第一节：短文改错(本题共10小题；每小题1分，共10分)
I am worker at the tap water company. I find that 56.____________
people were becoming more and more careful about 57._____________
health .If the tap water appear a little bit unclear 58.____________
and muddy ,the telephone will ring again and again. 59.____________
Fortunately, people do not pay equal attention to the 60.____________
protection of water resources .For the sake of our 61.____________
health ,we should take good care our water resources 62.____________
and environment .There is a saying “whether we do 63.____________
not careful protect our environment the last drops 64.____________
of water we will see them will be our own tears.” 65.____________
In 1977，a dead author of detective stories saved the life of a 19-month-old baby in a most unusual way．The author was Agatha Christie，one of the most successful writers of detective stories in the world．
In June 1977，a baby girl became seriously ill in Qatar，near Saudi Arabia．Doctors were unable to 1 the cause of her illness，so she 2 to London and admitted to Hammersmith Hospital，where specialist help was 3 ．She was then only half-conscious(半昏迷)and on the“Dangerously Ill”list．A team of doctors hurried to 4 the baby only to discover that they，5 ，were puzzled by the very unusual symptoms．While they were discussing the baby’s case，a nurse asked to 6 to them.
“Excuse me，”said Nurse Marsha Maitland，“ 7 I think the baby is 8 from thallium poisoning．”
“ 9 makes you think that?”Dr．Brown asked．“Thallium poisoning is extremely 10 ．”
“A few days ago，I was reading a novel called A Pale Horse 11 Agatha Christie，”Nurse Maitland explained．“In the book，somebody uses thallium poison，and 12 the symptoms are 13 ．They are exactly the same as the baby’s．”
“You’re every observant and you may be right，"another doctor said．“We’ll 14 some tests and find out 15 it’s thallium or not．”
The 16 showed that the baby had 17 been poisoned by thallium，a rare metal used in making optical(光学的)glass． 18 they knew the cause of illness, the doctors were able to give the correct treatment．The baby soon 19 and was sent back to Qatar．1nquiries(调查)showed that the poison 20 from an insecticide(杀虫剂)used in Qatar．
16.A．describe B．diagnose C．discover D．discuss
17.A．flew B．sent C．went D．was flown
18.A．inexpensive B．important C．available D．impossible
19.A．examine B．see C．look after D．cure
20.A．too B．either C．often D．never
21.A．refer B．turn C．speak D．belong
22.A．and B．so C．as D．but
23.A．coming B．suffering C．tired D．dying
24.A．Who B．How C．What D．Which
25.A．rare B．serious C．clear D．dangerous
26.A．in B．on C．by D．about
27.A．all B．some of C．one of D．both
28.A．drawn B．broadcast C．announced D．described
29.A．make up B．carry out C．get through D．deal with
30.A．that B．how C．what D．whether
31.A．words B．tests C．examination D．book
32.A．indeed B．actually C．probably D．never
33.A．As long as B．As far as C．Once D．If
34.A．died B．got injured C．recovered D．got ill
35.A．must come B．should come
C．might have come D．can’t have come
15. The Japanese guests suggested _____ to their country.
A. us visiting B. to us a visit C. we visited D. us to visit
14. They put forward a lot of plans at the meeting, none of ____ carried out in their work.
A. which B. them C. what D. that
13. The mother came in, _____ a cake with ten _____ candles on it and said “Happy Birthday” to the little girl.
A. carried; lit B. carried; lighted
C. carrying; lighted D. carrying; lit