阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1￣25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个　　 最佳答案。　　

    While high school students bury themselves in 1 for university　　 entrance exams, their 2 worry about their futures. What will 3 if　　 their children 4 the examinations, since they know 5 more than the 6　　 in their books? This is a real 7. Since the resumption (恢复) of 8　　 entrance exams for universities and colleges, millions of candidates　　 (报考者) compete for a small 9 of chances each year.

　　

　　     In 1990, for example, only 670,000 candidates out of 2,460,000　　 entered universities, 10 that 11 those who went on to professional　　 (职业的) schools more than 60 percent of high school graduates went　　 into the job 12 without skills or professional 13.

　　

　　     Many people have worked hard for more than 10 years to 14 the　　 situation and this is their 15: After three years in middle school,　　 students would be 16 two groups. A 17 number would go to highschools,　　 and most of them would be 18 for the most 19 by professional schools　　 20 they can continue to 21 a high school lessons 22 will spend most of　　 their time 23 professional lessons, in order to get 24 after two or　　 three 25.

　　

(1)   A. music    B. books    C. dance    D. magazines

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(2)   A. mothers  B. fathers  C. teachers D. parents

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(3)   A. be    B. do    C. happen    D. be happened

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(4)   A. win    B. take    C. succeed    D. fail

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(5)   A. little    B. much    C. many    D. a lot

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(6)   A. knowledge    B. pictures    C. stories    D. people

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(7)   A. news    B. problem    C. answer    D. secret

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(8)   A. all over    B. throughout    C. nation-wide    D. world-wide

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(9)   A. deal    B. number    C. member    D. amount

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(10)   A. mean    B. means    C. meant    D. meaning

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(11)   A. beside    B. besides    C. but    D. except

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(12)   A. factory    B. shop    C. store    D. market

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(13)   A. theory   B. success  C. knowledge   D. failure

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(14)   A. find    B. reduce    C. control    D. improve

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(15)   A. promise    B. suggestion    C. material    D. information

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(16)   A. divided into    B. make into    C. put into    D. got into

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(17)   A. limiting    B. limited    C. great    D. large

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(18)   A. entered    B. dismissed    C. absorbed    D. allowed

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(19)   A. number    B. amount    C. size    D. part

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(20)   A. there    B. that    C. which    D. where

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(21)   A. work    B. teach    C. play    D. study

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(22)   A. and    B. but    C. still    D. or

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(23)   A. learning    B. learned    C. reviewing    D. and reviewed

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(24)   A. works    B. jobs    C. presents    D. gifts

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(25)   A. times    B. years    C. months    D. days

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