Education is a long process that not only provides us with
basic skills such as literacy and numeracy, but is also essential in shaping our
future lives. From the moment we enter (47) as small
children, and as we progress through primary and secondary education, we are
laying the foundation for the life ahead of us. We must (48)
ourselves to work hard so that we can pass exams and gain the
qualifications we will need to (49) a good job. We must also
acquire (50) life skills so that we can fit in and work with
those around us. And of course health education helps us to understand how we
can stay (51) and healthy. For most people,
this process ends when they are in their mid-to-late teens. For others, however,
it is the beginning of a(n) (52) of learning. After they
finish school, many progress to (53) education where they
will learn more useful skills such as computer literacy or basic business
management. Others will enroll in a program of (54) education
at a university where, with hard work, they will have the opportunity to
graduate after three or four years with a well-earned degree. After that, they
may work for a while before (55) to study for a higher
degree—an M.A., for example, or a PhD. And if they live a long way from a
college or university, they might follow a correspondence course using mail and
the Internet. In fact, it is (56) due to the proliferation of
computers that many people, who have not been near a school for many years, have
started to study again and can proudly class themselves as mature
students. [A] changing
[I]
discipline [B] secure
[J] fit [C]
longer
[K] opting [D] kindergarten
[L] school [E] higher
[M] valuable [F] lifetime
[N]
heavily [G] deepen
[O]
further [H] largely