PART A
1. It’s dangerous to speed up
2. all of a sudden
3. is something of an expert
4. loses her temper on occasion
5. With the advent of the Internet
6. apply to all students
7. are counting down the days until
8. takes our experience and ability into account
PART B
1. (a) will not be long before he makes more money than Bill
will make more money than Bill before long
(b) It will not be long before every college student has a notebook computer.
Every college student will have a notebook computer before long.
2. (a) But for Tom’s care
If it were not for Tom’s care
(b) But for your help, we could not perform in this city.
If it were not for your help, we could not perform in this city.
3. (a) Rumor has it that the coach had a serious quarrel
(b) Rumor has it that the coach will quit by the end of the year.
4. (a) I have been thinking about whether I should take public transportation
(b) My mom and I have talked about this problem three times.
5. (a) was seriously damaged
were injured
(b) All the train’s passengers were moved to another train immediately.
6. (a) it has been found to be necessary to quit smoking
(b) It has been found that many toys contain harmful chemicals.
7. (a) as if she is about to fall off the bike
(b) As our eyes were about to close, our teacher did something funny to attract our attention.
8. (a) Thanks to the bad weather
(b) Thanks to your advice, we solved the difficult problem.
PART C
I.
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. D
6. B 7. C 8. D 9. A 10. C
11. B 12. D 13. A 14. B 15. C
II.
1. With, advent, of
2. counting, down
3. on, occasion, it, be, long
4. Did, take, into, account
5. But, for, could
III.
1. Shen-nong was something of an expert
2. One day, after he tried a new herb, he felt dizzy all of a sudden.
3. It was not long before he smelled a fragrance.
4. He then found that he was surrounded by the leaves of those trees.
5. Thanks to Shen-nong’s efforts, today we can enjoy the taste of tea and its amazing effects.
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