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• 1.A Private Conversation
• Last week I went to the theatre. I had a good seat. The play was interesting. I didn't enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me....
• 2.Napoleon Was Ill
• Jack had gone to the university to study history, but at the end of his first year, his history professor failed him in his examinations, and he was t...
• 3.A Way to Make Money
• Mother had decided to trim（修剪，整理） her household（家庭的，日常的） budget wherever possible, so instead of having a dress drycleaned she washed ...
• 4.The Heaven and the Hell
• Bill Gates dies in a car accident. He finds himself in purgatory（炼狱） , being sized up by God. Well, Bill, I'm really confused on this call; I'm no...
• 5.The Alligator and the shoes
• A young blonde was on vacation in the depths of Louisiana. She wanted a pair of genuine（真实的，真正的） alligator（鳄鱼皮革的） shoes in the worst w...
• 6.A Chimpanzee and a Norwegian
• In 1990 the Swedes sent their first rocket up into outer space with a crew consisting of a chimpanzee（黑猩猩） and a Norwegian. On the control panel ...
• 7.Only Once
• A novice（初学者，新手） lion tamer（驯狮者） was being interviewed. I understand your father was also a lion tamer, the reporter queried. Yes, he was...
• 8.Two Dollars
• Jim walked into a store which had a sign outside: Second-hand clothes bought and sold. He was carrying an old pair of pants（裤子，短裤） and asked th...
• 9.None Other Than a Soldier
• As a newly commissinaed infantry（步兵） lieutenant, I was eager to set an example for my platoon（排，团） by cleaning my own M-16 rifle. While we we...
• 10.Quick Reaction
• My battery commander（连长） and I were interviewing candidates for a position as reconnaissance（侦测，勘探） sergeant in our artillery（火炮，大炮）...