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  3. Today, California’s public schools are a disaster.【C1】______by dysfunction and disrepair, they rank at the bottom of the country

Today, California’s public schools are a disaster.【C1】______by dysfunction and disrepair, they rank at the bottom of the country

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问题     Today, California’s public schools are a disaster.【C1】______by dysfunction and disrepair, they rank at the bottom of the country, just as the U.S. now sits at the bottom of the industrialized world by most【C2】______of educational achievement. The World Economic Forum【C3】______the U.S.’s educational system 26th in the world,【C4】______behind those countries like Germany, Finland,【C5】______Demark, Canada and Singapore. In science and math, the U.S. 【C6】______even worse.
    We’ve been talking about America’s education decline for three【C7】______now, so much【C8】______we are numbered by the discussion. But the【C9】______of that crisis are only just becoming fully【C10】______As American education【C11】______, the median wages of the American worker have【C12】______, and social mobility—the beating heart of American dream —has slowed to a standstill. Education is and always has been the fastest way【C13】______the socioeconomic ladder. And the【C14】______from a good education remains evident even in this weak recovery. If you【C15】______high school, you will have a depressed standard of living for the rest of your life.
    The need for better education for most Americans has【C16】______been more urgent. While they have been sleeping, the rest of the world【C17】______its skills. Countries in Europe and Asia have worked hard to increase their college-graduation【C18】_________, while the U.S.’s has flatlined. Other countries have focused on math and science,【C19】______in America degrees have【C20】______in "fields" like sports exercise and leisure studies.
【C14】
选项 A、payoff
B、bonus
C、pension
D、allowance
答案A
解析 名词辨析题。payoff：报酬；bonus：奖金；pension：退休金；allowance：津贴；这里指“良好教育带来的回报”。
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