摘要:英文文本 Out of control First listen and then answer the question. What was the danger? As the man tried to swing the speedboat round, the steering wheel came away in his hands. He waved desperately[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Never too old to learn First listen and then answer the question. How long has Mr. Page been teaching? I have just received a letter from my old school, informing me that my former headmast[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 On strike First listen and then answer the question. Who will be driving the buses next week? Busmen have decided to go on strike next week. The strike is due to begin on Tuesday. No one kn[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 After the elections First listen and then answer the question. 。 Why did Patrick keep on asking the same question? The former Prime Minister, Mr. Wentworth Lane, was defeated in the recent[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Monster or fish? First listen and then answer the question. What was the monster called? Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea. Though people have often lau[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Escape First listen and then answer the question. Why did the prisoner attack the driver? When he had killed the guard, the prisoner of war quickly dragged him into the bushes. Working rapi[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 The Crystal Palace First listen and then answer the question. How many people visited the Great Exhibition of 1851? Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the nineteeth century was the[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 By air First listen and then answer the question. Why did the plane turn back? I used to travel by air a great deal when I was a boy. My parents used to live in South America and I used to[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 The last one? First listen and then answer the question. For how long did the writer give up smoking? After reading an article entitled 'Cigarette Smoking and Your Health' I lit a cigarett[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 A successful operation First listen and then answer the question. Did the doctors find out how the woman died? The mummy of an Egyptian woman who died in 800 B.C. has just had an operation.[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 April Fools' Day First listen and then answer the question. What was the joke? 'To end our special news bulletin,' said the voice of the television announcer, 'we're going over to the[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 SOS First listen and then answer the question. How did the woman get help? When a light passenger plane flew off course some time ago, it crashed in the mountains and its pilot was killed.[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Out of the limelight First listen and then answer the question. Why was their disguise 'too perfect'? An ancient bus stopped by a dry river bed and a party of famous actors and actresses[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 The record-holder First listen and then answer the question. Did the boy go where he wanted to? Children who play truant from school are unimaginative. A quiet day's fishing, or eight hour[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 A car called bluebird First listen and then answer the question. What mistake was made? The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour.[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 A famous clock First listen and then answer the question. Has Big Ben ever gone wrong? When you visit London, one of the first things you will see is Big Ben, the famous clock which can be[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Red for danger First listen and then answer the question. How was the drunk removed from the ring? During a bullfight, a drunk suddenly wandered into the middle of the ring. The crowd began[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 But not murder! First listen and then answer the question. Do you think that the writer passed his driving test? Why? I was being tested for a driving licence for the third time. I had been[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Persistent First listen and then answer the question. Why did Elizabeth tell Nigel that she was going to the dentist? I crossed the street to avoid meeting him, but he saw me and came runni[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Volcanoes First listen and then answer the question. Why does Tazieff risk his life like this? Haroun Tazieff, the Polish scientist, has spent his lifetime studying active volcanoes and dee[阅读全文]