英语写作 - 作业

对外经贸大学继续教育学院夜大教育部

2012-2013学年第一学期

2012级英语专升本

《英语写作》

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班级: ___________ 学号: _______________ 拼音姓名: _______________ 汉字姓名：

I. Rewrite each of the following sentences according to the requirement.

II. Correct the errors in the following sentences.

III. Choose the Topic Sentences.

16 17 18

______ ______ ______

IV. Rearrange the following numbered sentences so that they will read logically. Put the numbers in proper sequence in the boxes provided below.

V. Read the following paragraph and cross out the irrelevant sentences. Write down the marked number and put down the information in the following blanks

V. Writing:

对外经贸大学继续教育学院夜大教育部

2012-2013学年第一学期

2012级英语专升本

《英语写作》作业 A

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学号：_________________ 姓名：__________________

I. Rewrite each of the following sentences according to the requirement. (20%)

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. John Milton is one of his favorite poets. (periodic sentence)

2. Johnson approached the Dean's office. He walked at a slow pace. (simple sentence with -ing phrase)

3. After he was introduced by his assistant, the manager began with an opening address. (simple sentence with -ed phrase)

4. John has been out of work for six months. He is now in trouble of paying his bills. (simple sentence beginning with prepositional phrase)

5. Michael wanted to go swimming. Jane decided to go shopping. (compound sentence)

6. The gardener waters the flower beds regularly. Or the flowers will drop and die. (complex sentence beginning with Unless)

7. John heard a knock at the door. He went to open it. (simple sentence with -ing phrase)

8. He told us an interesting story about himself when he was a young kid. He made us laugh delightedly. (simple sentence with by-phrase)

9. Soccer is Europe’s most popular sport. Soccer is becoming more popular every year in North America. (parallel sentence)

10. He plays the violin well since he has been trained for 10 years. (periodic sentence)

II. Correct the errors in the following sentences. (15%)

Example:

●After seeing an offensive mouthwash ad on television. I resolved never to buy that brand again.

●After watching an offensive mouthwash ad on television, I resolved never to buy that brand

again.

11. Eighty-seven percent of the earth's crust are made of silicon compounds.

I2. If one works reasonably hard, you can learn to speak a foreign language in a few months.

13. Unemployment sends some people into panic. Driving them to a frantic search for any kind of work.

14. Although unexpected, we find their visit to our home enjoyable.

15 .Nuclear physics had led to research in improving communications and in how to make people healthier.

III. Choose the Topic Sentences (15%)

16. Choose the best topic sentence from the group below. Write the letter of the choice in the blank.

A. A space suit will also have heavy shoes to help in walking.

B. A space suit will help a traveler to the moon in various ways.

C. A space suit is necessary because the moon does not have as much gravity as the earth dose.

D. A space suit will protect a traveler from very low temperatures.

17. Read the following paragraph and underline the topic sentence.