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问题     The Supreme Court will hear arguments today about the use of public money for the private schooling of children with special needs. It’s interesting to note what’s not at【C1】______: namely, that when a public school system is unable to provide an appropriate education, it is【C2】______to pay the costs of private school. The case【C3】______on whether parents have to enroll a child with special needs in public school before the child can attend private school at public expense. Special-education【C4】______say students shouldn’t have to waste time before being placed in a setting that best【C5】______their needs, while school boards worry about a ruling that could【C6】______an unrestricted right to private schooling at public expense. What【C7】______us about the emotionally charged debate is the acceptance by both【C8】______that sometimes it is appropriate to use public money to pay for a child go to a private school. So, why all the arguments about the【C9】______$14 million for a federally funded program that lets 1,700 students attend private schools instead of failing public schools?
    The use of public money for private schooling is as【C10】______as it is undesirable. But public funds and private schools are twisted together now and the idea of bright lines is a(n) 【C11】______. In addition to the billions of dollars spent annually on private school【C12】______for students with disabilities, private schools get public money for books, technology, and teacher training. As【C13】______as the money is seen as【C14】______the child, it is deemed a proper,【C15】______desirable, use of public dollars.
    We’re not【C16】______for the unilateral(单方面的)right of parents to enroll their sons and daughters in any school they wish【C17】______the taxpayer paying the bill. Abuse of special-education provisions has contributed to【C18】______costs that threaten to take needed money from【C19】______public education funds. Safeguards are needed. Public schools should be pressed to do a better job for students with disabilities and students without. But there are schools in Washington where statistics show that failure is almost【C20】______. If a school system can’t educate a child, why should that child not have options for a "free appropriate public education"?
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选项 A、quarreling
B、searching
C、meaning
D、arguing

答案D

解析 考查动词辨析兼短语搭配。argue for意为“为……而争论”,符合句意,选D。quarrel意为“吵架”,用在此处不妥;search for“寻求”。
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