1) The old man was sick of having a

1) The old man was sick of having arguments all the time with his wife. 2) “You really can’t imagine what I have gone through,” Mary said, choking back her tears. 3) Compared with growing up in primitive societies, growing up in today’s world is in some ways harder. 4) When I first settled into teaching in this small town, I felt very awkward, for my neighbors wanted to know everything about me. 5) The boys would give anything / the world to meet that football star. 6) Tom rushed into the room when Jane and I were in the midst of a conversation. 7) It’s true that his father is a world-famous movie star, but Jack became famous in his own right. 8) We didn’t plan it like that but it worked out very well. 9) At first he found it extremely hard to fit in with his colleagues at the new company. 10) When I was in my teens, I gradually grew apart from my parents, only to realize how wrong I was in my later years. 11) I’m sorry to hear that you’re suffering from a severe cold. No wonder you did not turn up at the party yesterday. 12) It is not a healthy habit staying up too late. 13) I was annoyed with my mother’s tight control over me and ended up shouting at her one day. 14) The boy was scared of his mother because she would always scold(责怪) him if he did anything wrong. 15) Because of my carelessness, I soon found myself in trouble again and then I realized that what my mother had said was right. 16) He is not a very responsible person. For instance, he promised to come to our meeting, but never even responded when we invited him.