Unit1
Part Three: Cloze
Is there a
contrast
between learning styles in China and the West While we should be careful to avoid
exaggerating
the differences, they do appear to exist. In China, for example, greater
priority
is given
to developing skills at an early age. The Americans,
on the other hand
, place more emphasis on
promoting
creativity
in
young
children,
leaving
them
to
pick
up
skills
later.
American
parents
tend
to
avoid
rushing
in to
assist
their children as they try to
accomplish
a task, thinking it better that children should
learn
to
solve
problems
by
themselves.
Such
an
approach
can,
on
occasion
,
be
mistaken
for
neglecting
one
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s
parental duties by those more used to
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teaching by holding the hand.
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Both approaches have their
disadvantages as well as advantages, and it may well be
worthwhile
to search for a
superior
method that
would combine the best of both worlds.
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The real
challenge
to us teacher
is combining the best of both
worlds into
one . Creativity and basic skills
need
to be considered in terms of being means to an
[end]
, rather than simply as ends in themselves . Some Chinese
students may not
[perform]
well in hypothetical settings ,but when it comes to
[facing]
real life challenges and
issues
,they
are
more
than
[competent]
in
resolving
most
of
them,
[equipped]
as
they
are
with
their
strong
skill
.The
.
system may
be
[designed]
to aim more at producing top of the cream students ,but that
[approach]
may do damage
to the big bulk of the
[rest]
of the student body .The Chinese education system is
[definitely]
not perfect ,but
it does produce a
[quality]
workforce ,And I truly believe that solid basic knowledge/skill focus is the single
biggest force driving the rise of Chinese as a country .
缈昏瘧锛?/p>
鑳岀浼犵粺闇�瑕佹瀬澶х殑鍕囨皵銆?/p>
It takes an enormous amount of courage to make a departure from the tradition.
姹ゅ杩囧幓寰堣吋鑵嗭紝浣嗚繖娆″嵈闈炲父鍕囨暍鑳藉湪澶у涵骞夸紬闈㈠墠涓婂彴琛ㄦ紨浜嗐�?/p>
Tom used to be very shy, but this time he was bold enough to give a performance in front of a large audience.
寰堝鏁欒偛瀹惰涓轰粠灏忓煿鍏昏繕鑷姩鍒涙柊绮剧鏄緢鍙彇鐨?/p>
Many educators think it desirable to foster the creative spirit in the child at an early age.
鍋囪閭ｅ箙鐢荤‘瀹炴槸鍚嶄綔锛屼綘瑙夊緱鍊煎緱璐拱鍚?/p>
Assuming this painting really is a masterpiece, do you think it
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s worthwhile to buy it
濡傛灉杩欎簺鏁版嵁缁熻涓婃槸绔欏緱浣忚剼鐨勶紝閭ｅ畠灏嗕細甯姪鎴戜滑璁よ瘑姝ｅ湪璋冩煡鐨勯棶棰樸�?/p>
If the data is statistically valid, it will throw light on the problem we are investigating
Unit 2
Part Three: Cloze
Sam Walton must have been one of the best employers I ever worked for. He was a cheerful man who never
threw his
weight
from top
executive
down to the ordinary worker could expect fair
treatment
at his hands. He was quick to
recognize and
reward
hard work and to
cultivate
new ideas. Those who showed
loyalty
to the company were given the
chance to buy
stock
. I did myself. And my children
qualified
for the
scholarships
he made available. Outside work
he carried on much like ordinary
folks
and if you didn
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t know him you wouldn
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t be able to tell him apart from
the other
local
people in the small town where we lived.
How dose spending connect to happiness
One explanation lies in "conspicuous consumption ". The idea is that the rich don't accumulate wealth simply in
order to
[consume]
it . Rather they accumulate wealth in order to display it , and their happiness is
[fueled]
by
their neighbors' envy . As a result ,the country finds itself in the grips of a "luxury fever "----families with
[annual
]
incomes
of
$50,000
try
to
emulate
the
consumption
of
those
with
$70,000
,
who
in
turn
try
to
emulate
those