2. My mother punished my brother for his insolent behaviour.

(a)  

 2a. inso..    无礼的，侮慢的 (a)  

3. My mother hung my best drawing on the wall.

  (a)  

4. He understood the enormity of the problem he had created for us.

  (a)  

5. You got this information from the internet.

(a)  

6. They built the monument in remembrance of the war heroes.

  (a)  

7. It took a lot of persuasion to convince him to work hard for his examination.

(a)  

8. He taught us obedience and respect for authority at a young age.

(a)  

9. taught ( tea.. )  (a)  

10. took ( ta.. )    (a)  

11. built ( buil.. )     (a)  

12. got ( g..t )    (a)  

13. understood ( underst..d )    (a)  

14. hung ( h..ng )    (a)  

15. punished ( pu.. )    (a)  

16. attended ( atte.. )    (a)