Lesson 7Mutilated ladies残钞鉴别组

Has it ever happened to you? Have you ever put your trousers in the washing machine and _______ remembered there was a large bank note in your back pocket? When you rescued your trousers, did note in your back pocket? When you rescued your trousers, did you find the note was whiter______white? People who live in Britain needn't despair when they made mistakes like this (and a lot of people do)! ___________(fortunate) for them, the Bank of England has a team called Mutilated Ladies _________deals with claims from people______ fed their money____a machine or to their dog. Dogs, ____ seems, love to chew up money!

A recent case concerns Jane Butlin ________ fiancé, John, runs a successful furniture business. John had very good day and put his wallet _____________(contain) $3,000 into the microwave oven _______ safekeeping. Then he and Jane went horse-riding. When they got home, Jane cooked their dinner in the microwave oven and _________(with) realizing it, cooked her fiancé's wallet ________ well. Imagine their dismay when they found a beautifully-cooked wallet and notes turned ___ ash! John went to see his bank manager who sent the__________(remain) of wallet and the money _____ the special department of the Bank of England in Newcastle: the Mutilate Ladies! They examined the remains and John got all his money ______. 'So long ________ there's something to identify, we will give people their money back,' said a spokeswoman for the Bank. 'Last year, we paid $1.5m on 21,000 claims. Damaged bank notes. The Queen's head appears on English bank notes, and 'lady' refers ________ this.

Lesson 8 A famous monastery著名的修道院

The Great St. Bernard Pass connects Switzerland _____ Italy. At 2,473 metres, it is the highest mountain pass in Europe. The famous monastery of St. Bernard, witch was founded in eleventh century, lies about a mile away. For hundreds of years, St. Bernard dogs have saved the lives of travellers ________(cross) the dangerous Pass. These friendly dogs, _______were first brought from Asia, were used ____ watchdogs even in Roman times. Now _________ a tunnel has been built through the mountains, the Pass is_________(little) dangerous, ________ each year, the dogs are still sent out into the snow whenever a traveller is _____ difficulty. _________ the new tunnel, there are still a few people who rashly attempt ____ cross the Pass on foot.

During the summer months, the monastery is very busy, for it is visited by thousands of