【正文】 I lit a cigarette to calm my nerves. I smoked with concentration and pleasure as I was sure that this would be my last cigarette. For a whole wee。After reading an article entitled 39。Lesson78The mummy of an Egyptian woman who died in 800 . has just had an operation. The mummy is that of Shepenmut who was once a singer in the Temple of Thebes. As there were strange marks on the Xray plates taken of the mummy, doctors have been trying to find out whether the woman died of a rare disease. The only way to do this was to operate. The operation, which lasted for over four hours, proved to be very difficult because of the hard resin which covered the skin. The doctors removed a section of the mummy and sent it to a laboratory. They also found something which the Xray of the god Duamutef. This god which has the head of a cow was normally placeds crop before the September rains. On the right, you can see Mrs Brabante herself. She has been helping her husband for thirty years now. Mrs Brabante is talking to the manager of the local we are taking you to the macaroni fields of Calabria. Macaroni has been grown in this area for over six hundred years. Two of the leading growers, Giuseppe Moldova and Ricardo Brabante, tell me that they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual. Here you can see two workers who, between them, have just finished cutting three cartloads of golden brownTo end our special news bulletin,39。Lesson76 April Fools Day 愚人節(jié) SOS39。When a light passenger plane flew off course some time ago, it crashed in the mountains and its pilot was killed. The only passengers, a young woman and her two baby daughters, were unhurt. It was the middle of winter. Snowlesson75m Brinksley Meers, and my other name is Gloria Gleam. Now you get out of here fast !39。 said the sheriff with a sneer. 39。39。m Rockwall Slinger and this is Merlin Greeves.39。 don39。 Look, sheriff, 39。 m sheriff here. Do you see that notice ? It says No Campingin case you can39。 he shouted: 39。39。 No newspaper men, no film fans! Why don39。t be better, Gloria,39。39。This is a wonderful place for a piic,39。Lesson74 Out of the limelight 舞臺(tái)之外Little boys who play truant from school are unimaginative. A quiet day39。s son, Donald, also set up a world record. Like his father, he was driving a car called Bluebird. his father39。Lesson72 A car called Bluebird “藍(lán)鳥”汽車Lesson71 A famous clock 一個(gè)著名的大鐘 Red for danger 危險(xiǎn)的紅色 he said, in a mournful voice,39。 I continued driving and after some time, the examiner tapped loudly. Though the sound could be heard clearly, it took me a long time to react. I suddenly pressed the brake pedal hard and we were both thrown forward. The examiner looked at me sadly. 39。I was being tested for a driving licence for the third time. I had been asked to drive in heavy traffic and had done so successfully. After having been instructed to drive out of town, I began to acquire confidence. Sure that I had passed, I was almost beginning to enjoy my test. The examiner must have been pleased with my performance, for he smiled and said, 39。s always plenty to read in the 39。 he answered.39。 Then I39。but I39?！?Not at all,39。Would you mind my ing with you ?39。 I39。 No, not at all,39。 I was just wondering how to spend the morninguntil I saw you. You39。Hullo, Elizabeth,39。 I said. 39。39。Lesson68 Persistent 糾纏不休Haroun Tazieff the Polish scientist, has spent his lifetime studying active volcanoes and deep caves in all parts of the world. In 1948, he went to lake Kivu in the Congo to observe a new volcano which he later named Kituro. Tazieff was able to set up his camp very close to the volcano while it was erupting violently. Though he managed to take a number of brilliant photographs, he could not stay near the volcano for very long. He noticed that a river of liquid rock was ing towards him. It threatened to surround him pletely, but Tazieff managed to escape just in time. He waited until the volcano became quiet and he was able to return two days later. This time, he managed to climb into the mouth of Kituro so that he could take photographsThe Hatheld Puffin is a modern aeroplane, but its designer, Mr John Wimpenny, is finding it difficult to get it off the ground. The reason for this is that this plane is also a bicycle. Its pilot has to pedal hard to get it into the air. After Mr Wimpenny had the plane built, it was tested thoroughly. In 1961, it was the first manpowered aircraft to fly half a mile. While being flown by a champion amateur cyclist in 1963, the plane crashed on an airfield. Since then, Mr Wimpenny has had it rebuilt. He has had the length of the wings increased so that they now measure 93 feetalmost as long as those of a Dakota. Many people have shown interest in this new and unusual sport. But though air cyclists may learn how to fly over short distances, and may, eventually, even get across the English Channel, it is doubtful whether they will ever cycle across the Atlantic.so it was fortunate that we didn39。Jumbo must weigh a few tons,39。Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the nineteenth century was the Crystal Palace, which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The Crystal Palace was different from all other buildings in the world, for it was made of iron and glass. It was one of the biggest buildings of all time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it. A great many goods were sent to the exhibition from various parts of the world. There was also a great deal of machinery on display. The most wonderful piece of machinery on show was Nasmyth39。Lesson80Lesson79 By air 乘飛機(jī)Cigarette Smoking and Your Health39。 The last one? 最后一枝嗎？inside a mummy. The doctors have not yet decided how the woman died. They feared that the mummy would fall to pieces when they cut it open, but fortunately this has not happened. The mummy successfully survived the operation. Lesson77 A successful operation 一例成功的手術(shù) factory where the crop is processed. This last sc