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The Ministry of Education reportedly plans to make school admission (许可) age more flexible. As part
of the reform program, it will allow primary schools to enroll students aged under 6, the country's present
age of admission. While some people applaud it, this might not necessarily be a helpful revision.
Once the current six-year-old limitation is cancelled (取消), no parents will want to send their children
to school at that age while other children enter school at younger age. As a result, Chinese children will
have to go to school increasingly early.
The earlier they are sent to school, the less freedom young children will enjoy. They will be thrown into
endless examinations. While their heads become filled with knowledge, their simple happiness will decrease.
This is harmful for their growth, especially when they are thrown into the rigors of a curriculum before
they are five years old.
In countries such as Germany and Australia, parents all hope to send their children to school at an older
age when they have developed more fully physically and psychologically.
The current fixed schooling age is an effective mechanism to protect children against harm brought on
by early schooling. If it is broken, Chinese children might again face a more stressful childhood.
1. Currently in China, children of ______ or older than ______ can go to primary school. [ ]
A. 7; 7
B. 6; 6
C. 5; 5
D. 4; 4
2. If the current six-year-old limitation is cancelled, ______ will send their children aged under 6 to primary
school. [ ]
A. no parents
B. perhaps all parents
C. only some parents
D. maybe a half of the parents
3. The children will enjoy if they go to school earlier. [ ]
A. themselves
B. more freedom
C. less freedom
D. less love
4. If the children go to school at an older age, they will ______. [ ]
A. love their parents better
B. learn more foreign languages
C. violate the rules of the school more easily
D. develop better in body and thought
5. According to the passage, the writer . [ ]
A. doesn't care how old a child goes to school
B. doesn't agree the children to go to school younger than 6
C. suggests the Ministry of Education carry out the new program
D. thinks that China should not follow the western countries