Special Report

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Special Report

1. General Comprehension. Fill in the blanks with basic facts concerning the program.
(1) Program organizer: a group of
(2) Place:
(3) duration of involvement: almost
(4) Plans:
  a. to expand
  b. to supply
(5) Promise: to hire

2. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.
(1) The Boston business community offered
and later
to Boston teachers.
(2) Boston business community has pumped more than $
into the public schools.
(3) The business leaders say they are ready to make their biggest commitment:
. It is to
.
(4) The title of the program is
,
.
(5)
all the poor kids could get the scholarship for their further education; only those
could get it.
(6) The average gram is around $
.
(7)
Boston students have received money from this program.

3. Focusing on Details. Fill in the blanks with information about Robert Weaver.
(1) Robert Weaver's major is
.
(2) Now he studies in the
in Boston.
(3) He will get his degree
. (When?)
(4) He afforded college with
  a. the grant from the
program;
  b. the
;
  c. what he earned from his
, and
  d. his
.
(5) The total amount of Wentworth's bill was $
.

4. Spot Dictation. Listen to the tape again and fill in the following blanks.
(1) Unemployment here is among
in the nation and
say they're having a hard time
.
(2) The ACESS program is not
. There is a bit of
(3) If where you are has a supply of qualified people to
, that can't be anything
.
(4) Philips says any scholarship student who
will be given
over other job applicants by
.

5. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements according to the last part of the report.
(1) The business group now is collecting the
.
(2)
dollars has already been collected.
(3)
of Boston's most influential corporations have joined in the program.
(4) US Education Secretary predicted the program will
.

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Special Report

1. General Comprehension. Fill in the blanks with basic facts concerning the program.
(1) Program organizer: a group of
(2) Place:
(3) duration of involvement: almost
(4) Plans:
  a. to expand
  b. to supply
(5) Promise: to hire

2. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.
(1) The Boston business community offered
and later
to Boston teachers.
(2) Boston business community has pumped more than $
into the public schools.
(3) The business leaders say they are ready to make their biggest commitment:
. It is to
.
(4) The title of the program is
,
.
(5)
all the poor kids could get the scholarship for their further education; only those
could get it.
(6) The average gram is around $
.
(7)
Boston students have received money from this program.

3. Focusing on Details. Fill in the blanks with information about Robert Weaver.
(1) Robert Weaver's major is
.
(2) Now he studies in the
in Boston.
(3) He will get his degree
. (When?)
(4) He afforded college with
  a. the grant from the
program;
  b. the
;
  c. what he earned from his
, and
  d. his
.
(5) The total amount of Wentworth's bill was $
.

4. Spot Dictation. Listen to the tape again and fill in the following blanks.
(1) Unemployment here is among
in the nation and
say they're having a hard time
.
(2) The ACESS program is not
. There is a bit of
(3) If where you are has a supply of qualified people to
, that can't be anything
.
(4) Philips says any scholarship student who
will be given
over other job applicants by
.

5. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements according to the last part of the report.
(1) The business group now is collecting the
.
(2)
dollars has already been collected.
(3)
of Boston's most influential corporations have joined in the program.
(4) US Education Secretary predicted the program will
.