1 . Byrd now knew that he would be able to reach the South Pole which was 300 miles away, for there were no more mountains _______. The aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains ____________.

2 . _______, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner. “Young man,” she answered, “If you _______ more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner!”

3 . “I needn’t remind you of that _______ tie you bought yesterday.” “I find it beautiful,” I said, “ A man can _______ have too many ties.

4 . When he began to _______, we had our first glimpse of the snake. It _______ of the basket and began to follow the movements of the pipe.

5 . He asked if Mr. Gilbert’s _______ had been _______ and the doctor told him that it had been.

6 . 第二节短文改错 (共10小题；
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断∶
如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误), 则按下列情况改正∶
该行多一个词∶把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉, 在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。
该行缺一个词∶在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词∶在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意∶原行没有错的不要改。
Get a good education is more important today than     1    
ever before. In Canada mostly children attend public     2    
schools. Public schools are mainly found by governments     3    
through tax income. Students in Canada taught in     4    
English and in French. The rests of Canadian children     5    
attend private schools, that are supported mainly by fees     6    
paying by parents. By law, the children must attend     7    
the school from age 5 to 16. There are several different     8    
levels in the Canadian education system .The first was     9    
called Elementary Schools, which include kindergartens     10    
through grade 7 or 8.