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3英语口语（3 spoken English） lesson 3 who took the money? text a mr. smith gave his wife ten pounds for her birthday - ten pretty pound notes. so the day after her birthday, mrs. smith went shopping. she queued for a bus, gots and sat down next to an old lady. after a while, she noticed that the old lady s handbag was open. inside it, she saw a wad of pound notes exactly like the one her husband had given her. so she quickly looked into her own bag - the notes had gone! mrs. smith was sure that the old lady who was sitting next to her had stolen them. she thought she would have to call the police; but, as she disliked making a fuss and getting people into trouble, she decided to take back the money from the old lady s handbag and say nothing more about it. she looked round the bus to make sure nobody was watching, then she carefully put her hand into the old lady s bag, took the notes and put them in her own bag. when she got home that evening, she showed her husband the beautiful hat she had bought. ′how did you pay for it? they asked. ′with the money you gave us for my birthday, of course, she replied. ′oh? whats that, then? they asked, as they pointed to a wad of ten pound notes on the table. text b goodbye, darling, said mr. mack. i ll be late tonight. poor george, she thought. he was always in a hurry in the morning, and it wasnt unusual for him to come home late at night. they aint worked for a shoe company in lceds. and therc was such a lot of work that they normally staycd in the office till seven or cight. when george had left the house, mrs. mack sat down. in an armchair and turned on the radio. it was a few minutes past eight, and she heard the last words of the news: ...wman who escaped from i.ceds prison yesterday is still free. the police warn you not to open your door to from strangers. she turned off the radio. the housework was waiting for her. shc made the beds and washed the dishes. there wasnt auy shopping to do. and so she thought for a moment of a