Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the passage. Write your answers in the space provided

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VII. Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the passage. Write your answers in the space provided. (20 points)

While___(1)___everyone accepts the goal of developing___(2)___in the three “R’s”- reading, writing, and arithmetic- it often seems impossible to___(3)___agreement on any goal beyond that. In the broadest__(4)___, the conflict over educational goals can be___(5)___as a conflict between conservatives and liberals, or, ___(6)___they are sometimes called, essentialists and progressives.

 

The conservatives, or essentialists, tend to identify a desirable education with the transmission of the cultural heritage, a no-nonsense___(7)___featuring the three R’s at the elementary-school level and academic studies or strong vocational or business courses in the secondary school. They put emphasis on the training of the mind and cultivation of the intellect.

 

The liberals, or progressives, tend to be interested in the development of the all- round child, not merely in training the child’s mind or in preparing the child for adult life in a remote future. They emphasize rich, meaningful school living in the present, and they view subject matter as a resource___(8)___total human development___(9)___as a goal in itself. They do not downgrade content but believe it should be___(10)___not for their own sake but as a means of fostering thought and inquiry.

 

1.
A. most

B. mostly

C. almost

D. utmost

 

2.

A. talents

B. actions

C. skills

D. techniques

 

3.

A. get

B. accomplish

C. take

D. reach

 

4.

A. terms

B. words

C. letters

D. means

 

5.
A. viewed

B. thought

C. counted

D. named

 

6.
A. but

B. when

C. although

D. as

 

7.

A. subject

B. curriculum

C. object

D. program

 

8.

A. at

B. in

C. of

D. for

 

9.

A. but for

B. rather than

C. instead

D. better

 

10.
A. inquired

B. required

C. acquired

D. requested