新概念第三册Lesson14-16课文语法填空设计练习题.docx

新概念第三册语法填空设计练习（答案参考课文原文）Lesson 14   A noble gangster 贵族歹徒一、【Text】课文There was a time _ the owners of shop and businesses in Chicago had to pay large sums of money to gangsters in return _ 'protection'. If the money was not paid promptly, the gangsters would quickly put a man out of business by destroying his shop. _(obtain) 'protection money' is not a modern crime. As long ago as _fourteenth century, an Englishman, Sir John Hawkwood, made the remarkable discovery _ people would rather pay large sums of money than have their life work_(destroy) by gangsters.Six hundred years ago, Sir John Hawkwood arrived in Italy with a band of soldiers and settled near Florence. He soon made a name for himself and came to be known to the Italians as Giovanni Acuto. Whenever the Italian city-states were at war with each other, Hawkwood used to hire his soldiers to princes _ were willing to pay the high price he demanded. In times of peace, when business was bad, Hawkwood and his men would march into a city-state and, after burning down a few farms, would offer to go away _ protection money was paid to them. Hawkwood made large sums of money in this way. In spite of this, the Italians regarded him _ a sort of hero. When he died at the age of eighty, the Florentines gave him a state funeral and had a picture painted which was dedicated to the memory of 'the most valiant soldier and most notable leader, Signor Giovanni Haukodue'.Lesson 15   Fifty pence worth of trouble五十便士的麻烦一、【Text】课文Children always appreciate small gifts of money. Father, of course, provides a regular supply of pocket-money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income. With some children, small sums go a long way. If fifty pences are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money-boxes. Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money-box. For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a _(satisfy) bar of chocolate.My nephew, George, has a money-box_ it is always empty. Very few of the fifty pences I have given him have found their way there. I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him _(save) it. Instead, he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble. On his way to the sweet shop, he dropped his fifty pence and it rolled along the pavement and then disappeared down a drain. George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover. He could not find his fifty pence anywhere, and what is more, he could not get his arm out. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm _ soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck. The fire-brigade _(call) and two firemen freed George using a special type of grease. George was not too upset by his experience because the lady_ owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles and rewarded him _ a large box of chocolates.Lesson 16   Mary had a little lamb玛丽有一头小羔羊一、【Text】课文Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece. One of Mary's prize possessions was a little white lamb _ her husband had given her. She kept it tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening. One evening, however, the lamb was missing. The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been stolen.When Dimitri came in from the fields,His wife told him_ had happened.Dimitri at once set out to find the thief. He knew it would not prove difficult in such a small village. After telling several of his friends about the theft, Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb. Dimitri _(immediate) went to Aleko's house and angrily accused him _stealing the lamb. He told him he had better _(return) it or he would call the police. Aleko denied _(take) it and led Dimitri into his back-yard. It was true that he had just bought_ lamb, he explained, but his lamb was black. Ashamed of having acted so _(rash), Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him. While they were talking, it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Aleko's house _ the rain stopped. When he went outside half an hour later, he was astonished to find that the little black lamb was almost white. Its wool, _ had been dyed black, had been washed clean by the rain!学科网（北京）股份有限公司