Twomindswithasinglethought!Theyoungfishermanisthinkingofawaytocrossthestreamwithoutgettinghis__1__wet.Theengineeristhinkingofa__2__togetautomobilesacrosstheriverwithoutgettingtheirwheelswet.Youknowthea
Twomindswithasinglethought!
Theyoungfishermanisthinkingofawaytocrossthestreamwithoutgettinghis__1__wet.Theengineeristhinkingofa__2__togetautomobilesacrosstheriverwithoutgettingtheirwheelswet.Youknowtheanswerto__3__problems:abridge.
Thefisherman'sbridgedoesn'ttake__4__tobuild.Justplaceaboardacrossthelittlestreamandyou__5__.Iftheboardisstrongenoughandifthefishermandoesn't__6__toomuch,allwillbewell.
Willtheengineer__7__thesamekindofbridge?Youknowhe__8__andyouknowwhy.Automobilesaremuchheavierthan__9__.Theriverismuch__10__thanthestream.Alongwoodbridgejustwon't__11__.Itisn'tstrongenough.Itwould__12__andbreakunderitsownweight.Thefisherman'sproblemisvery__13__.However,theengineer'sisnot.
Butdon't__14__sorryfortheengineer.Hedoesn'thaveto__15__theverybeginningwithalongboard.Peoplehavebeenthinkingaboutbridgesforthousandsofyears.Theyhavedesignedmanytypesofbridges.Eachbridgeissuitedtoitsspecial__16__.Theengineercanchoosethetypebestsuitedtotheriverandthe__17__nearby.
Whatchoicedoeshehave,andwhyisone__18__thantheothers?Onewayforyoutofindoutistomakeafewbridgesoutofcardboard.Theywon'tbestrongenoughto__19__afivetontruck,butyouwillfindoutsomeofthemain__20__ofbridgedesignbydoingsomeexperiments.
1.A.clothes B.socks C.legs D.feet
2.A.road B.route C.way D.course
3.A.all B.both C.none D.neither
4.A.long B.easy C.money D.strength
5.A.haveit B.findit C.tryit D.seeit
6.A.want B.workhard C.careforit D.weigh
7.A.promote B.permit C.plan D.profit
8.A.will B.won't C.can D.cannot
9.A.cars B.trucks C.animals D.people
10.A.wider B.deeper C.moreshallow D.morepopular
11.A.do B.make C.pass D.arise
12.A.breakout B.bringup C.bend