
               Lesson 56
          Faster than sound!
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    First listen and then answer the question.
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    How fast did the winning car go?

    Once a year, a race is held for old cars. A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began. One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels. Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part. After a great many loud explosions, the race began. Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them! A few cars, however, completed the race. The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour -- much faster than any of its rivals. It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it. The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting.

New words and expressions ʺͶ

sound  n. 
excitement  n. ˷
handsome  adj. Ưģ۵
Rolls-Royce  ޶˹--˹
Benz  n. 
wheel  n. 
explosion  n. ը
course  n. ܵг
rival  n. 
speed  v. ʻ
downhill  adv. 

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