Additional Practice Exercises of Proofreading (Form 7 AS UE Jan/ Feb) Exercise 1 Difficulty: 4/5

Speaking the unconscious, it is necessary to begin with Sigmund Freud. He was the first person who to study the topic extensively and he laid out with some important, albeit controversy ideas regarding this mysterious phenomenon. Born into a Jewish family, Sigmund Freud first trained to a physiologist and practiced in Vienna. Around 1880, he and his partner treated a patient with false name, Anna O, who exhibited a variety of physical problem. The most puzzling symptom of all was her proclaim inability to move and feel her right arm. Many to Freuds surprise, he realized that once Anna had gave vent to her deeply suppressed emotions, her symptoms eventually had disappeared. This unusual phenomenon then sparked Freuds interest in studying the effect of repressed thoughts and emotions engendered humans.

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Exercise 2 Difficulty: 3/5

Most of us aware by now that broadcast stations are constantly try to publicise their news anchors as celebrities - providing them with full makeover, including glamorous attires, exotic hair styles, customized images and wide media exposure all design to boost the stations audience ratings. But is the beauty the key element in distinguishing a good anchor to a poor one? Recently, one group of secondary student got the chance to visit a television studio to try to find answer for themselves by becoming anchors for one day.

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As many as 200,000 people die in the 12 January earthquake. More 5. than 130 people have pulled alive from the rubble. 6.