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ate in t he af ter noon, the boys put up their tent in the mi ddle of a f ield. As soon as this was done, they cooked a meal over an open fi re. They were al l hungry and the f ood smel t good. Aft er a wonder ful meal, t hey t old stor ies and sang songs by the camp f ir e. But some t ime l ater it began to r ain. The boys f elt ti red so t hey pet out the f ir e and cr ept i nto t hei r tent. Their sleepingbags were war m and f ort abl e, so t hey al l sl ept soundl y. I n t he m iddle of t he night, t wo boys woke up and began shouti ng. The t ent was f ull of water ! They al l eapt out of t heir sleepi ngbags and hur ri ed out si de. I t was raini ng heavil y and they f ound that a st ream had f orm ed in t he fi el d. The st ream wound i ts way acr oss t he fi el d and then f lowed r ight under their t ent ! Leson28 No parking 禁止停車 Jasper Whit e is one of those r ar e peopl e who bel i eves i n anci ent myt hs. He has just bought a new house in t he ci ty, but ever si nce he moved in, he has had t rouble wi th motor ists. when he ret ur ns hom e at ni ght, he always fi nds that someone has par ked a car outside hi s gat e. Because of thi s, he has not been able t o get hi s own car i nto hi s gar age even once. Jasper has put up39。I t39。. Of cour se, m any pi ct ures arc not 39。 I r epeated my questi on several ti mes and at l ast he under st ood. He answered m e, but he spoke neit her slowl y nor cl ear ly. 39。 5o. 39。 I lef t the money in my r oom ,39。 my f r iends say.39。 I asked. 39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。I t m ay have begun al r eady,39。 The i n keeper sm iled and i mmediat el y went out . In a few minutes he r eturned wi th my bag and gave i t back t o me. 39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng for it , the i n keeper cam e in. 39。Don39。so now you can pay for my di nner !39。It 39。t he t her e, he wil l fl y to Per th. My br other has never been abroad befor e, so he is f i ndi ng this tr ip very excit 5 No wrong num bers 無錯(cuò)號之虞 Mr James Scot t has a garage i n Sil bur y and now he has just bought anot her garage i n Pinhurst. Pi nhur st i s onl y f ive mi les f rom Sil bur y, but Mr Scott cannot get a telephone for his new gar age, so he has j ust bought t welve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon car ri ed the f ir st m essage f r om Pi nhur st t o Sil bur y. The bi rd covered t he distance in t hree mi nutes. Up to now, Mr Scot t has sent a gr eat many r equests f or spare part s and other ur gent m essages f rom one gar age t o t he ot her . In this way, he has begun his own pri vat e telephone ser vi ce. Leson 6 Percy But ons 珀西 ti me. Fi ft een minutes pased and then, at f ive t o twel ve, t he cl ock st opped. The big m inute hand did not move. We wai ted and wait ed, but not hing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 39。 Har y sai d, 39。 I sai d in a we ak voi ce. 39。 l esson18 He oft en does this! 他經(jīng)常干這種事! Af t er I had had lunch at a vil lage inn, I looked for my bag. I had left i t on a chai r beside t he door and now i t wasn39。t got my bag.39。 I sai d. 39。ve sold out ,39。Could I have those two ti cket s pl ease ?39。You must gi ve up f ishi ng!39。50 and I f elt very upset .39。 he said. He star ted to pl ain about t his wi cked worl d but was i nter upted by a knock at he door . A gi rl came i n and put an envel ope on hi s desk. It contained amp。 leson25 Do t he Engli sh speak Engl ish? 英國人講的是英語嗎? I ar ri ved in London at last . The rail way stati on was big, black and dar k. I di d not know the way t o my hot el, so I asked a por ter. I not onl y spoke Engl ish ver y caref ul ly, but ver y clearl y as wel . The por ter, however , coul d not understand me。about 39。 I answered. 39。t i t upside down ?39。s f ir st pasenger was a doctor who f lew fr om Bi rm ingham t o a lonely vi l age i n t he Welsh m ount ai ns. Since t hen, Captain Fawcet has fl own passenger s to m any unusual places. Once he landed on the r oof of a bl ock of f lat s and on anot her occasion, he landed in a deser ted car par k. Capt ain Fawcet has just r efused a str ange r equest f rom a busi nessman. The m an wanted to fl y to Rockal , a lonely i sland in the At lanti c Ocean, but Capt ai n Fawcet t did not take him because the t ri p was too danger ous. Leson30 Foot ball or polo? 足球還是水球? The Wayl e is a smal l r iver that cut s acr oss the park near my home. I li ke si t ing by t he Wayle on fi ne af ter noons. I t was warm l ast Sunday, so I went and sat on t he ri ver bank as usual. Some chil dren wer e playing games on t he bank and t her e were some people r owing on t he ri ver . Suddenly, one of the chil dr en kicked a bal ver y hard and i t went t owards a passi ng boat . Some people on the bank cal led out to t he man i n the boat, but he di d not hear them. The bal str uck hi m so hard tha t he nearl y f el l int o the wat er . I tur ned t o l ook at t he chi ldr en, but t her e wer en39。s g rden is more interestin . He has made neat paths and has built a w oden bridge over a po l. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden t her e, he wil l f l y to Per th. My br other has never been abr oad bef or e, so he is f i ndi ng this t ri p ver y excit i ng. Lesson 5 No wrong num bers 無錯(cuò)號之虞 Mr Jam es Scot has a gar age i n Sil bur y and now he has j ust bought anot her garage i n Pinhurst. Pi nhur st i s onl y fi ve mi les f rom Si l bur y, but Mr Scott cannot get a tel ephone for his new gar age, so he has j ust bought t wel ve pi geons. Yester day, a pi geon car ri ed the f ir st m essage f r om Pi nhur st t o Sil bur y. The bi r d covered t he di stance i n t hree mi nut e s. Up t o now, Mr Scott has sent a gr eat many r equest s f or spar e part s and ot her ur gent m essages fr om one gar age t o t he ot her . In t his way, he has begun his own pr i vat e tel ephone ser vi ce. Leson 6 Percy But ons 珀西I t 39。so now you can pay f or m y di nner !39。Do