1 . _______（现在，如今）, mass unemployment seems to be a fact of life in the USA.

2 . Cathy checked her paper ________       so that she could get good grades this time.

A．careful enough	B．enough careful
C．enough carefully	D．carefully enough

3 . 假设英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文, 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文 中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处错误。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧), 并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:
1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

There are many persons who help me a lot, among whom are my English teacher, Miss Liu. I still remember being asked in his class, but I fail to answer the question. I was so embarrassed that I burst into tear. She didn’t blame for me. Instead, she encouraged me with a smile, saying best way to face failure was to keep try and that no success could be achieved without failure. That she said struck me deep at that time, which made me study much harder than before. Now, as a senior three student, I make it my motto: Never give up, or you’ll succeed in time.

4 . I can’t tell you the exact time when I’ll get there, maybe at 8 or 9 or later. __________, I’ll be there as early as I can.

A．Thus	B．However
C．Anyhow	D．Therefore

5 . Jim went to answer the phone.________，Harry started to prepare lunch.

A．However	B．Nevertheless
C．Besides	D．Meanwhile