專八改錯(cuò)練習(xí)第四篇：

Planning is a very important activity in our lives. Itcan give
pleasure, even excitement, and it can cause quitesevere headaches. __1__
The most significant the task ahead, the more carefulthe planning __2__
required. Getting to school or to work on time is a taskrequiring 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.

參考答案及解析(反白可見(jiàn)):
1 將and 改為 or
or表示“或者”，因?yàn)榍昂笫莾煞N截然不同的可能性，所以應(yīng)該用or。
2 將most改為 more
3 將few改為little
4 將involve 改為 involves
因?yàn)橹髡Z(yǔ) the matter 為單數(shù)，例如：
Although planning involves material investment, even more important is theinvestment in man.
雖然作機(jī)會(huì)應(yīng)該包括物資投資，但最重要的是對(duì)人的投資。
5 在returning后加介詞to
6 將suffer改為afford
7 去掉be。
vary是動(dòng)詞，可與助動(dòng)詞或者情態(tài)動(dòng)詞構(gòu)成謂語(yǔ)，也可以獨(dú)立構(gòu)成謂語(yǔ)，例如：
The weather varies from hour to hour in some mountain districts.
8 去掉the
in essence 是固定習(xí)語(yǔ)，意為“本質(zhì)上，實(shí)質(zhì)的"
9 將do改為 does
主語(yǔ)是動(dòng)名詞復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu) a nation planning its resources and needs, 應(yīng)視為單數(shù)，例如：
Looking after children requires patience.
10 將improperly改為 properly.?