CONTENTS Ba To the teacher and student About this course How to use this course RAPA E RIERA BIA AHO RB Pre-unit Test 1 UNIT ONE: Instructions to the students Leson 1A puma at lange Hii) iMi6 Leson 2 Thirteen equals one +290 F— Leson 3 An unknown goddess 248 Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs (AVM i (8 «is Hs OR Hi Leson 5 The fcts MHETEE Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab GENE He Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies ASD S1 Lesson 8 A famous monastery #000580 Leson 9 Flying cats 8H Leson 10° The loss of the Titanic “#2 52" SANIT Lesion 11 Not guiky 7% Leson 12 Life on a desert island e818 Lesion 13. ‘It's only me’ “ALR, SMa” Leson 14 A noble gangster BEB ft Leson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble HE 8K 8 Lesion 16 Mary had a litle lamb: UHRA —~ Sk) 382% Lesson 17 The longest suspension bridge in the world #9 EAR KAR BF Lesson 18 Electric currents in modem art BRAC 2: AS 4H i, Lesson 19 A very dear eat FRECHE) IIL Lesson 20 Pioneer pilots “fT FADIA Pre-unit Test 2 UNIT TWO: Instructions to the students Lesson 21 Daniel Mendoza HBAS M12 Leson 22 By hean #2 63 Lesson 23 One man’s meat is another man’s poiton BFE Lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard “#1” Lesson 25 The Cutty Sark “RARER” SHRM Lesson 26 Wanted: a large biscuit tin GERACE AT Lesson 27 Nothing to sell and nothing to buy ®SABAT Lesson 28 Five pounds too dear HHA HE Lesson 29 Funny or not? 2 BMTR > xi xi xvi 9 in 18 2» 6 30 a4 38 2 46 30 4 58 62 0 ” 78 a 6 90. 1 196 no in 118 122 126 130 134 138Lesson 30 ‘The death ofa ghost aL 23E ue Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric APEAVPE A 46 Lesson 32 Alost ship HREM 150 8) 1st Lesson 38 day to remember. #85 Leson 3 Atappy dicovery BiB AVIS 138 Lesion 35 Justice was done PKTEX 162 Leson 36. chance in a million 87542 — 094138 166 Leson 37 The Westhaven Express JF 72 8 LH Her 170 Lesson 38. ‘The first calendar EFA HI 14 Leson 39 18 Lesson 40. 182, UNIT THREE:: Instructions to the students Leson 41 Ilusions of pastoral peace “TAPE: 18st Lesson 42. Modern cavemen SUGAR A, Lesson 43 Fully insured! #486 Lesson 44 Speed and comfort HB RAPE Lewon 45 The power ofthe press SFR 0 8 2 Lesson 46 Dorie yournell GF Lesson 47 Too high a price? faci ? Lesson 48. The sent village URED TE Lesson 49 The ideal servant ARABH Th A, Leson 50 New Vear resolutions ARAL: Lesion 51 Predicting the future BiB 7EK Leson 52. Mud is mud 982 Leson 53 In the public interest 8722x0914 Instinct o cleverness? BREE ALE Lesson 55 From the earth: Greetings FL SDAROD Hf Lesson 56 Our neighbour, the Fiver iH. ARIAT SHE Leswon 57 Back in the old country ii Lesson 58 A spot of bother AJL Lesson 59 Collecting MC Lassen 60 Too early and too kate AURAL : Appendix 1: Personal names MY 1: APRN MR 272 Appendix 2: Geographical names AIS 2: SH eRHE IAT RAR 25IF YOU CAN DO THIS TEST GO ON TO UNIT 1 Key structures A Word Order. Rewrite these sentences using the joining words in parentheses: 1 My hotel room overlooked a courtyard. There was a fountain. There were several trees. (in which ... and) 2 Uncle Charles looked everywhere for his glasses. He could not find them. (Though) 3 During Christmas, there was extra work at the post office. A great number of students were employed to help. (so ‘much .. that) 4 Tdon't want to see that film. It had poor reviews. (because) ‘5. Wages have gone up. Prices will rise. The cost of living will be higher than ever. (Now that .. and) 6 The police searched everywhere. The missing boy could not be found. His dog could not be found. (Although .. neither... nor) 7 James Sullivan will give a lecture at the local library next week. His book on the Antarctic was published recently, (whose) 8 Fares have increased. The railway company is still losing money. The employees have demanded higher wages. (In spite of the fact that... because) 9 He gave me a fright. I knocked the teapot over. (such .. that) 10 The climbers reached the top of the mountain. They spent the night there. (nor only .. but .. as well) B Composition. ‘Write two paragraphs in about 150 words using the ideas 1 Circus act — a man was walking on a tightrope — rode a one-wheel bicycle — carried two others on his shoul- ders — the crowd clapped his performance. 2. The man returned to give a repeat performance — tight-rope again — he did a hand-stand on the one-wheel bicycle — lost his balance — the crowd gasped — the man grabbed the tight-rope — he was stil! holding on to the bicycle — climbed on again and rode to the other side. °o Verbs. a What happened? What has happened? What has been happening? ive the correct form of the verbs in parentheses: ‘The mummy of an Egyptian woman who ___ (die) in 800 B.C. just ____(have) an operation. As there ___ (be) strange marks on the X-ray plates taken of the mummy, doctors —_ (ry) to find out whether the woman ___ (die) of a rare disease. The only way to do this ____ (be) to operate. The operation, which ____ (last) for over four hours, __ (prove) to be very difficult. The doctors (remove) a section of the mummy and ____ (send) it to a laboratory. They also (find) something which the X-ray plates not __ (show). The doctors not __ (decide) yet how the ‘woman ___ (die). They (fear) that the mummy would fall to pieces when they (cut) it open, but fortunately, this not ____ (happen). The mummy successfully ____ (survive) the opera-