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精品文档 精品文档 PAGE PAGE2 精品文档 PAGE v1.0 可编辑可修改 Lesson9 Acoldwelcome 冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.Itwasthelastdayof theyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock. Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes ’time.Fifteenminutespassed andthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddid notmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeone shouted. ‘It’stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped! ’I lookedatmywatch. It wastrue. Thebigclockrefused towelcometheNew Year.Atthatmoment,everybodybegantolaughandsing. Comprehension 1Thecrowdgatheredundertheclockbecause__________