I.重写句子(15 points，1.5 points each)
Revise each of the following sentences according to the requirement in
brackets．
Example: The history of English words is the history of our
civilization in many ways. (periodic sentence)
In many ways, the history of English words is the history of our
civilization.
1. Learning a new language demands time. It needs patience too. (simple
sentence)
2. Bacon stepped to the front of the room. He tripped over the
microphone cord. (compound sentence)
3. Harrison’s Chemical Corporation is a company. It sponsors important
research. (complex sentence)
4. We looked at only two houses before buying the house of our dreams.
(periodic sentence)
5. Pigeons adjust to farm life. They adjust to city streets. In city
streets they peck their livelihoods from garage heaps. (compound-
complex sentence)
6. She was greatly disappointed to find that the picture did not look
like her. (sentence with to opener)
7. He cut the grass. She trimmed the bushes. The children swept the
clippings and put them into plastic bags. (long sentence)
8. She stood there. She watched the fair woman walk down the long line
of galleries with grace and majesty. (sentence with a modifying phrase)
