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KEY TO EXERCISES

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English into Chinese

I.

1. These are my things.
2. He is my friend.
3. That is the teacher’s paper.
4. Pastor Uong’s younger brother is my friend.
5. Those are his own books.
6. Mr. Li is my friend’s father.
7. These are my mother’s own things.
8. Mr. Li is deaf.
9. His own book.
10. This is my bread.
11. This is sweet, that is sour.
12. That is his dictionary.
13. Li Guang-hung is my younger brother.
14. These are his son’s cash.
15. Their own dictionary.

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II.

1. Please read the Bible.
2. Those are his tables and chairs.
3. What is this character? This is the mā character.
4. The Bible is God’s book.
5. Make the tea.
6. Please, what is the meaning of cáng-mī-sĭ?
7. This is mine.
8. Light the fire.
9. This is a lantern, that is a table-lamp.
10. They have no lamps.
11. To ask in this way is not polite.
12. Please, what is the meaning of the dìng character?
13. What is this? This is bread.
14. What are you asking about?
15. They have not lit the lamps.

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III.

1. Please read the frst chapter.
2. Who are you asking?
3. You had better see how many hundreds he has.
4. Whose are those three books?
5. They are Mr. Diong’s.
6. How many sons has Mr. Diong?
7. This is my son.
8. What book are you reading? I am reading the Bible.
9. Where is your father?
10. Where is the inn?
11. This baggage is mine.
12. Where is the ladder? We haven’t one.
13. This fruit is sour.
14. He has not a broom.
15. How many people are riding in chairs? Six.

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IV.

1. What is he doing? There is only one Savior, namely Jesus.
2. How much money have those two people?
3. Please, sir (teacher) will you look it up in the dictionary?
4. How much are those boxes each?
5. What character are you looking for?
6. How many