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Let children learn to judge their own work. A child who learns to talk does not learn by being corrected all time: if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people''s. In the same way, when children learn to do all the other things they learn to do without being taught--to work, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle--compare those performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his own mistakes for himself, let alone correct them. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not. t/baze;V
If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can''t find a way to get the right answer. Let''s end this nonsense of grades, exams, marks. Let us throw them all out, and let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know. 2 #+g4
Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as school teachers if they ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one''s life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours. Anxious parents and teachers say, "But suppose they fail to learn something essential, something they will need to get in the world? Don''t worry! If it is essential, they will go out into the world and learn it." vKX
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A)They give children correct answers.
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43. The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are _____. s68EzFS
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Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark your corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. &L-y1'i=j
46．His heart was filled with for the accident. :&`Yz
A)composure B)compassion Jug1V a<^c
C)altruism D)discretion fPHv|_XM>
47．The mechanisms of government seemed awesome to the visitors. |rf\]3 F
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48．Registration is in order to vote in elections. %|Vo Zx ^
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C)compulsory D)irresistible x#| P-^
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51.The motorist was by the conflicting road signs and was at a loss about which direction to take. /Os)4yH\
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53.To undergraduate students, the doctoral degree is a distant ______. 43:~kCF[s
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54.You will have to ______ this skyscraper as you have not complied with the town planning regulations. m^T$H_*;
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55. Unlike a writer, an artist often uses exaggeration to ______. w ^`n
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56.I ______ with the Browns during my stay in New York City. r7ywK9UL
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57. If someone is frowning, we _____ that she or he is sad or angry. 4ItXZ o
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58. The new apartment built few months ago is large enough to _____ over two hundred people. KD Qux
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C) settle D) accommodate WJz
59. In order to strengthen his arguments, Toffler _____ respectable social scientists who agree with him. hH[ JY(V
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60. The decline of Rome _____ the disappearance of classical drama Uut,cQ". d
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61. In one scene of Modern Time, Charlie Chaplin was shown trying _____ to keep in time with a rapid assembly line. T _Y 6AII
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62.When writing about controversial topics, some authors try to be _____ without favouring either side. ?LNwr[C0
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63. When people have their basic needs satisfied,they begin to think of other things to fulfil their life _____ . 4-3B"
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64. ______ are said to be the world''s best watch makers. ,vN#U& RS
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66.Human groups that practice horticulture have greater control than ______ only hunt and gather. e |4jT7L}
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67.It''s true that the old road is less direct and a bit longer. We won''t take the new one, ______, because we don''t feel as safe on it. ~RMOEH.o
A)somehow B)though :nXB w%0x
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68.The ancient Romans applied their knowledge ______ the construction of bridges, roads, and public buildings. O:Z|fDQ`
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69 As word of the cloud of poison began to spread, hundreds, then thousands, took ______ the road in flight from the fumes. c2F`S1Nu<
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71. We left the manager a note ______ he wanted to know where we were. Xg%zE
A) if B) in case C) so that D) unless -pjL7/ gx
72. ______, work songs often exhibit the song culture of a ER|5_
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74. _________ the very cold winter, we have run out of coal earlier than we had expected. =A AH}
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