根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

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    It’s not that hard to be a better writer. Seriously, it’s especially true if you’re starting as a non-writer who’s just trying to be competent for day-to-day tasks.

    1．Have a Structure．   1    Your body should consist of paragraphs that are grouped according, to topic, each one dealing with a single element of your subject．

    2．  2   When you say a car runs "fast" , don't leave it at that．Show me how fast it is by ; detailing the vehicle' s top speed and acceleration, along with listing other cars it leaves in the dust．Do the same with every other significant modifier（修饰语） you use．

    3．Don't pad words．  3   Most of the time, this ends up turning what' s essentially nice; writing into unreadable nonsense．You' 11 see this with heavy use of unnecessary adjectives and adverbs, along with useless phrases that can easily be cut off without losing meaning．

    4．Choose good words．Sometimes, the way your text reads comes down to word choice．Don't say " converse" when you can say " speak" ; don' t write " adjudicate" when you say "decide"．  4 

    5．Use a writing software．Notice that we didn't give any advice on grammar．That's because using a quality proofreading software can help you on that end．  5 

    A．Try not to use adjectives and adverbs without providing an explanation．

    B．Don't let anything keep you from it!

    C．Many inexperienced writers tend to pad words to meet word count goals．

    D．Regardless of what you do, your writing should have an introduction and a conclusion．

    E．Basically, put your words to good use and find words that will make the experience easier for your readers．

    F．Some ideas can be quite correct．

    G．Sure, a few mistakes might slip in now and then, but a good tool will take care of most of them．

短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

    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。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

    增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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。

    Although most people have a family, in their darkest moments many will turn to nobody they consider “a true friend” for support and advice. But what make someone “a true friend”, rather than just a good friend?

    A true friend will always try harder help. They will be sensitive to their feelings and will not criticize you. They will offer help without being asking and will never expect anything in return.

    A true friend will put aside whichever they are doing to come and see you if you are in seriously trouble. They will offer their support in your need, as if everyone else in the world is against you. If you don’t have many friends, but you have one true friend, and you are very lucky. But remember, if you have a true friend, you have to be his true friend too. True friend give as well as take.

书面表达（满分25分）

    现在养宠物的人越来越多，虽然宠物给人们带来了很多快乐，但同时也引发了不少问题。请写一篇短文，描述一下养宠物的弊端。具体内容包括：

    1．吵、脏、乱影响环境；

    2．带来经济上额外的花费。

    3．……

    注意：

    1．词数100左右；

    2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

    3．标题已为你写好。

Why I Quit Keeping a Pet

—Would you mind giving your advice on how to improve our business management?

    —If you make ______ most of the equipment, there will be ______ rise in production．

A．不填；不填   B．the；a   C．不填；a  D．the；不填

When I was at college I ______  three foreign languages, but I ______  all except a few words of each．

    A．spoke; had forgotten             B．spoke; have forgotten

    C．had spoken; had forgotten        D．had spoken; have forgotten

—I really appreciate______ time to relax．

    —I don’t doubt ______ able to do so．

    A．to have;you to be                                  B．having;that you being

    C．to have;you are                                    D．having;that you are

—Is it for two months ______ they have stayed here?

    —No,it is only three weeks ______they arrived here．

    A．that;since     B．that;when      C．when;that      D．since;before

—The railway station,please．I have to be there in ten minutes．

    —______,but I’ll do my best．

    A．No problem     B．OK             C．I can’t promise             D．I can’t do that

It was in the lab______ was taken charge of by Professor Zhang ____ they did the experiment．

    A．where, that   B．which, where   C．that, where    D．which, that

Even on a cold day he prefers ______ out to play football ______at home．

    A．going;rather stay                                  B．going;to staying

    C．to go;rather than staying        D．to do;rather than to stay