[单项选择]All too often, the national, dreams that drive politics on wholly irrational character.


A. come
B. keep
C. take
D. turn

[单项选择]All too often, the national, dreams that drive politics on wholly irrational character.


A. come
B. keep
C. take
D. turn

[单项选择]All too often, the national dreams that drive politics（　）on wholly irrational character.
A. come
B. keep
C. take
D. turn

[单项选择]Though sometimes -------, all too often technology is seen as a ------- for the great economic, social, and political challenges facing the nation as it embarks on the path of modernization.


A. expensive... solution
B. effective ... panacea
C. ignored... salve
D. relevant ... prerequisite
E. (E) calamitous... fillip

[单项选择]Though sometimes______, all too often technology is seen as a______for the great economic, social, and political challenges facing the nation as it embarks on the path of modernization.
A. (A) expensive… solution
B. (B) effective … panacea
C. (C) ignored… salve
D. (D) relevant … prerequisite
E. (E) calamitous … fillip

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Text 1
"All too often.., in the history of the United States, the school teacher has been in no position to serve as a model to the intellectual life," Hofstadter wrote. "Too often he has not only no claims to an intellectual life of his own, but not even an adequate workmanlike competence in the skills he is supposed to impart."
Harsh words, perhaps, but Hofstadter’s idea makes sense: If teachers--on the front line of education--don’t have an active intellectual life, they’re not likely to communicate a love of learning and critical thinking to their students.
In his 1995 book, Out of Our Minds: Anti-Intellectualism and Talent Development in American Schools, Craig Howley cites several studies about the education and habits of public school teachers. According to one study, prospective teachers take fewer liberal arts courses than their counterparts in other arts and science majors--and fewer upper-division cou
A. the state of being respected and well-paid.
B. the wish to become the best and brightest students.
C. a culture among the adults that embrace new ideas.
D. the passion for learning and academics.

[单项选择]In our culture and in our eyes success all too often means simply {{U}}outdoing{{/U}} other people by virtue of achievement judged by some single scale—income or honors—and coming out at "the top".
A. outfitting
B. outbidding
C. outraging
D. outshining

[单项选择]All too ______ it was time to go back to school after the Spring Festival.
A. quick
B. soon
C. fast
D. speedy