I absolutely agree with you. Digging wells is a good way, but not the only way, to solve the problem of water shortage in Africa.
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1. The building is so big that I’m completely lost.
2. The kids over there are putting something on a round paper plate.
3. Linda thinks and speaks quite quickly, and she can do well in the debate.
4. The new coach told me that I didn’t play well enough.
5. My first French class was very confusing. The teacher spoke so fast!
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2. Studying abroad can put great pressure on young people. They may feel lonely and miss their families.
3. Studying abroad will give students a good education. It also helps them to gain a global perspective.
4. Global development strategies help to make connections between China and the rest of the world. Young people with language skills and strong cultural awareness are needed.
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2. a
3. take a
4. make a
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8. a well-dressed
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Xiao Ming took his cellphone to school
1. If you will wait there for a second, my assistant will demonstrate the up-to-date machines in operation.
2. She has a low opinion of the suggestion that he may never return. He wants to give away all his modern possessions and go back to nature.
3. Then I realized that I wasn’t procrastinating from work. I was procrastinating from reading.
4. When you study in a foreign country, you will meet with new circumstances, environments, and predicaments.
5. He was not at all jealous of the interest with which Dorothea had looked up at Mr. Casaubon.
6. Luckily, this new study on sociological theories has helped explain the relation between identity and language use.
7. You shouldn’t pay any money until you get the contract in written form.
8. The fallout from the COVID-19 crisis is hitting ECCU economies hard, as tourist arrivals have stopped completely.
9. That’s the way history used to be- all powerful nations declined and were replaced by other empires.
10. The reform of teaching model will cause great changes in teaching procedures, so that it will have deep influence on educational ideas and theories.
1. The witness found the man committing a crime.
2. The man put his tools aside, and then looked backwards at the blank wall.
3. He stared at me in disbelief.
4. The woman closed the curtains, lifted the carpet and took out a few pieces of clothing.
5. This iron bar feels icy cold in frozen temperature. The blind man is feeling the unseen elephant.
6. The police were searching the area inch by inch.
7. He went away and soon fetched some water.
8. I have never heard such nonsense in my life!
9. A poet who lived in solitude was sitting in a couch in his vacant house.
10. The old man waved his hand, tossed his head, and then stretched.
1. Everyone knows that fiction, poetry, fable and drama are different literary genres.
2. He is reading folk tales that describe adventure, romance and fantasy.
3. Folk tales are more dramatic, stimulating and absorbing than serious reading.
4. I especially like reading detective stories, which are full of logic, mystery and riddles.
5. Poems are filled with rhymes and different tones, and have a neat structure and are easy to recite.
6. Some nursery rhymes seem to be subjective and even contradictory in content.
7. On my book shelf lie their literary works of different eras.
8. These literary works describe people and events from different historical settings.
9. After your registration, you can scan these materials or submit your comments.
10. A man and his fellow sailed a boat and slipped into a harbour.
