全國2009年10月高等教育自學考試

英語寫作基礎試題

課程代碼：00597

I. 重寫名子 (15 points, 1.5 points each)

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. Alice likes to listen to classical music, and Jessica likes to listen to classical music too. (simple sentence)

2. The shutters are closed tightly to keep cool. It is burning heat outside. (compound sentence)

3. Susanna was eating the fish. She began to feel sick. (complex sentence)

4. He hated evening self-study classes. The road to school was long. There were no lights lining the road. (compound-complex sentence)

5. The community college is making it easier for older students to attend college in a number of ways. (periodic sentence)

6. I spent almost two hours on the phone yesterday. I tried to find a garage to repair my car. (sentence with “to opener”)

7. Lakey is the most beautiful one of the group of girls. She is also the most intelligent and the most resourceful one of them. (sentence with parallel structure)

8. Jim bought his wife a Christmas gift. He didn’t tell her beforehand. (sentence with a modifying phrase)

9. The next day, Mrs. Harris got up and sat on the edge of her bed. Her head began to swim. She lay down again. (compound-complex sentence)

10. His investment had been lost in the stock market crash. Smith became another person. (complex sentence)

II. 改寫病句 ( 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.