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yond your ability. Unit 9 A I stopped him as he was about to leave the room. He called up when I was about to have breakfast. I was about to cross the street when I saw an old man fall down. B It has been months since I have tasted such delicious food. It has been years since she has written a successful novel. It has been years since he has done any new research. Unit 10 A No matter how hard we had tried to improve the situation, our efforts ended in failure. No matter who breaks the rule, he/she will be punished. When the child is not happy, he will not be pleased, no matter what you buy for him. B If you give me the same amount of money as you would to my brother, I won’t plain. I left for shanghai the same day as he did for Beijing. John held the same attitude toward the project as Mary.