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 and put a slash (/) in the blank.
Example:
Television is rapidly becoming the literature of our periods╱. 1. time/times/period
Many of the arguments having╱ used for the study of literature as 2. _______\_______
a school subject are valid for ∧ study of television. 3. ______the______
By the time of the Civil War, there were many differences between the North and the South.
For instance, the population of the (71) North was far greater than of the South. (72) Twenty-two million people lived in the North; nine million lived in the South. To the nine million people in the South, more than three million were (73) slaves, many of whom would fight for the North.
In addition to have more people, the (74) North also possessed most of the factories in the
The Southern leaders hoped to gain war supplies from European countries. They planned to buy their crops (78) to
Except its industry, the North also had a larger network of railroads to transport supplies. (80) The South, which had few railroads, depended on its waterways to transport men and supplies.
Moreover, the North had an establishing army, navy, and government, while the South had to begin organizing its self military force.
Part V Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition about Man Is to Survive. You should base your writing on the following outline:
1. 人类面临的问题(如能源、疾病、污染、人口等)
2. 悲观的看法(如人类将无法生存)
3. 人类的智慧和出路
Your composition should be no less than 120 words. Be sure to write your composition in readable handwriting.
Man Is to Survive