English story 12

                                    He was only wrong by two

        Jack was the football coach at an Amercian college, and he was always trying to find good players, but they weren't always smart enought to be accepted by the college.

        One day the coach brought an excellent young player to the dean(教务长; 学院院长，系主任) of the college and asked that the student be allowed to enter without an examination. "Well," the dean said after some persuasion, " I'd better ask him a few questions first."

       Then he turned to the student and ask him some very easy questions, but student didn't know any of the answers.

       At last the dean said, " Well, what's five times seven?"

       The student thought for a long time and then answered,"Thirty-six."

       The dean threw up his hands and looked at the coach in despair(绝望), but the coach said earnestly, " Oh, please let him in, sir! He was only wrong by two."