摘要:英文文本 The dead return First listen and then answer the question. What happens to the lanterns at the end of the festival? A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan. This festival is a[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 A fantasy First listen and then answer the question. Why was the Ambassador particularly lucky? When the Ambassador or Escalopia returned home for lunch, his wife got a shock. He looked pal[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Future champions First listen and then answer the question. What kind of race do the children compete in? Experiments have proved that children can be instructed in swimming at a very early[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 A noble gift First listen and then answer the question. Where was the Statue of Liberty made? One of the most famous monuments in the world, the Statue of Liberty, was presented to the Unit[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Asking for trouble First listen and then answer the question. Why did the policeman ask the writer to come to the police station? It must have been about two in the morning when I returned[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 Three men in a basket First listen and then answer the question. Where was the station's Commanding Officer? A pilot noticed a balloon which seemed to be making for a Royal Air Force Stati[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 What's for supper? First listen and then answer the question. What kind of fish are they? Fish and chips has always been a favourite dish in Britain, but as the oceans have been overfished[阅读全文]

摘要:英文文本 A slip of the tongue First listen and then answer the question. Who made the only funny joke that evening and why? People will do anything to see a free show -- even if it is a bad one. Whe[阅读全文]

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]