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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