The new amphitheater was based on the ancient Greek design.

The famous racehorse Secretariat had to be destroyed because of a painful, incurable hoof disease.

I received housing benefit when I was unemployed.

The museum dismissed the curator after some of the oldest paintings were damaged.

Most of the school-leavers are sanguine about the idea of going to work and earning money.

He drove so fast that I really felt my life was in danger.

It is really incredible that he is unaware of such basic facts.

The whole village was wiped out in the bombing raids.

The Bali Tiger was declared extinct in 1937 due to hunting and habitat loss.

GCSE are not compulsory, but they are the most common qualifications taken by students.

In times of war, the Red Cross is dedicated to reducing the sufferings of wounded soldiers, civilians, and prisoners of war.

Studies of climatology indicate that volcanic dust in the atmosphere may contribute to the onset of ice ages.

You never really know where you are with her as she just blows hot and cold.

It was inevitable that the smaller company should merge with the larger one.

There were so many members of the political party who had gone against the leader that he resigned.

I told you clearly and definitely not to write your answers in pencil, Smith!

Flight MH370 of Malaysia Airlines is reported to vanish on the way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

Many new graduates take a part – time job and barely make ends meet every month.

Sorry, I can’t come to your party. I am snowed under with work at the moment.

In the twentieth century, drug markedly improved health throughout the world.

He made one last futile effort to convince her and left home.