Directions: For each numbered blank in the following passage, fill in
a suitable word in each blank on the ANSWER SHEET.
Student life at American universities is chaotic during the
first week of each quarter or semester. Registering for classes, becoming
familiar (51) the buildings (52)
campus, (53) books, adding and dropping classes,
and (54) fees are confusing for everyone. During this busy
period there is little time for students to anticipate (55)
they will later encounter in the classroom.
International students, (56) to their countries’
educational expectations, must adapt (57) new classroom norms
in a foreign college or university. Whereas in one country prayer may be
acceptable in a classroom, in another it may be (58) . In
some classrooms around the world students must humbly obey their teacher’s
commands and remain absolutely silent during a class period. In (59)
, students may talk, eat and smoke during lectures as (60)
as criticize a teacher’s methods or contradict his or her statements.
It is not always easy to understand a new educational system.
There is considerable variety in university classrooms in the United
States. Because of diverse teaching methods and non-standardized curricula, no
two courses are (61) . Undergraduate courses are considerably
different from graduate courses. The classroom atmosphere in expensive, private
universities may differ from (62) in community college s
(63) are free and open to everyone. State-funded universities
have different requirements and expectations than (64)
parochial colleges. (65) , there are shared
features in American college and university classrooms (66)
the diversity of educational institutions of higher
learning. Participation (67) the classroom is
not only accepted but also expected of the student in many courses. Some
professors base part of the final grade (68) the student’s
oral participation. Although there are formal lectures during (69)
the student has a passive role (i, e. , listening and taking notes),
many courses are organized around classroom discussions, student questions, and
informal lectures. In graduate seminars the professor has a "managerial" role
and the students (70) presentations and lead discussions. The
students do the actual teaching in these seminars.