8．假定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．错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），并在此符号下面写出该加的词．
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．
The way of communication in people's life has changed a lot of in recent years．In the past，people keep in touch with each other mainly by writing letters or use the public telephone．But now almost everyone have a mobile phone．People can communicate with each other almost at any place and at any time．What's more，people have easy access the Internet，it enables them to send and accept e-mails whenever they like．With these changes，people's pace of life has been quickened and people's work has been made more efficiently．It used to take them several days to hear from each other，and now it takes only several minutes，even if we are in two different continents．

7．Last week，Peter ____ in the national football match but for his knee injury．（　　）

	A．	had played		B．	would play
	C．	played		D．	would have played

6．____ his research paper，Professor Reagan experienced various hardships and loneliness on the Antarctic exploration for nearly half a year．（　　）

	A．	Accomplishing		B．	To accomplish
	C．	Accomplished		D．	Having accomplished

5．Mr．Hill's car alarm is always ____ in the middle of the night，which disturbs his neighbor's sleep greatly．（　　）

A．

breaking off

B．

falling off

C．

going off

D．

taking off

4．-Hurry up!Your aunt should arrive at the station at any moment．-But the kids left the house in such a terrible ____ that I have to tidy it up．（　　）

A．

issue

B．

catastrophe

C．

shape

D．

mess

3．What is concerning us greatly is ____ the workers held up in that area yesterday will be set free．（　　）

A．

that

B．

what

C．

when

D．

which

2．I'm not sure of the exact number，but____ speaking，I would say there are 1000guests or so．（　　）

A．

honestly

B．

strictly

C．

properly

D．

roughly

1．     the issues that arose over the talk last week，both sides announced their better cooperation in the future．（　　）

A．

To settle

B．

Having settled

C．

Settling

D．

Settled

20．Do you think the reason ____ you gave for your absence is valid？（　　）

A．

as

B．

what

C．

that

D．

why

19．-How soon will the employees in your factory get a rise？-Their pay increases gradually and ____ every few years．（　　）

A．

steadily

B．

sharply

C．

frequently

D．

vastly