| We might marvel at the progress made in
every field of study, but the methods of testing a person’s knowledge and
ability remain as primitive as ever they were. It really is extraordinary that
after all these years, educationists have still failed to devise anything more
efficient and reliable than examinations. For all the pious claim that
examinations test what you know, it is common knowledge that they more often do
the exact opposite. They may be a good means of testing memory, or the knack of
working rapidly under extreme pressure, but they can tell you nothing about a
person’s true ability and aptitude. As anxiety-makers, examinations are second to none. That is because so much depends on them. They are the mark of success or failure in our society. Your whole future may be decided in one fateful day. It doesn’t matter that you weren’t feeling A. (A) examinations exert a pernicious influence on education B. (B) examinations are ineffective C. (C) examinations are profitable for institutions D. (D) examinations are a burden on students [填空题]
Impressive progress has been made in areas such as ______ for HIV/AIDS, in the large number of lives saved among children under 5 and in ______ cuts in deaths from malaria and measles. [单项选择]The first writing which made Mark Twain nationally famous was
[填空题]Progress has been made to improve our living room, but we still have difficulty in making the future living room.
[填空题]What progress has African countries made in terms of business reform
[单项选择]— （ ） progress you have made this term!
—Thank you. But I still have a long way to go. A. How much B. What a big C. What great D. How rapid 我来回答: 提交
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