Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage,
there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each underlined sentence or part of a
sentence. You may have to change a word, add a word or just delete a word. If
you change a word, cross it out with a slash (—) and write the correct word near
it. If you add a word, write the missing word between the words (in brackets)
immediately before and after it. If you delete a word, cross it out with a slash
(—). Put your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.
(46)Homes could start been connected to the Internet
through electrical outlets. (47) In this way, consumers and business may
find easier to make cheaper telephone calls under new rules that the Federal
Communications Commission began preparing on Thursday. (48) Taking
together, the new rules could profoundly affect the architecture of the Internet
and the services it provides. (49) They also have enormous implications for
consumers, the telephone and energy industries, equipment manufacturers. Michael
K. Powell, the F.C.C. chairman, and his two Republican colleagues on the
five-member commission said that (50) a 4-to-1 vote on Thursday to allow a
small company providing computer-to-computer phone connections to operate in
different rules from ordinary phone companies, would ultimately transform the
telecommunications industry and the Internet. (51) "This is a reflecting
of the commission’s commitment to bring tomorrow’s technology to consumers
today." said Mr. Powell. He added that (52) the rules governing the new
phone services sought to make them as wide available as email (53) and
possibly much less expensive than traditional phones, and given their lower
regulatory costs. At the same time, (54) once while the rules allowing
delivery of the Internet through power lines are completed, (55)
companies could provide consumers with the ability to plug their modems
directly into wall sockets, just like they do with a toaster, or a desk
lamp.