DAY 72 听力材料

On _______ evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large 

_____ of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike _____ in twenty 

minutes' time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock _____. The big 

minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but _____ happened. Suddenly someone 

shouted. 'It's two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!' I looked at my ____. It was true. 

The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. ____ that moment, everybody ____ to ____ and 

sing.