标点符号练习题.docx

1. Most American people are fond of cats and/ or dogs. It is said that every year they spend about $5.4 billion on their pets, including $1.5 billion on pet food four times the amount of money they spend on baby food. Now there are about 100 million dogs and cats in the country; the number is still going up rapidly since 12?? 500 puppies are born every hour. 2. It??s 7??45 on Tuesday morning and 26-year-old Steve Clarks is going to work. He puts on his jacket and picks up his cell phone, pager and laptop. As he leaves the house, he turns on his MP3 player and puts on his headphones. He is ready to go. 3. ??What did he say??? ??He said many things, such as?? such as?? oh, yes, he said that he would resign from the committee.?? 4. She was interested in history a few years ago; today her main interest is in anthropology. 5. Changes in the market, poor management, and miscalculated speculations?? these caused the bankruptcy of the company. 6. She didn??t go with them to climb the mountain; otherwise, she would have been caught in the storm. 7. Among those who joined the discussion were Miss Wu, a well-known writer; Mr. Li, editor of the literary supplement of the local newspaper; Dr. Qian, a professor of literary cirticism; and Ms. Sun, a famous historian. 8. She enjoys reading Shakespeare??s plays and has read Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear and The Verchant of Venice. 9. The Two Americans There are two Americans. One is the American of Lincoln; the other is the American of Teddy Rooseelt and the modern superpatriots. One is generous and humane, the other narrowly egotistical; one is self-critical, the other self-righteous; one is sensible the other romantic; one is good humored, the other solemn; one is inquiring, the other pontificating; one is moderate, the other filled with passionate intensity; one is judicious and the other arrogant in the use of great power. 8. ????that shows that there are three hundred and sixty-four days when you might get un-birthday