64. a. are　　 b. be　 c. are being　 d. were

63. a. Thinking　　 b. Having thought　 c. To think　 d. Being thought

62. a. private　　 b. children　 c. school　 d. personal

61. a. items　 b. toys　 c. sets　 d. series

60. a. certain　 b. sure　 c. spare　　 d. busy

　　　　　　　　 (B)

　　 There was a time when parents who wanted an educational present for their children would buy a typewriter, a globe or an Encyclopedia set. Now those __61___ seem hopelessly old-fashioned; this Christmas, there were a lot of ____62___ computers under the tree. __63___ that computers are the key to success, parents are also frantically insisting that children ___64____ taught to use them in school as early as possible.

　 The problem for schools is that when it ___65__ computers, parents don’t always know best. Many schools are ___66___ parental impatience and are purchasing hardware __67_____ sound educational planning so they can say, “OK, we’ve moved into the computer age.” Teachers ____68_ themselves_69_____ in the middle of the problem-between parent pressure and ___70___ educational decisions.

59. a. clear　　 b. sure　 c. careful　 d. attentive

58. a. telephone　 b. dictionary　 c. cup　 d. TV set

57. a. how　 b. when　 c. what　 d. why

56. a. tells　 b. means　 c. finds　 d. remembers

55. a. telephone　 b. desk　 　　c. roof　 d. TV set