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Unit1

Lesson1APrivateConversation

Thewriterwenttothetheatrelastweek.He

did*tenjoytheplay.Ayoungmanandayoung

womanweresittingbehindhim.Theywere

talkingloudly.Thewritercouldn'thearthe

actors.Heturnedround.Hesaidhecouldn'thear

aword.Theyoungmansaid/Thisisaprivate

conversation!!.(53words)

Lesson2BreakfastorLunch

Thewriteralwaysgetsuplateon

Sundays.HegotuplatelastSunday.Hisaunt

telephonedthen.Shehadjustarrivedby

train.Shewascomingtoseehim.Hesaid/Iam

stillhavingbreakfast*.Hisauntwassurprised.lt

wasoneo'clock.(45words)

Lesson3PleaseSendMeaCard

Postcardsalwaysspoilthewriter*s

holidays.HespenthisholidayinItalylast

summer.Hetoughtaboutpostcardsevery

day.Hedidn'tsendanycardstohisfriends.He

boughtthirty-sevencardsonthelastday.He

staiedathomeallday.Hedidn*twriteany

cards.(47words)

Lesson4AnExcitingTrip

Thewriterhasjustreceivedaletterfrom

hisbrother,Tim.Timisanengineer.Hehasbeen

inAustraliaforsixmonths.Hehasalready

visitedmanyplaces.HeisinAliceSprings

now.Timhasneverbeenabroadbefore.Heis

enjoyinghistripverymuch.(48words)

Lesson5NoWrongNumbers

Mr.Scotthasopenedhissecondgaragein

Pinhurst.HisfirstgarageisinSilbury.Silbureis

fivemilesawayfromPinhurst.Mr.Scottcan'tget

atelephoneforhisnewgarage.Hehasjust

boughttwelvepigeons.Theycarrymessages

fromonegaragetotheotherinthree

minutes.(48words)

Lesson6PercyButtons

ThewriterhasjustmovedtoahouseinBridge

Street.Abeggarknockedatherdoor

yesterday.Hesangsongs.Thewritergavehima

mealandaglassofbeerinreturnforthis.The

beggar'snameisPercyButtons.Hecallsatevery

houseonceamonth.(50words)

Lesson7TooLate

Detectiveswerewaitingattheairportall

morning.Theywereexpectingavaluableparcel

ofdiamondsfromSouthAfrica.Twomentook

theparceloftheplane.Twodetectivesopened

it.Theparcelwasfullofstonesandsand.(39

words)

Lesson8TheBestandWorst

JoeSandershasthebestgardenintown.He

wins*TheNicestGardenCompetition'each

year.Billhasafinegarden.Joe*sisbetter.The

writer'sgardenisterrible.Healwayswinalittle

prizeforthecompetition.(37words)

Lesson9AColdWelcome

WewenttotheTownHallonNewYear's

Eve.Therewerealotofpeoplethere.TheTown

Hallclockwillstriketwelveintwenty

minutes.Atfivetotwelve,itstopped.ltrefusedto

welcometheNewYear.Thecrowdbeganto

laughandsing.(46words)

Lesson10NotforJazz

Weownanoldclavichord.ltwasmadein

1681.Mygrandfatherboughttheinstrument

manyyearsago.Avisitordamagedit

recently.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit.Shebroke

twoofthestrings.Myfather'sfriendisrepairing

itnow.(45words)

Lesson11OneReturnDeservesAnother

Iwashavingdinneratarestaurant.Isee

TonySteeleafterawhile.Healwaysborrows

moneyfromhisfriends.Tonysatatmytable.I

askedhimtolendmetwentypounds.Hegaveme

themoneyatonce.Hewantedmetopayforhis

dinner.(49words)

Lesson12GoodbyeandGoodLuck

We*llmeetCaptainCharlesAlisonat

PortsmouthHarbourearytomorrowmoring.He

willbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Hewillleaveat

eighto'clock.We'Hsaygoodbyetohim.Hewill

takepartinanimportantraceacrossthe

Atlantic.(40words)

Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys

TheGreenwoodBoysaresingers.Theywill

becomingheretomorrow.Mostoftheyoung

peoplewillbemeetingthematthestation.They

willgavefivepeiformances.Thepolicewillbe

tryingtokeeporderasusual.(38words)

Lesson14DoYouSpeakEnglish

Thewritergavealifttoayoungmaninthe

southofFrancelastyear.Theygreatedeach

otherinFrench.Thewriterdoesn'tspeakany

French.Theysatinsilence.Theyoungman

said/DoyouspeakEnglish?*attheendofthe

journey.HewasEnglishhimself.(49words)

Lesson15GoodNews

Mr.Harmsworthwantedseeme.Ifelt

nervous.Iwentintohisoffice.Hesaidbusiness

wasverybad.Thefirmcouldn'tpaysuchlarge

salaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.He

didn'taskmetoleave.Heofferedmeanextra

thousandpoundsayear!(47words)

Lesson16APoliteRequest

Trafficpoliceusuallygiveyouaticketif

youparkyourcarinthewrongplace.Thewriter

foundapolitenoteonhiscarinSweden.The

trafficpolicemanwantedhimtopayattentionto

theirstreetsighs.Everyonecan'tfailtoobeya

requestlikethis.(48words)

Lesson17AlwaysYoung

MyauntJenniferisanactress.Sheisover

thirtyyearsold.Sheoftenappearsonthestage

asayounggirl.Jenniferwillactthepartofagirl

ofseventeeninanewplaysoon.Shenevertells

anyonehowoldshereallyis.(46words)

Lesson18ItOftenDoesThis

Thewriterhadlunchatavillagepub.She

couldn'tfindherbagafterhermeal.She

couldn'tpaythebill.Thelandlordsoonfoundit

forher.Hisdoghadtakenitintothegarden.(36

words)

Lesson19SoldOut

Theplaywasgoingtobeginatany

moment.1askedfortwotickets.Therewerenone

left.SusanandIweredisappointted.Aman

hurriedtotheticketofficejustthen.Hereturned

twotickets.TheywerefornextWednesday's

performance.!boughtthem.(45words)

Lesson20OneManinaBoat

Fishingisthewriter'sfavouritesport.Some

unluckyfishermancatcholdbootsand

rubbish.Thewriterisn'tnotsolucky.Henever

catchesanything.Heisn'treallyinterestedin

fishing.Heisonlyinterestedinsittinginaboat

anddoingnothingatall.(44words)

Lesson21MadorNot

Thewriterisslowlygoingmad.Helives

nearanairport.Passingplanescanbeheard

nightandday.Mostofhisneighbourshaveleft

theirhomes.Hehasbeenofferedmoneyto

leave.Hedeterminedtostayhere.Everyonesays

hemustbemad.Theyareprobablyright.(49

words)

Lesson22AGlassEnvelop

JanecrossedtheChannellastyear.She

threwabottleintothesea.ltcontainsapieceof

paperwithhernameandaddressonit.She

receivedaletterfromagirlinHollandten

monthslater.Theywritetoeachotherregularly

now.Theysendtheirlettersbypost.(50words)

Lesson23ANewHouse

MysisterwillcometoEnglandnextyear.If

shecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Ihaveanew

houseinthecountry.Ihaveinvitedmysisterto

starwithme.ltisaverymodernhouse.lthasget

manylargeroomsandalovelygarden.(48

words)

Lesson24ItCouldBeWorse

Ihadjustlostfiftypounds.Ifeltvery

upset.Itoldthemanageraboutit.Hecouldn'tdo

anything.Hebegancomplainaboutthiswicked

world.Agirlcameinwiththemoneyjust

then.Shehadfounditoutsidemyroom.Thereis

stillsomehonestyinthisworld.(51words)

Unit2

Lesson25DotheEnglishSpeakEnglish

IarrivedatarailwaystationinLondonand

askedaporterthewaytomyhotel,buthe

couldn'tunderstandme.Heunderstoodmeat

lastbutIcouldn'tunderstandhisanswer.My

teacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat.The

portersaidIshalllearnEnglishsoon..Each

personspeaksadifferentlanguageinEngland.

TheyunderstandeachotherbutIdon't

understandthem.(67words)

Lesson26TheBestArtCritist

Thewriterstudiesartandpaintsalotof

pictures.Manypeopledon'treallyunderstand

modernart.Paintingsdon'talwayshavea

meaning.Theyaresomethingprettypatterns.

Youngchildrennotonlyappreciatemodern

paintingsbetterthanothers,butnoticedmore

also.Thewriter'syoungsisterwentintohis

roomyesterdayandexaminedhisnewpicture.

Hehadhungitupsidedownandshenoticedthis

immediately.(67words)

Lesson27AWetNight

Theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofa

fliedandcookedoveranopenfire.Theytold

storiesandsangsongsaftertheirmealbutit

begantorainsotheycreptintotheirtent.The

boyswokeupinthemiddleofthenight.The

tentwasfullofwatersotheyrushedoutside.A

streamhadformedinthefieldandflowedright

undertheirtent.(68words)

Lesson28NoParking

JasperWhitebelievesinancientmyths.Car

ownersalwaysparktheircarsoutsidehisgateso

hehasputup'NoParking9signsbutthey

haven'tpaidanyattentiontothem.Hehasput

anuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisMedusa's

head.Hewantshertoturncarsandtheir

ownerstostonebutshehasn'tdonesoyet.(62

words)

Lesson29Taxi

CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtasmallSwiss

aeroplaneandusesitasataxi.Itiscalleda

TilatusPorter9.Itcannotonlycarryseven

passengers,butcanlandanywherealso.Captain

Fawcetthastakenpassengerstomanystrange

places.Herefusedtoflyabusinessmanto

Rockall.Thejourneywastoodangerous.(56

words)

Lesson30Footballorpolo

ThewritersatbytheriverlastSunday.Some

childrenwereplayinggamesnearby.Oneofthe

childrenkickedaballhardanditwenttowards

apassingboat.Themanintheboatneithersaw

theballnorheardpeopleshouting.Theballhit

themanandthechildrenranaway.However,

themanwasnotangryandhethrewtheball

backtothebank.(67words)

Lesson31Successstory?

FrankHawkinswastellingthewriterabouthis

experiencesasayoungman.Frankusedtowork

inasmallshopasaboy.Heusedtorepair

bicyclesthere.Heboughthisownshopin1958

andhemadesparepartsforaeroplanesinhis

twenties.Heemployedalotofpeopleinafew

years.Hiswifecameintotheroomaftera

while.Shewantedhimtorepairtheirgrandson's

bicycle.(68words)

Lesson32Shoppingmadeeasy

Adetectivewatchedawell-dressedwomanina

largestoreoneMonday.Sheboughtafewsmall

articlesandshechoseanexpensivedress.The

assistantwrappeditupforherandthewoman

tookitwithher.Shedidnotpayforit,sothe

detectivearrestedher.Theassistantwasher

daughter.Shegavehermotherafreedressonce

aweek.(60words)

Lesson33Outofthedarkness

Thegirlsetoutfromthecoastoneafternoon

andwascaughtinastorm.Herboatstrucka

rock,soshejumpedintothesea.Sheswameight

milesthatnight.Shereachedtheshoreearlynext

morning.Shehadseenalighthighuponthe

cilffsandshecllimbedup.Shefoundherselfin

hospitaladaylater.(55words)

Lesson34Quickwork

DanRobinsonwasworried.Hehadreceiveda

letterfromthelocalpolice.Yesterdayhewentto

thestation.Heisnotworriedanymore.The

policehavefoundhisbicycle.Danwasnotonly

surprisedbutamusedaswell.Hisbicyclewas

stolentwentyyearsago.Hewasfifteenthen.(44

words)

Lesson35Stopthief!

Royisfindinghisnewjobasabusdriver

exciting.HesawtwothievesinCatfordStreet

recently.Theywererunningoutofashopand

Roydrovehisbusstraightatthem,sothey

droppedthestolenmoneyandgotintoacar.Roy

drovehisbusintothebackoftheircarthenand

damagedit.Aftethishetelephonedthe

police.Bothmenwerearrestedlater.(64words)

Lesson36AcrosstheChannel

DebbieHartisgoingtoswimacrosstheEnglish

Channeltomorrow.Sheiselevenandsheisa

strongswimmer.Debbiehasbeentrainedbyher

father.Hewillfollowherinasmallboat.Debbie's

motherwillbewaitingontheEnglishcoast.She

swamtheChannelherselfwhenshewasa

girl.(49words)

Lesson37TheOlympicGames

TheOlympicGameswillbeheldinourcountry

infouryears,time,sothegovernmentwillbe

puttingupnewbuildingsjustoutsidethe

capital.KurtGunterhasdesignedthebuildings

andworkerswillhavecompletedthenew

stadiumbytheendofnextyear.TheGameswill

beheldinthiscountryforthefirsttimeandwe

arelookingforwardtothem.(62words)

Lesson38Everythingexcepttheweather

Thewriter'sfriend,Harrison,hadspentmany

yearsintheMediterranean,buthewantedto

retireinEnglandsoheboughtahouseinthe

country.Thesummerthatyearwasverybadand

hecomplainedabouttheweather.Intheend

Harrisonnotonlysoldthehousebutalsoleftthe

country.(48words)

Lesson39AmIallright?

Dr.Millingtonrefusedtotellhispatient,Mr.John

Gilbert,whetherhisoperationhadbeen

successful.Thenextdaythepatienttelephoned

Dr.Millingtonandinquiredaboutacertain

patient,Mr.JohnGilbert.Thedoctoranswereda

numberofquestionsaboutthepatientandthen

askedwhetherthecallerwasarelative.The

callerthentoldhimwhohewas.(50words)

Lesson40Foodandtalk

ThewritersatbesideMrs.Rumboldatthe

dinnerparty.Hetriedtomakecomversation,but

shewasbusyeating.Hetalkedaboutthenew

playat*TheGlobe*andabouttheholidays.She

answeredhisquestionsbriefly.Thenheasked

herifshewasenjoyingherdinnerandshe

answeredthatifhehaveeatenmornandtalked

less,theywouldbothhaveagooddinner.(63

words)

Lesson41DoYouCallThataHat

Thewirter*swifewastryingonahatandhe

didn'tlikeit.Hesatdownandwaitedfor

her.Thentheybeganarguingagain.Hehad

boughtaterribletiethedaybeforebuthiswife

didn'tlikeit.Hesaid,aAmancanneverhavetoo

manyties.*Hiswifeusedexactlythesame

argumentandsheboughtthehat.Itlookedlike

alighthouse.(67words)

Lesson42NotVeryMusical

WewatchedasnakecharmerinasquareinOld

Delhi.Hehadalongpipeandtwolargebaskets.

Heplayedatuneandthesnakeinoneofthe

basketsrosetofollowthemovementsofthepipe.

Thenthesnakecharmerplayedmoderntunes

butthesnakecontinuedtodanceslowly.It

didn'tknowthedifferencebetweenIndian

musicandjazz.(64words)

Lesson43OvertheSouthPole

In1929,theAmericanexplorer,R.E.Byrd

becamethefirstmantoflyovertheSouthPole.

Hetookalotofphotographsduringtheflight

butthenranintodifficulties.Hisplanecouldn't

getoverthemountainssoheordedhismento

throwouttwoheavyfoodsacks.Theplanethen

flewoverthemountainsandcontinuedwithout

furthertrouble.(63words)

Lesson44ThroughtheForest

TwomentriedtostealMrs.Sterling'shandbag.

Shewashavingapicnicatthetime.Theytook

thebagafterastruggleandranthroughthe

trees.Sheranafterthemandcaughtupwith

them.Themenhadsatdownandweregoing

throughthecontentsofthebag.Mrs.Sterling

ranstraightatthemsotheydroppedthebag

andranaway.(66words)

Lesson45AClearConscience

Thelocalbuther,SamBenton,wastakinghis

savingstothepostofficebuthelosthiswallet.

Samnotonlyreceivedhalfhismoneythree

monthslater,butreceivedanoteaswell.Thenote

said:6Athief,yes,butonly50percenta

thief!1Thethiefincludedanoteeverytimehe

sentSammoremoney.Thelastnotesaid:‘Iam

100percenthonestnow!'(68words)

Lesson46ExpensiveandUncomfortable

TheplanefromLondonarrivedatSydney

airportandworkersunloadedanumberof

woodenboxes.Theycontainedclothing.Oneof

theboxeswasextremelyheavysoaworker

openedit.Hefoundamanontopofapileof

woolengoods.Themanwasarrested.Hehad

travelledintheboxfromLondon.Hehadtopay

3,500pounds.Anordinaryticketscosts2,000

pounds.(65words)

Lesson47AThirstyGhost

Mr.IanThompsonboughtapublichouse

recentlybutitishaunted,soheisgoingtosaleit.

Therewasastrangenoiseinthebaronenight

andtheroomwasindisordernextmorning.Mr.

Thompsonfoundfiveemptywhiskybottles.He

doesn'tbelievethatsomevillagersbrokeinto

thebarandhadadrink.Anybodyinthevillage

doesn'twanttothepub.(68words)

Lesson48DidYouWanttoTellMeSomething

Thedentistinthestoryhadpulledoutoneofthe

writer'steethandhadtoldhimtorestfora

while.Heaskedseveralquestionsbutthewriter

couldn'tanswerthem.Hismouthwasfullof

cottonwool.Hesuddenlydiscoveredsomething

wrongbuthecouldn'tsayanything.Thedentist

eventuallyremovedthecottonwoolfromhis

mouthandthewritertoldhimhehadpulledout

thewrongtooth.(72words)

Unit3:

Lesson49Theendofadream

AyoungmaninTeheranboughtarealbedfor

thefirsttimeinhislife.Hesleptontheroofof

hishousebecausetheweatherwashot.Three

nightslater,thebedwassweptofftheroof

duringastorm.Themanwasnotonlyunhurt

butstillonhismattress.Asthebedwasin

pieces,hecarriedhismattressindoorsandafter

hehadputitonthefloorhewentbacktosleep.

(72words)

Lesson50Takenforaride

ThewriterwantedtogogoWoodfordGreenbut

ashedidn'tknowtheway,theconductor

promisedtotellhimwheretogetoff.Whenthey

arrivedatthebusterminus,thewriteraskedif

theywereatWoodfordGreen.Theconductor

thenrealizedthathehadforgottentoputhim

off.Thewriterstayedonthebusbecauseitwas

goingback.(59words)

Lesson51Rewardforvirtue

Hughissofatthathehasgoneonadiet.Hehas

forbiddenhimselfallthefoodshelikesbuthe

hasnotlostweight.Whenthewritervisitedhim

yesterday,hehidalargeparcelunderhis

desk.Theparcelcontainedchocolatesand

sweets.Hughsaidthathehadtorewardhimself

occasionallybecausehisdietwassostrict.(56

words)

Lesson52Aprettycarpet

Thewriterhasbeentryingtogethisnewroom

inorderallmorning.Thishasproveddifficult

becauseheownsoverathousandbookswhich

covereveryinchoffloorspaceatthe

moment.Hissisterhelpedhimtocarryoneofhis

oldbookcasesupthestairsashortwhileago.She

gotasurprisewhenshesawtheroom,butshe

thoughtthatthebooksmadeaprettycarpet.(68

words)

Lesson53Hotsnake

Nowthatfiremenhaveputoutabigforest

fireinCalifornia,theyhavebeentryingto

discoveritscause.Therewasnoevidencethatit

wasstartedbybrokenglassoracigarette

end.Howeverafiremanhasjustsolvedthe

mystery.Henoticedtheremainsosasnake

whichhadbeendroppedbyabirdontosome

electricwires.Inwindingitselfroundthe

wires,thesnakehadsentsparkstotheground

andthiscausedthefire.(75words)

Lesson54Stickyfingers

Assoonasthewriterreturnedhomefrom

theshopsshebegantomakesomemeat

pies.Whenthetelephonerangsoon

afterwards,herfingerswereverysticky.She

spenttenminutestalkingtoHelenBatesonthe

telephone.Afterthatshelookedatthemessshe

hadmade.Herfingers,thetelephoneandthe

doorknobswerecoveredwithpastry.Justthen

thepostmanrangthedoorbell.Hewantedherto

signforaregisteredletter.(68words)

Lesson55Notagoldmine

'TheRevealer1isanewmachinewhichisused

fordetectingburiedgold.Usingthismachine,a

researchpartyrecentlytriedtofindgoldina

caveneartheseashore.Althoughtheyexamined

thecavethoroughlytheyonlyfoundasmallgold

coinwhichwaspracticallyworthless.However

manypeoplebelievethatthemachinemany

revealsomethingofvaluesoon.(60words)

Lesson56Fasterthansound!

Alotofoldcarsenteredfortherace,whichis

heldonceayear.Agreatmanyloudexplosions

couldbeheardwhentheysetoffandthough

manycarsbrokedownduringtherace,afew

managedtocompletethecourse.Thewinning

carwentdownhillsoquicklythatitsdriverhad

alotofdifficultytryingtostopit(62words)

Lesson57CanIhelpyou,madam?

Thoughthewomaninjeanshesitatedfora

moment,sheenteredanexpensiveshopand

askedtoseeadressthatwasinthewindow.On

beingtoldbyanassistantthatthedresswassold,

thewomanreturnedthefollowingmorning

dressedinafurcoat.Theassistantwaseagerto

serveherthistime.Aftermakinghimbringher

almosteverythinginthewindow,thewoman

finallyboughtthedressshehadfirstaskedfor.

(77words)

Lesson58Ablessingindisguise?

ThenumberofvisitorstothevillageofFrinley

hasincreasedbecausethereissaidtobea

'cursedtree9nearthechurch.Sincethevillagers

believethatifanyonepicksaleafhewilldie,

theyhaveaskedthevicartohavethetreecut

down.Asthetreeisausefulsourceofincome,

thevicarhasrefusedtohavethetreecutdown.

Meanwhile,thoughtouristshavebeenpicking

leaves,notoneofthemhascometoharm.(81

words)

Lesson59Inorout?

Ourdog,Rex,usedtositoutsidethefrontgate

andbarksothatsomeonewouldopenit.Ever

sincemyhusbandtrainedhimtoopenthegate

himself,Rexhasdevelopedanotherbadhabit.

Hebarkswhenheisinthegardensothat

someonewilllethimout.Afterthishelets

himselfinandbarksuntilsomeoneopensthe

gateagain.Nowthatmyhusbandhasremoved

thegate,Rexhasdisappeared.(75words)

Lesson60Thefuture

Thewritervisitedafortune-telleratavillage

fairwhotoldhimthatarelationwascomingto

seehim.Sheaddedthatawomanheknewwell

wouldspeaktohimwhenheleftthetentandhe

wouldfollowheroutofthefair.Thiscametrue

becausehiswifespoketohimwhenhewent

outside.Shetoldhimtheyhadtomeethissister

atthestationandsheledhimoutofthefair.(79

words)

Lesson61TroublewiththeHubble

WhentheHubbletelescopewaslaunchedinto

spaceinApril1990,thepicturesitsentuswere

verydisappointingbecausethemainmirrorwas

faulty.Fourastronautswillsoonbemakingthe

necessaryrepairs,andeventually,picturesfrom

theHubblewilltellusagreatdealabouttheage

andsizeoftheuniverse.(54words)

Lesson62Afterthefire

Ittookthefiremennearlythreeweekstogetthe

forestfireundercontrol.Nowthatallthegreat

treeshadbeenburnt,therewasdangerthat

heavyrainwouldcauseseriousfloodswhich

woulddestroythesurroundingvillages.To

preventthis,theforestauthoritiesordered

grass-seedwhichwassprayedovertheground

byplanesfornearlyamonth.Bythetimethatit

begantorain,thegrasshadtakenrootinmany

places.(75words)

Lesson63Shewasnotamused

WhenJeremyHampden,whoisgreatlyadmired

forhisgreatsenseofhumour,wasinvitedto

makeaspeechataweddingreception,he

immediatelyagreedtodoso.Sincethespeech

containedalotoffunnystories,itwasagreat

success.Whenhissix-year-olddaughter,Jenny,

wantedtogohomeafterhisspeech,Jeremywas

disappointed.Shehadnotenjoyeditbecauseshe

didnotliketoseesomanypeoplelaughingat

him.(76words)

Lesson64TheChannelTunnel

Thetunnel,whichtheFrenchengineer,Aime

Thome,plannedtobuildundertheEnglish

Channelin1858,wouldbeventilatedbytall

chimneysbuiltabovesealevel.AnEnglishman,

WilliamLowe,suggestedabetterplantwoyears

later.Passingtrainswouldsolvetheproblemof

ventilationinhisproposeddouble

railway-tunnelbecausetheywoulddrawinfresh

airbehindthem.Thoughworkbeganforty-two

yearslater,itwasstoppedbecausetheBritish

fearedinvasion.However,thetunnelwas

officiallyopenedonMarch7,1994.(85words)

Lesson65Jumboversusthepolice

Afterhavingdecidedtotakesomepresentstoa

children'shospital,thecircusowner,Jimmy

Gates,dressedupasFatherChristmasandset

offdownthemainstreetofthecityridingan

elephantcalledJumbo.Onbeingtoldthathe

washoldingupthetraffic,Jimmyagreedtogo

atoncebutJumborefusedtomove,sofifteen

policemenhadtopushhimoffthemainstreet.

Ashehadagoodrecord,however,Jumbowas

notarrested.(79words)

Lesson66Sweetashoney!

TheLancasterbomberwasnottoobadly

damagedwhenitcrashedonaremoteislandin

theSouthPacific.Thenthewreckremained

undisturbedfortwenty-sixyearsuntilitwas

rediscoveredinanaerialsurveyofthe

island.TheFrenchauthoritieshadtheplane

packagedandmovedinpartsbackto

France,whereagroupofenthusiastswillbe

havingitrestored.Theywillhavetohavethree

oftheenginesrebuilt,butthefourthengineis

stillinperfectconditionbecauseacolonyofbees

hadturneditintoahiveanditwastotally

coveredinbeeswax.(94words)

Lesson67Volcanoes

Tazieff,thePolishscientist,wenttoLake

KivuintheCongoin1948toobserveanew

volcanowhichhecalledKituro.Aftertaking

photographs,hehadtoleavealmostatonce

becauseariverofliquidrockthreatenedto

surroundhim.Heescapedjustintimebuthe

returnedtwodayslaterwhenthevolcanohad

becomequiet.Thistimeheclimbedintothe

mouthofKituroinordertotakephotographs

andmeasuretemperatures.(70words)

Lesson68Persistent

EventhoughElizabethtriedtoavoid

meetingNigelDykes,shewasnotabletodoso.

Ashealwaysinsistedonaccompanyingher,she

hadtothinkofawayofpreventinghimfrom

followingheraroundallmorning.Whenshetold

himshewasgoingtothedentist,hesaidhe

wouldcomewithherbecausetherewasalways

plentytoreadinthewaitingroom.(63words)

Lesson69Butnotmurder!

Mr.Eameshaddrivensuccessfullythrough

heavytrafficduringhisthirdduivingtestwhen

theexaminerinstructedhimtodriveoutof

town.Hetoldhimtosupposethatachildwould

suddenlycrosstheroadinfrontofhim.Mr.

Eameswouldhavetostopthecarwithinfive

feetwhentheexaminertappedonthe

window.Thoughhetappedloudly,Mr.Eamesdid

notreactquicklyenoughandwastoldthathe

hadjustkilledthechild.(73words)

Lesson70Redfordanger

Adrunksuddenlywanderedintothe

middleoftheringduringabullfightand

shoutedruderemarksandwavedared

cap.ignoringthematador,thebullchargedatthe

drunk,buthesteppedasidetoletitpass.The

crowdcheeredandthedrunkbowed.Justafter

this,threemendraggedthedrunktosafetywhile

thebulllookedonsympatheticallybeforeitonce

moreturneditsattentiontothematador.(66

words)

Lesson71Afamousclock

AftertheHousesofParliamentwereburnt

downin1834,SirBenjaminHallwasmade

responsiblefortheconstructionofahuge

clock,whichbecameknownasBigBen.ltisvery

accuratedespiteitsimmensesize,foroffcials

fromtheGreenwichObservatoryhavetheclock

checkedtwiceaday.Thisclock,whichhasrarely

gonewrong,canbeheardontheB.B.C.whenit

isstriking,becausemicrophonesareconnected

totheclocktower.(69words)

Lesson72AcarcalledBluebird

SirMalcolmCampbellsetupaland-speed

recordin1935duivingacarcalled

Bluebird,whichhadbeenseciallybuiltfor

him.Hisaveragespeedwasincorrectlydeclared

tobe299milesperhour,butthismistakewas

correctedlater.Hehadaveraged301milesan

hour.Yearslater,hisson,Donald,alsobrokea

recordandhiscarwasalsocalledBluebird.(55

words)

Unit4:

Lesson73TheRecordHolder

Aboywhoplayedtruanttravelled1,600miles.

HehitchhikedtoDoverwherehesleptinaboat,

onlytofindhimselfinCalaisthenextmorning.

Alorrydrivergavehimaliftandsomethingto

eat,andtheboygotoffnearParis.Hestopped

anothercarbut,insteadofbeingtakentoParis,

hewastakentoPerpignanonthe

French-Spanishborder.Afterbeingpickedup

byapoliceman,hewassenthomebythelocal

authorities.(81words)

Lesson74OutoftheLimelight

Afteranancientbushadstoppedbyadryriver

bed,apartyoffamousfilmstar