“上外-朗文学生系列读物”是专门为学生编写的一套阅读理解教学参考图书。内容循序渐进，适合中学与大学不同年级的学生及不同程度的英语自学者，其目的在于帮助读者提高英语新闻记者理解能力，增加词汇量及增进对英语语法和句型的认识。每册的课文都是一些妙趣横生的故事和西方家喻户晓的笑话。通过阅读，读者还能增进对西方幽默感的理解。

Introduction 前言

1. A Difficult Question

2. The Hole in the Ground

3. Quick Thinking

4. The New Doctor

5. A Cheap Meal

6. Not a Small Problem

7. The Package

8. A Sad Story

9. The Best Salesman in the World

10. Your Need is Greater Than Mine

11. A Very Important Person

12. Violin Lessons

13. Not So Stupid

14. No Elephants

15. How Wars Begin

Answer Key 答案

There was once a farmer who lived near a road.

It was not a busy road,but from time to time,cars passed the farm.

Near the farm gate,there was a large hole in the road.

This hole was always full of water ,and the drivers of the cars could not see how deep the hole was.They thought it was probably shallow.

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