Question

Question 3:(10points). Each of the following sentences contains ONE mistake. Identify and correct it.

1. It is a two- hours journey from London to Briston. 2. It’s raining heavily outside, so we should go out. 3. A”.What does your new friend like? ”B: “ He is of medium height, with black hair and dark skin” 4. Eat fewer high-fat food or you will become weak and tired. 5. I think staying at home all day is bored because I don’t know what to do. 6. My brother finds ice-skate difficult. 7. Laotian people think that throwing water to people can bring them luck. 8. Jane is the most beautiful of the twins. 9. Solar energy won’t cause pollution or waste nature resources. 10. My mother always has a lot of houseworks to do.

Answer 1

1. two- hours → two- hour

2. should → should not

3. like → look like

4. fewer → less

5. bored → boring

6. ice- skate → ice - skating

7. to → into

8. is the most beautiful → is more beautiful

9. waste → wasting

10. houseworks → housework