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Error-correction

Part1

Correcttheonemistakeineachofthefollowingsentences.

1）Itisanacceptivecustominsomecountriesformentoremovetheirbatswhenawomanenterstheroom.

2）Itwasarathershocktolookintothesemattersanddiscoverthatthefaultwassolelymine.

3）ThesecomputersarequitepopularinChina,butthoseonesarenot.

4）MostWilliamFaulkner'snovelsdealwiththeuniversalproblemsofevilasrepresentedbyfamilydisintegrationanddegeneration.

5）ThenewinnovationsattheWorld'sFairwerefascinating,anditattractedalotofvisitors.

6）Assoontheywillfinishthenewadministrationbuilding,ourofficesaregoingtoberemoved.

7）Janestayedupallnightlongtryingtosolveaphysicproblem.

8）Themothercriedasherchildlaidontheexaminationtableaftertheaccident.

9}Havingfailedthelawexam,thestaterefusedtoissueHowardalicensetopractice.

10）Teamworkrequiresthataplayerpasstheballtowhomeverisinthebestpositionlomakethe

goal.

11JNeverinalltheiryearsatGlasgowtheyhadknownsuchhardships.

12}Eversincehearrived,hehasbeencomplainingaboutconstantlytheweather.

Part2

Correcttheonemistakeineachofthefollowingsentences.

1）SinceJohnhadbeenseriouslyillforseveralmonths,hisparentswereconcernedabouthimwantingtoreturntoschoolfull-time.

2）PeopleallovernorthAmericatheydimmedlightsandreducedheatinanefforttoconserveenergy

3）Michael'snewpositionasheadoftheeditorialstaffiscertainlyamoredemandingonethanHenry-

4）Whentheseamstresstriedtosewthebuttononwithaplasticneedle,itbroke.

5）Thisyear,asthepast,theoilcompanywillsponsoratelevisionseriesbasedonmajorliteraryworks.

6）Thecompany'sdecisiontofinancecollegeeducationforqualifiedemployeeswasbasedonadesiretoincreaseefficiency,divertexcesstaxableincome,andimprovementofmorale.

7）Unlikemanyotherindustrialcountries,theinflationrateintheUnitedStateshasforsometimebeenlessthan14percentayear.

8）Microwaveoventhermometersaremorecostlierthanotherkindsofoventhermometers.

9）Thestormmovednorthwardyesterday,droppingfiveinchesinsnowduringthesixhoursbefore

noon.

10）Itishopedthattherateofinflationwillcontinuetobereduceddownfromitspeakofthreemonthsago.

Part3

Inthisshortpassagethereare15errors.Eachnumberedlinemaycontainanerror,andonlyonewordisinvolved.Youshouldmarkouttheerrorandgiveyourcorrectionintheblank.

Whenmostofusthinkaboutlanguage,we

thinkfirstlyaboutwords.Thus,thehardestpartofl）_____

learningforeignlanguagemayseemtobememorising

it'svocabulary;whenweobserveachild2）_____firstacquiresspeech,wetalkofhisprogressas3）_____amatteroflearningnewwords.Wearealsolikely

tofeelthatadultspeakerwiththelargest4）______

vocabularyhasthebestcommendofEnglish.To5）_____

thinkofalanguageasjustashockofwordsis6）____

however,quitewrong.Wordsonlydonotmakea7）____

language;agrammarisneededtocombinethemin.

someintelligentway.Moreover,wordsarerelatively8）____

difficulttolearn,andindeedallofus9）_____

goonlearningtheminallourlives.Theyare10）_____

alsotheleaststablepartoflanguage.Words

comeintobeing,changeitspronunciationsand11）____

meanings,todisappearcompletely—allwith12）_____

comparativeease.Yetitistruethatvocabulary

isthefocusoflanguage.Itiswordsthat13）______

soundsandmeaningsinterlocktoallowustocommunicate

withoneanother,anditiswordsthat

wearrangethemtogethertomakesentences,conversations,14）_____

anddiscourseofallkinds.Thuswehavea

paradoxinwhichthemostephemeralpartoflanguage

isalsothecentrewhosemeaning,pronunciation,15）_____

andgrammarcometogether.

Part4

Correcttheonemistakeineachofthefollowingsentences.

1）Wheneverquestioningaboutherpoliticalviews,shebecameverydefensive.

2）Manyofthepopulationintheruralareasiscomposedofmanuallaborers.

3）Thereisaquestionabouttheextentatwhichanyoneofuscanbefreeofaprejudicedviewintheareaofreligion.

4）ThenewsmaybetruebutasIhearditonlyfromsecond-handIamnotlikelytogiveitcredenceuntilIhaveitconfirmed.

5）Thousandsofpeoplediedeventhoughtherewasaworldwideefforttosendfoodandmedicinetothestarvedpeople.

6）IreadafascinatingbookaboutasoccerteamwhichplanecrashedintheAndes.

7）Thecropsarealreadyshowingsignsofdehydrationandprobablycannotsurviveanotherweekwithoutnorain.

8）Bothnaturalandsyntheticman-madefibresareoflittlevalueinthatdevelopedcountryandcannotbeimported.

9）Traditionally,thePresidentoftheUnitedStatesisacivilian;soitisallthemoreremarkablethattheGeneralEisenhowershouldhaveachievedanoverwhelmingmajorityintheelection,

10）Thefiremenwereunabletodetermineexactlywhatcausedthefire,whentheysaidthattheywouldcontinuetheinvestigation.

11）Thenewtelephonesystemscancarrymanymoretelephoneconversationsatthesametimeastheoldones,andcancarrythemmuchfartherwithoutamplificationorregeneration.

12）Themountainclimbersproceededforwardontheirlongtrekupthesideofthemountain.

Part5

Correcttheonemistakeineachofthefollowingsentences.

1）Becarefultogivethecaterersanaccuratecountofthenumberofpeoplewhomyouexpecttohavegonetotheweddingreception.

2）Thechildrensoonforgotthatitwasthem,theirparents,whohadencouragedthemtocontinuetheireducation.

3）WealllaughedwhenJanesaidshecouldnotrememberwhatdaywasit.

4）IfDickandMaryhadbeeninbetterphysicalcondition,theymightenjoythehikemore.

5）Susanhadbettertochangeherstudyhabitsifshehopestobeadmittedtoagooduniversity.

6）Somefindswimmingmoreenjoyablethantositathomereading.

7）Fartoomanyownersofcolortelevisionsetshaveadifficulttimetofindqualifiedrepairmentofixtheirmachines.

8）Iamexcessivelygratefulforthemanykindnessesyouhaveshownmyson.

9）HewouldmakenoconcessionsinregardstohisownrightsinItaly.

10）Chosenthemostoutstandingstudentonhiscampusmadehisparentsveryhappy.

11）Ithasbeenestimatedthattheeffortsofonlyonepercentoftheworld'spopulationmovescivilizationforward.

12）ThelawIamreferringtorequirethatpeoplewhoownacarhaveaccidentinsurance.

Part6

Inthisshortpassagethereare15blanks.Eachnumberedlinemaycontainanerror,andonlyonewordisinvolved.Youshouldmarkouttheerrorandgiveyourcorrectionintheblank.Ifthereisnoerror,leaveitblank.

Suspensionbridgesarefrequentlyconstructed

inpreferenceforothertypesofbridge,especiallyl）______

whererelativelighttraffichastobecarried2）______

overlongspans,sincetheyaremoreeconomicin3）______

materialandareextremelystrong.Therearein

existencesuspensionbridgeswithmainspansof4）_____

morethan3000feet,theentireweightofthe

decksupportingfromabovebycables（usually5）______

onlytwoorfourinnumber）suspendedbetween

twotowersineithersideoftheriver.6）_____

Thecablesarecomposedofthousandsofwires,

madeupofhigh-tensilesteel,whichare7）_____

galvanisedtoresistcorrosion.Twoorthree

hundredofthesewires,eachofabout0.19inch

indiameter,clamptogethertoformasingle8）____

strand,andthewholecablemayconsista9）____

considerablenumberofsuchstrandscompacted

andbindedtogetherwithwire.Inconstructing10）____

thecable,twodistinctmethodsmaybeadopted.

Thewiresmayeitherbetwistedintostrands,11）___

thestrandsthensometimesbeingtwistedround

acentralstrandtoformthecompletedcable,

ortheymaybespunparalleleachother,and12）___

clampedtogetheratintervals.Thislater13）___

methodobviouslyinvolvesmuchlongerspinning14）___

operation.However,onbridgeswithverylong

spanstherearecertainadvantageousinthe15）___

parallelmethodofspinningthecable.

Part7

Correcttheonemistakeineachofthefollowingsentences.

1）Intheopinionwithmostpeople,ateacher'sstatusinthecommunitywillusuallyimproveashegetsahighersalary.

2）Inmodemindustriousareas,socioculturalchangeisoccurringatanacceleratedrate.

3）Paulkneweverythingaboutnaturethatcouldbelearnedbydevotedlyandaccurateobservation.

4）Herealizedthatshewascryingduetowhathehadsaid.

5）Ifindlogicalthatwithimprovingtechnologythepriceofgoodssuchascalculatorsandradioscontinuestodrop.

6）ThereasonRichardhasmadesuchgreatprogressisbecausehehasneverwastedhistime.

7）Foreignhookshavebecomesuchaluxuryoverthelastfewyeansthereforewecannolongeraffordthem.

8）PoorasPaulwas,heremainedhonest.Hewouldratherstarvethanresorttostealtogetwhatheneeded.

9）Jimisnotenoughintelligenttopassthiseconomicsclasswithouthelp.

10）Boneandivoryneedlesfoundatarchaeologicalsitesindicatethatclotheshavebeensewnforsome17000yearsago.

11}Theearlysettlersontheprairiebuiltsodhomesquickly,simply,andwerecheap.

12）Whensunlightencountersmoleculesorsmalldustparticlesintheair,itscattersinallmanydirections.

Part8

Correcttheonemistakeineachofthefollowingsentences.

1）Ifonlymanhadbeenabitlessgreedy,morebirdandanimalspe