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'Five minutes to go.'shouted the floor manager.'Is everyone ready?' Debbie and her friend Angela were in a television studio, watching the recording of a quiz programme. 'I'm glad I'm not one of the contestants!' whispered Debbie. 'They must feel really worried now!' 'Oh,I would love to be a contestant,'said Angela. The three real contestants,two women and a man, were sitting at their desks,waiting. The hot lights were shining down on them. Suddenly,one of the women stood up, put a hand over her eyes, and then fell forward across the desk. 'Oh,she's fainted.' grasped Debbie. Some television staff rushed to the poor woman,and helped her away. 'Three minutes to go,' shouted the floor manager. The director hurried down from the control room. 'We need another contestant,'he shouted,desperately. He asked the audience whether anyone wanted to be a contestant. Several hands went up. The director looked around. The nearest hand belonged to Angela 'You're on!' he shouted,and pulled her up onto the stage. 'Make-up artist,come here!'he demanded. A girl rushed forward and quickly powdered Angela's face and combed her hair 'That will have to do,'said the director. He told Angela to sit behind a desk. 'Ten seconds,'shouted the floor manager. 'Smile,everyone.Cue Lester!' He held his hands up and clapped, and everyone in the audience started clapping,too.A voice boomed out. 'It's time for the Travel Quiz,and here's your host,Lessssster Liiiii!' Lester Li,with a big smile on his face,came running in. He told some jokes, introduced the three contestants and then started the quiz Angela was terrific. She smiled and looked relaxed. She had seen this quiz on television many times before,and knew the rules. She answered the questions quickly, and was soon ahead of the other two contestants. Debbie,however,was a bag of nerves. She sat on the edge of her seat and chewed her fingernails! Twenty-five minutes later,Angela was in the final. She had beaten the other contestants,and was on her own. If she answered six more questions correctly within one minute, she would win the mystery prize. Debbie was so excited she could hardly keep still. Lester asked the questions,and Angela kept getting them right. Just one to go,and ten seconds left! 'And finally,where is the Jurong Bird Park?' asked Lester. 'In Singapore,'replied Angela. 'Right!'shouted Lester as the audience applauded. 'You have won tonight's mystery prize, which is a trip for two the lovely island of Bali!
“只有五分钟了!”舞台总监叫道。“所有人都准备好了吗?” 黛比和她的朋友安吉拉正在电视演播厅, 一起观看一个问答节目的录制。 “真高兴我不是选手!”黛比小声说道。 “他们现在肯定开始担心了!” “噢,我还想当选手呢,”安吉拉说。 真正的三个选手,两女一男, 正坐在他们的桌边,等待着。 聚光灯打在他们身上。 突然,其中一位女士站了起来, 用手捂着眼睛,然后向前倒在了桌子上。 “噢,她晕倒了。”黛比说。 电视台的工作人赶紧冲向这位可怜的女士,并把她带下台。 导演急忙从控制室走了下来。 “我们还需要一名选手,”他拼命的叫道。 他问场下的观众有没有人想做回答问题的选手。 几只手举了起来。 导演环顾四周。 安吉拉的手离他最近。 “就是你了!”他说,然后把她拉上舞台。 “化妆师,快过来!”他要求。 一个女生跑向安吉拉并迅速帮她扑粉、梳头发 “必须这样,”导演说。 他让安吉拉坐在桌子后。 “十秒,”舞台总监大声喊道。 “所有人,请微笑。提示莱斯特!” 他举手,然后鼓掌, 然后演播厅里的所有人气力并鼓掌。一个低沉的嗓音说。 “旅游问答时间到,现在是你们的主持人莱斯特·李!” 莱斯特·李带着一个大大的微笑跑进来。 他说了几个笑话, 介绍了三位选手之后便开始了问答。 安吉拉表现得很棒。她微笑着,看起来很放松。 她以前曾经在电视上看过很多次这个问答节目,也熟知有戏规则。 她回答问题速度很快, 遥遥领先于另外两位选手。 而黛比则处在极度紧张中。 她坐在舞台边咬着自己的指甲! 二十五分钟后,安吉拉最终获胜。 她靠自己的力量打败了两外两位选手。 如果她能在一分钟正确回答六道以上的题目, 她将获得神秘大奖。 黛比很兴奋,忍不住要继续答题。 莱斯特提的问题,安吉拉回答各个正确。 只剩最后一个了,还有十秒! “最后一题,裕廊飞禽公园在哪里?”莱斯特问道。 “在新加坡,”安吉拉回答。 “正确!”莱斯特大声说道,观众们鼓掌。 “你获得了今晚的神秘大奖, 你获得了可爱巴厘岛的双人之旅!”