Part 2: Identify 10 errors in the following passage and correct them, (0) has been done as an example.
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | It was the human factor that contributes to the absolute majority of road accidents which involves the tremendous toll of fatalities each year. Other, less decisive, causes are vehicle functions or road shortcomings. Speeding motorists are notorious about failing to give way at junctions, judging the situation on the road or being unable to accurately estimate the distance while overtaking the “snailpacers” ahead. Drinkers who settle behind the wheel after one glass or two may be running the risk of causing a tragedy through their impairing perception, which is not so rare a case, again. Unfortunately, it is much simpler to introduce the necessary alterations in the traffic system that change the behavioural patterns of drivers. There are voices that more severe disciplinary resolutions ought to put into practice if the vehicle users are to benefit from greater security on the road. The idea of producing safe road users through pre-school parental instruction or through incorporating the safety regulations for school curriculum has been widely acclaimed in many communities and are expected to yield the required results as the first step in bettering the qualifications of the future drivers and acquaint them with the potential hazards that may arise en route. |
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III. Use the word given in capitals
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
The Disney film “Snow white and the seven dwarfs” was first shown in 1937. It was great ………………..(EXCITE) and it immediately became enormously popular ……………….. (THROUGH) the world. Good advertising was not the only reason for this ……………….. (WORLD) popularity; the film and its characters captured the ……………….. (IMAGINE) of people all over the world like no film before it.
In Britain, there were ………………..(DAY) newspaper articles about film and how it was made. Snow write toys and books were on ……………….. (SELL) everywhere. Some people thought that it might be upsetting for children but most people saw it as ……………….. (HARM) entertainment. Since 1937, it has been re-issued every few years, giving ……………….. (ENJOY) to many generations of children.
The Computer User’s Friend It’s a common situation: much to your (1)...................., you can’t work out how to do something (2).......................on your computer and after hours of frustration, you still can’t do it. Your computer manual only causes more(3) ........................... and you get the(4)......................... that it was written for experts only. If all this sounds familiar, the Computer User’s Friend will be of enormous (5) ………........ to you. With its simple solutions to common problems and(6) .............................. presentation, it will give you a lot more (7)………................ when using your computer and show you how you can never get a lot of (8) ......................... out of it. The Computer User’s Friend is always being used by many thousands of (9)......................customers and, as they will tell you, it takes the (10)……………..... out of using your computer. |
ANNOY SIMPLIFY CONFUSE IMPRESS INTERESTED ATTRACT CONFIDENT PLEASE SATISFY WORRIED |