【正文】 。s party last week.You mentioned you had a copy of ‘Who39。ll soon be neighbours. I hope you39。 car join the traffic on Piccadilly, Mr. Taylor took a taxi and followed them. The taxi driver drove at full speed when Mr. Taylor told him what had happened.There wasn39。 car was found abandoned in a side street. The thieves had escaped on foot and disappeared among the crowd. (200 words)Key to Letter writingA possible answer (body of letter only)You won39。s takings into the oven for safekeeping. They both rushed to the oven and saw that the money had been destroyed At first, they didn39。ll never forget your kindness during my stay. I particularly enjoyed our visit to the local market and our long walks in the countryside. I also enjoyed your pany and the excellent food and wine. You39。ll be taking a holiday in the Alps, which I39。m going there again this year.I look forward to hearing all about your holiday when you get back. (79 words)Lesson 9m afraid I have to report a little accident: my baby tore some of the pages from the book you kindly lent me.I am very sorry that this happened. I had left the book on a low table, but the baby got hold of it and tore several pages. However, I was able to buy another copy and I39。t enough lifeboats for everyone, so people jumped overboard into the freezing water in order to save their lives. Some of those swimming in the water struggled to get into the lifeboats, but most of them were already full.The Titanic sank rapidly, carrying many people down with it. There were cries of despair from people in the water as they watched the lifeboats moving away and were left to drown in the icy ocean.(200 words)Lesson 11 Not guilty 無罪When the Customs Officer asked the traveller if he was carrying anything valuable, the man said that he had nothing to declare. The Officer asked the man to open his suitcase. Although the case contained only a suit and some dirty clothes, it was very heavy. This made the Customs Officer suspicious, so he removed all the clothes from the case. The case was soon empty and when the Officer lifted it, he found that it was still very Officer examined the case carefully and saw that the bottom was very shallow. He pressed the base hard and removed the bottom part of the case which contained a quantity of emeralds and other precious stones. While the Officer was looking at an emerald, the man tried to escape. For a moment the man disappeared among the passing holiday travellers, but he was soon caught and placed under arrest. Key to Letter writingA possible answer(body of letter only)Thank you for your letter asking me to lend you some money to start a new business.I39。t you ask our friend Jim Clark? I know Jim is keen to invest in business and might be able to lend you some money.I wish you every success in your new business venture. (80 words)Lesson 12t imagine what happened to me the other day when I was checking the electricity metres in Ormond Road!I went to check the metre of one of our customers and got a terrible shock. I39。A noble gangster 貴族歹徒Hawkwood defeatedNews that Hawkwood and his men were approaching caused panic among villagers who prepared to defend their farms. Hawkwood had a bad reputation among farmers because they knew he would not hesitate to kill them and to burn their farms.The farmers fought very hard, even though they were poorly armed. With their sticks and spades, they were no match for Hawkwood39。s soldiers.The city people fought very hard until Hawkwood and his men were finally driven off. Because the city people defended themselves so well, Hawkwood never attacked them again. He and the prince even became friends. (200 words )Key to Letter writingA possible answer (body of letter only)I am writing to you about the talk I agreed to give at the local library in two weeks39。Fifty pence worth of trouble 五十便士的麻煩I was walking along the street when I saw a crowd ahead of me. I could hear people shouting and making a noise. On arriving at the scene, I saw a small boy on the pavement with his arm in a drain cover. A lady carrying a large bar of soap and a saucepan of water knelt down beside the boy. She asked the boy if he was in pain and he said he wasn39。re going to be eight years old in ten days39。d like a puter game, or a model car, or a pair of rollerblades, or something else. Let me know what you tike best and I39。t often have the opportunity to talk about such an important event and they were greatly amused by what had happened. Some thought Aleko had been very clever. Others thought he had been extremely stupid. Others said God had sent the rain to punish Aleko for his crime and to prove he was a thief. They discussed the event at great length for a long time, as there wasn39。t help overhearing what people said, things like‘I could paint a picture like that with my eyes shut’or‘Look how perfect the sunset is in that painting. I39。m particularly interested in this exhibition because it has been so well received and I39。s flat on several occasions and noticed that no other cat ever appeared. Now he was sure he had the right cat,so he wrote a letter in which he stated his demands. (150 words)Key to Letter writingA possible answer(body of letter only)I haven39。m all right now. We39。ve ever seen’。ll tell you all about the flight when I see you. (80 words)Lesson 21 Daniel Mendoza 丹尼爾?門多薩The first fightThe first fight between Humphries and his pupil Mendoza, after a quarrel, was held at Stilton and attracted a lot of attention. At the time, Richard Humphries was the most eminent boxer in England and had many supporters. But the young Mendoza had his supporters, too.The atmosphere before the fight was electric. Half of the people there made bets on Humphries, the other half bet on Mendoza. When the two fighters entered the ring, there was a lot of shouting and cheering.The referee called both fighters to the middle of the ring, spoke to them and the fight starte