1. The doctor advised him to go on a diet to lose weight2. Shes always dieting, but never seems to lose any weight.3. You have to balance the advantages of living in a big city against the disadvantages.4. I cycled too fast round the corner, lost my balance and fell off.5. Just out of curiosity, she opened to letter.6. Children are curious about everything around them.7. Its wrong with you to tell lies to your teacher.8. Dont believe her because she always lies.9. He lay on the grass, looking into the sky.10. Shanghai lies in the east of China.11. Each of us has our own strengths and weaknesses.12. In the morning, he likes to eat noodles with tomatoes and fried eggs.13. We aim to offer good value and service to all our customers.14. The boy lying on the ground lied that he laid the book on the table.15. More and more Chinese people have realized that they should go on a balanced diet and do exercise every day.16. She had learned to balance working efficiency with good human relationships.17. Tom had thought he could get away from punishing.18. - His girlfriend deserted him because of his taking drugs.- Hes doing what he could to win back her love.19. The boss consulted his lawyer about his business.20. I consulted with a friend on a matter.21. He is in consultation and cant come to the phone.22. They employed him as a consultant.23. The old man just stood there glaring at the thief.24. She looked at him with an angry glare.25. Try to limit your speech to 5 minutes.26. Im willing to help you, within limits.27. His knowledge of history is rather limited. 28. Reading more books is of great benefit to children.29. Such foolish behaviour wont benefit your work.30. He always benefits from his fathers advice.31. He considered that the change would be beneficial to her health.32. He tried to combine theory with practice.33. When he heard their team failed in the match again, he sighed.34. The teacher limited her to 800 words for her composition.35. Im heavily in debt at the moment, but hope to be out of debt when I get paid.36. He earns his living as a teacher.37. Harry has been out of work for 6 months, so he has difficulty earning his living.38. The owner of the restaurant was afraid of being in debt and decided to so some research into healthy foods to change the situation.39. Dont be so upset. It wont be long before your children can return to school again.40. Potatoes, tomatoes, and peas are my favourite vegetables.41. First well put lemons, cucumbers and eggplants into the shopping cart.42. Id like the mushroom soup to start with and the pepper steak.43. My father bought 2 roast ducks for the whole family on his way home.44. My little brother likes meat in general, and mutton in particular.45. We mix oil and vinegar to put on salad to make it taste delicious.46. If you place orders now, we would give you a 5% discount.47. My brother looked for food, but there was nothing but a little of raw meat in the house.48. Would you like some boiled eggs or some fried ones?49. The hostess is very popular because she always makes her guests feel at home.50. I was amazed at his calmness when in trouble.