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     Tales From Animal Hospital

     David Grant

     David Grant has become a familiar face to millions of fans of Animal Hospital. Here Dr. Gram tells us the

very best of his personal stories about the animals he has treated, including familiar patients such as the dogs

Snowy and Duchess, the delightful cat Marigold Serendipity Diamond. He also takes the reader behind the

scenes at Harmsworth Memorial Animal Hospital as he describes his day, from ordinary medical check-ups

to surgery (外科手術). Tales From Animal Hospital will delight all fans of the programme and anyone who

has a lively interest in their pet, whether it be cat, dog or snake!

    ￡14.99 Hardback 272 pp Simon Schuster

     ISBN 0751304417

     Isaac Newton: The Last Sorcerer

     Michael White

     From the author of Stephen Hawking: A Life in Science, comes this colourful description of the life of the

world's first modern scientist. Interesting yet based on fact, Michael White's learned yet readable new book

offers a true picture of Newton completely different from what people commonly know about him. Newton

is shown as a gifted scientist with very human weaknesses who stood at the point in history where magic (魔

術) ended and science began.

    ￡18.99 Hardback 320 pp Fourth Estate

     ISBN 1857024168

     Fermat's Last Theorem

     Simon Singh

     In 1963 a schoolboy called Andrew Wiles reading in his school library came across the world's greatest

mathematical problem: Fermat's Last Theorem (定理). First put forward by the French mathematician Pierre

de Fermat in the seventeenth century, the theorem had baffled and beaten the finest mathematical minds,

including a French woman scientist who made a major advance in working out the problem, and who had to

dress like a man in order to be able to study at the Ecole Polytechnique. Through unbelievable determination

Andrew Wiles finally worked out the problem in 1995. An unusual story of human effort over three centuries,

Fermat's Last Theorem will delight specialists and general readers alike.

     ￡12.99 Hardback 384 pp Fourth Estate

     ISBN 1857025210

1. What is Animal Hospital?

A. A news story.

B. A popular book.

C. A research report.

D. A TV programme.

2. In Michael White's book, Newton is described as _____.

A. a person who did not look the same as in many pictures

B. a person who lived a colourful and meaningful life

C. a great but not perfect man

D. an old-time magician

3. Which of the following best explains the meaning of the word"baffle as it is used in the text?

A. To encourage people to raise questions.

B. To cause difficulty in understanding.

C. To provide a person with an explanation.

D. To limit people's imagination.

4. The person who finally proved Fermat's Last Theorem is _____.

A. Simon Singh

B. Andrew Wiles

C. Pierre de Fermat

D. a French woman scientist

5. What is the purpose of writing these three texts?

A. To make the books easier to read.

B. To show the importance of science.

C. To introduce new authors.

D. To sell the books.