English advance acitvities

1 A man is writing a letter. The power goes out and he dies. Why?
2 A man lives on the 24th floor. He goes to the lobby on the bottom floor every morning to get the newspaper. He rides the elevator up to the 19th floor, then walks up the stairs the rest of the way. Why?
3 A man is in the middle of a room hanging from the ceiling. There is a puddle of water under his feet. There is nothing elsein the room. How did he hang himself?
4 A man walks into a bar and asks the bartender for a glass of water. The bartender looks at him for a minute, then pulls out a gun and points it at the man. The man says "Thank You!" and leaves. Why?
5 A man is lying dead in the middle of a desert. He is wearing a back pack and has a full canteen of water. How did he die?
6 A man lives in a big tower withno windows. The bathroom is at the very top, and his bedroom is at the very bottom. One day he goes up to take a bath. While he was filling the tub, his cat chases a mouse by the door and accidently slams it shut. The guy tries to open the door, but it is stuck. He then tries to shut off the water, but the knob breaks off, and the water won't shut off. The tub begins to overflow and slowly fillthe room. How does he survive?
7 A man is riding the elevator down. The lights go out and the elevator stops. He realizes his wife is dead. How does he know this?
8 Two explorers are traveling in the arctic. They come across two bodies frozen solid in the ice, and they immediately know that it is Adam and Eve. How?
9 There is a man lying face down in a cabin, which is in the middle of the forest.The cabin has windows that do not open. He is dead. What happened?
10 Gertrude and Zelda are lying on the floor, dead. There is glass and water all around them. What happened?
11 Two identical twins walk into a bar and have the exact same drink. One drinks it fast, and survives. The other drinks it slow, and dies. How?
12 A girl doesn't want to go home because there is a guy who is wearing amask waiting for her there. What's happening?
NORTHWARD HO
Two trappers spot a bear due north of their position, in precisely the direction they wish to go.
While the bear is having a nap, they manage to slip past him unnoticed. A short while later, however, they spot the same bear still sleeping due north of them. How can this be?

A CLASSIC RIDDLE
What creature walks on four legs in themorning, two legs at noon and three legs in the evening?

LEAP YEAR?
How many months have twenty eight days?

BABY BOOM
The town of Mayberry is famous for its 25 wide avenues. There are 50 houses on each avenue, and each of these houses has three bedrooms. For every bedroom there are two girls, and for each girl there are two boys.
How many boys are there in the town?

HARMFUL TO YOUR HEALTHJohn has been trying to give up smoking for over two years, but just can't seem to manage it. He stopped buying cigarettes, and instead every time he sees a butt he picks it up and keeps it in his pocket. When he's gathered seven butts, he's got enough to roll one cigarette.
How many cigarettes can he roll with 36 butts?

VIVE LA DIFFERENCE
What's the difference between a kitchen and abathroom?

THE RIGHT TIME
Robert and Richard are avid skydivers. One day they have a rather rough landing and break not only their necks, but also their wristwatches. Robert's runs only thirty seconds a day, while Richard's doesn't run at all.
Which of the two watches will display the right time more often?

Soluciones:
1 He is in an airplane. The motor quits, he crashes and dies.
2 The man isa midget, he can't reach the button for the 24th floor!
3 He stood on a big cube of ice. It melted.
4 The man had the hiccups. The bartender used the gun to scare the man, thus curing his hiccups.
5 He was a skydiver, and his parachute didn't open.
6 He pulled the plug on the drain in the tub.
7 He is in a hospital, and his wife is a patient. She lives only by a life-support system. The...