52. A. Listen to the text "Laugh, Please", two is right.
1. The writer found giving lectures (more difficult/easier) than writing
books. 2. Last year he was invited to give a lecture to (Chinese/Japanese)
students. 3. Most of his listeners (could couldn't) understand spoken English.
4. The writer spoke to the students through (an interpreter/another lecturer).
5. The writer told the listeners a (sad/amusing) story. 6. The interpreter made
his story very (long/short). 7. The students (laughed/didn't laugh) afterwards.
8. The interpreter (told/didn't tell) the writer's story in Japanese.
B. Answer the questions below.
1. Why did the writer ask the interpreter to translate his lecture for him?
2. Why was the writer surprised? 3. Why did the students laugh?
C. Tell the story to your friends.
Speaking
Discussing the Text
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1. December was as cold as January last year.
2. The bus was as crowded as ever.
3. You are as good at karate as your father.
4. She is not so good at swimming as her mother.
5. He is not so hard-working as his friend.
6. You are as kind as your father.
7. I am almost as good at English as my classmates.
8. My composition is not so long as yours.
9. It isn't as warm today as it was yesterday.
10. The house his aunt lives in is as old as the one his uncle lives in.
11. Johnny isn't so rich as Don but he is younger and much happier.
12. My dog isn't so friendly as your dog .
13 . You can eat as much as you like.
14. A football match isn't so exciting as a hockey match.