假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
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，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Dear Mary,
How are you? Today I've got a wonderful news to tell you. I have offered a scholarship at a university in Australia for my further education. One hundreds and twenty students took exams but only a few was chosen and I was one of them. However, my parents are not happy about it. They are strong against me going there. They say it is too far away that they will not see me for a whole year and they are afraid I will feel lonely. They couldn't imagine a girl so young living alone. They advise me to study in the capital instead. Then I'll be able to continue living with us. Why can I persuade them to accept the fact I have grown up?
Best Wishes.
Jane
M: What do you think of a friend?
W: Here is my idea about 1. a friend is like. Firstly, a friend is someone you can 2. your secrets with. If you 3. him a secret, never 4. he talk about it with anybody else. Besides, a friend is always a good 5. (1isten) when you need one. After hearing your sad stories, he will say some words that are nice and warm. Still, your 6. (happy) makes him happy too.
M: What else?
W: What's 7. , a good friend is 8. (will) to offer the help which you need, or can at least give you some advice. In 9. word, friends are those you like and trust, and those you will enjoy every minute that you spend 10. .
M: Have you made some good friends just like what you said?
W: Yes, I have. My friend, Mary, is such person.
M: You're lucky to have such a good friend.
W: Certainly!
1.The train started and d in the distance.
2.We have already made (安排) for our vacation.
3.They made the school a place for (科学的) experiments.
4.The young girl (拒绝) his suggestion.
5.We reached our (目的地), tired and hungry.
6.What i me most was not what he said, but the way he said it.
7.The (观众) enjoyed every minute of the performance.
8.This job is so boring, and I wish I could do something more (创造性的).
9.Is it possible to (使结合)the two parties?
10.The police are trying to discover the (身份) of the woman.
A friend of mine named Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul his office, a street urchin(顽童) was walking around the shiny new car, it.
“Is this your car, Mister?” he said.
Paul nodded, “My brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was , “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you anything? I wish…” He .
Of course Paul knew what he was going to . He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said shocked Paul all the way to his heels.
“I wish.” the boy went on, “that could be a brother like that.”
Paul looked at the boy in , then impulsively(有意地) he added, “Would you like to take a in my car?”
“Oh yes, I'd love that.”
After a short ride, the boy with his eyes shining, said, “Mister, would you mind driving in front of ?”
Paul smiled a little. He thought the boy wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was wrong. “Will you stop those two steps are?” the boy asked.
He got out and the steps. Then in a little while Paul heard him coming back slowly. He was his little crippled(跛足的) brother. He sat him down on the bottom step, then sort of squeezed up against him and the car.
“ she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. I'm going to give you one just like it…then you can see for all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that I've been trying to tell you about.”
Paul got out and lifted the crippled boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a memorable ride.
That Christmas Eve, Paul learned what Jesus meant when he said, “It is more blessed to give.”
1.A. checked into B. devoted to C. came out of D. picked up
2.A. admiring B. striking C. measuring D. examining
3.A. amused B. touched C. astonished D. relaxed
4.A. choked B. hesitated C. promoted D. neglected
5.A. send for B. look for C. wish for D. care for
6.A. down B. out C. in D. up
7.A. mine B. yours C. you D. I
8.A. silence B. astonishment C. low spirits D. view
9.A. chance B. ride C. look D. rest
10.A. turned B. jumped C. cried D. smiled
11.A. my brother B. my neighborhood C. the steps D. my house
12.A. now B. again C. then D. finally
13.A. from which B. what C. at which D. where
14.A. ran up B. jumped off C. fixed up D. fell over
15.A. rescuing B. leading C. carrying D. following
16.A. pointed to B. looked into C. turned to D. ran to
17.A. As B. So C. There D. Surely
18.A. Some way B. Some time C. Today D. Some day
19.A. a while B. yourself C. the moment D. some reason
20.A. city B. country C. evening D. holiday
How to keep healthy? It's easy for us to catch a cold in winter and spring because the weather changes a lot in spring and it is too cold in winter. But if we take care in our life, all of us can keep healthy without any cold.
1. This will stop germs passing from one person to another. When you finish your work or before you eat, you'd better wash your hands. 2. Use a tissue, and then throw it into dustbins at once. When others around you are coughing, I advise you to turn your head away from the people so that their viruses won't reach you. Get more fresh air. Germs like staying around in dry and warm rooms. 3. Don't stay too long in the places with too many people.
If flu is going round house or school, you should try to stay away from those who are ill. 4. .
Boil your toothbrush for about a minute. This kills germs. 5. If you have used the toothbrush for three months or so, throw it away and buy a new one.
A.Have a shower everyday.
B. Wash your hands often.
C. Don't use your hands when coughing.
D. Don't go out often when you are coughing.
E. Besides, don't use the same toothbrush too long.
F. In this way, you won't be infected by these people.
G. So you'd better stay in the places with more fresh air.
Most people know that the United States is made up of fifty states. However, few people know a lot about all fifty of them. Sufjan Stevens is a young American musician. He wants to change this situation.
Sufjan Stevens plans to make an album about each of the fifty American states. During college he played in several musical groups and recorded an album of his own music. However, he wanted to be a writer, not a musician. So after college he moved to New York City to study writing.
In New York. Stevens had trouble writing stories. He discovered that he missed music. He also discovered that most of the stories he did write were about his home state of Michigan. So, Sufjan Stevens decided to make an album of songs about Michigan.
Greetings from Michigan: The Great Lakes State was released in 2003. The album was a big success. Many young people and music critics liked it. Before long, Stevens announced that he wanted to make an album for every state. He called it his “fifty states project”.
Stevens chose Illinois as his next state. He read many books about Illinois. He studied police documents and old newspapers. He talked to people who live in the state. The CD Illinois was released in 2005. Critics loved the album. It won many awards. Illinois became popular at colleges throughout the United States. People said the CD sounded different from anything else they had ever heard.
Sufjan Stevens is keeping his next state a secret from reporters. People have said that he is writing about Oregon, Rhode Island, or Minnesota. However, no one but Stevens knows for sure.
1.Why does Sufian Stevens plan to make an album about each of the American states?
A. To excite the music talent in ordinary Americans.
B. To record an album of his own music.
C. To let people know more about all the American states.
D. To go on writing stories.
2.What did Sufjan Stevens do to make an album of songs about a state?
A. He played in several musical groups.
B. He studied documents and newspapers and talked to people there.
C. He moved to New York City to study writing.
D. He kept his next state a secret from reporters.
3.Which of the following can serve as the proper title for the passage?
A. Fifty States Project
B. The Fifty States in America
C. Songs About American States
D. Sufjan Stevens and Michigan
