新概念語(yǔ)法填空基礎(chǔ)版

每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson9Acoldwelcome每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson9Acoldwelcome(冷遇)#Gap-fillingWhatdoes‘a(chǎn)clodwelcome’referto?OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.Itwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowd^群)ofpeople1(gather)undertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstrike(敲響)twelveintwenty2(minute)time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,3fivetotwelve,theclock4(stop).Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,5nothinghappened.6(sudden)someoneshouted,‘It’stwominutespasttwelve!Theclock 7(stop)!’Ilookedat8watch.Itwas 9(truth).ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.10thatmoment,everybodybegantolaughandsing.每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson10Notforjazz(不適宜演爵士樂(lè))Gap-fillingWhathappenedtotheclavichord(古鋼琴)？Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument(樂(lè)器).Itiscalledaclavichord.Itwasmade1Germanyin1681.Ourclavichord2(keep)inthelivingroom,Ithasbelonged3ourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrument4(buy)bymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamaged(損壞)bya5(visit).Shetried6(play)jazz(爵士)onit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestrings(線)were7_(break).Myfatherwas8(shock).Nowwearenotallowedtotouch9Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmy 10(father).每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson11Onegoodfundeservesanother(禮尚往來(lái))Gap-fillingWhopaidforTony’sdinner？Iwashavingdinneratarestaurant1TonySteelecomein.Tonyworkedinalawyer‘sofficeyearsago,2heisnowworkingatabank.Hegets3goodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoney4hisbankandnever5(pay)back.Tonysawmeandcameandsat6thesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.7hewaseating,Iaskedhim8 (lend)metwentypounds.9mysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately.‘Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou.’Tonysaid,‘sonowyoucanpay10mydinner!’每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck(再見(jiàn)，一路順風(fēng))Gap-fillingWhereisCaptainAlisongoingandhow？Ourneighbour,CaptainCharlesSlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.We’llmeethim1theharbour(港口)earlyinthemorning,Hewillbe2hissmallboat,Topsial.Topsailis3famouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlantic(大西洋)manytimes.CaptainAlisonwillset4ateighto’clock,5we’llhaveplentyoftime.We’llsee6boatandthenwe’llsaygoodbye7him.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproud8him.Hewilltakepartin9importantraceacross10Atlantic.每天一讀（新概念2）Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys(綠林少年)Gap-fillingWhywillthepolicehaveadifficulttime?TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopsingers.1present,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecoming2trainandmostof3youngpeopleinthetownwillbemeetingthem4thestation.Tomorroweveningtheywillbesingingatthe5(Worker)Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestaying6fivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefive7(perform).8usual,thepolicewillhave9difficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesame10theseoccasions.每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？Gap-fillingDidtheyoungmanspeakEnglish?Ihadan1(amuse)experiencelastyear.AfterIhadleftasmallvillage2thesouthofFrance.Idroveon3thenexttown.4theway,ayoungmanwaved5me.Istoppedandheaskedme6alift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,Isaidgoodmorning7himinFrenchandhereplied8thesamelanguage.Apart9afewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,very10(slow),‘DoyouspeakEnglish?,AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson15Goodnews佳音Gap-fillingWhenwasthegoodnews?ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltvery1(nerve)whenIwentintohisoffice.Hedidn,tlook2fromhisdeskwhenI3(enter).AfterI4(sit)down,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotafford5(pay)suchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalready 6 (leave).Iknewthat7turnhadcome.‘Mr.Harmsworth,,Isaid 8 aweakvoice.‘Don,tinterrupt,,hesaid.Thehesmiledand9 (tell)meIwouldreceive10extrathousandpoundsayear!每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson16 Apoliterequest(彬彬有禮的要求)Gap-fillingWhenwasthepoliterequest?Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,1trafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbevery2(luck)ifheletsyougowithout3ticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolice4(be)sometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar.‘Sir,wewelcomeyou5ourcity.Thisisa“NoParking”area.Youwillenjoy6stayhereifyoupay7(attend)toourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlya8 (remind).,Ifyoureceivearequest9this,youcontinuefalltoobey10 !每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson17Alwaysyoung青春常駐Gap-fillingWhydoesn’tAuntJennifertellanyonehowoldsheis?MyauntJenniferis1actress.Shemustbe2leastthirty-fiveyearsold.3spiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestage4ayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepart5anewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbe6girlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappear7abrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,long-coloreddress.8anyoneeverasksherhowoldsheis,shealways,‘Darling,9mustbeterribletobegrown10 .每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson18HeoftendoesthisGap-fillingAfterIhadhadlunch1avillagepub,Ilooked2mybag.Ihadleft 3 onachairbesidethedoor4nowitwasn'tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,5landlordcamein.'Didyouhave6goodmeal?"heasked.'Yes,thankyou,'Ianswered,'7Ican'tpaythebill.Ihaven'tgot8bag.'Thelandlord9 (smile)andimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturned 10 my bag andgaveitbacktome.'I'mverysorry,'hesaid.'Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis!'每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson19SoldoutGap-filling'Theplaymaybegin 1 anymoment,'Isaid.'Itmayhavebegunalready,'Susananswered.Ihurried 2___theticketoffice.'MayIhavetwoticketsplease?'Iasked.'I'msorry,we'vesold 3___'thegirlsaid.'What___4 pity!'Susanexclaimed.Justthen, 5 manhurriedtotheticketoffice.'CanIreturnthesetwotickets?'heasked.'Certainly,'thegirlsaid.Iwent 6___totheticketofficeatonce.'CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?'Iasked.'Certainly,' 7 girlsaid,' 8 they'refornextWednesday'sperformance.Doyoustillwant___9 ?''Imight___10 wellhavethem,'Isaidsadly.每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson20OnemaninaboatGap-fillingFishingis 1 favouritesport.Ioftenfish___2 hourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenare 3___(lucky).Insteadof 4 (catch)fish,theycatcholdboots 5 rubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything--notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohome___6 anemptybag.'Youmustgive 7___fishing!'myfriendssay.'It's 8 wasteoftime.'Buttheydon'trealizeoneimportantthing.I'mnot 9 (real)interestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoing 10 atall!每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson21Madornot?Gap-fillingAeroplanesare 1 (slow)drivingmemad.Ilivenear 2 airportandpassingplanescan 3 (hear)nightandday.Theairportwasbuiltyearsago,___4forsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcame 5 use.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfrom 6 homesbythenoise.Iam 7 ofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknocked 8 byapassingplane.Ihavebeenoffered 9__largesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.Everybody___10 (say)Imustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson22AglassenvelopeGap-fillingMydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedof 1 (receive)aletterfromagirl 2 herownageinHolland.Lastyear,we 3 (travel)acrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaper 4__hernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtof 5 again,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletter 6 agirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachother 7 (regular)now.However,theyhavedecided 8 (use)thepostoffice.Letterswillcost___9 littlemore,buttheywillcertainlytravel 10___(fast).每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson23AnewhouseGap-fillingIhadaletterfrom 1 sisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaid 2 shewouldcometoEnglandnextyear. shecomes,shewillget 4 surprise.Wearenowlivinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Work 5 ithadbegun 6 mysisterleft.Thehouse 7 (complete)fivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstay 8 us.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereis 9 lovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbe 10 onlymodernhouseinthedistrict.每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson24IfcouldbeworseGap-fillingIenteredthehotelmanager'sofficeand1(sit)down.Ihadjustlost￡502Ifeltveryupset.'Ileftthemoneyin__3 room,'Isaid,'andit'snottherenow.'Themanagerwas 4 (sympathy),buthecoulddonothing.'Everyone'slosingmoneythesedays,'hesaid.Hestartedtocomplain 5 thiswickedworldbut 6 (interrupt)byaknock 7 thedoor.Agirlcameinandput___8 envelopeonhisdesk. 9___contained￡50.'Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman'sroom,'shesaid.'Well,'Isaidtothemanager,'thereisstillsome 10 (honest)inthisworld!'每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?Gap-fillingIarrived 1 Londonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknow 2 waytomyhotel,soIasked 3 porter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully, 4 veryclearlyaswell.Theporter,___5 ,couldnotunderstandme.Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlasthe 6 (understand).Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowly 7 clearly.'Iamaforeigner,'Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglish 8 that!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstood 9 .'You'llsoonlearnEnglish!'hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachpersonspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon'tunderstand 10 !DotheyspeakEnglish?每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson26ThebestartcriticsGap-fillingIam___1 artstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretend 2 theyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyou 3 apictureis'about'.Ofcourse,manypicturesarenot'about' 4 .Theyarejustprettypatterns.Welike 5___inthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpictures 6___(well)thananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,__7 shealwaystellsme 8 mypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday.'Whatareyoudoing?'sheasked.'I'mhangingthispictureonthewall,'Ianswered.'It'sanew 9 .Doyoulikeit?'Shelookedatitcritically 10 amoment.'It'sallright,'shesaid,'butisn'titupsidedown?'Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson27AwetnightGap-fillingLateintheafternoon,theboysputup tentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycooked mealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefood (smell)good.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstories sangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheyput thefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleepingbagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallslept (sound).Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbegan (shout).Thetentwasfull water!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleepingbagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfound astreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwound wayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson28NoparkingGap-fillingJasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeople 1 believesinancientmyths.Hehasjustbought___2 newhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtrouble___3___carsandtheirowners.Whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutside 4 gate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup'NoParking'signsoutsidehisgate, 5 thesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasput 6 uglystoneheadoverthegate.Itisoneof___7 ugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.Iaskedhim 8 itwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopes 9 shewillturncarsandtheirownerstostone.Butnoneof 10 hasbeenturnedtostoneyet!每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson29Taxi!Gap-fillingCaptainBenFawcetthasbought 1 unusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The'taxi'isasmallSwissaeroplane 2 (call)a'PilatusPorter'.Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit, 3 ,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenona 4 (plough)field.CaptainFawcett'sfirstpassengerwasadoctor 5 flewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcett 6 (fly)passengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandon 7 occasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequest 8 abusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,a 9 (lone)islandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehim 10 thetripwastoodangerous.每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson30Footballorpolo?Gap-fillingTheWayleisasmallriver 1 cutsacrosstheparknearmyhome.IlikesittingbytheWayle 2 fineafternoons.ItwaswarmlastSunday,soIwentandsatontheriverbank 3 usual.Somechildrenwereplayinggamesonthebankandthereweresomepeople 4 (row)ontheriver.Suddenly,oneofthechildrenkickedaballveryhardanditwenttowardsa 5 (pass)boat.Somepeopleonthebankcalledouttothemanintheboat, 6 hedidnothearthem.Theballstruckhimsohard 7 henearlyfellintothewater.Iturnedtolookatthechildren,butthereweren'tany 8 sight:theyhadallrunaway!Themanlaughedwhenherealized___9 hadhappened.Hecalledouttothechildrenand 10 (throw)theballbacktothebank.每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson31SuccessstoryGap-fillingYesterdayafternoonFrankHawkinswastellingmeabouthisexperiences 1___ayoungman. 2heretired,Frankwastheheadofaverylargebusinesscompany,___3 asaboyheusedtoworkinasmallshop.Itwas 4 jobtorepairbicyclesandatthattimeheusedtoworkfourteenhoursaday.Hesavedmoneyforyearsandin1958heboughtasmallworkshop 5 hisown.InhistwentiesFrankused 6 (make)sparepartsforaeroplanes.Atthattimehehadtwohelpers.Inafewyearsthesmallworkshophadbecomealargefactory 7 employedsevenhundredandtwenty-eightpeople.Franksmiled 8 herememberedhishardearlyyears 9 thelongroadtosuccess.Hewasstillsmilingwhenthedooropenedandhiswifecamein.Shewantedhimtorepair 10 grandson'sbicycle!每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson32ShoppingmadeeasyGap-fillingPeoplearenotsohonest 1 theyoncewere.Thetemptationtostealis 2 (great)thaneverbefore--especiallyinlargeshops.Adetectiverecentlywatchedawell-dressedwoman 3 alwayswentintoalargestoreonMondaymornings.OneMonday,therewerefewerpeopleintheshopthanusual 4 thewomancamein,so 5 waseasierforthedetectivetowatchher.Thewomanfirst 6 (buy)afewsmallarticles.Afteralittletime,shechoseoneofthemostexpensivedressesintheshop 7 handedittoanassistantwhowrappeditupforheras 8 (quick)aspossible.Thenthewomansimplytooktheparcelandwalkedoutoftheshop 9 paying.Whenshewasarrested,thedetectivefoundoutthattheshopassistantwasherdaughter.Thegirl'gave'hermother___10 freedressonceaweek!每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson33OutofthedarknessGap-fillingNearlyaweekpassed 1 thegirlwasabletoexplainwhathadhappenedtoher.Oneafternoonshesetout 2 thecoastinasmallboatand 3 (catch)inastorm.Towardsevening,theboatstruck 4 rockandthegirljumpedintothesea.Thensheswamtotheshoreafter 5 (spend)thewholenightinthewater.Duringthattimeshecoveredadistanceofeightmiles.Earlynextmorning,shesawalightahead.Sheknewshewasneartheshore 6 thelightwashighuponthecliffs.On 7 (arrive)attheshore,thegirl 8 (struggle)uptheclifftowardsthelightshehadseen.Thatwasallsheremembered. 9 shewokeupadaylater,shefound 10 inhospital.每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson34QuickworkGap-fillingDanRobinsonhasbeenworriedallweek.LastTuesdayhe 1 (receive)aletterfromthelocalpolice.Intheletterhe 2 (ask)tocallatthestation.Danwondered___3hewaswantedbythepolice, 4 hewenttothestationyesterdayandnowheisnotworriedanymore.Atthestation,hewastoldbyasmilingpoliceman 5 hisbicyclehadbeenfound.Fivedaysago,thepolicemantoldhim,thebicyclewaspicked 6 inasmallvillagefourhundredmilesaway.Itisnowbeingsentto___7 homebytrain.Danwasmostsurprised 8 heheardthenews.Hewasamusedtoo, 9 heneverexpectedthebicycletobefound.ItwasstolentwentyyearsagowhenDanwas___10 boyoffifteen!每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson35Stopthief!Gap-fillingRoyTrentonusedtodriveataxi.Ashortwhileago, 1 ,hebecameabusdriverandhehasnotregretted 2___.Heisfindinghisnewworkfarmoreexciting.WhenhewasdrivingalongCatfordStreet 3 (recent),hesawtwothievesrushoutofashop 4 runtowardsawaitingcar.Oneof 5 wascarryingabagfullofmoney.Royactedquicklyanddrovethebusstraightatthethieves.Theone 6 themoneygotsuchafrightthathedroppedthebag.Asthethievesweretrying__7 (get)awayintheircar,Roydrovehisbusintothebackofit.Whilethe 8 (batter)carwasmovingaway,Roystoppedhisbusandtelephonedthepolice.Thethieves'carwas 9__(bad)damagedandeasytorecognize.Shortlyafterwards,thepolicestoppedthecarandbothmen 10 (arrest).每天一讀（新概念2）Lesson36AcrosstheChannelGap-fillingDebbieHartisgoingtoswim 1 theEnglishChanneltomorrow.SheisgoingtosetoutfromtheFrenchcoast 2 fiveo'clockinthemorning.Debbieisonlyelevenyearsoldandshehopestosetup 3 newworldrecord.Sheisastrong 4 (swim)andmanypeoplefeel 5 sheissuretosucceed.Debbie'sfatherwillsetoutwithherinasmallboat.Mr.Harthastrained 6 daughterforyears.Tomorrowhewillbewatchingheranxiouslyassheswimsthelong 7 (distant)toEngland.Debbieintends___8___(take)shortrestseverytwohours.Shewillhavesomethingtodrink 9 shewillnoteatanysolidfood.MostofDebbie'sschoolfriendswillbewaitingforherontheEnglishcoast.AmongthemwillbeDebbie'smother, 10 swamtheChannelherselfwhenshewasagirl.每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson37TheOlympicGames奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)Gap-fillingTheOlympicGameswillbeheldinourcountryinfouryears'time.As1greatmanypeoplewillbevisitingthecountry,thegovernmentwillbebuildingnewhotels,animmensestadium,andafinenew2(swim)pool.'Theywillalsobebuildingnewroadsandaspecialrailway-line.TheGameswill3(hold)justoutsidethecapitaland4wholeareawillbecalled'OlympicCity'.Workerswill5(complete)thenewroadsbytheendofthisyear.6theendofnextyear,theywillhavefinishedwork7thenewstadium.Thefinemodern7(build)havebeendesignedbyKurtGunter.Everybodywillbewatching9(anxious)asthenewbuildingsgoup.WeareallveryexcitedandarelookingforwardtotheOlympicGames10theyhaveneverbeenheldbeforeinthiscountry.每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson38Everythingexcepttheweather(唯獨(dú)沒(méi)有考慮到天氣)Gap-fillingMyoldfriend,Harrison,hadlivedintheMediterraneanformanyyearsbefore.Hereturned1_England.Hehadoftendreamedof2 (retire)inEnglandandhadplannedtosettle3inthecountry.Hehadnosoonerreturned4heboughtafinehouseandwenttolivethere.Almostimmediatelyhebegantocomplain5theweather,6eventhoughitwasstillsummer,itrained7(continue)anditwasoftenbitterlycold.Aftersomanyyearsofsunshine,Harrisongot8shock.HeactedasifhehadneverlivedinEnglandbefore.9theend,itwasmorethanhecouldbear.Hehadhardlyhadtimetosettledown10hesoldthehouseandleftthecountry.Thedreamhehadhadforsomanyyearsendedthere.Harrisonhadthoughtofeverythingexcepttheweather.每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson39AmIallright?Gap-fillingWhileJohnGilbertwasinhospital,heaskedhisdoctortotellhim 1 hisoperationhadbeensuccessful, 2 thedoctorrefusedtodoso.Thefollowingday,thepatientaskedforabedsidetelephone. 3 hewasalone,hetelephonedthehospitalexchange 4___askedforDoctorMillington.Whenthedoctoransweredthephone,Mr.Gilbertsaidhe 5 (inquire)aboutacertainpatient,___6 Mr.JohnGilbert.HeaskedifMr.Gilbert'soperationhadbeensuccessfulandthedoctortold 7___thatithadbeen.HethenaskedwhenMr.Gilbertwouldbeallowedtogohome 8 thedoctortoldhimthathewouldhavetostayinhosptialfor 9 twoweeks.ThenDr.Millingtonaskedthe 10 (call)ifhewasarelativeofthepatient.'No,'thepatientanswered,'IamMr.JohnGilbert.'每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson40FoodandtalkGap-fillingLastweekatadinnerparty,thehostessaskedmetositnexttoMrs.Rumbold.Mrs.Rumboldwas 1___large,unsmilinglady 2 atightblackdress.Shedidnotevenlookup 3__Itookmyseatbesideher.Hereyes 4 (fix)onherplateandinashorttime,shewasbusy 5 (eat).Itriedtomakeconversation.'Anewplayiscomingto"TheGlobe"soon,'Isaid.'Willyoubeseeing__6 ?''No,'sheanswered.'Willyoube 7 (spend)yourholidaysabroadthisyear?'Iasked.'No,'sheanswered.'WillyoubestayinginEngland?'Iasked.'No,'sheanswered. 8 despair,Iaskedher 9 shewasenjoyingherdinner.'Youngman,'sheanswered,'ifyouatemoreand 10 (talk)less,wewouldbothenjoyourdinner!"每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson41Doyoucallthatahat?Gap-filling'Doyoucallthatahat?'Isaidtomywife.'Youneedn'tbesorude 1 it,'mywifeansweredasshelookedat 2 inthemirror.Isatdownononeofthosemodernchairs 3 holesinitand 4 (wait).Wehadbeeninthehatshopforhalfanhour 5 mywifewasstillinfrontofthemirror.'Wemustn'tbuythingswedon'tneed,'Iremarked 6__(sudden).Iregretted 7 (say)italmostatonce.'Youneedn'thavesaidthat,'mywifeanswered.'Ineedn'tremindyou___8 thatterribletieyouboughtyesterday.''Ifinditbeautiful,'Isaid.'Amancanneverhavetoomanyties.''Andawomancan'thavetoomanyhats,'sheanswered.Tenminutes__9 (late)wewalkedoutoftheshoptogether.Mywifewaswearingahat 10 lookedlikealighthouse!每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson42NotverymusicalGap-fillingAswehadhad 1 longwalkthroughoneofthemarketsofoldDelhi,westoppedatasquare 2 (have)arest.Afteratime,wenoticedasnakecharmer 3 twolargebasketsattheothersideofthesquare,__4 wewenttohavealookathim.Assoonashesawus,hepickedupalongpipe 5 wascoveredwithcoinsandopenedoneofthebaskets.Whenhebegantoplayatune,wehadourfirstglimpse 6 thesnake.Itroseoutofthebasket 7 begantofollowthemovementsofthepipe.Wewereverymuchsurprised 8 thesnakecharmersuddenlybegantoplayjazzandmodernpopsongs.Thesnake, 9 ,continuedto'dance'slowly.Itobviouslycouldnottellthedifference 10 Indianmusicandjazz!每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson43OvertheSouthPoleGap-fillingIn1929,threeyearsafterhisflightovertheNorthPole,theAmerican 1 (explore),R.E.Byrd,successfullyflewovertheSouthPole___2 thefirsttime.Though,atfirst,Byrdandhismenwereabletotakeagreatmanyphotographsofthemountains___3 laybelow,theysoonran 4 serioustrouble.Atonepoint, 5 seemedcertainthattheirplanewouldcrash.Itcouldonlygetoverthemountains 6___itroseto10,000feet.Byrdatonceorderedhismen 7___(throw)outtwoheavyfoodsacks.Theplanewasthenabletoriseanditclearedthemountains 8 400feet.ByrdnowknewthathewouldbeabletoreachtheSouthPolewhichwas300milesaway,fortherewerenomoremountains 9___sight.Theaircraftwasabletoflyovertheendlesswhiteplains 10 difficulty.每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson44ThroughtheforestGap-fillingMrsAnneSterlingdidnotthinkoftheriskshewastakingwhensheranthroughaforestaftertwomen.Theyhadrusheduptoher1shewashavingapicnic2 theedgeofaforestwithherchildrenandtriedtostealherhandbag.Inthestruggle,thestrapbrokeand, 3thebagintheirpossession,bothmenstartedrunningthroughthetrees.MrsSterlinggotsoangry4sheranafterthem.Shewassoonoutof5 (breathe),butshecontinuedtorun.Whenshecaughtup6them,shesawthattheyhadsatdownandweregoingthroughthecontentsofthebag,7sheranstraightatthem.Themengot8afrightthattheydroppedthebagand9(run)away.'Thestrapneeds10(mend),'saidMrsSterlinglater,'buttheydidnotstealanything.'每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson45AclearconscienceGap-fillingThewholevillagesoonlearntthatalargesumofmoneyhadbeenlost.SamBenton,thelocalbutcher,hadlosthiswalletwhiletakinghis1(save)tothepost-office.Samwassurethatthewalletmusthavebeenfoundbyoneofthe2(village),butitwasnotreturned3him.Threemonths4(pass),andthenonemorning,Samfoundhiswalletoutsidehisfrontdoor.5hadbeenwrappedupinnewspaperanditcontainedhalfthemoneyhe6 (lose),togetherwithanote7said:'Athief,yes,'butonly5opercentathief!'Twomonthslater,somemoremoneywassenttoSamwith8note:'Only25percentathiefnow!'9time,allSam'smoneywaspaidback10thisway.Thelastnotesaid:'Iam100percenthonestnow!'每天一讀(新概念2)Lesson46ExpensiveanduncomfortableGap-fillingWhenaplanefromLondonarrivedatSydneyairport,workersbegantounloadanumberofwoodenboxes 1 containedclothing.Noonecouldaccount___2 thefactthatoneoftheboxeswas 3 (extreme)heavy.__4 suddenlyoccurredtooneoftheworkerstoopenupthebox.Hewasastonishedat___5 hefound.Amanwaslyingintheboxontopofapileof 6 (wool)goods.Hewassosurprisedat 7 (discover)thathedidnoteventrytorunaway.Afterhewasarrested,themanadmittedhidinginthebox___8 theplaneleftLondon.Hehadhad 9 longanduncomfortabletrip,forhehadbeenconfinedtothewoodenboxforovereighteenhours.Themanwasordered 10___(pay)$3,500forthecostofthetrip.Thenormalpriceofaticketis$2,000!每天一讀(新概念2)Less