【正文】 never spoke English like that. The porter said I shall learn English soon.. Each person speaks a different language in England. They understand each other but I don’t understand them.(67 words)Lesson 26 The Best Art Critist The writer studies art and paints a lot of pictures. Many people don’t really understand modern art. Paintings don’t always have a meaning. They are something pretty patterns. Young children not only appreciate modern paintings better than others,but noticed more also. The writer’s young sister went into his room yesterday and examined his new picture. He had hung it upside down and she noticed this immediately.(67 words)Lesson 27 A Wet Night The boys put up their tent in the middle of a flied and cooked over an open fire. They told stories and sang songs after their meal but it began to rain so they crept into their tent. The boys woke up in the middle of the night. The tent was full of water so they rushed outside. A stream had formed in the field and flowed right under their tent.(68 words)Lesson 28 No Parking Jasper White believes in ancient myths. Car owners always park their cars outside his gate so he has put up ‘No Parking’ signs but they haven’t paid any attention to them. He has put an ugly stone head over the gate. It is Medusa’s head. He wants her to turn cars and their owners to stone but she hasn’t done so yet.(62 words)Lesson 29 Taxi Captain Ben Fawcett has bought a small Swiss aeroplane and uses it as a taxi. It is called a ‘Pilatus Porter’ . It can not only carry seven passengers, but can land anywhere also. Captain Fawcett has taken passengers to many strange places. He refused to fly a businessman to Rockall. The journey was too dangerous.(56 words)Lesson 30 Football or poloThe writer sat by the river last Sunday. Some children were playing games nearby. One of the children kicked a ball hard and it went towards a passing boat. The man in the boat neither saw the ball nor heard people shouting. The ball hit the man and the children ran away. However, the man was not angry and he threw the ball back to the bank. (67 words)Lesson 31 Success story？Frank Hawkins was telling the writer about his experiences as a young used to work in a small shop as a used to repair bicycles bought his own shop in 1958 and he made spare parts for aeroplanes in his employed a lot of people in a few wife came into the room after a wanted him to repair their grandson39。s friend,Harrison,had spent many years in the Mediterranean,but he wanted to retire in England so he bought a house in the summer that year was very bad and he plained about the the end Harrison not only sold the house but also left the country.(48 words)Lesson 39 Am I all right? refused to tell his patient, Gilbert,whether his operation had been next day the patient telephoned and inquired about a certain patient, doctor answered a number of questions about the patient and then asked whether the caller was a caller then told him who he was.(50 words)Lesson 40 Food and talk The writer sat beside Mrs. Rumbold at the dinner tried to make versation, but she was busy talked about the new play at 39。t like it. He sat down and waited for they began arguing had bought a terrible tie the day before but his wife didn’t like it. He said,‘A man can never have too many ties.39。s handbag. She was having a piic at the time. They took the bag after a struggle and ran through the trees. She ran after them and caught up with them. The men had sat down and were going through the contents of the bag. ran straight at them so they dropped the bag and ran away.(66 words)Lesson 45 A Clear Conscience The local buther,Sam Benton,was taking his savings to the post office but he lost his wallet. Sam not only received half his money three months later,but received a note as note said:‘A thief,yes,but only 50 per cent a thief!39。s bad temper and large appetite. Whenever his friends offered him cigarettes, they were amused because he would produce a packet of sweets from his pocket. However, at a party he accepted a cigarette from a friend. Now things have returned to normal. (69 words)Lesson 79 By Air（1）The plane took off and flew low over the city. When it was slowly gaining height, it suddenly had to return to the airport. Meanwhile the passengers were told to keep calm, After they had disembarked, they learnt that there was a very important person on board. Someone had told the police that a bomb had been planted on the plane, but though it was searched, nothing was found. Five hours later, it took off again. (76 words)（2）After having taken off, the plane flew low over file city. Although it was slowly gaining height, it had to return to the airport. During this time, the passengers were told to keep calm until they had disembarked. Later they learnt that there was a very important person on board. Because the police had been told that a bomb had been planted on the plane, it was searched. However, nothing was found, so five hours later it took off again. (80 words)Lesson 80 The Crystal Palace(1) The Crystal Palace, which was built for the Great Exhibition of 1851, was different from other buildings because it was made of iron and glass. Goods from various parts of the world were on display as well as a great deal of machinery. So many visitors came by boat and train that it was possible to build colleges and museums from the profits. After the exhibition, the Crystal Palace was moved to South London, where it remained until it was burnt down in 1936. (84 words)(2) The Crystal palace was built for the Great Exhibition of 1851. Made of iron and glass, it was different from other buildings, There were not only goods from various parts of the world on display but there was a great deal of machinery as well. This attracted thousands of visitors who traveled by boat and train. Later, colleges and museums were built from the profits. The Crystal Palace was moved t