Read the following paragraph and underline the topic sentence. A family group is a good example for illustrating norms, roles, status positions, and social structure. Charlie has certain expectations for Alice that have developed between them over time. Alice is his wife, and he expects her to have the primary responsibility for childrearing and for dealing with relatives. She is expected to listen to his complaints about his boss, to give him encouragement concerning his professional life, to be nice to his friends, to be patient with his impatience, and to spend the family funds carefully. Alice, on the other hand, expects Charlie, her husband, to share in housework, to prepare the meals, to play with the children, to listen to her complaints about her boss, to encourage her to pursue her professional growth, and to know what to do in a weather emergency or when the plumbing breaks down.

Choose the best topic sentence from the group below. Write the choice in the blank. A. The most critical election happened in 1896. B. The Great Depression produced conditions for 1932 election. C. Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860 and became the 16th American president. D. America’s two-party system has experienced three critical elections, each of which affected the party balance in government.

Rearrange the following numbered sentences so that they will read logically. Put the numbers in proper sequence in the boxes provided below. 19.The house they put us in was ugly, with an ugly yard and a few ugly bushes. 20.Yet our guardians’ efforts to punish us were not always effective. 21.And the clothes we wore were continually pieced; the food we ate was terrible. 22.After our parents’ death, our comfortable life came to an end and we were kept well below the poverty line by our guardians. 23.No more could they put a halt to it than they could keep us. 24.They could keep books out of our hands, restrict our communication with the neighbors’ children by penning us within a wire-net fence. 25.The passionate pleasure we got from soap bubbles, rainbows, holy pictures and spider webs was beyond our guardians’ power of prevention. 26.However, they could not stop us from using our eyes. ____、____、____、 20 、 24 、 26 、____、____。

Read the following paragraph and cross out the irrelevant sentences. When my friend Tom sets to work in the kitchen, disaster often results. I, frankly, am not much of a cook. Once he tried to make toasted cheese sandwiches for us by putting slices of cheese in the toaster along with the bread, he ruined the toaster. On another occasion, he had cut up some fresh beans and put them in a pan to steam. The water in the pan steamed away while Tom was on the telephone, and both the beans and the coating in the pan were ruined. Finally, another time Tom made spaghetti for us, and the noodles stuck so tightly together that we had to cut off slices with a knife and fork. The tomato sauce, on the other hand, turned out well. Because of Tom’s kitchen mishaps（事故）, I never eat at his place without money in my pocket in case we have to go out to eat.

Write a letter according to the following situation: the Wenchuan earthquake has made this winter extremely difficult for the victims. Write to tell your friend Smith that you are raising money to buy 200 pieces of cotton-padded clothing and some other necessities for the earthquake victims. Ask him to join the charity and show your appreciations for his help. Don’t forget to tell him your phone number 555-5555 for further discussion. Please sign your name as Li Ping. （150-200 words）

My roommate closed her books when it was nearly midnight. （ simple sentence ）

We must plan our family budget carefully. The price of food has risen recently. （ compound sentence ）

His vision begins to fade. He knows he’d better get some rest. （ complex sentence ）

Tom had worked at the construction site all day. He was too tired. He decided not to meet his friends at the dinner. （ compound-complex sentence）

There are many exercises to do if you want to build a muscular （肌肉发达的） body. （periodic sentence ）