【正文】 r and his editor had asked him to find out the exact height of the wall, the policeman refused to believe him. He was arrested and sent to prison because the police thought that he might be a spy or might even want to assassinate the president When the journalist insisted he was innocent, he made things worse for himself. This proved to the police that the man certainly was guilty and deserved to stay in prison indefinitely. (149 words)t let him. It39。t remember how long. When I woke up, I was hungry and thirsty, so I decided to explore the island. It was uninhabited, but I found plenty of fruit which had fallen from the trees. I lived on coconuts and pineapples and there was plenty of fresh spring water. I tried to hunt wild animals with my bare hands(small pigs and other creatures), but I failed to catch anything. So I spent my days swimming in the warm clear water and lying in the sun. One afternoon while I was lying on the beach as usual, I saw a boat on the horizon. I signaled with my while shirt and shouted as loudly as I could. Fortunately, someone on the boat saw me and I was rescued. Of course, I was pleased to get back to civilization, but 1 was very sorry to leave this island paradise. (200 words)Lesson 13 It39。Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of troubleKey to CompositionA possible answerI was walking along the street when I saw a crowed ahead of me. Ｉcould 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 saucepan of water knelt down beside the boy．She asked the boy if he was in pain and he said he wasn’t．Then she rubbed his arm with butter, but he couldn’t get it free．Meanwhile, someone had telephoned the fir brigade．The boy had begun to cry , but when he saw the firemen, he cheered up. At first, the firemen decided to cut through the drain cover, but they changed their minds and rubbed the boy’s arm with a special type of grease. The boy was soon free and though his arm hurt, he was smiling. (150 words)d love to own a picture like that, and so on. There is no doubt it was an excellent exhibition because there were so many different styles on display. There was something to suit everyone in it only if you could afford the high prices! (200 words)A possible answerMy flight across the ChannelIt was early morning. I looked around, but there was no sign of Latham, sol decided to goons test flight first. At 4. 15, I took off and flew over Calais for fifteen minutes. When I landed there was still no sign of Latham. At 4. 45 I took off again. This time I was determined to fly across the Channel. When I looked down there was no sign of the ship below, which was supposed to be following me, I suddenly felt alone and was worried whether I was flying in the right direction. All I could see was sea and sky. I could feel the high winds against the plane and the engine got very hot. Fortunately, it began to rain and the rain cooled my engine. Suddenly, I could see land ahead. Dover!I flew over Dover, looking for somewhere to land. I saw a field below and brought the plane down. I was still sitting in the cockpit, hardly able to believe the flight was so successful — just thirtyseven minutes to cross from Calais — when a British policeman arrived. He smiled broadly at me and said, Good morning! I smiled back and said, Bonjour! (200 words)。Lesson 19 A very dear catKey to CompositionA possible answerIn a bar one night, Mr. X was talking to a workman who told him that he often worked in Mrs. Ramsay39。Lesson 14 A noble gangsterKey to CompositionA possible answerHawkwood 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 bum their farms. The farmers fought very hard, even though they were poorly armed. With their sticks and spades, they were no match for Hawkwood39。Lesson 8 A famous monasteryKey to CompositionA possible answerRescueOne very cold morning,