1.Afarmerhasfivesons.TheyareTed,Bob,Tom,JohnandBill.Johnhasnoelderbrother.Hewasfouryearsolderwhenhisfirstyoungerbrotherwasborn.ThenumberofTom'selderbrothersisequaltohisyoungerbrothers.Billwillbetwenty-oneyearsoldnextyear,andheisfiveyearsolderthanBob.BobistwoyearsyoungerthanTom.Tedwassadbecausehehasnoyoungerbrother.TherearetwelveyearsbetweenhimandJohn.

　　2.Fourbestfriendsmetatthehospitalsincetheirwivesweregivingbirthstotheirbabies.Thenursecomesuptothefirstmanandsays,"Congratulations,yougottwins."Themansaid"Howstrange,I'mthemanagerofMinnesotaTwins."Afterawhilethenursecomesuptothesecondmanandsays,"Congratulations,yougottriplets."Manwaslike"Hmmm,strangeIworkedasadirectorforthe"3musketeers."Finally,thenursecomesuptothethirdmanandsays

　　"Congratulations,yougottwinsx2."Manishappyandsays,"Ironic,Iworkforthehotel"4Seasons."Allthreeofthemarehappyuntiltheyseetheirlastbuddyjumpingallovertheplace,cursingGodandbanginghisheadonthewall.Theyaskedhimwhat'swrongandheanswered,""What'swrong?Iworkfor7up"!

　　3.WhFiveHundredTimes

　　Inthetrafficcourtofalargemid-westerncity,ayoungladywasbroughtbeforethejudgetoansweraticketgivenherfordrivingthrougharedlight.Sheexplainedtohishonorthatshewasaschoolteacherandrequestedanimmediatedisposalofhercaseinorderthatshemighthastenontoherclasses.Awildgleamcameintothejudge'seye."Youareaschoolteacher,eh?"saidhe."Madam,Ishallrealizemylifelongambition.Sitdownatthattableandwrite'Iwentthrougharedlight'fivehundredtimes."

　　4.Secondlanguage

　　Amothermousewasoutforastrollwithherbabieswhenshespottedacatcrouchedbehindabush.Shewatchedthecat,andthecatwatchedthemice.

　　Mothermousebarkedfiercely,"Woof,woof,woof!"Thecatwassoterrifiedthatitranforit'slife.

　　Mothermouseturnedtoherbabiesandsaid,"Now,doyouunderstandthevalueofasecondlanguage?"

　　5.

　　DearBob;

　　IaminGradeThreeinamiddleschoolthisyear.Iamgoingtolearnsomemeaningfulandimportantlessons,suchasmaths,English,scienceandchinese.MyfavouriatecourseisEnglishlessonbecauseIcancommunicatewithyoumoreeasilyanditcanbringmeasenseofconfidence.Ialsoloveplayingbasketballbecausethissportletmeknowtheimportanceofteamwork.Anotherreasonisthatitcanrelaxmymindandreleasemystress.Finally,Iwanttoknowsomethingaboutyou.suchasyourhobbyandyourdailylife.

　　yoursincerely

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