48：The dentist had just pulled out one of the write's teeth and had told me to rest for a while.
He asked several questions but the writer could not answer them
His mouth was full of cotton wool.
He suddenly discovered something wrong but he could not say anything.
The dentist eventually removed the cotton wool from his mouth and the writer told him that he had pulled out the wrong tooth.
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 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 undisturned 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 resored. 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 beewax. ( 99 words )
Lesson 65
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. (79 words)
43.
The American explore,R.E.Byrd,became the first man to fly over the South Pole in 1929.He took a lot of photographs during the flight but then he ran into difficulties.His plane could not get over the mountains so he ordered his men to throw out two heave food sacks. The plane then flew over the mountains and continued without further trouble.(65)
45.
The local butcher,Sam Benton,was taking his savings to the post office but he lost his wallet.Three months later,Sam not only received half his money but a note as well.The note said:'A thief,yes,but only 50 per cent a thief!' The thief included a note every time he sent sam more money.The last note said:'I am 100 per cent honest now!'(68)
Lesson 72
Sir Malcolm Campbell set up a land-speed record in 1935 duiving a car called Bluebird,which had been secially built for him.His average speed was incorrectly declared to be 299 miles per hour,but this mistake was corrected later.He had averaged 301 miles an hour.Years later,his son,Donald,also broke a record and his car was also called Bluebird.
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