75. She likes wearing boots at home,for they are very comfortable. 76. That is a building about thirty feet high . 77. The plane was arriving in half an hour.
78. How about staying at home if we meet with a stormy day?
79. If you were in my position,you would have some idea how I feel. 80. it isn’t much a car,but at any rate a pound since it was not expensive. 81. There were quantities of rain last year. 82. Poor quality goods won’t sell easily. 83. Don’t quarrel about amall things .
84. No one questioned his theory for almost 800 years.
85. There are quite a few new magazines and books in the bookstore.
86. our ship sailed through the strait between the two islands and went straight to rome without ataying in paris.
87. Although her marriage was very unhappy, Mrs. Stephens remained with her husband for the sake of the children.
1. American blacks were denied equal rights with the whites until the 1970s after many years of hard
struggle.
88. After my mother finished cleaning up the house, she went on read today’s newspaper. 2 . Although my friends disliked Jenny, I insisted on her coming with us. 89. Although she was disabled when she was only six years of age, yet she aimed high, for which her
friends spoke highly of her. 90. After the lecture, the students participating in it had a heated discussion on it. 91. All those expensive shoes are made by hand. 92. Anybody who has broken the law won’t escape being punished. 2. As a result, he succeeded reaching the castle but failed to find the way to enter it. 3. As a result of the neglect of all safety rules, the workers were exposed to considerable
danger.
4. As they crossed Broadway, he came face to face with a new problem. 5. After Tom passed his driving test he filled out an application for his driver’s license. 6. Apart from blue eyes, blonde hair is also characteristic of Swedish people. 7. As soon as his party came into power , he changed the law. 8. A dog was run over by a bus and killed.
9. Anything that is dropped falls towards the centre of the earth because of the pull of gravity. 10. A really powerful speaker can work up the feeling of the crowd to a fever of excitement. 11. An argument was inevitable because they disliked each other so much. 12. A(n) desperate man will stop at nothing to get what he wants. 13. After flying across the Atlantic, Charles Lindbergh became famous overnight. 14. All the workers in the factory are provided with protective hats. 15. Baby-sitting is part of an off-camp job. 16. But, because Barbary is all that matters to me for the time, I don’t suggest going away.
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17. Because he stammered slightly, the other boys made fun of him. 5 By improving his learning habits a(n)average student can be a top one. 18. Children are very curious by nature.
19. Camping facilities include a tent, a sleeping bag, a rucksack, a stove, and so on. 20. Can you run off 200 copies of this notice before the post goes? 21. Candidates who wish to withdraw from the examination must notify the secretary
immediately.
22. Can you tell me who can best handle the problem? 23. Chinese brown medicine has little side effect. 24. Do you enjoy reading about the adventures of the great explorer in the African forests? 25. Despite all the heated arguments they had, they remained the best of friends throughout their lives. 1. 8 Don’t quarrel about small things. 8 .Do you like these shoes? ---No, show me some other
2. Don’t eat anything that will spoil your appetite for dinner. 3. Don’t judge a crime until you know all the circumstances. 4. Do you enjoy listening to records? I find records ate often as good as or better than an actual
performance.
1. Do you know when and where the sports meeting was to be held. 2. Don’t make fun of her, John. Can’t you see she is in tears? 26. Einstein was a mathematical genius 27. Everyone seemed to turn a blind eye to the rubbish on the floor. 28. Every evening after supper, my parents would go out for a walk. 29. Every government that refuses to meet the needs of its people must accept the consequences. 30. The infected girl was isolated from the rest of the family. 31. Failure to communicate resulted in the high divorce rate. 32. From his appearance we may safely conclude that he is a heavy smoker. 33. Five years ago the pox wiped out the population of the island. 34. First the curtain caught fire and then the bedclothes. 35. For almost an hour the workers were just hanging about waiting for materials to arrive. 36. Fruit in best and cheapest when it is in season. 37. George left in such a hurry that I hardly had time to thank him. 38. He is always kind, never cruel, either to people or to animals. 39. He slipped and broke his leg. As a result he would have to away from school for two weeks. 40. he has been studying the problem in his study for a long time 41. He was very near-sighted, almost helpless without glasses. 42. He said the situation there was not so bad as had been painted. 43. he touched on many points without enlarging on any of them . 44. He said it in such clear terms that nobody was in any doubt about what was meant. 45. His business is growing so fast that he must take on more workers.
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46. He is the manger of the company. He’a in charge on it. 47. He said he had every confidence in his secretary; she would do the right thing. 48.
49. His failure to pay his debts confirmed their suspicion that he was not to be trusted. 50. Her husband wasn’t content with what he gained and wanted to get more. 51. Handwriting is how you present yourself on paper. 52. His heart stopped beating just when we reached the hospital 53. His parents couldn’t get through to him on the telephone, so they decided to go to his school and see what's wrong.
54. His ambition had always been to become an architect. 55. Look!the flowers in the garden are growing lovely.
-How I wish I had a small piece of ground when I could plant some flowers of my own 56. How can I have put on a pound since yesterday?i’ve eaten nothing! 5. His father paved the way for him to climb to the top. 6. He read a book on the plane to while away the time. 7. He has a peculiar habit of biting his lips when he is puzzled. 8. Her family sympathized with her desire to be a lawyer. 9. His honesty is out of question: nobody can doubt it.
10. He was very ill but a good doctor and careful nursing brought him through. 11. He is said to be generous with his money.
12. He considers himself a great singer, and in a way he is justified. 13. He restricts himself to smoking two cigarettes a day.
14. He is an expert at making himself understood in foreign languages. 15. He shot at the bird, but it flew away. 16. His fatness renders him unable to touch his toes. 17. He’s taken to drink and never does a stroke of work. 18. His failure in the examination is fatal to the plan. 19. He was only too willing to accept the proposal. 20. Her father flew into a passion when he learned that she wanted to get married before she graduated from the university.
21. How abut staying at home if we meet with a stormy day? 22. He rose early the next day , finding the river had risen one foot. 23. He shows no respect for at this rules. 24. ---How about Jim? ----He came home with safety. 1. He left out an important detail in his report of the accident.
2. Harris turned a page to two and the title of a poem caught his eye. 3. He is always respectful to older people.
25. He had hoped to get $120 for his old bike but had to settle for $100 26. How is Mary getting on with her study? 27. His father is very busy every day. He can’t help complaining of the rapid pace of modern life.
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28. He is the best candidate to carry out the plan. 3. His energetic efforts met with only partial success. 4. He’s a nice person, to be sure, but not very competent as a manager. 5. How can you avoid mistakes when you’re in such a hurry? 6. He lay awake all night, thinking over the problem. 57. His total income of a year is $500. His yearly income totals $500. It reached a total of $500 a year. 29. He hoped the firm would transfer him to the Paris branch. 30. It is encouraging to note that in recent years,cigarette smokers have been on the
decline,especially among olded people.
31. A good dictionary is indispensable to the study of a foreign language. 32. Ice and water are the same substance in different forms. 33. If you really understood the difficulties facing the government, you wouldn't be so critical of its
spending reductions.
34. I have tried in vain to account for the riddle. What a pity! 35. It is unwise to show off your greater knowledge in front of the director 36. I wanted to make a dress, but I didn’t know how to set about it. 37. In this job you must face up to the problems and not run away from them.. 38. In contrast to his brother, he was always considerate in his treatment of others. 39. It will cost you very little to give the boy a pat on the back once in a while; he needs encouragement. 40. If you were in my position, you would have some idea how I feel. 41. I was learning my lessons on the radio when she called me up. 42. I would rather have noodles than rice. 43. I received the invitation to the conference, but have no idea if I should accept it. 44. I recognized him the moment I saw him. 45. I tried to remember to put everything in good order, but I sometimes forgot to do so. 46. I can still remember us walking hand in hand through the street together. 47. I ran across her in the public library yesterday. . 48. I have been to Beijing scores of times. 49. It was a good game, and at the end the score was Argentina 3, Germany 2. 15. I had my shoes shined just before I came. 17. It is four years since he left home. 20. It is a personal taste whether you like western classic music or Chinese folk music. 29. In order to improve his spoken English, he practiced talking to others in English. 93. It’s starting to rain; we had better hurry home. 94. It’s not safe to carry so much money with you. You’d better deposit the money in the bank. 95. I will have him come and keep me company. 96. Industrial countries consume a great amount of raw materials. 97. I must admit my whole heart is set on being a medical biologist. 98. I am very sleepy because I stayed up late last night. 99. Ice and water are the same substance in different forms.
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100. If you really understood the difficulties facing the government, you wouldn't be so critical of its
spending reductions.
101. I recommended buying this dictionary but he could not afford it. 102. I often look back on my stay in England as a happy period in my life. 103. I much prefer factual books such as biographies to fiction of any kind. 104. I had not even a vague idea of what was going to happen. 105. If this is the case, how is he justified in blaming her? 106. It has been decided that measures should be taken to bring down the costs of the projects. 107. I disapproved of the way he behaved at the meeting.
108. In the preface to this book, we are given the reason why it has been republished. 109. I didn’t expect that these few books would come to so much.
110. I speak for my colleagues as well as myself when I thank you all for your great kindness. 111. “I’ve been away a long time, and that name is not familiar to me.” 112. It’s no use ringing me at the office this week because I’m on holiday. 113. It is very difficult to keep the trains running on time in winter.
114. It is only by accident that you see me here. I ought to be in the office. 115. It is encouraging to note that in recent years, cigarette smokers have been on the decline,
especially among older people.
116. I must count up how much money I’ve spent today.
117. If George cannot earn money for a bicycle, he will have to do without. 118. If you can make friends with her, so much the better. 119. I was told that this sweater would not shrink in the wash but it has.
120. cent years, cigarette smokers have been on the decline, especially among older people. 121. I have tried in vain to account for the riddle. What a pity! 122. It is unwise to show off your greater knowledge in front of the director 123. I wanted to make a dress, but I didn’t know how to set about it. 124. In this job you must face up to the problems and not run away from them. 125. It’s not quite certain that he will be present at the meeting. 126. It was natural that he count the days before going home. 127. It took millions of people several years to build the Great Wall 128. .When she saw the clouds she went back to house to fetch her umbrella. 129. It was difficult to guess what her reaction to the news would be. 130. If I take this medicine twice a day, it should cure my cold. 131. I have always considered you my best friend. 132. If you have a house full of children and rubbish, you will next keep it clean. 133. I was ashamed of when I lived. 134. It is impossible to know in advance what will happen. 135. It is considerate of you to turn down the radio while your sister is still ill in bed. 136. I long for an opportunity of seeing you.
137. I am glad to have been given a chance to visit your country.
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