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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. kEO7PK/
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. k@ K7yK
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." } %'bullT
41. What does the author think is the best way for children to learn things? \3Q&~j
A)by copying what other people do J|3E- p\o
B)by making mistakes and having them corrected #eN{!Niy&U
C)by listening to explanations from skilled people }@+NN
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42. What does the author think teachers do which they should not do? _Cw:J|l.
A)They give children correct answers. X]loJoM9
B)They point out children''s mistakes to them. g}f9dB,F
C)They allow children to make their own work. zd]D(qeX
D)They encourage children to copy from one another. CAT.4GM
43. The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are _____. /j"sS2$U
A)not really important skills. S?{/hy
B)more important than other skills. K\^ 0_F K
C)basically different from learning adult skills. CU:o*;jP
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44. Exams, grades, and marks should be abolished because children''s progress should only be estimated by _____. I =Wc&1g
A)educated persons. B)the children themselves. uE=$p)
C)teachers. D)parents. B`$L'
45. The author fears that children will grow up into adults who are _____. 8_H=^a>2
A)too independent of others. A\Txb_x
B)too critical of themselves. WqrgRpM{
C)unable to think for themselves. 0(8H;T
D)unable to use basic skills. Fk=}iB#(
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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. KyP)Qzp
46.His heart was filled with for the accident. >cL{Ya}Rz
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C)altruism D)discretion ?v}Bd!'+P
47.The mechanisms of government seemed awesome to the visitors. n,M)oo1G
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C)interesting D)new % 0:p)Z0
48.Registration is in order to vote in elections. Wx)K*9
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C)compulsory D)irresistible d6 _C"r
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C)On account of D)With respect to @nV5.r0W}B
50.A child''s often changes in the presence of strangers. dpN@#w
A)personality B)behavior 3mt%!}S
C)comprehension D)attitude KT*:F(4`
51.The motorist was by the conflicting road signs and was at a loss about which direction to take. ^DAa%u
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C)happy D)sorrowful D>T],3U(H
52.The food was divided ______ according to the age and size of the children. q(z7~:+qNr
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53.To undergraduate students, the doctoral degree is a distant ______. \ a-CN>
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54.You will have to ______ this skyscraper as you have not complied with the town planning regulations. ]YD(`42 x
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C) pull down D)set aside _3^y|_!
55. Unlike a writer, an artist often uses exaggeration to ______. pz}mF D&[
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B)put down his message 4Z%Y"PL(K
C)put forward his message /#q")4Mf
D)put his message across EnCU4CU`
56.I ______ with the Browns during my stay in New York City. nmE5]Pcg
A) put up B) lived up V,4.$<e
C) lived at D) put in xUj2]Q>R+
57. If someone is frowning, we _____ that she or he is sad or angry. {OxWcK\2@h
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58. The new apartment built few months ago is large enough to _____ over two hundred people. (Pz8iz
A) locate B) reside *wUdC
C) settle D) accommodate M/w{&&
59. In order to strengthen his arguments, Toffler _____ respectable social scientists who agree with him. {[3YJkrM
A) recites B) confirms %]jQ48^R
C) quotes D) convinces .Vh*Z<9S4
60. The decline of Rome _____ the disappearance of classical drama {E~l>Z88
A) restrained B) withheld DT? m/*
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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. a/e\vwHLv
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62.When writing about controversial topics, some authors try to be _____ without favouring either side. hO;9Y|y
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63. When people have their basic needs satisfied,they begin to think of other things to fulfil their life _____ . "`]'ZIx[R/
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64. ______ are said to be the world''s best watch makers. | XLFV
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C)The Swiss D)Some Swiss `t9.xB#Z
65.Even as a child, Kate had admired her aunt Syb, especially ______ she bore the sacrifices her profession demanded. '_E c_F
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C)the way D)any way
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66.Human groups that practice horticulture have greater control than ______ only hunt and gather. ,Z4^'1{D
A)those who B)who xx6S`R6:
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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. hqWbp*
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68.The ancient Romans applied their knowledge ______ the construction of bridges, roads, and public buildings. 7>KQRLw
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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. l)%mqW%
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70.The students expected there ______ more reviewing classes before the final exams. h%/ssB
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71. We left the manager a note ______ he wanted to know where we were. <(Tiazg
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72. ______, work songs often exhibit the song culture of a Jtext%"eNg
people in a fundamental form. 4u7Cm
A) wherever occurring B) They occur wherever {q})kO
C) Where they occur D) Where do they occur MHGj vSx
73. The sea is very beautiful and _____________. [:Xn6)qz
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C) so are the mountains D) also are the mountains |c=d;+
74. _________ the very cold winter, we have run out of coal earlier than we had expected. ( e0_RQ
A) By reason of B) For the sake of sK#H4y+<
C) At the risk of D) At the mercy of >Sh0dFqeT
75. I am pleased with what you have given me and ______ you have told me. +J%6bn)U
A) that B) all that C) which D) all what