Although we had told them not to keep us waiting, they made no _________ to speed up deliveries.
A. trial B. attempt C. action D. progress
It rained heavily in the south, serious flooding in several provinces.
A. caused B. having caused C. causing D. to cause
Most people are _________ bringing down the price of housing because it’s too high for them.
A. in honour of B. in search of C. in charge of D. in favour of
He wondered if he could slip out of the lecture hall without anyone .
A. noticing B. noticed C. to notice D. being noticed
Jenny was looking for a seat when，luckily，a man and left．
A．took up B．got up C．shut up D．set up
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个钩（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
Get a good education is more important today than 1. _______________
ever before． In Canada mostly children attend public 2. _______________
schools． Public schools are mainly found by governments 3. ______________
through tax income． Students in Canada taught in 4. _______________
English and in French． The rests of Canadian children 5. _______________
attend private schools, that are supported mainly by fees 6. _______________
paying by parents． By law ,the children must attend 7. _______________
the school from age 5 to 16． There are several different 8. _______________
levels in the Canadian education system ．The first was 9. _______________
called Elementary Schools ,which include kindergartens 10. _______________
through grade 7 or 8．
