1.New teacher George comes from school on the first of September.'George, how did you like your new teacher?' asked his mother.'I didn‘t like her, Mother, because she said that t...

  1.Nest and Hair My sister, a primary school teacher, was informed by one of her pupils that a bird had built its nest in the tree outside the classroom. 'What kind of bird?...

  1.How do I get the gum out?    Distributing chewing gum to the passengers, the stewardess explained it was to keep their ears from popping. When the plane landed, ...

  1.The doctor lives downstairs 'Doctor,' she said loudly, bouncing into the room, 'I want you to say frankly what‘s wrong with me.' He surveyed her from head to foot. 'Mada...

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 ...