PARTⅣ�。校遥希希疲遥牛粒模桑危牵� ERROR CORRECTION (15 MIN)

The passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way.

For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line.

For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a “∧”sign and white the word you believe to be missing in the blank provided at the end of the line.

For an unnecessary word, cross the unnecessary word with a slash ““∧” and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line.

EXAMPLE

When “∧”art museum wants a new exhibit, (1) an

It nev/er buys things in finished form and hangs (2) never

them on the wall. When a natural history museum

wants an exhibition, it must often build it. (3) exhibit

Pronouncing a language is a skill. Every normal person is expert with (1) ______

The skill of pronouncing his own language; but few people are even

moderately proficient at pronouncing foreign languages. Now there many

reasons this, some obvious, some perhaps not so obvious. But I suggest (2) _______

that the fundamental reason which people in general do not speak (3) _______

foreign languages very much better than they do are that they never (4) _______

fail grasp the true nature of the problem of learning to pronounce, (5) _______

and consequently never set to tackling it in the right way. Far (6) _______

too many people fail to realize that pronouncing a foreign language

is a skill--- one needs careless training of a special kind, (7) _______

and one that cannot be acquired by just leaving it to take care of

itself. I think even teachers of language, while recognizing the

importance of a good accent, tend to neglect, in their practical

teaching, the branch of study concerning with (8) _______

speaking the language. So the first point which I want to make is (9) _______

that English pronunciation must be taught; the teacher

should be prepared to devote some of the lesson time to this,

and by his whole attitude to the subject should get the student

to feel that here is a matter worthy receiving his close attention. (10) ______

ANSWER：(1) with—in (2) reasons for (3) which---why

(4) are---is (5) fail to (6) set about

(7) careless---careful (8) concerning----concerned (9) whi/ch

(10) worthy of