MATHEMATICS, A REQUIRED SUBJECT IN ALL SCHOOLS, ISDIVIDEDINTO MANY...

22. Mathematics, a required subject in all schools, isdividedinto many branches.A. assembled B. separated C. strengthened D. shortenedRead the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correctword or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.There is usually one important subject missing from most school timetables. Very fewstudents are (23) ___ how to organize their learning, and how to make the best use oftheir time. Let’s take some simple examples. Do you know how to (24) ___ up words ina dictionary , and do you understand all the information the dictionary contains ? Canyou (25) ___ notes quickly, and can you understand them afterwards ? For some reason,many schools give learners no help with these matters. Teachers ask students to (26) ___pages from books , or tell them to write ten pages, but don’t explain how to do it.Learning by heart can be useful, but it is important to have a genuine understanding of asubject. You can (27) ___ a lot of time memorizing books, without understandinganything about the subject.