One place where children soak up A-characteristics is school, which is, by its very nature, a highly competitive institution. Too many schools adopt the win at all costs moral standard and measure their success by sporting achievements. The current passion for making children compete against their classmates or against the clock produces a two-layer system, in which competitive A-types seem in some way better than their b type fellows. Being too keen to win can have dangerous consequences: remember that Pheidippides, the first marathon runner, dropped dead seconds after saying: "Rejoice, we conquer! By far the worst form of competition in schools is the disproportionate emphasis on examinations. It is a rare schoo that allows pupils to concentrate on those things they do well. The merits of competition by examination are somewhat questionable, but competition in the certain knowledge of failure is positively harmful Obviously, it is neither practical nor desirable that all A youngsters change into B's. The world needs types, and schools have an important duty to try to fit a child s personality to his possible future employment. It is top management If the preoccupation of schools with academic work was lessened, more time might be spent teaching children surer values. Perhaps selection for the caring professions, especially medicine, could be made less by good grades in chemistry and more by such considerations as sensitivity and sympathy. It is surely a mistake to choose our doctors exclusively from A-type stock. B's are important and should be encouraged 63. According to the passage, A-type individuals are usually [A] impatient [B]considerate [C] aggressive D] agreeable 64. The author is strongly opposed to the practice of examinations at schools because [a] the pressure is too great on the students [B some students are bound to fail [C]failure rates are too high [D] the results of examinations are doubtful 65. The selection of medical professionals is currently based on [A] candidates' sensitivity [B academic achievements C] competitive spirit 66. From the passage we can draw the conclusion that [A] the personality of a child is well established at birth [B]family influence dominates the shaping of ones characteristics [C]the development of one's personality is due to multiple factors [D] B-type characteristics can find no place in a competitive society Passage 5 That experiences influence subsequent behaviour is evidence of an obvious but nevertheless remarkable activity alled remembering. Learning could not occur without the function popularly named memory. Constant practice has such an effect on memory as to lead to skillful performance on the piano, to recitation of a poem, and even to reading and understanding these words. So-called intelligent behaviour demands memory, remembering being a primary requirement for reasoning. The ability to solve any problem or even to recognize that a problem exists depends on memory. Typically, the decision to cross a street is based on remembering many earlier experiences 99 One place where children soak up A-characteristics is school, which is, by its very nature, a highly competitive institution. Too many schools adopt the 'win at all costs' moral standard and measure their success by sporting achievements. The current passion for making children compete against their classmates or against the clock produces a two-layer system, in which competitive A-types seem in some way better than their B type fellows. Being too keen to win can have dangerous consequences: remember that Pheidippides, the first marathon runner, dropped dead seconds after saying: "Rejoice, we conquer!" By far the worst form of competition in schools is the disproportionate emphasis on examinations. It is a rare school that allows pupils to concentrate on those things they do well. The merits of competition by examination are somewhat questionable, but competition in the certain knowledge of failure is positively harmful. Obviously, it is neither practical nor desirable that all A youngsters change into B's. The world needs types, and schools have an important duty to try to fit a child's personality to his possible future employment. It is top management. If the preoccupation of schools with academic work was lessened, more time might be spent teaching children surer values. Perhaps selection for the caring professions, especially medicine, could be made less by good grades in chemistry and more by such considerations as sensitivity and sympathy. It is surely a mistake to choose our doctors exclusively from A-type stock. B's are important and should be encouraged. 63. According to the passage, A-type individuals are usually ________. [A] impatient [B] considerate [C] aggressive [D] agreeable 64. The author is strongly opposed to the practice of examinations at schools because ________. [A] the pressure is too great on the students [B] some students are bound to fail [C] failure rates are too high [D] the results of examinations are doubtful 65. The selection of medical professionals is currently based on ________. [A] candidates' sensitivity [B] academic achievements [C] competitive spirit [D] surer values 66. From the passage we can draw the conclusion that ________. [A] the personality of a child is well established at birth [B] family influence dominates the shaping of one's characteristics [C] the development of one's personality is due to multiple factors [D] B-type characteristics can find no place in a competitive society Passage 5 That experiences influence subsequent behaviour is evidence of an obvious but nevertheless remarkable activity called remembering. Learning could not occur without the function popularly named memory. Constant practice has such an effect on memory as to lead to skillful performance on the piano, to recitation of a poem, and even to reading and understanding these words. So-called intelligent behaviour demands memory, remembering being a primary requirement for reasoning. The ability to solve any problem or even to recognize that a problem exists depends on memory. Typically, the decision to cross a street is based on remembering many earlier experiences