【正文】 The m anager was sympat heti c, but he coul d do nothing. 39。s per formance. 39。May I have two t ickets please ?39。 he asked. 39。clock so we shal l have pl enty of time. We shal see hi s boat and then we shal say goodbye t o hi m. He wi l be away for t wo mont hs. We ar e very proud of him. He wil l t ake part i n an i mport ant race acr oss the Atl anti c. Leson 13 The Grenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr enwood Boys are a group of popul ar singers. At present, they ar e visit ing al l part s of the count ry. They wil be ar riving her e tomorrow. They wil be ing by tr ai n and most of t he young peopl e in the town wil l be meet ing them at the st at ion. Tomor row evening they wi l be singing at the Workers39。The Nicest Garden Compet it ion39。 But I39。 I sai d angri ly. 39。s of fi ce and sat down. I had just l ost amp。 the girl sai d. 39。 Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。 Si r, we wel e you t o our cit y. This is a No Par ki ng ar ea. You wil l enjoy your st ay her e if you pay at enti on t o our st reet signs. This note is onl y a rem inder. 39。s off ice year s ago, but he is now wor king at abank. He get s a good sal ar y, but he al ways bor rows money from his f ri ends and never pays it back. Hary saw me and came and sat at the same tabl e. He has never bor rowed money from me. While he was eating, I asked him to l end me amp。Do you always get up so late ? It 39。 Just hen, t he t el ephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy.39。t hear awor d!39。m ing to se you. 39。巴頓斯 I have j ust moved to a house i n Bridge St reet . Yest er day a beggar knocked at my door . He asked me for a meal and a gl ass of beer. In r et ur n for this, t he beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He at e the food and dr ank the beer. Then he put a pi ece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour told me about him. Ever ybody knows him. His name i s Percy But tons. He cals at ever y house i n the st reet once a month and al ways asks f or a meal and a glas of beer . Leson 7 Too late 為時太晚 The plane was late and detect ives were wait ng at the ai rpor t al l morning. They wer e xpecting a val uabl e parcel of di amond fr om South Af rica. A few hours ear li er , someone had told the pol ice that thieves woul d try t o st eal the di amonds. When the plane ar ived, some of t he det ecti ves wer e wai ting inside the mai n buil di ng whil e ot hers were wait ng on t he air field. Two men took the parcel off t he plane and car ied it into t he Cust oms House. Whi le two det ecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at the door, two others opened the parcel. To thei r sur prise, t he preci ous par cel was full of st ones and sand! Leson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has the most beaut iful gar den in our t own. Nearl y ever ybody enters for 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見，一 路順風 Our nci ghbour, Captain Charles Ali son, wil l sail fr om Port smouth tomorr ow. We shal meet him at the harbour ear ly i n the mor ni ng. He wil be in his smal boat, Topsai is a famous li tl e boat. It has sail ed across the Atl anti c many ti mes. Capta in Ali son wil l set out at eight o39。Di d you have a good meal ?39。I hurr ied to t he t icket of fi ce. 39。but t hey are for next Wednesday39。s not t her e now. 39。. Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐還是午餐？ It was Sunday. I never get up earl y on Sundays. I somet imes tay in bed unti l unch Sunday I got up very l at e. I looked out of t he wi ndow. I t was dark outside. 39。 I39。 t ime. 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 wai ted and wai ted, but not hi ng happened. Suddenl y someone shout ed, 39。 I said i n a weak voice. 39。t got m y bag. 39。What a pit y! 39。 It 39。I f ound this out si de t hi s gent leman39。50 and I f el t very upset .39。Coul d I have t hose two ti ckets pl ease ?39。The play may begi n at any moment ,39。 I f you r ecei ve a r equest l ike this, you cannot f ai l t o obey it ! Leson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni f er is an actr ess. She must be at l east thir tyf ive year s ol d. I n spit e of this, she of ten appears on the st age as a young gi rl. Jennif er wil l have t o t ake par t i n a new pl ay soon. This tim e, she wil l be agirl of seventeen. I n t he pl ay, she must appear in a bri ght red dr ess and l ong bl ack st ockings. Last year in anot her pl ay, she had to wear short socks and a br ight , or ange coloured dr ess. If anyone ever asked her how old she i s, she al ways answer s, 39。2. To my sur pr ise, he gave me t he money i mmediately. 39。s one o39。 I39。I f ound t hi s out si de t hi s gent l em a n39。 It 39。What a pit y! 39。t got m y bag. 39。 I said i n a weak voice. 39。 t ime. 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 wai ted and wai ted, but not hi ng happened. Suddenl y someone shout ed, 39。 I39。. Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐還是午餐？ It was Sunday. I never get up earl y on Sundays. I somet imes tay in bed unti l unch Sunday I got up very l at e. I looked out of t he wi ndow. I t was dark outside. 39。This is a private conver sation!39。 she asked. 39。s garden i s mor e interest ing. He has made neat paths and has built a wooden br idge over a pool. I li ke gar dens too, but I do not like har d wor k. Ever y year I enter f or t he gar den peti ion too, and I always wi n a lit tle pri ze f or t he 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 t he l ast day of the year and a large cr owd of people had gat hered unde r t he Town Hal l clock. It woul d st ri ke t welve in t wenty mi nutes39。Mr . Harmsworth,39。t pay the bil . I haven39。 the gi rl said. 39。 my f riends say.39。 5o. 39。 Just hen, t he t el ephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy.39。Do you always get up so late ? It 39。s off ice year s ago, but he is now wor king at abank. He get s