Task 2:
1) I saw the door open 2) the office had been broken into
3) quite a few things had been stolen 4) had already come back to the office 5) the 200 dollars he had locked in his drawer was gone 6) had just bought 7) A few computers in the office had been stolen
(XXV) Cloze
(1) recent (2) surprise (3) sad (4) keeping (5) disturbing (6) inquiries (7) admitted (8) occurred (9) surgery (10) options (11) tightly (12) soaking (13) scent (14) gatherings
(XXVI) Translation 1. Translate the sentences
30) We are good friends; however, he kept such an important matter from me, which took me by surprise.
31) It doesn’t matter if you can not get full marks for the exam; what matters is not to lose confidence in yourself.
32) He chatted with me last night and assured me that the disease was not hard to cure and that nobody had ever died of it.
33) She was determined to overcome all the obstacles in her life with a will of iron.
34) It turned out that he had already received my money, but did not acknowledge the receipt of it on purpose. This really drove me crazy.
35) He is a shy and silent boy. Before he went onto the stage to share his experiences, he sat quietly in a corner of the auditorium, gathering his thoughts.
36) He admitted on the spot that he would go overseas for further study as he believed overseas education would open the door to his future research.
37) Mary’s uncle’s face lit up when he saw his neice had turned into a pretty young lady in just a few years.
2. Translate the paragraph
我回去看我外婆的时候， 她非常高兴地看到我已长成一个健壮的小伙子。 我们一起聊