C
Because he had sent the chicken and the egg to himself.
D
Because he wanted to check which of the two items would arrive first.
43 How did he go to New York City?
A
By boat.
B
By bus.
C
By tube and rail.
D
By air.
44 When did the chicken arrive?
A
On Monday.
B
At 9:37 pm, Wednesday.
C
On Tuesday.
D
Eleven hours before the egg
45 What did he do all this for?
A
To amuse the reader with an unlikely answer to the chicken-or-egg puzzle.
B
To know if animals like chickens could be posted.
D
To know if eggs would break on the way to their destination.
D
To show that he was highly intelligent.
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How Did She Conquer the Americans?
African-American talk show queen Oprah Winfrey is the world's most powerful celebrity, according to Forbes magazine.
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Winfrey, 51, draws 30 million viewers weekly in the United States. Her talk show reaches 112 countries. She earned US$225 million over the past 12 months to rank second in celebrity riches.
The annual Forbes list gives most weight to annual earnings.
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"After 21 years, her exciting chat show still rules the airwaves. It created new celebrities and hundreds of millions of dollars in profits," the magazine said.
Winfrey is most popular with her popular talk show "The Oprah Winfrey Show". She can always attract the superstars and let them open up to her intimate interviewing style.
Last month, American actor Tom Cruise, 42, surprised fans when he celebrated his new romance with 26-year-old actress Katie Holmes. He jumped up and down, shouting "I'm in love." Only a few years ago, Cruise and his ex-wife Nicole Kidman appeared separately on the same show telling the news of their divorce.
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Winfrey's approach appears to be simple. She is in pursuit of self-improvement and self-empowerment (
自强
). This has proved to be just what people, especially women, want.
