Question

改错。
     文中共有10处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
          2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。

     A boy who was cleaning the shoes in the street said to a young man passed by, "Let me clean your boots.
It just spends you only a penny." But the man refused. Then the boy told him that he will clean his boots for
nothing. The man agreed, and soon one of the boot shone brightly. Then he put the other boot on the box,
and the boy refused to clean it if he was paid two pence for his work. The young man refused pay anything
and went away. But the well-cleaning boot made the dirty one so bad that he could not walk on. He returned
back and gave the boy two pence.
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Answer 1

     A boy who was cleaning the shoes in the street said to a young man passed by, "Let me clean your boots.
                                    1. 去掉the                                            2. passed-passing     
It just spends you only a penny." But the man refused. Then the boy told him that he will clean his boots for
        3. costs                                                                                                  4. would
nothing. The man agreed, and soon one of the boot shone brightly. Then he put the other boot on the box, 
                                                                5. boots
and the boy refused to clean it if he was paid two pence for his work. The young man refused∧pay anything
6. but                              7. unless                                                                                   to
and went away. But the well-cleaning boot made the dirty one so bad that he could not walk on. He returned
                                        9. cleaned                                                                     10. turned或将back去掉
back and gave the boy two pence.