2009年7月28日 星期二

My day on Jul. 28th of 2009, 58 days left !


When I was doing my English grammar pratices today, I met some problems about noun clause.

Pratice 1
I don't know who is Bob's doctor. (I think that my answer should be ok.)
I don't know who Bob's doctor is. (the answer)

Pratice 2
In the following conversations, I need to use the words which are provided in ( ) to re-write the conversations.

ex:
Alicia: I really like my English teacher.
Bonnie: Great! That's wonderful. It's important to have a good English teacher. (think that, be delighted that)
Alicia thinks that her English teacher is very good.
Bonnie is delighted that Alicia likes her English teacher.
Bonnei thinks that it's important to have a good English teacher.

conversation 1
Mrs. Day: How do you feel, honey? You might have the flu.
Bobby: I'm okay, Mom. Honest. I don't have the flu.
(be worried that, be sure that)
Mrs. Day is worried that her son, Bobby, might have the flu.
Bobby is sure that he is okay. (my own answer)

Conversation 2
Kim: Did you really fail your chemistry course? How is that possible?
Tina: I didn't study hard enough. I was too busy having fun with my friends. I feel terrible about it.
(be surprised that, be disappointed that)
Kim is surprised that Tina failed her chemistry course. Kim supporsed that Tina was a hardworking student. However, we can tell that things seemed not to go that way. Tina is disappointed that she spent too much time having fun with her friends instead of well-budgetting her time.

Conversation 3 (at a party)
David: Mike! Hello! It's nice to see you.
Mike: It's nice to be here. Thank you for inviting me.
(be glad/ happy/ pleased that)
David is glad that Mike came to his party.
Mike is also pleased that he can be invited to David's party.
Both the host and the guest are happy that they can have a good time together at the party.

Conversation 4
Fred: Susan has left. Look. Her closer is empty. Her suitcases are gone. She won't be back. I just know it!
Erica: She'll be back. (be afraid that, be upset that, be sure that)
Fred is afraid that Susan has left because of the emptiness of her closer. He is upset that she won't be back.
Erica is sure that Susan'll be back.

Conversation 5
John: I heard you were in jail. I coundn't believe it!
Ed: Neither could I! I was arrested for robbing a house on my block.
Can you believe that! It was a case of mistaken identity. I didn't have to stay in jail long. (be shocked that, be relieved that)
John was shocked that his friend Ed was in jail.
Ed was relieved that he was proved to be guiltless and could be out now because of the police's mistaken identity.

Pratice 3
Ex: I'm glad that...
---the weather is nice today.
Sam is going to finish school.
I can speak English.

(my answers)
1. I'm please that...
---my English is getting better and better.
my girlfriend agreed to marry me.

2. I'm sure that...
---Jeff will come to my birthday party tonight.
you will pass your driver's license test.

3. I'm surprised that...
---you didn't tell your parents the truth.
Sonia got married with the man she hated before.

4. Are you certain that...
---your parents has allowed you to go to Africa with us?
she is the one you are going to spend your life with forever?

5. I'm very happy that...
---I made it to study in America.
my sister has recovered from an car accident.

6. I'm very sorry that...
---my brother has hurt your sister so much.
I forgot to bring a LV bag for you from France.

7. I'm not sorry that...
---John had a car accident because I have warned him to obey the traffic
rules before.
you missed your final exam this morning. I have tried to wake you up,
but you kept on sleeping.

8. I'm afraid that...
--- your dog can survive more than a week. He is very sick now.
I may lose my job because of the economic recession.

9. Are you aware that...
--- there is a big and violent demonstration going on in Tibet?
global warming is changing our living circumstances?

10. I'm disappointed that...
--- only few people really care about our country.
my parents don't support my plan to travel abroad.

11. I'm conviced that...
--- my English will be as good as a native American.
people working hard always get great rewards.

12. It's true that...
--- cheap goods have no good qualities.
being honest is the best policy.

13. It is a fact that...
---you can't go to a good university if you don't study hard from now on.
my brother can eat a whole cake in 3 minutes!

14. It's not true that...
--- Mary has got divorced with Jack.
investing in stock markets always make one a millionaire.





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