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Last week, I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat. The play was very interesting, but I didn’t enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I was got very angry, because I couldn’t hear the actors. I turned around and looked at them angrily, but they didn’t take any attention. In the end, I couldn’t bear it. I turned around again. “I can’t hear a word!” I said angrily.
“It’s none of your business.” the man said rudely, “It’s a private conversation!”

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It was Sunday, and I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunchtime. Last Sunday, I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside. “What a day!” I thought, “It’s raining again!” Just then, the telephone rang. It was my Aunt Lucy. “I’ve just arrived by train.” she said, “I’m coming to see you.”
“But I’m still having breakfast.” I said.
“What are you doing?” she asked.
“I’m having breakfast.” I repeated.
“Dear me!” she said, “Are you always get up so late? It’s one o’clock!”

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Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to the Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A kind waiter taught me a few words of Italian, and then lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I didn’t understand a word. Everyday Every day I thought about postcards. Holidays went passed quickly, but I didn’t sent send any postcard to my friends. On the last day, I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-seven postcards. I stayed in room for the whole day, but I didn’t write a single card!

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Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian, and then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I didn’t understand a word. Every day I thought about postcards. My holiday passed quickly, and I didn’t send cards to my friends. On the last day, I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards. I spend the whole day in my room, but I didn’t write a single card!

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I’ve just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. I has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer and working for a big firm. He has been visited a lot of places of Australia. He has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australia Australian car. Now he has gone to the Alice Springs, a small town in the center of Australia. He will soon go visit to Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip is very exciting.

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I’ve just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and he has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the center of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. From there, He will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.

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James Scott, Silbury, Pinhurst

Mr. James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles away from Silbury, but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for the new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon took carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minuses. For now Up to now, Mr. scott has sent a great number of a great many messages for spare parts and other urgent requests from one garage to the other. In this way, he has begin begun his own private “telephone” service.

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Mr. James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury. This bird covered the distance in three minutes. Up to now, Mr.Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he has begun his own private “telephone” service.

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Percy buttons, Bridge Street

I’ve just moved ～～into～～ to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday, a beggar knocked at my door and asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, that beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. After that Later a neighbor told me about him. Everybody knows him. He name is Percy Buttons. He calls at every house on in the street once a month, and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.

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I’ve just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door and asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. I ate the meal and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a neighbor told me about him. Everybody knows him. He name is Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.

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South Africa

The plane was late and detectives were waiting on at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel full of diamonds from South Africa. A few hours earlier, the police was told that thieves tried would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of detectives were waiting in inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield. Two detectives took the parcel out of off the plane and went into the Customs House. While two detectives were keeping grand at the door, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, the parcel was full of stones and sand.

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Joe Sanders, Bill Frith

Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Each year, nearly everybody enters “The Nicest Garden Competition”, but Joe wins every time. Bill Frith’s garden is larger than Joe’s, and he is more hard work works harder than Joe. He plants/grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe’s garden is more interesting. Joe built a neat paths and a wooden bridge over a pool. He has made neat paths and built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like garden too, but I don’t like hard work. Every year, I enter the competition too each year, but I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town.

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Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Each year, nearly everybody enters “The Nicest Garden Competition”, but Joe wins every time. Bill Frith’s garden is bigger larger than Joe’s. He works harder than Joe, and he grows more flowers and vegetables. But Joe’s garden is more inserting. Joe has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like garden too, but I don’t like hard work. Every year, I enter the competition too, but I always win a little prize for the worst darden in the town.

Mistakes

got angry
holiday pass quickly
the whole day
a great number of / a great many
Australian can
up to now
in this way
from one garage to the other
move to house
in the street
at the airport
some of detective, of特指其中的一些侦探，而some detective是泛指，没有限定范围
小型交通工具（car, taxi）→ “内部空间” out of He got out of the car.
大型交通工具（bus, train, plane, bicycle）→ “表面/平台” off He got off the bus.