It is difficult to understand his books, much more than his lectures．

He knows nothing of literature, even less of classical philosophy．

The old peasant regarded us as his own sons and daughters．

We had better hurry as it is getting dark．

Mother was worried because little Alice was ill, especially as Father was away in France．

China is a developing country, as we all know．

The horse is getting old and can’t run as fast as it did．

I thought I was going to fail the exam, but I passed it after all．

I thought it was going to be fun．I also thought that I would make lots of friends．

I thought the film was going to be interesting, but it wasn’t．