5．The continent was once ______(统治) by white settlers.

4．Saving money year after year, his parents ______(积攒) enough money to pay for his living expenses abroad.

3．Bookshops across the country invited the author to sign his new novel, hoping to ______(促销)．

2．I didn’t scold him. I ______(仅仅) told him what to do.

1．She got no ______(报酬) for all the hard work she did.

10．He→She。代词性别指代错误。从上下文可知这是“我”的一位女性朋友。

9．luck→lucky。词性错误。此处应用形容词，作am的表语。

8．change后加from。考查固定搭配。from time to time“不时地，偶尔地，间或”。

7．live→lively。考查形容词辨析。live作形容词讲时，意为“活的，有生命的”；lively意思是“(颜色)鲜明的，艳丽的”。后者符合句意。

6．same前加the。考查冠词用法。此处表示特指，same前应加上冠词the。