The goal is to make higher education available to everyone who is willing and capable ______his financial situation.
A. due to B. according to C. regardless of D. in terms of
The Day of the Dead, an ancient Mexican festival, is not a sad day, but____time to celebrate ____ cycle of life.
A. a, the B.不填, the C. 不填, a D. the, a
.— I'm really angry at my naughty son. He never listens to me and often is against me.
— ____, Ellen. Things will go out.
A. It doesn't matter B. Take your time
C. Don't mention it D. Take it easy
在我国，交通事故频频发生。你班就这个话题展开了讨论。请你根据下面的提示，写一
篇短文。
事故后果：财产损失、人员伤亡……
事故原因：违反交通法规，超速驾驶、酒后驾车……
措施或建议：加强教育、增强安全意识……
注意：字数：110左右。
请勿逐条翻译。
参考词（短语）：break law and regulations, awareness of safety, …
文中共有10处语言错误，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。
Growing up is not easy．Sometimes all that is need is someone to rely on．For many years, she
was Mum．My mother was a career woman and has her own problems to take care, but when I needed her, she was always there．Her strength came from anywhere I don't quite know, somewhere very deep．She was so strong that she would never break down, even while I went to her with all my little-boy problems and shout at her．Her strength made me strong and gave to me courage to try things others thought were impossible．A helping hand is always stronger enough to lift you up．
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
May the first is an important date in the college admission process in the United States．This is the last day for high school seniors to accept or reject offers of admission in the fall．But according to a recent report, there is a great change．Acceptance rates at the top colleges this year were lower than ever． 1.
These days, college applicants are applying to more colleges because online and common applications make the process easier． 2. On the other hand, deciding students for top colleges to accept can be difficult because it takes much time．Students may not like being put on waiting lists．Also, common colleges work more to get the students they accept to accept them．Some colleges hold visiting days that offer a chance to attend classes and stay overnight．Some universities send gifts． 3.
For many families, the most important thing colleges can do is show them the money, especially this year; the weak economy makes parents nervous． 4. The recent problems that spread from the housing market to credit markets have even affected student’s loans．So lately, top schools have to spare lots of money to increase their financial aid for students．
5. The Education Department expects the number of high school graduates to start to go down．This will happen as the last of the children of the baby boom generation finishes high school．The number is not expected to start rising again until 2015．
A．Besides, top colleges are facing changes in the population．
B．What contributes to it?
C．But a mistake can be costly if it happens．
D．But top colleges ignore them．
E．They have international students who know English．
F．It can mean several acceptances to choose from．
G．They cannot afford college as planned．
