单项选择题

Personality is to a large extent inherent——A-type parents usually bring about A-type off-spring. But the environment must also have a (1) effect, since if competition is important to the parents, it is likely to become a (2) factor in the lives of their children.
One place where children (3) A-characteristics is school, which is, by its very nature, a highly competitive institution. Too many schools adopt the ’win at all costs’ moral standard and (4) their success by sporting (5) The current passion for making children compete against their classmates or against the clock produces a two-layer system, in which competitive A-type seem in some way better than their B-type fellows. Being too (6) to win can have dangerous (7) : remember that Pheidippides, the first marathon runner, dropped (8) seconds after saying: "Rejoice, we (9) !"
(10) the worst form of competition in schools is the disproportionate emphasis on examinations. It is rare that school (11) pupils to concentrate on those things they do well. The merits of competition by examination are somewhat (12) , but competition in the certain knowledge of failure is positively harmful.
Obviously, it is neither practical nor (13) that all A-youngsters change into B’s. The world needs different kinds of person, and schools have an important duty to try to fit a child’s personality to his possible future (14) It is top management.
If the (15) of schools with academic work was (16) , more time might be spent teaching children surer values. Perhaps selection for the (17) professions, especially medicine, could be made less by good grades in chemistry and more by such (18) as (19) and sympathy. It is surely a mistake to choose our doctors exclusively from A-type stock. B’s are important and should be (20) .

Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)1（）

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