U11.Her knowledge of the truth of the matter caused her more distress than pleasure.
2.She clutched her purse tightly, threading her way through the throng.
3.I liked the photo very much as it is the only photo that shows me in a natural relaxed pose.
4.The special agent sneaked past the guard and entered the building through the back door.
5.My greatest preoccupation was to accumulate a sufficient amount of money to travel to Europe.
6.It is extremely hard to break the shackles of convention.
7.Loneliness in old age is the curse of modern society.
8.After long deliberation, she decided to turn down the job offer.
U3
1.We negotiated our way out of the airport and joined the flow of cars.
2.In her opinion, he will make a perfect husband; he is handsome, debonair, and wealthy.
3.In the old days the poverty-stricken travelers were often caught dodging fares on the train.
4.Could you explain yourself? I’m afraid I have no notion of what you mean.
5.It is curious that this compact car should have such plenty of boot space.
6.The children were awed by the exaggerated contortion of the clown’s body.
7.In spite of all the difficulties, his business continues to thrive.
8.Hosting the Olympic Games has been a massive undertaking to any city.
U4
1.She is often misunderstood for the reason that her competitive nature overshadows the other qualities.
2.The international students had to traipse all over Rome to attend lectures.
3.It is believed that North Americans have made a fetish of punctuality.
4.The writer recalled that he flunked all his science courses in high school.
5.The horseman sat there swilling his gin-and-tonics without a care in the world.
6.Mrs. Kennedy flicked the dust away from her purse with a handkerchief.
7.He is seen as the epitome of the hawkish, right-of-center intellectual.
8.The prime minister hated journalists and did his best to prevent “the great licentiousness of the press in censuring and reflecting upon all parts of the government.”
U7
1.Charles Dickens held that the whole legal system in Britain was becoming creaky and inefficient.
2.He peered through the mist, trying to get his bearings.
3.I have only some slight acquaintance with your boss.
4.His air of detachment lost him his popularity among his peers.
5.The fact the team won the championship sent its fans into raptures.
6.She felt giddy from too much accustomed exercise.
7.The need to be understood overwhelmed her.
8.The spokeswoman has always obliged journalists with information they want.
U8
1.He said that Japan would continue to pursue the policies laid down at the London summit.
2.The hostilities had ceased and normal life was resumed.
3.It is unrealistic to believe that perfection is a/an attainable goal.
4.There has been a historic enmity between Protestants and Catholics.
5.Indonesia is reported to be the fifth most populous country in the world.
6.His time for the 100 meters surpassed the previous world record by one hundredth of a second.
7.The minister cannot be impartial in the way a judge would be.
8.The number of casualties was appallingly high in both wars.
