2023-2024届高考英语二轮复习：短文改错100篇练习题汇编（含答案）

2024届高考英语二轮专题复习：短文改错100篇专项练习题汇编

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Passage1(★)

Withsummervacationaroundthecomer,somestudentsjustcan,tcontainourexcitement,

becauseitisthebestseasontogoswimming.Althoughswimmingisagoodkindofexercisethat

helpuskeephealthy,butitcanalsobeverydangeroussometimes.Hereissomeadvicesforyou.

Firstly,youarenotallowedswimaloneintheriver.Itwouldbebettertogowithyourparents.Next,

youshoulddosomewarm-upexercisesaftergettingintothewater,thatwillreducetheriskof

gettingintotrouble.Lastly,you,dbetternotswimfortoolong,oryouwillfeeltootiring.Keptthis

inmind,youwillhaveasafelyholiday.

Passage2(★)

Lastweekend,Ishopforbooksinabookstore.Whilechoosingabook,Isuddenlyfoundthat

mycellphonewasalmostdead.IwasanxiouslybecauseIhadtousemycellphonepayforataxi

home,ɪlookedforaroundbutcouldn,tfindanyoutletsinthebookstore.Iaskedasalesgirlthat

therewasachargingservice.Toherjoy,therewasawirelesschargingdevice.Shehelpedmeoperate

it,andthecellphoneranoutofpower,failingtocharge.Justthenthebookstoreownerspassedby

andtoldmetochargeitinhisoffice.Iwasverygrateful.Twentyminuteslate,hebroughtmy

cellphoneback.Howagoodgentleman!

Passage3(★)

ThefirstdayIcametohighschool,Imeetmydeskmate.Shewasaverynicepersonbuttook

metolookaroundthenewenvironment.Shehadonethingthatimpressedwithmesomuch,which

washistoughspirit.Whenworkinagroup,sometimesIwantedtogiveupthetask,becauseitwas

difficult,butmydeskmatewouldencouragemenotgiveup.NowIwon,tgiveupeasy,becauseI

wellrememberthatmydeskmatehastaughtme.Iamsoluckytomakefriendwithher,andIbelieve

thethingslearningfromherwillbeveryusefulinmylife.

Passage4(★)

WhenIwasonmywaytoschoolonlastSaturdayafternoon,Isawamotherandherson

preparinggoacrossthestreet.Amotherwasgoingtoruntheredlightwhilehersonpreventedher.

Themotherfeltembarrassedandstops.Withmoreandmorecarscomingintoourfamilies,ithad

greatlyimprovedourlives.Butunlucky,ithasalsobroughtmanyproblems,suchasheavytraffic

andtrafficaccident.Trafficsafetyiseverybody,sbusinessandWemustobeytheπιlesandwecan

tellourparentsnottodrinkbeforeWedrive,nottorunredlights,nottotalkandlaughwhiledrive

etc.

Passage5(★)

ItookatriptoChinaafewmonthsago.Itwasawonderfulexperiencewhereisbeyond

description.WespentthreeweeksvisitBeijing,Shanghaiandseveralothertouristattraction.The

closerweapproachedthecenterofChina,themuchIlikedit.ThenWewenttoHongKonglast

week,whichIthinkisdifferentwithBeijing.ItisnoisiestplaceIhaveeverseen.Andanotherthing

thatgivemeadeepimpressionwasthepeopleinChina---theyweresofriendly.Inoneword,but

thetripitselfwasinterested,ɪcan'twaittoflyingtoChinaagain.

Passage6(★)

Althoughfriendshipisimportantinourlives,someconsiderthishardtomakefriends.Afine

waytomakefriendsandintroduceyourselftoyourneighborsinNorwayistopresentthemfora

simplegiftlikeacakebutaloafofbread.Ifyougavethemexpensivegifts,theymaysuspectyour

intentions.Ifyouhaveneverbakedacakebefore,itmaytakeyoumonthstoproduceabeautiful

cakewhosecanstandupright.Butdon,twaitforperfection.Doyourbetter,andwhenyouthink

yourcreationisgoodenoughgiveaway,doit.Theywillappreciateyourhonestgestureof

friendshipevenifyourbreadishard,andthecakelooksinterestingly.Infact,thathelpsyoumake

thetruefriendsisnotavaluablegiftbutasincereattitude.

Passage7(★)

DadandIgotomygrandparents,homelastweekend.Besidesvisitedmygrandparents,we

wantedtohelpthemtohavethebroadbandnetworkfixing.Dadaskedthecommunication

companytodoitintheadvance.Atechniciancameontimeandfinishedhisworkrapid.Thenit

wasmyturn.Ijusttaughtmygrandparentswhattousetheirsmartphonesstepbystep.SoonWe

learnedtoreadnews,shoponlineordosomethingelse.Theyshowedmuchinterestinvideochat,

whichtheythoughtwasthemostusefulfunctions.Now,Iusuallychatmygrandparentsonline.

Passage8(★)

YuanLongpingisknownforthefatherofhybridrice.Hedevoteshislifetomakenotonly

Chinabutalsotheworldfreefromhunger.Hehastwodreams.Oneistoenjoythecoolunderthe

ricetree.Theotheristhathishybridricecanbegrownglobal.Butturningdreamsintorealityare

hardtoachieve,whattakesalotoftimeandefforts.Forme,mydreamistobeEnglishteacher.I

wishtospreadthisstoryofsomeChineseheroestotheworld.AndIwishmystudentscanvalue

foodorbegratefultoYuanLongpingaswell.Inordertomakemydreamcametrue,allthethings

Ihavetodoitaretoworkhard.

Passage9(★)

Lastweekend,Ivisitedmyauntwhohomeisinavillageandwenttothevillagemarketwith

her.ThepleasantpartwasthatIhadtogetupearlyinmorning,butImanagedthat.Icanymyaunt,s

basketwhenwewalkedintothebusymarket.Thoughitwassoearly,butitwascrowded.Myaunt

walkedaround,lookedatthegoods.TherewerealotofinterestingvegetableinthemarketthatI

wasnotabletoidentifying.Iboughtsomepresentsformyparents.Iwassurethathewouldlike

them.Walkingintheopenairinthevillagegavemeasenseofpeacefulandrelaxation.

Passage10(★)

Anoldwomanhadacat.Thecatwasveryold;shecouldnotrunquick,andshecouldnotbite,

becauseofshewassoold.Onedayanoldcatsawamouse;Shejumpedtocaughtthemouse.But

shecouldnotbiteit;sothemousegotoutofhismouthandranaway,becausethecatcouldnotbite

it.

Thentheoldwomanbecameveryangrybecausethecathadnotkilledthemouse.Shebegan

hitthecat.Thecatsaid,ςςDonothityourolderservant.Ihaveworkedforyouformanyyear,andI

wouldworkforyoustill,becauseIamtooold.Donotbeunkindtotheold,butrememberwhat

goodworktheolddidwhentheyareyoung.”

Passage11(★)

Oneyearago,Iwasingreattrouble.IworkhardatEnglishanddevotedallmysparetimeto

practiseit.ButIfailedtopassthemid-termexam,whichmademegreatdisappointed.SoIasked

mygrandpaforsuggestionswhen1gottohome.HearwhatItoldhim,hesaid,4ςExamresultsare

sometimeunexpected.Youcan,tjudgeyourprogressbyoneexamination.,,Heencouragedmyself

toworkhardforlongtimetocheckmyresults.Itookmygrandpa,sadvices.NowIrealizethatthe

processoflearningismoreimportantandmyEnglishisgoodthanbefore.Frommyexperience,I

feelthatweshouldlistentoopinionsfromoldpeople.

Passage12(★)

Hello,everyone,itisahonorformetoshowyouaroundDujiangyanintomorrow.Tohelpyou

haveaknowledgeofit,I,dliketomakeabrieflyintroduction.Dujiangyan,withalonghistoryof

over2000year,isanancientsystemlocatingintheChengduPlain,SichuanProvince.Oncethe

plainisoftenfloodedbytheMinRiver,thatrusheddownfromtheMinMountains.Therefore,Li

Bing,oneofthegovernorsforthestateofQin,togetherwiththeirson,beganthebuildingof

Dujiangyan.Itnotonlyactedasawaypreventfloodbutakindoftransportation.Nowitislistasa

WorldHeritageSiteaswellasafive-Atouristattraction.

Passage13(★)

NowΓdliketotellyouwhyɪIeamEnglish.IoftenreadEnglishaloud.AndItryIeam

somethingimportantbyhearts.Thishelpsmerememberthemeasilyandformthegoodhabitof

thinkinEnglish.IlistenalotandtalkwithothersinEnglish.Therefore,Iwasimprovedmyspoken

English.IkeepadiaryinEnglisheverydayandthatmywrittenEnglishisbecomingbetterand

better,ɪalsotrymybesttomasterthenecessarygrammar.Withthisway,ɪcanexpressmyselfin

Englishcorrect.That,sthewayIhavebeenlearningEnglish.Ihopeitwillbeveryusetoyou.

Passage14(★)

DearMr.Thomas,

IhavelearnedfromtheNoticeBoardthatyouwantanEnglishassistantfortheHopeSchool

thissummer,andluckyIhaveafriend,David,whoisgoodforEnglish.Ithinkheistherightperson

forapost.

DaviddoeswellinwriteinEnglishandoncewonthefirstprizeintheEnglishcomposition

contestholdinourschool.What,smuch,Davidisafriendlymanandheisalwaysreadytohelp

otherwheneverheisneeded.And,mostimportantly,hegetsonwellwithallhisclassmatesand

willingtoworkforthegoodoftheteam.

Pleaseoffertohimachance.Γιnsurehewillbesuitforthejob.

Yours,

Sam

Passage15(★)

LastSaturdayevening,myfriendandIwentouttoeatintherestaurant.Whileeatthere,We

happenedtonoticeanelderlywomansittingalone.Beforethinkingaboutitforawhile,Iwalked

overtoherandaskedthatifIcouldsitwithher.Shesaidyesandwebegantalking.LaterIlearned

thewomanhaslostherhusbandandthatthatdaywouldhavebeentheir60weddinganniversary.

Hearingthis,Iaskedherjoinmeandmyfriendandshewasexcitingtodoso.Wesharedameal

togetherandexchangedstory.Onourwayback,Itoldmyfriend,44Alwaysbekindtopeople.You

neverknowwhatwearegoingthrough.”

Passage16(★★)

LastFriday,atug-of-warcompetitionwasheldinourschoolplaygroundtoenrichstudents,

campuslife.

Eachofthetengroupswasconsistedoftenboysandeightgirls,carefullyselectingfrom

eachclassinSenior3.Everygroupwaswellpreparedbutdidsomephysicaltraining,makingthe

competitionextremeintense.Loudcheerscouldbeheardhereandthere,whichencouragedthe

athletestotryourbest.Afterseveralround,Class2wonthefirstprize.

Theeventturnedouttobegreatsuccess.Notonlydiditmadeourcampuslifecolorful,butit

alsotaughtustheimportantofteamspirit.

Passage17(★★)

WhenIwasaveryyoungchildren,myfathercreatedaregularpracticeIrememberwellyears

late.Everytimehearrivedhomeatendoftheday,we,dgreetheratthedoor.Hewouldaskwho

wewasandpretendnottoknowingus.Thenheandmymotherwouldhavehadadrinkwhileshe

prepareddinnerandtheywouldtalkabouthisdayandhers.Whiletheychat,myfatherwouldlift

mysisterandmeuptositinthetopofthefridge.Itwasbothexcitedandfrighteningtobeupthere!

MysisterandIthoughthewassocoolforputtingusthere.

Passage18(★★)

Ispentanunforgettabletimeinlastweekend.Mymotherhadtogotothehospital

totakecareofmygrandmotherwhofallsillandreceivedanoperation.However,mymother

askedmetostayathomeandlookaftermybrother,whichwasonlythreeyearsold.ɪhadtokeep

myeyesfixingonhimwhiledoingmyhomework.ThenIdidallIcouldpleasehimbysinging

sweetsongsandtellingamusingstory.Fivehourspassedbybeforehismomcameback.I

breathedasighofrelief.Thisturneduptobeaspecialexperience.NowIknowthatbeinga

motheroftwoisnotsoeasilyasIthought.

Passage19(★★)

Highschoolisconsideredthemostimportantstageinone,slife.Itwon,tbelongwhenI

graduate.NowIhavemanythingstosharemyfellows.Firstofall,I,dliketoexpressmythanks

tothosewholendmeahandwhenIwasdisappointing.Itwastheirkindnesswhichhelpedme

regainmyself-confidencewhenIlostmyheart.Beside,Iamterriblyanxioustoclearupsome

misunderstandingwithmyfriendsinordertokeepourfriendshipsforever.TheNationalCollege

EntranceExaminationapproaching,ɪstronglyrecommendthatwecouldvaluetimeandredouble

effortstostudysothatwecangetintoanuniversitythatwehavebeendreamingof.

Passage20(★★)

ThereareseveralwaysimproveourEnglishwritingskills,suchaskeepingadiary,learning

somegoodwritingswithheart,doingalotofreading,etc.Asforme,Ipreferkeepingadiaιy.

Comparingwithotherformsofwriting,keepingadiaryiseasierandtakelesstime.Beside,itcan

helpusformthehabitofthinkinginEnglish,ɪfwecankeepthispractice,andwewillgradually

learnhowtoexpressusinEnglish.What,smore,keepingadiarycanbeliketalkingaboutoneof

ourclosefriend,sharingourhappinessorsadness.Intheword,keepingadiaryenablesusto

improveourwrittenEnglish.

Passage21(★★)

Ilikekeepingadiary.Ithinkkeepingdiariesareagoodhabit.Itinterestspeopleofallage.

Olderpeoplewanttolookbackonthepastandseewhichthey,vedoneandlike.Theyalsohope

toleavesomethingusefullyfortheirgrandchildren.Middle-agedpeopleexploretheirlivesby

keepdiaries.Whydoyoungpeopleenjoykeepingdiaries?Withmyopinion,theywishtofindout

whotheyare,andwherethey,regoing.Ifyouwanttorememberyourpastlife,andyouneedto

keepapersonaldiarythroughouttheirlife.Thafsbecauseitisimpossibleforyouremember

everythingyou,veexperienced.

Passage22(★★)

I,mLiHua,chairmanoftheStudents,Union.Iamwritingtoinviteyoutakepartinan

eveningpartyoftheMid-AutumnFestival.Thepartywillbeholdat6:00p.m.onSeptember30th

atRoom515onthefivefloor.Duringtheparty,youwillappreciatesomeplayswhatare

performedbystudents.Enjoyingmooncakesandadmiringthefullmoonarealsosignificant

activityonthisspecialoccasion.Whynottojoinus?Iamconvincingthatyouwillhavea

unforgettableMid-AutumnFestival.Bycelebratingthefestivaltogether,ourrelationshipwill

developmuchclose.AlsoyouarecertaintogainbetterinsightintothisChinesetraditionalfestival

inthemeanwhile.Pleasewritetomeatyourearliestconvenient.

Passage23(★★)

Tomisaseniortwostudentswhodevoteshimselftohislessonseveryday.LastSaturday,as

usual,hewenttoseveralcourses.Intheevening,hestudiesathomeuntildeepintothenight.He

wastoosleepyandtiredthathecouldn,tworkeffectively.InSundaymorning,Tomwasaboutto

studywhenhisfathercameupandadvisedhimtohavebreak.Soontheyhadagoodidea.They

boughtakitewhichtheylikeditverymuchandthenthefamilywenttothesuburbswhereTom

enjoyedflythekitehimself.Thefamilyhadapicnictogetherbutfeɪtveryrelaxedintheopenair.

OnMonday,Tomwasenergeticandactivelyinclass.Hesaiditwasonlywhyhehadabetter

weekend.

Passage24(★★)

I,mtheonlydaughterofmyparents.SotheyworriedabouteverythingIdo.Forexample,when

Iridemybike,myparentswon'tletmetoridebymyself.TheyareafraidImightfalloffmybike

andhurlmyself.Theyaretakinggreattroubletosupportabike,withmymotherevencarriedafirst-

aidbox.I,mnotfreetorideandIoftensayangry,“Whynotletmeridealone??,Now,mostfamily

haveonechild.Parentswanttodoeverythingforhischildren.Thisdoesnog∞donthem.Too

manylovefromparentsmaypreventchildrenfromindependent.Inmyopinion,parentsshouldlet

theirchildrendothattheyshoulddoalone.

Passage25(★★)

RecentlyIhavebeenquarrellingaboutmymotheroverwhetherIcanwatchTVafterthe

school.SheholdstheviewthatSeniorThreestudentshavetomakefullyuseofeveryminuteto

workhardattheirlesson.ItseemtoherthatIamallowedtowatchTV,Iwon,tbeabletocontrol

meandI,llforgetallaboutmystudies.Shealsothinksthatitisbadtomyeyes.ButIreallycan,t

acceptherideas.Inmyopinion,watchTVcansetmymindatrestafteraday,shardwork.Besides,

itisimportantformetoknowwhathadhappenedbothathomeandabroad.However,Ishouldn't

beforbiddentowatchTV.

Passage26

ThreeyearsagoIfailedaimportantexaminmylifeandbecameastudentinaordinaryschool.

DisappointingasIfeltattheshabbycampusandthepoorly-equippedclassroom,Ifoundtheteachers

patientlyandconsiderate.Besides,Ienjoyedthefriendlyatmosphereinclass.Idecidedmakethe

bestofit.Iworkedhardandgetalongwellwithmyteachersandclassmates.WheneverIhad

difficulties,theywerealwaysavailable.Soon,Ibecameoneofthetopstudentinmyclass,and

whichgreatlyincreasedmyconfidenceandgothimmotivated.

Myexperiencetellmethatitisnotwhatyouaregivenbuthowyoumakeuseforitthat

determineswhoyouare.

Passage27(★★)

DearKate,

I,mworriedthatyou,vebeenaddictedtosharepicturesinWeChatcirclerecently.Youeven

shareallsortsofphotoinyourdailylife.Ofcourse,WeChatmakesbettertounderstandeachother

andmakesourlifemorecolorful,throughwhichitisveryconvenientforustocommunicatewith.

However,thereexistssomepotentialrisksifweovershare.Onesevereproblemisleakingprivacy,

thatmaycauseeconomiclosses.Besides,oversharingcanmakeothersuncomfortably,fortheythink

youareshowingoff.

Thus,nevershouldWepostourpersonalinformation,norshouldweblindlyaddstrangerstoa

listoffriends.Ifsmuchwisetosetasidesometimetoaccompanyparentsordosomethingmore

meaningful,suchasreadingbooksandtakingexercise.

Yours,

LiHua

Passage28(★★)

SinceIwasachild,Ienjoyedlisteningtomusicespecialthecartoonmusic.ThoughI,mnot

goodatit,Ioftenlosemeinit.WhenIaminthetrouble,musiccanmakemecalmingdown.When

Iamverytired,theycanmakemecomfortable.Whenɪamangryaboutsomething,itcanmakeme

happy.Listentomusickeepsmeinagoodmood,thatisgoodformyhealth.Doyoulikelistening

tomusic?Ifnot,Ihopeyoucanhaveatryandyouwillfinditgoodandamazed.Trustmeandyou

willbehappyeverydays.

Passage29(★★)

Ihavemanyproblemswithmybehaviorwhenɪwasinfifthgrade.Mymomwasreally

concerningaboutme.Inordertomakesureɪdevelopedgoodhabits,andshemadespecificrules

forme.Forinstance,Icouldn,tplaythosegame,Ihadtokeepdoingexercisetokeepfit,andI

shouldactivesayhellowhenmeetingsomeoneIknew.Infact,Ididn,tlikegreetingothers,buthe

putstressontheimportanceofthat.Besides,mymomdidn,tallowmetoeatingjunkfoodbecause

shethoughtmyhealthmightbeonrisk.Understandingmymom,sconcerns,Ididallthethingswhat

wereallowedbyherwithappreciation.

Passage30(★★)

Springcomes,ourschoolisgoingtoorganizeacyclingactivitythemed“GreetSPring''inApril

10th.Herearesomeinformation.At8:00a.m.,wegatherattheschoolgateandthengotothe

famouscyclingpark.Afterarrivingthere,wewillrentroadbikesandbeginourcyclingalongthe

10-kilometres-longroute.Afterwhich,wewillhaveapicnic,lt,sagoodchancetogetsomeexercise

orenjoythebeautifulview.Don,tforgettowearyourhelmetandprotectglovesifyoucome.You,d

betterbringyourslunchpackwithyouandIhopewecanhaveafuntogether.

Passage31

Withtimegoby,ChrisisnowaSeniorThreestudentthatdevoteshimselfinhislessonsevery

day.LastSaturday,asausual,heattendedseveralclasses.Intheevening,hestudiedathomeuntil

deepintothenight.HewastoosleepyandtiredonSundaythathecouldn,tworkeffective.His

fathercameupandadviseshimtohaveabreak.Soontheyhadagoodideas.Theyboughtakite

whichtheylikedverymuchandthenthefamilywenttothesuburbswhichChrisenjoyedhimself

flythekite.Thefamilyhadapicnictogetherbutfeltveryrelaxedintheopenair.OnMonday,Chris

wasenergeticandactiveinclass.

Passage32(★★)

Traintravelisquiteadifferentexperiencetoday.LittlethingscanmatchChina'shigh-speed

railsystem,especiallythespeedatthatitisstilldeveloping.ThespeedknownasςςChinaspeed,,∙

Chinaspeedmeansalotoftothecountry.Thepast30yearshadseenChina'srapid

developmentinvariousareas,likeeconomyandtechnology.Wehaveseendozensoftallbuilding

springupalmostovernight,withroadsandhighwaysreachedeverycorner.Besides,mobile

paymentsandonlineshoppingareplayingincreasingimportantrolesineveryone,slife.Withso

greatachievements,Chinaspeedisnowamodeladmiredbyawholeworld.

Passage33(★★)

Weoftenhearstoriesofanimalsrescuedpeople.Butnowsomeonehasmanagedtoreturnthe

favor.TheeventtookplaceononesnowyJanuarymorningwhereThomasSmithwaswalkingher

dog,Jack,inthepark.uAsIwaswalking,IjustsawJackrunningontotheicetowardstheducksin

themiddle,andthenhefallsintothewater,“saidSmith.Herealizedhehadnochoicebuttryand

savehisdogs."'Finally,IgotJackbyaneckandpulledhimout.Idon'tthinkofIhaveeverfeltso

coldbythetimewegotbacktotheland.Whenwegotthere,everyonewasaskingwhyJackwas

okay—noonewasparticularworriedaboutme!''

Passage34(★★)

Ihavehadthepleasureofhaveaniceneighborwhenmyfamilymovedtothenewcommunity.

Weusualjustwavedandsaid“hi”whenwemet.However,anincidentchangedthis.Theotherday,

aheavyrainhitsourarea.Asstrongwindsblewthroughouttheday,thepartofmywoodenfence,

about6footofit,camedown.WhenIwaswonderingwhattogetitrepaired,hegavemeahand.

Withhishelp,thefencefixedquickly.ItwasakindactbymyneighborandIwastouchingbyhis

kindness.Isoonsenttohimathank-younote.

Passage35(★★)

WespendtwoweeksinLondonlastyear.Wewentthereintheautumn.Wethinkitisthebest

seasontovisitEngland.Theweatherisusuallygoodbuttherearen,ttoomanytouristsinOctober.

WestayedinasmallhotelintheWestEnd.Itwasconvenientaswedidmostofourtravelingby

foot.Wewenttolookattheplaceswherealltouristssee.WesawBuckinghamPalaceandthe

NationalGallery.WewenttoshoppinginOxfordStreetandspenttoomanymoney.Whatweliked

most,though,wasgoingtotheatre.Wedon,thavethechancetoseesowonderfulplaysathome.A

lotofpeoplesayEnglishfoodisverybadly.Wedidn,tthinkso.It,struethatmostoftherestaurants

areFrenchorItalianorChinese,butwehadsomeverygoodmeal.

Passage36(★★)

Peopleoftenhavetroublesgettingusedtoanewculture.Theyareusuallycuriouswhenthey

firstarriveaforeigncountry.Therefore,iftheystayforalongtime,theymaystarttofeeldifferent

stagesofcultureshock.Theycanfeelaloneorsadbecausehecan,tdealwiththelocalpeople.How

quickpeoplegetusedtoculturedifferencesmaybedependonthewaytheylearn.That,saproblem

iftheycan,tspeakthelanguage.Onotherhand,somecanstudythesituationandmakegoodguesses

abouttheculture.Whentheyfinallybegantounderstandsomeofthelanguageandmakesomenew

friends,theywillgraduallyenjoythemselvesandfeelsatisfying.

Passage37(★★)

ΓmgladtoknowwhatyouhavebeenstudyingChineseinanuniversityinBeijingforabout

onemonth.Justasyouhavefound,ChinesedifferfromEnglishgreatly.Thepronunciationandthe

spellingoftheChinesewordsareverycomplicated,andsoisthesentencestructures.Thatisbecause

manypeople,especiallytheforeigners,havegreatdifficultyinlearningChinese.However,practice

makesperfect.IfyoucanreadandwriteChineseasmanyasyoucan,youhaveagoodcommand

ofit.Inaddition,youshouldlookformoreopportunitiestocommunicatewiththenativepeopleto

getfamiliartodifferentaccentsaswellasourcultures,whichwillhelpyoualot.

Don,tgiveup.I,msureyoucanIeamChinesewell.Icanofferyousomehelpifitnecessary.

Passage38(★★)

Inourlifethereismanyvaluableexperiences.Asforme,cookingformymomonher40th

birthdayisunforgettableexperience.

Inordertosurprisemymomthatday,andIdecidedtocookabowlofnoodleswithanegg.

Wakingupearly,Ibegintoboilthenoodlesinthekitchen.ItwasthefirsttimethatIhadfriedan

eggbymyown.Unfortunate,theeggsalwaysgotburnt,thoughItriedseveraltime.Justthenmy

momcamein.Seeingthatɪhaddone,shewasmovingtotears.Shetastedthefoodjoyfully,saying

itwasthemostwonderfulbirthdaygifthehadeverreceived.

Passage39(★★)

I,mextremelysorrytoknowthatyouareupsetaboutwhattoimproveyourhandwriting.Here

areafewskillsyoucanusetomakingyourhandwritingmorebeautifully.First,it'simportantthat

youimitatesomethingthatisonlywrittenbeautifullybutalsocorrectlyandneatly.Second,while

imitating,paycloseattentiontothingslikeorder,lengt