英语专业八级改错练习题及答案解析(九十)

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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__
$ u4 H3 v; P: e　　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
0 _3 R% p  v" a% P, ]0 B　　is perfect, if she is to aid her career or those of her husband.__3__
9 b2 Y% s9 d8 e+ r9 d　　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
  ?  \: l  T; p$ p! q, f* |  Q( p　　makes a list of five parts: those who must be invited, such as __5__
: C: Q; f+ h! t. A, Z& U& S# w　　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__
2 s! A( U0 K! z6 Q! J　　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__
9 O) m$ A: ]0 x7 x" l7 |　　certain idea or mood running throughout the evening. While many
　　persons consider such "gimmicky" as costume parties or Mexican
5 z, ]5 g! k+ {& e( l. t- l　　fiestas passe, there are many alternative themes to choose between.__10__
　　答案及解析：
& y% X% p  j, h6 R2 E　　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。
; N$ N, W) m+ T: U3 J　　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
* R& y, e- B, n  A- k, x　　3. those—that：代词，指代career
　　4. Since—While/Although/Though等，让步关系
' \: T0 ?7 _& v& \. P　　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
　　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
+ H' M! i2 n5 L! ?. B2 i0 j　　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