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。
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。
Dear classmates，
Nowadays many of us use social networking apps as different purposes.In opinion，using social networking apps too much bring some negative effects. First，if we spend too much time on social networking，when should have been used in studying and taking part in outdoor activities，our study and health will gradual be affected.Second，by chatting the online，we may not know how to communicate with people face to face，which was bad for our relationship in the long term.Worse still，there is some unhealthy informations on social networking sites.
Besides，let’s turn back to our lessons instead of focused on the social networking apps.
Thank you for listening.
Driving to the airport in the early morning, I felt 1.(excite) because I would spend the summer in Paris. While looking for more interesting things 2.(do) besides sleeping and eating on the plane, I jumped at the chance to study French in this city 3.(know) for its art, food and culture.
My connecting flight (转机)was in Frankfurt, Germany, 14 hours from Denver. But when I arrived there, a feeling of 4.(anxious) began to set in. Being in a bid, busy building in a country 5.I could not speak the language made me nervous, 6.when I found my way, I gained confidence. When I boarded the second plane and discovered that the flight was less than an hour, I was filled with excitement.
When I stepped on foreign ground for the first time, I was 7.(extreme) happy. I gathered my bags and joined the crowd of people 8.(wait) for friends and family. I quickly had my first experience trying to communicate 9.a language that I had only practiced in school. As I left10.airport, with one sharp turn, the Eiffel Tower came into view. I was fully in Paris.
One businessman was in debt and couldn’t figure out a way out of it when an old man appeared before him.
“Is something bothering you?” he said. After listening to the ___businessman, the old man said: “ I think I can help you.” He wrote him a ___, saying: “Take this money. We will meet here ___in one year, and you will be able to ___it to me at that time.” Then, he turned around and disappeared just as____as he appeared.
The businessman saw the check in his hands for an amount of 500 thousand dollars, ___by John Rockefeller, one of the ___people in the world at that time! But instead of using the money, he put the check into his safe. The thought about its ___gave him strength to find a solution to save his business.
___the return of his courage, he concluded profitable deals. Months ___and he got out of ___and started to earn money again. Exactly one year ___, he returned to the park with the same check. At the ___time the old man appeared again. But ___the businessman wanted to return the check and share his story of ____, a nurse ran up and grabbed the old man.
“I’m so glad, I caught him!” She exclaimed. “I hope he wasn’t ____ you. He always runs away from the house and ___he is John Rockefeller.”
The businessman was puzzled, and suddenly he understood that it’s not the money, ___or imaginary, that turned his life up. It was his new ___and belief that gave him strength to ____ everything that he had now.
1.A. mad B. discouraged C. interesting D. brave
2.A. check B. hand C. lift D. look
3.A. possibly B. exactly C. especially D. generally
4.A. give B. pay C. thank D. return
5.A. suddenly B. strangely C. happily D. firmly
6.A. made B. given C. signed D. paid
7.A. kindest B. richest C. best D. poorest
8.A. number B. value C. usage D. existence
9.A. For B. As C. Despite D. With
10.A. came B. ended C. passed D. went
11.A. danger B. sadness C. trouble D. debt
12.A. ago B. later C. away D. before
13.A. same B. agreed C. counted D. regulated
14.A. when B. before C. after D. if
15.A. happiness B. failure C. success D. sorrow
16.A. scolding B. criticizing C. frightening D. bothering
17.A. tells B. thinks C. praises D. imagines
18.A. false B. real C. wrong D. true
19.A. gains B. bravery C. plan D. confidence
20.A. do B. face C. achieve D. like
The Benefits of Keeping a Journal
If you want to grow, one important thing you should do is keeping a journal. It may seem simple, but it can make a big difference in your life. I have been keeping journals for years. Writing all the lessons I learn and all the ideas I get has become a habit for me. 1.
Here are some benefits you will get by keeping a journal.
It prevents you from losing an idea. Have you ever gotten an idea only to lose it later because you didn't write it down？2. But then I developed the habit of writing down every idea that came into my mind as soon as possible. If I'm away from my computer, I usually write it down on a piece of paper that I bring wherever I go. I will then transfer the idea to the journal in my computer.
It helps you review all the lessons you've learned. By reviewing your journal, you can quickly see the lessons you've learned and the ideas you've gotten. 3. You can use the ideas to push yourself forward.
4. After keeping a journal for years, you can look back at it and see how far you've gone. Things that were big problems in the past might seem small today. The raw ideas you had in the past might have been realized today.
It helps you expand your ideas. When you try to come up with a sentence to express an idea, you are thinking actively about it. 5. In the end, you will expand your ideas.
A. I often experienced that myself.
B. It allows you to see your progress over time.
C. It trains you to express your thoughts.
D. Just use whatever tool you feel comfortable with.
E. Thinking actively helps you connect your idea to another idea.
F. And to be honest, I can't imagine what my life would be like without it.
G. Then you can do whatever necessary to avoid repeating the same mistakes.
Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants(被告). But in the executive(主管的) circle, beauty can become a liability.
While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman.
Handsome male executives were considered having more honesty than plainer (不漂亮的)men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success.
Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was connected not with ability but with factors such as luck.
All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was connected more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of the attractive overnight successes.
Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is considered to be more feminine(女性的) and has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the "manly" qualifies required.
This is true even in politics, "When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently, " says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on politicalcandidates(候选人). She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.
The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.
1.The word "liability" most probably means ________.
A. advantage B. disadvantage C. misfortune D. trouble
2.Bowman's experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness________
A. turns out to be a disadvantage to men
B. has as little effect on men as on women
C. affects men and women alike
D. is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to women
3.It can be inferred from the passage that people's views on beauty are often________.
A. objective B. supportive C. subjective D. old - fashioned
4.The author writes this passage to ________.
A. give advice to job - seekers who are attractive
B. stress the impact of appearance on both sexes
C. demand equal rights for women
D. state the importance of appearance
Teaching someone to drive can be very nerve-racking. The experience of offering instruction from the passenger seat while a new driver is driving is not good for your peace of mind, especially when the student's first language is not English.
My good friend Prakash is from southern India. He grew up speaking Telugu, a language that, until I met him, was unknown to me. Prakash is self-conscious about his English, even though I think he speaks it quite well, with a pleasing Indian accent.
Under the pressure of driving instruction, however, his response sometimes abandons him---especially when it comes to the difference between "right" and "left".
During our first drive, with Prakash holding the wheel for dear life and staring dead ahead, I told him to turn left onto a side road, when Prakash asked "Left?"I replied, "That's right."And so, without looking, he turned right. "Left! Left! " I commanded, which alarmed him. He straightened the car, and politely reminded me that I had said "right, "which, of course, I had. I apologized for the outburst and explained the context of what I had said. But a few minutes later, when I told him to turn right, he turned left.
We pulled over. "Prakash,"I said gently, "do you understand the difference between 'right' and 'left' in English? "He smiled pleasantly and assured me that he did. I realized that he probably did, but simply had trouble responding to my instructions under pressure. And then a solution occurred to me.
"Prakash, " I asked, "how do you say 'right' and 'left' in Telugu? "The answers sounded like "kudee" and "yedama."
We set out again into the flow of traffic. Our turn approached. I recalled my newly acquired Telugu. "Kudee! Kudee!"I shouted. It worked. We turned right.
We went on like this for a while. And I learned two more Telugu words:"nehruga" (straight ahead) and the vital word "apu!" (stop!), which I was soon employing. I learned that, armed with these four precious words, I was able to ensure that Prakash and I would live to drive another day.
1.The underlined word "nerve-racking" in Paragraph 1 can best be replaced by" ".
A. boring B. worrying
C. exciting D. interesting
2.Why did the author apologize to Prakash?
A. Because he couldn't speak Telugu.
B. Because he didn't want to teach him.
C. Because he gave a confusing instruction.
D. Because he lost control of his emotions.
3.We can know that Prakash_______.
A. doesn’t speak English
B. is proud of his English
C. speaks English without an accent
D. may interpret English incorrectly
4.Why did the author learn Telugu?
A. To better teach Prakash to drive.
B. Because he thought it was interesting.
C. Because Prakash encouraged him to.
D. To make friends with people from India.
