48. A. activity　　　 B. education　　　 C. behavior　　　 D. belief

47. A. care　　　　　 B. fear　　　　　 C. wish　　　　　 D. deny

46.　A. active　　　　 B. contrary　　　 C. important　　　 D. negative

45.　A. patient　　　 B. familiar　　　 C. pleased　　　　 D. dissatisfied

40. A. company's　　　　 B. school's　　　　　　 C. country's　　　　　　　　　 D. city's

　(F)

The term home schooling means educating children at home or in places other than a normal setting such as a public or private school. There are many reasons why parents choose home schooling for their children. Some parents are __45__ with the quality of education in the public schools. Others do not want their children to have to worry about “peer pressure”, or social pressure from friends. They say it may have a(n) __46__ effect on the child's studies. These parents __47__ this type of pressure will lead to bad behavior such as smoking, drinking alcohol, and taking drugs.

Bullying(欺负) from other students is another concern. Still other parents choose this type of __48__ for religious reasons. Whatever the __49__ may be, it is evident that more and more children are being taken out of normal schools every year. __50__, many questions have emerged, encouraging the debate over home schooling against public schooling.

What then is the future of education? Will this new model of schooling replace normal schools? Will computers and the Internet __51__ our classrooms and teachers? As the debate continues, so do the questions about what home schoolers are studying at home. How can parents ensure that their children are prepared __52__ for college? How are home schoolers assessed to make sure they are getting the same educational standards that school students must have?

Finally, there are questions regarding the children's emotional development. Are they too __53__ their fellow students? Are they __54__ the opportunity to get the social benefits of being in a large classroom of students? As with any debatable issue, the answers to these questions are neither simple nor one-sided.

39. A. put up　　　　　　 B. go up 　　　　　　　 C. stay up　　　　　　　　　　 D. turn up

38. A. homeless　　　　 B. jobless　　　　　　　 C. friendless　　　　　　　　 D. childless

37. A. young 　　　　　　 B. tall　　　　　　　　　 C. strong　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lucky

36. A. above 　　　　　　 B. nearby　　　　　　　 C. below　　　　　　　　　　　 D. round

35. A. offices　　　　　　 B. homes　　　　　　　 C. factories　　　　　　　　　 D. schools