1、16What was the polite request?If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it. You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket. However, this does not always happen. Traffic police are sometimes very polite. During a holiday in Sweden, I found this note on my
2、 car: sir, we welcome you to our city. This is a “No Parking“ area. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs. This note is only a reminder. If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it!17Always youngMy aunt Jennifer is an actress.She must be at least t
3、hirty-five years old.In spite of this,sheoften appears on the stage as ayoung girl.Jennifer will have to take part in a new playsoon.This time,she will be a girl of seventeen.In the play,she must appear in a bright red dressand long black stockings.Last year,in another playshe had to wear short sock
4、 and abright,orange-coloured dress.If anyone ever asks her how old she is,she alwaysanswers,Darling,it must be terrible to be grown up!18After I had had lunch at a village pub, I looked for my bag. I had left it on a chair beside the door and now it wasnt there! As I was looking for it, the landlord
5、 came in. Did you have a good meal? he asked Yes, thank you, I answered, but I cant pay the bill. I havent got my bag. The landlord smiled and immediately went out. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me. Im very sorry, he said. My dog had taken it into the garden. He often
6、does this! 19The play may begin at any moment, I said. It may have begun already, Susan answered.I hurried to the ticket-office. May I have two tickets please ? I asked.Im sorry, weve sold out, the girl said.What a pity! Susan exclaimed.Just then, a man hurried to the ticket-office.Can I return thes
7、e two tickets? he asked.Certainly, the girl said.Could I have those two tickets please ? I asked.Certainly, the girl said, but they are for next Wednesdays performance.I might as well have them, I said sadly. 20Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this
8、 does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything -not even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on theriver, I always go home with an empty bag. You must give up fishing! my friends say. Its a waste of time. But they dont realize one important thing. Im not really interested in fishing.I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all!
