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1、Lesson51RewardtovirtueWhydidHugh’sdietnotwork?Myfriend,Hugh,hasalwaysbeenfat,butthingsgotsobadrecentlythathedecidedtogoonadiet.Hebeganhisdietaweekago.Firstofall,hewroteoutalonglistofallthefoodswhichwereforbidden.ThelistincludedmostofthethingsHughloves：but
2、ton,potatoes,rice,beer,milk,chocolate,andsweets.YesterdayIpaidhimavisit.IrangthebellandwasnotsurprisedtoseethatHughwasstillasfarasever.Heledmeintohisroomandhurriedlyhidalargeparcelunderhisdesk.Itwasobviousthathewasveryembarrassed.WhenIaskedhimwhathewasdoi
3、ng,hesmiledguiltilyandthenputtheparcelonthedesk.Heexplainedthathisdietwassostrictthathehadtorewardhimselfoccasionally.Theheshowedmethecontainsoftheparcel.Itcontainedfivelargebarsofchocolateandthreebagsofsweets!Lesson52AprettycarpetWhatisthewriter’scarpetm
4、adeof?WehavejustmovedintoanewhouseandIhavebeenworkinghardallmorning.Ihavebeentryingtogetmynewroominorder.ThishasnotbeeneasybecauseIoweoverathousandbooks.Tomakemattersworse,theroomisrathersmall,soIhavetemporarilyputmybooksonthefloor.Atthemoment,theycoverev
5、eryinchofthefloorspaceandIactuallyhavetowalkonthemtogetinoroutoftheroom.Ashortwhileago,mysisterhelpedmetocarryoneofmyoldbookcasesupthestairs.Shewentintomyroomandgotabigsurprisewhenshesawallthosebooksonthefloor.‘ThisistheprettiestcarpetIhaveeverseen,’shesa
6、id.Shegazedatitforsometimetheadded,‘youdon’tneedbookcasesatall.Youcansithereinyoursparetimeandreadthecarpet!’Lesson53HotsnakeWhatcausedthefire?AtlastfiremenhaveputoutabigforestfireonCalifornia.Sincethen,theyhavebeentryingtofindouthowthefirebegan.Forestfir
7、esareoftencausedbybrokenglassorbycigaretteendswhichpeoplecarelesslythrowaway.Yesterdaythefiremenexaminedthegroundcarefully,butwerenotabletofindanybrokenglass.Theywerealsoquitesurethatacigaretteenddidnotstartthefire.Thismorning,however,afiremanaccidentally
8、thecause.Henoticedtheremainsofasnakewhichwaswoundroundtheelectricwiresofa16000voltpowerline.Inthisway,hewasabletosolvethemystery.Theexplanationwassimplebutveryunusual.Abirdhadsnatchedupthesnakefromthegroundandthendr
