文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。每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。
I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant on last Sunday waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive. I suddenly found that Lin Ling, one of my classmate, worked as a waitress there. Honest speaking, it was great surprise for me to find her working there. As far as I know, she’s from a richer family. What made her work there? I walked up to her but asked her the reason. When asking, she said, “I just want to earn some pocket money so that we can help some children in poor areas go back to school.” How a good girl! I should learn from her.
In only fifty years, English1.(develop) into the language which is most2.(wide) spoken and used in the world. English is the working language of most international organizations, international trade and tourism. Businessmen and tourists often come to China without being able to speak3.. Chinese businessmen, taxi drivers and students talk with them using English. English is also the language of4.(globe) culture, such as popular music and the Internet. You can listen to English songs5.the radio6.use English to communicate7.people around the world through the Internet. With so many people8.(communicate) in English every day, it will become9.(important) to have10.good knowledge of English.
Mrs. Jones was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age. She loved driving very fast, and was proud of the fact______she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished______a driving offence(犯规).
Then one day she nearly______her record. A police car______her, and the policemen in it saw her______a red light without stopping. Of course, she was stopped. It seemed______that she would be punished.
____Mrs. Jones came up to the judge, he looked at her seriously and said that she was______old to drive a car, and that the______why she had not stopped at the red______was most probably that her eyes had become weak______old age, so that she had simply not seen it.
When the judge had finished what he was______, Mrs. Jones opened the big handbag she was______and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she______a needle(针) with a very small eye, and threaded it at her first attempt. When she had______done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed______the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, "Now it is your______. I suppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about your own eyesight." The judge took the______and tried to thread it. After half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded. The case(案例) against Mrs. Jones was______, and her record______unbroken.
1.A. which B. when C. that D. this
2.A. about B. on C. to D. for
3.A. kept B. won C. missed D. lost
4.A. watched B. after C. followed D. ran after
5.A. pass B. go C. past D. rush
6.A. sure B. indeed C. certain D. perhaps
7.A. Before B. While C. Until D. When
8.A. so B. very C. too D. quite
9.A. cause B. reason C. matter D. trouble
10.A. light B. lamp C. sign D. one
11.A. with B. because C. for D. of
12.A. speaking B. saying C. talking D. telling
13.A. seeing B. getting C. carrying D. bringing
14.A. took B. brought C. picked D. chose
15.A. almost B. hardly C. successfully D. successful
16.A. both B. all C. neither D. either
17.A. time B. turn C. chance D. job
18.A. thread B. glasses C. needles D. needle
19.A. dismissed B. passed C. settled D. studied
20.A. was B. kept C. seemed D. remained
How to deal with your homework
Write it down.1.Make a note on your notebook. Always be sure to write down any homework for school so you won’t forget anything.
Create a homework station. Find somewhere comfortable and quiet to work.2.It will take twice as long to get the homework done. Shut off your cell phone, log off(退出) your computer(unless you will need it for your homework) and close the door.
Do homework as early as possible. Don’t leave homework to die last minute.3.The earlier you start your homework, the sooner you will finish! Do all your homework as early as you can, so you don’t have a pile of(一堆) homework the next day.
4.Think about how long it will take you to complete each homework subject. For example: English-ten minutes, science-ten minutes, math-forty minutes, history-twenty minutes.
Treat yourself. You can easily get tired by sitting through an hour or two of homework without stopping. Once you finish homework for a subject, take a small break. Just make sure it’s quick(no more than 15 minutes). Do not turn on the TV, or you’ll never go back and finish your homework.5.
A. Use your time wisely
B. Start as soon as you get home
C. Start your hardest homework
D. Never do your homework in front of the TV
E. You can take a walk or find something to eat
F. After short breaks, return to finish up the last of your work
G. Keep a homework notebook where you record all your homework
America is the country on the move. In unheard of numbers, people of all ages are exercising their way to better health. According to the latest figures, 59 percent of American adults exercise regularly-up 12 percent from just two years ago and more than double the figure of 25 years ago. Even non-exercisers believe they would be more attractive and confident if they were more active. It’s hard not to get the message. The advantages of physical fitness are shown on magazine covers, postage stamps, and television ads for everything from beauty soaps to travel books. Exercise as a part of daily life did not catch on until the late 1960s when research by military doctors began to show the good points of' doing regular physical exercises. Growing publicity(宣传) for races held in American cities helped develop a strong interest in the ancient sport of running. Although running has leveled off in recent years as Americans have discovered equally helpful and sometimes safer-forms of exercise.
As the popularity of exercise continues to increase, so does scientific evidence(根据) of its health benefits. The key to fitness is exercising the major muscle group strongly enough to almost double the heart rate and keep it doubles for 20 to 30 minutes at a time. Doing such physical exercises three times or more a week will greatly improve physical health in about three months.
1.According to the essay, what was the percentage of American adults doing regular physical exercises two years ago?
A. About 70% B. Nearly 60
C. Almost 50% D. More than 12%
2.A growing interest in sports didn’t developed until .
A. 25 years ago B. two years ago
C. the late 1960s D. now
3.Which of the following is the closest in meaning to underlined phrase "leveled off"?
A. became very popular B. stopped being popular
C. reached its lowest level in popularity D. stopped increasing in number
4.It can be learnt from the passage that the good points of exercise .
A. are to be proved B. are to be further studied
C. are supported by scientific evidence D. are self-evident
At the beginning of the century there was a big farm called Hollywood Ranch. It was near Los Angeles in California. A few years later Hollywood was one of the famous places of the world. From 1910s to the 1950s Hollywood was the film center of the world. Every family knew the names of its film stars Charlie Chaplin, Grete Garbo, Bergman and hundreds more.
The reason why people went to Hollywood to make films was the sun. At first people made films in New York on the east coast of the United States. But then they heard about Los Angeles where there are 350 days of sun every year. As they made all the films by sunlight, the west coast was a much better place to work.
Also near Hollywood you can find mountains and sea and desert. They did not have to travel far to make any kind o film.
When TV became popular in the 1960s, Hollywood started making films for television. Then in 1970s they discovered people still went to cinema to see big expensive films. After twenty years they are still making films in Hollywood and people watch them all over the world.
1.Hollywood used to be a .
A. cinema B. big farm
C. parks D. market
2.People went to Hollywood to make films because .
A. it was a beautiful place B. you could find many film stars
C. there was a lot of sunlight there D. it was a famous place
3.Which statement is true?
A. The west coast was a better place to make films
B. There are no mountains near Hollywood
C. People no longer went to cinema after television became popular
D. Hollywood began to make films for television before the First World War
