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Lesson21DanielMendoza

KeytoComposition

Apossibleanswer

Thefirstfight

ThefirstfightbetweenHumphriesandhispupilMendoza,afteraquarrel,washeldatStiltonandattractedalotofattention.Atthetime,RichardHumphrieswasthemosteminentboxerinEnglandandhadmanysupporters.ButtheyoungMendozahadhissupporters,too.

Theatmospherebeforethefightwaselectric.HalfofthepeopletheremadebetsonHumphries,theotherhalfbetonMendoza.Whenthetwofightersenteredthering,therewasalotshoutingandcheering

Therefereecalledbothfighterstothemiddleofthering,spoketothemanthefightstarted.Atfirst,bothmenwereverywary.Afterall,thiswasafightbetweenteacherandpupil,sotheyknewverywellwhattheothercoulddo—andtheywerefightingwithbarefists.Eachoftheboxersfoughtwellformostofthematch,butintheendHumphrieswastoostrongandtooexperiencedfortheyoungMendoza-Heknockedhimdownonce:

Mendozagotup.Heknockedhimdownagain,andalthoughMendozatriedtogetup,hejustcouldn't.Therefereecountedtenandthatwastheendofthematch.

WhenMendozagotup,hewasveryangry,buteventuallycongratulatedHumphries.Howeverhisdefeatmade.himdeterminedtogoonandfighthisteacheragainsothathecouldfinallybecomechampion.（229words）

Lesson22Byheart

KeytoComposition

Apossibleanswer

Sixshortweeks

Acoupleofyearsago,anewplaycalledTheWorldTomorrowwasgoingtobeshowninourlocaltheatre.Therewasagreatdealofadvertisingforitandtherewasconsiderablepublicinterest,mainly,Ithink,becausethecastcontainedanumberoffamousactorsandactresses.

Mostactorsandactressesareusuallynervousonthefirstnightofanyplay,andnoonereallyknowswhatcangowrongorhowtheaudiencewillreact.InthecaseofTheWorldTomorrow,nooneforgottheirlines,buttheplaywasnotwellreceived.Itwasacomedy,soitwassupposedtobefunny,butnobodylaughed—notintherightplacesanyway—andpeopleevenwalkedoutbeforetheend.Thecastsuspectedthattheywouldgetbadreviewsthefollowingday,andtheydid.Onereviewdescribeditas"thesaddestcomedyI'veeverseen";anotherthought

itwa3"themostprofessionallyacteddisasterwehaveeverseenonourlocalstage".

Inspiteofthereviews,however,theplaystillranforsixweeks.Thelastperformance,onthelastSaturdayevening,attractedasmallaudience,andtheactorsstruggledthroughtotheend.Attheendofsixterribleweeks,however,therewasonefinalmomentofrelief.Whenthelastlinewasspoken:

"Oursixshortweekshavehastenedtotheirend,"theaudiencesawthefunnysideofitandlaughed.Eventheactorsandactresseslaughed.

（248words）

Lesson23Oneman'smeatisanotherman'spoison

KeytoComposition

Apossibleanswer

Snails,snails,snails!

Thesnailshadescapedfromthepaperbagandtheywereeverywhere—onthewalls,ontheceiling,onthecarpet,andevenonthelargehallmirror.Whenwebegantolookcarefully,wefoundthattheywereevenincoatpocketsintheclotheshangingontheclotheshooksinthehall.Itwasdisgusting!

Snailsmoveslowly,butit'samazinghowfartheycantravelinacoupleofhours!

IttookRobertandmeagestocollectthem.Hefetchedapairofstepsformeandladdersforhimself,andwecollectedthemintwobuckets.Thereweresnailmarkseverywhere,too,andittookhourstoclearupthemess—remember,therewereseveraldozenofthem.Snailsmaynotbefast,butwehadbeentalkingforacoupleofhours,andtheycantravel.EvennowIamsurewedidn'tfindthemall:

somearestillcrawlingroundRobert'shouse.

Theonesthatwedidnotfindwerelucky!

Robertwasamused,butIwasn't.Hedecidedtocookthesnailsandinvitedmetostay.IsaidbeforethatIdidn'tfancytheidea,soIlefthimtohismealforone.Ijustcouldn'tlookatthesnailsandhaveneverbeenabletofacethemsincethen.

（220words）

Lesson24Askeletoninthecupboard

KeytoComposition

Apossibleanswer

AweekendwithSebastian

NowthatGeorgehadexplainedabouttheskeleton,Ifeltbetter,butIstilldidn'twanttosleepintheroomwithaskeletonhanginginthecupboard.IaskedGeorgetoremovehim,butherefused."There'snowhereelsetoputhim,"said

George,"sohe'llhavetostay.”

Icouldn'tdisagreeofcourse,butthemomentIlaydowntosleep,Iknewitwasgoingtobeanuncomfortablenight.Intheend,Idecidedthat1wouldtakeSebastiansomewhereforthenightandbringhimbackuptomyroomearlyinthemorning.SoItookhimoutofcupboardandwalkedaroundthehousewithhimtryingtofindsomewheretoputhim.

George'smaidwasjustgoingtobedasIwalkedalongthelanding.ShesawSebastianapparentlywalkingaround,screamedandfainted.ShehadobviouslywokenCarltonwhoappearedfromhisbedroomand,whenthegirlhadregainedconsciousness,explainedeverythingtoher.HeaccusedmeofbeingstupidandsentmeandSebastianbackto"our"roomwhereIhunghimupinthecupboardagain.

ImaginemysurprisewhenIpickeduponeofCarlton'sdetectivestoriestwoyearslater.ThereIwas,withSebastiantheskeleton,asthemaincharactersinoneofhisstoriesforthewholeworldtoread.Still,hedidn'tusemyrealname,soIshouldbegladofthat!

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Lesson25TheCuttySark

KeytoComposition

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Shipsofthepast

Menhavealwayswantedtocrosswater.Thousandsofyearsago,menmadesimpledug-outcanoessothattheycouldcrossriversorgooutintotakestofish.Atfirst,then,man'searliestboatsweresmallandsimpleandwerepoweredandsteeredbypaddlesoroars.

Whenmenwantedtotravelgreaterdistances,acrossverylargelakesorsmallseas;forexample,boatsneededtobelarger.Wehaveallseenpicturesofancientshipswithrowsofoarsateachsideandslavestorowthem.Infactthesegalleyswerejustalargerversionofthesingle-manrowingboat,stillmadeofwoodandverymuchthesamedesignasveryearlyboats.

Earlyshipsmighthavebeenprimitive,theymighthavebeenmadeofwoodandmighthavebeenpoweredthroughthewaterwithoars,buttheymanagedtocrossoceans.TheVikingshipsthatinvadedBritainhundredsofyearsagoalsoreachedNorthAmerica.Latersailingships,likethosethatColumbussailedin,thegalleonsthatformedtheSpanishArmadaorthosethatNelsonsailedin,wereanadvance.

Butperhapsthegreatestdevelopmentinthehistoryofshipswaswhensteamenginesreplacedsails.Forcenturies,shipshaddependonthewindtosailacross

theseasandoceans.Atlast,withanenginetodriveapropeller,seamendidnothavetorelytotallyontheweather.Fromthenon,shipslikethe"GreatEastern"couldbelarger,saferandmoremanoeuvrableinthewater.（254words）

Lesson26Wanted:

alargebiscuittin

Keytocomposition

Apossibleanswer

Thelastquestion

TheothereveningIlistenedtoaquizshowontheradiowhichwasorganisedbyafirmofsoapmanufacturers.Amemberoftheaudiencewasinvitedtoanswertenquestionstowinmoney.Hecouldtakeamoneyprizeaftereachcorrectanswerorgoontoamoredifficultquestion.Eachnewquestionwasworthtwicethelastquestion.

Themanwasverynervousinfrontoftheaudience,buthegotthefirstquestionright.Thenheslowlyansweredallthequestionscorrectly—spellingquestions,historyquestions,generalknowledge,mathematics,...Theaudiencewasgettingveryexcitedasthequestionmastergottoquestionnumber9.

"Andyourninthquestion,"hesaid,"isworth?

1,024.Hereitis.Whichnineteenth-centurysailingshipwonaracefromShanghaitoEngland?

"

"ItwastheThermopylae"themansaidconfidently."ShebeattheCuttySark."

"Correct,''saidthequestionmaster,andtheaudiencewentmad.Thequestionmasterhadtoaskthemtobequiet.?

"Andhereisyourtenthandlastquestion,"thehostsaid,"whichisworth?

2,048exactly."Advertisement":

howdoyouspellit?

"

Themanpausedandthensaid:

"Ithinkthisisatrickquestion.Icanspell"advertisement".butIcanalsospell"it".Theansweris"l-T."

"You'reabsolutelyright,"thehostsaid,"andyouhavewon?

2,048!

Congratulations!

"

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Lesson27Nothingtosellandnothingtobuy

KeytoComposition

Apossibleanswer

Trampsareparasites

Themajorityofadultsinsocietycontributetosocietybyworking.Theywork,earnmoneyandpaytaxesforthethingsweallneed—hospitals,schools,public

transport,thefirebrigade,lawandorderandsoon.Wedon'texpectchildrenorvery.oldpeopletoworkandpaytaxes.Buteveryoneelseshould.Sowhyshouldpeopleliketrampsandbeggarsbedifferent?

Trampssayalltheywantistheirfreedom.Well,theymaybefree,buttheirfreedomispaidforbyeveryoneelseinsociety.Therearemanyunemployedpeoplewhosimplycannotgetajob—buttheywouldworkiftheycould.Andmanybeggarsarepeoplewhohaveturnedtobeggingbecausetheycannotfindajob.Trampsarenotlikethem.Trampsleadaveryselfishwayoflifeanditisawayoflifethatshowsanunwillingnesstoassumeresponsibilityforothers.Therestofushaveahome,children,work,andsoon.Butnottramps!

Trampsarelazyparasitesonsociety,andifweallhadtheirmentality,societywouldnotexist,forthemoranyoneelse.

Althoughwemightinsomewaysbeenviousoftramps,andalthoughwemightenvytheirfreedom,howmanyofuscouldbeasselfishasthem?

Howmanyofuscouldsay"I'mgoingtoliveexactlyasIwant,anddamntherestofsociety!

"?

Icouldn't.

（236words）

Lesson28Fivepoundstoodear

KeytoComposition

Apossibleanswer

Thebargain