1．Their efforts have transformed (使改变) the bare hill into one covered with green trees all over.
2．He asked the workers to use traditional techniques (技巧，手法) to make the bricks into walls, roofs and corridors.
3．The study of traditions should be combined (使结合) with practice.
4．I like reading poems, because poems can convey certain emotions (强烈的情感)．
5．The idea of protecting environment has been to a large extent (程度) accepted in this area.
6．Luckily, I adapted to the new surroundings and everything returned to normal (正常的) in no time.
7．After a brief (短暂的) pause the speaker continued.
8．We all want to make a good first impression on each other and not get stuck in an awkward (紧张的) conversation.
9．As an old saying goes, “Happiness is not the absence (缺乏) of problems, but the ability to deal with them.”
10．He wrote a book about the origin of the universe (宇宙)．
