请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案、写在答题纸上。全部题目用英文作答。
注意事项:
1.答题前,考生务必将自己的考试课程名称、姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔填写在答题纸规定的位置上。
2.每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试题卷上。
I. 重写句子(15 points, 1.5 points each) Rewrite 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. I go to medical school. They want me to do that. (simple sentence)
2. Although Lilliput was such a pretty country, there was trouble and danger there. (loose construction)
3. Sports play a huge role in a nation’s culture. This is especially true in the United States. (compound sentence)
4. The size of the student body has diminished this year owing to decreased enrollment. (periodic sentence)
5. Her father won’t let her go to the party tonight. She’s in a bad mood. (complex sentence)
6. It was fortunate that the weather last winter was quite mild. (sentence with –ly opener)
7. Melinda was afraid that the other kids would laugh at her. She kept silent. (sentence with a modifying phrase)
8. She worked long hours. She saved every penny she could. She denied herself luxuries. She managed to save enough for an education. (sentence with parallel structure)
9. My friend has a nine-year-old daughter. She is very clever at sewing. She has made clothes for her baby brother. (long sentence)
10. The farmers grew worried. Clouds were forming over the mountains- They hoped a wind would blow the clouds south. (compound-complex sentence)