答案：rudeness　由"kindness and"可知应用所给词的名词形式rudeness。

　　8．She lay on the grass, staring at the sky ________(spot) with stars.

　　答案：spotted　be spotted with "布满着......"，此处应用过去分词短语作后置定语。

　　9．The reason why he asked for two days' leave is ________he had to take care of his sick son.

　　答案：that

　　10．The results are quite contrary ________my expectations, and it's really frustrating.

　　答案：to　be contrary to "与......正好相反"。

　　Ⅱ.单句改错

　　1．We finally reached what the temple stood.

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　　答案：what→where　本句中的stood意为"(某物)处于某一位置"，故应用关系副词where连接宾语从句。

　　2．The telephone is ringing. Answer it to see whoever is calling.

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　　答案：whoever→who　whoever "无论谁"，可引导主语从句或让步状语从句，不可引导宾语从句。本句中，应用作主语，且表示"谁"的关系代词who连接宾语从句，故改whoever为who。

　　3．After the traffic accident happened, the police were at the scene at once.

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　　答案：第一个at→on　on the scene "在现场"。

4．After the rain stopped, they went ahead their work of digging up the street.