Answers to Unit 3.12 Writing

Comprehension Check

1 B  2 C  3 C  4 D

Patterns in Use

句型一

Exercise A

2 By the time the game started, the basketball players had done their warm-up exercise.

3 By the time the video rental store closes, I will have returned the DVDs.

4 By the time summer approached, the broken ceiling fan had been repaired.

5 By the time Sheila’s favorite talk show begins, she will have finished all her assignments.

Exercise B

2 By the time the first course was served, I had lost my appetite

3 By the time we had dessert, we had run out of conversation topics

4 By the time our date ended, we had decided never to contact each other again

5 By the time I meet the girl of my dreams, I will have become an old man

句型二

Exercise A

2 Meg remembered (that) she had taken out the garbage and that her brother had done the dishes.

3 Blake has decided (that) he will major in economics in college and that Princeton University will be his top choice.

4 Ethan noticed (that) Debby had forgotten to turn off the light and that Shawn had left the water running in the bathroom.

5 Allison mentioned (that) the deadline for the paper was next Monday and that she was running out of time.

Exercise B

2 (that) the musical will be performed for another decade and that people around the world will enjoy watching it

3 (that) the words were expressive of the characters’ emotions and that the music was worth listening to again and again

4 (that) the world was cruel to him and that he had the courage to face his uncertain future

5 (that) she could have had a happy childhood and that the Thénardiers would have treated her better

Writing Hands-on

Exercise

I

2 How nice of you to remember my birthday!

3 I would like to express my appreciation for your advice, Ms. Liu.

4 It was very nice/thoughtful/kind of you to give me a Christmas gift.

II

July. 25, 2015 Dear Aunt Carol, I was really excited when I received your gift. I had wanted one for a long time but I never dreamed that I could get one so soon. Aunt Carol, thank you ever so much! I used to envy my classmates with smartphones. They could check information anytime. They could chat and exchange ideas online anytime. When they were working on English assignments, they used their smartphones as dictionaries. Now, I can do the same. It will help me a lot both in daily life and in my schoolwork. I promise to take care of it and make the best use of it. It’s been a long time since I visited you. When the monthly examination is over, let me come visit you and Uncle Hugh. Thank you once again for the wonderful gift. Your nephew, Nathan