Part I：单词与短语
Wednesday n.周三；Town Hall镇政厅；a large crowd of[一大群(人)；gather v.聚集，收集；strike vt.敲打，打击，撞击；in twenty minutes’ time 20分钟后；minute hand(n.)钟表的分针；move v.移动，搬动；suddenly adv.突然间；true adj.真的，真实的；refuse to do sth.(动词结构) 拒绝做某事；at that moment 就在那一刻；laugh and sing(动词结构)又笑又唱
1.过去时与过去完成时的混合运用
示例1：On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall.
示例2：When we got there, a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock.
示例3：At five to twelve, the clock stopped.
示例4：The big minute hand did not move.
示例5：The big clock refused to welcome the New Year.
2.过去将来时
示例：We waited under the Town Hall clock because it would strike twelve in 20 minutes’ time.
Part III：综合训练
(1) Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day (2) the year (3) a large crowd of people (4 have) gathered (5) the Town Hall clock, (6) it (7) strike twelve (8) 20 minutes’ time. Fifteen minutes passed (9) then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped (10) the big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, (11) nothing happened. Suddenly someone (12 shout) that it was two minutes past twelve (13) (14) the clock (15) stopped. I looked at my watch (16) it was true. The big clock (17 refuse) to welcome the New Year. (18) that moment, everybody (19 begin) (20) laugh and sing.
答案：
(1) on; (2) of; (3) and; (4) had; (5) under; (6) for; (7) would; (8) in; (9) and; (10) and; (11) but; (12) shouted; (13) and; (14) that; (15) had; (16) and; (17) refused; (18) At; (19) began; (20) to
Part IV：句型转换
将下面句子进行最大程度的合并：
1. It was the last day of the year. A large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in 20 minutes’ time.
2. Fifteen minutes passed. Then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move.
3. We waited and waited. Nothing happened.
4. Suddenly someone shouted, ‘It’s two minutes past twelve!’ He also shouted, ‘The clock has stopped!’(变为间接引语)
5. I looked at my watch. It was true.
6. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.
答案：
1. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock, for it would strike twelve in 20 minutes’ time.
2. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped and the big minute hand did not move.
3. We waited and waited, but nothing happened.
4. Suddenly someone shouted that it was two minutes past twelve and that the clock had stopped.
5. I looked at my watch and it was true.
6. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year and at that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.
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