WITH ALL THE MODERN FACILITIES, DOING HOUSEWORK IS STILL VERY ____...

15. With all the modern facilities, doing housework is still very ________. (CONSUME)

C- READING

I. CHOOSE THE SUITABLE WORD TO FILL IN EACH BLANK:

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.