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It is well-known that the "prom", a formal dance held at the end of high school or college, is an important date in every student's life. What is less well-known is that the word "prom" comes from the verb "to promenade", which means to walk around, beautifully dressed, in order to attract attention. The idea is that y... | [{'question': 'In which country is the prom called a "formal"?', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['America.', 'Canada.', 'Britain.', 'Australia.']}, {'question': "Why is the prom important in the students' lives?", 'answer': 'A', 'options': ["It's the sign of becoming an adult.", "It's an old tradition in many countries.", '... |
Kites have a long history. They may date back long time ago. They were made of bamboo and silk in China. Nobody knows exactly how or when a kite was first flown, but it is said that when a Chinese farmer tied a string to his hat to keep it from blowing away in a strong wind, the first kite was born.
Children like pla... | [{'question': 'The first kite was born when _ .', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['kites were used for sailing', 'a Chinese farmer tied a string to his hat to keep it from blowing away', 'a Chinese general called Han Xin flew a kite to train his army', 'Mo Zi used light wood and bamboo to make a kite']}, {'question': 'Ki... |
When my wife left this world, I chose to travel in Antigua looking for a peaceful place to rest my old body. Not quite old and weak, I felt I wanted something more than the usual hotel room with 24-hour room service.
I decided this year to try something completely new and booked myself a private holiday home in Antigua... | [{'question': 'Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned about the private holiday home the writer stayed in?', 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['It had a private swimming pool.', 'There were lots of restaurants near it.', 'The writer often had breakfast in its yard.', 'It supplied delicious seafood to the writer.']... |
It was very late at night when Sam got off the train . He was tired and wanted to find a hotel to have a rest. He looked around and saw a hotel not far away. There were three floors in it. Then Sam went in.
"How much do I need to pay for a single room a night?" Sam asked.
"Well , sir,"said the girl, "a single room on ... | [{'question': 'Sam wanted to find a hotel after _ .', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['working a whole day', 'getting off the train', 'getting out of his car', 'walking a whole day']}, {'question': 'How many floors were there in the hotel?', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['One', 'Two', 'Three', 'Four']}, {'question': 'Sam nee... |
Autumn is the harvest season. There must be a lot for us to eat !Yes, autumn is a great time for fruit and vegetables. Let's find out about some of the best.
Apples: You can eat apples all the year round, but they are better and cheaper in autumn. People say "An apple a day keeps the doctor away". Apples have a lot of ... | [{'question': 'The passage mainly tells us _ .', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['autumn is a great time for fruit and vegetables', 'why people need to eat an apple each day.', 'eating pumpkins can make us look young', 'to eat as much fruit and vegetables as we can']}, {'question': '_ are /is in rich beta carotene.', 'a... |
Many people like to search the Internet. Exploring the Internet is one of the most important activities of the day. The Internet brings the outside world closer to people's homes. Some people say the world is smaller than before because of the Internet.
What's going on in other countries? How do people live in places f... | [{'question': 'Some people say the world is smaller than before because.', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['all people like to search the Internet', 'the Internet makes the search smaller in size', 'the Internet brings the outside world closer to them', 'exploring the Internet is one of the most importantactivities of the d... |
Joe, an outgoing girl, is from a rich family. Therefore she can afford almost everything. But Joe's parents are too busy to spend enough time with her, which makes Joe more than lonely. So, she always goes to WeChat. On WeChat, she can do a lot of things like buying things, reading articles, and making friends with tho... | [{'question': 'Joe spends time on WeChat to _ .', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['make friends', 'kill time', 'read articles', 'buy things']}, {'question': 'What is the real name of Joe\'s "girlfriend"?', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['Catherine', 'Joe', 'Jim', 'Linda']}, {'question': 'From this article, we can say _ .', ... |
Mary is an English girl, but she lives in China. She is six. Her mother says to her, "You are six now, Mary, and you are going to school. I think it is very good. It's a nice school."
"Is it a Chinese school?" Mary asks.
"Yes, it is." Her mother says.
It is September and the new school year begins. Mary goes to school... | [{'question': 'Mary lives in _ .', 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['England', 'France', 'Canada', 'China']}, {'question': 'Mary studies in _ .', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['a French school', 'a Chinese school', 'a Japanese school', 'an English school']}, {'question': 'Mary likes her _ and _ .', 'answer': 'B', '... |
"I'm so sorry. It was all my fault, with no excuse and no reason," said the 23-year-old Taiwan actor, Kai Ko or Ko Chen-tung , bowing to the press conference . Ko apologized publically for taking drugs with friends at his house in Beijing"It was my personal behavior, selfish and stupid. I cannot go back in time to ... | [{'question': 'Ko Cheng-tung apologized publically because he _ .', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['took drugs', 'hit his fans', 'did badly in his film', 'said something bad']}, {'question': 'What made Ko become famous?', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['The song called You Are the Apple of My Eye.', 'The film You Are the App... |
Today is Sunday, and it is a fine day. The animals in the zoo are having a sports meeting now. Let's go and watch it. Look! Some tigers and horses are running fast. They all want to get the first place .What are elephants and lions doing? Oh ,they are playing soccer. The big elephants and the fast lions! What a funny p... | [{'question': 'Where are the animals having the sports meeting?', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['In the forest', 'In a park', 'In a zoo', 'In a school.']}, {'question': 'What are the tigers doing?', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['They are running', 'They are watching the soccer game', 'They are swimming.', 'They are playing ... |
Lucy:I like sports. I have ten tennis balls, seven basketballs, four volleyballs and five soccer balls. I play tennis with my friends every day.
Mary:I have five baseballs, five volleyballs, two soccer balls. I like ping-pong. It's easy for me. I often play ping-pong with my classmates. I also have three ping-pong bats... | [{'question': 'Lucy and Mary have _ volleyballs.', 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['four', 'five', 'eight', 'nine']}, {'question': 'Lucy plays _ every day.', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['ping-pong', 'tennis', 'baseball', 'soccer']}, {'question': "Mary doesn't have _ .", 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['volleyballs', 'ping-p... |
Do you have a dictionary? I think almost everyone has one.But ,how often do you use a dictionary? I don't believe that everyone makes good use of it.You may come across lots of new words in your study and you will ask someone for the answers. But if you have a dictionary ,
please don't let it sleep.You should make bett... | [{'question': 'Does everyone make good use of the dictionary?', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ["No,they aren't.", "No,they don't.", 'Yes,they do.', "I don't know."]}, {'question': 'What does a student often do if he comes across lots of new words in the study?', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['He will look them up in the dicti... |
Plants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. Therefore animals and man need plants in ord... | [{'question': 'What fact does the passage lead you to believe?', 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['Of all living things, animals are most important.', 'Spores are seeds.', 'All fruits of flowering plants have seeds.', 'Without plants, man will die out.']}, {'question': 'This passage is most likely to be taken from _ .', '... |
My name is Peter.I am 12.I have one brother and one sister.My brother is 15 and my sister is 9.I have a friend.He is an English boy.His name is Tanaka.He is in my class.I have a dog, too.Its name is Billy.Billy is 2.I like sports.I play basketball, soccer and volleyball after class .I have one pencil case, two English ... | [{'question': 'Peter has _ .', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['one brother and one sister', 'two brothers and two sisters', 'a Chinese friend', 'a dog and a cat']}, {'question': 'Billy is _ .', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ["Peter's friend", "Peter's dog", "Tanaka's dog", "Tanaka's friend"]}, {'question': '-- Does peter... |
Do you know how to talk to others politely in English? Have a look at the following.
Could you give me five minutes? VS Go away.
You're really busy, but your classmate needs your help. When you're busy and can't help him or her, you can't say "Go away". And you can say, "Could you give me five minutes?"
Excuse me. VS M... | [{'question': 'The passage mainly tells us _ .', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['how to talk to others politely', 'how to ask questions', 'how to solve our problems', 'how to make others happy']}, {'question': 'Which is a polite way to talk to others?', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['Stop it!', 'Go away!', 'Excuse me', 'Shu... |
Dear John, Thank you very much for your letter. I am glad that you enjoyed your holiday with me. We enjoyed having you and your sister here. We hope that you will both be able to come again next year. Perhaps you'll be able to stay longer next time you come. A week is not really long enough, is it? If your school has a... | [{'question': '_ stayed with Michael for a holiday.', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['Only John', 'Only Tom and Ann', 'John and his sister', 'Only Tom']}, {'question': 'Their holiday lasted for _ .', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['one week', 'two weeks', 'three weeks', 'five weeks']}, {'question': 'From the words of "It f... |
We have twenty minutes' break time after the second class in the morning. Look! Most of us are playing during the break time. Some students are on the playground . They are playing basketball. Oh! A boy is running with the ball. And another is stopping him. They look so cool. And there are some girls watching the g... | [{'question': 'Where are the students playing basketball?', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['In front of the tree.', 'In front of the classroom.', 'On the playground.', 'In the tree.']}, {'question': 'A girl is looking at the birds. She is _ .', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['happy', 'cool', 'interesting', 'exciting']}, {'... |
Do you know the phrase "Weibo Addicts" ? Do you write a Weibo? If you don't, you are "out"!
Weibo means microblog. People may spend much time writing a blog, but it takes a little time to write a microblog. Why? Because every message on a microblog is less than 140 words.
Microblog started in the USA. It came to China... | [{'question': 'What is NOT an advantage of Weibo?', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['It is short but carries many meanings.', 'It can help us learn the latest news.', 'It can send rumors.', 'It is easy to use.']}, {'question': "People usually don't share their _ on Weibo?", 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['videos.', 'music... |
More and more people around the world are joining in dangerous sports. Some people climbed the highest mountains; some traveled into unknown parts of the world; some sailed small boats across the largest sea. Now some people begin to look for new excitement.
Bungee jumping and motorcycle racing are quite dangerous ... | [{'question': 'People like to join in dangerous sports because _ .', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['they have a lot of free time', 'they can go to the hospital if they are hurt', 'they need excitement', "they don't need to look for food"]}, {'question': '_ is not a dangerous sport.', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['Climb... |
October is getting closer and it also means that the year of 2014 is coming to an end. "Hooray! It's a holiday!" While you are thinking of putting textbooks aside and playing video games, let's take a look at what children in other continents usually do during their holidays.
Children in America don't have much homewor... | [{'question': 'Where does Shirley come from?', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['Asia.', 'America.', 'Australia.', 'Africa.']}, {'question': 'According to the passage, only kids in Africa know how to _ .', 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['play camp games', 'do spelling tests', 'build a boat', 'make a drum']}, {'question': 'Whi... |
Mike is seven and begins to go to school this week . It's Sunday . His mother Mrs. Smith doesn't go to work. Mike wants to go to the zoo. He gets up at six thirty and asks his mother to take him there. After breakfast they go to the bus stop. They want to take a No.3 bus to the zoo .
"Look ,Mummy!" the boy is calling ... | [{'question': 'Mike is a student of Grade _ .', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['One', 'Two', 'Three', 'Fou']}, {'question': 'Mike is going to the zoo with _ .', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['his father', 'his mother', 'his sister', 'his brother']}, {'question': 'Mrs. Smith and her son want to go to the zoo by _ .', 'an... |
One day a farmer went out for a walk with his daughter. The farmer put on a pair of wrong shoes-one with a thick sole and the other with a thin one. So as he began to walk, he felt very uncomfortable. When he was just out of the house, he turned to his daughter and said, "Why should one of my legs be longer than the o... | [{'question': 'When the farmer went out for a walk with his daughter, he put on a pair of _ shoes.', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['wrong', 'comfortable', 'old', 'new']}, {'question': 'A pair of wrong shoes means _ .', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ["the shoes are not the farmer's", 'the shoes are too small', 'one of t... |
Long long ago, there were three tortoises . They were friends.
One of them was a large tortoise, one was a medium-sized tortoise and the third was a small tortoise.
One day they went into a restaurant and ordered some cakes. While(......) they were waiting for the cakes, they remembered that they didn't bring any mone... | [{'question': 'The three tortoises _ .', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ["didn't know each other", 'knew each other', 'lived in a restaurant', 'were very poor']}, {'question': "The three tortoises found they didn't take money with them _ .", 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['when they were ordering the cake', 'after they a... |
What does it feel like to break a bone ? It's different for everyone, but the pain is often sharp . If the break is small, however, the person may not feel much pain at all. If you think that you or someone else has broken a bone, the most important things to do are to stay calm, make the hurt person comfortable, and... | [{'question': 'Which of the following is the best title for the passage?', 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['How to Know if a Bone is Broken', 'How Broken Bones Heal Themselves', 'Common Causes of Broken Bones', 'What You Should Know about Broken Bones']}, {'question': 'When someone breaks his bone, the following should be... |
"You know, these cups brings to my mind a story I heard," Mary said to her students.
She poured some tea. There were four of them and there were four completely different cups on the tables.
"I heard there was a teacher who took all his students for tea. His students were surprised that all the cups on the table were d... | [{'question': 'Which of the following statement is TRUE?', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['All of the students had the same kind of cups.', 'One of the cups is different from others.', 'All of the cups were filled with the same tea.', 'There was different tea in different cups.']}, {'question': 'What should we learn from t... |
Today is Sunday. Our class meets at seven thirty a.m. at the school gate. We take a bus to Haian Park. The price of the ticket for each adult is eighteen yuan, but for each student is half. The park is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. First we play games in the park. And then we have dinner at noon. After that we sit and c... | [{'question': 'We meet _', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['at the school gate.', 'in the park', 'in the bus', 'in the Swimming Club']}, {'question': 'The price of the ticket for each student is _ yuan.', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['nineteen', 'thirty--six', 'nine', 'eighteen']}, {'question': 'The park is open for _ ... |
Mike was ten years old and he went to the Ashland School. He was very good at football, so he was chosen by the school team. He always played very well in the matches, and he scored a lot of goals . One day Mike said to his parents, "we will play football with the Gum Tree School .Will you come and cheer us on?" And ... | [{'question': 'Mike was chosen in the school team because he _ .', 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['studied well', 'ran fast', 'like basketball', 'played football well']}, {'question': "What color shirts did Mike's team wear?", 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['Blue', 'Green', 'Red', 'White']}, {'question': 'How many goals did... |
Jeff Keith has only one leg. When he was 12 years old ,Jeff had cancer . Doctors had to cut off most of his right leg.
Every day Jeff puts on an artificial leg. The leg is plastic. With the plastic leg Jeff can ski ,ride a bicycle ,swim and play soccer. He can also run.
Jeff made a plan with his friends who had plasti... | [{'question': "Jeff's right leg was cut off because of the _ .", 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['.TB', 'an accident', 'cancer', 'hurt']}, {'question': "Jeff's friends ran across America with him .They all have no _", 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['T-shirts', 'legs', 'shoes', 'bicycles']}, {'question': 'The sentence "I r... |
For most people, the word "fashion" means "clothes". But people may ask the question, "What clothes are in fashion?" And they use the word "fashionable" in the same way.
"She was wearing a fashionable coat. His shirt was really a fashionable colour. "
But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes... | [{'question': 'Most people think that "fashion" means _ .', 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['subjects', 'holidays', 'books', 'clothes']}, {'question': 'By _ we can see that fashions change as time goes.', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['finding a job', 'looking at pictures', 'eating in a restaurant', 'wearing a fashionable... |
Tomorrow is August fourth. It is Peter's grandfather's birthday. It is his 73rd birthday. Peter and his two sisters, Sally and Tina buy some things for their grandfather this afternoon. Sally buys a nice birthday card. And she writes "Happy birthday" on it. Tina buys a blue shirt from a clothes store. It is $29. Peter... | [{'question': "How old is Peter's grandfather?", 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['70 years old', '73 years old', '74 years old', '75 years old']}, {'question': 'What does Sally buy for her grandfather?', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['some fruit', 'A blue shirt', 'A birthday card', 'A set of books']}, {'question': 'How much is... |
Tiger Mom,
You've been criticized a lot since your book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, came out. One problem is that some people don't get your humor. They think you're serious about all things and Lulu and I are suffering a lot from such a strict mother. That is not true.
But for real, it's not their fault. No out... | [{'question': "In the writer's opinion, why do some people criticize her mother", 'answer': 'A', 'options': ["They don't know what her family is really like.", 'They have a different culture.', "They aren't strict with their children.", "They don't have a good sense of humor."]}, {'question': "The passage tells us her ... |
Have you heard of EXO? EXO is a Chinese-South Korean boy band with 12 people. They are in two teams: EXO-M and EXO-K. There's even a "competition" between the two teams. "I will not call it a competition. It's always in good fun," said Sehun of EXO-K.
Here comes the new superstar! His name is Austin Mahone. The 18-year... | [{'question': 'Members of EXO come from _ .', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['the UK and the US', 'China and South Korea', 'China and America', 'South Korea and Japan']}, {'question': "If you listen to TFBOY's songs, you can feel a lot of _ .", 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['trouble in study', 'tiredness of life', 'posi... |
Last Sunday afternoon, I was having dinner in a restaurant when my friend Poor came in. Poor is working in a bank and is quite rich, but he is always borrowing money from his friends and never pays it back. Poor saw me and came to sit at my table. He had never borrowed any money from me. When he was eating, I asked him... | [{'question': 'The story happened _ .', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['at home', 'in a restaurant', 'in a bank', 'in an office']}, {'question': 'Poor is the name of a man and the writer _ .', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['knows him well', "doesn't know him", 'often lends him some money', 'often borrows money fro... |
You may have noticed that the world's population is not evenly distributed around our planet. There are more countries where people seem to be living nearly _ each other because conditions are overcrowded . Then there are others where it seems that hardly anybody lives. What influences this unequal distribution of pe... | [{'question': 'What are the main factors that influence the distribution of people ?', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['Resources and oceans.', 'Climate and rivers.', 'Climate and resources.', 'Warm conditions and rainfall.']}, {'question': "The writer thinks many people don't live near the north or south pole because _ .... |
In some places around China,the junior high school graduates have to take a P. E. test. The full marks are usually 30 points and it counts for much in the senior high school entrance exam.
In Nanjing the test is held in April. Students have the test in their own schools. Each student is tested on three sports. They can... | [{'question': 'The P. E. test in Nanjing includes all of these sports except _ .', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['skipping', 'basketball', 'football', 'volleyball']}, {'question': 'Students in Nanjing have the P. E. test in _ .', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['spring', 'Junior One', 'autumn', 'Junior Two']}, {'question... |
Have you ever heard someone use the phrase "once in a blue moon"? People use this expression to describe something that they do not do very often. For example, someone might say that he tries to avoid eating sweets because they are unhealthy, but will eat chocolate "once in a blue moon". Or someone who does not usually... | [{'question': 'Which of the following would be a good example of using the phrase "once in a blue moon"?', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['Simon often tells jokes. Simon tells jokes once in a blue moon.', 'Tom rarely remembers to do exercise. Tom does exercise once in a blue moon.', 'Mary likes to go shopping every weekend... |
One day my wife and I went shopping at the shop. We took the car as we had a lot of things to buy because my brother and his family were going to spend the weekend with us. We stopped the car in front of the shop. An hour later we came back to the car with a lot of things. Then the trouble started. We could not open t... | [{'question': 'The husband and the wife went shopping _ .', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['by bus', 'in their car', 'by bike', 'on foot']}, {'question': 'How long did they spend in the shop doing their shopping?', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['About half an hour.', 'A whole morning.', 'One hour or so.', 'A whole day.']},... |
"Make-A-Wish" is one of the world's most well-known charities . It makes wishes come true for children who have serious illnesses. It gives them hope and joy and helps them forget about their health problems and have fun.
It all started in 1980 in Phoenix,Arizona.Christopher was a 7-year-old boy who was very sick. He a... | [{'question': '"Make-A-Wish "is a charity to help _ .', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['sick children', 'serious officers', 'famous actors', 'popular singers']}, {'question': 'What did the two police officers do for Christopher?', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['They gave him a computer.', 'They gave him a tour of the city .... |
In some countries, people eat rice every day. Sometimes they eat it twice or three times a day for breakfast, lunch and supper. Some people do not eat some kinds of meat. Muslims, for example, do not eat pork.
Japanese eat lots of fish. They are near the sea. So it is easy for them to get fish.
In the West, such as Eng... | [{'question': 'In some countries, people eat _ every day.', 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['fish', 'vegetables', 'fruit', 'rice']}, {'question': 'Why do Japanese eat lots of fish?', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['Because they like fish better than the other food.', 'Because it is easy for them to get fish', 'Because fish c... |
I was 10 the year my cousin Marley's parents gave her a painful Christmas surprise: they were getting a divorce . My aunt went to California, but my uncle decided to get her back. There was one matter: where to put his young daughter. Luckily, my mother loved Marley, giving her more attention than her family ever did.
... | [{'question': 'Who did Marley spend her Christmas with?', 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['Her father.', 'Her mother.', 'Her parents.', "Her uncle's family."]}, {'question': 'What did the writer give to Marley as a Christmas present?', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['A music box.', 'A dollhouse.', 'Red leather gloves.', 'Nothin... |
Chinese young people love their smart phones.They play with phone apps every day.But now, a book has let them forget about their phones.The book is called Secret Garden.
It is a colouring book for adults'.You don't have to read it, because it has almost no words.All the pages are pictures but no colours.You just need t... | [{'question': 'What made Chinese young people forget about their phones?', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['Games.', 'A book.', 'Housework.', 'Colours.']}, {'question': "What's in Secret Garden?", 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['Many words.', 'Colour pens', 'Pictures without colours.', 'Pictures with colours.']}, {'question': '... |
Joe Read studied in this school for fourteen years. When he finished school, he was already eighteen years old. And then his father said to him, "You finished school, and you are a good student. Now you may go to town and get a good job. They need some clever people to work in the office. The people there can get a lot... | [{'question': 'How old was Joe when he went to school?', 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['8.', '18.', '4.', '14.']}, {'question': 'What place did his father want him to work in?', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['A school.', 'An office', 'A house.', 'A shop.']}, {'question': 'What did his father think of Joe?', 'answer': 'A', 'o... |
Walking is a popular form of exercise. It is an easy activity and offers a good way to improve physical fitness. Walking also gives many of the same benefits as other kinds of exercise.
Regular, brisk walks help a person's body work better. Walking builds a stronger heart and lungs. Walking also seems to help protect t... | [{'question': "Walking benefits people's _ .", 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['legs and arms', 'feet and hands', 'heart and lungs', 'head and stomach']}, {'question': 'Most people like walking because _ .', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['it is easy to continue', 'it is funny', 'they are ill', 'they want to see who walks f... |
Dan was the doorman of a club in a big city. Every day, thousands of people passed his door, and a lot of them stopped and asked him, "What's the time, please?"
After a few months, Dan said to himself, "I'm not going to answer all those stupid people any more. I'm going to buy a big clock and put it on the wall here." ... | [{'question': 'What does Dan do?', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['a policeman', 'a doorman', 'a worker', 'a waiter']}, {'question': 'What question did thousands of people ask Dan a few months ago?', 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['Is that clock right?', "What's the price of the big clock?", 'How are you?', 'What time is it,pl... |
On a hot summer day, Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a camping trip. After a good meal and a bottle of wine, they lay down in a tent for the night and went to sleep.
Some hours later, Holmes woke up and pushed his friend. "Watson, look! What can you see in the sky?"
Watson replied, "I see millions and millions of stars."... | [{'question': 'Holmes woke up _ .', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['in the middle of the night', 'early in the morning', 'soon after he fell asleep', 'after Watson pushed him']}, {'question': 'Watson thought of at least _ things after he saw the stars.', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['two', 'three', 'four', 'five']}, {... |
Do you know "World Reading Day"? It is on April 23rd. It is the eighteenth "World Reading Day". As we know books are very important for us.
In Germany, more than 70% of people like reading: They often read. They read in their homes. They read in libraries. They read in parks. They even read in hospitals. Parents often ... | [{'question': 'April 23rd is _ .', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['World Reading Day.', 'China Reading Day', 'Germany Reading Day.', 'Germans Buy Books Day']}, {'question': 'Where can Germans buy books?', 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['Bookshops.', 'Small towns.', 'On the Internet.', 'Everywhere.']}, {'question': 'If there ... |
You can be proud of yourselves, even if you can only make one or two of these green changes. The goal here is to limit CO2and other greenhouse gases, which are closely connected to the big problem of global-warming .
WAY 1: Bring your own cup to Starbucks. You'll get a 10-cent discount, and it's one less paper cup to ... | [{'question': 'How many ways are mentioned in the passage?', 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['Two.', 'Three.', 'Four.', 'Five.']}, {'question': "What will happen if our PC is turned off when it isn't in use?", 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['It will help to save much money.', 'It will help to reduce a great deal of CO2.', 'It w... |
Kids have unbelievable imaginations. We asked one hundred kids how robots might help them learn better. This is what they thought.
Roberts can make learning fun
Kids dreamed robots would make learning fun. One 9-year-old boy in Germany says, "When I get home, my robot helps me with my homework. My mother and father cam... | [{'question': 'The boy from Germany wanted his robot to _ .', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['help him with the homework', 'play game spot with him', 'surprise his parents', 'make fun of him']}, {'question': 'How many kids imagined robots could help do chores?', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['20', '25', '100', '50']}, {'que... |
A long time ago, in 1893, in the United States, some people were talking about fruits and vegetables. They asked, "What are fruits and what are vegetables? How are fruits different from vegetables and vegetables different from fruits?" They talked for a long time and then they decided, "We eat vegetables as part of a m... | [{'question': 'A long time ago, some people in the United States _ .', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['wanted to know what were fruits and vegetables', "didn't know when to eat fruits", "didn't think fruits were as good as vegetables", "didn't talk about fruits and vegetables"]}, {'question': 'People usually eat vegetab... |
A farmer had four lambs ( ) . One was black , and the other three were white. The black lamb was friendly to the others in the group . But the white lamb s often laughed at him. They thought he was ugly. The farmer did not like him, either. He gave bad food to the black lamb.
One winter day, the four lambs went out to ... | [{'question': 'What did the white lambs think of the black lamb?', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['Friendly.', 'Kind.', 'Ugly.', 'Beautiful.']}, {'question': 'The farmer gave bad food to _', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['the black lamb', 'the white lambs', 'all the lambs', 'his black dog']}, {'question': 'The lambs couldn ... |
As many as 10 of the 17 kinds of penguins may be in danger of disappearing. The number of penguins have decreased by 30% since 1987.
Penguins are black and white birds that live in the southern part of the world. They are common in South America,New Zealand,Australia and South Africa. Many live near cold waters. But s... | [{'question': 'Penguins _ .', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['can swim better than fly', 'can be found near Oceania', 'eat fish only', 'live only in cold waters.']}, {'question': "Which of the following is NOT the cause of penguin's decrease in numbers?", 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['Oil searching.', 'Widespread fishing.... |
Do you help with chores at home? These are what some people say about it.
Manuel, 19: "I only like to do the laundry. My mom does the other chores. When she isn't at home, I can cook an easy dinner myself, but please don't ask me whether I'm a good cook or not. "
Vivian, 38: "I do everything because I live by myself... | [{'question': 'Who did Vivian learn cooking from?', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['Arthur.', 'Her friend.', 'Her mom.', 'Her teacher.']}, {'question': 'Why does Vivian have to do all the chores?', 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['She loves doing chores.', 'Her parents force her to do all the chores', 'Her mother asks her to ... |
Tony is a boy. He is 16 years old. He studies in a middle school. He often watches TV and likes the popular hair style . His parents and teachers tell him not to do so, but he doesn't listen to them.
One Sunday afternoon his mother buys a beautiful shirt for him and he loves it very much. The next morning, it is cold, ... | [{'question': '--What does Tony do? --He is _ .', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['a teacher', 'a student', 'a worker', 'a driver']}, {'question': '--Do his parents and teachers like his hair style? -- _ .', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['Yes, they do', "No, they don't", "Sorry, I don't know", 'Yes ,I think so']}, {'questi... |
For many American teenagers, having a part-time job is an important part of growing up. A part-time job can teach teenagers important skills like responsibility , independence ,teamwork and leadership.
Young people can expand their social circles beyond their classmates by making friends with co-workers. And many teen... | [{'question': 'The author thinks a part-time job can teach teenagers many skills except _ .', 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['responsibility', 'teamwork', 'leadership', 'organization']}, {'question': 'American teenagers can work when they are _ years old by law.', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['fourteen', 'thirteen', '... |
There are several ways you can find out about the countries and places you wish to visit. You can talk to friends who have traveled to the places, you can go and see a colour film about them, or you can read a travel book.
It seems that there are three kinds of travel books. The first are those that give a personal, su... | [{'question': 'The passage was written to introduce _ .', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['travel maps', 'travel books', 'travel films', 'travel places']}, {'question': 'The writer of the first kind of travel books gave his ideas after he _ .', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['travelled', 'read books', 'a lot of experience'... |
Jeff Keith has only one leg. When he was 12 years old, Jeff had cancer. Doctors had to cut off most of his right leg. Everyday Jeff puts on an _ leg. The leg is plastic. With the plastic leg Jeff can ski, ride a bicycle, swim, and play soccer. He can also run.
In the photo, Jeff is running with some young men. They hav... | [{'question': 'This passage tells us a story about a _ young man.', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['disabled', 'healthy', 'blind', 'sad']}, {'question': 'Jeff lost one of his right _ because of cancer.', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['arms', 'legs', 'eyes', 'ears']}, {'question': 'Jeff ran across American _ .', 'an... |
Unlike Chinese people, the ones in the West believe in star signs. Western world has a complete system of star signs, and they explain them and use them to tell a person's characteristics and the things they like or dislike. There are a cycle of 12 of them in all. All of them are decided by the date instead of the yea... | [{'question': 'Whose star sign is Sagittarius?', 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['Miss Yao who was born on Mar 18, 1978.', 'Peter, a boy who was born on Nov 22, 1998.', 'Mr Zhou who was born on Dec 23, 1976.', 'Lucy, a girl who was born on Nov 30, 1991.']}, {'question': 'Which is WRONG about Sagittariaus?', 'answer': 'A', '... |
Are you a crazy chocolate fan? Have you heard about Hershey's Kisses? Do you love the movieCharlie and the Chocolate Factory? If your answer was, "yes", to any of the questions, then my experience will make you jealous . I just went to the famous Hershey Chocolate Factory!
The other day we drove from Washington DC to ... | [{'question': 'What did the writer mainly talk about?', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['Her wonderful trip to a chocolate factory.', 'What kind of chocolate she likes best.', 'How chocolate is produced in the factory.', 'Why she likes chocolate so much.']}, {'question': 'What was the small town of Hershey like?', 'answer':... |
Rita was in shopping mall, looking for a gift for her little daughter. Suddenly she stopped before a store, inside which were all kinds of dolls.
"Why not a lovely doll? Girls like dolls," she thought as she stepped into the store.
Looking around ,she saw a grandma doll--one with gray and a pair of glasses. As she gaze... | [{'question': 'Why did Linda think that dolls were the best birthday gifts for Rita?', 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['Rita dreamed to have all kinds of lovely dolls.', 'Rita looked liked a doll when she was a little girl.', 'Linda received a lot of lovely dolls form her parents.', 'Linda had never got the dream doll form ... |
The seahorse is a very strange fish. Do you know what its head looks like? It looks like a horse. Of course it is not as big as a horse. You can pick it up with one hand. It swims with its head up and tail down.
This strange looking fish often remains still. It will hang on to a bit of weed with its tail. Then when a ... | [{'question': 'The seahorse is _ .', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['a small horse', 'a fish', 'an egg', 'a sea']}, {'question': 'Baby seahorses are _ .', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['hatched from eggs', "born in mother's pouch", "born in father's pouch", 'hatched from horses']}, {'question': 'A seahorse eats _ .',... |
Do you kow that animals have love for each other and their children just like us humans? Let me tell you some moving stories of great animal parents.
Several years ago a heavy rain hit a town and made the river go up. When the rain stopped, people found that a dog swam to an island in the river twice a day for two week... | [{'question': 'After the heavy rain, the mother dog swam to the island _ .', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['to look for food', 'to feed her babies', 'to move some people', 'to carry things to her owner']}, {'question': 'The scientist found chimpanzees _ .', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['cared for the hurt or lost ones... |
Today is the fifth day of August. It is Judy's birthday. When she comes back home from school, she sees a card on the table. It says, "There's a present for you, Judy. Look for it in your bedroom." Judy runs into her bedroom. Her parents are looking at her and _ . On the chair she sees a red box. She thinks her prese... | [{'question': "When is Judy's birthday?", 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['Aug.5th.', 'Aug.6th.', 'Sept.5th.', 'Sept.6th.']}, {'question': 'What does the piece of paper in the box tell Judy?', 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['The color of her present.', 'The shape of her present.', 'The place of her present.', 'The name of her p... |
Take a class at Dulangkou School, and you'll see lots of things different from other schools, You can see the desks are not in rows and students sit in groups. They put their desks together so they're facing each other. How can they see the blackboard? There are three blackboards on the three walls of the classroom!
Th... | [{'question': 'A discipline leader is supposed to _ .', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['take care of the whole group', 'make sure that everybody finishes homework', 'make sure that nobody chats in class', 'collect all the homework and hand it in to teachers']}, {'question': 'The new way of learning is said to give studen... |
My friends like different clothes. Sue likes red clothes. She is often in a red skirt and red shoes. Mina likes white clothes. She is in a white shirt. Her sister Emma likes to wear a green skirt. She looks nice. David often wears a white cap and black pants. Peter often wears a white coat and black pants.
,. | [{'question': 'What color does Sue like?', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['White.', 'Red.', 'Yellow.', 'Green.']}, {'question': 'Mina is in a white _ .', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['shirt', 'skirt', 'dress', 'coat']}, {'question': "Mina's sister's name is _ .", 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['Sue', 'Emma', 'Jenny', 'Davi... |
My name is Lin Tao. I'm a Chinese boy. Now I'm studying in America. There are many kinds of clubs here. When I first come here, l don't know anything about clubs.
I'm a shy boy, so I can't speak English well. In my first year in America, l don't like to speak to others. In my second year I have to change myself by doin... | [{'question': 'Where is Lin Tao studying now?', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['In America', 'In China.', 'In Canada.', 'In Australia.']}, {'question': "Lin Tao doesn't speak t the first year because _ .", 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['he is busy with his study', "he can't speak English well", "he doesn't like his classm... |
The Chinese tradition of giving gifts of money in red envelopes at Lunar New Year has turned into big business for Web giants Alibaba and Tencent, which now both offer electronic "hong bao".
At the end of each lunar year, it is common in China to give children hong bao -- some money in envelopes that are red, the colou... | [{'question': 'Which Web giants now offer electronic "hong bao"?', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['Alibaba', 'Tencent', 'Alibaba and Tencent', 'Sina Weibo']}, {'question': 'According to the passage, what\'s the popular trend for people to send "red envelopes" ?', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['Sending "red envelopes" through ... |
Just as in face-to-face communication, there are some basic rules of behavior that should be followed on the Internet. The basic rule is simple: treat others in the same way you would want to be treated. Imagine how you'd feel if you were in the other person's shoes.
For anything you're about to send: ask yourself, " ... | [{'question': "You should point out someone's mistake _ .", 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['politely', 'rudely', 'patiently', 'seriously']}, {'question': "If you don't know the person very well, you'd better not to ask _ .", 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['their age', 'their sex', 'their weight', 'both A and B']}, {'quest... |
"Which meal do we all need most, breakfast, lunch or dinner?" Miss Baker asks. Boys and girls wave their hands in the air. They know the answer.
"What do you think, Jim?" Miss Baker asks.
"Dinner," Jim answers.
"Dinner is the big meal of the day," says Miss Baker. "But I don't think we need it most."
Tom puts up his ha... | [{'question': '_ are discussing eating.', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['The mother and children', 'Some of the boys and girls', 'The teacher and her students', 'A group of friends']}, {'question': 'Miss Baker thinks _ is a big meal of the day.', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['breakfast', 'lunch', 'dinner', 'picnic']}... |
Do you have a headache? Take an aspirin or eat bird brains. Do you want beautiful skin? Use skin cream or eat pearls. Is your hair turning gray? Color your hair or eat black rice.
"Eat bird brains, pearls, and black rice?" some people ask. "How strange!" But for many Chinese people, bird brains, pearls, and black rice ... | [{'question': 'All of the followings are common spices in Chinese cooking EXCEPT _ .', 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['ginger', 'pepper', 'garlic', 'pearls']}, {'question': 'What do you know about medicinal food?', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['The Chinese have eaten medicinal food for a long time.', 'Many Chinese believe ... |
Val is a six-year-old boy. He begins to go to school this term. He studies very hard and listens to the teachers carefully. He is polite and has many friends. They all like him very much.
It was Sunday. Val, his sister and his mother stayed at home. His mother was doing some housework, his sister was doing her homework... | [{'question': 'Why did his mother ask Val to wash the apples?', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['Because he was free.', 'Because he liked washing apples.', 'Because his mother was lazy.', "Because he didn't like apples."]}, {'question': 'Who was going to eat the biggest apple?', 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['His mother.', 'Hi... |
Do You Want To Be A Musician?
Do you want to be a musician? Come to our club, and you'll be very happy in the club. We have _ about the piano, the drums, the bamboo flute,the trumpet, the guitar and the violin for just $20 each.You can also learn to sing , to dance for $25 each. If you like art, you can be satisfied , ... | [{'question': 'How many kinds of instruments are there in the ad ? There are _ .', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['5', '6', '7', '4']}, {'question': "How much is it for piano lesson? It's _ .", 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['$25', '$20', '$30', '$45']}, {'question': "We can't learn about _ in the club.", 'answer': 'D... |
Long ago, there was an interesting man called Effendi , He had a good sense of humour. One day he played a joke on the Prime Minister . He said that the Minister would die the next day. Really the next day, the Minister fell off the horse and died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to cat ch E... | [{'question': 'The story tells us _', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['How Effendi played a trick on the king', 'When the king would die', 'Why the Minister died', "Effendi knew the dates of everyone's death"]}, {'question': 'The Prime Minister died because _ .', 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['Effendi killed him', 'Effend... |
Here are some ideas for learning English well.
You are like a new baby.
Babies learn their language slowly, First they learn to listen .Then they learn to talk .Finally , they can read and talk.
Listen to English every day
Listen to English radio , watch English TV, go to see English movies or use online lessons.
Pract... | [{'question': 'How do babies learn their languages?', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['Slowly', 'Quickly', 'Loudly', 'Quietly']}, {'question': 'The writer gave us _ ideas for learning English faster.', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['four', 'five', 'six', 'seven']}, {'question': 'What kind of books do we start to read when l... |
China and the Netherlands are long-time friends. The Netherlands is more than 41,500 square kilometres in area. It is a bit larger than the size of Taiwan, China.
The Netherlands is rich in culture and art. It is home of many great artists, for example, Vincent van Gogh. Besides fine art, the Netherlands is also call... | [{'question': 'Taiwan, China is _ than the Netherlands in area.', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['a bit smaller', 'much larger', 'much smaller', 'a little larger']}, {'question': 'What is not talked about in the reading?', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['Table manners.', 'Artists.', 'Weather.', 'Tulips.']}, {'question': 'Abo... |
The largest number of people in a race
The biggest race is in San Francisco, the USA. More than 100,000 people run the 12 kilometers in the race. Another famous race is in London every year. This race is longer and harder, it is more than 42 kilometers, but 25,000 people usually finish it. [:Zxxk.Com]
The youngest inte... | [{'question': 'The San Francisco race is not as _ as the London race.', 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['easy', 'big', 'popular', 'long']}, {'question': 'Joy Foster was born in _ .', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['1950', '1952', '1958', '1966']}, {'question': "_ walked more than 12,875 kilometers' backwards.", 'answer... |
There are many kinds of food in the world. Scientists learn a lot about them. They say that there are some kinds of food people must eat every day. For example, people must eat some green and yellow vegetables. We shouldn't eat too much meat. People also need to eat some fruits, bread and rice. Of course our bodies nee... | [{'question': '_ know about food most according to the passage.', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['Farmers', 'Cooks', 'Scientists', 'Customers']}, {'question': 'Scientists think the most important thing about food is _ .', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['how to cook', 'when to eat', 'what to eat', 'how often to eat']}, {'q... |
Do you know why different animals or pests have their special colours? Colours in them seem to be mainly used to protect themselves.
Some birds like eating locusts , but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colurs with the changes of the colours of crops .When crops are green, locusts... | [{'question': 'From the passage, we can know that _ .', 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['locusts are big animals', 'locusts are easily found by birds', 'locusts are dangerous to their enemies', 'locusts can change their colours to protect themselves']}, {'question': 'Those pests with different colours from plants have to ... |
"High tech" and "state of the art" are two expressions that describe very modern technology. High tech is just a shorter way of saying high technology. And high technology describes any invention or system that uses the newest ideas or discoveries of science and engineering.
What is high tech? A computer is high tech. ... | [{'question': 'What is the purpose of the passage?', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['To tell how "high tech" and "state of the art" have developed.', 'To give examples of high tech.', 'To tell what "high tech" and "state of the art" are.', 'To describe very modern technology.']}, {'question': 'What can we learn from the pa... |
Mr. Smith is one of my friends. He can run very fast and he is always ready to show how fast he can run.
One day a thief breaks into his house,takes some things of his and runs off as fast as he can. Mr. Smith runs after him and shouts :"Stop! Stop! Don't you know you can't run away from me?"
But the thief only runs ... | [{'question': 'Mr. Smith wants everybody to know he is good at _ .', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['running', 'catching', 'shouting', 'talking']}, {'question': 'Someone takes some of his things from his house and _ .', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['hides behind his house', 'runs away quickly', 'flies away', 'is caugh... |
Wonder why you can get angry so easily while your friend smiles all the time? It's probably because you both have different personalities .
Personality is also about how people think, behave, and react to everything around them from day to day.
So what makes people think and behave in certain ways?
Part of the reason... | [{'question': 'Personality is about the following except _ .', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['how you behave', 'what you look like', 'how you react to something', 'how you think about something']}, {'question': 'We know that _ from the passage.', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ["people are born the way they'll always be", ... |
British food is very different from Chinese food. For example, they eat a lot of potatoes.They like to eat them every day.They eat a lot of bread with butter for breakfast and usually for one other meal. Butter is made from milk.They do not eat much rice.For their dinner they like meat or fish with potatoes and one or ... | [{'question': 'What do British people eat every day?', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['Dumplings', 'Vegetables.', 'Potatoes.', 'Meat.']}, {'question': 'What do they eat when they have bread?', 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['Dessert', 'Vegetables.', 'Juice.', 'Butter.']}, {'question': 'What is butter made from?', 'answer': 'C'... |
Visiting Harvard University
For All Visitors
Attend an hour-long group information meeting in the Admissions Office
Admissions officers give information and answer questions about the visit. No appointment or registration is required for families or groups of 20 people or less who wish to visit the university. Grou... | [{'question': 'Which of the following activities is NOT available to all visitors?', 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['A meeting in the Admissions Office.', 'An opportunity to talk with a teacher.', 'A tour of the university.', 'A meal with Harvard students.']}, {'question': 'Which place can be visited according to the tex... |
If you see a group of people dancing and singing on the street or in the railway station, you don't need to feel surprised. They are flash mobbers . Who are they? Are they mobs ? Don't feel afraid hearing their name. In fact, like a mob, they are a large group of people, but they have a good purpose. They usually get ... | [{'question': 'Where may you see a flash mob?', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['In schools.', 'In villages.', 'In the railway stations.', 'On the playground.']}, {'question': 'In 2009, hundreds of people took part in a flash mob in Liverpool railway station to _', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['to show themselves', 'to reme... |
If an American is satisfied with you,he will put his thumb and forefinger into a circle.That means OK.But in Brazil,the very sign is considered to be rude.In Poland,a guest usually presents flowers to his hostess.The number must be an odd one.Besides,the hostess isn't expected to remove the cover of the bunch of flower... | [{'question': 'In Poland,if a man gives some odd red roses to a woman as a present,it means that he _ .', 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['will invite her to a dinner party', 'has not been in love with her', 'will invite her to a party', 'has fallen in love with her']}, {'question': 'If an American puts his thumb and for... |
In China, there're many different kinds of food. Some of them are very popular. The real Chinese food is dumplings. Now let's talk about them, OK?
Everyone in China likes dumplings very much, and there are many different kinds of dumplings. Some have meat and vegetables in them, others have sugar, eggs and so on. I lik... | [{'question': '--What does the writer like dumplings with best? -- _', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['Meat.', 'Seafood.', 'Vegetables and pork.', 'Vegetables.']}, {'question': 'You can buy dumplings from the supermarket when _ .', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['you have time', 'you are tired', 'you are busy', 'you are hap... |
When he was a teenager, Hunter Adam was very unhappy and he spent many years in a special hospital for people with mental health problems.
When he left the hospital, Adam decided to become a doctor, so he went to a medical school in Virginia, USA. But when he was there, he did things in a different way. For example, he... | [{'question': 'When did Adams have mental health problems?', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['after he left medical school', 'during the 1980s', 'When he was a teenager boy', 'after the film came out']}, {'question': 'Why did the doctors at the medical school dislike Adams?', 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['because he was a war... |
First, welcome to West Lake! I am glad to serve all of you.
Today you come here, you are sure to be attracted by its beauty. Hangzhou is famous for West Lake which is a famous fresh water lake, It lies in central Hangzhou, in Zhejiang Province of eastern China.
Traditionally, there are ten best-known spots on the West ... | [{'question': 'West Lake lies _ .', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['in central Hangzhou', 'in eastern Hangzhou', 'in northern Hangzhou', 'in western Hangzhou']}, {'question': 'The West Lake has _ causeways.', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['two', 'three', 'five', 'ten']}, {'question': 'Spring Dawn on the Su Causewa... |
English tutor wanted
Do you like kids? Are you outgoing? Do you have three years' experience as an English teacher? Do you have free time on Saturdays and Sundays? We need a woman teacher for our daughter. My daughter is twelve and she is not good at English.
For the job, you will:
Teach from 3:00 to 6:00 pm.
Play with... | [{'question': 'Mrs. Yang wants _ for her daughter.', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['a day', 'a good graduate', 'an English tutor', 'a math tutor']}, {'question': 'If you are the tutor, you must teach the daughter for _ on Saturdays.', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['a day', 'two hours', 'three hours', 'a whole afternoon']... |
Raising pets is a popular online game among teenagers. "More than 20 of my classmates have adopted pets online, while last year the number was just 10," said Wang Hui,a middle school student from Beijing, who also raises pets online.
If you go to some websites, you can adopt virtual pets like penguins, chickens, dogs a... | [{'question': "According to the passage, over of the students in Wang Hui's class have adopted pets online this year.", 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['10', '20', 'half', 'all']}, {'question': 'What does Dai Yingshuang think of raising pets online?', 'answer': 'D', 'options': ["It's not interesting at all.", 'It wastes tim... |
Happiness is for everyone. You don't need to worry about people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads in their fr... | [{'question': 'Happiness is for _ .', 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['those who have large and beautiful houses', 'those who have cars', 'those who have a lot of money', 'all people']}, {'question': 'When you do something wrong, _ .', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['people around you will help you to correct it', 'you wi... |
Every country has its favorite food. Italians like to eat pizza. Indians like to eat hot food.Japanese like to eat fish. Often they don't cook it.
In England,one of the most popular kinds of food is fish and chips. People usually buy it in a fish and chip shop. They put it in paper bags,and take it home,or to their wor... | [{'question': 'Italians like to eat _ .', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['dumplings', 'pizza', 'hot food', 'fish']}, {'question': 'Fish and chips are very popular in _ .', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['England', 'Australia', 'the USA', 'Canada']}, {'question': 'Ham is a kind of _ .', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['pork... |
When the Audet family turns on the lights at Blue Farm, they are using electricity that comes from cows--cow manure , to be specific.
Cows produce a lot of wastes. One cow can create 30 gallons of wastes each day. Now imagine the output of over 1,000 cows at Blue Farm. That's really a big amount.
When farmers clean th... | [{'question': 'We learn from the text that the Audet family is using cow wastes to _ .', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['make electricity', 'produce fertilizer', 'build their farm', 'feed the cows']}, {'question': 'How are the cow wastes collected into the digester at Blue Farm?', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['Marie Audet... |
People believed for a long time that heart was the center of a person's emotions. That is why the word "heart" is used in so many expressions about emotional situations.
One such expression is to "lose your heart" to someone. When that happens, you have fallen in love. But if the person who "won your heart" does not lo... | [{'question': 'When bob loves Mary, you might say that he _ .', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ["wins Mary's heart", 'has got his heart', 'loses his heart to Mary', 'lends Mary his heart']}, {'question': 'When you are getting into trouble or feeling sad, you should _ to your best friend.', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['... |
Once a traveller came into a village which was suffering from hunger. The villagers asked him to leave, for they feared he wanted them to give him food. They told him that there was no food. The traveller explained that he didn't need any food and that, in fact, he was planning to make a soup to share with them instead... | [{'question': 'The traveller put a stone into the pot in order to .', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['teach the villagers to cook a soup with stone', 'inspire the villagers to bring out their own food', "prove to the villagers that he didn't want their food", 'help villagers to survive by giving them some food']}, {'questi... |
There is lots of junk in space .Some of it is from rockets. In 1996, a rocket broke into about 300,000 small pieces. So far, scientists have found over 10,000 man-made pieces flying around in space. Only 6-7%of them are satellites and space probes . Astronauts also lose small things while working in space. In 1965, d... | [{'question': 'Some junk in space is from _ .', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['space', 'rockets', 'scientists', 'earth']}, {'question': 'American astronaut Edward White once lost _ in space in 1965.', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['a rocket', 'some bolts', 'a glove', 'a little piece of paint']}, {'question': 'The... |
Mr. and Mrs. Green lived in a big city. One summer they went to the country for their holiday. They enjoyed it very much because it was a quiet, clean place.
One day they went for a walk early in the morning and met an old man. He lived on a farm, and he was sitting in the warm sun in front of his house. Mr. Green aske... | [{'question': 'Mr. and Mrs. Green went to the country _ .', 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['to see the old man', 'to spend their holiday', 'to see the quiet place', 'to have a walk']}, {'question': 'Mr. and Mrs. Green enjoyed the country because _ .', 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['there were many children', 'there was ... |
When you look up into the sky at night, have you ever felt that your eyes are playing tricks on you? It seems that the stars are moving all the time.
Actually, there is nothing wrong with your eyes. This twinkling effect is called scintillation . Scintillation happens because of air movements in the earth's atmosphe... | [{'question': "What happens to the light from the stars we see when the air in the earth's atmosphere is moving?", 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['It looks even brighter.', 'It looks as if it is bent.', 'It looks as if it is moving.', 'It looks like drops of rain.']}, {'question': 'Scintillation also happens on _ accordi... |
Children in England mustn't work until they are 13. They need to have a work permit to start working.
The jobs teenagers can do
Delivering newspapers
Many teenagers will get up early to deliver newspapers to houses in their local area before going to school. They are known as Paper-boys or Papergirls.
Babysitting: ... | [{'question': 'In England how old do children have to be before they can work?', 'answer': 'D', 'options': ['15.', '14.', '10.', '13.']}, {'question': 'Paper-boys and Papergirls deliver newspapers _', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['early in the morning', 'at noon', 'in the afternoon', 'in the evening']}, {'question': '... |
We know exercise is important in our life. Everyone needs to do exercise. Doctors say doing sports is good for us. Sports can make our body healthy.
It's very useful for children, too. It can make children clever. This means they will do well in study and schoolwork.
There are easy ways to exercise. You can walk, run,... | [{'question': 'Sports can _ .', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['make our body healthy', 'take too much of our time', 'make everyone do well at school', 'be very boring for children']}, {'question': 'Doing sports is important for children because _ .', 'answer': 'C', 'options': ['it can help children grow fast', 'it ... |
As kids, we learn how to write, maybe play a musical instrument and draw. So why don't we learn to code computer programs too? What coding has in common with writing, playing music and creating art is that it lets you bring your ideas to life. Coding is all about creativity and music and creating art Crearbing with c... | [{'question': "In the writer's first coding class, she _ .", 'answer': 'B', 'options': ['made apps and games', 'created a web page', 'wrote for newspapers', 'did some interviews']}, {'question': 'Why do more girls begin to leam coding?', 'answer': 'A', 'options': ['There are coding classes for girls.', 'Girls want to... |
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