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{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "vision-phone"
},
"options": [
"radio",
"vision-phone",
"telephone",
"TV"
],
"question": "According to the passage, we can guess that the _ was invented last.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "all the above"
},
"options": [
"the radio",
"the telephone",
"the TV",
"all the above"
],
"question": "Maybe the vision-phone can take the place of _ some day.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "order what we need"
},
"options": [
"take medicine",
"order what we need",
"travel around the world",
"try on clothes"
],
"question": "Through a vision-phone we can _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "read a book"
},
"options": [
"read a book",
"ask an assistant to read a book for you",
"ask an assistant to bring you a book",
"ask an assistant to do some shopping for you"
],
"question": "In the future, you can use a vision-phone to _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "It is impossible to do shopping through vision-phone."
},
"options": [
"Vision-phone is better than radio, telephone or TV.",
"People will use vision-phone in the future.",
"Vision-phone will be helpful in people's life.",
"It is impossible to do shopping through vision-phone."
],
"question": "Which of the following is NOT true?",
"question_type": null
}
] | Radio, telephone and TV are widely used in the world. When you turn on the radio, you can listen. But when you use telephone, not only can you listen to others but also you can chat with them, however, you can't see anything at all. TV is much better than both of them. People can watch TV and listen to it, but they can't take part in what they see.
Today, some people are using a type of telephone called vision-phone . With it, two people who are talking can see each other. It is better than radio, telephone or TV.
Vision-phones can be of great use when you have something to show the person whom you are calling. It will be helpful in people's life. Some day you may be able to call up a library and ask to read a book on your vision-phone. You may be able to do some shopping too. Perhaps in the future, people will use vision-phone.
,. | middle7409.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Before class, after class and at lunch."
},
"options": [
"Only after class.",
"Only at home.",
"Only when they are driving.",
"Before class, after class and at lunch."
],
"question": "When do students in America listen to pop music?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "On the car radio."
},
"options": [
"On the car radio.",
"By cellphone.",
"By CD player.",
"By small radios with earphones."
],
"question": "How do adult drivers in America listen to music while driving?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "All the young people."
},
"options": [
"students.",
"Adult drivers.",
"All the young people.",
"All girls."
],
"question": "Who wants to meet pop singers when they are famous?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "The love between a country boy and his girl."
},
"options": [
"The common life of Americans.",
"The love between a country boy and his girl.",
"The city life.",
"The life of working people."
],
"question": "What is western music about?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "3"
},
"options": [
"2",
"3",
"4",
"5"
],
"question": "How many kinds of music are mentioned in the passage?",
"question_type": null
}
] | Every student in America likes popular music. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music as they drive on the street.
Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, the life of American people. Most of the radio programmes are music.
Pop music singers make much money. Once the popular singer is famous all over the country, young people buy his or her tapes . Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her.
There are other kinds of music. They are important to Americans. One is folk music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is western or country music. This kind of songs started by cowboys watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl we call western or country music. | middle6071.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "I'm healthy."
},
"options": [
"I'm sad.",
"I'm happy.",
"I'm healthy.",
"I'm worried."
],
"question": "What does \"I'm in the pink\" mean?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "a black day"
},
"options": [
"a red day",
"a green day",
"a pink day",
"a black day"
],
"question": "We describe a day on which everything goes wrong as _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "If someone is very rich, you may be green with envy."
},
"options": [
"People in the USA use the colour black to express heat.",
"If you are blue, you are very happy.",
"Blue and red are both warm colours.",
"If someone is very rich, you may be green with envy."
],
"question": "Which of the following sentences is TRUE, according to the passage?",
"question_type": null
}
] | Many daily American expressions are based (......) on colours.
Red is a hot colour. Americans often use it to represent heat. When they say "red-hot", that means they are very angry about something. Loud music is popular with many people. Some may say that such music is red-hot.
Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say "I'm in the pink" when they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the 20th century. It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink colour that shows that they are in good health.
Blue is a cool colour. The old Blues music in the United States is the opposite of red-hot music. Blues is slow and sad. Someone who is "blue" is very sad.
The colour green is natural for trees and grass. But it is an unnatural colour for humans. A person who has an upset stomach may say "I'm feeling a bit green". A person on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves can be said "look very green". Sometimes a person may be very jealous because he does not have anything as nice as someone has, like a fast new car. That person may say "I'm green with envy". Some people are green with envy because someone has more dollars or "greenbacks". Dollars are called greenbacks in American slangs because that is the colour of the bottom of their bank notes.
The colour black is used often in expressions. People may say "it's a black day" when everything goes wrong on that day.
In some cases, colours describe a situation. _ were common during the World War II. All the lights in a city were turned off at night to make it difficult for enemy planes to find their aims in the dark. | middle5578.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "drank too much"
},
"options": [
"was not careful enough",
"wanted to kill her",
"drank too much",
"was too old to see clearly"
],
"question": "The girl in Hangzhou died because the driver _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "bigger than"
},
"options": [
"bigger than",
"smaller than",
"the same as",
"not the same as"
],
"question": "The numbers of car accidents these years are _ before.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "A, B and C"
},
"options": [
"be held for 15 days",
"have his license revoked for six months",
"be given a fine of 2,000 yuan.",
"A, B and C"
],
"question": "If a driver with a blood alcohol content of 80mg per 100ml or more, he will _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "in a newspaper"
},
"options": [
"in the school magazine",
"in a newspaper",
"in an advertisement",
"in a science book"
],
"question": "You may find this article _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | On August 4, while a young man in Hangzhou was caught because of killing another young man with his car, a 17-year-old girl died because of the same reason in the same city. It's reported that the driver was badly drunk.
Cars are more and more popular for more Chinese these days. And the numbers of car accidents are increasing. From 1994 to 2008, deaths because of drunk-driving increased 7.3%. In 2009, a total of 18,371 people were killed in car accidents because of drunk driving.
In the middle of August, there were some new rules to deal with the drunk drivers:
1. If a driver's alcohol content is 20mg per 100 ml of blood, he is regarded as a drunk driver.
2. If a driver's alcohol content is 80mg per 100ml or more, he will be held for 15 days and have their license revoked for six months, and are given a fine of 2,000 yuan.
The first weekend, 3,167 drivers were held because of high levels of alcohol in their blood.
So many people are calling for the law to deal with drunk drivers in order to make drivers understand that drunk drinking can make serious problems. | middle2217.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "parents"
},
"options": [
"teachers",
"students",
"parents",
"doctors"
],
"question": "This passage is for _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | Some parents don't know how to talk about sensitive topics with young children.In fact,our kids know about them from TV,movies,magazines and school friends.If we don't talk with them early and often,they may get _ from others.So start to talk with them now.
Start early
Kids know about some sensitive topics at early ages.You are a parent.You have a good chance to talk with your child about these things first.
Start conversations with your child
Start the discussion ourselves.TV is a good topic.If you and your 12-year-old child watch a TV show,ask your child,"Do you like the show ?Why or why not?"and then discuss with your child.
Listen to your child
Do we know about our children's ideas ?Do we know about our children and have a talk with them. | middle4666.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "he ate some of them himself"
},
"options": [
"he ate some of them himself",
"he gave some to the camp leader",
"he shared them with another boy",
"he hid them away quickly"
],
"question": "When Billy first got cookies from his mother, _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "To punish the boy for stealing."
},
"options": [
"To teach the boy not to steal.",
"To punish the boy for stealing.",
"To teach Billy to forgive others.",
"To teach Billy to share with others."
],
"question": "Which of the following is NOT the camp leader's intension ?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "make friends with Billy"
},
"options": [
"steal again",
"hate Billy",
"make friends with Billy",
"give Billy a bag of cookies, too"
],
"question": "After that, the boy who stole the cookies might _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | A small boy at summer camp received a bag of cookies in the mail from his mother. He ate a few, and then put the rest under his bed. The next day, after lunch, he went to his tent to get a cookie. The box was gone.
That afternoon a camp leader saw another boy sitting behind a tree. He was eating the stolen cookies! "That young man," he said to himself, "must be taught not to steal."
He returned to the group and found the boy whose cookies had been stolen. "Billy," he said, "I know who stole your cookies. Will you help me teach him a lesson?"
"Well, yes. But aren't you going to punish him?" asked the puzzled boy.
"No, that would only make him hate you." the leader explained. "I want you to call your mother. Ask her to send you another box of cookies."
The boy did so and soon received another box of cookies. "Now," said the leader, "the boy who stole your cookies is down by the lake. Go and share your cookies with him."
"But he's the thief!"
"I know, but try it--see what will happen."
Half an hour later, the camp leader saw the two come up the hill, hand in hand. The boy who had stolen the cookies was trying to get the other to accept his toy knife. The other boy was just refusing the gift from his new friend. He said that a few cookies weren't that important anyway. | middle2203.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "No, he doesn't."
},
"options": [
"Yes, he does.",
"No, he doesn't.",
"He has a computer.",
"He has two computers."
],
"question": "Does Jim have a computer? _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "It's on the sofa."
},
"options": [
"It's on the sofa.",
"It's near the sofa.",
"It's behind the sofa.",
"It's under the sofa."
],
"question": "Jim has a racket. Where is it? _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Jim"
},
"options": [
"Jim",
"Peter",
"Jim and Peter",
"Jelly"
],
"question": "_ has a brother.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "play tennis"
},
"options": [
"play computer games",
"watch TV",
"play tennis",
"go to school"
],
"question": "Jim and Peter will _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | Jim: Let's play computer games.
Peter: That sounds good. Where's your computer?
Jim: I don't have a computer. Do you have a computer?
Peter: No, I don't. But I have a TV. Let's watch TV.
Jim: No, it's boring. Let's play tennis. I have a tennis racket.
Peter: Good. Where is it?
Jim: On the sofa. Do you have a racket?
Peter: No, I don't. Does your brother have a racket?
Jim: Yes, he does. And he has tennis balls. | middle4672.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Their marks at school."
},
"options": [
"Their hobbies.",
"Their homework.",
"Their marks at school.",
"A fight with their friends."
],
"question": "What do kids often worry most about?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "talk to someone"
},
"options": [
"work hard",
"talk to someone",
"get ready for class",
"write down your worries"
],
"question": "According to the passage, when you're worried, you'd better _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "How to deal with worries,"
},
"options": [
"Who is often worried.",
"When people are worried.",
"How to deal with worries,",
"What kinds of worries people have."
],
"question": "What does the passage mainly tell us?",
"question_type": null
}
] | Everyone has worries. How do you deal with your worries? There is always something you can do to help yourself feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won't solve your problems.
Grades at school are often a top worry for kids, If you worry most about grades, ask yourself these questions:
* Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?
* How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn't a test?
* Do I have a good place to do my homework?
* Have I tried different ways of studying?
If your worry is about a fight you had with your friend, you might write down ail the things you could do-write a note to him or her, invite him or her to watch a basketball game, say sorry to him or her and so on. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose one thing that could get your friend back.
You can ask for help when you're worried. You can find someone to talk to, such as your parents, friends, and teachers, | middle8048.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "People all over the world"
},
"options": [
"People in some countries",
"Only English people",
"Few people",
"People all over the world"
],
"question": "_ like to say \"Thank you\" and \"Excuse me\".",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "someone opens the door for you"
},
"options": [
"someone smiles to you",
"someone opens the door for you",
"you pass the salt to others on the table",
"you want to cough before others"
],
"question": "You should say \"Thank you\" when _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Excuse me"
},
"options": [
"Hello",
"How do you do",
"Excuse me",
"Don't move"
],
"question": "If you want to walk past someone without touching him, you'd better say \" _ \" first.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "People only say \"Excuse me\" between brothers and sisters."
},
"options": [
"People say \"Thank you\" among the members of a family.",
"If you would like to leave a party early, you should say \"Excuse me\".",
"People only say \"Excuse me\" between brothers and sisters.",
"If you want to make noises before others, you should say \"Excuse me \""
],
"question": "Which of the following is NOT true?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Polite Words"
},
"options": [
"Polite Words",
"Thank you",
"Excuse me",
"English People's Words"
],
"question": "What's the best title of this passage?",
"question_type": null
}
] | English people like to say "Thank you" when others help them or say something kind to them. In fact, people all around the world do so. It's a very good habit.
You should say "thank you" when someone passes you the salt on the table or opens the door for you, or say you have done your homework well. "Thank you" is used not only between friends but also between parents and children, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives.
"Excuse me" is another useful short expression. When you hear someone say so behind you, you know he or she wants to walk past you without touching you. It's not polite to interrupt others when they are talking. So if you want to speak to one of them, say "Excuse me" first. You should also do so when you want to make any noises that may trouble others or you have to leave early at a party.
Let's all learn to say "Thank you" and "Excuse me". It's really important to get into the good habit. | middle4114.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Beijing"
},
"options": [
"the future",
"Beijing",
"many countries",
"many families"
],
"question": "According to the passage, we know that a new cooking robot is being used in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "everywhere"
},
"options": [
"only in a hospital",
"only in a filmily",
"only in a factory",
"everywhere"
],
"question": "Experts believe robots will be used _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Robots are coming"
},
"options": [
"The computers changed our lives",
"Robots can cook",
"Robots are coming",
"Robots will be doctors"
],
"question": "Which is the best title of the passage?",
"question_type": null
}
] | The computers changed our lives in the 1980s, the Internet changed our lives in the 1990s, and the robots will change our lives in the new century.
Do you think there will be robots in people's homes? It's not a dream that every home will have a robot.
Now, robots are not only able to help people do the housework, they can also help the doctors do the difficult operations, play chess with people, play the piano and so on.
A new cooking robot is used in Beijing. It can cook all the dishes on the menu, you only need to wait two to four minutes, in the future, the robot will be a nurse, a security guard, or a partner in your life.
Experts believe robots will be used everywhere from the industrial( ) robots to service robots. In the future, robots will become part of the family, and provide else service for people. We all look forward to the new robot age. | middle3690.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "it was a good example"
},
"options": [
"he was very thirsty",
"his arms were strong",
"it was a good example",
"he wants to share the water with students"
],
"question": "The teacher brought a glass of water to the class because_.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "the burden"
},
"options": [
"knowledge",
"the burden",
"the time",
"the money"
],
"question": "\"A glass of water\" in this passage referred to_.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "more relaxed"
},
"options": [
"more stressed",
"much heavier",
"more relaxed",
"much happier"
],
"question": "According to the teacher, you may feel _ if you put down the burden sometimes.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "how to relax oneself in life"
},
"options": [
"how to relax oneself in life",
"how to solve a physics problem",
"how to keep fit by drinking water",
"how to study well"
],
"question": "This was a lesson about _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "The teacher had a good way of making his lesson clear and easy to be understood."
},
"options": [
"You could become heavier and heavier if you held a glass of water in your hand.",
"All the students in the class knew what the weight of the glass of water exactly was.",
"The teacher had a good way of making his lesson clear and easy to be understood.",
"All the students can understand the teacher's lesson."
],
"question": "Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?",
"question_type": null
}
] | One day, a teacher was giving a speech to his students. He held up a glass of water and asked the class, "How heavy do you think this glass of water is?"
The students' answers ranged from 20 g to 500 g. "It does not matter on the weight itself. It depends on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call an ambulance . It is exactly the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. "
If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden becoming increasingly heavier. "
"What you have to do is to put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up again. "
We have to put down the burden sometimes, so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on.
So before you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. Don't carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow.
Whatever burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can. | middle1087.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "friends"
},
"options": [
"classmates",
"friends",
"brothers",
"sisters"
],
"question": "The writer and John are _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Two years ago."
},
"options": [
"Long ago.",
"Two years ago.",
"In 2006.",
"In 2007."
],
"question": "When did they became good friends?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "He's friendly and helpful."
},
"options": [
"He's tall and strong with black hair.",
"He's very smart.",
"He's helpful and polite.",
"He's friendly and helpful."
],
"question": "What is John like?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "An actor."
},
"options": [
"An actor.",
"An English teacher.",
"A doctor.",
"A policeman."
],
"question": "What does John want to be when he grows up?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "John can tell funny jokes."
},
"options": [
"They often play basketball.",
"The writer has big eyes.",
"John can tell funny jokes.",
"John can dance well."
],
"question": "Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?",
"question_type": null
}
] | John is my best friend. We live in the same building. We study in the same school but not in the same class. We often play football together after school. We have been good friends for two years.
John is tall and strong with black hair. He has a round face, a small nose and big, brown eyes. I like his eyes because they are always bright and smiling.
John is always friendly and helpful. When I feel bored or unhappy, he tells me funny jokes and makes me laugh. He'll give me help when I need.
John is very smart. He reads a lot of books. He is good at singing and acts very well. He would like to make people happy with his songs and performance when he grows up. I believe that he can become as popular as Jackie Chan and travel around the world in the future. | middle513.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "some right-handers have a strong left brain"
},
"options": [
"all artists are left-handed",
"all accountants are right-handed",
"the left side of the brain controls your love of art, colour and music",
"some right-handers have a strong left brain"
],
"question": "From the passage we know _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "the way the brain works"
},
"options": [
"their parents",
"their minds",
"the way the brain works",
"the way the head works"
],
"question": "Whether people are right-handed or left-handed is mostly decided by _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "controls different things"
},
"options": [
"likes music and Maths",
"controls different things",
"controls the same thing",
"has two halves"
],
"question": "Each side of the brain _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "right brain"
},
"options": [
"logic thinking",
"heart",
"right brain",
"left halves"
],
"question": "When you are singing, you are using your _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "The left side of the body."
},
"options": [
"The right side of the body.",
"The left side of the body.",
"The heart.",
"The language."
],
"question": "Which part of the body does the right half of the brain control?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
}
] | What do Napoleon, Clinton and Wang Nan have in common? They are all left-handed. Today about 15% of the people are left-handed. But why are people left-handed? The answer is the way the brain works. The brain has two halves---the right half and the left half. The right half controls the left side of the body, and the left half controls the right side of the body. So right-handed people have a strong left brain, and the left -handed people have a strong right brain.
The two halves of the brain are about the same size. But each side controls different things. The left side controls language, Maths and logic . When you remember new words, or when you put things in order, you use your left side.
The right side of the brain controls colour and music. It is also good at recognizing faces. This does not mean that all artists are left-handed and all accountants are right-handed. Some right-handers have a strong right brain, and some left-handers have a strong left brain. | middle1939.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "13."
},
"options": [
"11.",
"12.",
"13.",
"14."
],
"question": "John is _ years old.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "He is tall and he has blond hair."
},
"options": [
"He is tall and he has blond hair.",
"He is short and he has blue eyes.",
"He is tall and he has brown eyes.",
"He is short and he has a blue shirt."
],
"question": "What does John look like? _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "white; yellow"
},
"options": [
"brown; blue",
"blue; brown",
"white; yellow",
"shirts; bananas"
],
"question": "John likes _ and Ann likes _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "She often buys bananas."
},
"options": [
"She goes to school.",
"She often buys bananas.",
"She helps her mother.",
"She is very polite."
],
"question": "What does Ann do for her mother? _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | I am Tom. My good friends are John and Ann. John's house is next to my house, and we are in the same class. He's thirteen years old and he's tall. He has blond hair and blue eyes. He is very polite . His English is very good and he often helps me. He likes white. He likes wearing a T-shirt, but in the photo he is in a blue shirt.
My friend Ann doesn't go to school. She is young. She is only seven. She has long brown hair and brown eyes. She likes yellow, and she likes bananas very much. She often buys bananas for her mother. Her mother likes her very much. | middle4699.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "A body that orbits a planet."
},
"options": [
"A planet.",
"A spacecraft.",
"A body that orbits a planet.",
"A black star."
],
"question": "What is a satellite?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "One."
},
"options": [
"One.",
"Four.",
"Three.",
"Two."
],
"question": "How many moons does the Earth have?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Because it's much closer to the Earth."
},
"options": [
"Because it's much closer to the Earth.",
"Because it comes out at night.",
"Because it is the fifth largest moon in the solar system.",
"Because people can't see it without a telescope."
],
"question": "Why does the moon look as big as the sun?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Neil Armstrong."
},
"options": [
"Lance Armstrong.",
"Neil Armstrong.",
"Wally Schirra.",
"Neil Diamond."
],
"question": "Who was the first human to walk on the moon?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
}
] | In the sunny night, look up at the clear night sky. You can probably see thousands of stars. The biggest thing you'll see, of course, is the moon. For thousands of years, people have wondered about this big thing in the sky.
Earth's moon is a satellite. A satellite is a body that orbits a planet. All moons are satellites, and many planets have them. Some have many moons. Earth, of course, only has one. It's a special moon, though. It's the fifth largest moon in the solar system!
In fact, the moon is much smaller than the sun. But it's much closer to Earth, so it looks as big as the sun. The moon is so close that you can see its dark and light spots without a telescope. Men flew and landed on the moon's surface many times by spacecrafts in the 1960s and 1970s. Neil Armstrong was the first human to step on the moon. He walked on the moon on July 20th, 1969. The flights to the moon have helped us learn much about it. Astronauts even brought rocks home with them!
There's still a lot to learn about the moon. Now people still can't live on the moon because it does not have oxygen or water like the Earth. But I'm sure that humans can live there one day in the future.
,. | middle4841.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Few of us"
},
"options": [
"Few of us",
"one",
"Most people",
"All of us"
],
"question": "_ can remember the day when we spoke our first words?",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "spent most of your time eating, sleeping and crying"
},
"options": [
"tried your best to remember all the sounds you heard",
"spent most of your time eating, sleeping and crying",
"could not hear any sounds around you",
"spent most of your time playing with your parents"
],
"question": "When you were a little baby, you _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "a certain sound is for a certain thing"
},
"options": [
"one sound might be as good as another",
"a certain sound is for a certain thing",
"people can understand each other",
"there is a special sound for each other"
],
"question": "The secret of language is that _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Language means sharing."
},
"options": [
"Language is easy to learn.",
"You learn language by reading at first.",
"You couldn't learn language without parents.",
"Language means sharing."
],
"question": "Which of the following is TRUE?",
"question_type": null
}
] | Can you remember the day when you spoke your first words? If you can, you are unusual. Try to think what the first months of your life were like. I'm sure you just spent most of your time eating, sleeping and crying. As you grew older, your parents spent more time playing with you and talking to you. You watched and listened. You began to know that people make some sounds to go with some things.
Then you began to cry to make sounds you heard. And step by step you were able to make the right sound for one thing.
On that day you came to understand the secret of the language. The secret is that a certain sound means a certain thing. Only when a group of people use the same set of sounds of things can they understand each other, so these people have a language.
After you found the secret of language, you learnt words. Some of the words mean things, like
books, chairs and shops. Some of the words mean _ , for example, go and swim. Soon you learnt to put words together to share your idea, like "I want to go out and play with my friends."
This is language. By the way of language, people can communicate . So we say languages mean sharing. | middle5593.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "easier"
},
"options": [
"not possible",
"difficult",
"more difficult",
"easier"
],
"question": "It was _ for people to find work before than today.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "people can still have jobs as before"
},
"options": [
"people will have no jobs",
"people can still have jobs as before",
"4% of the people will have jobs",
"97% of the people will have jobs"
],
"question": "If the economy of the world grows by 4% each year, _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "40 people"
},
"options": [
"40% of the people",
"4% of the people in the world",
"40 people",
"75,000 people"
],
"question": "One machine can do as much work as _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "About 75,000 people."
},
"options": [
"70% of the people.",
"4% of the people in the world.",
"More than 75,000.",
"About 75,000 people."
],
"question": "How many people outside cities go into to look for jobs each day?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Machines need more money and longer holidays."
},
"options": [
"Machines are taking work instead of people.",
"Now more people are out of work.",
"Machines need more money and longer holidays.",
"Most people want to have jobs."
],
"question": "Which of the following is NOT true?",
"question_type": null
}
] | Most people want to work, but it has become more difficult in today's world to find work for everyone. The economy of the world needs to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people. Often this is not possible, and so more people are out of work. Some people have no jobs now because new machines can do the work of many people in short time. Also, machines do not ask for more money and longer holiday. In all of the countries of the world, machines are taking work from people, not only in factories but also on the farms. One machine can often do the work from forty people. About 75,000 people are moving to the cities a day to look for jobs, but only 70% of them can find jobs. | middle4855.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "sadness"
},
"options": [
"spirit",
"courage",
"sadness",
"building everything all by themselves"
],
"question": "Western films spoke highly of people's _ . Which of the following is NOT included?",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "From the 1930s."
},
"options": [
"From the 1930s.",
"From the 1960s.",
"From the 1970s.",
"From the 1870s."
],
"question": "When did western films begin to be filmed at movie ranches?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Western films only focused on soldiers."
},
"options": [
"They are set in the American West.",
"Western films only focused on soldiers.",
"Early western films were mostly filmed in the studio.",
"Guns are an important part in these films."
],
"question": "According to the passage, which of the following sentences is NOT true?",
"question_type": null
}
] | Western films play an important role in the history of American films. They are set in the American West. Most of the heroes are from famous novels. They speak highly of people's spirit, courage and building everything all by themselves.
Early western films were mostly filmed in the studio, just like other early Hollywood films. With the development of technology, it began to be filmed at movie ranches from the 1930s. Often, the vast _ becomes a character in the film. After the early 1950s, various wide screen technologies began to be used. During this time, the most typical western films focused on huge plains, soldiers or tourists, they were always the most handsome men.
Until recent times, western films seem to be a little out of date. For example, the guns are always some old ones. They were frequently used in films set in the 1870s. In the late 1960s, things began to change. Some new guns began to show in the films. | middle261.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "sad and disappointed"
},
"options": [
"sad and disappointed",
"painful and annoyed",
"smart and strong",
"calm and quiet"
],
"question": "The word \"depressed\" most probably means\" _ \".",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "he knew depression made no difference to him"
},
"options": [
"the doctors could help him and get his legs back",
"he must comfort his parents at that time",
"he knew depression made no difference to him",
"he was just a childish and forgettable kid"
],
"question": "After the accident, the author didn't feel depressed anymore because _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "pay so much attention to what they have lost."
},
"options": [
"don't want to achieve more for future.",
"pay so much and get so little.",
"always compare with others",
"pay so much attention to what they have lost."
],
"question": "In the author's opinion, the main cause of most people's unhappiness is they _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "happiness is just a state of mind"
},
"options": [
"how one person enjoys a life without legs.",
"we should forget the loss and the gains in life",
"happiness is just a state of mind",
"our life will be improved if we fight for our dreams"
],
"question": "The author wants to tell us _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | When I was eleven years old, God gave me a gift of happiness and I had a carefree childhood in France.
One day, on my way home from school, a truck ran over me and my legs were cut off. As I lay there bleeding, I suddenly realized that I might have to live the rest of my life without legs. How depressed I was at that moment! But then I realized that depression won't get my legs back. So I decided not to waste my life feeling depressed. When my parents arrived at the hospital, they stood there quietly, looked so shocked and sad. I told them, "I've already accepted the fact. Now you also have to get used to this."
Ever since then, I often see my friends getting worried about little things: The buses comes late; they get bad grades on the tests and so on. But I just enjoy life.
I was lucky to realize that it is a waste of energy to pay attention to what you have lost, and that the key to happiness is to take pleasure in what you have. Sounds simple, doesn't it? So why are many people unhappy?
People often think happiness is based on what they achieve. "My whole life would improve if I had a new car." But when they get the car and what happens? For a whole week they are walking on air. Then they go right back to be unhappy.
Happiness is not a happening; it's a state of mind. Even though you have the whole world and you'll still be unsatisfied. And you have relatively little but feel full of joy. Happiness comes from mastering the art of enjoying and taking pleasure in what you already have. | middle7384.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "About 30 hours."
},
"options": [
"Around 20 hours.",
"Over 40 hours.",
"About 30 hours.",
"Only 6 hours."
],
"question": "How much time does a British student usually spend at school in a week?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "When they finish their outdoor games."
},
"options": [
"Before they go to school.",
"After they have afternoon lessons.",
"When they finish their outdoor games.",
"At about half past ten in the morning."
],
"question": "When do the children have a snack?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Students in Britain have a long break between the afternoon lessons."
},
"options": [
"In Britain, most students live at school at night.",
"Students in Britain mustn't call their teacher's names.",
"Students in Britain go to school before nine every morning.",
"Students in Britain have a long break between the afternoon lessons."
],
"question": "Which of the following is true?",
"question_type": null
}
] | In Britain, children go to school from Monday to Friday. School usually starts nine o'clock in the morning and finishes at about three o'clock in the afternoon. Most schools ask their students to wear a school uniform.
School always starts with registration. What is registration? Every child going to school each morning and afternoon is recorded in a special book. The teacher reads out each child's name in turn. On hearing his/her name, the child makes a reply and the teacher writes in the book. From the book, you can see whether the child is in school or not.
At 9:10, children go to the meeting place. There they sing songs, listen to a story and pray .
The first lesson begins at 9:20. They have break time from 10:20 to 10:35. During break time, the children have a snack and play games outdoors. After that, they go back in for another lesson until lunch at 12:00. Afternoon lessons begin at 1:10 and end at 3:15, and children go home. They don't have a break in the afternoon. | middle6924.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Love and goodness."
},
"options": [
"Love and goodness.",
"Culture and tradition.",
"Friendship and honesty.",
"Communication and understanding."
],
"question": "What is this passage mainly about?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Because all the shoppers around were willing to help the boy."
},
"options": [
"Because the boy had saved some money.",
"Because they both didn't need to give anything.",
"Because the cashier didn't look down on the boy.",
"Because all the shoppers around were willing to help the boy."
],
"question": "Why did the writer and the woman both feel glad?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
}
] | I was in line waiting to pay. In line there were two people before me. A little boy was buying some rather strange clothes. He chatted with anyone who was interested in the clothes and soon we learnt that he was going to a kindergarten party. He had done a great job of putting together interesting costumes.
I noticed that the little boy was paying mostly with change . It seemed that he had robbed his pig bank to do this shopping. However, the cashier told him he was short after counting all the money. The boy thought for a moment and said, "Please keep the shirt and I will come back with more money. "
It was clear that he had already used all the money he had and he was $ 8.00 short. The lady in front of me said, "Well, I could pay half of that. "I told the boy that I could pay the other half. We dug into our handbags. However, both of us only had ten-dollar bills and we needed the cashier to get the change for us. Other shoppers began digging into their pockets to find some change. It was amazing and touching as all these strangers seemed to react with the same mind. All wanted to be of help. Within minutes the cashier said, "I have too much money." The cashier didn't need our ten-dollar bills. Then the lady in front of me, who had been the first to offer help, said, "Wait! I didn't even get a chance to give anything!"
I smiled at her and said, "You did your share, because it was your idea and you started all this. " The little boy smiled and thanked us. We wished him the best and he left. I was left with a good feeling. I had seen the love and goodness of others all around me. The woman in front of me smiled and said, "It sure feels good to give, doesn't it?" I smiled back and said, "Yes !" | middle507.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "because he was hungry"
},
"options": [
"to meet his friend",
"because he was hungry",
"to see the tree",
"to visit the owl"
],
"question": "The cat went to the forest _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "knew"
},
"options": [
"knew",
"ate",
"didn't like",
"didn't see"
],
"question": "The old owl _ the cat.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "didn't eat any of them"
},
"options": [
"didn't eat any of them",
"ate only a few of them",
"caught some but let them go",
"ate all of them"
],
"question": "When the cat saw the beautiful birds, he _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "ugly"
},
"options": [
"beautiful",
"ugly",
"nice to the cat",
"the cat's friends"
],
"question": "The old owl's children were _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "on the ground"
},
"options": [
"near the cat's home",
"in a small tree",
"on the ground",
"in the forest"
],
"question": "The owl's nest was _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | One day a big cat was going into a forest to find something to eat. On his way he met his friend, the old owl . The owl greeted him, "Good morning, my dear friend. Where are you going?" "I'm going to the forest to look for some birds to eat." The cat answered. "But be careful not to catch any of my children." The owl said to the cat. "OK," the cat said. "But what do your children look like?" "Oh," the owl said, "they are the most beautiful birds in the forest."
"All right, I know that." The cat said and walked on to the forest.
The cat entered the forest and saw many beautiful birds here and there. He remembered what the owl had told him and went away. Then after a long time, he saw some ugly birds in a nest. He sat down and ate them one by one. When the owl came back to her nest, she found it was empty. | middle1093.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "they start walking"
},
"options": [
"they can talk",
"they start walking",
"they have no fear of the water",
"they are five or six years old"
],
"question": "Little children can learn to swim as soon as _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "important"
},
"options": [
"important",
"useful",
"dangerous",
"bad"
],
"question": "The writer believes it's very _ for a child to know the fear of water.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "you might drown"
},
"options": [
"the water is too cold",
"your parents would not be happy",
"something in the water might attack",
"you might drown"
],
"question": "According to the passage, you should not swim alone because _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | Can you swim? Swimming is one of the most popular activities in summer. It can be learned early in life. Little children can learn to swim as soon as they walk. In fact, you need the same skills in walking as in swimming. However, I believe that five is the best age to learn it. By five or six, a child knows fear of water, a very important thing to know. It's wise to be afraid. The young understand that the water can sometimes be very dangerous.
When you swim, you should follow certain rules:
Never swim alone! No matter how good you are in the water, don't risk drowning by swimming alone. If you swim by yourself, you may get into trouble.
Don't go beyond your abilities. Most swimmers know it clearly not to swim too far from the bank or the beach.
Don't show off your skills by doing dangerous tricks.
Don't smoke. Swimming depends on a healthy body.
Work at any activity that builds muscles . | middle3874.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "To help the butterfly come out."
},
"options": [
"To catch the butterfly easily.",
"To play with the butterfly.",
"To help the butterfly come out.",
"To make the butterfly stronger."
],
"question": "Why did the man cut a bigger hole in the cocoon?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "It couldn't fly during the rest of its life."
},
"options": [
"It died soon.",
"It had a strong body and wings.",
"It could fly after a few days.",
"It couldn't fly during the rest of its life."
],
"question": "What happened after the butterfly got out of the cocoon?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "it got out of its cocoon without struggle"
},
"options": [
"it got out of its cocoon without struggle",
"nobody had taught it to fly",
"all newborn butterflies could not fly",
"the man broke its wings"
],
"question": "Why couldn't the butterfly fly? Because _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Hard work leads to success."
},
"options": [
"Kindness in our lives can help us grow.",
"Try to be ready to help others.",
"Without other's help we can still succeed.",
"Hard work leads to success."
],
"question": "What does the writer want to tell us?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Life Struggle"
},
"options": [
"The Old Man and the Butterfly",
"Life Struggle",
"How To Help a Butterfly Fly",
"Kindness and Rush"
],
"question": "Which is the best title for the passage?",
"question_type": null
}
] | One day, a man found the cocoon of a butterfly and he brought it home.
A few days later, the man saw a small hole in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it stopped.
So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a knife and cut a bigger hole in the cocoon. The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it had a weak body and small, thin wings. The butterfly didn't start to fly.
In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.
The man acted with kindness but he didn't understand that he had done something wrong. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of getting out of the cocoon forces the fluid from the butterfly's body into wings. It helps the butterfly be ready to fly. If the butterfly never has to force itself out of the cocoon, its wings never get the fluid and it can never fly.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be as strong as we could have been and we would never fly.
So, the next time you are faced with a challenge or a problem, remember the butterfly.
Struggle a little - then fly! | middle249.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Ann and her dad."
},
"options": [
"Mary and her dad.",
"Mary and her sister.",
"Ann and her dad.",
"Ann and her mom."
],
"question": "Who went to see the movie Epic ?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "9"
},
"options": [
"8",
"9",
"11",
"17"
],
"question": "Mary is _ years older than Ann.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "In the United States, dads take their kids to watch movies more often than moms do."
},
"options": [
"Ann watches movies every day.",
"Movie World is far from James' home.",
"In the movie Epic , Mary was interested in looking for Leaf Men.",
"In the United States, dads take their kids to watch movies more often than moms do."
],
"question": "What can we learn form the passage?",
"question_type": null
}
] | My name is James Brown. I have an 8-year-old daughter. Her name is Ann. Her favorite activity is watching movies. She watches movies once a week . Movie World is in my neighborhood . And it is the biggest movie theater in the city . It has the most comfortable seats and the best sound . She likes watching movies there.
Last Sunday, I took her to Movie World to watch the movie Epic . Epic is a movie about a father Bomba and his 17-year-old daughter Mary. Bomba was interested in looking for Leaf Men. He said they lived in a forest, but no one believed him. One day , Mary was swept into the world of the Leaf Men, and she found her father was right.
At this early-afternoon showing, the theater was almost full. 60% of the _ were kids aged three to ten and their fathers. I didn't think it was because of the movie itself. In fact, a study showed that dads were 50% more likely than moms to take young kids to the movies in the United States.
,. | middle1905.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "a classroom"
},
"options": [
"boys and girls",
"desks and chairs",
"a classroom",
"a family"
],
"question": "It's a picture of _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "in the pencil box"
},
"options": [
"in the pencil box",
"on the teacher's desk",
"on the floor",
"under the chair"
],
"question": "The two pens are _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Linda"
},
"options": [
"Linda",
"Mike",
"Miss Green",
"Mary"
],
"question": "_ is eleven.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Mary"
},
"options": [
"Mary",
"Miss Green",
"Linda",
"Mike"
],
"question": "_ is not in the picture.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "friends"
},
"options": [
"teacher and student",
"brother and sister",
"cousins",
"friends"
],
"question": "Mike and Linda are _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | This is a picture of a classroom. The classroom is big and clean. You can see a teacher's desk, five desks and six chairs. You can see a girl and a boy, too.
Three books are on the teacher's desk. A pencil box is on the desk. Two pens and two rulers are in the pencil box. A schoolbag is under a chair. A ball is on the floor. The girl is Linda; she is 11. The boy is Mike, he is 12. They are in Class Two, Grade one. They are friends. Their teacher is Miss Green. She is not here. | middle1911.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Differences in culture"
},
"options": [
"Differences in culture",
"Simon's funny story",
"different floors",
"Hiding the feelings"
],
"question": "What's the best title for the passage?",
"question_type": null
}
] | An American called Simon goes to London to see his friend, Rick. Rick tells him that his flat is on the first floor. When he gets there, Simon goes straight to the first floor of the building. But people there tells him that there is no Rick on that floor. Do you know why?
In fact, English people call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, but Americans call it the second floor.
The story shows that there are a few culture differences between English and America, though they both speak English.
English people usually hide their feelings. They seldom start a dialogue with strangers . For example, on the train they often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. They're more active and easier to talk with.
English people and Americans use different _ for many things. English people usually use football, eraser and mail, but Americans use soccer, rubber and post. | middle4869.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "students at school"
},
"options": [
"poor families",
"foreign travelers",
"students at school",
"old people"
],
"question": "This passage introduces a trip for _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "pick apples"
},
"options": [
"walk through the greenhouse",
"pick apples",
"make friends with plants",
"taste some honey"
],
"question": "You can _ at the foot of the hill.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "$100"
},
"options": [
"$50",
"$65",
"$80",
"$100"
],
"question": "How much should you pay if your group has 20 people?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
}
] | Do you want to have a trip? Hope Farm can give you a nice experience this autumn.
On the farm, you can meet animals and take a walk through the garden and greenhouse. How about making friends with the plants there? Our teachers will tell you the differences or _ of all the plants. You can also take a look at the honeybees, learn more about then and maybe even taste some honey! There is a hill beside the farm. Picking apples at the foot of the hill is an interesting activity. After that, how about climbing it with your friends? You are able to see the fantastic view at the top of the hill.
The price of each trip is $50 for a group of ten students. You can visit the traveling club in our school to order a trip. | middle3860.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Children and pets."
},
"options": [
"Hobbies and habits.",
"Children and pets.",
"Sports and games.",
"Likes and dislikes."
],
"question": "Which of the following may cause misunderstanding?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "show the important of getting on with neighbors"
},
"options": [
"show the important of getting on with neighbors",
"teach the basic rules of behaving well at home",
"explain the reasons of learning teamwork",
"introduce ways of being a better person"
],
"question": "In the passage, the writer tries to _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | Living next to next is the principle of a neighbor. Good neighborliness is the ideal to be aimed at. As the saying goes, no man is an island; he has to live with his neighbors. To make life easy and pleasant, he must cooperate with his neighbors.
Whether one likes it or not, one cannot do without neighbors. Normally one may think he can do without neighbors because he can manage all comforts and services, so the services or the need for a friend may not happen. However, the sympathy , admiration and appreciation which a neighbor may offer will have a great humanizing influence. To share one's view and sometimes even sadness, one needs some neighbors.
But all neighbors are not always keeping the friendly relationship. Stresses and tension develop because of misunderstanding. Very often children may be the cause for tense feelings. The neighbor's son may pick a flower or a fruit from your garden and an argument may follow. Again he may throw his ball at your window breaking it. These are common cases so far as the younger one is concerned but it is for the elders to view them with calmness and make up for it. This may read easy on paper but not so in real life. But being broad minded, one must be able to tolerate . Another reason for tension may be the animals. Your neighbor's dog may be a real trouble or his chickens would come into your garden and eat away your plants.
In all these cases to keep up good neighborliness, some understanding between the neighbors is important. _ Try to be friendly and the problem will not be difficult to solve. Care can at times play a good part and help the neighbors in a small or big way. Nobody is perfect and it is better not to speak ill of your neighbors. A cheerful word, a nod or a small talk will strengthen the feeling of good neighborliness.
Neighborliness is not only for people but it is also largely important between neighboring countries. History has got a lot to teach on this. Unless countries learn to live as good neighbors, there cannot be peace on earth. So children must be taught at home and in the school to cooperate with the neighbors and be friendly with them. The basic rule is to give and take and to develop a sense that the other man has as much right as you do, and some degree of tolerance is very necessary. | middle6918.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "No, they don't."
},
"options": [
"Yes, they do.",
"Yes, they are.",
"No, they don't.",
"No, they aren't."
],
"question": "The Diaoyu Islands don't belong to Japan, do they?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Becauese the Diaoyu Islands issue happened between China and Japan."
},
"options": [
"Because it is far from China to Japan.",
"Because they think they couldn't make more money by organizing the tour to Japan",
"Because it will cost too much money.",
"Becauese the Diaoyu Islands issue happened between China and Japan."
],
"question": "Why did several major Shanghai travel agencies stop organizing the tour to Japan?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "China's Taiwan Island is located to the southwest of the Diaoyu Islands."
},
"options": [
"China's Taiwan Island is located to the southwest of the Diaoyu Islands.",
"Japan is the most popular tour place for travelers from the city.",
"The Shanghai China CYTS Outbound Travel Service Co. Ltd. said it was advising people who wanted to visit Japan to change their plans.",
"The Shanghai branch of the China Travel International Ltd. stopped the tour to Japan"
],
"question": "According to the passage, which of the following statements is True?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "a piece of news"
},
"options": [
"an ad",
"a piece of news",
"a poster",
"a survey"
],
"question": "This passage may be _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Tourists canceled the tours to Japan becauese of the Diaoyu Islands issue."
},
"options": [
"The Diaoyu Islands belong to China since ancient times.",
"The Japanese government \"bought\" the Diaoyu Islands.",
"Tourists canceled the tours to Japan becauese of the Diaoyu Islands issue.",
"Last year, many tourists went to Japan on organized tours."
],
"question": "What's the main idea of the passage?",
"question_type": null
}
] | The Diaoyu islands have a long history as part of China's territory , belonging to the country since ancient times. They are located to the northeast of China's Taiwan Island, The total landmass of these islands is about 5.69 square kilometers.
Since the Japanese government "bought" the Diaoyu Islands, the tension between China and Japan about the islands has gone up. Several major Shanghai travel agencies have decided to stop organizing tours to Japan and advised Japan-bound tourists to make other plans, becauese of the Diaoyu Islands issue .
The Shanghai China CYTS Outbound Travel Service Co. Ltd. stopped the tour to Japan and will gradually stop receiving tourist bookings to Japan after the National Day holiday, according to Liu Xin, the company's manager.
The Shanghai branch of the China Travel International Ltd. also said it was advising people who wanted to visit Japan to change their plans.
In fact, tourists had already begun to ask for cancellation of their tours to Japan because they were worried about their safety.
Last year, more than 100,000 tourists from Shanghai went to Japan on organized tours. That made Japan the second most popular tour place for travelers from the city, only after Thailand. | middle1520.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "she was tired of listening to the piano."
},
"options": [
"she had paid him for this",
"she knew him very well",
"she was tired of listening to the piano.",
"she enjoyed his singing"
],
"question": "The lady asked the player to sing a song because _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "he caught the chance"
},
"options": [
"the lady helped him a lot",
"he caught the chance",
"he continued to play in the bar",
"he played the piano well"
],
"question": "Nat King Cole succeeded because _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "fail to realize"
},
"options": [
"fail to realize",
"forget to use",
"try to develop",
"manage to show"
],
"question": "The words \"sit on\" in the passage probably mean \" _ \".",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "work hard to improve yourself"
},
"options": [
"hide it and wait",
"ask others for help",
"pay no attention to it",
"work hard to improve yourself"
],
"question": "From the story we know if you have some talent, you should _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Find Your Hidden Talent"
},
"options": [
"Sing in the Bar",
"Achieve Success in Life",
"Never Lose Heart",
"Find Your Hidden Talent"
],
"question": "Which could be the best title for the passage?",
"question_type": null
}
] | Once there was a piano player in a bar . People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.
"I don't sing," said the man.
But the lady told the waiter, "I'm tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!"
The waiter shouted across the room, "Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!"
So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!
He had talent he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.
You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you just
your talent. | middle8262.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "I don't know."
},
"options": [
"In China.",
"In Japan.",
"In America.",
"I don't know."
],
"question": "Where is Sally?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "far"
},
"options": [
"new",
"big",
"far",
"near"
],
"question": "Her home is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "an hour"
},
"options": [
"ten minutes",
"thirty minutes",
"an hour",
"an hour and a half"
],
"question": "It takes her _ to get to school on foot.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "On the way to school."
},
"options": [
"At home.",
"On the way to school.",
"In her school.",
"In a restaurant."
],
"question": "Where does Sally have breakfast?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "No, she isn't."
},
"options": [
"Yes, she is.",
"No, she isn't.",
"Yes, she does.",
"No, she doesn't"
],
"question": "Is she late for school?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
}
] | My name is Sally White. I am a school girl. My school is far from my home. Every day it is a lot of time to get there. The road is not flat , so I cannot go to school by bike. I often get there by bus or on foot. It takes me thirty minutes to get there by bus and an hour on foot. I must get up early every morning. I have no time for breakfast at home. I often have something for breakfast on the way or on the bus. I don' t want to be late for school, so sometimes I run to school. | middle7151.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "begin to learn something new"
},
"options": [
"know you are common",
"lose the balance of life",
"begin to learn something new",
"get tired of daily life"
],
"question": "Imitation is useful when you",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "choose the right example"
},
"options": [
"Forget daily fear and pain",
"choose the right example",
"ask others for decisions",
"stay away from stars"
],
"question": "In order not to get the bad result of imitation, we should",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "turn their original ideas into real things"
},
"options": [
"turn their original ideas into real things",
"influence others with their knowledge",
"discover what their ancestors did",
"put different materials to good use"
],
"question": "The author thinks the world moves on because of those who",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "how to use imagination creatively"
},
"options": [
"what to learn from other people",
"how to affect other people deeply",
"how to search for more materials",
"how to use imagination creatively"
],
"question": "The trouble a creator faces is",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "To sow the importance of creativity."
},
"options": [
"To compare imitation with creation.",
"To criticize the characters of role models.",
"To sow the importance of creativity.",
"To explain the ways of achieving success."
],
"question": "What is the author's purpose of writing this passage?",
"question_type": null
}
] | Blind imitation is destroying yourself. To common people, imitation appears attractive; to creative people ,imitation is misleading.
In the early stages of skill or character development, imitation is helpful, When I first learned to cook, I used recipes and really cooked some tasty dishes. But soon I grew bored. Why did I have to follow someone else's way of cooking when I could create my own? Imitating role models is like using training wheels on a child's bicycle. They help you get going, but once you find your own balance, you fly faster and farther without depending on them.
In daily life, imitation can hurt us if we hold poor role models. As a child, if you watched people whose lives pain as normal and gone on to follow what they did. If you do not make strong choices for yourself, you'll get the results of the weak choices of others.
In the field of entertainment, our culture appreciates famous people. Those stars look great on screen. But when they step off screen, their personal lives may be awful. If you are going to follow someone, concentrate on their talent, not their bad character or behaviors.
People like the person who is willing to act on their sudden inspiration to create something particular. Think of the things and people that have affected you most deeply. They moved you because their creations were caused by inspiration, not desperation . The world is changed not by those who do similar work before them but by those who do creative work. Creative people are full of new ideas. The problem a creator faces is not running out of material; It is what to do with the material to knock at the door of imagination.
Study your role models, accept the gifts they have given and leave behind what does not serve you. Then you can say, "If I have announced my success, it's by learning lessons from my ancestors' failure." | middle4458.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Homework should be limited"
},
"options": [
"Students dislike homework",
"No use doing homework",
"Homework is good for study",
"Homework should be limited"
],
"question": "Which is the best title for the passage?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Students have little time for their hobbies."
},
"options": [
"Students have little time for their hobbies.",
"Students have to finish their homework.",
"Students are more active in class.",
"Students are good at their lessons."
],
"question": "According to the passage, what is an effect of having a lot of homework?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "a student"
},
"options": [
"a teacher",
"a student",
"a parent",
"a doctor"
],
"question": "The author of the passage may be _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Not getting enough sleep."
},
"options": [
"No having time to exercise.",
"Not getting enough sleep.",
"Getting up early for school.",
"Reading too many books."
],
"question": "According to the passage, what makes students more likely to get colds?",
"question_type": null
}
] | Middle school students have far too much homework. They usually have to sit up three or four hours every night doing their homework. Now one school in my hometown has made a rule of limiting homework. The homework is limited to an hour a day and the students have no homework on the weekend. I think this is an excellent idea that will allow students to live better and healthier lives.
Less homework will give students more time to enjoy other pastimes .I have many books which I received as gifts from my parents and friends. They have been kept there on my shelf for several years! Because of homework, I will have not read a single one of them. With less homework, students will be freer to develop their interests in art, music and other hobbies.
More time free from homework will get our physical health better. Many students
like sports, but they have little time to play football, basketball, volleyball and so on. They hardly have time to have a trip or take part in any social activities. They must spend so much time solving math problems and doing grammar exercises. Besides, staying up late to finish their homework leaves many students exhausted in the morning. Not getting enough sleep is not only unpleasant; it also makes students more likely to get colds and other illnesses. | middle3337.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "9796788"
},
"options": [
"3338651",
"8947659",
"7026449",
"9796788"
],
"question": "If you have lost a black wallet, you can call_to ask for it.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "A 29-year-old single lady."
},
"options": [
"A 24-year-old young man.",
"A 28-year-old married woman",
"A 29-year-old single lady.",
"A 50-year-old single man."
],
"question": "Who can join the Singles' Club?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "$ 60"
},
"options": [
"$ 50",
"$ 60",
"$ 70",
"$ 80"
],
"question": "If you get the job of delivering newspapers, how much can your earn every week?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
}
] | Black wallet with some money.
Come to Room 502 in the evening, or call 9796788.
WANTED IMMEDIATELY
A boy or a girl to deliver newspapers
Pay: $ 10 per day
Hours: 3:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. from Mon. to Sat.
For more information
Call Mr. Jones on 8947659 Call Jeff on 3338651
SINGLES' CLUB
A club for single people looking for new friends.
Ages: 25-40
Activities: parties, swimming, concerts, dances, etc
We meet every Friday at 8:30 p.m.
28 Garden Street Tel: 7026449 E-mail: singleclub@yahoo.com | middle2029.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "can show your pulse and knows when you are moving."
},
"options": [
"is designed by Tim Cook",
"was brought into the market last week",
"sells at different prices for different colors",
"can show your pulse and knows when you are moving."
],
"question": "We can learn from the passage that the Apple Watch _ .",
"question_type": "summarization_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "send personal messages to your friends' apple watches"
},
"options": [
"develop your own personal app",
"connect your iPhone with your iPad",
"receive personal messages from your friends' iPhone",
"send personal messages to your friends' apple watches"
],
"question": "With apple watch, you can _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "hospitals"
},
"options": [
"hospitals",
"hotels",
"airlines",
"car factories"
],
"question": "Many businesses help push for the uses of apple watch EXCEPT _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | A new product - the Apple Watch - into the market. Last year, the watch was firstly introduced by Tim Cook, Apple's CEO. The price of the watch is from $349 to $1,099, depending on its size and whether it is a sports or regular one.
Apple engineers and designers have put in a lot of thought and hard work into creating this "small screen" on your wrist . The "sensor " on the screen not only finds your finger, but also knows the difference between when you are tapping , and when you are pressing hard er.
The watch also has "haptic feedback ". You can s end personal messages to your friend --such as drawing a star or a special sign with your fingers, or tapping the watch, say 3 times, and your friend will receive those taps on their wrist.
Besides telling the time, the watch will use 'Bluetooth' to connect with your iPhone and show calls or text messages that come in.
According to Tim Cook, the watch may open up a whole new area of applications that we had never thought of. Some car f actories like BMW have developed an app that allows its car owners to open their cars with the watch. A 'Hotels' app may allow you to open the door to your hotel room without worrying about losing the smart-card. And finally, even at the airport--passengers may be able to simply wave their wrist to check into their flight.
The biggest use of the watch, however, is as your personal fitness coach. The watch can show your pulse (heartbeat) using a sensor at the bottom of the watch. It also has the same sensor as your iPhone, so it knows when you are moving, and also how much you are walking or running. It will remind you if you have been sitting for too long without taking exercise. | middle5746.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "more and more Chinese students study abroad at a younger age"
},
"options": [
"more and more Chinese students study abroad at a younger age",
"more and more Australian universities are open to Chinese students",
"Chinese students are only allowed to study in Australia from senior high school",
"a student should pay A$10,000 to A$12,000 a year in public schools in Australia"
],
"question": "According to Tian Litie, we know that _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "she learned that the environment and education in Australia are good"
},
"options": [
"her daughter has travelled to Australia before",
"she can't afford to send her daughter to other countries",
"her daughter is an independent student with critical thinking",
"she learned that the environment and education in Australia are good"
],
"question": "Lin Lina plans to send her daughter to Australia because _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "The exchange rate of the Australian dollar is of advantage to Chinese students."
},
"options": [
"The cost of studying in American schools is lower than in Australia.",
"The exchange rate of the Australian dollar is of advantage to Chinese students.",
"It's more difficult for Chinese students to enter Australian junior high schools.",
"Few students choose to study in Britain or the US because of too much money."
],
"question": "According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Australian schools will attract more and more Chinese students."
},
"options": [
"You should think twice before you decide to go abroad.",
"More and more Chinese students choose to study abroad.",
"Australian schools will attract more and more Chinese students.",
"Australian schools have much more advantages than other schools in the world."
],
"question": "What is the passage mainly about?",
"question_type": null
}
] | In March 2014, Australia opened junior high education to Chinese students, allowing them to study in Australian schools from the seventh grade.
"When more Chinese students are going to study abroad at a younger age, the opening of Australian junior high schools offers Chinese students and their parents one more good choice," Tian Litie, director of the Australian Department of Chivast Education International, said at the China International Education Exhibition Tour over the weekend.
Australia will see a rise in the number of Chinese junior and senior high school students studying in the country. Tian showed the reasons for it: lower admission requirements and low-cost education because of a favorable exchange rate . According to Tian, in public schools in Australia a student should pay A$13,000 to A$15,000 ($10,000 to $12,000) a year.
"Now the exchange rate of the Australian dollar to renminbi is below five, which means the cost is lower than that of Chinese students studying at junior and senior high schools in many other hot places, such as Britain and the US," said Tian.
Lin Lina from Beijing plans to send her daughter to a senior high school in Australia, was among them.
"My daughter is good at English and would like to study abroad early," said Lin, whose daughter is now a ninth-grader in Beijing. "We came for more information after we learned that the environment and education in Australia are good."
Eliza Chui, education officer for North Asia at the Australian Consulate-General in Shanghai, said that Australia is attractive not only because it provides an environment for learning English, but also because students are trained to have critical thinking and be independent. | middle5020.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Four butterflies"
},
"options": [
"One butterfly.",
"Two butterflies.",
"Three butterflies",
"Four butterflies"
],
"question": "How many butterflies are there in the garden? _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "They are playing a game."
},
"options": [
"They are flying.",
"They are dancing.",
"They are playing a game.",
"They are staying under the leaves."
],
"question": "What are the butterflies doing when it starts to rain? _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Green Tree and Rose."
},
"options": [
"Green Tree.",
"Rose.",
"Green Tree and Rose.",
"Green Tree, Rose and Grandpa Sun."
],
"question": "Whom do the butterflies ask for help? _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Grandpa Sun."
},
"options": [
"Rose.",
"Grandpa Sun.",
"Rain.",
"Dark clouds."
],
"question": "Who helps the butterflies at last? _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "A real friendship means that friends stay together when they are in trouble."
},
"options": [
"Butterflies cannot fly if their wings are wet.",
"The four butterflies are sisters and brothers.",
"Grandpa often helps others.",
"A real friendship means that friends stay together when they are in trouble."
],
"question": "What is the main idea of the play? _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | A Play: Four Butterflies
Characters: Red Butterfly (RB), Green Butterfly (GB), Green Tree (GT), Rose (R),
Grandpa Sun (GS)
Look! There are four butterflies in the garden. One is red, one is yellow, one is green, and the other one is white. They play games and dance together every day, and they are very happy. One day, it's fine. Four butterflies are playing a game in the garden. Suddenly it is full of dark clouds and it begins to rain hard.
1. GB: Oh, it's raining hard. Green Tree is over there. She can help us.
GB: Green Tree, our wings are wet. Please let us stay under your leaves.
GT: Green Butterfly, I like you. We have the same color. You can come in, but the other three butterflies must go away.
GB: No, thank you. We are good friends. We love each other and must stay together.
RB: Rose is over there. She can help us.
2. RB: Rose, our wings are wet. Please let us stay under your leaves.
R: Red Butterfly, I like you. We have the same color. You can come in, but the other three butterflies must go away.
RB: No, thank you. We are good friends. We love each other and must stay together.
3. GS: What good friends they are! This is a real friendship. I must help them.
The sun drives the clouds away and asks the rain to stop. Soon the sun gives off bright light and
dries up their wings.
4. Four butterflies: Oh, the sun comes out. Our wings are dry. Let's play and dance again. | middle2997.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "In September"
},
"options": [
"In September",
"In October",
"In December",
"In July"
],
"question": "When do we usually have the English evening party?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Play chess"
},
"options": [
"Sing",
"Dance",
"Play chess",
"Play games"
],
"question": "What do people NOT do at the party?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "happy"
},
"options": [
"short",
"boring",
"happy",
"sad"
],
"question": "At the party, people feel _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "At 11:00 pm"
},
"options": [
"At 8:00 pm",
"At 10:00 pm",
"At 11:00 pm",
"At 11:30 pm"
],
"question": "When does the party end?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Our foreign friends"
},
"options": [
"Our foreign friends",
"Our music teacher",
"Our parents",
"Our English teacher"
],
"question": "Who do we sing the English songs with?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
}
] | At my school, we have a lot of interesting activities after class. Among these activities, I like the English Party best. Every September, we have an evening party. It starts at 8:00 pm. The students do different things at the evening party. Some sing English songs with our foreign friends. Some girls dance. Some other people play the piano, the violin and the drums when they are singing or dancing. Also, we play some interesting games together. Everyone is happy and has a good time at the party. Usually, the party lasts three hours, but we feel the time is too short. Happy hours always pass so quickly.
: | middle7637.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "start a new hobby"
},
"options": [
"meet your friends again",
"start a new hobby",
"learn new subjects",
"stay with your teachers again"
],
"question": "The most exciting thing in a new school term is to _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "drama club and piano lessons"
},
"options": [
"gymnastics and playing the drum",
"drama club and piano lessons",
"drama club and playing the drum",
"gymnastics and piano lessons"
],
"question": "The most popular hobby classes in the writer's school are _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "one can make many friends in his or her hobby classes."
},
"options": [
"Students can take all hobby classes for free every term.",
"Few students in Britain take up new hobbies in a new term.",
"Students with many hobbies feel more excited at school.",
"one can make many friends in his or her hobby classes."
],
"question": "Which of the following statements is right?",
"question_type": null
}
] | Starting a new school term is always exciting. It is a chance to see your friends again. But most exciting of all, the new term is a chance to take up new hobbies. It is common in Britain for students to take up new hobbies after the Christmas holidays. Deciding to start something new is a common New Year plan.
Most schools provide different kinds of hobby classes. Students take them in their free periods or after school. Some classes you have to pay for and others are free. For example, I once took a free Wednesday evening gymnastics class in my school. But when I learnt how to play the drum my parents had to pay for the lessons.
The most popular hobby classes at my school were piano lessons and drama club. Both classes offered exams students could take. Students with many hobbies sometimes felt more stressed than those without any. But the students with hobbies left school with some more skills.
I haven't continued any of the hobbies I began at school. But I have never regretted(, ) taking them. My best friend today is someone I met in my gymnastics class. | middle6529.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Bother A and B"
},
"options": [
"Her brother was seriously ill.",
"They had no money.",
"Nothing could save her brother.",
"Bother A and B"
],
"question": "What was the trouble in the little girl's family?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "some wonderful medicine"
},
"options": [
"something interesting",
"something beautiful",
"some wonderful medicine",
"some good food"
],
"question": "In the eye of the little girl, a miracle might be _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "The girl's love for her brother."
},
"options": [
"The girl's love for her brother.",
"The girl's money.",
"The medicine from the drugstore.",
"Nobody can tell."
],
"question": "What made the miracle happen?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "the doctor didn't ask for any pay"
},
"options": [
"the doctor didn't ask for any pay",
"a miracle is sure to happen if you keep on",
"the little girl is lovely but not so clever",
"Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought"
],
"question": "From the passage we can infer that _ .",
"question_type": "summarization_questions"
}
] | An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money. When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, "Only a miracle can save him now," the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully. She ran to a drugstore with the money in her hand.
"And what do you want?" asked the salesman.
"It's for my little brother," the girl answered. "He's really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle."
"Pardon?" said the salesman.
"My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?"
"We don't sell a miracle here, child. I'm sorry," the salesman said with a smile.
"Listen, if it isn't enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs."
A well-dressed man heard it and asked, "What kind of a miracle does your brother need?"
"I don't know," she answered with her eyes full of tears. "He's really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can't pay for it, so I have brought all my money."
"How much do you have?" asked the man.
"$ 1.11, but I can try and get some more," she answered.
"Well, what luck," smiled the man. "$ 1.11, the price of a miracle for little brothers." He took up the girl's hand and said, "Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let's see if I have the kind of miracle you need."
That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn't long before Andrew was home again
How much did the miracle cost? | middle7623.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "He owned a food company at 16."
},
"options": [
"He opened a cooking club in his high school.",
"He is famous on the Food Network.",
"He owned a food company at 16.",
"He loves to multi-task."
],
"question": "How is Kenny different from other students?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Creative."
},
"options": [
"Traditional.",
"Creative.",
"Simple.",
"Strange."
],
"question": "Which of the following best describes Kenny's cooking?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Kenny's success in cooking has a lot to do with his family"
},
"options": [
"Kenny proved himself by catering his uncle's wedding alone",
"Kenny likes to follow his mother's recipe when cooking",
"Kenny was able to cook his first dish in primary school",
"Kenny's success in cooking has a lot to do with his family"
],
"question": "We can conclude from the article that _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | Feeding a crowd of hundreds doesn't make Kenny Seals-Nutt nervous.
In fact, he _ in the kitchen. He's in his perfect place when dicing tomatoes, making salads and baking cakes.
By the time Kenny, 16, reached his third year of high school at Hickory Grove, North Carolina, US, he had become vice president of his school's cooking club. He also opened his own food company, called Modern Fusion.
Kenny said he developed his love of cooking by watching his mother, and his grandmother, who owned a catering business herself. Kenny helped them both in order to remember their tips: how long to cook chicken so it stays wet, and the right amount of tomatoes to add to a spaghetti dish.
At the age of 5, he cooked his first dish of shrimp and broccoli. Taking it for his school lunch, he warmed it up in the school's microwave, while the other kids ate their sandwiches.
"I love to eat, and it started to become more fun to cook than to use a microwave," he said.
Cooking came easy to Kenny, and he enjoyed adding new ingredients into common dishes. "It started with a passion and I wanted to know more," he said. He began to watch the Food Network and read chef blogs.
Last summer, Kenny put his skills to the test by working with his grandmother to cater his uncle's wedding. While she cooked traditional dishes, Kenny wanted to add new to the expected flavors .
Now Kenny spends his weekends catering his own events: weddings, birthday parties, baby showers. Kenny's dishes are always a hit.
Chef Frederick Mookie Hicks, owner of a catering business, said Kenny's success comes from his ability to multitask in the kitchen. Hicks said he has asked Kenny to cook with him on jobs three times now, and he presents Kenny as a positive example of a passionate chef to the students in his cooking classes.
"He's so vigorous about cooking that he doesn't let anything stop him," Hicks said. "I knew in the first five minutes of working with the kid that he is something special." | middle1252.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "a nurse"
},
"options": [
"a cook",
"a doctor",
"a nurse",
"a teacher"
],
"question": "What is Sara?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "walk or ride a bike"
},
"options": [
"by car",
"by train",
"walk or ride a bike",
"by bus"
],
"question": "How does Jim's father go to work?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "10 hours"
},
"options": [
"8 hours",
"6 hours",
"9 hours",
"10 hours"
],
"question": "How long does Ann work a day?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Children never go to Ann's workplace."
},
"options": [
"Hunter and Nina get up early in the morning.",
"Maybe Sara works in a hospital.",
"Children never go to Ann's workplace.",
"Jim's father works very hard."
],
"question": "Which of the following statements is not right?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "People's jobs."
},
"options": [
"How to work hard.",
"People's jobs.",
"When to go to work.",
"People's daily life."
],
"question": "What does this passage talk about?",
"question_type": null
}
] | Hunter and Nina are husband and wife. They get up at about 4:50 in the morning. When many people are still sleeping in their warm beds, they are working. They work outside and clean something. They don't work when it is raining. They also work on weekends
Her name is Sara. She sometimes goes to work in the morning, and sometimes goes to work at night When she is onduty. She works in a big building. There are many sick people in it. She wears a white hat and a white dress. She says, "I help doctors. I meet many people every day. I look after them. They need my help. That's my job. It's hard, but I like it."
Her name is Ann. She goes to work by bus every day. She works in a building. It opens at 8. a.m and closes at6.p.m.. There is a lot of good food, nice drinks and other things when she works. Children like to go there. She meets a lot of people every day. She often says, "Can I help you?" when she meets people. She says, "My work is not easy. I must stand all day and be friendly to everyone.
He is Jim's father. He usually leaves home very early. He doesn't work in a factory. He goes to work on foot or by bike. It is far from his home. He usually works in the day and has his lunch outside in the sun. His work is very hard. | middle5034.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "lying under a dish"
},
"options": [
"hiding in a box of bananas",
"climbing out of a box of bananas",
"lying under a dish",
"climbing into the fridge"
],
"question": "When the snake bit Mr. Jackson, it was _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "the fridge door was open"
},
"options": [
"he was surprised",
"he wanted to get a better photo",
"his chest began to hurt",
"the fridge door was open"
],
"question": "Mr. Jackson threw the snake away probably because _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "he was safe from the snake"
},
"options": [
"he could take a photo",
"the snake couldn't go back to the zoo",
"the snake became cool",
"he was safe from the snake"
],
"question": "Mr. Jackson closed the fridge door so that _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "London Zoo told them what kind of snake it was"
},
"options": [
"London Zoo told them what kind of snake it was",
"Mr. Jackson sent the photo to the hospital",
"he left hospital the next day",
"the snake bit him"
],
"question": "The doctors gave Mr. Jackson the right medicine when _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "two"
},
"options": [
"one",
"two",
"three",
"four"
],
"question": "The text tells us if we are in danger and have a phone with us, it will help us to do _ thing.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | If a snake bites you, take a photo with your mobile phone! It save your life. This is the surprising advice of a British cook. One day Henry Jackson was working in a restaurant kitchen. He picked up a dish from a table, and suddenly a snake appeared and bit him on the hand. A few days earlier, the snake came to the restaurant from Asia in a box of bananas. It climbed out of the box and hid under the dish. " I tried to pick it up and it bit me. I threw it away, but it landed in the fridge. So I closed the door." Jackson said. Anyway, Jackson was cool and he took a photo of the snake with his mobile phone. Soon his hand began to ache and he went to hospital. Then his chest began to hurt. Doctors couldn't say what was wrong because they didn't know what kind of snake it was.
Then Jackson remembered his mobile phone photo. The doctors sent it to London Zoo. When they knew the kind of snake, they could give Jackson the right medicine, and he left hospital the next day. " So my advice is this: If a snake bits you, pick up your phone. Take its photo first and then call the hospital. Show the photo to the doctors," suggests Mr. Jackson. " Oh, and if the snake doesn't smile for its photo, don't worry!" | middle3445.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "She climbed by herself."
},
"options": [
"Her husband sent her.",
"Another hiker helped her.",
"She climbed by herself.",
"She reached there by car"
],
"question": "How did Andi get to the top of the mountain?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "A woman hiker saved the life of a 50-pound bull dog"
},
"options": [
"A woman hiker saved the life of a 50-pound bull dog",
"A woman hiker carried a bull dog down the mountain",
"A woman hiker got on well with a 50-pound bull dog",
"A woman hiker found a 50-pound dog on the mountain"
],
"question": "The best title should be \" _ \".",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | Andi Davise, 49, regularly crossed the trail through the Phoenix Mountains Preserve with a few other hikers before sunrise. This morning, however, she met nobody and heard only the sounds of animals.
Some time later, Andi got to the steep slope , she climbed up to the top by using her hands. When she finally reached the top, she noticed a dark shape several inches from her left foot. She was frightened and then looked carefully. "It's a dog and it's dead." she said to herself. It took her a few seconds to realize that the dog's eyes were open. A thin, dirty bull dog was looking at her.
She greeted in a low and soft voice to show she was friendly. The bull dog shook when he heard her voice.
Andi inched closer and dropped some water into the dog's mouth. He tried to stand up but failed. Something was wrong with his left front leg. Andi pulled out her phone to contact her husband, Jason, but he didn't _ . She knew that if she didn't carry the dog down the mountain, he would die.
She carefully put her arms under the dog's body. He was so weak that he fell into her chest.
Andi had great trouble going down the steep, rocky mountainside with the 50-pound animal in her arms. Even her arms and back started aching, she didn't give up. The trip up had taken 30 minutes while going back down took twice that.
Andi's husband received her messages at last. He and their son, Justin, jumped into the car and drove to pick up Andi.
Later that morning, an X-ray showed that the bull dog was badly hurt, he was likely to lose his left leg.
A few days later, the Davises returned to the animal hospital. "The first thing he did was to give me a kiss, then he went right to my son." Andi said. They named the dog Elijah and brought him home that day. | middle2983.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "watch TV or play computer games"
},
"options": [
"eat vegetables",
"get good grades",
"go to the key school",
"watch TV or play computer games"
],
"question": "In the soap opera, the little girl isn't allowed to _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "he gives her daughter more independence"
},
"options": [
"he enjoys eating fish just like a cat",
"he gives her daughter more independence",
"he is afraid of his wife",
"he always stays up late just like a cat"
],
"question": "In the soap opera, the father is called \"Cat Father\" because _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | A soap opera called "Tiger Mother and Cat Father" is popular in China now. The tiger mother is pretty strict with her daughter and the little girl is not allowed to watch TV or play computer games. On the other hand, she makes all efforts to buy the expensive house near the key school, in order to let her daughter have a better education. However, the cat father has an opposite _ of how to raise their child. He gives her daughter more independence and doesn't make many rules for her. Which one is better, " Tiger Mother"or "Cat Father"?
In China, it seems that in each family, there is tiger mother and a cat father, even worse, some families have two tigers. Children can't decide anything for themselves. What's worse, Chinese mothers believe key school will bring a better future to their children. This soap opera fully shows us a common problem in China. And maybe it is the real reason why such kind of TV shows can get popular.
Whether the tiger mother or the cat father, respecting children and growing together are the keys to family education. Confidence, kindness, honesty and independence are the most important qualities to develop a child, not the grades. Just like a poem said, "Educating children is like walking with a snail , and the steps are gentle and slow." | middle5752.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "six"
},
"options": [
"one",
"five",
"six",
"seven"
],
"question": "How many ancient capital cities are there in China?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "four"
},
"options": [
"four",
"five",
"six",
"seven"
],
"question": "How many kinds of problems are mentioned in this passage?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "by bike"
},
"options": [
"by car",
"by taxi",
"by underground",
"by bike"
],
"question": "In the past, people went to work or school _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "The transport in Beijing is fast and convenient."
},
"options": [
"Beijing is the biggest city of China.",
"There were many tall buildings in Beijing in the past.",
"The transport in Beijing is fast and convenient.",
"The changes to Beijing have only brought advantages."
],
"question": "Which statement is the right?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Beijing's past and present."
},
"options": [
"Beijing is the capital of China.",
"Birthplace of China.",
"The problems Beijing have now.",
"Beijing's past and present."
],
"question": "Which is the best title of this passage?",
"question_type": null
}
] | Beijing is the capital of China. It is also one of the birthplaces of the Chinese civilization and one of the six ancient capital cities in China. It is the second biggest city with an area of 17,020 square kilometers. Beijing is changing every day and it is becoming more and more beautiful. Now there are a lot of new buildings, modern shopping malls and large markets.
In the past, Beijing was very clean and quiet and most people went to work or school by bike. Things have changed a lot. Now people can take the bus, the underground or the taxi to go to work or school. It is fast and convenient.
The changes in Beijing have brought many advantages but they have also caused some problems: air pollution, noise pollution, sandstorms and lots of traffic. | middle1534.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "to suggest we should keep up with the times"
},
"options": [
"to suggest we should keep up with the times",
"to show us the future of modern Olympics",
"to prove that the athletes have done better",
"to introduce high-tech sports equipment"
],
"question": "The purpose of the writer in writing this article is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | It's hard to believe how times have changed since the first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, on 6th April 1896. Over one hundred years ago, there was very little reliance(dependence)on modern technology. There were no landing mats , no stopwatches and no photo finishes. In fact, cameras and stopwatches were not used until the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, the USA.
Today technology has completely revolutionized(changed) sports. Take sports equipment for example. Starting blocks are now equipped with electronic pressure sensors , which provide exactly correct race time and also help to catch runners who "jump the gun". As athletes cross the finishing line, special digital cameras can also easily decide the winner. The clays of " _ " are gone.
Athletes have also benefited from technological developments. Body-hug-ging suits, which reduce wind drag, can help cut up to one-tenth of a second from runners' race times. Top athletes are even provided with tailor-made sports shoes. These shoes are made to fit the athlete exactly--and there are even air compartments in the shoes that can be filled to meet each runner's individual needs.
Technology has also changed the way that many sports are performed. Take one example--the pole vault . The inclusion of a landing mat obviously made a big difference to the vaulting style as athletes no longer needed to worry about hurting themselves as they fell. Without these worries, athletes could obviously jump higher. These days, polevaulters do not even need to worry about the crossbar as the uprights are now fitted with light-emitting diodes(LEDs) that measure how high the athlete vaulted. Technology has even been to the advantage of swimmers. New pools have been designed to reduce wave interference and sports scientists have even developed a new style of swimming that increases buoyancy and reduces drag in the water.
The increasing importance of these technological developments has led many sportsmen to suggest that the "Olympic spirit" is being lost in a rush to break records and win medals. Many developing countries say that technology has become too important in sport and that athletes from developing countries that cannot afford such technology are disadvantaged. There are no easy answers but one thing is sure--we cannot turn back time. Technology cannot go backwards. | middle7145.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Jane's mother"
},
"options": [
"Jane",
"Jane's father",
"Jane's brother",
"Jane's mother"
],
"question": "_ leaves the note.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "under the bed"
},
"options": [
"on the bed.",
"on the dresser",
"under the bed",
"in the schoolbag"
],
"question": "Where are the shoes?They're _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "On the desk"
},
"options": [
"On the desk",
"In the desk",
"Under the bed",
"On the dresser"
],
"question": "Where are the schoolbag?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
}
] | Dear Jane,
I have to go to work now. I prepare these things for you. Your schoolbag is on the desk. Your pen ,books,keys and your school card are in your schoolbag. Your clothes and hat are on the dresser . The shoes are under the bed. Don't _ your breakfast . It's in the microwave oven .
Love you.
Mom | middle2015.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Not putting off studying."
},
"options": [
"Not putting off studying.",
"Cramming the night before the exam.",
"Studying hard in your free time.",
"Not preparing for the exams."
],
"question": "What is a good study habit?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Do something you like."
},
"options": [
"Exercise after studying.",
"Do something you like.",
"Cram the night before exam.",
"Turn off your phone."
],
"question": "What does \" _ \" mean in the passage?",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Studying in a quiet place."
},
"options": [
"Only studying before the exam.",
"Studying and watching TV at the same time.",
"Studying in a quiet place.",
"Talking with friends on the phone."
],
"question": "What can help you study better?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "9 hours."
},
"options": [
"5 hours.",
"6 hours.",
"7 hours.",
"9 hours."
],
"question": "How many hours should you sleep a night for the better study?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Studying a little every day is good for your study."
},
"options": [
"Cramming is more important than studying well.",
"Studying a little every day is good for your study.",
"Staying in a large place can help you study better.",
"Sleep less, and you'll have more time to study."
],
"question": "Which of the following is TRUE?",
"question_type": null
}
] | Do you know how to study better? Let me give you some advice about studying. First, don't put off studying. Many students do that. Then they have to cram the night before the exam. In fact you need good study habits and study a little every day. This way, you will prepare better for the exams. Second, plan _ into your study time. For example, if you read 20 pages of the book, you can play one computer game. But only one. Third, stay in a quiet place and turn off your mobile phone. Then you can put your heart into your study. Last, believe it or not, sleeping is part of studying. It can help you learn better. Try to sleep more than eight hours a night. Take the advice, and you will study better. | middle6273.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "she wanted to work harder than before"
},
"options": [
"she liked to live in the busiest place",
"she didn't like to live in the country",
"she wanted to work harder than before",
"she didn't want to live in old house"
],
"question": "The actress bought a house in the center of the city because _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "gave him two tickets for her show"
},
"options": [
"gave him two tickets for her show",
"sang and danced for four hours",
"decided to give him 3 pounds",
"invited him for a big dinner"
],
"question": "In order to make the painter work better for her, the actress _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "to ask her to pay for his watching her show"
},
"options": [
"to ask for the money of his painting work",
"to ask her to pay for his watching her show",
"in which he showed his thanks for the tickets",
"in which he expressed his dissatisfaction"
],
"question": "The actress got the painter's bill _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "20"
},
"options": [
"10",
"12",
"15",
"20"
],
"question": "It can be learned from the text that one pound is _ shillings.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "He knew little about music and dance."
},
"options": [
"He was a careful man.",
"He was a poor man.",
"He was not friendly to others.",
"He knew little about music and dance."
],
"question": "What kind of man was the painter?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
}
] | A beautiful and very successful actress was the star for a new musical show. Her home was in the country, but she didn't want to go back there every night, so she bought an expensive house in the center of the city, got some beautiful furniture and got a man to paint the rooms in new colour.
It was very difficult to get tickets for her show in the evening, because everyone wanted to see it. So she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better for her. He took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of month, when she got the painter's bill. At the bottom of it were these words: "Four hours from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. watching Miss Hall sing and dance: 3 pounds," with this note: "Before 5:00 p.m. I get 10 shillings an hour and after 5:00 p.m. 15 shillings." | middle936.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "put out"
},
"options": [
"open the fire alarm",
"put out",
"run away",
"ask for help"
],
"question": "When you find a fire, you should try to _ the fire if it is safe",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "go to the playground under the direction from the teacher"
},
"options": [
"stay in the classromm under the desks",
"get out of the school by yourselves",
"go to the playground under the direction from the teacher",
"call 120 as quickly as possible"
],
"question": "If you are having a class, you should _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "dangerous"
},
"options": [
"safe",
"the best way",
"necessary",
"dangerous"
],
"question": "If there is a fire, it's _ to use the lift when you leave the building.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "the playground"
},
"options": [
"your home",
"The supermarket",
"the playground",
"the park"
],
"question": "Where will you go if there is a fire ?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
}
] | Fire Instructions
The person who finds a fire should:
A. Open the nearest fire alarm.
B. If it is safe and the fire is small, try to put out the fire.
On Hearing The Fire Alarm :
C. Those in class: will go to the playground under the direction(,) from the teacher.
D. Those not in class: will go to the playground by the nearest way.
How to leave:
E. Move quickly.
F. Do not stop to find your own things.There is no time for you to do that.
G. Do not try to pass other people on your way to the playground.
H. Do not use the lift .It's dangerous when there is a fire. | middle6515.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "April 1st"
},
"options": [
"April 1st",
"March 25th",
"December 28th",
"March 31st"
],
"question": "When is April Fool's Day in France now?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Play jokes on friends."
},
"options": [
"Give presents to friends.",
"Play jokes on friends.",
"exchange presents.",
"Do nothing special."
],
"question": "What do people do on April Fool's Day?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Yes, it is."
},
"options": [
"Yes, it isn't.",
"No, it isn't.",
"Yes, it is.",
"Sorry, we don't know."
],
"question": "Is April Fool's Day in Mexico on the twenty - fifth day in March?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "No, they don't."
},
"options": [
"Yes, they do.",
"No, they do.",
"Yes, they don't.",
"No, they don't."
],
"question": "People know the origin of April Fool's Day clearly, don't they?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
}
] | April Fool's Day is on April 1st. On this day, strange things may happen. Our friends will play jokes on us and try to fool us.
People don't know the origin of April Fool's Day clearly. Some say April Fool's Day began many years ago in France. Long ago in France, the old New Year's festival was celebrated from March 25th to April 1st and ended with exchange of presents. Later the King changed the New Year to January 1st. some people still celebrated the New year in April. They were called April Fish and were given presents as a joke.
But in many countries, April Fool's Day is not celebrated on April 1st but on other days. In Mexico( ), April Fool's Day is on the 28th of December. In ancient Rome , the day was on the 25th of March. In India, the day is on the 31st of March. In America, the day is mostly decided by young people and jokes who want to make fun of other people. But it is important to remember that your friends and you will be both happy. One must remember the difference between a good joke and a bad one. | middle2773.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "sometimes"
},
"options": [
"never",
"always",
"usually",
"sometimes"
],
"question": "Sam's mom _ beats him at chess.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "some"
},
"options": [
"lots of",
"little",
"much",
"some"
],
"question": "You have to spend _ money on a chess set.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "chess"
},
"options": [
"chess",
"soccer",
"basketball",
"pingpong"
],
"question": "Sam's school has a very good _ team.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "captain"
},
"options": [
"teacher",
"owner",
"captain",
"worker"
],
"question": "Sam is the _ of the school chess team",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "a chess set"
},
"options": [
"a chess computer",
"a chess club",
"a chess set",
"Both A and B"
],
"question": "Sam has got _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | I'm Sam. My hobby is playing chess --one of the greatest games in the world. My mom taught me how to play when I was 7. She beat me every time for the first year. But then on my eighth birthday, I won for the first time. I nearly always beat her from then on.
It takes about a day to learn the rules . But if you want to be good, you have to practice for years. You don't need much to play chess--just a chess set and someone to play with.
Chess sets can be quite cheap, or very expensive. Some people collect chess sets as a hobby, but some prefer playing.
There is a chess club in our school, and we meet every week to play with each other. I'm the best player in the club, and the captain of the school chess team. This year we won the All English Schools' Championship , and I had to go up on stage in front of the whole school to collect the trophy .
I'm saving up my money to buy a chess computer. It's very expensive, but very good for practice. In that way, I'll always have someone to play with. One day I will be the world chess champion .
,. | middle4302.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "a river"
},
"options": [
"a bank",
"a river",
"a lake",
"a park"
],
"question": "There is _ near Peter's school.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "some children flying kites near the river"
},
"options": [
"some children swimming in the park",
"his aunt buy a kite for him",
"some students reading beside the lake",
"some children flying kites near the river"
],
"question": "In the classroom, Peter can see _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Peter's aunt"
},
"options": [
"Peter's teacher",
"Peter's friend",
"Peter's cousin",
"Peter's aunt"
],
"question": "_ comes to visit his mother after lunch.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "after dinner"
},
"options": [
"at breakfast",
"in the classroom",
"after dinner",
"in school"
],
"question": "Peter's mother tells him to fly the kite _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "how to fly the kite"
},
"options": [
"his teacher's words",
"what the kite looks like",
"how to fly the kite",
"how to answer the teacher's question"
],
"question": "In class, Peter only thinks _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | Some children are flying kites near the river. They are very high and Peter can see them from the classroom. After lunch his aunt comes to see his mother and brings a kite to him. It looks like a bird. He wants to fly it but his mother doesn't let him do that.
"It's time to go to school," says his mother, "You can fly it after dinner."
The boy is unhappy, and says goodbye to his aunt and leaves. Now he is in the classroom but he doesn't listen to Miss Black. He only thinks how to fly the kite. Miss Black writes something on the blackboard and then turns to the class.
"Name(......) nine things with milk in them, Peter." she says.
The boy doesn't hear her and still sits there. A boy in Row 4 beats his back and he knows it. He stands up and Miss Black asks him the question again. He thinks for some time and then says, "Yes, madam, tea, coffee, cake and ...er...six cows ." | middle2767.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "A bookcase."
},
"options": [
"A chair.",
"A bookcase.",
"A sofa.",
"A table."
],
"question": "What is in the middle of(......) the bed and the desk?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "In the bookcase."
},
"options": [
"On the table.",
"On the desk.",
"In the bookcase.",
"In the desk."
],
"question": "Where are the books and CDs?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Some photos."
},
"options": [
"Some plants.",
"Some photos.",
"Some people.",
"Some CDs."
],
"question": "What are on the wall?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "4"
},
"options": [
"2",
"3",
"4",
"5"
],
"question": "_ people are in the family photo.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "My sister's room"
},
"options": [
"My Family",
"My family photo",
"My sister",
"My sister's room"
],
"question": "The best title for this passage is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | My sister has a nice room, There is a bed near (......) the desk. A bookcase is between (......) the bed and the desk. There is a jacket and a ring on the bed. A baseball is under the bed. There is a chair under the desk. There is a computer on the desk. Her hat and keys are under the chair. Her schoolbag is on the chair. Some books and CDs are in the bookcase.
She has a photo on the wall. You can see some plants in the photo. Our family photo is on the wall , too. You can see my father, my mother, my sister and me in the photo. It is a nice photo. | middle3479.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Americans usually have fast foods only"
},
"options": [
"fast foods are quite popular in America",
"Americans usually have fast foods only",
"Pizzas are becoming more popular in America",
"People can eat what they wish in America"
],
"question": "Many people think _ , but they are wrong.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Americans are from different countries of the world"
},
"options": [
"Americans have different eating habits",
"cheap foods like hamburgers and hot dogs are less popular than before",
"more and more tourists from other countries visit America",
"Americans are from different countries of the world"
],
"question": "There are many different kinds of food in America because _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Italians"
},
"options": [
"Americans",
"Mexicans",
"Italians",
"Japanese"
],
"question": "Pizzas were first made by _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "all of the people can enjoy the food"
},
"options": [
"only rich people can go out to eat",
"all of the people can enjoy the food",
"not all the people can go out to eat",
"only a few people can enjoy the food"
],
"question": "From the text we know that in America _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | When people think of food in the United States, they think mostly of fast foods like hamburgers and hot dogs. In fact, in the U.S. cities like New York and Los Angeles, there are thousands of different kinds of restaurants with foods from all over the world.
So if you like to try different foods, the United States is the place for you. The United States has people from all over the world, and they bring with them typical foods from their countries. You can eat tempura in Japanese restaurants, tacos in Mexican restaurants, paella in Spanish restaurants, pasta in Italian restaurants, and you can also eat America's most popular food, pizza.
Yes, pizza! Pizza is from Italy, but today it is an important part of the U.S. menu. There are about 58,000 pizzerias in the United States--that's about 17% of all restaurants in the country, and the number is growing.
The United States has eating places for all tastes--and all pockets. You can buy a hot dog on the street and pay one or two dollars. Or you can go to a four-star restaurant and pay $200 for a dinner | middle4316.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "bigger"
},
"options": [
"better",
"worse",
"bigger",
"smaller"
],
"question": "Mr. Green's garden is _ than Mr. Black's garden.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "fewer; more"
},
"options": [
"more; fewer",
"fewer; more",
"more; more",
"fewer; fewer"
],
"question": "Mr. Black has _ flowers but _ trees than Mr. Green.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Mr. Brown is too busy to work in his garden"
},
"options": [
"the garden is too small",
"Mr. Brown doesn't like flowers",
"Mr. Brown is too busy to work in his garden",
"there us always a lot of work in it"
],
"question": "There are a lot of weeds in Mr. Brown's Garden because _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "We don't know"
},
"options": [
"Mr. Green's",
"Mr. Black's",
"Mr. Brown's",
"We don't know"
],
"question": "Whose garden is the best?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
}
] | Mr. Green has a small garden in front of his house. There are lots of flowers in it. But he has only a few trees.
His neighbor Mr. Black has a garden, too. Mr. Black's garden is smaller than Mr. Green 's garden. He has fewer flowers than Mr Green but more trees.
Mr. Brown is Mr. Green's another neighbour. Mr. Brown's garden is the smallest one of the three. He has the fewest flowers of them all, but the weeds in his garden are the tallest. There is always a lot of work to do in his garden, but Mr. Brown doesn't have enough time to work in his garden, so his garden is the worst. | middle922.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "In the afternoon."
},
"options": [
"In the morning.",
"At noon .",
"In the afternoon.",
"In the evening ."
],
"question": "?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Nice to meet you too!"
},
"options": [
"I'm fine too.",
"How are you?",
"Hello!",
"Nice to meet you too!"
],
"question": "\"Me too!\" _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Thank you."
},
"options": [
"Thank you.",
"Sorry?",
"Goodbye.",
"Welcome to our home too!"
],
"question": "Li Ming, _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | Li Ming: Hi, Lingling,! Nice to meet you!
Lingling: Hi, Li Ming! _
Li Ming: How are you, Lingling?
Lingling: Fine, thanks. Mum, this is my friend, Li Ming. Li Ming, this is my mum, Mrs. Wang.
Li Ming: Good afternoon, Mrs. Wang !
Mrs. Wang : Good afternoon, Li Ming! Welcome to our home!
Li Ming: _
. | middle6501.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "They took part in a war."
},
"options": [
"They took part in a war.",
"They experienced something special.",
"They worked hard for the parade.",
"They answered a reporter's questions."
],
"question": "What did the old soldiers do more than 70 years ago?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "49"
},
"options": [
"20",
"49",
"40",
"70"
],
"question": "How many countries took part in the parade?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "China"
},
"options": [
"South Korea",
"America",
"China",
"A European country"
],
"question": "According to the passage, the great parade took place in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "The soldiers are tired but none of them will give up."
},
"options": [
"The training for the parade is usually on rainy days.",
"It is easy for the soldiers to perform well in the parade.",
"Quite many soldiers have taken part in the parade before.",
"The soldiers are tired but none of them will give up."
],
"question": "Which of the following is True?",
"question_type": null
}
] | When we interviewed what the life was like more than 70 years ago, many old soldiers were full of tears in their eyes. They told us that they never forgot those days when they were in the army, during which they lived hard lives but spared no effort to fight against the enemies.
Now in the year 2015 comes the first great parade in the 21stcentury. September 3rdis the 70thanniversary of the victory of the anti-fascist war. This day is considered as an important moment for China, as well as the world. 49 countries from all over the world, including South Korea and some European countries attended this special occasion.
In preparation for the parade, the soldiers worked hard every day. In order to walk well in the three hundred meters distance on the Tian'anmen Square, they had to receive extremely strict training. Each day, they got up early in the morning and started the 10 hours' practice.
When a reporter arrived, it was raining heavily outside, but none of the soldiers stopped training. Nothing can stop their training, and no one can stop their deep love to their motherland.
The reporter asked, "The training is so hard but why does nobody give up?" "It's the first time for me to join in such an important ceremony. I consider it a great honor. I must try my best." One of the participants answered. In fact, everyone takes pride in taking part in this big parade because they want to show the spirit of Chinese army, the power of Chinese army, as well as the determination of keeping the world in peace.
From the soldiers, we learned the power of dreams. If one has a dream, he will get over any difficulties that get in the way to make the dream come true. | middle6267.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "a newspaper"
},
"options": [
"a newspaper",
"an advertisement",
"a detective story",
"a science book"
],
"question": "The article is probably taken from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "It was nothing important."
},
"options": [
"It was very useful.",
"It was nothing important.",
"It was impossible.",
"It was good for interviewing."
],
"question": "What did the writer think of having good speech before the classes?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "the writer improved a lot"
},
"options": [
"the writer's friends couldn't understand him",
"the writer still couldn't make eye contact",
"the writer improved a lot",
"the writer didn't slow down"
],
"question": "From the sentence \"but my friends stopped asking me to repeat myself,\" we know that _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "speech is an important skill to have"
},
"options": [
"seeing a speech specialist is necessary",
"speech is an important skill to have",
"good speech can help you make friends",
"good speech gets good affect"
],
"question": "Through the passage, the writer wants to tell us that _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | My teachers suggested that I see a speech specialist in school.
I never really gave much thought to my speech. If other people understood what I was saying, then that was good enough. I didn't mind repeating myself many times.
Before testing me, the speech specialist asked me what I thought of having good speech. I told her I thought it was not important.
"Well, when you are in an interview for a job, and they don't know what you are saying, what are they going to say to you? Nice meeting you, bye," she said.
Maybe good speech was important. I took part in 20-minute classes each week with the specialist.
After she tested me, she told me that I spoke too fast, and didn't give enough eye contact . I learned that when I made eye contact with someone, it meant that I was talking to that person, and I could also see what he or she thought about what I was saying.
When my first speech class started, I found that I had been speaking too fast to be understood. Every time I spoke too fast, the specialist stopped me and told me to start again. At first, I got stopped after almost every other sentence. After a while, I felt my speech slow down. I wasn't sure if people could understand me better, but my friends stopped asking me to repeat myself.
Speech is an important skill to have. If you do have good speech, that's a good thing, but if you don't have it, it is never too late to improve. | middle1508.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Animals"
},
"options": [
"Humans",
"plants",
"Gods",
"Animals"
],
"question": "_ are the main characters in fables.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Children may love reading fairy tales."
},
"options": [
"People can learn nothing from fables.",
"Children may love reading fairy tales.",
"Aesop collected fairy tales before people forgot.",
"The characters in fairy tales are all real people."
],
"question": "Which of the following is TRUE?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Differences between fables and fairy tales."
},
"options": [
"Famous fables and fairy tales in the world.",
"The ways to collect fairy tales for kids.",
"The reasons why people can read fables.",
"Differences between fables and fairy tales."
],
"question": "What does the passage mainly talk about?",
"question_type": null
}
] | Are fables and fairy tales different or the same? They are both stories for children, but fables are stories for adults, too.
Fables are stories which are _ from grandparents to parents and then to children. People can learn much from them. The characters are mostly animals. They can talk and act like humans. The most famous fables were written by a man called Aesop. There are many famous fables in Aesop's Fables. The Lion and the Mouse and The Farmer and the Snake are two examples.
Fairy tales are usually stories for children. They are often about magic characters, for example, fairies and gods. Sometimes the characters are animals. We are able to enjoy these fairy tales because of the famous Brothers Grimm. They tried their best to collect these stories before people forgot. There are many fairy tales in Gimmes Fairy Tales, such as Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, The Frog Prince and Snow White. | middle7179.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "children"
},
"options": [
"men",
"parents",
"children",
"women"
],
"question": "According to the ads, these three books are for _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "make the children understand the book easily"
},
"options": [
"make the book beautiful",
"make the children draw beautifully",
"make the book sell well",
"make the children understand the book easily"
],
"question": "Many pictures in the book \"Learning How to Learn\" can",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "How to Use a Dictionary Picture Book for Children"
},
"options": [
"Learning How to Learn",
"Study Skills for Life",
"Basic Study Manual",
"How to Use a Dictionary Picture Book for Children"
],
"question": "\" _ \" can tell you the meaning of the different marks in a dictionary.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "$ 80.99"
},
"options": [
"$ 98.49",
"$ 49.25",
"$ 80.99",
"$ 79.24"
],
"question": "If you buy the three books on June 18, 2006, you will have to pay _ for them.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "sell the three books to children"
},
"options": [
"sell the three books to children",
"help children learn English",
"help the children learn about nature",
"use a dictionary to pronounce correctly"
],
"question": "The purpose of the passage is to _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | Learning How to Learn $ 24.99
Children who read this book show great interest in study. Many pictures will help understand it easily and quickly.
Basic Study Manual $ 38.50
Read this book and learn:
What the three barriers to study are and what to do about them.
What to do if you are fed up with a subject. Children read it to improve the ability to study.
How to Use a Dictionary Picture Book for Children $ 35.00
Read this book and learn:
How to find words in a dictionary.
What the different marks in a dictionary mean. How to use a dictionary to pronounce words correctly.
Buy this book and help children unlock their education. What's more, you'll just pay 50% for it before July 1, 2006. | middle4470.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "to check the use of energy in public places"
},
"options": [
"to set up a special phone line",
"to set the air conditioning cooler",
"to check the use of energy in public places",
"to make sure that more energy will be produced"
],
"question": "The job of the energy-saving policemen is _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "1200."
},
"options": [
"1200.",
"800.",
"400.",
"133."
],
"question": "Beijing uses _ million kilowatt-hour electricity in summer.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "1999--2003."
},
"options": [
"1968--1988.",
"1999--2003.",
"2002--2006.",
"2005--2009."
],
"question": "Which of the following years' winters were all warm in China?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "20%."
},
"options": [
"7%.",
"10%.",
"17%.",
"20%."
],
"question": "In the year 2010 China's energy usages is going to be cut by _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "it's easy for one to do something good for the environment"
},
"options": [
"there are few ways to protect the environment",
"it's difficult to find good ways to save energy",
"it's easy for one to do something good for the environment",
"it's difficult for one to do something good for the environment"
],
"question": "According to Liu Qianguang, _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | You may have known several kinds of police --- traffic police, fire police and street police. But have you ever heard of energy-saving policeman?
A group of 22 energy-saving policemen went to work last week in Beijing. They go around the city to see the use of energy in hotels, office buildings, shopping centers and other public places. One of their aims is to make sure that these places have set their air conditioning no cooler than 26degC.
They also set up a special phone line so that people can tell them which buildings fail to follow the rule.
"If everyone sets their air conditioning at 26degC, Beijing will save 400 million kilowatthour of electricity in one summer. That's one-third of all the usages of the city in the season," said a TV advertisement.
Other Chinese cities, like Wuhan in Hubei Province and Yangzhou in Jiansu Province, are going to follow Beijing's steps in setting up a similar police team.
As one of the fastest developing countries, China is using a lot of energy. This has a great effect on the country's environment and limited energy.
From 1986 to 2005, the country experienced 20 warm winters continuously . Numbers show that Chinese cities have to spend billions of yuan solving environmental problems every year.
At the beginning of this month, China made its first action plan to fight pollution. It aims to reduce energy usage by 20% and increase renewable energy up to 10% from 7% by 2010.
To introduce the public to a green life, last week Beijing held a show on energy-saving technology and productions. Environment-friendly machines, such as a vending machine that helps collect used bottles, have attracted lots of attention. "We want to tell people that there are certain ways to protect the environment. Each of us can find effective ways to do it on our daily lives," said Liu Qianguang, an environmental engineer in Beijing. | middle2001.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "A car hit him."
},
"options": [
"He felt ill.",
"A car hit him.",
"His ball was missing.",
"He hit a dog"
],
"question": "What happened to Jack one day?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "He couldn't wake up."
},
"options": [
"He couldn't get to sleep.",
"He couldn't sleep well.",
"He couldn't wake up.",
"He couldn't walk"
],
"question": "What was Jack's problem?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "His dog."
},
"options": [
"His father.",
"The doctor.",
"His dog.",
"No one"
],
"question": "Who woke up Jack at last?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Seven weeks."
},
"options": [
"Seven days.",
"Seven weeks.",
"Seven months.",
"seven hours"
],
"question": "How long did Jack stay in hospital?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
}
] | Jack is an 11-year-old boy. One day he was playing with a ball. The ball went into the street, and Jack ran for the ball. A car hit him.
Jack's parents took him to the hospital. The doctors told them, "Jack's head is hurt. Maybe he will wake up very soon. Maybe he will never wake up."
Every day Jack's parents went to see him and talked to him. But Jack never talked to them. He just slept.
One day Jack's father said, "Wake up, Jack. Let's go home and play with Cody." Cody is Jack's dog. When Jack's father said "Cody", Jack moved his arm. Then Jack's parents had an idea. They told the nurse, "We want to bring Jack's dog to the hospital. Is it OK?" "A dog in the hospital?" the nurse said. "That's very unusual. But. yes, it's OK."
The next day, Jack's parents brought Cody to the hospital. When they put the dog on Jack's bed, Jack opened his eyes. Jack's parents brought Cody to the hospital every day. Cody jumped on Jack's bed and touched Jack's arm. Jack said his first words, "Bad dog!"
After seven weeks Jack was well. He left the hospital and went home with Cody. | middle7192.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "3463"
},
"options": [
"3634",
"3463",
"4636",
"3464"
],
"question": "Mrs. Green's telephone number was _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "the cinema"
},
"options": [
"to sleep",
"the shop",
"the cinema",
"the visit"
],
"question": "People often made a mistake and telephoned her when they wanted _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "The man's wife."
},
"options": [
"Mr. Green",
"The man",
"The man's wife.",
"Anybody."
],
"question": "When Mrs. Green answered the phone, who didn't hear her ?.",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "the man didn't answer her and said another thing"
},
"options": [
"the man rang a wrong number",
"the man said sorry to her",
"the man didn't answer her and said another thing",
"the man's voice was very slow"
],
"question": "Why was Mrs. Green very surprised after she answered the telephone? Because _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "stay at home."
},
"options": [
"stay at home.",
"go to the cinema.",
"go to Mr. Green's.",
"go to work."
],
"question": "what will the man most probably do after the telephone?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
}
] | Mrs. Green's telephone number was three-four-six-three, and the number of the cinema near her house was three-four-six-four. So people often made a mistake and telephoned her when they wanted the cinema.
One evening the telephone rang and Mrs. Green answered it. A tired man said, "At what time your last film begin?"
"I'm sorry," said Mrs. Green, "but you have the wrong number. This is not the cinema." "Oh. It began twenty minutes ago," said the man, "I am sorry about that. Goodbye." Mrs. Green was very surprised, so she told her husband. He laughed and said, "The man's wife wanted to go to the cinema, but he was feeling tired, so telephoned the cinema. The man's wife heard him, but she didn't hear you. Now they will stay at home this evening and the husband will be happy." | middle711.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "She hurt her neighbor deeply."
},
"options": [
"She didn't know the story.",
"She hurt her neighbor deeply.",
"She was hurt deeply.",
"She was told an untrue story."
],
"question": "Why did the woman feel sorry?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "The woman was given a lesson."
},
"options": [
"The gossip didn't hurt anyone at all.",
"The wise man is not kind enough.",
"All the feathers had been blown away..",
"The woman was given a lesson."
],
"question": "Which of the following statements is true?",
"question_type": null
}
] | A woman repeated a bit of gossip about a neighbor. Within a few days the whole neighborhood knew the story. The neighbor was deeply hurt. Later the woman learned that it was completely untrue. She was very sorry and went to a wise old man to find out what she could do to repair the harm.
"Go to the market," he said, "and buy a chicken, and have it killed, then on your way home, pick its feathers and drop them one by one along the road." Although surprised by this advice, the woman did what she was told.
The next day the wise man said, "Now, go and collect all those feathers you dropped yesterday and bring them back to me."
The woman followed the same road, but she was so _ when she found the wind had blown all the feathers away. After looking for hours, she returned with only three in her hand.
"You see," said the old man, "it's easy to drop them, but it's impossible to get them back. So it is with gossip. It doesn't take much to spread a gossip, but once you do, you can never completely undo the wrong." | middle1285.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "It is very serous"
},
"options": [
"It has been stopped",
"It is very serous",
"It is not important",
"It is interesting"
],
"question": "What is the writer's opinion on the pollution today?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "the environmental pollution."
},
"options": [
"what is the air pollution",
"the harm of the soil pollution",
"the environmental pollution.",
"how to deal with the environmental pollution."
],
"question": "The best title of this passage is _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | Environmental pollution is the biggest problem for human being today. We all know that the environment includes the earth,water, plants and animals.If they are polluted or hurt, oour life can also be harmed.
It is true that more and more trees are being cutting down. The earth is becoming warmer. If the problem continues, the world will become a desert, and people will have no place to live.
The smoke produced by cars, factories and homes is polluting the air. _ gas is letting off into the air , too. The polluted air make people sick.
Then there is the sound pollution. Our world is not quiet, even at night, because of the noise made by cars and people's daily life. Too much noise has a bad influence on our hearing. It has been reported that many people in a village near an airport have lost their hearing because of the noise made by planes.
The water and the earth we are living on have also been polluted. The rubbish people throw away and the waste water poured by factories make the water and the soil polluted. When we drink dirty water or eat crops planted on polluted soil, we can get sick easily.
Just imagine what will happen if this continues. I 'm sure it won't be a pleasant result. | middle3492.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "he or she wanted to make the readers interested in this passage"
},
"options": [
"Shakespeare is one of the most famous people in the world",
"he or she was afraid that the readers didn't know this question",
"he or she wanted to make the readers interested in this passage",
"he or she liked to begin this passage by asking readers a question"
],
"question": "The writer began this passage by asking you a question because _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "nobody supported them except their family and friends"
},
"options": [
"there was not any search engine on the Internet.",
"nobody supported them except their family and friends",
"one of the most popular websites gave them a cheque for $100,000",
"Larry Page and Sergey Brin dreamed to produce something to answer any question"
],
"question": "From the passage we know that at the beginning of their project, _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Larry Page and Sergey Brin named google after a hundred zeros."
},
"options": [
"Now the Google search engine is widely used in the world.",
"The google search engine was the biggest one after 2002.",
"Larry Page and Sergey Brin named google after a hundred zeros.",
"The service of the Google search engine is very popular."
],
"question": "Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?",
"question_type": null
}
] | "How many common English words were invented by Shakespeare?"
How long did it take people to find the answer to this question 15 years ago? And now! you can google it and find the answer immediately!
Google is the most popular Internet search engine in the world. It was invented by two students, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. They met in 1993, when they were studying computer science at Stanford University, USA. They dreamed of producing something that could also answer any question in seconds.
Internet search engines at that time were slow and gave many websites that weren't useful. In January 1996, Page and Brin decided to make a better and faster search engine. They thought the results should be based on the most popular websites.
Nobody would give them money for their project, so they used their own money. They also borrowed money from family and friends. Then, in 1998, they were given a _ for $100,000, and they started their own company. Their first office was in a friend's garage. The company's name is Google, a word which comes from mathematics. A "google" is a very high number---- 1 followed by a hundred zeros.
The google search engine was soon used by thousands of people worldwide because it was fast, easy and correct. By 2002 it was the biggest search engine on the Internet. Now, more questions have been answered by Google than any other Internet service, from sport to science, and from music to medicine. Google hopes that in the future all the world's information will be put on the Internet, so that everybody can find everything. | middle2954.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Cameras."
},
"options": [
"Lights.",
"Cameras.",
"Batteries.",
"Lamps."
],
"question": "What does the Relex Company make?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "it worked very well"
},
"options": [
"it worked very well",
"it didn't have any batteries",
"the light meter doesn't work well",
"it didn't take good photos"
],
"question": "When Sarah got the camera, _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "They aren't light enough."
},
"options": [
"They aren't light enough.",
"They aren't dark enough.",
"You can't see them",
"They are too colourful."
],
"question": "What's wrong with Sarah's photos?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Five."
},
"options": [
"One.",
"Five.",
"Six.",
"About six."
],
"question": "How old is Sarah's camera?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "but she still wants her old one repaired"
},
"options": [
"so she doesn't need her old one",
"and she wants Relex to give it to her for free",
"and she wants to send the old one to her friend",
"but she still wants her old one repaired"
],
"question": "Sarah plans to get a new camera, _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | 351 Gardener Street
Los Angeles, CA90031
September 12
Relex Company
37 Pearl Street
Clifton, NJ07013
Dear Sir or Madam:
A year ago I bought a Relex camera second hand. It's a SW 705 model, and it's about five years old. Here's my problem: The light metre was fine when I bought the camera, but now it isn't working and my pictures are coming out too dark. I checked the batteries, and they are still good. I took the camera to some repair shops, but they said they couldn't repair it because the model is too old and they don't have the necessary part.
Do you have the parts for this model in stock? If so, could I send you the camera for repairs? How much would the repairs cost? I'm going to buy your new SW800 model in about six months, but I would still like to fix this old one.
Thank you very much.
Sincerely yours
Sarah H, McDaniel | middle3486.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "American"
},
"options": [
"Australian",
"Canadian",
"American",
"British"
],
"question": "According to the passage, \"neighbor\" is used in _ English.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "all the words in a simple way"
},
"options": [
"some of the difficult words",
"all the words in a simple way",
"all the easy words",
"the words of two meanings"
],
"question": "The dictionary explains _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | This dictionary tells you about English words and how to use them in reading, writing and speaking English. It not only gives the meaning of words, it can also help you with spelling, word building, grammar and pronunciation.
To use your dictionary correctly, you need to understand how the dictionary works. At the front of the book, you will find some exercises to help you make the most use of your dictionary.
If you look up the word "colour", you will find two spellings for this word. "Colour" is used in British English, while "color" is used in American English. When such a thing happens, the dictionary shows it with the word "BrE" for British English and "AmE" for American English.
The dictionary also helps you pronounce words correctly. It uses a special alphabet to show pronunciation. If you turn to the inside back face, you will see all the phonetic letters with some words to show you how they are pronounced. Just have a look at this page when you're not sure how to say a word.
The most important reason for using a dictionary is to find out the meaning of a word--its _ .
In this dictionary, the definitions have been written using only 2000 words. This means that the definitions of even the most difficult words are simply explained and easy to understand. | middle2940.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "The bridge"
},
"options": [
"The bridge",
"The car",
"The ferry",
"The bus"
],
"question": "_ is the best way for people to go across the river.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "it may be faster to cross rivers on bridges than on ferries"
},
"options": [
"the shortest bridge in the world was built in New York",
"it may be faster to cross rivers on bridges than on ferries",
"there is a bridge over every river in the United States",
"we don't need ferries any more"
],
"question": "We can infer that _ according to the passage.",
"question_type": "summarization_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "the bridge is taking the place of the ferry"
},
"options": [
"the bridge is taking the place of the ferry",
"the ferry is better than the long bridge",
"the bridge in New York has a very long name",
"there is no ferry in the world"
],
"question": "The main idea of the passage is that _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Both cars and people"
},
"options": [
"Only people",
"Both cars and people",
"Only cars",
"Neither people nor cars"
],
"question": "_ can cross rivers by ferry.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | How do you get across a river? A bridge is the best way. In some places, there are no bridges. People use the ferry . A ferry is a boat that takes people and cars across the river.
Both ends of a ferry look the same. The ferry never has to turn around. It docks at one side of the river. People and cars get on. At the other side, the ferry docks again. The people and cars get off. Other cars and people get on. And then the ferry goes back across the river.
In many places, bridges are now taking the place of ferries. In 1964, the longest bridge in the world was built in New York over Now York Bay . It is called the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. This bridge has two roads, one over the other. Each road is wide enough for six lanes of traffic. | middle2798.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "in the river"
},
"options": [
"in the park",
"in the garden",
"in the river",
"in the zoo"
],
"question": "Sarah likes playing _ very much.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "in a big city"
},
"options": [
"in the country",
"in a big city",
"in a small city",
"in a park"
],
"question": "Sarah's father works _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "a park"
},
"options": [
"a river",
"a garden",
"a zoo",
"a park"
],
"question": "There is _ near Sarah's new house.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "There are no people in the pool."
},
"options": [
"Sarah's mother doesn't let her see.",
"She is too young.",
"There are no people in the pool.",
"Something is wrong with Sarah's eyes."
],
"question": "Why can't Sarah see the people in the pool?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
}
] | Sarah lives in the country, and she loves playing in the river near her house. But her father gets a job in a big city, and he moves there with his family.
Their new house has a garden, but the garden is very small. Sarah isn't happy. "Is there a river near here?" she asks her mother on the first morning. Her mother answers, "No, there isn't, but there is a nice park near here and there is a pool in it. We are going there this afternoon." Sarah is happy now.
After lunch, Sarah and her mother go to the park. Sarah wants to walk near the pool, but there is a sign before it. Her mother reads it to her, "Warning : This pool is dangerous. 367 people fell into it." Sarah looks into the pool carefully , and she says, "But I can't see them." | middle1291.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "A cleaner"
},
"options": [
"A housewife",
"A cleaner",
"A doctor",
"A worker"
],
"question": "What does Li Hong's father do?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "She didn't go to school."
},
"options": [
"She was ill seriously.",
"She was lost in Chongqing.",
"She went back to her hometown.",
"She didn't go to school."
],
"question": "What happened to her when she was 12?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Li Hong has much pocket money."
},
"options": [
"Li Hong has much pocket money.",
"Li Hong is very hard-working.",
"Li Hong wants to do something for her hometown.",
"Li Hong has been in Chongqing for 2 years."
],
"question": "Which of the following is WRONG?",
"question_type": null
}
] | How much pocket money do you get from your parents every month--200 yuan?
Some may need more to buy birthday presents, ice cream or cartoon books.But for Li Hong,30 yuan each month is enough. The only thing she buys is lunch--1.5yuan each day."My favorite is noodles and rice." Said Li."But meat is too expensive for me."Li,14,is a student of Grade Eight. Her parents are migrant workers .They first came to Chongqing from a village in Henan two years ago.Her father now works as a cleaner and gets 500 yuan every month. Her mother has no job.Every day,Li gets up at 5:30 am and walks 50 minutes to get to school. She studies hard ,and even reads books during breaks! Her favorite subject is computer."I'm learning typing now. I hope to be the fastest in my class,"said Li. Like many teens, Li has lots of homework--- usually at last one hour every day. But that is not all he work. During the week she helps her mum cook. On weekends, she helps wash clothes. "I could cook when I was eight. Father said sometimes I cooked better than mum."
Li said she wanted to be a doctor when she grew up. "I wacth TV and find out
There are many people with AIDS in Henan. Some are kids.I really want to help them."Said Li.
But she is afraid of having to leave school.Li didn't go to school at the age of 12 one year because her family had no money to send her.This year, the school didn't ask her to pay the 600 yuan fees because her family is too poor."I hope I will always be in school,"said Li."Dad works hard to get money.I have promised him I will study hard to be a good student and a good doctor in the
future." | middle7186.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "aren't"
},
"options": [
"is",
"isn't",
"are",
"aren't"
],
"question": "The children _ Bob Pearson's real children.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "four"
},
"options": [
"lot of",
"two",
"three",
"four"
],
"question": "His children are from _ countries.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "likes"
},
"options": [
"doesn't like",
"like",
"likes",
"don't like"
],
"question": "Bob Pearson _ the children very much.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Lanlan is a Chinese girl."
},
"options": [
"Bob Pearson is a very nice young man.",
"Bill and Mikou come from the same country.",
"Bob Pearson has a wife.",
"Lanlan is a Chinese girl."
],
"question": "Which is RIGHT?",
"question_type": null
}
] | Bob Pearson is an old man. He has two big houses and a new car. He has no wife. But he is the father of four children. He has two sons and two daughters. One son is from England. His name is Bill. The other son is from America. His name is Mike. One of his daughters is from Japan. Her name is Mikou. The other one is from China. Her name is Lanlan. Bob Pearson is not the children's real father, but he loves them very much. The children love their "father" , too. | middle6298.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "By bus."
},
"options": [
"On foot.",
"By bike.",
"By bus.",
"By taxi."
],
"question": "How does Jasson go to school?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Maths."
},
"options": [
"Maths.",
"French.",
"Latin.",
"History."
],
"question": "Which of the following subjects is Jason good at?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "At 11:00 am."
},
"options": [
"At 10:00 am.",
"At 10:30 am.",
"At 11:00 am.",
"At 11:30 am."
],
"question": "When does Jason have a break?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Goforawalk."
},
"options": [
"Playfootball.",
"Play basketball.",
"Play table tennis.",
"Goforawalk."
],
"question": "What does Jason do after school?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Jason probably likes History lessons."
},
"options": [
"Jasonfindshisbooksinthebedroom.",
"ThesecondlessononMondayisLatin.",
"Jasonhaslunchattwelveo'clock.",
"Jason probably likes History lessons."
],
"question": "Which of the following is TRUE?",
"question_type": null
}
] | Hello! I'm Jason. On Monday, I usually wake up late and have no time to have breakfast. I can't find my books or my school cap. At last, I find my books and my school cap in the bathroom. I have to wait for a bus and I am nearly late for school.
The first lesson on Monday morning is Maths. I like it because I'm good at Maths.
The next lesson is French. I like French. It's nice to be able to talk with somebody in another language.
At last, it is eleven o'clock -- time for break. After having a break, we have two Latin lessons. There are a lot of boys in our class who don't like Latin. I don't like it, either.
At half past twelve, it is time for lunch -- a meat pie, potatoes or cabbage and a glass of juice or milk. Then I go to the playground with my friends, and we play football there.
After lunch, we have a History lesson. The History teacher tells us many interesting things.
After school, my friends and I usually go for a walk. I come home very late, and my mother is very angry. | middle5791.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "it has a kind of radar system to help it"
},
"options": [
"its eyes are good",
"it can't see well",
"it can make a sound",
"it has a kind of radar system to help it"
],
"question": "The bat has no trouble flying in the darkest nights because _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "At night."
},
"options": [
"In the daytime.",
"In the early morning.",
"At night.",
"In the late afternoon."
],
"question": "When does the bat begin to go out to look for food?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "ears"
},
"options": [
"ears",
"eyes",
"mouth",
"nose"
],
"question": "The bat \"sees\" things with its _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "The bat has poor eyesight, but it can \"see\" its food."
},
"options": [
"The bat is the only flying animal in the world.",
"The bat has poor eyesight, but it can \"see\" its food.",
"Not all bats are afraid of flying in the sun.",
"The bat often comes out in the daytime."
],
"question": "Which of the following is True?",
"question_type": null
}
] | Bats are the only flying mammal in the world. They can't see very well. It is long believed, in many places, that all bats are blind . "Blind as a bat" is often heard.
Yet they have no trouble flying in the darkest nights and finding their way around. How can bats fly and see at night? They fly by radar .
The bat's radar system works the same way as the one that ships and planes use. When a bat flies through the air, it makes sounds that people can't hear. If the sounds hit things, they will come back. The bat's ears can receive the messages. In this way it can know where the things are.
Bats go out to look for food at night. In the daytime they stay in some dark places. Some people think bats are bad animals. In fact, they are useful animals. | middle5949.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "he needed money to buy toys"
},
"options": [
"he wanted to eat them",
"he needed money to buy toys",
"he liked the tree without apples",
"he wanted to share them with friends"
],
"question": "The boy picked all the apples on the tree because _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "when he was in times of difficulty"
},
"options": [
"whenever he was happy",
"if he missed the apple tree",
"when he was in times of difficulty",
"as soon as he was free"
],
"question": "The boy came back to the apple tree _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "nothing except a place to rest"
},
"options": [
"to have a house to live in",
"nothing except a place to rest",
"the root of the apple tree",
"anything that the apple tree had"
],
"question": "At last the boy wanted _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "The phrase \n _ means that the apple tree was sad because the boy asked for too much."
},
"options": [
"The phrase \n _ means that the apple tree was sad because the boy asked for too much.",
"The phrase \n _ means that the apple tree was still happy because she could help the boy for the last time.",
"Each time the boy asked the apple tree for help, the tree tried her best to satisfy him.",
"After reading the passage, we can easily think of the old Chinese saying \"Parents' love is universal!\""
],
"question": "According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?",
"question_type": null
}
] | Once there was a huge apple tree.A little boy loved to come and play around it every day.He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.
Time went by---the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree every day.One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad."Come and play with me, " the tree asked the boy."I'm no longer a kid.I wouldn't play around the tree any more." the boy replied."I want toys.I need money to buy them." "Sorry, I don't have money.But you can pick all my apples and sell them.So, you will have money." The boy picked all the apples on the tree and left happily.The boy never came back after he picked the apples.
One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited, "Come and play with me, " the tree said."I don't have time to play.I have to work for my family.We need a house for shelter.Can you help? " "Sorry, I don't have a house.But you can cut off my branches to build your house." So the boy cut all the branches off the tree and left happily.The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then.The tree was again lonely and sad.
One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was pleased."Come and play with me! " the tree said."I am sad and getting old.I want to go sailing to relax myself.Can you give me a boat? " "Use my trunk to build your boat.You can sail far away and be happy." So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat.He went sailing and never showed up for a long time.
Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years."Sorry, my boy.But I don't have anything for you any more.The only thing left is my dying root, " the tree said with tears 1
"Good! Old tree root is the best place to lean on and rest.Come and sit down with me and rest." The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears 2 | middle5961.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "all above"
},
"options": [
"put all the class photos onto a CD",
"put the student's Chinese compositions onto a CD",
"give each student a CD",
"all above"
],
"question": "Leng Jingze's head teacher plans to _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "he wanted his head teacher to smile more"
},
"options": [
"his head teacher wasn't serious enough",
"he doesn't like his head teacher",
"his head teacher sent him a gift",
"he wanted his head teacher to smile more"
],
"question": "Wang Zeyu wanted to make a \"lucky star\" for his teacher because _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "a newspaper"
},
"options": [
"a newspaper",
"a novel",
"a letter",
"a diary"
],
"question": "The passage is probably from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | In less than two months, Junior 3 students around the country will take the senior high school entrance exam. They are studying hard for this big challenge. Do they have time to do something in memory of their middle school years? Many do.
Leng Jingze, 15, from Tianjin said that in her class students are already writing goodbye messages for each other. "Even the head teacher has a plan," said Leng. "She plans to put all our class photos and the Chinese compositions we have written onto a CD and give each student one," said Leng. "She will also write something for each student."
Wang Zeyu, 16, in Changchun, Jilin said his classmates are making "lucky stars" as graduation gifts. They are making the cheerful stars from colored paper. "Before making a lucky star, you write some words for the person on the paper," said Wang. "He or she can read the words later." Who does Wang want to make a lucky star for? He said he wanted to make one for his head teacher. "I'll write: Dear teacher, you always look so serious," said Wang. "But we know you have a warm heart. Smile more!"
In Xiao Xia's school in Beijing, each Junior 3 student will get a yearbook , in which the graduating classes will put their photos and self-introductions. "Most classes have written an article as the self-introduction," said Xiao, 15. "We have written a poem in the ancient style!" The poem records the big events of the class's history and is in the shape of the number 9. "Nine is our class number," said Xiao, who felt very proud of the idea. "Our class may be not the one with the best school grade but it must be the most creative one," said Xiao. "I feel lucky to study in such a class!" | middle2968.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Clothes."
},
"options": [
"Beer.",
"Coke.",
"Train tickets.",
"Clothes."
],
"question": "What can't we buy from a vending machine according to the passage?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "In some places, you can't get beer from a vending machine."
},
"options": [
"All the vending machines in the world are the same .",
"There are vending machines only in busy areas.",
"In some places, you can't get beer from a vending machine.",
"Vending machines are not good for children."
],
"question": "Which of the following is TRUE about vending machines?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "people don't want their children to get cigarettes"
},
"options": [
"people don't need cigarette machines any more",
"cigarettes are too expensive",
"people don't want their children to get cigarettes",
"children don't like cigarettes now"
],
"question": "In some areas in the United States, people can't find cigarette machines because _",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Vending machines are popular"
},
"options": [
"How to buy Coke",
"Vending machines in China",
"How to get money",
"Vending machines are popular"
],
"question": "Which is the best title of the passage?",
"question_type": null
}
] | Vending machines are very popular now. You can find them here and there. People can buy different things from them, like snacks and soft drinks. Now we can even buy train tickets from it in the train station.
They also sell newspapers in some busy areas. In some places, you can get a can of beer or Coke from the vending machine, but in some others, you can't.
Some vending machines sell cigarettes . They are called "cigarettes machines". With these machines, people can get cigarettes easily. These machines once were popular in the United States. But they are not good for children. So you can't see them now. In many areas in the United States, only some clubs and bars have cigarette machines, because children can never get into these places.
How does a vending machine work? If you want to buy a can of Coke, you can find its price on the machine. Put the money into the machine, and push the button of the Coke, then you can get your Coke and change. A vending machine makes our life easy and interesting. | middle7810.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "violin"
},
"options": [
"piano",
"guitar",
"violin",
"Saxophone"
],
"question": "What instrument could Einstein play?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Because it can make us happy."
},
"options": [
"Because it can make us interesting.",
"Because there are no exams.",
"Because it can make us happy.",
"Because scientists can play."
],
"question": "Why do we say music is valuable?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
}
] | Do you like to listen to music when you feel sad? Do you like to sing songs in the shower? Music is everywhere. But in many countries, music classes in schools are _ .
These days, because of the bad economy in the US, some schools fired arts teachers including music teachers. Some students don't have the chance to learn music. In China, there are no exams for music. So many students choose to make use of their time and study subjects like science, math and history.
But do you know that learning music helps children grow?
"Playing music is like doing different things all together", said Gottfried Schlaug at Harvard Medical School. For example, when playing the piano, people see the music notes. And they decode them. At the same time, they use their fingers to make sounds. You do all these things at the same time.
Scientists say that music helps with science too. Einstein played the violin. And German physicist Max Planck was talented in playing the piano.
Music is also a very valuable thing. It makes you interested in things, and it makes you happy, according to US National Science Foundation. | middle7804.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "didn't have enough money"
},
"options": [
"had much money",
"didn't have enough money",
"didn't worry about money",
"didn't need any money"
],
"question": "Jack London _ when he began to write his books.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Because he was too busy."
},
"options": [
"Because he didn't have money.",
"Because he was too busy.",
"Because he didn't like the boss.",
"Because he didn't feel well."
],
"question": "Why couldn't Jack London write a story for a New York magazine as he promised?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "the writer"
},
"options": [
"the writer",
"the boss",
"his friend",
"the officer"
],
"question": "The boss of the magazine wrote letters to _ , Jack London.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "ask for"
},
"options": [
"send",
"ask for",
"give",
"tell"
],
"question": "The boss of the magazine wrote letters to Jack to _ the story.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Jack London wanted to do his work with his feet."
},
"options": [
"The boss didn't meet Jack London when he came to the room.",
"The boss left a note in Jack London's room.",
"Jack London wanted to do his work with his feet.",
"The boss asked Jack London to finish the story in twenty-four hours."
],
"question": "Which of the following is NOT true?",
"question_type": null
}
] | As you know, the great American writer Jack London was often in need of money when he began writing his books. He worked hard but it didn't help him.
Once he promised a New York magazine to write a story for it, but he was busy at that time and could not keep his promise. The boss of the magazine wrote letters to Jack London several times to ask him to send the story. At last he went to Jack London's room and left a note .
"Dear Jack London, if I don't get the story in twenty-four hours, I'll come to your room and kick you downstairs, and I always keep my promise."
Jack London read the note and answered, "Dear Dick, if I could do my work with my feet like you, I could keep my promise, too." | middle7025.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "a shooting crime happened in their school and it was still treated as a crime scene"
},
"options": [
"their school fell down because of a natural disaster",
"the government needs to use the land of their school",
"their school is too small to hold more than 400 students",
"a shooting crime happened in their school and it was still treated as a crime scene"
],
"question": "The students of Sandy Hook Elementary School resumed classes in a new school in Monroe because _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "the location of the fans and air conditioners"
},
"options": [
"chairs and desks",
"classroom walls",
"the location of the fans and air conditioners",
"the location of bookshelves and cubby holes"
],
"question": "A lot of things in the new school were replicated as much as possible except _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "feel safe and relaxed"
},
"options": [
"feel at home",
"feel fresh and curious",
"feel happy and lucky",
"feel safe and relaxed"
],
"question": "\"... to make the students feel at ease.\" The phrase \"feel at ease\" most likely means _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "The school children's parents are not allowed to stay with their children in school."
},
"options": [
"The students have resumed classes in a new school.",
"A shooting crime happened in an American primary school.",
"The officials will do their best to make the students feel at ease.",
"The school children's parents are not allowed to stay with their children in school."
],
"question": "Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?",
"question_type": null
}
] | Classes resumed Thursday for the students of a school in Newtown, Conn, where a gunman last month killed 20 children and 6 adults in the second-largest school shooting in U.S. history.
With their school still being treated as a crime scene, more than 400 students of Sandy Hook Primary School attended classes in neighbouring Monroe.
Returning students, teachers and administrators were met by a large police presence outside their new school. Several officers guarded the entrance and checked IDs of parents dropping off children.
Law-enforcement officers guarding the new school called it "the safest school in America."
Students found the same chairs and desks, when possible. Their classroom walls were painted the same colours and hung with the same pictures. Other details, such as the location of bookshelves and cubby holes, were replicated as much as possible.
The school district said parents who wanted to be close to their children were welcome to visit and stay in classrooms or an auditorium.
Newtown superintendent Janet Robinson said officials would do their best to make the students feel at ease.
"We will be doing a normal day." She said. | middle1454.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "at Mr. Jones' house"
},
"options": [
"at David's house",
"at Mr. Brown's house",
"in the office",
"at Mr. Jones' house"
],
"question": "A small party will be held _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Mr. and Mrs. Brown"
},
"options": [
"Mr. Brown",
"Mrs. Brown",
"Mr. and Mrs. Brown",
"all his friends"
],
"question": "Mr. Jones asked _ to the party .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "in a room next to the office"
},
"options": [
"in the same office",
"in a room next to the office",
"in the post office",
"near Mr. Jones' house"
],
"question": "The telephone was _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "David"
},
"options": [
"Mrs. Brown",
"Mrs. Jones",
"David",
"David's friend"
],
"question": "Mr. Brown spoke to _ on the phone .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "she thought he was playing somewhere outside"
},
"options": [
"he went out of the house",
"he was answering Father's phone",
"she knew David had lost his way",
"she thought he was playing somewhere outside"
],
"question": "Why was Mrs. Brown looking for David ? Because _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | Mr. Jones and Mr. Brown worked in the different office . One day Mr. Jones said to Mr. Brown ,"We are going to have a small party at our house next Wednesday evening . Would you and your wife like to join us ?"
Mr. Brown said ,"Thank you very much . That is very kind of you . We are free that evening . I think , but I will telephone my wife and ask her . Maybe she wants to go somewhere else that evening ."So Mr. Brown went to the other room and telephoned . When he came back , he looked very sorry .
"What is the matter ?"said Mr. Jones ."Did you speak to your wife ?"
"No ,"answered Mr. Brown ,"She wasn't there , my small son answered the telephone . I said to him ,'Is your mother there , David ?'and he answered ,'No , she is not in the house ,''Where is she then ?'I asked .'She is somewhere outside .''What is she doing ?''She is looking for me .'" | middle5632.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "China"
},
"options": [
"Canada",
"China",
"America",
"England"
],
"question": "Jim's family lives in _ now.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "In the countryside."
},
"options": [
"In a tall building .",
"In the city.",
"In the countryside.",
"In a tea house"
],
"question": ". Where does Jim's family live now ?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Takes his car."
},
"options": [
"By train .",
"By bus.",
"Takes his car.",
"On foot"
],
"question": "How does Jim go to work ?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
}
] | My name is Jim Smith. I come from Canada. I teach English in a high school in China. I like my work. I have a son, Mike and two daughters, Jane and Jenny. They are all in China. We lived in a tall building of the city center one month ago. But now we live in the countryside. We think the cost of living is high and the traffic is heavy in the city. And there is a beautiful park. It's not far from my home. It is _ | middle3243.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "All above"
},
"options": [
"wedding banquets",
"birthday banquets",
"business meals",
"All above"
],
"question": "Food waste is usually seen in _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "packing up the leftovers"
},
"options": [
"taking the food we order back home",
"taking cold dishes back home",
"ordering more than we can eat",
"packing up the leftovers"
],
"question": "When we dine out, _ might be a good idea.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "at the temperature of 2degC"
},
"options": [
"at the temperature of 2degC",
"at the temperature of 20degC",
"at the temperature of 30degC",
"at the temperature of 50degC"
],
"question": "After being brought home, leftovers could be kept _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Food waste and its solution"
},
"options": [
"How to save food",
"How to pack up leftovers",
"Food problems in China",
"Food waste and its solution"
],
"question": "What's passage mainly about?",
"question_type": null
}
] | Food wasting is often seen in China. It's reported that food waste has produced 70% of the country's increasing rubbish. Especially in restaurants, plenty of food is wasted every day. Huge food waste is usually seen in wedding banquets , birthday banquets and business meals. However, when many people waste food, there is still a large number of people who do not have enough food to eat.
Luckily, when dining out is part of everyday life, more and more people have realized packing up the leftovers when dinning might be the right thing to do.
Now here is some advice about how.
When packing leftovers, take staple foods such as steamed bread. However, leftovers of cold dishes should not be packed up, because the cold dishes can not be heated after being brought home and may go bad and cause illness. Also, leftovers should be kept in the right way after being brought home. Food should be kept at temperatures below 10 degC or higher than 70 degC.But if the packed food is put under room temperatures, they should be eaten within four hours.
Packing leftovers in the right way is important, but it's more important to know how to order the right number of dishes. Don't be afraid of losing face by ordering less. After all, food doesn't come easily. | middle3525.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Mona"
},
"options": [
"Anna",
"Mona",
"Allan",
"Emma"
],
"question": "The letter is from _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "a room"
},
"options": [
"a room",
"a library",
"a computer",
"a school"
],
"question": "It is a photo of _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "A clock and some books"
},
"options": [
"Some pictures and a map",
"Some books and an eraser",
"A clock and a pencil",
"A clock and some books"
],
"question": "_ are on the desk.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "green"
},
"options": [
"green",
"black",
"yellow",
"blue"
],
"question": "A _ schoolbag is on the sofa.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | Dear Anna,
It is nice to see the photo of your room. Here is a photo of my room. These are my bed and my desk. My clock and some books are on the desk. Sometimes the books are on the bed. I like _ books on the bed. Oh, that is my hat on the bed. It is yellow. My quilt is yellow, too. My schoolbag is on the sofa. It is green. I take it to school every day.
Yours,
Mona
. | middle1332.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "American-born Chinese"
},
"options": [
"Australian-born Chinese",
"American-born Chinese",
"China-born American",
"American-born Canadian"
],
"question": "What does ABC here mean?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "They look like Chinese but think like Americans."
},
"options": [
"They look like Chinese but think like Americans.",
"They look like Americans but think like Chinese.",
"They look like bananas.",
"They like to eat bananas."
],
"question": "Why do people call an ABC a \"banana person\"?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Their eyes and hair are black."
},
"options": [
"Their eyes and hair are yellow.",
"Their eyes and hair are black.",
"Their eyes are black and their hair is yellow.",
"Their eyes are blue and their hair is yellow."
],
"question": "What color are their eyes and hair?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "American"
},
"options": [
"Chinese",
"American",
"Australian",
"Canadian"
],
"question": "What's C.N. Yang's nationality ?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
}
] | You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABC? You may like eating bananas. But do you know there are people called "banana persons"? If you don't know, I will tell you. They are Chinese people like you and me, but they aren't in China. Why do people call them that?
ABC means America -born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people also call them "banana persons". A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So when a person is a banana, he or she is white (American) inside and yellow (Chinese) outside. They are born in America and they live in America for a long time. Even their nationalities are Americans. So they think like Americans and do things like Americans. But they still have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair. So they look like us, Chinese people. For example, we all know the famous scientist C.N. Yang . He is an ABC and he is a "banana person". We like him, although his nationality isn't Chinese. | middle7743.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "David Crystal thinks Net speak helps develop the habit of writing."
},
"options": [
"Cynthia McVey points out teenagers can deal with Net speak properly.",
"Geoffrey Nurnberg believes Net speakers can write Standard English.",
"David Crystal thinks Net speak helps develop the habit of writing.",
"James Milroy says that language is changing and improving."
],
"question": "Which of the following is true according to the passage?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Is Net speak Harming the English Language?"
},
"options": [
"Net speak: A Widely-Used Language on Internet",
"Is Net speak Harming the English Language?",
"Is Net speak Helpful in Language Learning?",
"Net speak: Advantages and Disadvantages"
],
"question": "What can be the best title for the passage?",
"question_type": null
}
] | My summer hols wr CWOT. B4, we usd 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3:-@ kids FTF ILNY, its gr8.
Can you understand this sentence? If you can't, don't feel too bad: neither could the middle school teacher in England who received this as homework. This is Net speak: the language of computerized communication found on Internet or cell phones. To newcomers, it can look like a completely foreign language. So, what is the "translation" of the sentence above? My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York; it's great.
Schoolteachers and parents say this new form of writing is harming the English language. Increasing spelling and grammatical mistakes can be seen in students' writing. They fear the language could become corrupted .
Everyone should just relax, say linguists . They believe Net speak is in fact more of a good thing. David Crystal, from the University of Wales, argues that Net speak and Internet create a new language use and the almost lost art of diary writing has been picked up again. Geoffrey Nurnberg, from Stanford University, agrees. "People get better at writing by writing," he says, "Kids who are now doing text messages, e-mail, and instant messages will write at least as well as, and possibly better than, their parents."
Linguist James Milroy says, for centuries, it is believed without exception that young people are harming the language. And you can bet your bottom dollar that when today's teenagers become tomorrow's parents, they too will think this way. Milroy argues that languages do not and cannot become "corrupted"; they simply change to meet the new needs.
However, Net speakers do agree that it is important to teach young people how to speak and write Standard English. Cynthia McVey says, "I can understand Net speak worries teachers and it's important that they get across to their pupils that text messaging is for fun, but that learning to write proper English is a must for their future."
Perhaps we should give teenagers a little more trust anyway. Erin, age 12, says, "I wouldn't use text language in my homework. Texting is just for fun". | middle6449.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "Ten."
},
"options": [
"Eight.",
"Ten.",
"Twenty.",
"Eleven."
],
"question": "How old is Bill?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "have a birthday party"
},
"options": [
"have a meeting",
"have a talk",
"have a football match",
"have a birthday party"
],
"question": "Tom is going to _ on Sunday evening.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "by bike"
},
"options": [
"by bus",
"on foot",
"by bike",
"in a taxi"
],
"question": "Bill goes to Tom's house _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Tom's mother forgets to give Bill any food."
},
"options": [
"There are few children at the party.",
"Bill throws his plate out of the window.",
"Tom's mother forgets to give Bill any food.",
"Bill isn't angry at all, because he doesn't want any food."
],
"question": "Which of the following is right?",
"question_type": null
}
] | Bill is ten years old. One day his friend Tom says to him, "I am going to have a birthday party on Sunday evening. Bill, can you come to my party?" "I'll be glad to," answers Bill.
Before Bill goes to the party on Sunday afternoon, his mother says to him, "Now, Bill, don't forget to be polite . Don't ask for food until someone gives it to you.""All right, Mum." Bill answers, and he goes to Tom's house on his new bike.
There are a lot of children at the party. They play for an hour. Then Tom's mother gives them some food. But she forgets to give Bill any. He waits politely for ten minutes and then holds his plate up in the air and says loudly , "Does anyone want a nice and clean plate?" | middle1326.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "the earth is growing warmer"
},
"options": [
"the earth is growing warmer",
"we have to burn down the forests every year",
"we can find oil in our forests",
"we need coal in our forests"
],
"question": "Some scientists believe that.",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "become water and make the sea rise"
},
"options": [
"become thicker by seven meters",
"cover cities like London and Tokyo",
"raise the sea level by 7 degrees",
"become water and make the sea rise"
],
"question": "Ice at the poles willif the earth gets warmer.",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "kill the fish in rivers and lakes"
},
"options": [
"bring great changes in our weather",
"kill pests in lakes and forests",
"kill the fish in rivers and lakes",
"cover Europe and North America"
],
"question": "Acid rain can.",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "People have come to know the importance of working with nature."
},
"options": [
"The weather is changing just because of the acid rain.",
"People have come to know the importance of working with nature.",
"All the scientists agree that our earth is sure to become warmer and warmer.",
"The sea level will rise if the earth gets colder."
],
"question": "Which sentence is TRUE?",
"question_type": "summarization_questions"
}
] | Our factories and homes burn coal and oil. Every year we have forest fires somewhere. Many scientists believe that the weather is changing.
The earth will perhaps be warmed by about 7degC at the South Pole and the North Pole. The ice will be melt . The sea level will rise by about 7 meters. As a result, water will cover cities like London, Tokyo and New York. Some ports and towns along the coasts will disappear under water.
Some other scientists think that the dust, smoke and pollution from coal, wood and oil fires will block out the ultraviolet rays . Then the earth will become colder and great sheets of ice will cover Europe and North America.
When chemicals in the air mix with rain, we have acid rain. Acid rain can bring us great harm. It destroys forests and kills life in lakes and rivers.
People are beginning to see how serious the problem is. They find it important to work with nature instead of against it. They are trying to save the earth in many different ways. But one of the most important things to do is to make people understand that saving the earth is saving ourselves.
,. | middle7757.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "which animal was cleverer than other animals"
},
"options": [
"if the monkey came into the small box",
"if the monkey would sleep",
"which animal was cleverer than other animals",
"if some boxes were inside other boxes"
],
"question": "The scientist wanted to know _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "looked at the scientist through the keyhole"
},
"options": [
"looked at the scientist through the keyhole",
"began to look for food",
"came into the boxes one after another",
"began to eat the food"
],
"question": "After the scientist left the room, the monkey _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "put its eyes to the keyhole."
},
"options": [
"the monkey went out of the room",
"the monkey looked at the scientist through the window",
"began to look for food",
"put its eyes to the keyhole."
],
"question": "To the scientist's surprise, _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | Long long ago, an old scientist made a few tests on different animals to find out which was the cleverest of all the animals.
In one test the old scientist put a monkey in a room. In the room there were many boxes. Some boxes were inside other boxes. The smallest box had some food in it. The scientist wanted to watch the monkey and to find out how long it would take the monkey to find the food. The scientist left the room. He waited for a few minutes outside the door. Then he put his eye to the keyhole . What did he see? To his surprise, he found himself looking into the eye of the monkey. The monkey was on the other side of the door and looked at the scientist through the keyhole. | middle3531.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Four."
},
"options": [
"Two.",
"Three.",
"Four.",
"Five."
],
"question": "How many dimensions did the time traveler say there are?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Two years."
},
"options": [
"Two years.",
"Two months.",
"Twenty years.",
"All his life."
],
"question": "How long did it take the time traveler to make his model time machine?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "He would possibly send himself on a journey through time."
},
"options": [
"He believed that they could move in time.",
"He was playing a trick on a group of people.",
"He sent the young man to the future in the model time machine.",
"He would possibly send himself on a journey through time."
],
"question": "What can we infer from the passage about the time traveler?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "A science fiction."
},
"options": [
"A detective story.",
"A science fiction.",
"A romantic fiction.",
"A horror story."
],
"question": "What kind of story do you think the passage is?",
"question_type": null
}
] | "Listen carefully to what I say," the time traveler said, "I shall tell you something that you will not agree."
"Why will we not agree?" I asked.
"Because the science and mathematics you know are not correct," he said. "You believe there are only three dimensions -length, breadth and thickness."
"There is nothing to argue with that, " the youngest member of our little group said.
"Exactly!" the time traveler answered, "But there is also a fourth dimension - time."
"We all know about time, " another member of the group said. "Time passed."
"I do not agree," the time traveler said, "Length, breadth and thickness do not pass. They stay in the same place in space. We move about them. I can prove that time is the same. It does not pass. We move in time the same way that we move in breadth, length and thickness."
None of us believed the time traveler, and we argued with him for many hours.
"If we could travel back in time," the scientist said, "We could do things to change the future."
"If we could travel forward in time," the doctor said, "we could do things that change our present."
The time traveler smiled, "It is clear," he said, "that there is only one way I can show you that I am right. We must do an experiment. Please wait here."
He left the room and soon returned, carrying what looked like a clock.
"This is a model of a time machine. It took me two years to make it," the time traveler said. "I want all of you to understand that when I start the machine, it will immediately travel in time and disappear from the present."
He turned to the youngest of all. "Give me your hand," he said.
The young man put out his hand. The time traveler took it and placed it on the machine. Immediately, there was a sudden wind, and the little machine disappeared.
I was certain this was not a trick, but the doctor was not so sure.
"Are you asking us to believe," he said, "that the machine is now in a different time?"
"Certainly! In my laboratory, a full-size machine is almost complete. As soon as it is complete, I shall send myself on a journey through time. Would you like to see my machine?"
"Are you serious about this?" the doctor asked.
"I have never been more serious about anything," the time traveler said, "Come."
We followed him to his laboratory. There, we saw the actual machine, not quite complete, but large enough for a man to sit in. | middle5140.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "classmates"
},
"options": [
"in different classes",
"in different schools",
"classmates",
"sister and brother"
],
"question": "Li Ting and Wu Jun are _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Because she almost knows about everything."
},
"options": [
"Because she likes reading encyclopedia.",
"Because she looks like it.",
"Because she is helpful.",
"Because she almost knows about everything."
],
"question": "Why do people call Zhang Lin encyclopedia?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "He is a football player."
},
"options": [
"He is Wu Jun's classmate.",
"He is Wu Jun's teacher.",
"He is a football player.",
"He works in the School Sports Club."
],
"question": "Who is Raul?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
}
] | Li Ting, Zhang Lin and Wu Jun are students of Class 1, Grade 7 in Sunshine Middle School.
Li Ting is a pretty girl. She has big eyes and a small nose. Her hair is long and black. She likes dancing and singing. We all like listening to her songs. She hopes to be a singer when she grows up.
Zhang Lin is a tall and helpful girl. She is good at all her subjects. She always helps her classmates with their homework. She is very clever and almost knows about everything. Her classmates all call her encyclopedia .
Wu Jun is a strong boy. He enjoys playing sports. He plays football and basketball very well. He is a member of the School Sports Club. His dream is to be a football player like Raul. | middle5626.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Gold"
},
"options": [
"Food",
"Drinks",
"Stones",
"Gold"
],
"question": "What did the traveler love best?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "he had nothing to eat or to drink"
},
"options": [
"he had nothing to eat or to drink",
"he saw a bag full of stones and sand",
"he was happy to find a bag of gold",
"he found a bag full of drinks"
],
"question": "When he lost his ways in the desert of North Africa, _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "\"he didn't know where he was and where to go"
},
"options": [
"\"he didn't know where he was and where to go",
"\"he didn't know where he came from\"",
"\"he didn't know how to return home\"",
"\"he lost what he had on the way\""
],
"question": "\"He lost his way\" means _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "sad"
},
"options": [
"happy",
"hungry",
"thirsty",
"sad"
],
"question": "When he found a bag full of gold he felt _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Food"
},
"options": [
"Food",
"Gold",
"Drink",
"Stones"
],
"question": "What's the most useful to a hungry man? _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | Once there lived a man in a small town. He often said, "If I have lots of gold , I shall be the happiest man in the world." One day he was traveling in North Africa. He lost his way and he was so hungry and thirsty that he couldn't walk any more. There were only stones and sand around. Just then he saw a bag on the sand. He took it up. But when he opened it, he saw it was full of gold. He left the bag on the sand and cried, "What is the use of gold to a hungry man?" | middle2149.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "is based on Susan's life stories"
},
"options": [
"is based on Susan's life stories",
"is written to educate readers",
"is very sad to read",
"is difficult to read"
],
"question": "We learn that the book The Woman I Was Born to Be _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Encouraging"
},
"options": [
"Encouraging",
"Discouraging",
"Worried",
"Boring"
],
"question": "What does the author probably think of Susan's life stories?",
"question_type": null
}
] | Susan Boyle was born as the ninth child in a Catholic family. She suffered from learning disabilities ever since her birth because of her mother's poor health.
School was difficult for Susan and she was bulled because of her different behaviour. _ , who were much older, had life experiences that were unknown to their little sister. From the time of her birth, Susan was a screamer. The only really safe place that she would use as a repeat was her bedroom. There she would hang posters of her musical heroes on the walls and sing popular music into a hairbrush that she pretended was a microphone.
One by one her brothers and sisters moved away from home and then Susan's father died. This left her alone with an old mother and a cat. She tried volunteer work. Her best state of mind, however, was found when she was singing and so she would regularly join others in karaoke or pubs where she could show her skills and receive appreciation from the crowd.
When Susan announced at Christmas that she was planning to take part in the Britain's Got Talent competition, her brothers and sisters tried to discourage her. It was a wonder that she was even able to do the audition considering the troubles she faced just physically getting to the right place.
The Woman I Was Born to Be is a beautiful story written in the simple but humorous voice of the author, Susan Boyle. She tells her story from birth to the present in an interesting and educational manner.
I love this book ! In fact, I read the whole thing in one day! There is something in the stories that not only teaches the reader but also encourage us to reach for our dreams--no matter how impossible they may seem to be! | middle3257.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "he thought his son was worried about him"
},
"options": [
"he thought his son was worried about him",
"he knew that his son would die ahead of him",
"his son would earn his own living when he died",
"he found his son worried about his money"
],
"question": "The father was moved when _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "he would have no money to buy food and clothing if his father died"
},
"options": [
"he liked his father very much",
"he would have no money to buy food and clothing if his father died",
"his father was getting older and older",
"His father would get less and less money"
],
"question": "The son was worried about his father because _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
}
] | There once was an old man aged 50,who had a lazy son aged 30. The son couldn't earn his own living , and still lived on his old father for food and clothing. The old man was very worried about him. So he took him to the fortune teller to have his fortune told.The father and son both believed what the fortune teller said --the father would live to 80 and the son to 62.
After they found out how long they were going to live, the son was very sad. His father comforted him, "Don't be so sad! You are only 30 now, and still have 32 years of good days _ you."
"I'm not worrying about my own age. It's your age which causes me great worry," the son said.
The father was greatly moved and said, "Don't worry about me so much. I've got 30 years _ me too."
"I'm not worried about your age either," said the son. "I have found out that you will die two years earlier than I. So who will I depend on in the two years after your death?" | middle4538.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "before"
},
"options": [
"before",
"after",
"when",
"as"
],
"question": "According to the passage, you pay for online shopping _ you receive it.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "Paying over the Internet isn't always safe."
},
"options": [
"Save money.",
"Easy and quick.",
"Paying over the Internet isn't always safe.",
"You can compare the prices of the same product."
],
"question": "Which is not the advantage of online shopping?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "No, they don't."
},
"options": [
"Yes, they don't",
"Yes, they do.",
"No, they don't.",
"No, they do."
],
"question": "Do all the people like shopping on the Internet?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Above all."
},
"options": [
"We don't need to go to the shops to buy things.",
"We can shop at any time.",
"We can compare the prices of the same product and spend a lot... or save money.",
"Above all."
],
"question": "How is online shopping changing our lives?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Online shopping"
},
"options": [
"Shopping",
"The advantages of online shopping",
"The disadvantages of online shopping",
"Online shopping"
],
"question": "What does this passage talk about?",
"question_type": null
}
] | There are many new ways of shopping , and online shopping is one of them. You can buy almost everything on the Internet, and it's very easy. First, you choose something--clothes, tickets, a mobile phone, even a new computer--and pay for it. Then you receive it a few days later by post.
Online shopping has several advantages. First, you can shop at any time. The shops are always open. Second, shopping usually takes a lot of time. But to shop on the Internet you only need a computer and a mouse! You can also compare the prices of the same product and spend a lot... or save money.
But many people like going out and shopping with friends. They don't like shopping on the Internet because they can't see the product or try the clothes on. Also paying over the Internet isn't always safe.
Online shopping is changing our way of life. One day no one will go to the shops any more, because you'll be able to buy anything on the Internet, and you will be able to receive it anywhere in the world at any time! | middle7031.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "Poor children."
},
"options": [
"Poor children.",
"Herself.",
"Her friends.",
"A church."
],
"question": "Who was the woman collecting money for?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Very little money."
},
"options": [
"A lot of money.",
"A few dollars.",
"Paintings.",
"Very little money."
],
"question": "What did most people give her?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "He did not have any money."
},
"options": [
"He was not a generous man.",
"He did not have any money.",
"He had too many paintings.",
"His paintings were worth a lot of money."
],
"question": "Why didn't the artist give money to her?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "No, she didn't."
},
"options": [
"No, she didn't.",
"Yes, she did.",
"We don't know.",
"Yes, she does."
],
"question": "Did the woman collect enough money at last?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 0,
"answer_text": "$5,000"
},
"options": [
"$5,000",
"$5,00",
"$4,00",
"We don't know."
],
"question": "How much money does she need?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
}
] | A woman was collecting money for a church charity. The money she collected was going to be given to poor children who had no parents to take care of them. She went from apartment to apartment and from house to house. She knocked on doors and asked for money. She always said the same thing. "Good morning, I'm collecting for a church charity. Please give generously. We need $5,000." Then she held out a collecting box. Most people put a few coins in the box. An artist lived in one of the apartments. He opened the door. "Good morning." she said. "I'm collecting for a church charity. Please give generously. We need $5,000." The artist thought for a moment, then he said, "I'm sorry, but I don't have any money. However, I'll give you a painting. It's worth $ 400." The woman thanked the artist and took the painting away. A week later she called on him again. "I'm sorry to trouble you again," she said, "but we still need more money. I need another $ 100. Can you help?" "Of course," the artist said. "I'll increase the value of my painting to $ 500." | middle1440.txt |
[
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Sasha is three years younger than Malia."
},
"options": [
"Sasha is two years older than Malia.",
"Sasha is three years older than Malia.",
"Sasha is two years younger than Malia.",
"Sasha is three years younger than Malia."
],
"question": "Which statement is RIGHT?",
"question_type": null
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "a dog"
},
"options": [
"a cat",
"a dog",
"a horse",
"a doll"
],
"question": "Malia and Sasha were permitted to take _ to the White House by Obama.",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 2,
"answer_text": "piano and tennis"
},
"options": [
"soccer and dance",
"gymnastics and tap",
"piano and tennis",
"dance and piano"
],
"question": ".Malia and Sasha both have learned _ .",
"question_type": "cloze_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 1,
"answer_text": "To grow up in a different way"
},
"options": [
"To do some housework.",
"To grow up in a different way",
"To do their homework well.",
"To achieve their dreams."
],
"question": "Which is NOT the hope of the Obamas for Matia and Sasha?",
"question_type": "factiod_questions"
},
{
"answer": {
"answer_index": 3,
"answer_text": "Obama published an open letter to his daughters in the newspaper."
},
"options": [
"Obama wants every child in America happy.",
"Bo was six months old when it was taken into the White House.",
"Malia and Sasha are the students of Sidwell Friends School.",
"Obama published an open letter to his daughters in the newspaper."
],
"question": "Which statement is NOT right according to the passage?",
"question_type": null
}
] | Barack and Michelle Obama have two daughters: Malia, born in 1998, and Sasha, born in 2001. Before his inauguration, President Obama published an open letter to his daughters in Parade magazine, describing what he wants them and every child in America "to grow up in a world with no limits on your dreams and no achievements beyond your reach, and to grow into compassionate, committed women who will help build that world."
While living in Chicago, they kept busy schedules. Soccer, dance and drama for Malia, gymnastics and tap for Sasha, piano and tennis for both. Malia and Sasha attended the private Sidwell Friends School in Washington, DC. The Obama girls began classes there on January 5, 2009. In his victory speech on the night of his election, President Obama repeated his promise to Sasha and Malia to get a dog to take with them to the White House. On April 12, 2009, it was reported that the Obamas had adopted a six-month-old Portuguese water dog given to them as a gift. The dog was named Bo by Malia and Sasha.
Though Malia and Sasha Obama are the president's kids, it doesn't mean they'll be catered to. The girls are still required to do their chores. Besides bed-making, Malia and Sasha must clean up their rooms and keep on top of their homework. The Obamas want their girls to grow up in a "normal" way. | middle2161.txt |