Passage 8

Can authority be criticized? In (1) of the world, authority is not (2) either out of respect or out of (3) In such countries children are not expected to (4) their teachers in school and (5)young scholars or (6) industrial men are hampered (受阻) in the technical research because they don't feel free to (7) with their superiors. Clever researchers may be considered too (8) to have"any right" to present (9) that are different from knowledge and wisdom of men of old ages.

(10), the American is (11) from childhood to question, analyze and search. School tasks are (12) to encourage the use of a (13) range of materials. A composition topic like "Write a paper (14) the world's supply of sugar" will send even (15) in search of completely unfamiliar ideas.

(16) in the primary grades, children are taught to (17) libraries, and to search for (18) ideas of various sorts. (19) the time you are 14, 15 and 16, many young scholars are making original and (20) contributions in all fields of science.

1. A. such

B. any

C. much

D. many

2. A. accepted

B. claimed

C. isolated

D. challenged

3. A. fear

B. mercy

C. hate

D. sympathy

4. A. question

B. ask

C. change

D. charge

5. A. famous

B. brilliant

C. employed

D. curious

6. A. original

B. sensible

C. imaginative

D. affective

7. A. disagree

B. complain

C. link

D. cooperate

8. A. old

B. brave

C. young

D. nervous

9. A. functions

B. awards

C. rewards

D. findings

10. A. Secondly

B. Then

C. Therefore

D. However

11. A. treated

B. trained

C. traced

D. transformed

12. A. done

B. designed

C. fulfilled

D. neglected

13. A. moderate

B. limited

C. wide

D. various

14. A. of

B. on

C. for

D. to

15. A. a child

B. a boy

C. a girl

D. an adult

16. A. Since

B. As

C. If

D. Even

17. A. organize

B. use

C. clean

D. manage

18. A. conventional

B. same

C. New

D. familiar

19. A. When

B. Since

C. During

D. By

20. A. precious

B. priceless

C. worth

D. valuable

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