1．Local businesses are closing at a/the rate of three a year.
2．I will not idle (虚度) away my time and be sorry in vain when my youthful head becomes white.
3．I would rather surf the Internet than go to the cinema.
4．The meeting which is reported to_be_held (hold) this month has been put off till the end of next month.
5．It's cruel of him to kill his mother.
Ⅱ.单句改错
1．It is nice for you to give us so much help.for→of
2．Strangely，Mr Green，opposing to the new policy，made no remark in the discussion.opposing→opposed
3．I always have faith he will come to our party in person.faith后加that
4．My deskmate，rather than you，are responsible for the work.are→is
5．He made fortune in his business trade last year.made后加a
