138. It is impolite to stare at somebody or follow him constantly. 139. It is Japanese custom to take off one’s shoes before entering a house. 1. It was in Greece that Olympic competitions started. 2. It seems that his opinions are always different from his girl-friend. They don’t get along well. 3. If it wasn’t an accident, he must have done it on purpose. 4. It is forecast that heavy rains are threatening to flood the area in a few days. 5. In his boyhood, he was slow in learning to read and write. 6. I couldn’t find a large enough coat, and so I took this one. 7. I tried to call you up last night, but no one answered the phone. 8. If you check your paper carefully, some grammar mistakes can be avoided. 9. .—I suppose you have got the post. ---You have guessed it. 7. I happened to see him in the department store. 8. I’m sorry, sir. There’s no double room available now. 9. It’s a nice spring day. Mrs. White puts on her coat, goes out and shuts the door. 10. It was so quiet at night. We listened carefully but heard nothing. 11. It has been raining for a week. I hope it will clear up. 12. I’m going to have my car repaired tomorrow morning. 13. I heard her talking about Mrs. Handerson whom I had never heard of . 14. If the streets had been clearly marked, it would not have taken us so long to his house. 15. ---Isn’t Jane here yet? ---No. much to my surprise, she is late. 16. It was raining hard outside and John was too anxious to go 17. I never expected you to turn up at the meeting; I thought you were abroad. 18. in old times,property was usually handed down to the oldest son at his father’s death. 19. I prefer staying at home to playing outside. 20. If a person is exposed to constant noise, he may gradually suffer from a loss of hearing. 21. I am tired of your stupid conversation. 22. I found the little boy sitting on the steps, crying bitterly. 23. Intelligent people can always come up with good solutions to problems. 24. If anyone ever catches sight of the mugger anywhere, please call the police at once. 25. If you don’t give up smoking you’ll never get better.
26. ---―It’s already midnight, Why not go to bed?‖ ----―There’s still too much housework to do. 27. Jim threatened to take revenge on the shirt factory that had fired him. 28. –John wants to see you today. ---I would rather he came tomorrow than today. 29. Jimmy is the oldest boy and is taller than any other boy in the class. 30. Johnson has come down in the world since his business failed.
31. John regretted not going to the meeting last week. 10. John’s suit is old and it is high time he bought a new one . 11. John’s sudden death was a great blow to his mother and it took her a long time to get over the grief. 12. Look! T–he flowers in the garden are growing lovely.
140. Let’s begin the lesson at the place where we left off last time.
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141. Let me see all the official documents concerning the sale of this land. 142. Look out, that step is not safe!
143. Libyan demonstrators set fire to the U.S. embassy in Tripoli. 13. .Mr. White was made chairman of the committee, who was in charge of the project. 14. Milk easily goes bad in hot weather. You’d better put it into the refrigerator. 15. —Mum, why do you always make me drink a cup of fresh milk every day?
---To get enough protein and nutrition as you are growing up. 16. Ruth finally managed to find what she was looking for. 17. Many people complain of the rapid pace of modern life. 18. Mr. Black, can you spare a minute for me? I have something important to tell you. 144. Mr. Smith was asked to check out five hours before he left the hotel.
145. Mary was not promoted because she dreamed too much and fell behind in her lessons. 146. Mike thought that he could get by with the minimum of work. His tutor quickly disabused him! 147. “My mother asked after you.”“How kind of her！”
148. Since he lied to me, he will never persuade me of his sincerity or truthfulness. 1. Many petroleum products can serve as raw materials for the chemical industry. 2. My family bought a second-hand car at the price of 500 dollars. 3. my cousin submitted his playground plans to the city council. 4. Many new opportunities will be opened up in the future for those with a university education. 1. Mother had a taste of the soup to see if it was tasty. 32. May we have the pleasure of your company for dinner? 33. Mary’s parents couldn’t help worrying about her. 149. My brother was such a handsome young man that many girls like him. 34. Mr. Jones’ new job smoothed away his worry about money.
35. No matter how hard we try, we can at best do only half as much as last year. 36. No one questioned his theory for almost 800 years. 37. Now repeat the words and phrases exactly as you hear them. 38. No sooner had I got home than it began to rain. 39. No matter what you do, you should put your mind into it. 40. Nearly all weather occurs in the lowest layer of the atmosphere. 150. Never trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.
151. Now that I have lost the notes, we’ll have to go without them. No matter how hard we try, we can at best do only half as much as last year 152. . Our branch stuck out and caught the rider by the hair. 153. Once he decided what he wanted, he would go after it with a single mindedness. 41. Once you understand the sentence, you will find he passage quite easy to grasp. 42. Only when the rain stopped did the sports meeting start again. 50. Our branch stuck out and caught the rider by the hair. 51. One group favors gradual integration , another demands immediate integration, and a third opposes
integration altogether.
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18 On her way to Wuhan on business, a pickpocket robbed her of her money. 19. One day, walking along the sands towards his boat, Crusoe saw in the sand the mark of a man’s foot. 20. Our neighbors always make a noise, scolding their children 21. Oceania is a separate landmass, but it is separated from Asia by very shallow water. 22. Peter’s latest book is so good that it is beyond all praise. 23. Pollution is said to cause many people to suffer from cancer. 24. Please speak loudly and clearly to make yourself heard and understood. 25. Sorry, I took your pen by mistake 26. Poor quality goods won’t sell easily
27. People throughout the country were called on to take up the struggle for their own freedom 43. Remember to turn off the gas when you go on holiday 154. She was caught spitting in public and fined ten yuan on the spot. 155. Smoking will interfere with health. 156. She was so touched by his generosity that for a moment she was at a loss for words. 157. She is very modest. Her success only stimulates her to make greater efforts. 158. She is very strict with herself in her work.
159. . State financial support given in the form of scholarships has stimulated the students
to greater efforts.
160. Sometimes his lectures are boring, but by and by I find them helpful and interesting 161. She’s the most efficient secretary I’ve ever had.
162. Sometimes you have to make a sacrifice to get what you want.
163. She told her children that they must not, on any account, play with matches. 164. Some students indicate that young children stop being creative as soon as they reach
school age because the classroom is a place where facts rather than imagination predominate.
165. Steam trains gave way to electric trains soon after the war. 166. She is 40, but I think she could pass for 25 without much trouble. 167. She told us most of the story, but kept back the bit about her uncle. 44. She got married although her parents had not given her their consent. 10. She took a glance at her watch and saw that it was already lunch time. 45. Such customs were handed down from father to son. 46. She held back, not knowing what to do or say. 52. She changes her mind so constantly that no one wants to work with her. 53. Scientists have spent years researching into the effects of certain chemicals on the human brain with no result.
54. Someone must have left the tap on, for the water was running over and flooding the bath-room 2. Since the boss of the department wasn’t in , we decided to have a meeting another day 3. She can’t eat much because she suffers from stomachaches.
4. She inherited a large amount of money from her father when he died. 28. .She took a glance at her watch and saw that it was already lunch time.
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29. Selecting a mobile phone for personal use is no easy task because technology is changing to rapidly. 30. Smallpox left lasting scars on George Washington’s nose and cheeks but most artists kindly left out the pockmarks when painting his portraits.
31. She told us most of the story, but kept back the bit about her uncle. 32. She got married although her parents had not given her their consent. 33. She inherited a large amount of money from her father when he died. 34. She is afraid to run a risk 35. Soldiers hurried in search of the building, but they found nothing in it. 36. She stopped at the supermarket to buy some bread and then went to pick up her little girl from
school;she killed two birds with one stone. 37. They are queuing up to buy tickets for the opera. 38. The young man has conquered his fear of failure and is making great steps in his work. 39. The old man devoted himself to teaching for many years. 40. The metals which we find in the earth include iron, lead and copper. 41. The girl would rather stay alone in the classroom than play with her classmates outside. 42. These years, I am looking forward to meeting the great writer. 43. There is no easy method to physics.
44. They were listening to light music when a thunder came down.
10The synthetic fibers produced in that big plant account for one third of all the fibers turned out in the area. 1. Tom’s mother is seriously ill. He is gong to the hospital to see her. 2. Their voices are so alike that I often mistake Tom for his brother Jim on the phone. 3. They fell in love with each other, however. After a few months, they realized they did not have much in
common. 4. The photo hanging on the wall is taken by my father. 5. The thief broke into the store and helped himself to a lot of money. 6. The terrorists threatened to blow up the building if their demands were not met. 7. The government is trying test to improve the housing . 8. Their actions suggested that he shouldn’t be a bad man, and I suggested that we shuld let him go 9. .The suggestion that we should have another talk with them was of no value. 10. The film star stood there, surrounded by a lot of people. 11. The team is the best in the country. And now the team are training hard for the coming Asian Games. 12. The traveler in the desert felt thirsty. That is to say, the traveler in the desert suffered from thirst. 13. The jury must weigh the evidence before they reach a verdict. 14. The firm will have to step up production if it is to defeat its competitors. 15. The American company whose chemical factory in India exploded will have to compensate for the loss of human lives.
16. The manager promised to keep me informed of how our business was going on. 17. The above mentioned reactions are bound to proceed smoothly. 18. The meeting drew to a close late in the afternoon. 19. The appearance of the book has marked a new era in the history of the question.
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20. The shopkeeper is facing fierce competition from supermarkets. 21. They are building the railway in association with another company. 58. The students will put off the outing until next week, when they won’t be so busy. 59. . things more important than it.
60. The woman I came across yesterday is Mrs. Black 61. The city is named after the famous president
45. The doctor has warned time and again that smoking will affect his health, but Johnny just won’t listen. 46. This new method not only saves time but also saves energy by operating on two batteries instead of four. 168. The elephant fell into the trap the hunters had set for it. 169. These envelops are so small that letters have to be folded several times before they can be put inside. 170. Then she went back to a deliver a series of lectures which she prepared over here. 47. The Smiths are too protective towards their children, they should let them see more of the world. 48. The room became completely dark when the candle went out. 49. The doctor said he would try his best to relieve her of her pain. 50. The young girl made up her mind to get rid of her bad habit. 51. The local government will offer us what we need. 52. The price of houses is going up while that of cars has been brought down only to about 80 thousand yuan.
53. This is the very house in which Mr. Zhou once lived. 54. The tallest hat would make him so tall that people would stop calling him a little man. 55. The old photo reminded him of his childhood in the countryside. 56. The sisters differ in their interests.
57. The kitten climbed the tree and couldn’t get down. 58. The city Zhangjiakou was extensively damaged in the earth-quake. 59. The case contained a lot of things, including a second-hand watch. 60. The custom goes back to the 12th century.
61. The building of the bridge has been held up by the heavy rain. 62. The train is timed to arrive at 6 o’clock. 63. Teachers ate trained in the training college. 64. The naughty boy is troublesome, and he is a great trouble to his parents.
65. The sick boy mustn’t be left alone all night and we should take our turn at sitting up. 66. There are various techniques that have to be learnt before one can do this job properly. 67. These words are wrongly spelled, that’s to say, he spelled the words wrong. 68. These masterpieces of music can stand the test of time. 171. The true reason who Jane went fishing is as transparent as glass-she didn’t want
to have to clean the house. 172. The journey usually takes six weeks but you should allow for delays caused by bad weather. 173. The story of his adventures makes excellent reading. 174. The agree with us in principle but differ with us in terms of certain measures to be taken. 175. The other families in the apartment house weren’t friendly to them.
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