
3
(33-34)
33. Below are the activities for the bed- racing day.
In what order do the activities happen?
(A) a→b→c→d. (B) a→c→d→b.
(C) d→b→a→c. (D) d→c→a→b.
34. What CAN’T we infer about the bed race from the reading? infer 推論
(A) “the idea” means to help the poor by having a race.
(B) There are seven people on a team.
(C) Those who join the race are happy but tired.
(D) The passengers can choose to be the runners during the race.
(35-38)
Brain Teaser
What is a brain teaser? It’s a question for you to answer. The answer doesn’t always come easily, and you even
have the wrong guess sometimes. But one interesting thing is that when you get the correct answer, you feel stupid
about yourself, but __(35)__. In fact, you know you learned something interesting and that makes you happy.
A brain teaser comes in different forms. Some brain teasers play with your mind. For example, Mary’s father has
five children: Nana, Nene, Nini, Nono. What is the name of the fifth child? Many people would answer __(36)__ without
thinking because they see each of the four names has one vowel letter(a, e, i, o, u). Wrong! The answer was at the very
start of the question (Mary’s father has five children…).
__(37)__. Here is an example: What do you see in the picture at first look? Some people see
a young woman, and others see an old lady. In fact, you can see both a young woman and an old lady
in the same picture. A brain teaser is a fun game for people of all ages. It is also a great way to kill
time __(38)__. If you are interested in learning more about brain teasers, visit Brain Teaser Central
at www.brainteasercentral.com. You will have no problem choosing your favorite brain teaser to share
with your family and friends.
mind 頭腦 form 形式 vowel 母音
Jerry’s ______ is to work in the family _______.
a. Running for 2.4 miles b. Parading on the streets
c. Swimming across a river d. Dressing up for the topic
(A) you don’t get the meaning
(C) you laugh at yourself
(D) you change your ideas
(A) Brain teaser can also play with your eyes
(B) Brain teaser can also play with your ears
(C) It is not so funny to know the answer
(D) Perhaps you may have a sweet tooth
(A) when you have lots of work to do
(B) when you are busy at school
(C) when you catch a bad cold
There are many strange but fun races around the world each year, and the bed race in the North Yorkshire
Town in the UK is on the top of the list.
Each team has six runners and one passenger. The runners have to carry their own team’s bed with the cart
to run up and down on the streets, hills, and grassy road for 2.4 miles in the town. In the end, the runners even
have to swim across the cold water of the River Nidd. What the passenger should do during the race is try his or
her best to keep from falling off the bed.
What’s more, the bed race has one thing that makes it popular and different from other kinds of races.
Before the race begins, people from each team dress themselves up in the topic of the year. The team that wins
the “Best Dressed Team ”then leads the other teams and people in town to parade on the streets. Everyone can
sing, dance, and play music together. The funny parade becomes a festival and brings everyone in the town
together. The bed race started in 1966 for raising money for the poor. People in Yorkshire Town love the idea, so
they held it and will never stop.
passenger 乘客 grassy 長滿草的 parade 遊行