Lesson45-50

Lesson 46 Expensive and uncomfortable
When a plane from London arrived at Sydney airport, workers began to unload a number of wooden boxes which contained clothing. No one could account for the fact that the boxes was extremly heavy.It suddenly occurred to one of the workers to open the box. He was astonished at what he found. A man was lying in the box on top of a pile of woolen goods. He was so surprised at being discovered that he did not even try to run away. After he arrested, the man admitted hiding in the box before the plane left London. He had had a long and uncomfortable trip, for he had been confined to the wooden box for over eighteen hours.The man was ordered to pay 3500forthecostofthetrip.Thenormalpriceofaticketis2000!

Lesson 47 A thirsty ghost
A public house which was recently bought by Mr.Ian Thompson is up for sale. Mr.Thompson is going to sell it because it is haunted. He told me that he could not go to sleep one night because he heard a strange noise coming fromt he bar. The next morning, he found that he doors had been blocked by chairs and the furniture had been moved. Though Mr.Thompson had turned the lights off before he went to bed, they were on in the morning. He also said that he had found five empty whisky bottles which the ghost must have drunk the night before. When I suggested that some villagers must have come in for a free drink, Mr.Thompson shook his head. The villagers have told him that they will not accept the pub even if he gives it away.

Lesson48 Did you want to tell me something?
Dentists always ask questions when it is impossible for you to answer. My dentist had just pulled out one of my teeth and told me to rest for a while.I tried to say something, but my mouth was full of cotton wool.He knew I collect match boxes and asked me whether my colletion was growing. He then asked me how my brother was and whether I like my new job in London. In answer to these questions I either nodded or made strange noises. Meanwhile, my tongue was busy searching out the hole where the tooth had been. I suddenly felt very worried, but could not say anything.When the dentist at last removed the cotton wool from my mouth, I was able to tell him that he had pulled out the wrong tooth.

Lesson49 The end of a dream
Tried of sleeping on the floor, a young man in Teheran saved up for years to buy a real bed.For the first time in his life, he became the pround owner of a bed which had springs and mattress.Because the weather was very hot, he carried the bed on to the roof of his house. He slept ery well for the first two nights, but on the third night, a storm blew up. A gust of wind swept the bed off the roof and sent it crashing into the courtyard below.The young man did not wake up until the bed had struck the ground.Although the bed was smashed to pieces, the man was miraculously unhurt.When he woke up, he was still onthe mattress.Glancing at the bits of wood and metal that lay around him, the man sadly picked up the mattress and carried it into his house. After he had put it on the floor, he promptly went to sleep again.

Lesson50 Taken for a ride
I love travelling in the country, but I don’t like losing my way.
I went on an excursion recently, but my trip took me longer than I expected.
‘I’m going to Woodford Green,’ I said to the conductor as I got on the bus, ‘but I don’t know where it is.’
‘I’ll tell you where to get off.’answered the conductor.
I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the countryside. After some time, the bus stopped.Looking round, I realized with a shock that I was the only passenger left on the bus.
‘You’ll have to get off here,’ the conducor said.’This is as far as we go.’
‘Is this Woodford Green?’ I asked.
‘Oh dear,’said the conductor suddenly.’I forgot to put you off.’
‘It doesn’t matter,’I said, ’ I’ll get off here’
‘We’re going back now,’said the conductor.
‘Well, in that case,I prefer to stay on the bus,’ I answered.