state of Washington.
2. Several colleges and universities in the United States are now requiring that their students purchase personal computers.
3. The use of mechanical refrigerators became widespread in United States in the
1920's.
4. Could we go out tomorrow night instead? I'd rather have a quiet
evening in tonight.
5. Becky will fill you in on what happened at the last meeting.
6. You can lose yourself in a sea of identical hairstyles and thought styles. Key
1. expanses 2. thinking it necessary 3. commonplace 4. at home 5. tell you 6. large number
Grammar exercise
Ⅰ. Put the following into indirect speech.
1. \
said Robert.
2. \
to.\
3. \ 4. \
5. \ 6. \
7. \ \
8. \ Key
1. Robert said he had been in London for a month, but so far he hadn't had time to
visit the tower.
2. He said he had been intending to do it the next day, but then he didn't think he
would be able to.
3. The boy asked Why so many people were interested in on-line shopping. 4. John told Mary not to make mountains out of molehills.
5. My mother told me to take the meat out of the oven when the bell rang. 6. Ann suggested surfing the Internet.
7. The child asked his mother if he had to/need eat it all and she said that he
must/had to.
8. Mr. Smith advised Tom not to spend all his time chatting on the Internet.
Ⅱ. Combine the sentences in each group into one, using at least one absolute
construction.
1. a. There had been no rain. b. The ground was dry. 2. a. When I walked in, Grandpa was sitting at the kitchen table.
b. The newspaper was spread before him. 3. a. The boys leaned against the willow tree. b. Their fishing poles rested on sticks.
c. Their eyes gazed at the bobs floating on the ripples 4. a. Mark went homeward alone.
b. His heart was full of strange emotion. 5. a. The discussion had been completed.
b. The chairman adjourned the meeting for half an hour. 6. a. The cowboy dominates the pages of many magazines. b. His hair is dark and curly.
c. His broad shoulder are sloping yet powerful. d. His expression is calm and confident. Key
1. There having been no rain, the ground was dry.
2. When I walked in, Grandpa was sitting at the kitchen table, the newspaper spread
before him.
3. The boys learned against the willow tree, fishing poles resting on sticks, eyes
gazing at the bobs floating on the ripples.
4. Mark went homeward alone, his heart full of strange emotion.
5. The discussion completed, the chairman adjourned the meeting for half an hour. 6. The cowboy dominates the pages of many magazines, his dark and curly, his
broad shoulders sloping yet powerful and his expression calm and confident.
Ⅲ. Fill in the blank with the gerund or the infinitive of the verb given in the
brackets.
1. I try to______(pacify) him but he refuse to ______(pacify) and went on
_____(grumble)
2. I am looking forward to______(see ) you. 3. I object to _____(be treated) like a child. 4. I don't feel like ___(do) on lined shopping.
5. He hates ______(answer ) the phone, and very often just let it ____(ring) 3. Two whole pages are devoted to ____ (report) yesterday's bomb explosion. Key
1. pacify, be pacified, grumbling 2. seeing 3. being treated 4. doing
5. answering, ring 6. reporting
Ⅳ. Review the following sentences. Start with the words given. 1. He had hardly arrived when she started complaining.
Hardly ________________________________________________ 2. Once Manton gets logged on the Net, he rarely care anything else. Rarely ________________________________________________ 3. You must not touch this switch under any circumstances.
Under no circumstance ___________________________________
4. They have never known such hardships in all their lives.
Never _________________________________________________
5. He worries so much about his financial position that he can't sleep at night. So much _______________________________________________ 6. He spoke not only more correctly but also more convincingly.
Not only _______________________________________________ 7. They succeeded only after several trails.
Only __________________________________________________ Key
1. Hardly had he arrived when she stared complaining.
2. Rarely does Maton care about anything else once he gets logged on to the Net. 3. Under no circumstance must you touch this switch.
4. Never in all their lives have they known such hardships.
5. So much does he worry about his financial position that he can't sleep at night. 6. Not only did he speak more correctly but also more convincingly. 7. Only after several trials did they succeed.
Ⅴ. Make sentences of your own after the sentences given below, keeping the
underlined structures in your sentences.
1. It is my personal belief that the human potential can only be realized by the
globalization of ideas.
2. He said that he felt like an alcoholic, in that moderate use of the Internet was just not possible for him.
3. All of this being said, I believe that the key to realizing the potential of the
Internet is in achieving balance in out lives. Key
1. It is my hope that you will not give up your effort. It was my belief that our team will win the game.
2. I am ready to accept your proposal in that I believe it to be the best you can offer. This machine differs from other one in that it is more powerful.
3. All things being considered, I think I ought to award the scholarship to John. So many members being absent, the meeting had to be put off.
Translation
Ⅰ. Translated the following sentences in to English, using the words or phrases
given in the brackets. 1. 15年来，医生们一直用抗癌药治疗这种疾病的，这些药就像大锤一样打垮患
者体内 的防御力量。（equivalent of）
2. 无可否认，香烟会使人上瘾，而一旦你上了瘾，就很难戒除这个习惯了。
（addict）
3. 在日本人生产的一种电子游戏中玩游戏的人可以模拟艾滋病患者从染上艾
滋病毒直到死亡的经历。（simulate）
4. 我肯定，他说你可以用这笔钱继续学习音乐是人真的。（in earnest） 5. 我们只能以牺牲质量为代价来提高生产率，但这可能损害公司的声誉。（at the
expense of)
6. 探险者遇到了几乎难以逾越的峡谷。（confront with )
7. 一名外语老师如果要在中学任教，他最起码要持有正规教育院校颁发位证
书。（at the very least）
8. 我很快察觉到我无法使他改变想法。（perceive） Key
1. For the past 15 years, doctors have tried to treat this disease with anticancer
drugs, equivalent, to be beat down the body's defense forces.
2. There is no denying that smoking is addictive. And once you are addicted, it's
very difficult to get rid of the habit.
3. In a Japanese-made video game, player can simulate the experience of AIDS
from HIV infection until death.
4. I'm sure he was in earnest when he said that you could use this money to continue
your study of music.
5. We can only increase production at the expense of quality, which could ruin the
company reputation.
6. The explorers were confronted with an insurmountable valley.
7. A teacher of foreign language should posses at the very least a graduate degree
from a certified education school or institute if he is to teach high school. 8. I soon perceived that I couldn't make him change his mind.
Ⅱ. Translate the following passage into Chinese.
The Internet has launched us into a true information age and is enabling people
around the world to interact with each other on a scale previously unimaginable. Whatever evolution ary course the Internet and the Information Superhighway take, the digital convergence of the telecommunications, television, and computer industries has forever altered the way we communicate and compute, This convergence will enable companies to deliver service that were once beyond
the technical limits. WebTV will viewers to access the Internet. Big screen, high-definition digital television and DVDs may change the way movies are shot. Satellite will help automobile find their own way home. Household will receive signals from satellite, microwave towers, fiber or copper lines. Key
互联网已经把我们带入了一个真正的信息时代，而且正在帮助世界各地的人们在一个以前不可想象的范围内相互交流。无论互联网和信息高速公路走的是一条什么样的发展道路，电讯，电视，和计算机行业一致采用数码化的做法永远改变了我们的交际和计算方法。
这种一致将使大公司能提供以前因技术有限而不能提供的服务。网络电视将使观众能接触互联网。大屏幕、高保真数字电视和DVD有可能改变电影的拍摄方法。卫星将帮助汽车找到回家的路。家家户户将接收到卫星、微波发射塔、纤维或铜线传送的信号。
