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Yangtze

Quiz 1 - Identify problems and suggest corrections: The associated tourbook shows how to properly estimate the height of the gorge. Answer:  The tourbook shows how to estimate the height of the gorge. [ clarity ] The PRC consists of provinces, each composing land and people. Answer:  The PRC consists of provinces, each comprising land and people. [ words ] In Hukou they always tell you about the dangers of high waters in Lake Poyanghu. Answer:  In Hukou the dangers of high waters in Lake Poyanghu are well known. [ grammar ] A smooth docking in Wuhan will be a demonstration of his skills as a river boat pilot. { make the verb more vigorous } Suggested Answer:  A smooth docking in Wuhan will demonstrate his skills as a river boat pilot. [ clarity ] Baosheng was worried over the possibility that he might die from an infection. Answer:  Baosheng was worried about the possibility that he might die of an infection. [ style ( idiom ) ] The Yangtze was once a clean river today it is terribly polluted near industrial cities. Answer:  The Yangtze was once a clean river; today it is terribly polluted near industrial cities. [ punctuation ] Lu laughed at the farmer which had planted rice just before the summer floods. Answer:  Lu laughed at the farmer who had planted rice just before the summer floods. [ grammar ] Baosheng dreamed. He was sitting at the pagoda. It was high on the bluff. He felt the feng-shui. There was harmony in the wind and water. It was peaceful. He sensed a balance between the yin and the yang. { change from choppy to flowing } Suggested Answer:  Baosheng dreamed as he sat at the pagoda high on the bluff. He felt harmony in the feng-shui, the wind and water. He sensed a peaceful balance between the yin and the yang. [ style ] Liyao's continueous statments about the levees were the most forcful imagineable. Answer:  Liyao's continuous statements about the levees were the most forceful imaginable. [ words ( spelling ) ] The Yangtze has at least three names; The Great River (Ta Jiang), The Long River (Chang Jiang), and The River of Gold Sand (Chin-sha Jiang). Answer:  The Yangtze has at least three names: The Great River (Ta Jiang), The Long River (Chang Jiang), and The River of Gold Sand (Chin-sha Jiang). [ punctuation ]

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