1、Lesson 1 A monument was built to commemorate the victory.The children huddled together for warmth.Censure is sometimes harder to bear than punishment.The new vaccine eradicated all traces of the disease within three months.The barbarians defiled the church by using it as a stable.The pregnant woman
2、has an enlarged abdomen.The lost hikers were bereft of hope when the rescue plane did not see them.The children were bereaved by the death of their parents.This battlefield is consecrated to the memory of the soldiers who died here.A good joke does not necessarily evoke a hearty laugh.Wheels left gr
3、ooves in a muddy dirt road.The old car jolted its passengers badly as it went over the rough road.Bowing to greet a lady is now an obsolete custom.Many wild animals prowl at night looking for something to eat.The children scooped holes in the sand.Diplomats are interested in the status of world affa
4、irs.The farmer sued the railroad station because his cow was killed by the train.The counter of the sink has many grooves along which the water will run off.The cat prowled around the cellar looking for mice.We all sympathized with the husband who was bereaved of his beloved wife.Her singing evoked
5、admiration from the public.We still use this machine though it is obsolete.The bandit in a typical Western movie rides a horse and goes armed. either alone or in a group.Christmas commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ.The childrens muddy shoes defiled all the rugs in the hotel.Running in the hall i
6、s a deviation from the school rules and will not be allowed.She could bear the disappointments of other people with tolerable fortitude.The little girl was inconsolable at the loss of her kitten.Arent you hungry? You are only nibbling your food.The coronation of the new king was a splendid pageant.A
7、fter the scourge of flood usually comes the scourge of disease.The crippled child tumbled down the stairs and was badly hurt.The iron in the ship caused a deviation of the magnetic needle of the compass.A marathon runner must have great fortitude to run such a long distance.The pretty girls reputati
8、on was defiled by malicious gossips.The boy is just learning to walk, he is always tumbling over the floor.The inauguration ceremony of the new President was a splendid pageant.There are many illnesses, which afflict old people.His employer censured him for neglecting his work.The thief intruded int
9、o the house with caution and dissimulation.Nowadays, it is an inhumane punishment to flog the disobedient soldiers or sailors.According to the inscription on its cornerstone, this building was erected in 1919.The gifts of charity meddled with a mans private affair.He doesnt sit straight: his posture
10、 is very bad.John rummaged all the drawers to find his gloves.The water spouted out when the pipe was broken. The climber traversed a long horizontal crack in the face of the mountain slope.A child stood looking with wistful eyes at the toys in the shop window.He was flogging his horse in a very cru
11、el way.She rummaged change from the bottom of her purse.The law does not meddle unduly with a persons private life.The lights traversed the sky searching for enemy planes.The inscription on the ancient monument was very hard to read.The amicable flash of her white teeth was very impressive.The soldi
12、ers are very exhausted for they have advanced forward without rest in a blizzard.If I were rich, I would like to cruise in the Southern Pacific for six months in a private yacht.Yellow fever has been eradicated in the United States but it still exists in some countries.The doctors report gave us onl
13、y a glimmer of hope.On his desk, many articles and documents are always piled in great lump.The woman ransacked the house for her lost jewelry.He slashed a path through the high grass with a long knife.Out feet slumped repeatedly through the melting ice.That pop-song had a great vogue at one time.En
14、emy soldiers ransacked the city and carried off its treasures.Tired from his long walk, he slumped into a chair.We saw the glimmer of a distant light through the trees.He used to have a great vogue as a film actor, but no one goes to the cinema to see him now.What the Ice Age did was to eradicate th
15、e abundant mammalian life in the Northern Hemisphere.He ascribes his success to skill and hard work.The soldiers kept their heads down behind the bulwark.She looked around this way and that in a dubious manner.Selfishness was a facet of his character that we seldom saw before.For the first time he h
16、ad to pay heed to his appearance, and in fact he became very well-dressed from then on.The boys huddled together under the rock to keep warm.The old man mumbled something to me, but I could not understand him.This ruined bridge is a relic of the Korean War in 1950.Automobile exhaust fumes are one of
17、 the major causes of smog.The thirsty wayfarer was glad to find a fresh spring near the road.He always speaks with his mouth full of food, it is his wont.Four people were huddled under one umbrella to avoid the sudden shower.Im feeling better than yesterday, but it is dubious that I can go to school
18、 tomorrow.No one knows who wrote that play, but it is usually ascribed to Cyril Tourneur.We believe that a free press and free speech are bulwarks of democracy.Take heed of what I say, or you will fail in the final examination.Lesson 2The judge absolved the man of the crime.The umpire should have no bias in favor of either side.Our baseball team is contending for the championship.We deplore the terrible traffic accident in which 30 persons were killed and 50 injured.The boy fell from a tree and suffered fractures of his right arm and leg.
