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.