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Of course, many pictures arc not 39。ll soon learn English!39。5o. 39。 I left the money in my room,39。t be so rude about it,39。 No,39。 she answered. 39。Last week at a dinnerparty, the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs Rumbold. Mrs Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress. She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her. Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating. I tried to make conversation. the patient answered,39。 time. As a great many people will be visiting the country, the government will be building new hotels, an immense stadium, and a fine new swimming pool. 39。clock in the morning. Erna is only fourteen years old and she hopes lo set up a new world record. She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed. Erna39。Lesson35People are not so honest as they once were. The temptation to steal is greater than ever beforeespecially in large shops. A detective recently watched a welldressed woman who always went into a large store on Monday mornings. One Monday, there were fewer people in the shop than usual when the woman came in, so it was easier for the detective to watch her. The woman first bought a few small articles. After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible. Then the woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop without paying. When she was arrested, the detective found out that the shopassistant was her daughter. The girl39。. This wonderful plane can carry seven passengers. The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field. Captain Fawcett39。 signs outside his gate, but these have not had any effect. Now he has put an ugly stone head over the gate. It is one of the ugliest faces I have ever seen. I asked him what it was and he told me that it was Medusa, the Gorgon. Jasper hopes that she will turn motorists to stone. But none of them has been turned to stone yet! She looked at it critically for a moment.39。 anything. They are just pretty patterns. We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material. I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else. They notice more. My sister is only seven, but she always tells me whether my pictures are good or not. She came into my room yesterday. 39。t understand them ! Do they speak English ?lesson25 Do the English speak English? 英國人講的是英語嗎？s room39。and it39。50 and I felt very upset.39。 he said. He started to plain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door. A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk. It contained amp。You39。about39。 I answered. 39。t it upsidedown ?39。Lesson28 No parking 禁止停車taxi39。 Football or polo? 足球還是水球？lesson33 Out of the darkness 沖出黑暗 amused too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found. It was stolen twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen ! telephone. When he was alone, he telephoned the hospital exchange and asked for Doctor Millington. When the doctor answered the phone, Mr Gilbert said he was inquiring about a certain patient, a Mr John Gilbert. He asked if Mr Gilbert39。Will you be seeing it ?39。39。 Young man,39。Do you call that a hat ?39。I entered the hotel manager39。Everyone39。 I said to the manager, 39。I am a foreigner,39。lesson26 The best art critics 最佳美術(shù)評(píng)論家 I39。 she said, 39。Lesson29 Taxi! 出租汽車！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。 from the local police. In the letter he was asked to call at the station. Ted wondered car was badly damaged and easy to recognize. Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested. s mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl.. Workers will have pleted the new roads by the end of this year. By the end of next year, they will have finished work on the new stadium. The fine modern buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter. Everybody will be watching anxiously as the new buildings go up. We are all very excited and are looking forward to the Olympic Games because they have never been held before in this country.While John Gilbert was in hospital, he asked his doctor to tell him whether his operation had been successful, but the doctor refused to do so. The following day, the patient asked for a bedside A new play is ing to The Globe soon,39。 No,39。In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner. lesson41 Do you call that a hat?