Ii is absolutely essential that William ______ his study in spite of some learning difficulties.
(1)A conventional teacher's license usually requires a university degree in education plus an unpaid term of practice teaching. This has never made much sense. It excludes bright students who take degrees in other subjects, and might teach those subjects; it is costly and time-consuming for career-switchers, who must wait a year or more before they can enter a classroom; it is so rigid that private-school teachers or university professors with years of experience have to jump through hoops before they can start teaching in a state school. And there is virtually no evidence that it creates better teachers. For all that, it is strongly backed by schools of education, which have a monopoly of teacher-training, and by teachers' unions, whose members make more money when it is artificially hard for others to get into the profession. (2)Now, some 45 states and the Districts of Columbia offer an "alternative route" to a teacher's license, up from only a handful in the 1980s. Alternative certification (AC) generally allows individuals with a university degree to begin teaching immediately after passing an entrance examination. These recruits, watched over by a mentor teach the subject they studied at university, and take education courses at a sponsoring university while drawing their salaries. (3)The traditional sort of American teacher is likely to be young, white and female. Alternative certification attracts more men and more non-whites. In Texas, for instance, roughly 90% of public-school teachers are white, but 40% of those who have joined through alternative certification are non-whites. The AC route also draws teachers willing to go where they are most needed. A survey of Troops to Teachers, a program that turns ex-soldiers into public-school teachers ("Proud to serve again"), found that 39% of those taking part are willing to teach in inner-city schools, and 68% in rural areas. (4)Are they good teachers? Officialdom is reluctant to release the details which might answer that question for certain. But anecdotal evidence suggests they do well. In New Jersey, which has been running this sort of program since 1984, rich districts, which can afford to be choosy, consistently hire more AC teachers than poor districts do. In Houston, Texas, where the Teach of America program (TFA) puts recent university graduates into poor communities as teachers, the most effective teachers are generally the TFA ones. "School principals are our biggest fans," Wendy Kopp, TFA's president, says proudly. (5)So why not scrap the cumbersome teacher-licensing laws? Frederick Hess, a professor at the University of Virginia, has written a paper for the Progressive Policy Institute arguing that teacher-licensing ought to be stripped to the bare essentials. Prospective teachers should be required only to hold a college degree, pass a test of essential skills, and be checked to make sure they do not have a criminal background. Other training is important, argues Mr. Hess, but the market, not state legislators, should decide what that training looks like. This notion of "competitive certification" has drawn favorable attention from the administration.
A. decreasing B. underlines C. delivered D. missions E. because F. put off G. demand H. though I. play J. improving K. transferred L. careers M. tackle N. recovers O. partial "Young people ought not to be idle. It is very bad for them", said Margaret Thatcher many years ago. She was right: there are few worse things that society can do to its young than to leave them in uncertainty. Those who start their【C1】______ on the unemployment pension are more likely to have lower wages and more spells of joblessness later in life,【C2】______ they lose out on the chance to acquire skills and self-confidence in their formative years. Yet more young people are idle than ever. Depending on how you measure them, the number of young people without a job is nearly as large as the population of America. Two factors【C3】______ a big part. First, the long slowdown in the West has reduced【C4】______ for labour, and it is easier to【C5】______ hiring young people than it is to fire older workers. Second, in emerging economies population growth is fastest in countries with dysfunctional(失调的)labour markets, such as India and Egypt. The most obvious way to【C6】______ this problem is to reignite growth. That is easier said than done in a world plagued by debt, and is anyway only a【C7】______ answer. The countries where the problem is worst suffered from high youth unemployment even when their economies were growing. Throughout the recession companies have continued to complain that they cannot find young people with the right skills. This【C8】______ the importance of two other solutions: reforming labour markets and【C9】______ education These are familiar prescriptions, but ones that need to be【C10】______ with both a new vigour and a new twist.
These discoveries may throw light on the origins of the universe. The underlined part means______.
I don't think it's sensible of you to _____ your greater knowledge in front of the president, for it may well offend him.
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You will now be asked a question about a familiar topic. After you hear the question, you will have 15 seconds to prepare your response and 45 seconds to speak.There is a reading plan where students are given books to read. After reading and discussing the books, they can exchange them for new books. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this plan.
Mr. Wells, together with all the members of his family, ______ for Europe this afternoon.
Which of the following underlined parts indicates a relationship of linking verb and predicative (系表结构)?
We need to find out what his plans are and act ______.
Manypeoplefailinlifebecausetheydonotrealizehowclosetheyaretosuccesswhentheygiveup.Lookatthefollowingpicturecarefullyandwriteyourresponseinabout200words,inwhichyoushoulddescribethedrawingbriefly,interpretitsintendedmeaning,andgiveyourcomments.Markswillbeawardedforcontentrelevance,contentsufficiency,organizationandlanguagequality.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.
Do try your best to finish it, ______ you?
Huang jianxiang's passionate ______ made the football match between Italy and Australia very interesting.
Which of the italicized parts functions as an appositive?
Failure to follow the club rules ______ him from the volleyball team.[1998]
The following are all correct responses to "Who broke the glass?" EXCEPT
The school committee hoped that their choice of play would be_____with the students and their parents.
{{B}}SECTION A TALKIn this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word (s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task.{{/B}}
Which of the following sentences is a correct response to "I don't like playing badminton"?
Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?