Revise the following sentences according to the requirement.

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.The Irish ambassador bid us farewell when the party ended. ( simple sentence)

2. We don’t dare to eat these vegetables. They are seriously polluted by insecticides. (compound sentence)

3. The cloud gets longer and gets closer to the ground. It begins to pull up dirt from the ground. （ complex sentence ）

4. I have a new digital camera, but I don’t know how to use it properly. (compound-complex sentence)

5. It’s true whether you believe it or not. (periodic sentence)

6. Tiger Woods is the name of a young American golfer. He set a record in the 1997 Master’s Tournament. He surprised all the veterans. He was 22 at the time. (long sentence)

7. At the official launch ( 发布会 ) of Beatrix Porter’s Peter Rabbit, the invited children will participate in the singing and dancing session. They will enjoy storytelling of the tales. (parallel structure)

8. Mamoru Oshii’s Japanese anim é ( 动画 ) Ghost in the Shell 2 made a hit among the Asian movies that competed. (periodic sentence)

9. I sat in the front row, but I did not get his words. (compound-complex sentence)

10. China’s economic boom is sucking in commodities like soy beans and steel. Brazil is a major exporter. (complex sentence)

Ⅱ . 改写病句（ 15 points, 3 points each ）

Correct the errors in the following sentences

Example: After seeing an offensive mouthwash ad on television. I resolved never to buy that

brand again.

              After seeing an offensive mouthwash ad on television, I resolved never to buy that

brand again.

11. My brother’s house is on Alp Street. Which is getting new sewers next week.

12. Many large department stores issue credit cards to their customers can be used to make

purchases at a particular store.

13. Born in New Zealand, it is natural to enjoy eating roast lamb.

14. She hoped, by doing lots of revision and studying, pass the exams.

15. The mayor was described as a round, squat ( 矮胖的 ) man with a droopy( 下垂的 )beard

weighing 60 kg.

Ⅲ . 标出主题句（ 15 points, 5 points each ）

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

A. As tourists, people are expected to learn the traffic rules in a foreign land.

B. As tourists, people are allowed to break the minor rules in a foreign land.