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Lesson 11 Not Guilty [ 2007 - 1 - 9 ]
1. What was the customers officer looking for?
2. Customers officers are quite tolerant these days, but they can still stop you when u are going through the green channel and have nothing to declare.
3. Even really [ honest ] people are often made to feel guilty.
4. The hardened professional smuggler on the other hand is never troulbed by such feelings, even if he has 500 gold watches hidden in his suitcase.
5. when i returned from aboard recently, clearly regard me as a smuggler
6. have u anything to declare? looking me in the eye. i answered confidently
7. Would u mind unlocking this suitcase, please? Not at all,
8. The officer went through the case with great care.
9. All the things i had packed carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.
10. I felt sure i would never be able to close the case again.
11. Suddenly, i saw the officer's face light up
12. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case. and he pounced on it with a delight
13. Perfume is not exempt from import duty. sarcastically <讽刺地>
14. It's a strange mixture i make myself. As i expected, he did not believe me. try it,i said encouragingly unscrew
15. He was greeted by an unpleasant smile which convinced him i was telling the truth.
16. A few minutes later, i was able to hurry away with precious .. on my baggage.
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Lesson 12 Life on a desert island [ 2007-1- 10]
1. What was the exceptional about the two men's stay on the desert island?
2. Most of us have formed an unrealistic picture of life on a desert island.
3. We sometimes imagine the .. to be a sort of paradise with the sun always shines. Ripe fruit falls from the trees.
4. The other side of the picture is quite the opposite. upsite
5. wretched , starve to death, waiting for a boat which never comes.
6. Perhaps there is an element of truth in both these pictures
7. But few of us have had the opportunity to find out. wished they had stayed there longer
8. They were taking a badly damaged boat from a virgin island to .. to have it repaired.
9. There were hardly any trees on the island. [ lobster ]
10. this did not prove to be a problem. As one of them put it 'ate like kings'.
11. When the passing tanker rescued them five days later, both man were genuinely sorry that they had to leave.
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Lesson 13 It's only me [ 2007 - 1 - 11 ]
1. What did the man expect to find under the stairs.
2. She was too excited to do any housework that morning for in the evening she would be going to a fancy-dress party with her husband
3. She intended to dress up as a ghost, and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on.
4. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective.
5. She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
6. Just as Mrs ,was entering the dining room, there is a knock on the front door.
7. She had told him to come straight in if she ever failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the kichen table.
8. not wanting to frighten the poor man. heavy footsteps in the hall.
9. She tried to explain the situation, saying, it's only me. but it was too late.
10. The man let out a cry and jump back several paces.
11. When ,, walked towards him, he fled slamming the door behind him.
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Lesson 14 A Noble Gangster [ 2007 - 1 - 12]
1. How did .. make money in times of peace.
2. there was a time, pay large sums of money to the gangsters in return for protection.
3. If the money was not paid promptly, the gangsters would quickly put the man out of business by destroying his shop.
4. Obtaining protection money is not a mordern crime.
5. As long ago as the 14th century, made a remarkable discovery the people would rather pay large sums of money than have their life work destroyed by gangster.
6. with a band of soldiers , settled near Florence. soon made a name for himself, Whenever the Italian city-states were at war with each other.
7. In spite of this, .. regard him as a sort of hero.
8. used to hire his soldiers to princes who were willing to pay the high price he demanded.
9. at the age of eighty, a state funeral,
10 a picture was dedicated to the memory of 'the most valiant soldier and most notable leader'
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Lesson 15 Fifteen pents worth of trouble [ 2007 - 1 - 15 ]
1. Children always appreciate small gifts of money.
2. provide a regular supply of pocket money, a source of extra income.
3. with some children, small sums go a long way
4. are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months
5. Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box.
6. Instead, he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble
7. On his way to,... bounce along the pavement, disappear, down a drain.
8. took off his jackets, rolled up his sleeves. push his right arm through the drain cover.
9. a crowd of people gathered round with him, was firmly stuck , fire brigade
10. was not too upset by his experience, heard about his troubles, reward him with a large box of chocolates.
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Lesson 16 Mary had a little lamb [ 2007 - 1 - 16]
1. Was ,, right to apologize to his neighbor?
2. A tiny village, One of .. prize possessions was a little lamb.
3. She kept it tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening.
4. was missing, rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamp had been stolen.
5. .. at once set out to find the thief.
6. He knew it was not prove difficult in such a small village.
7. angrily accused him of stealing the lamb.
8. denied taking it .
9. Ashamed of having acted so rashly, apologize to .. for having accused him
10. stay until the rain stopped.
11. astonished to find the .. was almost white. wool had been dyed black
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Lesson 17 The longest suspension bridge in the world [ 2007- 1 - 17 ]
1. an Italian about whom little is known, sailed into ..
2. He described it as a very agreeable situation located within the two small hills, in the midst of which flowed a great river.
3. ... is by no means considered to be a great explorer, his name will probably remain immortal.
4. was named after him, It has a span of 4,260 feet.
5. The bridge is so long that the shape of the earth had to be taken into account by the designer.
6. Two great towers support four huge cables.
7. The towers are built on immense underwater platforms made of steel and concrete. The platforms extend to a depth of over 100 feet under the sea.
8. This alone took 16 months to build. Above the surface of the water, the towers rise to a height of nearly 700 feet.
9. 26,108 , It has been estimated that if the bridge were packed with cars, it was still only be carrying a third of its total capacity.
10. However, size and strength are of the only important thing about the bridge.
11. Despite its immensity, it is both simple and elegant, fullfilling the designer's dream to create an enormous object drawn as faintly as possible.
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Lesson 18 Electric currents in modern art [ 2007 - 1 - 18 ]
1. Modern sculpture rarely surprises us any more. The idea that.. is mistaken.
2. Even people who take no interest in art can not fail to notice examples ..on display in public places.
3. We have got quite used to them.
4. Some so-called mordern pieces have been on display for nearly 80 years.
5. In spite of this, some people including myself were surprised by a recent exhibition of mordern sculpture.
6. The objects on display were pieces of moving sulpture.
7. oddly shaped forms move in response to a gust of wind, are quite familar to .
8. Lined-up against the wall, there were long thin wires. attached to metal spheres.
9. The spheres had been magnetized and attracted or repelled each other all the time.
10. In the central of the hall, there were a number of tall structures which contained colored lights.
11. These lights flickered continuously like traffic lights which have gone mad.
12. It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment.
13. These peculiar forms not only seemed designed to shock people emotionally , but to give them electric shocks as well.
14. How might some of exhibits have been dangerous?
15. art gallery, Sparks were emitted from small black boxes and red lamps flashed on and off angrily.
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Lesson 19 A very dear cat [ 2007- 1- 19]
1. Why was rusters very dear in more ways than one?
2. Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals. But they recently took considerable interest in Mrs.. 's cat.
3. .. a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat.
4. .. leads an orderly life, fail to arrive.
5. Three days after ..'s disapperance, .. receive an anonymous letter.
6. state that .. was in safe hands , .. was instructed to place the money in a box. leave it outside her door. ransom
7. But fearing that she will never see .. again, the letter had made that quite clear, she changed her mind. withdrew
8. follow the kidnap's instructions.
9. was sure the kidnap would keep his word.
10. sure enough, .. arrive punctually that evening, rather thirsty, astound
11. Considering the amount she paid, he was dear in more ways than one.
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Lesson 20 Pioneer pilots [ 2007- 1 - 20]
1. offer a prize of . to the first man who fly across the english channel.
2. Over a year passed before the first attempt was made.
3. He had travelled ony 7 miles across the channel when his engine failed, and he was forced to land on the sea.
4. floated on the water until later . was picked up by a ship.
5. He had completed a successful overland flight during which he covered 26 miles.
6. .. did not give up easily
7. It looked as if there would be an exciting race across the channel .. fail to get up early enough
8. His great flight lasted 37 minutes. The first person to greet him to the local policeman.
9. made another attempt a week later ,
Lesson 11 Not Guilty [ 2007 - 1 - 9 ]
1. What was the customers officer looking for?
2. Customers officers are quite tolerant these days, but they can still stop you when u are going through the green channel and have nothing to declare.
3. Even really [ honest ] people are often made to feel guilty.
4. The hardened professional smuggler on the other hand is never troulbed by such feelings, even if he has 500 gold watches hidden in his suitcase.
5. when i returned from aboard recently, clearly regard me as a smuggler
6. have u anything to declare? looking me in the eye. i answered confidently
7. Would u mind unlocking this suitcase, please? Not at all,
8. The officer went through the case with great care.
9. All the things i had packed carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.
10. I felt sure i would never be able to close the case again.
11. Suddenly, i saw the officer's face light up
12. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case. and he pounced on it with a delight
13. Perfume is not exempt from import duty. sarcastically <讽刺地>
14. It's a strange mixture i make myself. As i expected, he did not believe me. try it,i said encouragingly unscrew
15. He was greeted by an unpleasant smile which convinced him i was telling the truth.
16. A few minutes later, i was able to hurry away with precious .. on my baggage.
==========================================================================================
Lesson 12 Life on a desert island [ 2007-1- 10]
1. What was the exceptional about the two men's stay on the desert island?
2. Most of us have formed an unrealistic picture of life on a desert island.
3. We sometimes imagine the .. to be a sort of paradise with the sun always shines. Ripe fruit falls from the trees.
4. The other side of the picture is quite the opposite. upsite
5. wretched , starve to death, waiting for a boat which never comes.
6. Perhaps there is an element of truth in both these pictures
7. But few of us have had the opportunity to find out. wished they had stayed there longer
8. They were taking a badly damaged boat from a virgin island to .. to have it repaired.
9. There were hardly any trees on the island. [ lobster ]
10. this did not prove to be a problem. As one of them put it 'ate like kings'.
11. When the passing tanker rescued them five days later, both man were genuinely sorry that they had to leave.
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1. What did the man expect to find under the stairs.
2. She was too excited to do any housework that morning for in the evening she would be going to a fancy-dress party with her husband
3. She intended to dress up as a ghost, and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on.
4. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective.
5. She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
6. Just as Mrs ,was entering the dining room, there is a knock on the front door.
7. She had told him to come straight in if she ever failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the kichen table.
8. not wanting to frighten the poor man. heavy footsteps in the hall.
9. She tried to explain the situation, saying, it's only me. but it was too late.
10. The man let out a cry and jump back several paces.
11. When ,, walked towards him, he fled slamming the door behind him.
=========================================================================================
Lesson 14 A Noble Gangster [ 2007 - 1 - 12]
1. How did .. make money in times of peace.
2. there was a time, pay large sums of money to the gangsters in return for protection.
3. If the money was not paid promptly, the gangsters would quickly put the man out of business by destroying his shop.
4. Obtaining protection money is not a mordern crime.
5. As long ago as the 14th century, made a remarkable discovery the people would rather pay large sums of money than have their life work destroyed by gangster.
6. with a band of soldiers , settled near Florence. soon made a name for himself, Whenever the Italian city-states were at war with each other.
7. In spite of this, .. regard him as a sort of hero.
8. used to hire his soldiers to princes who were willing to pay the high price he demanded.
9. at the age of eighty, a state funeral,
10 a picture was dedicated to the memory of 'the most valiant soldier and most notable leader'
============================================================================================
Lesson 15 Fifteen pents worth of trouble [ 2007 - 1 - 15 ]
1. Children always appreciate small gifts of money.
2. provide a regular supply of pocket money, a source of extra income.
3. with some children, small sums go a long way
4. are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months
5. Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box.
6. Instead, he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble
7. On his way to,... bounce along the pavement, disappear, down a drain.
8. took off his jackets, rolled up his sleeves. push his right arm through the drain cover.
9. a crowd of people gathered round with him, was firmly stuck , fire brigade
10. was not too upset by his experience, heard about his troubles, reward him with a large box of chocolates.
==========================================================================================
Lesson 16 Mary had a little lamb [ 2007 - 1 - 16]
1. Was ,, right to apologize to his neighbor?
2. A tiny village, One of .. prize possessions was a little lamb.
3. She kept it tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening.
4. was missing, rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamp had been stolen.
5. .. at once set out to find the thief.
6. He knew it was not prove difficult in such a small village.
7. angrily accused him of stealing the lamb.
8. denied taking it .
9. Ashamed of having acted so rashly, apologize to .. for having accused him
10. stay until the rain stopped.
11. astonished to find the .. was almost white. wool had been dyed black
================================================================================================
Lesson 17 The longest suspension bridge in the world [ 2007- 1 - 17 ]
1. an Italian about whom little is known, sailed into ..
2. He described it as a very agreeable situation located within the two small hills, in the midst of which flowed a great river.
3. ... is by no means considered to be a great explorer, his name will probably remain immortal.
4. was named after him, It has a span of 4,260 feet.
5. The bridge is so long that the shape of the earth had to be taken into account by the designer.
6. Two great towers support four huge cables.
7. The towers are built on immense underwater platforms made of steel and concrete. The platforms extend to a depth of over 100 feet under the sea.
8. This alone took 16 months to build. Above the surface of the water, the towers rise to a height of nearly 700 feet.
9. 26,108 , It has been estimated that if the bridge were packed with cars, it was still only be carrying a third of its total capacity.
10. However, size and strength are of the only important thing about the bridge.
11. Despite its immensity, it is both simple and elegant, fullfilling the designer's dream to create an enormous object drawn as faintly as possible.
===========================================================================================
Lesson 18 Electric currents in modern art [ 2007 - 1 - 18 ]
1. Modern sculpture rarely surprises us any more. The idea that.. is mistaken.
2. Even people who take no interest in art can not fail to notice examples ..on display in public places.
3. We have got quite used to them.
4. Some so-called mordern pieces have been on display for nearly 80 years.
5. In spite of this, some people including myself were surprised by a recent exhibition of mordern sculpture.
6. The objects on display were pieces of moving sulpture.
7. oddly shaped forms move in response to a gust of wind, are quite familar to .
8. Lined-up against the wall, there were long thin wires. attached to metal spheres.
9. The spheres had been magnetized and attracted or repelled each other all the time.
10. In the central of the hall, there were a number of tall structures which contained colored lights.
11. These lights flickered continuously like traffic lights which have gone mad.
12. It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment.
13. These peculiar forms not only seemed designed to shock people emotionally , but to give them electric shocks as well.
14. How might some of exhibits have been dangerous?
15. art gallery, Sparks were emitted from small black boxes and red lamps flashed on and off angrily.
======================================================================================
Lesson 19 A very dear cat [ 2007- 1- 19]
1. Why was rusters very dear in more ways than one?
2. Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals. But they recently took considerable interest in Mrs.. 's cat.
3. .. a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat.
4. .. leads an orderly life, fail to arrive.
5. Three days after ..'s disapperance, .. receive an anonymous letter.
6. state that .. was in safe hands , .. was instructed to place the money in a box. leave it outside her door. ransom
7. But fearing that she will never see .. again, the letter had made that quite clear, she changed her mind. withdrew
8. follow the kidnap's instructions.
9. was sure the kidnap would keep his word.
10. sure enough, .. arrive punctually that evening, rather thirsty, astound
11. Considering the amount she paid, he was dear in more ways than one.
============================================================================================
Lesson 20 Pioneer pilots [ 2007- 1 - 20]
1. offer a prize of . to the first man who fly across the english channel.
2. Over a year passed before the first attempt was made.
3. He had travelled ony 7 miles across the channel when his engine failed, and he was forced to land on the sea.
4. floated on the water until later . was picked up by a ship.
5. He had completed a successful overland flight during which he covered 26 miles.
6. .. did not give up easily
7. It looked as if there would be an exciting race across the channel .. fail to get up early enough
8. His great flight lasted 37 minutes. The first person to greet him to the local policeman.
9. made another attempt a week later ,
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