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Proof-reading&Error-correction:
Eachofthefollowingpassagescontainstenerrors.Eachlinecontainsamaximumofoneerror.Ineachcaseonlyonewordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway:

Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha"^"signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Foranunnecessaryword,crosstheunnecessarywordwithaslash"/"andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
EXAMPLE
When^artmuseumwantsanewexhibit, (1)an
it(never/)buysthingsinfinishedformandhangs (2)never
themonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseum
wantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit. (3)___exhibit

Error-correctionExercise1
Englishteachershear“he”and“she”misusedonadaily
basis.Smallmistakesoftenmakesimple
exchangescomical,andsometimesfrustrating.Learning
tocommunicateaforeignlanguagecanbeexcitingor 1____________
justdaunting.Fortunately,publiceducationinJapan
providesawonderfulintroductionwiththeEnglishlanguage. 2____________
Speaking,listening,reading,andwritingareconsideredto
bethefourlanguageskillsneedtocommunicateinEnglish. 3____________
Thereceptiveskills,readingandlistening,areofteneasier
toacquirethantheirreceptivecounterparts,writingand
speaking,whichistheproductiveskills.ButJapanisa 4____________
specialcase.Gradeschoolstudentsspendhoursdiligentlyon 5____________
masteringgrammar,studyingvocabularyandcomposinglengthy
compositions,butrarelyhavetheopportunitytohighlydevelop
theirconversationalskills.Thus,manypeoplehereinJapanhave
readingandwritingskillsfarsuperiorthantheirunpracticed 6____________
oralskills.“Isimplecannotexpressmyself.Iunderstandwhat
Ireadandhear,andIcannotcommunicatethethoughtsIhave,” 7____________
acommoncryheardfromstudentsinJapan.Itisourbelief
thatstudentsaremuchmoremotivatedtolearnEnglish
whentheyinterestedinthesubjectmatter. 8____________
Inordertocreateacomfortableandentertain