The student next to me kept chewing gum. That bothered me a lot.

The girl just said hello. She is Tom’s youngest sister.

This house was built years ago. It is still in very good shape.

Darwin/ who/ be/ famous/ English/ scientist/ develop/ theory/ evolution/.

It was an interesting novel. I, therefore, stayed up all night to finish it.

“Why don’t you have your room repainted?” said Robert to Lan.

Although she is intelligent, she doesn’t do well at school.

In spite of heavy rain, my brother went to work.

Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the first.

John is studying hard. He doesn’t want to fail the exam.

To get to work on time, they have to leave at 6.00am.

My mother is very busy with her work at the office. She still takes good care of us.

Mary doesn’t like sport. Her two brothers don’t, either.

I didn’t arrive in time. I was not able to see her off.

Despite his inexperience in the field, John applied for the job.

It’s very likely that the company will accept his application.

I’m waiting for the bus. It is late.