此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的第一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏写符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
Many year ago a poor man grew an orange tree.
On the tree there were many fine oranges. Some day he found
one of them was so big as a football . He took it
to the king . The king was so happy that he gave the
poor man lots money. When a rich man heard of it ,
he said for himself ,I'll take my gold cup to the king
and he will give me much money . The next day the king receive
from the cup . The king was very fond of the cup and he told
the rich man, “I have an orange . It is beautiful than the cup,
so I have decided to give it to you as the reward instead money”.year→years
网友回答
(答案→)year→years
解析：
【小题1】（many后接复数名词）
【小题2】（some day 指的是将来某一天）
【小题3】（肯定句中用as …as）
【小题4】正确
【小题5】（lots of后接名词）
【小题6】（say to oneself自言自语）
【小题7】（应用一般过去时）
【小题8】（recive是及物动词，后不接介词）
【小题9】（后有than应用比较级）
【小题10】instead→instead of