填空题

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 "Λ" 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.
Monolingualism, that is, the ability to use only one language, is such a
widely accepted norm in so many parts of the world that it is often assumed to
be a world-wide phenomenon, at the extent that bilingual and multilingual in- 1 ______
dividuals may appear to be "unusual". Indeed, we often have mixed feeling 2 ______
when we discover that someone we meet is fluent in several languages: per-
haps mixture of admiration and envy but also, occasionally, a feeling of superi- 3 ______
ority in that many such people are not native to the culture which we func- 4 ______
tion: they are likely to be immigrants, visitors, or children of "mixed" marria-
ges and in that respect "marked" in some way. Although, in many parts of the 5 ______
world an ability to speak more than one language is not at all remarkable. In
fact, a monolingual individual would be regarded as a misfit, lacking of an im- 6 ______
portant skill in society, the skill of being able to interact freely with the
speakers of other languages with whom regular contact is made in the ordinary
business of living. In many parts of the world it is just a normal requirement of
daily living which people speak several languages: perhaps one or more at 7 ______
home, another in the village, still another for purposes of trade, and yet
another for contact with the outside world of wide social or political organiza- 8 ______
tion. These various languages are usually acquired naturally and unself-
consciously, as the shifts from one to another are made without hesitation. 9 ______
People’s language choices are part of the social identity they acclaim for 10 ______
themselves.