根据句意从下面的方框中选择合适的单词或词组，用其适当形式填空。

1．The bottle had disappeared as if by ________．No one knows where it is．

2．The buildings are much more impressive when ________ from the other side of the river．

3．They are quite ________ in teaching beginners, because they have been teachers for more than 15 years．

4．The poor farmer felt sick and ________ in the hot sun．

5．It wasn’t a good thing; on the ________ it was a huge mistake．

6．The ________ I saw last night tells an exciting story about the murder of a scientist．

7．She is ________ to what people think of her．

8．They spent all the money they ________ buying an excellent car．

9．The wife strongly ________ that her husband had been lying．

10．The young man lived in a ________ world and never faced up to his problems．

11．Owing to his hard work, he has gained ________ to Beijing University．

12．Some people think that children should begin their ________ education at a very early age and should spend

most of their time on school studies．

13．The lecturer advised us to use these two course books ________ each other．

14．The World Trade Organization has made an ________ to permit poorer nations to import low-cost drugs to fight diseases such as AIDS and malaria．

15．Judges have to be careful not to ________ either party in a dispute(纠纷)．

16．George was ________ by the army because of his poor eyesight．

17．The eldest prince ________ a plan to murder the king with some ministers．

18．It is hard to ________ what will happen．

19．The country put up a strong ________ against the enemy’s invasion．

20．James Joyce was ________ as the greatest writer of the 20th century．

21．The war ________ the trade between the two countries and both sides suffered a lot．

22．Can you ________ your roommates by their footsteps?

短文改错

假如英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

2．只允许修改10处，多者(从11处起)不记分。

Ladies and Gentlemen：

　　Welcomed to the West Lake．First of all, let me make a brief introduction for it．

　　The West Lake like a shining pearl lying in the west of Hangzhou City．Surrounded by hill on the three sides, it is famous for it beautiful scenery, a plenty of historic sites and a variety of local products．Legend has it that the West Lake was a jewel falling from heaven when geologists insist this place had been a shallow sea gulf before it became that it is today．In any case, the West Lake inspired poets and painters for centuries．Enjoy your trip．Thank you!