PART IV PROOFREADING& ERROR CORRECTION （15 MIN）
The passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way:
It often happens that a number of applicants with almost identical
qualifications and experience all apply for the same position. In his ___41___
educational background, special skills and work experience, there is much, ___42___
if anything, to choose between half a dozen candidates. How then does the
employer make a choice? Usually on the basis of an interview.
There are many arguments for and against the interview as a selection
procedure. The main argument against it is that it results in a whole subject ___43___
decision. As often as not, employers do not choose best candidates, they ___44___
choose the candidate who makes a good first impression with them. Some ___45___
employers, of course, reply to this argument by saying that they have become
so experienced in interviewing staff so that they are able to make a sound ___46___
assessment of each candidate's likely performance.
The main argument in favor of the interview—is that an employer is
concerned not only with a candidate's ability, but about the suitability of ___47___
his or her personality for the particular work situation. Many employers,
for example, will overlook occasional efficiencies from their secretary ___48___
provided that she has a pleasant personality.
It is perhaps true to say, therefore, that the real purpose of an interview
is not to assess the assessable aspects of each candidate but to make a guess
at the more tangible things, such as personality, character and social ability. ___49___
Fortunately, both for the employers and applicants for jobs, there are many ___50___
people of great ability who simply do not interview well.
The passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way:
It often happens that a number of applicants with almost identical
qualifications and experience all apply for the same position. In his ___41___
educational background, special skills and work experience, there is much, ___42___
if anything, to choose between half a dozen candidates. How then does the
employer make a choice? Usually on the basis of an interview.
There are many arguments for and against the interview as a selection
procedure. The main argument against it is that it results in a whole subject ___43___
decision. As often as not, employers do not choose best candidates, they ___44___
choose the candidate who makes a good first impression with them. Some ___45___
employers, of course, reply to this argument by saying that they have become
so experienced in interviewing staff so that they are able to make a sound ___46___
assessment of each candidate's likely performance.
The main argument in favor of the interview—is that an employer is
concerned not only with a candidate's ability, but about the suitability of ___47___
his or her personality for the particular work situation. Many employers,
for example, will overlook occasional efficiencies from their secretary ___48___
provided that she has a pleasant personality.
It is perhaps true to say, therefore, that the real purpose of an interview
is not to assess the assessable aspects of each candidate but to make a guess
at the more tangible things, such as personality, character and social ability. ___49___
Fortunately, both for the employers and applicants for jobs, there are many ___50___
people of great ability who simply do not interview well.