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, lf 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.

                                                                                                         

The World Health Organization (WHO) says its ten-year

campaign to remove leprosy ( 麻風病) as a world health

problem has been successful. Doctor Brundtland, head of the

WHO, says a number of leprosy cases around the world has     S1.

been cut of ninety percent during the past ten years. She says     S2.

efforts are continuing to complete end the disease.           S3.

Leprosy is caused by bacteria spread through liquid from

the nose and mouth. The disease mainly effects the skin and       S4.

nerves. However, if leprosy is not treated it can cause permanent

damage for the skin, nerves, eyes, arms or legs.             S5.

In 1999, an international campaign began to end leprosy.

The WHO, governments of countries most affected by the

disease, and several other groups are part of the campaign.

This alliance guarantees that all leprosy patients, even they         S6.

are poor, have a right to the most modern treatment.

Doctor Brundtland says leprosy is no longer a disease

that requires life-long treatments by medical experts. Instead,

patients can take that is called a multi-drug therapy. This            S7.

modern treatment will cure leprosy in 6 to 12 months,

depend on the form of the disease. The treatment combines       S8.

several drugs taken daily or once a month. The WHO has

given multi-drug therapy to patients freely for the last five           S9.

years. The members of the alliance against leprosy plan to

target the countries which still threatened by leprosy. Among      S10

the estimated 600,000 victims around the world, the WHO

believes about 70% are in India. The disease also remains a

problem in Africa and South America.