Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space. Schools in the United States have not always had a large number of libraries. As (1)________as 1958 about half of the public schools in the United States had no libraries at all. The number of public school libraries increased dramatically (2)_______ the federal government passed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, (3)_______ provided funds for school districts to improve their education ...

Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space.

Schools in the United States have not always had a large number of libraries. As (1)________as 1958 about half of the public schools in the United States had no libraries at all. The number of public school libraries increased dramatically (2)_______ the federal government passed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, (3)_______ provided funds for school districts to improve their education programs and facilities, including their libraries. (4) ________, many educators claim that since the legislation was passed federal spending has not increased sufficiently to meet the rising (5)______ of new library technologies such as computer databases and Internet access.

Because the federal government provides only limited funds to schools, individual school districts (6) ­­­_______ on funds from local property taxes to meet the vast majority of public school expenses. Therefore, the libraries of the public schools tend to reflect the (7) ______ capabilities of the communities in which they are located. Districts in wealthy suburbs often have fully staffed libraries (8) _______ abundant resources, spacious facilities, and curricular and instructional support. In (9) ______, school districts in many poor areas house their libraries in ordinary classrooms or in small rooms. The libraries in such areas are generally staffed by volunteers, who organize and (10) ______ books that are often out-of-date, irrelevant, or damaged.