it.
3. Demand for coal is down and so are the prices. 4. Biking is a green alternative to driving.
5. Our research on climate change focuses on its effect on the environment.
3. Sentence Patterns
3.1
1. Our reading room has many interesting books as well as the latest magazines.
2. The 300-page book contains many pictures of the artist as well as some of his famous paintings.
3. For character building, one needs to succeed as well as fail sometimes.
4. The latest model of the Huawei mobile phone is very popular at home as well as abroad.
3.2
1. Legend has it that the guy invented chess to please his King.
Word has it that the CEO of my company will
retire next year.
2.
Rumor has it that he has spent all his money on this crazy and risky plan. 3.
Legend has it that those who step onto this stone
will have good luck.
4.
4. Comprehensive Practice
4.1 Cloze
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a brilliant inventor, was
Long, long ago Greek legend has it that Daedalus, imprisoned together with his son Icarus on an island in the Mediterranean. In
order to escape, Daedalus devised a clever plan and sketched out his idea to his
son. They would both fly away from the island like
birds. It was risky, but both
thought it worth a try. Using feathers attached together with wax and string,
Daedalus made them both a pair of wonderful wings. Harnessed to these they
were able to take to the air, leaving those on the ground who witnessed their flight
amazed at their strange device. As they flew off over the sea their escape
seemed certain. But Icarus, ignoring the warnings of his father, came too close to
the sun. The wax holding his wings together melted and he plunged to his death in the ocean below.
4.2 Translation
1. How to harness the power of the rockets is the key to the successful launch of a spaceship.
2. The 20th century witnessed the growth of the aviation industry.
