I.重寫句子(15 points，1.5 points each)

Revise each of the following sentences according to the requirement in

brackets．

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. Learning a new language demands time. It needs patience too. (simple

sentence)

2. Bacon stepped to the front of the room. He tripped over the

microphone cord. (compound sentence)

3. Harrison’s Chemical Corporation is a company. It sponsors important

research. (complex sentence)

4. We looked at only two houses before buying the house of our dreams.

(periodic sentence)

5. Pigeons adjust to farm life. They adjust to city streets. In city

streets they peck their livelihoods from garage heaps. (compound-

complex sentence)

6. She was greatly disappointed to find that the picture did not look

like her. (sentence with to opener)

7. He cut the grass. She trimmed the bushes. The children swept the

clippings and put them into plastic bags. (long sentence)

8. She stood there. She watched the fair woman walk down the long line

of galleries with grace and majesty. (sentence with a modifying phrase)