答案:第1组:1.If I am the only parent who still corrects his child's English, then perhaps my son is right. To him, I am a tedious oddity: a father he is obliged to listen to and a man absorbed in the rules of grammar, which my son seems allergic to.2."How was it?" I asked, full of earnest anticipation.3.Blame for the scandal of this language deficit should be thrust upon our schools, which should be setting high standards of English language proficiency.4.The chance came when one day I was driving with my son. As we set out on our trip, he noticed a bird in jerky flight and said, "It's flying so unsteady."5.Equipped with grammar and a good vocabulary, you have flexibility and excellent control.