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写作基础训练William ChenPart One Combine the following sentences, using coordination and subordination.1.My son is studying computer science. My daughter is majoring in communications.2.We are watering the trees. We don’t have any rain for a month.3.The children started arguing as to which channel to watch. I made them turn off the TV.4.We must plan our family budget carefully. The price of food has risen recently.5.Jack obtained a credit card. He began spending money carelessly.6.I checked my paper again and again. Then I handed it to my professor.7.The house had been burglarized. Smith couldn’t sleep soundly for several months.8.His vision begins to fade. He knows he’d better get some rest.9.The ship advertised same-day service. My car wasn’t ready for three days.10. The tape recording was not working right. I returned it to the store.11. The high-blood-pressure pills produced dangerous side effects. The government banned them.12. Richard counted the case three times. The total still didn’t tally with the amount on the register tape.13. My father planted these apple trees three years ago. They haven’t borne any fruit.14. The tall hedge muffled the highway noise. The hedge surrounded the house.15. I returned to school following a long illness. The math teacher gave me make-up work. The history teachermade me drop her course.16. Tom had worked at the construction site all day. Tom decided not to meet his friends at the dinner. Hewas too tired to work.17. The movie paused for a second time. Some people in the audience hissed. Others shouted for a refund.18. The river’s floodwater receded. Nothing could be done. The townspeople waited helplessly in theemergency shelter.19. I needed butter to make the cookie better. I couldn’t find any. I used vegetable oil instead.see better. She would look more glamorous.21. Jack dialed the police emergency number. He received a busy signal. He dropped the phone and ran.He didn’t have time to call again.22. Louis disliked walking home from the bus stop. The street had no overhead lights. It was lined withabandoned buildings.23. The pipes had frozen. The heat had gone off. We phoned the plumber. He couldn’t come for twodays. He had been swamped with emergency calls.24. My car developed an annoying rattle. I took it to the service station. The mechanic looked under thehood. He couldn’t find what was wrong.25. The blood is staining Greta’s blouse. It came from the cut on her neck.26. Fred likes to open beer bottles with his teeth. He’s an old friend of mine.27. The new parents named their baby girl Neptunia. That is an unusual name.28. Melba likes to listen to her stereo. Thad likes to listen to his. They both use their headphones. They arebrother and sister.29. The dog ran all over the hills. He was delighted to be in the open. He is owned by Mr. Jacob.30. Some children in town will be bussed to school. They live on the northeast side of town. This will only befor one semester.31. I had spent all the money. I wanted to find work to do.32. Jack applied for a job. He went for an interview. He was hired.33. Tim woke up with a start. He was troubled by a dream.34. The crowd of dancers moved as one. They swayed to the music.35. The woman listened intently to the earnest young man. She caressed her hair softly.36. Sam grew silent. He was baffled by what had happened.37. Cindy lay on the couch. She was exhausted from working all day.38. Doug ran five miles a day all summer. He wanted to prepare for the track season.39. You should meet Alf’s parents. This will help you to understand him better.40. I managed to get enough toothpaste on my brush. I squeezed the tube as hard as I could.41. The shopkeeper carefully weighted bags of fruit and vegetable. He chatted with each customer.42. I doze off. I was bored with the talk show.43. Myra watered the roses. She mowed the lawn. She trimmed the hedge.44. There is statue in the park. It is very large. It is of a grizzly bear.45. The train station is filled with people. They are happy. They are noisy. It is New Year’s Eve.46. Charles followed her down the street. He felt disappointed.47. He deceived everyone. He said that he inherited the money from a rich uncle.48. He bought a beautiful home. It had white walls and a pool.49. His immediate goal is to pass the entrance examination for a high school. This is a vital step for admission to auniversity.50. I didn’t know what to say. I said nothing.Part Two Combine the following sentences, using whatever means available.1.I was short of money and wanted to do some thing useful. I applied for the job. I feared that my chances ofgetting the job were slim when I applied. I had no degree or teaching experience.2.Some people become blind or paralyzed perhaps after a car accident. They suffer the frustrations. Thefrustrations are imposed by their disabilities.3.Money can increase happiness. Money can decrease happiness. It depends on how money is used.4.The correlation between income and happiness is surprising weak. University of Michigan researcher Ronaldnoted this in a 1980s 16-nation study.5.We will see significant shifts in the way children are socialized. We will see revisions of our legal system. Therevisions of the legal system affect both men and women. It is likely to see all this in the years to come.6.People are encouraged to pursue the tasks and careers. They are most competent at these tasks and careers.They are most comfortable with these tasks and careers. They are also encouraged to express the attitudes and emotions. They really feel these attitudes and emotions.7.Smog can now be found all over the country from Montana to New York City. Smog was once the bigattraction of Los Angeles. People are getting used to polluted air. It is very difficult for them to breathe anything else.8.The only solid piece of scientific truth is this. We are profoundly ignorant about nature. I feel totally confidentabout the piece of truth.9.People may think this. If a person’s level of unhappiness is higher, then his level of happiness is lower. (themore---the more)10.People recognize that feelings of happiness and unhappiness can coexist much like love and hate in a closerelationship. This recognition may offer valuable clues on how to lead a happier life.11. The research hasn’t so far found a simple formula for a happy life. However, it has discovered some of the actions and attitudes. These actions and attitudes seem to bring people closer to the most desired of feelings.12.Americans admire the self-made person. He is the person who fights his way to the top. He doesn’t havemoney or family influence.13.As president, he appointed men to high government positions. He considered them most capable. Some ofthem even openly opposed him.14.Three days later a letter arrived. The letter asked me to go to the city for an interview.15.The young man was waiting to enter university. He saw a teaching job. It was advertised in a local newspaper.16.The idea is this. All individuals were capable of becoming wealthy. The condition is that they were honest andhard-working.17.The doctor sends your blood to a laboratory. In the laboratory your red cells are separated from the other partsof your blood. The doctor wants to find your blood type.18.They wore thick space suits. They learned to deal with an environment. In the environment there is no weight.There is no gravity, either.19.Many people believe this. Taking vitamin pills is the best safeguard against the dangers of an incomplete diet.However, this should be a last resort. This is not a way out of a problem.20.There are problems that exist. Most Americans still prefer the U. S. economic system over any other. Theresults of poll after poll indicate this.21.Smoking causes diseases in men. Smoking causes the same diseases in women. This is clear from somecountries. In these countries women have smoked longest.22.All countries want to achieve these goals. They need to develop comprehensive anti-tobacco programs. Theseprograms should take the needs of women into account.23.They leave the atmosphere. They are exposed to the radiation from the sun. Their spacesuits or the walls ofthe spacecraft will prevent a lot of radiation damage.25.Numerous studies show this. Things cannot be bought, such as a good family life, friendship and worksatisfaction. They contribute most to a sense of happiness.26.A man is sure to succeed. He can express himself effectively. He will succeed more rapidly that a man. Theman’s command of language is poor.27.Farmers have to care for their crops and livestock. They also have to keep up with new farming techniques.For example, some of those are for combating soil erosion and livestock reproduction.28.Every year wind and water remove tons of rich soil from the nation’s croplands. The result is that soil erosionis becoming a national problem concerning everyone form the farmer to the consumer.29.Studies over a wide range of illness reveal this. The presence of social support helps people prevent illness.The absence of such support makes poor health more likely.30.You enter Cyberspace. You’ve arrived at a global marketplace. The marketplace is stocked with products andservices.31.He spoke Germany and French fairly well. He had never altogether lost the American accent. He had broughtthe accent to Paris twenty years ago.32.The struggle to succeed in the most competitive society is starting earlier and earlier. It is most evident in highschools. They train students during evenings and weekends to pass the examinations.33.His mother couldn’t approve of her son’s love for a woman she had never met. He went ahead. He married hislove in 1876.34.Mary was a talented but struggling artist in her mid-twenties. She flew to New York from her native town.She hoped to find work there.35.My mother was at college. She met my father. He was blue-eyed and yellow-haired.36.Grandma was lying flat. Her eyes were shut. I leaned over to kiss her. She opened her eyes.37.People need to work to improve building structures. People also need to prepare for the possibility of a greatearthquake. They live in areas where earthquakes are common.38.Human beings have lived a short time on Earth. They have brought about enormous changes to the surface ofthe planet. The changes are far out of proportion to the period of time they have occupied it.39.The number of people on Earth increases. For the population to survive on the resources of the land becomesincreasingly difficult.40.People work to control the planet. They work to make life comfortable. They are using up the natural。