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Summary1
ThereportsreceivedbyLondonZoothatapumahadbeenspotted
forty-fivemilessouthofLondonweresimilarinnature.Awoman
pickingblackberriessawitfirst,butthepumamovedfromplace
toplace,leavingatrailofdeaddeerandsmallanimals.Pawprints
andpumafurwerefoundaswell.‘Cat-likenoises’wereheardat
nightandtheanimalwasseenupatree.Nowexpertswereconvinced
thattheanimalreallywasapuma.(79words)
Summary2
Atoneo'clockinthemorning,thechurchclockstrikingthe
hourswokethevicarupasitstruckthirteentimes.Thevicarwent
intotheclocktower,takingatorchwithhim.HesawBill
Wilkins,thelocalgrocerthereandBillexplainedhewastrying
torepairtheclockbuthadn'tsucceededbecauseatoneo'clock
itstruckthirteentimes.However,thevicarwaspleasedthebell
wasworkingandofferedthegroceracapoftea.(79
words)
3
Archaeologistsfoundclayfragmentsinanancienttemple.
Theserepresentedthefifteenstatuesofgoddesseswhichhadonce
beenpainted.Thebodyofonestatuewasfoundamongremainsfrom
thefifteenthcentury.whileitsheadwasfoundamongremains
fromthefifthcentury.Whenthefragmentswerereconstructed,theyturnedouttobeagoddess
whichstoodthreefeethigh.Herhandsrestedonherhipsandshe
waswearingafull-lengthskirt.Heridentityisunknown.(80
words)
Summary4
Whenhegotmarried,AlfredBloggstoldhiswifeheworkedfor
theCorporation.Thoughhedressedinasmartblacksuitevery
morning,hechangedintooverallsatworkandspentthedayworking
asadustman.Thenhetookashowerandchangedbackintohissuit
atnight.Thislastedfortwoyearsandhisfellowdustmenkept
hissecret.Hiswifewillneverlearnthetruthbecauseherhusband
willbeanofficeworkerinfuture.(80words)
Summary5
Thoughthejournalistimmediatelysetouttogetthefacts
afterreceivinginstructionsfromhiseditor,hedidnotsendthem
atonce.Meanwhile,theeditorwasgettingimpatient,sohesent
threefaxes,finallythreateningtofirethejournalist.Whenthe
lastfaxwasunanswered,thearticlewaspublishedinitsoriginal
form.Thejournalistsenttheeditorafaxaweeklaterexplaining
hehadbeenimprisonedaftercountingthestepsandmeasuringthe
heightofthewall.(80words)
Summary6
AlargecarenteredanarcadenearPiccadillyandstopped
outsideajeweller's.Twothievesgotoutandsmashedtheshop
window.Theowneroftheshopwasupstairsatthetime,sohethrew
furnitureatthethieveshittingoneofthemwithaheavystatue.
Theraidlastedonlythreeminutesandthethievesdroveaway.
Runningafterthem,theownerthrewashtraysandvases,butthe
thievesgotaway,stealingthousandsofpoundsworthofdiamonds.
(79words)
Summary7
JohnButlinrunsasuccessfulfurniturebusinessandaftera
verygoodday,heputhiswalletcontaining£3,000intothe
microwaveovenforsafekeeping.Thenheandhisfianc6e,Jane,went
horse-riding,afterwhichJanecookedtheirdinnerinthemicrowave
ovenonlytofindtotheirdismaythatthemoneyhadbeendestroyed.
Johnwenttoseehisbankmanagerwhosenttheremainstothe
MutilatedLadiesdepartmentwhoidentifiedtheremainsand
returnedthemoney.(79words)
Summary8
TheSt.Bernard'sPassisvisitedbythousandsofpeoplein
summer,whocrossthePassincars.Becausetherearesomany
peopleabout,thedogsarekeptinaspecialenclosure.Asthe
temperatureinwinterfallsto-30°,therearefewvisitors,so
themonkspreferthisseason.Thedogsarealsofreetowander
outsidetheirenclosure.Partiesofyoungskiersregularlyvisit
themonasteryinwinter,duringChristmasandEasterwhentheyare
warmlywelcomed.
(80words)
Summary9
TheNewYorkAnimalMedicalCentrerecentlymadeastudyof
132cats.Allthesecatshadonethingincommon:
theyhad
fallenoffhighbuildings,yetonlyeighthaddiedfromshockor
injuries.Onecat,Sabrina,hadfallen32storeysbutonly
sufferedfromabrokentooth.Whenfallingatspeedsupto60miles
perhour,catsstretchouttheirlegswhichincreasestheirair
-resistanceandreducestheshockofimpactonhittingtheground.
(79words)
Summary10
TheTitanicwassailingacrosstheicywatersoftheNorth
Atlanticwhenanicebergwasspottedbyalookout.Afterthealarm
wasgiven,theshipturnedsharplyandsailedalongsideit.
Suddenly,afaintnoisewasheardfrombelow,sothecaptainwent
downtoinvestigate,onlytofindthatfiveofthesixteen
compartmentshadbeenflooded.Onhearingtheordertoabandon
ship,peoplejumpedoverboard,but1,500drownedbecausethere
werenotenoughlifeboats.(79words)
Summary11
Thoughthewriterhadnothingtodeclare,theCustomsOfficer
madehimunlockhiscase.Searchingthecasecarefully,theOfficer
foundasmallbottle,whichhethoughtwasperfume.Thewritertold
theCustomsOfficerthatitwashairgel,whichhehadmade
himself.AstheOfficerdidnotbelievethis,the
writerencouragedhimtotryit.Theunpleasantsmell
convincedhimthewriterwastellingthetruth,sohelethim
passthroughCustoms.(7words)
Summary12
Asthetwomen'sboatwasdamaged,theyweretakingittoMiami
whenonthewayitbegantosink.Afterloadingarubberdinghy
withfood,matchesandbeer,thetwomenrowedafewmilesacross
theCaribbeanuntiltheyarrivedatatinycoralisland.Therethey
collectedrainwaterinthedinghyandcaughtfishandlobsterwith
aspeargun.Forfivedays,they‘atelikekings’untiltheywere
rescuedbyapassingtanker.(80words)
Summary13
Mrs.Richardshaddressedupasaghostandwasjustgoinginto
thediningroomwhentherewasaknockonthedoor.Thinkingit
wasthebaker,shehidinthestoreroomunderthestairs.Sheheard
footstepsinthehallandthenthemanfromtheElectricityBoard
openedthestoreroomdoor.Thoughshesaid‘It'sonlyme’,he
gotabadfright.Whenshewalkedtowardshim,hefled,slamming
thefrontdoorbehindhim.(79words)
Summary14
AfterSirJohnHawkwoodsettlednearFlorencesixhundredyears
ago,hehiredsoldierstotheprincesofcity-statesintimesof
war.Intimesofpeacehethreatenedtodestroyacity-stateunless
protectionmoneywaspaid.Inspiteofthis,theItaliansregarded
himasasortofhero.SirJohnwaseightywhenhediedandthe
Florentinesnotonlygavehimastatefuneralbuthadapicture
paintedofhim,dedicatedtohismemory.(79words)
Summary15
Georgewasgoingtothesweetshopwhenhelostfiftypence
downadrain.Afterremovinghisjacket,heputhisarmthrough
thedraincover.Hecouldn'tfindhismoneyandcouldn'tgethis
armout.Acrowdofpeoplegatheredroundhimandaladyrubbed
hisarmwithsoapandbutter.Shefailedtofreehim,buttwofiremen
succeededwithaspecialtypeofgrease.Thesweetshopowner
presentedGeorgewithalargeboxofchocolates.(80words)
Summary16
Georgewasgoingtothesweetshopwhenhelostfiftypence
downadrain.Afterremovinghisjacket,heputhisarmthrough
thedraincover.Hecouldn'tfindhismoneyandcouldn'tgethis
armout.Acrowdofpeoplegatheredroundhimandaladyrubbed
hisarmwithsoapandbutter.Shefailedtofreehim,buttwofiremen
succeededwithaspecialtypeofgrease.Thesweetshopowner
presentedGeorgewithalargeboxofchocolates.(80words)
Summary17
WhenDimitricamehome,Marytoldhimthatherwhitelambhad
beenstolen.Onlearningthathisneighbour,Aleko,hadacquired
alamb,DimitriwenttoAleko'shouseandaccusedhimofstealing
it.WhenAlekoshowedhislamb,Dimitrisawitwasblack,sohe
apologized.AfterstayinginAleko'shouseforawhilebecauseit
hadbeguntorain,Dimitrigotasurpriseoutsidewhenhefound
thelambwasalmostwhite.Ithadbeendyedblack!
(80words)
Summary18
TheVerrazanoBridge,whichjoinsBrooklyntoStatenIsland,
hasaspanof4,260feet.Itstwogreattowerssupportfourhuge
cables.Thetowersarebuiltonplatformsmadeofsteelandconcrete,
extendingover100feetundertheseaandrisingnearly700feet
abovethesurfaceofthewater.Thebridgeissuspendedfromfour
hugecables,eachofwhichcontains26,108lengthsofwire.It
isnotonlyverystrong,butsimpleandelegantaswell.(80
words)
Summary19
Onenteringtheartgallery,thewritersawanoticewhich
forbadepeopletotouchtheexhibitsbecausetheyweredangerous.
Theexhibitionconsistedofpiecesofmovinga
wall,thewritersawlongthinwiresattachedtometalsphereswhich
attractedandrepelledeachother.Inthecentreofthehallwere
tallstructurescontainingcolouredlightswhichwentonandoff.
Sparkswereemittedfromsmallblackboxesandredlampsflashed
onandoff.(79words)
Summary20
Mrs.Ramsayreceivedananonymousletterthreedaysafterher
cat'swriteroftheletterdemaded£1,000for
thereturnofthecat,andwarnedshewouldneverseehimagainif
shewenttothehadtoputthemoneyinacardboardbox
andleaveitoutsideherdoor.Afterdrawing£1,000fromher
band,sheactedonthekidnapper'smoney
disappearedthefollowingmorning,andRastusreturnedatseven
o'clockthatevening.(80words)
Summary21
BleriotandLathamarrivedinCalaisonJuly21st,1909.Though
itlookedasiftherewouldbearaceonJuly25th,Lathamdidn't
takepart,becausehedidn'tgetupearlyenough.Aftermakinga
shorttestflight,BleriotcrossedtheChannelinthirty-seven
minutes.Apolicemangreetedhimwhenhearrivedin
gotwithinhalfamileofDoverthefollowingweek,havingtoland
ontheseaasecondtimebecausehisenginefailed.(80words)
summary22
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