Source: English Grammar CES1133 APRIL 2013 SEMESTER UNISEL BJ
1. No spectacle in the universe is more impressive than an exploding star.
2. The position of the Earth in relation to the Sun is always slightly changing.
3. The systems of phonetic writing are aimed at transcribing accurately any sequence of speech sounds.
4. Fine rubies are free of flaws are extremely rare and command high prices.
5. The walls of the heart are constructed of a special kind of muscle.
Choose one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
1. Transparent plastics keep food and other products fresh and clean and allow
customers to see that they buy.
Transparent plastics keep food and other products fresh and clean and allow
customers to see what they buy.
2. The first odes were the poems written to be sung with the accompaniment of a musician instrument.
The first odes were the poems written to be sung with the accompaniment of a musical instrument.
3. The history of ballet is history of dance technique as well as of its evolution as a cultural instituition.
The history of ballet is a history of dance technique as well as of its evolution as a cultural instituition.
4. An important effect that criticism can have on contemporary poets is the assurance that there is a growing interest their work.
An important effect that criticism can have on contemporary poets is the assurance that there is a growing interest in their work.
5. The game of marbles, which originated in prehistoric times, is still played today in much lands.
The game of marbles, which originated in prehistoric times, is still played today in many lands.
Part III (I already fill in the blanks. Please refer to the semester paper).
This Man’s been Nearly Everywhere.
John Clouse has the thickest, most dog-eared passport in the world. Turn to Page 16 of the 1998 Guinness Book of World Records and you'll find the reason.
He holds the record for traveling to all 192 of the globe's sovereign countries, and to all but six of the non-sovereign or other territories that existed in early 1996.
Clouse, who has spent about $1.25 million roaming from A to Z in the past 40 years, says he travels for the love of it, not to outrun anybody else who may be keeping a list. And by either count, he is now down to just three remote islands to visit.
Clouse has continued his journeys since making the record book, and has not only visited every country in the world, but some two or three times. Now he's focusing on the remaining three islands.
"Yeah, I'm trying to finagle my way to three places: the Paracel Islands, owned by China in the South China Sea," he says. "And on two occasions the weather has kept me away from reaching Bouvet, an island in Norwegian Antarctica. No. 3 is Clipperton, a French island about 700 miles west of Acapulco."
After all his traveling he says, "I don't believe there are evil empires and evil people. Yes, there are some bad leaders in the world, but seeing people as individuals has taught me that they are all basically alike. You can be in some [terrible] place and someone will extend hospitality to you."
Clouse travels light, with a small suitcase, and seldom travels first class. His complete collection of National Geographic magazines is his main source for research.
