(一)
When I found out that my train would three hours 1.______
late, I changed my idea and would get a bus instead. 2.______
I was about to rush out of the train station while a 3.______
well-dressed old man took me by my arm, “Young 4.______
lady,” said the gentleman, “Shouldnt you find out 5.______
the bus schedule[时刻表] before you rush out catch the 6.______
bus”. I stared at him with my mouth opened. How did 7.______
he read my mind? Before I can say a word, he added, 8.______
“You see, my train is also running late. A same idea 9.______
came to me. But I think a good conversation that can 10.______
help pass the time. Before you know it, your train will be there.”
(二)
There are advantage for students to work while 1.______
studying at school. One of them was that 2.______
they can earn money. For the most part, 3.______
students working to earn money for their own 4.______
use. Earning their own money allow them 5.______
to spend on anything as if they please. 6.______
They would have to ask their parents for 7.______
money or for permission to do things by 8.______
the money. Some students may also to save 9.______
up for our college or future use. 10.______
(三)
A shopkeeper once found that a bag money 1.______
had been stolen from his shop. He went to the 2.______
judge and tell him about his loss. 3.______
The judge ordered all people of the shop 4.______
to come before him. He took a number of the 5.______
sticks of equal length or gave one stick 6.______
to each person. Then he said, “Come after me 7.______
again tomorrow. Ill then know which of you are 8.______
the thief because the stick given to a thief 9.______
will be one inch longer than the other.” 10.______
(四)
Miss Evans taught physics in school in London. Last month 1.______
she was explaining to one of her class about sound, and 2.______
she decide to test them to see how successful she had 3.______
been in her work. She said to them, “Now I has a sister 4.______
in Washington. If I was calling her by the phone, and 5.______
you were on the other side of the street. Who would 6.______
hear me first, my sister and you? And why?” 7.______
A clever boy at once answered, “You sister, Miss 8.______
Evans, because the electricity travels much faster than sound 9.______
waves.” “Very well,” Miss Evans praised. 10.______
短文改错答案详解
(一)
1. would后加 be 2. get→take 3. while→when 4. my→the
5.√ 6. catch前加 to 7. opened→open 8. can→could
9. A→The 10. 去掉 that
(二)
1.advantage→advantages 2.was→is 3.√ 4. working→work
5.allow→allows 6.去掉if 7.would后加not 8.by→with
9.去掉to 10.our→their.
(三)
1. bag后加of 2.√ 3.tell→told 4.all后加the
5.去掉the 6.or→and 7.after→before 8.are→is
9.a→the 10.other→others
(四)
1.第一个in后加a 2.class→classes 3.decide→decided 4.has→have
5.by→on 6.√ 7.and→or 8.You→Your
9.去掉the 10.well→good