【正文】 ething you really like. For example, perhaps you39。 m in debt myself. Why don39。s how they learn to hunt mice, birds, insects and other small creatures. A lot of people keep cats so they can have a pet . As kittens grow into cats, they like to stay indoors. They like regular meals and enjoy sleeping in front of a nice fire. However, they also like going out. During the day time and at night they like to go hunting. Sometimes during the night they have fights with other cats. Cats are very clean animals. You often see them washing themselves. Human beings are fascinated by their behaviour because cats are domestic animals, while at the same time they enjoy their independence. (150 words)Key to Letter writingA possible answer(body of letter only)I39。.The dogs led the monks towards the Pass and as the monks got near, they heard cries in the distance. The dogs soon found a man who was trapped under the snow and immediately dragged him out. The man was alive, but frozen stiff. The monks strapped him to the sledge and took him back to the monastery.The man was unconscious, but he soon recovered in the warm atmosphere of the monastery where he was given plenty of hot drinks and food. When the traveller was able to speak, the monks listened with interest as he told them what had happened the previous night. (200 words)Key to Letter writingA possible answer(body of letter only)I hear you39。t recognize. So she went to find John and told him about it. In dismay, John quickly explained that he had put his wallet containing the day39。 Smashand grab 砸櫥窗搶劫They got awaySeeing the thieves39。t see you now.’‘Thanks, Jim,’ Alf said. ‘That was a lucky escape!’ (200 words )Key to Letter writingA possible answeraddressdateDear Mrs. Frost,It was nice to meet you at Selena39。t working!A bee keeper was called in to deal with the situation. He immediately removed the queen bee to one of his bee hives and the other bees followed. The clock was cleaned and was soon working again. We not only enjoyed hearing it strike the hours day and night, but we enjoyed eating the honey as well.(195 words)Lesson 3 An unknown goddess 無名女神After walking round the ancient city, the archaeologists discovered an ancient temple. This temple had obviously been a place of worship because it contained a sacred room. On entering the sacred room, the archaeologists found the clay fragments of fifteen statues, each of which was a goddess which had once been painted. After this, workmen began digging and soon discovered the head of a statue among remains dating from the fifth century . They also found the body of this statue among remains from the fifteenth century . The archaeologists carefully put the fragments together. They were astonished to find that the figure was a goddess. The goddess was a modernlooking woman. She had her hands on her hips and she was wearing a fulllength skirt. Although the archaeologists tried very hard to identify her, they were unable to find out her name. (143 words)Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs Nearly caughtOne morning Alf and three other dustmen were collecting rubbish in Merton Street and they stopped outside Mrs. Frost39。s house.Though Alf didn39。s party last week.You mentioned you had a copy of ‘Who39。 car join the traffic on Piccadilly, Mr. Taylor took a taxi and followed them. The taxi driver drove at full speed when Mr. Taylor told him what had happened.There wasn39。s takings into the oven for safekeeping. They both rushed to the oven and saw that the money had been destroyed At first, they didn39。ll be taking a holiday in the Alps, which I39。m afraid I have to report a little accident: my baby tore some of the pages from the book you kindly lent me.I am very sorry that this happened. I had left the book on a low table, but the baby got hold of it and tore several pages. However, I was able to buy another copy and I39。t you ask our friend Jim Clark? I know Jim is keen to invest in business and might be able to lend you some money.I wish you every success in your new business venture. (80 words)Lesson 12A noble gangster 貴族歹徒Hawkwood defeatedNews that Hawkwood and his men were approaching caused panic among villagers who prepared to defend their farms. Hawkwood had a bad reputation among farmers because they knew he would not hesitate to kill them and to burn their farms.The farmers fought very hard, even though they were poorly armed. With their sticks and spades, they were no match for Hawkwood39。Fifty pence worth of trouble 五十便士的麻煩I was walking along the street when I saw a crowd ahead of me. I could hear people shouting and making a noise. On arriving at the scene, I saw a small boy on the pavement with his arm in a drain cover. A lady carrying a large bar of soap and a saucepan of water knelt down beside the boy. She asked the boy if he was in pain and he said he wasn39。d like a puter game, or a model car, or a pair of rollerblades, or something else. Let me know what you tike best and I39。t help overhearing what people said, things like‘I could paint a picture like that with my eyes shut’or‘Look how perfect the sunset is in that painting. I39。m all right now. We39。ll tell you all about the flight when I see you. (80 words)Lesson 21 Daniel Mendoza 丹尼爾?門多薩The first fightThe first fight between Humphries and his pupil Mendoza, after a quarrel, was held at Stilton and attracted a lot of attention. At the time, Richard Humphries was the most eminent boxer in England and had many supporters. But the young Mendoza had his supporters, too.The atmosphere before the fight was electric. Half of the people there made bets on Humphries, the other half bet on Mendoza. When the two fighters entered the ring, there was a lot of shouting and cheering.The referee called both fighters to the middle of the ring, spoke to them and the fight started. At first, both men were very wary. After all, this was a fight between teacher and pupil, so t