【正文】 money to run the business, he sold his newlybought house at auction even at a substantial loss.7. Hard as the road for these students after school will be, their prospects are bright.6. How can you talk to her like that? She is the one who brought you up and helped you finish school.5. The police said that their suspicions were aroused because the girl had other marks on her body.4. Now that he has published a popular novel which earns him a large amount of money, he is able to buy a new house and a car.3. My thanks go to those who still stuck by me when I fell upon dark days.2. Now that you have got an MA degree, you are qualified for a PhD program.《讀寫教程 Ⅲ》: Ex. Ⅹ, p. 131. Now that the criminal turned out to be one of their own, the London police missioner publicly apologized for poorly supervising his department.5. Now that the hotel is beautifully restored, many travelers like to stay in it.4. Now (that) I’ve heard the music, I understand why you like it.3. Now (that) you have studied the above models and understood the meaning and usage of the expression “now that”, you know how to do the following exercises.2. Suspicious as she was of him, she never came to the idea that the wealthy, softspoken, wellmannered man was a criminal.《讀寫教程 Ⅲ》: Ex. Ⅸ., p. 121. Friendly as he may seem, I won’t regard him as considerate.5. Poor as he was, she gave up the idea to marry him.4. Hard as he tried, he failed to deceive the police missioner in London in the end.3. Wellmeant as it was, the decision spoiled the peace talk in the Middle East.2. weatherbeaten《讀寫教程 Ⅲ》: Ex. VIII, p. 121. custombuilt8. selfemployed7. databased6. heartfelt5. thunderstruck4. handmade3. airconditioned2. quicktempered (易怒的)《讀寫教程 III》: Ex. VII, p. 111. wellmeant (用意良好的)8. singleminded (專心致志的)7. bigheaded (妄自尊大的)6. softspoken (說話溫和的)5. wideeyed (眼睛睜大的)4. narrowminded (心胸狹窄的)3. welladvised (明智的)2. study《讀寫教程 III》: Ex. VI, p. 111. lessons8. research7. survey6. poll5. campaign4. business3. economy2. raise a glass to《讀寫教程 Ⅲ》: Ex. Ⅴ, p. 101. captured the heart of the little boy with8. nothing but7. falls upon dark days6. live it out5. strike deals with4. like that3. To his embarrassment he discovered2. fantastic《讀寫教程 Ⅲ》: Ex. Ⅳ, p. 101. substantial8. justify7. furnish6. inherited5. considerate4. restored3. suspicion2. He said in an interview after he was arrested: “I discovered this bloody huge amount of money. I went from the need to pay off a few debts to what can only be described as greed. There is no way to justify it.”《讀寫教程 Ⅲ》: Ex. Ⅲ, p. 91. Because in the eyes of some villagers Williams is a helper, pouring most of his stolen money into the village and giving jobs to 43 people.10. His bank deposits were so large that they were noticed by the bank’s management. The bank then notified the police, who discovered that the criminal was one of their own.9. He used the money to buy an estate, a beautiful home, and a dozen noble titles. But most of all, he sunk his dishonest gains into the village, buying multiple cottages, a pub and a rundown hotel and turning them into very goodlooking places.8. Most of the stolen money was supposed to be used to pay spies and conduct secret activities against the Irish Republican Army.7. He stole more than eight million pounds over eight years and poured about five million pounds into the village.6. The truth is that the man with endles