Helene Warton and her sister Charlotte don’t go to school. Instead they are taught in their 1 by their parents, Heidrun and Richard Warton. The Wartons are one of the rapidly growing number of families in Britain who are 2 with the school system. The most famous 3 is probably the Lawence family, whose home—taught daughter Ruth recently 4 a first-class degree at Oxford University, at the age of 13.

    Until Christmas 1982, Helence and Charlotte Warton 5 their local village primary school. But Helence, a clever and tidy girl, had difficulties, “I’m slow at writing and things like that,”she says, “I don’t like reading aloud; I got left 6 .” It was not until Mrs. Warton met another family who were members of a(n) 7 called Education Otherwise that she 8 that it was possible for children to be 9 at home.

    However giving up school can produce an unpleasant feeling and effect on both parents and children. “We were very 10 in the beginning”, says Heidrun Warton. We tried to 11 it like school at first. But gradually the family relaxed, and soon noticed the advantages of home education. Helence could work at her own 12 and began to read a great deal. Curiosity and self—motivation became very important. 13 was no longer competitive, it was divided into subjects and it became more practical. 14 learning from books, Helence and Charlotte started to cook, help in the garden, do housework, visit museums and other places of interest with her parents, and go to drama and music lessons. They got more 15 to see what their mother calls “real life”—their parents and other adults 16 everyday things.

    Heidrun Warton is not a qualified teacher, and she believes that parents don't need special qualifications (资格): “Young children want to learn”, she says. “You don’t 17 children at home; you just allow them to learn.” She has become very 18 about the normal school system. “Education authorities (权威者) are not willing to really 19 . They feel that they are experts, and the only ones 20 to teach children. But mothers will always teach their children more than anyone else-but in a natural way.”

    1. A. village        B. community      C. class         D. home

    2. A. pleased        B. dissatisfied     C. strict         D. content

    3. A. school         B. member       C. example        D. character

    4. A. accepted      B. wanted        C. gained         D. passed

    5. A. dropped       B. attended        C. finished       D. left

    6. A. ahead        B. behind         C. alone         D. over

    7. A. school         B. organization     C. project           D. company

    8. A. realized        B. recognized     C. suggested      D. considered

    9. A. kept             B. raised          C. educated       D. trained

    10. A. unsure       B. angry          C. happy         D. certain

    11. A. put             B. make         C. doing          D. get

    12. A. time         B. way          C. speed          D. idea

    13. A. Teaching     B. Learning        C. Training        D. Educating

&    14. A. Instead of    B. Except for       C. In spite of     D. As well as

    15. A. chances          B. lessons        C. places         D. choices

    16. A. having       B. doing          C. sharing        D. teaching

    17. A. except       B. encourage      C. teach          D. watch

    18. A. moved       B. satisfied       C. puzzled       D. disappointed

    19. A. operate      B. improve       C. remain           D. change

20. A. able         B. eager         C. special           D. easy

 

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