词汇提高要求背诵的句子

1.I once heard an anecdote about a stagehand’s revenge on a bossy actor. The stagehand put

wheels on a table used in the play, so when the actor leaped onto the table during the most dramatic scene, he rolled straight into the wings. (p. 8-3)

2.When he saw no way to avert the plane crash, the pilot parachuted to safety. (p. 10-4)

3.“The poor economic situation leaves me no alternative,” said the company president. “It

compels me to lay off some of our workers.” (p.10- 5-6)

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4.My bedroom is really a multipurpose room. I read, watch TV, eat snacks, talk on the phone,

do push-ups, daydream and sleep there. (p. 30-9)

5.Students caught drinking anywhere on the school grounds are expelled from school

automatically. (p. 30- 3-4)

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6.On Halloween, we made our trick-or-treat rounds with a flashlight to illuminate the way. (p.

12-6)

7.My boyfriend and I first met when we took refuge in the same doorway during a sudden rain.

(p. 13-8)

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8.Too much publicity before a trial makes it difficult for lawyers to find impartial jurors,

people with no opinion about the case. (p. 16-2)

9.“A need to see the final episode in your favorite soap opera,” said the teacher, “is not a

legitimate excuse for missing class.” (p. 16-4)

10.To give her essay integrity, Isabel deleted some statements that were not entirely true. (p. 18-

5-6)

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11.Items on Ralph’s daily agenda include driving his granddaughter to school, working at the

soup kitchen, and walking his dog after dinner. (p. 20-1)

12.My English teacher is a ruthless grader. He shows no mercy for weak reasoning or faulty

grammar, so I’ve had to work extra hard on my papers. (p. 21-10)

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13.The team’s confidence in its coach was eroded by his increasingly wild accusations against its

opponents. (p. 24-2)

14.Very idealistic people are drawn to professions like teaching or the ministry, in which they

feel they can help make the world a better place. (p. 24-5)

15.The idea that the sun sets and rises is an illusion. It is really the earth that is turning away

from and then toward the sun. (p. 24-6)

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uren’s conservative relatives were shocked when she broke with tradition and wore a

rose-colored wedding gown. (p. 44-2)

17.Starting with the transition from home to college, some students neglect high school

friendships which they had vowed always to sustain. (p. 46- 1-2)

18.Once Sandy disclosed her true values in the course of our conversation, I realized they were

quite contrary to what I had supposed. She was not the type of person that I had believed her to be. (p. 47- 9-10)