7. 此行無錯。

6. a改為the。這里的young lady特指上文的青年婦女， 其前應(yīng)用定冠詞the。

5. matter前加the�！癢hat’s the matter with...?”是日常生活中常用口語句型。

4. 刪去to。reach為及物動詞， 其后不接介詞。

3. at改為on。get on為固定的動詞短語， 意為“上車”。

2. then改為when。當(dāng)前一個分句動作正在進(jìn)行時， 突然又發(fā)生了另一動作， 應(yīng)用連詞when。

1. beginning改為starting。begin和start都有“開始”的意思， 但start還可指開動機(jī)器等。該句中表示“開動，發(fā)動”， 因此應(yīng)用start。

10. with改為without。介詞邏輯錯誤。根據(jù)常識可判斷， 該處想表達(dá)的原意為“沒有教育， 人類將會愚昧無知”。

Exercise 9

The other day my brother Tom was beginning his 1. _______

motorbike then our neighbor, Mary came out and asked 2. _______

him if he was going near the station. So he offered her a lift.

She got at the back of the motorbike and3. _______

they drove away. Just before they reached to the station4. _______

a policeman waved to them to stop. “Excuse me, sir,” he

said. “You are not sitting on that motorbike properly.”

“What’s matter with the way I’m sitting?” my brother5. _______

asked in surprise. “Not you, sir. It’s a young lady,” said 6. _______

the policeman. “In this country side-saddle(偏座) is not 7. _______

permitted when one ride a motorbike.” Mary made an excuse 8. _______

that she was from Italy, where it isn’t considering to9. _______

break the law when people take the side-saddle.

The policeman shook head and drove away.10. ______

　　 答案及解析

9. in后加a。in a loud/low voice為固定短語。

8. devoted改為devote。根據(jù)句意可知， and后的devote應(yīng)與不定式短語be teachers并列。