Unit 1
1. No matter how experienced a speaker you are, and how well you have prepared your speech,
you will have difficulty making a speech at such a noisy reception.
2. Just as all his sister ’ s friends cared about him, Jimmy cared about them.
3. Car manufacturers stamp a vehicle identification number at several places on new cars to help track down stolen vehicles.
4. If you dare tell on me when the teacher gets back I won ’t say a word to you any more.
5. Some elderly people prefer to live on their own while the great majority choose to live with their children.
6. Here is something that needs to be reckoned with: how to get the necessary finances to
establish the company.
Unit 2
7. The defendant, a woman of only 30, kept insisting on her own innocence.
8. All tings considered, dates, beans and some leafy green vegetables are the best sources of iron .
9. No beverages are served with meals because they interfere with digestion.
10. Taking the popularity of the region into consideration, it is advisable to book hotels in advance.
11. If you have a feeling of wanting to throw up after taking this drug, stop taking it immediately and consult your doctors as soon as possible.
12. Summing up the discussion, he said both parties should consider the most effective way to solve the problem.
Unit 3
13. In his thinking, as in his behavior, he is very traditional.
14. Once the teachers agree to accept the new teaching program, they have to face the strain it puts on them.
15. In the long run, it is worthwhile to pursue one ’ s study after graduating from university instead of going to work directly.
16. As the school operates on the Character First principle, moral values and academic
achievements are stressed equally.
17. It is said that the meeting, which is scheduled to be held this month, will be put off till next month.
18. The school sees its job as preparing its students for life by cultivating a comprehensive set of principles that can benefit all of them.
Unit 4
19. Everything considered, this city is the world ’ s most exciting city.
20. Though with no approval from his parents, he went ahead with his plan to study abroad.
21. The bridge was named after the hero who gave his life for the cause of people.
22. It is said that the painter used his mother as the model in the painting whose face represented suffering yet strength.
23. The writer instantly rose to fame in 1950 with the publication of a novel inspired by his experience with a girl on a farm.
24. One story says that “ US ” was short for “ Uncle Sam ” whose real name was Sam Wilson, who had once worked with a man who had signed a contract with the government to provide meat to the US Army.
Unit 5
25. Not until he saw his mother lying in bed, dying, did he realize how much he loved her.
26. Taking into consideration his recent physical condition, I think he has done quite well in the exam.
27. Mrs. Clark lies in bed motionless, and I wondered briefly if she is still alive.
28. The building was darkened except for a single light burning in a third-storey window.
29. These soldiers have rece