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.

　　参考答案及解析:
　　1 将and 改为 or，or表示“或者”，因为前后是两种截然不同的可能性，所以应该用or。
　　2 将most改为 more
　　3 将few改为little
　　4 将involve 改为 involves
　　因为主语 the matter 为单数，例如：
　　Although planning involves material investment, even more important is theinvestment in man.
　　虽然作机会应该包括物资投资，但最重要的是对人的投资。
　　5 在returning后加介词to
　　6 将suffer改为afford
　　7 去掉be。
　　vary是动词，可与助动词或者情态动词构成谓语，也可以独立构成谓语，例如：
　　The weather varies from hour to hour in some mountain districts.
　　8 去掉the
　　in essence 是固定习语，意为“本质上，实质的"
　　9 将do改为 does
　　主语是动名词复合结构 a nation planning its resources and needs, 应视为单数，例如：
　　Looking after children requires patience.
　　10 将improperly改为 properly. 

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