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The passage below has not been edited. Only one word is incorrect in each line. We must spot the incorrect word and the correct word to replace it. First line is an example. (This passage was a part of my English examination)

I always waits eagerly for our postman and waits- wait

my joy know, no bounds when he has delivered (a)

letters to me. But sometimes receive letters (b)

prove to be a night-mare to me. (c)

I simply detest its ugly surprises which met me (d)

unawares when I anxiously tear open a envelope (e)

trying to guess the sender name from the cover. (f)

To my dismay I discover that he is yet another (g)

of the chain letter, usually anonymous, sometimes of a friend. (h)

In fact, it can rarely be of a friend because honest friend (i)

will not like her to get in problems by hiding their address. (j)

GPY · Accepted Answer

You give your answers first, please, and then we can check them.

However, to me it does not appear possible to turn that into natural English by changing just one word per line. My guess is that it was written by a non-native speaker, and that even the "correct" version is not completely natural.

Aqua silver 263 · Answer

I m confused please show the answer

CalifJim · Answer

I always wait eagerly for our postman, and
my joy knows no bounds when he delivers
letters to me. But sometimes I receive letters that
prove to be a nightmare to me.
I simply detest the ugly surprises which catch me
unawares when I anxiously tear open a envelope
trying to guess the sender's name from the envelope.
To my dismay I discover that it is yet another
chain letter, sometimes from a friend, but usually anonymous.
In fact, it is rarely from a friend because an honest friend
wouldn't cause problems by hiding their address.

CJ

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