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。短文中有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(Λ),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。
I sat at my favorite table in a restaurant last Sunday and wait for the food I had ordered to arrive. I suddenly found that Lin Ling, one of my classmate, worked like a waitress there. Honest speaking, it was great surprise for me to find her working there. As far as I know, she’s from a richer family. What was it that made her to work there? I walked up to her and asked her the reason. When asking, she said, “I just want to earn some pocket money so that we can help some children in poor areas go back to school.” How a good girl! I should learn from her.
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Robben Island was a prison from which no one escaped. When Elias got to Robben Island, Mandela was also there and 1.（help）him.
Elias was a poor black worker. The time 2. he first met Nelson Mandela was 3. very difficult period of his life. Nelson Mandela offered 4. (guide) to poor black people on their legal problems. Elias was not at school for long, for his family could not afford his school 5. （fee）and the bus fare. When he was worried about whether he would be out of work because he didn’t have one passbook, Nelson Mandela told him what to do. That day was one of Elias’6. (happy) days in his life. Later, Elias joined the ANC Youth League 7. (organize) by Nelson Mandela. In 1963, Elias helped Mandela 8. (blow) up some government buildings. It was very 9. (danger) but Elias was happy because he thought 10. would help them achieve their dream of making black and white people equal.
One young person, who was well educated, went for a job as a manager in a big company. The president did the final ___.
He discovered the youth was ____ and felt satisfied. Then the president asked who paid for his school fees. The youth answered, “My mother did it. She worked as a clothes ____.”
The president requested the youth to ____ his hands. So the youth did. They were smooth. Then he asked, “Have you ever ____ your mother wash the clothes before?” The youth answered, “Never, my mother always wanted me to ____.”
“Go and clean your mother’s ___ when you go back today, and then ____ me tomorrow morning,” the president said _____.
The youth felt his chance of getting the job was high, so when he went back, he ____ requested his mother to let him clean her hands. However, his tears fell ____ he cleaned his mother’s hands slowly. It was the first time he had ____ that his mother’s hands were so wrinkled (布满皱纹的). After that, the youth didn’t say a word and washed all the remaining clothes for his mother ___. That night, Mother and Son ____ for a very long time, longer than any talk before.
The next ____, the youth went to the president’s office. The president noticed the tears in the youth’s eyes and asked: “Please tell me how you _____ about helping your mother.” The youth said, “Number One, I know now what _____ is. Without my mother, I wouldn’t be successful today. Number Two, by helping my mother, I realize how _____ it is to get something done. Number Three, I’ve come to realize the _____ of family relationship.”
The president said, “You are ____. This is what I’m looking for to be my manager.”
1.A. election B. test C. interview D. competition
2.A. strong B. excellent C. humorous D. cute
3.A. maker B. cleaner C. mender D. seller
4.A. wash B. hide C. show D. dry
5.A. found B. let C. helped D. watched
6.A. study B. ignore C. work D. rest
7.A. clothes B. hands C. feet D. shoes
8.A. see B. move C. recognize D. answer
9.A. on purpose B. in patience C. by chance D. at last
10.A. carefully B. nervously C. happily D. shyly
11.A. after B. until C. because D. as
12.A. believed B. sensed C. noticed D. expected
13.A. quietly B. sadly C. excitedly D. angrily
14.A. thought B. slept C. sat D. talked
15.A. morning B. noon C. afternoon D. evening
16.A. worried B. felt C. brought D. spoke
17.A. courage B. appreciation C. success D. family
18.A. important B. difficult C. different D. impossible
19.A. value B. secret C. type D. change
20.A. educated B. respected C. trusted D. hired
How to Recognize a True Friend
Sometimes it can be hard to recognize a true friend. Hopefully this article will help you recognize which friends are the keepers.
Be able to trust your friends. You should be able to trust true friends and they should return this trust. Do your friends tell you secrets that no one else knows? Ask you for advice?1. However, if your friends hide things from you and act secretly, then this is a sign that they may not trust you.
2. Think about it. How comfortable are your friends when they are around you? Are they being themselves around you? Are they acting fake or perhaps hiding something? True friendships can take a while to develop, but if your friends are true they should feel comfortable around you, and vice versa ( You with them)
Think about loyalty(忠诚). 3. If you are in need of a helping hand, your true friends should be there to offer it to you. True friends don’t try to get one another into trouble. A true friend will always be loyal to you and will not reveal secrets.
Think about nicknames. A lot of true friends love to give each other nicknames！ If your friend is giving you nicknames, then this is a great sign. Think of the nickname your friend has given you, does it suit you well? 4.
Look at how you fight. Nearly all best friends fight. 5. True friends will find their way through a fight, no matter what the size is. True friends will remain “faithful” to each other even during a fight. They will not tell each others’ secrets, and they still care about each other.
A. Consider comfort.
B. Choose your friends carefully.
C. True friends are always there for one another.
D. Both are sure signs that your friend trusts you.
E. If so, this shows your friend must know you quite well.
F. So if you and your friend have a little argument, don’t worry!
G. An inside joke shows that you share a special connection with your friend.
All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy, happy and help them to live longer．
Sports change with the season. People play different games in winter and summer.
Games and sports often grow out of people’s work and everyday activities. The Arabs use horses or camels in much of their everyday life; they use them in their sports, too．
Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for them. Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers．
Some sports or games go back to thousands of years, like running or jumping. Chinese boxing, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. Neither one is a hundred years old yet. People are inventing new sports or games all the time．
People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game they often become good friends. Sports help to train a person’s character(性格). One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace(体面).
1.According to this passage we know that _____．
A. people began to play about one hundred years ago
B. about 100 years ago people ran or jumped when they played
C. basketball has a longer history than volleyball
D. not all the games have a long history
2.The writer didn’t tell us in this passage that _____．
A. basketball was invented in America
B. sports change with the season
C. games and sports often grow out of people’s work and everyday activities
D. football is played all over the world
3.People all over the world enjoy sports because _____．
A. sports are interesting
B. sports help to keep people healthy , happy and to live longer
C. sports help to train one’s character
D. all of the above
The year was 1932.Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small single-engined aeroplane.At midnight，several hours after she had left Newfoundland，she ran into bad weather.To make things worse，her altimeter（高度表）failed and she didn't know how high she was flying.At night，and in a storm，a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter.At times，her plane nearly plunged（冲）into the sea.
Just before dawn，there was further trouble.Amelia noticed flames（火焰）coming from the engine.Would she be able to reach land？There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope.
In the end，Amelia Earhart did reachlreland，and for the courage she had shown，she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe.When she returned to the United States，she was honored by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White-House.From that time on，Amelia Earhart was famous.
What was so important about her flight？Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the-Atlantic Ocean alone，and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty-six minutes.
In the years that followed，Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States，and on each occasion（时刻）she set a new record for flying time.Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation（航空）and that air travel was useful.
1.Which of the following statements is NOT the difficulty which Amelia Earhart met in her flight from north America to England?
A. She was caught in a storm. B. The altimeter went out of order.
C. Her engine went wrong. D. She lost her direction.
2.When Amelia Earhart saw flames coming from the engine, what did she do?
A. She did nothing but pray for herself.
B. She changed her direction and landed inlreland.
C. She continued flying.
D. She lost hope of reaching land.
3.According to the passage, what was Amelia Earhart's reason for making her flights?
A. To set a new record for flying time.
B. To be the first woman to fly around the world.
C. To show that aviation was not just for men.
D. To become famous in the world.
4.Which of the following statements was, NOT, mentioned?
A. She was the first woman who succeeded in flying across theAtlantic-Ocean alone.
B. She showed great courage in overcoming the difficulties during the flight.
C. She was warmly welcomed inEngland, Europe and the United States.
D. She made plans to fly around the world.
5.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Amelia Earhart-First Across theAtlantic.
B. Amelia Earhart-Pioneer in Women's Aviation.
C. A New Record for Flying Time.
D. A Dangerous Flight from North America toEngland.
