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 Tom,
I’m glad to hear that you are considering make up with Peter. If I am you, I would consider a bike as a birthday present for him.
As far as I know, Peter is always in poor health, so he should take more exercises by riding a bike to have his body build up. In the meanwhile, you can often go out by bike together, which is helpful in rebuilding your friendship. Besides, taking a bike is environmentally friendly means of transport. It is convenient to get around as well. Apart from giving him a gift, and you can also adopt other means, such as traveling, seeing a movie, having dinner and going shopping. No matter how you do, being sincere was the most important. Don’t hesitate, and trying to take action. I really hope that we can make up and be good friends forever.
Best wishes!
Li Hua
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Qian Zhongshu was a Chinese scholar and writer, known for his wit and erudition(博学). Despite failing in mathematics, Qian 1. (success) entered the Department of Foreign Languages under Tsinghua University in 1929 because of his 2. (excellence) performance in Chinese and English languages. In Tsinghua, he met his wife Yang Jiang, who was to become a successful playwright and translator, and 3. (marry) her in 1935. In the same year, Qian received government sponsorship 4. (promote) his studies abroad. Together with his wife, Qian headed for the University of Oxford in Britain. After 5. (spend) two years at Exeter College, he received a bachelor of literature. He studied for one more year in the University of Paris in France, and he didn’t return to China 6. 1938.
Qian lived in Shanghai from 1941 to 1945, 7. was then under Japanese occupation. At that time he devoted 8. (he) to writing and many of his works were written or published then. A collection of short 9. (essay), Writing in the Margins of Life, was published in 1941. His most celebrated work Fortress Besieged appeared in 1947. On the Art of Poetry, written 10. classical Chinese was issued in 1948.
One day, a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They waited anxiously at their desks for the test to begin. The professor____ the question papers, with the text facing down as usual. ____ he finished off with all, he required his students to ____ the page and begin. To everyone’s shock, there were no ____, just a black dot in the center of the page. The professor, seeing the expression on everyone’s face, told them the following:
“I want you to write what you ____ there.”
The students, thoroughly ____, got started on the inexplicable(令人费解的) task.
At the end of the class, the professor ____ all the answer papers and started reading each one of them aloud in front of all the students. All of them, with no____, described the black dot, trying to explain its position in the middle of the sheet, etc. etc. etc. After all had been ____, the classroom silent, the professor began to explain:
“I’m not going to grade this. I ____ wanted to give you something to think about. No one wrote about the ____ part of the paper. Everyone focused on the black dot, and the same happens in our ____. We have a white paper to observe and ____, but we always focus on the dark spots. Our life is a ____ given to us with love and care and we always have ____ to celebrate: nature renewing itself every day, our friends around us, the job that ____ our bread and butter and the miracles we see every day.
____, we insist on focusing only on the dark spots: the health issues that bother us, the lack of money, the ___ relationship with colleagues, the ____ with a friend etc.
The dark spots are very ____ compared to everything we have in our lives, but they are the ones that pollute our minds.
1.A. gave away B. wrapped up C. handed out D. held up
2.A. Since B. Until C. Although D. After
3.A. jump B. fold C. open D. turn
4.A. exercises B. choices C. questions D. headlines
5.A. remember B. see C. study D. imagine
6.A. disapproving B. confused C. relieved D. annoyed
7.A. collected B. finished C. marked D. selected
8.A. excuse B. emergency C. exception D. explanation
9.A. scored B. answered C. returned D. read
10.A. just B. also C. even D. still
11.A. more B. black C. beautiful D. white
12.A. lives B. classrooms C. colleges D. studies
13.A. send B. keep C. enjoy D. show
14.A. burden B. gift C. pressure D. lesson
15.A. freedom B. courage C. reasons D. festivals
16.A. threatens B. ruins C. provides D. changes
17.A. However B. Therefore C. Besides D. Moreover
18.A. close B. complicated C. special D. strong
19.A. stay B. contact C. satisfaction D. disappointment
20.A. dark B. round C. dirty D. small
How to Deal With Gossip (流言蜚语)
Gossip is a double-edged sword. Not only can it be incredibly harmful for you, but also others may be affected. Do a serious favor for your friends and yourself --- quit your gossip habit and become a better and more positive person. It’s good to find ways to get started dealing with gossip.
●Face the source of the rumor directly. If you know for sure who’s responsible for spreading a rumor about you, don’t take it lying down. When you have a chance, walk right up to him or her and say that you don’t appreciate the mean things she/he has said. Stay calm when you do this. You don’t want to adopt the cruel words this person has.1.
●Alert your friends. If you learn that someone’s been spreading nasty rumors about you, your first action should be to consult with your close friends. 2. Tell them the facts of the situation. If the rumor’s not true, they’ll be sure to fight the spread of the rumor. If the rumor is true, they can still help stop its spread by sticking up for you.
●Ignore it. 3. When you hear gossip about yourself, laugh it off. Act as if it’s ridiculous! Share a chuckle(窃笑) about it! Turn the tables by making the person who started the rumor the butt (笑柄) of the joke.
●4. If nasty rumors and gossip are a frequent problem, or if someone’s told a rumor that might get you in trouble for something you didn’t do, talk to a teacher, counselor, or administrator. These people can help you work through the problem. They can give you advice on how to proceed, make you feel better, and even discipline people who’ve started the rumor.
●Stay away from people who gossip. The single best way to avoid having gossip told about you is to stay away from the kinds of people who tell mean gossip! As popular or cool as they may seem, these people are sad and desperate. They can’t have a good time without spreading hurtful rumors about someone else. Don’t bother with them. 5. Remember a friend who stabs you in the back by telling a nasty rumor isn’t much of a friend at all.
A. When you’re worried about a piece of gossip, change the way you live.
B. Tell an authority about it.
C. Gossip is often best dealt with by paying no attention to it at all.
D. They should be people you know and trust.
E. Work out a plan to avoid being laughed at.
F. Find friends who don’t get enjoyment from hurting people.
G. You also don’t expect to give bystanders the impression that the rumor’s true.
Something’s happening at the lowest point on our planet,some 1,388 feet below sea level.The Dead Sea,a salt lake close to Israel,Jordan and the West Bank,is shrinking at an alarming rate—about 3.3 feet per year,according to the environmentalist group EcoPeace Middle East.
“It’s not just like one country is punishing the Dead Sea;it’s more like the whole region,”said photographer Moritz Küstner,who visited the area in February to work on his series “The Dying Dead Sea”.
The Dead Sea needs water from the other natural sources surrounding it,such as the Jordan River basin.But around the 1960s, the courses of some water sources it relied upon were diverted. Israel, for instance, built a pipeline during that time so it could supply water throughout the country.
Mineral extraction(提取)industries are another main reason why the water levels are declining,experts say.The Dead Sea’s minerals have been popular for their medical power and can often be found in cosmetics(化妆品)and other consumer products.
And then,of course,there’s the Middle East’s hot,dry climate,which makes it difficult for the lake to refill itself.Last year,Israel and Jordan signed a $ 900 million deal in an effort to stabilize the Dead Sea’s water levels.It involves building a canal from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea which would be able to not only supply water to Israel and Jordan but also to pump much needed water—some 300 million cubic meters annually—into the Dead Sea.
“This is the most important and significant agreement since the peace treaty with Jordan (in 1994),”said Silvan Shalom,Israel’s energy and water resources minister at the time.Whether the canal—estimated to take three years to complete—will work out positively and as planned remains to be seen.
For now, Küstner shows us that the Dead Sea remains very much a place of interest, with people from all over the world going there to swim in its salty waters.
1.How many reasons for the Dead Sea’s shrinking does the author mention in the passage?
A. One. B. Two.
C. Three. D. Four.
2.What does the underlined word “diverted” in paragraph 3 mean?
A. Switch. B. Improve.
C. Accomplish. D. Repair.
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The Dead Sea is drying out causing water shortage to humans.
B. Küstner visited the Dead Sea to shoot TV series about people’s life.
C. The Dead Sea’s minerals have been used in some products.
D. The Dead Sea’s water levels have been stabilized by building a canal.
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A. How the Dead Sea’s water levels’ decline influences human beings.
B. How important the Dead Sea is in Israel,Jordan and the West Bank.
C. What we should do to save the Dead Sea from being destroyed.
D. Why the Dead Sea is dying and the measure taken to save it.
When most people think of the word, “brand”, they think of the Nike Swoosh, Ford “blue oval,” McDonalds Golden Arches, or the “State Farm is There” jingle. They know what theywill get with a wellbranded product or service as promised. Think of Volvo, for instance, and your first thoughts are probably something like “well built, comfortable, Swedish” and, most of all, “safety”.
So a brand is a lot more than a logo, icon, or slogan. Catchy as it may sound, it isn’t the “brand” in the true sense—and it certainly isn’t what makes the brand valuable.A company’s brand is a promise. It’s a description of the company’s character. To some extent, it’s a mission; it’s how the company creates and delivers value. Also, it’s the feeling the company conveys to its stakeholders. Successful brands meet various challenges and consistently deliver on their promises, which is how they create brand value.To illustrate it, here are some brand promises from three highly successful, world-wide brands:The NFL: “To be the premier sports and entertainment brand that brings people together, connecting them socially and emotionally like no other.”Coca-Cola: “To inspire moments of optimism and uplift.”VirginAtlantic: “To be genuine, fun, contemporary, and different in everything we do at a reasonable price.”
Interesting. In none of the above cases does the brand promise describe what these companies do or provide. The NFL’s brand promise says nothing about football. Coca-Cola doesn’t talk about providing the best soft drinks in the world. And Virgin Atlantic’s promise goes a lot farther than seating passengers in its aircrafts.
Of course, a promise is nowhere near enough. The promise along with look, personality, time, money, and hard work combined can eventually help to build and maintain great brands and acquire a special patina(光泽) of what I call “me” appeal, showing my personal appetite. Apple has that patina. All of this can lead to sub-brands, like iPhone and iPad which acquire the glory of the parent brand.
Sometimes a brand is memorable because of little things. TD Bank has a special place in their branches for you to deposit all those coins you collect in jars. It is called the Penny Arcade that turns depositing your coins into a fun game in which you can even win prizes. Years ago, Dime Savings Bank in New York had a small dime(十分硬币) carrier. It was given to kids and then they’d fill up its 50 slots (投币口) with a dime in each one and bring it to exchange for a $5 bill.
1.What can we know from the first 2 paragraphs?
A. People tend to believe in top brands because they deliverwhat is promised.
B. Well branded Swedish products are of good quality but more costly than others.
C. Well branded products are faced with great challenges of quality currently.
D. A company shouldn’t care about logos because they can’t make the brand valuable.
2.In the author’s opinion, a brand promise is ___________.
A. thecontract between a company and the people who interact with it
B. the only way to build and maintain a great brand’s value
C. a description of what a company actually does for its consumers
D. an important factor contributing to the success of a brand
3.According to the passage, what isprobably “Virgin Atlantic”?
A. A financial company. B. A high-tech software product.
C. An airline company. D. An entertainment product.
4.What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Buying a certain brand says nothing about the person who buys it.
B. Little things can mean a lot and make a brand memorable.
C. Sub-brands are relatively easy to build and generate huge profits.
D. Dime Savings Bank’s dime carriers are difficult for kids to operate.
