16.I have kept that portrait where I can see it every day, as it always reminds me of my university days in London.

　　17.Believing the earth to be flat, many feared that Columbus would fall off the edge of the earth.

　　18.As might be expected, the response to the question was very mixed.

　　19.After the Arab states won independence, great emphasis was laid on expanding education, with girls as well as boys being encouraged to go to school.

　　20.You see the lightning the instant it happens, but you hear the thunder later.

　　21.Great as Newton was, many of his ideas have been challenged today and are being modified by the work of scientists of our time.

　　22.If only the committee would approve the regulations and put them into effect as soon as possible.

　　23.Living in the central Australian desert has its problems, of which obtaining water is not the least.

　　24.All things considered, the planned trip will have to be called off.

　　25.A survey was carried out on the death rate of new-born babies in that region, the results of which were surprising.

　　26.The girl’s being educated in an atmosphere of simple living was what her parents wished for.

　　27.All flights having been canceled because of the snowstorm, many passengers could do nothing but take the train.

　　28.While orbiting the sun, the satellite has sent more than four billion bits of information back to earth.

　　29.The computer has brought about surprising technological changes in the way we organize and produce information.

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