【正文】 s Radical Progresive Par ty. Af ter t he elect ions, Crawley went to the former Prime Minist er 39。monst er s39。s steam hammer. Though in t hose days, tr avel li ng was not as easy as it is t oday, st eam boat s car ied thousands of vi si tors acr oss the Channel f rom Europe. On ar ri vi ng i n England, they were t aken to the Cryst al Pal ace by train. There were six mil li on visitor s i n al l, and the profi ts fr om the exhibiti on were used t o buil d museums and colleges. Later, the Cryst al Pal ace was moved to South London. It remained one of the most famous bui ldings i n the wor ld unt il it was burnt down in 1936. Leson81 Escape 脫逃 When he had kil ed t he guar d, the prisoner of war quickl y dr agged him into t he bushes. Wor ki ng r api dl y in the dar knes, he soon changed i nto the dead man39。 ②儀器設(shè)備 購置耕作機(jī)具 4 臺（套）； 購置質(zhì)量檢驗(yàn)設(shè)備 5 臺（套）； 購置種子加工設(shè)備 7 臺（套）； 水利設(shè)施 3 套。t weari ng i t at the time. If I had been, I woul d not have been able t o get home for lunch.39。Someone f ir ed a shot through my off ice window. Acur ate, don39。Oh, t hat, 39。And how can you e xplain t hat ?39。s wife went on asking quest ions, when she suddenly not iced a big hole in her husband39。The fir e br oke out i n the basement . I went down i mmediately. of course, and t hat fool, Hor st , aimed a fi reext inguisher at me. He t hought I was on fi re. I must def initely get hat felow post ed.39。I was i n my of fi ce as usual, 39。And wher e were you at the ti me ?39。 Good heavens! 39。 answered the Ambassador dril y. 39。 39。 she asked. 39。 Fort unat el y, the shouting woke up my wif e who opened t he wi ndow just as the poli ceman had st ar ted to climb towar ds me. Leson93 A noble gif t 崇高的禮物 One of the most famous monument s in the world, the Staue of Liber ty, was present ed t o the Uni ted St at es of Amer ica in the ni ent h century by the peopl e of France. The gr eat st at ue, whi ch was desi gned by t he sculptor August e Bar thol di , t ook ten years t o plet e. The actual fi gur e was made of copper support ed by amet al f ramework which had been especial y constr uct ed by Eif el . Befor e i t coul d be t ranspor ted to the United States, asi te had t o be f ound for it and a pedestal had to be buil t. The sit e chosen was an i sl and at he entrance of New York Harbour . By 1884, a st at ue which was 151 feet tal , had been erected in Par is. The foll owi ng year, i t was taken to pieces and sent to America. By t he end of Oct ober 1886, the st at ue had been put t ogether again and it was off icial ly presented to the American peopl e by Bartholdi. Ever si nce then, the great monument has been a symbol of liberty f or t he mi li ons of people who have passed through New York Harbour to make t heir homes in Amer ica. Leson94 Future champions 未來的冠軍 Experi ments have proved that childr en can be inst ructed i n swi mming at a ver y earl y age. At a speci al swi mming pool in Los Angel es, children bee xpert at holding thei r br eath under wat er even bef or e they can walk. Babies of two months ol d do not appear t o be r el uctant t o enter the water , I t i s not long before they ar e so acustomed to swimming t hat hey can pick up wei ghts f rom the fl oor of t he pool . A game that i s very popular wi th t hese young swi mmer s is the underwater t ricycl e race. Tr icycles ar e li ned up on the f loor of t he pool seven f eet under water. The chi ldren pet e against each ot her to r each t he other end of the pool. Many pedal thei r tri cycles, but most of them prefer to push or drag them. Some chil dr en can cover the whol e l ength of the pool wi thout ing up for br eath even once. Whether t hey wil l ever bee f ut ur e Olympic champi ons, only ti me wil tel . Meanwhi le, t hey shoul d encour age those among us who cannot swi m f ive yards bef or e they are gasping for air . Lesson95 A fantasy 純屬虛構(gòu) When the Ambassador of Escalopi a returned home for lunch, his wi fe got a shock. He looked pale and his clothes were i n a fri ght ful state. 39。My key,39。Your what ?39。ve fot ten my key.39。 I sai d. 39。Wel , I 39。s busy wor ki ng, but would you mind i ng wi th me to t he st at i on ?39。 answered the pol iceman in t he same t one. 39。 39。 I looked down and nearl y fel off the ladder when I saw apol iceman. I immediat el y regreted answer ing in the way I did, but I said, 39。 I don39。Thi s is the Poo and Ee Seed Bir d Company. Good ladies, eveni ng and gent lemen ! 39。clock t rain did not r un at al . It br oke down at Ferngreen stati on and was taken off the li ne.39。t hat you are not t el ling the tr uth. I suggest hat you did not cat ch t he o39。I suggest ,39。 Of course not .39。t noti ce anything unusual ?39。 39。 39。 I suppose it woul d, but I never cat ch a l at er tr ai n. 39。 Would a l at er tr ain get you t o wor k on t ime ?39。clock. My empl oyer wi l confi rm t hat I was there on time.39。 answered the man.39。 asked t he i nspect or . 39。 said t he man. 39。At the time t he murder was mi ted, I was t ravel ing on the o39。 time. Even so, peopl e ar e going to f ind it di f icul t o get to work. But so f ar , t he publ ic has expr essed its grati tude t o the st udent s i n let er s t o the Pr es. Only one or two people have obj ected that t he students wil l dri ve t oo f ast! Leson85 Never too old to l earn 活到老學(xué)到老 I have just r eceived a let er f rom my old school infor ming me that my for mer head mast er , Mr Regmal d Page, wil l be reti ring next wek. Pupi ls of t he school , old and new, wil be sending him a pr esent to mark the occasion. Al l t hose who have contr ibut ed t owards the gift wil l sign their names in a large album whi ch wi l be sent to the headmaster39。f ree ri des39。 but I l ove to hear you say i t ! 39。 I know,39。 he shout ed, 39。s house. When he asked i f Mr Lane l ived t here, the poli cema n on duty told him that since his def eat, the ex Pr ime Mi ni st er