【正文】 s. Bi l wor ks har der t han Joe and grows m or e f lower s and vegetables, but Joe39。 each year , but Joe wi ns every ti me. Bi l l Fr it h39。巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved t o a house i n Br i dge St reet. Yest er day a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me f or a meal and a gl as of beer . I n ret ur n f or t hi s, t he beggar st ood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a m eal . He ate t he f ood and dr ank t he beer. Then he put a piece of cheese i n hi s pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour tol d m e about him . Ever ybody knows him . His name i s Per cy Butt ons. He cal s at ever y house i n the str eet once a mont h and al ways asks for a m eal and a glass of beer. Leson 7 Too lat e 為時(shí)太晚 The plane was l at e and det ect ives were wai ti ng at t he air por t al l mor ni ng. They wer e expecti ng a val uabl e par cel of di am ond f r om South Afr ica. A f ew hours earl ier, som eone had t old t he pol i ce t hat t hi eves woul d tr y t o steal t he diamonds. When t he pl ane ar i ved, some of t he det ect i ves wer e wai ti ng i nsi de t he mai n bui ldi ng whi l e ot her s wer e wait ing on t he ai rf i el d. Two men t ook t he parcel of f t he pl ane and car ied it i nt o t he Cust oms House. Whi le two det ecti ves 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 beaut if ul gar den in our town. Nearl y ever ybody ent er s for 39。t her e is sti l some honest y in this wor ld !39。Wel ,39。s r oom39。 5o. 39。s l osi ng money these days,39。 The manager was sympat het ic, but he could do not hi ng. 39。and it 39。 I l eft t he money in my room, 39。s of fi ce and sat down. I had just lost amp。t r eal ize one im por tant thing. I39。s a waste of t ime. 39。 my f ri ends say.39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 One m an in a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fishing i s my favour it e spor t. I of ten f ish for hours wi thout cat chi ng anyt hing. But t his does not wor ry me. Som e fi sher men a re unlucky. I nstead of catching fi sh, they catch old boot s and r ubbish. I am even l es l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ngnot even ol d boot s. Af ter having spent whole morni ngs on t he ri ver , I always go home wi th an empt y bag. 39。s per for mance. 39。t he gir l sai d, 39。 I asked. 39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。 he asked. 39。 Susan excl aimed. Just then, a man hurr ied t o the t icket of fi ce. 39。 the gir l sai d. 39。m sor ry, we39。 I asked. 39。I hurr ied t o the t icket of fi ce. 39。I t may have begun alr eady,39。The pl ay may begi n at any moment,39。 My dog had taken it i nt o t he gar den. He of ten does t hi s. 39。m ver y sor r y, 39。 The inn keeper sm iled and i mmediat el y went out . In a few m inutes he r et urned wi th my bag and gave i t back t o me. 39。t pay the bi l. I haven39。 I answered, 39。 he asked. 39。t t her e ! As I was l ooking for it , the i n keeper came in. 39。My dear , it must be ter i bl e to be grown up! 39。 Si r, we wele you to our ci ty. Thi s is a No Parking a rea. You wi l enjoy your st ay her e if you pay at ent ion t o our st reet si gns. This not e is only a remi nder .39。 he Said. Then he smil ed and told me I would recei ve an ext ra amp。Don39。Mr. Har mswort h,39。Do you speak Engli sh?39。cl ock so we shal have plenty of t ime. We shal see his boat and t hen we shal l say good bye to hi m. He wi l be away f or two months. We are ver y proud of him . He wil l take part in an impor tant race acr oss t he Atl ant ic. Leson 13 The G reenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys ar e a group of popul ar si nger s. At pr esent , they are vi si ti ng al par ts of t he countr y. They wil l be ar ri ving here tomorr ow. They wil l be ing by t rain and most of the young peopl e in the t own wil l be meeti ng them at the st at ion. Tomorr ow eveni ng they wi l be singing at t he Wor ker s39。so now you can pay f or my di nner !39。I have never borr owed any m oney f r om you,39。s off ice year s ago, but he is now wor ki ng at a bank. He gets a good salar y, but he always borr ows money fr om hi s fr iends and never pays i t back. Har r y saw me and came and sat at the same table. He has never borr owed money fr om me. Whil e he was eat ing, I asked him to lend me amp。 I looked at my watch. It was t rue. The big cl ock r efused to wel e the New Year . At that moment ever ybody began to l augh and sing. Leson 10 Not f or jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d musical instr um ent . It is cal ed a clavichord(翼琴 ) . I t was made in Ger many i n 1681. Our clavichord i s kept i n the l ivi ng room. I t has belong t o our fami ly f or a long t ime. The i nstr ument was bought by my gr andf at her many years ago. Recentl y it wa s damaged by a visit or. She t ri ed to pl ay jaz on it ! She st ruck the keys too har d and two of t he st ri ngs were br oken. My father was shocked. Now we are not al owed to touch it . I t is being r epai red by a fr iend of my f ather39。I t39。s gar den is m or e i nt eresti ng. He has made neat paths and has bui lt a wooden bri dge over a pool. I li ke gar dens t oo, but I do not like har d work. Every year I ent er f or the garden peti ti on too, and I al ways wi n a l it tl e pri ze for t he worst gar den in t he town! Leson 9 A cold wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hal l. I t was the last day of t he year and a l ar ge crowd of peopl e had gat her ed under t he Town Hal clock. It would st ri ke twel ve in t wenty minutes39。s gar den i s lar ger t han Joe39。The Ni cest Garden Competi ti on39。 l esson25 Do t he Engl i sh speak Engl i sh? 英國(guó)人講的是英語(yǔ)嗎 ade a bi g decision. I got up earl y and bought thi rt yseven cards. I spent the whole day i n my room, but I di d not wri te a si ngl e card ! Leson 4 An exci ti ng t ri p 激動(dòng)人心的旅行 I have j ust r eceived a l et ter f rom my br ot her , Tim . He is i n Austr al ia.