II. Improve the following for the best communicative effect (1 8 points)
1). Wang Ping is a junior student in School of Foreign Languages. He is from an underdeveloped village which is located in Hunan Province. ( 3 points)
2). We entered the shop, and a saleswoman greeted us, and all kinds of shoes were on the shelves, and the prices were quite reasonable, and a lot of customers were buying them. ( 3 points)
3). Li is a new student. He comes from a southern province. He speaks a dialect. We find it hard to understand his dialect. ( 3 points)
4). There is an iron pot that was hung over the fire. Bubblings and gurglings came
forth out of that pot. There was also a vague suggestive steaminess coming out.( 3 points)
5).You must first work out an outline for your paper, and then after you have done that, you need to collect all kinds of material to support your point of view. ( 3 points)
6). He heard that his father was ill. He was anxious to go home to see him. He went to the station early in the morning to buy a ticket. ( 3 points)
7). He gave many reasons for the failure, but the reasons he gave were not convincing. ( 3 points)
8). This machine was jointly designed by the old engineer in collaboration with some of his younger colleagues. ( 3 points)
9). Li is a new student. He comes from a southern province. He speaks a dialect. We find it hard to understand his dialect. ( 3 points)
10). Mark Twain is a well-known American writer. His experience as a pilot on a steamboat was no doubt an important factor that helped him to become a famous writer. ( 3 points)
10). She grew up in Donora. It is a small town that is nestled in the rolling hills of western Pennsylvania. This is a place where everybody relied for their living on the local steel mill. (4)
11). We ( “We” here refers to the passengers on a train) slithered along a grassy hillside. We passed a strip of gravel. On the gravel some orange-helmeted workers sat. They were reading newspapers. ( 3 points)
12) I’m a senior student in the English Department, coming from an underdeveloped village which is located in Shanxi Province. ( 3 points)
13). Over the past two decades, thousands of multi-national companies have rushed into China. They invested in the largest market that is China in the world. The result is that numerous joint ventures are set up. (3 points)
14). Close to 100 water-color paintings that embrace the creative wisdom of master-hands and boast the magical, bold brush of promising young artists are on display here. (3 points)
15). There is an iron pot that was hung over the fire. Bubblings and gurglings came
forth out of that pot. There was also a vague suggestive steaminess coming out.( 3 points)
16). There was a pine tree that stood like a giant on the top of the mountain. It towered over the trees around it. (3 points)
17). The house had been burglarized. Smith couldn’t sleep for several months. ( 3 points)