Part V Error Correction (15 minutes)1 K9 m# P6 e- @6 U8 n7 {
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.9 O: P& f7 q( d" }6 z- A: T
Example:5 d! D2 E- c% x E
Television is rapidly becoming the literature of our periods. 1. time/times/period2 l6 X1 ] X8 @ D C' n2 v
Many of the arguments having used for the study of literature 2. /
# f1 q' W- D; ~' O as a school subject are valid for ∧ study of television. 3. the
" ~) j8 M9 E7 \ More people than ever are drinking coffee these/ M* f2 i" S0 S3 c) U$ H& \
days—but in small quantities than they used to. Some 62. ________
4 n8 ` P, J0 l4 y. b1 X: G manufactures of coffee makers are trying to make 63. ________1 o9 r2 W$ H( i9 r+ K* U
advantage of this trend by developing diminutive$ c- m( a8 \ S& _' W
machines that brew(煮)smaller amounts of coffee.+ Z, x: U% [5 V. `: v4 n2 }
Two U.S. appliance companies—Black & Decker,% y, p% }, j y
basing in Towson, Maryland, and Toastmaster Inc. of 64. ________- b0 l; X2 k; `1 W! P2 ?
Columbia, Missouri—has recently introduced "drip" 65. ________1 ]/ M1 ^$ U+ h' E& m
coffee makers that brew one or two cup servings of# q S: o; U: C6 m G. U
coffee. Neither of the products brew the coffee 66. ________
8 T. Y) h3 h6 M% n& X6 b( ~; b3 c/ ^ directly into a cup or mug, eliminating the need for a- l' y7 F) U) s l$ u
separate carafe. Since many people make a pot of
1 Q/ Q% ?% W$ i1 j coffee in the morning and drink only a single cup, the 67. ________6 Z6 ^( U3 v/ `" w+ l! U
new coffee makers should reduce the wasted coffee.8 W* P% W- q+ K' m: g4 r" H+ g
Black & Decker's Cup-at-a-Time spends $27, while 68. ________
- t7 ^- ^; x5 l6 q/ J& }- q Toastmaster's Coffee Break retails for $20.
& R* A# f( I( i: m( o, o' _9 | Black & Decker also makes a coffee maker/ @/ S7 {' O3 |: ?# M
drips coffee directly into a carry-around thermal 69. ________( v& Y) ]) a! i: @ l% O: ?; |
carafe. The carafe, a glass vacuum bottle, is supposed- F! g; R9 T1 a5 ? l; X
to keep the coffee fresh for hours. The product,
8 J; z2 D; _$ z: h3 \2 ?1 w. J called the Thermal Carafe Coffee-maker, comes with
i& G- |3 z& P8 n9 C a built-in lid that opens during the brewing process,
: n3 k; }' U6 W closes when it is completed. There are several models, 70. ________
6 s! g+ |) P2 X+ H- l, D including one that fits under the counter, ranging& e* [) b; u$ @' x6 u
from $60 to $110 at price. 71. ________ |