大学专业八级的改错练习90

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　　Creating the proper atmosphere for a party is a difficult and excited job. Gone are the days when one could simply call__1__ up one's friends and invite them on a Saturday evening for__2__ a game of bridge. A hostess must make certain that her party　is perfect, if she is to aid her career or those of her husband.__3__ The first element that must be considered is the guest list.Since there are certain guests that must be invited,there are__4__ just as many guest whom one must avoid. The wise hostess makes a list of five parts: those who must be invited, such as __5__ an employer or persons whose hospitality must be returned:　those who should be invited, but are not necessary to make　the party to run smoothly, such as one's neighbors or personal__6__ friends: those who must never be invited, such as the present__7__ spouse of any guest or a business adversary; and those who would not be appropriate guests at that particular type of party, such as immigrants at a Daughters of the American Revolution(DAR)party. The secondary element critical to the success of a party is__8_its theme. Each party might have a definite reason for being, a __9__ certain idea or mood running throughout the evening. While many persons consider such "gimmicky" as costume parties or Mexican fiestas passe, there are many alternative themes to choose between.__10__
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　　1. excited—exciting：两者都为形容词，但意义上有区别：excited意为“兴奋的，激动的，活跃的”，常常表示一种状态。exciting意为“令人鼓舞的，令人兴奋的”，表示一种性质。此处修饰job，表示job的性质，故用exciting。
　　2. 在them和on之前加上over：根据上下文打的电话，然后邀请他们过来打牌
6 H! x3 O' {; f; g　　3. those—that：代词，指代career
+ e+ K: j: K5 F* x2 R　　4. Since—While/Although/Though等，让步关系
　　5. five—four： 根据上下文客人的名单应为四个部分，而不是五个部分
8 ]. y; U- T3 N  C* n# ]* D　　6. 去掉run前面的to，因为前文的动词为make
　　7. present—former：根据上下文，应为前夫/妻，而不是现任/现在的
　　8. secondary—second：前者和primary对应；后者和first对应
　　9. might—should：might常表示可以做的事情或者可能发生的事情，should表示应当做的或发生的事
　　10. between—among： 根据上下文，为从许多主题中选择，而不是两个