短文改错：（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
下面短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，从第11处起不计分
My brother Donald didn’t do well in math. When the day of the exam comes, Donald sat next to Brian, which was always good at math. Donald careful copied Brian’s answers. At end of the exam, the teacher collected the papers and graded it. Then she decided to give a prize to the student who got the high grade. But it was a bit of difficult for her to make a decision, because Donald and Brian got the same grade. The teacher thought about that and made on her mind to give the prize to Brian. Donald said it was unfair. “That’s true,” the teacher said. “Therefore, Brian’s answer to Question 18 was ‘I don’t know’. Your was ‘Neither do I’.”
A motto is a sentence or a phrase 1. can inspire us especially when we are 2. (face) with difficulties. Many of us have our mottoes, such as “Where there is a will, there is a way.” Or “Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it”, and so on. My motto is “God helps those who help 3. .” Sometimes I am lazy and don’t want to make efforts 4. (work) hard, 5. as soon as I think of my motto I will get energetic again and devote myself 6. what I am doing. I write my motto 7. I can see it easily. Every time I fail in my exam and begin to lose heart, the sight of my motto inspires me with much 8. (confident). My motto also makes me become 9. independent person. That is to say, I won’t rely on others easily.
What is your motto, my friends? If you still haven’t got a motto, please choose 10. because a motto can have a great effect on you.
It was a bright spring afternoon when Freda told me she wouldn’t need me any more. I had just finished my four-hour work up and down the stairs of her three-storey home, cleaning the floor and washing the dishes. She was jeans and a sweater, sitting at the table I had just . A pile of papers spread around her. Her husband’s was going to be reduced by thirty percent. And they were trying to live as if it had happened. I felt sorry for her, but I also felt a sense of .
I had been cleaning Freda’s house for five years and had an unexpected relationship with the family. It was not just I had become an expert at scraping(刮掉) dirt stuck to their wooden floor, that I had learned exactly how to place toys on the girls’ beds. It was than that, for I felt I had become a part of their .
Freda stayed at home with the kids, I would often see her in the morning them to school. And I’d be there when they home at lunch for sandwiches and piano practice. I had them grow up. Now I was fired, but the thing was that I still wanted to keep scraping away the dirt and dust for the family.
I left Freda’s house that day, wondering about the of my relationship with my clients(主顾). Who am I them? As a matter of fact, I’m an employee—the lowest kind of employee. But I’m also a trusted of the family. I can’t help worrying about what happens around me.
1.A. stepping B. coming C. jumping D. moving
2.A. hanging B. making C. wearing D. changing
3.A. cleaned B. washed C. swept D. brushed
4.A. duty B. money C. work D. pay
5.A. already B. seldom C. never D. yet
6.A. regret B. surprise C. fear D. loss
7.A. started B. developed C. improved D. broken
8.A. why B. what C. that D. which
9.A. but B. and C. or D. for
10.A. less B. least C. more D. most
11.A. life B. story C. activity D. experience
12.A. as B. so C. since D. however
13.A. taking B. bringing C. meeting D. calling
14.A. left B. returned C. went D. marched
15.A. found B. noticed C. watched D. realized
16.A. possible B. great C. proper D. strange
17.A. meaning B. nature C. result D. importance
18.A. for B. to C. with D. at
19.A. hardly B. certainly C. probably D. merely
20.A. member B. person C. relative D. companion
While I studied at school, I felt great difficulty in learning my Latin translations. I was always very in using a dictionary, and it most difficult, while to other boys it seemed no .
I formed an alliance(盟友) with a boy in the Sixth Grade. He was very clever and read Latin as easily as English. My friend for his part was almost as troubled by the English essays he had to write for the headmaster as I was these Latin words. We agreed together that he should me my Latin translations and that I should do his essays. The arrangement wonderfully. The headmaster seemed quite with my work, and I had more time to myself in the morning. On the other hand, once a week I had to compose the essays of my friend. For several months no difficulty , but once we were nearly caught out.
One afternoon, the headmaster my friend to discuss one essay with him in a lively spirit. “I was interested in this you make here. I think you might have gone further. Tell me you had in your mind.” The headmaster continued in this for some time to fear of my friend. However, the headmaster, not wishing to an occasion of praise into of fault-finding, finally him go. He came back to me like a man who had had a very narrow and I made up my mind to make every effort to study my
1.A. quick B. slow C. hard D. good
2.A. made B. got C. found D. left
3.A. trouble B. difference C. labor D. worry
4.A. might B. would C. should D. could
5.A. very B. little C. much D. few
6.A. for B. by C. in D. to
7.A. change B. take C. forgive D. tell
8.A. worked B. tried C. happened D. developed
9.A. angry B. satisfied C. frightened D. sad
10.A. or so B. or else C. as usual D. as far
11.A. became B. seemed C. lay D. appeared
12.A. called B. taught C. arranged D. sent
13.A. aim B. goal C. point D. opinion
14.A. why B. how C. which D. what
15.A. excitement B. way C. meaning D. disappointment
16.A. turn B. leave C. grow D. become
17.A. none B. one C. either D. some
18.A. ordered B. asked C. took D. let
19.A. surprise B. escape C. hope D. chance
20.A. reading B. writing C. translations D. essays
The following article is to tell you how to behave better in an IELTS oral English test． Everyone will make necessary preparations for some possible topics in order to increase your performance in the interview. 1. What would you do if you were asked in an interview to talk about how you feel about your hometown if in fact you really dislike living there?
Some people might think that being truthful in this situation and giving a negative answer, they would not do the right thing. 2. Talk about how they love living there and give a positive answer which sounds more attractive．
3. And giving a negative opinion of something is not important, either. 4. If you have more to say by being truthful, even if it is to express a negative opinion, then that is what you should talk about．
5. And follow it up with your reasons for disliking it instead of saying “I like my hometown… ” and then struggle to find something to say．
We should consider how to deal with this situation in the best way．
A．Actually, truthfulness is not important in such an interview．
B．What is your true feeling about your hometown?
C．It would be much better to say “Actually I don’t really like my hometown．．．”
D．However, sometimes, you will be asked to talk about something that you don’t really like or don’t really want to talk about．
E．No one should have a negative feeling about their hometown．
F．The important thing is that you have something to express．
G．Instead, they try to hide their true feelings．
Our world natural park is one of the most famous parks in the world. Millions of visitors from different countries visit this park each year. In order to protect it, please do as follows:
◆Protect the natural and cultural heritage. Don’t damage or deface any buildings, displays and other facilities. Take care of all plants. Put rubbish in the bins provided.
◆Take care when you are going up and down steps or stairs and when you are walking nearby the waters.
◆Please buy tickets before entering the scenic spot. One ticket is only for one person.
Adult：＄60 per ticket.
Children over 6 and under 18: half price.
People over 60 and children under 6: free.
◆If you are going into the wooded and hilly lands，for your own safety，please go with three people at least and don’t take any tinder(易燃物）along with you. The hill is steep, so please take care of yourself.
◆This scenic spot is the reserve of water source: No fishing，swimming，washing and any behaviors that are harmful to the water source. Meanwhile, please follow the management rules of the scenic spot conscientiously.
◆Opening time：
From Monday to Friday: 8:00 a. m.～18:00 p.m.
From Saturday to Sunday: 6:00 a. m. ～24:00 p. m.
◆Small animals such as rabbits，peacocks，squirrels，frogs must be taken care of. None of them shall be killed.
If you have any trouble in visiting our world natural park, please call 477-866-7044．
Our staff will do our best to help you.
1.How much will be paid for a 65-year-old man with his 8-year-old grandson?
A.＄30. B. Free. C.＄60. D.＄120.
2.On weekends，the opening time is hours longer than weekdays.
A. 4 B. 6 C. 10 D. 8
3.Which of the following can you do in the natural park?
A. taking some tinder B. hiking
C. damaging some facilities D. littering
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A. Tourists can have a swim in the water.
B. Tourists can hike alone in the hilly lands.
C. Small animals are under protection in the park.
D. Children can play with small animals and take some away.
