【正文】 still ____ breakfast,39。What are you doing?39。 I repeated.39。 she said. 39。s one o39。39。Italian. 39。巴頓斯I have just_____ to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked ___ my door. He asked me ____ a meal and a glass of beer. ____ return for this, the beggar stood on his head and ______ songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and _____ the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went ______. Later a neighbor told me _____ him. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He calls ___ every house in the street _____ a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.Lesson 7 Too late 為時太晚The plane was late and detectives were waiting___ the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamond _____ South Africa. A ____ hours earlier, someone ______(tell) the police that thieves ______(will) try to steal the diamonds. When the plane _______, some of the detectives ________(wait) inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel ____ the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While two detectives________(keep) guard at the door, two others openedThe Nicest Garden Competition39。s garden is larger ____ Joe39。s garden is more interesting. He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge _____ a pool. I like gardens _____, but I _____ like hard work. Every year I enter ____ the garden petition too, and I always win a little prize ____ the worst garden in the town!Lesson 9 A cold wele 冷遇___ Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. ____ was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had _______(gather) under the Town Hall clock. It _____(will) strike twelve in twenty _______(minute) time. Fifteen minutes ______ and then, ___ five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, ___ nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 39。s two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!39。s.Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another 禮尚往來I ____________ dinner at a restaurant when Harry Steele came in. Harry _______ in a lawyer39。I have never borrowed _____ money from you,39。so now you can pay _____ my dinner!39。Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風(fēng)Our neighbor, Captain Charles Alison, _________(sail) from Portsmouth tomorrow. We shall meet him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be in his small boat。clock so we shall have plenty of time. We shall see his boat and then we shall ____ goodbye to him. He will ______ (away) for two months. We are very proud of _____. He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic.Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年The Greenwood Boys ____ a group of popular singers. ___ present, they are visiting all ______ of the country. They will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be ing by train and most of the young people in the town will be meeting them at the station. Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers39。 After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove on to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me ____ a lift. As soon as he had ____ into the car, I _____ good morning to him __ French and he replied in the same language. Apart from a few words, I do not know ____ French at all. Neither of us spoke _______ the journey. I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, 39。 As I soon learnt, he was English ________!Lesson 15 Good news 佳音The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth ______(will) see me. I ____ very nervous when I went into his office. He did not look up from his desk when I entered. After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad. He told me that the firm __________ afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty people had already left. I knew that my turn had e. 39。 I said ___ a weak voice. 39。t interrupt,39。 Sir, we wele you to our city. This is a No Parking area. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs. This note is only a reminder.39。一旦你把汽車停錯了地方，交通警很快就會發(fā)現(xiàn)。然而，情況并不都是這樣，交通警有時也很客氣。此處是‘禁止停車’區(qū)。謹(jǐn)此提請注意。My dear, it must be terrible to be grown up!39。我的姑姑詹妮弗是位演員，她至少也有35歲了。詹妮弗很快又要參加一個新劇的演出。演出時她必須穿一條鮮紅色的裙子和黑色的長筒襪。一旦有人問起她有多大年紀(jì)，她總是回答：“親愛的，長成大人真可怕啊！”Lesson18 He often does this! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！After I had had lunch at a village inn, I looked for my bag. I had left it on a chair beside the door and now it wasn39。Did you have a good meal?39。Yes, thank you,39。but I can39。t got my bag.39。I39。 he said 39。我曾把它放在門邊的椅子上，可這會兒不見了！當(dāng)我正在尋找時，酒店老板走了進(jìn)來。 “很好，謝謝?！? 酒店老板笑了笑，馬上走了出去。 “實(shí)在抱歉，”他說，“我的狗把它弄到花園里去了，他常干這種事！”Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完39。 I said.39。 Susan answered.39。May I have two tickets please ?39。I39。ve sold out,39。What a pity!39。Can I return these two tickets?39。Certainly,39。Could I have those two tickets please ?39。Certainly, 39。but they are for next Wednesday39。I might as well have them,39。 “也許已經(jīng)開演了呢，”蘇珊回答說。”那位姑娘說。 正在這時，一個男子匆匆奔向售票處。 “當(dāng)然可以，”那姑娘說。 “我可以買那兩張票嗎？”我問。Lesson20 One man in a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟Fishing is my favorite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anythingnot even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. 39。 my friends say.39。s a waste of time.39。t realize one important thing. I39。釣魚是我特別喜愛的一項運(yùn)動。有些垂釣者就是不走運(yùn)，他們往往魚釣不到，卻釣上來些舊靴子和垃圾。我什么東西也未釣到過 就連舊靴子也沒有?！澳憧蓜e再釣魚了！”我的朋友們說，“這是浪費(fèi)時間。飛機(jī)正在逐漸把我逼瘋。機(jī)場是許多年前建的，但由于某種原因當(dāng)時未能啟用。有100多人肯定是被噪音逼得已經(jīng)棄家遠(yuǎn)去，我是少數(shù)留下來的人中的一個。他們曾向我提供一大筆錢讓我搬走，但我決定留在這兒。Lesson22 A glass envelope 玻璃信封My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland. Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle. She threw the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland. Both girls writ