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　　Faster than sound! 比声韌����?

　　Oncea year�Q?a race is held for old cars. A lot of carsentered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement justbefore it began. One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost.The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels. Built in 1885�Q?it was the oldest car taking part. After a great many loudexplosions�Q?the race began. Many of the cars broke downon the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them! A few cars�Q?however�Q?completed the race. The winning car reached a speed of forty milesan hour ——much faster than any of its rivals. It speddownhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying tostop it. The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very differentfrom modern car races but no less exciting.

　　New words and expressions 生词和短�?/p>

　　soundn. 声音

　　excitementn. �Ȁ动，兴奋

　　handsomeadj. 漂亮�?���观�?/p>

　　Rolls-Royce�|�尔斯——罗伊斯

　　Benzn. 奔驰

　　wheeln. 轮子

　　explosionn. 爆炸�Q�蘪�?/p>

　　coursen. 跑道;行程

　　rivaln. �Ҏ(gu��)��

　　speedv. ��N��

　　downhilladv. 下坡

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