The public schools have an immense influence（)the whole educational practice.

According to the author, public schools are expected to______.A．study why home schooling h

Section A

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

School libraries serve【S1】______schools, middle schools, junior high schools, and high schools. The main【S2】______of a school library is to support various educational programs and to【S3】______students' skills in locating and using information. Teachers use school libraries to access information needed to develop and【S4】______their classroom instruction. Students use the materials in school libraries to perform. their class work. In the 1993-94 school year, 96 percent of all public schools and 80 percent of all【S5】______schools in the United States had【S6】______. Public schools maintained mare than 77,000 libraries, and private schools had nearly 21,000 libraries., Because private schools have【S7】______small enrollments, they are less likely than public schools to have a library. School libraries usually maintain collections in a variety of media. In【S8】______to books, magazines, and newspapers, school libraries may contain photographs, films, sound and video recordings, computers, CD-ROMs, games, and maps. Some school libraries contain real artifacts such as various types of stones for the study of geology. An【S9】______number of school libraries have computer labs with computer workstations, software, and Internet connections. Because school libraries often emphasize the variety of media in their collections, they are sometimes referred to as library media centers. Most school libraries further enhance their collections by becoming members of school library networks; this allows them to share【S10】______with libraries in other schools. School librarians-sometimes called media specialists-select library materials and offer instruction to promote access, delivery, and interpretation of information.

A) private     B) information     C) addition     D) function 

E) objectively   F) increasing     G) main       H) develop

I) support     J) decreasing     K) elementary    L) resources

M) relatively    N) serve        O) libraries

【S1】

In the UK, public schools are public-funded.

Public schools in Canada are supported by tax-payers.

According to Van Galen, some home schoolers believe that ______.

Public schools are supposed to be free of religious doctrine and perspective.

American schools are divided into ______ .

Which statement of public schools in England is not correct？

Many public schools now employ the devices for programmed learning and computer literacy courses.

public schools are part of the national education system and funded by the government.

In the UK, those secondary schools that prepare students for higher educationare called________.