【正文】 orr ow. They wil l be i ng by tr ai n and m ost of t he young peopl e in t he t own wil l be m eet i ng t hem at t he st at ion. Tom orr ow eveni ng t hey wi l be si ngi ng at t he Wor ker s39。The Ni cest Gar den Com peti ti on39。 I asked. 39。I t may have begun al r eady, 39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng for i t, the i nn keeper cam e in. 39。so now you can pay for my di nner !39。Then he l ent m e a book. I r ead a few l ines, but I did not under st and a word. Every day I t hought about post car ds. M y hol idays passed qui ckl y, but I did not send any car ds t o my fr iends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up earl y and bought thi rt y seven cards. I spent t he whole day i n my room, but I di d not wr i te a si ngl e car d ! Leson 4 An exci ti ng tri p 激動(dòng)人心的旅行 I have just received a let ter fr om m y brot her , Tim. He is i n Austr al ia. He has been t her e f or si x months. Tim is an engineer . He i s worki ng for a bi g fi rm and he has al ready visit ed a great num ber of dif fer ent places in Aust rali a. He has j ust bought an Austr ali an car and has gone t o Ali c e Spri ngs, a smal town in t he cent re of Austr alia. He wi l l soon visit Dar win. Fr om t her e, he wi l f ly to Pert h. My br ot her has never been abr oad bef ore, so he is f inding t his t ri p very excit 5 No wrong numbers 無(wú)錯(cuò)號(hào)之虞 Mr James Scott has a garage in Si lbur y and now he has j ust 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 tel ephone for his new gar age, so he has j ust bought t welve pigeons. Yester day, a pigeon car ri ed the f ir st m esage fr 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 par ts and other urgent m essages f rom one gar age t o t he ot her . In this way, he has begun his own pri vat e tel ephone ser vice. Leson 6 Percy But tons 珀西 the gir l sai d. 39。The play m ay begi n at any m om ent, 39。My dear, i t must be t er i bl e to be gr own up!39。I have never bor r owed any m oney f r om you, 39。ght m e a few wor ds of It al i an. 39。 Har r y sai d, 39。 lesson18 H e of t en does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had l unch at a vi l age i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had l ef t it on a chair besi de t he door and now it wasn39。 I sai d. 39。Coul d I have t hose t wo ti cket s pl ease ?39。巴頓斯 I have j ust moved t o a house i n Br idge Str eet . Yest er day a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me f or a meal and a gl ass of ber . I n r eturn for thi s, t he beggar st ood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a m eal . He at e t he food and drank t he beer. Then he put a piece of cheese i n his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour t old m e about him. Everybody knows him. Hi s name is Per cy Butt ons. He cal s at every house in t he st reet once a month and always asks f or a m eal and a gl as of beer . Leson 7 Too l ate 為時(shí)太晚 The plane was lat e and det ect ives were wai ti ng at t he ai r por t al l morni ng. They wer e expecting a val uabl e par cel of diamond f rom South Af r ica. A f ew hour s ear l ier, someone had t old t he pol ice t hat t hi eves woul d tr y t o st eal t he diamonds. When t he plane ar ived, some of t he det ect ives were wai ti ng inside t he main bui lding whi le ot her s were wait ng on t he ai rf iel d. Two men took t he par cel of f the plane and car r ied it i nto t he Cust oms House. While two det ect ives were keepi ng guar d at the door, t wo others opened the parcel. To t hei r sur pri se, the pr eci ous parcel was ful l of stones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has t he most beautif ul gar den in our town. Nearl y ever ybody ent er s f or 39。 Leson 12 G oodbye and good luck 再見(jiàn)，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour , Capt ai n Charl es Al i son, wil l sai l f r om Port smouth t omorr ow. We shal meet hi m at t he har bour earl y in the mor ning. He wi l be in his smal boat, Topsail .Tapsai l is a f amous lit tl e boat . It has sai led across the At lanti c many ti mes. Capt ai n Al ison wi l set out at ei ght o39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。 Susan answer ed. 39。Cert ai nly, 39。 eac h year, but Joe wi ns every t im e. Bi l Fri t h39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be stayi ng f or fi ve days. Duri ng t hi s tim e, t hey wil l give f i ve per f orm ances. As usual, t he pol ice wi l have a di f fi cul t im e. They wi l be t ryi ng t o keep order. I t is al ways t he sam e on t hese occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an am usi ng exper ience l ast year. Aft er I had l eft a smal vi l age i n t he sout h of Fr ance, I dr ove on t o the next t own. On t he way, a young man waved t o m e. I st opped and he asked m e f or a li ft . As soon as he had got i nt o t he car, I。s. Bil l wor ks har der t han Joe and gr ows m or e f l ower s and vegetables, but Joe39。but they are f or next Wednesday39。May I have two ti cket s pl ease ?39。Yes, thank you,39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be staying for fi ve days. Duri ng thi s ti me, they wil l give f i ve per f ormances. As usual , the poli ce wi l l have a dif f icult ti me. They wil l be tr yi ng to keep or der . It i s al ways the sam e on these ocasions. Leson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an amusing exper i ence last year . Af ter I had lef t a sm al l vil lage in t he sout h of France, I drove on t o t he next town. On t he way, a young m an waved t o me. I st opped and he asked m e for a l if t. As s oon as he had got i nt o t he car , I said good m or ning t o him i n French and he repli ed in t he same language. Apar t fr om a few words, I do not know any French at al l. Nei ther of us spoke dur ing t he journey. I had nearl y r eached the t own, when t he young man suddenl y sai d, ver y slowl y, 39。 each year , but Joe wi ns every