摘要:英文文本 The sporting spiritFirst listen and then answer the following question.How does the writer describe sport at the international level？ I am always amazed when I hear people saying that spor[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Youth First listen and then answer the following question: How does the writer like to treat young people? People are always talking about 'the problem of youth'. If there is one -- whi[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Seeing hands First listen and answer the following question.How did Vera discover she had this gift of second sight? Several cases have been reported in Russia recently of people who can[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Matterhorn man First listen and then answer the following question.What was the main objective of early mountain climbers? Modern alpinists try to climb mountains by a route which will give[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Finding fossil man First listen and then answer the following question. Why are legends handed down by storytellers useful? We can read of things that happened 5,000 years ago in the Ne[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 From the earth: Greetings Listen to the tape then answer the question below. Which life forms are most likely to develop on a distant planet? Recent developments in astronomy have made it p[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Predicting the future Listen to the tape then answer the question below. What was the 'future' electronic development that Leon Bagrit wasn't able to foresee? Predicting the future is no[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 One man's meat is another man's poison Listen to the tape then answer the question below. What was it about snails that made the writer collect them for his friend on that in particular? P[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Pioneer pilots Listen to the tape then answer the question below. What was the name of the first plane to fly across the English Channel? In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of $1,000[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 A very dear cat Listen to the tape then answer the question below. Why was Rastus 'very dear' in more ways than one? Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals, but they recently took[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Electric currents in modern art Listen to the tape then answer the question below. How might some of the exhibits have been dangerous? Modern sculpture rarely surprises us any more. The ide[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 The longest suspension bridge in the world Listen to the tape then answer the question below. How is the bridge supported? Verrazano, an Italian about whom little is known, sailed into New[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Mary had a little lamb Listen to the tape then answer the question below. Was Dimitri right to apologize to his neighbour? Why not? Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Fifty pence worth of trouble Listen to the tape then answer the question below. Did George get anything for his fifty pence? What? Children always appreciate small gifts of money. Mum or da[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 A noble gangster Listen to the tape then answer the question below. How did Haywood make in times of peace? There was a tine when the owners of shops and businesses in Chicago that to pay[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 "It's only me"Listen to the tape then answer the question below. What did the man expect to find under the stairs? After her husband had gone to work. Mrs. Richards sent her children to[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Life on a desert island Listen to the tape then answer the question below. What was exceptional about the two men's stay on the desert island? Most of us have formed an unrealistic picture[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Not guilty Listen to the tape then answer the question below. What was the Customs Officer looking for? Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days, but they can still stop you when you[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 The loss of the Titanic Listen to the tape then answer the question below. What would have happened if only two of the sixteen water-tight compartments had been flooded? The great ship, Tit[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 A famous monastery Listen to the tape then answer the question below. What are the St. Bernard dogs used for? The Great St. Bernard Pass connects Switzerland to Italy. At 2,473 metres, it[阅读全文]