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Lesson 308  A famous monastery

The Great St Bernard Pass [1]connects Switzerland to Italy. At 2470 [2]metres, it is the highest mountain pass in Europe. The famous monastery of St Bernard, which was founded in the eleventh century, lies about a mile away. For hundreds of years, St Bernard dogs have saved the [3]lives of [4]travellers crossing the dangerous Pass. These friendly dogs, which were first brought from Asia, were used as watchdogs even in Roman times. Now that a tunnel has been built through the mountains, the Pass is less dangerous; but each year, the dogs are still sent out into the snow whenever a traveller is in difficulty. Despite the new tunnel, there are still a few people who rashly attempt to cross the Pass on foot.

Lesson 306  Smash-and-grab

The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display. Two of his assistants had been working busily since 8 o'clock and had only just finished. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.

Lesson 305 The facts

Editors of newspapers and magazines often [1]go to extremes to [2]provide their readers with unimportant facts and statistics. Last year a journalist had been instructed by a well-known magazine to write an article on the president's palace in a new African republic. When the article arrived, the editor read the first sentence and then refused to publish it. The article began: 'Hundreds of steps lead to the high wall which surrounds the president's palace.' The editor at once [3]sent the journalist a fax instructing him to find out the exact number of steps and the height of the wall.  

Lesson304  The double life of Alfred Bloggs

These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than clerks who work in offices. People who work in offices are frequently [1]referred to as 'white collar workers' [2]for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work. [3]Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to [4]sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white collar workers. This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.

Lesson 303  An unknown goddess

Some time ago，an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea．An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini．The city at one time must have been prosperous，for it enjoyed a high level of civilization．Houses--often three [1]storeys high--were built of stone．They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls．The city was even [2]equipped with a drainage system，for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets．

Lesson 302  Thirteen equals one

Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another, but he has never managed to get enough money to [1]have the church clock repaired. The big clock which [2]used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.

Lesson 301  A puma at large

Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America. When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not [1]taken seriously. However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate, for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar.