幽默短篇2.doc

幽默短篇(2) ?? ??? Can you think of a sentence in which the word and appears five times, without any words in between?? There is one at the end of this story. ??? There was once an inn which was called The House and Cart.? It had a sign outside it which had a picture of a horse and cart on it, but the sign was getting very old, so the owner of the inn decided to have a new one made.? He went to a painter and asked him to paint one, and to write The Horse and Cart on it in large letters. ??? A few days later, he went to see how the painter was getting on.? He liked the picture of the horse and cart very much, but he did not like the writing at all.? He said to the painter, No, no!? There is too much space between HORSE and AND and AND and CART! ?? ?1. What is strange about the last sentence in this story? ?2. Why did the inn sign have a picture of a horse and cart on it? ?3. Why did the owner of the inn want a new sign? ?4. What didnt he like about the writing on the new sign?? ??? ??? Carol and Susan were great friends.? They were in the same class at school, and they often visited each others homes at weekends. ?? When they were both eight years old, Carols mother had a baby.? Carol was overjoyed to have a little sister and was always talking about her to Susan, Who had no brothers or sisters. ??? At first Susan was very interested in the new baby, but after some time she began to get rather discontented with Carols continual talking about it.? She also felt a little jealous. ??? One morning when the two girls were in the school play-ground, Carol said to Susan cheerfully, Do you know, Sue, my baby sister gained nearly two hundred grams in weight this week. ??? Thats not very much, answered Susan.? I know a baby that gains five kilograms a day. ??? Oh, that cant be true! answered Carol scornfully.? Whose baby is it? ??? An elephants, said Susan. 　 ?1. How many children did Susans parents have? ?2. Why did Susan get tired of hearing about Carols sister? ?3. What