A Before Reading 1
1 A Special Business Agreement 3
2 A Piece of Land 5
3 Roberto Makes a Promise 9
4 Mario Offers to Help 12
5 Something to Celebrate 14
6 A Few Problems 19
7 Pagani is Busy 21
8 Bad News 23
9 Pagani Has a Plan 28
B While Reading 33
10 Fire! 35
11 Inspector Pavone Asks Some Questions 38
12 Roberto Makes a Decision 42
13 A Newspaper Report 44
14 Valeria Starts Work 47
15 New Land for Building 49
16 The Solicitor s Office 53
17 A Plan for the Future 56
Points for Understanding 59
C After Reading 62
Answer Key 64
新标准中小学分级英语读物 71