1) She intends to apply for that academic position.2) He is so devoted to his research that the idea that he will soon have to retire never occurs to him.3) Many people have observed that, without effective checks, we have a tendency to abuse our power.4) Students must observe carefully how good writers use words.5) Some countries refuse to get involved in this dispute and they resent any foreign interference.6) How do you think we should handle the drug problem?7) According to the agreement, all business policies should apply to everybody without any prejudice.8) The control of the sand storms will involve a tremendous amount of work and money.9) You have to take into consideration the local conditions when you apply these technologies.10) All applicants will have to fill out this form and mail in an application fee of 50 dollars.11) Based on his careful observationof children's behavior he came to the conclusion that learning is a natural pleasure.12) In a country of many nationalities, ethnic harmony requires very careful handling.13) The government is determined to punish all the corrupt officials involved.14) Cheating at exams does not occur very often. But when it does, the school takes a very tough position.(1) In the negotiations, the two sides found they had little in common. (2) More and more old people are learning how to surf/use the Internet. (3) Don't forget to write down your name on the exam paper. (4) We must bear in mind that there is no shortcut in learning. (5) He never regretted having shifted from business to politics. (6) I’d like to have a chat with you about your term paper sometime this week. (7) Like sports, learning a foreign language requires a lot of practice. (8) They all remember where they were when they heard the shocking news. (9) People learn little from victory, but much more from defeat. (10) Whenever you face a decision you have three choices: do what you please; do what others do; or do what is right. 3.1) My father was down and out at that time. (2) We can go there either by train or by air. It's up to you. (3) The police officer decided that the two men hanging around the bank at this hour were up to no good. (4) OK, the game is up. You are under arrest. (5) Now, time is up. You must stop here. (6) You are up early. It's not yet six. (7) She’s not in Beijing at the moment. She has been away for almost two weeks.8) Where are you off to? Don't you know that there is an English movie on this afternoon? (9) When the cat is away, the mice will play. (10) There was always laughter in the house when my father was about/around. (11) Nearly a quarter of our class were down with the flu. (12) We were down to the last 500 yuan. We had to raise a loan from the bank.1) Their discussion covered all the important issues of mutual interest.2) The World Fair to be held in Shanghai next year covers an area of about 200,000 square meters.3) The higher they climbed, the more difficult it became. At one time, they only covered 5 meters in four hours.4) That school charges the students about three thousand yuan a year. But that does not cover food and lodging.5) That terrible sandstorm.left the whole city covered with a thick layer of dust.6) These papers showed how their manager tried to the financial crisis of the cover up the financial crisis of the company.7) I still remember those days when the bike was considered the most important piece of family property.8) We must always remember not to waste our limited water resources.9) I remember going to that place once. It was so dry that a well could be nearly 1,300 feet deep.10) He was so absorbed in his work that he often did not even remember to eat his meals.11) Even to this day I still remember my mother mending my clothes until late at night.12) You can't get it on credit. You have cash.13) We regard all our former students, not just a few celebrities, as the credit to our university.14) European Culture is a three-credit course conducted in English.15) People used to give credit to Columbus for the discovery of the New Continent.16) So how did our new boss strike you? He seemed quite a nice guy to me.17) After some 50 years I revisited my home vitlage and I was struck by the great changes that had taken place18) There have been fewer strikes in recent years since the new labor law came into effect.19) Wu Song struck the tiger again and again with his massive fist.1) She's always borrowing money and forgetting to pay back.2) Deeply touched by those words, he decided to turn over a new leaf.3) This semester, I'm assisting a professor specializing in international law.4) When the talk was over, the audience stayed on for a few minutes, waiting for the speaker to leave first.5) The couple were continually quarreling about trifles.6) Her family did not want the matter known to the public.7) She was a roommate of mine at college and we would often play tennis at the weekend.8) This is the first time I've had turkey cooked this way.9) Who's left the tap running all night?10) In the early days of the company, the boss would seek employees' opinions on big decisions.。