English Riddles英语谜语

陆瑜

English riddles are really interesting. When you read the English riddles， youll be surely reading them very carefully and surely think of a lot of English words you learned. So reading English riddles not only means that youre taking a deep learning of English， but also means that youre reviewing a lot of English words you learned.

Are you interested in English riddles？ If YES， please have a try.

1. What starts with a “p”， ends with an “e”， and has millions of letters？

2. What letter comes once in a year， twice in a month， thrice in a week， and four times in a day？

3. You see me once in a year， twice in a week， but never in a day. What am I？

4. What begins with “t”， ends with “t”， and has “t” in it？

5. What 4-letter word can be written forward， backward or upside down， and can still be read from left to right？

6. Why does the teacher wear sunglasses when she comes to the class？

7. There were three girls going to school. They were sharing one umbrella. How come all the girls did not get wet？

8. When is homework not homework？

9. Sam was out for awalk when it was raining. Hedid not have an umbrella andhe wasnt wearing a hat. Hisclothes were wet， but not a singlehair on his head got wet. Howcould this happen？

10. I am not alive， but I grow; I donthave lungs， but I need air; I dont have a mouth， butwater kills me. What am I？

11. Two fathers and two sons went fishing one day.They were there the whole day and only caught three fish.One father said， “That is enough for all of us， we will haveone each.” How can this be possible？

12. What can you catch but never throw？

13. How can you leave a room with two legs andreturn with six legs？

14. How can you write down eight eights so that theyadd up to one thousand？

15. How many sides does a circle have？

（ 參考答案见本期第10页）