1、Mrs. Stone had spent the whole morning picking blackberries in the countryside near her home. It was nearly lunch time, so she decided to return for lunch. She was just picking up her basket when she heard a noise in the bushes. Then she saw an animal which looked like a cat. She knew it was not a c
2、at because it was so large. The animal suddenly turned round to look at her and she thought it was going to come towards her and perhaps attack her. She dropped her basket and screamed loudly. Hearing the sound, the animal disappeared into the bushes, after which Mrs. Stone picked up her basket and
3、ran all the way home.She told her neighbours that she had seen a puma in the countryside, but they did not believe her. She also telephoned the police but they didnt believe her either. （148 words）Lesson 2 Thirteen equals oneAt one oclock in the morning, the church clock striking the hours woke the
4、vicar up as it struck thirteen times. The vicar went into the clock tower, taking a torch with him. He saw Bill Wilkins, the local grocer there and Bill explained he was trying to repair the clock but hadnt succeeded because at one oclock it struck thirteen times. However, the vicar was pleased the
5、bell was working and offered the grocer a cap of tea. （79 words）A sticky businessWe were used to hearing our church bell striking the hours in our small village. For as long as anyone could remember, the bell had struck the hours day and night. However, one night the church bell remained silent and
6、the next morning we saw that the clock had stopped at exactly one a.m. Our clock was clearly damaged, but no one could explain how this had happened. Armed with a torch, our vicar climbed into the church tower to see what was going on. He heard a loud buzz as he went towards the clock and in the tor
7、chlight he found it had been invaded by bees. He was lucky they didnt sting him! He shone his torch into the great bell and saw that it was full of wax and honey. No wonder it wasnt working! A bee keeper was called in to deal with the situation. He immediately removed the queen bee to one of his bee
8、 hives and the other bees followed. The clock was cleaned and was soon working again. We not only enjoyed hearing it strike the hours day and night, but we enjoyed eating the honey as well. （195 words）Lesson3 An unknown goddessArchaeologists found clay fragments in an ancient temple. These represent
9、ed the fifteen statues of goddesses which had once been painted. The body of one statue was found among remains from the fifteenth century B.C. while its head was found among remains from the fifth century B.C. When the Unit 1 Lesson 3 fragments were reconstructed, they turned out to be a goddess wh
10、ich stood three feet high. Her hands rested on her hips and she was wearing a full-length skirt. Her identity is unknown. （80 words） After walking round the ancient city, the archaeologists discovered an ancient temple. This temple had obviously been a place of worship because it contained a sacred
11、room. On entering the sacred room, the archaeologists found the clay fragments of fifteen statues, each of which was a goddess which had once been painted. After this, workmen began digging and soon discovered the head of a statue among remains dating from the fifth century B.C. They also found the
12、body of this statue among remains from the fifteenth century B.C. The archaeologists carefully put the fragments together. They were astonished to find that the figure was a goddess. The goddess was a modern-looking woman. She had her hands on her hips and she was wearing a full-length skirt. Althou
13、gh the archaeologists tried very hard to identify her, they were unable to find out her name. （143 words）Letter 4 The double life of Alfred BloggsWhen he got married, Alfred Bloggs told his wife he worked for the Corporation. Though he dressed in a smart black suit every morning, he changed into ove
14、ralls at work and spent the day working as a dustman. Then he took a shower and changed back into his suit at night. This lasted for two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret. His wife will never learn the truth because her husband will be an office worker in future. （80 words ）作文;Nearly caug
15、htOne morning Alf and three other dustmen were collecting rubbish in Merton Street and they stopped outside Mrs. Frosts house.Though Alf didnt know it, his wife was visiting Mrs. Frost at the time. She and Mrs. Frost were old friends, though Mrs. Frost had never met Alf. Alf was just getting out of
16、the dustcart to go into Mrs. Frosts backyard when he saw his wife leaving Mrs. Frosts house. He quickly returned to the dustcart and hid in the driving cabin. While he was hiding, his fellow dustmen helped him by collecting Mrs. Frosts rubbish. Meanwhile, Alfs wife and Mrs. Frost talked on the doors
17、tep. It looked as though their conversation would never end! At last Mrs. Bloggs said goodbye to Mrs. Frost. She waved to one of the dustmen whom she recognized and she went towards the dustcart to greet him. The dustman waved back and gave her a big smile as the dustcart disappear down the street.
18、Then she began to walk home. Its all right, Alf, his friend said. She cant see you now.Thanks, Jim, Alf said. That was a lucky escape! （200 words ）lesson5 The factsThough the journalist immediately set out to get the facts after receiving instructions from his editor, he did not send them at once. M
19、eanwhile, the editor was getting impatient, so he sent three faxes, finally threatening to fire the journalist. When the last fax was unanswered, the article was published in its original form. The journalist sent the editor a fax a week later explaining he had been imprisoned after counting the ste
20、ps and measuring the height of the wall. （80 words）The journalist counted the number of steps as he wearily climbed up to the high wall surrounding the presidents palace. On arriving at the main gate, he sat down to get his breath back. He then produced a tape measure in order to measure the wall. W
21、hile he was busy measuring the wall, a policeman approached him and asked him what he was doing. Though the journalist explained he was a reporter and his editor had asked him to find out the exact height of the wall, the policeman refused to believe him. He was arrested and sent to prison because t
22、he police thought that he might be a spy or might even want to assassinate the president. When the journalist insisted he was innocent, he made things worse for himself. This proved to the police that the man certainly was guilty and deserved to stay in prison indefinitely. （149 words）Lesson6 Smash-
23、and-grabA large car entered an arcade near Piccadilly and stopped outside a jewellers. Two thieves got out and smashed the shop window. The owner of the shop was upstairs at the time, so he threw furniture at thethieves hitting one of them with a heavy statue. The raid lasted only three minutes and
24、the thieves drove away. Running after them, the owner threw ashtrays and vases, but the thieves got away, stealing thousands of pounds worth of diamonds. （79 words）They got awaySeeing the thieves car join the traffic on Piccadilly, Mr. Taylor took a taxi and followed them. The taxi driver drove at f
25、ull speed when Mr. Taylor told him what had happened. There wasnt too much traffic at this time of the morning so there was a mad chase through the streets of London. For a short time, the thieves car was on the wrong side of the road and hit another car, but it did not stop. Two policemen in a poli
26、ce car watched in amazement as the two vehicles went past, both breaking the speed limit. Lights on and horn blaring, the police car chased both the speeding cars. Mr. Taylors taxi stopped when the traffic lights turned red. The thieves ignored the traffic lights and got away. Meanwhile, the police
27、caught up with the taxi at the traffic lights and the taxi driver was charged with speeding. They refused to let the driver off, even though Mr. Taylor carefully explained the situation.However, the police informed another police car of the chase and ten minutes later the thieves car was found aband
28、oned in a side street. The thieves had escaped on foot and disappeared among the crowd. （200 words）Lesson7 Mutilated ladies摘要;John Butlin runs a successful furniture business and after a very good day, he put his wallet containing 3,000 into the microwave oven for safekeeping. Then he and his fianc6
29、e, Jane, went horse-riding, after which Jane cooked their dinner in the microwave oven only to find to their dismay that the money had been destroyed. John went to see his bank manager who sent the remains to the Mutilated Ladies department who identified the remains and returned the money. （79 word
30、s）Jane opened the oven door and saw that her meal was ready to serve. She took the food out of the oven and in doing so, noticed something strange inside the oven which she couldnt recognize. So she went to find John and told him about it. In dismay, John quickly explained that he had put his wallet
31、 containing the days takings into the oven for safekeeping. They both rushed to the oven and saw that the money had been destroyed At first, they didnt know what to do. John wanted to throw the money away, but Jane wouldnt let him. Its best not to disturb the wallet, Jane said. You can see all the money is there, even if it has been dest
