1.Under the pleasant situation the property prices are just beginning to harden again.

2.In the past few years,these inside conflicts have weakened the government's position.

3.Every Sunday the father takes his child to libraries, museums,exhibitions or natural parks,as he believes that this helps to broaden the child's mind.

4.The days are lengthening as summer approaches.

5.As she was waiting for the result to come out,her excitement heightened.

6.The taking on of a new secretary lightened his workload considerably.

7.As he listened to his assistant reporting on the progress of the project,the manager's face darkened with anger.

8.Before night fell,the setting sun reddened the clouds.

VII.

1.arrival 2.expectations 3.understandable 4.Visitors 5.freedom 6.profitable 7.lucky

8.gathering

Sentence structure

VIII.

1.John went to the cinema with his brother,which surprised me.

2.The boy broke the window,for which he was criticized by the teacher.

3.He tore up my photo,by which I was angered very much.

4.It was raining hard,for which the team stayed indoors.

5.Connie changed her mind for the second time,which came as no surprise to us. IX.

1.The teacher spoke so quietly that the students could hardly hear her.

2.The lecture was so boring that many listeners fell asleep.

3.The student has so many books that he does not know what to do with them.

4.The old man was so ill that his neighbors had to send for a doctor.

5.Her remarks are so funny that everyone laughs to tears.

Translation

X.

1.He spoke confidently,which impressed me most.

2.My father is so forgetful that he is always looking for his keys.

3.I'm very grateful to you for all the help you have given me.

4.The bad light,coupled with the wet ground,made driving very difficult.

5.Being starved of funds,they had to cancel their plan to start a business.

6.They always lean on us whenever they are in trouble.

XI.

1.飞机可能会晚点几个小时,要是那样，我们等着就没有什么意义了.

2.乔治常常说谎,因此当他说他考试得了高分时没人相信他.

3.初了附近位于十字路口的那家小工厂,一切都静悄悄的.

4.缺少睡眠的人会感到很难集中心思干活.

5.我安排人去机场接克拉克先生,然后带他去宾馆.

6.一到达山顶,游客们都高兴地大叫起来.

Cloze

XII.

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