Monday, October 7, 2019

Rational Cloze 1

The Education Ministry has called for public opinion on caning in schools. It wants to decide ___1___ the cane should be brought back to the classroom to ___2___ discipline. Discipline among schoolchildren has worsened. In 1983 the Ministry issued guidelines to ___3___ teachers did not misuse their authority and abuse students. Unfortunately this has had an adverse ___4___. Students today do not have respect ___5___ authority and are not afraid of their teachers. In fact they are not even afraid of their own parents. Students have become more rude ___6___ undisciplined as they know teacher cannot cane them. An informal telephone poll shows that many people are in favor ___7___ using the cane as it is an effective deterrent. Others ___8___ the idea as they feel that ___9___ should remain the parents' responsibility. They fear that teachers ___10___ abuse their power.
                 
1.(A) why  
   (B) when    
   (C) whether    
   (D) should

2. (A) instill 
     (B) show    
     (C) encourage       
     (D) increase

3. (A) certain    
    (B) sure    
    (C) ensure    
    (D) assure  

4. (A) affect   
    (B) effect                    
    (C) effects     
    (D) effective  

5. (A) to  
    (B) for               
    (C) with       
    (D) from   

6. (A) of 
    (B) but 
    (C) and 
    (D) if
      
7. (A) of
     (B) to
     (C) for
     (D) with

8.(A) against
    (B) unhappy
    (C) refuse
    (D) oppose

9.(A) problem
    (B) caning
    (C) teaching
    (D) discipline
    
10. (A) can
       (B) may
       (C) will
       (D) must
     
Answers : 1C 2A 3C 4B 5B
6C 7A 8D 9D 10B
           

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