Proofread the given passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO as
instructed. The following passage contains TEN
errors. Each 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. The majority of the population
lives in noisy massive tower blocks. Cities can be frightened places. The
sense of belonging to a community tends to dis- 1
______ appear when you live thirty floors up in a skyscraper. Strange
enough, whereas 2 ______ in the past the
inhabitants of one street all knew each other, nowadays people on the same
floor in tower blocks even say hello to each other. Country life,
3 ______ on the other hand, differs from this kind of
isolated existence in that a sense of community generally keep the
in-habitants of a small village together.
4 ______ People have the advantage of knowing that there is always
someone to turn to when they need help. So country life has disadvantages
too. For example, 5
______ shopping becomes a major problem and for something slightly out of
the ordi- 6 ______ nary you have to go for
an expedition to the nearest large town. The country
7 ______ has the advantage of peace and quietness, but suffers from
the disadvantage of being cut off. The city has noise and population which do
harm to human health. But one of their main advantages is that you are at the
centre of things 8 ______ and that life doesn’t come to
an end even at ten at night. Some people have found a compromise between two:
they expressed their preference for the qui-
9 ______ et life by leaving for the city and moving to the country
within commuting 10 ______ distance
of the large city.