Lesson42

We watched a snake charmer.He had a long pipe and two large baskets.He played a tune and the snake in one of the baskets rose out of the basket and began to follow the snake movements of the pipe.Then the snake charmer played modern tunes but the snake continue to dance slowly.It didn’t know the difference between Indian music and jazz.

1. The snake charmer opened his basket and started to play a tune but the snake refused to move.

2. Then the snake charmer shook the basket and the snake obeyedhim.

3. Everybody was frighteened but these snakes are not dangerous.

Lesson43

The American explorer,R.E.Byrd become the first man to fly over the South Pole in 1929.He took lots of photographs during the flight but then he ran into difficulties.His piane could get over the mountains so he ordered his man to throw out two heavy food sacks.The plane then flew over the mountains and it continued without further trouble.

1. Byrd stayed in the Antarctic for a year and he made many flights.

2. He went back to America in 1930 but he returned to the Antarctic in 1946.

3. This time he not only had 4,000 men with him but had thirteen ships and seventeen aeroplanes as well.

Lesson44

Two man tried to steal Mrs.Sterling’s handbag.She was having a picnic with her children.They took the bag after a struggle and they ran through the trees.She ran after them and caught up with them.The man 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.

1. Thieves either can be very daring or can be very timid.

2. A thief once broke into a house and stole some money but the lady of the house caught him.

3. The thief not only gave back the money but paid for the window he had broken.

Lesson45

The local butcher,Sam Benton,taking his savings to the post office but he had 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 pecent a thief!’The thief included a note every time he sent Sam more money.The last note said: ‘I am 100 pecent honest now!’

1. Sam told everybody about the wallet but he did not try to find the thief.

2. The man was not really a thief but he needed money dadly.

3. He not only paid back the money but also bought himself a clear conscience.

Lesson46

The plane from London arrived at Sydney and workers unloaded wooden boxes.They contained clothing.One of the boxes was extreamly heavy so a worker opened up the box..He found a man on top of a pile of woollen goods.The man arrested .He had travelled in the box from London.He had to pay ￡3,000.An ordinary ticket costs￡2,000.

1. The man not only had uncomfortable trip but was very hungry as well.

2. He neither eaten anything for thirteen hours nor drunk anything for thirteen hours.

3. Woollen goods cannot be eaten but at least they are soft so the man had had a few hours’ sleep.

Lesson47

Mr.Ian Thompson bought a public house recently but it is haunted so he is going to sell it.There was a strange noise in the bar one night and the room was in disorder next morning.Mr.Thompson else had found five empty whisky bottles.He didn’t believe that some villagers broke into the bar and had a drink.Nobody in the village wants to buy the pub.

1. One night Mr.Thompson heard a noise and he went downstairs.

2. In the bar,five men were drinking whisky but they did not see him.

3. Mr.Thompson put a sheet over his head and went into the bar.

4. The villagers ran away in fear and never came back again.

Lesson48

The dentist in the story had pulled out one of the writer’s teeth and he had told him to rest.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 could’t say anything.The dentist eventually removed the cotton wool from his mouth and the writer told him that he had pulled out the wrong tooth.

1. The dentist smiled and showed me the tooth.

2. He had pulled out the right one but I had not realized it.

3. I not only had made a mistake but had criticized his work as well.