新概念英语第二册课文+练习 lesson 1

Lesson 1 A private conversation 私人谈话

First listen and then answer the question.

Why did the writer complain to the people behind him?

Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat. The play was very interesting. I did not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I got very angry. I could not hear the actors. I turned round. I looked at the man and the woman angrily. They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. 'I can't hear a word!' I said angrily. 'It's none of your business,' the young man said rudely. 'This is a private conversation!'

Comprehension

1. The writer turned round. He looked at the man and the woman angrily________.

(a) and they stopped talking (b) but they didn't stop talking

(c) but they didn't notice him (d) but they looked at him rudely

2. The young man said, 'It's none of your business.'

(a) He was talking to the young woman.

(b) He was talking about the play.

(c) He thought the writer was trying to listen to his conversation with the young woman.

(d ) He thought the writer was asking him a question.

Structure

3. Last week the writer went to the theatre. He was ________ the theatre.

(a) to (b) at (c) into (d) on

4. The young man and young woman were sitting behind him. He was sitting _________them.

(a) before (b) above (c) ahead of (d) in front of

5. __________did the writer feel? Angry.

(a) Where (b) Why (c) How (d) When

6. He looked at the man and the woman angrily. He looked at _____ angrily.

(a) them (b) they (c) their (d) us

7. The young man and the young woman paid ________ attention to the writer.

(a) none (b) any (c) not any (d) no

Vocabulary

8. He had a good seat. He was sitting in a good_________.

(a) chair (b) place (c) armchair (d) c1ass

9. He was a young man. He wasn't very_______.

(a) old (b) big (c) tall (d) large

10. The writer looked at the man and the woman angrily. He was very_______.

(a) sad (b) unhappy (c) cross (d) pleased

11. The writer could not bear it. He could not ______ it.

(a) carry (b) suffer (c) stand (d) lift

12. The young man spoke rudely. He wasn't very________.

(a) clever (b) rude (c) polite (d) kind

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