Combine each of the following groups of sentences into one complete sentence

1． a. In 1961 scientists got a real surprise.

b. They discovered a community of living stromatolites

c. They discovered them at Shark Bay.

d. Shark Bay is on the remote northwest coast of Australia.

2. a. Professor Thompson’s students competed in a national debate last week.

b. Professor Thompson had trained his students to be superior public speakers.

c. They still did not finish as one of the top ten finalists.

3. a. Elton John is a pop music artist.

b. He has sold millions of records and digital downloads.

c. He is my favorite singer.

4. a. I like to do several hobbies.

b. I like fishing. I also like swimming in the ocean. 

c. I like playing basketball with my friends. b. ….

5. a. The Oceanside beach house complex is located on 412 South Strand Way.

b. The Oceanside beach house complex sold for 3.5 million.

c. The Oceanside beach house complex contains five separate living units.

d. Three of the units rent for $300 a night.

1- Mark was angry that his little brother spilled the drink, he helped him clean
it up.

2- In our class discussion of The Scarlet Letter, we discussed the imagery, the
symbolism, and where the novel was set.

3- At tennis camp, I had three goals: perfect my serve, improve my backhand,

4- Hanging from the ledge high over a mountain, Danielle saw the trees with
their brightly colored fall leaves

5- Everyone in our company plan to go to the company picnic on Saturday.

6- The test was on Monday, she spent her whole weekend studying for it.

7- Jim appreciates Monday night football more than his wife

8- Mark gave Mary a genuinely authentic diamond to celebrate their

9- At this point in time, I would like to introduce our speaker

10- Mike never works late because he valued time with his family.
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Easter Island is a small triangle of rock situated in the Pacific Ocean. It’s about 2,000
miles   the nearest city. Easter Island is   for its statues.
Hundreds of these huge, stone faces can be   all over the island. Who
made them? How  they move these giant pieces of rock? What
happened  the people who lived there? Studies show that
people   arrived on the island about 1600 years ago. They had a very
advanced culture. They made many objects and they had their  written
language. However, the number of people on the island grew and grew   
it reached about 10,000 people. Soon there were too many people and there
wasn’t  food to eat. A terrible war started and  of the statues
were broken. When western explorers   the island on Easter Day in
1722, the huge rock statues were the only sign that a great society had once lived there.

Asa Sherpa has climbed Mount Everest more times than  else in the
world.  Last year, he   the world record by climbing the world’s highest
mountain for the twenty-first time.  , he says he won’t be able to do it
again, because the mountain is becoming   dangerous to climb.
Asa first climbed the mountain   1989 at the age of 12. He worked as a
porter, carrying supplies for trekkers. When he first climbed the mountain, there
was   of snow and ice up there. Now there is much   snow,
and more bare rock.
Asa is   about the lack of snow.   snow to hold the rocks
in place, there are more rockfalls. Melting ice makes big holes, and these
make   up the mountain very dangerous. Also, climbers slip
more   on rock than on snow.
Complete the following outlines

1. The English exam shouldn’t be a part of the college entrance exam ‘Gao Kao’.
a. Allow students to focus on other subjects
b. Relieve some of the stress placed on families
c. _______________________________________________________________

2. My hometown played a great part in Chinese history

3. My trip to the Great Wall was one of the greatest trips I’ve ever had.
a. Arrived in Beijing with my friends
b. ______________________________________________________________
c. The trip up and down the Great wall

4. My dream is to live in a small house in the mountains

5. My high school English teacher was a kind, caring person