[简答题]{{B}}Section C Conversations{{/B}}
President Clinton later today joins {{U}} (26) {{/U}}
presidents Ford, Carter and Bush at "the president’s summit for America’s
future" {{U}} (27) {{/U}} at recruiting on million volunteer tutors to
provide after-school, weekend and summer reading help for up to three million
children. Mr. Clinton will ask Congress this coming week for nearly three
{{U}} (28) {{/U}} dollars to fund a five-year program called America
Reads.
The program would fund the {{U}} (29) {{/U}}
efforts of 20 thousand reading {{U}} (30) {{/U}} and it would also give
{{U}} (31) {{/U}} to help parents help children read by the third grade,
or about age eight. During his Saturday radio {{U}} (32) {{/U}} the
president explained why the program is important. "We need America Reads and we
need it now. Studies show that if the fourth-graders fail to read well,
{{U}} (33) {{/U}}. But, 40 per cent of them still can’t read at a basic
[填空题] President Clinton later today joins (36)______Presidents Ford, Carter and Bush at "the president’’s summit for America’’s future"(37)______at recruiting one million volunteer tutors to provide after-school, weekend and summer reading help for up to three million children. Mr. Clinton will ask Congress this coming week for nearly three (38)______dollars to fund a five-year program called "America Reads".
The program would fund the (39)______efforts of 20 thousand reading (40)______and it would also give (41)______to help parents help children read by the third grade, or about age eight. During his Saturday radio (42)______, the president explained why the (43)______is important. "We need ’’America Reads’’ and we need it now. studies show what if the fourth-graders fail to read well, (44)____________. But, 40 percent of them still can’’t read at a basic level."
Volunteer tutors, who provide community service in exchange for college funding, are being used in literacy and t
