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 and                     3. _______

　　they drove away. Just before they reached to the station     4. _______

　　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 brother       5. _______

　　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 to     9. _______

　　break the law when people take the side-saddle.

　　The policeman shook head and drove away.                    10. ______

　　答案及解析

　　1. beginning改為starting.begin和start都有"開始"的意思， 但start還可指開動機器等。該句中表示"開動， 發(fā)動"，因此應(yīng)用start.

　　2. then改為when.當(dāng)前一個分句動作正在進行時， 突然又發(fā)生了另一動作，應(yīng)用連詞when.

　　3. at改為on.get on為固定的動詞短語，意為"上車".

　　4. 刪去to.reach為及物動詞，其后不接介詞。

　　5. matter前加the."What's the matter with……？"是日常生活中常用口語句型。

　　6. a改為the.這里的young lady特指上文的青年婦女， 其前應(yīng)用定冠詞the.

　　7. 此行無錯。

　　8. ride改為rides.在when引導(dǎo)的時間狀語從句中，主語為第三人稱單數(shù)，謂語為一般現(xiàn)在時態(tài)，也應(yīng)用動詞第三人稱單數(shù)。

　　9. considering改為considered.在where引導(dǎo)的非限制性定語從句中，主語是謂語動作的承受者，應(yīng)為被動語態(tài)。

　　10. head前加his.head為可數(shù)名詞，其前應(yīng)加限定詞。