单选题 A quality education is the ultimate liberator. It can free people from poverty, giving them the power to greatly improve their lives and take a productive place in society. It can also free communities and countries, allowing them to leap forward into periods of wealth and social unity that otherwise would not be possible.
For this reason, the international community has committed itself to getting all the world"s children into primary school by 2,015, a commitment known as Education for All.
Can education for all be achieved by 2,015? The answer is definitely "yes", although it is a difficult task. If we now measure the goal in terms of children successfully completing a minimum of five years of primary school, instead of just enrolling for classes, which used to be the measuring stick for education, then the challenge becomes even more difficult. Only 32 countries were formerly believed to be at risk of not achieving education for all on the basis of enrollment rates. The number rises to 88 if completion rates are used as the criterion.
Still, the goal is achievable with the right policies and the right support from the international community. 59 of the 88 countries at risk can reach universal primary completion by 2,015 if they bring the efficiency and quality of their education systems into line with standards observed in higher-performing systems. They also need significant increases in external financing and technical support. The 29 countries lagging farthest behind will not reach the goal without unprecedented rates of progress. But this is attainable with creative solutions, including use of information technologies, flexible and targeted foreign aid, and fewer people living in poverty.
A key lesson of experience about what makes development effective is that a country"s capacity to use aid well depends heavily on its policies, institutions and management. Where a country scores well on these criteria, foreign assistance can be highly effective.

单选题 In the first paragraph, the author suggests that a quality education can ______.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 根据第一段It can free people from poverty, giving them the power to greatly improve their lives and take a productive place in society. It can also free communities and countries, allowing them to leap forward into periods of wealth and social unity that otherwise would not be possible.我们可得知优质教育的目的是实现社会进步，故应选择B项，而C项give people freedom(给人们以自由)与…free people from…free communities and countries…的意义截然不同。

单选题 Ideally, the goal of the program of Education for all is to ______ by 2,015.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 见第二段For this reason, the international community has committed itself to getting all the world"s children into primary school by 2,015, a commitment known as Education for All.及第三段If we now measure the goal in terms of children successfully completing…primary school, instead of just enrolling for classes…(由此可见，其目的不仅在于使儿童入学，而在于能使他们“读完小学”)，因此B项错，而只有A项是正确答案(其关键词语为complete primary school)。

单选题 ______ countries are now at risk of not achieving Education for All on the basis of completion rates.

单选题 According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned as the right policy?

单选题 As can be gathered from the last paragraph, foreign aid ______.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 此类问题是阅读中较难的问题，需要读者综合判断。根据最后一段A key lesson…that a country"s capacity to use aid well depends heavily on its policies, institutions and management.可见要使外援发挥效力主要取决于国家内部条件，而Where a country scores well on these criteria, foreign assistance can be highly effective.进一步说明“一个国家越是符合这些标准，国外的援助也就越能更高效地发挥作用”。故A项最合文意。