五百基础词汇的使用和练习（34）

"His words are a very fantastical banquet,
just so many strange dishes."
Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing

Words to Learn This Week

candidate
precede
adolescent
coeducational
radical
spontaneous
skim
vaccinate
untidy
utensil
sensitive
temoerate

Read the following story to see how the new words are used in it.

A Course for Parents

A course entitled "The Responsibilities of Parenthood" sounds as if it should be offered to students who are immediate candidates for parenthood. Not according to Dr. lee Salk, who feels that teaching children about parenthood should precede the adolescent years. Dr. Salk, of the New York Hospital, teaches a volunteer coeducational class of junior high school youngsters what it means to be a parent. He does not lecture or present radical views. Rather, he conducts spontaneous discussions by encouraging students to imagine that they are parents and asking them such questions as "What would you do if you found your child smoking?" or "How would you prepare your child for the first day of school?" The lessons skim over such topics as the need to vaccinate children against diseases or to teach them not to be untidy or to use utensils properly. The class is more concerned with preparing students emotionally to become better parents some day and with making children sensitive to the responsibilities of parenthood.

The class members often express temperate and mature views. One girl said she would not approve of having a nurse bring up her child. Another felt that money earned through babysitting or other jobs should be shared with parents. When asked how his students rate, Dr. Salk retained a hopeful outlook. "They are ready for this information," he declared. "I think they'll be honest parents."

Place one of the new words in each of the blanks below.

01. It is to Mitchell's credit that he gained a harvest of friends in his ______ years.

02. The __________ who gets the job must have an adequate knowledge of journalism.

03. Detective Wayne threatened to take __________ action if the outlaws did not surrender.

04. You can scarcely call Jay's hour-long acceptance speech a _________ response to his victory.

05. If you consent to have yourself _________ against the Asiatic flu, you will be relieved of further tension or worry.

06. Brad identified the _________ as a miniature radiation gauge.

07. Kim is __________ about her poor grades, yet she rejects offers of help.

08. The warden tried to soothe the violent men by speaking to them in a __________ manner.

09. From the piles of rubbish it is obvious that the occupant of this room was an __________ person.

10. The data show that ________ classes tend to encourage greater competition in learning.

11. A rise in the wholesale prices ______ the sharp increase on the retail level.

12. In the hazy sunlight, we watched the swallows _______ over the water.