Seoul's city government is asking the public to help identify incorrectly translated street signs by spotting mistakes in English, Japanese, and Chinese texts. It is running a two-week campaign encouraging locals and foreigners alike to look for errors, particularly on public transportation signs, maps, and signs at historic sites. The goal is to improve the experience of foreign tourists in the South Korean capital. Rewards are being offered to those who identify the most mistakes.
Seoul's city government is asking the public to help identify incorrectly translated street signs by spotting mistakes in English, Japanese, and Chinese texts. It is running a two-week campaign encouraging locals and foreigners alike to look for errors, particularly on public transportation signs, maps, and signs at historic sites. The goal is to improve the experience of foreign tourists in the South Korean capital. Rewards are being offered to those who identify the most mistakes.
Seoul's city government is asking the public to help identify incorrectly translated street signs by spotting mistakes in English, Japanese, and Chinese texts. It is running a two-week campaign encouraging locals and foreigners alike to look for errors, particularly on public transportation signs, maps, and signs at historic sites. The goal is to improve the experience of foreign tourists in the South Korean capital. Rewards are being offered to those who identify the most mistakes.
Seoul’s city government is asking people for help to correct poorly translated street signs with prizes on offer for (01) ______ who spot the most errors. It’s running (02) ___ two-week campaign calling on Koreans and foreigners (03) ______ to keep their eyes peeled for (04) ________ in English, Japanese and Chinese text, the Korea Times reports. There’s a (05) _______ focus on public transport signs, maps and information signs at historic sites, as part of a drive to improve the experience of foreign tourists in the South Korean capital. 01. (a) this (b) those (c) that (d) these 02. (a) one (b) the (c) an (d) a 03. (a) same (b) similarly (c) alike (d) likely 04. (a) guffaws (b) blunder (c) oversight (d) mistakes 05. (a) particular (b) important (c) signifying (d) meticulous
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An Italian mayor has been cleaning the streets along with his councilors after their town (06) ______ with no manual workers, it’s reported. In fact, (07) ___was sweeping the piazza in front of the (08) _______ church in preparation for market day, (09) _______ the deputy mayor’s father and a town councillor armed with a high - pressure hose. The town Zerfallu’s last (10) ______ retired six months ago and nobody has been hired since then. “We can’t do anything - we are blocked by bureaucracy,” the mayor say 06. (a) was left (b) was leaving (c) has left (d) leaves 07. (a) he (b) it (c) they (d) she 08. (a) near (b) local (c) neighbour (d) next 09. (a) also (b) alongside (c) along (d) as well 10. (a) councillor (b) member (c) worker (d) mayor
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Eager to control the South Atlantic, the British Navy had tasked Admiral Byron (11) ______ settling an island off the South American coast (12) ______ ships could resupply and then finding an alternative (13) _______ to the East Indies. After rounding the tip of South America, Admiral Byron confronted the world's (14) ______ body of water: the endless Pacific Ocean. After a month of empty blue horizon, a tiny island (15) ______. Byron joyously described the island's "beautiful appearance- surrounded by a beach of the finest white sand - and covered with tail trees." 11. (a) for (b) from (c) of (d)with 12. (a) there (b) when (c) where (d) wherever 13. (a) route (b) road (c) path (d) means 14. (a) larger (b) large (c) more larger (d) largest 15. (a) came out (b) appeared (c) showed (d)stood up
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Pigeon racing has become increasingly popular in parts of China (16) _____ the country’s elite and its middle class. Sun Yan, the deputy general-secretary of Beijing Racing Pigeons Association, (17)_______ that at least 100,000 pigeon breeders live in Beijing, and (18) ______ 90,000 of them are registered with Racing at (19)______ levels, to qualify for the games held in the spring and autumn. Competitions can be lucrative for (20) _____ owners, with some prizes amounting to tens of thousands of dollars. Liu said in recent years, pigeon racing has been surging in popularity across China. 16. (a)Against (b)Along (c)Among (d)About 17. (a) Said (b)Clarified (c) Told (d)Advised 18. (a) Utmost (b) Almost (c) Nearby (d) exact 19. (a) Different (b) Differed (c) Differential (d) differ 20. (a) Pigeons (b) Birds (c) Animal (d) Bird
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In 1914, a war began in Europe which engulfed the entire world. The damage (21) ___ by this war has no precedent in history. (22) _____ the earlier wars, the civilians populations were (23) __ not involved and the casualties were mostly (24) ___ to the warring armies.The war (25) ____ began in 1914 was a total war in which all the resources of the warring states were mobilized. 21. (a) made (b)caused (c) generated (d) began 22. (a) at (b) into (c) in (d) on 23. (a) generally (b) broadly (c) chiefly (d) finally 24. (a) belonged (b) confined (c) restrained (d) bound 25. (a) which (b) whom (c) what (d) who