三、克漏字測驗(請依照段落上下文意,選出最適當的答案)
More than one in five U.S. children live in poverty. Among the world’s 35 richest countries, the United
States holds the distinction of 11 second highest in child poverty. Children who grow up in poverty
complete less schooling, work and earn less 12 adults, and have poorer health.
While education has been envisioned as the great equalizer, this promise has been more myth than reality.
Despite some periods of progress, the achievement gap between white and black students remains 13 . Yet
today, the achievement gap between the poor and the non-poor is twice as large as 14 between black and
white students. These 15 undoubtedly contribute to the increasing stratification in who attends and
graduates from college. They will also limit economic and social mobility and perpetuate the gap between rich
and poor.
【題組】13. (A) masculine (B) nonviolent (C) persuasive (D) substantial