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短文。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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），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，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I have heard that you are planning to study in abroad. What qualities do students need to be admitted foreign universities? Now I would like to offer some advices. First of all, having the good knowledge of English is of great importance. Good language skills allow you to communicate with native speakers and understanding the courses that they are learning. Second, you should have the ability to adapt to the environment what is totally different from where you come from. What is more, your interest is highly valued although interest is the best teacher. Last but not least, applicants who were willing to take on socially responsibility are especially respected and popular.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Dear Sir,
I’m Li Hua, 1. student from Class2, Grade 3. I’m writing to apply2. the position as a student volunteer.
I really want to catch this precious opportunity because, by 3.(offer) my service, I will be able to improve my organizational ability, communication skills as well as 4.(confident) in speaking English in public.
As an outgoing girl, I get along well with my classmates. 5., I have been elected as assistant to my English teacher because I have 6.a good command of English. 7.(successful), I 8. （lend）a helping hand to her in several English activities of my class, 9. have been appreciated by both teachers and classmates.
I am sure that I can perfectly live up to your expectations. I will be grateful 10. you could give me a kind consideration.
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours truly,
Li Hua
One year my children came home from school asking where we were going on your summer vacation. It seemed that all the other kids were______ where they were spending the summer. I couldn’t ______to take them anywhere but I didn’t want to tell them that so I just said, “It’s a surprise!” They were_______ That bought me a little more ________.
I called several amusement ______to see if there was a half-price event during the summer but no such _____ . I tried everything, with no success, so I called some of the other moms to find that most were in the same______that I was. We decided to ______something fun for our kids to do. We had a meeting, all five of us, and_____ what is now called a “playcation”.
One mother was a _____ , so on Mondays the kids would all go to her house. They would play games using plants and ______. They also planted vegetables and_______them grow over the summer.
Another mother had Bible_______on Tuesdays. She asked some questions about Bible. The kid who answered ______got a penny, which they all turned in at the end to buy their goodie bags(礼品袋).
At our house on Wednesdays, I made an outdoor ______training with my spare tires. The kids also walked a balance beam and raced through large cardboard boxes taped together.
On _____they had arts and crafts across the street. Fridays were______by a wonderful single dad with a metal detector(金属探测器)who took everyone out treasure_____ .
The summer was a big ______ . Okay, it wasn’t Disney World,_______the kids didn’t miss anything. My son actually asked me, “Can we do this again next year?”
1.A. rejecting B. discussing C. learning D. reporting
2.A. sacrifice B. offer C. select D. afford
3.A. disappointed B. satisfied C. shocked D. delighted
4.A. time B. money C. confidence D. patience
5.A. schools B. shops C. parks D. libraries
6.A. hope B. luck C. attitude D. hobby
7.A. situation B. gap C. direction D. process
8.A. come up with B. face up to C. look forward to D. step away from
9.A. discovered B. enjoyed C. created D. controlled
10.A. teacher B. doctor C. gardener D. grocer
11.A. books B. vegetables C. sweets D. toys
12.A. guessed B. watched C. affected D. felt
13.A. debates B. readings C. explanations D. contests
14.A. easily B. patiently C. correctly D. hurriedly
15.A. computer B. obstacle C. painting D. speech
16.A. Thursdays B. Saturdays C. Sundays D. Mondays
17.A. hosted B. forced C. avoided D. forbidden
18.A. hiding B. making C. hunting D. donating
19.A. failure B. challenge C. business D. success
20.A. and B. so C. or D. but
1. I say this a lot because it’s important: you need to walk more. There are a few main reasons why I’m so fond of walking, also known as moving frequently at a slow pace.
2.
Walking might not be as effective as other forms of exercise, but frequent walking will help anyone with two functioning legs that allow movement who would otherwise meld into the couch lose some body fat.
It’s good for your brain.
Walking does much more than work the area underneath your neck. The farther an older person can walk in six minutes, the better he or she performs on memory and logic tests. Folks who perform poorly on the walking test tend to have reduced grey matter volume in certain sections of their brains.
It reduces stress.
3. Go for a walk, preferably in a natural setting. For me, it’s the beach of the Malibu hills. For others, it might be the woods or even a park.
It prevents falls in the elderly.
Walking on uneven, natural ground like hiking trails，improves balance and reduces falls in the elderly. 4. The earlier you start habitually walking, the better your ability to navigate the land without falling will be.
It gives you a chance to think.
When we walk, we think. And because walking is a low-difficulty effort, we can direct our executive functioning to more internal matters. We work through problems, come up with ideas, replay conversations, scheme, and discover solutions. 5.
A. It modestly reduces body fat.
B. It lowers blood pressure, especially after meals.
C. Don’t wait until you’re already at risk of falling, though.
D. What do I do when I need to get away from a particularly stressful day?
E. Try to keep the walk as close to the meal as possible to aid in weight loss.
F. Even though some of you may be tired of me saying this, it needs saying.
G. Or maybe we just think about that funny dog we saw on the way to work the other day.
I ran into quite a few language problems while vacationing ( 度假) with my family last summer. The most embarrassing was when my Mom apologized to the people we were staying with because her “pants were dirty”. They looked at her in amazement, not knowing how to react. You see, Mom had fallen over and gotten mud on her jeans. But in Britain, “pants” means underpants or knickers( 内裤；衬裤), not trousers as it does back home.
Katie — From America
I went to stay with a friend on the west coast last summer. Her flat was on the first floor of a high-rise building so I got the lift up. Then I wandered round for ages looking for her flat but couldn’t find it. Fed up and tired, I finally had to go out to find a phone box. She explained that her flat was on the first floor, which for me meant the ground floor.
David — From Britain
When I asked for the “restroom” in a big department store, people kept directing me to a room with seats where I could sit and “rest”. It took me years to get through to (使...明白)someone that I only wanted the toilet!
Tom — From America
Last summer we went on a two-week family touring holiday, so Dad hired a car over the Internet. This was an old vehicle and there turned out (结果是；证明是)to be lots of things wrong with it. When he phoned the hire company and tried to explain that the lock on the boot was broken, they thought he was talking about footwear! He had no idea their word for “boot” was “trunk”. In the end we went to a garage and just solved the problem.
Mary — From Britain
1.David went out to find a phone box to ________.
A. phone the police for help B. phone his friend for help
C. tell his friends he couldn’t go to visit her D. apologize for his being late
2.When Tom asked for the “restroom”, the people around him thought ________.
A. he wanted to have a rest. B. he wanted the toilet
C. he wanted a chair D. He wanted to go to a department store
3.The underlined word “garage” is probably ________.
A. a parking place B. a car
C. a gas station D. a place to repair cars
4.Which of the following words is from British English？
A. Pants. B. Ground floor.
C. Restroom. D. Trunk.
The end of the school year is in sight - Christmas cards， candy canes and of course， end of year reports．
While most parents welcome an assessment of their kids' performance， they do not expect their own input to be evaluated． But a school in the UK is changing that． As well as assessing their students， they are dishing out grades to mums and dads． Parents that are really involved in their kids' education are rewarded with an A， and parents that haven't done their bit get a disappointing D．
The school， Greasley Beauvale Primary in Nottinghamshire， uses standard such as whether mums and dads have attended school events such as plays and parent teacher evenings to decide on the grade． The school's principal， Donna Chambers， said that the scheme had been well received．
"There were some critics． In spite of it， between 15 percent and 20 percent of parents started out in the lower categories but now that has been reduced to just two per cent，" she explained．
Chambers hopes that the scheme will help motivate parental involvement． "The system is important because you have got to get the parents on board from day one． That one hour initial conversation saying they could improve will make a difference to the rest of that child's academic life"， she said．
But while the scheme may be well intentioned， it is likely to be connected with parent shaming． There are lots of reasons why some mums and dads might not be involved in school activities such as work commitments， looking after younger children or caring for elderly relatives．
And of course， being involved in your kid's education doesn't begin and end at school． There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes from helping with homework to keeping uniforms freshly laundered． And what about all the parents who stayed up sewing special costumes at the last minute？ Surely that earns a gold star instead of a grade!
1.What do schools usually do at the end of the school year？ ______
A. Evaluating kids' performances．
B. Making Christmas cards．
C. Dividing candies．
D. Grading parents．
2.What does the school's principal Chambers say about the scheme？ ______
A. It uses a new way to evaluate kids．
B. It has gained much acceptance．
C. It gives parents further education．
D. It improves kids' motivation for learning．
3.What does the author think of parents being involved in kids' education？ ______
A. It adds to parents' burden．
B. It brings shame to parents．
C. It means far more than being graded．
D. It increases parents' commitment to education．
4.What is the passage mainly about？ ______
A. There is too much stress for parents about their children's academic life．
B. Parents as well as their children are on the list of the year school report．
C. Parents should be involved in children's school life．
D. Whether a parent is excellent depends on the grade he gets．
