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 Spare that spider First listen and then answer the following question. How much of each year do spiders spend killing insects? Why, you may wonder, should spiders be our friends? Because[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 Too early and too late Listen to the tape then answer the question below. Why did the young girl miss the train? Punctuality is a necessary habit in all public affairs in civilized society.[阅读全文]
摘要: 英文文本 Collecting Listen to the tape then answer the question below. What in particular does a person gain when he or she becomes a serious collector? People tend to amass possessions, sometimes w[阅读全文]
摘要: 英文文本 A spot of bother Listen to the tape then answer the question below. What did the old lady find when she got home? The old lady was glad to be back at the block of flats where she lived. Her[阅读全文]
摘要: 英文文本 Back in the old country Listen to the tape then answer the question below. Did the narrator find is mother's grave? I stopped to let the car cool off and to study the map. I had expected t[阅读全文]
摘要: 英文文本 Our neighbour, the river Listen to the tape then answer the question below. Why had the neighbours left their farm? The river which forms the eastern boundary of our farm has always playe[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 Instinct or cleverness?Listen to the tape then answer the question below. Was the writer successful in protecting his peach tree? Why not? We have been brought up to fear insects. We regard[阅读全文]
摘要: 英文文本 In the public interest Listen to the tape then answer the question below. What could not be reported in the official flees? The Scandinavian countries are much admired all over the world fo[阅读全文]
摘要: 英文文本 Mud is mud Listen to the tape then answer the question below. Why did Harry decide to give up his little game? My cousin, Harry, keeps a large curiously-shaped bottle on permanent display[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 New Year resolutions Listen to the tape then answer the question below. What marked the end of the writer's New Year resolutions? The New Year is a time for resolutions. Mentally, at least[阅读全文]
摘要: 英文文本 The ideal servant Listen to the tape then answer the question below. What was Bessie's 'little weakness'? It is a good thing my aunt Harriet died years ago. If she were alive today she[阅读全文]
摘要: 英文文本 The silent village Listen to the tape then answer the question below. Why was the village silent? In this much-travelled world, there are still thousands of places which are inaccessi[阅读全文]