2 . He was dropped from the committee because he wasn’t _______.

A．pulling his own weight	B．on the edge of his seat
C．letting off steam	D．ticking all the right boxes

3 . 请你修改以下的每个句子，每句有1处语言错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在横线下面写出修改后的词。
注意：每处错误及其修改仅限一词。
1. Nobody can learn maths well if he works hard on it.
2. No sooner I entered the station than the last train left.
3. How long will it be since he is ready for his new job?
4. What the boy didn’t take medicine made his mother angry.
5. Time permitted, they would like to visit more scenic spots.
6. It is universally acknowledged that anything but peace can save the world.
7. I am very sorry to hear that you cannot fit in your roommates.
8. It was not until nearly a month later I received the manager’s reply.
9. To our surprise, a child as Robin is, he can speak two foreign languages.
10. The working conditions are so poor; that’s because I don’t want to work there.

5 . We almost missed it as I hadn’t set the alarm properly so my father was _______(bare) speaking to me. （所给词的适当形式填空）

6 . 数代学生都叹服于富兰克林的勇气与追寻真理时采用的科学手段。（汉译英）