专业八级改错练习 第108期

Long ago there was a prince who unwisely confided the media __1__
that while tending his loved garden, he often talked to his plants. __2__
He also warned his future subjects about losing touch with their
natural surrounding and their rich cultural heritage. But the people __3__
scoffed and said it was the fuddy-duddy Prince and was out of __4__
touch. And they shook heads at the madness of the Prince’s forebear,
King George III, who famously talked with a tree he had
mistaken the King of Prussia. __5__
These days Britain’s Prince of Wales is still considered a tad
eccentric. But increasingly, Charles Philip Windsor is winning applause
for his campaign to combat that he calls the wanton destruction __6__
that has taken place with the name of progress. For 30 years __7__
the Prince has been in the forefront to promote kinder, gentler
farming methods; protect Britain’s countryside urban sprawl; improve __8__
city landscapes; and safeguard the nation’s architectural
heritage. And whereas his once a lonely if plumy voice crying in __9__
the wilderness, the Prince has seen many of his once maverick
opinions became mainstream. __10__