baths in them.And why is it that a writer writes，but fingers don't fing，grocers don't groce，and hammers don't ham？If the plural of tooth is teeth，shouldn't the plural of booth be beeth？One goose，two geese-so one moose，two meese?

　　How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same，while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites？How can overlook and oversee be opposites，while quite a lot and quite a few are alike？How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next?

　　English was invented by people，not computers，and it reflects (反映) the creativity of human beings.That's why，when stars are out，they are visible (看得见的); but when the lights are out，they are invisible.And why，when I wind up my watch，I start it; but when I wind up this essay，I end it.

　　【语篇解读】　本文属于说明文。英语是世界上应用最广泛的语言，在所有的语言中，英语词汇量最大。英语中还有一些矛盾的现象，说明英语也是非常有趣，人类具有伟大的创造性和智慧。

　　1．According to the passage ．

　　A．sweet­meats and sweetbreads are different things

　　B．there should be egg in an eggplant

　　C．pineapples are the apples on the pine tree

　　D．boxing rings should be round

　　A　[细节理解题。根据短文第二段"There is no egg in an eggplant，neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger.Sweet­meats are candy，while sweetbreads，which aren't sweet，are meat."可知sweet­meats和sweetbreads这两种是不同的东西，茄子里没有鸡蛋，菠萝里没有苹果。由此推断出A项是正确的，B和C是错误的。第三段中的"boxing rings are square"拳击场是方形的，故D项是错误的。因此A项符合题意。]

　　2．Which of the following is the correct plural?

A．Beeth.　　　　　 B．Geese.