【正文】 e play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orangecoloured dress. If anyone ever asked her how old she is, she always answers, 39。Did you have a good meal ?39。but I can39。I39。39。39。I hurried to the ticketoffice. 39。I39。39。39。Certainly,39。 I asked.but they are for next Wednesday39。 I said sadly.Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anythingnot even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. 39。s a waste of time.39。 living in a beautiful new house in the country. Work on it had begun before my sister left. The house was pleted five months ago. In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us. The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden. It is a very modern house, so it looks strange to some people. It must be the only modern house in the district.I entered the hotel manager39。 I said, 39。Everyone39。I found this outside this gentleman39。 I said to the manager, 39。I am a foreigner,39。 he said. I wonder. In England, each man speaks a different language. The English understand each other, but I don39。lesson26 The best art critics 最佳美術(shù)評論家about39。 I39。s a new one. Do you like it ?39。 she said, 39。 No Parking39。Lesson29 Taxi! 出租汽車！Pilatus Porter39。t any in sight: they had all run away! The man laughed when he realized what had happened. He called out to the children and threw the ball back to the bank. Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man. Frank is now the head of a very large business pany, but as a boy he used to work in a small shop. It was his job to repair bicycles and at that time he used to work fourteen hours a day. He saved money for years and in 1938 he bought a small workshop of his own. During the war Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes. At that time he had two helpers. By the end of the war, the small workshop had bee a large factory which employed seven hundred and twentyeight people. Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years and the long road to success. He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in. She wanted him to repair their son39。Lesson32 Shopping made easy 購物變得很方便 the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for 39。s. Bill works harder than Joe and grows m there, he will fly to Perth. The Nicest Garden Competition39。s garden is more interesting. He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden petition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes39。 I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to wele the New Year. At that moment everybody began to laugh and sing.We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord(翼琴). It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the livingroom. It has belong to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a visitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken. My father was shocked. Now we are not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a friend of my father39。Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another 禮尚往來I have never borrowed any money from you,39。clock so we shall have plenty of time. We shall see his boat and then we shall say goodbye to him. He will be away for two months. We are very proud of him. He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic.The Greenwood Boys are a group of popular singers. At present, they are visiting all parts of the country. They will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be ing by train and most of the youngDo you speak English?39。Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 Don39。 Sir, we wele you to our city. This is a No Parking area. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs. This note is only a reminder.39。Lesson 17 Always young 青年常駐t there ! As I was looking for it, the innkeeper came in. 39。 I answered, 39。 The innkeeper smiled and immediately went out. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me. 39。 My dog had taken it into the garden. He often does this.39。Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。39。 the girl said.Just then, a man hurried to the ticketoffice.39。Could I have those two tickets please ?39。the girl said, 39。I might as well have them,39。Lesson20 One man in a boat 獨坐孤舟 It39。m not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all !Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day. The airport was built during the war, but for some reason it could not be used then. Last year, however, it came into use. Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise. I am one of the few people left. Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane. I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland. Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle. She threw the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland. Both girl