The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, says 115 million children worldwide are still missing out on an
education, most of them girls. 2005 is the year set by the UN to achieve gender equality in primary education.
UNICEF says many countries in South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East cannot meet the target of gender equality
in 2005. UNICEF is especially concerned about the situation in west and central Africa. Only five countries out of 24 are
set to achieve gender equality there. In South Asia, UNICEF says, progress has been made but not enough. Forty-two
million children across the region don’t go to school. Afghanistan and Pakistan have the widest gender gaps. For Pakistan
to have the same number of girls as boys in school by 2015, it would have to increase girls’ school attendance by over
three percent each year. And in eastern and central Europe there is cause for concern, too. The introduction of fees for
tuition, schoolbooks and uniforms has led to rising dropout rates—and girls drop out sooner than boys. UNICEF insists
the effort must be made. The UN’s primary goal is to get rid of poverty, and education is fundamental to achieving that.
【題組】47 According to this article, “gender equality in primary education” refers to_________ .
(A) the types of primary education both boys and girls should receive
(B) the quality and quantity of primary education for girls to receive
(C) the differences between girls and boys in receiving primary education
(D) the equal rights for boys and girls to receive primary education
774. During times when I was in an ____ of despair, I recognized that I am my sole support; that is, I can survive only by relying on my own virtues.
(A) fertilizer
(B) extremity
(C) secretary
(D) surface
792. As a saying goes, “No one is ______.” If you expect to find a perfect person, it’s nothing more than a daydream.
(A) chaotic
(B) flawless
(C) mournful
(D) agonized
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