英语 第一讲练习

1) What he told me was only half-truth.

2) When we can begin the expedition is still a question.

3) I told him that because of the last condition, I’d have to turn it down.

4) I understand that he is well qualified, but I feel that he needs more experience. Two

4) I understand that he is well qualified, but I feel that he needs more experience.

5) I made it clear to them that they must hand in their papers before 10 o’clock in the morning.

6) Things are not always as they seem to be.

7) This is because the direct current flows in a wire always in one direction.

Three

1) It doesn’t make much difference whether he attends the meeting or not.

2) It seemed inconceivable that the pilot could have survived the crash.

3) I regard it as an honor that I am chosen to attend the meeting.

4) We consider it absolutely necessary that we should open our door to the outside world.

Four

1) He expressed the hope that he would come over to visit China again.

2) There is a possibility that he is a spy.

3) The rumor that he was arrested was unfounded.

4) We know the fact that bodies possess weight.

Five

5) They were very suspicious of the assumption that he would rather kill himself than surrender.

6) But considering realistically, we had to face the fact that our prospects were less than good.

7) An order has been given that the researchers who are now in the sky-lab should be sent back.

1) While she spoke, tears were running down.

2) Please turn off the light when you leave the room.

3) Wherever there is matter, there is motion.

4) It was better in case they were captured.

Seven

5) While I grant his honesty, I suspect his memory.

6) No matter what misfortune befell him, he always squared his shoulders and said: “Never mind, I’ll work harder.”

7) The value of health is not esteemed until it is lost.

8) Though I was starving, I would not ask a favor of him.

Eight

1) The steel is heated until it becomes red.

2) We should start early so that we might get there before noon.

3) I could understand his point of view, in that I’d been in a similar position.

4) Electricity flows through a wire just as water flows through a pipe.

5) You can drive tonight if you are ready.

Nine

1) After all, it did not matter, because in 24 hours, they were going to be free.

2) When we were about to get away a police car came to the front door.

3) Ships were built, and kept thoroughly efficient, so much so that the country remained safe for very many years.

4) Most comets are so dim that they cannot be seen by the naked eye.