options": [
"One",
"Two",
"Three",
"Five"
],
"question": "How many problems does \"a helpless mother\" have?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0... | Dear Abby,
I am a helpless mother, my son is 15 years old. I find out that the older he grows, the less we talk. I feel very worried and I really need help.
My first problem is about his hobbies, he seems to spend too much time on computer games. As soon as he gets home, he always turns on the computer, closes the door... | middle7632.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Because the hotel melts during the summer."
},
"options": [
"Because the hotel melts during the summer.",
"Because guests suggest changes to the hotel.",
"Because the hotel is damaged by the sauna.",
"Because more rooms... | Hotels can make a person's stay away from home as restful as possible. Hotels provide warm beds to allow guests a peaceful night's rest. Besides, some hotels offer guests special services such as newspapers to read in the morning, fresh coffee, and even breakfast. Hotel workers want their guests to feel warm and welcom... | middle1243.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "122"
},
"options": [
"365",
"122",
"8",
"52"
],
"question": "How many days do we sleep in a year? _ days.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"an... | There are 365 days in a year. We sleep 8 hours a day, so we have 122 days for sleeping. Then our work time has 243 days left. But there are 52 weekends in a year. Each weekend is two days. We lose another 104 days a year for work. It takes us about one hour to have breakfast and supper. This comes to 15 days over a yea... | middle8267.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "back home"
},
"options": [
"to have a basketball game",
"to his classroom",
"to see Mark",
"back home"
],
"question": "When Mark met him the first time, Bill was going",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
... | Just a Little Smile
Mark was walking home from school one day when he saw the boy in front of turn fall over and drop all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a basketball and a walkman . Mark stopped and helped the boy pick up these things. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry some... | middle3332.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Because she could do nothing first."
},
"options": [
"Because she could do nothing first.",
"Because Jenny often beat her.",
"Because Jenny always made fun of her.",
"Because Jenny always made her busy."
],
"que... | It was hard being the younger of two sisters. I got all the hand-me-downs . I never got to do anything first and my teachers always said, "Oh, you're Jenny's little sister." "No, I am Lauren!" I never liked being the younger. Jenny and I got along with a few fights here and there.
Then a few years ago, Jenny and I wer... | middle3326.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "encourage her to find out another way to solve her problem"
},
"options": [
"enjoy the beautiful scenery of the whole town",
"encourage her to find out another way to solve her problem",
"find out how many ways lead to the sq... | We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had brought me to this spot in a small town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered why.
"Look down, Elsa," Father said. I gathered all my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village, And I saw the criss-cross of streets leading to t... | middle4449.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Li Ming"
},
"options": [
"Wang Ping",
"Zheng Hui",
"Zhang Jian",
"Li Ming"
],
"question": "_ likes tomatoes.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"an... | I'm Wang Ping. I'm in Beijing. I like healthy food. I have milk and fruit for breakfast; rice , chicken and vegetables for lunch; vegetables, fruit and salad for dinner. Here is what my friends like eating. Let's have a look!
Zhang Jian(inBeijing)Like:
Li Ming(inShanghai)Like:
Zheng Hui(inBeijing)Like:
,. | middle2038.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Oil is very important in the modern world."
},
"options": [
"Coal gas can't be used in houses and factories.",
"Oil is very important in the modern world.",
"Many governments encourage people to waste oil as much as possible.... | Nowadays more and more people care about the exploitation of the natural _ , such as oil. Though there're many kinds of resources, with the fast increase of population and the increase of many more factories, the more we use, the fewer there will be left for the future. Oil is getting less and less year after year. It'... | middle7140.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "a lot of people are joining book clubs"
},
"options": [
"reading is important for men",
"a lot of people are joining book clubs",
"all the people are reading their books",
"fewer and fewer people in the USA are joining ... | Reading is an important activity for many Americans. Today, thousands of men, women and children are members of groups to discuss the books they read.
No one knows how many Americans belong to reading groups called book clubs. Yet publishers and bookshops report that more and more throughout the United States are join... | middle6538.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "it is beautiful and quite different from other cities"
},
"options": [
"it is beautiful and quite different from other cities",
"there are a lot of kinds of boats on the canals",
"there are 177 canals in the city",
"it ... | Venice is the "Queen" of the Adriatic Sea . Every year thousands of people from all over the world travel to Italy to visit the city. Do you know why they like to go there for a visit?
Venice is a very beautiful city. It is quite different from other cities in the world. There aren't any roads or streets in the city, ... | middle1257.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "A math museum."
},
"options": [
"A math museum.",
"A science museum.",
"A history museum.",
"A space museum."
],
"question": "What is the passage about?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
... | Welcome to the National Museum of Mathematics(MoMath).it is in New York City.It is
America's first math museum.It's also a fun place for both children and their parents.
Open the door ,you will open a new world of numbers,shapes and colours,and you will
find math is interesting.You can take part in many games and activ... | middle5031.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "People who eat sweet regularly."
},
"options": [
"People who eat sweet regularly.",
"People who eat lots of fat and fast food.",
"People who don't have a balanced diet.",
"People who eat lots of fruits and vegetables."
... | Have you ever wanted to stop eating something sweet but you just couldn't ? Is the first thing you do when you get home from school to look in the biscuit tin ? Can you eat a huge bar of chocolate all by yourself ? Can you say "no" to sweets at parties ? If you can't , then there is a reason...perhaps you're sugar add... | middle2986.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Black"
},
"options": [
"Red",
"Black",
"Green",
"Colorful"
],
"question": "_ is Lily's favorite color.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_t... | Lily has a black dress. She thinks it's very nice. Black is Lily's favorite color. She doesn't like colorful dresses at all.
Lily also has a pair of sunglasses. She bought the sunglasses with all her pocket money Y=20.She thinks they are really cool. She really loves them.
Linda is Lily's friend. She has a colorful s... | middle3440.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "jackets"
},
"options": [
"bags",
"skirts",
"jackets",
"T-shirt"
],
"question": "Murray's shop has _ in all colors at 25 dollars each.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"a... | Come to Murray's big sale on clothes and things for school. They are at a very good price .
Do you like jackets? We have jackets in all colors at 25 dollars each. Do you need bags for shopping or school? We have great bags for only 9 dollars.
For young boys and girls, we have T-shirts in red, yellow, white and black ... | middle7815.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "All the above"
},
"options": [
"Lions",
"An elephant",
"A panda",
"All the above"
],
"question": "What animals are in the zoo?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_in... | There are many kinds of animals in the zoo. Look! There are two lions. They are very big and smart. Near them there is a small elephant. She is from Africa. She likes to eat grass. Oh, is there a koala? Of course. There is a two-year-old koala. He always sleeps in the day and at night he gets up and eats leaves. I like... | middle5964.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "six"
},
"options": [
"four",
"five",
"six",
"seven"
],
"question": "There are _ people in my family.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_te... | Look at this photo of my family. There are six people in my family. This woman is my mother. She is nice and looks so young.She is a policewoman . She works in a police station . She is a hero in my heart . That man in the black coat is my father. He is a scientist . He works in an institute . He is very busy. Look at... | middle5970.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Schools'cutting physical activity."
},
"options": [
"Schools'cutting physical activity.",
"Their interest in physical activity.",
"The tests including about 55,000 children.",
"Kids'unsatisfying schooling performance."
... | A recent research shows that physical activity may help students do better in their classes. The research comes because educators in some countries are reducing time for activities like P.E. class.
Researchers go over the results of fourteen studies. Twelve were from the United States, one from Canada and one from Sou... | middle2979.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Discuss and solve problems together with their children."
},
"options": [
"Don't consider the needs of others.",
"Pay more attention to their children.",
"Develop closer relationships with their children.",
"Discuss and... | In the opinion of many people, the twoparent family is the correct way to raise children. Traditionally, this has been as the most natural way, but singleparent families have had to face prejudices against their lifestyle. However, the singleparent family is the fastest growing type of family. In the United States, a ... | middle714.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "when the film was on"
},
"options": [
"when the film was on",
"when the film was over",
"when the old man was looking for the chocolate",
"when the woman was whispering to the man"
],
"question": "This story too... | A young woman was at the cinema,and she was enjoying the film very much.In the next seat there was an old man,and he began looking on the floor under him.The woman was angry and whispered ,"What are you doing now? What are you looking for?"
"A piece of chocolate ,"the man whispered to her,"I've dropped it on the floor.... | middle1280.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Warm"
},
"options": [
"fashionable",
"popular",
"friendly",
"Warm"
],
"question": "People wear qiuku to be _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
... | Your mom tells you to put on your hat and gloves. But as the cold winter season gets closer, it's so cold that even mom's advice does not work.
That means it's time to put on your qiuku! This is a kind of "thermal underwear " or long underpants that keep people warm in the coldest months of the year.
In Western countri... | middle7829.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "opened a restaurant"
},
"options": [
"opened a restaurant",
"built a house",
"climbed onto the top",
"been policemen"
],
"question": "The Smiths have _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"... | Mr and Mrs Smith have just opened a small restaurant. In order to attract customers, 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 passed by the restaurant on the second day. It was lunchtime and he felt hungry. "Well, here ... | middle2951.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "on the back of 20-yuan note"
},
"options": [
"on the back of 20-yuan note",
"on the front of 20-yuan note",
"on the front of 100-yuan note",
"on the back of 100-yuan note"
],
"question": "The Lijiang River of Gu... | Every day we use money to buy what we want. But have you ever really noticed the bill in your hand? There are different pictures on both sides of banknotes and interesting stories behind them.
Most banknotes have famous people on the front, such as a country's leader or a great scientist, while on the back of the p... | middle2789.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "He was ready to plant a fig tree."
},
"options": [
"He was ready to plant a fig tree.",
"He was exercising in his garden.",
"He was riding along the road.",
"He was watering the plants in his garden."
],
"questi... | A rich man was riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden. On the ground lay a young tree, ready to be planted. The rich man called out to the old man. "What kind of tree are you planting there, my good man?"
"This is a fig tree, sir." He said. "A fig tree?" The rich man was very surprised. "Why, h... | middle5780.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "who thinks she is better than anyone else"
},
"options": [
"who has a lot of money",
"who is cleverer than others",
"who is respected by others",
"who thinks she is better than anyone else"
],
"question": "The e... | In the past, many people depended on horses for transportation , farming and other kinds of work. Nowadays a lot of people still like to ride horses. So it is not surprising that many expressions about _ are still used by Americans today.
Long ago, people who were rich or important rode horses that were very tall. Toda... | middle5958.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "twelve thirty"
},
"options": [
"twelve",
"eleven thirty",
"twelve thirty",
"twelve fifteen"
],
"question": "What time does Mr.Brown often come home every morning?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
... | Mr.Brown is 80 years old. Every morning he goes for a walk in the park. And he comes home at twelve thirty for lunch.But today a car stops at his house. At twelve, two policemen help him get out.One of them says to Mr.Brown's daughter, "The old man can't find his way in the park. He asks us to take him home by car." T... | middle7197.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "twelve and thirteen-year-olds from Canada"
},
"options": [
"twenty and thirty-year-olds from Canada",
"twenty and thirty-year-olds from America",
"twelve and thirteen-year-olds from Canada",
"twelve and thirteen-year-ol... | Hello, I'm Severn Suzuki speaking for E.C.O.--The Environmental Children's Organization.
We are a group of twelve and thirteen-year-olds from Canada trying to make a difference.
Vanessa Suttie, Morgan Geisler, Michelle Quigg and me. We raised all the money ourselves to come six thousand miles to tell you adults you mus... | middle7183.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Students who get scores of 85 percent or above on all the activities."
},
"options": [
"Students who finish all the activities.",
"Students who finish first on the test.",
"Students who make the greatest progress in the test.... | Nearly half of elementary and high schools in the US use the Presidential Fitness Test. It checks kids' fitness levels. Students are tested at least twice a year. In 1956, US President Eisenhower created the test, and it has been a tradition in schools since 1966.
There are five activities in the test: sit-ups , push-u... | middle5794.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "grandfather"
},
"options": [
"grandfather",
"father",
"mother",
"neighbor"
],
"question": "Jim's _ gives Jim the drum.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1... | It is 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 about... | middle3483.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "didn't line up for the bus"
},
"options": [
"were foreigners",
"didn't have tickets",
"made a loud noise",
"didn't line up for the bus"
],
"question": "The British people tried to push the three gentlemen out of... | In England recently three foreign gentlemen came to a bus stop and waited . About five minutes later, the bus they wanted came along. They were just going to get on when suddenly there was a loud noise behind them. People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way . Someone shouted at them. The bus condu... | middle1294.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "a lot of"
},
"options": [
"a few",
"a lot of",
"little",
"much"
],
"question": "Communities with _ elderly people might require more help from volunteers.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
... | Volunteers are people who do a job for the satisfaction of helping others.
Volunteers do many different types of jobs.Some volunteers read books onto tapes so that people with poor eyesight can listen.
Some volunteers deliver meals to elderly or sick people.
Some volunteers help tourists who visit a city during a ma... | middle6464.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "In 1850."
},
"options": [
"In 1750.",
"In 1850.",
"In 1950.",
"In the 21st century."
],
"question": "When was London the biggest city in the world?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer... | London has a population of over 7,000,000. From about the year 1800 until World War II, London was the biggest city in the world. But now there are many cities which are much bigger than it. London is famous for many things. Tourists come from all over the world to visit its famous buildings and hear the famous clock, ... | middle847.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "What the daughter did these days worried her mother."
},
"options": [
"The girl knew her mother would ask her about the boy.",
"What the daughter did these days worried her mother.",
"The mother knew the boy who saw the film ... | She is a cute ,quiet girl. As a daughter, she has no secrets from her mother, who is very pleased with her. But these days she has become not so open as before. She has diary that she keeps under lock and key. Her mother cannot help worrying about her: what if she falls in love, which is too early for her age. After a... | middle4273.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "farmers's feelings"
},
"options": [
"students' feelings",
"farmers's feelings",
"the lives of workers",
"crops"
],
"question": "Country music is usually about _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},... | Are you interested in country music? I like it very much !It will take me away for a while after I am tired . The guitars and songs will take me to mountains and fields. Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings. It's the spirit of America ,easy to understand ,slow and simple.
Country music developed i... | middle2602.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "cannot pass through space successfully"
},
"options": [
"has the longest wavelength among all the colors",
"cannot be taken in by the gas molecules",
"doesn't hit \"raised area\" in the atmosphere",
"cannot pass through... | A recent survey of 2000 parents in Britain showed that they are often afraid of science questions asked by their curious children only because they have no idea what the answer is. Here is a list of some simple questions that you can ask your parents to see if they know the answers.
Q: Why is the sky blue?
A: You proba... | middle2164.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "The writer's mother."
},
"options": [
"The writer's mother.",
"The writer.",
"Aunt Fanny.",
"Fanny's mother."
],
"question": "Who owns the recipe of making the best strawberry jam?",
"question_type": "factio... | As a young woman, my mother worked in the kitchen of a large farm owned by Fanny Cratty. She was hardworking and had a special skill in making delicious strawberry jam.
Aunt Fanny was single and had no children. She didn't like to share love with others. I thought she was very lonely, although she didn't mind it. She h... | middle7008.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Lucy's"
},
"options": [
"Lucy's",
"Kelly's",
"John's",
"Jack's"
],
"question": "In _ dream, Lu Han sang a song.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
... | Everyone has a dream. Some are good dreams. Some are bad dreams. Here are some kids talking about their dreams they had last night.
Lucy: In my dream, I saw my favorite band EXO singing a wonderful song. One of the main singer Lu Han wore special clothes and sang songs only for me. The songs were so beautiful that it t... | middle6316.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Angry."
},
"options": [
"Angry.",
"Nervous.",
"Unlucky.",
"Helpless."
],
"question": "How did John feel when Bobby was promoted to manager?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
... | John and Bobby joined the same company together just after they completed their university studies the same year. Both of them worked very hard. Several years later, however, the boss promoted Bobby to manager but John was still a worker. John could not take it, and gave his resignation to the boss. He complained tha... | middle1479.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Sound waves tell us where the oil has leaked out of the ground."
},
"options": [
"Sound waves travel through different kinds of rocks at different speeds.",
"People measure the pull of gravity to know if there is oil.",
"Soun... | Oil is so important that it is sometimes called "black gold". Almost half of our energy comes from oil. We use it to run our cars and factories and to heat our homes, offices and schools. Many everyday things are made from oil. Your shirt may have oil in the material. The soap you wash your hands with might also be mad... | middle2170.txt |
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"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "have a cold"
},
"options": [
"have a stomachache",
"have a cold",
"have a toothache",
"have a backache"
],
"question": "If you don't often clean your hands, you may _ easily.",
"question_type": "cloze_qu... | If you don't often wash your hands, you can touch lots of viruses from many places and make yourself ill. You may have a cold when you touch your eyes, nose or mouth. One of the most common ways people have colds is by touching their noses or their eyes when there are cold viruses on their hands. If you don't often wa... | middle4501.txt |
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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "when she was 50 years old"
},
"options": [
"50 years ago",
"in a city of Germany",
"when she was a high school student",
"when she was 50 years old"
],
"question": "Ellen started to learn English _ .",
"qu... | "It is never too late and you are never too old to start something new!" says Englishtown student Ellen Rema. Ellen began to learn English at the age of fifty, and in just a few years, she has made great progress!
Ellen chose to study on Englishtown because no evening classes were offered in the German countryside wher... | middle4267.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "boarding students"
},
"options": [
"dorm teachers",
"boarding students",
"parents and students*",
"parents of boarding students"
],
"question": "This email is from Director of Campus Life to _ .",
"questio... | Dear Boarding Students,
At this time of school year,we can feel some students begin to experience excitement as the summer vacation comes. But some others still don't want to start packing. I once again ask for your attention as we will have summer camps for the new students. There is much work to be done in packing an... | middle5179.txt |
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