英语四级考试辅导：改错精练（6）

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　　The first man known to use a signal other than a
　bonfire used a chandelier. He was lord of a castle that
$ ]+ p' q2 x8 n* m　stood near a rocky seacoast. He hang the chandelier, 1.__________
　containing many large tallow candles, in the highest
2 E3 J) a, }( x9 R' I　tower of his castle. Thus he warned passing ship from 2.__________
　the danger along the coast. 　Candles soon became the common fuel for signal
　lights. They were later replaced by oil lamps, that 3.__________
　could burn larger and brighter. Kerosene and gas lamps 4.__________
　also tried. These are still in use now in some smaller
　lighthouses. But today most lighthouses sent electric 5.__________
　light blazing out over the sea.
" V3 {$ @( m" I7 z  s- ^( T! ?8 Q( ]　The ancient fire signals only say "Danger! Keep off!".
+ w4 y& r1 h+ A0 P! L* m　But the modern lighthous also identifies it in a code 6.__________
$ k7 a4 Z, i, i3 e1 C/ @. Y　known to all shipping. Most of the great lights have
　their own special signals. The light may be one that
　blinks--as a giant firefly in the night. Or it may be 7.__________
　a revolved light that is red then green. Or it may be 8.__________
, B2 @- K7 a9 v- |5 T　only white. But however the signal, it is sent very 9.__________
6 G9 g9 ^( D7 |　regularly. A ship within its ranges is never at a loss to
  G, ~. q$ o% ^. n3 |　know which lighthouse it is, and where it is being 10.__________
　located