2012年职称英语综合A级考前每日一练(1月12日)

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　　Public and Private Schools in the Unite States

　　Religious and private schools receive little or no support from public taxes in the Unite States, and, as a result, are usually somewhat expensive to_1_. The largest group of religious schools in America _2_ by the Roman Catholic Church. While religious schools tend to be_3_ expensive than private schools, there are usually some fees.

　　When there is free education available to all children in the Unite States, why do people _4_ money on private schools? Americans offer_5_ great variety of reasons for doing so, including the desire of some parents to _6_ their children to schools _7_ classes tend to be smaller, or where religious instruction is included as part of the educational program, or because, _8_ their opinion, the public schools in their area are not _9_ high enough quality to meet their needs. Private schools in the Unite States _10_ widely in size, quality, and in the kind of program that are offered to meet _11_ of certain students.

　　The degree _12_ American parents are active in their children's schools is often _13_ to people of other countries. Most schools have organizations _14_ of both parents and teachers, usually called P.T.A for Parent-Teacher-Association. They meet together to _15_ various matters concerning the school. Parents often give their time to help with classroom or after school activities.

　　1.A go B attend C take part in D enroll

　　2. A were run B run C is run D is running

　　3.A less B more C rather D much

　　4. A spend B pay C cost D take

　　5. A a B the C some D /

　　6 A bring B bringing C send D sending

　　7. A which B what C in that D where

　　8. A to B in C on D for

　　9. A / B in C of D on

　　10. A differ B varies C extend D differs

　　11. A the needs B the satisfaction C needs D need

　　12. A on which B to which C which D what

　　13. A surprise B surprised C surprising D striking

　　14. A consisting B comprising C composing D making up

　　15. A talk to B comment C discuss D exchange

　　答案: BCAAA CDBCA ABCAC