CONTENTS 1
UNIT ONE 1
A Puma at Large 1 1
Thirteen Equals One 10 2
An Unknown Goddess 18 3
The Double Life of Alfred Bloggs 26 4
The Facts 35 5
Smash and Grab 44 6
Crazy 52 7
A Famous Monastery 59 8
A Trip to Mars 65 9
The Loss of the'Titanic' 72 10
Not Guilty 80 11
Life on a Desert Island 86 12
'It's Only Me' 91 13
A Noble Gangster 97 14
Sixpence Worth of Trouble 104 15
Mary had a Little Lamb 111 16
The Greatest Bridge in the World 118 17
Electric Currents in Modern Art 124 18
A Very Dear Cat 127 19
Pioneer Pilots 136 20
UNIT TWO 21
Daniel Mendoza 144 21
By Heart 152 22
One Man's Meat is Another Man's Poison 158 23
A Skeleton in the Cupboard 167 24
The'Cutty Sark' 174 25
Wanted:a Large Biscuit Tin 180 26
Nothing to Sell and Nothing to Buv 187 27
A Pound too Dear 194 28
Funny or Not? 200 29
The Death of a Ghost 208 30
A Lovable Eccentric 214 31
A Lost Ship 221 32
ADay to Remember 228 33
A Happy Discovery 236 34
Justice Was Done 242 35
A Chance in a Million 250 36
The Westhaven Express 257 37
The First Calendar 264 38
Nothing to Worry About 270 39
Who's Who 276 40
UNIT THREE 41
Illusions of Pastoral Peace 283 41
Modern Cavemen 291 42
Fully Insured 300 43
Speed and Comfort 308 44
The Power of the Press 313 45
Do It Yourself 320 46
Through the Earth's Crust 329 47
The Silent Village 336 48
The Ideal Servant 342 49
New Year Resolutions 348 50
Automation 354 51
Mud is Mud 361 52
In the Public Interest 368 53
Instinct or Cleverness? 374 54
From the Earth:Greetings 379 55
Reading Passage 387 56
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