Bullying(欺负) from other students is another concern. Still other parents choose this type of __48__ for religious reasons. Whatever the __49__ may be, it is evident that more and more children are being taken out of normal schools every year. __50__, many questions have emerged, encouraging the debate over home schooling against public schooling.

What then is the future of education? Will this new model of schooling replace normal schools? Will computers and the Internet __51__ our classrooms and teachers? As the debate continues, so do the questions about what home schoolers are studying at home. How can parents ensure that their children are prepared __52__ for college? How are home schoolers assessed to make sure they are getting the same educational standards that school students must have?

Finally, there are questions regarding the children's emotional development. Are they too __53__ their fellow students? Are they __54__ the opportunity to get the social benefits of being in a large classroom of students? As with any debatable issue, the answers to these questions are neither simple nor one-sided.

45.   A. patient               B. familiar                     C. pleased                     D. dissatisfied

46.   A. active                B. contrary                   C. important                 D. negative

47. A. care                   B. fear                          C. wish                        D. deny

48. A. activity               B. education                  C. behavior                   D. belief

49. A. effects                B. suggestions               C. reasons                    D. pressures

50. A. As a result          B. On the whole            C. After all                    D. On the contrary

51. A. replace               B. reserve                     C. represent                  D. release

52. A. gracefully           B. emotionally               C. academically             D. financially

53. A. free from            B. isolated from             C. related to                  D. close to

54. A. providing            B. making                     C. taking                      D. losing