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问题     In the 1980s, homeschooling made a comeback in the U.S. when religiously conservative parents convinced states to approve and give full【B1】______for the teaching of children at home. The homeschooling movement has since【B2】______to include parents of all faiths—or no faith at all. Thus, an【B3】______1.5 million American children—about 3 percent of the school-age population—won’t be going anywhere as schools open for the fall term.
    Homeschooling’s big selling point for many parents is the argument that children get their【B4】______values from the people with whom they spend the most time. Adults who choose to stay home and teach their children often .【B5】______standardized testing and what they see as the regimented way in which schools group students by age rather than ability, and pass them ahead to the next grade whether or not they’ve grasped the【B6】______. The idea that one parent, or even both, makes the best teachers, and home makes the best classroom, has long been accepted in many parts of America.
    Many home-taught students【B7】______several subjects and have no trouble moving on to college, often with【B8】______scholarships in hand. But critics point to home teachers’ lack of experience and credentials. No one’s supervising them, say. And they argue that pulling kids out of school may【B9】______them of social skills.
    Home-schooling parents dispute the【B10】______that their children are socially isolated and bookish. They are, the parents say, simply hard workers who go to scout and church meetings, play sports, and shop at malls right alongside their friends who go to school.
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答案estimated

解析 从空格前面的an和后面的1.5 million American children,可知此处需要一个形容词来修饰1.5million American children。estimate“估计”。词尾加上-d是过去分词用作形容词,表示“据估计的”。
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