4. 删去to。reach为及物动词， 其后不接介词。

3. at改为on。get on为固定的动词短语， 意为“上车”。

2. then改为when。当前一个分句动作正在进行时， 突然又发生了另一动作， 应用连词when。

1. beginning改为starting。begin和start都有“开始”的意思， 但start还可指开动机器等。该句中表示“开动，发动”， 因此应用start。

10. with改为without。介词逻辑错误。根据常识可判断， 该处想表达的原意为“没有教育， 人类将会愚昧无知”。

Exercise 9

The other day my brother Tom was beginning his 1. _______

motorbike then our neighbor, Mary came out and asked 2. _______

him if he was going near the station. So he offered her a lift.

She got at the back of the motorbike and3. _______

they drove away. Just before they reached to the station4. _______

a policeman waved to them to stop. “Excuse me, sir,” he

said. “You are not sitting on that motorbike properly.”

“What’s matter with the way I’m sitting?” my brother5. _______

asked in surprise. “Not you, sir. It’s a young lady,” said 6. _______

the policeman. “In this country side-saddle(偏座) is not 7. _______

permitted when one ride a motorbike.” Mary made an excuse 8. _______

that she was from Italy, where it isn’t considering to9. _______

break the law when people take the side-saddle.

The policeman shook head and drove away.10. ______

　　 答案及解析

9. in后加a。in a loud/low voice为固定短语。

8. devoted改为devote。根据句意可知， and后的devote应与不定式短语be teachers并列。

7. exciting改为excited。人作主语时， 表语一般用过去分词； 物作主语则用现在分词。

6. them改为him。代词指代应一致。根据下文the grey-haired teacher看出， 此处应为him。

5. 删去the。序数词前有my等形容词性物主代词时， 不需要用定冠词。