（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[時刻表] 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.______

短文改錯答案詳解

（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.第一個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