5. Which of the following best describes the tone of the passage?
A. Alarmed
B. Comic
C. Objective
D. Pessimistic
IV/ Choose the suitable word to fill in each blank:15p
While (1)________ everyone accepts the goal of developing (2)_______ in the three "R's" -
reading, writing, and arithmetic - it often seems impossible to (3)_______ agreement on any
goal beyond that. In the broadest (4)________, the conflict over educational goals can be
(5)_______ as a conflict between conservatives and liberals, or, (6)_______ they are
sometimes called, essentialists and progressives.
The conservatives, or essentialists, tend to identify (7)________ desirable education with the
transmission of the cultural heritage, a no-nonsense (8)_______ featuring the three R's at the
elementary-school level, and academic studies or strong vocational or business courses in the
secondary school. They put (9)_______ on the training of the mind and cultivation of the
intellect.
The liberals, or progressives, tend to be interested in the development of the (10)_______
child, not merely in training the child's mind or in preparing the child for adult (11)_______
in a remote future. They emphasize rich, meaningful school living in the present, and they
view subject matter as a resource (12)________ total human development (13)_______ as a
goal in itself. They do not downgrade content but believe it should be (14)_______ not for
(15)________ own sake but as a means of fostering thought and inquiry.
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