Part IV Error Correction (15 minutes)
Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided. If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put an insertion mark (∧) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you delete a word, cross it out and put a slash (／) in the blank.
Example:

 Television is rapidly becoming the literatures of our periods.
 1. time/times/period
Many of the arguments having used for the study of literature
 2. ／___________
as a school subject are valid for ∧ study of television.  3. the___________

 If indeed silence is golden, it is also becoming as rare as gold.  
It seems that the progresses of man includes a rising volume of noise.  71. ________
In every home a stereo or television will fill the rooms sound, Between  72. ________
sunrise and sunset, streets and highways are a constant source  
of voice from cars, buses, and trucks. You can pass any factory or  73. ________
construction area and the roar of their machinery will make your ears  74. ________
ringing. Music is played in every supermarket, most restaurants, and  75. ________
many offices, Big cities of the world are well-known by their noisiness  76. ________
 Noise pollution is the new side effect of our technological  
age. Day or night, the sound of the work fills the air. It seems  77. ________
that the smoothing effects of silence are nowhere to be found.  
Even the quiet of our careful protected wilderness areas can be  78. ________
invaded at any moment by a passed jet.  79. ________
 We are learning, finally, that silence is a natural resource and  
must be protected by law. It appears that we all find company in   
sound, if we all demand a little quiet from time to time.  80. ________

Part V Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Should Firecrackers Be Banned? You should write at least 120 words and your should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
1. 有人认为放鞭炮是好事，为什么？
2. 有人认为放鞭炮是坏事，为什么？
3. 我的看法。
(Suggested key words: firecrackers鞭炮set off/ let off[放鞭炮])
Remember to write your composition neatly.

Should Firecrackers Be Banned?