hongbao at ... Year"，谓语动词应用第三人称单数形式。

　　Ⅳ.短文改错

　　The old saying "The early bird catches the worm" show us the importance of planning, working hard and trying constant. To achieve outstanding results, the most people must plan ahead and work diligently to overcome all kind of difficulties.

　　That has been my own experience, either. When I first started high school, I seldom passed my exams, so I never prepared well. Later, my teacher, Mr Black, advised me plan everything in advance. She asked me to study hard as well. After a year of putting his advice onto practice, I can now easily pass all my exams.

　　There are no short cuts to succeed.

　　答案：

　　The old saying "The early bird catches the worm" us the importance of planning, working hard and trying . To achieve outstanding results, most people must plan ahead and work diligently to overcome all of difficulties.

　　That has been my own experience, . When I first started high school, I seldom passed my exams, I never prepared well. Later, my teacher, Mr Black, advised me plan everything in advance. asked me to study hard as well. After a year of putting his advice practice, I can now easily pass all my exams.

　　There are no short cuts to .

　　难项分析：

　　第一处：show→shows　考查动词的时态和主谓一致。此处描述一般性情况，应用一般现在时；动名词"The old saying"作主语，谓语动词应用第三人称单数形式，故改为shows。

　　第五处：either→too　考查either和too的用法。either和too都意为"也"。either一般用于否定句句末，too多用于肯定句句末。

　　第六处：so→because　考查连词。句意：我很少通过考试，因为我准备不充分。根据主从句逻辑关系可知，从句表原因，故改为because。