Unit 11 key to success
these people are not just against school organization, but are at war with the whole idea of modem competitive society and they are using children in schools for their destructive（破壞性的）purposes. there is no reason why we should allow such people to determine the way our schools are organized when it is to the obvious disadvantage of the pupils, of the schools and of our society as a whole. 1. according to the passage, the writer thinks that ________. a. changing the standards could mean the end of equality b. standards must keep changing in order to achieve equality c. there would be no standards without external examinations d. we cannot have standards because examinations are not perfect 2. in the writer's opinion, what would happen if external examinations were taken away? a. there would be no more opportunities and no more excellence. b. children from poor families would not be able to change schools. c. going to a favored school should be the only way to get a good job. d. schools for bright children would lose their fame. 3. the situation at the moment is that ________. a. many children who are suitable for a job have no proof of their suitability b. a school's fame is not important, as long as a child has a certificate. c. children attending well - respected schools need not get certificates. d. a bright child doesn't need a certificate a t all to get a good job. 4. which of the following sentences is true? a. most students from poor families can't get a good job. b. some people are using students to destroy our society. c. the writer thinks it a good way to choose a job by computer. d. the opponents of the examination want to reorganize schools. 5. the opponents would agree that _________. a. computers should be selected to take over many jobs b. particular people should not be chosen for particular jobs c. well - respected schools should be got rid of as soon as possible d. the students are not equally treated if they take external examinationsbchinese basketball players have never been so close to the nba before but questions remain about how they will adjust to life in the nba if they go.wang zhizhi, the 2.16-metre center for the bayi rockets who was chosen by the dallas mavericks two years ago, has finally received permission from authorities to travel to dallas to play for the rest of the nba season after he finishes playing in the chinese basketball association’s finals on march 25th.if he has no problems with his visa(簽證),wang will be the nba’s first asian player. wang was chosen by the mavericks in the second round of the 1999 draft but the rockets, and army-run club, refused to let him go. after negotiations（談判）between the rockets and nba representatives（代表）,the decision was made to allow wang the chance to try his hand at american basketball, but only for a period of short time. he has to be back to play in the ninth national games in november in guangzhou.