Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper, you should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

There was a time then parents who wanted an educational present for their children would buy a typewriter, a globe or a set of encyclopedia(百科全书). Now those _56__ seem hopelessly old-fashioned: this Christmas, _57__ a lot of personal computers under the tree. _58__ that computers are their key to success, parents are also frantically insisting that children _59__ taught to use them in school--- as early as possible.
The problem for schools is that when it _60__ computers, parents do not always know best. Many schools are __61_ parental impatience and are purchasing hardware _62__ sound educational planning so they can say, :Ok, we’ve moved into the computer age.” Teachers _63__ themselves caught in the middle of the problem-between parent pressure and _64__ educational decisions. Educators do not even agree _65__ how computers should be used. A lot of money is going for computerized educational materials _66__ research has shown can be taught _67__ with pencil and paper. Even those who believe that all children should _68__ to computer warn of potential __69_ to the very young.
The temptation remains strong largely because young children _70__ so well to computers. First graders have been __71_ willing to work for two hours on math skills. Some have an attention span of 20 minutes. _72__ school can afford to go into computing, and that creates _73__ another problem: division between the haves and have-nots.
Very few parents _74__ for computer instruction in poor school districts, _75__ there may be barely enough money to pay the reading teacher.
56. A) items B) books C) sets D) series
57. A) there were B) they were C) there had D) they had
58. A) Given B) Provided C) Convinced D) Believed
59. A) are B) be C) are being D) were
60. A) talks about B) comes to C) turns to D) mentions
61. A) ignorant of B) blaming C) yielding to D) absent from
62. A) without B) with C) through D) for
63. A) relied on B) relaxed C) freed D) found
64. A) wise B) clever C) slow D) enough
65.A) on B) with C) to D) about
66.A) however B) where C) what D) that
67.A) equally B) in the same way C) just as well D) not as well
68.A) be open B) have access C) look D) turn
69.A) approaches B) exposures C) hazards D) laziness
70.A) adopt B) keep C) adapt D) devote
71.A) watched B) seen C) told D) taught
72.A) So many B) Not every C) No D) Any
73.A) already B) of course C) in addition D) yet
74.A) demand B) expect C) press D) require
75.A) due that B) in any case C) although D) where

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