【正文】 but he did not hear them. The bal st ruck him so hard that he nearl y fel into t he water. I turned t o look at the chil dr en, but ther e wer en39。s bicycl e! Leson32 Shopping made easy 購物變得很方便 People are not so honest as they once were. The temptation to steal is greater t han ever before especial y in large shops. A det ective r ecentl y wat ched a wel dresed woman who always went i nt o a large st or e on Monday mornings. One Monday, t here were f ewer peopl e in the shop than usual when the woman came i n, so i t was easier f or t he det ecti ve t o wat ch her . The woman f irs t bought a few smal l art icles. Aft er ali tl e time, she chose one of the most expensi ve dr esses in the shop and handed i t o an asistant who wrapped it up f or her as quickly as possible. Then the woman si mpl y took the parcel and walked out of the shop wit hout payi ng. When she was ar rest ed, t he detect ive found out that he shopasistant was her daughter. The gir l39。 her mother a fr e dr ess once a week ! leson33 Out of the darknes 沖出黑暗 Near ly a week pased bef ore the girl was able to expl ai n what had happened t o her. One af ternoon she set out fr om the coast in a smal l boat and was caught in a st orm. Towards eveni ng, the boat struck a rock and the gi rl jumped i nt o the sea. Then she swam to the shore after spending the whol e ni ght in the water . Dur ing that ti me she cover ed a distance of eight miles. Ear ly next morning, she saw a light ahead. She knew she was near the shore because the l ight was hi gh up on the cl if s. On ar iving at the shore, t he gir l str uggled up the cli f towards the light she had seen. That was al she remembered. When she woke up a day later, she found hersel f i n hospi tal. Leson34 Quick work 破案“神速” Ted Robi nson has been wor ried al the wek. Last Tuesday he r ecei ved a let er fr om the local poli ce. I n the let er he was asked t o cal at t he station. Ted wonder ed why he was wanted by the poli ce, but he went to t he stati on yesterday and now he i s not worr ied any more. At he st at i on, he was t ol d by a smil ing poli ceman t hat hi s bi cycle had been found. Fi ve days ago, the poli ceman told him, the bi cycle was picked up in a smal l vi lage f our hundred miles away. I t is now being sent t o hi s home by t rain. Ted was most sur prised when he hear d the news. He was amused t oo, because he never expect ed t he bicycle t o be f ound. I t was st ol en t wenty years ago when Ted was a boy of f if teen ! Lesson35 Stop thief! 捉賊！ Rov Tr enton used to dri ve a taxi. A short while ago, however , he became a bus dr iver and he was not r egret ed i t. He is fi nding his new wor k far mor e xci ting. When he was driving along Catf or d Street r ecent ly, he saw t wo thieves rush out of a shop and run towards a wait ing car. One of them was car yi ng a bag f ull of money. Roy acted qui ckly and dr ove the bus straight at the thieves. The one wit h the money got such a f right that he dr opped t he bag. As the thieves wer e trying to get away in their car, Roy dr ove his bus into t he back of it. Whil e the bat er ed c ar was moving away, Roy st opped hi s bus and telephoned the pol ice. The t hi eves39。clock i n the morning. Erna is onl y fourteen year s ol d and she hopes lo set up a new world r ecord. She is a st rong swimmer and many people f el that she is s ur e to succed. Erna39。s school f riends wil l be wait ng f or her on the Engl ish coast. Among t hem wil l be Erna39。 ti me. As a gr eat many people wil l be visi ti ng t he countr y, the gover nment wil be buil di ng new hot el s, an i mmense stadium, and a fine new swimmi ng pool . 39。Ol ympi c City39。s oper at ion had been succesful and the doctor told him t hat it had been. He then asked when Mr Gi lber t would be al lowed t o go home and the doctor t old him t hat he would have to stay in hospi tal for anot her two weeks. Then Dr Mil li ngton asked t he cal ler if he was a relative of t he patient.39。 t he patient answered, 39。 Lesson40 Food and talk 進餐與交談 Last week at adi nner part y, the hostes asked me to si t next t o Mrs Rumbold. Mrs Rumbold was a large, unsmil ing lady i n a tight black dr ess. She did not even l ook up when I took my seat beside her. Her eyes were fi xed on her pl at e and in a shor t ime, she was busy eati ng. I t ri ed to m ake conversat ion. 39。 I said. 39。 No, 39。Wil you be spending your hol idays abroad this year ?39。 No, 39。 Wil l you be stayi ng in England?39。 No, 39。 Young man,39。 if you at e mor e and talked l ess, we woul d both enjoy our di nner ! 39。Do you cal that a hat ?39。You needn39。 my wi fe answered as she looked at hersel f i n the mir ror. I sat down on one of those moder n chai rs wit h holes in i t and wai ted. We had been i n the hat shop f or hal f an hour and my wi fe was ti l in f ront of t he mi r or . 39。t buy things we don39。 I r emar ked suddenly. I r egret ed saying it almost at once. 39。t have sai d that ,39。 I need not remind you of that er rible t ie you bought yest er day.39。 I f ind it beautif ul ,39。A man can never have too into t he cave hoping to f ind bur ied treasure. The leader of the par ty was exami ni ng t he soi l near t he ent rance to t he cave when t he machi ne showed that there was gold under t he ground. Ver y excited, t he party dug a hole t wo feet deep. They f inal ly found a smal gold coin which was almost wor thles. The par ty then sear ched the whole cave t hor oughly but did not f ind anyt hing except an empt y tin t runk. In spi te of this, many people are conf ident that 39。 may reveal something of value fair ly soon. Lesson56 Fast er t han sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a race i s held f or old car s. A l ot of cars ent er ed f or t hi s r ace last year and there was a great deal of exci tement just bef or e it began. One of t he most handsome car s was a Rol ls Royce Silver Ghost . The most unusual car was a Benz which ha