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 told that he ...

 1.Goodbye, Money On a trip to Disney World in Florida, my husband and I and our two children devoted ourselves wholeheartedly to the wonders of this attraction. After three ...

  1.Drive on   Seth Smith was reckoned the laziest man in town． Sotired had the authorities become of contributing to his supportthat they decided to consign him to a li...

 cold and  chaude   A patron in Montreal cafe turned on a tap in the washroom and got scalded. 'This is an outrage,' he complained. 'The faucet marked C gave me boi...

 1.I painted the vase A wealthy matron（主妇，保姆） is so proud of a valuable antique vase that she decides to have her bedroom painted the same color as the vase. Several ...

  1.The Doctor  and the servant   A wealthy old lady who lived near Dr．Swift used to send him presents occasionally by her servant．Dr．Swift took her presents but ...

Back Up Two Miles   A farmer and his son, traveling by horse and buggy up a narrow lane, met a motorist going the other way. There was no room to pass for two miles in either...

  1.I‘m  driver of the bus 我是司机 A short young man was running behind a bus which was full of passengers. But the bus still ran at a great speed. 'Stop, stop, ' a p...

1.The King‘s Brother    A poor man， presenting himself before the King of Spain，asked his charity， telling him that he was his brother． Theking desiring to know how ...

  1.Compare other things？   Son: Mom, John has a pair of shoes with Gordon’s name signed. Mom: You just care about this? Haven’t you compared other things? Son: Yes, h...