Lesson 56:Our neighbour,the river 河流,我们的邻居 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音,然后回答以下问题。 Why had the neighbours left their farm? The river which forms the eastern boundary of our farm has al...
Lesson 55:From the earth: Greetings 来自地球的问候 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音,然后回答以下问题。 Which life forms are most likely to develop on a distant planet? Recent developments in astronomy have...
Lesson 54:Instinct or cleverness? 是本能还是机智 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音,然后回答以下问题。 Was the writer successful in protecting his peach tree? Why not? We have been brought up to fear insects...
Lesson 53:In the public interest 为了公众的利益 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音,然后回答以下问题。 What could not be reported in the official flees? The Scandinavian countries are much admired all over th...
Lesson 52: Mud is mud 实事求是 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音,然后回答以下问题。 Why did Harry decide to give up his little game? My cousin, Harry, keeps a large curiously-shaped bottle on permanent display...
Lesson 51:Predicting the future 预测未来 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音,然后回答以下问题。 What was the 'future' electronic development that Leon Bagrit wasn't able to foresee? Predicting the future is noto...
Lesson 50:New Year resolutions 新年的决心 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音,然后回答以下问题。 What marked the end of the writer's New Year resolutions? The New Year is a time for resolutions. Mentally, at le...
Lesson 49:The ideal servant 理想的仆人 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音,然后回答以下问题。 It is a good thing my aunt Harriet died years ago. If she were alive today she would not be able to air her views on...
Lesson 48:The silent village 沉默的村庄 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音,然后回答以下问题。 Why was the village silent? In this much-travelled world, there are still thousands of places which are inaccessibl...
Too high a price? 代价太高? Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音,然后回答以下问题。 What does the writer describe as an 'amusing old-fashioned source of noise'? Pollution is the price we pay for an overpopulate...