1992专四真题与答案38.doc

TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (1992) 棗9GRADE FOUR棗 APART I WRITING (45 MIN) SECTION A COMPOSITION (35 MIN) Write in your ANSWER BOOKLET a composition of about 150 words on the following topic: My Views on Reading Extensively Requirements: Write the composition in 3 paragraphs. In the first paragraph, state what your view is on “reading extensively”. In the second paragraph, give at least two reasons to support your view. And in the last paragraph, give a brief summary of what you have discussed in the preceding paragraphs. SECTION B NOTE-WRITING (10 MIN) Write in your ANSWER BOOKLET a note of about 80 words to a friend of yours based on the following situation: Your friends want to make a trip to... and you intended to join them in their trip. But now for some reasons you can’t go with them. Please state your reasons. PART II PROOFREADING ERROR CORRECTION (15 MIN) Directions: There are errors to be corrected in the following passage. No line has more than one error and one or two lines are error free. Proofread the passage in this way: For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct word 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 supply in the blank provided For an unnecessary word, strike off the unnecessary word with a slash “/” and write the word you delete in the blank provided For an errorless line, put a tick “\/” in the blank provided. Example: Many aids which are advertising as liberating the (1) advertised modern woman tend to have V opposite effect, (2) the because they simply change the nature of work (3) to instead of eliminating it. (4) \/ Many scientists are optimistic that new ways of generating large amounts of energy will be successfully developed, but at the same time they fear the consequence. If the world popu