Unit 1
Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese into English, using “no matter (how, who, what, where, etc)”.
Model: No matter where you are, (无论你在哪里)my blessing will always be there.
1. Every substance in the world, no matter how different it may seem from any other substance, (不管看起来和其它物质多么不同)is made partly of electrons.
2. No matter what a woman tries to do to improve her situation (不管一个女人试图做什么来改变她的处境)there is some barrier to keep her down.
3. No matter what excuse he gives (不管他给出什么借口)I will not forgive him for being so late for our appointment.
4. 比亚迪s6怎么样啊No matter what anyone else may think (无论别人可能怎么想)only he can know whether he made the right choice.
5. We have always been an independent people, no matter how they rewrite history. (无锡到厦门无论他们怎样改写历史)
广汽丰田4s店Just as” can be used as a conjunction to mean “in the way that someone says, or in the same condition something is in”. combine each of the following pair of sentences into one, using “just as”.
Model: My father’s death had changed Jimmy’s world overnight. September 11th changed our lives.
Just as my father’s death had changed Jimmy’s world overnight, September 11th changed our lives.
1. We gained fame in victory. Just in the same way we lost nothing in defeat.油价破8
Just as we gained fame in victory, we lost nothing in defeat.
2. The head teacher plays a significant role in the school. Just in the same way Jane play
s a significant role of leader in the classroom.
Just as the head teacher plays a significant role in the school, Jane plays a significant role of leader in the classroom.
3. Whoever was out there obviously couldn’t see him. In the same way he couldn’t see them.
Whoever was out there obviously couldn’t see him just as he couldn’t see them.
4. I have been searching for the perfect beer. Just in the same way she has been searching all her life for the perfect chocolate.
Just as I have been searching for the perfect beer, she has been searching all her life for the perfect chocolate.
5. You can make those kinds of comparisons. Just in the same way you were doing the analyses a minute ago
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You can make those kinds of comparisons just as you were doing the analyses a minute ago.
Unit 2
Combine the following groups of sentences after the model, using an appositive.
Model: The first and most common is having low iron reserves. It is a condition that typically has no symptoms
The first and most common is having low iron reserves, a condition that typically has no symptoms.
1. Mr. Howe is my favorite professor. He has received a Distinguished Teacher Award.
Mr. Howe, my favorite professor, has received a Distinguished Teacher Award.
2. Yesterday I went fishing. This is something I hadn’t done in years.
Yesterday I went fishing, something I hadn’t done in years.
3. Some women are normally inactive but then all of a sudden start a program of intense exercise. This action breaks the laws of sports science.
Some women are normally inactive but then all of a sudden start a program of intense exercise, an action that breaks the laws of sports science.
4. Even a brief visit to Greece gives you a deep sense of its culture. Greece is a modern country with ancient civilization.
Even a brief visit to Greece, a modern country with ancient civilization , gives you a deep sense of its culture.
5. The ancient Chinese were a people of inventors, discoverers, philosophers, soldiers, poets, craftsmen. The ancient Chinese gave the world many of its most useful things.
The ancient Chinese, a people of inventors, discoverers, philosophers, soldiers, poets, craftsmen, gave the world many of its most useful things.
Combine the following groups of sentences after the model, using an absolute structure.
Model: The iron content of tomato sauce cooked in an iron pot for three hours showed a striking increase. The level went up nearly 30 times.
The iron content of tomato sauce cooked in an iron pot for three hours showed a striking increase, the level going up nearly 30 times.
1. His homework was done. His composition was written. Larry decided to go and see the film.
His homework done, his composition written, Larry decided to go and see the film.
2. The manager sat quietly in the office. His eyes were closed. He waited for the telephone to ring.
The manager sat quietly in the office, his eyes closed, waiting for the telephone to ring.
3. The room was a mess. Empty bottles and beer cans were everywhere.
The room was a mess, empty bottles and beer cans everywhere.
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