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Correct the mistakes in the following sentences. Underline the wrong parts and put the correct ones in the brackets.(10%)
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Virginia Hamilton who has won consistent praise for her novels about Black children.
【正确答案】正确答案：who has—has
【答案解析】解析：此句为一个简单句，不需要关系代词who。
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When overall exports exceed imports, a country said to have a trade surplus.
【正确答案】正确答案：a country said to一a country is said to
【答案解析】解析：此句大意为当某国的出口超出进口时，就被称为贸易顺差。故此处应用被动语态。
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Not woman held a presidential cabinet position in the United States until 1933, when Frances Perkins became Secretary of Labor.
【正确答案】正确答案：Not—No
【答案解析】解析：no为否定限定词，后可接名词；not为否定副词，不能直接修饰名词。
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Different species of octopuses may measure anywhere from two inches over thirty feet in length.
【正确答案】正确答案：over--to
【答案解析】解析：from…to…为固定搭配，表示从……到……。
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Luminescence refers to the emission of light by means another than heat.
【正确答案】正确答案：another than—other than
【答案解析】解析：other than表示除了，绝不是；没有another than的表达方式。
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Industrial buyers are responsible for supplying the goods and services that an organization required for its operations.
【正确答案】正确答案：required--requires
【答案解析】解析：…that an organization…是定语从句，因主句是一般现在时，故此定语从句亦为一般现在时，又因an organization是此定语从句的主语，故用requires。
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Instructors at the school of American Ballet first examine a young applicant"s instep to see whether it is pliant and shows promising of good arch.
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A leading Canadian feminist and author, Nellie McClung, struggled relentlessly in the early twentieth century to win politically and legal rights for Canadian women
【正确答案】正确答案：politically—political
【答案解析】解析：此处and前后两个词都是修饰名词rights，故应用形容词。
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Although they are in different countries, Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan are close neighbors and cooperate on numerous matters of mutually interest.