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初中英语Lesson 8 The GED Certificate 英语听力: asf听力文件无病毒，请放心打开 听力理解 Key words: 1. certificate 证书 2. ceremony 仪式，典礼 3. complete 完成 4. senator 参议员 5. holder 持有者，占有者 6. critics 批评家，评论家 7. valuable 宝贵的 Exercises: I. Fill in the blanks with the words you have heard from the report. 1. Those in their _______ year of high school are _______ for their graduation _______ and _______. 2. Students who _______ are not likely to be as _______ in life as those who _______ at _______ high school. 3. Testing _______ say a person who _______ the test is at the _______ level as _______ percent of _______ high school students. 4. About _______ percent pass. But research has _______ that only about _______ percent of GED holders _______ a year or more of higher education. 5. Testing officials have made _______ in recent years _______ to _______ the exams more _______. II. Decide whether the following statements are true or not. （ ）1. Not all young people in the United States graduate from high school. （ ）2. Since the 1950s, students who do not complete high school have had another choice. （ ）3. To earn a GED, students must pass four examinations. （ ）4. Each year, more than five-hundred-thousand people take the GED examinations. （ ）5. Critics think that the easier it is to take the test, the higher the rate of students leaving school early. The GED Certificate This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. Another school year is nearing an end in the United States. Students are preparing for their final examinations in the coming weeks. Those in their last year of high school are planning for their graduation ceremonies and parties. But not all young people graduate from high school. The results of their decision to leave school early may follow them throughout their lives. Students who leave are not likely to be as successful in life as those who finish at least high school. Since the 1940s, students who do not complete high