练习

【练习】

Planning is a very important activity in our lives. It can give　pleasure, even excitement, and it can cause quite severe headaches. __1

The most significant the task ahead, the more careful the planning __2

required. Getting to school or to work on time is a task requiring few __3

or no planning, it is almost routine. A month’s touring holiday abroad,or better still, getting married, is a different matter altogether. If the matter involve a church wedding, a reception, a honeymoon in Venice, __4

and returning a new home, this requires even more planning to make __5

sure that it is successful. Planning is our way of trying to ensure success and of avoiding costly failures we can not suffer. It is equally essential __6

to individual nations and families; the scale may be vary, but the degree __7

of importance does not. In the essence, a nation planning its resources __8

and needs do not differ from the familiar weekly shopping or monthly __9

household budget. Both are designed to ensure an adequate supply of essentials, and if improperly carried out, will avoid shortages, wastage __10

and over-expenditure.

答案

【答案】

1 将and 改为 or

or表示“或者”，因为前后是两种截然不同的可能性，所以应该用or。

2 将most改为 more

3 将few改为little

4 将involve 改为 involves

因为主语 the matter 为单数，例如：Although planning involves material investment, even more important is the investment in man.虽然作机会应该包括物资投资，但最重要的是对人的投资。　　

5 在returning后加介词to

6 将suffer改为afford

7 去掉be

vary是动词，可与助动词或者情态动词构成谓语，也可以独立构成谓语，例如：The weather varies from hour to hour in some mountain districts.

8 去掉the

in essence 是固定习语，意为“本质上，实质的”

9 将do改为 does

主语是动名词复合结构 a nation planning its resources and needs, 应视为单数，例如：Looking after children requires patience.

10 将improperly改为 properly