Proofread the given passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO as
instructed. ANSWER SHEET
TWO 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 write 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.
Working-class families in the United States are usually
nuclear, and many studies indicate that working-class couples marry for love,
not for money. Upper-class couples may marry for love, but their
commitment of love is sometimes compromised by the recognition of their
marriage (1) ______ as a way to preserve
their class identity. Middle-class couples may also marry for love, but the
overridden task of middle-class families is also (2)
______ an-economic thing—to enhance the earning power of the breadwinner.
(3) ______ Of course, working-class
people are also affected by the economic realities for their families must
operate like economic units as well. (4)
______ However, the economic tasks of families are more a part of their
dreams (5) ______ about marriage than they are a
part of the reality of their married life. Indeed, to many a working-class
couples, love provides a way to escape (6)
______ from the difficulties of their parents’ home and starts their own
family life. (7) ______ Another distinctive feature of
working-class families is the majority (8) ______ of
them have limited choices about the work available to them. Their "choices’
are often the "leftovers" in the job market. People from
working-class families do seek serf-esteem and personal confirmation, and
they come (9) ______ to their jobs full of
hopes. However, given the way which production
(10) ______ and consumption are organized in advancing societies like
the U.S., members of the working-class often experience exploitation in
struggling at jobs that may be less meaningful.