短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换作文，下文就是你同桌的一篇作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句最多有两处。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：在错误的词下划一横线，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（从第十一处起）不计分。
I am glad to hear of you again. You want to know that everything is going in our school. In shortly, all has been improving since the school had began to carry on new policies. In the past, teachers always keep on explaining the points in class. Our students just listened and took note.But now we often discuss and try to solve the problems raising by the teachers or ourselves. Before class, we enjoy different kinds of activities instead of doing endless homework. For example, we can read what we are interested in. We can go to the library or surf Internet for various kinds of information. We are now masters of study, and we are happy.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
(When Sara came home from work. she found her mother in an anxious state)
Sara: What's wrong, Mum? You seem upset.
Mum: It's your 1. (young) sister Jill. She should have been here 2. hour ago.
Sara: Don't worry Mum! It's not all that late and she has 3. (probable) not realized how late it is. I think she'll be here soon.
(Just then Sara's brother Peter came into the kitchen)
Peter: What's up? Mum's on the phone and she seems as though she's going try[
Sara: It's Jill. She should 4. (reach) home by now and Mum's getting anxious.
Peter: You needn't feel so anxious. Mum! You know 5. teenage girls are like. I'm sure she's all right.
Mum: I can't help but be concerned. I've just rung Lucy and she said Jill left her outside the cinema ages ago to get the bus home.
Peter: Well, the bus service isn't very frequent 6. the evenings. Perhaps she missed one and is waiting for another. Have you tried 7. (phone) her on her mobile?
Mum: Yes. But there's no reply. That made me even more worried. I think 8. must have happened to Jill. Do you think we should call the police?
Sara: Calm down, Mum! You'll make yourself ill. Perhaps she switched her mobile 9. in the cinema and forgot to switch it back on again. Or it may need 10.(charge) .
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I had a habit of skipping to the last page of a book. I just wanted to see how it ended _____ I was still in the middle of it. This habit _____ first my mom, then my friends, and _____ even my own daughter. Often my _____ wouldn’t be limited just to the books I read but also to what others were _____ as well. Then one day my daughter told me in anger, “Dad, please just read a book one _____ at a time like everyone else!”
At times I didn’t _____ this bad habit to just reading books either. I also tried to skip ahead in my own life and _____ out what to do months or even years from now _____ enjoying each day at present. Although I knew that the _____ of my life wasn’t done yet and that I had many pages _____to go, I still couldn’t control my burning desire to write the _____of it halfway through. Time and time again, I would _____jump ahead and try to solve every potential problem before it happened. Life, _____ doesn’t work like that. It loves to _____ us, and you never know what new problems, changes, or opportunities each new day will _____ .
Recently when I found myself living in the _____ again, I felt a voice that gently told me I needed to “live one day at a time”. When I heard those words, I _____ , turned the book of my life to the _____ page, and thanked God for today.
Each of us has to _____ the book of life line by line, moment by moment and trust that our story will be brought to its perfect end.
1.A. since B. for C. while D. because
2.A. confused B. annoyed C. delighted D. embarrassed
3.A. usually B. obviously C. accidentally D. finally
4.A. impatience B.misunderstanding C. disappointment D. disagreement
5.A. saying B. reading C. doing D. watching
6.A. page B. copy C. chapter D. edition
7.A. contribute B. devote C. apply D. limit
8.A. try B. figure C. let D. turn
9.A. on the part of B. other than C. instead of D. on the basis of
10.A. book B. river C. picture D. play
11.A. forgotten B. left C. kept D. regretted
12.A. feelings B. beginning C. ending D. comments
13.A. consciously B. strangely C. foolishly D. critically
14.A. otherwise B. moreover C. therefore D. however
15.A. surprise B. cheat C. satisfy D. frighten
16.A. make B. bring C. take D. award
17.A. present B. future C. memory D. dream
18.A. cheered B. cried C. lost D. smiled
19.A. exciting B. hopeful C. favorite D. right
20.A. write B. review C. explain D. translate
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。
It may have happened to you. Your friend comes back from his travels, gives you a gift, and you think to yourself “he bought this at the airport gift shop”. But every traveling gift-shopper means well! 1. If you’re traveling and buying gifts soon, try these tips.
Support local artists. One thing that is sure to be original is art from local artists. 2. Check out his work. It might show the scenery and history of the place you are visiting. Your friends will love this.
3. If you see locals who have obviously just done a little shopping, ask them where they went! Ask them what they simply cannot live without in their particular hometown. This could be a special kitchen tool, shoes meant for a sport that is unique in that area, even a bottle of the local’s favorite wine.
Make your videos. 4. But think of your parents, grandparents, even brothers or sisters who you don’t see often and who are always asking you to write or call more. Don’t just shoot your weekly email or make that monthly call. 5.
Souvenir shops are the last places for real souvenirs. The only tip you might get from a souvenir shop is that you notice a certain place on many of the postcards. If you see this, ask the shopkeeper where that place is, go there and get a souvenir.
A. Follow that shopping bag.
B. The gift will come with a great story.
C. These may not be necessary for your friends.
D. Send them a video and they will instantly feel close to you.
E. You might find something that to you seems interestingly new.
F. They just don’t know where to find the most meaningful gifts.
G. If you come across an artist selling his work in the street, don’t pass by quickly.
For some reason Dodger did not want to enter London during daylight, so it was nearly eleven o'clock at night when they got near the centre. Oliver had never seen a dirtier or more miserable place. The streets in this district were narrow and muddy, and there were terrible smells everywhere. Children wandered around even at this time of night, in and out of the many shops, playing and screaming. The pubs were full of people fighting, and big, evil-looking men stood in the doorways or at dark corners. Oliver almost wanted to run away, but just then Dodger pushed open a door and pulled Oliver into a dark hall.
“Who's there?” a voice cried out.
“It's me,” said Dodger. The faint light of a candle appeared in the hall.
“Who's the other one?”
“A new friend.”
They went up some dark and broken stairs. Oliver could hardly see where he was going, but Dodger seemed to know the way, and helped Oliver up. They entered a room with walls that were black with age and dirt. In front of the fire was a table with a candle stuck into a bottle of beer, and an old man, with a horribly ugly face and red hair, stood next to the fire cooking. He was wearing a dirty old coat and seemed to divide his attention between his cooking and a number of silk handkerchiefs, which were hanging near the fire. There were several rough beds in the room. Four or five boys, about the same age as Dodger, sat round the table, smoking and drinking like middle-aged men. They all looked up when Dodger and Oliver entered.
“This is him, Fagin,” Dodger said to the old man. “My friend Oliver Twist.”
Fagin smiled and shook Oliver's hand. Then all the young gentlemen came up to him and shook both his hands very hard, especially the hand which held his few possessions. One of the boys was particularly kind. He even put his hands in Oliver's pockets so that Oliver would not have to empty them himself when he went to bed. The boys would probably have been even more helpful, but Fagin hit them on their heads and shoulders until they left Oliver alone.
“We're very glad to see you, Oliver,” said Fagin. “I see you're staring at the handkerchiefs, my dear. Aren't there a lot? We've just taken them all out to wash them, that's all! Ha! Ha! Ha!”
This seemed to be a joke, as the old gentleman and all his young friends gave loud shouts of laughter. Then supper began. Oliver ate his share of the food and was then given a glass of gin-and-water. Fagin told him to drink it fast. Immediately afterwards, Oliver felt himself lifted onto one of the beds and he sank into a deep sleep.
1.Why did all the young gentlemen come up to Oliver and shake his hands very hard?
A. Because they were of the same age.
B. Because they liked Oliver at the first sight.
C. Because they were required to do so.
D. Because they wanted to steal something from Oliver.
2.Why did Dodger enter London late at night?
A. Because Dodger was too weak to walk until.
B. Because Dodger was afraid of being seen by others.
C. Because Dodger and Oliver wanted to play in the countryside.
D. Because Dodger was afraid of Fagin and did not want to go home.
3.According to the passage, we can infer from the passage that _____.
A. Oliver was killed by a glass of gin-and-water
B. all of them are thieves except Oliver
C. most boys felt pity for Oliver
D. most boys wanted to make friends with Oliver
Many jobs must be done with two people. One person takes the lead. The other helps. So it is with the human body. Much of our body depends on the cooperation between substances. When they work together, chemical reactions take place smoothly. Body systems are kept in balance.
Some of the most important helpers in the job of good health are the substances we call vitamins. The word “vitamin” dates back to Polish scientist Casimir Funk in 1912. He was studying a substance in rice. Funk believed the substance belonged to a group of chemicals known as amines (胺类). He added the Latin word “vita”, meaning life. So he called the substance a “vitamine”—an amine necessary for life.
Other studies found that not all vitamins were amines. So the name was shortened to vitamin. But Funk was correct in recognizing their importance.
Scientists have discovered 14 kinds of vitamins. They say vitamins help to carry out chemicals changes within cells. If we do not get enough of the vitamins, we are at risk of developing a number of diseases. This brings us back to James Lind of Scotland. In the 1740s, Lind was a doctor for the British Navy. He was investigating a problem that had existed in the Navy for many years.
The problem was the disease scurvy(坏血病). The sailors were weak from bleeding inside their bodies. Even the smallest wound would not heal. Doctor Lind thought the sailors were getting sick because they failed to eat some kinds of foods when they were at sea for many months.
Doctor Lind separated twelve sailors who had scurvy into two groups. He gave each group different foods to eat. One group got oranges and lemons. The other did not. The men who ate the fruit began to improve within seven days. The other men got weaker.
However, which foods should be eaten to keep us healthy? Let us look at some important vitamins for these answers.
1.Why was the name “vitamine” shortened to “vitamin”?
A. Because Funk was totally wrong.
B.Because few vitamins were amines.
C. Because there were new findings.
D. Because the latter was easy to remember.
2.The underlined word “This” in the fourth paragraph probably refers to that _______.
A. people tend to develop many diseases
B. lack of the vitamins causes disease
C. vitamins help chemical changes within cells
D. it is common for people to get no enough vitamins
3.Doctor Lind proved eating fruits can prevent scurvy by means of _______.
A. comparing B. analyzing C. surveying D. questioning
4.What is the main topic of the passage?
A. Food to keep us healthy.
B. The benefits of vitamins.
C. Research into scurvy.
D. Facts about vitamins.
