Part IV Error Correction (15 minutes)
Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided. If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put an insertion mark (∧) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you delete a word, cross it out and put a slash (／) in the blank.
Example:
Television is rapidly becoming the literatures of our periods. 1. time/times/period
Many of the arguments having used for the study of literature. 2. ／___________
As a school subject are valid for ∧ study of television. 3. the___________
We are all naturally attracted to people with ideas, beliefs and
interests like our own. Similarly, we feel comfortable with people
with physical qualities similar as ours 71. _______
You may have noticed about how people who live or work 72. _______
closely together come to behave in a similar way. Unconsciously we
copy these we are close to or love or admire. So a sportsman’s indi- 73. _______
vidual way of walking with raised shoulders is imitated by an admired 74. _______
fan; a pair or lovers both shake their heads in the same way; an
employer finds himself duplicating his boss’s habit of wagging(擺動) 75. _______
a pen between his fingers while thinking.
In every case, the influential person may consciously notice the 76. _______
imitation but he will feel comfortably in its presence. And if he does 77. _______
notice the matching of his gestures or movements, he finds it pleasing
he is influencing people: they are drawn to them. 78. _______
Sensitive people have been mirroring their friend and acquaintances 79. _______
all their lives, and winning affection and respect in this way
without aware of their methods. Now, for people who want to win 80. _______
agreement or trust, affection or sympathy, some psychologists recommend
the deliberate use of physical imitation.
Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided. If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put an insertion mark (∧) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you delete a word, cross it out and put a slash (／) in the blank.
Example:
Television is rapidly becoming the literatures of our periods. 1. time/times/period
Many of the arguments having used for the study of literature. 2. ／___________
As a school subject are valid for ∧ study of television. 3. the___________
We are all naturally attracted to people with ideas, beliefs and
interests like our own. Similarly, we feel comfortable with people
with physical qualities similar as ours 71. _______
You may have noticed about how people who live or work 72. _______
closely together come to behave in a similar way. Unconsciously we
copy these we are close to or love or admire. So a sportsman’s indi- 73. _______
vidual way of walking with raised shoulders is imitated by an admired 74. _______
fan; a pair or lovers both shake their heads in the same way; an
employer finds himself duplicating his boss’s habit of wagging(擺動) 75. _______
a pen between his fingers while thinking.
In every case, the influential person may consciously notice the 76. _______
imitation but he will feel comfortably in its presence. And if he does 77. _______
notice the matching of his gestures or movements, he finds it pleasing
he is influencing people: they are drawn to them. 78. _______
Sensitive people have been mirroring their friend and acquaintances 79. _______
all their lives, and winning affection and respect in this way
without aware of their methods. Now, for people who want to win 80. _______
agreement or trust, affection or sympathy, some psychologists recommend
the deliberate use of physical imitation.