One student took a box of chicken to class. Another carried on a cell-phone_______, and still another whistled loudly every time the_______turned his back. Reform school? No. College.
More and more, professors say, they are _______ across rude students in their classrooms. Many of today’s young scholars arrive late, leave_______, talk loud or take care of personal _______ such as paying bills during class.
Why are the students behaving badly? “Because they can,” said a student of University of North Texas. “A lot of the time, the professors _______them get away with it.”
Some educators say it is time to bring politeness back to their classrooms — and even_______taking some of the blame for bad behavior. They say that_______ students are by no means the majority but that one of them can ruin an entire_______.
People are ________when they learn that impolite behavior is becoming more and more common in ________education, says Dr. Gerald Amanda, a counselor at City College of San Francisco. They ________ some high school students to misbehave but think those who get to ________ will behave more politely.
Dr. Amanda believes that society in ________ has become more tolerant of rude behavior ________ that people in power, including professors, no longer ________ standards for politeness. That leads to a growing imprudence among some college________. “There’s a great ________ of bad behavior in the world around them, and young people see it and ________ disrespect,” said Dr. Amanda, ________ that sometimes students have no idea that they are being rude.
1.A.look B.news C.picture D.conversation
2.A.professor B.chick C.monitor D.classmate
3.A.getting B.coming C.cheating D.moving
4.A.alone B.early C.happily D.quietly
5.A.appearance B.interest C.computer D.affairs
6.A.let B.ask C.persuade D.lead
7.A.risk B.mind C.avoid D.start
8.A.rude B.poor C.beautiful D.good
9.A.lesson B.classmate C.subject D.class
10.A.moved B.inspired C.surprised D.encouraged
11.A.lower B.junior C.higher D.younger
12.A.expect B.want C.forbid D.warn
13.A.profession B.school C.knowledge D.college
14.A.motion B.time C.charge D.general
15.A.but B.so C.or D.and
16.A.set B.change C.break D.reach
17.A.teachers B.professors C.leaders D.students
18.A.deal B.number C.kind D.sum
19.A.prepare B.respect C.develop D.escape
20.A.speaking B.warning C.adding D.wishing
His food ______, the man had to come out of his hiding place.
A.run out B.was run out
C.running out D.using up
My mother’s health ______ under the pressure of a big project and she had to see the doctor.
A.broke up B.broke away C.broke out D.broke down
— Shall we set out at five sharp in the morning?
— No, don’t ring me up that early. I ______ .
A.sleep B.will be sleeping C.am sleeping D.will sleep
Oh, it’s so hot in here . Somebody ______ the window, please.
A.opens B.open C.shall open D.will open
Fresh air is available everywhere in the countryside, which is ______ he cannot enjoy living in big cities.
A.why B.where C.that D.what