新概念NEC3英语第三册作文与书信标准答案(lesson1-lesson60)

NEC3新概念英语第3册compos用on（作文）与letter

writing(书信)标准答案(Iesson1-lesson60)

UNIT1Lesson1Apumaatlarge逃遁的美洲狮Lesson2Thirteenequalsone十

三等于——Lesson3Anunknowngoddess无名女神Lesson4Thedoublelifeof

AlfredBloggs阿尔弗雷德♦布洛格斯的双重生活Lesson5Thefacts确切数字

Lesson6Smash-and-grab砸橱窗抢劫Lesson7Multilatedladies残钞鉴别组

Lesson8Afamousmonastery著名的修道院Lesson9FlyingcatsK猫Lesson10

ThelossoftheFtanic“泰坦尼克”号的沉没Lesson11Notguilty无罪Lesson12

Lifeonadesertisland荒岛生活Lesson13It'Sonlyme”是我，别害怕"Lesson14

Anoblegangster贵族歹徒Lesson15Fiftypenceworthoftrouble五十便上的麻烦

Lesson16Maryhadalittlelamb玛丽有一头小羔羊Lesson17Thelongest

suspensionbridgeintheworld世界上最长的吊桥Lesson18Electriccurrentsin

modernart现代艺术中的电流Lesson19Averydearcat一只贵重的宝贝猫

Lesson20Pioneerpilots飞行员的先驱UNIT2Lesson21DanielMendoza丹尼

尔•门多萨Lesson22Byheart熟记台词Lesson23Oneman*smeatisanother

man'spoison各有所爱Lesson24Askeletoninthecupboard“家丑”Lesson25

TheCurrySark“卡迪萨克”号帆船Lesson26Wanted：alargebiscuittin征购大饼干筒

Lesson27Nothingtosellandnothingtobuy不卖也不买Lesson28Fivepoundstoo

dear五镑也太贵Lesson29Funnyornot?是否可笑？Lesson30Thedeathofa

ghost幽灵之死Lesson31Alovableeccentric可爱的怪人Lesson32Alostship一

艘沉船Lesson33Adaytoremember难忘的一天Lesson34Ahappydiscovery幸

运的发现Lesson35Justicewasdone伸张正义Lesson36Achanceinamillion

百万分之一的机遇Lesson37TheWesthavenExpress开往威斯特海温的快车

Lesson38Thefirstcalender最早的日历Lesson39Nothingtoworryabout不必担心

Lesson40Who'swho真假难辨UNIT3Lesson41Illusionsofpastoralpeace宁静

田园生活的遐想Lesson42Modemcavemen现代洞穴人Lesson43Fullyinsured

全保险Lesson44Speedandcomfort乂快捷乂舒适Lesson45Thepowerofthe

press新闻报道的威力Lesson46Doityourself自己动手Lesson47Toohigha

price?代价太高？Lesson48Thesilentv川age沉默的村庄Lesson49Theideal

servant理想的仆人Lesson50NewYearresolutions新年的决心Lesson51

Predictingthefuture预测未来Lesson52Mudismud实事求是Lesson53Inthe

publicinterest为了公众的利益Lesson54Instinctorcleverness?是本能还是机智？

Lesson55Fromtheearth：Greetings来自地球的问候Lesson56Ourneighbour,the

fiver河流，我们的邻居Lesson57Backintheoldcoun时重返故里Lesson58A

spotofbother一点儿小麻烦Lesson59coilecting收藏Lesson60Tooearlyand

toolate太早和太晚

Lesson1Apumaatlarge逃遁的美洲狮

Mrs.Stonehadspentthewholemorningpickingblackberriesinthe

countrysidenearherhome.Itwasnearlylunchtime,soshedecidedto

returnforlunch.Shewasjustpickingupherbasketwhenshehearda

noiseinthebushes.Thenshesawananimalwhichlookedlikeacat.She

knewitwasnotacatbecauseitwassolarge.Theanimalsuddenlyturned

roundtolookatherandshethoughtitwasgoingtocometowardsherand

perhapsattackher.Shedroppedherbasketandscreamedloudly.Hearing

thesound,theanimaldisappearedintothebushes,afterwhichMrs.Stone

pickedupherbasketandranallthewayhome.Shetoldherneighbours

thatshehadseenapumainthecountryside,buttheydidnotbelieveher.

Shealsotelephonedthepolicebuttheydidn'tbelievehereither.(148

words)

Lesson2Thirteenequalsone十三等于一

Astickybusiness

Wewereusedtohearingourchurchbellstrikingthehoursinoursmall

village.Foraslongasanyonecouldremember,thebellhadstruckthe

hoursdayandnight.However,onenightthechurchbellremainedsilent

andthenextmorningwesawthattheclockhadstoppedatexactlyonea.m.

Ourclockwasclearlydamaged,butnoonecouldexplainhowthishad

happened.

Armedwithatorch,ourvicarclimbedintothechurchtowertoseewhat

wasgoingon.Heheardaloudbuzzashewenttowardstheclockandinthe

torchlighthefoundithadbeeninvadedbybees.Hewasluckytheydidn't

stinghim!Heshonehistorchintothegreatbellandsawthatitwasfullof

waxandhoney.Nowonderitwasn'tworking!

Abeekeeperwascalledintodealwiththesituation.Heimmediately

removedthequeenbeetooneofhisbeehivesandtheotherbeesfollowed.

Theclockwascleanedandwassoonworkingagain.Wenotonlyenjoyed

hearingitstrikethehoursdayandnight,butweenjoyedeatingthehoney

aswell.(195words)

Lesson3Anunknowngoddess无名女神

Afterwalkingroundtheancientcity,thearchaeologistsdiscoveredan

ancienttemple.Thistemplehadobviouslybeenaplaceofworshipbecause

itcontainedasacredroom.Onenteringthesacredroom,the

archaeologistsfoundtheclayfragmentsoffifteenstatues,eachofwhich

wasagoddesswhichhadoncebeenpainted.Afterthis,workmenbegan

diggingandsoondiscoveredtheheadofastatueamongremainsdating

fromthefifthcenturyB.C.Theyalsofoundthebodyofthisstatueamong

remainsfromthefifteenthcenturyB.C.Thearchaeologistscarefullyput

thefragmentstogether.Theywereastonishedtofindthatthefigurewas

agoddess.Thegoddesswasamodern-lookingwoman.Shehadherhandson

herhipsandshewaswearingafull-lengthskirt.Althoughthe

archaeologiststriedveryhardtoidentifyher,theywereunabletofind

outhername.(143words)

Lesson4ThedoublelifeofAlfredBloggs阿尔弗雷德.布洛格斯的双重生

活

Nearlycaught

OnemorningAlfandthreeotherdustmenwerecollectingrubbishin

MertonStreetandtheystoppedoutsideMrs.Frost'shouse.

ThoughAlfdidn'tknowit,hiswifewasvisitingMrs.Frostatthetime.She

andMrs.Frostwereoldfriends,thoughMrs.FrosthadnevermetAlf.Alf

wasjustgettingoutofthedustcarttogointoMrs.Frost'sbackyardwhen

hesawhiswifeleavingMrs.Frost'shouse.Hequicklyreturnedtothe

dustcartandhidinthedrivingcabin.Whilehewashiding,hisfellow

dustmenhelpedhimbycollectingMrs.Frost'srubbish.Meanwhile,Alf's

wifeandMrs.Frosttalkedonthedoorstep.Itlookedasthoughtheir

conversationwouldneverend!

ATlastMrs.BloggssaidgoodbyeToMrs.Frost.Shewavedtooneofthe

dustmenwhomsherecognizedandshewenttowardsthedustcarttogreet

him.Thedustmanwavedbackandgaveherabigsmileasthedustcart

droveoff.Mrs.Bloggsstoodonthepavementandwatchedthedustcart

disappeardownThestreet.Thenshebegantowalkhome.'It'sallright,

Alf；hisfriendsaid.'Shecan'tseeyounow."

'Thanks,Jim/Alfsaid.'Thatwasaluckyescape!'(200words)

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address

date

DearMrs.Frost,

ItwasnicetomeetyouatSelena'spartylastweek.

Youmentionedyouhadacopyof'Who'sWho'.IamwritingtoaskifIcould

borrowitforacoupleofdays.I'mdoingsomeresearchonpoliticiansand

thisbookcontainsalotofinformation.IpromiseIwilltakegoodcareofit

andreturnittoyouasquicklyaspossible.

Ilookforwardtohearingfromyousoon.

Yourssincerely,

signature(80words)

Lesson5Thefacts确切数字

Thejournalistcountedthenumberofstepsashewearilyclimbeduptothe

highwallsurroundingthepresident'spalace.Onarrivingatthemaingate,

hesatdowntogethisbreathback.Hethenproducedatapemeasurein

ordertomeasurethewall.Whilehewasbusymeasuringthewall,a

policemanapproachedhimandaskedhimwhathewasdoing.Thoughthe

journalistexplainedhewasareporterandhiseditorhadaskedhimtofind

outtheexactheightofthewall,thepolicemanrefusedtobelievehim.He

wasarrestedandsenttoprisonbecausethepolicethoughtthathemight

beaspyormightevenwanttoassassinatethepresident.Whenthe

journalistinsistedhewasinnocent,hemadethingsworseforhimself.This

provedtothepolicethatthemancertainlywasguiltyanddeservedtostay

inprisonindefinitely.(149words)

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address

date

DearJack,

Manycongratulationsonyourrecentmarriage!

QuitebychanceIhappenedtoreadaboutyourweddinginourlocal

newspaperandIwasthrilledwiththenews.Yourwifesoundsreally

charming.Igatherthatyouwillbothbemovingtoourarea,sowe'llsoon

beneighbours.Ihopeyou'llbeveryhappyandI'llbeabletoseeyousoon.

Ilookforwardtoseeingyouagainandmeetingyourwife.Mykindest

regardstoyouboth.

Yourssincerely,

signature(79words)

Lesson6Smash-andgrab砸橱窗抢劫

Theygotaway

Seeingthethieves'carjointhetrafficonPiccadilly,Mr.Taylortookataxi

andfollowedthem.ThetaxidriverdroveatfullspeedwhenMr.Taylor

toldhimwhathadhappened.

Therewasn'ttoomuchtrafficatthistimeofthemorningsotherewasa

madchasethroughthestreetsofLondon.Forashorttime,thethieves'

carwasonthewrongsideoftheroadandhitanothercar,butitdidnot

stop.Twopolicemeninapolicecarwatchedinamazementasthetwo

vehicleswentpast,bothbreakingthespeedlimit.Lightsonandhorn

blaring,thepolicecarchasedboththespeedingcars.Mr.Taylor'staxi

stoppedwhenthetrafficlightsturnedred.Thethievesignoredthe

trafficlightsandgotaway.Meanwhile,thepolicecaughtupwiththetaxi

atthetrafficlightsandthetaxidriverwaschargedwithspeeding.They

refusedtoletthedriveroff,eventhoughMr.Taylorcarefullyexplained

thesituation.

However,thepoliceinformedanotherpolicecarofthechaseandten

minuteslaterthethieves'carwasfoundabandonedinasidestreet.The

thieveshadescapedonfootanddisappearedamongthecrowd.(200

words)

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Youwon'tbelievewhathappenedtomeonTuesdaymorning!

IwaswalkingdownabusystreetnearPiccadillywhenIsawamansmash

thewindowofanantiqueshopandrunoffwithanexpensivevase.Other

passers-bysawhim,too,andweallchasedthemandownthestreet,

shouting'Stop!Thief!Stop!Thief!'Wemanagedtocatchtheman,but

unfortunatelythevasegotbroken.

I'lltellyouthefullstorywhenwemeetnextweek.(80words)

Lesson7Mutilatedladies残钞鉴别组

Janeopenedtheovendoorandsawthathermealwasreadytoserve.She

tookthefoodoutoftheovenandindoingso,noticedsomethingstrange

insidetheovenwhichshecouldn'trecognize.SoshewenttofindJohnand

toldhimaboutit.Indismay,Johnquicklyexplainedthathehadputhis

walletcontainingtheday'stakingsintotheovenforsafekeeping.They

bothrushedtotheovenandsawthatthemoneyhadbeendestroyedAt

first,theydidn'tknowwhattodo.Johnwantedtothrowthemoneyaway,

butJanewouldn'tlethim.'It'sbestnottodisturbthewallet/Janesaid.

'Youcanseeallthemoneyisthere,evenifithasbeendestroyed'Janetold

Johntogoandseehisbankmanagerforadvice,sothenextdayJohntook

thewalletandtheashestothebank(150words)

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Thankyouagainforyourwonderfulhospitality!

Itwasarealpleasuretoseeyouagainaftersuchalongtime.I'llnever

forgetyourkindnessduringmystay.Iparticularlyenjoyedourvisittothe

localmarketandourlongwalksinthecountryside.Ialsoenjoyedyour

companyandtheexcellentfoodandwine.You'reaperfecthost!

Ihopeyouwillbeabletovisitmebeforelongandlookforwardtoseeing

yousoon.

Lesson8Afamousmonastery著名的修道院

Oneverycoldmorning,amonktooktwoSt.Bernard'sdogsoutfor

exercise.Heimmediatelynoticedthatthedogswereveryrestless.

Suspectingatravellermightbeindifficulty,themonkreturnedtothe

monasterytoorganizeasearchparty.

Thetwodogsledfourmonksthroughthesnow.Twoofthemonkspulleda

sledgebehindthem,incasetheyneededit.Therehadbeenveryhighwinds

thepreviousnight,butnoweverythingwasstillandvisibilitywasbad

becausetherewasaheavyfog.Moreover,thetemperaturehadfallento

-20°.ThedogsledthemonkstowardsthePassandasthemonksgotnear,

theyheardcriesinthedistance.Thedogssoonfoundamanwhowas

trappedunderthesnowandimmediatelydraggedhimout.Themanwas

alive,butfrozenstiff.Themonksstrappedhimtothesledgeandtookhim

backtothemonastery.

Themanwasunconscious,buthesoonrecoveredinthewarmatmosphere

ofthemonasterywherehewasgivenplentyofhotdrinksandfood.When

thetravellerwasabletospeak,themonkslistenedwithinterestashetold

themwhathadhappenedthepreviousnight.(200words)

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Ihearyou'llbetakingaholidayintheAlps,whichI'msureyou'llenjoy!

IwenttherelastyearandstayedintheBergHotelhighinthemountains

notfarfromZermatt.ThehotelhasfineviewsacrossthevalleyandI

warmlyrecommendit.You'lllovethehealthymountainairandenjoyevery

comfortatmoderateprices.I'mgoingthereagainthisyear.

Ilookforwardtohearingallaboutyourholidaywhenyougetback.(79

words)

Lesson9Flyingcats飞猫

Humanbeingsliketokeepdogsandcats.Dogsaresubmissiveandfaithful

totheirmasters,butcatsliketobeindependent.Catsareespecially

lovablewhentheyarestillkittens.Askittenstheyliketoplaybychasing

anythingthatmoves.That'showtheylearntohuntmice,birds,insectsand

othersmallcreatures.Alotofpeoplekeepcatssotheycanhaveapet.As

kittensgrowintocats,theyliketostayindoors.Theylikeregularmeals

andenjoysleepinginfrontofanicefire.However,theyalsolikegoingout.

Duringthedaytimeandatnighttheyliketogohunting.Sometimesduring

thenighttheyhavefightswithothercats.Catsareverycleananimals.You

oftenseethemwashingthemselves.Humanbeingsarefascinatedbytheir

behaviourbecausecatsaredomesticanimals,whileatthesametimethey

enjoytheirindependence.(150words)

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I'mafraidIhavetoreportalittleaccident：mybabytoresomeofthe

pagesfromthebookyoukindlylentme.

Iamverysorrythatthishappened.Ihadleftthebookonalowtable,but

thebabygotholdofitandtoreseveralpages.However,Iwasabletobuy

anothercopyandI'msendingittoyoubyseparatepost.Pleaseletme

knowwhenitarrives.

Mykindestregardstoyouall.(80words)

Lesson10ThelossoftheTitanic"泰坦尼克"号的沉没

Abandonsnip

TheTitanicbegantosink,slowlyatfirst.Theordertoabandonshipwas

unexpected,sopassengersandcrewwerecompletelyunprepared.Itwas

themiddleofthenight.Somepeoplewereasleepintheircabins.Others

wereondeckadmiringthebrilliantnightskyandthegianticebergsrising

abovethem.Otherswereeatinganddancinginthewonderfulballroomson

theship.

Theimmediateeffectwaspanicandconfusion.Peoplebeganrushinginall

directions,wonderingwhattodonext.Thecoldwasindescribableand

manypassengerswerestillintheirnightclothes.Membersofthecrew

cameupfrombelowandbegantolowerthelifeboats.Itwasacaseof

womenandchildrenfirst,butitsoonbecameobviousthatthereweren't

enoughlifeboatsforeveryone,sopeoplejumpedoverboardintothe

freezingwaterinordertosavetheirlives.Someofthoseswimminginthe

waterstruggledtogetintothelifeboats,butmostofthemwerealready

full.

TheTitanicsankrapidly,carryingmanypeopledownwithit.Therewere

criesofdespairfrompeopleinthewaterastheywatchedthelifeboats

movingawayandwerelefttodrownintheicyocean.(2OOwords)

Lesson11Notguilty无罪

WhentheCustomsOfficeraskedthetravellerifhewascarryinganything

valuable,themansaidthathehadnothingtodeclare.TheOfficerasked

themantoopenhissuitcase.Althoughthecasecontainedonlyasuitand

somedirtyclothes,itwasveryheavy.ThismadetheCustomsOfficer

suspicious,soheremovedalltheclothesfromthecase.Thecasewassoon

emptyandwhentheOfficerliftedit,hefoundthatitwasstillvery

heavy.TheOfficerexaminedthecasecarefullyandsawthatthebottom

wasveryshallow.Hepressedthebasehardandremovedthebottompart

ofthecasewhichcontainedaquantityofemeraldsandotherprecious

stones.WhiletheOfficerwaslookingatanemerald,themantriedto

escape.Foramomentthemandisappearedamongthepassingholiday

travellers,buthewassooncaughtandplacedunderarrest.

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Apossibleanswer(bodyofletteronly)

Thankyouforyourletteraskingmetolendyousomemoneytostartanew

business.

I'mverysorrythatIcan'thelpyouatthemoment.Inotonlyhaveagreat

manyexpensesofmyown,butI'mindebtmyself.Whydon'tyouaskour

friendJimClark?IknowJimiskeentoinvestinbusinessandmightbe

abletolendyousomemoney.

Iwishyoueverysuccessinyournewbusinessventure.(80words)

Lesson12Lifeonadesertisland荒岛生活

Shipwrecked

Theshipwentdownandeveryonewasdrowned.Iwastheonlyonewho

managedtojumpintothesea.Iclungtoaplankinthewaterforseveral

hourstillIwaswasheduponadesertisland.

Isleptonthebeachforaverylongtime—Ican'trememberhowlong.

WhenIwokeup,Iwashungryandthirsty,soIdecidedtoexplorethe

island.Itwasuninhabited,butIfoundplentyoffruitwhichhadfallen

fromthetrees.Ilivedoncoconutsandpineapplesandtherewasplentyof

freshspringwater.Itriedtohuntwildanimalswithmybarehands(small

pigsandothercreatures),butIfailedtocatchanything.SoIspentmy

daysswimminginthewarmclearwaterandlyinginthesun.

OneafternoonwhileIwaslyingonthebeachasusual,Isawaboatonthe

horizon.IsignalledwithmywhiteshirtandshoutedasloudlyasIcould.

Fortunately.someoneontheboatsawmeandIwasrescued.Ofcourse,I

waspleasedtogetbacktocivilization,butIwasverysorrytoleavethis

islandparadise.(200words)

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Apossibleanswer(PurposeandConclusiononly)

Wehaveawonderfulviewfromourhotelwindow.Justbelowusisabeach

whichstretchesforacoupleofmilesandbeyonditclearbluewater.We

canbesureofbrilliantsunshineeveryday.Welookforwardtospending

ourholidayswimming,eatingandsleeping!

Weallkeepthinkingofyouandwishyouwerewithus.(60words)

Lesson13'It'sonlyme"是我，别害怕”

Mrs.Richardsimmediatelywentupstairsandtookoffhercostume.She

feltsorryforthepoormanfromtheElectricityBoard,butatthesame

timeshewasratheramused.Suddenly,therewasaknockatthefrontdoor

andMrs.Richardsopeneditatonce.Theelectricitymanhadreturned,

accompaniedbyapoliceman,sosheinvitedbothin.ThemantoldMrs.

Richardsthathehadtriedtoreadhermetreandthattherewasaghostin

thestoreroom.ThoughMrs.Richardsexplainedthatshehaddressedupas

aghost,herefusedtobelieveher.Shetoldhimtoopenthestoreroom

door,buthewastoofrightened,sosheopeneditherself.Whilethe

electricitymanandthepolicemanwerelookingfortheghostinthe

storeroom,Mrs.Richardsfetchedhercostume.Sheshowedittobothmen

andonlythendidtheybelieveher.(150words)

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possibleanswer(bodyofletteronly)

Youcan'timaginewhathappenedtometheotherdaywhenIwaschecking

theelectricitymetresinOrmondRoad!

Iwenttocheckthemetreofoneofourcustomersandgotaterrible

shock.I'mconvincedthehouseishauntedbecauseaghostlivesinthe

storeroom.Assoonasitsawme,itcametowardsmeandIfled!

ThisisreallyatruestoryandI'lltellyouallabout汁whenwemeet.(78

words)

Lesson14Anoblegangster贵族歹徒

Hawkwooddefeated

NewsthatHawkwoodandhismenwereapproachingcausedpanicamong

villagerswhopreparedtodefendtheirfarms.Hawkwoodhadabad

reputationamongfarmersbecausetheyknewhewouldnothesitatetokill

themandtoburntheirfarms.

Thefarmersfoughtveryhard,eventhoughtheywerepoorlyarmed.With

theirsticksandspades,theywerenomatchforHawkwood'swell-armed

soldierswhohadhorses,swordsandbowsandarrows.Duringthebattle,a

greatmanyfarmerswerekilled.AfterHawkwooddestroyedtheirfarms,

hesentamessagetotheprinceofthecity-statedemandingalargeamount

ofprotectionmoney.Hesaidthatifthismoneywaspaid,hewouldgoaway

andcausenomoretrouble.However,ifitwasn'tpaid,hewouldinvadethe

city.ToHawkwood'samazement,thisdemandwasrefused,soheandhis

meninvadedthecity.Asaresult,manybuildingsweredestroyedand

thousandsofpeoplewerekilled,includingquiteafewofHawkwood's

soldiers.

ThecitypeoplefoughtveryharduntilHawkwoodandhismenwerefinally

drivenoff.Becausethecitypeopledefendedthemselvessowell,

Hawkwoodneverattackedthemagain.Heandtheprinceevenbecame

friends.(200words)

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IamwritingtoyouaboutthetalkIagreedtogiveatthelocallibraryin

twoweeks'time.

IregretIhavetocancelthistalk.Iapologizefortheinconvenience,butI

ambeingsentabroadbymyfirmandwillbeawayforthreeweeks.I'llbe

backonJune24th.Iwillbehappytogivemytalkonalateroccasion.

Ilookforwardtohearingfromyouandtoarranginganewdate.(80words)

Lesson15Fiftypenceworthoftrouble五十便士的麻烦

IwaswalkingalongthestreetwhenIsawacrowdaheadofme.Icould

hearpeopleshoutingandmakinganoise.Onarrivingatthescene,Isawa

smallboyonthepavementwithhisarminadraincover.Aladycarryinga

largebarofsoapandasaucepanofwaterkneltdownbesidetheboy.She

askedtheboyifhewasinpainandhesaidhewasn't.Thensherubbedhis

armwithbutter,buthecouldn'tgetitfree.Meanwhile,someonehad

telephonedthefirebrigade.Theboyhadbeguntocry,butwhenhesaw

thefiremen,hecheeredup.Atfirst,thefiremendecidedtocutthrough

thedraincover,buttheychangedtheirmindsandrubbedtheboy'sarm

withaspecialtypeofgrease.Theboywassoonfreeandthoughhisarm

hurt,hewassmiling.

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Iknowyou'regoingtobeeightyearsoldintendays'time!

I'mnotquitesureanymorewhatboysofyouragelikethesedays.I'dlike

togetyousomethingyoureallylike.Forexample,perhapsyou'dlikea

computergame,oramodelcar,orapairofrollerblades,orsomethingelse.

LetmeknowwhatyoutikebestandI'llpostittoyousoitarrivesonyour

birthday.

Writetomesoon.(79words)

Lesson16Maryhadalittlelamb玛丽有一头小羔羊

Notsoblack

Dimitriwassurprisedtofindthatthelambhadturnedwhite.Hetooka

closelookatitandrecognizeditashisown.

ThisdiscoveryimmediatelyledtoanangryscenebetweenDimitriand

Aleko.DimitrirepeatedhisaccusationthatAlekohadstolenthelamb,but

Alekostilldeniedanytheft.Duringtheviolentargument,Dimitrisaidthe

rainhadprovedthatthelambhadbeendyedblackandherecognizedit

immediatelyastheonehehadgiventohiswife.WhenAlekofinally

admittedhehadstolenthelamb,Dimitricalledthepolice.Alekowas

arrestedandDimitritookhislambhome.

Thestorycausedalotofexcitementinthevillage.Thevillagersdidn't

oftenhavetheopportunitytotalkaboutsuchanimportanteventandthey

weregreatlyamusedbywhathadhappened.SomethoughtAlekohadbeen

veryclever.Othersthoughthehadbeenextremelystupid.Otherssaid

GodhadsenttheraintopunishAlekoforhiscrimeandtoprovehewasa

thief.Theydiscussedtheeventatgreatlengthforalongtime,asthere

wasn'tmuchelsetotalkaboutinavillagewherenothingmuchever

happened.(199words)

Keyt。Letterwriting

Apossibleanswers(twointroductions)

1Aprizeyouhavewon：YouknowIenteredacompetitionsometimeago

andI'msureyouwillbereallypleasedtosharemygoodnews.(22words)

2Anexaminationyouhavepassed：Yesterdaythepostmandelivereda

largebrownenvelopecontainingmyexamresultsandIwasverynervous

whenIopenedit.Theagonyisover!(25words)

Lesson17Thelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld世界上最长的吊桥

ThebridgeIknowbestiscalledtheSydneyHarbourBridge.Itjoins

eithersideofSydneyHarbour.Fromfarawayitlookslikeagreatarch,

butwhenyougetnear,youcanseeagreatdeckunderthearch.Itismade

ofsteelandsupportedbytwotowers.Ifyoustandonthebridgeearlyin

themorning,youcanseetheParramattaRivertothewestandtheopen

seatotheeast.Atthistimeeverythingisquiet.Duringtheday,however,

theharbourbecomesbusywithsmallboatsandlargeshipsmovinginall

directions.Ienjoystandingonthebridgeatnightwhenyouseethe

magnificentOperaHouselookinglikeagreatsailingship.Inthedarkness

youcanseethecitylights.Inthestillnessthetrafficandthemovement

oftheseaaretheonlysoundsthatcanbeheard.(150words)

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Hereareafewdirectionsaheadofyourvisitnextweek.

Tobehereforlunch,takethe12.15trainfromthemainstationandget

offatWestHill.Fromthereyoucangeta27busjustoutsid