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itstruckthirteentimes.However,thevicarwaspleasedthebell

wasworkingandofferedthegroceracapoftea.（79

words）

Archaeologistsfoundclayfragmentsinanancienttemple.

Theserepresentedthefifteenstatuesofgoddesseswhichhadonce

beenpainted.Thebodyofonestatuewasfoundamongremainsfrom

thefifteenthcenturyB.C.whileitsheadwasfoundamongremains

fromthefifthcenturyB.C.Whenthefragmentswerereconstructed,theyturnedouttobeagoddess

whichstoodthreefeethigh.Herhandsrestedonherhipsandshe

waswearingafull-lengthskirt.Heridentityisunknown.（80

Whenhegotmarried,AlfredBloggstoldhiswifeheworkedfor

theCorporation.Thoughhedressedinasmartblacksuitevery

morning,hechangedintooverallsatworkandspentthedayworking

asadustman.Thenhetookashowerandchangedbackintohissuit

atnight.Thislastedfortwoyearsandhisfellowdustmenkept

hissecret.Hiswifewillneverlearnthetruthbecauseherhusband

willbeanofficeworkerinfuture.（80words）

Thoughthejournalistimmediatelysetouttogetthefacts

afterreceivinginstructionsfromhiseditor,hedidnotsendthem

atonce.Meanwhile,theeditorwasgettingimpatient,sohesent

threefaxes,finallythreateningtofirethejournalist.Whenthe

lastfaxwasunanswered,thearticlewaspublishedinitsoriginal

form.Thejournalistsenttheeditorafaxaweeklaterexplaining

hehadbeenimprisonedaftercountingthestepsandmeasuringthe

heightofthewall.（80words）

AlargecarenteredanarcadenearPiccadillyandstopped

outsideajeweller'

s.Twothievesgotoutandsmashedtheshop

window.Theowneroftheshopwasupstairsatthetime,sohethrew

furnitureatthethieveshittingoneofthemwithaheavystatue.

Theraidlastedonlythreeminutesandthethievesdroveaway.

Runningafterthem,theownerthrewashtraysandvases,butthe

thievesgotaway,stealingthousandsofpoundsworthofdiamonds.

（79words）

JohnButlinrunsasuccessfulfurniturebusinessandaftera

verygoodday,heputhiswalletcontaining￡3,000intothe

microwaveovenforsafekeeping.Thenheandhisfianc6e,Jane,went

horse-riding,afterwhichJanecookedtheirdinnerinthemicrowave

ovenonlytofindtotheirdismaythatthemoneyhadbeendestroyed.

Johnwenttoseehisbankmanagerwhosenttheremainstothe

MutilatedLadiesdepartmentwhoidentifiedtheremainsand

returnedthemoney.（79words）

TheSt.Bernard'

sPassisvisitedbythousandsofpeoplein

summer,whocrossthePassincars.Becausetherearesomany

peopleabout,thedogsarekeptinaspecialenclosure.Asthe

temperatureinwinterfallsto-30°

therearefewvisitors,so

themonkspreferthisseason.Thedogsarealsofreetowander

outsidetheirenclosure.Partiesofyoungskiersregularlyvisit

themonasteryinwinter,duringChristmasandEasterwhentheyare

warmlywelcomed.

（80words）

TheNewYorkAnimalMedicalCentrerecentlymadeastudyof

132cats.Allthesecatshadonethingincommon:

theyhad

fallenoffhighbuildings,yetonlyeighthaddiedfromshockor

injuries.Onecat,Sabrina,hadfallen32storeysbutonly

sufferedfromabrokentooth.Whenfallingatspeedsupto60miles

perhour,catsstretchouttheirlegswhichincreasestheirair

－resistanceandreducestheshockofimpactonhittingtheground.

TheTitanicwassailingacrosstheicywatersoftheNorth

Atlanticwhenanicebergwasspottedbyalookout.Afterthealarm

wasgiven,theshipturnedsharplyandsailedalongsideit.

Suddenly,afaintnoisewasheardfrombelow,sothecaptainwent

downtoinvestigate,onlytofindthatfiveofthesixteen

compartmentshadbeenflooded.Onhearingtheordertoabandon

ship,peoplejumpedoverboard,but1,500drownedbecausethere

werenotenoughlifeboats.（79words）

Thoughthewriterhadnothingtodeclare,theCustomsOfficer

madehimunlockhiscase.Searchingthecasecarefully,theOfficer

foundasmallbottle,whichhethoughtwasperfume.Thewritertold

theCustomsOfficerthatitwashairgel,whichhehadmade

himself.AstheOfficerdidnotbelievethis,the

writerencouragedhimtotryit.Theunpleasantsmell

convincedhimthewriterwastellingthetruth,sohelethim

passthroughCustoms.（7words）

Asthetwomen'

sboatwasdamaged,theyweretakingittoMiami

whenonthewayitbegantosink.Afterloadingarubberdinghy

withfood,matchesandbeer,thetwomenrowedafewmilesacross

theCaribbeanuntiltheyarrivedatatinycoralisland.Therethey

collectedrainwaterinthedinghyandcaughtfishandlobsterwith

aspeargun.Forfivedays,they‘atelikekings’untiltheywere

rescuedbyapassingtanker.（80words）

Mrs.Richardshaddressedupasaghostandwasjustgoinginto

thediningroomwhentherewasaknockonthedoor.Thinkingit

wasthebaker,shehidinthestoreroomunderthestairs.Sheheard

footstepsinthehallandthenthemanfromtheElectricityBoard

openedthestoreroomdoor.Thoughshesaid‘It'

sonlyme’,he

gotabadfright.Whenshewalkedtowardshim,hefled,slamming

thefrontdoorbehindhim.（79words）

AfterSirJohnHawkwoodsettlednearFlorencesixhundredyears

ago,hehiredsoldierstotheprincesofcity-statesintimesof

war.Intimesofpeacehethreatenedtodestroyacity-stateunless

protectionmoneywaspaid.Inspiteofthis,theItaliansregarded

himasasortofhero.SirJohnwaseightywhenhediedandthe

Florentinesnotonlygavehimastatefuneralbuthadapicture

paintedofhim,dedicatedtohismemory.（79words）

Georgewasgoingtothesweetshopwhenhelostfiftypence

downadrain.Afterremovinghisjacket,heputhisarmthrough

thedraincover.Hecouldn'

tfindhismoneyandcouldn'

tgethis

armout.Acrowdofpeoplegatheredroundhimandaladyrubbed

hisarmwithsoapandbutter.Shefailedtofreehim,buttwofiremen

succeededwithaspecialtypeofgrease.Thesweetshopowner

presentedGeorgewithalargeboxofchocolates.（80words）

WhenDimitricamehome,Marytoldhimthatherwhitelambhad

beenstolen.Onlearningthathisneighbour,Aleko,hadacquired

alamb,DimitriwenttoAleko'

shouseandaccusedhimofstealing

it.WhenAlekoshowedhislamb,Dimitrisawitwasblack,sohe

apologized.AfterstayinginAleko'

shouseforawhilebecauseit

hadbeguntorain,Dimitrigotasurpriseoutsidewhenhefound

thelambwasalmostwhite.Ithadbeendyedblack!

（80words）

TheVerrazanoBridge,whichjoinsBrooklyntoStatenIsland,

hasaspanof4,260feet.Itstwogreattowerssupportfourhuge

cables.Thetowersarebuiltonplatformsmadeofsteelandconcrete,

extendingover100feetundertheseaandrisingnearly700feet

abovethesurfaceofthewater.Thebridgeissuspendedfromfour

hugecables,eachofwhichcontains26,108lengthsofwire.It

isnotonlyverystrong,butsimpleandelegantaswell.（80

Onenteringtheartgallery,thewritersawanoticewhich

forbadepeopletotouchtheexhibitsbecausetheyweredangerous.

Theexhibitionconsistedofpiecesofmovingsculpture.Againsta

wall,thewritersawlongthinwiresattachedtometalsphereswhich

attractedandrepelledeachother.Inthecentreofthehallwere

tallstructurescontainingcolouredlightswhichwentonandoff.

Sparkswereemittedfromsmallblackboxesandredlampsflashed

onandoff.（79words）

Mrs.Ramsayreceivedananonymousletterthreedaysafterher

cat'

sdisappearance.Thewriteroftheletterdemaded￡1,000for

thereturnofthecat,andwarnedshewouldneverseehimagainif

shewenttothepolice.Shehadtoputthemoneyinacardboardbox

andleaveitoutsideherdoor.Afterdrawing￡1,000fromher

band,sheactedonthekidnapper'

sinstructions.Themoney

disappearedthefollowingmorning,andRastusreturnedatseven

o'

clockthatevening.（80words）

BleriotandLathamarrivedinCalaisonJuly21st,1909.Though

itlookedasiftherewouldbearaceonJuly25th,Lathamdidn'

t

takepart,becausehedidn'

tgetupearlyenough.Aftermakinga

shorttestflight,BleriotcrossedtheChannelinthirty-seven

minutes.ApolicemangreetedhimwhenhearrivedinDover.Latham

gotwithinhalfamileofDoverthefollowingweek,havingtoland

ontheseaasecondtimebe