Ⅰ.语法填空
Guilin is my favorite city in China because of its 1 (beautiful),its waterways,its cafes,and most of all because I met my wife there.It is 2 (she) hometown and we will both retire there in a few years.
Not only is Guilin a fascinating city,but there are many 3 (interest) places to visit within a short drive from there.The Ling canal is the 4 (old) in the world.It was built about 2,200 years 5 and connects two major river systems,the Yangtze and the Pearl River.
I have only been in Guilin during the winter and spring, 6 my wife tells me it gets pretty hot in the summertime.That’s OK because I grew up in the Midwest of the US 7 it gets very hot and humid during the summer months because of the rain.It rarely 8 (freeze) in the winter and the spring and autumn are pleasant.
Being from California I’m used to 9 (have) a car to get around.In fact,it’s practically a necessity in California.But in Guilin almost everything is within walking distance.If you need to go further,public buses are available every five minutes on the busy streets.It’s a 10 (real) perfect place to retire.
Ⅱ.短文改错
My mother was on the duty as an emergency-room doctor when a father brought in his son,which had stuck a tire from one of his toy trucks in his nose.The man was embarrassing,but my mother convinced him this is something kids often did.She removed the tire very quick and they were on their way.A few minutes later,the father was back in the ER ask to talk to my mother in private.Confused,she led me to the examining room.“While we were on our way home,” he began,“I kept looking the little tire,wondering what on earth my son had got this thing stuck in his nose and...” It took just a few second to get the tire out of the dad’s nose.
