1. short / stopped / the / they / at / restaurant / for / time / a
⇒ They stopped at the restaurant for a short time.
2. apartment / door / mine / they / an / to / rented / next
⇒ They rented an apartment next door to mine
3. wrote / often / year / letters / penpal / to / I / my / last
⇒ I often wrote letters to my pen pal last year
4. taught / some / she / friends / her / Vietnamese
⇒ She taught her friends some Vietnamese