This part consists of a short passage. In the 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 a 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.
Books，even in this age of cheap literature，cost money．The
short of pa- 62．______ per，together with the high
cost of living, has made books an inexpensive item
63．______ in our list of requirements．This would mean that fewer people
call afford to have them．Yet there are people who think nothing of spending
money on a rich dinner，but don’t like to spend the same sum on
books．Therefore，the time has come for a new public library policy to be
introduced，for the higher the price of books the great tile need to give them
the widest circulation possible． 64．______ The Hong Kong
Government has set up Urban Council Libraries and study rooms in various
districts．There iS no doubt when books are wisely selected．
65．______ The libraries and study rooms have a great educational value,
and have done much to courage the habit of reading among the people．
66．______ For setting up 1ibraries，some
factors should be taken to consideration．In
67．______ the first place，it is not enough to have just a building．equip it
with shelves and fill it books．The library building itself must be attractive
in structure．desira 68．______ ble in atmosphere．and uncumbered i
11 administration．Then secondly，there is the choice of suitable books to look
into． Though most of the books are novels and most of tile
readers are novel- readers，read science fiction iS quite a source of
amusement and pleasure．Al- 69．______ SO．it iS a
mean of broadening one’S mind and learning more about life and hu
70．______ man being．Yet, there should always be many serious
books—history, biogra phy，travel，poetry and literature, which iS appreciated
by many readers． 71．______