THE PASSAGE MAINLY DISCUSSES ……….A. PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN AMERICA B...

54. The passage mainly discusses ……….

A. public assistance in America

B. immigration into America

C. funding agencies in America

D. ways of fund-raising in America.

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

Children in (55) _____ Netherlands must be at least four years old to (56) _____ primary

education. Almost all 4-year-olds (99.3%) in the country indeed attend primary school, (57) _____

this is not compulsory until children reach the age (58) _____ 5. Primary school is free of charge. In

most schools, children are grouped by (59) _____ in mixed ability classes, with one teacher for all

subjects. Primary school (60) _____ of 8 groups, thus schooling (61) _____ for 8 years. During the

first two years, which (62) _____ kindergarten, children receive an average of 22 hours of (63) _____,

during the last 6 years children receive an average of 25 hours per week. Schools are open 5 days a

week, but children are free on Wednesday afternoon. At the end of primary school, or in group 8,

schools advice on secondary school choice. Most schools use a national test to support this advice,

for instance the 'Citotoets’, a test (64) ____ by the Central Institute for Test development.