【正文】 x, used t o sit outside our fr ont gat e and bar k. Ever y ti me he wanted t o e i nt o t he gar den he woul d bark unt il s om eone opened the gate. As the neighbour s plained of t he noi se, my husband spent weeks tr aining hi m to pr ess his paw on the l at ch to let hi mself i n. Rex soon became an exper t at opening t he gat e. However, when I was going out shoppi ng last week, I not iced him in the garden near t he gat e. Thi s ti me he was barki ng so that someone would l et hi m out ! Si nce t hen, he has developed anot her bad habi t. As soon as he opens the gat e fr om t he out side, he es i nt o t he gar den and wai ts unti l the gate shuts. Then he si ts and bar ks unti l someone lets hi m out . Af t er t his he i mmediatel y let s himself i n and begins bar ki ng agai n. Yester day my husband r em oved t he gat e and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him since. Leson60 The f uture 卜算未來(lái) At a vil lage fair , I deci ded t o visi t a for tune tel ler cal led Madam Beli nsky. I went into her t ent and she t old m e to si t down. Af ter I had given her some m oney, she l ooked i nto a cr yst al bal and said: 39。cur sed tr e39。The Reveal er39。t need bookcases a t al l. You can sit here i n your spare t im e and read the carpet! 39。 she said. She gazed at it f or some t im e then added, 39。 I answer ed. Lesson51 Reward f or virtue 對(duì)美德的獎(jiǎng)賞 My f ri end, Herbert , has al ways been fat , but t hi ngs got so bad recent ly that he decided t o go on a diet . He began hi s di et a week ago. Fir st of al , he wrot e out a l ong li st of al t he foods which wer e for bidden. The l ist included most of t he thi ngs Her ber t loves: butt er , potatoes, r ice, beer, m il k, chocol at e, and sweets. Yest er day I pai d him a visit . I rang t he bel l and was not sur pri sed t o se that Herbert was sti l as fat as ever . He led m e into his r oom and hurr iedly hi d a l ar ge par cel under hi s desk. It was obvious that he was ver y embar ased. When I asked him what he was doi ng, he smi led guil ti ly and t hen put the par cel on the desk. He expl ai ned that hi s diet was so st ri ct hat he had t o rewar d himself occasional y. Then he showed me t he cont ent s of t he par cel. It contained f ive l ar ge bar s of chocolat e and three bags of sweets! Lesson52 A pret y carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have j ust moved i nt o a new house and I have been worki ng har d al mor ning. I have been tr ying t o get m y new r oom i n order. This has not been easy because I own over a t housand books. To make mat er s wor se, the r oom i s rather smal , so I have tempor ar il y put my books on the f loor. At t he moment, they cover every inch of fl oor space and I actual y have t o wal k on them to get in or out of the r oom . A shor t whil e ago, my si ster hel ped me to car ry one of my old bookcases up the stair s. She went int o my room and got a big sur pr ise when she saw al those books on t he fl oor. 39。 said t he conductor. 39。 39。I 39。t mat er ,39。 39。 said t he conductor suddenly.39。 I asked. 39。 39。 t he conductor sai d. 39。 You39。l l t el l you wher e to get of f, 39。 39。 but I don39。m goi ng to Woodfor d Gr en,39。t li ke losing m y way. I went on an excur sion r ecentl y, but my t ri p t ook me longer than I expected. 39。My dent i st had j ust pull ed out one of my teet h and had tol d me t o r est for a whi le. I tr ied t o say somet hi ng, but my mout h wa s f ull of cot tonwool . He knew I collected bi rds39。 eggs and asked me whet her my col lecti on was growi ng. He t hen asked me how my br ot her was and whet her I l iked my new job i n London. In answer to t hese quest ions I eit her nodded or m ade str ange noi ses. Meanwhi le, my t ongue was busy sear chi ng out t he hol e where the toot h had been. I suddenl y f el t ver y wor ri ed, but could not say anyt hing. When the denti st at last removed the cott on wool fr om m y mouth, I was able t o tel l hi m that he had pull ed out t he wr ong tooth. Lesson49 The end of a dream 美夢(mèng)告終 Ti red of sleepi ng on t he fl oor , a young m an in Teheran saved up for year s to buy a real bed. For the f ir st t ime i n his lif e, he became t he pr oud owner of a bed whi ch had spr ings and a mat ress. Because t he weat her was very hot , he car ri ed the bed on to the r oof of his house. He sl ept very wel l for t he fi rst two ni ghts, but on t he thir d night , a st or m blew up. A gust of wind swept the bed of t he roof and sent it crashing i nt o t he cour tyard bel ow. The young m an did not wake up until t he bed had st ruck the gr ound. Al though the bed was smashed t o pieces, the m an was mir acul ously unhur t. When he woke up, he was st il l on the mat tr ess. Glancing a t the bit s of wood and metal that lay ar ound hi m, the man sadly pi cked up t he mat ress and car ri ed it int o his house. Af ter he had put i t on the f loor, he prom pt ly went t o sleep agai n. Lesson50 Taken f or a ride 乘車兜風(fēng) I love tr avel li ng in t he count ry, but I don39。 I 39。 I said t o the conduct or as I got on the bus,39。t know where it is.39。 I39。 answe r ed the conduct or. I sat in the f ront of the bus to get a good view of t he countr yside. Af t er some t ime, the bus stopped. Looking r ound, I r eali zed wit h a shock that I was t he only pasenger l ef t on the bus. 39。l have to get off here, 39。Thi s is as f ar as we go. 39。 I s thi s Woodfor d Gr en ?39。Oh dear, 39。 I f or got to put you off .39。I t doesn39。 I sai d. 39。l l get of f her e. 39。We are goi ng back now, 39。Wel , in t hat case, I pref er t o stay on t he bus,39。Thi s is t he pr et iest carpet I have ever seen,39。You don39。 Lesson53 H ot snake 觸電的蛇 At last f ir emen have put out a big f orest f ir e i n Cali for ni a. Si nce then, t hey have been tr ying t o fi nd out how the f ir e bega n. Forest f ir e are of ten caused by br oken gl ass or by