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。
I am a Grade three student in China. I hope to go to your university to learn English after finish my high school. English played an important part in our daily life but I like it so much that I want to be a teacher of English. I have a little difficult in English. But I will study hardly to improve it if I have an opportunity go to your university. Besides, I like your city because it has an environment which differs with my city. And I will make many friend and communicate frequently with him. I’d apprieciate it if you take my application into the consideration.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Since the beginning of the 21st century, artificial intelligence (AI) 1. (find) its way in different areas in the entertainment industry. Disney, which is one of the worlds leading entertainment 2. (company), has decided to make use 3. the technology in its theme parks, where robot cartoon characters will soon walk among guests. Disney has also its robot Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck to communicate with tourists.
“I think AI is going to be 4. (great) important for what we do,” said Jon Snoddy, an official of the entertainment company. “Robot characters that can move around among our guests need to understand where they re going and know 5. to behave in a world with humans.”
However, the company also 6. (know)some of the fears surrounding AI. 7. (scare) kids won’t be part of what we do, said Mr Snoddy. “We will go and do tests in our parks to find out what kids find 8. (interest) about these things. We will carry out tests 9. (make) sure the robot characters make a positive 10. (impress) on kids.”
I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early ______ of gardening may not have come from my love for nature. It was to ______ my parents.
At that time we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with ______ at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, something else to ______. Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father even thought it a waste of time.
At that age, I always did something ______ to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found ______, I would plant a garden!
I planted some lily seeds in the yard. But they failed to ______, I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild ______ joy, I found the first rose bloom (开花). One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. ______, I was touched by this land of wonder.
____, my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even ______at me because he found it was ______ to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s ______, I put in her vase my real roses which in her eyes were simply weeds ______ flowers.
Regardless of their ______, I kept on planting my garden and ______ to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they ______ to care and love.
It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to ______ my parents. Today I become known as Mrs. Green thumbs (手指), teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show, which makes my parents feel very ______. And now I could say it my affection for ______ that makes me a real gardener.
1.A. memory B. dream C. intention D. design
2.A. pleas B. change C. help D. annoy
3.A. doubt B. appreciation C. surprise D. excitement
4.A. collect up B. care about C. clean up D. come in
5.A. equal B. similar C. superior D. opposite
6.A. painful B. valuable C. upsetting D. interesting
7.A. come up B. break out C. hold on D. get through
8.A. to B. with C. in D. by
9.A. Luckily B. Rapidly C. Regularly D. Eventually
10.A. Instead B. However C. Therefore D. Besides
11.A. shouted B. laughed C. glanced D. jumped
12.A. convenient B. troublesome C. enjoyable D. dangerous
13.A. sadness B. annoyance C. delight D. relief
14.A. other thar B. more than C. rather than D. less than
15.A. dislike B. encouragement C. requirement D. suggestion
16.A. decided B. stopped C. continued D. struggled
17.A. turn B. respond C. devote D. lead
18.A. defeat B. satisfy C. respect D. challenge
19.A. proud B. comfortable C. strange D. disappointed
20.A. freedom B. life C. growth D. nature
Changing your life can come in small, easy steps. You can transform yourself and live a better life by making positive changes along the way. 1.
Choose to change bad habits.
Some bad habits seem to stick around without us even realizing it. 2. You can overcome them. find better alternatives, and get through your struggle to become a better you! Do it for yourself more than anything.
Choose to grow.
It’s easy to get stuck in a fixed way of life. 3. In choosing to grow, you build character, develop your strengths, become aware of what needs improvement, and turn into the well-rounded person you need to be to succeed.
Choose to seek a balanced life.
Where do you need balance? Are you all work, no play? Or the opposite? 4. If you’re spending too much time working or locked away alone, find the time for social interaction (社交) and having fun. If you haven’t committed to a schedule in a while, make the decision to start following one.
5..
This is vital to human existence. We need the loving bonds created by family members and friends. Personal relationships are key to emotional growth and social stability.
A. Choose to spend time with those you love.
B. Choose to organize your schedule flexibly.
C. Make the choice today that you won t be ruled by them.
D. Here are some choices that will lead to your transformation.
E. Neither extreme will lead you to a pleasant life for very long.
F. However, with re-evaluation and growth comes a beautiful freedom.
G. It’s good to change, and you’ve only got so many years to refresh yourself.
“Sorry seems to be the hardest word”—that is one of Elton Johns most popular songs. But not every public figure seems to find it so tough to say that powerful five-letter word.
In recent days public figures, from politicians to stars, have all publicly expressed remorse. But with so much remorse, how can we tell a forced apology from a heartfelt expression of remorse?
Specifically, saying sorry should be a realization that something you have said or done has hurt someone and you want to make amends. “People wants the response to be personal to them. They want to feel that they’re being listened to and taken seriously,” says Martin Stone.
Firstly, it is important to show that you understand. It is vital that any group or a person making an apology understands the focus—is it sorry for the way it’s acted or is it sorry that the complainant feels the way they do? Watch out for the speed of response. The quicker the apology comes, the better it indicates that the person making it has felt an immediate sense of guilt.
If sincere, the person making the apology will be looking for clues (线索) to see if he or she is being understood, such as eye contact and facial expressions. Performed apologies always have a sense of being “acted out”, and are often accompanied by too many unnatural gestures.
For a sincere apology, it is also important to avoid promises that can’t be kept. Don’t say that you’ll make sure that this will not happen again if you re not confident that it wont. It could come back to bite you. And do remember that the use of “but” can hugely change the tone (语气) of an apology. As Stone points out, “I’m sorry but...” sounds like you are making excuses and aren’t actually taking any form of responsibility.
1.What does the underlined word “remorse” probably mean?
A. Feelings. B. Appereciation. C. Regret. D. Sympathy.
2.Which of the following indicates it’s a performed apology?
A. Swearing it will not happen again. B. Avoiding eye contact with the listener.
C. Showing you understand his /her feelings. D. Paying attention to the listener’s reaction.
3.What is stressed in the last paragraph?
A. The attitude. B. The tone of voice.
C. The body language. D. The choice of language.
4.What is the purpose of the text?
A. To explain what a good apology is.
B. To discuss how to give a formal apology.
C. To show why we should apologize in life.
D. To teach us how to tell if an apology is sincere.
The secret to happiness is keeping busy, research has found. Keeping the mind occupied with tasks—no matter how meaningless—keeps off negative emotions, the study found.
However, the bad news is that humans are seemingly born to be lazy in order to save energy, according to Professor Christoper Hsee, a behavioral scientist at Chicago University.
In a study, 98 students were asked to complete two surveys. After they had completed the first, they were made to wait 15 minutes to receive the next one. They were given a choice of either handing in the first survey nearby or a more distant location they had to walk to. Whichever option they chose, they received a chocolate bar. It turned out that about two-thirds (68 students) chose the lazy option. Those who had taken the walk reported feeling happier than those who had stayed put.
Professor Hsee concluded that keeping busy helped keep people happy. He said the findings, reported in the journal Psychological Science, had policy implications (暗示).
“Governments may increase the happiness of idle (无所事事的) citizens by having them build bridges that are actually useless,” he proposed.
At the personal level, he advised, “Get up and do something. Anything. Even if there really is no point to what you are doing, you will feel better for it. He added, Incidentally, thinking deeply or engaging in self-reflection counts as keeping busy, too.
“You do not need to be running around. You just need to be engaged, either physically or mentally.”
1.According to the passage, why can keeping busy make people happy?
A. It can help people keep off laziness. B. It can make people sleep better.
C. It can help get rid of unpleasant feelings. D. It can give people a sense of achievement.
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The finding may contribute to politics.
B. The officials have taken Pro. Hsee’s advice
C. In the study one third students handed in the first survey nearby.
D. Governments can increase citizens’ happiness by building bridges.
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A. Everybody is certainly born to be lazy.
B. Being engaged can add to the possibility of being pleased.
C. Prof. Hsee’s finding was published in Psychological Science.
D. Only by keeping working all the time can you gain happiness.
4.Why does the author write this passage?
A. To explain what happiness is.
B. To advise people not to be idle.
C. To advise people to do whatever they prefer.
D. To show people how to take work seriously.
