Puzzles, Riddles, and Word ESL Games

Re: Hello, I am Chinese. I'd like to make friends here.

Zzpsx — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:47:24 GMT

Re: Hello, I am Chinese. I'd like to make friends here.

Zzpsx — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:54:02 GMT

Re: Hello, I am Chinese. I'd like to make friends here.

Zzpsx — Tue, 27 May 2008 00:20:23 GMT

When a seagull is in the sky, he puts his legs (5)__ his body.

A. on B under

Re: Hello, I am Chinese. I'd like to make friends here.

Zzpsx — Fri, 16 May 2008 04:35:49 GMT

Millie stopped 1 a shoe-shop and looked in the window. For some time, she looked 2 at a pair of bootsï¼é´åï¼on show. âTheyâre just what Iâve been 3 .â She thought. The boots were unpricedï¼æªæ ä»·ï¼, so Millie decided to ask how much they cost. âIâd like to buy a pair of boots like 4 you have in the window.â She asked the shopkeeper. âCould you tell me how much they are, please?â 5 the price was neither too high nor too low, Millie decided to try a pair on. The shopkeeper asked her to 6 and brought her a pair. While she was helping Millie to put them on, she 7 looking at Millieâs stockings. Millie was wearing a pair of stockings made of fine white silk. â 8 my asking,â the shopkeeper said at last, âbut where did you get these for some time. Theyâre the very 9 fashionï¼æ¬¾å¼ï¼and they are in great need.â âTheyâre beautiful, arenât they?â Millie said. â 10 was given them by my grandmother.â ( ) 1. A. inside B. outside C. near D. beside ( ) 2. A. straight B. strangely C. in surprise D. worriedly ( ) 3. A. thinking of B. talking about C. looking for D. finding out ( ) 4. A. it B. them C. one D. the ones ( ) 5. A. As B. When C. If D. Though ( ) 6. A. stand up B. wait for C. sit down D. have a rest ( ) 7. A. went on B. kept C. stopped D. finished ( ) 8. A. Forget B. Remember C. Keep D. Excuse ( ) 9. A. latest B. coolest C. finest D. oldest ( ) 10. A. Mine B. It C. She D. I What's the key to 10? I am afraid the text itself has some problems.

Re: Hello, I am Chinese. I'd like to make friends here.

Zzpsx — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:55:19 GMT

Don't worry. There is another one half an hour later which will still get us there on time.

Here the writer means 0.5 hour or 1.5 hours?

Re: Hello, I am Chinese. I'd like to make friends here.

Zzpsx — Thu, 08 May 2008 06:23:53 GMT

bump

Re: Hello, I am Chinese. I'd like to make friends here.

Zzpsx — Tue, 06 May 2008 03:09:28 GMT

Help with these two:http://img.bbs.163.com/english/zz/zzpsx/a8c1ffd8eb42b93ab1c05c62a89e9e37.gif
http://img.bbs.163.com/english/zz/zzpsx/dbf8bc1cf8d069d7dc1ef8e18b4a0012.gif

By the way,I wonder if Chinese exam system is so strange that even the native speakers are puzzled at these problems.

Re: Hello, I am Chinese. I'd like to make friends here.

blackcheetah — Mon, 05 May 2008 07:53:37 GMT

b is the correct one.

Re: Hello, I am Chinese. I'd like to make friends here.

Zzpsx — Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:34 GMT

Bump.

Re: Hello, I am Chinese. I'd like to make friends here.

Zzpsx — Sun, 04 May 2008 12:36:45 GMT

Following is a passage written by myself which I ask my students to recite. Can you help me make it better.Thanks.

Shopping online is very popular these years. It brings us new ideas. We neednât go to crowded supermarkets. We donât have to wait for a long time. It helps us save much time. Besides, some goods are much cheaper. And sometimes we can find something which canât be found in local shops. So shopping online is really helpful.

Re: Hello, I am Chinese. I'd like to make friends here.

Zzpsx — Sun, 04 May 2008 01:23:47 GMT

We will build a bridge__the river.
A. over B. across

Re: Hello, I am Chinese. I'd like to make friends here.

Zzpsx — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:30:15 GMT

Re: Hello, I am Chinese. I'd like to make friends here.

Zzpsx — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:21:56 GMT

Who is the first torch bearer after the ritual?

Re: Hello, I am Chinese. I'd like to make friends here.

Zzpsx — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:07:09 GMT

Thanks. And what about this/

ââI think I am going to work hard.
ââIf you___,your mother will be pleased.
A.are, B. do

Re: Hello, I am Chinese. I'd like to make friends here.

Goodman — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:46:00 GMT

Zzpsx

See this example;

I don't have a PC. Bob doesn't, either.

So I wonder why here we should choose "neither"

I don't like pork. Jim doesn't like it either. Or, neither does Jim. In the latter sentence, the negation is on "neither". The first sentence has the negation on "doesn't".