23. During her(A) lifetime，M.S.Subbulakshmi was considered one of(B) India’s greatest singers，and the recordings she made(C) has secured(D) her reputation for future generations. No error(E)

　　答案：D

　　类型：主谓一致

　　解析：has的主语是the recordings，因此不能用第三人称单数。

　　修改建议：把has改为have。

　　24. If the proposals approved by(A) the city council at its(B) most recent meeting come to fruition(C)，several derelict buildings will see news life after years of neglect(D). No error(E)

　　答案：E

　　类型：no error

　　25. In 1999 researchers proposed(A) the theory that octopuses engage in(B) play，the deliberate，repeated，seeming useless(C) activity through which(D) intelligent animals explore their world and refine their skills. No error(E)

　　答案：C

　　类型：副词

　　解析：seeming本应该是修饰useless的，但是seeming是形容词，不能修饰useless。

　　修改建议：把seeming改为seemingly。

　　26. Consisting of(A) sixty-nine photographs she took of herself(B) posing in settings resembling those of(C) old movies，the Untitled Film Stills series repelled(D) Cindy Sherman to artistic fame. No error(E)

　　答案：D

　　类型：语义

　　解析：repel是排斥，厌恶的意思，用在这里显然不合适。

　　修改建议：把repelled改为pushed或者propelled。

　　27. You might think that because they are(A) beautiful，peacocks would make a pleasant pet(B)，but in fact their loud，unearthly(C) shrieks are very disturbing(D). No error(E)

　　答案：B

　　类型：名词单复数

　　解析：前面用的复数peacocks，所以后面名词不能用单数形式。

　　修改建议：把a pleasant pet改为pleasant pets。