Directions:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
If it were only necessary to decide whether to teach elementary science to everyone on a mass basis or to find the gifted few and take them as far as they can go, our task would be fairly simple. The public school system, however, has no such 1 , 2 the jobs must be carried 3 at the same time. Because we depend so 4 upon science and technology for our 5, we must produce specialists in many fields. 6 we live in a 7 nation, whose citizens make the policies for the nation, large numbers of us must be educated to understand, to uphold, and 8 necessary, to judge the work of 9. The public school must educate both producers and 10 of scientific services.
In education, there should be a good balance 11 the branches of 12 that contribute to effective thinking and 13 judgment. Such balance is defeated by 14 much emphasis on any one field. This 15 of balance involves not only the 16 of the natural sciences, the social sciences and the arts but also relative emphasis among the natural sciences themselves.
17, we must have a balance between current and 18 knowledge. The attention of the public is continually drawn to new 19 in scientific fields and the discovery of new knowledge; these should not be allowed to turn our attention away from the sound, established materials that form the basis of 20 for beginners.
1.[A] entity auction [C] choice [D] coalition
2.[A] whereas though [C] while [D] for
3.[A] off forward [C] away [D] on
4.[A] substantially heavily [C] equally [D] misleadingly
5.[A] stimulation shift [C] progress [D] glamour
6.[A] If Although [C] Because [D] Supposing
7.[A] prosperous democratic [C] literate [D] thriving
8.[A] unless in case [C] when [D] only
9.[A] experts populace [C] voters [D] mob
10.[A] subscribers users [C] passers-by [D] victims
11.[A] amid between [C] upon [D] among
12.[A] knowledge data [C] intelligence [D] quest
13.[A] fair wise [C] risky [D] proper
14.[A] too fairly [C] very [D] rather
15.[A] incident question [C] inference [D] impact
16.[A] reaction cooperation [C] interaction [D] relation
17.[A] Conversely Similarly [C] Accordingly [D] Presumably
18.[A] primitive ultimate [C] classical [D] initial
19.[A] possibilities capabilities [C] abilities [D] responsibilities
20.[A] grounds courses [C] doctrines [D] quotas