短文改错训练答案

短文改错训练答案

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When I was in high school, I had an awful experience. At that time I wa s∧so brave and

not

outgoing as the others. Because of that, a boy name Big Tom would do all kinds of bad things to me. I was scaring to see him. named

scared

So yesterday, a friend told me that Big Tom wanted to see me and invited me to dine out. I agreed.

But invite

We met in a bar and we were so happy that nothing went well. By the end of that night, Big Tom

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apologized for what he has done to me. Now we have become close friends.

had

In our life, everyone may make mistakes. What counts most are that we have the courage to correct them. is

2

English is my favourite subject and I’d love the opp ortunity to get my English improve by

improved studying abroad. My speaking is excellent, but I am afraid that my writing is not so good as. My parents have promised that if I∧accepted into the programme, they will get I taught in after school

am me

writing lessons. Studying abroad will not only help improve my English but also gives me a better

give understanding of customs and cultures i n∧west. In addition for that, I belong to a debating club

the to

at school. So I am used to talk in front of other people. I am also fond of making friend and I think

talking friends people will find it easily to get on with me.

easy

3

Three years ago I failed a important exam in my life and became a student in an ordinary school.

an

Disappointing as I felt at the shabby campus and the poorly-equipped classroom, but I found the Disappointed

teachers patient and considerate. Besides, I enjoyed the friendly atmosphere on class. I decided to

in make∧best of it. I work hard and got along well with my teachers and classmates. Whenever I the worked

had difficulties, they were seldom available. Soon, I became one of the top student in my class,

always students which greatly increased my confident and got me motivated.

confidence

My experience tells me that it is not what you are given but how you make use of it which

determines who you are. that

4

Dear Jack,

I am pleasing to hear from you and know that you had a greatly time working part-time in a

pleased great

fast-food restaurant. Now I would like to share your working experience with you during the past summer vacation. my

In the beginning of the summer vacation, I was hired a s∧shopping guide in a big supermarket. I At a

stood for ten hours a day and smiled to everyone I have met. Sometimes I was laughed at, and

but most of the time, I was praised for my wonderful works by many people. Half a month passed

work

quickly after I knew it, and I learned how to deal with different people.

before

Above all, I have learned that smile is the key to solve any problem.

Best wishes. solving

Yours,

Li Ming

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Dear Tim,

I am Li Hua. This is my last year of high school, and I’ll graduate this summer. I’m eighteen year old. years There is three people in my family and I’m the only one child, who is very common in Chinese are which

families. My father work in a factory and my mother is a teacher. We lived a happy life together.

works live

I’m∧cheerful boy. Besides my courses, I have much hobbies, like playing football, basketball

a many

and swimming. In the past, I collected in a lot of stamps, which are very preciously now because

precious we seldom post a letter nowadays. I wonder if you can tell me something about myself, your family and daily school. yourself Best wishes,

Li Hua

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The person who has taught me most about the life is my grandmother. She was more than just a grandmother to me. When she died a few years before, I felt I lost a really good friend. She always

ago

looked very nice on her age. She did everything she coul d∧make me feel at home. She was

at/for to

her which I became a story writer. Apart from kept a young boy entertained, she taught me a large that keeping

number of important thing on how to behave. I was rather impatient when I was a child and she

things

taught me that good things happened if I could wait for it. She was a positive person but she also taught me how to look for the good in everything. them and

7

Great changes have been taken place in the way people communicate with each other. In the past people write letters to share informations and later they talked with each other in the telephone. Now wrote information on

more and more people use our own mobile phones to communicating. And instea d∧writing on

their communicate of the paper, they e-mail to each other on the computer. As a result, people find that quicker and

it easier to communicate, and at the same time some people feel that they become poorer in writing.

but

They worry about whether people can be as closely as before.

close

8

At present, a campaign calling National Healthy Life Style is being carried out throughout the

called

country. Its a im is to improve people’s life qualities. This campaign calls up people to take more

quality on

exercise instead of eating much, what contributes to their bodies’ balance between nutrition and exercise. which

In my opinion, it is very much necessary for people to take more exercise. Nowadays, more and more people are spending less and less time in building up their bodies, which affect their health

affects seriously. As for students, their health condition is much more worried. Many young students are near-sighted or fat. Their bodies get from bad to bad. worrying

worse

With a campaign carried out, more and more people will be aware of this condition and begin to the

go in for all kinds of sports. But people’s health will be improved greatly.

So/ And

9

Recently our class have had a heat discussion on whether the score of English should be reduced

heated

by 100. Opinions concerned this hot topic vary from person to person.

to concerning

Some student s∧in favor of it. They thought reducing the score may be a good chance for our

are think us students, we are supposed to attach much important to Chinese. It is no need for every student to learn English so hard. importance There

However, other s disagree with it. They think it’s English that play an important role in

plays

international communication. In their opinion, reduce the English score isn’t a wise choice.

Personally, I agree with the latter. reducing

10

Once, a man got on a bus to New York. Because he did not want to pay, so he hid in the toilet. But a passenger saw her. She tapped the person in front of her on the shoulder and say, “There’s a bum

him said in∧toilet. Tell the bus driver.” The message was passing on from person to person. But

the passed

somewhere along the way, it was changed. The bus drive r∧told that there was a bomb in the

was

toilet. He immediate stopped the bus and telephoned the police. When the police came, they told immediately

the passengers to get off the bus or stay far away. Then they closed the highway. As a result, a

and

traffic jam of 15 mile long was soon caused. In the help of a dog, the police searched for two

miles With

hours. Of course they found no bomb.

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Time flies! This is a third year that I have been in this school. In the past two and a half years, our the

school had organized many activities. What impressed me best was an activity called “Learning to has most

Farm”. In an autumn afternoon, we were sent to a farm which we learned to plant potatoes.

On where

Having been in the city for so a long time, we were so happy to go to the countryside. Afte r∧

such being divided into three groups, we started to work. Some students cut potatoes into pieces; some dug holes, and the others put the pieces of potatoes into the hole, put the earth back and pushed them

holes it down hard. We continued doing that until all the work was done. Although we were exhausted, but we felt fulfilled on our way back home.

12

My dream school starts at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 3:30 p.m. They are three lessons in the morning

There

and two in the afternoon. We didn’t need to do so many homework. Therefore, we have more time

don’t much

with after-school activities. For example, we can do reading for one and half hour and play sports

with hours

for one hour every day.

My dream school look like a big garden. There are all kinds of the flowers and trees around the

looks

classroom buildings. We can lie on the grass for a rest, or sat by the lake listenin g∧music. The

sit to teachers here are kind and helpfully. They are not only our teachers but also our friends.

helpful

13

Dear editor,

I am a student in the second grades of a senior high school. I feel uneasily recently. At home I feel

grade uneasy

lik e∧prisoner. I am not allowed to watch TV or surf the Internet. The only thing I have to do it is a

studying. Every time I got a low mark, my parents will scold me sharply. There’s a generation gap

get

among my parents and me, but it’s always difficu lt to communicate. Life are supposed to be

between and/so is

colorful and wonderful, isn’t it ? How should I devote all my time and energy to the study so as to

Why

entering a good university? I am very unhappy and lost. I need your help.

enter

Best wishes,

Li Ping

14

A Frenchman is once visiting London. He wished to take a walk to see a city. But he was afraid he

was the

might get being lost because he knew no words of English. So after he left his hotel, he stopped on

at the first corner and carefully copied in his notebook the names of the street where he was staying.

name

Then he walked on. At last, he got lost. In several hours he found a policeman. The Frenchman

After

tried his best to explai n∧the policeman that he didn’t know the name of his hotel, however he

to but/yet knew the name of the street. He then showed the policeman that he copied in his notebook. It was read: “One-way street”.what

15

Recently, our school has held the meaningful discussion on whether it is reasonable for middle

a

school students to have classes on weekends. Some of our classmates believe we should have classes on weekends because we can make fully use of free time to review the lessons we had learnt.

full have

we can work effective during the weekdays. The rest agree with neither of the opinion. They have the effectively opinions view which keeping the balance between work and play are important for us. They suggest one that is

day of the weekend shoul d∧used to learn our lessons and during the other day we do something interested or have a rest. be

interesting

16

People often have troubles getting used to a new culture. They are usually curious when they first trouble

arriv e∧a foreign country. Therefore, if they stay for a long time, they may start to feel different in However

stages of culture shock. They can feel alone or sad because he can’t deal with the local people.

lonely they

How quick people get used to culture differences may be de pend on the way they learn. That’s a quickly

problem if they can’t speak the language. O n∧other hand, some can study the situation and

the

make good guesses about the culture. When they finally began to understand some of the language

begin

and make some new friends, they will gradually enjoy themselves and feel satisfying.

satisfied

17

Dear Jeremy and Alice,

Although we’ve been delighted to have you as neighbors, we’re hoping to settle something that bothers to us. In a word, your dog—Cleo.

We’ve called several time about Cleo’s early morning barking. It is difficult to understanding why

times understand she barks every minute she’s outside. The early morning barking have been disturbing us as we are

has

often up all night with the baby. Beside, Cleo tends to bark a average of six hours a day. This

Besides an

morning she starts ba rking even before 5 o’clock. That is too much for us, considering how started

closely the houses are.

close

We appreciate our apologies and goodwill, but we hope that you can figur e∧a good way of your out

settling the matter.

Sincerely,

Jack and Rose