Internet Homework for Week 1 I Passage rewriting ( 总分 10 分 ): The exercise in this section is to create effective passages by combining the short sentences which you think is related into longer, more complex ones. If there are some mistakes, correct them. We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord. It was made in Germany. It was made in 1681. We keep our clavichord in the living room. My grandfather bought the instrument many years ago. Recently a visitor damaged it. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard. She broke two of the strings. My father was shocked. Now he does not allow us to touch it. A friend of my father ’ s is repairing it now. II Sentence Combining ( 总分 10 分 ) : Combine the sentences in each set into a single clear sentence. Omit words that are needlessly repeated, but don ’ t leave out any information details. Keep in mind that many combinations are possible, and there ’ s no single correct one. 1. The man handed a photo of a girl. The photo was to me. He did that silently. The man was old. The girl was pretty. 2.We have moved into a house. We did that recently. The house was new. It had single-storied. 3. It occurred a short while ago. My brother helped me. We carried a bookcase up the stairs. The bookcase was very heavy. 4.It happened this morning. A nurse examined the ground. She did that carefully. 5.A tree was planted forty years ago. It was a lemon tree. It was near the church. It was for the memory of their marriage. 6.The book will tell a great deal. It will tell us about the age of the universe. It will tell us about the size of the universe. 7. I felt pleased with my bargain. My pleasure was especial. My bargain was wonderful. 8. People find this sort of joke. These people are foreign. This sort of joke are distasteful. 9.I was being tested. The test was for a driving license. It was the third time. 10. A murder crossed the road. The road was in front of me. He did that with a sudden.