1. Read the questions and the answer choices. Then watch the video clip and choose the best answer to each question. Learn the new words that will appear in it before watching.
Ronnie Corbett 龙尼·科比特(英国喜剧演员)
Ronnie Barker 龙尼·巴克(英国喜剧演员)
jolly ad. 很; 非常
dedicated a. 献身的; 一心一意的
squish v. 挤扁; 压扁
thingy n. 那东西(用来指不知其名或忘记其名的事物)
game n. (网球等比赛的)一局,一场
love n. (网球等比赛的)零分
racket n. (网球等的)球拍
principle n. 原则; 原理
matey n. (BrE)伙伴; 好朋友
captain v. 当(运动队)队长; 率领
A-team n. 精英小组
overweight a. (人)过重的,超重的
thrash v. 轻松击败(对手)
pound v. 连续重击; 猛打
pulverize v. (infml.) 彻底击败
fluke n. 侥幸; 侥幸的成功
Lords n. (伦敦的)洛兹板球场
1) What can we learn about the man in the suit?
A He is trying to learn to play squash.
B He moves quickly when playing squash.
C He knows nothing about the rules of squash.
D He has difficulty in expressing his own ideas.
2) What can we learn about the man the sports clothes?
A He is the secretary of the squash club.
B He wants to be captain of a squash team.
C He wants to learn from the man in the suit.
D He is proud of having his friends watching.
3) What is the mistake made by the man in the suit right at the beginning of the game?
A He doesn’t stand inside the court.
B He moves too slowly in the court.
C He holds the racket by the wrong end.
D He doesn’t grasp the scoring opportunities.
4) What is the real reason for the man in the sports clothes to be very angry?
A The other man keeps asking silly questions.
B The other man can’t play the game properly.
C He has been hit badly in the face by the other man.
D He has lost to the other man, who plays squash for the first time.
5) Are the two men going to play again tomorrow?
A No, because the man in the sports clothes has broken his racket.
B Yes, because the man in the sports clothes will teach the other man.
C Yes, because the man in the suit wants to become a better player.
D No, because the man in the suit will play cricket tomorrow.