短文改错

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断。如无错误，在该行右边横线上划一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

We American are wasteful people, not used to　　　　  1._________

save. The early settlers began this pattern,　　　　　　　　 2. _________

for natural resources were very plentiful that no one　　　　 3. _________

even imagined a shortage. Within a few years of　　　　    4. _________

this first Virginia settlement, for an example, pioneers　　   5. _________

burned down their houses when they are ready　　　　　　 6. _________

move west. They wanted to have the nails for　　　　　　  7. _________

future use. No one never gave a thought to the　　　　　　  8. _________

priceless hardwoods went up in smoke. As a people　　　　  9. _________

we destroy many things that the other people save.  10. _________

His colleagues ______ him though he himself didn’t think he had done anything special.

A. thought highly of 　　　　　　B. looked up to　

C. sing high praise of 　　　　D. show great respect for

The cell phone I ______  I ______  is on the back seat of my car.

A. thought; had lost    　　　B. think; had lost

C. thought; have lost    　　　D. think; lost

The cell phone I 　　　 I　　 is on the back seat of my car.

A. thought; had lost　 B. think; had lost　　 C. thought; have lost　 D. think; lost

The day finally came, when I had to leave the warm home where I’d grown up. I ran to the back yard, as tears came up from my heart. Suddenly I 　 36 a hand rest on my shoulder. I looked up to 　 37 my grandfather. “It isn’t 　 38　 , is it, Billy?” he said softly.

He gently 　 39　 my hand in his, and then we walked, hand in hand, to the front yard, 　 40　 a huge red rose-bush sat alone.

“What do you see here, Billy?” he asked. I looked at the flowers, not knowing 　 41　 to say, and then answered, “I see something soft and 　 42　 , grandpa.”

He pulled me 　 43　 . “It isn't just the roses that are beautiful, Billy. It’s that special place in your heart that makes them so.” “Billy, I 　 44　 these roses when my first son was born. It was my 　 45　 of saying ‘thank you’ to God. I 　 46　 to watch him pick roses for his mother. Then, as a young man of only 20, a terrible war robbed him of his life.” Grandpa slowly stood up. “Never say good-bye, Billy. Never 　 47　 to the sadness and the loneliness. Instead, I want you to remember the joy and the 　 48　 when you first said hello to a friend.”

A year later, my grandpa became very 　 49　 .Then all members of the family

were 　 50　 back, and I returned to the old house. When it came to my 　 51　 , I took his hand as 　 52　 as he had once taken mine.

“Hello, grandpa,” I 　 53　 .His eyes slowly opened and said, “Hello, my friend.” With a brief 　 54　 he died. Suddenly, and truly, I knew what he had 　 55　 about never saying good-bye — about refusing to give in to sadness.　　　　　　　　　　

36. A. watched　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fixed　　　　　　　　 　 C. felt D. heard　　　

37. A. watch　　　　　　　　　　　 B. interview　　　　　　　　 C. see D. discover　

38. A. easy　　　　　 　　　 B. hard　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. difficult　　　　　　　　　 D. comfortable　

39. A. took　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. made　　　　　　　　 　 C. led　　　　　　 　　　 D. carried　　

40. A. when　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. where　　　　　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　　　　　 D. while　　

41. A. whether 　　　　　　　　　 B. how　　　　　　　　 　 C. who　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. what　　

42. A. beautiful　　　　　　　　　　 B. tasty　　　　　　　　 　 C. funny　　　　　　　　　　　 D. red　

43. A. far　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hard　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. close　　　　　　　　 　 D. around　　

44. A. planted　　　　　　　　　　　 B. bought　　　　　　　　　　 　 C. treated D. discovered　

45. A. approach　　　　　　　　　 B. way　　　　　　　　 　 C. method D. solution　　

46. A. preferred　　　　　　　　　 B. wanted　　　　　　　　　　 C. used D. referred　　

47. A. give up　　　　　　　　　　 B. give off　　　　　　　　　 C. give away　　　　　　　　 D. give in　　

48. A. happiness　　　　　　　　　 B. word 　　　　　　　 　　C. sight　　　　　　　　　　　 D. memory　

49. A. weak　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ill　　　　　　　　　　 C. old　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. serious　　

50. A. ordered　　　　　　　　　　 B. called 　　　　　　　　　　 C. delivered　　　　　　　　 D. sent　　　

51. A. pleasure　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. duty　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. wish D. turn　　

52. A. happily　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sadly　　　　　　　　　　　 C. gently D. carefully　　

53. A. laughed　　　　　　　　　　 B. shouted　　　　　　　　　 C. whispered　　　　　　　 D. added 　

54. A. sign　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sigh　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. wave　　　　 　　　 D. smile 　

55. A. thought B. meant 　　　　　　　　 C. worried D. cared