新概念英语二lesson40课后题（新概念2语法填空Lesson6）

Lesson6Who is Percy Buttons? I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a 1 (beg) knocked 2 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 is Percy Buttons. He calls 10 very house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass ofbeer.参考答案1. beggar 2. at 3. for 4. for 5. on 6. sang 7. a 8. drank 9. the 10. atLesson 7 Too late 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 hours 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 detectives 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! 参考答案

1. at 2. valuable 3. had told 4. the 5. others 6. off 7. it 8. others 9. To 10. ofLesson 8 The best and the worst

Why is Joe’s garden the most beautiful one in the town?Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters 1 ‘The Nicest Garden Competition’ each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Frith’s garden is 2 (large)than Joe’s. Bill works harder 3 Joe and grows 4 (many) flowers and vegetables, Joe’s garden is more 5 (interest). He has made neat paths and 6 (build)a 7 (wood) bridge 8 a pool. I like gardens too, but I don’t like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden 9 (compete) too, and I always win a little prize for the 10 (bad)garden in the town! 参考答案

1. for 2. larger 3. than 4. more 5. interesting 6. (has) built 7. wooden 8. over 9. competition 10 worst

Lesson 9 A cold welcome On Wednesday evening, we went to the TownHall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people 1 (gather) under the Town Hall clock.It would strike 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, ‘It’s two 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.At that moment, everybody began 10 and sing.参考答案

1. had gathered 2. minutes’ 3. at 4. stopped 5. but 6. Suddenly 7. has stopped 8. my 9. true 10.to laughLesson 10 Not for jazz What happened to the clavichord?We have an old musical instrument.It is called 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 by a 5 (visit). She tried 6 (play)jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard 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).参考答案1. in 2. is kept 3. to 4. was bought 5. visitor 6. to play 7. broken 8. shocked 9. it 10. father’s