Quality Education
A quality education is the ultimate can free people from poverty,giving them the power to greatly improve their lives and take a productive place in Can also free communities and countries,allowing them to leap forward into periods of wealth and social unity that otherwise would not be possible.
For this international community has committed itself to getting all the world’s children into primary school by 2015,a commitment known as Education for All.
Can education for all be achieved by 2015 7 The answer is definitely"yes",although it is a difficult we now measure the goal in terms of children successfully completing a minimum of five years of primary school,instead of just enrolling for classes,which used to be the measuring stick for education,then the challenge becomes even more 32 countries were formerly believed to be at risk of not achieving education for all on the basis of enrollment number rises t0 88 if completion rates are used as the criterion.
Still,the goal is achievable with the right policies and the right support from the international community.59 0f the 88 countries at risk Can reach universal primary completion by 2015 if they bring the efficiency and quality of their education systems into line with standards observed in higher—performing also need significant increases in external financing and technical 29 countries lagging farthest behind will not reach the goal without unprecedented rates of this is attainable with creative solution,including use of information technologies,flexible and targeted foreign aid,and fewer people living in poverty.
A key lesson of experience about what makes development effective is that a country’s capacity to use aid well depends heavily on its policies,institutions and e a country scores well on these criteria,foreign assistance Can be highly effective.
11、In the first paragraph,the author suggests that a quality education can_____.
countries from foreign rules
d up social progress
people freedom
rate people from any exploitation
12、Ideally,the goal of the program of Education for All is to_____by 2015.
all the world’s children to complete primary school
ll all the world’s children into primary school
quality education to people of 88 countries
ort those committed to transforming their education systems
13、countries are now at risk Of not achieving Education for All on the basis of completion rates.
A.32
B.59
C.29
D.88
14、According to the passage,which of the following is NOT mentioned as the right policy?
ing the efficiency of education systems.
oving the quality of education.
g information technologies.
ding more primary schools.
15、As can be gathered from the last ign aid_____.
not be highly effective
provided only when some criteria are met
e makes development possible
most effective for those countries lagging farthest behind
答案：11.B 12.B 13.D 14.D 15.A
