The house was on fire and the people inside were in danger of losing their lives.
He cannot afford to buy such a nice house.
Although this idea may sound strange, it does make sense.
4John seems (to be) a nice person. Even so, I don’t trust him.
Unit 2
If he starts talking about the past, you’ll never get away from him
There is a tendency for job losses to rise in the winter.
Because of my frequent demands, father finally agreed to go to Australia with me.
He sold his shop and opened a new one to make more money.。
Unit 3
It is important for us to learn a lesson from the failure.
He believes that one day his dream of becoming a stockbroker will come true.
Many students end up doing jobs that do not make use of what they have learnt.
As soon as I mentioned his name, my mother became very unhappy.
Unit 4
As long as you get regular exercise, you will become healthy again.
I have always been thinking of reading a book on space, but I never seem to get around to it.
Since the writer had bought the computer, he no longer wrote his stories with a pen. The school has set up some new rules that everybody must follow.
Unit 5
The children cried with delight at the sight of the sea.
I didn’t quite catch on to what you said just now. Would you say it again?
He was conscious of the difficulty of the task, but he still accepted it.
To this day, when I recall what happened that day, I still feel confused.
Unit 6
She seems to enjoy speaking poorly of others.
He died as a consequence of heavy drinking and smoking.
You can never get a straight answer out of him.
Our products have become popular little by little over the past few years.
Unit 7
We are supposed to start working on that project tomorrow, but you haven’t got things ready.
I have to catch up on my work tonight, s o I can’t go to the movies with you.
John wants to move because he is not accustomed to the new life here.
She reached for her telephone and dialed the number of a friend.
Unit 8
Difficult as the plan sounds, he is determined to put it into practice.
How could the team win the game in the face of so many difficulties?
His business was at its best at the beginning of this year since it was started two years ago.
Although he didn’t say it directly, we could pick up some messages from his gestures.
We must figure out how to solve the problem (Or: We must figure out the solutions to the problem.)
He looked at the bag as if he were looking at something beyond his comprehension.
I know how to use a computer, but when it comes to repairing it, I know nothing about it.
We got lost. What’s worse, it started to rain.
Unit 10
Her teaching experience qualifies her for the job.
The new law does not apply to the joint venture overseas.
If you have decided to rent this house, please pay 50 dollars in advance.
Upon entry to the country, he was arrested.
