1、 “Its none of your business,” the young man said 10 (rude). “this is a private conversation!”每天一读 (新概念2)Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch?(早餐还是中餐) Gap-filling It was Sunday. I never get up early 1 Sunday. I sometimes stay 2 bed until lunchtime. Last Sunday I got 3 very late. I looked out of 4 window. 5 wa
2、s dark outside. “What 6 day!” I thought. Its raining again. Just the, the telephone 7 (ring). It wasmy aunt Lucy. Ive just arrived 8 train. she said. Im coming to see you. 9 Im still having breakfast, I said. What are you doing? she asked. Im having breakfast, I 10 (repeat) Dear me! she said. Its on
3、e oclock. Lesson 3 Please send me a card(请给我寄一张明信片)Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and 1 (sit)in public gardens. A 2 (friend) waiter taught me a few words of Italian. The he lend me 3 book. I read a few lines, 4 I didnt understand a word. Every day
4、 I thought 5 postcards. My holidays passed 6 (quick), but I didnt send cards 7 my friends. 8 the last day I made a big 9 (decide). I got up early and bought (buy) thirty-seven cards. I spent 10 whole day in my room, but I didnt write a single card! Lesson 4 An exciting trip(一次激动人心的旅游)Why is Tim find
5、ing this trip 1 (excite)?I have just received a letter form my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is 2 engineer. He is working for 3 big firm and he has already visited 4 great number of different places in Australia. He has just 5 (buy) an Australian car and has
6、 gone 6 Alice Springs, a small town in the 7 (central) of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. From there he will fly 8 Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, 9 he is finding this trip very 10 (excite).Lesson 5 No wrong numbers(无错号之虞) Mr. James Scot has a garage in Silbury and now he has j
7、ust 1 (buy) another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles 2 Silbury, but Mr.Scott cant get a telephone 3 his new garage, 4 he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon 5 (carry) the first message from Pinhurst 6 Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. Up 7 now, M
8、r.Scott has sent 8 great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the 9 . In this way, he has begun his own private telephone 10 (serve) Lesson 6 Percy Buttons(珀西.巴顿斯) Who is Percy Buttons? I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a 1 (beg) knocked 2
9、 my door. He asked me 3 a meal and a glass of beer. In return 4 this, the beggar stood 5 his head and 6 (sing) songs. I gave him 7 meal. He ate the food and 8 (drink) 9 beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away, Later a neighbour told me about him. Everybody knows him. His name
10、 is Percy Buttons. He calls 10 very house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer. Lesson 7 Too late(为时太晚) The plane was late and detectives(侦探)were waiting 1 the airport all morning. They were expecting a 2 (value) parcel(包裹) of diamonds from South America. A few h
11、ours earlier, someone 3 (tell) the police that thieves would try to steal 4 diamonds. When the plane arrived, some if the detectives were waiting inside the main building while 5 were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel 6 the plane and carried 7 into the Customs House. While two detecti
12、ves were keeping guard at the door, two 8 opened the parcel. 9 their surprise, the precious(珍贵的)parcel was full 10 stones and sand!. Lesson 8 The best and the worst(最好的和最差的) Why is Joes garden the most beautiful one in the town?Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody
13、enters 1. The Nicest Garden Competition each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Friths garden is 2 (large) than Joes. Bill works harder 3 Joe and grows 4 (many) flowers and vegetables, Joes garden is more 5 (interest). He has made neat(整洁的)path(小路)and 6 (build) a 7 (wood) bridge over a pool. I like
14、 gardens too, but I dont like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden 8 (compete) too, and I always win a little prize 9 the 10 (bad)garden in the town!Lesson 9 A cold welcome(冷遇)What does a clod welcome refer to?On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year an
15、d a large crowd(人群)of people 1 (gather) under the Town Hall clock. It would strike(敲响)twelve in twenty 2 (minute) time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, 3 five to twelve, the clock 4 (stop). The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, 5 nothing happened. 6 (sudden) someone shouted, Its t
16、wo minutes past twelve! The clock 7 (stop)! I looked at 8 watch. It was 9 (truth). The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. 10 that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing. Lesson 10 Not for jazz(不适宜演爵士乐)What happened to the clavichord(古钢琴)?We have an old musical instrument(乐器). It is called
17、 a clavichord. It was made 1 Germany in 1681. Our clavichord 2 (keep)in the living room, It has belonged 3 our family for a long time. The instrument 4 (buy) by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged(损坏) by a 5 (visit). She tried 6 (play) jazz(爵士) on it! She struck the keys too hard
18、and two of the strings(线)were 7 (break). My father was 8 (shock). Now we are not allowed to touch 9 It is being repaired by a friend of my 10 (father).Lesson 11 One good fun deserves another(礼尚往来)Who paid for Tonys dinner?I was having dinner at a restaurant 1 Tony Steele come in. Tony worked in a la
19、wyers office years ago, 2 he is now working at a bank. He gets 3 good salary, but he always borrows money 4 his bank and never 5 (pay) back. Tony saw me and came and sat 6 the same table. He has never borrowed money from me. 7 he was eating, I asked him 8 (lend) me twenty pounds. 9 my surprise, he g
20、ave me the money immediately. I have never borrowed any money from you. Tony said, so now you can pay 10 my dinner!Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck(再见,一路顺风)Where is Captain Alison going and how?Our neighbour, Captain Charles Slison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. Well meet him 1 the harbour(港口)e
21、arly in the morning, He will be 2 his small boat, Topsial. Topsail is 3 famous little boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic(大西洋)many times. Captain Alison will set 4 at eight oclock, 5 well have plenty of time. Well see 6 boat and then well say goodbye 7 him. He will be away for two months. We are
22、 very proud 8 him. He will take part in 9 important race across 10 Atlantic. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys (绿林少年)Why will the police have a difficult time?The Greenwood Boys are a group of pop singers. 1 present, they are visiting all parts of the country. They will be arriving here tomorrow. They wi
23、ll be coming 2 train and most of 3 young people in the town will be meeting them 4 the station. Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the 5 (Worker) Club. The Greenwood Boys will be staying 6 five days. During this time, they will give five 7 (perform). 8 usual, the police will have 9 difficult t
24、ime. They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same 10 these occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak English? 你会讲英语吗?Did the young man speak English?I had an 1 (amuse) experience last year. After I had left a small village 2 the south of France. I drove on 3 the next town. 4 the way, a young man
25、 waved 5 me. I stopped and he asked me 6 a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning 7 him in French and he replied 8 the same language. Apart 9 a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neither of us spoke during the journey. I had nearly reached the town, when the young man
26、 suddenly said, very 10 (slow), Do you speak English? As I soon learnt, he was English himself! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音When was the good news?The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. I felt very 1 (nerve) when I went into his office. He didnt look 2 from his desk when I 3 (enter). Afte
27、r I 4 (sit)down, he said that business was very bad. He told me that the firm could not afford 5 (pay) such large salaries. Twenty people had already 6 (leave). I knew that 7 turn had come. Mr. Harmsworth, I said 8 a weak voice. Dont interrupt, he said.The he smiled and 9 (tell) me I would receive 1
28、0 extra thousand pounds a year! Lesson 16 A polite request (彬彬有礼的要求)When was the polite request?If you park your car in the wrong place, 1 traffic policeman will soon find it. You will be very 2 (luck) if he lets you go without 3 ticket. However, this does not always happen. Traffic police 4 (be) so
29、metimes very polite. During a holiday in Sweden, I found this note on my car. Sir, we welcome you 5 our city. This is a “No Parking” area. You will enjoy 6 stay here if you pay 7 (attend) to our street signs. This note is only a 8 (remind). If you receive a request 9 this, you continue fall to obey 10 ! Lesson 17 Always young 青春常驻 Ga
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