李平的父亲有位美国同事，他的孩子约翰史密斯下个月来华。约翰写信向李平询问一些有关李平所在城市的问题。李平回信，内容如下：
1、得知约翰要来非常高兴。告诉他可能遇到一些不同于美国的情况。
2、气候：冬天冷，有时下雪。夏天几乎不下雨，但一下起来就很大。提醒约翰带雨衣、棉衣。
3、饮食：饮食与美国很不同，他应尽力适应中国饮食，并要学会如何使用筷子。
4、最后，请他带一张美国地图，希望早日能见面。
字数：100—120个词。 参考词汇：筷子chopsticks
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：把多余的词作斜线（\）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。
When tea and coffee was first introduced to Europe in 18th century, people thought that they were harmfully．So the king of Sweden decided to find out whether this was true or not．It happened that there had two brothers who were in prison at the time．The king ordered one of them drink tea every day and the other coffee．Both of them live many years without any problem．At last the one who had drank tea every day died at the age of 83 and the others one lived even long．Because of this, Sweden is today one of the countries that many people enjoy drinking tea and coffee．
Dear Tom,
How are you doing? You 1.(ask) me in your last letter about my plan for the coming summer vacation．
I am sorry that I didn’t reply 2.delay．How I wish I 3.(read) and reply your email as soon as I received it．4., I was busy preparing for my final exam at that time,5.is vital for me．As a result, I had no choice but6.(focus) on my study completely．I believe that if you7.(be) me, you would make the same choice。
By the way, I have a busy schedule for my summer vacation．First and foremost, I would do a part time job, so that my interpersonal skills8.(improve)．Additionally, I will take a short trip to Beijing to take a summer course in the New Oriental School．Last but not9.(little), maybe I will work as a volunteer for the school as a teaching assistant．
These are my plan for the summer vacation．What’s yours? I am looking10.to your earliest reply．
Tom was crossing the road the other day when he saw a red car coming in the distance．He thought the car would _____, as the lights had turned red． _____, the car was going too ____ and Tom soon _____ that it couldn’t stop in time．He _____ to move out of its _____ but it was too late．Tom was ____ down by the red car and lay _____ dead on the road． Passers-by ______ went to him and an ambulance（救护车）was _____for．The driver of the red car didn’t stop, ____one of the men had written down the _____ of the car, which he _____ to the police who arrived at the site（现场）．
At the same time, Tom was taken to the ____ and his parents were called for．They were very _____ to hear of the accident and quickly rushed to his ___．For three days Tom was not able to feel or think and his parents were worried that he _____ die．But on the fourth day Tom ____ and spoke softly．His parents were _____．The police by then had _____ the owner of the car and caught hold of him at last．
1.A． start B． stop C． move D． break
2.A． Unfortunately B． Obviously C． Besides D． However
3.A． fast B． slow C． far D． late
4.A． understood B． realized C． knew D． recognized
5.A． tried B． managed C． failed D． was able
6.A． road B． path C． door D． way
7.A． put B． knocked C． laid D． thrown
8.A． almost B． already C． still D． obviously
9.A． slowly B． calmly C． quickly D． carefully
10.A． looked B． called C． sent D． asked
11.A． but B． and C． or D． so
12.A． type B． name C． number D． address
13.A． took B． gave C． posted D． sent
14.A． station B． school C． hospital D． home
15.A． angry B． sad C． surprised D． disappointed
16.A． head B． side C． body D． hospital
17.A． must B． might C． could D． should
18.A． felt sick B． got up C． fell asleep D． woke up
19.A． surprised B． calm C． glad D． puzzled
20.A． noticed B． grasped C． heard D． followed
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1.．We are taught how to hold a knife and fork and not to talk with our mouths full．We are taught how to shake hands and when to stand and when to sit and the way to introduce people．
2.．Almost everywhere eating together means that people are very friendly to each other．But in parts of Polynesia（波利尼西亚）it is bad manners to be seen eating beside each other．So they politely turn their backs to each other when they are taking food．
Some East Africans spit（吐痰） four times as a kind of blessing（祝福）．They do it to show that they want a sick person to get well，or to bless a new-born baby．3.．It usually shows an unhealthy habit．In many countries，it may mean that you hate someone．
When we go to visit someone we say“Hello！”or” How are you?" or things like that．But if you are visiting an East African village，everyone will be very careful not to pay attention to you．The polite thing there will be for you to go quietly，without speaking to anyone, and sit beside your friend．4.．
In a village in Arab，a visitor will walk behind all the tents until he gets to the one he wants to visit．If he passes in front，he will be invited into each tent and asked to eat．5.．
A． It is rude to refuse
B． It’s a big country with different customs．
C． In most other places，spitting means something completely different
D． Eating quickly is a bad habit．
E． From the time we were babies we have been taught manners
F． You should wait until he has finished what he is doing and then he will begin talking to you
G． Sometimes good manners in one place are very bad manners somewhere else
In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business ．But he was not a good artist ．So he invented a very simple camera ．He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden ．That was the first photo．
The next important date in the history of photography (摄影术) was in 1837．That year, Daguere, another Frenchman ,took a picture of his reading room ．He used a new kind of camera in a different way． In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing． This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype．
Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way． Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world ．people took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains．
In about 1840, photography was developed ．Then photographers could take picture of people and moving things ．That was not simple ．The photographers had to carry a lot of films and other machines． But this did not stop them ,for example, some in the United States worked so hard．
Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer． He took many pictures of great people ．The picture were unusual because they were very lifelike(栩栩如生的)
Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century ．Some photos were not just copies of the real world ．They showed feelings, like other kinds of art．
1.The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of ____________
A． his business
B． his house
C． his garden
D． his window
2.The Daguerrotype was____________．
A． a Frenchman
B． a photographer
C． a kind of camera
D． a kind of picture
3.If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840, he had to_________．
A． watch lots of films
B． buy an expensive camera
C． stop in most cities
D． take many films and something else with him
