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1、新概念填空English 新概念English填空P.240（51课） for Why did Hughs not work?My friend,Hugh,has always been fat,but things got so bad recently that he decided to go on a .He began his a week ago.First of all,he wrote out a long list of all the foods which were .The list included most of the things Hugh loves:butt

2、er,potatoes,rice,beer,milk,chocolate,and sweets.Yesterday I paid him a visit.I rang the bell and was not surprised to see that Hugh was still as fat as ever,He led me into his room and hid a large parcel under his desk.It was obvious that he was very .When I ask him what he was doing,he smiled and t

3、hen put the parcel on the desk.He explained that his was so that he had to himself .Then he showed me the contents of the parcel.It contained five large bars of chocolate and three bags of sweets! P.244（52课） A pretty carpetWhat is the writers carpet made of?We have just moved into a new house and I

4、have been working hard all morning.I have been trying to get my new room in order.This has not been easy because I own over a thousand books.To make matters worse,the room is rather small,so I have put my books on the floor.At the moment,they cover every of floor and I have to walk on them to get in

5、 or out of the room.A short while ago,my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs.She went into my room and got a big surprise when she saw all those books on the floor.This is the prettiest carpet I have ever seen,she said.She gazed at it for some time then added,You dont nee

6、d bookcases at all.You can sit here in your spare time and read the carpet.! P.248（53课） snakeWhat caused the fire?At last have put out a big forest fire in California.Since then,they have been trying to find out how the fire began.Forest fires are often by broken glass or by cigarette ends which peo

7、ple carelessly throw away.Yesterday the firemen the ground carefully,but were not able to find any broken glass.They were also quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire.This morning,however,a fireman discovered the cause.He noticed the of a snake which was wound round the electric of a

8、16,000- .In this way ,he was able to the .The explanation was simple but very unusual.A bird had up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires.The snake then wound itself round the wires.When it did so,it sent down to the ground and these immediately started a fire. P.252（54课） sti

9、cky What two interruptions did the writer have?After breakfast,I sent the children to school and thin I went to the shops.It was still early when I returned home.The children were at school,It was still early when I returned home.The children were at school,my husband was at work and the house was q

10、uiet.So I decided to make some meat .In a short time I was was busy butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky .At exactly that moment,the telephone rang.Nothing could have been more .I picked up the the voice of Helen Bates.It took me ten minutes to her to ring back later.At last I

11、 hung up the receiver.What a !There was pastry on my fingers,on the telephone,and on the .I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the doorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead.This time it was the postman and he wanted me to tor a letter! P.256（55课） Not a What did the team find?Dreams of findi

12、ng lost almost came true recently.A new machine called The has been in the ground.The machine was used in a near the where-it is said- used to hide gold.The would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it. With the new machine,a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried tre

13、asure.The leader of the party was examining the near the to the cave when the machine showed that there was gold under the ground.Very excited,the party dug a hole two feet deep.They found a small gold coin which was almost .The party then searched the whole cave but did not find anything except an

14、empty tin .In spite of this,many people are that The Revealer may reveal something of fairly soon.P.260（56课） Faster than !How fast did the winning car go? Once a year,a race is held for old cars.A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of just before it began.One of t

15、he most cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost.The most unusual car was a which had only three .Built in 1885,it was the oldest car taking part.After a great many loud ,the race began.Many of the cars broke down on the and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them!A few cars,however,co

16、mpleted the race.The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour-much faster than any of its .It at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it.The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure.It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting. P.264

17、（57课） Can I help you, ?Did the woman get what she wanted?A woman in stood at the window of an expensive shop. Though she for a moment, she finally went in and asked to see a dress that was in the window. The assistant who her did not like the way she was dressed. Glancing at her ,he told her that th

18、e dress was sold. The woman walked out of the shop angrily and decided to the assistant next day. She returned to the shop the following morning dressed in a coat with a handbag in one hand and a long umbrella in the other. After seeking out the rude assistant, she asked for the same dress. Not real

19、izing who she was, the assistant was to serve her this time. With great difficulty, he climbed into the shop window to get the dress. As soon as she saw it, the woman said she did not like it. She enjoyed herself making the assistant bring almost everything in the window before finally buying the dr

20、ess the dress she had first asked for. P.268（58课） A in ?Why does the vicar refuse to cut down the tree?The village of Frinley is said to a tree. Because the tree was mentioned in a newspaper, the tree was near the fifty years ago, but it is only in recent years that it has gained an . It is said tha

21、t if anyone touches the tree, he will have bad luck; if he picks a leaf, he will die. Many villagers believe that the tree has already a number of . The vicar has been asked to have the tree cut down, but so far he has refused. He has pointed out that the tree is a useful of ,as tourists have been c

22、oming from all parts of the country to see it. In spite of all that has been said, the tourists have been picking leaves and cutting their names on the tree-trunk. So far, not one of them has been down by sudden death!P.272（59课） in or out?why did Rex run away?Our dog, Rex, used to sit outside our fr

23、ont gate and . Every time he wanted to come into the garden he would bark until someone opened the gate. As the neighbours complained of the noise, my husband spent weeks training him to his on the to let himself in.Rex soon became an at opening the gate.However,when I was going out shopping last we

24、ek,I noticed him in the garden near the gate.This time he was barking so that someone would let him out! Since then,he has another bad .As soon as he opens the gate from the outside,he comes into the garden and waits until the gate barking again.Yesterday my husband the gate and Rex got so annoyed w

25、e have not seen him since.P.276（60课） The Does what Madam Bellinsky said come true?At a village ,I decided to visit a called Madam Bellinsky.I went into her tent and she told me to sit down.After I had given her some money,she looked into a ball and said:A of yours is coming to see you.She will be ar

26、riving this evening and intends to stay for a few days.The moment you leave this tent,you will get a big surprise.A woman you know well will rush towards you.She will speak to you and then she will lead you away from this place.That is all. As soon as I went outside,I forgot all about Madam Bellinsk

27、y because my wife hurried towards me.Where have you hiding?she asked .Your sister will be here in less than an hour and we must be at the station to meet her.We are late already.As she walked away,I followed her out of the fair.P.280（61课） Trouble with the What is the special importance of a in space

28、?The Hubble telescope was into by on April 20,1990 a dollars.Right from the start there was trouble with the Hubble.The pictures it sent us were very disappointing because its main mirror was !NASA is now going to put the telescope right,so it will soon be sending up four to repair it.The will be ta

29、king the astronauts to the Hubble.A from the will be taking the astronauts to the Hubble.A from the Endeavour will the telescope and hold it while the astronauts make the necessary repairs.Of course,the Hubble is above the earths ,so it will soon be sending us the clearest pictures of the stars and

30、that we have ever seen.The Hubble will tell us a great deal about the age and size of the .By the time you read this,the Hubbles will have sent us thousands and thousands of wonderful pictures.P.284（62课） After the fireWhat was the danger to the villages after the fire?Firemen had been fighting the f

31、orest fire for nearly three weeks before they could get it under .A short time before,great trees had covered the countryside for miles around.Now, still rose up from the warm ground over the hills.Winter was coming on and the hills the villages with ,for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil

32、 but would cause serious as well.When the fire had at last been put out,the forest ordered several tons of a special type of which would grow quickly.The seed was over the ground in huge by aeroplanes.The planes had been planting seed for nearly a month when it began to rain.By then,however,in many places the grass had already taken .In place of the great trees which had been growing there for , of green had begun to appear