Lesson 63 She was not amused
　　When Jeremy Hampden, who is greatly admired for his great sense of humour, was invited to make a speech at a wedding reception, he immediately agreed to do so. Since the speech contained a lot of
　　funny stories, it was a great success. When his six-year-old daughter, Jenny, wanted to go home after his speech, Jeremy was disappointed. She had not enjoyed it because she did not like to see so many people laughing at him.
　　Lesson 64 The channel tunnel
　　The tunnel, which the French engineer, Aime Thome, planned to build under the English Channel in 1858, would be ventilated by tall chimneys built above sea level. An Englishman, William Lowe,
　　suggested a better plan two years later. Passing trains would solve the problem of ventilation in his proposed double railway-tunnel because they would draw in fresh air behind them. Though work began
　　forty-two years later, it was stopped because the British feared .
　　Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police
　　After having decided to take some presents to a children’s hospital, the circus owner, Jimmy Gates, dressed up as Father Christmas and set off down the main street of the city riding an elephant called
　　Jumbo. On being told that he was holding up the traffic, Jimmy agreed to go at once but Jumbo refused to move, so fifteen policemen had to push him off the main street. As he had a good record, however,
　　Jumbo was not arrested.
　　Lesson 66 Sweet as honey!
　　The Lancaster bomber was not too badly damaged when it crashed on a remote island in the South Pacific.Then the wreck remained undisturbed for twenty-six years until it was rediscovered in an aerial survey of the island.The French authorities had the plane packaged and moved in parts back to France,where a group of enthusiasts will be having it restored.They will have to have three of the engines rebuilt,but the fourth engine is still in perfect condition because a colony of bees had turned it into a hive and it was totally covered in beeswax.
　　Lesson 67Volcanoes
　　Tazieff,the Polish scientist,went to Lake Kive in the Congo in 1948 to observe a new volcano which he called Kituro.After taking photographs,he had to leave almost at once because a river of liquid rock threatened to surround him.He escaped just in time but he returned two days late when the volcano had became quiet.This time he climbed into the mouth of Kituro in order to take photographs and measure temperatures.
　　Lesson 68 Persistent
　　Even though Elizabeth tried to avoid meeting Nigel Dykes,she was not able to do so. As he always insisted on accompanying her,she had to think of a way of preventing him from following her around all morning.When she told him she was going to the dentist,he said he would come with her because there was always plenty to read in the waiting room.
　　Lesson 69 But not murder
　　Mr.Eames had driven successfully through heavy traffic during his third duiving test when the examiner instructed him to drive out of town.He told him to suppose that a child would suddenly cross the road in front of him.Mr. Eames would have to stop the car within five feet when the examiner tapped on the window.Though he tapped loudly,Mr.Eames did not react quickly enough and was told that he had just killed the child.
　　Lesson 75 SOS
　　A plane crashed in the mountains,but the only passengers a young woman and her two baby daughters,were not hurt.It was midwinter and extremely cold,so the woman put the children in a case,covered them with clothes and kept close to them all night.When she heard planes early next morning,she stamped out SOS in the snow.This was seen by a pilot,who sent a radio message,and they were soon rescued by a helicopter.(80 words)
　　Lesson 76April Fools' Day
　　To end the news bulletin,the television announcer showed viewers the fields of Calabria.Here,macaroni has been grown for over six hundred years.This year,harvesting has begun earlier.The whole village has been working hard,gathering and threshing before the September rains so that the crop can be processed in the local factory.After the harvest,the famous macarone-eating competition will be held.This has been won by Signor Fratelli every year since 1991.Whth that,the news bulletin for April 1st ended.(85 words)
　　Lesson 77 A successful operation
　　Doctors have just operated on the mummy of an Egyptian woman who died in 800 B.C.They wanted to find out whether she died of a rare disease.After removing a section of the mummy,they sent it to a laboratory.During the operation,they unexpectedly found a small was figure of a god.Though they were afraid the mummy would fall to pieces,it successfully survived the operation.(69 words)
　　Lesson 78The last one?
　　Having read an article on smoking,the writer smoked his last cigarette.He did not smoke for a week and his wife suffered because he had a bad temper and a large appetite.Meanwhile friends offered hem cigarettes and were amused to see him produce a packet of sweets from his pocket.When he went to a party,he accepted a cigarette which he was offered by a friend and since then things have returned to normal.
　　Lesson 79 By air
　　The plane took off and flew low ever the city.When it was slowly gaining height,it suddenly had to return to the airport.Meanwhile the passengers were told to keep calm.After they had disembarked,they learnt that there was a very importent person on board.Someone had told the police that a bomb had been planted on the plane,but though it was searched,nothing was found.Five hours later,it took off again.
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