Section IV
Trying Your Hand

Sentence Writing
Basic Sentence Structure
(Refer to the Workbook for basic rules on the use of articles.)
I. Write Through Applying Grammar Rules

 Choose the correct answers to fill in the blanks, using the table in the grammar chart in the WorkBook for reference.
1　This is ______ Xinghai Park, and Mr. Chen is ______ director of ______ park.
  A. X / a / a
  B. a / a / the
  C. the / X / the
  D. X / the(X) / the
2　His plane is due at 10 in Paris. Look, ______ plane is in now at ______ airport.
  A. a / the
  B. the / the
  C. the / an
  D. a / an
3　Jenny is ______ university student, and she is ______ honest girl.
  A. a / an
  B. an / a
  C. the / a
  D. an / the
4　Let's give the patient ______ hand. ______ car is waiting for us outside ______   school.
  A. a / The / the
  B. a / The / an
  C. the /A / an
  D. the / A / the
5　Is this ______ apple tree? No, it is ______ orange tree.
  A. an / the
  B. the / the
  C. an / an
  D. the / an
Key: 1. d    2.b   3.a   4.a    5.c

II. Write Through Correcting Mistakes
Correct the errors in the following sentences.

1.On the Sunday morning I usually do housework at the home.
2. My friend comes from a north of country.
3. Mary is the good player of the two.

4. The hospital bought a X-ray machine a day before yesterday.

5. A hour is the short time to spend in an university library.

6. In fact, it was a most exciting game of an year.

7. There is a exciting pop music concert on the TV.

8. These football stars are the very popular in whole country.

9. In United States, people attach much importance to words on a thank-you card

10. We are going to play the tennis in an afternoon.

Practice 3: Write Through Translating

Key:
1.On the Sunday morning I usually do housework at home.
2. My friend comes from the north of the country.
3. Mary is the better player of the two.

4. The hospital bought an X-ray machine the day before yesterday.

5. An hour is a short time to spend in a university library.

6. In fact, it was the most exciting game of a year.

7. There is an exciting pop music concert on TV.

8. These football stars are very popular in the whole country.

9. In the United States, people attach more importance to the words on a thank-you card

10. We are going to play the tennis in the afternoon.

III. Write Through Translating

Translate the following sentences into English.

1.我有一套关于英语学习的光盘，对我很有帮助。
 2.小李向一家旅行社递交了求职申请。
 3.她喜欢喝果汁，但是这只杯子里的果汁太甜了。
 4.她是系里唯一的一位喜欢弹钢琴的女孩子。
 5.这是一部二手车，但是这部车的车况很好。

Key:
1. I have a set of VCD on English learning. It is very helpful to me.
2. Xiao Li has handed in a job application letter to a travel agency.
3. She likes fruit juice, but the juice in this glass is too sweet.
4. She is the only girl who enjoys playing the piano in the department.
5. This is a used (second-hand) car, but it is in very good condition.

IV. Write Through Describing a Picture
Write a short passage of about 100 words to tell a story or about an event related to the picture given. Some useful words and phrases have been provided here to help you. You may start the passage with “Tomorrow will be Thanksgiving Day. Sally is going ...”

thank one’s dentist, Mr. Milton ;very kind and helpful; go to the dentist for an aching tooth; break Mr. Milton’s coffer pot by accident; feel very sorry;
choose to buy a new coffee pot;  look very beautiful; put the pot into a small box;
wrap the box with a ribbon; attach a thank-you note; very happy to accept her gift

Key: