1. He went over quickly to help the old man to his feet.
2. We followed the thief into the shop and caught him while he was stealing the money from an old
man who was doing the shopping there.
3. Seeing a big stone getting in the way, they had to get out of the car and gathered all their strength
to remove it to the roadside.
4. Though he was shouting for help in a loud voice, nobody came to his rescue.
5. Last Sunday when we were on the way to the park, a big rain poured down. As a result, we were
wet all over.
6. Wang Hong helped his mother to clear away the dishes after supper, as is often the rule.
7. He reached for the book on the shelf, but he fell onto the ground heavily.
8. I saw an old man walking in the snow with greatest difficulty with a big bag.
9. The cyclist knocked down the child crossing the street.
10. The monitor stuck a notice on the wall, which read, “The Sports meet will be put off until next
Friday due to the snow.”
11. That driver paid a high price for the speed-up.
12. I was thinking twice about how to solve the difficult problem when a good idea flashed across
my mind.
13. During the summer vacation, most of my classmates took up a part-time job, while I stayed in
the hospital to look after my sick mother.
14. When the foreign friends walked out of the school gate, we saw them waving their hands to greet
us again.
15. While we were heading for the airport, an unexpected traffic accident took place.
16. He apologized to me for his taking my dictionary by mistake when class was over yesterday.
17. When he bent his body to do up his shoes, he saw something shining on the ground.
18. It was already 9 o’clock last night when he came back home. But his mother remained waiting
for him to have dinner.
19. I wrote him a letter, saying that I would have a lot of practice in oral English before going
abroad.
20. He expressed his hearty thanks to me for my timely help.
21. The sheep tied to the tree was missing, which upset him very much.
22. That driver was fined 200 dollars for not stopping the car when the traffic lights turned red.
23. The social activities have benefited the building up of the children’s characters and the
development of their personalities.
24. We were at table when a stranger in rags broke in.
25. The decided to call at Lao Wang’s house and have a word with him.
26. They had not been on their way long when it began to rain, which ruined their trip.
27. Though the young man was badly injured, and yet he struggled to his feet and cried for help with
all his strength.
28. He missed his footing and as a result he fell heavily on to the ground.
29. They were stuck in a traffic jam halfway and to make matters worse, it was getting dark. They
had no choice but to put themselves up in an inn by the roadside for the night.
30. He is a man who behaves well. / He is a polite man. Each time we call on him, he sees us to the door and tells us to be careful of the cars coming and going on the streets.
31. On hearing there was a serious traffic accident that took place on the highway, they hurried to the spot to rescue the injured.
32. Anyone who doesn’t take his work seriously/ who is not careful with his work mustn’t be
admitted to a unit or a company.
33. Thanks to the policy of reform and opening, quite a lot of villages have taken on a completely new look.
34. Our teachers discourage against our doing homework far into the night.
35. After covering 20 miles, we completely gave out.
36. He takes great pride in the famous painting that was passed down from his old generation.
37. They gave each other a brief introduction to themselves and then a heated discussion started.
38. The scientist was given five million yuan as a reward for his inventing a new kind of rice seeds
that can sharply increase the total output of rice in our country.
39. During the Spring Festival this year, setting off firecrackers is permitted in many places in order
to ring out the old and ring in the new.
40. He offered to help me with the box, for which I was very graceful.
He offered to give me a hand with the box, for which I thanked him very much.
41. Not only did the bad weather ruin my mood but also it stopped me from meeting my friends.
42. He pulled a several coin out of the pocket and then put them into the box in front of the man
who was playing the violin.
43. The car made a quick turn in front of me, which frightened me a lot.