《高级英语写作》第三单元平时作业
Assignments 3
1. Write five paragraphs by developing five topics of your own choice. Underline the connecting words and phrases.
2. Combine each of the following pairs or groups of sentences into a single compound, complex, or compound-complex sentence. You may find it necessary to add, change, or delete certain words to make the combined sentence meaningful and grammatical.
(1) Li Li says she is politically active. Li Li hasn’t voted in local elections for a long time.
(2) Joe is worried about being overweight. Joe is eating big greasy meals all the time.
(3) Lu Lu is picky about movies. Lu Luis girlfriend likes to watch just about any movie.
(4) Lan Lan fell from her bike during the race and strained her ankle. L Lan lan had to wear
protective gear.
(5) The CEO of the company is flying first-class. The other employees are flying economy.
(6) John didn’t make it to the Olympic team. John hadn’t been training regularly and rigorously.
(7) The bank robbers jumped into a waiting car and sped off. Two police officers fired at the
robbers from their patrol car and began to chase them in high speed.
(8) It’s difficult for these kids to learn Chinese while living in another country. They do not have
the necessary language environment. They are not mature enough to appreciate the importance of keeping their own cultural heritages. Most of them are straight A students at school.
(9) The economy is developing at a miraculous speed. There are many challenging problems. One
of these problems is how to help the central and western provinces catch up with their coastal cousins.
(10) The two countries have some serious differences. These differences can not be resolved easily.
They also share several important interests. These common interests can form the basis upon which to work out the differences between them.。