《英语语法与写作MOOC》（2022.9）参考答案（四）
实在是很抱歉，当大家看到这篇专栏的时候，第七、八周的Sentence Combining已经截止提交了。我这个实际上是为下一期课程而准备的。这篇文章能够及时更新True or False和Passage Rewriting的答案，仅此而已。分割线下面是本期答案的正文内容！后期我会考虑整合成一篇。如果题目有不一致的，欢迎在评论区提出，我会尽可能及时的回复。
Passage Rewriting的答案仅供参考，请不要直接抄袭。
第七、八周 短语 （1）Week 4： Phrases (1)
Sentence Combining
1.
He was still mumbling something.
These things were about hospitals.
He was mumbling at the end of the party.
答案：He was still mumbling something about hospitals at the end of the party.
2.
They had got away.
They had taken diamonds.
The diamonds are worth of thousands of pounds.
答案：They had got away with diamonds (which are) worth of thousands of pounds. 或 They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.
3.
He was in hospital.
He would have to stay there.
He would have to spend another two weeks.
答案：He would have to stay in hospital for another two weeks.
4.
She must appear in the play.
She must wear a dress.
She must wear stockings.
The dress is red.
The stockings are long.
答案：In the play, she must appear in a red dress and long stockings.
5.
People must have been driven away.
The number of the people excels a hundred.
They have to leave their homes.
The reason is the noise.
答案：Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise.
6.
He was defeated by a boxer.
The boxer was called Gentleman Jackson.
People quickly forgot him.
答案：Defeated by a boxer (who was) called Gentleman Jackson, he was quickly forgotten.
7.
The couple has seen their son off.
They returned home.
They didn’t say anything.
答案：Having seen their son off, the couple returned home without saying anything.
8.
Hollywood functions like a magnet.
It draws young people.
They are ambitious.
They are from all over the world.
答案：Hollywood functions like a magnet, drawing ambitious young people from all over the world.或Functioning like a magnet, Hollywood draws ambitious young people from all over the world.
9.
Mary knelt.
She shut her eyes.
She prayed to the goddess.
答案：Mary knelt and shut her eyes, praying to the goddess.或Kneeling and shutting her eyes, Mary prayed to the goddess.
10.
You starve to death.
You live like Robinson Crusoe.(either ... or)
He waited for a boat.
The boat never comes.
答案：You either starve to death or live like Robinson Crusoe, waiting for a boat that never comes.
第九、十周 短语（2）Week 5：Phrases (2)
True or false
( F ) 1. I think the new political reform will not last barely a month.
( F ) 2. The pilot could hardly find nowhere to land.
( F ) 3. The castle burnt down a few years ago was never rebuilt.
( T ) 4. Many villagers, knowing all this, still insisted on my paying for the damage.
( F ) 5. Many students who followed the instructions mechanically failed to obtain satisfactory results.
( F ) 6. The tortoise as far as I know has been on earth for thousands of years.
( F ) 7. You should forgive him for his forgetfulness; after all he is over seventy.
( F ) 8. The child needed sturdy shoes which were expensive.
( T ) 9. The old lady has just retired from India, where she had lived for ten years.
( T ) 10. Many countries, for example, Mexico and Japan, have a lot of earthquakes.
( F ) 11. Columbia University the second-largest landowner in New York City is part of the Ivy League.（本人虽然没有做到，但题库中有）
( T ) 12. Darwin's most important book, On the Origin of Species, was the result of many years of research.（本人虽然没有做到，但题库中有）
( F ) 13. The desert had scarcely rained last summer.（本人虽然没有做到，但题库中有）
( T ) 14. He has neither talent nor the desire to learn.（本人虽然没有做到，但题库中有）
Passage Rewriting（友情提醒：截止时间为2022年11月07日，距离截至也快了）
The Statue of Liberty is one of the most famous monuments in the world. In the nineteenth century, the people of France presented to the United States of America. The statue was great. Auguste Bartholdi designed it. He took ten years to complete it. He used copper to make the actual figure. He used a metal framework to support it. The framework was Eiffel especially constructed. They transported it to the United States. Before this, they had to find a site for the statue. They had to build a pedestal for it. They chose a site. It was an island. It was at the entrance of New York Harbour. By 1884, they erected a statue in Paris. It was 151 feet tall. In the following year, they took it to pieces. They sent it to America. By the end of 1886 October, they put the statue together again. Bartholdi officially presented it to the American people. Ever since then, it was a symbol for the millions of people. They passed through New York Harbour. They wanted to make their homes in America.
(Possible Answer)
The Statue of Liberty, one of the most famous monuments in the world, was presented to the United States of America in the nineteenth century by the people of France. The statue which was designed by Auguste Bartholdi, took ten years to complete. The actual figure was made of copper supported it by metal framework which was especially constructed by Eiffel. Before it was transported it to the United States, a site had to be found for the statue and a pedestal had to be built. The site chosen was an island at the entrance of New York Harbour.
By 1884, a statue which was 151 feet tall was erected in Paris. The following year, it was taken into pieces and was sent to America.
By the end of October 1886, the statue was put together again and was officially presented it to the American people by Bartholdi.
Ever since then, it was a symbol for the millions of people who passed through New York Harbour to make their homes in America.
Sentence Combining
该部分答案就不要想了，发出来肯定会过截至时间的。
