Sentence Structure

VIII.

1. I’ve made up my mind to marry him even if my mother objects.

2. She has problems finding a job even if she gets a Bachelor’s degree.

3. Even if you normally have good skin, some pats of the face may become dry during the winter.

4. The young man felt great sadness even if he did not find the words to express it.

5. Even if you don’t watch music programs, you’ve probably heard his songs. IX.

1. The clearer a goal is , the easier it is to decide whether the goal is achievable.

2. The angrier I got, the less he said.

3. The larger the city is, the greater the increase in population is.

4. The longer they stick to their goal, the greater the chances of success are.

5. The more expensive the restaurant is, the better the food it serves.

Translation

X.

1. I am sure that I will make something of myself, even though I have not achieved any major success so far.

2. I have been working hard for so many years; I feel I am entitled to a good future.

3. When her husband deserted her, leaving her with nothing but scattered pieces of life to pick up, she went insane.

4. From my standpoint, Mother was too hard on me then, without taking my feelings into account.

5. When I reached the summit of my professional career, mother's words "Never be a quitter in face of life" were constantly in my mind.

6. You should know better than to play football in the street.

XI.

1. 詹姆士是个诚实的人，尽管我反对他这个人，我还是要这样说。

2. 组织越庞大，越难做出决定。

3. 是真英雄方能临危不惧。

4. 持有该票者能免费入场。

5. 在英国，他是第一个有意识的从事散文写作并且有所建树的人。

6. 失业半年后，她报名参加了烹饪班，希望能尽快找到工作。

Cloze

1.B 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.D 6.B 7.C 8.A 9.D 10.C 11.A 12.B 13.A 14.C 15.D

Structured Writing

XIV.

Some people think that books are the main source of himan knowledge, summaries of what people have acquired in their struggle with nature and society. Moreover, with the rapid development of modern society, book knowledge is updated from time to time. For these people, books are everything.

However, book knowledge is not everything! Books can never cover all the things and happenings in the world. Book knowledge is only a recording of what has been discovered. There are many mysteries unsolved and we can find no answers from books