英语写作手册课后练习答案 丁往道

英语写作 丁往道 课后练习答案 P74 III. Rewrite the following sentences into compound or complex sentences. 1. Xu,, enrolled in college last fall， comes from a working-class family, 2. The dean issued a bulletin saying that the library would remain open on weekends. 3. Last night was wild, with the thunder roaring, gale blowing and torrents falling. 4. The temperature must have fallen considerably during the night, because there are icicles on the trees. 5. He looked in vain for the familiar landmarks when he returned to his hometown where he had been away for twelve years .6. Although we have made some progress, we still have a long way to go. 7. In the cloudless sky, the sun was shining brightly. 8. Among over two hundred passengers on board the plane, about one third were foreigners. 9. The girl, whose mother was a famous pianist, began to learn to play the piano when she was a child. 10. Napoleon was born in 1769, when Corsica had just been acquired by France. 1 英语写作手册 丁往道 课后练习答案 11. When she appeared on the stage, a stormy applause broke forth. 12. The gypsies, once thought to be Egyptians, are really a nomadic people who migrated into Europe from India. 13. The new workers, young and inexperienced, are eager to learn from the veteran workers. 14. At the poor quarter, a lot of small huts with mud walls and straw roofs dotted the hillside. 15. Hearing that his father was ill, he was so anxious to go home to see him that he went to the station early in the morning to buy a ticket IV The following sentences are not unified or coherent. Try to improve them. 1. She began to speak very fast at the ten o'clock meeting yesterday. Or At ten o'clock yesterday ，she began to speak very fast at the meeting. • 2. Bernard Shaw was one of the best-known British playwrights. • 3. The houses were mere shanties, with rags stuffed in the cracks and holes. • 4. The novel I read on the train did not interest me at all. • 5. We later learned that the well-dressed man who admitted us to the house was a thief. 2 英语写作手册 丁往道 课后练习答案 • 6. I lost some important documents, which were found three days later with the help of the police. • 7. A sales woman greeted us when we entered the shop. There all kinds of shoes on the shelves were quite reasonable in prices, and a lot of customers were buying them. I will go to see her. • 8. Tell Helen，if she is at home， • 9. Listening attentively, you will hear a faulty sound. • 10. On entering the room, I saw no one. • 11. Fred is energetic, capable and reliable. • 12. The children promised to be careful and return home early. • 13. Dickens offered no solution to the social injustices exposed in his novels. • 14. Either my watch is fast or yours is slow. • 15. Glancing out of the window, my attention was attracted by the beautiful view. • 16. He finished reading nearly ten books during the vacation. • 17. If interested in painting, you can take a course at the evening school. • 18. She said that she would come if she could, but we didn’t have to wait for her. • 19. To tell my friend the good news, I posted the letter at once. • 20. I will go to the lecture, for I like the speaker’s poems. 3 英语写作手册 丁往道 课后练习答案 V. Revise the following sentences. Try to make them concise. 1 In 1840 the Opium War broke out. 2 There are more books in their library than in ours. 3 He returned home after graduating from college. 4 We planned to meet just before sunrise or We planned to meet very early in the morning. 5 The cause of the flood was the heavy rain in late spring. Or The flood was due to the heavy rain in late spring. 6 He was asked to repeat the sentence. 7 I play badminton as well as my brother. 8 It seemed to his friends that his attitude was puzzling. 9 These watermelons are large and sweet. 10 He did not tell the truth. 11 A number of students want to join the drama club. 12 He was kind enough to let me share his umbrella. 13 Zhao was elected the representative of the class by the whole class. 14 At present, I am taking the course of World History and geography. 15 The plane circled the airport for about ten minutes and then disappeared. 4 英语写作手册 丁往道 课后练习答案 16 What I am trying to say is that he has not done his work very well. 17 I would like you to consider whether you will let our journal publish your recent article on women scientists in China. 18 Owing to the fact that he had missed many lectures, it would be possible for him to fail the exam. 19 You must first work out an outline for your paper, and then, you need to collect all kinds of material to support your point of view. 20 In that country violent death has become a commonplace thing. 21 He is not only a good pianist, but also a good singer. 22 This pretty actress keeps appearing in TV serials. 23 As a rule, students are not allowed to take books out of this reading-room. 24 According to the speaker, it is obvious that the responsibility system has helped to increase production. 25 One of the reasons why people are well informed in this country is that many newspapers can be easily bought or subscribed to. 26 Statistics show that from 1980 to 1990 enrollment at this school doubled. 27 There are so many inexperienced workers that production of the factory has been affected. 28 There are about 50 patients in this ward, many of whom are being 5 英语写作手册 丁往道 课后练习答案 given acupuncture treatment. 29 His name is James Williams. 30 Whatever he does, he works seriously and does his best. 6