Will money make kids pass exams? A new report says promising children money does not help exam grades．It could be a waste of money using cash to get kids to study more．____1.____, taking kids on trip somewhere nice could encourage them to do better at school. ___2.___10,000 pupils surveyed in the research，there has been an improvement in class work and homework，but this does not result in better test scores．
Lead researcher Dr．Burgess suggestsi the research doesn’t look___3.___ the things __4.___really get kids to increase their effort．He adds that clearly some kids believe that education is a way to achieve their dreams, but there are other kids who think one’s efforts make __5.___difference. These kids ___6.__ think exam success is because of genes and their family background．Education expert Dr．Collins holds the view that___7.___ really matters is how students are taught．Good teachers are better _8._ rewards，especially for children from low-income families．
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A. B. C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
It’s been so long that I can’t remember the crime, but I’ll never forget the punishment: Dig up the fig tree (无花果) in the backyard and plant it at Mumsy’s place in the country. As I often did when appointed to do a hard job in the garden, I this was my parents’ way of getting me to do their dirty work.
It was a Sunday morning. With some tools, I went at the tree, dismantling (拆卸) it branch by branch and limb by limb, until all that remained of the once-proud specimen was a sorry-looking stump of a thing.
“What did that ever do to you?”, my father said, “You left some taproot (主根), at least. Go and load up the truck.” On any other day before, during the to mumsy’s, we would have pleasantly school as usual, but I fenced myself off that time.
Then, at Mumsy’s, instead of sitting back to watch me work, he me. As my father and I took turns to work, I could feel my anger , making room for the simple satisfaction of working at my father’s side towards a common goal.
“ Well,” my father said when we finished, “ we’ve done what we can do.” “Do you think there’s any that it can grow up?” I asked. “It’s rich dirt. They say you can plant toenails in it and grow little kids.” My father answered. I never tried the toenail trick, but I did watch as it settled in, took root, and began to prosper. I was amazed and when bowls of figs began to fill the fridge.
In a fair world, I don’t deserve the reward. I had hurt the tree for my own complaints. What right did I have to the fruit? Years later, I put this to my father. Watching him slide a bowl of figs from the fridge one morning, I felt a sudden stab of shame for my boyhood . My father took a fig from the bowl and let me think of the fruit as forgiveness. “You,” he said, “ some of that.”
1.A. Convinced B. informed C. suspected D. inspected
2.A. truck B. tool C. tree D. taproot
3.A. rest B. flight C. walk D. ride
4.A. thought over B. talked about C. broke into D. gave up
5.A. Forgave B. tricked C. entertained D. joined
6.A. Disappeared B. Concentrated C. approached D. exposed
7.A. Relationship B. value C. advantage D. chance
8.A. confused B. relieved C. regretful D. disappointed
9.A. perfectly B. partly C. mostly D. probably
10.A. task B. answer C. question D. strategy
11.A. Misery B. misfortune C. sorrow D. rudeness
12.A. Deserve B. receive C. protect D. suspect
_________ that causes heavy haze sweeping over china remains unknown to many scientists.
A. what it is B. what is it
C. who is it D. who it is
If you put a stone in the way of an ant, it will go around, over, under or on top, without stopping, until it finds a way to get ______ it needs to be.
A. what B. how C. which D. Where
As the Internet is expanding day by day, the opportunities for crime ______ as well.
A. has been B. is C. have been D. are
We will gather for the National High School Basketball game at the school gate at 8 tomorrow morning unless _______.
A．otherwise informing B．otherwise being informed
C．otherwise informed D．having otherwise informed
