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Assignment
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Key
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1. optimist
2. suicide
3. issue
4. because
5. avaiable
6. believed
7. repeatedly
8. ignore
9. numerous
10. essential
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Use only one word to denote the meaning: |
1. people who tends to look on the bright side of things
2. kill oneself
3. a very important question
4 . due to the fact that
5. can be bought
6. was of the opinion that
7. again and again
8. don't pay attention to
9. a great number of
10. really very important |
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Key
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1. These problems will threaten the survival
of human beings and the young generation.
2. In fact, the world is facing with serious environmental
pollution.
3. The price of these books is within the reach of all.
4. The burning sunshine in the desert is unbearable
to the soldiers.
5. By traveling we may make a lot of friends and experience
different forms of cultures.
6. When I got to the university by bus, I felt my heart
beating fast.
7. I find it difficult to have a good command of English
idioms.
8. The snow covered the countryside like a blanket.
9. Radar is used to detect the approach of other ships.
10. I have chosen higher education to reach my goal,
which is teaching children |
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Make each of the following sentences concise by removing the unnecessary
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1. The consequence of these problems will threaten
the life of human beings and the
young generation.
2. In fact, environmental pollution is a very serious problem the
whole world is facing.
3. The price of these books is within the reach of all, they actually
cost so little.
4. The burning sunshine in the desert is so scorching that it is really
unbearable to the
soldiers.
5. By traveling we may fortunately have the opportunity to make a
lot of friends and
experience different forms of cultures.
6. That morning when the bus carried me to the gate of the university,
I felt my heart
beating excitedly and almost out of my mouth.
7. The thing I want to say is that I find it is really not easy to
have a good command
of English idioms.
8. The snow lay like a blanket. It covered the countryside.
9. The method used to detect the approach of other ships is radar.
10. I have chosen this road of higher education to reach my goal,
which is that of
teaching children. |
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