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10 A New Kind A motorist was driving along a country road when he was passed by a chicken. it ran past his car as if the car was standing still, but in fact, he was travelling at 80 miles an hour. He couldnt believe his eyes. How could a chicken possibly run faster than a car? I dont believe this, the motorist thought. It must be a trick. There isnt a chicken in the world that can run that fast. He accelerated and roared after the chicken, but it had disappeared. Soon, however, the motorist reached a farmhouse. The farmer was standing outside his house, leaning on the gate, looking down the road. The motorist stopped his car, got out and walked up to the farmer. I have just seen the most amazing thing, he said to the farmer. A chicken passed me. It must have been running at 80 miles an hour or more. Ah, the farmer said, That was one of mine. One of yours! the motorist exclaimed. But how can any chicken run that fast? Well, its like this, the farmer explained. People around here like to eat chicken legs so theres a big demand for them in the shops. He smiled at the motorist, then continued with his story. I decided Id make more money if I could try to breed chickens with three legs instead of two. I experimented, and it wasnt long before I was breeding three-legged chickens. Its that extra leg that makes them so fast, he concluded. Thats very interesting, the motorist said. And what do these three-legged chickens taste like? I dont know, the farmer said. Unfortunately, Ive never been able to catch one. New Words and Expressions motorist / mautanst / n.汽车驾驶员 accelerate / akselareit / v.加速 roar / ro:(r) / v.呼吼 breed / bri:d / v繁殖 experiment / ikspenment / v.进行试验 EXERCISE I 1. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d, to these questions about the story. 在a.b.c.d.e中选出一个最适合本故事的答案 A. The motorist noticed the chicken when it stopped him for a ride. he saw it on a farm as he was driving through the count, he passed it in his car. it overtook him on the road. B. He immediate