PASSAGE 15
F$ y+ P! O! n# Z* o7 [$ L: B Racial Prejudice
9 c* c! h0 v8 {6 J: x In some countries where racial prejudice is acute, violence has been taken for granted as a means of solving differences; and this is not even questioned. There are countries ___1___ the white man imposes his rule by brute force; there are countries where the black man protests by __2__ fire to cities and by looting and pillaging. Important people on both sides, who would in other respects appear to be __3__ men, get up and calmly argue __4__ violence- --as if it were a legitimate solution, like any other. What is really frightening, what really fills you __5__ despair, is the realization that when it comes to the crunch, we have made no actual progress __6__. We may wear collars and ties instead of war-paint, but our instincts remain basically unchanged. The whole of the __7__ history of the human race, that tedious documentation of violence, has taught us absolutely nothing. We have still not learnt that violence never __8__ a problem but makes it more acute. The sheer horror, the bloodshed and the suffering __9__ nothing. No solution ever comes to light the morning after when we dismally contemplate the smoking ruins and wonder __10_ hit us.
]! y/ W3 ]' m8 g The truly reasonable men who know where the solutions __11__ are finding it harder and harder to get a hearing. They are despised, mistrusted and even persecuted by their own __12__ because they advocate such apparently outrageous things __13__ law enforcement. If half the energy that goes into violent acts were __14__, if our efforts were directed at cleaning up the slums and ghettos, at improving living-standards and providing education and employment __15__ all, we would have gone a long way to arriving at a solution.
, F3 {* ?3 }; {. D& o& g5 m. U EXERCISE:( z5 `: L7 ^- ^9 f+ F* g) L
1. A) where B) that C) which D) who# I! M$ D3 ]$ o7 N, Z& u$ [& C
2. A) giving B) catching C) setting D) letting+ I! d: G! b& D- C t: S
3. A) reasonable B) reasonably C) reasonless D) reason
% g v! ^$ s& k$ a" f 4. A) for the sake of B) for fear of C) in case of D) in favor of6 [7 P3 }* ~4 _; K4 ]- ^
5. A) for B) with C) by D) up7 M6 J# L' o0 T6 g
6. A) at all B) after all C) at last D) in the end
. L3 T- m, R0 w- P 7. A) record B) recording C) recorded D) records+ w. S$ K8 p: V& v/ l* F
8. A) keeps B) deals C) answers D) solves) P. g4 F# v) k, l
9. A) meant B) mean C) is meaning D) are meaning
- I! O) o7 V( g% O; u4 a) j 10. A) what B) that C) / D) which
, {, g5 ~' c7 g! Y5 M 11. A) lay B) lays C) lie D) lies
6 F0 L1 \& r/ z5 r 12. A) kind B) way C) right D) rule
" I9 A: Q% Z# Q3 u& K 13. A) like B) so C) that D) as; E" \# c: _ @
14. A) put to use good B0 put to good use C0 put good to use D) good put to use" G# R5 j- v7 H( i% f
15. A) by B) at C) for D) with
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]6 T# O2 s* m) Q PASSAGE 16# o6 G6 B/ Z6 j# c v- `7 ]# B
Public and Private Schools in the Unite States
. R8 f4 [) \; n- s Religious and private schools receive little or no support from public taxes in the Unite States, and, as a result, are usually somewhat expensive to_1_. The largest group of religious schools in America _2_ by the Roman Catholic Church. While religious schools tend to be_3_ expensive than private schools, there are usually some fees.
{6 q7 ^4 X2 V8 ]. g$ \/ h When there is free education available to all children in the Unite States, why do people _4_ money on private schools? Americans offer_5_ great variety of reasons for doing so, including the desire of some parents to _6_ their children to schools _7_ classes tend to be smaller, or where religious instruction is included as part of the educational program, or because, _8_ their opinion, the public schools in their area are not _9_ high enough quality to meet their needs. Private schools in the Unite States _10_ widely in size, quality, and in the kind of program that are offered to meet _11_ of certain students.
$ O. r9 C+ i# s4 K# B0 H/ w The degree _12_ American parents are active in their children's schools is often _13_ to people of other countries. Most schools have organizations _14_ of both parents and teachers, usually called P.T.A for Parent-Teacher-Association. They meet together to _15_ various matters concerning the school. Parents often give their time to help with classroom or after school activities.
% D; b3 N( w4 ] H3 \7 e' V; N 1.A) go B) attend C) take part in D) enroll) e! X0 Z* P/ a) g/ r( j# @
2. A) were run B) run C) is run D) is running
! C; O% C1 Q3 h- ] 3.A) less B) more C) rather D) much0 ]4 \: b0 R, ~8 h* K i
4. A) spend B) pay C) cost D) take
8 u+ M. s2 k* v9 d 5. A) a B) the C) some D) /
& m S X9 X6 Y 6 A) bring B) bringing C) send D) sending
. \2 T7 R/ D7 B; o 7. A) which B) what C) in that D) where
1 I, @! t% ?" o$ U 8. A) to B) in C) on D) for
( s9 c2 M/ m, B, X# N 9. A) / B) in C) of D) on
) h/ S% W) J l 10. A) differ B) varies C) extend D) differs5 y, n) ~! C- S; r+ W7 Q
11. A) the needs B) the satisfaction C) needs D) need( _- [3 c' A9 Z% q- e0 U( ]: k
12. A) on which B) to which C) which D) what
. [6 b* r. g7 [ ^% E: J0 i% K 13. A) surprise B) surprised C) surprising D) striking* l$ _4 \6 h5 u6 S# M" {
14. A) consisting B) comprising C) composing D) making up. M. x" U) c; h5 S4 [. c3 m
15. A) talk to B) comment C) discuss D) exchange
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