题目内容
Read the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给）
In the Renaissance（文艺复兴） Period（1500～1650）, people became interested in higher education. They wanted to learn the a1. languages such as Greek and Lat in languages that were used in the old times, and study mathematics, science, and so on. Many universities were set up during the 16th century.
University education was a privilege（特权）of the rich. Girls were not allowed to attend and poor people could not a2. to go. A member of a wealthy family could attend university at the age of ten. He might study in different universities and since the teaching was all d3. in Latin, it didn’t matter which country he studied in. It was not unusual for a young boy to study one year in Italy and another in France with out speaking either French or Italian.
It was p4. in the 16th century to complete university without learning how to read or write. Since books were handwritten, there was not enough to give o5. to each student. Often, only the teacher had book. He would read to students who would memorize what he said. Tests were oral, not written. In fact, many students finished school without ever writing a word
For the not so wealthy, grammar schools were built in towns. They learned basic grammar and mathematics, and took part in Bible study. At home, girls learned washing, cooking, dancing, and the basics of taking care of a household. Poor children r6. attended school.
The Renaissance was a time when learners did not simply accept what they were told. They did scientific experiments themselves to search for a7. to the mysteries of the space. Copernicus calculated that the Earth turned around the sun but was afraid to publish his works for fear that the Church would punish him. Galileo later supported this. The watch, the telescope and some others were some inventions of this period.
