短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

Throughout history man has changed their physical environment in order to improve his way of life. With the tools of technology that he has changed many physical features of the earth. Thus, man’s changes to the physical environment has not always had beneficial results. Today, pollution of the air and water is a increasing danger to the health of the planet. Like we know, massive destruction of environment has brought in negative effects and even formed a great threat to man’s existence. Therefore, effective measures should be taken and laws pass to conserve environment. Otherwise, man is certain to suffer the serious consequences causing by this lack of care for his living surroundings.

书面表达（满分25分）

假设你是Tom，曾在中国学习半年，现已回国。你想联系你的中国老师Mr.Yang, 但没有其联系方式。请根据以下要点给你的中国同学李华写一封信：

1. 感谢李华对你汉语学习的帮助；

2. 询问Mr. Yang 的近况并索要其联系方式；

3. 邀请李华在圣诞节期间来美国感受美国文化。

____ was known to all, John had broken his promise ___ he would stay with us for some time .

 Tell me about it ---don’t _____ anything ______!

 –Shall we go there by bus?

--That ___ me fine .Thank you .

As the old Chinese saying goes, only through reading thousands of books one can write ___.

–Ann is in hospital.

---Oh, really? I _____ know ,I ____ go and visit her.

John is fond ____ football, while his brother is crazy ____ music.

Several new railways are under _____ in China .

Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM. When I arrived to collect, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.

I walked to the door and knocked, “Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly voice.

After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.

I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car.

She kept thanking me for my kindness. “It’s nothing,” I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.”

“Oh, you’re such a good man.” She said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?”

“It’s not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.

“Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice(临终医院). I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don’t have very long.”

I quietly reached over and shut off the meter(计价器).

For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.

Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

At dawn, she suddenly said,” I’m tired. Let’s go now.”

We drove in silence to the address she had given me.

“How much do I owe you?” she asked.

“Nothing.” I said.

“You have to make a living,” she answered. “Oh, there are other passengers,” I answered.

Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly. Our hug ended with her remark, “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”

1. The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to ______.

2.The taxi driver did not charge the old woman because he ______.

3.What can we learn from the story?