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.