摘要:英文文本 Not for jazz First listen and then answer the question. What happened to the clavichord? We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord. It was made in Germany in 1681. Our cl[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 A cold welcome First listen and then answer the question. What does 'a cold welcome' refer to? On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 The best and the worst First listen and then answer the question. Why is Joe's garden the most beautiful one in the town? Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly ev[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Too late First listen and then answer the question. Did the detectives save the diamonds? The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Percy Buttons First listen and then answer the question. Who is Percy Buttons? I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me for a meal a[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 No wrong numbers First listen and then answer the question. What does 'No wrong numbers' mean? Mr.James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 An exciting trip First listen and then answer the question. Why is Tim finding this trip exciting? I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Please send me a card Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. Th[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Breakfast or lunch? It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunchtime. Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 A private conversation Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat. The play was very interesting. I did not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. Th[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Planning a share portfolio First listen and then answer the following question.How does the older investor differ in his approach to investment from the younger investor？ There is no shor[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 The great escape First listen and then answer the following quesion.What is one of the features of modern camping where nationality is concerned？ Economy is one powerful motive for camping[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Hobbies First listen and then answer the following question.Who，according to the author，are 'Fortune's favoured children'？ A gifted American psychologist has said， 'Worry is a[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Of men and galaxies First listen and then answer the following question.What is the most influential factor in any human society？ In man's early days. competition with other creatures mu[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Patterns of culture First listen and then answer the following question.What influences us from the moment of birth？ Custom has not commonly been regarded as a subject of great moment. The[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Are there strangers in space？ First listen and then answer the following question.What does the 'uniquely rational way' for us to communicate with other intelligent beings in space depen[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Recording an earthquake First listen and then answer the following question.What does a pen have to do to record on paper the vibrations generated by an earthquake？ An earthquake comes li[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Training elephants First listen and then answer the following question.At what point does the training of a captive wild elephant begin？ Two main techniques have been used for training ele[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 WavesFirst listen and then answer the following question.What false impression does an ocean were convey to the observer？ Waves are the children of the struggle between ocean and atmospher[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 What every writer wants First listen and then answer the following question.How do professional writers ignore what they were taught at school about writing？ I have known very few writers，[阅读全文]