【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 ce between Indian music and jazz.(64 words)Lesson 43 Over the South Pole In 1929,the American explorer , became the first man to fly over the South Pole. He took a lot of photographs during the flight but then ran into difficulties. His plane couldn39。t get over the mountains so he orded his men to throw out two heavy food sacks. The plane then flew over the mountains and continued without further trouble.(63 words)Lesson 44 Through the Forest Two men tried to steal 39。s handbag. She was having a piic at the time. They took the bag after a struggle and ran through the trees. She ran after them and caught up with them. The men had sat down and were going through the contents of the bag. ran straight at them so they dropped the bag and ran away.(66 words)Lesson 45 A Clear Conscience The local buther,Sam Benton,was taking his savings to the post office but he lost his wallet. Sam not only received half his money three months later,but received a note as note said:‘A thief,yes,but only 50 per cent a thief!39。The thief included a note every time he sent Sam more money. The last note said: ‘I am 100 per cent honest now!’(68 words)Lesson 46 Expensive and Unfortable The plane from London arrived at Sydney airport and workers unloaded a number of wooden boxes. They contained clothing. One of the boxes was extremely heavy so a worker opened it. He found a man on top of a pile of woolen goods. The man was arrested. He had travelled in the box from London. He had to pay 3,500 pounds. An ordinary tickets costs 2,000 pounds.(65 words)Lesson 47 A Thirsty Ghost Mr. Ian Thompson bought a public house recently but it is haunted,so he is going to sale it. There was a strange noise in the bar one night and the room was in disorder next morning. Mr. Thompson found five empty whisky bottles. He doesn’t believe that some villagers broke into the bar and had a drink. Anybody in the village doesn’t want to the pub.(68 words)Lesson 48 Did You Want to Tell Me SomethingThe dentist in the story had pulled out one of the writer’s teeth and had told him to rest for a while. He asked several questions but the writer couldn’t answer them. His mouth was full of cotton wool. He suddenly discovered something wrong but he couldn’t say anything. The dentist eventually removed the cotton wool from his mouth and the writer told him he had pulled out the wrong tooth.(72 words)Unit 3:Lesson 49 The end of a dreamA young man in Teheran bought a real bed for the first time in his slept on the roof of his house because the weather was nights later,the bed was swept off the roof during a man was not only unhurt but still on his the bed was in pieces,he carried his mattress indoors and after he had put it on the floor he went back to sleep. (72 words)Lesson 50 Taken for a ride The writer wanted to go go Woodford Green but as he didn39。t know the way,the conductor promised to tell him where to get they arrived at the bus terminus,the writer asked if they were at Woodford conductor then realized that he had forgotten to put him writer stayed on the bus because it was going back. (59 words)Lesson 51 Reward for virtue Hugh is so fat that he has gone on a has forbidden himself all the foods he likes but he has not lost the writer visited him yesterday,he hid a large parcel under his parcel contained chocolates and said that he had to reward himself occasionally because his diet was so strict. (56 words)Lesson 52 A pretty carpetThe writer has been trying to get his new room in order all has proved difficult because he owns over a thousand books which cover every inch of floor space at the sister helped him to carry one of his old bookcases up the stairs a short while got a surprise when she saw the room,but she thought that the books made a pretty carpet. (68 words)Lesson 53 Hot snake Now that firemen have put out a big forest fire in California,they have been trying to discover its was no evidence that it was started by broken glass or a cigarette a fireman has just solved the noticed the remains os a snake which had been dropped by a bird on to some electric winding itself round the wires,the snake had sent sparks to the ground and this caused the fire.(75 words)Lesson 54 Sticky fingers As soon as the writer returned home from the shops she began to make some meat the telephone rang soon afterwards,her fingers were very spent ten minutes talking to Helen Bates on the that she looked at the mess she had fingers,the telephone and the doorknobs were covered with then the postman rang the wanted her to sign for a registered letter.(68 words)Lesson 55 Not a gold mine‘The Revealer39。 is a new machine which is used for detecting buried gold. Using this machine, a research party recently tried to find gold in a cave near the seashore. Although they examined the cave thoroughly they only found a small gold coin which was practically worthless. However many people believe that the machine many reveal something of value soon. (60 words)Lesson 56 Faster than sound!A lot of old cars entered for the race, which is held once a year. A great many loud explosions could be heard when they set off and though many cars broke down during the race, a few managed to plete the course. The winning car went downhill so quickly that its driver had a lot of difficulty trying to stop it. (62 words)Lesson 57 Can I help you,madam?Though the woman in jeans hesitated for a moment, she entered an expensive shop and asked to see a dress that was in the window. On being told by an assistant that the dress was sold, the woman returned the following morning dressed in a fur coat. The assistant was eager to serve her this time. After making him bring her almost everything in the window, the woman finally bought the dress she had first asked for. (77 words)Lesson 58 A blessing in disguise?The number of visitors to the village of Frinley has increased because