1．I was out of the breath after running 1,600 metres.

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　　答案：去掉the　out of breath "上气不接下气"。

　　2．You don't want to be made fun and neither do others.

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　　答案：fun后加of　make fun of "取笑"。

　　3．The scientist as well as his assistants were doing an experiment in the lab then.

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　　答案：were→was　当主语后面接由as well as构成的词组时，谓语动词的形式要依主语的单复数而定。

　　4．English is so difficult for him to learn.

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　　答案：so→too　too＋adj.＋(for sb.)＋to do ... "(对某人来说)太......而不能......"。

　　5．We offer our congratulation to you on your winning the prize.

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　　答案：congratulation→congratulations　congratulation"祝贺"，常用复数形式。

　　Ⅲ.语法填空

　　A man named Bob May, depressed and broken－hearted, stared out his apartment window into the cold December night.

　　His 4－year－old daughter Barbara sat on his lap __1__ (quiet) sobbing. Bob's wife, Evelyn, was dying of cancer. Little Barbara couldn't understand __2__ her mommy could never come home. Barbara looked up into her dad's eyes and asked, "Can't Mommy be just like everybody else's mommy？" Bob's jaw tightened __3__ his eyes were filled with tears. Her question brought waves not only of grief, but also of anger. Life always had to be different for Bob.

　　As a kid, Bob was often bullied by other boys. He was too little at the time __4__ (compete) in sports. He was often called names he __5__ rather not remember. From childhood, Bob was different and never seemed to fit in. Bob did complete college, married his loving wife and was grateful to get his job as __6__ copywriter at Montgomery Ward during the Great Depression.

　　Then he was blessed with his little girl. But it was all short－lived. Evelyn's cancer robbed them __7__ all their savings and Bob and his daughter __8__ (force) to live in a two－room apartment in the Chicago slums. Evelyn died just days before Christmas in 1938.

　　Bob struggled to give hope to his child, for __9__ he couldn't even afford to buy a Christmas gift. But if he couldn't buy a gift, he was determined __10__ (make) one-a storybook!

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