Straight into 5th grade

    A first grade teacher was having trouble with one ofher students. One day she asked Johnny what his problem was. He replied, "I'm too smart for the first grade, my sister is in the third grade and I'm smarter than her ." The teacher took him to the principals² office and explained the situation to the principal¹.
    The principal told her that he would give Johnny a test, and if he failed to answer one question he would have to go back to the first grade and be quiet.
    The teacher and Johnny both agreed.
    Principal: "What is 3 x 3?"Johnny: "9"Principal: "6 x 6?"Johnny: "36"And so it went on like this, the principal asked him every question a third grader should know. Finally after about an hour he told the teacher "I see no reason Johnny can't go to the third grade, he answered all of my questions right."The teacher asked if she could ask him some questions. The principal and Johnny agree.
    Teacher: "What does a cow have 4 of that I only have 2 of?
    Johnny: "Legs"Teacher: "What do you have in your pants that I don't have?" The principal gasps³ (气喘）but before he can stop him from answering Johnny says, "pockets"Teacher: "What does a dog do that a man steps into?"Johnny: "Pants"Teacher: "What starts with F and ends with K and means⁴ a lot of excitement⁵?"Johnny: "Firetruck"The principal breaths a big sigh of relief and says "Put Johnny in the fifth grade, I got the last 4 questions wrong myself

1 principal   

adj.主要的；n.负责人，校长，资本

参考例句：

• When he saw the principal,he raised his hand in salutation.他看到校长时举手敬礼。
• Their school gave a reception to their new principal.他们学校为新校长举办了一个招待会。

2 principals   

n.负责人( principal的名词复数 )；[法律]本人；主要的人（或物）

参考例句：

• I must consult my principals. 我得同委托人商量一下。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The subsequent rapport between the two principals assisted the transition process. 这两位首脑在这次会谈后所建立的和谐关系帮助了交接工作的进行。 来自辞典例句

3 gasps   

v.喘气( gasp的第三人称单数 )；喘息；倒抽气；很想要

参考例句：

• He leant against the railing, his breath coming in short gasps. 他倚着栏杆，急促地喘气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• My breaths were coming in gasps. 我急促地喘起气来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

5 excitement   

n.刺激；兴奋；激动

参考例句：

• His voice rose in excitement.他激动得声音提高了。
• He opened the door and ran out in great excitement.他打开门，非常激动地跑了出去。