【正文】 wait ing at t he air port al m or ning. They were expecti ng a valuabl e parcel of di amond f rom Sout h Afr ica. A f ew hours earl ier, someone had t ol d the poli ce t hat thieves woul d t ry t o st eal t he di amonds. When the pl a ne ari ved, som e of t he det ecti ves wer e wai ti ng i nsi de t he m ai n buil di ng whil e ot hers were wait ng on t he air fi el d. Two m en t ook the par cel of f t he plane and car ied it i nt o t he Cust om s House. Whi le t wo detecti ves were keepi ng guar d at t he door , t wo ot her s opened t he par cel. To thei r sur pri se, the pr ecious parcel was f ul l of stones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has t he m ost beauti ful garden i n our t own. Near ly ever ybody ent er s for 39。What a pit y! 39。I t may have begun al ready,39。t got my bag. 39。 lesson18 He oft en does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had lunch at a vil lage i nn, I looked f or my bag. I had left i t on a chair beside the door and now i t wasn39。 I sai d in a weak voi ce. 39。 Har y said, 39。 ti me. Fif teen mi nutes passed and then, at f ive to twelve, t he clock stopped. The bi g minut e hand di d not move. We wait ed and wai ted, but not hi ng happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 39。Leson 3 Pl ease send me a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Post cards al ways spoil my hol idays. Last summer , I went t o Italy. I vi sit ed museums and sat in publ ic gar dens. A fr iendl y wai ter t aught me a few words of It al ian. 39。ve sold out ,39。 I sai d. 39。t pay the bil . I haven39。My dear , it must be ter rible t o be grown up! 39。Mr. Harmswor th,39。I have never bor rowed any m oney fr om you, 39。s gar den i s m or e i nt er esti ng. He has m ade neat paths and has bui lt a wooden bri dge over a pool. I li ke gar dens t oo, but I do not l ike har d wor k. Ever y year I ent er f or the gar den pet it on t oo, and I al ways win a li t le pri ze f or the wor st gar den i n t he t own! Lesson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went to t he Town Hal . I t was t he l ast day of t he year and a large cr owd of peopl e had gat her ed unde r t he Town Hal l cl ock. It woul d st ri ke t wel ve i n t went y mi nut es39。clock!39。s one o39。s. Bil l wor ks har der than Joe and gr ows m or e f lower s and veget abl es, but Joe39。2. To my sur pr ise, he gave m e t he m oney imm edi at el y. 39。 As I soon lear nt , he was English himself ! Leson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secr et ar y t ol d me t hat Mr . Harm swort h would see me. I f el t very ner vous when. I went i nt o hi s of ice. He did not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I ent er ed. Aft er I had sat down, he sai d t hat business was ver y bad. He t ol d m e that t he fi rm could not af or d to pay such l ar ge sal ar ies. Twent y peopl e had alr eady l ef t. I knew that my t ur n had e. 39。 If you receive a request li ke t hi s, you cannot f ail t o obey i t! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni fer i s an act res. She m ust be at least hi rt y fi ve year s ol d. In spi te of t his, she oft en appear s on t he stage as a young gi rl. Jenni fer wil have t o t ake par t i n a new play soon. Thi s tim e, she wil l be a gi rl of sevent een. I n the pl ay, she must appear i n a bri ght red dres and l ong black stockings. Last year in anot her pl ay, she had to wear shor t socks and a bright, or ange coloured dr es. I f anyone ever asked her how old she i s, she always answers, 39。but I can39。The play may begi n at any moment ,39。m sorr y, we39。clock! 39。s garden is more interesting. He has made neat pat hs and has buil t a wooden bridge over a pool . I li ke gardens too, but I do not li ke har d wor k. Ever y year I ent er f or the gar den peti ion too, and I always win a l it tle pri ze f or the worst garden i n the town! Lesson 9 A cold wele 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to t he Town Hal l. It was the last day of the year and a large cr owd of peopl e had gat hered unde r t he Town Hal l clock. It woul d st rike twelve in t wenty mi nutes39。I have never bor rowed any money from you,39。Mr. Har mswort h, 39。My dear , it must be t er rible t o be grown up! 39。t pay t he bil l. I haven39。 I said. 39。 the girl sai d. 39。Then he lent me a book. I r ead a few li nes, but I did not understand a wor d. Ever y day I t hought about post cards. My hol idays passed qui ckly, but I di d not send any cards to my f ri ends. On t he l ast day I m ade a bi g decision. I got up earl y and bought thir tyseven cards. I spent t he whol e day in m y r oom, but I di d not writ e a si ngl e card ! Leson 4 An excit ng tri p 激動人心的旅行 I have just r ecei ved a let er fr om m y brother , Tim . He i s i n Austr al ia. He has been t here f or six mont hs. Tim i s an engi neer . He i s wor ki ng f or a big f irm and he has al ready visit ed a great num ber of di f er ent pl aces i n Austr al ia. He has j ust bought an Aust rali an car and has gone t o Ali ce Spri ngs, a sm al t own i n t he cent re of Austr ali a. He wil l soon visit Dar win. Fr om t her e, he wi l fl y to Per th. My br ot her has never been abr oad bef or e, so he is f indi ng t hi s tri p ver y exci ti ng. Leson 5 No wrong numbers 無錯號之虞 Mr Jam es Scot has a gar age i n Sil bur y and now he has j ust bought anot her gar age in Pinhur st. Pi nhur st i s only fi ve mi les fr om Si lbur y, but Mr Scot cannot get a t el ephone for hi s new gar age, so he has j ust bought t welve pi geons. Yest er day, a pi geon cari ed t he f ir st m esage fr om Pi nhurst o Si lbury. The bi rd covered the di st ance i n thr e m i nutes. Up to now, Mr Scot has s ent a gr eat m any r equest s for spar e part s and ot her urgent m essages f rom one garage t o t he ot her. I n t hi s way, he has begun hi s own pri vat e t el ephone ser vi 6 Percy But ons 珀西It 39。so now you can pay f or m y di nner !39。Don39。t there ! As I was looking f or it , t he i nkeeper came in. 39。 The inn keeper smi led and immediately went out . I n a few minutes he r