a street that has a stop sign every 10 feet, Moreover,an iron produced steam and it carried an element of 6 .If you touched the wrong part of it, you'd get burnt. If you forgot to turn it off when you 7 ,you might bum down the house.

　　　As for technique, Mom 8 me to begin with the flat spaces outward, always pushing the iron forward into wrinkled (有褶皱的）parts. Collars had to be done right. Mom said they were close to your face, where everyone would 9 them.

　　　Over the years, I've learned to iron shirts skillfully, which gives me a sense of 10 Whatever failures I suffer in my life, an ironed shirt tells me I am good at something. 11 ,through ironing I've learned the method for solving even the most troublesome problems. " 12 wrinkles one at a time," as Mom might have said, "and before long everything will get ironed out."

1. A. reasons B. rules C. emotions D.methods

2.A. helpful B. confident C. powerful D. independent

3. A. conclusion B. suggestion C. impression D. observation

4. A. useful B. easy C. special D. suitable

5. A. direct B. single C. smooth D. strange

6. A. doubt B. pressure C. surprise D. danger

7. A. went away B. fell down C. jumped off D. looked up

8. A. taught B. chose C. forced D. sent

9. A. touch B. design C. see D. admire

10. A. honesty B. freedom C. justice D. pride

11. A. Instead B. Besides C.Otherwise D. However

12. A. Make up B. Deal with C Ask for D. Rely on

第三节 短文改错

　　假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。

　　　增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号(/\),并在其下面写出该加的词。

　　　删除: 把多余的词用斜线(\) 划掉。

　　　修改: 在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意: 1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词: