I played a racquetball game against my

cousin Ed last week. It was one of the most

and tiring games I've ever had.

When Ed first phoned and we p

lay, I laughed quietly, figuring on an easy v

ictory. After all, Ed's idea of has al

ways been nothing more than l

ifting a fork to his mouth.

I can remember, Ed's been the least

surprising

suggested

exercise

effort-makingAs long as

physically fit member in the family, and

proud of himself. His big

stomach has always ballooned out

between his T-shirt and trousers.

Although the family often about

that. Ed refused to buy a larger T-shirt

or to lose weight. So when Ed arrived for

our game not only with the bottom of his

strangely

joked

shirt gathered inside his trousers but als

o with a stomach you could hardly

. I was so surprised that I was

. My cousin must have made a

n effort to get himself into shape.

, at the point in our game when I'd

have predicted the score to be about 9 to

1 in my favor, it was 7 to 9--and

notice

speechlessAs a

result

instead

Ed was . The sudden realization

was painful. We continued to play like

two mad men. When the score was 16 up,

I was having serious about staying

alive until 21 years old, let alone

that many points. When the game finally

ended, both of us were lying flat on our

backs, too tired to move. In a way, I think

we both won: I the game, but cousin Ed my

.

leading

doubtsscoring

respect

Henry Royce did not like his car,

(关系代词 )ran badly and often broke

down. So he decided to make a

(good) car himself, and in 1904 he

produced his first new model. Charles

Rolls, a car (make), was very

interested in Royce's car, soon Rolls

and Royee (go) into business together.

One of their first (model) was the

which

better

maker

and

wentmodels

Silver Ghost. In 1907, a Silver Ghost broke

the world’s record by (drive) 14371

miles without breaking down once. After

the drive, it (花费 ) just over ￡ 2 to put

the car back into perfect condition. is

not surprising that the Silver Ghost was

regarded (介词 )“the best car in the

world”.

driving

cost

It

as