一、【Text】课文
After her husband had gone to work, Mrs Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too
excited to do any housework that morning, for in the evening she would be going to a fancy dress party with her husband. She
intended to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. Though the
costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective. After putting it on, Mrs Richards went downstairs. She wanted to find out
whether it would be comfortable to wear.
Just as Mrs Richards was entering the dining-room, there was a knock on the front door. She knew that it must be the baker. She
had todd him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the kitchen table. Not wanting to
frighten the poor man, Mrs Richards quickly hid in the small store-room under the stairs. She heard the front door open and
heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the store-room was opened and a man entered. Mrs Richards realized that it
must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the meter. She tried to explain the situation, saying' It's only
me', but it was too late. The man let out a cry and jumped back several paces. When Mrs Richards walked towards him, he fled,
slamming the door behind him.
二、【New words and expressions】生词和短语
◆costume n. 化装服
◆consist v. 由...组成
◆sheet n. 被单
◆effective adj. 有明显效果的，有作用的
◆comfortable adj. 舒适的
◆streroom n. 储藏室
◆electricity n. 电
◆metre n. 电表
◆pace n.一步
◆flee v. 逃走
◆slam v. 砰地关上
◆costume n. 化装服
costume ball 化妆舞会
costume party
fancy (dress ) party
suit 西服，西装
dress 裙子
◆consist v. 由...组成
consist of--由…组成（表示被动概念）==be made up of ==comprise ==be composed of (强调由什么成分所构成)
Eg: Our class consist of 100 students.
The United Kingdom consists of G.B. and Northern Ireland.
The house consists of six rooms.
be composed of----
Water is composed of oxygen and hydrogen.
constitute v.----由部分构成整体
The committee consists of 10 members. = Ten members constitute the committee.