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1、课外拓展mr. brown was nearly ninety, so it was often difficult for him to remember things, but he still liked travelling very much, so he and his wife went to spain every year. one summer when they were there, they went to visit some friends. these people had two young daughters. one afternoon mr. brown

2、 was talking to one of the girls in the garden after lunch.“you and your sister were ill when my wife and i were here last year, werent you?”he said to her. “yes, we were.”answered the girl.“we were very ill.” the old man said nothing for a minute, because he was thinking. then at last he said.“oh,

3、yes. i remember now! one of you died. which one of you was it, you or your sister?”the girl answered,“it was me.”“oh! im sorry to hear it.”said the old man. 根据短文内容填空，每空限填一词。 mr. brown was very 1 , so it was hard for him not to 2 things. every year the 3 went to spain. there they 4 some friends. one

4、afternoon, mr brown was talking to one of his friends 5 . the old man asked the girl if (是否) she and 6 sister were terribly ill the year before. the girl answered that 7 of them were very ill. the 8 man kept silent (沉默) for a moment, then he 9 which of them had died. the young girl felt very interesting and 10 him that it was her. she played a joke with the old man. 答案及提示： 1old 他已经90岁了。 2forgetnot to forget “不忘记”是remember的意思 3browns在姓氏前加定冠词，后面用复数表示“夫妻俩”或“一家”。 4visited 文中已有提示 5dau