假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。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。
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2. 只允许修改 10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I have a good friend names Liu Mei. She is our monitor and one of the most
excellent student in our class. Clever as she is, but she works very hard. We have a lot in common or have a lot to talk about. One day, she told me that something happened when my parents were out. She was doing her homework one Sunday morning while she smelt something burning. She stopped look out of the window and find a cloud of smoke coming out of her neighbour's house. She called 119 immediately. Ten minutes late, the firemen came and put out the fire. Her neighbour was very thankful with her help.
Studying abroad seems to be a global trend these days. A study suggests that more than two thirds of the students studying abroad 1. (influence) by movies in choosing their universities since the past decade. American movies such as A Beautiful Mind set in Princeton, The Social Network in Harvard, and The Graduate in Berkeley, California are playing 2. important part in attracting foreign students to America. The global 3. (succeed) of the Harry Potter films is considered as a factor in 4. (encourage) overseas students to come to England. Universities in New Zealand have benefited from The Lord of the Rings’ effect since it was first released.
Films can also be 5. (help) to get through difficult situations. In 2009 there was a sharp decline in Indian students choosing Australian universities 6. some reasons. So Prateek Chakravorty, a Bollywood director, 7. graduated from University of Technol
ogy Sydney, made From Sydney With Love about two Indian students falling in love with some of the 8. (building) of Sydney University. By 2014, the number of Indian students in Australia was rising again.
When universities are competing 9. (fierce) for the attention of overseas students, the cinema screen can be a recognized way 10. ( attract ) overseas students. Will you choose universities because of movies?
1.I prefer to live in a quiet __________(住宅的) neighborhood.
2.__________(地基) should be laid before we build buildings.
3.He made __________(偶然的、临时的) visits to London.
4.Many car manufacturers are __________(多样化) as rapidly as they can.
5.The employment problem tends to be a city __________(现象).
6.He has always e__________ her youth and the position she has achieved in her profession.
7.They had i__________ some new lights in the apartment, before they moved in.
8.Since you are so familiar with Daffodils and Annabel Lee, are you majoring in English l__________?
9.Nanhu Bridge, which is under c__________, will come into service in late September, 2017.
10.The exercise like long-distance race and plank (平板支撑) obviously will improve strength and e__________.
A.to love, protect and care for (sb or sth that is important to you)
B.a building or object made in ancient times
C.to move from one place to another
D.a very famous person or thing considered as representing a set of beliefs or a way of life
E.the state of being well-known
F.a book, document, or other composition written by hand
G.the act of getting land, power, money, etc
H.born into the highest social class
I.an area that is strongly defended by a military group
J.a possibility or likelihood of sth happening
1.acquisition
2.antiquity
3.cherish
4.fame
5.high-born
6.icon
7.manuscript
8.migrate
9.prospect
10.stronghold
In February of 2005, Phil Belfiore was teaching one of Robert Frost’s poems “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”. He liked it so much that he recorded it on his home answering machine, which would later lead to one of the most unusual __________ of his life.
When Phil returned from his vacation, he listened to his voice __________. One gentleman caller __________ for dialing the wrong number. But, he added, he’d really__________ the poem. Phil laughed and thought nothing more of it－__________the phone rang a few days later.
Phil __________ John’s hollow voice immediately, who said sorry to __________, but he was calling to hear the __________ again. The two men talked. It turned out that his brother’s phone number was __________ from Phil’s by one digit. Before hanging up, Phil told John to __________ anytime, whether to hear the poem or just to have a chat.
That was 11 years ago. They’ve spoken on the phone a few times a month ever since. It is John who is __________ the starter of most calls. However, Phil will ring if a long while has passed. Not _________, John has been in poor health. His special voice is just the _________ of some heart trouble. They seem to always __________ when there’s been a big sports event and they like to
discuss __________ in particular. John will also __________ Phil on his life. Slowly, their conversations have grown much more __________. When asked what drew them together, Phil _________ that it was the telephone. They planned to meet twice, but circumstances went _________ them. Their friendship is based on the simple act of picking up the phone. “My best friend is someone I’ve not yet met __________,” says John.
1.A. receptions B. considerations C. conversations D. friendships
2.A. news B. messages C. information D. reports
3.A. apologized B. complained C. greeted D. asked
4.A. preferred B. noticed C. enjoyed D. heard
5.A. while B. since C. at D. until
6.A. heard B. knew C. answered D. recognized
7.A. phone[ B. bother C. come D. express
8.A. voice B. song C. poem D. ring
9.A. bad B. different C. silent D. far
10.A. call back B. call off C. call on D. call for
11.A. still B. even C. ever D. never
12.A. angrily B. surprisingly C. excitedly D. proudly
13.A. indication B. pronunciation C. attention D. description
14.A. arrive B. get C. communicate D. come
15.A. changes B. friends C. relatives D. football
16.A. teach B. update C. visit D. inform
17.A. formal B. special C. unusual D. personal
18.A. said B. predicted C. decided D. announced
19.A. with B. for C. against D. on
20.A. by accident B. on business C. in person D. for convenience
Being Left-handed in a Right-handed World
The world is designed for right-handed people, but a tenth of the population prefer the left. 1. The answer to it remains a bit of a mystery. Since scientists have noticed that left-handedness tends to run in families, it’s assumed that left-handedness has a genetic(基因的)component to it. 2. In fact, identical twins, who share the same genes, can sometimes prefer to use different hands. There are also plenty of theories on what else might determine which hand you write with, but many experts believe that it’s kind of random.
Historically, the left side and left-handedness have been considered a negative thing by many cultures. 3. In some areas, the left hand became known as the “unclean” hand. In many religions, the right hand of God is the favored hand. For example, Jesus sits at God’s right side. Various activities and experiences become rude or even signs of bad luck when the left hand becomes involved. In some parts of Scotland, it is considered bad luck to meet a left-handed person at the start of a journey. 4. A person giving directions will put his left hand behind him and try to point with his right hand if necessary. In some Asian countries, eating with the left hand is considered impolite.
5. People come to realize that left-handedness is natural. People even noticed that many famous people are left-handed, including Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo Da Vinci and Charlie Chaplin. Some researchers find out that lefties are more creative and can deal with abstract thinking better. The left-handedness is more easily adaptable to the right-handed world as well. Being left-handed is no longer a sad story now; instead, it is a wonderful gift or maybe it is something you should take pride in.
A. In other words, left-handers are born that way.
B. Left-handedness used to be regarded as a disability.
C. The unfavorable associations of the use of the left hand among cultures are varied.
D. Why do they prefer to use their left hand rather than their right hand for routine activities?
E. Why do some parents force their left-handed children to become right-handed when writing?
F. In Ghana, pointing, gesturing, giving or receiving items with the left hand is considered rude.
G. Fortunately, nowadays most societies and cultures no longer reject left-handedness like before.
