Lesson 26:Wanted: a large biscuit tin 征购大饼干筒 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音,然后回答以下问题。 Listen who the prize for biggest biscuit? No one can avoid being influenced by advertisements. Much as ...
Lesson 25:The Cutty Sark 卡蒂萨克号帆船 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音,然后回答以下问题。 What piece of bad luck prevented the Cutty Sark from winning the race? One of the most famous sailing ships of th...
Lesson 24:A skeleton in the cupboard 家丑 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音,然后回答以下问题。 Who was Sebastian? We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret whi...
Lesson 23:One man's meat is another man's poison 各有所爱 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音,然后回答以下问题。 What was it about snails that made the writer collect them for his friend on that in particular? P...
Lesson 22:By heart 熟记台词 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音,然后回答以下问题。 Which actor read the letter in the end, the aristocrat or the gaoler? Some plays are so successful that they run for years on en...
Lesson 21:Daniel Mendoza 丹尼尔.门多萨 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音,然后回答以下问题。 How many unsuccessful attempts did Mendoza make before becoming Champion of all England? Boxing matches were very p...
Lesson 20: Pioneer pilots 飞行员的先驱 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音,然后回答以下问题。 What was the name of the first plane to fly across the English Channel? In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of...
Lesson 19: A very dear cat 一条贵重的宝贝猫 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音,然后回答以下问题。 Why was Rastus 'very dear' in more ways than one? Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals, but they rece...
Lesson 18: Electric currents in modern art 现代艺术的电流 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音,然后回答以下问题。 How might some of the exhibits have been dangerous? Modern sculpture rarely surprises us any mo...
Lesson 17: The longest suspension bridge in the world 世界上最长的吊桥 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音,然后回答以下问题。 How is the bridge supported? Verrazano, an Italian about whom little is known, sa...