一、语法

1.They did what they could to console her.

2.The news that we are having a holiday tomorrow is not true.

3. I cannot give you the information you ask for, for the reason that I don’t know it

myself.

4. I didn’t hear what he was saying because there was too much noise where I was

sitting.

5. Which Mr. Smith do you mean –-- the one who teaches history or the one who

teaches music?

6. ―I’m going to where I can be of most use, ― said the doctor.

7. Whoever uprooted that tree ought to be ashamed of themselves.

8. Your mother’s health is not what it ought to be.

9. It is estimated that as much as one-fourth of all timber harvested is not used.

10.Sometimes we are asked what we think the likely result of an action will be.

11. They are so alike that you can’t tell which is which.

12. How some mammals came to live in the sea is not known.

13. The people of the party were worried about Janet because no one was aware of

where she had gone.

14. Why the explosion occurred was that the laboratory attendants had been careless.

15. Prof. Lee’s book will show you how what you have observed can be used in other

contexts.

16. Neither of the boys who have been helping us knows when this game is over.

17. Every success and failure contributes to an individual’s growth and maturity.

18. The kind of books an author writes depends on the kind of man he is.

19. John is the only one of the staff members who is going to be transferred.

20. When the bell rang, a few were still working on the test.

21. The number of employees at the factory has been cut to a bare minimum so as to

lower production costs.

22. A series of accidents has occurred at that junction. Motorists have been warned to

use caution at that point.

23. Setting fires to public buildings is highly dangerous and punishable.

24. More than one example is necessary to make the students understand this rule

clearly.

25. This family never agrees about their shares of the property.

26. Many a student and teacher is making a careful study of his own problems.

27. Fifteen minutes seems a long time for a boy who is eager to see his girl friend.

28. Hard work and plain living are characteristics of the working people.

29. Truth and honesty is always best policy.

30. Every means has been tried since then.

31. They have all got up, and so has Jack.

32. Not only will the novel be interesting to us, but also its English will help us in

composition.

33. Hardly had he finished his speech when the audience started cheering.

34. We failed to catch the train, neither did they. 35. Busy as he is, he can fulfill the task ahead of schedule.

36. Should I become a research student, I would at least master two foreign language.

37. No sooner had he found his purse missing than he cried and shouted loudly.

38. By no means can we create or destroy energy.

39. So severe was the storm that the pilot couldn’t fly through it.

40. She never laughed, nor did she ever lose her temper.

41. The organization had broken no rules, but neither had it acted responsibly.

42. Never before has man been so highly successful in his attempts to modify the

weather on a very small scale.

43. Not until the 19th and 20th centuries did modern nationalism in Europe produce its

ripest fruit and its lethal poisons.

44. Scarcely had I got on the train when it started to move.

45. Only under special circumstances are freshmen permitted to take make-up tests.

46. It is funny to hear your own voice on tape.

47. It is said that she has become an actress.

48. It was his friend who brought him the good news.

49. He thought it important that he should learn English pronunciation well.

50. It was because he hadn’t work had enough that he didn’t pass the exam.

51. As it became more common for women to work outside the house, men began to

share the housework.

52. He does not speak as other do.

53. Small as they are, atoms are made of still smaller units.

54. He opposed the idea,as could be expected.

55. Let’s discuss only such questions as concern everyone of us.

56. I can tell you that he has a real sense of discipline. His readiness to take up that

work is a case in point.

57. She thought that this sum of money could be saved against a rainy day .

58. He was beaten black and blue.

59. Women and men from all walks of life in Beijing fathered at the Great Hall of the

People to celebrate the 50th anniversary of International Women’s Day, on

March the 8th.

60. As luck would have it, no one was in the building when the explosion occurred.

61. We all wanted to talk on this subject, but no one was willing to break the ice.

62. We must bring home to the students the importance of correct pronunciation.

63. The English test yesterday was a piece of cake. Most of us finished it in less than

an hour.

64. Tom had no job, no money, no home and no friends: he was completely down and

out.

65. Don't expect him to give you any help, because he has his hands full already.

66. We must serve the people heart and soul.

67. Judges and others in high office sometimes work hand in glove with gangsters to

cheat and steal.

68. They could not earn enough to make ends meet for the whole family.

69. More often than not, conservative people look backward rather than forward.