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Part V 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 literature 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
The European Union had approved a number of
genetically modified crops until late 1998. But growing
public concern over its supposed environmental and health 62. ________
risks led several EU countries to demand a moratorium(暂时
禁止)on imports of any new GM produce. By late 1999
there were enough such country to block any new approvals 63. ________
of GM produce. Last year, America filed a complaint at the
WTO about the moratorium, arguing that it was an illegal
trade barrier because there is no scientific base for it. 64. ________
As more studies have been completed on the effects of
GM crops, the greens' case for them has weakened. 65. ________
Much evidence has emerged of health risks from eating them. 66. ________
And, overall, the studies have shown that the environmental
effects on modified crops are not always as serious as the 67. ________
greens claim. Nevertheless, environmentalists continue to find
fault of such studies and argue that they are inconclusive. 68. ________
While Americans seem be happy enough to consume 69. ________
food made from GM crops, opinion polls continue to show
tht European consumers dislike the idea. Europeans seem be
taking the attitude which, since there remains the slightest 70. ________
possibility of adverse consequences and since it is clear how 71. ________
they, as consumers, benefit from GM crops, they would
rather not run the risk.
