【正文】 t est. The students are goi ng to take the t est in two days39。 he shout ed, 39。My key,39。 39。t t hink t he wi ndows need cl eani ng at t his t im e of t he night.39。 sai d t he i nspect or, 39。 At t en t o ei ght. I bought a paper and wai t ed f or t he t rai n.39。 I m ust be at work at o39。s home. We shal l al r em em ber Mr Page f or hi s pat i ence and under st andi ng and for t he ki ndl y encour agement he gave us when we went so unwil li ngl y t o school. A great m any form er pupil s wi l be at endi ng a f ar ewel l dinner i n hi s honour next Thursday. I t i s a curi ous coi nci dence t hat t he day bef or e his r et ir em ent, Mr Page wi l have been t eaching f or a t ot al of f or t y year s. Af ter he has reti r ed, he wil l devot e hi mself t o gar deni ng. For him , t his wi l be an enti r el y new hobby. But t hi s does not mat er, f or , as he has oft en r em ar ked, one i s never too ol d to l ear n. Lesson86 O ut of cont rol 失控 As t he m an t ri ed t o swi ng the speed boat r ound, t he steeri ng wheel cam e away i n his hands. He waved desper at el y t o his pani on, who had been wat er skii ng f or t he last f if t en mi nutes. Bot h men had har dl y had tim e t o reali ze what was happeni ng when they wer e thr own viol ent 1y i nt o t he sea. The speed boat had st ruck a buoy, but it conti nued t o move very qui ckl y acr oss t he water. Bot h m en had j ust begun t o swim t owards t he shor e. when t hey noti ced wit h dismay t hat t he speed boat was m ovi ng i n a ci r cl e. I t now cam e st r ai ght t owards t hem at t r em endous speed. I n l ess t han a m inut e, it r oar ed past t hem onl y a f ew f eet away. Aft er i t had passed, t hey swam on as qui ckl y as the y coul d because they knew t hat t he boat would soon r et urn. They had j ust had enough t im e t o swi m out of danger when t he boat agai n pleted a ci rcl e. On t his occasi on, however , i t had sl owed down consi der abl y. The petr ol had nearl y al been used up. Bef or e l ong, the noise dr opped plet el y and the boat began t o dr if t gent ly acr oss t he wat er. Lesson87 A perf ect ali bi 極好的不在犯罪現(xiàn)場的證據(jù) 39。 39。pr isoner knocked hi m t o t he ground wit h a shar p bl ow. Then, j um pi ng i nt o t he car, he dr ove of f as qui ckl y as he coul d. Lesson82 Monst er or fi sh? 是妖還是魚？ Fi sherm en and sai lor s som eti mes cl aim t o have seen m onsters i n t he sea. Though peopl e have oft en l aughed at st ori es tol d by seamen, it i s now known t hat many of these 39。Mr Lane was defeated i n t he el ecti ons. He has r et ir ed fr om pol it ical l if e and gone t o l ive abr oad !39。 t im e. Even so, people ar e goi ng t o fi nd it dif fi cul t t o get t o wor k. But so far, t he publ i c has expressed it s gr at it ude t o t he st udent s i n l et t er s to t he Pr ess. Onl y one or t wo people have objected t hat t he st udents wi l dr ive t oo fast! Lesson85 Never too ol d t o learn 活到老學到老 I have j ust r ecei ved a l et t er f r om my ol d school inf or mi ng m e t hat m y f orm er head m ast er, Mr Regm al d Page, wi l be r et ir i ng next week. Pupi l s of t he school, ol d and new, wi l be sendi ng hi m a present t o m ar k the occasion. Al t hose who have cont ri buted t owar ds t he gi ft wi l sign t hei r nam es i n a l ar ge album whi ch wi l be sent t o t he headm ast er 39。 answer ed t he m an.39。At what ti me di d you ar ive at the stati on ?39。I suggest,39。 I don39。s busy worki ng, but woul d you mi nd ing wi t h m e t o the stati on ?39。 he cal led. 39。 I t old you yest erday and the day befor e yester day, 39。f ree r ides39。 asked t he inspector . 39。 I suppose it would, but I never cat ch a later t rain. 39。 Of cour se not .39。Thi s i s the Poo and Ee Seed Bir d Company. Good ladies, eveni ng and gent lemen ! 39。 answer ed the poli ceman i n t he same t one. 39。ve f ott en my key.39。m onst ers39。My key, 39。Wel l, I 39。 I looked down and nearl y f el l off the l adder when I saw a poli ceman. I i m m ediately regret ted answer ing i n the way I di d, but I said, 39。t hat you are not tel li ng the t ruth. I suggest hat you di d not catch t he o39。 39。cl ock. My employer wil l conf ir m t hat I was t her e on t ime.39。At the t im e the mur der was m it ed, I was t ravel ing on t he 8. 0 o39。 I know, 39。m onster s39。 I sai d. 39。 39。cl ock t r ai n did not r un at al . It br oke down at Fer ngr en st ati on and was t aken off t he li ne.39。t noti ce anyt hi ng unusual ?39。 Woul d a l at er t r ai n get you t o wor k on ti me ?39。 sai d t he m an. 39。 but I l ove t o hear you say it ! 39。s Radi cal Pr ogr e sive Part y. Aft er t he electi ons, Cr awl ey went t o t he form er Pr im e Mi nister39。s house. When he asked i f Mr Lane li ved there, t he poli cem an on dut y t ol d him t hat since his def eat, t he ex Prim e Mini st er had gone abr oad. On the f ol l owi ng day, Cr awley went t o the house again. The sam e pol iceman was j ust wal ki ng sl owl y past the entr ance, when Crawl ey asked t he same quest ion. Though a l it tl e suspi ci ous t his t im e, t he poli cem an gave him t he sam e answer. The day aft er, Cr awl ey went to t he house once m or e and asked exactl y t he sam e quest ion. Thi s ti me, t he poli cem an lost hi s tem per. 39。 Lesson84 O n st ri ke 罷工 Busm en have deci ded t o go on st ri ke next week. The str i ke i s due to begi n on Tuesday. No one knows how l ong it wi l l ast. The busm en have st at ed t hat t he st r ike wi l cont i nue unti l gener al agreem ent i s r eached about pay and wor king condi ti ons. Most peopl e bel ieve t hat t he str i ke wil l ast f or at l east a week. Many owner s of pr i vat e car s ar e goi ng t o off er 39。Do you al ways catch such an ear ly t r ai n ?39。 asked t he i nspect or . 39。 39。 Lesson88 Trapped i n a mi ne 困在礦井里 Si x men have been t rapped in a m i ne f or sevent een hour s. I f t