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square, so we went to have a look at him. As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins and opened one of the baskets. When he began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of the snake. It rose out of the basket and began to follow the movements of the pipe. We were very much surprised when the snake charmer suddenly began to play jazz tunes and modern pop songs. The snake, however, continued to 39。Ten minutes later we walked out of the shop together. My wife was wearing a hat that looked like a lighthouse !t have too many hats,39。39。A woman in blue jeans stood at the window of an expensive shop. Though she hesitated for a moment, she finally went in and asked to see a dress that was in the window. The assistant who served her did not like the way she was dressed. Glancing at her scornfully, he told her that the dress was sold. The woman walked out of the shop angrily and decided to punish the assistant next day. She returned to the shop the following morning dressed in a fur coat, with a handbag in one hand and a long umbrella in the other. After seeking out the rude assistant she asked for the same dress. Not realizing who she was, the assistant was eager to serve her this time with great difficulty, he climbed into the shop window to get the dress. As soon as she saw it, the woman said s many ties.39。Once a year a race is held for old cars. A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began. One of the most handsome cars was a RollsRoyce Silver Ghost. The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels. Built in 1885, it was the oldest 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。conversation. A new play is ing to The Globe soon,39。Will you be seeing it ?39。 No,39。Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year ?39。 No,39。39。 I asked. 39。 she answered. In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner. Young man,39。 if you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner !39。lesson41 Do you call that a hat? 你把那個(gè)叫帽子嗎?Do you call that a hat ?39。You needn39。 my wife answered as she looked at herself in the mirror. I sat down on one of those modern chairs with holes in it and waited. We had been in the hat shop for half an hour and my wife was still in front of the mirror. We mustn39。t need,39。39。t have said that,39。 I need not remind you of that terrible tie you bought yesterday.39。39。 I said. 39。The Revealer39。Lesson56 Faster than sound! 比聲音還快!Lesson57 Can I help you, madam? 你要買什么,夫人?And a woman can39。 she answered.Lesson42 Not very musical 并非很懂音樂dance39。Lesson43 Over the South Pole 飛越南極Lesson44 Through the forest 穿過(guò)森林The strap needs said Mrs Sterling later, 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。but only 5o per cent a thief!39。 Only 25 per cent a thief now!39。s money was paid back in this way. The last note said:39。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。230 !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 a