Question

短文改錯(cuò)。
     文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。
     增加：在此處加一個(gè)漏字符號 ( ∧ )，并在其下面寫出修改的詞。
     刪除：把多余的詞用斜線 ( ＼ ) 劃掉。
     修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在其下面寫出修改后的詞。
     注意：1. 每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；
               2. 只允許修改10處，多者（從十一處起）不計(jì)分。

     It would be difficulty to imagine modern life with the telephone. It has become a useful instrument of
communication, save much time and travel by enabling people to talk one another over great distances.
Nowadays it is so easy to talk cross a continent or even overseas as it is to talk to one's next-door neighbor.
Therefore, it is in emergencies which the telephone really proves its usefulness. When there is a fire, and
when someone is suddenly ill, the first thing one thinks of it is “ Where is the nearest telephone?”
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Answer 1

     It would be difficulty to imagine modern life with the telephone. It has become a useful 
                1. difficult                     2. without
instrument of communication, save much time and travel by enabling people to talk ∧ one another 
                          3. saving                                               4. to
over great distances. Nowadays it is so easy to talk cross a continent or even overseas as 
                                  5.  as         6. across
it is talk to one's next-door neighbor. Therefore, it is in emergencies which the telephone 
                                          7. However                      8. that                    
provesits usefulness. When there is a fire, and when someone is suddenly ill, the first thing 
                                           9. or
one thinks of it is “ Where is the nearest telephone?” 
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