UnitTwoTheJokerExercises

StudyandPracticeVocabularyA.1.Field’swill___________hiswifeHattieandsonClaudethesumoftwentythousanddollars.2.A_________isalegaldocumentinwhichapersonstateshowhewantshispropertyandmoneytobedisposedofafterhisdeath.3.I_________agreethatIwillneverrevealsuchinformationtoanyonewhoisnotauthorizedtoreceiveit.bequeathedtestamenthereby4.Inspiteofhis____________asagood-for-nothing,Henrymadeabigfortunebeforehedied.5.Followingthecoffin,alongfuneralprocessionproceededslowlyand__________.6.Towardstheendoftheyear1694,the__________ofBlackDeathspreadtothepalace,andreachedtheyoungandbloomingQueen.7.Allmeninthecourtlaughed,andtheprettyladies__________.8.Ifyoudescribesomeoneasa____________________,youthinkheislazyorirresponsible.solemnlyinfectiongood-for-nothingreputationgiggled9.“Idon’tunderstand,”hesaid,witha(n)__________ofcompletesurpriseonhisface.10.Hethrewitasidewitha(n)__________gestureandanotheroathandwalkedoff.11.We__________fromourparentsmanyofourphysicalcharacteristics.12.Beingapoortalker,theprofessorstartedhislectureinaflat,slow__________.expressionimpatientmonotoneinheritInvestrelative resumesound

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fortune solemnlyIt’snottoohardtoconceivethatHenrymightmakefunofhisfriendseveninhis__________.Henrywasabornjoker.Heseemedtobeabletomakefunofanyoneatanytime.

His__________knewmanyofhisfunnystories.Henrylikedtotakehisfriendsto_______hotelsforcocktailsandplayedjokesonwaiters.Healsolikedtopokefunatpeoplewhowereneverconsciousofhismischievousness.VocabularyB.funeralrelativesposh Oncehedressedupasagypsyandwentfromdoortodoortellingpeople’s__________.Heactuallymade￡6inanafternoon.Haveyouheardaboutthepracticaljokeheplayedwhenhewasastudent,theonewiththeroadmenders?Someworkmenwerediggingaholeintheroadto________thesewerage(排水系統(tǒng)，污水工程).Havingwaited__________forachancetohavefun,Henryimmediatelytookhisaction.fortuneresumeexpectantlyFirst,hephonedthepoliceandtoldthem__________thatsomestudentsweredigginga____________largeholeintheroad,andthathedidn’tthinkitwasaveryfunnythingtodo.Thenhewenttotheworkmen,andtoldthemthatsomestudentshaddressedupaspolicemenandwerecomingtotellthemtostopdiggingthehole!Well,youcanimaginewhathappened!Totalconfusion!InspiteofthefactthatHenrywasagood-for-nothingallthroughhislife,hehad__________wiselyandmadealargesumofmoney.Witha__________mindandhiscarefreemanner,heleftallhismoneytohisfriends.Whentheylearntthis,theyfellsilent.Notuntilthatmomentdidtheyrealizehowdeeplytheirfriendlovedthem.ridiculouslysolemnlyinvestedsound1.Ourheadofficewillcontactyouwithabranchofcompanyinyourarea.______________________________

Ourheadofficewillputyouintouchwithabranchofourcompanyinyourarea.2.Somepeoplelaughedsohardthatstomachcontractionscausedthemtobendtheirbodieswithlaughter._______________

Somepeoplelaughedsohardthatstomachcontractionscausedthemtodoubleupwithlaughter.VocabularyC.3.Awomanwhowouldn’tcommitamurdermightbewillingtohelpconcealitafterithadbeencommitted._____________

Awomanwhowouldn’tcommitamurdermightbewillingtohelpcoverupafterithadbeencommitted.

4.It’dbefun,afterthesituationinEuropebecomescalm,totakeatripovertoFrance.____________________________

It’dbefun,afterthesituationinEuropesettlesdown,totakeatripovertoFrance．

5.WhatwentthroughCarol’smindIcan’timagine,buthedidmanagetoappearserious.____________________________

WhatwentthroughCarol’smindIcan’timagine,buthedidmanagetokeepastraightface.6.

Colin’sobligedtotakehisturnatreadingloudlytheannouncements._________________________

Colin’sobligedtotakehisturnatreadingouttheannouncements.

7.Therainremainedsteadythoughthewindhadbecomeverymuchquieter.__________________________

Therainremainedsteadythoughthewindhaddieddown.

8.Henry’scollectionofwealthhasgraduallybecomelargeroverthelastseventeenyears.________________________

Henry’scollectionofwealthhasbeenbuiltupoverthelastseventeenyears.9.Toherastonishment,hewasalreadyowingalotofmoneythroughgamblinglosses._______________________

Toherastonishment,hewasalreadydeeplyindebtthroughgamblinglosses.10.Therewerecheersforeachofthewomenastheyspokeoneaftertheother

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Therewerecheersforeachofthewomenastheyspokeinturn.

Structureoccurtohim checkhisinsurancepolicygraduallydawnedonme havetalent oughttorunagainItoccurredtohimthatheshouldcheckhisinsurancepolicy.ItgraduallydawnedonmethatIstillhadtalentandoughttorunagain.A.(Itdawnedon…that…)

strikehim thesolutiontotheproblem mightnotbeappropriatenotreadothers’score notresist sneakalookItstrokeonhimthatthesolutiontotheproblemmightnotbeappropriate.Althoughtheteacherwarnedhimnottoreadothers’scores,hecouldn’tresistsneakingalookatthenamelist.

B.(can’t/couldn’tresistdoingsth.)theconductor trippedandfellonhisface theaudience laughnotmind stayuplate notstand getupearlyWhentheconductortrippedandfellonhisface,theaudiencecouldn’thelplaughing.

Idon’tmindstayinguplateatnight,butIcan’tstandgettingupearlyinthemorning.

Translation1.Henrylovedtopullpeople’slegsallthroughhislife.2.Inhistestamentheplayedhislastjokeonhisfriends.3.Beforehedied,hehadaskedColintoreadouthis