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The U. S. Department of Education is making efforts to ensure that all students have equal access to a quality education. Today it is 29 the launch of the Excellent Educators for All Initiative. The initiative will help states and school districts support great educators for the students who need them most. 'All children are 30 to a high-quality education regardless of their race, zip code or family income. It is 31 important that we provide teachers and principals the support they need to help students reach their full 32 ,' U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said. 'Despite the excellent work and deep 33 of our nation's teachers and principals, students in high-poverty, high-minority schools are unfairly treated across our country. We have to do better. Local leaders and educators will 34 their own creative solutions, but we must work together to 35 our focus on how to better recruit, support and 36 effective teachers and principals for all students, especially the kids who need them most'. Today's announcement is another important step forward in improving access to a quality education, a 37 of President Obama's year of action. Later today, Secretary Duncan will lead a roundtable discussion with principals and school teachers from across the country about the 38 of working in high-need schools and how to adopt promising practices for supporting great educators in these schools. A. announcing B. beneficial C. challenges D. commitment E. component F. contests G. critically H. develop I. distributing J. enhance K. entitled L. potential M. properly N. qualified O. retain
【答案解析】空格前为All children are，空格后为to a high-quality education，可知此处应填入ing形式或ed形式的动词。入选的有I项的distributing(分配)、K项的entitled(使有……权利)和N项的qualified(使胜任)。根据空格前后的内容，可知逗号前的句意为“所有的孩子都……高质量的教育……”且根据第一段中的内容“确保所有的学生都有平等的机会享受优质教育”，可知填入空格的词应为“使有……权利”，故选K。
【答案解析】根据空格前的help students reach their full，可知此处应填入名词。选项中的名词有C项的challenges(挑战)、D项的commitment(承诺)、E项的component(组成部分)、F项的contests(竞赛)、L项的potential(可能；潜力)。根据句意“给教师和校方负责人提供他们所需要的支持，来帮助学生发挥其所有的……”，可知空格应填入“潜力”。reach one's potential意为“激发某人的潜力”。
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【正确答案】D
【答案解析】根据该句中the excellent work and deep of our nation's teachers and principals，可知and前后为并列的名词短语，此处的词语与work保持一致，应填入名词。剩余的名词有C项的challenges(挑战)、D项的commitment(承诺)、E项的component(组成部分)、F项的contests(竞赛)。根据语境，“尽管我们国家的老师和校方负责人有着出色的工作和坚定的……，”可知commitment(承诺)合适，故选D。
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【正确答案】H
【答案解析】空格前为will，空格后为名词短语their own creative solutions，可知此处应填入动词原形。符合条件的有H项的develop(发展；制订)、J项的enhance(增强)和O项的retain保留。根据句意“当地的领导和教育工作者应该……出他们自己有创造性的方案”，此处应填develop更合适，故选H。
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【正确答案】J
【答案解析】根据空格前的we must work together to和空格后的our focus on...，可知此处to do作宾补，应填入动词原形。剩余的有J项的enhance(增强)和O项的retain保留。根据句意“我们必须共同努力去……我们的关注”，可知enhance(增强)合适，故选J。
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【正确答案】O
【答案解析】空格前为how to better recruit，support and，空格后为effective teachers and principals，可知此处的词语与recruit、support保持一致，所以应填入动词原形。剩余的为O项的retain保留。结合语境“如何为所有学生更好地招聘、支持有效能的老师”，且retain与“招聘、支持”在语意上递进，故选O。
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【正确答案】E
【答案解析】空格前为Today's announcement is...a，空格后为of President Obama's year of action，可知此处应填入可数名词单数或不可数名词。剩余的为E项的component(组成部分)。填入后句意为“……是美国总统奥巴马的年度计划中的组成部分”，故选E。