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Text A Half a Day

Naguib Mahfous

1. Understanding how grammar helps to create meaning in context.

1) Observe how the past perfect is used. Discuss how it contrasts with the simple past.

(1) I felt I was a stranger who had lost his way. (para.8)
(2) Well, it seemed that my misgivings had had no basis. From the first
    moments I made many friends and fell in love with many girls. I had
    never imagined school would have this rich variety of experiences.
    (para.13)
(3) I looked around but found no trace of my father,who had promised to
    be there. (para.17)
(4) Good Lord! Where was the street lined with gardens? Where had it
    disappeared to? (para.17)
(5) And where were the fields that bordered it? High buildings had taken
    over...(para.17)

2) Observe the use of “would ”.Discuss its meaning in the context in which it is used.

(1) And while the lady would sometimes smile, she would often yell and
    scold.Even more frequently she would resort to physical punishment.
   (para.15)
(2) I had never imagined school would have this rich variety of
    experiences. (para.13)
(3) How could all this have happened in half a day, between early morning
    and sunset? I would find the answer at home with my father.
   (para.18)
(4) I hurried towards the crossroads, because I remembered that I had to
    cross the street to reach our house, but the stream of cars would not
    let up. (para.18)
(5) Extremely irritated, I wondered when I would be able to cross.
   (para.18)

2. Put in the simple past or past perfect.

1)	Amy (be)____________ sorry that she (not be)____________ nicer to Tim.
2)	John could not find the fields that (be)____________ there.
3)	I (arrive)____________ late; I (not expect)____________ the road to be so icy.
4)	Because he (not check)____________ the oil for hours, his car (break)____________ down.
5)	All the people we (invite)____________ turned up except Mr. Smith, who had caught a cold.
6)	Halfway to the office Suzanne (turn)____________ round and (go)___________back home, because she (forget)____________ to turn the lights off.
7)	When Martin (look)____________ through all the drawers in his room for thebunch of keys, he (start)____________ searching the cupboards downstairs.
8)	After she (stop)____________ trying to lose weight, Xiaobei (look)____________ much healthier.
9)	When I (wash)____________ and (dry)____________ the last plate, Ye Ming (come)____________ in and kindly (offer)____________ to help.
10)	I (1 go)__________ to Paris last spring for a job interview. I (2 not be)__________ there for five years. I (3 arrive)______________ the evening before the interview, and (4 spend)__________ a happy hour walking round thinking about the good times I (5 have)__________ there as a student. 　　 As I was strolling by the Seine (塞纳河), I suddenly (6 see)__________ a familiar face—it was Jane, the girl I (7 share)__________ a flat with when I was a student, and whose address I (8 lose)__________ after leaving Paris. I could tell she (9 not see)__________ me, so I (10 call)__________ her name and she (11 look)__________ up. As she (12 turn)__________ towards me, I (13 see)__________ that she (14 have)__________ an ugly scar on the left side of her face. She (15 see)__________ the shock in my eyes, and her hand (16 go)__________ up to touch the scar; she (17 explain)____________ that she (18 get)____________ it when shewas a journalist reporting on a war in Africa. 　　 She (19 not be)__________ uncomfortable when telling me this. We (20 feel)__________ as if the years (21 not pass)__________ , as if we (22 say)___________ goodbye the week before. She (23 arrive) _________ in Paris that morning, and she (24 have)__________ a hospital appointment the next day. The doctors (25 think)__________ that they could remove the scar, but she would have to stay in Parisfor several months. Both of us (26 have)__________ the idea at the same time: if I (27 get)_________ the job, we could share a flat again. And we could start by having a coffee while we (28 begin)__________ to tell one another everything that (29 happen)__________ to us in the past five years.

3. Based on the text, write eight sentences about the boy s experience at school, using the correct form of the verbs given. Each of your sentences should have an object clause.

believe　　　　　　　 feel　　　　　 imagine　　　　　 remember
discover　　　　　　 find　　　　 notice　　　　 see

Example:The boy saw that school was,after all,not as terrible as he had expected.

4. Fill in each of the blanks with a word from the list.

all　　　　　　　　 any　　　　　　　 no　　　　　　 nobody
none　　　　　　　 some

1)	Emma couldnt find ________ butter, but she had ________ margarine (人造黄油).
2)	—I find that even the professor cannot answer this question. —Of course ________ knows everything.
3)	________ cigarette is completely harmless.
4)	“________ women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That is his.” (Oscar Wilde)
5)	—What were your photos like? —Im afraid ________ of them came out clearly.
6)	Anna likes to keep everything to herself. She talks to ________ about her problems.
7)	—Who do I go to for advice on paying my taxes? —________ tax officer.
8)	“He who praises all praises ________ .” (Samuel Johnson)
9)	________ of the boys could forget what had happened that night.
10)	I have three sets of house keys, and I cant find ____________ of them now.
11)	I dont do just ____________ work: I choose jobs that interest me and pay well.
12)	Discuss it with your fellow students if you have ____________ further difficulty.
13)	The place was so poor ten years ago that ____________ tourists came to visit.
14)	Dont buy just ____________ computer, buy a Legend (联想).
15)	While ___________ showed sympathy for him, ___________ accepted the way hehandled the matter.

5. Write out the past and past participle forms of the following irregular verbs.

	Past	Past Participle		Past	Past Participle
awake	_________	_________	hang(挂)	_________	_________
beat	_________	_________	hide	_________	_________
bend	_________	_________	lay	_________	_________
bleed	_________	_________	lend	_________	_________
blow	_________	_________	lie(躺)	_________	_________
break	_________	_________	light	_________	_________
cast	_________	_________	rise	_________	_________
cling	_________	_________	sew	_________	_________
creep	_________	_________	shine	_________	_________
draw	_________	_________	stick	_________	_________
feed	_________	_________	tear	_________	_________
fly	_________	_________	wear	_________	_________

6. Put in prepositions or “/” (=no preposition is needed).

1)_________ 2001　　　　　　　　　 9)_________ lunch time
2)_________ spring　　　　　　　　 10)_________ Christmas
3)_________ January　　　　　　　　11)_________ the weekend
4)_________ September 10, 1998　　 12)_________ next Sunday
5)_________ Wednesday　　　　　　　13)_________ this evening
6)_________ the morning　　　　　　14)_________ my last birthday
7)_________ Monday evening　　　　 15)_________ the coming weekend
8)_________ 6∶45