There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A,B, C and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passage. Then, mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. It is interesting to observe the way in (61) children so often react against their parents’ ideas, while at the same time (62) their parents’ characteristics. That is to say, the children grow up to (63) different views from their parents, yet to have () personalities. There is a (65) going on in the toy world at present over whether children should be (66) to have war toys. I do not believe in encouraging war toys, but I don’t see any (67) in forbidding them when I think of the (68) of my friend Henry. Henry is the (69) of strict parents who were totally opposed to war. He was never allowed toy soldiers (70) a boy, never allowed guns. Henry grew up and went into the army, becoming a first-class soldier and (71) all sorts of military honors in a rather fierce unit. He became the opposite in (72) way of what his parents might have expected (73) their son. And yet there is a gentleness about Henry which shows a (74) personality. There is a sympathetic element about the man which I can see (75) have come from his family. In (76) of doing things differently from our parents, a lot of the spirit gets passed on. Parents in all conscience have to (77) their children what they believe to be right. Perhaps the (78) way to teach one’s child gentleness is (79) forbid toy guns, but to be gentle in one’s (80) everyday life.
This large city does almost no manufacturing and very little wholesale trade. Yet without the important service (1) provides, business everywhere would quickly grind to a (2) . Chaos would reign in all other leading cities. As you have guessed, the "product" we are talking about is government, and the city is the (3) of the United States, Washington, D. C. One out of every two persons (4) in the city works for the federal government.
B.
Washington has many (5) . It leads the nation in level of education achieved by its residents. More than fif percent of its s have had four years or more of college. (6) scientists can be found here than in any other city. Since larger incomes are earned by (7) people, Washington has the highest median income of any city.
C.
Information is the vital force of the city. The Library of Congress (8) the largest and most comprehensive warehouse of information in the world. It contains 74 million items on hundreds of miles of (9) . In addition to books, these (10) include manuscripts, maps, photographs and documents. Papers of the Presidents all the way back to Washington are found here. The library is (11) to the public. It is considered by (12) to be one of the finest in the world. These people study the documents found in libraries.
D.
Washington has many important governmental buildings and historic shrines. (13) include the Capitol building, the White House, the Supreme Court, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Washington Monument. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing is (14) located here. This agency is responsible (15) putting new paper money into circulation. Tens of millions of dollars in money is (16) here every day.
E.
Unlike most cities, which grow in jumbled masses, Washington was planned on paper (17) any of its buildings were erected. The planners incorporated broad open areas around the historic landmarks and buildings. As a result the city is (18) . The central part of the city (19) a huge green park with broad, tree-lined boulevards and splendid (20) of its great structures.
This large city does almost no manufacturing and very little wholesale trade. Yet without the important service (1) provides, business everywhere would quickly grind to a (2) . Chaos would reign in all other leading cities. As you have guessed, the "product" we are talking about is government, and the city is the (3) of the United States, Washington, D. C. One out of every two persons (4) in the city works for the federal government.
B.
Washington has many (5) . It leads the nation in level of education achieved by its residents. More than fif percent of its s have had four years or more of college. (6) scientists can be found here than in any other city. Since larger incomes are earned by (7) people, Washington has the highest median income of any city.
C.
Information is the vital force of the city. The Library of Congress (8) the largest and most comprehensive warehouse of information in the world. It contains 74 million items on hundreds of miles of (9) . In addition to books, these (10) include manuscripts, maps, photographs and documents. Papers of the Presidents all the way back to Washington are found here. The library is (11) to the public. It is considered by (12) to be one of the finest in the world. These people study the documents found in libraries.
D.
Washington has many important governmental buildings and historic shrines. (13) include the Capitol building, the White House, the Supreme Court, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Washington Monument. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing is (14) located here. This agency is responsible (15) putting new paper money into circulation. Tens of millions of dollars in money is (16) here every day.
E.
Unlike most cities, which grow in jumbled masses, Washington was planned on paper (17) any of its buildings were erected. The planners incorporated broad open areas around the historic landmarks and buildings. As a result the city is (18) . The central part of the city (19) a huge green park with broad, tree-lined boulevards and splendid (20) of its great structures.