Task 2 Revise the following sentences. Try tomake them concise. 1. In the year 1840 the Opium War broke out. 2. There are more books in their library than in ourlibrary. 3. He returned back home after he graduated fromcollege. 4. We planned to meet just before sunrise very earlyin the morning. 5. The cause of the flood was due to the heavy rainin late spring. 6. I play badminton equally as well as my brother. 7. These watermelons are large in size and sweet intaste. 8. There are a number of students who want to jointhe drama club. 9. He was kind enough to let me share the sameumbrella with him. 10. Zhao was the person who was elected therepresentative of the class by the whole class. 11. At the present time I am taking the course ofWorld History and in addition a course in geography too. 12. What I am trying to say is that in my opinion hehas not done his work very well and it needs improving. 13. I would like you to consider the question ofwhether or not you will publish your recent article on women scientists inChina in our journal. 14. Owing to the fact that he had missed manylectures, he was aware that it would be possible for him to fail the exam. 15. You must first work out an outline for yourpaper, and then after you have done that, you need to collect all kinds ofmaterial to support your point of view.