【正文】 car taking part. After a great many loud explosions, the race began. Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them ! A few cars, however, pleted the race. The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hourmuch faster than any of its rivals. It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it. The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting. may reveal something of value fairly soon.A man can never have too into the cave hoping to find buried treasure. The leader of the party was examining the soil near the entrance to the cave when the machine showed that there was gold under the ground. Very excited, the party dug a hole two feet deep. They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless. The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk. In spite of this, many people are confident that 39。 I find it beautiful,39。 my wife answered.39。You needn39。 I remarked suddenly. I regretted saying it almost at once.t buy things we don39。39。t be so rude about it,39。 I said to my wife. 39。39。 she answered,39。39。 No,39。 Will you be staying in England?39。 she answered. I asked. 39。 she answered. 39。 39。 I said. 39。39。Last week at a dinnerparty, the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs Rumbold. Mrs Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress. She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her. Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating. I tried to make conversation. the patient answered,39。s operation had been successful and the doctor told him that it had been. He then asked when Mr Gilbert would be allowed to go home and the doctor told him that he would have to stay in hospital for another two weeks. Then Dr Millington asked the caller if he was a relative of the patient.39。Lesson39 Am I all right? 我是否痊愈？Lesson38 Everything except the weather 惟獨沒有考慮到天氣Olympic City39。 time. As a great many people will be visiting the country, the government will be building new hotels, an immense stadium, and a fine new swimming pool. 39。Lesson37 The Olympic Games 奧林匹克運動會s school friends will be waiting for her on the English coast. Among them will be Erna39。clock in the morning. Erna is only fourteen years old and she hopes lo set up a new world record. She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed. Erna39。Lesson36 Across the Channel 橫渡海峽Lesson36 Across the Channel 橫渡海峽Lesson51 Reward for virtue 對美德的獎賞Well, in that case, I prefer to stay on the bus,39。We are going back now,39。ll get off here.39。 I said. 39。It doesn39。 I forgot to put you off.39。Oh dear,39。 Is this Woodford Green ?39。This is as far as we go.39。ll have to get off here,39。39。I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the countryside. After some time, the bus stopped. Looking round, I realized with a shock that I was the only passenger left on the bus.ll tell you where to get off,39。 39。 but I don39。m going to Woodford Green,39。39。I love travelling in the country, but I don39。 had put it on the floor, he promptly went to sleep again.Lesson49 The end of a dream 美夢告終Dentists always ask questions when it is impossible for you to answer. My dentist had just pulled out one of my teeth and had told me to rest for a while. I tried to say something, but my mouth was full of cottonwool. He knew I collected birds39。A public house which was recently bought by Mr Ian Thompson is up for sale. Mr Thompson is going to sell it because it is haunted. He told me that he could not go to sleep one night because he heard a strange noise ing from the bar. The next morning, he found that the doors had been blocked by chairs and the furniture had been moved. Though Mr Thompson had turned the lights off before he went to bed, they were on in the morning. He also said that he had found five empty whisky bottles which the ghost must have drunk the night before. When I suggested that some villagers must have e in for a free drink, Mr Thompson shook his head. The villagers have told him that they will not accept the inn even if he gives it away. 230 !When a plane from London arrived at Sydney airport, workers began to unload a number of wooden boxes which contained clothing. No one could account for the fact that one of the boxes was extremely heavy. It suddenly occurred to one of the workers to open up the box. He was astonished at what he found. A man was lying in the box on top of a pile of woollen goods. He was so surprised at being discovered that he did not even try to run away. After he was arrested, the man admitted hiding in the box before the plane left London. He had had a long and unfortable trip, for he had been confined to the wooden box for over ten hours. The man was ordered to pay amp。s money was paid back in this way. The last note said:39。 Only 25 per cent a thief now!39。but only 5o per cent a thief!39。The whole village soon learnt that a large sum of money had been lost. Sam Benton, the local butcher, had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the postoffice. Sam was sure that the wallet must have been found by one of the villagers, but it was not returned to him. Three months passed, and then one morning, Sam found his wallet outside his front door. It had been wrapped up in newspaper and it contained half the money he had lost, together with a note which said: 39。 said Mrs Sterling later, 39。The strap needsLesson44 Through the forest 穿過森林Lesson43 Over the South Pole 飛越南極dance39。Lesson42 Not very musical 并非很懂音樂 she answered.And a woman can39。Lesson57 Can I help you, madam? 你要買什么，夫人？Lesson56 Faster than sound! 比聲音還快！The Revealer39。 I said. 39。39。 I need not remind you of that terrible tie you bought yesterday.39。t have said that,39。39。t need,39。 We mustn39。 my wife answered as she looked at herself in