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  3. Children who grip their pens too close to the writing point are likely to be at a disadvantage in examinations, 【31】______to the

Children who grip their pens too close to the writing point are likely to be at a disadvantage in examinations, 【31】______to the

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问题     Children who grip their pens too close to the writing point are likely to be at a disadvantage in examinations, 【31】______to the first serious investigation into the way in which writing technique can dramatically affect educational achievement.
    The survey of 643 children and adults, ranking from pre-school to 40-plus, also suggests【32】______ pen-holding techniques have deteriorated sharply over one generation, with teachers now paying far【33】______attention to correct pen grip and handwriting style.
    Stephanie Thomas, a learning support teacher【34】______ findings have been published, was inspired to investigate this area【35】______he noticed that those students who had the most trouble with spelling【36】______had a poor pen grip. While Mr. Thomas could not establish a significant statistical link【37】______pen-holding style and accuracy in spelling, he【38】______find huge differences in technique between the young children and the mature adults, and a definite【39】______between near-point gripping and slow, illegible writing.
    People who【40】______their pens at the writing point also show other characteristics【41】______inhibit learning, 【42】______as poor posture, leaning too【43】______to the desk, using four fingers to grip the pen【44】______than three, and clumsy positioning of the thumb(which can obscure【45】______is being written).
    Mr. Thomas believes that the【46】______between elder and younger writers is【47】______too dramatic to be accounted for simply by the possibility that people get better at writing as they grow【48】______. He attributes it to a failure to teach the most effective methods, pointing out that the differences between【49】______groups coincides with the abandonment of formal handwriting instruction in classrooms in the sixties. "The 30-year-old showed a huge diversity of grips, 【50】______the over 40s group all had a uniform ’tripod’ grip. "
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答案difference
解析 显然，这句话是在对老年人和年轻人写字之间进行比较，而且由后半句中的"get better at…”可知，此空必为“不同的”。
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