2．He fell off the last step． 他是从最后一个台阶上摔下来的。
3．Because their heads are far from their bodies． 因为它们的头离身子远。 4．The moon. 是月亮。 Notes：
4．fuel n．燃料 Questions：
1．What number has nothing left if you take a half from it？ 什么数字拿走一半就什么都不剩了？ 2．What number is like a peacock？ 什么数字像孔雀一样？
3．What room has no walls，no doors， no windows，and no one to live in？ 什么房间没有墙，没有门窗，也没有人住？ Keys：
1．The number is 8， because only 0 is left whether you take away the top half or the bottom half．
是数字8，因为不管你拿掉它的上面一半还是下面一半，剩下的都是零。 2．The number is 9， because it’s 0 without its tail and likewise， a peacock is nothing without its tail．
是数字9，因为9没有尾巴就成了零，同样，孔雀没有尾巴也一无是处。 3．A mushroom． 是蘑菇。 Notes：
2．peacock n．雄孔雀（雌孔雀为peahen）
Questions：
1．How can you make 6 out of three7’s？ 怎样使得3个7等于6？
2．How can you make 6 out of three 5’s？ 怎样使得3个5等于6？
3．How can you make 1000 out of eitht8’s？ 怎样使得8个8等于1000？
4．What time is it when the clock strikes sixteen？ 时钟敲16下时是什么时候？ Keys：
3．Easy．8+8+8+88+888=1000 很简单。8+8+8+88+888=1000 4．Time to have the clock fixed． 是修时钟的时候。 Notes：
4．strike .敲，击 fix v.修理 Questions：
1．Who works only one day in a year but never gets fired？
谁一年只上一天班却不会被开除？ 2．When do people have two mouths？ 什么时候人有两张嘴？
3．What grows sharper the more it’s used？ 什么东西越用越锋利？ 4．Why do lions eat raw meat？ 狮子为何吃生肉？ Keys：
1．Santa Claus． 圣诞老人。
2．When there’re two of them． 有两个人时。 3．The tongue． 舌头。
4．They don’t know how to cook． 它们不会烹饪。 Notes：
1．Santa Claus 圣诞老人，也作Father Christmas。 Questions：
1．What’s the birth rate in this area？ 这个地区的出生率是多少？ 2．What has a mouth but never speaks？ 什么有嘴不说话？
3．What has everybody seen before but will never he seen again？ 什么东西人人见过却永不再见？
4．What does everyone have and overlook？ 什么东西人人都有却总是忽视。 Keys：
1．Once per person． 每人一次。 2．A jar． 水壶。 3．Yesterday． 昨天。
4．One’s own nose． 自己的鼻子。 Notes：
4．overlook v.忽略，看漏 Questions：
1．If you had ten apples and ate eight，how many would you have？ 如果你有十个苹果，吃了八个，还有几个？ 2．Why did the ex-chauffeur lie under the mule？ 从前做过私人司机的那个人干嘛躺在骡子下面？
3．Why is Jim praying Chicago to be made capital of New Jersey？ 吉姆为何祈祷芝加哥变成新泽西州的首府？ Keys：
1．Ten． Two outside and eight inside． 十个。两个在外面，八个在里面。 2．To see why the mule didn’t go． 看看骡子为什么不走？
3．That’s the answer he gave on his Geography paper. 他在地理试卷上这样写的。 Notes：
2．chauffeur n．私人雇佣的汽车司机ex-加在某些名词前相当于中文的“前…”，e.g. ex-wife（前妻），ex-president（前总统），ex-cop（前任警官），etc.． Questions：
1．Can you name the capital of every state in the U． S．in ten seconds？ 你能用10秒钟说出美国所有州的首府吗？
2．A motorist ran into a motorcyclist，yet the motorcyclist was not hurt while the motorist was badly injured．Why？
一个汽车司机撞上了一个骑摩托车的人，骑摩托车的人安然无恙，汽车司机却受了重伤。这是怎么回事？
3．A police officer had a brother，but the brother had no brother． How could that be？
警官有个哥哥，哥哥却没有弟弟，为什么？ Keys：
1．Washington，D．C． 是华盛顿。
2．The motorist was walking． 汽车司机正在走路。
3．The police officer was a lady． 警官是位女士。 Notes：
2．motorcyclist n． 骑摩托车的人 Questions：
1．Why does the Statue of Liberty stand in New York harbour？