【正文】 She t hr ew t he bottl e i nt o the sea. She never t hought of it agai n, but t en m ont hs l at er , she r ecei ved a l et ter fr om a gir l i n Hol land. Bot h gir ls wr it e to each ot her r egul ar ly now. However , they have decided to use the post of fi ce. Let ters wil l cost a li t 1e m or e, but t hey wi l cer tainl y tr avel f aster. Leson23 A new house 新居 I had a let er f rom m y si st er yest er day. She li ves i n Ni geri a. I n her l et er , she sai d t hat she woul d e to England next ye ar . If she es, she wil get a sur pr ise. We ar e now l iving i n a beautif ul new house i n t he countr y. Wor k on it had begun bef or e my si ter left . The house was pl et ed f ive months ago. In my let er , I told her that she could stay wi th us. The house has many l ar ge rooms and t here i s a l ovely garden. It i s a ver y moder n house, so it l ooks st range t o some peopl e. I t must be the only moder n house in t he di st rict. Lesson24 It coul d be worse 不幸中之萬(wàn)幸 I entered t he hotel manager39。 I said, 39。Everyone39。I found t hi s out si de t hi s gentl eman39。t hear awor d!39。 the young man sai d rudely. 39。 I thought. 39。 I39。m ing to se you.39。 I said.39。m havi ng breakf ast, 39。Do you al ways get up so late ? I t39。Then he lent me a book. I read a few li nes, but I did not understand a word. Every day I thought about postcar ds. M y holi days pased quickl y, but I did not send any car ds to my fri ends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up earl y and bought t hi rtyseven cards. I spent t he whole day in my r oom, but I di d not wri te a si ngle card !Leson 4 An excit ng trip 激動(dòng)人心的旅行 I have just received a leter fr om my br ot her , Tim. He is i n Austr al ia. He has been there for si x mont hs. Ti m is an engineer. He is working for a bi g fi rm and he has alr eady vi si ted a gr eat number of dif ferent places in Aust rali a. He has just bought an Aust rali an car and has gone t o Al ice Spr ings, a smal town in t he centr e of Aust rali a. He wi l soon vi si t Dar wi n. From t her e, he wil l fl y t o Per th. My brot her has never been abr oad befor e, so he is fi ndi ng t hi s t ri p ver y excit ing. Lesson 5 No wrong num bers 無(wú)錯(cuò)號(hào)之虞 Mr James Scott has a gar age in Sil bur y and now he has j ust bought anot her garage i n Pinhurst. Pinhur st is onl y fi ve mil es f rom Sil bur y, but Mr Scott cannot get a telephone f or his new garage, so he has j ust bought t wel ve pigeons. Yest er day, a pigeon car ri ed t he fi rst m essage f rom Pi nhur st t o Sil bur y. The bir d cover ed t he distance i n t hr ee mi nut es. Up t o now, Mr Scott has sent a great many r equest f or spare par ts and ot her ur gent mesages fr om one gar age to t he other . I n this way, he has begun his own pr i vat e telephone ser vice. Lesson 6 Percy But ons 珀西s gar den is larger t han Joe39。It 39。s offi ce year s ago, but he is now wor ki ng at a bank. He get s a good salary, but he always bor rows money fr om hi s fri ends and never pays it back. Har y saw me and came and sat at the same tabl e. He has never borr owed money fr om me. Whil e he was eati ng, I asked hi m to l end me amp。so now you can pay for my dinner! 39。Do you speak Engli sh?39。Don39。 Si r, we wel e you to our ci ty. This is a No Parking ar ea. You wil l enjoy your stay her e if you pay at enti on t o our st reet signs. This note is onl y a reminder .39。t t here ! As I was looki ng f or i t, the inn keeper came in. 39。 I answered, 39。 The innkeeper smiled and i mmediately went out . I n a few mi nutes he r et ur ned wit h my bag and gave i t back to me. 39。 Leson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。Im sor ry, we39。 Susan exclaimed. Just hen, a man hur ri ed t o the ticket offi ce. 39。 t he gir l sai d. 39。t he gir l said, 39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 One man in a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fishi ng i s my f avour it e spor t. I of ten fi sh f or hours wi thout catching anyt hing. But t hi s does not worr y me. Some f ishermen are unl ucky. Instead of catchi ng fish, t hey catch old boots and r ubbish. I am even les lucky. I never catch anythingnot even old boots. Af ter having spent whole mor ni ngs on t he r iver , I always go home wi th an empty bag. 39。s a wast e of ti me. 39。s offi ce and sat down. I had just l ost amp。and it 39。s losi ng money t hese days,39。s r oom39。 建設(shè)期限： 1 年 。 項(xiàng)目建設(shè)內(nèi)容 項(xiàng)目名稱：果蔬采后處理與貯藏保鮮產(chǎn)業(yè)化開發(fā) 建設(shè)性質(zhì)：改、擴(kuò)建 建設(shè)地點(diǎn)：藁城市育才路 137 號(hào) 規(guī)模：年增加出口鮮梨 20xx 噸，氣 調(diào)保鮮冬棗 1000 噸、速凍小包裝菜 500 噸。5o. 39。 The manager was sympat heti c, but he coul d do nothing. 39。 I left the money in my r oom,39。t r eali ze one i mpor tant thing. I 39。 my fr iends say.39。s per formance. 39。 I asked. 39。 he asked. 39。 the girl sai d. 39。May I have t wo ticket s please ?39。 I said. 39。 he said 39。t pay t he bil l. I haven39。 he asked. 39。My dear , i t mus t be ter ible to be grown up! 39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and told me I woul d receive an extra amp。Mr . Har mswort h, 39。cl ock so we shal have plent y of ti me. We shal se his boat and then we shal l say good bye to him. He wil be away for two months. We are ver y pr oud of hi m. He wil l take par t i n an i mpor tant race across t he Atl anti c. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Greenwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popular si ngers. At present , t hey are visit ng al par ts of t he countr y. They wi l be ar iving here t omor row. They wi l be ing by t rain and most of the young people i n the town wil be meti ng t hem at the stati on. Tomorr ow eveni ng t hey wil l be si ngi ng at the Wor ker s39。I have never bor rowed any money fr om you,39。 I l ooked at my watch. I t was tr ue. The big clock r ef used to wele t he New Year . At that moment everybody began t o laugh and sing. Lesson 10 Not f or j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an old musi cal i nstr ument. It is cal led a cl avichor d(翼琴 ) . I t was made i n Ger many in 1681. Our clavi chord is kept in t he l iving room . I t has belong t o our famil y for a