It is commonly believed that
school is where people go to get education. 31
, it has been said that today children interrupt their education to
go to school. The 32 between schooling and education
suggested by this is important.
Education is 33 , compared with schooling.
Education knows no edges. It can take place 34 , whether in the shower or on the job,
whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the 35__ learning that takes place in
schools and the whole universe of learning out of class. 36 the experience of schooling can be known
in advance, education quite often produces surprises. A chance talk with a 37
may lead to a person to
discover how 38 he knows of another country. People
obtain education from 39 on. Education, then, is a very 40 and unlimited term. It is lifelong experience
that starts long 41 the start of school, and one that should
be a necessary part of one’s entire life.
Schooling, on the other
hand, is a 42 experience, whose style changes 43
from one way to the
next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at the same time, take 44 seats, use similar textbooks, do
homework, and 45 , and so on. Schooling has usually
been limited by the edges of the subjects being taught.
31. A. Then B. However C. Thus D. Therefore
32. A. difference B. importance C. use D. problem
33. A. unexpected B. endless C.
countless D. simple
34. A. anywhere B. nowhere C. somewhere
D.somewhere
else
35. A. part-time
B. public C. standard D. strict
36. A. If B. Because C. So D. Though
37. A. neighbor
B. friend C. foreigner D. teacher
38. A. wonderful B. well C. greatly D. little
39. A. babies B. grown-ups C. women D. men
40. A. long B. broad C.
narrow D. short
41. A. that B. when C.
after D. before
42. A. basic B. right C.
final D. irregular
43. A. unusually B. differently C. little D. frequently
44. A. large B. new C. fixed D. small
45. A. take exams B. hold exams C. mark
papers D. read papers