Proofread the given passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO as
instructed. ANSWER SHEET
TWO The passage contains TEN errors. Each
indicated 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.
Proper arrangement of classroom space is important to
encouraging interaction. Today’s corporations hire human engineering
specialists and spend a considerate number of time and money to make sure
that (1) ______ the physical environments
of buildings are fit for the activities of heir
inhabitants. College classroom space, however, should be
designed to (2)
______ encourage the activity of critical thinking. We are approaching to
(3) ______ a new era, but step into almost
any college classroom and you step back on time at least a hundred years.
Desks are normally in (4) ______ straight
rows, so students can clearly see the teacher but not their
(5) ______ classmates. With a little imagination and
effort, if desks are fixed to the floor, (6) ______ the teacher can
correct this situation and create space what encourages (7)
______ interchanges among students. In small or standard-size classes, chairs
and desks can be arranged in various ways: circles, U-shapes, or semicircles.
The primary goal should be for everyone to see everyone else.
Larger classes, particularly those hold in lecture halls, unfortunately,
allow much(8) ______ less flexibility. Arrangement of the
classroom should also make it easy to divide students into small groups for
problem-solving exercises. Small classes with moving desks and tables present
no problem. Even in large lecture (9) ______ halls, it is
possible for students to mm around and form groups of four to six. Breaking a
class into small groups provides many opportunities (10)
______ for students to interact with each other.