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1、The Problem of the Snakes改错：AWhen I call up my mother in the countryside on the telephone she was very upset. “There are some snakes in our courtyard,” she told myself. “Snakes come near the house now and then, and they seem to have made their home here, not far from the walnut tree. Can you get rid

2、 with them please?” I felt very proud. Here was chance for me to distinguish myself by inventing something mercifully that would catch snakes but not harm them. I knew my parents would not to like me to hurt these living creatures.The one thing I did was to see if there were any products what might

3、help me, but there only seemed to be powder designing to kill snakes. A new approach was clearly needed. I set about researching the habits of snakes to find the easier way to trap them. Luckily these reptiles are small and that made the solution easier.BPrepared with some research findings, I decid

4、ed to three possible approaches: firstly, removing their habitat; secondly, attracting them to a trap using male or female perfume or food; and thirdly cooling them so that they would become sleepy and could be easily caught. I decided to use last one. I bought an ice-cream maker which was made of s

5、tainless steel. Between the outside and inside walls of the bowl there is some jelly, which freezes when cooled. I put the bowl into the fridge and waited for 24 hours. At the same time I prepared some ice-cubes.The next morning I got up early after the sun was hot. I placed the frozen bowl over the

6、 snakes habitat(栖息地)and the ice-cubes on top of the bowl to keep it cool. Finally I covered the whole thing with a large bucket. Then I waited. After two hours I removed the bucket and the bowl. The snakes were fewer active but they were still too fast for me. They abruptly disappeared into a conven

7、ient hole in the wall. So I had to adjust to my plan.For the second attempt I froze the bowl and the ice-cubes again but placed it over the snakes habitat on the evening, as the temperature was starting to cool. Then as before, I covered the bowl with the bucket and left everything overnight. Early

8、the next morning I returned to see the result. This time with great caution I bent down to examine the snakes and I find them very sleepy. But once picked up, they tried to bite me. As they were poisonous snakes, I clearly needed to improve my design again.语法填空：C1._(press) by my friends and relation

9、s, I decided to seize the opportunity to get recognition for 2._ successful idea by sending my invention to the patent office. Only after you have had that recognition can you say that you are truly an inventor. The 3._(criterion) are so strict that it is difficult 4._(get) new ideas accepted unless

10、 they are truly novel(新颖的). 5._ addition, no invention will get a patent if it is :a discoverya scientific idea or mathematical modelliterature or arta game or a business6._ computer programmeNor will you receive a patent 7._ a search has been made to find out that your product really is different f

11、rom everyone elses. There are a large number of patent examiners, too, 8._ only job is to examine 9._ your claim is valid or not. If it passes all the tests, your application for a patent will be published 18 months from the date you apply. So I have filled in the form and 10._(file) my patent application with the Patent Office. Now its a matter of waiting and hoping. Youll know if I succeed by the size of my bank balance(银行存款余额)! Wish my luck!2 )余银 (_ . , _ _ , _ _ _ .( ) _ _ . _ , _空 . - . . . - )栖 - . . - ; : , . . . , ” “ 错