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Lesson 37 The Olympic GamesThe Olympic Games will be held in our country in four years' time,so the government will be putting up new buildings just outside the capital.Kurt Gunter has designed the buildings and workers will have completed the new stadium by the end of next year.The Games will be held in this country for the first time and we are looking forward to them. (62 words) Lesson 38 Everything except the weatherThe writer's friend,Harrison,had spent many years in the Mediterranean,but he wanted to retire in Englandso he bought a house in the country.The summer that year was very bad and he complained about the weather.In the endHarrisonnot only sold the house but also left the country.(48 words) Lesson 39 Am I all right?Dr.Millington refused to tell his patient,Mr.John Gilbert,whether his operation had been successful.The next day the patient telephoned Dr.Millington and inquired about a certain patient,Mr.John Gilbert.The doctor answered a number of questions about the patient and then asked whether the caller was a relative.The caller then told him who he was.(50 words) Lesson 40 Food and talkThe writer sat beside Mrs. Rumbold at the dinner party.He tried to make comversation, but she was busy eating.He talked about the new play at 'The Globe' and about the holidays.She answered his questions briefly.Then he asked her if she was enjoying her dinner and she answered that if he have eaten morn and talked less, they would both have a good dinner.(63 words) Lesson 41Do You Call That a HatThe wirter's wife was trying on a hat and he didn't like it. He sat down and waited for her.Then they began arguing again.He had bought a terrible tie the day before but his wife didn’t like it. He said,‘A man can never have too many ties.' His wife used exactly the same argument and she bought the hat. It looked like a lighthouse.(67 words) Lesson 42 Not Very MusicalWe watched a snake charmer in a square in Old Delhi. He had a long pipe and two large baskets. He played a tune and the snake in one of the baskets rose to follow the movements of the pipe. Then the snake charmer played modern tunes but the snake continued to dance slowly. It didn't know the difference between Indian music and jazz.(64 words) Lesson 43Over the South PoleIn 1929,the American explorer ,R.E.Byrd became the first man to fly over the South Pole. He took a lot of photographs during the flight but then ran into difficulties. His plane couldn't get over the mountains so he orded his men to throw out two heavy food sacks. The plane then flew over the mountains and continued without further trouble.(63 words) Lesson 44 Through theForestTwo men tried to steal Mrs.Sterling's handbag. She was having a picnic at the time. They took the bag after a struggle and ran through the trees. She ran after them and caught up with them. The men had sat down and were going through the contents of the bag. Mrs.Sterling ran straight at them so they dropped the bag and ran away.(66 words) Lesson45 AClear ConscienceThe local buther,Sam Benton,was taking his savings to the post office but he lost his wallet. Sam not only received half his money three months later,but received a note as well.The note said:‘A thief,yes,but only 50 per cent a thief!'The thief included a note every time he sent Sam more money. The last note said: ‘I am 100 per cent honest now!’(68 words) Lesson 46 Expensive and UncomfortableThe plane fromLondonarrived atSydneyairport and workers unloaded a number of wooden boxes. They contained clothing. One of the boxes was extremely heavy so a worker opened it. He found a man on top of a pile of woolen goods. The man was arrested. He had travelled in the box fromLondon. He had to pay 3,500 pounds. An ordinary tickets costs 2,000 pounds.(65 words) Lesson47 AThirsty GhostMr. Ian Thompson bought a public house recently but it is haunted,so he is going to sale it. There was a strange noise in the bar one night and the room was in disorder next morning. Mr. Thompson found five empty whisky bottles. He doesn’t believe that some villagers broke into the bar and had a drink. Anybody in the village doesn’t want to the pub.(68 words) Lesson 48 Did You Want to Tell Me SomethingThe dentist in the story had pulled out one of the writer’s teeth and had told him to rest for a while. He asked several questions but the writer couldn’t answer them. His mouth was full of cotton wool. He suddenly discovered something wrong but he couldn’t say anything. The dentist eventually removed the cotton wool from his mouth and the writer told him he had pulled out the wrong tooth.(72 words) Unit 3:Lesson 49The end of a dreamA young man in Teheran bought a real bed for the first time in his life.He slept on the roof of his house because the weather was hot.Three nights later,the bed was swept off the roof during a storm.The man was not only unhurt but still on his mattress.As the bed was in pieces,he carried his mattress indoors and after he had put it on the floor he went back to sleep. (72 words) Lesson 50Taken for a rideThe writer wanted to go go Woodford Green but as he didn't know the way,the conductor promised to tell him where to get off.When they arrived at the bus terminus,the writer asked if they were at Woodford Green.The conductor then realized that he had forgotten to put him off.The writer stayed on the bus because it was going back. (59 words) |
