【正文】 hat a lar ge sum of money had been l ost. Sam Bent on, t he local but cher, had l ost his wal let whil e taking hi s savi ngs t o the post off ice. Sam was sur e t hat the wal let must have been found by one of the vil lagers, but i t was not r et urned t o him. Thr e months passed, and then one mor ning, Sam found hi s walet outside hi s fr ont door. I t had been wr apped up i n newspaper and i t cont ai ned hal f the money he had l ost , t ogether wi th a not e which said: 39。And a wom an can39。Thi s is t he pret iest car pet I have ever sen,39。t mat er,39。 39。t know wher e it i s. 39。 345 f or t he cost of t he tr i p. The norm al pr ice of a ti cket i s amp。A t hief, yes, 39。t have too m any hats,39。 may r eveal som et hi ng of val ue f ai rl y soon. Leson56 Fast er t han sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a r ace i s hel d f or ol d car s. A l ot of cars enter ed for t hi s r ace l ast year and t her e was a great deal of excit em e nt j ust bef or e it began. One of t he m ost handsome cars was a Rol l s Royce Si lver Ghost . The m ost unusual car was a Benz whi ch had onl y t hr ee wheel s. Bui lt i n 1885, it was t he ol dest car taking part . Aft er a great m any loud expl osi ons, t he r ace began. Many of the cars br oke down on the cour se and som e dr i ver s spent m ore t im e under t hei r car s than i n them ! A f ew car s, however , pl et ed t he r ace. The wi nni ng car eached a speed of f ort y mi les an hourm uch f ast er t han any of i ts r i val s. It sped downhi l at t he end of t he r ace and i ts dr i ver had a l ot of tr oubl e t ryi ng t o st op i t. The r ace gave ever yone a gr eat deal of pl easure. It was ver y di f fer ent fr om m oder n car races but no l ess exci ti ng. Leson57 Can I hel p you, m adam ? 你要買什么，夫人？ A wom an in bl ue jeans st ood at t he wi ndow of an expensi ve shop. Though she hesit at ed f or a m om ent , she fi nal y went i n and as ked to see a dr ess t hat was i n the wi ndow. The assi st ant who ser ved her di d not l ike t he way she was dr esed. Gl anci ng at her scor nf ul y, he tol d her t hat t he dr ess was sol d. The wom an wal ked out of t he shop angril y and deci ded to puni sh t he asist ant next day. She r etur ned t o t he shop t he foll owi ng m orni ng dr esed i n a f ur coat , wit h a handbag i n one hand and a long um br el l a i n t he ot her. Af ter s eki ng out t he r ude asist ant she asked f or t he same dr es. Not reali zi ng who she was, t he asist ant was eager t o ser ve her t hi s tim e wi th gr eat dif fi cul t y, he cli mbed i nt o t he shop wi ndow t o get t he dr es. As soon as she saw it , t he wom an sai d s many ti es.39。 said Mr s St erl ing l at er, 39。s m oney was pai d back i n t hi s way. The l ast not e sai d: 39。m going t o Woodf or d Gr een,39。l l have t o get of f her e,39。 I f or got t o put you off .39。 sai d the conduct or . 39。The Reveal er 39。The str ap needs mendi ng, 39。 In ti me, al l Sam 39。 I 39。 You39。 sai d t he conduct or suddenl y.39。 sai d the conduct or . 39。The Reveal er39。 I answered. Lesson51 Reward for virt ue 對(duì)美德的獎(jiǎng)賞 My f r iend, Her ber t, has always been f at, but things got so bad r ecentl y t hat he deci ded to go on a di et. He began his diet a week ago. Fi rst of al l, he wr ote out a long l ist of al l the f oods whi ch were f orbi dden. The li st i ncl uded m ost of the t hings Herbert l oves: but ter , potat oes, ri ce, beer , mi lk, chocolate, and sweets. Yesterday I paid hi m a vi si t. I r ang the bel and was not surpr ised to see t hat Her ber t was st il l as f at as ever. He l ed me i nto hi s room and hur ri edl y hid a large parcel under his desk. I t was obvi ous t hat he was very em bar rassed. When I asked hi m what he was doing, he sm il ed gui lt il y and then put t he par cel on t he desk. He explaine d that his di et was so str ict that he had to r eward hi msel f occasi onal ly. Then he showed me the contents of the par cel. I t cont ai ned fi ve large bars of chocol at e and three bags of sweets! Leson52 A pret y carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have just m oved i nto a new house and I have been worki ng har d al m or ning. I have been tr ying t o get m y new r oom i n order. This has not been easy because I own over a t housand books. To make mat er s wor se, the r oom i s rather smal , so I have tempor ar il y put my books on the f loor. At t he moment, they cover every inch of fl oor space and I actual y have t o wal k on them to get in or out of the r oom . A shor t whil e ago, my si st er hel ped me to car ry one of my old bookcases up the stair s. She went int o my room and got a big sur pr ise when she saw al those books on t he fl oor. 39。 I t doesn39。 the conductor sai d. 39。 I said t o t he conduct or as I got on t he bus,39。 I am 100 per cent honest now! 39。but t hey di d not st eal anyt hing.39。 39。 I answered. Lesson51 Reward for vi rt ue 對(duì)美德的獎(jiǎng)賞 My f ri end, Her ber t, has al ways been f at, but thi ngs got so bad r ecentl y t hat he deci ded to go on a diet. He began his di et a week ago. Fi r st of al, he wrot e out a l ong li st of al t he foods which wer e f or bidden. The l ist included most of t he thi ngs Her ber t loves: butt er , pot atoes, r ice, beer, m il k, chocol at e, and sweets. Yest er day I pai d him a vi si t. I r ang t he bel l and was not surpri sed to see t hat Her bert was sti l as f at as ever . He l ed m e i nt o hi s r oom and hurr i edl y hid a l ar ge par cel under his desk. I t was obvi ous t hat he was ver y em bar r assed. When I aske d hi m what he was doi ng, he sm il ed gui lt il y and t hen put the parcel on the desk. He explai ned t hat hi s di et was so st ri ct t hat he had t o rewar d himself occasi onal y. Then he showed m e t he cont ent s of t he par cel . It contai ned f ive l ar ge bars of chocol ate and t hr ee bags of sweet s! Lesson52 A pret t y carpet 漂亮