The term home schooling means educating children at home or in places other than a normal setting such as a public or private school. There are many reasons why parents choose home schooling for their children. Some parents are __1__ with the quality of education in the public schools. Others do not want their children to have to worry about “peer pressure”, or social pressure from friends. They say it may have a(n) __2__ effect on the child's studies. These parents __3__ this type of pressure will lead to bad behavior such as smoking, drinking alcohol, and taking drugs.
Bullying(欺负) from other students is another concern. Still other parents choose this type of __4__ for religious reasons. Whatever the __5__ may be, it is evident that more and more children are being taken out of normal schools every year. __6__, many questions have emerged, encouraging the debate over home schooling against public schooling.
What then is the future of education? Will this new model of schooling replace normal schools? Will computers and the Internet __7__ our classrooms and teachers? As the debate continues, so do the questions about what home scholars are studying at home. How can parents ensure that their children are prepared __8__ for college? How are home scholars assessed to make sure they are getting the same educational standards that school students must have?
Finally, there are questions regarding the children's emotional development. Are they too __9__ their fellow students? Are they __10__ the opportunity to get the social benefits of being in a large classroom of students? As with any debatable issue, the answers to these questions are neither simple nor one-sided.
1. A. patient B. familiar C. pleased D. dissatisfied
2. A. active B. contrary C. important D. negative
3. A. care B. fear C. wish D. deny
4. A. activity B. education C. behavior D. belief
5. A. effects B. suggestions C. reasons D. pressures
6. A. As a result B. On the whole C. After all D. On the contrary
7. A. replace B. reserve C. represent D. release
8. A. gracefully B. emotionally C. academically D. financially
9. A. free from B. isolated from C. related to D. close to
10. A. providing B. making C. taking D. losing