I. Rewrite the sentences or link the two sentences into one according to the given requirements. 1. Although I admire granddaddy ’ s fluency in English, I couldn ’ t come close to it. ( 用 as 改写 ) 2. Although it may be convenient to send a text message, we cannot fully convey our feelings and thoughts by means of that. ( 用 as 改写 ) 3. Out of my insistence, my parents finally gave in and registered me for skating classes. (用强调句型改写句子成分) 4. Opening the door, Mum found the little girl. The little girl was listening to a story on the radio attentively. (用动名词短语或动词不定式短语连接句子) 5. In winter, those people were swimming in the river. Ruth and I used to walk to the riverside to watch them. (用动名词短语或动词不定式短语连接句子)