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东莞四六级模拟试题 Part Two Proof-reading Exercises Passage 38 We Americans are incredible lazy. Instead of [1]_______ cooking a simple, nourishing meal, we pop a freezing dinner into the oven. Instead of studying [2]_______ daily newspaper, we are contented with the [3]_______ capsule summaries on the network news. Worse of [4]_______ all, instead of walking evenly a few blocks to the [5]________ local convenience store, we jump into our car. [6]_______ This independence on the automobile, even for [7]_______ short trips, have robbed us of a valuable [8]_______ experience---walking. If we drove less and walked 1ess, we would save money, become healthier, [9]_______ discover fascinating things about our surroundings, [10]______ Passage 39 When I decided to return back to school at the [1]______ age of thirty-five, I wasn’t at all worried for my [2]______ ability to do the work. After all, I was a grown woman who has raised a family, not a confused [3]_______ teenager freshly out of high schoo1. But when I [4]_______ started classes, I realized that those “confused teenagers” who sitting around me were in [5]_______ more better shape for college than I was. They still [6]_______ had all their classrooms skills in bright, shiny condition, [7] ______ while mine grown rusty from disuse. I had totally [8]_______ forgotten how to locate information in a library, what to [9]_______ write a report, or even how to speak up in class [10]______ discussion. Passage 40 A first pregnancy can be both anxious and [1]______ exciting time for fl woman. Having never given birth before, the expected mother is usually filled [2]______ with worries. She regularly thinks her unborn child has stopp