PASSAGE 15
' f7 { p; _# l. ~8 _$ IRacial Prejudice3 B% {# M+ d* J/ ^0 G9 Y
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9 ^4 m6 j, j! ^8 D 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.8 J" Q! x& _& q5 Z
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.3 `/ a# }' E% F6 W
EXERCISE:
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2. A) giving B) catching C) setting D) letting" ] n6 o+ f7 }1 @5 I
3. A) reasonable B) reasonably C) reasonless D) reason% r! b4 X& w* i; j Q2 [$ R( c
4. A) for the sake of B) for fear of C) in case of D) in favor of ! I; w+ Z' o5 u7 A0 J5 V# T8 j; Q
5. A) for B) with C) by D ) up1 e; r4 o" U' c) V3 M: A- r
6. A) at all B) after all C) at last D) in the end
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/ G, l4 e+ w' n; {8. A) keeps B) deals C) answers D) solves/ A6 c% [( A9 Z ^3 h4 H
9. A) meant B) mean C) is meaning D) are meaning 1 K# \0 z% V: {; O
10. A) what B) that C) / D) which* k' b: }. k% _; i* s, b, X
11. A) lay B) lays C) lie D) lies
( c: O1 f- J" P& R% c5 j/ I0 m12. A) kind B) way C) right D) rule
/ w6 s& K; D9 x) W5 K7 q13. A) like B) so C) that D) as% S0 x, a( \3 e' L/ r
14. A) put to use good B0 put to good use C0 put good to use D) good put to use
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7 N, }6 r; o4 y9 x6 g* a9 HPASSAGE 16 ; e8 E& v0 O8 o6 s8 k5 R
Public and Private Schools in the Unite States
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1 E7 w& k; [9 Y7 k4 Z6 j% W+ b! b 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.) Y9 I5 }2 Q$ a6 ?# l
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.9 N# N: F1 o# ^, \
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.
( r& n. B7 Z' L2 J$ ^1.A) go B) attend C) take part in D) enroll
$ s, i f9 E% u$ u2. A) were run B) run C) is run D) is running
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4. A) spend B) pay C) cost D) take
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