1993年12月六级试题及答案11
Part IV Error Correction ( 15 minutes)
When we consider the comfortable circumstances of a working
family today, the life of the workingman in 1882 seems missrable
indeed. But earlier it had been even hard. At the beginning of the 71.
nineteenth century working hours were from sunrise to sunset,
pay was awful, and working conditions being poor and dangerous. 72.
The workingman had little schooling beyond his craft,
and there was little hope that their children would have 73.
nothing better. There were no public schools, and besides, the few 74.
pennies which the children could earn needed to help support the 75.
family, If he was present because of sickness, there was often no 76.
job from him when he returned. Since there were always plenty of 77.
other workers to take his job, he was likely to be hired if he asked 78.
for more pay.