现代大学英语精读2课后答案(23)

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unusually polite that evening. The (11) ___ even stopped traffic to let us through. (12)______ furniture was a good idea.

After a time my wife said, "There's a long (13) ______ of cars behind. Why don't they overtake, I

(14) ______?"

In fact a police car (15) ______ overtake. The two officers inside looked at us

seriously (16)________they passed. But then, with great kindness, they (17 )______

us through the rush-hour traffic. The police car (18) ______ at our village church.

One of the officers came to me.

"Right, sir, " he said. "Do you need any more (19) _____________now?"

I was a bit (20) ______________. "Thanks, officer, " I said. "You've been very kind. I live just (21) ______________ the road. "

He was (22) _____ at our load: first at the flowers, then at the cupboard. "Well, well," he said, laughing, "(23) _____________ cupboard you've got there! We thought it was—er, something (24) __________. "

My wife began to laugh. Then the truth hit (25) ______ like a stone between the eyes. I smiled (26) ______the officer. "Yes, it's a cupboard, but thanks again." I

(27) _________home as fast as I could.

III. Grammar

1. Combine each pair of the sentences after the model using the words and expressions below. and (only) to do… so so that

so… that so…as to do… the more…the more…

Model: He quit smoking. His health improved dramatically.

— He quit smoking and his health soon improved dramatically.

Or: — He quit smoking so that his health soon improved dramatically.

1) The boy fell off his bike. He broke his leg.

2) It rained all day yesterday. We got nothing done in the fields.

3) The man was very tired. He could hardly put one foot before the other.

4) The old man walked fast. His children found it hard to keep up with him.

5) The man was badly injured. They took him straight to the hospital.

6) He won't give up his present position when jobs are hard to obtain. I don't think he is that stupid.

7) The professor spoke very fast. None of the students could take complete notes.

8) We found much to talk about. It was late at night when we remembered the time.

9) Mr. Hu repeated his remarks in English and French. Nobody misunderstood what he said.

10) The man went to meet a girlfriend he had got to know on the Web. He found she was his own wife.

11) It's something urgent. Please do your best and finish it soon.

12) The medical team must set out immediately. The number of victims they will be able to save depends on how soon they arrive.

2. Rewrite the sentences as shown in the examples.

1) Using "as ... as"

Example 1: Xiao Li speaks English fluently and so does Xiao Jiang.

— Xiao Jiang speaks English as fluently as Xiao Li.

Example 2: Jane is intelligent and so is his little brother.

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